Judgment Day [Unlimited]

Old Liang originally wanted to follow Lu Fen's example and steal a spear from the ancient corpse to defend himself.But I didn't expect that the spear was quite heavy, and I couldn't hold it firmly as soon as I pulled it out, and fell to the ground with a "bang".

That spear was a bit taller than others, Lao Liang couldn't hold it anymore, and he didn't know why Lu Fen picked it up so easily.Xie Xingyin had no choice but to help Lao Liang destroy the cultural relics, breaking off the sharp spearhead and wrapping it in cloth, using it as a dagger for self-defense.

Li Tiefeng in front finished exploring the road and was the first to step up the stone steps.The others followed closely behind, one after the other.

It couldn't be seen from the top down, but after getting closer, Xie Xingyin realized that this was really a heavenly step.

This day's steps are more difficult than he imagined. The builder adopted a method similar to piling on the plank road, first drilling a hole in the cliff, and then embedding square stone steps into it.

The length of a single stone slab is about one meter, and the width is about half a meter. Half of them are inserted inside the rock wall, and the other half are used as steps outside the rock wall. The distance and drop are also half a meter.

In that era when the level of science and technology was about zero, the ancients actually conquered this cliff with their own wisdom.

This method not only slows down the slope of the steps, but also saves materials. The only fly in the ointment is that the experience is not good-you can see the bottom of the white valley when you look down, and the feeling of death standing at your door is too exciting.

Xie Xingyin recalled that some tourist attractions often used the gimmicks of "the longest in China" and "the steepest in Asia" in the sky ladder, but compared with the real sky ladder in front of him, it was completely insignificant.

Everyone felt a little weak just looking at the sky steps, but as the saying goes, everyone is here.There is no way, everyone can only bite the bullet.

For the sake of safety, everyone kept a step distance from each other when advancing, and walked as far apart as possible to prevent two people from stepping on a stone step at the same time, causing the stone step to bear too much weight.

Li Tiefeng took the lead, and the rest of them climbed up the steps one by one.

Looking at the narrow stone steps in front of him, Lao Liang quietly turned his head and said to Xie Xingyin:

"Don't be afraid, Lao Xie. Anyway, Boss Hou is the most important thing here. With him as a guinea pig in front, we should, should be quite safe..."

He didn't know if he said these words to comfort Xie Xingyin or himself.

"Okay, watch your step. Walk slowly and you'll be fine."

Although Xie Xingyin didn't suffer from acrophobia, but standing at such a high place and looking down, he couldn't help feeling a little bored and panicked.That unreliable feeling is like a piece of my heart has been hollowed out.

Similar to the principle of the uncanny valley effect, when people stand on a high place, they will physiologically feel afraid.Fear varies in severity, but everyone has a little bit of it. This instinctive fear can motivate people to stay away from the danger of falling.

But now they have a task, not only can't stay away, but also must carry forward.This sense of fear has changed from a warning to a burden.

Xie Xingyin had just comforted Lao Liang when he suddenly felt his waist tighten and was being restrained by something.

Looking down, it turned out that Lu Fen was sticking to his back, his hands quietly wrapped around Xie Xingyin's waist, and put a rope around his body.

Xie Xingyin didn't know what he was going to do, so he watched Lu Fen move quickly, and his slender fingers danced neatly, tying a beautiful knot around his waist.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Fen wrapped the other end around his own waist, and tied a knot firmly.

In this way, the two of them were tightly tied together, becoming grasshoppers on a rope.

Xie Xingyin was suddenly tied up by him, looked at Lu Fen inexplicably, and called him, "Lu Fen?"

"...Brother, relax a little bit, this is to prevent someone from falling." Lu Fen said succinctly, and pulled out the saber to cut off the excess part.

The rope was long enough to hang between the two of them without interfering with movement.

Xie Xingyin lowered his head to check the rope wrapped around his waist, the knot seemed quite firm.

Although Lu Fen didn't say it clearly, Xie Xingyin knew his intentions.The two of them are tied together tightly like this, so that if one of them accidentally slips, the other can hold him and prevent him from falling straight off the cliff.

"Aren't you afraid that the two of us will fall together, which will be counterproductive?" Xie Xingyin smiled as relaxed as possible.

"No." Lu Fen blinked at him, not knowing where the confidence came from, whether it was for him or for himself.

Looking at his appearance, Xie Xingyin felt a little relaxed for some reason.The two of them are not the kind of people who do not work hard. As long as they don't slip and fall at the same time, they still have the strength to hold each other.

"...Thank you." No matter what he said, Xie Xingyin knew that Lu Fen was more skilled than himself, and being willing to tie him up was basically an initiative to help the poor.Xie Xingyin was very grateful for his kindness.

The old Liang in front had already walked up the stone steps tremblingly, and Xie Xingyin followed cautiously.The rope tied around his waist is connected to Lu Fen, just like a safety rope when climbing rocks, and it provides a layer of security for him both physically and mentally.

The stone steps along the way are steep and descend at a 45-degree angle. The height difference between those steps is half a meter, and the span of one level can be equal to three steps of ordinary steps.

Walking on it is not like walking on the steps, but more like walking on plum blossom piles. You have to be careful with every step, so as not to accidentally fall into the abyss.

Even though he couldn't see how long the heavenly steps were, Xie Xingyin knew that the depth of this valley was no joke, if he was not careful, his body would be smashed to pieces.

In film and television dramas, there are often scenes of falling into the abyss and just falling into the water to survive, but in reality, it is simply impossible.

Regardless of whether the water is deep enough or whether there are reefs in it, just falling from a height of several hundred meters, the instantaneous pressure on the human body on the water surface is no different from that on the concrete floor.

All in all, if you fall, you will soon be able to line up at the gate of Yan Luodian.

A group of people climbed on the cliffs, just like those who walked between the cliffs in the ancient Silk Road documentary.Even their positions are higher, and the stone steps under their feet are even steeper.

I don’t know how long ago the Tianjie was built. There must have been a bustling and lively village nearby, but it gradually declined and turned into a deserted sandy land, and no one regularly maintained the steps.

Occasionally, some stone steps are slightly loose, and they are precarious when stepped on, but they are not very firm.

Xie Xingyin supported the inner rock wall with his hands, and when he encountered a steep place, he inserted the knife into the side rock wall to maintain his balance.

He didn't look sideways, just staring at the road in front of him, trying not to look at the clouds under his feet.

Everyone proceeded cautiously.Gradually, the thick fog in the canyon rose again, and the surrounding area turned into a white mist. The visibility was significantly reduced, and things beyond two steps could not be seen.

The stone steps are narrow, and everyone can only walk close to the rock wall, wishing to stick to it like a gecko.Sometimes the rocks on the cliff are uneven, and the position of the stone steps also changes from left to right, making it extremely difficult to walk.

Every time the old Liang in front came across loose stone steps, he would swallow his saliva and say something about Amitabha, and then step over cruelly, crying for his father and mother.

As he said, Boss Hou was the heaviest, and he was the most afraid when walking on the stone steps. The echo in the empty canyon was loud and clear, and he screamed loudly, and the entire canyon echoed for hundreds of miles.

"It's a good thing we're not climbing a snow-capped mountain. Otherwise, according to his name, the avalanche would have buried us all," Lao Liang complained.

Xie Xingyin smiled, climbed the cliff and looked up at the sky full of red clouds.The lingering clouds and mist in the canyon were dyed red by the setting sun.

They walked for a full three hours, and the day's steps hadn't come to an end yet.

At this time, everyone has entered the place where the clouds are thickest, and the surrounding visibility is extremely low, and you can't see your fingers at all.

When Xie Xingyin raised his head again, he could no longer see Lao Liang who was walking in front.There is only a dark outline in the thick white mist, but no one can be seen by its sound.

Xie Xingyin couldn't help but think in his heart, if the visibility was always like this, someone might not be able to find it if they fell.

There was no one in sight, front, back, left, or right, Xie Xingyin walked alone on the stone steps, as if he was the only one left in the whole world in a trance.

But the movement from the other end of the rope tied around his waist made him feel relieved again.Lu Fen was right behind him, although he couldn't see it.

The old Liang in front was also a little flustered, yelling and cursing in his mouth to embolden himself.

A group of people just kept going forward like this until night fell, and they walked for most of the day without incident.

When the sky was mostly dark, Li Tiefeng at the front stopped:

"There's a lot of fog in the valley. After dark, you can't see the road clearly, and lighting the torch doesn't work. It seems that we can only spend the night on the steps tonight."

Everyone stopped in place, each picked a solid stone step and sat down.

The length of the stone steps is only about one meter, which is narrower than the 1.2-meter single bed in the student dormitory. You have to hang your calves down when sitting on it.

To be on the safe side, everyone kneaded cloth into ropes, tied themselves to their respective stone slabs, and rested in place to wait for dawn.

At night, the wind in the valley was strong, blowing on the face like a knife, it was terribly cold.But there is no bonfire on the cliff to keep warm, so they can only carry it hard tonight.

Hanging in mid-air like this, no one dared to sleep, so they had to close their eyes to rest, or chat with each other to solve their difficulties.

The cliff behind was uneven, cold and hard, and it was quite uncomfortable to lean on.Xie Xingyin adjusted his sitting posture and put his luggage behind his back.

"It's windy at night, use this to block it." Lu Fen sat on the stone steps next to him, dangling his long legs, and took out the windshield cloth from his bag.

Xie Xingyin took it, wrapped the windshield cloth around his body, and tied both ends tightly to the rope.The cold wind was cut off, and it really warmed up a lot.

Looking up again, Lu Fen had already closed his eyes.Xie Xingyin looked at the dim and blurred silhouette, and without disturbing him, he grabbed the rope tied around their waists.

When the last rays of light in the clouds and mist disappeared, the entire canyon fell into complete darkness.

"Old Xie..." Old Liang murmured from the darkness on his right, "Do you think there really are devils in the Garden of Eden?"

Xie Xingyin said: "Maybe. According to legend, the devil Satan turned into a snake and tricked Eve into eating the fruit of good and evil in the Garden of Eden, so God punished him to walk on his stomach."

Old Liang nodded and stopped talking.

"Why, are you afraid of the devil?" Xie Xingyin asked.

"No, I don't believe in Christianity. There's nothing to be afraid of the devil. I'm more afraid of local ghosts—such as red-clothed ghosts, scary old granny..."

Just talking about it, Lao Liang felt a chill down his back, and quickly shrank his shoulders.

Xie Xingyin looked up at the dark clouds in front of him, and smiled helplessly. "Too."

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Everyone spent the night on the cliff like this.

When the morning sun penetrated the layers of clouds and mist, everyone untied the ropes and got up to move on.

Sitting on the stone steps all night, Xie Xingyin felt that his limbs were stiff and his blood seemed to be congealed.

The crowd staggered away like this for another two or three hours. At noon, someone in front of them shouted happily, "Here we are!"

Xie Xingyin followed the sound, and at this moment they had passed through the clouds, and the scene in front of them suddenly became clear.

At their feet is the vast expanse of virgin forest, endless.The tall trees that cover the sky and the sun have grown here for thousands of years. It is as spectacular as a fairyland.

It really is God's garden.Everyone's eyes were full of rich green color, and they couldn't help sighing loudly.

They have never seen such a magnificent virgin forest!