Between the vast sea of ​​clouds

Because it is at a high place, the mountain style is extraordinarily vigorous.Qingping pinches the sleeves that are flying up and down, every step is like walking on ice, and he walks with extra care, no one knows whether the plank road will still be as strong as before after a hundred years, thick white mist floats around them, and they bow their heads slightly. You can see the dangerous cliffs and deep valleys from the gaps in the plank road; the dense vines hang down from the cliffs, and the flowers that bloom attract many butterflies. There seemed to be a golden drizzle in the middle of the night.

After walking for less than a stick of incense, the leading guard said in surprise, "My lord, there is a stone cave ahead!"

Everyone was very excited when they heard about it. After all, the cave is in the mountain, which is much better than the plank road hanging outside the mountain. Qingping exhaled slowly, and said: "Don't be in a hurry, and keep your steps steady."

Jin Huan also went up the plank road when she was in the mine in the early years, so she was not afraid at all, and even looked at the scenery below the mountain facing the wind, and said: "Master Li is right, don't be impatient, walk slowly, and don't look down. "

The guards all did as they were told. Although the journey was slow, it was better than being surprised.It's just that Zhao Yuan's hands and feet were weak from the fright, and she was sandwiched between the two and half pushed away. When she arrived in the cave, she sat down on the wet ground, wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, and looked back at what she had just done. Walking along the plank road, I feel even more frightened.

Perhaps it was due to the strong wind, and there was a tooth-piercing creaking sound from the plank road.Looking from the cave, the daylight was so clear that it was dazzling.Qingping's hand holding the robe was slightly stiff, she loosened her knuckles silently, and looked at the cave.The stone wall in the cave is semi-melted, and there is no trace of artificial excavation, which is natural.The cave is deep, and I don't know where it leads. The guards hold torches to light the way, and draw their swords one after another to prevent wild animals from hiding in the cave.I didn't know how long I went like this, but I heard the slight sound of running water, turned a corner, and finally saw the light again.

Coming out of the cave, Qingping felt her eyelashes were slightly wet at first, she looked up and saw that there were cliffs on all sides, water poured down from the top, and flowed into a deep pool.There are many vines hanging upside down on the mountain wall, which are more green in the water vapor, and grow all over the valley.There is a small platform on the water pool with stone tables, which seems to be used for sacrifices.There was a mountain road leading to a high cliff in the midst of mist, Qingping sighed forcefully, only feeling that mountains and mountains were climbing all the way up, which was exhausting.She sighed and looked at the place, she glanced at her feet out of the corner of her eye, and asked in a daze, "What is this?"

Zhao Yuan's voice came from behind: "It's still a fish, my lord!"

Qingping bent down to look at the thing at her feet, it was a stone platform covered with moss, she cut off some of it with a sword, revealing the lines of the head, the fish scales, it really is a fish.

The fish also had arms and legs, and it posed in a strange pose. Its mouth was big and black, and there was something inside.Qingping scraped some out with the tip of her sword, and Jin Huan squeezed it closer and said in her hand: "It's grease, this stone carving should be a lampstand." She got up and said with emotion: "This place is full of mysteries of good fortune. I don't know how the mountain was built in the past What kind of person can think of following the strange dangers of the mountain and creating another world in the isolated peak, it is really amazing."

Qing Ping couldn't help but smile when she heard that, her climbing bones were about to fall apart, and she really couldn't develop any good feelings for this place.What's more, the steep cliffs, peaks and mountains are connected, and the bad water is surrounded by endless roads. It looks like a dangerous place no matter how you look at it.It would be strange if the people who are building large-scale projects in this place really want nothing else from God with all their heart.

Everyone pushed aside the vines and walked towards the mountain road in the mist. Every ten steps, you can see a fish-shaped lampstand, with different movements and expressions. These stone statues all have slender eyes, but no eyeballs are carved, they are just plain, It seems to be intentional, full of eerie air.The road is paved with stone slabs and is very wide. They only had time to walk for a cup of tea, and they left the deep pool under their feet.But the road divides into two in front of a stone wall, and there is a stone statue at each intersection. Qingping looked carefully and said, "Go to the right."

She was just about to lift her foot, but Zhao Yuan squeezed beside her and said, "My lord, what if it's on the left?"

Qingping glanced at her: "The stone statue on the left is holding a sword, and the one on the right is stepping on the waves. Where do you think you are going?"

Jin Huan was quite surprised and said: "Oh, it turned out to be like this?"

It was rare for Zhao Yuan to be stubborn, and insisted: "What if it is really heresy? Why don't you wait here for a while, let me go over and have a look, and it won't delay the matter."

Seeing that Jin Huan was looking at the two stone statues with great interest, Qingping nodded and said, "Okay, don't talk nonsense, let the two of you follow you, come back soon."

Zhao Yuan was overjoyed, bowed to her, and stepped into the stone path.Hearing that her footsteps were getting farther away, Qingping stood beside Jin Huan and looked at the deep pool below. The water was unknown how deep it was, and it looked like a whirlpool when seen from a height. Shadow, with the corners of his mouth lightly curled up, said to Jin Huan as if nothing had happened: "Your Excellency, can you see what the door is?"

Jin Huan got up and patted the dust, and said: "This stone statue is not a craft of this dynasty, but I can't tell which dynasty it is. It would be great if Mrs. Hu Zhuohu is here. She is quite proficient in gold and stone. She should I can clear things up for you and me.”

Before Qingping answered, he heard hurried footsteps coming from the passage on the left. Zhao Yuan came out in a hurry, his face was extremely pale, he was obviously frightened by something, seeing her forgetting to even salute, he leaned against the stone wall and stammered: "It's full of dead people! It's hung up in the air, like a bacon rack..."

Even though Jin Huan had never seen that scene before, she was also shocked by Zhao Yuan's vivid description. She forgot the words for a while, and her mind was full of bacon racks.Qing Ping squeezed the center of his eyebrows, wanted to laugh but held back, and said to the two guards behind Zhao Yuan: "Report the truth about what's going on inside."

A guard said: "My lord, the end of this road is a dead end, leading to a deep valley. There are many wooden poles on the cliff, and there are indeed people hanging from them. But they are not dead bodies, but human heads."

"It may be the place where offenders were dealt with in the past. The heads were taken and hung as a punishment." Qingping replied, "Since this road is wrong, then the only road to the right is the one to go. Today, my lord, what do you think?"

Jin Huan couldn't hold back her curiosity and explored the left way, suddenly felt that it was inappropriate, coughed a few times and said: "It is according to Master Li's words."

A guard opened the way in front, and everyone stepped into the corridor on the right. This corridor is flat and open, paved with stone bricks, completely different from the path they walked before. After a long time, there was an exclamation, followed by With the sound of the sword being unsheathed, the guard who opened the way shouted: "Who is it!"

Qingping was startled, and hurriedly asked: "What happened?"

One person replied: "There are two stone statues in front of you, the lowly ones mistakenly see them as adults."

Qingping walked to the front quickly, and saw two stone statues standing beside the road. The stone statues were all black and much taller than ordinary people. At first glance, they seemed to be two people standing, and there was a shadowy figure in front of them. After a few steps, there were two stone statues The stone statue, the more Qingping looked at it, the more familiar it became. Isn't this the stone statue she saw in the river when she first entered Zhaoye?

Thinking of this, she looked at Zhao Yuan, and Zhao Yuan seemed to remember it, trotted to her side and said, "My lord, isn't this the god statue we saw on the boat? Why did it appear in this mountain? Could it be..."

Qingping turned his head slightly and said calmly: "Speak carefully."

Zhao Yuan swallowed that sentence back into his stomach, watched the stone statues beside the road and continued to move forward. The stone statues all looked like they had lowered brows and lowered their eyes, with flowers on their hairpins, flowing clothes, slender eyes and those fish-shaped lampstands. Very similar, the corners of the mouth curled into a smile that was not a smile.

Zhao Yuan caught a glimpse of the stone statue's robe by accident, the corners of his eyes twitched, and he whispered, "My lord, why do these people have fish tails? Could it be... Could it be that they ate too much fish?"

Jin Huan came to her side at some point, and when she heard such witty words, she couldn't help but look at Zhao Yuan with admiration.Qingping also saw the fish tails under the robes of these stone statues. She didn't speak, and continued to walk along the corridor for dozens of steps, and the faces of the stone statues beside the road also slowly changed, with their mouths grinning and their eyes widening. There are fangs growing out from under the lips, like a monster.

These stone statues looked down at them, as if they were about to pounce on them. The stone statues had no eyeballs, and they looked cold.However, the more you walk, the more you can feel the depression caused by this change. At the end of the road, you can see a section of steps divided into three sections. The widest section in the middle is covered with human bones. The steps extend upwards, leading to the place of endless light. .

Qingping instructed: "Walk to the side, don't step on the middle."

Without her telling, no one dared to step on the corpses on the ground.Zhao Yuan has developed a little courage, and now he is full of thirst for knowledge facing the bones of the ground: "My lord, why can't we go this way?"

Qingping rubbed his fingers, feeling that Zhao Yuan was getting more and more courageous, and he no longer cared about being superior or inferior when speaking.Fortunately, Huan's attention is not focused on this now. If it was Yuan Suilai, I am afraid that Zhao Yuan will go to the prison again. She thought for a while and said: "Based on people, it is the way of God. If you are not afraid of death, you can wait for it." , try walking along this road by yourself.”

Zhao Yuan shrank his head and said timidly: "Forget it, I just ask."

There are two taller stone statues standing at the exit. There are many swimming fish stepping on the feet of the stone statues. The knives and halberds are intertwined, the ribbons are wrapped around the body, and the hands are holding the formulas.Qingping held her breath and walked under the stone statue. The cool wind was blowing mixed with water vapor. She only felt a piece of gorgeous light fall on her eyelashes. When she looked up, she saw a rainbow of light crossing across, casting colorful brilliance in the air. , turning into a group of incomparably beautiful rainbow qi, reflecting each other with the surrounding emerald green trees, and the tiny light spots scattered from the air, as if condensed in mid-air, making people unable to help reaching out to touch it.

She took a breath, only at the end of this rainbow, stood a majestic building with layers of pavilions leaning against the mountains, faintly visible in the rising mist.