C26

"What's wrong?" I asked while looking at Fan Cunlong's figure that seemed to have frozen on the spot. He did not answer, but slowly straightened his back and carefully let go of the branch he had been holding.

Strangely, when the branch was released by Fan Cunlong, it actually stayed at the same angle as before, and didn't fall down.

Stretching his hand behind his back, Fan Cunlong removed the hard bow that he had been carrying on his back all this time. His other hand casually took out an arrow from the quiver on his back.

Immediately afterwards, his speed increased sharply, in sharp contrast to the slow movements of the extreme, and the clash between the two made me want to vomit.

Weng! * Bang!

Straightening the bowstring, drawing the bow, and shooting the arrow! The three of them moved extremely quickly and in a single breath, not a single bit of sluggishness could be seen. The arrow was pierced into the ground in front of Fan Cunlong, its tail feathers still trembling non-stop. Listening to the sound of the arrow hitting the ground, it must have hit something.

"Phew …" "Almost!" Fan Cunlong heaved a sigh of relief, then he turned to me and said: "Zheng, everything is fine."

Hearing his words, I heaved a sigh of relief. Fan Cunlong's sudden actions just now had indeed scared me stiff, the jar of yin water just now had made me slightly tense up. I asked Fan Cunlong: "Cun Long, what's going on?"

Fan Cunlong said: "Black Spot!" As he said that, he placed the wooden bow back on his back and pulled the arrow out of the ground with one hand.

A three-finger-thick snake that was about a meter and a half long was lying on the tip of the arrow. It was dead. The snake's entire body was green, and it had black stripes on it. The black spots on its head, which was thicker than its body, made me feel uncomfortable.

This was the Black Spot that Fan Cunlong mentioned before. It lived in a place where it could not see the sun all year round, and it was highly toxic. If he was bitten by it and didn't get treated in time, in an hour, he would definitely die.

"Oh my god!" Looking at the poison that was killed by Fan Cunlong's arrow, I really didn't know what to say. The deep mountains were filled with dangers. This was just the beginning. If they entered the thirty-six plates, which was said to be a place with no chance of survival, what would they encounter?

Thinking about it, even my head started to sweat. I felt as if I had rushed onto a road of no return. I looked in front of me and then at Huang San and Huang Si who were behind me, and I did not know if it was right or wrong to bring them here.

"Huang San, Huang Si." I called out to the two of them before saying, "It's even more dangerous inside. If you can't do it, you can't make it back in time." "Otherwise, if you follow me in and lose your life, the gains won't make up for the losses."

I sincerely advised them that the deeper they went into the mountains, the more dangerous the mountains became, but I didn't know where the danger was coming from at the time, so I had the fearless attitude of the ignorant.

Until now, after walking from the outside of the mountain to here, after listening to Fan Cunlong talk about many things and seeing some of them with my own eyes, I finally realised that there are many fatal dangers hidden in the corners of my mouth.

"Zheng! Either we go out together or we go in together. Since we two brothers agreed to come over at that time, we must do it, otherwise, I, Huang Sumei, will trust you a lot! " Huang San seemed to have suddenly become a lot more courageous, and after he finished speaking, even the slightly fearful expression on his face disappeared.

"You …" For a moment, I didn't know what to say. I was still thinking that after I said this, the two brothers who had suffered from quite a bit of shock would definitely retreat. I didn't expect such an outcome. Looking at Huang Si, his eyes were firm as well. However, I still asked him: "Huang Si, what about you?"

Listening to Huang Si Huang San's powerful and resounding words, I suddenly felt my blood boil. I don't know how long it had been since such a feeling had appeared on me.

"I patted them on their shoulders and said a few good words." "Since that's the case, let's go. When we leave, we will definitely not treat you brothers unfairly!" I made a promise to Huang San and Huang Si. Hearing this, their faces revealed a happy expression.

Turning his head, Fan Cunlong saw that the black spot had already been stuffed into his backpack. The head of the snake was chopped off, and he held it in his hand as he smeared the venom onto a few arrows.

"Cun Long, let's go." I told Fan Cunlong that I was here, and that no matter what it is, I have to give it a try. If I don't see sulcus basilaris, and if I can't see the illusory sky, I won't give up.

Hearing that, Fan Cunlong nodded his head, then quietly returned the arrows back into the quiver, and picked up the branches on the ground, continuing to walk forward bit by bit.

In less than five hundred meters, we walked for more than half an hour before leaving through the other end of the crevice. The short distance left me with an overwhelming sense of oppression. Although I didn't encounter anything life-threatening after that, it was still torturous just from the depths of my heart.

The ancients said that they were not afraid of thieves, but they were afraid of thieves. How similar was my mood just now? It was not only me, but Huang San, Huang Si, was even more nervous than I was. Even Fan Cunlong couldn't help but let out a long breath after walking out of the mountain peak.

The path they had taken just now had been one of terror, to the point that it gave off the feeling of being an army of grass and trees. Until I came out, I didn't even want to look back at the crevices behind me.

By comparison, I would rather spend the whole day in those piles of reddened objects than face this deadly crevice.

"It's finally out!" After a long time, I sighed in relief. On the other hand, the little thing on my shoulder continued to grunt. From the looks of it, it didn't seem to be afraid at all. Although after entering the mountain, it doesn't seem as free and easy as it does outside the mountain, but compared to us, it's much better.

When we looked up again, we saw two towering mountains on our left and right. They looked like two ancient people sitting in opposite directions, wearing long robes and their hair draped over their shoulders. The distance didn't seem that far, but I knew that the actual distance was definitely many times longer than what we felt.

"This is the thirty-six plates?" I asked Fan Cunlong. Those two towering mountain peaks that looked like they were about to pierce through the heavens, had shocked me greatly.

Fan Cunlong also stared at the two mountains, his eyes had an expression similar to mine. After a mountain crevice, everything was different.

"It's the thirty-six plates, the first round is right in front of us!"

How should I describe the scene in front of me...

The place where we are standing right now is much higher than the thirty-six plates. As far as the eye can see, a sea of trees that are as green as ink seems to fall endlessly between two mountains that are opposite of each other.

The tall trees stood tall, and the shrubs and short grass filled the space. Once a person entered, their line of sight would be immediately restricted to a small area. It would be strange if they didn't lose sight of such a large area.

"Hmph …" "Humph …" Xiao Ha nudged my shoulder, as if telling me not to go in. I touched it and said nothing. All the animals were intelligent. It could have sensed the danger, but I had already made up my mind. I had to go.

"Let's go, we have a good taste of this magnificent thirty-six plates!" I pretended to be relaxed and tried to use words to dilute the heavy atmosphere that was slowly spreading.

As I climbed down the rugged rocks of the mountain, it was still Fan Cunlong who was walking at the front. I, Huang San and Huang Si followed me.

There's a big atmosphere in thirty-six plates. The moment I stepped into the forest, I felt a completely different atmosphere.

The visibility of the forest was less than five meters. Looking at the surroundings, there were tree trunks, shrubs, and even weeds that exceeded a person's head.

It was eerily quiet in here, and I couldn't hear a single cicada when I walked in. It had to be known that this was a time when the cicadas were indefatigable, and the sounds of these things should be just like the outside.

"So quiet! This is the thirty-six plates? " Huang San said softly, as if he was afraid that if he were to make a sound, it would alarm something that could take one's life.

Only, Fan Cunlong turned his head in the distance and said: "The lower stage is finally here, but this is not the first round in its true meaning. Walk forward for a while and cross over a mound. Only from there can we be considered to have entered."

"It's so troublesome, let's hurry up and go. "Taking advantage of the break of dawn, we can go as far as we can." This place made me feel uncomfortable, so I urged Fan Cunlong. He nodded, then told us to follow, and not to look at anything around us, no matter what.

"This is the world of wild beasts, the more low-profile we are, the better." These were Fan Cunlong's exact words, but his tone was filled with dread.

He walked forward slowly. There was not a single path in the thirty-six plates. Fan Cunlong seemed to be identifying the right direction through some kind of terrain.

We followed him closely, not daring to miss a thing. If we took even a moment to relax, we might be able to look up and find that we could not see the person in front of us. The tree trunks were too thick and similar to each other.

Add to that the cover of the shrubs and short grass, there was no way to tell which direction was which.

As for the two mountains that we could see standing opposite each other, we couldn't see them the moment we entered the forest.

The leaves that covered the sky didn't leave a single gap for him to peep into.

Even if he wanted to turn back now, he would probably never be able to find his way back.

The deeper we go, the more I can understand the true meaning of Fan Cunlong's words about thirty-six plates being even more complicated than a maze. You know, this is only the first set. According to this theory, we'll probably have to take thirty-five more rounds to get out.