When Li Taibai went west to Bashu, he had a popular "The Road to Shu" that has been passed down for thousands of years. Now Li Ling is walking on the steep and rugged Qianzhou Road, but he has to sigh that it is more than Bashu. In fact, the roads in the southwest are not easy to walk.

This time, Li Ling and his friends chose to go from Huguang to Qianzhou, and then enter southern Yunnan. They were originally walking on the official road of Huguang, known as the Great Yue granary, but once they entered Qianzhou in the southwest, the road was suddenly more difficult to walk several times than before.

The endless mountains are cut off from time to time, and the mountain roads that need to be circled by, and the various difficulties caused by local climate and geology and other reasons, even though the four of them were prepared before, they were still thrilling and hard to walk. They really didn't dare to relax at all.

This is not the biggest problem. Li Ling and the others have a headache. The population after entering Qianzhou is too sparse, so it is not easy to rest or replenish some dry food and water.

If it is in the Central Plains, in addition to those cities, there are also official inns set up every ten or twenty miles after the regulations. It not only entertains officials or travelers with fame, but also ordinary people, as long as they pay, they can also settle in the store and buy some necessary supplies to continue on their way.

But after arriving in Qianzhou, except for staying at a dilapidated station for one night at the beginning, after five or six days, they walked out for more than a hundred miles, but they did not see the next official station again. Not only that, even the villages and Zhendian had only encountered two times, and this was actually an official road...

"This official road is really not easy to walk. People say that Qianzhou has no sunny days, the ground is three feet flat, and people have no three cents of silver, it is not an exaggeration at all." After Li Ling carefully turned out from the 90-degree bend of a cliff, he couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead and muttered.

Beside him was a cliff dozens of feet high. Once there was a slippery step, I was afraid my life would be explained here. And they had passed through dozens of difficult mountain roads like this in the past few days. The other ones had martial arts skills and their steps were much lighter than Li Ling, but they were still careful and took every step.

Especially Yang Chen, who was exploring the road ahead, kept sweeping the road ahead with his long sticks in his hand and the messy haystacks beside the road. The former was to guard against pits on the road, while the latter was to guard against snakes. In this place where people were rare, there were naturally many snakes, insects, rats and ants. They were almost bitten by a colorful poisonous snake before. Fortunately, Yang Zhen was quick and quick, so he did not cause any disaster.

Li Moyun, who followed Li Ling and was confident in his safety, also smiled at the moment: "In the past, I only heard that Qianzhou was named because the first people came here were all the people from Qiancheng who committed the incident. I originally thought this was just a joke, but now it seems that there is some truth to ordinary people who really wouldn't come here on purpose."

"Yes, it is said that two years ago, more than a hundred officials and their families who committed the crime were sent here. As a result, those people cried and shouted, "It's better to die." Yang Zhen walked before Li Ling, and then turned around and said with a smile, "Today it seems that this place is really a poor mountain and a bad water person."

"Look at there..." Yang Chen, who was walking in front, suddenly paused, pointed his finger at the valley in front of him, and his tone was filled with joy. Everyone looked as he pointed, and they were also excited: "It's smoke from cooking. After three days, there can be seen people."

"It's not just smoke from cooking, but also a large town. Maybe it's a prefecture and county in Qianzhou." Li Ling looked out from a distance and found that there were a few black shadows hidden under the smoke from cooking. It looked like buildings or city walls, which made him feel even more energetic. It's almost half a month since he saw the city of Qianzhou for the first time. If this is true, he might have a good rest.

The other people also saw this and were very happy. Yang Zhen even said loudly: "Then we have to hurry up and we can have a stable sleep tonight."

"I'm afraid it won't work." Yang Chen looked at the dark sky and shook his head, "According to the road here, we will never reach the valley below in less than half a day. In more than half an hour, it will be dark, and it will be inconvenient to rush to go."

Li Ling nodded in agreement: "It's better to be safer, take your time, you will always arrive tomorrow..."

While speaking, several people walked down the steep mountain road. Then, Yang Chen, who was in the front, stopped again: "As sure, the suspension bridge here should be built by the people in the city there. After crossing this bridge, the next road should be easier."

Turning around, Li Ling also saw a long suspension bridge made of ropes and wooden boards across the two hills. Below was abyss dozens or hundreds of feet. The bridge body trembled gently under the gust of mountain wind. This made his brow frown again: "Is this bridge really stable?"

The suspension bridge that is still swaying is indeed not so steadily visible. This is not only because it is too simple, but also because it is too broken. There were four ropes on both sides, but now there are still traces in front of you, and there are only two ropes left to support the one in the middle.

On the bridge deck, the wooden boards laid out are mostly decaying. They are less than ten steps away from the bridge, and they are empty, making people wonder if the next step will break and take people to fall into the abyss.

Even the brothers Yang Zhen, after seeing the situation on the bridge clearly, did not feel a breath of air: "It's really not easy to get over this bridge." But then, after looking at the location of their home, the four of them sighed again, "Apart from that, I'm afraid there is no other way to go."

Yes, they are now on the hillside, and it is not that they cannot continue to walk down the mountain road, but in this way, they do not follow the paths that their predecessors have walked, but they have to open up the roads themselves. This obviously exceeds their ability. On such a sparsely populated mountain, besides this "official road", it is difficult to find a small road. If you walk around, the danger is even more on crossing this bridge.

After pondering for a while, Li Ling finally gritted his teeth slightly: "Then let's try it. Since this bridge has been preserved, I believe that the people below often have to leave. Let's go there in one go and be careful."

Several people nodded, and Yang Zhen took the lead and went up the bridge: "I will take the lead this time, brother, you are the back!" As he said that, he walked forward step by step.

Li Ling and others nodded one after another. Li Ling walked onto the bridge deck after him, then Li Moyun, and finally Yang Chen. Everyone looked solemn and took light steps, for fear that if they stepped on the bridge with force, they would break the bridge.

In fact, when you really walk on this suspension bridge, the biggest problem is no longer high or broken, but long. This suspension bridge spans two small hills is about a mile long, and maybe it is just like that when you walk for a mile, but when walking in such a shaky high place, the journey seems particularly long.

Soon, Yang Zhen had arrived at the gap more than three feet wide. After he greeted him, his left toe exerted a little force, and the person jumped out quickly. When he passed the gap and was about to land, his body relaxed and lifted again, reducing his impact on the bridge deck. He only brought the suspension bridge to a light sway and finally passed by safely.

Next, it was Li Ling's turn. He did not have the lightness skills of the former, and he could not sprint and run on the bridge. The only way was to use tools. At that moment, he wanted to pass the long stick for exploring the way from Yang Chen, and at a point behind the gap, he took advantage of the momentum to jump up a large piece, and then rushed forward in a little embarrassed manner, then he walked to the ground at the same time, and then he removed more impact and stood up safely.

This is also thanks to Li Ling's usual practice that he did not forget to exercise and his physical fitness improved, so he could do such movements, otherwise he would not be able to pass this level.

After Li Ling passed, the two of them felt relieved, and they became more relaxed after crossing the gap. Then the few people continued to move forward carefully without delaying it.

But just as they reached the center of the bridge, a gust of mountain wind blew up with rain, causing the bridge to shake again, giving people the illusion that they might fall apart at any time. This made Li Ling sweat again, and quickly held the rope on the side with one hand, but his footsteps were three points faster than before, and he walked straight forward.

Then, another hole appeared in front of him, but it was nearly half smaller than the previous one. This was no longer difficult. Li Ling could even leap past without the help of tools, so the others were naturally no problem.

After the meal, the four of them finally walked down from the swaying suspension bridge. At this time, the sudden mountain rain also dissipated, which made Yang Zhen curse and said, "God," but Li Ling only felt that his legs were trembling slightly. The impact of this risky behavior on him was really quite big.

However, this adventure was quite valuable, because the mountain path that appeared in front of them was much flatter and wider than before. When you looked down, you could hardly see any danger.

However, as the sky was dark, the vast mountains and forests below still gave people a feeling of desolation and no way out. However, the few people did not feel any emotion, and immediately grabbed the last bit of light and continued to move forward. After the sky was completely dark, they finally found a flat position in the depression in a corner that could be rested.

The few people who had been walking among the mountains for half a month were familiar with the arrangements for the evening. They immediately found dry firewood, took out the remaining dry food, and set fire to grill. After eating and drinking, the three of them fell asleep, leaving only one person to watch the night in case any wild beasts attacked at night.
Chapter completed!