On the stairs, after climbing very high, they still didn't see a glimmer of light. No light meant no hope for them to get out. Were they really going to follow him and jump into this unknown dark abyss?
If they really let these three brothers jump, they can also do it without hesitation. But Wen Bin said that was a road of unknown life and death, this is an inevitable path, he is finding a way for them.
Sitting on the ground, all three of them felt somewhat despondent. The endless darkness was enough to quickly erode a person's will.
Lowering his head, Chaozi looked at the steps under his feet, his mind somewhat scattered, and his spirit in a state of extreme depression: "I don't want to go on, what do you two think?"
Dashi had always listened to them, he raised his head and looked at Zhu Xiong, then looked at Chaozi, and also lowered his own head, wondering if Zhang Fei was a hero without equal, but at this moment he had nowhere to use his strength.
Zhuo Xiong leaned against the wall inside, with the same helpless hands. This wasn't a multiple-choice question or a true-or-false question that looked so simple. When faced with the choice between life and death, not everyone could be as calm as Cha Wenbin. There were many people in the world who practiced Taoism, who could catch ghosts and write talismans, but how many of them truly understood? Otherwise, there wouldn't be a book title like "The Last Taoist".
Zhuo Xiong's mind was a bit empty, and he didn't want to continue either. He just followed Cha Wenbin like this, and it wasn't bad at all. Facing death bravely is much better than dying in confusion. Feeling a bit dizzy, he wanted to clear his head, so he knocked the back of his head against the stone wall behind him, which was a way to relieve pressure.
"Bang!", when Zhuo Xiong's occipital bone came into close contact with the stone wall, a sound was made, but he himself didn't notice it yet. "Bang!" Another sound was made, and by the time the third sound came, everyone suddenly reacted: this stone wall is hollow!
Chao Zi supported himself with one hand on the stairs and jumped up, shouting: "Xiang Zi, it seems like there's something behind you!"
Holding the dagger by the blade and tapping it gently with the handle, they soon discovered that the hollow space was roughly the same size as a door.
There is an echo, which means there is space behind them. With space, it's likely they've already found a way out, which is uplifting news for the three of them.
Dashi slapped his palms twice and then roared: "Get out of the way, let me do it!"
"Boom", a humanoid tank burst out with the greatest horsepower, and directly smashed into that stone wall. Except for some numbness in his palms due to the shock, the entire stone wall did not show any signs of deformation. Apparently, the solidity of this rock exceeded their imagination.
This time, they brought their own supplies, but there's no high-tech equipment to support them. All they have are two daggers that are slightly better than a pig-killing knife. With this stuff, trying to break through the stone wall is probably going to wear down the steel on the blades, and at most, they'll only be able to scrape out two white marks.
"I'll try again!" After saying that, Dashan once again pounced on the stone wall, and this time the result was only his palms becoming even redder and more numb.
The way out is just behind, this is a very tempting result, but it just lets you know that's the door, but that door can't be opened, still depending on how hard they kick, kick and push, the results are all the same.
The three people sitting on the ground couldn't help but miss Cha Wenbin, all thinking that if he were here, things would be better, and he would definitely have a way.
Chao Zi patted Zhuo Xiong's shoulder and said, "If all else fails, let's just jump. Jump to our deaths, regardless of whether we live or die. At least the few of us brothers will have died together, and it won't be in vain that we came into this world."
Zhuo Xiong took a glance at the deep chasm below his feet. It wasn't that he didn't dare to jump, but rather he always felt that he couldn't let Cha Wenbin leave just like that: "Let's think of another way, I feel like there must be a hidden passage behind this."
"Haha," Chaozi laughed loudly: "Don't be afraid, I'll jump first and take the lead. Just close your eyes, and everything will pass."
Afraid? Super son, you really underestimate me. I'm not a coward who fears death either. Wenbin brother is already taking that road for us, now we have to try and walk out another path with our own feet.
"Leave?" Chaozi spread his hands and then pointed behind him, "Or you can continue walking up. If you really get out, don't forget to help me burn incense on my parents' graves during Qingming Festival. This is what I, as your brother, leave for you in my will. Since you still want to try, I've had enough and will take a step back first."
As he spoke, Chaozi stood up and looked at him. He really intended to close his eyes and jump down.
One step forward is a deep abyss, one step back is an unopenable door. This is Chaozi's choice, but Zhuo Xiong still held his hand and shook his head at him.
Chaozi gently removed Zhuo Xiong's hand and gave him a relaxed smile, tiptoeing as he waited for the leap.
"Why do you know how to move forward, but not backward?" Zhuo Xiong stood behind Chaozi and muttered this sentence. Yes, as long as Chaozi jumped, he would immediately follow suit, and would never compromise or survive in a cowardly manner. It's just that he felt a little regretful about it.
"Fall back? What's left to fall back to? It's a dead end, I'll go first and scout the road for my brothers. We'll meet again on the Yellow Spring Road."
Chaozi's arms began to unfold, and his mind was thinking about what kind of pose would make him look cooler when he jumped out. People who like to show off will always be showing off until they die.
"Wait, push? Ah, wait, Chaozi!" Dashi was like he suddenly thought of something, but it got stuck in his mind and couldn't be expressed, just like cooking dumplings in a teapot that can't be poured out! In his anxious state, he could only shout this way.
Chaozi turned around to look at this thick-skinned face, and this kid was never a reserved person. "Huh? You still have something to say, okay, then let's get it all out once and for all. Do you want me to pass on a message to Wenbin or what?"
He was so anxious that he couldn't express himself, and the more anxious he became, the less able he was to speak. He could only keep gesturing with his hands, and in his mind, the word "retreat" kept hovering around! For some reason, vaguely, he felt that this word was the key for them to get out of there.
Seeing Dashan unable to fart for half a day, Chaozi continued to turn around, this time he really wanted to jump, with his knees bent and ready to kick off, but suddenly heard Dashan shout: "You say, in what state is the door forever can't be opened?"
He actually already knew the answer in his heart, but he just couldn't say it out loud.
"Nonsense, the door can't be opened if it's locked, how are you going to open it without a key!" Chaozi thought that this kid was causing trouble at the wrong time, and he even forgot the cool jumping move he had just thought of.
"If... " Dashan was really anxious, he didn't know what to say that would be right.
"What if there isn't even a key for the door?" Zhōu Xióng suddenly blurted out.
As soon as he heard this, it seemed that he also felt a little suspicious in his heart, but this thing was lingering on the tip of his tongue and he couldn't say it. This made him temporarily give up jumping and turned around to look at the stone wall. Suddenly, he thought: "Right! If I were building the door, I would definitely not let the door open inward, but push outward instead. We've always thought we're in a room, wanting to push the door open, but haven't considered that maybe we're just outside the door?"
"That's right, the direction of the door is wrong. We've been pushing and kicking it from the inside all along. This way, we'll never be able to open the door!"
With this unremarkable discovery, a small protruding stone block indeed existed on the stone wall. Under the gaze of the three people's eyes, Da Shan's hand tightly grasped it and pulled it backwards.
"Rumble!" A loud noise was heard, and the dust on top of their heads began to scatter in all directions. The stone wall had indeed opened up a gap just large enough for someone to squeeze through!
This is a very exciting discovery. Superzi rushed in first and shouted: "Wenbin must be here, he can't die!"
Zhuo Xiong slipped in second, but when Da Shan was about to enter as well, a vague voice suddenly sounded beside his ear, saying: "Don't go in, I'm here!"
His tall figure stopped immediately, turned his head to look around, and it was still dark everywhere. Where was anyone? He suspected that he had misheard. He wanted to discuss with the two of them, but then he heard Chaozi urging: "You all hurry up, if you don't want to go, I'll go by myself!"
Dàshān hadn't hesitated any longer, gathered his belly and squeezed in with great difficulty...
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