Between the two cliffs, which was a few dozen li apart, there was nothing, not even a bridge connecting them. Even the Gate of Illusion was nowhere to be seen, and only unreal emptiness could be viewed everywhere. Murong Yunshu found a rock and sat down while staring at the misty emptiness with her chin in her hand, pondering her next countermove.
There was no second way up this mountain other than the secret passage that they just took, so those wolves must have come from the opposite mountain. However, there was no passage between the two mountains, so how did they get here? Could it be that it went through the Gate of Illusion? But where the hell was this Gate of Illusion?
At the same time, Chu Changge was also thinking of a problem, but of course, this problem was not on the same level as the one Murong Yunshu was thinking about. He was thinking, were all rich girls nowadays so afraid of getting tired? He was also a type of person who especially attached importance to pleasure, and if he were given a seat, even he would not be willing to stand. However, she was more hopeless, that if she weren’t given a seat, she would be unwilling to stand. It was merely that her attitude of adapting herself to different circumstances was impressive compared to the other young ladies of the boudoir.
Each of them had their thoughts, and somehow, it was surprisingly quiet around them. Even the wind was still.
After a long time, Murong Yunshu suddenly asked with a solemn look, "If I were to jump, what would you do?"
Chu Changge was stunned but still replied, "Of course I will hold you back."
"Then you jump." Murong Yunshu said it straightforwardly and resolutely.
Chu Changge was unable to make head or tail of her words. He never thought that she would be able to talk this senseless previously...
Seeing that he didn't speak, Murong Yunshu added, "The Gate of Illusion must be between these two cliffs. Since none of us can see it, you try to jump down and have a look. Maybe you can get an unexpected result." How would one catch a tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair, right?
Chu Changge understood her motive this time, but, "Why should I be the one who had to jump?"
"I would have jumped, but you said you would try to hold me back, wouldn't you?" said Murong Yunshu with a natural look.
When Chu Changge heard what was said, he couldn't laugh or cry. As it turned out, she had already set him up...
Murong Yunshu raised her eyelids slightly, took a faint glance at him, and leisurely said, "If you're unwilling, then I will..."
"I'll jump!" Chu Changge interrupted her as he continued saying, "If you're thinking of letting yourself die on the way, you might as well just directly go home. You don't have to find the antidote. It's better to die because of poison than to fall to death."
Murong Yunshu didn't have time to reply before he leapt off the cliff. Her eyebrows slightly twisted. She looked down at the misty filled ridge as she muttered, "There's no need to rush to be reincarnated. Should you at least leave a last message or something like it first..."
Murong Yunshu didn't know how long it had been, but there was no sign of Chu Changge coming up somehow. She gradually became restless from her initial calmness, as she would peer down from time to time, and all she could see was just a blanket of white mist in the end. As time went on, within seconds, Murong Yunshu's doubt on her judgment increased by a point. Could it be that it was just a cliff down there?
No, definitely not. The more Murong Yunshu thought, the more uneasy she felt. Finally, she cries out angrily, "I didn't tell you to jump. Why are you so active!"
"I'm going to jump anyway. I'm going to end my suffering by quickly die and being reincarnated."
When Murong Yunshu heard what had been said, her heart became very pleased, and her eyes looked up at the person who suddenly flew up from the mist. Her eyes followed him until he naturally landed on the ground with the fluttering of his clothes. His appearance had loosened her tight heartstrings and accidentally revealed the restraint worries and joy, as she calmly said, "I didn't tell you that you must jump."
"Besides me, is there anyone else willing to take any risks personally?" Chu Changge said with a teasing face, intended to laugh at her 'greedy for life, afraid of death' attitude.
Murong Yunshu completely ignored his teasing remark and raised her eyebrows as she stated, "There are no people here, but there are many dead wolves."
When Chu Changge heard these words, he suddenly remembered what she had just said, 'If you're unwilling, then I will...' Was she trying to say that if he were unwilling, she would throw down the dead wolves?
Murong Yunshu seemed to read his thoughts from his expression as she nodded with a smile, which appeared to be full of pride in Chu Changge's eyes.
Chu Changge also laughed along, laughing quite helplessly. What did he do wrong to her in his last life, for him to be played like a monkey in this life...
, the reason why he jumped without hesitation, in addition to his trust in her, was also because he was confident that he could protect himself. Even if there was nothing below, he could easily return to the top of the mountain.
"Did you find anything down there?" asked Murong Yunshu.
"Yes."
"What?"
"I won't tell you." Chu Changge curled his lips and smiled. His expression was harsh and childish, clearly saying 'begged me'.[+]
Murong Yunshu felt so angrily ridiculous that she turned to face the cliff and said, "If the worst comes to the worst, I'll just toss another wolf down to explore the way."
Chu Changge placed his hand on his forehead. He was properly a person, but why was his worth the same as a beast in her eyes? [T/N]
Just forgot about it. This was not the time for them to bicker.
Chu Changge urged, "Take another close look at the cliff. Do you find anything different from before?"
After hearing what he said, Murong Yunshu squatted down to stare with her big eyes as she carefully observed, when she suddenly discovered that there seemed to be something looming in the mist at a distance away from the cliff edge. She tried to reach out for a touch. It was a rock...no...it was a stone bridge! It was the Gate of Illusion, just like what people had been saying. The legendary Ashes Bridge was hidden inside the mist...wait a minute...if this stone bridge had been here a long time ago, so from where did Chu Changge jump just now?
Ashes Bridge...which rose from the ashes...placed someone on a field of death and he would fight to live...did this bridge appear after he jumped? How could there be such a mysterious thing in the world...[+]
When Chu Changge saw her puzzled face, he smiled and explained, "This stone bridge was originally a hundred meters down from the top of the cliff. After I jumped on it, it began to rise slowly."
Murong Yunshu suddenly realised what had happened. Those wolves jumped from the opposite cliff to the stone bridge. Then they waited for the stone bridge to rise and soon after took advantage of the bridge as a way for them to move towards this side.
However, wolves were mountain creatures and would only gather where there was food. So why would they go to a lifeless place when they were already in a good situation?
Murong Yunshu looked at the opposite side with a solemn face. She couldn't tell how heavy her heart was.
She was afraid that the road ahead was a hundred times more torturous than what they had now.
Noob Translator's Musing
The moral of the story, listen to what someone else said completely to avoid embarrassing misunderstandings.
Remember that, Chu Changge.
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