Chapter 446: Finding an Exit

After spending a night in the cave, they came to the Ding River and prepared to find a way out.

But looking at the empty cliffs and waterfalls, they were all dumbfounded.

"How did Yin Li get out yesterday?" Hu Xiner murmured.

Erdong touched his head, still feeling terrified. "Before you came out, a dark shadow flew out and stepped on my head to gain momentum. It hurt."

"So, Yin Li's lightness skills are extremely high, so he flew directly up there?" Hu Xiner looked up at the cliff and couldn't help but be amazed.

This difficulty is too high!

Jiang Yao asked quietly, "Why don't we try stepping on his head?"

Erdong's face was filled with horror. "No, my brain is useless! That person saw the cliff was too high and jumped directly from the waterfall."

Everyone looked towards the waterfall and gasped.

The waterfall is so high and has such a strong impact that if you jump down and hit the water surface, you will die. If you are unlucky and hit a rock, your brain will burst.

"Is there some mechanism in this waterfall?" Hu Xiner guessed.

Isn't that what's written in all those martial arts novels? There's a secret room hidden within the waterfall, where a white-bearded old man or a golden-haired monkey waits to teach you his martial arts.

Erdong said helplessly: "I thought so too, but the waterfall is too fast and too dangerous, there is no way to go down to investigate."

"I'll try." Mu Qing said as he walked towards the river.

Hu Xin'er was frightened when she saw the river water, and quickly pulled him back: "Don't worry, maybe there is another way."

"Xin'er is right," Jiang Yao agreed. "Yin Li is immortal. He might just jump off the waterfall and die, then resurrect and leave. We shouldn't follow his example."

Erdong was shocked: "What? Immortality?"

Jiang Yao accidentally let the cat out of the bag and said coldly, "If anyone else finds out, I'll kill you!"

Erdong quickly covered his mouth, but his eyes were full of excitement.

Mu Qing looked around and said, "Then let's see if we can get up from the cliff first."

Erdong couldn't help but complain, "Is this even possible? Even if you martial arts masters can get up there, what about the women and me?"

Even if they lowered a rope from above, they would still need the strength to climb. How could a pregnant woman like Hu Xiner possibly get up there?

Mu Qing ignored him and said to Hu Xin'er, "Xin'er, you and mother should rest here for a while."

He and the Taoist priest went to the cliffs on all sides to investigate.

Hu Xiner and others returned to the cave.

The light in the cave was dim. Jiang Yao carefully leaned her sister against the stone wall and then called out rudely, "Boy, go and light a fire!"

Since Mother Lu had a fever that day, her condition has gradually improved, but her consciousness is still not very clear, and she even falls into a coma from time to time.

Jiang Yao looked at her sister, and the tenderness and sadness in her eyes flashed away.

It was because she failed to protect her sister that she suffered another blow.

She smoothed out Mother Lu's furrowed brows in her sleep, and thought secretly in her heart, Sister, why are you so reluctant to wake up and face reality?

Jue'er, Mu'er and the others are all fine. As long as we wait for you to wake up, we can retire to the small mountain village and live a happy and ordinary life.

Seeing that she was focused, Hu Xiner lowered her breathing and did not disturb her.

Xin'er was not actually surprised that her aunt suddenly decided to return to the capital.

In Jiang Yao's heart, her sister always comes first. Mother Lu is in a coma and doesn't want to wake up. Although she still looks cold and indifferent on the surface, she is more anxious than anyone else in her heart.

Returning to the capital, ostensibly to let Hu Xiner sever ties with the Liu family, was actually risking his life so that Lu's mother could receive timely medical treatment.

Everyone actually understood all of this, but they didn't say it out loud. After all, Jiang Yao wouldn't admit it even if they did.

Everyone in this family likes to say one thing and mean another.

Erdong started a fire and said, "It's windy here by the river, and it's cold inside the cave too. Your lips are frozen white. Come over and warm yourself by the fire!"

He had no complaints about being asked to light the fire. After all, he was the only man here, and the other three were women.

They sat around the fire. The wind was still blowing in from the cave entrance, so Erdong moved some stones from the side of the cave to block the entrance, and found some branches and leaves to block the wind.

"Thank you, you are so thoughtful." Hu Xiner placed her hands next to the flame and said gratefully to Erdong.

"Do you think Lu Yunjue and the others can find the exit?" Erdong asked curiously.

Hu Xin'er felt very uncomfortable when she heard his address, so she corrected him, "My husband's name is Mu Qing."

Erdong was a little speechless, but he didn't think much of it: "Okay, okay, whatever you say is what it is."

He thought it was some kind of game between Hu Xin'er and her husband, so he didn't ask any further questions. "Then why do you think Mu Qing and the others went straight to find the exit on the cliff? Didn't you just fall from there? You should know how precipitous this place is and how difficult it is to climb the cliff."

Hu Xin'er said without hesitation: "That's why there must be other exits here, right?"

"Sister, are you kidding me?" Erdong said, bewildered. "Although building roads is the first step to getting rich, this place is sparsely populated and the terrain is steep. Building a road would be incredibly expensive. What fool would throw money at this?"

The phrase "If you want to get rich, you must first build roads" made Hu Xiner feel a sense of familiarity from the modern era. Erdong is really a man of good family background.

It's just that his brain seems a little not very smart.

She retorted, "Who said there's no one here? Haven't you seen the huge Lingyin Temple?"

"I really didn't see it." Erdong's face was full of confidence.

Hu Xin'er choked. "Okay, then I'll tell you. Lingyin Temple was once built by a very famous monk. It's hidden in a very secret place and is a legend that has spread throughout the world."

But a few decades ago, the eminent monk passed away in meditation. It was said that a raging fire ignited when he passed away, and Lingyin Temple was burned to ashes.

Erdong had originally thought it was just a story and was listening with great interest. But after hearing that the temple had been burned to ashes, he couldn't help but lean against the stone wall and said, "Sister, are you scaring me again?"

Hu Xiner lowered her head and couldn't help but smile as if she had succeeded in a prank.

She advised seriously, "Can you please stop dwelling on those weird and supernatural things? The point is that such a large temple has indeed been built here."

A string of ellipsis appeared in Erdong's head.

Did he miss the point?

Looking at Erdong's eyes full of curiosity, Hu Xin'er coughed lightly and asked, "How do you think Lingyin Temple was built?"