Chi Hua, thinking it was something else, laughed heartily upon hearing this:

"Don't worry, Little Fish, now that we're here, we're naturally well-prepared."

Look, besides this rattan rope, we've also prepared hemp rope for the journey ahead.

Your brother Qingshan is rather thin; we'll tie this rope around his waist and legs in a bit.

Once he's across, we can tie the rope back up and then we can cross with the vine rope.

"If the old vine rope breaks, he's also tied with hemp rope, and we'll pull him up."

Hearing that they were planning to do this, Chi Yu stopped running.

She took off her straw hat and stood under the big tree where they were tying the vines together, watching them work.

When she saw that Liu Qingshan's waist and feet were tied with hemp ropes, she couldn't help but feel nervous.

There were fifteen people from Chijia'ao this time.

They were all able-bodied men in their twenties or thirties, the backbone of the household.

They were led by Chi Hua and Tie Niu, and there were fourteen people besides Liu Qingshan.

They divided the group in half, with each of the seven people watching a rope tied to Liu Qingshan's feet.

This hemp rope is not thin; it is slightly thicker than a regular rope, about twice its thickness.

After tying everything up properly and securing the iron rings wrapped in cloth on the old vines, Liu Qingshan took a deep breath and began his running start.

When they were almost at the edge of the cliff, they grabbed the iron rings on the old vine rope with both hands and slid quickly to the other side.

Whether it was due to her keen hearing or her own imagination, she kept hearing the sound of old vines snapping.

At that moment, she was so close to Chen Xiaomai that she forgot to use the palm-leaf fan she had clipped to her waist to fan herself.

His eyes were fixed on the person in front of him, and his heart was pounding in his chest.

Not only her, but Chen Xiaomai was the same.

The two sharp-eyed sisters-in-law watched as the vine rope, which was originally thicker than a fish's arm, shrank to half its original size when Liu Qingshan slid halfway down.

They dared not utter a sound, for fear that their words would cause the remaining small amount of vine rope to break completely.

In fact, if you have enough momentum, it doesn't take more than a few minutes to slide from one side to the other.

But Chi Yu felt as if a century had passed.

Just as they were about to reach the other side, the old vine rope completely broke.

Everyone watched as Liu Qingshan fell from the rope in that instant.

Just before Chen Xiaomai instinctively reached out to cover Chi Yu's eyes, everyone, whose hearts were already in their throats, saw Liu Qingshan lunge forward.

His hands gripped the small tree growing on the edge of the cliff.

The small tree was about one meter from the shore.

Liu Qingshan was all alone, and he had received a lot of kindness from the Chi family in the past.

Since I decided to take on this task, I wanted to give back to the village in some way.

He wanted to take a gamble; if he got through smoothly, he would have done a great service.

In the future, whether it's the villagers or Qin Mu and Chi Yu, they will treat him with even more respect.

Even if he fails, the men of the Chi clan will never let him die.

Seeing that he was about to reach his destination, he was very unwilling to break off the connection at this point, so he decided to take a gamble.

Therefore, at the moment of falling, he leaned forward, or rather, he lunged forward using the speed of his fall.

Luckily, he managed to grab onto a small tree on the edge of the cliff.

Unfortunately, because it happened so suddenly and I was so scared, I felt weak and powerless all over.

He didn't have the strength to climb up!

Chi Yu and Chi Hua, who were on the other side of the river, saw him lying there motionless for a long time and guessed what was wrong with him.

They couldn't get through, so they could only stand there anxiously.

As time ticked by, almost three minutes had passed, and Liu Qingshan still hadn't made any move, causing everyone to become somewhat anxious.

They all knew that the small trees on the cliff could not possibly support the weight of an adult man for long.