The canyon is deep, and the road ahead is getting narrower and narrower. It is sandwiched between towering stone walls on both sides, with only a narrow path in the middle.
When it reached the narrowest point, it was only as wide as an average person's outstretched arm.
It is barely passable on horseback, but absolutely impossible for a carriage to pass.
Wei Yunlan made a prompt decision, "Everyone, help unload the things from the cart, and each horse will bear some of the burden."
The boxes in the carriage were filled with weapons, medicinal herbs, charcoal, winter clothes and bedding, and most of the rations that the team had prepared in advance.
Abandoning the carriage will inevitably mean that the weight of the burden will be reduced.
Wei Yunlan separated out some of the charcoal and bedding, and hid them in the woods along with the unloaded carriage.
The remaining things were divided among ten horses, which was just enough to be taken away.
All the horses entered the narrow crack in a line, and Wei Yunlan led one of them and walked in the middle.
Heiyun, who was originally following her, fell behind a few steps, circled around the horse at the end of the team, and suddenly ran away without a trace.
Zou Yun looked at Wei Yunlan inquiringly, "Miss Wei, do you want to send someone to look for Hei Yun?"
“No need.” Wei Yunlan shook his head. “In the mountains, it can move more freely than us. It should catch up with us soon.”
Sure enough, not long after she finished speaking, a black shadow rushed out from behind, overtook several horses in a few seconds, and returned to Wei Yunlan's feet.
"Heiyun runs really fast." When Zou Yun saw Heiyun running at full speed for the first time, he couldn't help but sigh. This speed was probably not slower than Yu Wu, the best agility in the Feather Department of Tianshu Pavilion.
The praised Heiyun puffed out his chest proudly, raised his head, and wagged his tail twice at Wei Yunlan.
Wei Yunlan reached out and patted its shiny forehead twice, and praised, "Well done."
Others only thought that she was praising Heiyun for returning to the team on time.
Only the two of them knew that what they were bragging about were the pile of things that had quietly appeared in the corner of the space.
The charcoal, winter clothes, and bedding that had been hidden in the forest were all there, intact.
It was noon and the sun was shining brightly.
But only a very small part of the sunlight can reach the bottom of the mountain through the narrow cracks.
The sun is shining brightly above my head, but darkness is all around me.
If people stay in such a narrow and dark environment for a long time, they will inevitably feel anxious and become more and more impatient.
Even Sui He, who was always calm, couldn't help but ask Wei Yunlan: "Miss, how long will it take us to get out of here?"
The "line of sky" in front of us is almost straight, but you can't see the end at a glance.
If I can't get out, do I have to rest between these towering mountain walls tonight?
It's even difficult to get a good night's sleep.
Thinking of this, the people in the team couldn't help but feel depressed and more and more depressed.
At this moment, Wei Yunlan suddenly said, "It's almost there. At most, in twenty miles, we will be able to leave this canyon."
“That’s great!”
When Suihe heard this, her eyes lit up, and this sentence instantly filled her with the motivation to move forward.
Seeing her leading the horse and walking forward excitedly, Zou Yun couldn't help but shake her head in her heart. In her opinion, Miss Wei's words "It's almost there, only twenty miles left" were just words of encouragement.
How can you take it seriously!
Wei Yunlan's answer was not made up. It was true that this was her first time entering Yandu Gorge, but in her previous life, she had heard from the people of the caravan that Yandu Gorge was more than 60 miles long, and beyond the gorge were endless mountains.
Before entering the "One Line of Sky" just now, they had already traveled more than 40 miles along the gorge.
By this calculation, it would only take another twenty miles to get out of this canyon, right?
"If we can ride a horse, it won't take long to travel twenty miles." Miss Bai Si murmured.
As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Hai waved his hands and said, "Don't do that!"
"Riding a horse at full speed might cause the ground and the mountain to shake, causing a landslide. The rocks and rubble from above would be no joke!"
This road is too narrow.
If any rubble really fell from above, they would have nowhere to escape.
"So that's how it is."
Fourth Miss Bai nodded as if she understood. Although she didn't quite understand the reason, she still clenched the reins in her hands and said seriously: "Then I won't ride the horse. I'll lead the horse."
"Azhi, after we pass Yandu Gorge, we will pass through grasslands and deserts on the way to the northwestern countries. Then we can let you ride your horse to your heart's content."
After hearing Wei Yunlan's words, Fourth Miss Bai's tense face finally relaxed a little, and a bit of longing appeared in her eyes.
The people from Tianshu Pavilion who were following behind couldn't help but look sideways.
Zou Yun was familiar with Wei Yunlan, so he asked directly: "Miss Wei, how did you know there are grasslands and deserts behind?"
"From the old books of the Tianshi Mansion." Wei Yunlan repeated the same words he had told Mr. Xiao when he first passed through Yandu Gorge.
Zou Yun nodded as if he understood something.
No wonder Miss Wei was so confident in taking this path, and no wonder her master did not object to it after hearing about it.
The group walked forward, leading their horses.
Maybe it was because of the conversation between Azhi and Tang Hai, but as they walked, Wei Yunlan vaguely felt that there seemed to be more gravel on the road than before.
At first, there were only some scattered stones that were smaller than a fist, and those larger than a fist could only be seen every few steps. Later, I could see them almost every step I took, and the road was covered with even smaller gravel.
Wei Yunlan frowned, his vigilance reaching its peak at this moment.
The black cloud walking at his feet also slightly arched his back and looked up from time to time.
"Miss Wei." Zou Yun and a group of people from Tianshu Pavilion also discovered that the situation was unusual.
There are only two paths before them.
Either continue to stay where you are, move forward lightly and carefully, and try not to cause the mountain to shake off more rubble.
Or speed up and rush out in one go.
It seems that neither of them is so safe.
Just then, a loud bang came from above.
Everyone's face changed drastically.
There is no time to be cautious at this moment. The best option now is to run!
"Hurry up and get on your horses and rush out." Wei Yunlan said urgently.
While she was speaking, Miss Bai Si had already climbed onto the horse, then reached out her hand to her and pulled her onto the horse's back.
At the same time, several fist-sized rocks fell from above.
When everyone managed to avoid it, they saw some bigger rocks rolling down from above.
Fourth Miss Bai held the reins tightly, controlling the horse to speed up and slow down. Wei Yunlan wrapped her arms tightly around her waist, looked up at the sky, and paid full attention to the stones.
When a stone was about to hit the horses in the team, she prayed silently in her heart.
Collect it for me!
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