It was indeed not easy for the two of them to climb up, after all, the path Jiang Xue found was the most difficult one.
That road was comparable to the cliffs on the east and west sides of the tribe. Apart from a few occasional footholds, there was almost no other place to climb.
Vanilla panted heavily and said with a depressed look on her face, "I'm just confused. How can the goat run and jump on this rock without any harm? We almost killed me when we came up here. Tell me, why would the goat run onto the rock for no reason?"
"That's right." Ah Qing pursed her lips and jokingly said, "But you're not like a goat. Goats will lick stones. Do you dare to lick them?"
Jiang Xue smiled and was about to retort when a light bulb suddenly lit up in her head. She stared at Ah Qing and said, "Ah Qing, what did you just say? Goats licking rocks?"
Ah Qing exclaimed, "Yeah, I just discovered this when I accompanied Xiaohua to herd sheep these past two days. They often run up to the rocks to lick them, and I don't know why."
Jiang Xue frowned tightly and suddenly shouted, "I know!"
She remembered that when they came to dig traps, some goats also ran onto the stones and licked them!
Goats lick stones not to eat them, but to replenish salt!
In other words, this mountain is most likely a rock salt mine!
Moreover, the system also assigned me the task of signing in at the goat cave. It seems that there must be other things in that cave that I have overlooked!
She was a little excited and didn't care about Xiangcao and Aqing anymore. She turned over and ran back the way she came.
"Axue, wait for me!"
Mu Feng was worried, so he glanced at Xiangcao and Aqing, then followed Jiang Xue down the mountain.
As the saying goes, it is easy to go up the mountain but difficult to go down, let alone on this steep cliff.
There is no place to stand on this cliff in the first place, and going down from here now is indeed very dangerous.
However, Jiang Xue relied on her own skills and courage and climbed to a protruding stone on the top of the mountain in an instant. The stone was only big enough for half a foot and was not flat.
She pressed her body tightly against the cliff, spread her hands wide open, and licked the rock with her tongue.
This taste...
It's bitter and astringent, and more importantly, it has a salty taste.
She tasted it, smacked her lips, and then licked the other side.
Still bitter and salty!
Then, a shadow flashed above her head. She knew it was Mu Feng. Without hesitation, she quickly aimed at another protruding stone and jumped over lightly.
Jiang Xue and Mu Feng were chasing each other down the cliff. Xiangcao and Ah Qing, standing at the edge of the mountain, looked down and felt their legs tremble. Xiangcao said to Ah Qing, "I don't dare go down here anymore. Ah Qing, can you come with me and find another way down?"
Ah Qing was a ruthless man who didn't talk much. He just looked at her deeply and ran quickly to the foot of the mountain at the place where Jiang Xue and Mu Feng turned over and jumped off the cliff.
Vanilla was in a terrible state. She was so angry that she was jumping up and down the mountain, but she didn't dare to find another way down the mountain alone. She cursed a few words at the top of the mountain, made up her mind, and followed Ah Qing's footsteps and walked down little by little.
Xiangcao had only descended a third of the way when Jiang Xue and Mu Feng had already landed safely on the ground. Jiang Xue looked up at the cliff and said, "They're both quite brave. They actually dared to come down from here."
Mu Feng hummed calmly, "Since climbing cliffs can improve people's Qinggong skills, let's let them take turns climbing the mountain starting tomorrow."
"You can't say it was my idea, otherwise I'm afraid they will rebel."
"They won't rebel, but you haven't noticed. They trust you now. What you say is much more effective than what I, the clan leader, say. As long as it's your will, they will definitely do it."
I really appreciate you praising me so much.
Jiang Xue looked down on Mu Feng in her heart, then looked towards the cliff and said, "Let's wait for them. Ah Qing should be fine, but Xiangcao might be a little vulnerable."
"Don't worry. Since they came out with me, there's no reason for me to run back unscathed while leaving them two on the mountain."
The two waited at the foot of the mountain for a full quarter of an hour before Ah Qing finally landed safely. As soon as she landed, she felt unreal. She jumped up and down, hugging Jiang Xue, and repeatedly shouted, "Xue Wu, I did it, I really did it!"
Jiang Xue let her hug her, her eyes full of smiles.
The smile only lasted for a moment, and she looked at Vanilla worriedly again.
Xiangcao was clearly only one step slower than Ah Qing when going down the mountain, but she was now halfway up the mountain. This position, neither going up nor down, was indeed dangerous - she had already stayed there for a cup of tea.
"Vanilla, slow down, don't be afraid!" After the initial excitement passed, Ah Qing looked up and shouted to Vanilla.
Vanilla's calves were shaking, and she had a mournful look on her face. She clutched tightly at a hole in the cliff, not daring to even look down. She groaned and trembled as she called out to Ah Qing, "Ah Qing, I don't dare. I'm scared!"
She was afraid of heights and really didn't dare go any further down.
When she went up the mountain, she had experience climbing trees before and never looked down. Every time she climbed up the tree and sat firmly, she dared to hug the trunk and look at the ground.
She was terrified even when climbing a tree, let alone climbing this steep cliff.
There was nothing on the cliff for her to support herself. The only thing she could use was the stone half a foot wide under her feet.
Ah Qing swallowed the words he wanted to say to comfort her.
She looked at Jiang Xue worriedly: "Xue Wu, I think she really doesn't dare to get off. What should we do?"
Before Jiang Xue could say anything, Mu Feng spoke first, "Since we plan to survive here, climbing mountains and diving is unavoidable. Not to mention that she has learned the Swallow Walking Technique now, even if she hasn't, we still need her to practice her courage." After that, he shouted to Xiangcao, "Xiangcao, think about Xiaohua. If you don't come down now, you will be even more unable to do it when you are out of energy!"
"Xiaohua has finally been reunited with you. Can you bear to let her live alone again?"
Vanilla lay on the cliff with her legs stretched straight. She tried hard not to be afraid, to face the cliff bravely and conquer it, but she hated herself for not being able to do so.
To this day, she doesn't even have the courage to take another step.
"I really don't dare!"
Her voice echoed down from the cliff. Jiang Xue frowned as she listened, and said worriedly, "Oh no! She might not be able to hold on any longer. I'll go up and bring her down."
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