After a while, Lin's father came running back.
He gasped and said, "It's bad. There's a bottomless crack in the ground ahead, dozens of meters wide, and the wooden bridge above it has collapsed. We are all trapped here."
"It's not a river? It's a crack in the ground?" Lin Feng couldn't help but exclaim.
If it were a river, maybe we could paddle across on a raft, but there is no river here, so how can we get across?
Moreover, there was a bottomless crack in the ground, and with the threat of a swarm of black bees, Lin Feng also felt that the world was difficult.
But then he thought, this is nothing, at least he and his family will not starve to death, but he can't always stop moving forward! Yang Jingyi's family is still waiting in King Qi's fiefdom!
"Mom and Dad! Please wait here. I'll go take a look."
Lin Feng planned to go and check it out in person so that he would have more idea about it.
There were many people ahead, all of them feeling hopeless. With no way back and the road ahead blocked, this was a life-threatening situation. This was their only hope of survival!
Lin Feng looked at the bottomless crack in the ground in front of him, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. The crack was indeed very wide and deep. It was pitch black underneath and nothing could be seen. Moreover, there was not even a tree on the cliffs on both sides. They were bare as if cut out by a sharp sword.
The wooden bridge was not a purely wooden bridge. It was connected by several thick iron chains at both ends. The broken chain was on their side. The large iron stakes that fixed the iron chains had long disappeared, while the other side was intact. Lin Feng was a little suspicious. Could this be man-made damage?
"But what is the purpose of the destruction?" Lin Feng was puzzled, and the refugees were also puzzled. They just wailed, some prayed to the gods, and some pointed to the sky and cursed. Everyone had their own attitude, but everything was in vain.
Lin Feng returned to his family, and now he didn't know what to do.
"To get there, we can only take a detour, but we don't know where the next bridge at this crack in the ground is?" Lin Feng sighed.
They weren't locals and weren't familiar with the area. If they took a detour, who knew how far it would take! Even if they did, there might not be a ready-made wooden bridge to cross.
Father Lin also heard some gossip that the bridge was originally guarded by soldiers from the imperial court, but as Prince Yu's army approached, some princes who were at odds with Prince Yu began to make trouble. Perhaps the collapse of the bridge was their means to stop Prince Yu's army from attacking.
"It seems this is more likely." Lin Feng nodded, then he seemed to think of something and said to his father, "Dad, we can't stay here for long. The swarm of black bees behind us is coming. It's possible that these black bees are the work of King Yu's army. They have been dealing with the Northern Barbarians for years."
Father Lin also said: "Then Prince Yu's army should be not far from here. You are right. We should not stay here for long."
Then the family continued their journey. This time they were going to walk along the edge of the crack in the ground. Although it was a mountain road and difficult to walk on, it was better than being surrounded by King Yu's army. At that time, they would probably be at the mercy of others.
Not only Lin Feng's family thought of this, some refugees also thought of this, and they also began to look for a bridge along the crack in the ground.
The mountain road was difficult to walk on and there were many gravels. There were also many wild beasts roaming around. However, when faced with the hungry refugees, these beasts seemed to have switched identities. The beasts were chased all over the mountain by the large number of refugees. If they took a wrong step, they would lose their lives. The refugees also enjoyed the meat.
Lin Feng and his family did not participate in their hunting activities. They continued to move forward cautiously. They would not rest if possible and would eat secretly so as not to let others know that they had food at home.
But at night, Lin Feng and his family could no longer walk. Instead, they found a valley far away from the crowd, put out the container house, and the family had a nice hot meal and a good sleep.
The family members were very tired both physically and mentally. After eating and drinking, they basically fell asleep on their pillows.
They got up early the next day and continued to move forward. They walked for three days before finally getting out of the mountains. The refugees managed to survive by digging wild vegetables, gnawing tree bark, and eating some meat from wild and small animals.
Of course, Lin Feng's family left them far behind, because they didn't have to worry about finding food, which saved a lot of time and energy.
They walked until dusk that day, but still hadn't found the bridge. However, Lin Feng and his family found a very narrow crack in the ground.
"Great, our family can go now." Lin Feng said excitedly.
The family members were also smiling happily. The journey these days made people feel a little desperate.
The width of the ground fissure at this location is only about five or six meters. Compared with the widths of dozens of meters or even nearly a hundred meters seen before, this one is already much wider.
After roughly estimating the distance, and taking advantage of the fact that the others were farther away from his family, and since the sun had already set, Lin Feng took out the container house from the space and placed it on both sides of the crack.
Then he pulled the family members up through the top of the container. After a while, the family members were all safe and sound. Lin Feng then folded up the container house.
All this was done seamlessly without anyone noticing.
After crossing the fissure, they continued on their journey.
Lin Feng believed that the people could also see this narrow crack in the ground. Since they were so many in number, they would definitely be able to build a wooden bridge to cross it in a very short time.
There is no need to be too anxious this time. Those Yu Kings should not be able to catch up with them because they have deviated from the main road for several days. Even the Yu King would not be idle enough to ignore the pipeline road and take this rugged mountain road because they cannot take the mountain road with their supplies.
"Feng'er, there is a cool breeze. It's going to rain." Father Lin stretched out his hand to feel the humidity, then reminded.
Mother Lin nodded, her tone somewhat cheerful: "Really, how long has it been since we last saw rain?"
Lin Feng smiled and nodded. Indeed, when they were in their hometown, they hadn't seen rain or snow for more than half a year. The ground was so dry and cracked that there were not even a few wild vegetables to be found.
"Let's find a place quickly! Otherwise it will be bad if we get caught in the rain." Lin Feng said hurriedly.
But after searching for a long time, they still couldn't find a suitable piece of land to place the container house. They were still in the mountains, so they couldn't place it on the hillside, and they didn't dare to place it in the low ravines for fear of being washed away by mountain torrents.
Lin Feng was a little worried. The elderly and weak in the family would be in trouble if they were caught in the rain. They would definitely get sick.
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