Seeing Ye Yunxi and Fu Heng looking down, Zhang Haiyi went over to see what was down there as well.
Gu Qingqing followed Zhang Haiyi over and looked down.
This sight terrified Gu Qingqing.
She gasped in surprise and immediately covered her mouth.
Xuan Yu and Lu Hengyi knew there was such a thing down there. Standing next to Ye Yunxi and the others, they looked down with embarrassed expressions.
Zhang Jing noticed that something was wrong with them, so she comforted Chen Zhe and got up to walk towards Ye Yunxi and the others.
Zhang Jing looked down and saw several carnivorous plants stretching their heads toward them, as if they wouldn't be satisfied until they were eaten.
"There are carnivorous plants here! Did someone grow them here?"
Ye Yunxi and the others glanced at Zhang Jing, then turned to look at the carnivorous plant.
Fu Heng looked at the top of the sinkhole and said.
"The sunlight is shining down from above, so there must be an exit up there."
Zhang Haiyi asked, "If that's the exit, how do we get out?"
Fu Heng looked up and saw many vines, mostly growing downwards, and said to them.
"Use the vines, and climb up using the vines, but be careful. Try to keep your footing steady while climbing to avoid falling into the deep pit."
Lu Hengyi looked at the vines, then at the exit and said.
"This vine should be heavy enough, but it's a bit far from the exit."
Gu Qingqing looked at the vines and the exit above, then at the carnivorous plants below.
“I’m worried that I won’t be able to climb up and will hold you back.”
Zhang Haiyi comforted her. "Don't worry, I'm here."
Ye Yunxi thought for a moment. There were ropes in the space. Perhaps those who could climb up could climb up first, and then pull up those who couldn't.
"Here's what we'll do. We have ropes in our backpacks, climbing ropes. The few of us can climb up first, and then we'll lower the ropes down for you and pull you up."
The group exchanged glances. Ye Yunxi, Fu Heng, Xuan Yu, Lu Hengyi, and Chen Zhe all seemed to have no issues.
Zhang Jing's physical strength is barely acceptable, but it's unclear whether she can climb.
Ye Yunxi looked at Zhang Jing.
"Will it work?"
Zhang Jing said it with absolute certainty.
"I can do it, don't worry."
Ye Yunxi looked at Zhang Haiyi and Gu Qingqing.
"Haiyi, stay here with Qingqing and wait for us to lower the rope before you go up. I'll leave Yunzi here for now; could you please help secure the rope for her later?"
Zhang Haiyi knew the gravity of the situation and nodded.
"Don't worry, I will. You guys go upstairs to rest for safety."
Ye Yunxi and the others nodded. Fu Heng took the lead and found two vines. These were the only two that were close to them; the others were quite far away.
Fu Heng and Xuan Yu led the way, and Ye Yunxi told them to be careful.
"Don't worry, we'll climb up a bit first, then you can continue climbing. Make sure the distance is far enough, otherwise I'm worried the vines won't be able to support the weight of so many people."
After he finished speaking, Fu Heng and Xuan Yu grabbed the vines and started climbing up.
Those below were filled with anxiety, fearing that the vines would give way and fall.
Fu Heng and Xuan Yu climbed carefully, each step firm, their hands gripping the vines tightly.
They had climbed halfway up the mountain when Chen Zhe was about to finish, but Ye Yunxi stopped him.
“No, let’s wait. Let them climb out first, then we’ll climb up. I’m worried the vines aren’t stable.”
After listening to Ye Yunxi's words, Chen Zhe thought about it and realized it made sense.
They waited a while longer, and soon Fu Heng and Xuan Yu climbed to the exit. Before they could even look outside, Fu Heng took out a climbing rope from his backpack and lowered it down, telling them to hurry up.
Ye Yunxi and Chen Zhe didn't use climbing ropes; they simply tied them to Gu Qingqing and had Fu Heng and Xuan Yu pull her up.
Ye Yunxi and Lu Hengyi gripped the vines and slowly climbed upwards.
Soon, Gu Qingqing was pulled up by Xuan Yu and Fu Heng, the ropes binding her were untied, and she was thrown down again.
The original plan was to let Zhang Jing go up first, but Zhang Jing declined.
“Yunxi entrusted Yunzi to us, we should let Yunzi go up first.”
Chen Zhe was taken aback at first, then without saying anything, he tied the rope around Yunzi's body and had them pull her up.
At this point, Ye Yunxi and Lu Hengyi had climbed most of the way and were just a little further from the intersection.
After Yunzi was pulled up, the rope was untied, and then the rope was thrown down again.
This time, Zhang Jing went up first. Just as Zhang Jing finished tying the rope, Ye Yunxi and Lu Hengyi climbed out.
Fu Heng reacted quickly, pulling Ye Yunxi and Lu Hengyi up. Then he went to pull Zhang Jing up as well.
After seeing Zhang Jing go up, Chen Zhe pulled on two vines and said to Zhang Haiyi.
"Let's do it together!"
Zhang Haiyi smiled, took the vine from Chen Zhe's hand, and climbed up with him.
After Zhang Jing went up, she quickly untied the ropes binding her and lay down on the ground looking at Chen Zhe.
Soon, the two of them climbed up as well, and Xuan Yu and Lu Hengyi quickly pulled them up.
The group of people then rested, still feeling shaken.
Once she had recovered, Ye Yunxi finally saw what the outside looked like. This wasn't the mountain they had just been on, but thinking about it carefully, it was understandable that they hadn't reached the same mountain after walking for so long.
After they had rested, Fu Heng told them to get up and leave quickly.
They didn't know how to get to the mountain they had just passed, so they could only go down the mountain first.
After walking for more than ten minutes, they saw the stone stairs. Without saying a word, they hurried down them.
Using her backpack as an excuse, Ye Yunxi took out a compass and a map from her spatial storage to check their location and how far they were from their car.
They were surprised to see Ye Yunxi take out a compass.
"Sister Yunxi, you actually brought a compass! That's great, now we can find the car much faster."
Ye Yunxi smiled but didn't say anything, focusing on looking at the map. She discovered that this mountain was not far from the one where they had parked, and they were even connected.
In other words, once you go down this staircase, you can see where they came from.
Ye Yunxi told them the good news.
“If we walk down this staircase, we can roughly see where we parked.”
"That's great! Let's go down the mountain quickly!"
Ye Yunxi was also very happy. After the battle in the cave, they accidentally stumbled into another cave, which was connected to this one. There were also some man-eating plants at the bottom of the sinkhole, but thankfully they didn't fall in.
They walked up the stairs for a while, and the sky gradually began to darken.
They were startled and looked up at the sky, but it didn't seem like it was raining heavily. Nevertheless, they hurried down the mountain.
They walked for a while longer, but before they reached their parking spot, it got completely dark.
Chen Zhe asked, "What's going on? Why is it so dark? Has the midnight sun ended?"
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