Lu Zhuang pointed to the vines: "Just grab the vines and go down them, and you'll find a cave."
"How did the elderly and children in the village get down there? Did you carry them down?"
Lu Zhuang nodded and then shook his head: "The lighter children will be carried down on our backs. The heavier elderly will be carried down in wicker baskets."
Through a long history of hunting, the local people have learned how to survive in nature.
Shenxi watched in surprise as five- or six-year-old children grabbed onto the vines and climbed down like monkeys.
Shenxi gestured, and she and her guards followed.
Sure enough, the cave was behind a vine in the middle of the cliff.
The prolonged drought has stripped the vines of all their green leaves; any that were originally there have likely been eaten by animals or local people.
The cave was quite large, but with so many people, it felt very crowded.
Seeing that the sky outside was already bright, Chenxi looked up and saw a sliver of sunlight shining onto the vines.
Looking down, you can see right down to the bottom of the cliff.
The surrounding cliffs are very steep, almost completely straight.
Cliffs and precipices—that's an absolutely apt description of this place.
Without the aid of vines or ropes, it would be very difficult for a person to climb such a cliff.
Upon hearing Lu Zhuang's words, Shen Xi instructed Zheng Ankang, "Ankang, let's go down."
Zheng Ankang frowned, looking troubled. "Sir, the situation outside is unclear. It's better not to go down."
Shenxi insisted, "If we're all in this cave, and we get discovered, we'll be wiped out in one fell swoop."
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