Kuaiwen: I earn a pension by breaking through the game

Chapter 228 The Bride Dedicated to the Mountain God (18)

The vines at the entrance of the tunnel were as lush as she remembered. When viewed during the day, they seemed to have even more lush, upward vitality.

Seeing this touch of green in such a cold place calmed Jiang Qiuchen's originally panicked mood a little.

The first thing Jiang Qiuchen did when she entered the tunnel was to look at the candles on the wall. She remembered very clearly last night that she lit a candle every few steps.

Although the candlelight was not very bright, it was enough to illuminate the long tunnel.

Candles are consumables. After being burned by flames, they will turn into drops of candle tears and accumulate at the bottom.

Judging from the length of time it burned last night, there will be some losses no matter what.

But when she looked at it now, not only were there no traces of burning, even the dust on the surface had not been blown away.

"This...how is this possible?!"

Jiang Qiuchen put the candle back in its place in disbelief, and hurriedly went to look for the next one, but after looking at several in a row, they were all in the same situation as the first one.

"I remember... I clearly remember that I ordered it..."

Jiang Qiucheng murmured to herself in self-doubt, was this all just a dream? Was it her dream from the moment she entered the tunnel?

The fire and the house were just things in her dream.

Everything that happened last night was so real that Jiang Qiuchen didn't want to believe that it was all an illusion. She quickened her pace and ran forward, turning three right turns in a row.

But what finally appeared in front of her was not a house, but a cold stone wall. Beyond the stone wall, there was a new fork in the road.

"strangeness……"

Jiang Qiuchen looked at the scene in front of him, his whole body felt cold and his fingertips felt numb.

Her eyes were fixed on the front, trying to find a glimmer of life in this desolate place, but there was nothing but deathly silence, and the whole world was in a state of stagnation at this moment.

Was everything that happened last night fake? Or did she accidentally stray into a place and was released after falling asleep?
Jiang Qiuchen stared blankly at everything in front of him and took a few steps back in fear.

There was something strange going on here. She couldn't just rush in like this. She had to go out first and think things through after she calmed down.

Jiang Qiuchen pressed his right hand against the stone wall, clenched his clothes with his left hand, and returned along the same path.

New changes are coming quietly...

Jiang Qiuchen remembered very clearly that she arrived here after following the stone wall and turning three corners to the right. But when she was about to leave, the road she had taken had changed.

Those familiar bends seemed to be rearranged and combined by magic, becoming confusing.

Originally there were only two forks in the road, one on the left and one on the right, but now they have split into three roads, left, middle and right, leaving people with nowhere to go.

At this moment, her stomach made an inopportune rumbling sound. She had not eaten anything from yesterday until now, and her stomach was already empty. She felt hungry and thirsty.

She had to hurry up. Although her body's dependence on food had been slightly reduced due to her long-term use of the Cleansing and Purifying Mind Dew, she still couldn't go hungry for a long time.

Since the path had been chosen from the beginning, there was no reason to change it. After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Qiuchen decided to choose the side he had been sticking to and slowly move outwards.

Fortunately, the area she entered was not very deep. Although it took some more time, she saw the exit again.

It was not until he came out of the tunnel and saw the light again that Jiang Qiuchen's heart felt a little relieved.

It was a close call. If she had wavered in her thoughts and chosen another path, she might not have been able to come out safely again. This tunnel has many changes. It is not an ordinary dead thing. There must be a way out hidden in it.

What is life? What is death? Life and death are on a fine line, and the boundary seems clear, but in fact it is entangled.

Mutual dependence and mutual transformation constitute the cycle of life.

Sometimes, behind what seems like a dead end, there may very well be a bright future.

She couldn't stand still and had to hurry up and re-enter the tunnel.

The Xiaguang Cave is quite large and it is dark at night, making it difficult to see. Things that can be resolved during the day should not be left until night.

Jiang Qiuchen looked around, trying to find some tools that could come in handy. Suddenly, her eyes lit up. She took out a pair of scissors from her sleeve and bent down.

He was muttering to himself while moving his hands skillfully.

"I'm really sorry, everyone. I have to borrow your clothes."

“If I have the chance to leave this place, I will definitely set up an altar in the outside world to worship you all.”

After years of ravage, the cloth had become so thin and brittle that it could be torn apart with just a little effort, without even the need for sharp scissors.

But it is silk fabric after all. A single piece may not be very useful, but as long as the quantity is sufficient, it can still make use of its residual heat.

Jiang Qiuchen stripped the worn and faded wedding dress off the skeleton, tore it into strips, and weaved the three strands together into a rope of moderate thickness.

The fabrics were pressed together, and when pulled to both sides they were stretched tightly without even a trace of gap.

Just one wedding dress was used to weave a very long rope. Jiang Qiuchen's movements did not stop, but became faster and faster.

After all the cloth on the skeletons had been used up, Jiang Qiuchen looked at the ropes coiled at his feet and smiled with satisfaction.

Don't underestimate these ropes. With these ropes, she can climb high, fall low, leave marks and control her position.

After finishing her work, she gathered all the scattered skeletons on the ground together, piled them neatly, covered their bodies with a piece of remaining cloth, and bowed twice.

The situation was urgent and she had no choice but to resort to this last resort. Now this move can only provide psychological comfort.

After finishing the rest of the things, Jiang Qiuchen tied one end of the braided rope around his waist and the other end to the thickest vine at the entrance of the cave.

After pulling it with his hands to make sure it was fixed and there were no problems, Jiang Qiuchen encouraged himself and went into the tunnel again.

She now had a strong intuition that she would definitely discover something different this time.

When choosing a direction, Jiang Qiuchen resolutely chose right again.

Since she was able to see the scene that she couldn't see now after turning right last night, it meant that there was something strange on the right side and it was worth digging deeper.

As she moved forward, the rope in her hand began to gradually shorten.

According to Jiang Qiuchen's estimation early in the morning, the length of the rope should be enough for her to reach the center of the tunnel.

If there is anything unusual at that time, she can just pull the rope and leave.

This time she walked very easily as there were no obstacles along the way. Just when Jiang Qiuchen was relaxing, a breeze suddenly blew from the right.