Chapter 41: White Jade Bell (VII)
This is the captain's responsibility.
This industry, after the great purge in 2002 and the rectification in the following years. The truly capable people do not belong to the Academy of Social Sciences, but are their consultants.
In other words, if the Academy of Social Sciences goes to the field itself, its technology may not be top-notch, but if a Jianghu order is issued, the result will be completely different. However, this has not happened yet.
Jiang Xian did not join.
The rest of the people in the underworld are not used to working from nine to five and being dispatched everywhere. If you want these people to help you do things, then taking responsibility and having strong subordinates are the most basic requirements.
Hong Si Niang glanced at Jiang Xian, then looked up. The pulley had not stopped after falling one meter, but was still falling! This meant that when they jumped from this angle, the length of the rope remained the same, but the center of gravity changed. The distance also changed.
"What are you waiting for!" Jiang Xian shouted in a low voice, "The pulley is continuing to move downwards! While you were hesitating, it must have dropped another foot! If we swing over again, we will probably just skim the surface of the water! Do you want me to walk through the river when I pass by?"
Hong Si Niang gritted her teeth and immediately grabbed the rope. Jiang Xian grabbed the end of the rope without saying a word, and wrapped his arm around a sculpture nearby. He stabilized his lower body and said in a muffled voice, "Let's go!"
Hong Si Niang breathed a sigh of relief, and the next second, she climbed up the rope like a monkey. This height was dangerous enough, and he had to ensure that he was at least two meters away from the water surface when the swing was at its maximum.
The rope jumped like a guitar string, Jiang Xian's forehead was throbbing with veins, and he held the end of the rope tightly. Just when Hong Si Niang climbed more than two meters and nodded to him, he suddenly let go of the rope.
Swoosh... the rope swung, and the mechanism exploded. But this time... it was completely different from before!
Close...very close!
If the previous few sounds were dull, as if hidden in the mountain wall, then this time, the sound of the mechanism sounded behind Jiang Xian! The mountain wall was like a layer of paper, and the huge mechanism that made the sound was like a prehistoric beast that was about to break through this layer of paper!
On the rope, Hong Si Niang turned her head anxiously, looking at Jiang Xian who was getting smaller and smaller behind her. The unknown was the greatest terror, and no one knew what would happen below. Every sound of the mechanism seemed to be twisting their hearts, making the atmosphere in the cave even more solemn.
His swing was smooth, without any problems. Once, twice, three times... Just when he was about to swing for the fourth time, a "swish" sound suddenly rang out in the cave.
That... is the sound of the wind.
However, the sound did not come from the gap in the banyan tree above, but from behind the wall.
It was as if...something huge suddenly rose up.
On the other side of the river, Ling Xiaozi and the Eight-armed Arhat stood up immediately. They looked around in horror. They were filled with murderous intent all along the way, and it was like walking on thin ice. Everyone's spirit was tense at a critical point. At this moment, their hearts seemed to be hanging in their throats.
"It's activated..." the Eight-Armed Arhat said hoarsely, "The mechanism is activated... Where is it? Behind the stone wall?"
Ling Xiaozi also looked around with great vigilance. However, when his eyes looked at where Jiang Xian was, his pupils suddenly shrank, and then he roared without hesitation: "Run!!!"
Hong Si Niang also turned her head. When she turned her head, her mouth suddenly opened wide, and then she shouted without hesitation: "Run! Run! Hold the rope and come over here!!"
Right above Jiang Xian's head, the stone wall... seemed to be artificially staggered, with clouds of dust emitting and countless small stones falling down. It was like... a sign of a landslide.
Jiang Xian didn't move.
He gritted his teeth fiercely, clenched and unclenched his fists nervously, stared at Hong Si Niang flying in the air, and prayed desperately in his heart: Faster... Faster!
However, his feet did not move an inch.
Hong Si Niang hasn't gone down yet.
If he grabbed the last rope and rushed over now, the pulling of the two forces would probably result in no one being able to reach the other side. Especially when the mechanism was fully activated, the consequences would be disastrous!
There is one last time... This time, when Hong Si Niang swings to the other side, she will definitely go down. That's when she will move.
Time seemed to slow down. Under everyone's anxious gaze, Hong Si Niang finally swam across the river. Before she even reached the river bank, he couldn't wait to jump down. This jump was a full five meters. But he didn't care about anything else. He turned around and shouted desperately: "Still..."
boom--!!!!
Between heaven and earth, huge waves roared!
This voice was so terrifying that it swallowed up all of Hong Si Niang 's words. Just behind Jiang Xian, on the command platform, a huge crack suddenly appeared on the stone wall!
It was as if the stone wall was an egg, and the monster inside was madly preparing to crash out.
Time seemed to freeze at this moment. Jiang Xian suddenly raised his head, and felt his scalp explode. The smoke and clouds above formed a skyline, and countless small stones fell from a height of tens of meters. The spider web pattern around the crack spread wildly, and it was afraid that it would completely collapse in a dozen seconds!
He prepared to squat without hesitation, but just as he stabilized his lower body, a sound that made his skin crawl again was heard, as if the thing that had hit the wall just now was lifted up again.
“Run…Run!!!” Ling Xiaozi finally came back to his senses and screamed desperately: “Jiang! Come here!! Quick!!”
Before he finished speaking, the stone wall above him collapsed! But not all of it fell down at once, but large pieces of stone fell like meteorites! Boom boom boom! They instantly hit the ground, raising a cloud of dust, engulfing the entire command platform.
Ling Xiaozi suddenly opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but nothing came out. It was the first time he realized that TV dramas were so fake. When people are truly scared, they can't make any sound.
"Mr. Jiang!" "Master Jiang!" The voices of Hong Si Niang and Eight-armed Arhat rang out at the same time. Almost at the same time, they all saw that the last rope on the command platform moved, and then a figure grabbed the rope with both hands and swung over desperately.
At a critical moment... Ling Xiaozi wanted to close his eyes, but found that he couldn't close them at all, and his fingers were shaking slightly. In his vision, this figure covered in dust was steadily crossing the river, less than one meter away from the river surface. It seemed that it would fall at any time, but it was always like a small boat in a storm, standing still in the raging waves.
Swish - Jiang Xian's figure rose high and passed before everyone's eyes. Although everyone was extremely anxious, no one shouted the word "jump".
They were not sure they could catch the opponent accurately. If they failed, at a height of more than 20 meters... no one could bear the responsibility.
At this moment, they all knew that Jiang Xian was like a stretched bowstring and no pressure could be put on him.
Jiang Xian's figure swung higher and higher, directly to the top of more than 50 meters, and then suddenly swung back. However, at this moment, with a loud bang like a landslide, the wall behind him completely collapsed!
Boom——!!!
A deafening roar echoed throughout the cave, and the bats above seemed to be greatly frightened, accompanied by a dense scream. Countless black waves rushed madly through the cracks into the sky, blocking all sunlight. In an instant, the cave was pitch black.
At the moment when the light and shadow intertwined, everyone could see clearly that a hole several tens of meters wide had been knocked out behind the command platform. In it, two huge silver chains hung a giant dragon pillar, which crashed out like the creation of the world!
The beast is out of the cage!
This striking wood may be thirty meters in diameter and hundreds of meters long. The head is a dragon head, carved entirely from stone. The shape is so exquisite that even every scale on the dragon's body is clear. People are like leaves on a tree in front of them, and Jiang Xian... is at the center of this thunderous collision! Facing the dragon's mouth!
"May the Three Pure Ones bless you..." Ling Xiaozi clasped his hands together and chanted tremblingly.
In the darkness, they had no choice but to pray.
……………………………………
A strong wind blew past his ears, and Jiang Xian also saw it at the moment when the giant Panlong pillar smashed the stone wall.
Not only did he see it, he could feel the desperate breath of death behind him better than anyone else. The strong wind blew away the air that had been sealed for who knows how many years like a huge wave, blowing his sleeves straight forward. In an instant, his mind went blank, and only three words remained: What should I do?
In two seconds at most, you will be pressed against the faucet, with all your bones broken in an instant. Then you will be hit somewhere unknown and turned into a pulp.
The next second, countless thoughts rushed into his mind. In the life-or-death situation, he didn't feel any fear. Instead, he felt a crazy desire to survive.
I want to survive.
I haven't found any clues yet, how could I die here!
His thoughts had never been so fast before, and his eyes quickly scanned the surroundings: the space for maneuvering was too narrow, and now was the highest point of the backswing, about fifty meters. If he let go, he would fall to death, and if he didn't let go, he would crash to death... He couldn't hear, see, or speak. At this moment, his five senses seemed to be leaving him, and the countless emotions between life and death dispersed them. Only the instinct to survive between life and death remained.
His lips dried up instantly, and his muscles tensed like strings. He turned his head, not looking at the giant dragon pillar again, but clenched his teeth and calculated the distance with rapid breathing.
Since there is no way to avoid it, why not give it a try!
Five meters... four meters... three meters!
At this moment, Jiang Xian closed his eyes and jumped back desperately.
It’s not about pursuing any inspiration, but I don’t want to use my eyes to record everything that happens next, and I don’t want any picture to affect my most instinctive and direct actions.
Like a flying fish out of the sea, like a wild goose swimming in the sky.
At this moment, it was like flying into the sky.
Flying out of life, waiting for the final verdict.
One second is very short, yet it seems like ten thousand years.
The next second, he felt a sharp pain on his back, burning like a knife scraping his back. Then came a warm and wet feeling. However, he ignored the pain. Instead, he suddenly opened his bloodshot eyes, gasping for breath, and stared at his surroundings.
Not dead... He is not dead!
At this moment, he was standing on the dragon's head! He seemed to be riding on clouds and mist, stepping on the giant dragon and rushing forward.
We should be thankful that this is not the simple wooden striker used in ancient times. This place has a close relationship with Qin Shi Huang. For the sake of beautification and etiquette, they used a wooden striker in the shape of a dragon head. The distance from the dragon's eyes to the top of the dragon's mouth is the only place where he can stay.
He wasn't sure if he could succeed, but when his mind couldn't keep up, he could only trust his instincts.
Fortunately, the goddess of fate favored him.
At this moment, he felt his hands and feet go weak. However, there was no time to be thankful for surviving the disaster. He quickly adjusted his posture, lying completely on the dragon's nose, cutting through the wind and waves, and moving forward without hesitation!
