newbobooks Chapter 659 The Mysterious Heavenly Ladder
Chapter 659 The Mysterious Heavenly Ladder
Hearing Hu Jizhou's eloquent explanation...
Zhang Yunfeng said anxiously, "This thing really is a Heavenly Ladder! The Kunlun Mountain you mentioned is indeed a Heavenly Ladder recorded in ancient times! But there were four Heavenly Ladders in ancient times! They were Kunlun Mountain, Zhao Mountain, Dengbao Mountain, and Jianmu! The first three were all high mountains. And the last one, Jianmu, was a tree!"
The Classic of Mountains and Seas describes the Jianmu tree as resembling an ox, whose bark can be peeled off with a pull. Its bark is like the tassels on a crown or yellow snakeskin, its leaves are like a net, and its trunk is like a thorny elm.
And this spiral wooden staircase is made of Jianmu wood!
Zhang Yunfeng was very excited to see the legendary Heavenly Ladder.
He spoke at length, but apart from Qin An and Shao Wei, the rest of the archaeological team looked at him with suspicion, as if they were trying to confirm whether Academician Zhang had really gone mad.
It has both a heavenly ladder and a Jianmu tree...
Seeing that the members of the archaeological team were somewhat skeptical of him.
Zhang Yunfeng became even more anxious!
He simply pulled Hu Jizhou towards the spiral wooden staircase, saying, "Come with me! This is the Heavenly Ladder built from the legendary Jianmu tree! The Classic of Mountains and Seas records that people cast no shadows under the Jianmu tree, and they can't even make a sound, because the Jianmu tree reaches straight to the Heavenly Palace. This was done to prevent mortals from disturbing the heavenly beings with their loud voices..."
Zhang Yunfeng's lips were still moving.
But he didn't make a sound at all!
Hu Jizhou had a smile on his face as Zhang Yunfeng pulled him up the spiral wooden stairs. After hearing Zhang Yunfeng, who was walking ahead, stop making a sound, Hu Jizhou finally got up.
Hu Jizhou scoffed, "What's wrong, Academician Zhang? Have you discovered that this thing is just an ordinary spiral wooden staircase? A staircase to heaven, my foot!"
however.
The sounds Hu Jizhou made were only audible to himself.
..................
"Huh? Why aren't they saying anything?"
Gu Wuyan looked at Zhang Yunfeng and Hu Jizhou, who were pulling and tugging at each other, and asked, somewhat puzzled.
Shao Wei, who was standing at the very back of the group, looked shocked!
"Perhaps they have nothing to say!"
Jiang Liuli said nonchalantly.
"Academician Zhang? Academician Zhang?"
at the same time.
Hu Jizhou also noticed something was wrong, because although he couldn't see Zhang Yunfeng's mouth moving when he was behind him, he could see the sides of his cheeks.
And it all began the moment they stepped onto that spiral wooden staircase!
Zhang Yunfeng's cheeks never stopped moving.
In other words... Academician Zhang had been talking to me the whole time, but I hadn't heard a sound at all!
Think of this.
Hu Jizhou's face turned pale!
Is the Jianmu tree that Zhang Yunfeng mentioned real?
Remembering what Zhang Yunfeng had said before, that people under the Jianmu tree would not only be unable to make a sound, but would also have their shadows disappear, Hu Jizhou looked down at Zhang Yunfeng's lower body.
Hu Jizhou lowered his head.
The military flashlight above his head also shone downwards!
However.......
Hu Jizhou, however, did not see Zhang Yunfeng for a long time!
Oh shit!
Something's really wrong with this spiral wooden staircase!
Hu Jizhou quickly tugged at Zhang Yunfeng's arm, and Zhang Yunfeng turned around when he felt Hu Jizhou pulling him, but Zhang Yunfeng continued to output.
Even if it's just turning around!
His mouth never stopped moving.
After speaking for another three to five seconds, Zhang Yunfeng seemed to realize something when he saw Hu Jizhou's pale face.
But he wasn't sure yet!
It wasn't until Hu Jizhou opened his mouth and said two sentences that the conversation ended.
Then he pointed to the ground beneath his feet.
Zhang Yunfeng then realized...
Oh shit!
This thing is actually the Jianmu tree recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas!
This thing really is a ladder to heaven!
Realizing that the spiral wooden staircase was not simple, Zhang Yunfeng and Hu Jizhou scrambled down it and then ran towards the archaeological team as if their lives depended on it.
this time.
The rest of the archaeological team members were now on edge!
Because Zhang Yunfeng and Hu Jizhou descended the spiral wooden stairs very quickly, they should have made a "clattering" sound as they went down the stairs.
But they didn't hear a sound at all!
And it depends on the situation of the two of them.
They must have discovered something amiss, but the two of them tacitly refrained from making a single cry for help.
The archaeological team only heard Hu Jizhou and Zhang Yunfeng's voices when they ran down the spiral wooden stairs one after the other and escaped from the area of the spiral wooden stairs.
"Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! This is completely illogical! This isn't a vacuum! How can sound not be conducted?"
Hu Jizhou ran while cursing loudly.
When the two of them finally got close to Qin An, their expressions improved considerably. It was as if as soon as they got near Qin An, they were like shrinking into a blanket, and the ghosts could no longer harm them.
"What happened to you?" Qin An asked, frowning.
He hadn't sensed any danger whatsoever during his killing intent assessment, so he had no intention of rescuing Zhang Yunfeng and Hu Jizhou.
After the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Hu Jizhou quickly answered, "Brother Qin An... that spiral wooden staircase really is a ladder to heaven! It's exactly the same as what Academician Zhang described! When a person stands on it, not only can they not make a sound, but even their shadow disappears."
Meng Yu saw that Hu Jizhou was panting heavily.
He quickly stepped forward, patted Hu Jizhou on the back to help him catch his breath, and then opened a bottle of water and handed it to Hu Jizhou. He watched as Hu Jizhou finished drinking the water.
Meng Yucai asked, "Senior brother! Besides not being able to make a sound or see a shadow, are there any other dangers?"
Upon hearing Meng Yu's words...
Hu Jizhou and Zhang Yunfeng's tense expressions froze instantly!
After exchanging a glance, the two shook their heads, saying, "It seems... there are no other dangers besides this."
Meng Yu then asked, "So you're saying you're terrified because you can't make a sound or see your shadows?"
Meng Yu's expression was somewhat sarcastic.
Hu Jizhou and Zhang Yunfeng immediately looked embarrassed.
It seems that's indeed the case!
They seem to be making a mountain out of a molehill?
There hasn't been any actual danger yet, and he's already scared like this.
Qin An thought Hu Jizhou and Zhang Yunfeng's actions were correct; it was an emergency evasive maneuver! If they waited until danger was already upon them before running away, it would be too late.
"You guys rest here! Liuli and I will go up that ladder to the sky and take a look!" Seeing that Hu Jizhou was panting, Qin An did not force him to go with him to explore the way, but instead turned around and called Jiang Liuli.
Gu Wuyan's eyes were filled with hope.
She really wanted to go with Qin An!
However, Qin An shook his head and refused, leaving Gu Wuyan to lower her head in disappointment.