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  I hastily beckoned Fatso over and said, "You take a look, what is that thing." Fatso let out a whistle, snatched the flashlight from my hand, and muttered to himself, "Comrade Xiao Wu, next time you go down into the pit, remember to wear your glasses..." He had only spoken halfway when he suddenly exclaimed, "It looks like it's a lamp socket!" The long-lasting lamps used in tombs are either designed with lamp holders or lamp sockets, and lamp sockets are often used in large tomb cavities.

  This thing similar to a lamp holder, according to us has seven or eight meters, there are some things on the cliff wall that can be climbed with hands, Fatso said his body is too big and not suitable for climbing, let me go up, I tore my clothes into strips, barely made a ten-meter-long rope, immediately opened my hands and feet, and stuck to the cliff wall, slowly moving towards the lamp holder.

  Fat boy held the other end of the rope to shine a light on me, my whole face was stuck to the cliff wall, I could only look left and right, completely unable to lower my head. As soon as I thought about the bottomless abyss under my feet, I felt my legs go slightly soft. Silently scolding myself, I summoned up all my spirit and moved towards the position of the lamp hole. Just then, Fat boy suddenly shouted: "Wu Xie!"

  I was taken aback, and the fatty had called my name a number of times, something must have happened. I felt that something was off, and involuntarily stopped in my tracks, just as I was about to speak, when out of the corner of my eye, I saw a white blurry thing below. Due to the dim light from the flashlight, I couldn't see clearly what it was, but the thing seemed to be moving, and crawling towards me.

  At this time, I heard the sound of a gun being cocked. Suddenly, Fatso roared: "Tianzhen, hold on tight!" I've been working with him for more than one or two days. Although I didn't understand what was going on, as soon as he finished speaking, I immediately gripped the stone seam tightly. At this moment, a gunshot rang out and reverberated loudly in the empty environment, echoing for a very long time.

  The gunshot seemed to have gone off right under my feet, blasting my ears and making me dizzy. There was a loud boom inside, and then I couldn't hear anything. I turned around to look at Fatso, who was frantically gesturing at me, shouting something in my direction, but all I could hear was the ringing in my ears.

  Although I couldn't hear, I also knew it was definitely not a good thing. Connecting to the white stuff under my feet and thinking about the shot that Fatso fired, without looking, I knew there must be some danger approaching from below.

  But this cliff is very steep, I'm hanging on it, and if I lower my head, my back will arch and my hands can't grasp the protrusions on the cliff, so I completely can't look down. I can only see a little bit of the situation with the corner of my eye, that thing seems to have been intimidated by Fatso's gun and retreated into the darkness. At this time, my ears finally heard Fatso's voice, he rushed towards me with a big sweat on his head, waving his hands and shouting: "Tianzhen, come back quickly."

  Going back is possible, but the word "fast" is clearly not feasible. This cliff is too steep, and people on it have to move step by step with great care. My man, at this moment, is only two meters away from that lamp hole, and as soon as he takes another step, it will be within reach. My nostrils can almost smell the increasingly strong smell of kerosene.

  The fatty saw me ignoring him for half a day and got angry, scolding loudly: "What are you spacing out for? Hurry back, it's dangerous."

  I know Fatso is worried about me, but in this situation, we can only rely on ourselves to find a way out. We are now in the dark and cannot find any exit. If we don't light up that lantern, the same mistake will happen again, just like that large ice coffin. If it wasn't for Fatso and me climbing to high ground, I'm afraid it would never have been discovered.

  I ignored the fat man's request for me to go back, although I didn't know what was under my feet, but now even if I crawled back, it would take a lot of time. At this moment, I moved towards the lamp post while shouting at the fat man: "Just one more step, cover me! If I get killed, I'll haunt you every night!" The fat man cursed in his mouth, and then I heard another burst of gunfire, the sound was a bit chaotic, my heart skipped a beat, were there many things down there? What kind of thing was it?

  At this time, my hand could already touch the lamp hole. Now, I was only holding onto a stone seam with my left hand and stepping on a protruding rock with my left foot, while the rest of my legs were suspended in mid-air. I quickly reached into my pants pocket to grab the lighter, and just as I touched it, my right foot, which was hanging in the air, was suddenly grasped by an icy cold human hand. At this time, I heard Fatso say: "Hurry up with the fire, can't hold on any longer."

  I hastily went to push with my right foot, wanting to get rid of the thing, but just then, a severe pain came from the right foot, almost painful enough to make my arm tremble, and I nearly fell off.

  That hand had sharp claws, and at this moment, the claws that grasped my hand actually pierced straight into my skin. The pain of being pierced alive almost stopped me from breathing, all my senses were concentrated on my right foot, I felt a hot liquid flowing down, but I couldn't lower my head at all, completely unaware of what was holding onto me.

  Gritting my teeth, I ignored the thing on my leg and pulled out a lighter to light the lamp. The fat man's gunfire continued, but it seemed that several shots had missed their mark. My ears were filled with the sound of gunfire and the fat man's curses.

  The lighter only lightly relied on, a raging flame burst out, and immediately, this flame spread along the cliff wall like a fire dragon. My eyes were closed by the strong light of the moment, and at that time, I heard a sharp cry in my ear, a familiar cry, like a person with laryngitis, hoarse and broken.

  Then, the white shadow quickly slid down, this time I saw clearly, and suddenly felt my hair stand on end.

  I finally know what the big radish that Fatso was talking about is, to be exact, I couldn't see its original appearance, on the surface, it's all kinds of corpses, with heads and hands, humans and animals, and from these corpses, many root-like things are protruding, as these roots move, the corpses keep moving, even like they're alive, can move their hands and feet.

  Just like these corpses grew on the radish, and the fat man's green leaves were actually the top of the radish, which opened a big mouth with dense teeth inside. The hand that grabbed my foot just now was obviously the radish's roots.

  This thing seems to be afraid of fire, as soon as I lit the lamp slot, it let out a sharp cry and slid down quickly, nimbly retreating into the depths below. If I was a little later, that thing would have wrapped itself around me, and I'd probably end up like those corpses, stuck on the radish body.

  At this point, I cursed loudly: "Dead fat man, how can you protect and escort?"

  The fatty saw that I was fine, so he finally let out a sigh of relief and immediately became energetic, saying: "That big radish is also too hungry to be picky, you little brat haven't washed your feet for over ten days, it can also take action."

  I'm too lazy to talk to Fatty, so I glance around at the surroundings. In an instant, I'm left staring in shock.

  On the opposite side of the cliff, there was also a precipice, but on the precipice directly facing the ice cave, a bronze gate stood out.

  We are now in a circular space, with an unfathomable abyss below and steep cliffs all around. The bronze gate is surprisingly identical to the one at the bottom of the Cloud Top Palace, except that it's only half the size and lacks that eerie aura.

  I thought of what the cicada said, only people who live forever can fly past.

  Now I'm almost certain that we've found the way to the Heaven's Coffin, it's that bronze gate opposite us, but how are we supposed to get past it? The distance between these two cliffs is at least a hundred meters just by visual estimation, and there's no path around. Are we going to have a helicopter suddenly appear and take me and Fatso over?

  Fatso also came to his senses at this time, smacking his lips and saying: "It's the Bronze Gate again. I feel like I'm going to seep through it. Ah, Tianzhen, what are you still doing there? Are you roasting by the fire?" I was too lazy to pay attention to Fatso, preparing to crawl back, but as soon as my foot moved, a severe pain came over me. This injury was different from any other time before. I felt like something was wrong with my foot, and every movement hurt so much that for a moment, I couldn't move at all.

  I told the fatty about the situation, and he stomped his foot, saying: "Did you check the almanac before going out?" I scolded loudly: "What kind of time is this for you to still have the mood to mention these things? My family has never put up an almanac! Now I'm unable to move."

  Chubby chuckled and said, "Hold on, come quickly."

  I'm about to be driven mad by this fatty, I shouted at him: "Can you climb with one foot? Show me!" At this time, my arms were already trembling. Now the fatty couldn't get close either. Although there was a rope tied around his waist, it was just a psychological comfort - the material would tear apart with one pull. I didn't dare entrust my life to this rope. I tried moving my foot again, but it still hurt and I couldn't exert any strength. My heart skipped a beat - had I become useless? How could I get down from here with this broken leg?

  Could it be that what Fatso said is true? This time I didn't check the almanac before coming down, and now I'm being dragged into trouble. I just came to find someone, I didn't provoke anyone!

  I was hanging on the cliff with only two hands and one foot, and I was too close to the lamp holder. The raging flames almost burned out the oxygen around me. This place is already a plateau, where the air is thin. If it goes on like this, I'll be done for in no time.

  Fatso noticed that I was not feeling well, and fortunately did not continue to lift me. He was in a hurry, sweating all over his head, rummaging through the equipment bag, and finally only found a retractable steel pipe. This is the trowel used by the local husband to fix the hole, which can be extended and retracted. Finally, Fatso pulled out the steel pipe, which was about ten meters long, just enough.

  Fatso stretched out the steel pipe to me and said, "Comrade Tianzhen, flex your little muscles on your arm for Fat Brother, don't be like a weak woman, grab hold of it, Fat Brother will pull you over." At this critical moment, he still didn't forget to tease me, I was too lazy to speak again, my whole body was dizzy and swollen due to lack of oxygen, I tightly grasped the steel pipe handed over by Fatso, Fatso's voice also became tense, saying: "Tianzhen, you must hold on tight."

  I grasped the steel pipe, and once I let go of the cliff wall with my hands, my whole body would inevitably be suspended in mid-air. The instantaneous pulling force was extremely great, and if Fatso didn't hold steady, not only would I fall into the abyss, but he himself might also be pulled down.