In Pingfeng Mountain, Guilin, Xu Xiake found a cave with an inscription at the entrance. Xu Xiake wants to copy it for later study. But the inscription is carved on the stone wall. It is covered with moss, and many words are too vague to recognize. After he got out of the hole, he borrowed a ladder from a farmer. He wanted to go into the hole and copy and write again. Afraid that he would break the ladder, the farmer hesitated and refused to answer. Xu Xiake begged again and again, took off his clothes as collateral, and borrowed the ladder. He carried a ladder into the cave and finally read the inscription. When he turned to copy, because the foot of the ladder slipped on the rock, he fell down with the ladder, his head and knees were injured and bleeding, but Xu Xiake forgot to look at the wound, climbed out and set up a ladder, and finally copied all the notes. In Tongqianyan, Guilin, he went to explore alone because his colleagues heard that the monk's servant was ill. After climbing the cliff, I saw weeds and no way out. He explored the road with crutches and umbrellas, and separated the tangled thorns and vines with his hands. Climbed to the top of the rock step by step. There, he enjoyed the magnificent scenery of nature and was about to go down the mountain when he suddenly heard someone shouting, "Stop, don't go." At first, he thought he was calling others and taking care of himself in his own way. Unexpectedly, crying is more urgent. Looking back, a group of people caught up. Xu Xiake can't help but get flustered and worry about meeting bad people again. They caught up with him, surrounded him and questioned him for a long time. It turns out that those people are also tourists. They saw Xu Xiake wandering around alone, but they still suspected that he was a bad guy. Xu Xiake had a false alarm, but he still felt nervous after going down the mountain.
In Xianyan, Rongxian Town, Guangxi, Xu Xiake and his party entered a dimly lit cave and lit candles for lighting. Suddenly someone exclaimed, "Snake! Snakes! " Everyone looked up and saw a big snake with a thick bowl. The anticlimactic snake is hidden in the rock, and it is not clear how long it is. The snake lay motionless on the only way into the hole. Everyone is worried that the manhole must pass through the snake. If footsteps disturb the snake, it will kill you. But it was Xu Xiake who was attracted by the wonders in the cave! , advocating crossing from snakes. He took the lead in stepping over the snake lightly and carefully, and so did his companions. When I came out of the hole, I still crossed it like this. The snake didn't move, but Xu Xiake and his party were holding a cold sweat in their palms.