White Bone Monkey King

Now that I have decided to enter the Kunlun Mountains the next day,

This night,

Jin An returned to the tent early to make preparations.

In fact, there are not many things to prepare.

Just prepare some dried meat and grass.

When I'm thirsty, I eat snow directly on the road.

They were mainly looking for people this time, and their purpose was different, so the things they brought were much simpler.

Since there were not many things to prepare, the next day they just brought a few oxen and horses to carry supplies, and then followed the guide Uncle Dorje Tso and headed deep into the Kunlun Mountains.

Everything seemed rushed.

After a few days of repairing just after arriving, we headed straight towards the Kunlun Mountain Glacier the next day.

All this is to find the old Taoist priest as soon as possible.

"Ajia, I will always face the God of Praise in the snowy mountains and pray for you to have a safe journey." Dolma looked worriedly at Dorje Tso, who was feeding the cattle and horses, and said goodbye reluctantly.

Even though the Kunlun Mountains are not far from here, there is an old saying that rings thickly even in ears, "Looking at the mountains and running to death" may seem not far away, but the terrain in the snow-capped mountains is complicated and difficult to walk along. You have to pass through the Gobi desert, the rushing Nu River, climb over several mountains, frozen soil, snow mountain canyons, and enter the glacier forest before entering the depths of the Kunlun Mountains.

This journey is not easy at all.

Even if you walk through these places without any risk, there are Kunlun Mountains that rise sharply behind...

Just hearing this can tell you how difficult this journey is.

Jin'an, who was checking whether the supplies on the backs of several yaks were tied tightly, heard Dolma's worried voice and turned to the girl to assure him: "Dolma, don't worry, I'm here to promise you that we will Now, Uncle Dorje Tso will not be put in danger."

"Dolma, after I take Taoist Jin'an and the others into the sacred mountain, I want to listen to your words more. During this time, you stay at home and wait for us to come back." Dorje Tso touched Dolma's head and looked in front of his father. Here, children are always children who will never grow up.

"Tso, please bring more dried meat, and be careful along the way. I will pray to the gods of the snow mountains for you with Dolma every day." Dorje Cuo's wife tied a large bag of dried meat to the horse's back.

Parting is always hard.

Someone once said that this reluctance to part ways is for a happier reunion next time.

Finally, under the watchful eyes of Dolma, Dorje Tso's wife, and Dolma's grandparents, the group took the cattle and horses to say goodbye and set off.

What.

A "white yak" goat leads the way in front of a procession of cattle and horses.

This time when we entered Kunlun Snow Mountain, even Shayang was clamoring to follow. Jin An thought about how Shayang had done a lot to break through the wind and snow all the way when he was climbing over the snowy mountains. Since Shayang insisted on following, it was just right for Shayang to follow. The sheep are like coolies breaking through the wind and snow.

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In order to enter the Kunlun Snow Mountain as early as possible, Jin An and the others set off very early. The genius set off as soon as they were young. Unexpectedly, there were several teams that set off earlier than them.

Each team of oxen and horses is carrying a lot of supplies, and you can even see a lot of axes, picks, cones, hammers and other tools for cutting mountains and rocks, clanking on the horses.

Among these teams, Jin'an led the fewest horses and oxen, and had the fewest number of people.

The main purpose of Jin'an and the others this time was not to go into the mountains to hunt for treasures, but to find people, so they did not carry heavy and large items like those that cut mountains and stones.

Of course, if there is a chance to encounter a secret treasure on the way, they would not mind picking it up.

The climate here in Zhangzhong is mainly dry. The snow season is cold, with thousands of miles of ice and snow, and the summer is dry. The reflective sun in the Gobi desert is very dazzling. The field of vision is empty. Looking into the distance, there are continuous snow-capped mountains. Although the outline of the snow-capped mountains is very clear, there is no individual It will definitely not arrive in ten days and a half.

In order to travel, everyone rode horses along the way, and yaks were responsible for carrying the load. Even goats could not escape their fate as an army of coolies.

Now those yaks are slow on the road, and their role can be seen in the snowy mountains. These yaks are the direct team that followed Jin'an over the snowy mountains and through the snow season blizzards. Jin'an is very confident about their ability in the snowy mountains. Very confident.

After walking through the plateau desert, carefully wading through the rivers that melted and flowed down from the snow, and climbing over several mountains, seven or eight days later, a meadow appeared in front of us. Dorjetso looked up at the sky above us, stopped the team and said, "Enter the grassland. It’s the dangerous permafrost... You will definitely not be able to get out of the permafrost today... Don’t look at the beautiful scenery of these grassland permafrost... Often the more beautiful things are, the more dangerous traps they hide..."

"We'll rest here tonight...and hit the road tomorrow..."

Uncle Dorjetso dismounted, found a small slope as a place to camp, and began to unpack bags of supplies from the back of the yak. ​​Before it was dark, he took out hay from the bags to feed the cattle and horses.

Then he took the pots, pans and cow dung cakes from the back of the other yak and prepared to light a fire to cook, this time for people to eat.

Jin An took the initiative to come over and help: "Uncle Dorje Cuo, why do you say these grasslands are dangerous and contain dangerous traps?"

Uncle Dorjetso lit a fire, cut off thin slices of meat with a stone knife on his waist in the leeward area, and then boiled the sliced ​​meat in hot water. While cooking dinner, he looked up at the lush meadow in front of him, with an expression on his face. He said solemnly: "These meadows are very dense... very suitable for herdsmen to come here to graze cattle, horses and sheep... but has Taoist Jin'an seen a cow or horse here?"

After hearing this, the three people in Jin'an subconsciously looked up at the meadow in front of them. After looking at it for a long time, the three of them had expressions of surprise on their faces. The green grass was rustling, and as the sky got darker, the wind gradually started to rise on the plateau. , the wind blows through the grass, but there is no cow or sheep in sight.

Not to mention cows and horses, there was not even a prairie dog, the most common prairie dog.

It looks full of life, but is actually surprisingly quiet.

Dorjetso solemnly explained: "If you dig out half of your fingers in the meadow, you will find frozen soil...the frozen soil is deeper than an adult's palm..."

"Permafrost is divided into seasonally frozen soil and permafrost...Seasonally frozen soil freezes in winter and melts in summer...In summer, the frozen soil under these meadows will melt...The soil will become soft...In some places, only a thin layer of frozen soil remains...Humans and animals If pressed, it will collapse out of the cave..."

"...Those caves are very deep...bottomless...People say that those dark caves are the esophagus of Zanmo...Zanmo secretly digs out the frozen soil every night...sets traps...lure cows, horses and people into the trap...all the way down. Falling into the belly of Zan Demon...even people and souls will be eaten by Zan Demon...I will never see my family, holy mountains, venerables and Bodhisattvas again..."

Unexpectedly, there are so many dangers hidden under the seemingly peaceful grassland. No wonder there are no wild cows and horses.

Thanks to his foresight, he asked Uncle Dorje Tso to be their guide in advance, otherwise the team would have known nothing and would have fallen into the sinkhole sooner or later.

Although he, Master Yiyun, and Qi Bo could not be trapped, none of the oxen and horses carrying supplies would be able to escape.

However, Jin An did not think that the cave under the frozen soil was not the work of Zan Mo, nor was the cave a Zan Mo food canal, which led directly into Zan Mo's stomach. It should be just an ordinary geological disaster.

At this time, Dorje Cuo was going to take some mushrooms and cordyceps and put them into the pot to stew the meat together to add flavor. However, he remembered that his hand had just touched the cow dung cake, so he asked Jin'an to help him get the mushrooms and cordyceps.

When we go out, it becomes much simpler for everyone to eat. It is no longer as rich as last night's lamb blood sausage, fried meat, and mushroom fried meat. After simply dealing with it, everyone sees that it is still dark. After a while, Jin An sat down next to Dorje Cuo with a bowl of hot broth, admiring the beautiful scenery of the meadow in front of him, and said: "Uncle Dorje Cuo, can you tell us about the last time you took people to the Kunlun Snow Mountains? ?"

"Where did you take someone to last time?"

"Have you ever been to the ancient ruins that were shaken by the avalanche?"

"What does it look like there?"

At this time, even Mr. Yiyun sat aside curiously: "Yes, Uncle Dorjetso, tell us about the things in the Kunlun Snow Mountains."

Qibo did not follow, and was responsible for taking care of the cattle and horses to prevent them from running into the meadow full of sinkholes and traps.

Gudong, gudong, Dorje Tso finished a bowl of delicious broth with mushrooms in one gulp, breathed a long sigh of relief, and then began to talk about his experiences in the snowy mountains.

"I have never been to any monuments or relics. The avalanche happened last year... I led the team into the mountain in April this year... At that time, the snow on Kunlun Mountain had just begun to melt... So I only took people to the glacier forest... and then took the After getting the money, he left..."

"The people who went into the mountain who asked me to be their guide... were also Han people from Xizhou Prefecture... Those Han people didn't say why they went into the mountain... but I know very well... they also went there for the treasures deep in the Kunlun Mountains... They can ask us to be their guides this year Those who enter the mountain are all Han Chinese who have traveled far away, and Tianzhu people on the other side of the Gala Kunlun Pass..."

"Although I didn't enter the glacier forest...only the Han people entered the glacier forest...but that night I seemed to see the Snow Mountain Praise God, and I seemed to see the Snow Mountain Praise Demon..." Dorjetso said hesitantly, frowning.

According to what Dorje Tso said next, the weather that day was even later than today. He was well aware of the dangers of traveling in the snow-capped mountains at night, so he found a snow-capped cave outside the glacier forest to survive the night, planning to survive the next day. Return the same way.

That night, he heard people screaming. When he ran out of the snow cave, he saw cold mist rising from the glacier forest. He saw a pair of eyes floating in the sky in the cold mist.

Just by looking at him, his body seemed to be out of control, and he was walking involuntarily into the glacier forest. If he hadn't fallen down on the way, he would have woken up immediately after the fall, and then fled away in a hurry without looking back.

Afterwards, he thought to himself that only the gods and demons of the snow mountain could fly in the sky. So many people must have entered the sacred mountain, alarming the gods or demons, and offending the gods. The gods wanted to take away people's souls.

If it hadn't been for that fall that day, he probably would never have come back.

It was also for this reason that he was seriously ill for a few days after returning and never served as a guide to take people into the Kunlun Snow Mountain.

This time, he was moved by Jin An's love and righteousness, so he agreed to be a guide and take Jin An and the others into the mountain. However, he could only take them outside the glacier forest, and he did not dare to go inside.

Jin An expressed his understanding: "Uncle Dorje Cuo, you still have a wife, daughter and elderly parents to take care of at home. Just take us outside the glacier forest, and we will walk the rest of the way ourselves."

Even Dorjetso, a man as strong as a brown bear on the plateau, reminded him with worry when he mentioned the glacier forest: "I don't know if I should say this... will it offend the people who live in the snowy mountains?" God… Ever since the avalanche last year… it’s not peaceful at night in the snow-capped mountains… When we enter the snow-capped mountains, we’ll avoid traveling at night…”

Jin'an thanked Dorjecuo for the reminder, and then asked if those Han people came back later. Dorjetso shook his head. The screams he heard that night should have come from those Han people, and he was afraid that the situation was more serious than bad.

While Jin An was still inquiring about the situation in the Kunlun Mountains, he heard the sound of cows and horses running, and there was smoke and dust billowing from the sky. A team of cows and horses was coming towards this direction.

Several people stood up and looked curiously from a distance.

As a herdsman, Dorjetso often grazes everywhere. Sometimes he does not return home for a month or two after grazing. He has rich experience in wilderness survival. The camping place they chose this time is a small slope with a good view and can be discovered in time. situation, so it didn't take long for the four of them to see the team clearly.

It was a team that entered the snow-capped mountains consisting of hundreds of cows and horses. At a rough estimate, there were about twenty people. The size of this team far exceeded them.

At this time, a Tibetan man rode a horse and rushed to the front. When the Tibetan man saw the meadow and the small soil slope, he whipped his horse hard with the whip in his hand. The horse was in pain and speeded up. The Tibetan man waved it while Whip shouted excitedly: "Tonight we will rest on the slope in front, and we will cross the meadow tomorrow!"

Hearing the voice of the Fan people, Dorje Tso suddenly frowned. After seeing the other person clearly, his eyes darkened: "Why did I meet this kidnapper Gesang! Unlucky!"

Dorjetso cursed in Tubo language this time.

Being called a kidnapper doesn't seem like a good person.