Don't pretend, anchor, I've seen you touch the golden talisman!

The event route this time was carefully planned.

As Lao Zhou said, the route does partially coincide with the famous hiking route "Ao Tai Line".

In the Qinling Mountains, there is a special route that runs through the main peaks of Aoshan and Taibai Mountains in the Qinling Mountains. It is also the main ridge with the highest altitude in the Qinling Mountains. It is called the "Aotai Line" by outdoor enthusiasts. Hiking across the Aotai Line is also It is known as an adventure "walking on the Chinese Dragon's Backbone".

The Ao-Taizhou line has a changeable climate and complex road conditions. Along the way, it has to climb 17 mountains with an altitude of more than 3000 meters. Most of them are uninhabited areas, making it impossible to obtain supplies, let alone seek rescue.

Accidents have occurred frequently in recent years, so this line is also known as the "Line of Death" and "The Line of Murder". It is indeed the hiking route with the largest number of missing persons and deaths in the country, and is even listed as a restricted area.

Traveling in winter may encounter worse weather conditions such as snowstorms, white-haired winds, and cold waves.

Even in normal weather, the snow on many sections of the road will be more than knee-deep and even waist-deep.

Even experienced outdoor teams dare not say that they can succeed every time they cross.

According to Lao Zhou, if he personally leads the team in spring and summer, and if the team members are all experienced travel enthusiasts, they can cross the "Aotai" in five days and successfully reach the main peak of Taibai Mountain - Baxiantai.

It's almost winter now, and if you want to travel to the past, it will take at least ten days.

Therefore, the route designed by the Ancient Research Institute is obviously not aimed at crossing Aotai. After all, most of these people do not have the ability to survive outdoors.

Moreover, they broadcast the entire event live. Once they reach high-altitude areas, there is no signal, and the calls are not working all day long. If something happens, they will have to walk around without food.

"I would like to remind everyone that we will go to Taibai first, and then hike up Aoshan Mountain. After reaching the vicinity of Yaowang Temple, we will turn back the same way.

After repairing in situ, we will climb Taibai Mountain, the main peak of the Qinling Mountains, on the next day. After reaching the 'Tianyuan Place', we will then hike to the direction of 'Dayehai'. We will stay on the mountain for one night and return to 'Tianyuan Place' the next day. 'Take the ropeway down the mountain and return to Xijing. The entire hiking trip is over. This outdoor hiking activity is led by our senior outdoor expert Lao Zhou and his team."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi directly closed the voice message sent in the group.

"On the Ao-Tai Line, we only take the least dangerous sections at both ends, and don't go in the middle. We just wander around in a circle and go through the motions. Is that what we're done with?"

Wang Qiang held the steering wheel and complained.

"Didn't Sister Yan say it a long time ago, don't have high hopes?"

"Old Lin, what kind of tricks can they do with this sightseeing route?"

Lin Yi did not immediately answer Wang Qiang's question, but opened the screen of his mobile phone again and retrieved the event route map.

From the satellite image, the Ao-Tai Line is the part covered by the snow line of the Qinling Mountains. It looks like a winding five-clawed dragon, and each branch is like a claw of the dragon.

Moreover, Taibai Mountain is the highest peak east of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Kunlun Mountains, where the head of this giant dragon in the picture is located.

There is no need to look at this kind of terrain, it is an absolute Feng Shui treasure.

“The first stage of the route climbs from the nursery, the starting point of hiking into the mountain, to near the warning sign of the nature reserve. The distance is about ten kilometers, and the cumulative climbing height is more than 1700 meters, which is basically the limit for non-professionals.

Moreover, after passing this warning sign, the signal will be completely lost. "

Bai Lu analyzed.

“Taibai Mountain is a scenic spot, so they have no chance to take action.

This section of Aoshan, especially the turnaround point, is most likely where they will implement their plan. Once we enter Aoshan, we must be more vigilant! "

Among the "Sugar Four Corners" team, Wang Qiang and Bai Lu are relatively familiar with this high-poster, snow-covered environment.

One is because he served on the plateau and had already seen the power of this landform.

The other is an outdoor sports expert. In the past, he would go skiing in the Alps when the European snow season comes.

Although Lin Yi has not been exposed to this kind of environment, his physical fitness is not a big problem here.

Even Wukong grew up from the Kunlun Mountains.

Only Qian Sheng is a raw melon and egg, and he has also suffered internal injuries from freezing. This time is not a big or small test for him.

In the hotel parking lot, the "four beams and eight pillars" under Lao Zhou's hands were already in place.

After exchanging pleasantries, Lao Zhou introduced them one by one to everyone traveling with them.

They all looked like backpackers, but their faces could deceive others, but not Wang Qiang's eyes.

As soon as he said hello to them, Wang Qiang had already made a conclusion:

"Okay, don't look any further. None of the people here are good at it, and they all have a bit of a handicap. This time it's going to be a tough battle again!"

Lin Yi stepped forward and called Bai Lu over and whispered a few words in her ear:
"Go tell Sister Yan that as soon as we enter Aoshan, she must follow us and never fall behind."

Bai Lu nodded and went to find Yao Yiyan.

"Brother, do you think these people have 'sounders' on them?"

"It's hard to say. They definitely don't have it with them now. They have to pass the checkpoint before taking the main road into the mountains. They don't have the guts to fight against the soldiers. They probably have the things hidden somewhere, so just keep an eye on them on the way!"

The convoy gathered again and headed for Taibai County.

Taibai County was originally a small county in the Chencang area. Because it is located at the foot of Taibai Mountain, it has gradually developed into a tourist resort over the years.

Upon arriving at the destination, Lao Zhou's brothers began to distribute equipment to everyone.

These were provided by the sponsors. Everyone's sizes were collected in advance. Everything was packed up and the team started heading towards Aoshan.

With the procedures from the Ancient Research Institute and the director in charge, their group successfully passed the inspection at the checkpoint and entered the climbing path directly.

At first, on the low-altitude road section, we were chatting and laughing along the way, live streaming when we should live broadcast, and taking pictures when we should take pictures.

As the initiators of the event, teachers Guan Wentu and Hu Xiaoliang followed closely behind Lao Zhou and his team who were clearing the way.

Through the mobile live broadcast room, we will conduct relevant science popularization to netizens who follow this event.

Lin Yi and the others, together with Yao Yiyan, walked at the back of the team.

At this time, everyone was still very energetic and climbing very quickly. When the vanguard slowly approached the snow-covered area, their progress slowed down significantly.

There is only one winding path up the mountain. Once you can't walk in front, you will be "crushed" behind.

Bai Lu also took this opportunity to have a good chat with Yao Yiyan.

"Sister Yan, why do you choose to come to a place like this for inspection? Even ancient humans would not choose to live on a mountain like this, right?"

"How should I put it? From a geological point of view, 4 million years ago, this place was still a vast ocean. At that time, the ground here sank and sank, the sea water continued to get deeper, and marine sediments developed, gradually forming limestone, dolomite, etc., and occasionally the seabed There are sporadic magma eruptions. During the Caledonian Movement [-] million years ago, this area rose and uplifted, and gradually folded into mountains, forming Taibai Mountain.

Therefore, some fossils of ancient creatures can often be found here. As for ancient humans, they would definitely not choose to settle in such high-altitude areas. The reason why we followed other departments of the Institute of Ancient Studies to investigate here was because the discoveries were made here. 'Snowman'. "

"snowman?"

"Yes, it's the snowman. According to the information disclosed to the media by the residents here, they have seen traces of the snowman more than once and more than one person. We came here for this thing."

In the 90s and [-]s, when mobile phones did not yet have the camera function, there was a craze for "looking for savages" across the country.The most famous one is undoubtedly Shennongjia in Jingzhou, with countless "savage" versions circulating.

There were also people who claimed to have photographed "savages", but it was eventually proven that they were either fake or they had photographed primates in the mountains.

Only in the Taibai Mountain area, many people have proven that they have seen the existence of the "snowman" with their own eyes.

These people didn't know each other, and they didn't even live together, but their descriptions were surprisingly consistent.

He is more than two meters tall and covered with white hair. He is not afraid of the cold. He is also bloodthirsty and very aggressive.

“Isn’t this just rice dumplings?”

Halfway through what Wang Qiang said, he realized that he had broken his promise and swallowed the second half of the sentence alive.

"Fat man, what do you want to say? Are you hesitating?"

Yao Yiyan turned his head and glanced at Wang Qiang.

"I said, isn't this the 'mountain snowman' that people always mention?"

"Isn't this what we are talking about now? Shen Shen Nao Nao, where did I just say that?"

"Characteristics of the Snowman"

Wang Qiang reminded from the side.

"Ah, yes, they all had surprisingly consistent opinions. They all said almost exactly the same thing. Then we came one trip after another. Later, we also followed the national mountaineering team and crossed the 'Ao Tai Line' four times. The two went back and forth, which was really exciting, but in the end, I didn't even see the snowman's face.

Later, the popularity gradually subsided, and our funds were insufficient, so the investigation in this area was basically put on hold.

However, the old man's brain was still alive enough. As soon as he asked what he wanted to do here to look for the footprints of ancient humans, those who paid attention to the snowman incident in Taibai Mountain at that time shook out all the old sesame seeds and rotten millet, and it became a hot search. Now, the live broadcast room of our unit is no less popular than yours.

Hey, I said, can you move the front one?I was pressed for a long time. "

She really has a masculine temperament, straight-talking, hot-tempered, and short-tempered.

The person shouted and rushed to the front.

When he walked away, Wang Qiang said what he had just finished.

"Listening to the description of this snowman, doesn't it sound like he's an old rice dumpling with white hair and fierceness? Is this place so evil? With white hair running all over the mountain?"

"Don't make a fuss. Not to mention that this 'snowman' is not white-haired. Even if it is white-haired, our black donkey's hooves are enough to let you enjoy it once."

"In fact, there are legends of 'snowmen' in many places abroad, but in the end they were all proven to be rumors or misunderstandings, including monkeys with albinism, brown bears with mutated hair, and homeless homeless people. .

In short, the probability of savages is the smallest. "

After their discussion, the large force in front had already left them some distance away, and Yao Yiyan was waving to them from a high place.

Several people quickly followed him.

Starting from the nursery, they climbed all the way for nearly six hours. Once they entered above the snow line, they could no longer find the road, and their progress became slower and slower. By the time they reached the warning sign, it was almost afternoon.

Along the way, Guan Wentu and Teacher Xiaoliang had relatively more interactions. In addition to chatting about relevant outdoor knowledge, Lao Zhou spent the rest of the time flirting with the coffee cat.

Lin Yi and the others were invited by Guan Wentu and Lian Mai many times to chat with them.

"We had a great time chatting with Teacher Xiaoliang, Consultant Lin, Captain Zhou, and Coffee Cat along the way. We have worked hard all the way. Here is the warning sign erected in the Taibai Mountain Nature Reserve.

Our trip today has come to an end. You can take photos and check in here as a souvenir. After resting for half an hour and having something to eat, we will return the same way and get to the bottom of the mountain before dark.

Okay, dear netizens, our live broadcast has come to an end for the time being. Thank you for your gifts. You are welcome to continue to follow the official account of our Institute of Paleontology. "

When they arrived at their destination, Lin Yi and the others also stared at Lao Zhou's men the entire way, but they still didn't find anything strange.

While Lin Yi was puzzled, Lao Zhou was running around taking photos with the coffee cat, and the two of them slowly approached the cabin behind the warning sign.

"What's wrong with this old guy? He can't wait any longer? Are you ready to fight in the field?"

"No, there seems to be something going on in that room!"

While Lin Yi was watching intently, the coffee cat who stepped into the cabin to take pictures suddenly let out a shrill scream.

"what!"

Then he saw her rushing out of the house holding her head and crawling.

"What happened?"

Guan Wentu and Lao Zhou's other brothers rushed over immediately.

Lin Yi and the others followed closely behind.

When I stood in the small wooden house and looked inside, I saw Lao Zhou standing there with a livid face, and his cell phone was almost crushed by him.

This hut was originally a temporary resting place for rangers who patrolled the mountain.

After the weather turned cold, he rarely came over.

This has become a temporary camp for hiking enthusiasts. They often take a rest here before continuing to go deeper into Aoshan Mountain.

Therefore, people often leave supplies, meals, and even warm clothes in the house.

But what they saw now made everyone dumbfounded.

Even someone like Lin Yi, who was used to big scenes, felt his stomach churn at this moment.

Not to mention the simple furnishings in the house were turned over and messed up, and there were blood stains everywhere on the surrounding wooden walls.

Intestines, intestines and other things were thrown everywhere, and some were even thrown up and hung on the rafters.

The two eviscerated corpses were torn in half, with only the heart missing.

One of them was cut open directly between his legs. The fear of death was beyond words.

When ordinary people see this scene, their normal reaction is to be like a coffee cat, crying and running away from the door. The shock and trauma in their hearts will definitely not recover for a while.

Even Teacher Hu Xiaoliang, such a staunch materialist, is now running away with his mouth and nose covered.

Only Lao Zhou and his brothers stood there and watched intently.

"Boss, these two people seem to be Chunzi and Erlu."

"I know! Guan, you'd better explain this to me clearly! Who the hell did this?"

Lao Zhou turned his head, his eyes full of red bloodshot eyes, and looked at Guan Wentu fiercely. (End of chapter)