the last priest

Although the youngest in this group is the guide Zhe Luo, except for Lao Dao and his soldiers, no one else can keep up with him. Even Chao Zi and Zhuo Xiong are struggling in the Tibetan area like this The veterans who fought all admired the kid's footwork.

They have been walking along a low-lying belt that seems to be the ruins of an ancient river course. This place was once a fertile grassland. With the change of climate, it has become a no-man's land now. Occasionally, they can still see some stone buildings that have already collapsed. Zhe Luo said that it was the temple of the former people.

Although Kunlun is located in a Tibetan area, it is a god-man with Han Chinese myths. Very few Tibetans come here, and most of the places where people have been active are relics left by the Han people.

With this group of professional soldiers opening the way ahead, the speed of the march is obviously much faster than the past few operations, and the sky has begun to snow. Here, the weather forecast does not work. weather.

Mixed with the cold wind, many people's eyelashes are white, and the wind and rain are beyond Jerome's expectations. If the herdsman encounters such weather, he will drive the flock to find a shelter, otherwise the livestock will be very Easily frightened and lost.

With the wind and snow on his back, Jerome used his hands to look like a trumpet, and shouted in that not-so-authentic Mandarin: "Everyone line up, the people behind are pulling the backpack straps in front, don't let go, the leader follows I'm leaving, the wind and snow are too heavy, we have to find a place to take shelter!"

In this bad weather, spitting out every word is a great test for people. Roaring needs to consume a lot of oxygen, and people have to take a big breath to replenish it. Every breath of fresh air will be surrounded by wind. The blown snowflakes go directly into the trachea, that kind of feeling is really cool.

Everyone lowered their heads and followed the feeling of the person in front, because their eyes could no longer be opened. Jerome also led everyone forward by relying on his familiarity with this area and his natural sense of direction.

When they began to feel that the strong wind had disappeared, they found that they were already in a canyon. The cliffs on both sides were straight and jagged. Even if the Bashu apes came, they might not be able to climb it. Looking up from here, there was only a white sky. thin line.This reminded Chaozi of the place name that is commonly used in many places across the country: "This is the sky!"

Lao Dao has already started a fire in the place, and the military cans have been opened to heat on it. In the snow, energy needs to be replenished in time, otherwise it is very likely that people will die due to sudden hypoxia or blood sugar drop.

Jerome took off his boots, and there was snow in them. He needed to be baked, and the pants were steaming. The guide said: "This is not called a line of sky, but a buffalo ditch."

"Bison ditch? Are there any bison here?" Chaozi asked curiously.

The guide Zhe Luo began to talk more after getting acquainted with them: "I don't know, no one has ever gone deep into the bison ditch, and those who go in will not come back alive. It is said that there are bison bones in it, so It's called Bison Ditch."

"Since no one came out alive, you still brought us here?" Chaozi felt that the guide was a bit simple and honest, so he moved closer to him and started talking, because Lao Dao's face was always tense, and he just talked to people I owe him a lot of money.

"I let him in." Lao Dao took a sip of hot soup and said, "This is a natural moat. Genghis Khan used to escape from the wind and snow like us when he expeditioned to West Asia. The Mongolian Khan, who is proficient in the art of war, thought it was very suitable for In an ambush, an advance team of 50 people was sent in from here to investigate, but no one returned. Later, the Great Khan had to take hundreds of thousands of troops to detour through other routes, you should be careful."

Chaozi asked, "Then why do we still go this way?"

Lao Dao didn't look at him at all, but turned to Cha Wenbin and said: "This area is blank on the map, because no one has ever been able to bring out the survey map alive, and the aerial photography of the plane has never taken the image here. All the photos are blank, and the helicopter can't move in this climate-changing environment at all, so foot power is the only way, but the place we are going to is this place that can't be found on the map , and Bison Valley is the only road leading to this area. Otherwise, we need to cross three snow-capped mountains with an altitude of more than 6500 meters. I think Mr. Cha should understand what that means." After finishing speaking, he continued to drink The hot soup in the box no longer looked up.

It is impossible to climb three snow-capped mountains in a row, not to mention physical strength, even supplies are not enough, he finally understands why those people have to make such a big circle to get him here.If you want to persuade a person to enter here, it is not much different from being sentenced to death. Cha Wenbin couldn't help but take another look at Lao Dao, at least there was no trace of fear in his eyes.

This bison ditch completely blocks the cold wind blowing from the northwest, except for the occasional sporadic snowflakes, which makes people feel little chill. Cha Wenbin even found that there are one or two unnamed small flowers growing on the steep slope. Jumping on the rock wall waiting to be released.

After everyone got enough rest, Lao Dao asked, "Mr. Cha, can we go on?"

Before Cha Wenbin could speak, Chaozi picked up his bag and put his arms around Zeruo's shoulders and said, "Brother Guide, let's go."

Faced with such a serious incident of stealing the spotlight, Lao Dao seemed very calm. He greeted his brothers and scattered them at both ends of the team, while he followed closely beside Cha Wenbin.This is the gap between professional soldiers and ruffian soldiers like Chaozi. Chaozi once told Cha Wenbin in private that he suspected that they were a group of mercenaries. In their eyes, the most worthless soldiers here, even if you It's a government mercenary and just a senior security guard.

After advancing for less than two kilometers, animal carcasses began to appear sporadically on the road, ranging from large yaks to small rabbits. Some were not completely decomposed, and some were already piles of bones.

The further they went inside, the more corpses there were, and the types were also complex. They even saw the remains of some animals that had been declared extinct long ago.People can only walk around these piles of bones, and various murals have begun to appear on the rocks on both sides.

red!It is this familiar color again. Cha Wenbin has seen murals made with this pigment more than once. They are distributed irregularly on the cliffs on both sides. Most of the paintings are in the shape of animals, such as antelopes, horses, More are cattle.These murals are a bit crude but have strong characteristics of the times. Lao Wang said that they are at least 3000 to [-] years old, that is to say, they are also from the Shang and Zhou Dynasties at the latest.

There are murals, which proves that there have been activities here, and Zha Wenbin's heart is a little more relaxed. As long as it is a predicament caused by man, there is a way to escape. The only powerless resistance is nature.

As he was walking, there was a loud "boom" in front of him, followed by a "crash", Lao Dao immediately shouted: "Get ready to fight!"

After the sound of "swiping" the gun bolt was pulled, everyone's nerves suddenly tensed up, but Zhe Luo, who was walking in the front, smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, this is an animal that is burying the mountain god. "

But Lao Dao didn't relax. After a gesture, two of his subordinates quickly moved forward with alternating cover movements, while the others were left in place by him. After a while, the man in front made a safe gesture and waved his hand Signal everyone to come over.

Taking a closer look, there was a Tibetan antelope in front of which the blood in the nostrils was still flowing to the ground. A hard yak rib penetrated its belly, and the original complete skeleton was smashed seven times. scattered.

What an agile animal the Tibetan antelope is, how could it fall from such a place?Reminiscent of the numerous animal bones here, do they all jump off by themselves like it?

Cha Wenbin walked to the guide Zhe Luo and asked, "Just now you said that it was buried to the mountain god. What do you mean?"

Zhe Luo pointed to the antelope and said: "I once drove a flock of sheep here to avoid the snow, and I saw a yak jumping down at that oral position. Later, I heard from my grandfather that it was the mountain god here who helped these animals. Food and water are provided, so they will repay in this way and be buried. We herdsmen will also kill the whole cattle and sheep and throw them outside, praying for the food that this sacred mountain will give us.”

Zheluo has lived in Tibetan areas for a long time, so he will naturally abide by some ancient Tibetan customs. It has been common since ancient times for people to use livestock and fine wine to sacrifice rivers, lakes and famous mountains in Dachuan. It is the inner expression of human's worship of nature, and it is also the feeling of gratitude that people use to express their gratitude after obtaining resources from nature.It is precisely because of this way of harmonious coexistence between man and nature that the land of China has been able to reproduce endlessly for 5000 years.

But have you ever heard that animals are also buried with their bodies?And the number is so huge!

Their way forward became more careful, and they had to watch out for time bombs falling on their heads at any time. In fact, in the next hour, they witnessed three more similar animal suicides, all of different species. , Just as no one can explain the existence of the Bermuda Triangle, no one can explain the existence of the bison ditch.