The Most Thrilling Tomb Tour: Tomb Raider

Chapter 46
Lao Zhongtou and Xiang Ru talked with the old man for a while, and they felt something was wrong, so they discussed it together, and decided that it would be better to leave here as soon as possible, even if they had a rest at someone's house in front.

Since the old man scares us with "Ghost Gate", we have to go there. This is called "knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, but going to the tiger mountain."

Surrounded by lofty and straight peaks in the distance, there are two mountains approaching in front, and there is a pass in the middle, which is the "Gate of Hell" that the old man said.

It’s still early in the day, and we can still walk a little longer. The hills on both sides are terraced fields layer by layer. Some hills are covered with lush trees, and several streams meander down from the mountains. It is "the south of the Yangtze River".

Looking at these two mountains from a distance, the huge "diluvial fan" washed out by millions of years of mountain torrents, like two witches with disheveled hair, stands fiercely in front of our eyes.

When we slowly approached the trail between the two mountains in front, we found that the houses on both sides of the mountain were all vacant houses that had been abandoned for many years. Looking in from the broken doors and windows, the inside was dark and there was no human habitation.

Passing through this long and narrow valley, the plain is in front of us, but the more we walked, the more anxious we became.The two sides of this mountain are completely different from other mountains, and there is not even a grass as far as the eye can see.The bare mountain was covered with yellow-black sandy soil, as if it had been burned by fire, and it was lifeless.

"This fucking day is getting hotter and hotter. It would be great if there was a little wind." The fat man became more and more angry as he walked, cursing God to himself.

No wonder, since we entered this valley, it feels a little different from when we were outside.Although the temperature here is relatively cool, there seems to be a hint of murderous intent lurking in it, and I always feel that there are a few pairs of eyes staring at us from behind, which makes people inexplicably frightened.

The valley was terribly quiet. We kept looking around while walking, and suddenly we heard a muffled thunder rumbling overhead. We were startled and looked up, but we couldn't see a single cloud in the sky.When everyone was wondering, suddenly there was another louder muffled thunder, as if someone beat a huge drum above our heads, which made our eardrums hurt.

"Huh? Is this a 'sunny leak'?" the fat man said with a smile.

"I don't think it's right." Old Zhong looked up at the sky and said with a frown.

Suddenly we only heard an abnormal commotion behind us, and suddenly a gust of hot wind blew up.The originally relatively cool air suddenly changed its face. The hot wind changed from small to large, and it blew over from the mountain pass behind us. It was yellowish.

"I'm scorching to death!" The fat man suddenly shouted, and we also felt that our skin was being burned by an invisible thing.This is not "heat" in the general sense, but like countless matches being rubbed next to the skin, making Liao's body hot and painful.

"Not good! It's Foehn! Everyone, run!" Old Zhongtou suddenly shouted.

Although I have never heard of "foehn", but looking at Lao Zhong's distorted expression, I knew it must be a terrible wind. Seeing that I could run out of this "ghost gate" any further, I ran out with everyone .

But where can people run fast?The wind was like playing, it swished around us, and I felt a burning pain on my skin. I raised my arm in the wind and sand and saw that it had peeled off a layer of skin in an instant.

The surrounding temperature is getting higher and higher, and there seems to be an invisible fire in the wind. If we continue to run like this, it is estimated that the "Fehn" will blow us into several skeletons before we run out of this mountain pass.

"Look there!" I suddenly saw two tall rocks in front of the right, and there was a narrow gap in the middle. I pointed to it and shouted to everyone: "Let's hide in!"

Everyone rushed in one after another, squeezed into the gap where only two people could walk side by side, panting heavily.

It was already dark outside, and the sand in the valley was blown by the wind and rushed forward unscrupulously, and there were some whining sounds in my ears, like thousands of devils howling.

This gap is small, but it protects us like two walls. Although the temperature is still rising, the burning sensation on our body is gone.

Everyone took the time to look at their bodies, and saw that at some point, their bodies had been scalded to the point where a layer of skin had peeled off, and the skin had turned dark red, and the slightest touch was painful, as if it had just been scalded by boiling water.

Now I finally know why this place is called "Ghost Gate". If we didn't find this crack in the rock, it would really turn into a wilderness of mummified corpses.

The "foehn" outside slowed down bit by bit. Fortunately, it didn't last long. The rock we were relying on had already been blown by it like an egg out of boiling water. No one dared to rely on it. .

We didn't get out of the rock until the wind stopped completely. The flame-like heat wave had passed, and everyone looked up at the sky, only to find that the sky had already darkened.

We were in pain all over, and we didn't have much strength, so we slowly walked out of this ghost gate.

In front of it is an endless plain, with some turf growing here and there.The place where the sky meets the plain has become blurred, and the last afterglow of the setting sun shines on the plain, covering it with a yellow tulle.

Looking at the boundless plain, Lao Zhong sighed, took out the ancient book written by Hadan Battelle, looked at it, and then looked at the plain, but his brows were still furrowed.

"I said that this Genghis Khan is also a slap in the face. Where is it not good to lead thousands of troops to fight? If you want to fight this place where no shit, the feudal thinking is really killing people!" The fat man lit a cigarette and looked at the plain. .

"I also don't understand, why did Genghis Khan want this place?" John shrugged and spread his hands.

"Actually, this is very complicated in terms of history, but it is very simple in terms of motivation." I thought for a while and said.

"After the 'Anshi Rebellion' in the Tang Dynasty, Prince Li Heng entered Ningxia in AD 756 and became emperor in Lingwu. He became the 'Tang Suzong'. At that time, Ningxia was already quite prosperous."

"Later in the Song Dynasty, the Dangxiang tribe relied on this unique oasis as their birthplace. Under the leadership of the leader Li Yuanhao, with Ningxia as the center, the Great Xia Kingdom, known in history as 'Xixia' was established. Later, it is said that Genghis Khan led thousands of The army and horses came here for no other reason than to unify China, and besides, this is a very rich place, who wouldn’t want it?” Old Zhong Tou interrupted me just as I finished speaking.

"However, he didn't fulfill his wish. He only made a strategic plan. Later, his last wish was finally fulfilled, but Li Wei, the last king of Xixia, was also wiped out by the Mongols along with his nation." Old Zhongtou frowned. Said with a frown. "This cannot but be said to be a great pity in the history of the Chinese nation. Such a splendid civilization and such a powerful nation just disappeared, alas!"

Looking at this vast plain, we have to sigh a lot. The splendid civilization has passed away, leaving only the eternal mystery for us to explore diligently.

"Look, there's a family over there!" Xiang Ru looked away for a while, then suddenly pointed to a small house in the distance.

As we looked along, the gray-yellow house was integrated into the dim yellow world, and we couldn't find it unless we looked carefully.The house sat alone beside a winding, nearly dry river.

Before I got to the house, I saw a sheepfold surrounded by branches next to the house, and the goats inside were gone.

"Could it be that this is another empty house?" Xiang Ru said to me, but as soon as the words fell, there was a loud singing voice over there.

"The flowers are red, the flowers are fragrant, the flowers in Ningxia sing all over the place, sister Ga is pretty, and the brother thinks to himself, I will sing you at the foot of Liupan Mountain..."

We looked around and saw a flock of sheep floating from there, and a person behind him was slowly swinging a long whip in his hand, singing while walking, and the beautiful and loud singing was floating on the wasteland covered by the sunset.

After the man walked in, we saw clearly that he was wearing a dusty sheepskin waistcoat, a white Hui hat on his head, and a gray goatee. He was probably in his 60s.

"Hey! I said what's the matter with you?" The old man shouted at us from a long distance away.

"Master! We're here to ask you something!" Xiang Ru shouted at him.

"Come in, if you have something to say, come into the house and talk." The old man approached, quickly drove the sheep into the pen, opened the door, and warmly invited us in.

Everyone entered the room and sat down one after another. Old Zhong Tou motioned to us not to talk nonsense. He personally handed over a pack of cigarettes and chatted with the old man with a smile.

"I said sir! We are here for a trip. I heard that Genghis Khan was here. Is there such a thing?" Old Zhong smiled and struck a match to help him light his cigarette.

"My God! You guys are looking for the right person!" The old man said proudly: "Old man, I can sing at the age of three, and I can write songs at the age of six. Stories, how many stories should I know if I have lived to this day?"

"What?" said the fat man, "Master! What we are talking about is history. History and stories are two different things!"

"You fat baby, history is a story, isn't a story just history!" the old man retorted.

"Okay, lord, he doesn't understand anything, tell us, did this Genghis Khan come here?" Old Zhongtou saw that the old man was a little angry, so he quickly gave the fat man a look and changed the subject.

"Yes! Genghis Khan is the emperor of Mongolia. His story has been passed down from generation to generation. When I was young, I heard the old man say that he brought thousands of troops to our place." The old man said seriously .

"No, it seems to be passing by here, and it's not right, it seems to die here." The old man suddenly got stuck while talking, trying to recall the story of the year: "Oh! Look at my brain, people will die when they are old. It's useless, did he die here or pass by here?" The old man looked out the window blankly and murmured.

We looked at each other, thinking that the old man was in vain, and he was getting old and confused.

Suddenly I vaguely heard a dull thunder coming from outside. Could it be that there was another dull thunder?This thunder is unusual, the general thunder has no rhythm, but it has a strong sense of rhythm, and the interval between the sounds is basically the same.

Everyone has become nervous and rushed out the door.I was the first to rush out, and vaguely saw a few black shadows passing by the door, but when I regained my composure, there was nothing there.

(End of this chapter)