More than ten years ago? It must have been the time when my father and the others came. Unexpectedly, this old guy also knew: "Yao Lao, were you the guide that time too?"
"Yeah." Yao Lao grunted: "There is only one herb farmer here. As long as they go there, they will come to see me. That time I told them not to let them in, but they didn't listen and told me to stay away! As a result
,Humph, it’s all over!”
A chill rose in my heart, but I also became more and more worried about Shui Yueqing. This worry made me not in the mood to chat anymore for a while, leaving only Da Zhuang and Yao Lao chatting.
Soon, the five of them entered the primitive area belonging to the Taibai Mountain Forest Reserve. It was already November, and the birch forests in the north were covered with fallen leaves. The vigorous vitality was slowly fading before their eyes. Occasionally, they could still hear the sound of two old birds.
The cry sounded even more desolate.
The route that Yao Lao took us to take is relatively hidden. From what he said, my visit at this time has its advantages and disadvantages. There are many wild boars and black bears in the Qinling Mountains. If we come here in summer and autumn, it will be very dangerous. Winter is coming now. These dangers
Most animals have generally entered hibernation, and it is safer to walk in deep mountains and old forests.
But it is also at this time that there is a lot of hunting, and the rangers in the reserve are keeping a close watch. If they are discovered, they may be sent to the cell, especially since we still have guns in our bags. We will wait until the heavy snow closes the mountain.
These rangers only took a break. At that time, the snow in the old forest was so thick that even hunters found it difficult to come in again! There were only takin, serow and other wild animals that still lived in this area.
The Taibai Mountain Nature Reserve is mainly composed of the East and West Taibai Mountains, the main ridge between the two mountains - Paoma Liang, and a series of peaks and deep valleys extending from north to south. The road Yaolao took us is the two
The horse racing bridge between the mountains.
Walking on Paoma Liang, there are tall peaks in front and behind, and wide valleys on both sides. It feels like the Loess Plateau seen in movies. Long Xiaoxu seems to rarely walk into such deep mountains, and he is still nervous.
With a little excitement, I suddenly felt a coolness on my head, and when I looked carefully, it was snowing!
"Yao Lao, does it snow here in November?" I couldn't help but ask, and then I tightened my clothes. The cold north wind in the valley was mixed with light snow, and it was as strong as a knife.
Yao Lao looked at the river valley in the north and looked very happy: "It's also the time of year for the new year! In the winter, there will be a three-layer wheat quilt, and next year I will sleep with a steamed bun as my pillow!"
Da Zhuang looked at the dark sky in the north with a sad face, and said with a sad face: "Damn, it can't be such a coincidence. Is it okay to deal with the snow now?"
Zuo Yan immediately said: "It's not necessarily a bad thing. There is generally no fog on snowy days. The middle-aged Yaomei Mountain is shrouded in fog, so today should be much better."
Looking at the snowflakes that were getting bigger and bigger, Long Xiaoxu couldn't help but murmured in a daze: "The scenery in the North is covered with ice for thousands of miles and snow drifting for thousands of miles. Looking inside and outside the Great Wall, there is nothing but vastness; the rivers up and down suddenly lose their torrents. Mountain Dance
The silver snake, originally a wax figure, wants to compete with God... Alas, the sun sets in the west, and the heartbroken man is at the end of the world!"
"Hey, damn, there's not a rabbit that ran past just now!" Da Zhuang shouted excitedly as he looked at a forest. He was about to raise his gun when he suddenly remembered the rangers patrolling the mountains, so he gave up angrily.
Yao Lao didn't listen to the chatter of the few of us. He didn't know what he thought of. The more he thought about it, the more interested he became. Finally, he started singing at the top of his voice: "As soon as I see you off, young man is dull. Brother Qing is going out today. I'm going out today."
I'm so young, I'm so angry and worried when I have to go out..."
"Hahaha, Yaolao, I didn't see it, but you are still getting younger as you live! What's the matter, prepare the old trees to bloom again, and spring will come again at dusk?" Da Zhuang joked.
Yao Lao's face turned red and he scolded with an angry smile: "I'll give you a slap in the face! Niu Niu baby!"
"Yao Lao, are you afraid of the rangers getting into trouble for you when you sing so loudly?" I asked.
Yao Lao waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter, we have to go down immediately!"
Not long after, when the five of them had almost reached the center of Paoma Liang, Yao Lao was the first to climb along the slightly gentler steep slope into the valley below. In late autumn, the weeds in the mountains were extremely sparse, so it was easier to climb.
It's a lot, but many places are covered with thick leaves and it's very slippery when you step on it, so everyone has to slow down.
Fortunately, the five people finally passed the ridge slope that was nearly a thousand meters high. There was a long and narrow lake in the valley, only twenty meters wide and at least nearly a thousand meters long. In fact, it was a relatively wide river.
The five people did not move forward any further. When they arrived at the valley, it was almost evening, the setting sun was setting quickly, and the sky had darkened before they knew it.
Considering that the road conditions ahead were not good, Yao Lao asked everyone to camp here for a night's rest. Da Zhuang was so excited that he pestered Yao Lao to go with him to prepare some rabbit meat. Yao Lao refused at first, but finally stopped in Da Zhuang
He reluctantly agreed to the offer of fifty yuan per hour, but there was a hint of a cunning smile on his old bitter face.
However, Da Zhuang is not a loser. He can give money, but he must catch three rabbits within two hours, otherwise the money will be wasted.
The two of them carried Yao Lao's old shotgun and headed deep into the jungle. The shotgun was used to hit sand and the sound was much quieter. In addition, they were in a river valley and there were horse racing beams outside, so they were not afraid.
The ranger found out. At first Da Zhuang wanted to call Zuo Yan, but the boy refused to leave Long Xiaoxu.
"There is another tent in the bag, the big one." Watching the two of them walk away, I called Zuo Yan to start setting up the tent. Long Xiaoxu was busy getting food and made a tent on a big bluestone by the river.
Make a small fire and use the aluminum basin brought by Yao Lao with warm water.
After the two finished setting up the tent, they immediately walked towards the bonfire by the water. Long Xiaoxu looked at the two tents in the woods and said with some worry: "There are many wild beasts in the deep mountains and old forests. Even in winter, there are always some animals that can't
Is it dangerous to hibernate and sleep like this at night?"
"I'm a little worried too," Zuo Yan said.
I added some branches to the bonfire, picked up a piece of beef jerky and chewed it: "Don't worry, we can just take turns keeping watch at night." I thought of the mysterious Yaomei Mountain and the black wind that was rumored to be a ghost path.
Ditch, I felt worried for a while. I thought
I don’t understand why Shui Yueqing was involved in opening that ancient tomb. From what my father said, it seemed that Shui Yueqing’s identity was very unusual. In fact, I could have guessed it even without my father telling me, but I didn’t expect why he would be with the demon.
Meishan’s ancient tomb has something to do with it.
"Do you have any bad premonitions?" Long Xiaoxu asked me.
I shook my head: "No, except for being a little worried, everything else is normal."
Long Xiaoxu nodded without saying anything, and suddenly murmured in an unreasonable way: "Qian Long, I know you are tired, but there is no way. You are destined to pay a lot in this life, and you will be even more tired in the future."
I don’t know why she said this, but I really don’t feel too tired now. However, I didn’t say anything to her, I just said “hmm” and asked: “How do you know how to tell fortunes? I see you are sometimes accurate.
, sometimes they are not accurate, is it similar to those half-immortals on the street, who can only count once twice?"
Long Xiaoxu gave a "chi" smile and combed his hair: "It's not as bad as you said. In fact, last time I just calculated that you were going to the Golden Palace and had nothing to do with Chidan. However, this can't be called
Fortune telling can only be said to be a special perception."
Zuo Yan turned his back to the two of them and kept throwing stones at the small lake. He seemed to have little interest in what the two said. The three of them just sat blankly by the campfire. Long Xiaoxu and I had nothing to do with each other.
We chatted for a while, but basically didn't get anything useful out of her. This girl was quite tight-lipped.
It felt like we chatted for a long time, during which we heard several gunshots. However, it took a long time after the last gunshot was heard before we saw Da Zhuang and Yao Lao running out of the woods in a hurry. Each of them was holding two guns in their hands.
As soon as a rabbit ran over, Da Zhuang shouted excitedly: "Haha, I'll treat you to Ciqinling hare tonight. Oh my god, I haven't eaten rabbit meat in years! I usually think about eating it all day long. How can I eat it?"
I didn’t even think about the rabbit!”
"Come on, let's do it." Yao Laoxian and those of us from the city didn't know how to do it, so we volunteered ourselves and started to do it.
Da Zhuang, Zuo Yan and I just peeled the skin, Yao Lao came to roast it, and one of them even stewed it. After a while, the whole grove by the river was filled with the aroma of rabbit meat.
"I'm hungry, hurry up!" Yao Lao took out a meat bun, gnawed on a piece of rabbit leg, took a sip of old wine, and his face glowed red.
Everyone was very hungry, so they stopped being polite. One of them got a piece of rabbit meat and started to eat it. The meal was very enjoyable, and several of them drank some wine. When they finished eating, they were still a little bit drunk.
Long Xiaoxu packed up the food, wrapped up the uneaten rabbit meat, and helped Yao Lao clean the aluminum basin before going to sleep in the tent.
Yao Lao and Long Xiaoxu naturally did not have to be responsible for keeping vigil, so it fell to the three of us. Zuo Yan was the first, I was the last, and Da Zhuang was in the middle.
Because the tent is not big enough, only two people can sleep together at night. Xiaoxu thought that Da Zhuang and Yao Lao were snoring too much, so they came over to my place. Originally, she was so excited to sleep with such a beautiful woman lying next to her.
No, I never thought I would lie down and fall asleep. What a waste of a good time and beautiful scenery!
I don’t know how long I’ve been sleeping for, but suddenly there was a clang outside, and then I heard Zuo Yan shouting: “Get up quickly, there’s something! Damn, let your kid keep watch at night, you’re sleeping worse than us!”
When Xiaoxu and I came out of the tent, Da Zhuang had just woken up with his gun in his arms! The outside was already a mess, and food was scattered all over the floor, extending to the river.
The five people hurriedly ran towards the river, but saw nothing. There was only a big ripple on the water. I breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, nothing happened." However, I suddenly reacted and looked over quickly.
Yao Lao: "Yao Lao, what is there in the water that would come to the shore to hunt for food?!"
"Come and look, there are footprints here!" Da Zhuang shouted while standing by the river not far away.
Several people hurried over and saw a set of watermarks printed on a large piece of bluestone, as big as the mouth of a bowl! Judging from the arrangement of the footprints, it should be an animal with four legs, and it still lives in the water.
.At this moment, Yao Lao murmured with a frightened look on his face: "Guitou?!"