Golmud, which means a place with dense rivers in Mongolian, is located in the west of Qinghai Province and the hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Its jurisdiction consists of two disconnected areas: the central and southern Qaidam Basin and the Tanggula Mountain area.
The Qinghai-Tibet Railway, when the section from Golmud to Lhasa was not connected, was the end of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, and its geographical location was extremely important.
Emperor Ye heard from Noonuo that he and his grandson were actually planning to go to Tibet back then, but they were temporarily stopped because they had to cross the Tanggula Pass to reach Golmud and the altitude was too high. Later, they were unable to make the trip because of injuries.
Stopped here in Golmud.
The next day, Ye Huang and the others did not rush on their way. Instead, they went to the city to rent an off-road vehicle, then went to a Tibetan medicine store to buy a lot of valuable Tibetan medicine and some tonics and took them with them before preparing to leave.
According to Nono, the place where grandpa is located is in a valley 200 kilometers away from the Tanggula Mountain Pass. It is sparsely populated. Only some nomads pass by every year, and Nono can only come out once a year. Starting from the age of five,
This is the third year.
Each time, nomads brought her out. When she went back, her grandfather went to Golmud to pick her up.
As for why the old man chose such a remote place to settle down, Ye Huang and the others were a little confused. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau was already a remote place, why would they choose a cold place like Tanggula Mountain? They were just looking for trouble.
I asked Nono, who didn't know very well. She only remembered that she was already in the valley when she remembered.
In plain areas, the 200-kilometer journey only takes about two hours to reach, but in the cold plateau, it is extremely difficult.
Although Ye Huang and others were prepared for the bumpy ride, the car finally broke down after traveling more than 150 kilometers.
Helpless, the four of them could only get out of the car and walk. Ye Huang carried Nuonuo on his back and wrapped him in the yak skin he bought in Golmud. Wucha and Xingtian each carried some luggage, and they struggled in the wind-whispered Tanggula Mountains.
walking.
In other words, all three of them are equipped with ancient martial arts, otherwise it would be difficult to move forward.
It wasn't until about three o'clock in the afternoon that the three of them crossed the most difficult hurdle on the road, Tanggula Pass!
"Nono, how long will it take?"
In such a cold place, even Ye Huang was out of breath. He put Nuonuo down and the others hid under a big rock to rest.
"Come on, you can see the temple after passing the awkward point in front. We will definitely get there before tonight. Big brother, Nono has made you tired." He stretched out his little hand to help Ye Huang wipe his sweat. The little girl was very sensible.
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"Hurry and put your hands back. It's too cold. Be careful not to get frostbite."
He hurriedly stuffed Nuonuo's hand into the yak hide, and Ye Huang gave her another breath of Qi before he felt relieved.
"This kind of place is not suitable for human survival at all. I don't know what Grandpa Nono thinks, letting such a big child stay in such a bitter and cold place."
The strong cold wind blew against the body like a knife, and Xing Tian complained.
He originally thought that it was hard enough in Tianshui, but compared with other places, it would be nothing.
"Brother, actually this place is very beautiful in the summer, but the winter is too difficult. Grandpa said that those people can't come in in the winter."
As soon as he finished speaking, Nono seemed to realize that he had slipped up and quickly covered his mouth with his small hands.
However, her actions could not escape the sharp eyes of Ye Huang and the others.
"Those people? Which people?"
"Nono, are you hiding something from your brother?"
Ye Huang and Wu Cha asked almost at the same time.
"No...it's nothing, big brother, let's hurry up and we'll be there soon."
Seeing that the little girl didn't want to say anything, Ye Huang and Wu Cha looked at each other. It was obvious that Nono had not told the truth because he was worried about something.
"Forget it, let's talk about it when we get there."
Ye Huang sent a message to Wucha, who also nodded.
Putting Nuonuo on their backs again, the group went down the hillside, walked around the mouth a kilometer away, and finally saw a valley.
The valley is very long and wide, but it seems very small in the Tanggula Mountains. In the wind and snow, you can vaguely see several houses half a mile below the valley, all made of rocks, standing in the cold weather.
It's so small in the cold wind that it's hard to detect it unless you look carefully.
"This is not a temple at all. These are just a few stone houses."
Xing Tian looked at the house below, which was only a few steps in, and said rather speechlessly.
"There are many practitioners in the mountains. The fact that they can practice in this cold place shows that they are dedicated to the Tao. They are much better than some so-called thousand-year-old temples."
For some reason, when Wu Cha said this, Emperor Ye thought of the fat monks in the Shaolin Temple who ate too much. He didn't know how they could get fat on a simple diet every day.
"Let's talk after we get down first."
Without saying anything else, he walked along the almost invisible path on the hillside and looked down.
Although the distance seemed far away, the three of them walked for more than an hour before finally reaching the mountain gate.
The so-called mountain gate is actually a stone tablet with no writing on it. To be precise, the writing has been eroded by the wind and snow.
"Sir! If something happens, look at the footprints in front of you!"
At this moment, Xing Tian, who was walking a few steps ahead, suddenly realized that something was wrong. The footprints heading towards the stone house were messy and numerous.
"Zhazi, look at Nono!"
On a snowy day, who would come to such a bitter and cold place for no reason? Suddenly, Ye Huang's heart tightened, and he and Xing Tian walked diagonally into the temple, pressed against the window and looked inside the house.
I saw three or five lamas lying in a pool of blood, and the blood on the ground was bright red.
An old man held a sharp knife in his hand and leaned against the wall tremblingly, seeing only his last breath left.
"Get in!"
The scene in front of him was really confusing. Ye Huang greeted Xing Tian, and the two of them broke through the window and entered.
"I never thought that I, Wu Haotian, would not be able to escape my fate after all. Even if I die, you will never find my granddaughter again."
When the old man saw Ye Huang and the two people breaking in through the window, he thought they were people who wanted to kill him, so he clenched the sharp knife and stabbed him in the heart.
"grandfather!"
"Senior, no!"
Ye Huang was startled, and hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the opponent's arm tightly to prevent the knife from going down.
And Nuonuo's "grandpa" also made the old man seem to realize something and paused.
"Nono, you...why are you back? Who asked you to come back?"
"Grandpa, it was my eldest brother who brought me back. I found my eldest brother."
Nono threw herself in front of the old man, with tears in her eyes, feeling sad but also crying with joy.
"Found it?"
He raised his eyes and glanced at Ye Huang and then at Xing Tian, and finally his eyes were fixed on Wucha. He couldn't move away for a long time. For a long time, his throat moved slightly.
"Okay, okay! Child, what's your name? What's your grandfather's name?"
"Grandpa, my name is Wucha, and my grandfather's name is Wumo."
Wucha was also very excited. This was his second relative in the world besides Nono.
