This is a wonder, with an altitude of more than 4,000 meters. There is a snow-capped mountain area here, surrounded by desert permafrost. The area of the non-freezing spring is not large, but spring water gushes out from below all year round.
However, no one knows where the spring below leads to. Because it does not freeze even in the cold winter, it is named Unfrozen Spring. And because it is close to the Kunlun River, it is also called Kunlun Spring. This is the Tibetan
It is a sacred spring in the hearts of the people, and many Tibetan people come here for pilgrimage every year. It has been opened to the outside world in recent years, and more and more people come here to travel and witness the magic. A team of more than 20 people like us is still relatively rare.
But no one knew what we did, and there were old lamas accompanying us, so even if someone felt strange, no one would ask.
In fact, there is no special purpose for our coming to the Freezing Spring this time. This is just the beginning, and the Hoh Xil no-man's land to the west is where we want to go.
"Little prince, there is nothing to see here! Isn't it just a bubbling spring? But the water is quite clear, and it seems that the water temperature should not be low. Master Gua, I really jumped in and took a bath, it must be very hot
Comfortable."
I rolled my eyes at him. I didn't know what was in his head. They were just some weird ideas. "Then you can take a bath. However, this spring is regarded as a sacred spring in the eyes of Tibetans. If you dare to jump in and take a bath,
It is estimated that they will catch you on the spot and rectify it as a sacrifice to this sacred spring."
"Then forget it, Mr. Gua, I still want to live for a few more years." After finishing speaking, the fat man looked around, then pulled me aside and said: "Little prince, tell me, do you have anything?"
A special purpose? Wouldn't it be easier for us to get here from other places? Why do you have to go that way? I don't believe you are just trying to adapt us to the plateau environment. It's okay to deceive others with that kind of excuse.
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I glanced at him, thought for a while and said: "Of course I have my reasons for doing this. This is our most critical place now. We must pay more attention in the past few days. Whether we can find the old man depends on the results of these few days.
Until the results come out, we are not going anywhere, we will just stay here, and when the time comes, you will understand."
"So mysterious? Can't even I tell Mr. Gua?"
"No." I gave him two hygiene balls directly. "With your big mouth, telling you is like telling everyone in the world. Bad things will happen to your mouth. You can still feel at ease now."
Just wait, the opportunity will come, so don't be impatient."
We set up tents not far from the ice-free spring. This is a desert. It is late autumn now and we are close to the snow peaks, so the climate here is still very cold. Especially in the morning and evening, we need to wear thick clothes.
You can only sleep with a quilt on your back, otherwise you will catch a cold easily.
We didn't do anything for two days in a row. Some people in the team started to get a little impatient, but they didn't say anything. After all, they are a highly disciplined team and they wouldn't say anything even if they had anything. I asked them
Don't worry about anything, just treat it as if you are here for a trip, relax and enjoy this rare quiet time without worrying about anything.
On the third day, a heavy snow suddenly fell, and goose-feather-like snowflakes were flying all over the sky, quickly turning the withered yellow earth into a snow-white world.
"The snow has come very early. The Mid-Autumn Festival has not passed long ago." The fat man sighed.
I nodded, the terrain here is strange, the temperature is already low, and when the cold air blows in, it will naturally start to snow.
"My young prince, nothing has happened in the past two days! Mr. Gua, I know that you have clever calculations, but saints also make mistakes sometimes. If you think about it again, have you missed something?"
I smiled, shook my head and said, "What day does it fall today?"
"The fifth day of the Lunar New Year. It's just September, and it's still early to celebrate the New Year!"
"That's it. Let's all have a good sleep tonight. Something will happen tonight. Starting from tomorrow, we will start again."
"Really or not? I don't believe it, Mr. Gua."
"Haha, let's just wait and see. Even if you don't believe it, it won't happen."
"Well, I won't sleep today, Mr. Gua, to see what happens."
It was very quiet all night, with almost no abnormal noise or movement. Early in the morning, the fat man rushed into my tent, grinning and shouted: "Little prince, you have lost. Mr. Gua didn't sleep all night last night.
Nothing happened, little prince, are you trying to trick me, or are you playing tricks on me?"
I had just put on my clothes, and I felt a little funny when I saw his resentful look. "It has already happened, but you don't know it. If you don't believe it, go out and take a look. There is already one less person in our team."
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The fat man looked at me suspiciously, and then rushed out like a gust of wind. Not long after, he ran back again, and the sound came in before anyone came in: "Little prince, you are really right, the old lama is gone.
"No, I have to go back and see if there is anything missing. Maybe the old and poor old lama here is a thief!"
"Come back, come back, people are not as dirty as you think." I quickly pulled him away. This guy didn't have to think twice about things like this: "I don't know how to steal things, otherwise I would have stolen them long ago. He came here last night
He came to me and said he wanted to go out to practice, I agreed, so he left."
The fat man was stunned for a moment, and then looked at me blankly: "You just let him go like this?"
"Yes, he and I made an agreement. He only needs to bring us here. He has already completed it and I paid the money. If he doesn't leave, why is he waiting here? Is he waiting for you to raise him?
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"No, little prince, the place we are going to is a hundred times more dangerous than here. With the old lama who is familiar with the environment, we can save a lot of trouble. If you let him go, what will we do?
"
"What? You don't have confidence?"
"No, how could I not have confidence, Mr. Gua? I just think that we should go safer."
"Haha, don't worry, I already have a solution. Okay, let's get ready to set off. You'll understand later."
Soon everyone had prepared their equipment and surname Li. The snow had stopped and a thick layer had accumulated on the ground. Except for our area, there was only a row of footprints on the snow, pointing straight to the east.
And go, that was what the old lama left behind when he left.
"Okay, let's start. Now let's follow this row of footprints."