Chapter 385: Exploring the Mountains and Forests
After a few days, Wang Changsheng had nothing to stay in Yu City, and he left after finishing his life here.
Accustomed to getting along with Liang Pingping and Tang Kun all the time, and by chance he was left alone, Wang Changsheng still felt a little unaccustomed, after all, when the three of them were together, there were still people who could distract him.
When he thought of this, Wang Changsheng called Tang Kun and asked them what kind of state it was after many days of going out to work with Zhuge Qingshan, but he didn't expect that it was impossible to get through there, and he contacted Liang Pingping again, but there was also no signal.
"What the hell, went to the deep mountains and old forests, why can't anyone get in touch?" Wang Changsheng muttered helplessly.
Wang Changsheng didn't think much about their safety, Tang Kun and Liang Pingping were both living people, and there was an old demon Zhuge Qingshan, so he didn't worry about what problems these three people would have, it was estimated that they were in a place where there were no people, and they couldn't be contacted for the time being.
Wang Changsheng really didn't guess wrong, the three of them were really in the endless 100,000-mile mountains at this time.
Western Yunnan, which is located on the border, is located in the scenic Banna area.
Zhuge Qingshan, Tang Kun and Liang Pingping arrived here two days ago, and they had been living in a small mountain village nearby, and they had not gone deep into the dense forest, and they had been making preparations.
The so-called preparations are what Zhuge Qingshan said before, he wants to visit an ancient city that has disappeared for thousands of years, which is the legendary Ancient Yelang Kingdom.
In the early morning of this day, Zhuge Qingshan, Tang Kun and Liang Pingping were eating breakfast, very simple, three bowls of gruel, a few steamed buns, and a little pickles.
Tang Kun looked at him with resentment, and said: "Uncle Qingshan, although we are not doing physical work with you, it is also quite tiring, can't you get us some meat, at least we have to have some meat, right?
Zhuge Qingshan took the rice bowl and ate the small pickles with relish, and said: "When you are older, you will pay attention to health preservation, less salt, less oil and less meat, and when you reach my age, you should know that health preservation is more important than anything else, and everything else is floating clouds." ”
Liang Pingping asked puzzledly: "Since you want to maintain your health, why don't you find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers to live in, and live for a long time, why do you come to this deep mountain and old forest to toss?"
"Faith!" Zhuge Qingshan glanced at them and said: "You have to understand that people must have faith in life, that is, pursuit, otherwise your life will be meaningless, and with faith will you have momentum and motivation to move forward, otherwise you will eat and wait for death?"
Tang Kun shook his head and said, "Contradiction!"
"Hehe, still young...... Zhuge Qingshan shook his head and said, "After eating, let's clean up, let's go into the mountain today"
After more than an hour, the three of them packed up, brought supplies and luggage, and then went headlong into the Banna area, 100,000 miles of endless mountains and forests, and at this time, it was Wang Changsheng who called them, and there was a state of unreachable.
The environment of 100,000 mountains is harsh, in the extreme south of the vast land of Shenzhou, it is said that the mountains and rivers here are poor, rich in poisonous insects and beasts, and human beings can rarely be seen all year round.
As soon as a few people stepped into this area, they realized that there was a great difference between this place and the mountains and forests in the mainland, first of all, there were steep mountain roads, and the surrounding area was full of foul smell and miasma, which made them suddenly feel that they were struggling to walk.
Glancing at the surrounding environment, Tang Kun said resentfully: "Uncle Qingshan, what kind of place did you bring us here, if you kill us here, then we will really be more wronged than Dou E." ”
Not only him, but even Liang Pingping, who came with him, frowned, and said: "It is estimated that no one has walked in this place for tens or hundreds of years, if something goes wrong, then it will be called heaven and earth should not be called ineffective."
But Zhuge Qingshan stroked his sparse beard and said: "If the ruins of the ancient country of Yelang are in the downtown area, I'm afraid there will be nothing to do with us, only in this kind of inaccessible place can it be preserved relatively completely." "By the way, Tang Kun, you should know this better than me, right?"
Tang Kun nodded helplessly, and said: "Hey, I said uncle, even if what you said is right, you may not be able to talk to our buddies in advance, you look here, it's either a swamp or a miasma, you are always a master of the Tao, you may not be afraid of these things, but we can't, we are real broilers." ”
Although he couldn't refute Zhuge Qingshan's words, there was great dissatisfaction in his words.
But think about it, these two goods can be said to have been framed by this old guy, so they willingly stayed by his side, and agreed to go out with him to see the so-called "world", if you know that the actual situation is like this, even if you give them how much money, I'm afraid these two goods will not be dry.
Although Tang Kun and Liang Pingping both have work on them, in the final analysis, they are not strange people like Wang Changsheng and Zhuge Qingshan who know the art of yin and yang and feng shui, so they will always be a little apprehensive in their hearts.
But Zhuge Qingshan just smiled faintly and said: "Although the outside world says how dangerous and mysterious it is in the 100,000 mountains, according to the old man's research for many years, he found that this place not only has more than several times the aura of the outside world, but also the ruins of various ancient buildings are countless. ”
Hearing this, Liang Pingping didn't feel anything, but Tang Kun's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said: "Uncle, look at you, why are you still angry, I just see that it's too difficult to leave here, there is no other meaning, no other meaning." ”
In fact, it was not his health and longevity that attracted him, but the many ruins that Zhuge Qingshan said.
This kind of thing seems to be full of fatal temptation for them to touch the golden captain, knowing that the road ahead is dangerous, and they will move forward without hesitation.
They do not want to get some priceless antiques or funerary goods, but as long as they can see the wisdom of the ancients and the different products that appear in each era, they will have an indescribable sense of satisfaction, which is not usually experienced by others.
"Hehe, let's go. Zhuge Qingshan nodded, and no longer had anything to ink with this buddy, and directly picked a relatively spacious path, and marched towards the mountain little by little.
The ancient kingdom of Yelang is the first country established by the ancestors of ethnic minorities in the southwest of China, and is known as the three most mysterious ancient kingdoms in history together with the ancient kingdom of Loulan and the ancient kingdom of Dali.
Legend has it that Koyoro already had a strong national strength during the Warring States Period, and it also developed to a certain scale in terms of military, politics, and agriculture, and was a strong force among the many vassal states at that time.
But such a highly civilized country suddenly disappeared after 300 years, and even those experts and scholars did not know the specific reason for its disappearance.
In the past year, the ruins of the ancient kingdom of Yelang have appeared in the southwest provinces of our country, which has smeared a heavy fog on the already mysterious country, but on Zhuge Qingshan's years of research, it was found that the old site of the country's national capital could not be built in the world, but hidden in the vast 100,000 mountains.
The tall and majestic mountains were one after the other, and the three of them did not know how long they walked through the mountains before they stopped in front of a path about three feet wide.
This trail is located between the two mountains, it is dark, Tang Kun took a closer look inside, and said with a vigilant face: "Uncle, you don't want us to go here, do you?"
The location they are in now is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and there is no way out except for this "gap" in front of them.
Zhuge Qingshan chuckled and said, "Hehe, what's wrong, is there anything wrong?"
"Of course not. Tang Kun nodded heavily, and said: "The so-called Hengshan knot cave, there must be ghosts, you see that our current place does not look like a cave surrounded by mountains? And if you look at that path, not only is it winding, but also there seems to be a layer of something shrouded in it, we are already in a Jedi, and if we go to such a dangerous place, don't we look for our own death? Uncle, you are old, it doesn't matter if you look for excitement, but we are still young, don't harm us." ”
Tang Kun, who is the captain of the school, of course, has a lot of vision, and after his explanation, Liang Pingping next to him also became nervous, and said: "Uncle Zhuge , why don't we find another way out, that path looks really infiltrating." ”
He knows Tang Kun's skills very well, if it is said that it is comprehensive strength, Tang Kun may not have anything outstanding, but if it is the survey of the terrain and landform and the method of finding the dragon and dividing the gold, Tang Kun said second, I am afraid no one dares to say first, Zhuge Qingshan also valued him at this point, so he thought of a set of words and forcibly invited them to join the gang.
Hearing that these two people were a little reluctant, Zhuge Qingshan smiled again and said: "Tang Kun is right, from now on, our situation may become more and more dangerous, but you only know one thing, you don't know the other." ”
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the trail, and continued: "Legend has it that this crack was formed thousands of years ago, after an incredible thunder catastrophe, that is, from that time, a group of barbarian monsters suddenly appeared in the 100,000 mountains, they all drank blood, cruel and killing, and from time to time intruded the people, and the people in the border area were miserable, until the rise of the ancient kingdom of Yelang. ”
Under the leadership of King Yelang, the people of the ancient country of Yelang began to fight back against these barbarians in an organized manner, and finally forced them into the depths of the 100,000 mountains, but at this time, the King of Yelang was not at ease, afraid that they would have a resurgence one day, so he set the capital in the 100,000 mountains, and took this road as a critical point to cut off the north and south, so that the barbarians could not go north from then on, and the people were at peace. ”
"So, only when we pass through here can we truly enter the scope of the Yelang Ancient Kingdom, so do you say we are going?
Tang Kun had also heard of this history, but it was not as detailed as Zhuge Qingshan's understanding, he then squinted his eyes and said: "Since you have come here, why do you have to go over and have a look, in this way, you follow me, it's a big deal to fight this time." ”
After saying that, he took out four candles from his pocket, lit two on each side of the path, and after squatting to watch the light of the candles, he was the first to walk into this dark gap.
As the three of them slowly deepened, the visibility on the path became lower and lower, and Tang Kun, who was walking in the front, had to take out the flashlight prepared in advance from his body, but as soon as he turned it on, he suddenly saw a terrible thing.
"Damn, this, what the hell is this?" Tang Kun shuddered involuntarily, and even the flashlight almost fell to the ground.
The thing he saw was not a living thing, but a half-cut stump, which was not high, about a meter, except that the middle of it had been artificially hollowed out and carved into a human face, and on the top of the stump was a skull with a unique shape.
At this time, the other two people also came over, Zhuge Qingshan first looked at this thing from top to bottom for a while, and then said slowly: "This thing should be the spirit card of a certain Yelang King, and the skull on it, if I guess correctly, should be the deity of the Yelang King." ”
"Uncle, isn't this Yelang King a human being?" Just when Tang Kun had just expressed a little admiration for his uncle's knowledge, Liang Pingping on the side walked around the piece of wood and suddenly said in surprise.
Zhuge Qingshan glanced at him inexplicably and said, "How is that possible, what do you mean by this?"
Liang Pingping pointed to the skull on the wood and said, "But that bone is not human, as for what it is, I haven't seen it yet." ”
"What?" As soon as Liang Pingping's words came out, Tang Kun immediately took a few steps forward, looked at the skull curiously, and said, "How can this look like a personal skull, don't you create a nervous atmosphere, okay?"
From the point of view of appearance, there is no difference between that thing and an ordinary human skull, if there is one, that is, this skull seems to be a little bigger than the modern one, but everyone's head circumference is different, which does not mean anything.
Seeing that the two of them were all looking at themselves like idiots, Liang Pingping was angry, and directly took the skull off the stake, pointed to the position of the back of its head and said: "You see, there is only one gap in the middle of the human skull, and the bone is divided into two equal parts from the back of the head, but if you look at it again, there are three gaps in the back of its head, which divides the bone into three pieces, which means that this thing is not human at all." ”