Mitsubishi Pajero was still driving fast on the highway, and after driving for about ten hours, they finally came to the territory of Shaanxi Province.

The geomorphological characteristics of Shaanxi Province are roughly high in the north and south, low in the middle, high in the northwest, low in the southeast, inclined from west to east, the Loess Plateau in the north, the Qinba Mountains in the south, and the Guanzhong Plain in the middle. Shang Xin's location at this time is the eastern part of Shaanxi Province, and there is still a lot of distance from the Qinling Mountains, because the Qinling Mountains are located in the southern part of Shaanxi Province, between the Wei River and the Han River, and if they take the route through Hubei Province, they can directly reach the southern part of Shaanxi Province.

But at this time, Shang Xin was already exhausted, and at the suggestion of Huang Yaoyao, they found a nearby hotel to rest after getting off the highway.

They opened two single rooms in the inn and went off to rest. Although this inn looks unattractive on the outside, the interior of the room is small and full of sparrows.

The first thing Shang Xin did when he entered the room was to enter the bathroom to take a shower.

Ten minutes later, Shang Xin came out of the bathroom wrapped in a bath towel, his body was already extremely comfortable, and drowsiness gradually began to sweep through his body, he unconsciously lay down on the bed and began to sleep, and soon fell asleep.

At seven o'clock the next morning, there was a knock on the door of Shang Xin's room, and he went out to open it sleepily.

The moment the door opened, I saw Huang Yaoyao standing at the door, she was wearing a floral dress today, she looked very elegant and refined, which was completely different from her appearance when she wore a camouflage combat uniform yesterday, but the only thing that remained unchanged was her sturdy and perfect body.

Huang Yaoyao was also a little embarrassed when she saw Shang Xin's eyes staring directly at her, she blushed and said shyly, "Let's go have breakfast." ”

Shang Xin swallowed a mouthful of saliva unconsciously, and said, "Good ......"

Then, he quickly entered the room and began to change clothes and wash.

Ten minutes later, he and Huang Yaoyao went downstairs for breakfast, and they each ordered a meat bun and a noodles to eat. It is worth mentioning that this meat sandwich bun is very positive, its appearance is burnt yellow, the stripes are clear, the interior is layered, the pie body is swollen, the skin is crispy and tender, it tastes oily but not greasy, and the mouth is full of fragrance, so that Shang Xin is even more after eating one and another.

Seeing that Shang Xin couldn't stop talking like a big stomach, Huang Yaoyao asked a little uncalmly, "Have you finished eating?"

Shang Xin was nibbling on the fragrant meat buns, and when Huang Yaoyao asked him this, he realized that he had come to Qinling to find the thousand-year-old meat Buddha instead of tasting the food of Shaanxi Province, so he was a little embarrassed to stuff all the remaining meat buns into his mouth, and then said a little vaguely: "After eating, where are we going next?"

"Take a look at the nearby outdoor goods store and buy you some equipment and tools for going to Qinling. After speaking, Huang Yaoyao settled the bill and took Shang Xin to the outdoor goods store.

Coincidentally, there is a relatively large outdoor goods mall next to this small hotel, and Shang Xin didn't know what to buy after entering the door, but Huang Yaoyao had already picked it up very skillfully.

She helped Shang Xin choose an outdoor watch with a compass, a camouflage suit, a pair of work boots, a simple and lightweight tent, a hiking bag, a pair of outdoor gloves and a pair of goggles. In another store, I chose a multi-purpose Swiss Army knife, a flashlight, a windproof lighter, and a high-quality flying tiger claw hook rope.

Then, Huang Yaoyao took Shang Xin to the supermarket to buy some compressed food and purified water.

Shang Xin was shocked by these things, and he couldn't help asking, "Are we going on an expedition?" because he thought it was something that only those outdoor expeditions on TV would use.

"Isn't it? Do you think that as soon as we go to Qinling, we will be able to find the thousand-year-old Meat Buddha? We must be prepared to be in Qinling for at least ten days. Huang Yaoyao said angrily.

Shang Xin felt that he was definitely on the thief ship this time, and he had a hunch that this trip would be more difficult than any of his previous ones, so he paused and asked, "Then when are we leaving?"

"Go back to the hotel, pack up and leave. Huang-Yaoyao replied decisively.

"Oh well. Shang Xin didn't say anything more, and followed Huang Yaoyao back to the hotel.

After they finished packing their luggage at the hotel, Huang Yaoyao drove to Qinling.

After another two-hour drive, in front of Shang Xin and Huang Yaoyao is the majestic Qinling Mountains, which are majestic and verdant, with peaks and peaks, and its main peak, Taibai Mountain, has an altitude of 3771.2 meters.

Readers who know the Qinling Mountains should know that due to the different changes in temperature, climate, and topography between the north and south of the Qinling Mountains, the Qinling-Huaihe River line has become the most important north-south dividing line in China's geography. In winter, the Qinling Mountains block the cold wave from entering the southern region, and in summer, the humid sea breeze enters the northern region. The Qinling Mountains and Huaihe River basins are the transition areas between the rainy in the south and the arid in the north, and the rainfall decreases sharply from the vicinity of the Qinling Mountains and the Huaihe River to the north, so the Qinling Mountains are also respected as the dragon vein of Chinese civilization.

Huang Yaoyao parked the car in a hidden corner, thinking about how to climb the mountain? Naturally, they would not choose the scenic route with more tourists to climb the mountain, because it has been somewhat commercialized by tourism, so it is impossible to find the kind of deep mountain ancient cave with a thousand-year-old meat Buddha. What they were going to was the Qinling Mountains, because only there could be such a deep mountain cave.

"Let's have a Ao Tai crossing. Huang-Yaoyao said on a whim.

"What is Ao Tai Crossing?" Shang Xin was confused.

The so-called Aotai crossing is actually a main vein route between the two main peaks of the Qinling Mountains, Ao Mountain and Taibai Mountain, and it is also the highest section of the main ridge of the Qinling Mountains, which is known as the adventure of "walking on the Chinese dragon's back". Ao Mountain is famous for its steep climb, while Taibai Mountain is famous for its long route and wonderful scenery. The route from Aoshan Mountain to Taibai Mountain is more than 40 kilometers in a straight line, and the actual distance is more than 170 kilometers, making it one of the five most difficult hiking routes in China. According to relevant records, few of the explorers who tried to cross the Ao Tai from ancient times to the present day were truly successful, and they either gave up halfway or died halfway. The difficulty of crossing this route is not only that it needs to cross the no-man's land for a long time and cannot be replenished, but also that it is necessary to climb over more than a dozen high-altitude peaks above 3,400 meters on the way, and the climate is changeable, the road conditions are complex, and the whole crossing process is mostly walking between the stone sea formed by the glacial relics, and it is very dangerous to encounter bad weather. Huang Yaoyao said in detail.

Shang Xin also listened attentively, and he couldn't help muttering: "Then let's call this line the Aotai Line, I heard you say that it is really possible to find a thousand-year-old meat Buddha on this Aotai Line." ”