Chapter 196: Taibai
Could it be that Hengduan Mountain is not the name of a mountain, but only a mountain peak that traverses the Qinling Mountains? If we ponder it this way, it seems that it is not right; the Qinling Mountains are about 3,000 li long and hundreds of li wide, and what kind of mountain can cut off the Qinling Mountains? I am afraid that among the several famous mountains in the Qinling Mountains, we will not be able to find the answer.
Qinling Mountains are east-west mountain ranges that traverse central China, starting from Baishi Mountain in the north of Lintan County, Gan Province in the west, entering the boundary of Qinchuan through Maiji Mountain in the south of Tianshui to the east, at the junction of Qinchuan and Henan, it is divided into three branches, the north branch is Kunshan Mountain, the middle branch is Bear's Ear Mountain, the south branch is Funiu Mountain, and the other is the watershed of the Weihe River, a tributary of the Yellow River, and the Jialing River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, and the Hanshui, the mountain topography is complex, and the climate and temperature are different all year round, and it is known as the saying that there are ten miles of different seasons and hundreds of miles of different days!
With such a majestic mountain range, it is not easy to find a Hengduan Mountain from it, and it is even a bit demanding.
But since the ancients marked the three words "Hengduan Mountain" on the human skin scrolls, there is an absolute truth, but this layer of truth is really incomprehensible. After thinking about it for a long time, Liang Chen sighed helplessly, and muttered to himself: "If Hengduan Mountain is really just a metaphor, what kind of mountain will it refer to?"
"Too white?"
Liang Chen suddenly remembered what Bai Qianyu had reported earlier, there have been three waves of tomb robbers in the Taibai Mountain area recently, it seems that in that place, there will be something of special value, otherwise, it will never be possible to gather three tomb robbers, this is simply a strange thing!
Aside from these factors, Taibai Mountain is the highest peak of the Qinling Mountains and the first peak east of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Since ancient times, Taibai Mountain has been famous for its high, cold, dangerous, strange and mysterious characteristics, straight up to the nine skies, sweeping the clouds and snow, standing proudly in China.
Thinking of this, Liang Chen's eyes lit up, and he immediately found a topographic map of the Qinling Mountains, and quickly found the location of Taibai Mountain, and then carefully observed it. But after watching it for a long time, I still can't connect with the three words of Hengduan Mountain in the first sentence.
Smiling bitterly, Liang Chen shook his head: "Maybe it's because the more anxious you are, the easier it is to make mistakes, now it's like a headless fly, always trying to hit it, so I deliberately want to pull Taibai Mountain into sight!" Just as he was about to turn around, Liang Chen stopped for a moment, and seemed to look at the drawing from the side, and his feeling was different.
Qinling ...... Hengduan Mountain ...... Taibai Mountain...... Liang Chen immediately turned the map upside down, and then muttered to himself: "Turn it upside down, fall sideways, fall down Hengduan Mountain?!"
Liang Chen slapped the drawing hard and laughed heartily: "I see!"
In the early morning, when a touch of fish belly white had just appeared in the eastern sky, Liang Chen and his party of four were on the way into the mountain.
Along the way, the quasi-guide Qu Miaomiao seemed to have done her homework, chattering endlessly, constantly showing her profound skills, while introducing everyone to the various vegetation and flowers she encountered, such as which ones can be eaten when hungry, which ones have anesthetic toxins, which ones are highly toxic, and if you eat them by mistake, you will have braids and so on.
The fat man who followed closely behind admired him so much that he felt more and more that the 30,000 yuan was worth it.
And Liang Chen and Tu Youming, who were walking behind, laughed and didn't say anything along the way, allowing Qu Miaomiao to show their talents to the fullest.
After most of the day, Tu Youming couldn't help it, and complained to Liang Chen with a wry smile: "I really admire Brother Liang, I actually found such a living treasure, but I don't seem lonely along the way, hehe!"
"In fact, from the first time I saw this little girl, to the time before entering the mountain, I was wondering if this little girl was really as powerful as she said, and now it seems that at least we will not eat poisonous food along the way, let alone die because of loneliness, hehe!
Liang Chen smiled even more bitterly, but soon, Liang Chen turned his head and glanced at Tu Youming, and asked in a low voice, "Brother Tu doesn't have anything to say about rushing to Taibai Mountain?"
"Brother Liang has already finalized the itinerary, what else do I have to say?"
Tu Youming pretended not to understand what Liang Chen meant. But seeing Liang Chen turn his head to look at it again, he had to respond with a smile: "Since there have been three waves of people running to Taibai Mountain, even if we can't find what Brother Liang needs in Taibai Mountain, maybe we can have some other gains! In short, I think Brother Liang's first step is quite logical!"
"Well, Brother Tu's words are wrong, even if there is a big treasure buried under Taibai Mountain, I don't have much interest, but if there is something I am looking for under Taibai Mountain, even if it is difficult and dangerous, I will break through!"
Liang Chen shrugged his shoulders, and then asked with a smile: "But I don't know if the true map of the mountain and leylines drawn by Brother Tu can satisfy my eyes? ”
"Hehe! Brother Liang is really good at laughing, if it weren't for Brother Liang's absolutely reliable clues, I'm afraid he wouldn't have thought of coming to Qinling to find any imperial dragon veins, in the circle of merchants, they have always paid attention to bartering and fair trade. It's not impossible for me to let Brother Liang take a look at the true map of the mountain veins under the sky that day, but Brother Liang at least has to let me feast my eyes, right?"
Tu Youming happily talked about the deal with Liang Chen.
"It turns out that Brother Tu is waiting for me here!"
Liang Chen sighed helplessly and said: "It's not that I refuse to let Brother Tu look at it, it's really entrusted by someone, the origin of that thing is extraordinary, and the holder is already ancient, but before he died, he left me a suicide note, the content of which is to tell me to keep the clue properly." Out of respect for the deceased, I had to do a weekly peeling!"
"Since it is a valuable thing, then Brother Liang should let me open my eyes, I don't have the ability to slaughter other names, the ability to identify the authenticity of antiques, if you dare to recognize the second, you really can't find anyone who dares to recognize the first!"
Tu Youming grinned again: "If Brother Liang can let me take a look at that thing, even if it's just a glance, I am willing to put all the belongings in front of Brother Liang and let Brother Liang choose, how about it?"
Liang Chen thought about it and immediately waved his hand.
At this moment, Qu Miaomiao, the guide in the distance, suddenly ran back, and said breathlessly: "I said two, if you don't mind, why don't we hire a carriage to travel on our behalf? From here to Taibai Mountain, there is at least fifty or sixty miles away, so we won't just walk over it, right?"
"Little girl, we've just started leaving, you can't stand it? That's a pity, if you can't stand this suffering, you can terminate the contract with Brother Liang at any time, and I will take over and officially become Brother Liang's professional guide, how about it?"
Tu Youming stared at Qu Miaomiao with a ridiculous look.
"Hmph, I won't tell you, Brother Liang, do you think we should hire a carriage?"
Qu Miaomiao tilted her head and pouted at Tu Youming, and turned to look at Liang Chen with a smile on her face.
"Ahem, such a long mountain road, if you can have a carriage to travel, it is indeed good. But this ...... in the wilderness"
"About three miles away, there is a carriage and horse shop, a time-honored brand, the transportation was inconvenient in ancient times, and the business of the people is good! But now even if the transportation is convenient, it is not convenient to be in the mountains, I am very familiar with the carriage and horse shop, and I may be able to bargain at that time, Brother Liang, what do you say?"
"That'...... All right. ”
Liang Chen stretched out his hand and grabbed his forehead, he always felt like he had met a black tour guide, and before he entered the mountain, he was going to force shopping and bundling marketing. But in the face of such a cute little girl, she really couldn't bear to refuse people's requests, and the fat man not far away was happily walking in front with Qu Miaomiao, as if she couldn't wait to find the carriage and horse shop.
A carriage was hired, and it was already dusk, and after the shopkeeper repeatedly pulled back, everyone still drove the carriage into the deep mountains.
Along the way, the fat man couldn't help but murmur: "I often hear people say that there are traces of wolves in this Qinling area, especially in the territory of Qinchuan, but I don't know if there are really them!"
Tu Youming said with a smile: "In the early years, there were indeed many wolves, but in recent years, they have been secretly hunted by hunters in the mountains, and the number of wild wolves has decreased sharply. ”
Hearing Tu Youming say this, Qu Miaomiao suddenly turned her head with disgust, but her hands were tightly gripping the carriage gang, and a hint of unconcealable tension appeared on her face. Liang Chen drove the carriage casually, and looked back and said with a smile: "Whether there is or not, when entering the deep mountain area, especially at night, it is better to be careful, and it will be midnight in three hours, when we find a safer place to settle down, wolves are afraid of fire, so we will order a few more bonfires, sleep with peace of mind, and continue to rush tomorrow morning." ”
"Okay, good, Brother Liang Chen's arrangement is really good!
Qu Miaomiao immediately echoed Liang Chen's proposal, but at this moment, suddenly from the deep mountains in the distance, a terrible wolf howl sounded, and the sound went straight through the clouds and reverberated endlessly. Hearing this, Qu Miaomiao trembled, and looked at Liang Chen anxiously, how could Liang Chen not hear, and Tu Youming and the fat man also glanced at each other, and everyone seemed to not believe their ears.
But it's forgivable for one person to hear it wrong, but if everyone hears it wrong, it's a bit too much to say.
Half an hour later, Liang Chen found a wide area close to the nearby mountain col, the surrounding hillside terrain, you can see it all at a glance, stopped the carriage, Liang Chen said in a deep voice: "The wolf howl just now reminds us that it is better to set up camp as soon as possible, the fat man stayed with Miaomiao to set up the carriage, and find some water sources, Brother Tu and I went to find some dry firewood and branches to come back to make a fire, remember, everyone should be cautious, go early and return early!"
When everyone heard this, they immediately nodded in response.