Perhaps because he felt that the atmosphere in the car was a little oppressive, Songzan Depu began to talk.

"Teacher, you haven't been to the snowfield for many years, and the situation here has changed a lot. ”

These words aroused Li Mingguang's memories and woke Zhang Tianyuan from his contemplation. Li Mingguang smiled and said: "Yes, I haven't been here for more than ten years, mainly because I'm too busy with work, and I always have the idea of coming back to see again, look at this mountain, look at this snow, and see where old friends rest." However, it seems that he is always bound to the emperor and can't run a long way, even if he went to Shaanzhou some time ago, he was also ordered by the organization, and he had no choice but to put down the work at hand and go on a trip. ”

"Teacher Li has been here before?" asked Zhang Tianyuan.

"yes, I used to work here. I have drunk butter tea, eaten tsamba, and drank barley wine, seen this vast boundless sky, and breathed the clean air here. It's too familiar to be here, and now it seems to have changed a lot, but the majestic and tall mountain still stands there, as if it is the guardian saint here, the guardian of the people of this land. Li Mingguang nodded, talking about the past, it was really a different taste.

"Compared to before, there are a lot of signs of civilization here, and I've been here since I came back, so I can feel every bit of change. Nowadays, this vast snowfield is gradually evolving into a civilized and modern city, and I don't know whether this is good or bad. Songzan Depu sighed.

"There are good and bad, the good convenience is naturally more convenient, and the poverty is gradually getting out of here. It allows people here to go out and see the outside world, and the connection with the motherland has become closer. Li Mingguang said: "It's just that some disadvantages are inevitable. Some of the things that people used to talk about are now rare. Or even disappeared altogether. ”

"What are they?" asked Zhang Tianyuan.

"When I was here, I often saw herds of cattle and sheep galloping on this land without roads, and some wild animals may only be seen in the zoo or in books when they are in the mainland, but they can be seen here at any time, but now it seems that they are really rare. Li Mingguang replied.

"Teacher, do you remember the ascetic worshippers of that time?" asked Songtsen Depu.

"Remember, how can you not remember. When I was here, I was very young, and I used to hang out with my friends and give food to the worshippers. Li Mingguang said with a smile.

"I've only read about it in books and on the Internet before, and I thought it was too much, after all, it was a distance of nearly a thousand kilometers, and although the temperature on this road would be relatively stable, and there would be no need to go through snowy areas, it was still incredible. Zhang Tianyuan said in surprise.

"Absolutely. They are pilgrims who have come from the snowfields and even from abroad, and they take three steps and one prostration, towards the holy place of their hearts. Heading towards their temple, it was not an ordinary prostration, it was a real five-body throw. It's tiring to think about it like that. Songzan Depu added.

"Something is going to happen, right?" Zhang Tianyuan gasped. He really admires the persistence of these people. But he didn't dare to agree with this kind of behavior, which was simply playing with his life.

"yes. There were many unfortunate people who died in the wilderness along the way, and the lucky ones could still find their bones, but unfortunately, the bones were taken away by wild beasts and could not be found at all, and in the end their families could only cry there, crying helplessly. I don't support this kind of thing, even if it is simple and persistent, even if it is pious, have you considered the feelings of your family?" Li Mingguang sighed.

Songtsen Depu wanted to oppose Li Mingguang's words, but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly found that all he could say was to praise the spirit of these people and support their beliefs, but as soon as he closed his eyes, he always thought of those helpless eyes, those crying faces, those children who lost their father or mother because of such faith, should they be happy?

The silence returned to the car, everyone was a little silent, Zhang Tianyuan didn't know whether he should praise those people's piety or stupidity, he didn't know how to evaluate it at this time, so he could only remain silent.

"Look, it's a big lake!"

Finally, Zhanfei's voice broke the silence in the car, and everyone looked out of the car, at this time Songtsen Depu's mood seemed to be better again, and he excitedly introduced: "This is one of the three famous sacred lakes in the snow field, Mapanyongcuo! The surrounding natural scenery is very beautiful, and since ancient times, Buddhist believers have regarded it as the holy place 'world center', and it is the freshwater lake with the largest lake transparency in China, and it is one of the three "sacred lakes" called in Tibet. It is also the source of four major rivers in Asia. ”

"Well, I do know that the 'sources of the four rivers' recorded in the ancient Zhangzhung Buddhism Yongzhong Teachings "Zhangzhung Tripitaka, Kusha Treatise" refers to the mother of the holy lake, Ma Pan Yongcuo. It is the Maquan River in the east, the Peacock River in the south, the Xiangquan River in the west, and the Shiquan River in the north. 'Mapan Yongcuo' is also 'invincible jasper lake', and in Tibetan, 'Mapan' means invincible and invincible. Zhang Tianyuan didn't want the atmosphere in the car to be too uncomfortable, so he quickly picked up Songzan Depu's words and said.

"But I'm afraid you don't know that Ma Pan Yong Co was originally named 'Ma Trai', or 'Ma Tui Co'?" Li Mingguang smiled.

"I've heard of it, but I don't know very well, so tell me about it, teacher. I don't know if I really don't understand, or if I deliberately want Li Mingguang to say something happy, Songzan Depu nodded with a smile.

"Actually, Ma Trai is the name of the Dragon King of Guangcai in Yongzhong's religion. Buddhist scriptures say that there were originally four dragon kings in the four sacred lakes, and at first they always caused trouble and harmed the people. In the Tang Dynasty, during the reign of the Tibetan king Trisong Detsen, Padmasambhava showed his magical powers, subdued the four dragon kings, and converted them to Buddhism, and gradually became the four protector gods of Tibetan Buddhism. Since then, 'Ma Trai Tso' has also been renamed 'Ma Pan Yong Tso', sometimes written as 'Ma Fa Mu Tso', which means 'eternal and undefeated jasper lake' in Tibetan. Li Mingguang didn't seem to realize Songzan Depu's intentions, of course, he may have realized it, but he also wanted to change the topic lightly, so he explained.

"It is said that Mapanyongcuo is the holiest lake, the nectar bestowed by the Great Victorious, and the holy water cleanses the hearts of people from their troubles and obstacles. She is the oldest and holiest place of all the holy places of Yongzhong Buddhism, Indian Buddhism, Hinduism, she is the lake of perfection in the soul, she is the true heaven in this universe, the Shangri-La of the gods, the blissful world of all things. When I saw it today, it was as beautiful as the legend said. Zhang Tianyuan also said with emotion.

Speaking of this, the three of them stopped talking again, but at this time their mood was obviously different from before, before it was heavy, but now, there was a sense of contentment.

They looked at the lake outside the window, felt the beauty of nature, and admired the sound and smile of the "mother of rivers in the world".

The car finally drove past the lake and the three of them retracted their gaze, but the feeling was still endless.

After this lake, soon enter the Yellowstone Canyon, it is indeed a canyon, but it is also a local administrative area, if you really count, this Yellowstone Canyon is probably second only to the city level in terms of administrative units, but it is not of any use, because this place is so remote, so that it gives the impression that it is like a certain street of a team in a village-level administrative unit in a developed area, even if it is local, there are very few people who know about it.

However, the area is larger than most city-level units in developed areas, which is a very strange phenomenon, and I am afraid that it can only be seen in places like the snow fields. It's like a beast lurking in the dark, clearly existing there, but no one knows it.

The residents of Huangshi Canyon are basically concentrated in one street, there are probably less than a hundred households, the number is very small, and the streets are not prosperous, but this does not affect Zhang Tianyuan's interest, after all, the more places like this, the more likely it is to live in some high-ranking people and hermits.

Although there is a long road on this road, the road is too long, and it is around the mountain and the lake, fortunately Zhang Tianyuan's car has a relatively large fuel tank, otherwise, it will be troublesome to break down on the road.

They had eaten lunch and set off, and when they arrived at their destination, it was already night, and they were worried that they would have nowhere to stay, let alone find the mysterious man. But what they didn't expect was that as soon as they arrived at their destination, a child came to them with a note, and they found the mysterious man's home through the information on the note.

Well, it's kind of a meeting, but it's not a meeting.

Why do I say it here, mainly because this person is wearing a mask, a plastic mask, a very common kind, the Monkey King mask that children use to play.

However, judging from the way this person is dressed, he is definitely not a simple person, he is wearing traditional clothes on the snow field, very clean, although not new, but the washing is very soft, without a little wrinkle, from this point of view, this person is a very particular person about life.

Zhang Tianyuan looked at this person, and suddenly noticed that there was a baby-sized Bodhisattva statue on the table on the right hand side of this person, this Bodhisattva statue was made of pure gold, but it didn't matter, now such a large piece of gold was basically nothing for people like him, and he valued the historical and cultural value of this Bodhisattva statue more.

According to the results of his character appreciation, this Bodhisattva statue must be at least hundreds of years old, and because of the special shape, it is estimated that the price will not be low. Anyway, Zhang Tianyuan bought a similar thing at the last auction in London, and the final price reached 1 million pounds, although it is not the highest price compared to many antiques that Zhang Tianyuan has encountered before, but it is definitely not low. Among the antiques of its kind, it can be regarded as the best thing. (To be continued......)