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Chapter 136: The Point of No Return

Staying in Shigatse for one night, first recuperating in spirits, and the next morning, Shi Lei drove a Hummer and led Ye Qing and others to set off in the direction of Ali.

Located in the western part of Tibet, Ali is the place where the Himalayas, the Gangdis Mountains and the Kunlun Mountains converge, and at the same time, it is also the birthplace of the Brahmaputra River, the Indus River and the Ganges River.

The Hummer set off before 6 a.m., and Shi Lei, who claimed to be familiar with the route, first galloped along the trail, bypassing several major mountain ranges, and only turned onto National Highway 219 at almost 12 o'clock in the afternoon.

National Highway 219 is one of the most difficult roads in the world, this Xin-Tibet Highway crosses many mountain ranges, and most of the sections of the whole line are famous "no man's land".

Because the road conditions are not good, so along the way, there is not much traffic in front and behind, but Rao is so, this line of people still went through nearly a day of bumps, until dusk fell, did not come to the territory of Pulan County.

Pulan, which means "place surrounded by snow-capped mountains" in Tibetan, is dominated by plateau and mountainous areas, with high mountains and deep valleys, undulating hills, forming a plateau landform of various postures and beautiful colors.

To the south of the plateau is the Himalayan snow-capped mountains, and to the north is the snow-capped Namunani Peak. The Peacock River, one of the four major rivers of Ali, flows through here, forming a relatively low-altitude impact valley.

The county seat of Pulan is located in this narrow valley area, with an altitude of 3,900 meters, which is the lowest altitude in the county. There are patches of farmland along the river valley, the green and naked are undulating with the wind, the whole county is rendered by the thick greenery, inlaid like jade, the scattered and orderly villages near and far, the smoke of the cooking, the shepherd boy who drives the cattle and sheep and the old man who turns the meridians, make people seem to have arrived at a paradise, just like the legendary Shangri-La, which really lives up to the reputation of "Tibet Jiangnan".

Pulan County is divided into two cities, the old and the new, the new city is flat and open, most of the buildings are newly repaired, shops, hotels, restaurants, post offices and so on are fully equipped, and the general small county is no different.

But Shi Lei drove the car in the direction of the old city, because only here can you really see the unique historical relics and folk customs of the local area.

Nineteen was on the banks of the Peacock River for the first time, and when Hummer had just bypassed Pulan New Town, she was so excited that she wanted to get out of the car when she saw the caravan walking leisurely on the street. Shi Lei knew that she was a noisy lord, where did she dare to agree, without saying a word, he hurriedly turned the car into the suspension bridge, and did not slow down and stop until he reached the edge of the old city.

Ye Qing walked out of the carriage behind everyone, and before she could stand firmly, she was instantly surrounded by the rare humid climate of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, she closed her eyes slightly, feeling the ocean monsoon from the Bay of Bengal blowing in her face, that kind of refreshing comfort, and suddenly eliminated the fatigue of the journey.

Adjacent to Nepal and India, Puran is an important port of entry and exit for Tibet, where brightly dressed Nepalis and Indians of all stripes can be seen trading with each other, most of whom come to the sacred mountains and waters of this area.

"Guests, you're all new to Puran, right?"

At dinner, the group chose the largest restaurant in the city, and as soon as they sat down by the window, a waiter in his early twenties came over with a menu.

Xu Zimo nodded: "That's right." ”

"Hehe......"

The waiter smiled: "If my guess is correct, you should be preparing to go to the sacred mountain to worship, right?" It's just early May, and it's the best time of the year to climb Mount Kinabalu, and you've all come at the right time. ”

He didn't say it, Ye Qing knew it.

Mount Kailash is covered with snow all year round, and every year after autumn and before summer, the mountain is closed for the safety of tourists until the end of April or early May.

Just after the lockdown was lifted, this period of time collided with the May Day holiday, so there is an endless stream of travelers and pilgrims who come here every year, which can be called a great attraction in the old city of Puran.

Nineteen chatted with the waiter with a few words of interest, then took out the map in his bag, and asked him for several ancient place names marked on the map, when he pointed to a point called "Tiannan" on it, the waiter was stunned for a moment, and then his face showed a look of awe and fear, and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "I don't know, I don't know, I have never heard of this place." ”

After saying that, he left in a trance.

Although he vigorously denied it verbally, the panic that flashed on his face obviously betrayed his true thoughts.

"What's going on? Could it be that there is anything else terrifying about this Tiannan? Ye Qing stared at the figure of the waiter fleeing in the wilderness, and couldn't help but have questions in her heart.

Before arriving in Shigatse, she had seen this map, and knew that the "Tiannan" on it was the entrance where the Living Buddha instructed them to enter the depths of the Sacred Mountain, but it was just the interface of the spiritual source vein through the domain, and it was shrouded in holy qi all year round.

"Strange thing, why did this person say and leave?"

Shi Lei was unwilling, seeing his abnormal behavior, it was impossible for him to really know anything, and he was about to chase him out and continue to ask questions, but Xu Zimo waved his hand and refused: "Forget it, there are many people here, and when we finish eating, let's ask some elderly people in the local area." ”

I can't fault this statement, but it's not very credible.

In fact, before eating, several of them had already asked many local Tibetans about this location, but the result was that they all shook their heads blankly, and none of them showed such a big movement when they heard the word "Tiannan" like this waiter.

This meal, the four of them ate absent-mindedly.

When paying the bill, Nineteen quietly ran to the waiter, trying to get a word out of his mouth, but unfortunately, in the end, she returned empty-handed, so as soon as she got out of the restaurant, she couldn't help muttering at the door: "What's the matter, that person knows where Tiannan is, why doesn't he say it?" ”

"Want to know why?" Ye Qing looked straight at a corner in the alley and said suddenly.

Nineteen's eyes widened: "Do you know?" ”

"I don't know."

Ye Qing shook his head and took the lead: "But we can follow now, it is very likely, we will know." After saying that, he quickly chased in the direction of the corner.

Nineteen couldn't figure out what she meant, so she blinked in place, and when she came back to her senses, Xu Zimo and Shi Lei had already chased out, so she spread her feet and carried a backpack behind the team.

Most of the buildings in the old city of Pulan still retain the characteristics of the earthen tile houses at the end of the last century, these small alleys are narrow and numerous, extending in all directions, fortunately, Ye Qing left a divine imprint on the waiter in advance, so he barely lost it.

"Tuk Tuk ......"

After going around and around in a big circle, the man finally stopped in front of the door of a dilapidated and dilapidated looking clay house, and while panting, he clasped the door panel and whispered, "Grandfather, open the door, it's me, Amuro." ”

"His name is Amuro, what a strange name." Nineteen was lying behind Ye Qing, looking forward through the gap in the corner, and when he heard the words "Amuro", he couldn't help muttering.

Shi Lei hurriedly covered her mouth: "Be quiet, listen and see what he is going to do." ”

"Hmm......" Nineteen forcibly pulled away his big hand, and said indignantly: "Stinky boy, it's not the other way around, I dare to be so big and small to my senior sister, after I go back, I must sue Zhu Bigu!" ”

"Sue it, sue it, it's an old move, please play something new, okay?" Shi Lei pursed his lips, looking very disdainful.

Nineteen was about to say a few words to him, but unexpectedly, the wooden door opened with a "squeak" at this moment, and she quickly swallowed the words from her mouth, shrank quietly in the corner, and looked hard at the earthen tile house.

Ye Qing keenly caught the key word "senior sister", her gaze swept over the two of them as if she didn't have anything, and quickly moved away, her face was still as calm as water as usual.

"Amuro, what's wrong?"

As the old man's voice came out, a dim oil lamp gradually appeared in everyone's field of vision, and behind the light was an old man with a white beard and chest, wearing a long robe covered with patches, and the whole person looked like the oil lamp in his hand.

This old man must be Amuro's grandfather.

Unlike the Nineteenth and the Others, Ye Qing's gaze only stayed on the old man for a moment, and then turned to the earthen tile house behind him.

She knew that this room was definitely not as simple as it seemed on the surface, because the four seemingly dilapidated earthen walls could actually reflect the glance of the divine sense, and she also noticed that as soon as the old man came out of the house, he closed the door casually, as if there was something important inside, as if he was worried about being seen.

The young man Amuro seemed to know the old man's temperament, and he didn't ask to enter the house, but stood directly at the bottom of the steps, looked at him and whispered: "Grandfather, what should I do, just now, someone asked me about 'Tiannan' again!" ”

"What?" The old man's beard trembled, "Did you tell him then?" ”

"No, of course not, I just said I didn't know." Amuro shook his head again and again, he really knew about Tiannan.

Hearing him answer, the old man's face turned slightly pale: "There is no best, without my permission, you must not tell the specific location of Tiannan, otherwise, God will not let us hypocrites who leak the secrets of the gods and spirits!" Now, I am only left with you, my own grandson, my grandfather doesn't want you to step on the back road of your parents for the sake of glory and wealth, which is a dead end, a road of no return! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to () subscribe, reward, your support is my biggest motivation. )