That night, after Brother Jun greeted Zhang Meng, he took the first step.

Zhang Meng, Lai Zi, Fat Man, and Ye Jiu stayed in the village, rested for the night, and then continued along the route on the parchment early the next morning. The four of them left the Great Red Willow Beach and entered the boundary of Qiaogeli Peak, even if they officially entered the Kunlun Mountain in the west.

The surrounding temperature is gradually getting colder.

Fortunately, everyone has been in Kunlun Mountain for a while, and they have become accustomed to the temperature here, and they have not been affected, but have accelerated their pace.

On the way, Zhang Meng asked Lai Zi to make up for Qiao Geli Peak's common sense to the fat man and Ye Jiuxi.

Lai Zi also used it as a way to pass the time, patiently explaining the history of Qiaogori Peak to everyone.

"Chogori is the second highest peak in our country after Mount Everest, and it is also the most difficult mountain in the world to climb. In the mountaineering world, it is known for its high mortality rate at the top of hell, and is often called K2 Peak by foreign friends. ”

"I know all of this...... the fat man said.

Ignoring the fat man's interruption, Lai Zi continued: "'Chogori' means tall and majestic in Tajik, and in the mouths of other ethnic minorities, it has a different meaning. ”

"It's normal to have several names at the same time." Zhang Meng nodded.

"What does that mean in Tibetan?" The fat man asked.

Lai Zi looked at the mountain peaks next to each other in front of him and said, "In Tibetan, it is called Qogir, which translates to the white goddess. ”

"Is that what the local Tibetans call it?" Zhang Meng seemed to think of something and confirmed.

"The Tibetan people are originally divided into many different Tibetan lines, and this Qogir is said to be the name of the descendants of Tibetans living on the southern side of Chogori, but it is not known whether they are native Tibetans." Laizi thought for a moment and said.

"Why do I think this white goddess has anything to do with the Snow Maiden?" The fat man looked back at Zhang Meng and said.

"I also think Chogori has something to do with the Snow Maiden." Zhang Meng also nodded and said: "Didn't Brother Lai Zi say before that the Snow Girl herself haunts this place, listening to Qiaogeli's Tibetan translation, it seems that this is their hometown." ”

"Alas! If only the Snow Maiden were still here, we could ask her if this was her hometown. The fat man tilted his neck and looked at the snow in front of him and said.

"Which way into the mountains are we taking now?" Zhang Meng asked.

"There are six ridges on Chogori Peak, and we are now walking this one in our country, and we have walked through Yinhong Beach before, as long as we bypass the base camp of the Qiaogori Peak mountaineering team and cross the Kreqing River Valley at our feet, we can enter the ridge."

"The Kreqing Valley?" Zhang Meng's expression was stunned.

"This is also a river valley, huh?" The fat man frowned and looked at Laizi: "Laizi, you haven't said it before. ”

"yes." Lai Zi also said abruptly: "The terrain here is too complicated, and some places cannot follow the previously designed route, and some dangerous places have to be bypassed. ”

After speaking, Yoriko pointed to his feet.

"You mean that, it can't be any trouble, right?" The fat man asked with palpitations.

"That's right." Lai Zi shook his head, sighed and said: "It's not the right time for us to come, July and August are the time when the water of the Keleqing River swells, as long as the river rises, I don't want to go through the valley into the mountains." ”

"Damn!" The fat man rolled his eyes and asked, "Is there no other way?" ”

"Yes." Hearing the fat man's question, Lai Zi nodded and said, "But they are all vertical cliffs, and the dangerous Cheng dù is much higher than here......"

"it." The fat man pursed his lips helplessly.

"Then it's just a matter of our luck." Laizi seemed quite helpless: "Manpower sometimes can't resist the laws of nature after all. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Meng said puzzledly: "We have traveled all the way, and the altitude is about five thousand meters, and now it should be six thousand meters, right?" At such a high altitude, there is still a river? The terrain of this Kunlun Mountain is so strange. ”

"What's so strange about it, it's not all snow watered?" The fat man said.

"Even in summer, how much snow can melt at such a high altitude?" Zhang Meng said disapprovingly.

"You look at so many snow-capped mountains that can't be seen at a glance, and a little melting of a mountainside is enough to fill a river." The fat man did not agree with Zhang Meng's explanation, and said: "Don't forget that the water of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River does not come from Kunlun Mountain? In such a large foothills, even if the snow does not melt, there may be a lot of water hidden underground, and as long as a little water flows out, it will be enough to drown us. ”

"I still don't agree." Zhang Meng shook his head and said.

Seeing that the two disagreed, Lai Zi also fell into deep thought: "Actually, if you want to talk about the source of these river valleys, I don't know. ”

The four of them were speechless and fell silent.

In the end, Raiko raised his head and continued: "Behind this valley is the glacier on the north side of Chogori Peak. That's what we're on. ”

"It's finally a normal path." The fat man said happily.

Seeing the fat man relax his vigilance, Lai Zi reminded: "Don't think that it is safe to enter the glacier, the terrain of the glacier in Chogoli is complex and changeable, and all kinds of cracks are criss-crossed, which is not at all stronger than the steep rock wall on the west side. There are frequent rolling stones, ice avalanches, and avalanches, and as long as you step into them, you are walking on the tip of a knife. By the way, fat man, especially you, you can't scream anymore......"

"Got it, got it." The fat man said impatiently.

After talking about the disadvantages, Laizi talked about the benefits of entering the mountain at this time: "Although entering the mountain at this time depends on luck, the terrain is treacherous. However, the temperature at the top of the mountain is slightly higher, and the good weather lasts for a longer time, which is conducive to our activities. ”

"Hey, it's finally a bit of a good thing." The fat man smiled.

While chatting, they entered the vicinity of the valley of the Krezing River, but fortunately there was only a shallow river on the road, and it had not yet swelled. However, they were afraid that the river would rise overnight, so Zhang Meng and the others did not rest, and hurried overnight, preparing to cross the last river valley and enter the Qiaogeli Glacier.

The road was quiet, except for a few scattered wild animals, there was no other movement, and the four of them quickly crossed most of the river valley.

When he walked to the edge of the valley, the fat man took a break. Zhang Meng also nodded in agreement, but as soon as the fat man found a place to sit down, he found that there was something wrong with Lai Zi's gaze looking at him.

Before the fat man could ask, he saw Lai Zi frowning, stepped forward quickly, pushed the fat man away, and carefully wiped the stone-like thing under the fat man's buttocks.

Seeing this scene, the fat man asked puzzledly: "I said, Laizi, what are you looking at?" ”

Lai Zi didn't say a word, but his eyes became brighter and brighter, and after half a minute, he grabbed the fat man, pointed to the stone, and said to the fat man: "Fat man, do you see if the handwriting on this is Qin Seal?" ”