The route set was indeed not possible to drive forward, so you could only walk into the valley. On the way to the Valley of Death, you will occasionally encounter some locals, passers-by or shepherds.

When they saw Meng Que and the four of them heading towards the Valley of Death fully equipped, most of them thought that they were here for scientific research. Because over the years, there have been many scientific teams that have come here to explore the mysteries.

The weather was nice today, it was a sunny day. But it was very cold in the mountains, and looking up at the snow-covered mountains, according to the locals, it is better to walk in the mountains and not to speak loudly, because even if you do, even if you do, you can cause an avalanche.

In addition, I heard that the snow here occurs all year round, even in summer, and it will not completely melt away. It's winter now, but thanks to the gentle terrain here, there is no heavy snow covering the mountain. On the Tibetan side, the mountains are impassable during this month.

On the way, I came across a young shepherd who was herding five yaks. He looked like he was about sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a coat and wrapped tightly, and his face was as red as blood, which was the distinguishing feature of the highlanders. Because of the relative proximity between the two sides, the grandfather took out his newly purchased map and asked the young shepherd for directions when he passed him.

The young shepherd was not very fluent in Mandarin, and he stammered when he spoke Chinese, and when he heard that several people were going to the Valley of Death, the expression on his face immediately became surprised. And out of kindness, he also pulled his grandfather's sleeve and said, "Old man, that place is very dangerous, you better not go." ”

Grandpa is quite curious, the legend of Kunlun Death Valley has been here since yesterday, and everyone has heard a lot along the way. But legends are always legends, and I don't know if it's true or not. Seeing that the young shepherd seemed to be very jealous of the valley of death, he asked, "Why is that place dangerous?" ”

The young shepherd was very simple, and when he heard his grandfather's question, he said with a sigh: "My family lives in a ravine not far from here. I heard my dad say that my grandfather left us forever because he had entered the valley of death. ”

"Oh? Did your grandfather go to Death Valley and not come back? ”

"Yes, he didn't come back, he got into the Valley of Death because he was looking for cattle. At that time, I was still young, and I only remember that my grandfather was carried back with a black face and died a terrible death. None of us here would dare to go to the Valley of Death. There are ghosts in that place, so you'd better not go there. The young shepherd said earnestly and solemnly.

Grandpa smiled, but disagreed, pointed to the dots circled with a pen on the map, and said, "Young man, danger or not danger is secondary, you first tell me if this place is going in this direction." ”

The young shepherd looked at it a few times, and knew that he could not persuade the four men, so he nodded and said, "Yes, you will see a fork in the road if you go about 900 meters ahead, and then go all the way to the left side of the fork." ”

"Okay, thank you, young man." Grandpa patted the young shepherd on the shoulder, and then took Meng Que and the three of them to continue on their way.

The young shepherd sighed and watched the backs of the four people drift away, shook his head and sighed, and muttered: "A group of people came in September last year, and they also went to the Valley of Death, but they never came back, and the four of them went this time, I'm afraid they won't be able to come back." Poor people, I really don't know why you know that there are tigers in the mountains and the valley of death is so dangerous, why do you all want to go in and find death? ”

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Continuing to move forward, the four of them braved the cold wind that was blowing and whirring, and walked without hurrying or slow. According to the young shepherd's words, he went forward more than 900 meters, and sure enough, he saw a fork in the road. Entering from the fork to the left, there is a valley like a mouth split by an axe, and the cold wind blows on the face like a knife.

Although it was a sunny day, the top of the mountain was still covered with black and white clouds. The sun's rays shone down from the clouds, like they had grown legs.

Looking up at the clouds, you can feel that they are very close to the ground, and they are also extremely clean, as if you can reach out and grasp them. Such a scene really responds to the artistic conception of Li Bai's poem "Staying in the Mountain Temple at Night" - "The dangerous building is 100 feet high, and you can pick the stars with your hands." I dare not raise my voice, for fear of frightening the people in heaven. ”

It's not a 100-foot building, but it's better than a 100-foot building, and at such a height, if it's night, I'm afraid the stars will look very bright, right? Reaching out and picking it up, it does seem like being able to pick it. As for "frightening the people in the sky", Meng Que and the four of them were not afraid of shocking the people of the Tianshan Mountains, but they were afraid of shocking the snow on the high mountains on both sides of this canyon. If it falls, the four of them will definitely be smashed into snowmen.

However, they still talked as they walked. It's just that the voice is quieter.

The gorilla had been struggling with the kind warning of the young shepherd, so he asked his grandfather: "Grandpa, are you going to get enough this time, I heard that there will be thunder at every turn in the valley of death, how can we break this?" ”

Grandpa glanced at him angrily and said, "If there is thunder, you deserve to be electrocuted." ”

The gorilla touched the moldy head, and when he saw his grandfather's face, he immediately stuck out his tongue and didn't dare to ask more. Meng Que and Tang Lang couldn't help but snicker on the side.

The gorilla suddenly turned his head and glared at Meng Que and Tang Lang, but by chance, he saw a strange flower growing in the snowy soil on the mountain wall on the left.

The flower blooms so splendidly, it is colorful, and it is even more strange that there are only flowers and no leaves, and the flower has an independent branch, slender and long, with links, and I don't know what kind of flower it is.

The gorilla pointed curiously and said, "That flower blooms so brightly, but what kind of flower is it?" ”

Everyone looked at each other according to the words, but they didn't recognize them. The gorilla saw that his hands were itchy, and as soon as he reached out, he jumped up and plucked the flower.

Grandpa watched his movements, and when he saw him stretch out his hand, he shouted, "Don't move!" But it is a warning that there is no fast action. The gorilla had already pulled the flower straight out of the snow.

The gorilla grabbed the flower in his hand, sniffed it, and said with a smile: "Grandpa, are you trying to tell me that this flower is poisonous?" ”

Grandpa patted him on the head and said, "You two goods, don't mess with things in the snowy mountains, isn't this common sense?" ”

The gorilla smiled and said, "It's okay, this flower is very fragrant, I don't know what kind of variety it is, if you have some seeds to get back, large-scale planting will be eye-catching." ”

Grandpa ignored him, only gave everyone a look, and shouted "run".

Meng Que and the others didn't react at first, until they felt as if it was snowing in the sky, so they looked up and looked up. This hope is terrible, dare to feel that the gorilla ripped off the pygmy flower just now and caused an avalanche with a chain effect. The place where the flowers were picked had already collapsed, but there was not much movement.

But a small movement below can easily drive a big movement above.

As soon as they saw the snow-white bunks covering the world, the three of them broke out in a cold sweat, and immediately ran away, faster than an ostrich.

"Hurry up, this avalanche will cause a chain effect, spread for a long time, and speed up faster. Running slowly, just waiting to be frozen, and coming out again in the summer. Grandpa ran ahead and commanded angrily.

The gorilla knew that it was completely his own fault, and the strange flower in his hand never looked at it again, so he simply threw it aside.

When the four of them ran out for several miles in one go, the movement slowly became smaller. I looked back at the way I came, and I all sighed. Now that the avalanche is closed, the original road cannot be walked, and when you come back, you will inevitably have to find another way.

"Whew~~"

With a long breath, the grandfather who was walking in front suddenly stopped with the map. One moment at the map, the other at the road ahead, the brow furrowed deeply.

Meng Que walked up to his grandfather, glanced at the drawings, and asked, "What's wrong with grandpa?" Any questions? ”

Grandpa took the No. 1 treasure map, compared it with the newly bought map, took a breath of cool air, and said, "No, the route and terrain in front of these two maps are still the same, but they are completely different here." ”

"What's the difference?" Meng Que took a closer look, and at first glance, although the treasure map was more detailed, the two maps were roughly the same. The route that Fang Cai traveled all the way is exactly the same as that described on the two pictures, but when he arrives here, it is indeed different.

The treasure map shows that this is a swamp, and there should be a passage to the right. The way to the entrance of the treasure is to follow the passage for about twenty kilometers, and you will arrive at a place marked on the map as "Lock Dragon Pond".

Nowadays there is neither a swamp nor a passage on the right, which gives the impression that you have taken the wrong path.

Tang Lang also came over, looked at it a few times, thought for a while, and said: "This treasure map was left thousands of years ago, the vicissitudes of the sea, geological changes, the original road disappeared is not unusual, and when we came here, didn't we hear the locals say it?" It's winter, which is fine, but if it's summer, it's full of swamps. ”

It turns out that the soil in this area is very heavy, almost equivalent to an underground reservoir. In winter, the water solidifies into ice, turning the swamp into land and making it passable. But in the summer, when the ice in the soil melts into water, many areas of the area turn into swamps.

Grandpa thought for a while, felt that there was some truth, nodded, and said, "Originally, I planned to keep as much dragon blood power as I could for later use." Now it seems that it will have to be consumed. Since the road that should have been there is gone, let's go in the air! ”

With that, he took the lead, and was the first to soar, following the route marked on the map like a crane, floating away. Meng Que and the three of them did not slack off, and after their grandfather, they also soared and followed.