The snow is falling and thousands of miles are frozen.

That year was the second year of Tongzhi, and the Kunlun Mountains at the turn of spring and summer were vast and lifeless, as if abandoned by God.

Five young men in ragged clothes trekked on a steep mountain road, leaving behind a trail of lonely footprints, gradually covered by goose feather snow from far and near.

They were dressed in a very different way from the local residents, carrying bags on their backs and carrying a two-foot-long sword pinned to their waists, and they didn't look like they were here to pick yams or snow lotuses.

Due to the extremely low temperature, everyone wrapped their clothes tightly, but they looked powerless under the snow and wind, except for the leading man, who was still tall, with a young and heroic face, and the four people behind him were already tired, and their bodies were cowering to resist the cold.

They have been on the road for more than half a month at night, and the road from Sichuan to Kunlun Mountain is difficult to reach the blue sky, so that the five people who have already reached the limit have nothing to say all the way. Finally, around a corner, the leading man, who had been quiet for too long, spoke: "Hey, hey, look, there's a cave on the hillside, let's go inside and rest for the time being." ”

The four of them looked in the direction of the leader's finger, and sure enough, they saw a cave not far away, which was large enough to accommodate a group of people. No one objected to this, and the faces were full of energy, and while cheering, they hurried into the cave one after another, and sat down on the cold and damp ground.

A fire was lit to keep warm, and some food and water were replenished, and the five of them recovered a lot. One of them wiped his mouth and scolded: "Grandma, I can finally sleep well!" Now, as long as I don't sleep in the snow, it's a little paradise everywhere! ”

Although the leader himself was exhausted, he was not moved by this proposal in the slightest, and said sharply: "No, you are not allowed to sleep here!" We have to rest for at most an hour, and we must continue on our way. Zheng Yingxiong, I have said many times, we are not here to enjoy the mountains and rivers, but have an important task, and we can't delay for a moment! ”

The man named Zheng Yingxiong showed a displeased look on his face, but he couldn't refute it directly, and turned to ask for help from everyone: "Lin Guangquan, Big Tiger and Little Tiger, what are your opinions?" ”

The man named Lin Guangquan also looked embarrassed, but he didn't want to offend the leading man, and asked cautiously: "Sha Wang, our twelve brothers followed you all the way from Sichuan to this place, do you have half a complaint?" ”

The man named Sand King shook his head: "No." ”

Lin Guangquan said again: "Along the way, the soldiers have died in battle, tired to death, and have no regrets, but to this day, you have not told us the reason for rushing to this Kunlun Mountain, and the brothers inevitably have some emotions in their hearts. Now that we have reached our destination, there are only five brothers left, so tell us the truth, what are we doing in Kunlun Mountain? ”

The big tiger also pleaded: "Yes, Sand King, tell the little brothers, the little brothers understand the truth, even if the end is still far away, I hope Mei quenches his thirst." ”

The Sand King said expressionlessly: "Don't worry, when we find the treasure we should find, the brothers will know." ”

"Humph!" Zheng Yingxiong stood up and shouted, "I see, there are no treasures at all!" Feng Yuliang, you're just running for your life all the way here, and you want us to escort you all the way to safety. You love to play, play with him, Lao Tzu is fed up, let's go. ”

Feng Yuliang glanced at Zheng Yingxiong sharply, touched the handle of the knife on his waist with his right hand, and said sharply: "According to the discipline of our army, what punishment should be given to deserters?" ”

Zheng Yingxiong scolded disdainfully: "Do you still have an army? The righteous king treated you as a guest and asked me to discuss matters with you, but it was just an expedient measure in a hurry, and he really took himself seriously. In terms of qualifications, you are just a scout who has not dried up, and in terms of martial arts, you are even worse than Lao Tzu! Return military discipline, I'm bah, I want to fight, Lao Tzu will accompany me! ”

Lin Guangquan looked at the tense appearance of the two of them, got up and persuaded: "Sand King, Mending Heaven, please calm your anger!" Don't forget, our common enemy is the Qing demon, now the righteous king is being detained in Chengdu, and he will be punished by Ling Chi soon, the top priority is to unite and rescue the righteous king, and we must not let the relatives and enemies be happy! ”

Xiaohu pounced and knelt in front of Feng Yuliang, pleading: "Sha Wang, the two brothers Dahu and I were born and died with King Yi at the age of fourteen, and our loyalty to him is the same as yours. My mother died of illness at home two months ago, and neither of us brothers was able to send the old man on his last journey. But...... But we have no regrets, we hate the Qing demon who oppresses the people, and the people of the world are not happy, in order to get out of this breath of bird, we are not afraid of death, we are not afraid of the nine tribes, but now let us freeze to death and starve to death in this mountain where birds don't, we ......"

Seeing that everyone was forcing the palace with strength and softness, Feng Yuliang sighed deeply and said solemnly: "I don't tell the brothers the truth, because even if I tell you, everyone won't believe it. Now that it has come to this, sit down and listen to me, and weigh whether you believe it or not. ”

Only then did everyone sit down peacefully, but Zheng Yingxiong was still standing. Feng Yuliang also had no intention of making more verbal disputes, and said: "That day, after negotiations between King Yi and Luo Bingzhang, he decided to sacrifice his life to protect the soldiers of the three armies......

Feng Yuliang paused for a moment, as if waiting for everyone to ask what the content of the letter was, but everyone stared at him intently, and no one asked, so he continued: "In the letter is a map, which records that somewhere in this Kunlun Mountain, there is an important treasure buried, this treasure has boundless power, enough to reach thousands of troops, but the way it is used is really unbelievable. ”

Lin Guangquan listened attentively and asked, "What treasure?" Please also ask the sand king to tell the truth. ”

Feng Yuliang said: "King Yi told me that this treasure can attract monsters to come, as long as it is used reasonably, it can make powerful monsters available to me. ”

"Hahahaha!" Zheng Yingxiong laughed and said, "Sure enough, it's a trick to deceive a three-year-old child!" Monster? Where are there monsters in this world? Oh, yes, those Manchu Tartars, don't you say that our Taiping army is a demon? In my opinion, the Manchu Tartars messed with my Central Plains, and they are the demons of the real price! ”

Feng Yuliang snorted and smiled: "Sure enough, as I expected, if I had told you the reason earlier, we wouldn't have been able to get here at all." ”

Zheng Yingxiong asked again: "What about the treasure map?" Take it out and take a look. ”

Feng Yuliang hesitated for a moment, then reached out and took out a map made of leopard skin from his bag, and passed it to the four of them to watch. ”

Everyone was dumbfounded, and the big tiger sighed: "This ...... Indeed, this is the handwriting of the righteous king! Sand King, what the hell is going on? ”