Chapter 1: The Strange Lake
In the dream, Xu Shun went to a place he didn't know at all. Strangers floated past him, as if they didn't sense his presence. Fear spread around him. The flickering lights that came out of nowhere, flickering in front of his eyes dimly, gave him a headache......
It seems to be a hot day, and he doesn't see the sun, or even the sky, Xu Shun just feels hot and stuffy...... He felt like he was sweating all over, it was too hot, the air was very dull, as if there was no oxygen in the air, it made him feel like he was breathing, and he needed to take big gulps and deep breaths...... He felt that his mouth was dry, that his mouth was about to smoke, and that he was about to burn out......
He wanted to drink water, he wanted to breathe, he wanted to have a green area, green grass, a pool of clear spring water...... He seemed to see what was ahead...... There is green grass, fresh air, and sweet spring water...... He's going there...... He slammed his legs out...... But why bother...... Can't move your legs...... Something is holding me down...... I don't have any energy at all...... I can't reach my hand...... No strength...... Can't walk anymore...... I'm suffocating...... I'm dying...... Where is this......
"Hey...... Xu Shun, wake up...... Wake up...... "Xu Shun in the dream seemed to hear someone calling his name.
He wanted to wake up, but he couldn't.
Suddenly, a sharp pain hit him, pulling him back from the dreary space.
Xu Shun, who woke up, slowly opened his eyes. He saw the rat next to him pinching his man with one hand.
"Are you awake...... I'm scared to death......" Seeing Xu Shun wake up, the mouse let go of his hand and let out a long sigh of relief.
"What's wrong with me? ......" Seeing the relieved appearance of the mouse, Xu Shun was still a little confused.
"You scared the hell out of me. I see that you are sweating profusely, and if you don't agree, you are in a hurry! I quickly pinched your middle and woke you up. The mouse said.
Xu Shun felt that his mind was still groggy, and said, "I don't know what's wrong, but I just felt so uncomfortable, as if I couldn't breathe." If you don't wake me up, I feel like I'm going to die. ”
Xu Shun remembered what he had just felt, and still had a trace of fear.
"You should have altitude sickness," said the mouse, "now that you're on the plateau, it's best not to sleep, it's easy to get altitude sickness." I've read in books about people who can't wake up from altitude sickness. ”
"So serious?" The mouse's words startled Xu Shun.
"Yes! Altitude sickness is no joke. The mouse said.
"Have we already gone to the plateau?" Xu Shun asked.
The first time he went to the plateau, the pain on his face had not completely dissipated, and Xu Shun showed a trace of excitement again.
"yes, haven't you seen the scenery become different?" The mouse pointed out the window.
Xu Shun looked out through the window glass, and the scene outside the window was completely new.
The sky is getting more and more open, more and more blue, a few white clouds like soft marshmallows hanging in the air, so low, the wind blows the clouds and runs along, the sky is so blue that people are very comfortable, I can't help but want to reach out and pick a few white clouds down.
The water of the Minjiang River next to it is no longer turbulent and turbulent, it feels like a small stream of jasper, meandering, and the water is sparkling in the sun, as if dancing.
Occasionally, a few large trees were glimpsed beside the stream, and the leaves had turned golden, like beautiful women in yellow gauze dresses, waiting by the stream.
There are plants on the mountain, no longer like the mountains on the road before are all bare stones, although the vegetation on these mountains is not luxuriant, but there are also large trees in the forest, they are scattered on the mountain one by one, plus relatively dwarf shrubs and plants, but the formation of layers of landscape, showing colorful colors, very beautiful.
The car stopped in front of a lake.
The driver told everyone to take a short break here.
The beautiful scenery along the way had made Xu Shun forget the discomfort of arriving on the plateau for the first time, and he couldn't wait to get off the car.
"Ah sneeze ......" Xu Shun, who had just gotten out of the car, shuddered unexpectedly.
The temperature was significantly cooler than when we came, and although the sun was still shining, a gust of wind passed and everyone felt a chill.
This is a special sea child, and the sea is surrounded by reeds. The autumn reeds have turned golden and swaying in the sea, creating a wonderful picture against the turquoise waters of the lake.
The Tibetan elder brother is driving horses and yaks by the lake, and they are leisurely grazing on the grass on the ground.
Several Tibetan girls waded on the grass by the lake basking in the sun, laughing and playing from time to time, it was almost dusk, the sunset became soft, and the afterglow was gently sprinkled on the beautiful faces of the girls, and the plateau red on their faces turned into the most delicate color at the moment.
Xu Shun was staring at this beautiful picture, and several people next to him were discussing the origin of the lake without saying a word. A Tibetan elder brother walked over, patted Xu Shun on the shoulder, and said:
"Hey, boy, stay away and stay safe!"
Xu Shun looked back at this time, and it turned out that he was standing next to a yak.
This is not an ordinary yak, but a white yak. I saw that the cow was white all over, and except for the eyeballs, there was no black place on the whole body. Its fur is smooth and saggy, and it is almost down to the ground. The heavy fur wraps its body tightly, like a white waterfall that has been drained, and it looks like it has been specially cared for, and it looks clear and shiny in the sun, like dyed women's hair.
"Big brother, is this your cow?" Xu Shun asked.
"yes!" The Tibetan elder brother replied.
"Do you have this kind of cattle in every house? - White Yak. Xu Shun pointed to the white yak next to him.
"That's not it. Only large families have. The Tibetan eldest brother replied to him in Mandarin with a Tibetan accent, his eyes full of pride, "The white yak is very rare, but it is our god." ”
"Are you a local? Always living here? Xu Shun asked again.
"Yes, I haven't been out of this mountain."
"Why not go out there? How nice the outside world is! Xu Shun said.
"We are used to it, our ancestors have lived in the mountains for generations, and the mountains are good, and we don't want to go out." The Tibetan eldest brother said with a smile.
"By the way," Xu Shun asked again, "I just heard the person next to me say that this lake only existed after the earthquake, is it true?" ”
"yes!" Tibetan elder brother said.
"When?" Xu Shun asked again.
"I don't know when, but it was a long, long time ago. My grandfather hadn't even been born at the time of the earthquake, and he had heard from the older generation. ”
"I heard from them, before, there was a village here?" Xu Shun asked again.
"Before the earthquake, there was a village here, and when the earthquake occurred, the whole village was buried under the lake. During the earthquake at night, many people did not escape, and those who lived below were buried at the bottom of the lake, and only a few who lived in the mountains survived. ”
"So, your family lives in the mountains?"
"Yes," the eldest brother pointed to the mountain, "you see, the one on the mountainside is my house." ”
Xu Shun followed his fingers and looked over, and sure enough, he saw an inconspicuous small house on the mountainside.
The Tibetan elder brother continued: "I have lived in the mountains since I was a child. At the time of the earthquake, my ancestors lived in the mountains to escape, it was a treasure of feng shui, I don't want to move down, or live in the mountains with peace of mind. ”
The eldest brother pointed to the lake again, and said mysteriously: "It's not peaceful down here......"
When Xu Shun heard the Tibetan eldest brother say this, he immediately became interested and hurriedly asked, "What's not peaceful?" ”
The Tibetan elder brother looked at the bottom of the lake and said, "There's something down here......
"What's that?" Xu Shun asked.
"I can't tell you what it is!" Brother Zangge frowned, "Sometimes, when I look down from the mountain at night, I can see something moving at the bottom of the lake, and there is light, faintly." ”
"And such a thing?" Xu Shun became more and more curious, "Why is this?" ”
The Tibetan elder brother began his mysterious expression again, saying, "I heard that they are not dead, and they are still living below!" ”
"Who?"
"The people of that village down there!"
"Didn't you say that when the earthquake struck, the whole village was buried underneath?"
"Yes! However, I heard that they are not dead, but the time is different from us, our day is their night, and their night is our day. At night, they saw the light at the bottom of the lake, and that was when they started their activities. I can't see clearly, but I can feel it vaguely, and even the water is moving......"
The more the Tibetan eldest brother said, the more outrageous it became, and it sounded the same as the real thing, and Xu Shun was terrified to hear it.
Although Xu Shun didn't believe what he said, a cool breeze hit, and Xu Shun still felt a tingling in his back.