Chapter 23: A First Exploration of Mount Kinabalu
Hua Banxue and Xiao Shi came to the small mountain village at the foot of the Sansheng Peak, and with the assistance of the guide Tashi, they finally got all the equipment for mountaineering, and let Tashi spend half a day guiding them on the precautions for mountaineering and the handling plan in case of emergency.
Tashi was still very uneasy, and he said, "Although you two are religious, you are still not suitable for mountain climbing, can you not go?" ”
Hua Banxue smiled bitterly: "Brother Tashi, we have all the equipment, how can we not go?" We really have reverence for the sacred mountain, so you can take us there. ”
Xiao Shi also showed his attitude with a firm face.
Tashi said helplessly: "You have to make sure that when you get to the mountain, everything will be up to me." ”
The two nodded hurriedly.
A young guide, with a delicate girl and a child, carrying heavy equipment on his back, set out for the Three Sacred Peaks on a sunny morning.
Tashi saw that Xiaoshi's small body was carrying a suit no less than Tashi's, and he walked calmly, and he was immediately impressed.
Hua Banxue asked Tashi: "Brother Tashi, is there any people in this Three Holy Peaks Sacred Mountain?" ”
Tashi thought for a moment and affirmed, "The climate in this mountain is extremely harsh, and it is impossible for people to live in it. ”
Hua Banxue nodded, thinking that there were no people, so she could only go into the mountains to find some special buildings or natural landscapes.
Tashi seemed to remember something, and said, "However, I think the old people once said that there were once ascetics in this mountain. However, that was a long, long time ago, at least I hadn't seen it in over a decade. The most are the mountaineering teams. ”
Hua Banxue's heart moved, and she asked again: "Brother Tashi, are there any beasts in this mountain?" ”
Tashi smiled and said, "There are not many beasts on the snowy mountains, they are nothing more than snow foxes, snow rabbits and so on. But I haven't seen a large animal. ”
Xiao Shi was a little disappointed and said, "There are not even large animals, I really want to see them." ”
Tashi pretended to be serious and said to the little stone, "You kid, you really don't know how thick the sky is. Although you have a lot of strength, I am afraid that when you meet those things in the mountains, it will not be enough for them to stuff their teeth. ”
Hua Banxue's heart moved, and she asked, "What are those things you are talking about?" ”
Tashi said with some hesitation: "Ah, that's nothing. It's just legends. He originally planned to scare and scare Xiaoshi, a little kid, but he didn't expect Hua Banxue to get to the bottom of it.
Tashi took a breath and said, "The Three Sacred Peaks are sacred mountains, so there are many legends about it. An old man said that he once saw a kind of snow-capped mountain sacred cow, and they came and went in herds like the wind. Seeing that the two of them were not afraid, he was very interested, so he had to continue: "As for the snowman, it is the legend of the road, I have never seen it anyway." ”
Hua Banxue asked, "What is our current route arrangement?" ”
Tashi said: "We are climbing along the gentle slopes of Mount Kinabalu. After about half a day, we were able to reach a gently sloping platform on the mountainside. It is a place where many climbers choose to rest. ”
Hua Banxue asked tentatively, "Can we go to some places where no one has been?" ”
Tashi was surprised, saying, "Although mountaineering is an expedition, for safety reasons, most of the mountaineering teams choose some mature routes to climb. You want to go to places that no one has ever been, it's too dangerous. ”
Seeing that Tashi's attitude was very resolute, Hua Banxue didn't say much more, and began to think about what the clues left by the empty line pointed to.
pondered all the way, but Hua Banxue found nothing. On the contrary, Xiaoshi and Tashi were very close to each other, and the two chatted very happily all the way. Tashi, who was originally shy and introverted, told a lot of mysterious legends in the snow-capped mountains to an innocent little stone.
"In this sacred mountain, what the mountain people are most afraid of is that the sacred mountain is angry." Tashi said with a look of awe, "Once the sacred mountain is angry, it is very difficult for people to get out. Unless you repent, let the mountain calm its anger. ”
Xiao Shi asked curiously: "The sacred mountain is an immovable mountain, how can it make people unable to walk out?" ”
Tashi said: "There are many ways to do this. Sometimes he will send His messengers to punish the disrespectful, and at other times he will engulf the disrespectful with anger. ”
Xiao Shi shrank his head in fright, looked around and said, "Divine Mountain Immortal, we are just here to go around, and we won't be disrespectful to you!" ”
Hua Banxue and Tashi laughed at the little stone. Hua Banxue's mood also relaxed. She no longer bothered to ponder the clues left by the empty line, and simply let go of her mental power and scanned towards the mountain.
Xiao Shi then asked, "Brother Tashi, how do you know so many legends?" Have you seen them all? ”
Tashi said embarrassedly, "How could I have seen such mysterious things." It has been handed down by the elders of the village. Besides, if I had seen Mount Kinabalu angry, I wouldn't be able to stand here and be your guide. ”
Xiao Shi asked again, "What are you talking about as the messenger of the sacred mountain?" ”
Tashi said, "The snow-capped mountain sacred cow I just mentioned is a kind of divine messenger. This is the category with the most legends. ”
Xiao Shi nodded and said, "What is the anger of the sacred mountain?" Could it be that the mountain turned into a giant and came out to eat people? ”
Tashi shook his head and said, "I don't know. Anyone who has seen the angry outbursts of Mount Kinabalu should all be dead. I guess it's an avalanche. In this mountain, the biggest fear of climbers is avalanches. He looked up at the mountain peaks in the distance and said, "So remember what I warned you before, you must not make loud noises in the mountains, lest you cause avalanches." ”
Xiao Shi pursed his lips and said, "I don't think the anger of this sacred mountain is nothing. Just be careful, and you'll be fine. ”
Tashi said with a serious face: "But don't dare to have such thoughts. This in itself is disrespectful to the sacred mountain. In addition to avalanches, there are also blizzards that are also the wrath of Mount Kinabalu. He thought for a moment and said, "There is another kind of snow tornado, which is the most terrifying." As long as the blizzard is well prepared and sheltered, it can be carried over; Avalanches rarely happen, and if you find them early, you can avoid them in advance. Only the snow tornado is known as the heavenly power that sweeps away everything. ”。
The two were chatting hotly, but Hua Banxue's face suddenly changed. Her psychic power seemed to have touched an unusual presence. She strengthened her mental strength and probed the anomaly again. But I never thought that the mysterious existence conveyed an extremely "disgusted" emotion, unceremoniously rebounding her spiritual power.
Although Hua Banxue was deflated, there was a trace of excitement in her heart. She deduced that there must have been something very unusual about that existence, perhaps what the two were looking for. She secretly took out the letter stone and held it in her hand, strengthening the spiritual power to detect the direction, intending to surround that existence with spiritual power to see what it was.