Kubrudanza, although not someone I know, seems to have been imprinted in my heart since I met Tian Tian. When I heard the bearded man say the name, I was immediately alarmed.

The bearded man talked to his companion for a few words, then looked back at me with a smile. The person who is a businessman is really different, and he has a strong ability to observe words and feelings, and my expression is estimated to have changed slightly, and I was noticed by the beard.

"What's wrong with you?"

"Nothing, I'm just asking, Kubrudanza, is it a person?"

"It's a person, that's the name of a person."

"Who is this man?"

"This person?" The bearded man was stunned, but in a blink of an eye, he burst out laughing, looked back at his companions, and muttered a few words, and the merchants who were with him also began to laugh, and I was a little puzzled by the laughter.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Laugh at you." The bearded man stopped laughing, looked at me and said, "Isn't your own name Kubrudanza?" ”

"Me?"

"Yes, you're a Tang and don't understand our language." The bearded man explained: "In our sheep talk, Kubu means small, and Rudanza means stone, stone, rock, and you say that you are called a small stone, isn't that Kubrudanza?" ”

The bearded man's explanation made my mind dizzy, and I could never have imagined that Kubrudenza would mean something like this.

Kubrudanza, every day......

What's going on here?

I didn't have time to think about it, and I couldn't put on a very strange expression, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the bearded ones. The bearded man didn't take it seriously, and still talked to me enthusiastically. Because he has lived in Chang'an for five or six years, he knows the city and the people in the city very well, so the bearded man has an inexplicable cordiality to the people of Chang'an, or the Tang people at that time, and chatted with me enthusiastically.

During the chat, the bearded man told me that this time they were going back to their hometown.

"Back to Yangtong?"

"Yes, back to our Silver Foram." The bearded man's gaze looked into the distance: "I've been wandering outside for many years, and I'm a little homesick." ”

The bearded man said that Zhangzhung had begun to decline, and he often heard some people who had traveled from his hometown to various places talk about the defeat of the war, and that the rise of Tibet was unstoppable, and the decline of Zhangzhung was unstoppable. Moreover, at that time, the Tang Dynasty also reached the point of twilight in the West Mountain, although Chang'an was still very prosperous, but the decline after the prosperity, the beard is vivid. He was afraid that he would catch up with the chaotic years and not be able to return home if he wanted to, so he took his small caravan and set off early.

When I heard that the bearded men were heading to the Silver Castle, my heart moved. Qionglong Silver Castle, which is known as Dapeng Silver City in later generations, is said to be the capital of ancient Zhangxiong. I tried my best to find the ruins of Dapeng Silver City, but there is no result yet, if I can take this opportunity to go to Dapeng Silver City to have a look, then this wonderful trip, it will be worth it.

I immediately approached the bearded man, hoping that they would take me to Dapeng Silver City.

"There's still a long way to get from here to the Dome Silver Castle." The bearded man gestured a particularly long distance with his hands and said, "Is there anything you can do with going to the Silver Fort of the Dome?" ”

"I am a believer, and I want to go to the Dome Silver Fort to pay homage to the Great Awakening."

As soon as this sentence came out, the distance between me and the bearded man seemed to be narrowed again, all the Zhangxiong people are Bonists, and Dajue is their absolute spiritual leader, especially for believers of different races, the bearded man is even more cordial and favorable.

"I admire you very much, but I want to persuade you." The bearded man shook his head gently, and his eyes suddenly revealed a trace of melancholy and sadness.

He said that now Zhangxiong and Tubo are on the same page, and Zhangxiong is constantly retreating on defense. Zhangxiong is geographically divided into two parts, inside and outside, that is, the inside and outside sheep are called in the historical books. Most of the territory of Waiyangtong has been occupied by the Tibetans, and Zhangzhung has lost the main route connecting from Liyangtong to the east and northeast, and if he wants to return to Zhangxiong, then he will have to venture through a section of the area controlled by the Tibetans.

This area is more dangerous, and it may not be a big problem to meet ordinary Tibetan herdsmen, but if you encounter a Tibetan army, it will be a big trouble. Moreover, in the area where the two places meet, there are more than one gang of horse bandits, and the horse bandits kill people and cross goods, whether they are Tubo people or Xiangxiong people, as long as they fall into their hands, the consequences will be very miserable.

"It's so dangerous, so what are you going to go back for?"

"It's dangerous, but there, after all, it's our home." The bearded man smiled bitterly, and then persuaded: "We are going home, you just go to worship Dajue, you don't have to take this risk." ”

"The faith in our hearts can overcome everything, and the gods will bless us."

The bearded man who said these words was in awe, and took advantage of this opportunity to flicker a few words while the iron was hot, and the bearded man finally agreed to take me to Dapeng Silver City.

We rested here for the night and set off the next morning. The bearded man was very familiar with the geography of the neighborhood and had experience, and when they returned to their hometown this time, they probably had no intention of going out again for a short time, so after some time, the bearded man found a few West Asians in a small town. Camels were exchanged for yaks, which were the most important livestock and the most important means of transportation on the plateau.

After passing through this town, I walked for a maximum of one day, and then I arrived at the boundary of Tubo at that time. The vast plateau, vast and sparsely populated, is said to be the territory of Tibet, but as far as the eye can see, there is no human population within dozens of miles. As soon as I arrived here, the bearded man was obviously starting to get nervous, and he told me that after walking southwest for two days, I would come to a place called Kagang Pass, which was an important road, and although there were no Tibetans stationed all year round, they would also visit the pass from time to time.

As long as you can pass the Kagang Pass safely, the road behind will be easier, and experienced people will bypass the dangerous place and rush all the way to Dapeng Silver City.

I wore a bearded outfit to avoid attracting attention. I don't have too serious altitude sickness, but I have been walking with the bearded people for so long, and the wounds on my face seem to be getting worse and worse, I don't know where the abscess on my face came from, but the abscess is getting worse and worse, and I have no way to do it, and I have to squeeze out the pus and blood from time to time. While the bearded ones weren't looking, I took a picture of my face and felt like I was now completely transformed into a Voldemort, unrecognizable.

Under the leadership of the beard, the rest of the journey is quite smooth, I have met the Tubo people, they are some ordinary people, and they were avoided by the bearded people, so we finally came to the dangerous Kagang Pass.

I don't know if it was my luck or the luck of the bearded people, but the Kagang Pass was very calm, and we crossed the Kagang Pass very smoothly. The bearded man was very happy, thinking that it was really a god who was protecting him.

After crossing the Kagang Pass, not only was the terrain a little calmer, but we also met six or seven Zhangxiong people who had also returned home. Two gangs gathered, about thirteen or fourteen. The Zhangxiong people are also a fierce people, these merchants have weapons with them in order to defend themselves, if they do not encounter a large group of Tibetan troops, it is estimated that they can fight.

After a dozen men walked day and night, and after walking for two days, the bearded man said that there was a valley in front of him that passed between the two mountains, and that if you walked out of the valley, the terrain would become dangerous. Not only is it dangerous, but it is also desolate and of no value, and neither the herdsmen nor the army generally go there, that is, when you get there, you are much safer.

I began to pray in my heart, praying that I would be able to reach Dapeng Silver City safely, because I could feel that the wound on my face was constantly deteriorating, which had had a great impact on my actions and energy. I hope to go to a more stable place as soon as possible and find a way to stabilize my condition first.

"These injuries of yours should be traumatic, it doesn't matter." The bearded man applied a compress to me with the trauma medicine he brought, and comforted me, "Do you know the holy well of the Vault Silver Castle? It is a sacred well that can heal, and if you are lucky, you can ask for a little water from the holy well, scrub the wound, and maybe heal it the next day. ”

"Holy well, is it so miraculous?"

"What I said is true." The bearded man frowned, probably not wanting to hear any words that questioned the Holy Well, every Zhangxiong person, especially those who lived in Dapeng Silver City, was convinced of the Holy Well.

"Well, I believe it's true, I believe that if I ask for a little water from the holy well, I can heal the wound on my face......" I smiled reluctantly, and the wound on my face seemed to be pierced by thousands of steel needles, and it hurt my heart.

Luckily, we didn't meet anyone along the way, and the team came to a place only four or five miles away from the valley, and the bearded man breathed a sigh of relief, pointed ahead and said to me, "Go through there, we don't have to worry so much......

Before he finished speaking, several staggering figures appeared in sight. Because the distance is still a little far, it is impossible to tell whether those people are Zhangxiong or Tubo, there are five or six people, and there are a few yaks. The yak is the most important property of the plateau people, and those people are still reluctant to abandon the yak in the desperate run, and they are running away with all their might.

This sudden change took the people in the team by surprise, and several young people involuntarily reached out and drew their knives. The bearded man was more steady, and immediately stopped the march of the team, wanting to see the situation more clearly.

When the few people who fled with the yaks ran out of the wilderness for dozens of steps, at least forty or fifty people rumbled behind them. Among the forty or fifty men, there was a long and narrow black flag, which faced the wind and hunted.

"Horse bandits!" The bearded man was taken aback: "This is a horse bandit!" They don't usually come here! ”