Chapter 63: Give up
I glanced at Sanji and Lao Huang, opened my mouth but didn't say anything, I didn't want to spread this atmosphere of despair, let them have a thought in their hearts.
We walked too slowly, Brother Shen led us in only two days, now that I think about that part of the trip, I can't remember clearly, the only thing I can remember clearly is Brother God and the Wolf King that night.
We walked for another night and a day, we had a break in between, but there was nothing left to eat, and now it was evening again, and I stood on the top of the hill and watched the sunset, feeling the warmth on my cheeks.
"It's coming." Sanji said.
We didn't have much strength, I don't know if Sanchi was comforting me, I looked around, there were snow-capped mountains on all sides, and it seemed that I would never be able to walk the edge.
We communicate less and less, we rest more and more often, we really can't walk anymore, my body is like an aging machine that is difficult to function, and I am now completely supported by will.
The sky was no longer clear, the white clouds were drifting by, they were condensing little by little, and I could feel the cold wind and water vapor they brought.
It's snowing again, and the clouds to the north are already connected, and I can feel them coming towards me.
The sky in the north was overcast, and the sunset could not spread, so Sanji turned his head to look at it and pulled Lao Huang up.
"Snow is coming, let's go."
Lao Huang didn't agree or object, his face was expressionless, his whole face was written listless, I don't know what he thought, he has always been full of energy, and he was tortured like this.
I felt so guilty that I hardly dared to look at him, his quiet appearance was scary, and I would rather he scold me with all his anger.
Sanchi didn't lie to me, we hurried all night, and when a bright light appeared in the sky, we reached that familiar valley, and I wanted to cry when I looked at the dark and silent lama temple, and we came back, after a lot of hardships.
The clouds had already pressed overhead, and I looked back to see that the sky in the north was dark, and the snow-capped mountains in the distance were blurred in the wind, and the blizzard was chasing us.
Fortunately, we arrived at the front, and looking at the lama temple, I felt that my strength had recovered, and we started to descend the mountain, and I saw the dilapidated stone house again.
My heart moved, and I walked quickly to the stone house, and Lao Huang called me from behind, and I was weak.
He didn't come after me, he had already reached the door of the lama's temple, and I went around to the front of the stone house and saw that its door was closed.
We didn't close the door, but my pace began to slow, and I was afraid that the man was still inside, so I walked around the back of the house, stood by the door, and pulled it violently.
The door panel "squeaked" and slapped on the ground, if I hadn't stood on the side, it would have been smashed, and I looked into the room, and there was no one.
"Daze, I don't see that you are quite nostalgic."
Lao Huang came over, probably because he saw the lama temple, and he also recovered a little spirit.
When I walked into the house, nothing had changed except for the woollen felt, which we had taken away as a burden, and the oil lamp was still on the earthen stove, and the oil in it had congealed into lumps, and even the dry wood had not decreased.
That person hasn't lived here, and I feel upset, I don't know why, I just think he came.
"Looking for what?" Lao Huang's tone was a little impatient.
I shook my head, turned around and walked towards the Lama Temple, I began to feel uneasy, Brother Shen may have returned to the Lama Temple, I don't know what to say when I see him, ask him about the secret of the blood curse, the secret about that person, or simply sigh that you are still alive I am so happy.
Sanji knocked on the door, and it was the lama who opened the door, his eyes were clear, his hands were folded, and he didn't ask anything, but just opened the door and let us in.
Brother God must be back!
I started to get nervous, and if he didn't come back, the lama would have asked us.
"Has the living God returned?" I still can't help but want to be sure.
Sanchi helped me to ask, and the lama said very calmly, and Sanchi turned to look at us: "He said that God is with us." ”
My heart was cold all of a sudden, and I hurriedly turned my head to look, Lao Huang, Sanji, there is no god brother.
He didn't go back to the lama's temple, he wasn't with us, he really disappeared, maybe he really died underground.
I felt like a fire was burning in my throat, and I stepped forward and grabbed the lama: "What is it to be with us, where is he, in the temple?!" ”
The lama was frightened by me, he took two steps back and got out of my hand, and then I realized that I was too excited, and Lao Huang gently grabbed me next to me and shook his head at me.
I didn't understand what Lao Huang meant, I was desperate to know the whereabouts of Brother Shen, the lama looked at me and said again, I only saw Sanchi's face disappointed.
"God didn't come back."
Sanchi's words shattered the last bit of hope I had, and my heart was so empty that I stood there in a daze, unable to hear anything around me.
Lao Huang pushed me hard behind my back, and then I moved forward weakly, and the heavy smell of sandalwood wafted into my nostrils, and I saw the door of the main hall open, and the back of Lama Rinzen became blurred in the cigarette.
There is a huge Buddha statue in the main hall, and the walls and roofs, from the rafters to the beams, are all painted with various colors of oil and paint, and I stood at the door and saw that there were two pieces of jade in the hands of the Buddha statue.
Lama Rinzen sat on the futon and shook the prayer wheel as before, as if he didn't know that we were back, and he didn't even look back.
The jade is still there, we can't be faster than that person, he really didn't come to take it.
I don't know what that person's purpose is, and I don't want to know, I just want to see Brother God come back safely.
"If there are people who come to deliver things in three days, you can go back with them." Lama Rinzen spoke, and the order was given to expel the guests.
I panicked in my heart, a big living person disappeared, and it was a person who was regarded as a god by them, they didn't react at all, how hard are their hearts?
Lama Rinzen seemed to hear my heart, and said slowly: "Everything has a cause and effect, don't be anxious, don't worry. ”
I'm very irritable, how can I not be anxious and not worried, I am not a cultivator, and I can't see cause and effect, I only know that a big living person has disappeared, a snowstorm is coming, and he may never come back.
I was completely disappointed here, and I said, "We're going to take the jade." ”
Lama Rinzen did not respond, he shook the prayer wheel and read the scriptures in a low voice.
Lao Huang stepped forward and grabbed the jade: "What nonsense, go." ”
Lama Rinzen didn't react, I thought he would stop it, after all, there was a piece of jade that belonged to Brother Shen, but I didn't expect him to let Lao Huang take it so easily.
We walked back to the familiar meditation room, we boiled water to wash, Sanji and I changed back into our own clothes, Lao Huang's clothes were so rotten that we could only wear lama robes.
It was quiet in the room, the three of us were crammed into bed, and I had a lot to say, but I didn't know what to say, so I could only be silent.
For three days, we didn't do anything but eat and sleep, sleep can really forget all our troubles, when I can't sleep, I run to sit outside the lama temple, staring at the snow-capped mountains opposite.
The blizzard is coming as scheduled, it hasn't stopped for three days, we really should go, the winter in Tibet is completely here, we can't live here for half a year.
Brother Shen did not come back, although I still sat at the door every day to watch, but I already thought that he was dead, and I did not wait for him, but waited for the person who delivered the supplies.
These are a dozen Tibetans, they are wearing very thick Tibetan robes, they must have crawled in the snow, and their clothes looked dirty.
Lama Rinzen didn't know what to say to them, so they took us on the road with them, and these Tibetans didn't seem to get along at all, their eyes were cold, and they didn't communicate with each other very much.
The snow still didn't stop, the wind was so strong that people couldn't open their eyes, and the three of us held hands and followed behind the group, looking like they would roll down the snowy mountains at any moment.
They walked the same way we came, and over this snow-capped mountain was the valley, and there was a thick snow in the valley, and if you fall, you will be completely buried by the snow.
We left in the morning and returned to the hotel in the middle of the afternoon, where we had a thorough wash and a change of clothes.
I wanted to go home, but the road was closed due to the blizzard, and we ate and drank here for a few days, as if to make up for all the hunger we had before.
After another week, the snow had almost melted, and we took advantage of the gap before the next heavy snow to embark on the return journey, the way back was very smooth, Sanji got off the bus in Lijiang, and Lao Huang drove me to the ancient city.
Obviously, only ten days have passed, but that memory is as long as it was more than ten years ago, and I can't even remember the details in the cave now, and even Brother Shen's face has become blurred.
I always feel that this experience is like a dream, from people to things are so bizarre, is there really a god in the world who has raised a pack of wolves? Is there really an ancient tomb crawling with the living dead?
"Daze, I think you still give up, it's really not worth it, you go, don't talk about the result first, do you feel good."
Lao Huang played the music loud, and he returned to his usual loud voice.
"Okay." I didn't hesitate at all, and just nodded.
Lao Huang was not calm, he slammed on the brakes: "I'll go, really." ”
"If it's not real, it can be fake?" I turned to look at him.
"Why did you suddenly open your mind, tell my brother about your mental journey." Lao Huang raised his hand and turned off the music.
I looked at him and smiled, "Like you said, I feel uncomfortable." ”
Lao Huang was silent for a moment: "Yes, the past is in the past, don't mention the past, from now on, you will be responsible for spending all the time, and the money will be handed over to me." ”
I laughed a little, feeling very disobedient, I stretched out my hand to Lao Huang: "Is there a cigarette?" ”
"Yes."
Lao Huang grabbed the steering wheel with one hand, took out a box from his trouser pocket with the other hand and handed it to me, he himself does not smoke, but the businessman will always have it, I took it casually, it is the Yellow Crane Tower.