Chapter 18: A Journey to the Mountains
If the current clues point to the Mayin Mountain Scenic Area, then it is very likely that there is indeed a relationship between the two.
But the more ancient story about Mayin Mountain, not only the five years of Sui Daye, Emperor Yang had hunted here, perhaps, Emperor Yang also came here for other purposes, the emperor's most desire in addition to power is immortality, Buddhism itself has a lot of legends, so can these be linked together?
After Zhang Tianye put aside these thoughts in his mind, he secretly thought: "The answer to all the riddles may only be known after tomorrow's departure."
After stopping the speculation on Mayin Mountain, Zhang Tianye took out the hand-drawn map of the Qing Dynasty and re-positioned Lao Ye Mountain, hoping to accurately narrow down the scope, thinking, but this time Qinghai and his trip, there is still a lot of substantial progress, because this basically excludes the possibility of Lao Ye Mountain in Hualong County.
Thinking of this, Zhang Tianye took out a pen and drew Hualong County, which had been circled on the map before, and set his eyes on Shaanxi Province.
Because the legends of the 'Twelve Dooms' and 'Lao Ye Mountain' are too weird to be investigated overnight, and the rush for quick success may fall into blind spots and dangers, not to mention that there are less than three months to complete the postdoctoral program, and I have to take time to give up my current thesis and write something else, and then I can devote all my energy to this matter.
After Zhang Tianye figured out the current situation, he packed up the clothes he was carrying with him and began to prepare for tomorrow's events.
He knew that the altitude of Mayin Mountain was too high, there was snow all year round, and in the blink of an eye, it was autumn again, and there were fewer and fewer tourists, which provided a lot of convenience for them to travel, and after everything was sorted out, Zhang Tianye sent a text message to Ye Xinxin, telling her to take care of Professor Lin, and in a few days, he would go back to visit, and after putting down his mobile phone, he didn't wait for the message Ye Xinxin sent back, so he fell asleep, and he slept very soundly this night.
The next day, just after dawn, Zhang Tianye got up early, put on a sportswear, originally he had a good habit of insisting on exercising, but recently, it has almost been abandoned, just got up early today, and wore sportswear, and couldn't avoid climbing the mountain, Zhang Tianye just warmed up and ran a few laps nearby.
After a few laps, he was already sweating profusely, and after returning to the hotel to rinse up, Zhang Tianye called Qi Xin and urged him to get up quickly.
Qi Xin, who has always been angry about getting up, hung up the phone reluctantly, got up from the bed, started to wash up in the bathroom, and didn't come out of the room until almost eight o'clock, and sent a message to Zhang Tianye, telling him that he was waiting in the hall on the first floor.
After receiving Qi Xin's information, Zhang Tianye put on his backpack and checked the room to make sure that there was nothing left in it before going downstairs.
After seeing Zhang Tianye come out, Qi Xin hurriedly came over and took Zhang Tianye's backpack and walked to the jeep outside, because he was a little weak-hearted, he had delayed the time, and the appointed time was getting closer and closer, and he would let others wait, and he was afraid that he would lose his trust.
Maybe this is where they cooperate the most, so it saves time, Zhang Tianye walked directly to the front desk and settled the accommodation fee for these two days.
After leaving the hotel, Qi Xin had already started the car and the two of them found a ramen restaurant nearby, many people may not know that the main birthplace of Lanzhou ramen is from Hualong County, after a bowl of ramen noodles, the two people settled the bill satisfied, and when they left, Qi Xin did not forget to drink the soup in the bowl.
This time, Zhang Tianye drove the black jeep in the driver's seat, according to Qi Xin, he ate a little too much in the morning, was easy to get sleepy, and it was more dangerous to drive on the road.
Faced with such a laughable reason, Zhang Tianye could only say in his heart: "In addition to your wit, your biggest advantage is that you are lazy, and you are too lazy to be serious, when you go to college, you never go to morning class, and after morning class, your classmates help bring breakfast, so many years have passed, and you haven't changed this habit."
After leaving the county seat, Zhang Tianye stopped the car at the suburban boundary according to the route in his memory yesterday, and waited for the brother and sister yesterday to come and lead the way.
At this time, Qi Xin woke up from a nap, and asked Zhang Tianye in a daze where he was.
Before he could wait, Zhang Tianye told him that the familiar roar of the motorcycle sounded at one time, from far to near, until it stopped, Qi Xin until it was the brother and sister who arrived!
Zhang Tianye and Qi Xin got out of the car together, and after greeting the brothers and sisters, Zhang Tianye knew that the man's name was Du Wei and the woman's name was Du Xuan.
After a brief exchange of ideas between the two sides, Dewey told the two of them that his sister Du Xuan did not participate in this incident, because the altitude of Mayin Mountain was too high and there was snow all year round, and his sister's physique was a little unbearable.
Seeing Qi Xin, who was a beautiful girl, originally wanted to flirt, but he didn't expect to lose the opportunity like this, after Du Xuan greeted everyone, he rode a motorcycle and walked away, looking at this back, Qi Xin seemed to see another flamboyant and low-key Ye Xinxin, and inexplicably had an inexplicable liking for Du Xuan, who had just met twice.
After the three of them got into the car, this time they changed to Dewey to drive, according to Qi Xin's words, the strong dragon can't overpower the head snake, not to mention that no one can be more familiar with the road conditions than Dewey, from here to Mayin Mountain is only thirty-five kilometers, but these thirty-five kilometers for Zhang Tianye and Qi Xinlai, it is simply a long century.
Qi Xin, who was sitting in the back row, regretted a little along the way, why he was lazy to let Dewey, who he had just met, drive, scared him all the way, but I have to say that Dewey's driving skills are superb like riding a motorcycle, racing all the way, it is very similar to the scene in the American blockbuster "Fast and Furious", such a metaphor is not an exaggeration at all.
A normal person drives thirty-five kilometers, and it takes at least forty minutes, but this guy drove the car to the foot of the Mayin Mountain Scenic Area in less than twenty-five minutes.
Before the car was completely stopped, Qi Xin opened the car door, ran down with a thud, stood on the side of the road and vomited, Zhang Tianye, who was sitting in the co-pilot, was also dizzy, but he admired Dewey's driving skills in his heart.
Qi Xin, who vomited on the side of the road, took a deep breath of fresh air, the feeling was really wonderful for him, as if he had been reborn, which was nostalgic, Zhang Tianye shook off the co-pilot's glass and handed a bottle of water to Qi Xin.
After Qi Xin under the car took the water, unscrewed the lid, rinsed his mouth, and drank the rest of the water, he got into the car with a sense of the vicissitudes of life after the catastrophe, and Dewey in the driver's seat looked at Zhang Tianye very suspiciously and asked: "Brother Qi, what's wrong?"
After hearing Dewey's words, Qi Xin suddenly had a hundred thoughts in his heart, wanting to stand up and scold Dewey, but after looking at his strong muscles and being half a head taller than himself, he gave up this immature idea, not to mention that he still had to ask for others.
Zhang Tianye didn't care about Qi Xin's expression in the back row at all, and said with some schadenfreude: "It's okay Brother Du, that guy has been motion sickness since he was a child, just take a break, then we have to go up the mountain, but you have to slow down, you are a little fast", when he said this, Zhang Tianye was also a little embarrassed, but he couldn't be too straightforward.
After Zhang Tianye finished saying this, Dewey came back to his senses, slapped his thigh and said: "Oh, look at my brain, I'm used to riding a motorcycle, and I don't have a depth when I drive, Brother Qi, you have suffered."
Hearing this, Qi Xin's heart felt a little better, and he thought secretly: "You guy, you were embarrassed just now, and asked me what's wrong, do you still call a car for the one you drive?" It must be that the mobile game 'Everyday Speed' has played too much", but it was hard to say anything, so he could only respond politely: "It's okay, big brother, it's good if you slow down a little."
In order to avoid the embarrassment of the two of them, Zhang Tianye took over the conversation and hurriedly asked: "Brother Du, is the road up the mountain easy?"
"Fortunately, if it is to the scenic spot, the road is very convenient, but if we really get to the top of Mayin Mountain, I estimate that even if we drive this off-road vehicle, we can only go to two-thirds of the way, and the rest can only walk", Dewey looked at Zhang Tianye categorically and told him the situation.
As soon as the conversation changed, Dewey asked: "Let me repeat, two brothers, you did come to the mountains to hunt, right, the shotgun is a controlled product in our place, not a joke"?
Speaking of which, Zhang Tianye was not detouring, and was just about to identify himself, saying that he had come here for archaeological exploration, not hunting, but was stopped by Qi Xin, who was sitting in the back row, and hurriedly accosted: "Brother Du, everyone is introduced by acquaintances, how can we fool you, we are tired of staying in the city, so we want to come out to have fun and relax."
Qi Xin, having already said so, Zhang Tianye had no choice but to nod to Dewey, but before rushing to Dewey and nodding, Zhang Tianye glared at Qi Xin fiercely, which means that when he arrives at the top of the mountain, he still can't explain it, and when Dewey is angry and throws us down, it is really not a joke.
Dewey, but didn't notice Zhang Tianye's eyes, and said lightly: "In this way, I can rest assured, my sister and I depend on each other, I don't want to do anything risky, and the two of them don't look like bad people, so let's do things according to the previous agreement."
Qi Xin, seeing that Dewey had let down his guard, just nodded hurriedly, and said, there is no problem, Zhang Tianye on the side felt like he was watching a play at this time, and said with a wry smile in his heart: "Monkey, you just toss hard, there will be a time when you will suffer."
After checking that there was no problem with the materials and other equipment, the three of them officially drove the car into Mayin Mountain, but the difference was that before driving, Dewey told them that there was a shotgun in the car and they could not enter through the gate of the scenic spot.