Chapter 6: The Final Pursuit: XXXIV. The Death of Ah Mei
At this time, the thousand-faced beast that drove out the herd also found Ah Mei who was at the back, and saw it rise and fall on the back of the cow a few times, and then fell in front of the herd, and then left the herd behind a few fronts. The speed of the Thousand-Faced Beast was extremely fast, and I saw a white light rushing straight to Ah Mei's back. Seeing that I couldn't save it, I rushed forward with a long knife in one hand, and with the other hand pulled out the short knife at my waist, and threw my hand towards the center of the white light.
I saw the white light pause, revealing the form of a thousand-faced beast. I had obviously shot it with this knife. But it didn't have enough strength to pounce on Ah Mei, only to see its palm imprinted on Ah Mei's back, Ah Mei rushed forward, and then floated up like a kite with a broken string.
I roared angrily and threw myself at the place where my sister was about to fall.
The herd of cattle rushed in an instant, and instead of pursuing, the Thousand-Faced Beast flipped backwards and rode on the back of a rushing yak. I caught Ah Mei who fell from mid-air with one hand, and Ah Mei looked at me and smiled slightly, then closed her eyes. I didn't have time to pause, so I grabbed Ah Mei by my waist with one hand, rushed forward with all my might, opened up some distance from the approaching ox, and then ran to the suspension bridge on the Lulang River with one breath.
Everyone else was already on the bridge and was standing on the bridge shouting to me, "Run! ”
As soon as I got on the bridge, the old cannon quickly closed the iron fence gate at the head of the bridge. As soon as the old cannon closed the iron fence gate, the yak that rushed to the front had already caught up. Old Ash took his shotgun and shot the Thousand-Faced Beast on the back of a bull. The Thousand-Faced Beast somersaulted backwards and fell to the ground. Then he scurried left and right from the running herd, and disappeared in a moment.
After crossing the bridge, I hugged my sister, she was already like gold paper, and she was angry like a gossamer.
At this time, it was getting dark, and the car that picked us up arrived at this time.
We sent Ah Mei to the hospital in Lulang Town, and the doctor on duty checked it, saying that the conditions of their hospital were limited, and they couldn't save Ah Mei at all, so we should send people to the hospital in the city immediately, maybe there is still hope.
So, we drove overnight and sent Ah Mei to Nyingchi.
When the car approached the Sejila Pass, Ah Mei, who had been unconscious, opened her eyes leisurely and asked me, "Where is this?" I said, "We will soon reach the Sejira Pass." ”
Ah Mei's eyes lit up when she heard Sejila Pass. She struggled to sit up, but I held her down. Ah Mei said she was going down to have a look. I said she was injured and the most important thing now was to go to the hospital for treatment. When she recovers, I will accompany her here again. Ah Mei said that she was afraid that she would not be able to support the hospital.
The car stopped at the mountain pass, and I wrapped my down jacket around Ah Mei and sat down under the big stone with the coloring Jila logo engraved with her.
Ah Mei said, "Do you know the story of Cangyang Gyatso and Maggie Ami? ”
I nodded and said, "I know, it's a legend of the most affectionate and beloved." ”
Ah Mei said, "Do you know, this is the last place where Cangyang Gyatso and Maji Ami say goodbye, and the famous poem "On the Top of Nadong Mountain" was written by Cangyang Gyatso for Maji Ami here. The east mountain in the poem is the Nanga Bhava Peak opposite. ”
I looked up and saw that the sky was covered by thick clouds, but there was a hole in the clouds, like a very creative window. Around the cave, the clouds are a kind of velvety white, and further inside, there are white and transparent wisps. Through this small cave sky, there is a small piece of blue sky that is deeply blue, blue and transparent, and mysterious blue. In this blue, there is a bright moon. The moonlight shines through the thick clouds, illuminating the Sejila Pass as if it were day, and you can see the undulations of the lines of the distant mountains, and you can see the colorful prayer flags fluttering in the wind in the near distance. The mercury-like moonlight made the Sejila Pass a cool world.
At this time, a truck stopped on the side of the road. I heard the door open, heard a man get out of the car, heard him chanting aloud and walking down the hillside covered with prayer flags. His voice was firm and powerful, full of reverence. A short time later, he walked back from the prayer flags, chanting the scriptures aloud again.
Amid the sound of this man's recitation, I suddenly saw a light shining from the distant Nanga Bhava Peak in a cloud, as if a window had been opened in a sealed world. In the light of this light, I saw another world. The shape of the light is clearly discernible and flows like water, stretching along the rolling hills.
The darkness around him gradually faded, and the light of Nanga Bhava Peak was still slowly flowing between heaven and earth. Immediately, a bright moon leaped into the sky.
Looking at the sister in my arms, I thought, is this the moon that illuminates Maggie Ami? Looking at the sister in my arms, I thought, is it that we will be in the opposite world under the opposite sky, will be the past and the future will not be able to meet. Looking at the sister in my arms, I thought, whether I stand side by side with you will also be a luxury that I can't reach. I am reminded of the verses of Cangyang Gyatso. I use all the roads in the world to go backwards, just to meet you in this life. I sat under the linden tree, silent, a dream distance between you and me.
I suddenly had a myriad of feelings about Nanga Bhava. In the flow of time, we will eventually pass away. And Nanga Bhava Peak still stands proudly in time. But in its gaze, do we exist? Are we just a wisp of the past? Have we ever had a moment when a flower blooms?
Suddenly, the body of Ah Mei in my arms writhed. She said weakly, "I'm afraid I can't." I said, "Baby, don't be cranky, hold on, you'll be fine!" Ah Mei said, "There is one thing, I want you to agree!" I said, "I promise." ”
Ah Mei smiled. In the moonlight, I could clearly see that Ah Mei was smiling so hard. Ah Mei said, "I haven't said anything yet, and you agreed?" ”
Looking at Ah Mei's current demeanor, my heart was sour. I swallowed my choking and tried to say calmly, "Whatever it is, as long as you ask me to do it, I will agree." ”
Ah Mei said, "I have a younger sister, if she needs help one day, I want you to protect her!" ”
I nodded vigorously, and finally I couldn't say a word.
I just hugged my sister hard, and I saw the light in her eyes getting dimmer and dimmer.
Ah Mei said, "Are you crying? Are you crying for me? ……”
I finally couldn't hold back, and tears welled up all at once, falling on Ah Mei's pale face.
Ah Mei said, "I really want to stay with you all the time...... Ah Mei spoke more and more slowly, as if she was using all her strength with every word.
I couldn't say anything anymore, just hugged my sister with one hand, and kept wiping the tears from my face with the other.
Ah Mei said, "It is the luck of my life to be able to meet you......
Ah Mei's voice became quieter and quieter, and finally it was almost silent.