Chapter 4: Wonderful All the Way: Twenty-one, Hidden Wonderland in the Mountains
As soon as it was dawn the next day, Li Lili woke us up.
Li Lili asked us to pack our things as soon as possible and leave early. I was amazed at how Li Lili suddenly became so diligent. Li Lili said, "Don't look at me with that strange look. I've figured it out, I can't play with you guys. In the end, I was the one who got hurt. Rather than that, it would be better to do it simply. Are you going to that tribe? I'll take you there honestly. You don't have to wonder what I'm doing badly, but I'll tell you the truth, start from here a little earlier, speed up a little faster, and reach that tribe before dark. If you start late and are delayed on the road, it will take an extra day. ”
I still don't believe it, why Li Lili suddenly became so profound. I was racing in my head, what might this guy be playing?
Lao Pao didn't quite believe Li Lili's sudden change. Lao Pao said, "A senior young lady suddenly said that she wanted to be good, which is always difficult for people to accept. ”
I said to Li Lili, "Don't blame us for being too careful, it is true that you have done too many evils along the way, so we have to maintain a high degree of revolutionary vigilance against you." Even when you change your ways, you have to allow us to have a process of acceptance, right? ”
Li Lili said, "You don't have to think about it, I'm doing this for myself." I've never been hungry since I was a child, and the taste of hunger is so unpleasant. I have only one condition, you must give me enough food today so that I can maintain my full strength, otherwise I will be killed, and I will not lead the way for you. Just promise me this condition, and I can promise to get everyone to that tribe before dark. ”
This time, Li Lili didn't make any more moths. He led everyone up the stream, and in the middle of the morning, he found a mountain path behind a boulder on the other side of the stream. The mountain path is well hidden behind the boulder, and even if you walk in front of the stone, you can't see that there is a mountain path behind the stone. I have to admit that if it weren't for Li Lili to lead the way, we wouldn't have found this mountain trail anyway.
Halfway up from behind the boulders, the trail came into view. We descended the mountain road into a desolate valley.
In this desolate valley, the eyes are full of stones, large and small stones of all shapes. There was no road in the valley at all, and everyone just followed Li Lili and walked forward. It was unusually cold in the valley, and for the first time we encountered a strong wind that we had never seen before. It's as if there are countless invisible walls in front of you, and you have to smash through one wall with every step. You can't stop your footsteps, and once you stop rushing forward, you will most likely be bounced back by a wall, and you don't know where you will be taken by inertia to stop. Walking in such a wind, we have to use almost all our strength with every step we take. Each of us carried a large, heavy backpack with all the necessary outdoor gear for camping, as well as food, water, and medicines, all of which we could not throw away. Step by step, we arched forward, and after walking less than a kilometer, we had to stop for a few sips of water and a few good breaths. Fortunately, there is no shortage of boulders along the way, and some are places where you can stop in the leeward. It's just that walking like this requires a huge amount of physical energy. We didn't have long on the road before we started sweating all over. Through the clothes, there are two worlds of extreme cold and heat. We didn't dare to untie our clothes and let these two worlds blend together. We know what the consequences of doing so on the plateau will be, and we can only stay up in silence. Fortunately, as long as you stop to rest, the sweat will dry quickly on your body. After walking on the road for a few days, my sense of smell has long been numb, and I can't smell what is on my body. Walking on such a plateau, bathing is an unattainable luxury. Everyone walked forward with their heads stuffy, because the wind was too strong, they couldn't hear what each other was saying at all, and they were speechless all the way. Hirakawa is surrounded by bare mountains, and there is no grass growing on the mountains, and although the shape is strange, we have no intention of appreciating it. This Pingchuan, which is a few kilometers long, because the wind is too strong, we walked very slowly, and we walked for half a morning, and we have not yet gone out. At noon, everyone huddled behind a boulder and dried their sweat while eating dry food. I said that I now have a new understanding of the natural cycle of all things in the world, for example, the water in our body at the moment naturally flushes out of the body, which can be regarded as the self-bathing function of the human body. This should be a typical natural cycle.
In the afternoon, we finally walked out of this valley. At the end of the valley, a thin road can be seen turning into the mountains. The wind is more careless in this area, the direction of the wind is erratic, and we can no longer find a place to rest on the leeward, because no matter which direction, it is the direction in which the wind comes. After turning a corner in the mountains, I began to climb. The hill was long and steep, the sand and rocks on the ground were slippery, and the pressure from the wind in all directions made it even more difficult for us to walk. On several occasions we managed to go up a short distance, and accidentally let the wind and the sand and gravel on the hillside send us straight back to where we were. The difficulties of this journey have exceeded our imagination. At an altitude of more than 4,000 meters, the air is already thin, and the wind on all sides entangles the mud and sand, making it even more difficult to breathe. One side is forward, and the other three sides are still pulling with thick rubber bands. As you walk, you have to guard against rocks that may roll down the mountain at any time. In several dangerous places, we could no longer walk upright, so we had to use our hands and feet together. By the time we had so hard to climb over the top of the mountain, we were almost exhausted.
Turning over the valley, we lay on the ground almost immobile. But Li Lili insisted that he must move forward immediately, otherwise, he would not be able to reach his destination before dark. And along the way, there is no place to camp.
With great vigor, everyone smoothly climbed over the glacier behind them, and then entered a ravine where rocks rolled down from time to time. There is a sheep intestine path at the bottom of the ravine, surrounded by a monotonous yellow-brown color, and the rocks and mud and sand are all the same. Green is a luxury here. The wind in the ravine was tight, and the sand and gravel on the mountain kept rolling down the cliffs. In addition to beware of rolling rocks on the mountain, watch out for tornadoes that pass by from time to time, who knows what it can carry from elsewhere out of the air. Even the wind in a ravine can blow down a man when it rises. At this time, the only way to stop is to hold on to the boulder on the side of the road, and wait for the wind to ease before moving forward. Finally, after turning over a mountain, another world suddenly appeared in front of him.
We saw a huge valley, surrounded by a field of golden wheat in the midst of greenery. When we saw this, we couldn't help but cheer. All the tiredness was swept away.