Section 20 Valley of the Lost Soul
Teacher Shangguan and the Six-Fingered Divine Doctor went to the Valley of Lost Souls, and Murong Ying and I had to go with them.
The road to the Lost Soul Valley is very difficult, to be exact, there is no road, Murong Ying paid a high price to ask people who have been there to be guides, because the off-road vehicle can't be driven, and the GPS and satellite phone are useless.
This guide named Dechang is a local horse wrangler, Murong Ying and I can't ride horses, so we have to follow the horses on foot, Dechang also led two yaks, carrying daily necessities, and said that he would only send us to the entrance of the Valley of Lost Souls, and never set foot in the valley.
Before I could make a sound, my feet were blistered, and as I rested on the hillside, I looked around for a sign of Zawang.
But there were just three of us, and a vulture flew in the sky, and I heard the howl of a wild wolf, terrible and tragic.
Murong Ying asked Dechang: "Why is there a wolf howling during the day?" ”
Dechang touched his gray beard and smoked a dry cigarette and replied: "There are fewer people, more wolves, this is their territory, as long as we are not alone, these wild wolves will not attack us!" ”
In the afternoon, I endured the pain in my feet and continued to walk, and when it was convenient on the way, Dechang whispered to me: "Is this Murong girl your girlfriend?" ”
I shook my head in the negative, and he asked, "Then why did you go to the Valley of Lost Souls with her?" ”
I couldn't explain, and Dechang didn't ask anymore.
When it was dark, we came to a rushing river, Murong Ying took out solid alcohol from her bag and began to cook on a fire, and I took the opportunity to take off my shoes and socks by the river to soak my feet.
There was the sound of the wind whistling in my ears, and the roar of hungry wolves nearby.
I saw a wolf standing on the other side of the river, this wolf was covered in white hair, its eyes were green, it was staring at me, and the corners of its mouth were drooling.
When it saw that I was the only one by the river, it began to cross the river.
I hurriedly put on my shoes and socks, and turned to return to my companion.
Seeing my expression, Dechang immediately understood, so he took a shotgun from his horse, pressed the bullet, and fired it into the night sky.
The sound of gunfire was particularly clear and loud in the night sky, and Murong Ying asked him: "Uncle, are you not afraid of being arrested if you carry a shotgun without permission?" ”
Dechang replied: "We are shepherds, how can we prevent wolves without guns?" My shotgun and bullets are all registered! ”
We gathered around the alcohol stove, eating barbecue and drinking milk.
Murong Ying set up a tent and slept in it, while Dechang and I slept on felt, covered with sheepskin.
Dechang drank wine at dinner, and he talked a lot, but it was all daily trivialities, and I didn't like to listen to them. At this time, Zawang's voice came to my ears again.
"This is your last chance to choose, if you regret it now, it's too late, otherwise once you enter the Valley of Lost Souls, there will be no turning back!"
I also asked him in my heart, "What are you asking us to do in the Valley of the Lost Soul?" Is it dangerous? ”
The other party said: "Since I have chosen the two of you to do things for me, I need you to know my contact location, there will be no danger for the time being, but high risk brings high returns, I can ensure that within the legal range, your efforts are proportional to the return!" ”
I have to admit that I am still attracted and moved by Zha Wang's "Golden Rice", and remuneration is the basic motivation for work.
In the night of wolf howling, I slept peacefully.
When I got up the next day, I had to continue on my way.
It is certain that very few people come here, and Dechang also said: "I came to the outside of the Valley of Lost Souls after tracking a golden eagle, but when I saw that this place was full of bones and corpses, I immediately returned." ”
After crossing the river, we continued to climb the mountains and mountains, and we reached the outside of a slender canyon, and Dechang asked Murong Ying to stay and rest, and he led me up the slope on the side of the canyon.
Standing on the hillside and looking into the valley of the lost soul, the valley was filled with smoke, but the mouth of the valley was piled up like a mountain of bones, including many bison and wild horses that had just died.
I looked into the valley and saw through the smoke a large number of yak carcasses.
"This is clearly an animal graveyard!" Dechang sighed.
After returning to the yak, Dechang said to us: "I can only send you here, but I advise you not to go in!" ”
Murong Ying said resolutely: "We have all come to the entrance of the Lost Soul Valley, how can we not go in?" But thank you for your guidance! She took a roll of money and a letter from her pocket and handed them to Dechang.
"If, in ten days, we haven't come out of the Valley of Lost Souls, you can send this letter!"
Dechang accepted the money, hid the letter, and sighed: "Girl, why do you bother? ”
Murong Ying looked at me and asked, "What about you?" It's too late to regret it now! ”
I smiled wryly and didn't answer.
Dechang left the two yaks behind, and he rode back.
Murong Ying and I led the yaks to enter the Lost Soul Valley, and the two yaks "mooed" and did not want to enter.
Murong Ying shouted: "I never believe in evil, it's all the earth's magnetic field at work!" ”
However, at the entrance to the canyon there is a tower of bones.
That's right, it's a tower of bones.
These white bones are obviously artificially piled up, with a radius of three meters, more than ten meters high, octagonal, and the top is the skull of a yak, and a pair of horns are particularly eye-catching.
The two yaks were reluctant to move forward when they saw the remains of their companions.
Murong said: "This must be something that some people are piling up to be scary!" But I'll take a picture first! ”
She took out the camera from her backpack and started to take pictures of the White Bone Tower, and I said, "Take a picture of me too, this photo must be very shocking!" ”
Murong only cared about taking pictures of the White Bone Tower, ignoring me, I rushed forward, stood in front of the White Bone Tower, she pulled me away, and then flew up and kicked towards the towering White Bone Tower.
The tower of bones collapsed, and the yak skulls and bones poured down, almost burying me.
I got up from my bones and asked her, "What are you doing?" Don't let me take pictures, there's no need to kick this down! ”
She ignored me and I started to get mad at her.
"If Teacher Shangguan enters the Valley of Lost Souls, then he will definitely leave a mark!" Murong Ying muttered to herself.
However, she found a message carved by Teacher Shangguan on the rock wall of the canyon.
I followed her finger and saw the inscription on the rock wall: "Xiaolan and Murong have been walking forward since entering this valley, don't be afraid, I am waiting for you at the end, Teacher Shangguan!" ”
We led the yak, stepped on the white bones and continued to move forward, slowly entering the smoke, Murong Ying took out two sets of gas masks and threw them to me.
I wondered, if the air in the canyon is poisonous, then the yaks we lead are not dangerous?
However, the yak did not react at all except fear.
At noon, we didn't stop to eat, and the blisters on the soles of my feet were worn out, and every step I took hurt like a cone thorn.
When it was almost dark, we came to the end of the Valley of Lost Souls, but we didn't see Teacher Shangguan.
Murong Ying hurriedly opened her mouth and shouted, her shouts echoing in the valley.
It was getting dark quickly, and she hurriedly took out the electric lamp, which was a battery that could last for fifteen hours, and we rested in place.
"Lan Zeqiong, are you afraid?" Murong asked me, and there was a tremor in her voice.
"I'm not afraid, Teacher Shangguan must be outside the canyon, but we can't discredit and move forward, otherwise there will be danger!" I was very confident because I could feel that Zawang was watching over us.
Sure enough, I saw a pair of green eyes coming from the darkness.