After a night of silence, the next morning we came to a steep mountain on the edge of the city of Cusco, and after a long time of twisting and turning, we finally saw a small village in a hidden col. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Gu Yihui mentioned not long ago that the old Indians lived here, this is an ancient village almost isolated from the world, it is said that their ancestors fled here to escape the Spanish colonial rulers, so they still retain some of the customs of the ancient Incas, of course, including the knotted rope account.

This ancient village sits beneath a high cliff that rises and descends to the bottom of a terraced foundation of stone blocks with rows of stone houses that look like the layout of Machu Picchu.

In a depression not far from the cliff, a narrow area of cultivated land is scattered in the east and west.

The old Indian's home was in the innermost part of the village, next to the cliff. There were very few people in the village, and occasionally a few old women were seen sitting at the door chatting.

The old Indian was about eighty years old, dark-skinned, and covered with bark on his thin body, and walked staggeringly, fearing that he might suddenly fall apart at some point.

The most striking feature of the old man's dwelling is that there are ropes with various knots hanging everywhere, strung and bundled, and it feels like the whole house is woven from these ropes. In essence, this bundle of rope with various knots is equivalent to a book, each knot has its own special meaning, and its function is the same as the words in the book, but the knots are more complex than the words.

The old man talked to us about some things about knotted ropes and the ancient Incas, and in the evening, Gu Yihui suddenly borrowed a bundle of unknotted rope from the old man for some reason, and when the old man gave her the rope, she concentrated on tying the knot on the rope.

After about five minutes, Gu Yihui respectfully handed the knotted rope to the old man's hand.

The old man carefully looked at the rope, stroking the knots tied on it from time to time, the two gray eyes were turning in the dry eye sockets, and the cheeks of the ravines twitched more and more, after reading the knots, he pondered for a moment, took a deep breath, and then said slowly: "The son favored by the sun god, return to the Andean temple on the top of the ancient mountain, taste the white spring deep underground, get rid of birth, old age, sickness and death, and regain life!"

When we heard this, we couldn't help but look at each other. The old man regained his composure, and said leisurely: "In the ancient legend of the Incas, there is a wide passage buried under the Andes Mountains, and at the end of the passage is a new world, which is so beautiful that once you enter it, you don't want to come back." Many people want to find the entrance to the passage, but unfortunately, no one ever gets what they want. Over time, people have treated it as a ridiculous legend, and now, anyone who mentions it will be treated as a fool. He looked at us, "Do you think this legend is true?" ”

Zou Yue looked dazed, obviously he didn't understand the meaning of what the old man said. Gu Yihui nodded for a while, and shook her head for a while, obviously unable to make up her mind.

I smiled and said, "I think I'm going to be that fool soon."

The old man looked at me with a puzzled expression: "Young man, do you believe it?"

"Just because you don't know doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Perhaps, legends are more worthy of belief. The son favored by the sun god returns to the Andean temple on the top of the ancient mountain, tastes the white spring deep underground, gets rid of birth, old age, sickness and death, and regains his life! This sentence should be a hint, and I don't know who can be lucky enough to be a child favored by the sun god. ”

The next morning, when we came out of the old man's house, Gu Yihui swept away the previous decadence, and said to us: "The 'ancient mountain' refers to Machu Picchu, so the first place we want to go is Machu Picchu."

Zou Yue heard that Gu Yihui was going to Machu Picchu, his face was a little ugly, and he said, "I heard that there are a lot of terrible zombies there, let's not go."

Regarding Zou Yue's persuasion, Gu Yihui was unmoved, and said in a firm tone: "Machu Picchu, I have to go." Not only that, but also find the Andean Temple. She turned her head to look at Zou Yue, "If you don't want to go, you can leave at any time." ”

Zou Yue swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "I won't leave, no matter what, no matter what happens, I will walk side by side with you."

I didn't say anything, and of course I don't know why Gu Yihui is so persistent, maybe she has ulterior motives, maybe it's just out of curiosity. But our purpose is the same, and we know each other about it, so we don't need to say too much, so that we can avoid unnecessary embarrassment.

Soon, we came to Machu Picchu and nothing unpleasant happened along the way.

However, because of the presence of many strange zombies in Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu was completely cordoned off, and was patrolled by heavily armed troops at all times, and if anyone dared to enter, the army would not hesitate to shoot and kill for no reason.

We came to the top of a stone hill at the foot of Machu Picchu Mountain, which is not too high, but has a clear view of Machu Picchu from here.

Gu Yihui asked me, "Is there a way for you to avoid the sight of the army and walk into Machu Picchu?"

"In the evening, after dark, we'll find another chance to go in." I said, "Now let's take a break for a while, and then we'll think about it when we're refreshed." ”

Soon, it was night, and there was no moon in the sky, only countless bright stars scattered over the dark and deep sky.

We were about to get up and walk, but we were stopped by Gu Yihui: "Wait!"

"Just now, I thought about it for a long time and found a problem."

"What's the problem?" I asked.

Gu Yihui thought for a moment and said, "The knot we found in the church is actually not just that sentence, maybe it has a deeper meaning."

As she spoke, she took out paper and pen from her backpack and kept writing and drawing on the paper.

Zou Yue leaned over to me and said, "Gu Yihui has the ability to remember, so she can not only remember those knots, but also the layout of the ropes in the church."

While speaking, Gu Yihui had already finished drawing, and she beckoned us to look at it together: "You see, in addition to the road that is often taken, the passage to Machu Picchu, there is also one, an underground passage. If I'm not mistaken, the entrance to the passage should be near us. ”

At this time, I realized that the direction of the rope in the church is essentially a map, and the clever Gu Yihui discovered the meaning and drew it on paper, so that we can more intuitively see the route around Machu Picchu, with this map, we will not be like headless flies scurrying around.