Chapter 50: The Bird Totem
"Yes, it's almost there, and after four or five hours of walking up from the waterfall, you'll be on the cliff." The man began to gasp and said to us, "Let's work harder and go to the waterfall for a rest." ”
After about another twenty minutes, the sound of the water became louder and louder, and we could clearly feel the small droplets of water in the air, and the surroundings became humid, and the waterfall was immediately in front of us.
When we walked out of the dim cedar forest, the sound of the water had become a deafening roar, and the dazzling light pierced us from opening our eyes, I raised my hand to cover the sudden sunlight, and looked up, a majestic mountain peak stood in front of us,
There is a huge waterfall hanging on the top of the mountain, the drop is close to 100 meters, the waterfall rushes straight into the waterhole at the foot of the mountain, stirring up layers of waves, the waterhole rolls up a whirlpool, wrapped in the dead branches and broken leaves brought down from the upstream, and flies down the mountain in a hurry.
"It's spectacular!" Raisha craned his neck and sighed, "But the spectacle is a bit crazy, and the water is too urgent." ”
"This is the only way to go to the cliff, after here, there is a cliff in front of you, and there are wild dendrobiums on it!" The man stopped, put the bag on the ground, and waved at us, "Let's rest here for a while, and then go up later." ”
I unloaded my gear, sat down on the floor tired, wiped the sweat from my face with my arm, and then pulled the water bottle out of my bag to drink some water.
Lai Shatuo washed his face and hands in the nearby water, while the villagers took off their shoes, lit a bag of cigarettes each, and smoked slowly, enjoying this rare and short rest.
The man was also sitting and smoking, and I sat down next to him with a kettle, and asked him where the Phoenix Cave was near here while drinking water.
In fact, he said, they have never seen any holes, and they have all been passed down from generation to generation by the elders of the village.
It is said that there was a fire phoenix in the sky very early in the morning, came to the mortal world to play, and was fascinated by the scenery of Cen Wang Lao Mountain, and when it fell to rest, because the fire burning on the body ignited the entire Cen Wang Lao Mountain, and harmed the people within a radius of 800 miles, and then the gods were furious, and sealed this fire phoenix in this mountain, and the exit was sealed with this waterfall, because the water in the five elements can overcome fire, so the fire phoenix has been sealed for thousands of years.
The man took a puff on his cigarette and said, "Listen carefully, sometimes you can hear the chirping of the phoenix." ”
We all stopped talking and listened carefully with our ears pricked up, hoping to hear the legendary phoenix.
Sure enough, in the huge sound of the waterfall, there are occasionally one or two other sounds, indeed like bird calls, which is not strange, in such a complex environment, it is normal to occasionally make a few other sounds, maybe it is caused by the reflection of water acoustic waves.
I put down the kettle in my hand, lit a cigarette, quietly admired the surroundings, and suddenly noticed a strange phenomenon, the area around the waterfall was bare, not to mention a tree, not even a grass.
"Why are there no trees here, they've all been uprooted?" I asked curiously.
"I don't know, this was like this in the early days, and we thought it was strange that this place is so close to the water source, so it stands to reason that there should be a lot of trees and luxuriant." The man was also a little puzzled, "Maybe the soil here is different from other places, we can't figure it out." ”
I looked around again, and the waterfall was full of rocks and rocks at the top of the hill below, and if it weren't for it, it would have been like it had been burned by fire.
I remembered what he said last night about killing a lot of people, and I couldn't help but feel a little nervous, because the more you don't want it to happen, the more likely it is to happen.
I shook my head vigorously, controlling myself not to think about bad things, I didn't come here to think nonsense, I came here to find herbs for Shanzi, he and Chuniel are still waiting for me to go back.
"What's wrong with you?" Raisha looked at me as he drank his water, "I'm restless." ”
"Not much, it's fine."
"Don't think about it, people are different." He said something suddenly.
I was shocked, "What do you mean?" ”
"It's not interesting." After saying that, he stood up, patted the dirt on his buttocks, and took the kettle to the edge of the waterfall to get water.
I looked at Raishata's back in amazement, who was he, why did he say this, did he know anything?
We had almost rested, and after packing up our belongings and continuing our climb up the mountain, by the afternoon we had reached the bottom of the cliff that the man had spoken of.
"Wait a minute." Raisa took out the binoculars from his bag, and he looked at the cliff, "Haha, there's dendrobium on it!" ”
We were all very excited to hear this, and I quickly took the telescope in his hand and looked at it, and according to Raishata's instructions, I saw four dendrobium trees growing on the cliff!
"Dr. Lai, it seems that our trip is worthwhile!" I looked at it and said to Raishata next to me.
"Don't be too happy, whether you can pick it or not depends on the four masters." He finished and looked at the man.
The man wiped the sweat from his face and crossed his waist with his hands, "We try our best, we can't let you come in vain." You saved my daughter, and I will do my best to help you. ”
I couldn't hide the excitement in my heart, and I raised my binoculars and looked at the four dendrobium trees, which were the ones that could heal Shanzi's wounds.
The moment I put down the binoculars, I seemed to see a pattern from the barrel of the lens, very familiar, where had I seen it.
I hurriedly looked towards the cliff again, "Don't look, let's hurry up, we have to climb to the top of the cliff before the sun sets, this road is very difficult, and if it is a little later, we will not be able to see the road." The man urged behind me.
"Oh, okay, let's go." I raised my legs and walked forward, scanning the cliff face with my binoculars, hoping to find the familiar pattern again.
Raisha shouted impatiently in front, "You should hurry, otherwise your brother will not be saved!" ”
I answered, and just as I put down the telescope again, I finally found the pattern on the stone wall, which was carved on the stone wall, and the lines were very shallow, probably because of the age, and some parts had fallen off.
It's a totem like a phoenix and a bird!
I put down my binoculars, where did I see it?
Suddenly, I had a flash of inspiration, by the way, Linda's tattoo is this pattern, and it is also on the copper tripod on the bottom of the sea!
What does this mean, why is there the same pattern here, and what does this pattern represent?
I became nervous for a while, and I slowly began to realize that the old buttocks and their return this time was definitely not as simple as going to the bottom of the sea to find treasure, Shanzi and I were actually used by them, and we were just guys who helped people to make some money.
The heart I had just put down immediately lifted up again, and while following the team of Raisha Tuo in front of me, I tried hard to make my memory clearer, and my mind quickly searched for the history of the Qin Dynasty that I had studied before, I remember this pattern, I absolutely remember.
At this moment, a few birds flew in the sky, and they changed their formation and flew away again.
Yes, the pattern is a Xuanniao, which is the totem of the Qin people!!