The three of us were overjoyed, and immediately blew the signal whistle, and the sharp sound of the whistle quickly attracted the attention of Zhou Xuanye and the others, because of the perspective, we could see them, but they couldn't see me, and after blowing for a long time, Tan Jian squatted down and found us.

Standing on the glacier where it was difficult to get off their feet, they couldn't make much movement, and only asked us where we were going. The original plan was to look for an exit along this crack, but Zhou Xuanye said that they looked around with a telescope on it and didn't see any other exits, so I was afraid that there was no way to get out, so for now, they could only pull us out from here.

The crowd was unequipped, the place was too high and slippery, and it was impossible to climb out by hand. Zhou Xuanye came up with an idea, saying that he and Tan Jian would go back to the camp to get equipment, and let us wait in place and not run around. Naturally, we had no opinion, so we stayed where we were and waited for help.

The three of them have nothing to do, naturally they are left to chat, through communication, I know that Ma Fatzi and Estelle are not very familiar, their team is scattered all over the country, this snowy area is one of the more famous no man's land, plus there are a lot of weird and unpredictable legends, so they chose this area as the goal, the journey into the mountain is a total of six days, and the end point is the lake hot spring that Xiaoyu told me.

Estelle, an American, a self-proclaimed traveler who has set herself the goal of traveling the globe by the age of fifty, asked her where you have already traveled, and she said, "China ...... the Kunlun Snow Mountains." ”

Co-authoring this place was her first stop on a trip around the world? This route is really weird enough, it seems that she plans to conquer Asia first, but according to Estelle's previous performance, she wants to travel all over the world alone, it is estimated that it is enough, I advise her to find a like-minded companion, or go to some safe places, do not drill into no man's land, she said: "You Chinese, really not a little adventurous." ”

I said, "Why do people have to be adventurous? Is it bad to be in a safe place? ”

She looked shocked and looked at me incredulously: "Why should people take risks? Of course...... How is it possible for humans not to take risks? Our ancestors, driven by the spirit of adventure, were the first to approach fire; Then he learned to use fire; They are constantly adventuring, capturing more ferocious prey and gaining fur; The history of our humanity is an adventure. Chinese, you can not take risks, but you can't say that taking risks is a meaningless thing. ”

Seriously, she convinced me.

During this six months, I met a lot of explorers, and it was difficult to understand why anyone would risk their lives for the sake of excitement. But now I have to admit that this passage from Estelle touched me.

The reason why human beings continue to evolve is because our ancestors have stepped out of the comfortable environment again and again to challenge unknown dangers and obtain richer prizes. Perhaps the blood and adventure factor in people's bones are inherited from their ancestors.

The fat man applauded: "That's right, this is the spirit of adventure." Little brother, why did you come to this place? ”

Of course, this is impossible to say, I hesitated for a moment, thinking of telling a lie, but before I could say it, the fat man suddenly stood up and said, "You say, where does this ice cave lead?" ”

I followed his gaze, and at the end of the ice cave was a bend in the hole, bending to the left, so it formed a blind spot in the line of sight, and I didn't know what was going on behind it.

But I have to say that Americans are really an adventurous people, and we have just experienced a period of life and death, and the active adventure factor of Estelle is burning. I can't help but ponder, could it be that the blood of Westerners is closer to the blood of human ancestors?

Do we Chinese really lack the spirit of adventure? When you think about it, it seems true that taking risks means sacrifice, but it also means progress. I can't represent all Chinese, but I myself am a very ordinary Chinese, enjoying comfort, some risky decisions, it is a big problem for me.

So, when Estelle excitedly said she was going to go and have a look, I didn't stop her. People influence each other, and I have to say that what Estelle just said brought me a lot to think about, perhaps, I should be more adventurous?

In a lifetime, if people are only huddled in a comfortable environment, no one is willing to face risks, then when the danger really comes, what do we use to resist?

Facing danger, overcoming danger, challenging and progressing may be the meaning of adventure.

So I said, "Let's go and see, BMW, you stay here and wait for us." ”

The fat man was too strained, he didn't want to move at all, and waved his hand and said, "Go, go, two adventurers, I'll rest in place for a while, I'm tired to death, and I haven't recovered yet." I followed Estelle, and the two of them continued to walk along the ice crevture, and when they turned the left bend, they saw that the front began to narrow, and the shape of the crack gradually changed from a circle to a triangle, and the place above that could transmit light was completely gone, and the inside suddenly looked dull.

Estelle didn't have a flashlight on her, squinted in, and said, "Is there a lighter?" ”

I pulled out the windproof lighter, and just as I lit it, suddenly, in some dim position in front of me, a little white shimmer suddenly appeared. The light came so suddenly that it startled both Estelle and me.

"What's that?" Estelle took a step back, cautiously observing.

My eyes are still good, I took a closer look, and was shocked to find that it seemed to be a white flower, the whole plant grew on the crack of the ice wall, and the snow-white roots under it could be clearly seen, green calyx and white flowers, layered on top of each other, like a lotus and like a chrysanthemum, the flower shape was beautiful and refined, exuding a soft white light in this dim glacier, very bizarre.

"This flower will shine." Estelle's eyes widened, and she cautiously leaned forward.

How can a flower shine?

This thing looks a bit like the Tianshan Snow Lotus, I went to Baozi Xi Shilin back to Xue's house as a guest, and she has a collection of air-dried Tianshan Snow Lotus, the flower type is very similar to this one, but not as big as the one I saw in front of me.

Tianshan Snow Lotus is produced in Xinjiang and the ** area, generally living at an altitude of about 3,000 meters, and some heterogeneous species also live at an altitude of about 4,000 meters. At present, some simple varieties of snow lotus in the Tianshan Mountains can be artificially cultivated, but many wild xenospecies are difficult to find.

According to Lin Huixue, there are currently 18 known varieties of snow lotus, and the one in her collection is not among these 18 species, and is said to be her ancestor.

I looked at this glowing flower and said, "Could it be that this thing is also a snow lotus?" Our current location is about 4,000 meters above sea level, and it's not impossible to do so, but it's the first time I've heard of a glowing flower.

At this time, Estelle said: "I only knew that Cuba's 'Night Queen' would shine, but I didn't expect that you China also have this plant, it's amazing." As she spoke, she had the courage to crouch down in front of the plant that resembled a snow lotus.

I followed it and found that the light of the plant was not long-lasting, but like a firefly, flickering and dimming, and the glowing part was not the petals, but the green stamens inside. Estelle immediately said, "Ah, you see, it's also the position of the stamens that glows, maybe it's the same as the night queen's glowing principle." ”

I said, "What is the Queen of the Night?" ”

"It is a Cuban flower that contains phosphorus in its stamens and glows at night. This should be a new variety, and we have to record it so that we can get the naming rights for it. "Many species are named after the discoverer, maybe the name of this plant in the future will be: Su Tiangu Snow Lotus? Or Estelle Snow Lotus?

It seemed a bit unreliable, and I said, "We don't have a camera, don't think about it, go back." "There is actually a road ahead of us, but the whole crack is radial, and we are going in the opposite direction, so the further forward we go, the narrower it becomes.

At this time, I lit the lighter, and through the light source of the lighter, I could see that the front was even narrower, and there was no need to go forward, and I estimated that Zhou Xuanye and they should almost come back.

Estelle was disappointed when she heard that she couldn't record the plant, and said, "Maybe I won't have a second chance to come to this place again, it's a pity, goodbye little flower." She bowed to the plant that looked like a snow lotus, and then reluctantly followed me back, and said to me as she went: "Look, if we don't have curiosity, if we don't have the heart to take risks, we will miss this magical thing......" The last word she didn't say, because the moment we turned around, we suddenly saw that the ice walls on both sides behind us were followed by a kind of white light, just like the snow lotus-like plant!

For a moment, Estelle was dumbfounded, and we looked at each other, not knowing what was going on, but I immediately realized that the reason why the plant was glowing was not because it was emitting light, but because it had a certain connection with the surrounding ice walls.

At this moment, the sound of a signal whistle was heard in the distance, and the rhythmic tone conveyed the signal to bring us together.

"Glacier ...... Will it glow? Estelle stammered, and her voice, which was already inaccurate, became even stranger.

I also think it's strange, but now, it doesn't seem to make sense to study why the ice wall glows, so it's important to quickly join Zhou Xuanye and them and climb out of this place. So I grabbed Estelle and dragged her curious away.

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