Chapter 80: A Snowy Night

For Jiang Qi, all he could do was to find a place on the snowy mountain where he could take shelter and rest before night came. Then try to avoid all kinds of dangerous creatures on the snowy mountains as much as possible.

Regarding this, Qin Zhen is very clear in his heart, and the two days and two nights will definitely not be too easy. Snow wolves, snow leopards, Tibetan foxes, grizzly bears, and other animals in the Himalayas are more primitive than anywhere else in the world. Trying to survive in such a brutal environment means they are even more dangerous.

Don't look at them as normal animals, but once you really meet those guys, you will definitely have a lot of trouble. For Qin Zhen and them, they would rather leave their body and strength to those mysterious and weird creatures that they had to face, rather than fighting jackals, tigers and leopards here.

Qin Zhen and the others had a great difference in height along the way, sometimes they could see a familiar human scene when they looked down from the edge of the cliff, but sometimes, they had to walk through the snow waterfall.

The waterfalls rushed down from the peaks above their heads, and the water was so powerful that it hit hard. In order to avoid getting their clothes and gear wet, the three of them had to quickly pass through the rock wall like monkeys. The thrilling process is really indescribable.

In such a snow-white world of ice and snow, these waterfalls with great drops have become strange scenery. They descend from the summit of the snow-capped mountains, through the clouds and mist, to the foot of the deepest valley floor. There, it slowly converged into a river of life that feeds all countries.

Lao Gu looked up at the waterfall in the ice and snow, and said in amazement and curiosity: "Eh, you said that this place is really evil." The surrounding mountains are frozen, and the water of this waterfall is not frozen? The temperature at the top of the mountain is not only below zero, how can it have no effect on the water at all? ”

Qin Zhen turned around and explained to Lao Gu at this time: "There are many snow-capped mountains with such waterfalls, and the Tibetans call them Divine Waterfalls. At the beginning, there was such a waterfall on Meili Snow Mountain! And did you know that the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, the Brahmaputra River, the Mekong River and many other rivers have their headwaters on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau? If, as you said, there is ice at the source, then these great rivers of the world, which can represent a country, will no longer exist. ”

After hearing this, Lao Gu smiled evilly and said, "Qin Zhen, I think that whenever we talk about this kind of problem, you can find some sense of pride in it." In terms of this messy geographical knowledge, we may still not be able to compare to you, so you can make good use of it along the way. Tell us more about these places. So that time can pass a little faster. ”

Qin Zhen glanced at Lao Gu and said, "I still feel that I have to breathe if I don't speak, and you are still going to let me climb the mountain while telling stories?" Gu Ye, you really raised my lung capacity. I advise you to talk less and keep breathing normally. Then we might be better off. ”

Although it is said that there are herbs of Qiangba. And they have also been acclimatizing to this high-altitude snow-capped mountain for a while. But when I really exercised, I was still out of breath. In this regard, Jiang Qibiao may be quite adaptable, which is inseparable from his own physical qualities and these days of plateau exercise. Like Lao Gu. After spending a few days communicating with the yak, now he can only gasp and act as a snow mountain steam engine.

In this way, following the map instructions given by Qiangba, they crossed a long distance. It got dark sooner than they had imagined, and after a fleeting bloody sun, it soon became darker. It was as if it was about to enter the polar night.

As the sky darkens, the temperature on the snowy mountains also begins to change greatly, almost suddenly! The heat emitted from the sweat pores on their faces turned into a thin layer of frost. Not to mention the eyebrows and hair, they now look like three snow monsters, covered in frost.

Lao Gu was also frozen, wrapped tightly in his clothes and bowed his head to resist the strong wind, and said tremblingly: "Daqi, if you don't find a place again, our buddies will really freeze to death here!" It's too windy! The temperature is dropping so fast! It's definitely an ice age! ”

Jiang Qi nodded to show that he understood, and did not continue to say anything, but just quickened his steps, trying to find a mountain col or ice cave as soon as possible.

In the end, with Jiang Qi's unremitting efforts, the emperor finally lived up to his painstaking efforts, and they found an ice cave that naturally formed after the snow melted. Although the hole is not deep, it is certainly not a problem for them to be able to avoid a night's wind and snow inside. And that's fine, because a cave that's too deep makes them feel insecure.

As soon as I entered the ice cave, I felt "warmth" in an instant. There is nothing to warm here, there are ice walls on all sides, and it is definitely impossible to get warm, but without the biting cold wind, it is already the greatest warmth.

They were all numb from the cold, and now they took off their hats and slapped the snow off their bodies, moving their bodies in place, trying to warm themselves up.

Qin Zhen rubbed his hands at this time, and sighed and said: "This extremely cold region of the Himalayas is really worthy of its reputation, just now, it almost didn't freeze me stupid!" I can't imagine that the environment will be worse than the environment here......

"I'm not very smart in the first place, how stupid can I be. Eh, you're not kidding, are you? No matter how bad it is, we will really become frozen meat. Lao Gu's tongue didn't seem to be straight.

Qin Zhen said very seriously: "I'm not joking, such as Mount Everest, or the section before Mount Everest." The winds at the top of the mountain are hurricane-level, and the temperature can reach below -50 degrees Celsius, and the weather can change in an instant. Isn't it much worse than our current place, you say? ”

Lao Gu blinked in frustration, and then came out with a sentence: "I don't know if Dong Shao can know what we are experiencing now, if we cross the snow mountain, we will die in the end, but ......"

Before Lao Gu finished speaking, Qin Zhen answered very firmly: "No." Whether it's Yudong or Juntian, we will definitely find them in the end. ”

Lao Gu didn't say anything, in this regard, no one wanted even that little hope to be dashed. After all, the reason why they have been able to persevere all the way is entirely based on hope and faith.

Looking at the bursts of snow and dust fluttering outside the cave, and listening to the angry howling wind, Qin Zhen and the others felt a little lost and afraid. In the face of such nature, human beings are insignificant and powerless, even compared to those animals that live in the Himalayas.

In the silent snow-capped ice cave, only the sound of the wind outside can be heard. Occasionally, a few howls of unknown animals can be heard. The sound was like a wolf or a tiger, and it was not clear what animal it was coming from. Every time Lao Gu heard that voice, he stared at the cave very nervously, and then said worriedly, "We won't die so much, right?" Just hide this night, and you can meet a snow wolf or a snow leopard? But if the wolves come one by one, I don't think we can't bear it, and maybe we can mix it with roast wolf meat and eat it. As for the snow leopard...... Eh, snow leopards shouldn't eat people, right? Lao Gu turned around and asked Qin Zhen and Jiang Qi, but no matter how he talked about this topic, he could feel that he was hungry.

So Qin Zhen took out the dry food he brought from his bag very understandingly, and Lao Gu was happy when he saw it, and praised Qin Zhen for being too good a buddy, and he didn't need to say anything to know what everyone needed.

Qin Zhen didn't pay attention to Lao Gu's mess, and while handing them food, he said on Lao Gu's question just now: "The wolves of the Himalayas should be regarded as the ancestors of the wolf pack, and their way of life is very primitive. If we see one, it means that its whole family is next to it. If you want me to say that we can't beat it, so don't take any chances. As for the snow leopard, if it doesn't eat meat, can it eat grass? The snow leopard is not a leopard at all, the closest thing to it should be a jaguar or a lion, have you ever seen such an animal gnawing grass like a cow or sheep? ”

While eating the food in his hand, Lao Gu glared and exclaimed: "Let you say that, the danger factor of our walking in the mountains has increased again!" ”

"Don't worry, the Titans haven't been able to eat you, and you're still afraid of those snow wolves and leopards? Stick with it for a day, and wait until you get to a populated area. By the way, if we had left earlier and had traveled faster, would it be possible to reach the village before dark tomorrow? Qin Zhen asked.

Jiang Qi estimated and said: "In fact, the most important thing is to look at the weather, if the weather is as violent as the night storm, I'm afraid I won't be able to get to the place the day after tomorrow." But if the weather is clear, we can go a lot faster under our feet. If you don't waste time, you may not need to stay outside tomorrow night. ”

This is good news, but we can only hope for a sunny tomorrow. Staying overnight in a snowy mountain is too dangerous, so it is safer to find a populated place as soon as possible.

It's hard to really get a good rest in such a cold environment. But the three of them still took turns to watch and rest, and they couldn't drag their tired bodies forward, which would only delay the speed of the journey even more.

This night, although the roars of those primitive beasts can be heard from time to time, fortunately none of them have actually come to visit them. In this way, they finally survived the first night of sleeping in the snowy mountains.

Before the sky was completely bright, Qin Zhen walked out of the cave. The morning after the night of strong winds is extraordinarily quiet. There was no wind, no more snow and dust to be raised. At the end of the distant mountain, there was already a faint red, trying to break the darkness of all silences.

Qin Zhen smiled happily, it seems that today will be a sunny day. (To be continued......)