As we left the base camp, Aman and Buck, father and son, were kneeling in the snow in the other direction with their backs to us. The two men raised their hands and chanted some kind of local prayer in a loud voice.

Tohti's eyes were red, and none of us could say anything, so we all lowered our heads and focused entirely on the snow beneath our feet.

We had a metal pole made of alloy in our hands, and the people in front of us had to push the probe into the snow to see if it was strong before each leg step. The people in the middle and behind the team can't be taken lightly, the snow is slippery, even if we are on guard, it can only slightly reduce the probability of accidents.

To climb Chogori Peak, we have to go a long way. In less than two hours, I had six heels. This place is really not for people to walk, and ice caps and ice caves have appeared more and more in the rocks and dirt beneath the snow. What looks like a smooth stretch of road is actually full of traps. The first time I wore spiked snow boots, wrestling was a natural thing to do.

At first, when I fell twice, everyone cared about me, but later, as soon as I fell to the ground, the fat people laughed. Qin Feng also made a bet with the fat man, betting that there would be ten or twenty minutes before I fell my head next time. As soon as the two of them took out the bet, I snapped and sat on the ground again.

After that, even I was speechless. But I found that this is still a good way to be lazy, it doesn't hurt anyway, and if you fall, you can take a breath. Of course, because of my bad behavior, the speed of the group is also much slower.

Daddy didn't say anything, and I later learned that he thought I was helping the big guy relax. Walking on the snow is not the same as walking in the mountains and forests. It's all snow-white, and if you are too nervous, you can easily get paralyzed.

When the fat man also began to fall on his heels, we gradually realized that this road was really impossible to continue.

Tohti tells us that this road is actually a special uphill road for expeditions from various countries, which has been stepped on step by step for people over hundreds of years, and can be said to be the easiest road to take at present.

"Easy? Old man, I don't see much soil when I step on it now, don't you think about it again. The fat man patted the snow on his buttocks. Got up from the ground.

Tuhti's expression seemed to be a little unhappy, as if to say, I'm afraid I'll go back if I can't go.

With the support of Qin Feng and the second stunned man, Daddy climbed to a higher place and looked forward with a telescope. When he turned around, he said to Tuhti: "Old man, I see that there is no road ahead." Only a snow-covered slope remains. ”

"Oh. It must have been frozen, and it turned out to be a narrow path against the mountain wall, but it was still walkable. Tuhti said.

"Now that the road is covered in ice, it's not going to make us all climb, no. It's ice climbing. Brother Jiu threw the probe in front of him.

Thinking of this, everyone looked at Boss Sun and Peanuts.

"Boss Sun, did your ancestor say what to do in this situation?" The fat man asked a little sarcastically.

"Huh. This, how is this possible, but I heard that the ice caps on the Karakoram Mountains are all waterfall-shaped, although the road is covered with ice, but it will not be a smooth ice sheet, which is why Comrade Xiao Yuan has been wrestling just now. ”

As soon as I heard Boss Sun say it, although I didn't know if it was true or not, at least it gave me a step down, and I subconsciously began to agree with his point of view. This businessman really has a good way of talking.

Everyone didn't know what to do, so the fat man said, "Then let's keep walking, but I heard that the waterfalls are all going down, Boss Sun, let's go ahead later." ”

"Uh," Boss Sun was speechless.

We all laughed, and at this moment, the water master behind the most Lu suddenly waved his hand at us. "Don't make a sound, listen."

Everyone was stunned, and seeing that his expression was a little strange, we all quieted down and carefully observed the movements around us. But after waiting for a few minutes, I didn't notice anything unusual around me.

"Master Shui, what did you hear?" I asked.

Peanut took a few steps forward, looked ahead and said, "The wind has changed." It used to be a north wind, but now it's a southeast wind. ”

"Southeasterly?" The fat man was stunned, "How is this possible, southeast eh, special mother, it's really eh." The fat man also felt the direction of the wind.

Shui Ye walked to the front, took out a notebook from his body, and tore off two pieces of paper. He tossed one of them in his hand, and the paper flew out behind us.

I don't understand what he means.

Immediately after, Shui Ye began to walk back, until he came to the corner where we came before stopping.

The fat man whispered in my ear, "It seems that your father really invited two gods, which hospital do you say are masters?" ”

I just wanted to laugh, but suddenly I saw that after the paper in Shui Ye's hand was released, it flew in our direction, and when he was about to get close to us, he spun around on the spot again, and the wind blew to the side of the cliff.

We are all stupid, the feeling of this water master did an experiment for us on the spot. The fat man gestured for a moment, and then said, "Damn, what's going on?" Why did the north wind and the southeast wind hang together? ”

Qin Feng thought about it and asked me, "Could it be a whirlwind?" ”

Daddy patted him on the head at the time, "You are uneducated, don't interject if you don't know how to speak." ”

We all laughed at Qin Feng, but soon we were still incomprehensible to the bizarre phenomenon in front of us.

Shui Ye walked back leisurely, and I was shocked to find that every foot he stepped on was actually on the footprints he left.

"It's still the north wind, and the south wind in front of you is not normal." Shui Ye said.

We felt it carefully, and finally determined that the southeast wind blowing in front of us was only a few meters away. It's as if there's a blower blowing at us in front of us.

Peanut was quick to say his conclusion, "It's not that complicated, there should be a cave or crack ahead, and the distance should not be short, there are signs of turning, and the north wind is blowing in from the entrance at the other end." After turning around, when we came here, it changed to the southeast direction. ”

The second stunned man objected, "But I think the wind in front of me is stronger." ”

"It's also understandable." Brother Jiu stepped forward and said, "It means that the entrance there is relatively wide, but the air outlet leading to us is relatively narrow, and in addition, the hole or crack should be very smooth." ”

I listened, "So if we find that hole or crack, we can go down there?" ”

"Not necessarily." Daddy said. "Since we can get in to the north wind, it means that the entrance to that place is in the same direction as when we came, and if we keep walking, we may have to go back."

"Just walk halfway." Peanut said.

"Huh?"

The fat man then said, "That's right, I want to analyze it like you." It must be a 'V' or 'U' structure. We just need to find a way to get out of the corner where we turn the corner. ”

Peanuts and the fat man said that it is indeed a good way, so that way. We can avoid the threat posed by the snow and ice in front of us. But there is a problem with this. If the bend is a rock formation of more than ten meters, how can we get out?

So the big guy decided to go forward first and find the air outlet.

We followed the opposite direction of the shareholder south wind, and in fact, it deviated a lot from the direction that Tuhti was going to take us. But fortunately, the road is closer to the mountain wall, and there is much less danger.

Soon. We saw the place where the ice and snow covered it into a huge slope, the path that Tohti said used to be taken by the mountaineering team. Now in addition to using a helicopter, I am afraid that only Qiu Qianren, who is floating on the water in Jin Yong's novel, can pass.

The structure of this place is very strange, and we are not walking on a cliff. The surroundings are more like valleys. But looking down from more than ten meters on our left, there is a bottomless cliff in sight. As soon as Daddy told me, I realized that the places that I thought were mountain walls were actually ice, and they had only recently been formed.

I immediately felt unstable in my head, and just as I was about to move to the side, Qin Feng in front of me shouted: "Found it!" ”

We quickened our pace and looked forward, and a stone cave with a diameter of a little more than three meters appeared in front of us, and the headwind was blowing out of the cave.

The cave relies on a steep slope that is slightly higher than our feet, and if it weren't for this cave, this place would easily be seen as the undulation of the mountain, and it would have been crossed in one fell swoop.

When we arrived at the entrance of the cave, we were surprised to find that there were many white-petaled flowers growing on the snow rocks around the cave. Tuhti snorted, and immediately stepped forward and held a flower and shouted: "Snow Lotus, how can there be so many Snow Lotus here?" ”

My heart moved, "This is Snow Lotus?" ”

Tuhti nodded, "It's impossible for a snow lotus to bloom in such a place at such a time, this, this is an excellent snow lotus." ”

Daddy and the others were not so surprised, but walked to the entrance of the cave and used a miner's lamp to search inside.

The inside of the stone cave is really as Brother Jiu said, it is very smooth. But whether it is on the wall or on the ground, there are traces half a meter long one by one.

"Hiss" Daddy gasped, "Holy shit, this, this is a thief hole." ”

"Huh? Cave Thief! "I was shocked.

"That's right." Stroking those scratches, Brother Jiu nodded, "This craft, the current 'pangolin' will definitely not be able to do it, and it is left by people in the Ming Dynasty at the latest." ”

This is really unexpected, there will be a thief hole here.

Daddy couldn't help but be excited, "Could it be that the entrance we are looking for is wrong, since it is the entrance, why do we have to open the thief hole." ”

"Since there is a robbery cave, it means that there must be an ancient tomb inside, let's all come here anyway, touch it first, and see if there are any good things left."

Daddy nodded, then looked at the time. "It's been seven hours since we walked, we'll cook something to eat right now, and we'll be right inside."

Although not as steady as the second uncle, Daddy is still very careful. Who knows what will happen to us when we go in, eat first, and then we will have the strength to toss.

Without further ado, we put down our gear, walked to the edge of the cave, lit the stove and began to cook. When it comes to cooking. Old man Tuheti also put in a few snow lotuses. Brother Jiu nodded, and said that Snow Lotus is used to stew soup, which is simply an anti-fatigue baby.

The fat man was in charge of cooking, but Boss Sun had to come to join in the fun, and took out a few spices from his bag. We cooked bacon and noodles, and as soon as Boss Sun's seasoning was put in, with the fragrance of snow lotus, it was tempting to mention how tempting the taste was.

After eating, I soon felt refreshed in my mind, and I felt that the effect of the snow lotus was really good. You have to take a little bit with you when you have a chance.

After packing up their things, the nine men picked up their flashlights and walked into the hole.

The hole is narrow, but within the confines of the cave, it is quite spacious. We lined up. At the forefront are fat men and peanuts, which are different from before. Brother Jiu and Shui Ye did not continue to fall behind. Instead, he walked behind the fat man.

It is amazing to dig a hole like this in the rock. This robbery hole was made from the outside to the inside, indicating that the people at that time were sure that there was an ancient tomb inside. If it weren't for the snow outside, Daddy would still be able to see if this place was suitable for burying people, and now we can only take one step at a time.

This cave made the old man Tuheti very uneasy, and he chattered there as he went. I was already very nervous, and the thought of giving him such a thought made me even more uncomfortable.

After walking for a while, we found nothing. I only know that the road is straight, and I looked at the compass, which is also consistent with the direction we are going. But after walking for a while, we found that the cave was getting higher and higher. With a miner's lamp, the roof of the cave showed a triangle, and the corners and corners were full of pit-like black shadows. I felt like there were a lot of little holes.

"Huhuhuhu"

Suddenly, we heard the sound of birds flapping their wings overhead. Everyone stopped and looked up.

"Old man, what kind of birds are there in this place?" Daddy asked Tuhti.

"There are many kinds of birds, the most common is the eagle, but this season, the birds have all flown away, and only the condor can withstand the cold on the mountain. This place is quite like a nest of the Condor for the winter. "Tajiks believe in eagles, and they call them condors.

"Your Condor-sama doesn't eat people, does he?" The fat man asked casually.

"Eh, you can't talk nonsense, our Condor is here to show us the way, how can it eat people?" Tohti immediately expressed his displeasure.

"Don't talk about it, don't you eat any meat from the eagle." The fat man doesn't know what it means to follow the local customs.

"You, you will be punished for saying that." Tohti became agitated as he spoke.

"Punish me, it's best to have a bird's egg at this time." The fat man laughed.

Seeing that Tuhti's old face was red, I was ready to say a few words about the fat man. But at this moment, suddenly the fat man screamed "Ahh

We squeezed over to take a look, and immediately we saw a ball of slimy yellow water on the fat man's head, and then we saw that it was a bird's egg that had smashed on his head.

"Hahaha, old man, I believe in your condor." Qin Feng immediately burst out laughing.

"Your grandmother's." The fat man looked at the top of his head with an annoyed face, "If you don't serve that bird's nest today, Lao Tzu won't be called Cao Jin." ”

That's what the fat man said, but the place where we could hide the bird's nest above our heads was not something he could get, so no one stopped him as he tried to climb up the stone wall.

But all of a sudden, something fell from the top of our heads, and it happened to hit the fat man's feet. A few miner's lamps shone over, and when I saw it, the big guy was stunned, it turned out to be a big brown eagle.

"Damn, I've seen a camel fall to its death, and this is the first time I've seen an eagle fall to death." The fat man looked at Tuhti, "Old man, I have also served your Condor." ”

The fat man was a bit sarcastic, but Tuhti didn't listen to what the fat man had to say, and threw himself on the ground excitedly, reaching out to pick up the eagle's corpse.

Peanut stopped him as soon as he could.

Tuhti looked at Peanut in surprise, "Guest, I can't watch the body of the Condor lying like this, I'm going to bury him." ”

"I'm okay with that, but we'll probably have to bury you before we bury this eagle." Peanut said.

"What do you mean?" The second stunned asked.

Peanut pointed to the winning head, "On the ground around you, this eagle was poisoned. ”

After Peanut finished speaking, I noticed that there were small black dots splashing around the eagle's body. After a closer look, we realized that it was a dark purple liquid.

Daddy leaned in and sniffed, "It's weird, this eagle doesn't smell at all." ”

"It's normal." Brother Jiu walked over and pushed the eagle on the ground with a probe, "Those who have been poisoned are like this." ”

"Poison!" We were all taken aback, and then I thought of the kind of bird he had spoken of earlier.

It is said to be one of the most terrifying poisons in the world, colorless and odorless, and can kill you if you touch it with your fingers. And the venom of the plover is taken from the bodily fluids of the plover.

We raised the miner's lamp in our hands again, and we all got nervous.

If there are birds here, then we are very dangerous.

"Don't be nervous, the bird doesn't eat human flesh, as long as we don't threaten it, it won't attack us." Shui Ye said.

Having said that, but when they thought of the appalling toxicity of the poison, everyone still couldn't settle down. And at this moment, a large creature fell from the roof of the cave and smashed on the corpse of the eagle on the ground.

"Ahh Tuhti immediately shouted, "O Condor! ”

It was another dead eagle, and like the one just now, purple liquid was splattered around its body.

"Back off." Peanut whispered these two words.

No one asked, and they all automatically stayed away from the carcasses of the two eagles. But as we retreated, the roof of the cave fluttered like rocks tumbling down, and the carcasses of dozens of eagles fell in succession. (To be continued......)