Chapter 8: Shadows
Things have taken a big turn for the better at this point, at least at this moment I know that the stuffy oil bottle walked out of this snow-capped mountain alive.
But what exactly did he prove in this snow-capped mountain, and where did he go next, I'm afraid he had to go into the depths of this snow-capped mountain to find out.
I am no stranger to climbing snow-capped mountains, and I already have a good idea of what difficulties I will encounter next.
Feng Guang and Yan Dachuan were more excited, saying that it was the first time to climb the snow mountain, and the two of them were really tourists, completely unorganized and undisciplined, and they also found an angle to take pictures from time to time. Of course, I'm not such a stingy boss, and occasionally I take two photos together, but God knows, for the snowy mountain, I used to think it was holy and majestic, but now, I only think that the snowy mountain is a giant beast in holy clothes, enough to swallow everything that comes near it.
Our group of five people shuttled through the snowfield, at first we didn't feel cold, but as the old saying goes, the higher the altitude is not very cold, the higher up, the more cold it is, finally, Feng Guang and Yan Dachuan didn't have the heart to take pictures, the two of them were like frosted eggplants, walking in the snow with difficulty, hanging their heads, and drinking white mist from their mouths.
I walked at the end, squinting at the figures in front of me, they left a series of deep footprints in front of my eyes, heavy and firm, so that my thoughts involuntarily returned to Changbai Mountain, and time became a little trance.
For a while, I couldn't tell whether I was in the Kunlun Mountains or on the way to Genting Heavenly Palace.
When I came back to my senses from this trance, I realized that the group that went to Genting Heavenly Palace together was now only me and the fat man, and everyone else was submerged, just like a book, and the plot was completely turned over.
The team began to become relatively silent, only the whistling sound of the wind and snow could be heard in my ears, for some reason, I always felt that the wind here seemed to be a little different from Changbai Mountain, the wind of Changbai Mountain was melodious and mighty, and here, only lonely and cold, people felt psychologically numb, probably because there was no popularity here.
We walked from morning to six o'clock in the afternoon, and when we climbed over a snow hill, a cliff appeared in front of us, and the cliff was horizontal, so that the thick snow in front of us formed an east-west slope.
Rehaman looked at the sky and said, "This is it, your friend and I, at about this hour, when the sun was about to set, climbed to this position. Then he pointed to the west.
We followed his finger and saw that the road was sloping downward, and at the end of the slope was a snowy field that stretched as far as the eye could see. I motioned for everyone to put on their windproof sunglasses, and the blinding white of the snowfield suddenly dimmed.
At the end of the snowfield, there are several ethereal snow peaks, clouds and mist swirl around the mountains, making the snow peaks look as if they are floating in the air, and the evening sun covers the top of the snow peaks, dyeing a touching touch of gold.
This kind of scenery is not magnificent for the people living in the reinforced concrete city, Feng Guang and Yan Dachuan took out their cameras and began to shoot, Rehaman said: "We can camp here to rest, this place is relatively safe, of course, if you want to hurry, there is no problem, at the beginning of me and your friends, we were in the sunset, we did not camp in the wind and snow, that kind of taste is not good." ”
I thought about it for a while, the stuffy oil bottle had already left here, and the purpose of my entry into the mountain was the jade vein for a while, and the second was what the stuffy oil bottle had proven, those things didn't have their own long legs, so I didn't have to hurry.
Glancing at the two men who were in high spirits, I said to camp on the spot.
That night, after eating some compressed beef, I retreated into the tent and walked deep into the snowy mountains, where it was almost impossible to receive a signal on my phone due to the barriers of the peaks and ravines, and it would be the last night we could use my phone.
I took this opportunity to call my second uncle in Changsha and report the purpose of my trip, and now there is no gap between us.
After listening to this, the second uncle gave me three suggestions, to be exact, the principles that must be followed.
First: There is no need to force the jade vein, although the business is big, there are big risks. The second uncle said that two years is not a long time, the situation is not stable, and there is no need to rush to set up an industry.
Second: don't stop me from looking for clues. The second uncle said that Lao Jiumen owes the Zhang family, as long as he doesn't do anything out of the ordinary, it's not about it, no matter how I toss, or even what assistance I need, the second uncle will fully support it.
Third: No matter what the situation, saving your life is the most important thing, and you can't risk your life. I don't need to be reminded by my second uncle that I know that only after seeing death can I know the preciousness of life, and I have never realized as deeply as I have in the past two years, how precious life is.
After a night's rest at the fork in the road, we continued the next day.
The snowfield was so vast that, according to Rehamam, we had to walk in it for a day and a night before we reached the nearest peak.
He really didn't film us, and in the process, there was a little episode.
When it was close to evening, Feng Guang looked at the weather and predicted that there would be a snowstorm, he was worried and said, "Boss, should we come again next time?" ”
I asked, "When is the blizzard coming?" ”
He looked at the sky again and said, "It's possible tonight, if it doesn't snow tonight, it could be a week away." ”
I said, "Since it may be tonight, there are still five hours before nightfall, and in five hours, can we go back to where we came?" Feng Guang choked, it's not that I deliberately embarrassed him, the situation in front of us is a fact.
First of all, if the snowstorm will arrive tonight, then even if we go back now, it will not be possible for us to exit before the snowstorm comes, you know, we have reached the current position in two days and one night, and it is impossible to descend to the snowy mountain in five hours.
Secondly, if I don't come tonight, it will be a week from now, this snow-capped mountain does not attract me, the only thing that attracts me is the route of the stuffy oil bottle. His route is important, but as long as he himself is not here, there is no need to risk my life, which means that I will never spend a week in the snowy mountains.
Combining these two points, I can't afford to back down.
The only explanation is that I'm a lucky man, and the blizzard is going to turn against me.
It was proved that night, the fat man said that I was unlucky, and it was not wrong, at about two o'clock in the morning, the snowstorm really came, and our hungry tent was scraped and crumbling, and there was no vigil that night, but for the safety of everyone, it was inevitable that the accident of being buried alive in the snow occurred, and we had to arrange a vigil for a person.
The so-called taking people's money and eliminating disasters with others, the Uygurs and Rehaman are still very discerning, and the two took the initiative to take on the obligation of vigil, mainly to observe the wind and snow, so as to avoid being buried alive in our sleep after the wind and snow increase.
As the wind and snow increased, the temperature became even lower, and even when you got into your sleeping bag, it was cold and shrunk into a ball.
We set up two tents in total, I, Feng Guang, and Yan Dachuan slept in one tent, and Rehaman and the Uyghurs slept in one tent, and the equipment was piled up in their tents.
I slept on the edge, dazed, and heard the sound of snow clearing several times, thinking that it might be heavy tonight, but gradually, I noticed that the wind was not so loud, but the sound of snow clearing was still very clear.
This feeling of disharmony instantly reminded me of my nerves, and I opened my eyes almost immediately, got out of my sleeping bag, and quickly turned on my flashlight.
Due to the cold, Feng Guang and the two did not fall asleep, but were in a state of light sleep, as soon as I turned on the flashlight, the two of them woke up immediately under the stimulation of the light.
Yan Dachuan was more casual, yawning and said, "Boss, what's wrong?" Going to release water? "He has been with me for a long time and knows my personality better, so he is not as reserved as the later buddies, he has never spoken big or small, and he usually pays attention in front of newcomers, but now he sleeps in a daze and forgets all the rules.
I kicked them lightly and said, "Be sober, there seems to be movement outside." ”
Feng Guang is a college student, just out of society, is a typical sub-health, he can detect the terrain and weather is already thankful, I don't expect him to help anything, so I said to him: "Stay still, Dachuan, you come out with me." ”
As my mind cleared, I was even more sure that the feeling of disharmony existed, and the sound of the snow fluttering continued, very regular, but at this moment, there was no one outside.
If Rehaman or Uyghurs had risen up to fight the snow, they would never have gone blind, they would have clocked in the flashlight, and at the moment, except for the flashlight in my hand, it was all dark outside.
The material of the tent is more transparent, and the flashlight illuminates a quick orange-yellow cloth, and the tent mouth is designed with a zipper, which effectively blocks the wind.
It was a long-necked man.
The neck was very long, as long as a human thigh, and on the top of the neck, there was a head melon, and at this moment, it was standing outside our tent.
Feng Guang was about to scream, and I covered his mouth, and I looked at him, this young man looked at him with frightened eyes, staring at the deformed long neck that shot out of the tent, almost crying, and trembling all over.
Yan Dachuan had never seen this scene, although he didn't call to get rid of it, but his lips trembled, and his butt was soft on the sleeping bag, and he twisted his neck to look at me for a while, and he didn't dare to speak, obviously asking what to do.
To be honest, I was scared so suddenly, this ...... How can this neck be so long?
And it's still a personal figure?
This vast snowfield, not in the tomb, doesn't look like there will be zongzi no matter how you look at it, what is it outside?