Chapter 5 The Snake
However, Anado's father was very happy, Miao custom, guests eat and drink enough is a sign of respect for the host.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, we ate almost enough, and drank a lot of wine, so we talked more.
Lantern Xiao pointed to the mountains not far away and asked, "Uncle, what kind of mountain is this?" ”
Anado's father, without even looking at it, said to us, "Do you know that there are 100,000 mountains in our Guangxi? ”
Lantern Xiao nodded, "One hundred thousand mountains? I've heard of it, but I've never understood what it means to be a 100,000 mountain, or if it describes that there are many mountains here, there are 100,000. ”
"100,000?" Anado's father laughed, "100,000 mountains, I'm afraid they will be stacked on the edge of the sky!" And do you know that we not only have 100,000 mountains here, but also 90,000 mountains, 60,000 mountains, according to what you say, we can't put down the mountains here! ”
Lantern Xiao also smiled, "I'm a talented person, uncle, you see it!" ”
Anado's father waved his hand, "It's not just you, many people don't know. In fact, the 100,000 mountains should be called the suitable mountains, which means the top of the sky, and the suitable mountains are the high mountains that top the sky. ”
"Oooh. I see. With that, Lantern Xiao raised his glass and toasted Anado's father. The mountains must be tall and big. ”
"Of course," said Anado's father, Masashi, "100,000 mountains, endless. I've lived here for decades, and I've only been to less than a tenth of the 100,000 mountains, and there are so many places in it that no one has ever visited. At this, Anado's father lowered his voice, "And no one knows what's in there!" ”
Lantern Xiao turned his head to look at us, I knew what he meant, 100,000 mountains are indeed very likely to be our goal, but just now Anado's father also said, 100,000 mountains, endless, how should we find it.
Anado's father continued: "According to legend, thousands of years ago, the ancient ancestors lived in the 100,000 mountains, and they left a lot of treasures in their ruins, but unfortunately no one has found them so far. ”
I'm very interested in the legends that Anado's father said, because many clues to the ancient tombs are derived from these seemingly absurd legends.
I also raised my glass and toasted him, "Uncle, it seems that these 100,000 mountains are very mysterious!" ”
"That's right," Anado's father took a big sip of wine, and Anadot next to him stopped him and told him to drink less. Anado's father smiled and waved his hand, but still put down his wine glass, and continued: "And I heard the Aneneng in the village say that in the 100,000 mountains, ......"
I looked at Anado, "What is Ane Nenggong?" ”
Anador said, "It's the old man, the elderly. ”
"Uh-oh." I nodded, "Uncle, go on!" ”
Anado's father continued: "Legend has it that in the 100,000 mountains, there is a snake! This snake once helped Chi You fight with the Yellow Emperor in ancient times, and was finally defeated by Hou Yi and fled here! This snake is huge, and according to legend, in foggy weather, in the deepest part of the 100,000 mountains, you will see two red lanterns floating in the air......"
When Anado's father said this, I was suddenly stunned, and the two red lanterns that appeared on a foggy day, my mind instantly returned to the scene we saw in the depths of the Qilian Mountain Canyon, the huge eyes suspended in mid-air, like two red lanterns.
I can't help but recall that in the ruins deep in the Qilian Mountains, we fought to the death with that giant snake, and now we still shudder when we think about it, is there more than one such giant snake?
Thinking of this, my face instantly turned pale.
Not only me, but also Lantern Xiao and Wenmo's faces also changed abruptly, and the three of us couldn't help but glance at each other, and we all saw horror in our eyes.
Anado's father thought that his story had shocked us, and told it even more vigorously, "It is said that this snake can swallow elephants, and it is said in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas": Bashe eats elephants and emerges from his bones at the age of three. The snake had a black head and a red vertical stripe on its forehead. ”
After Anado's father described the appearance of this snake, we can confirm that the giant snake we saw in the depths of the Qilian Mountains is the snake. All of a sudden, the three of us looked a little ugly.
When Anado's father saw us like this, he burst out laughing, "Don't be nervous, it's just a legend. ”
We pretended to be shocked and smiled, if I told Anado's father that we had really seen the snake and fought with it, I don't know who wouldn't laugh at that time.
Why did I see the Ba snake in Qilian Mountain, but I heard its legend in Guangxi, is there also it here? What is the connection between the two?
Although we also know that Anado's father is telling a legend that he knows, the content of the legend does not necessarily appear here, but the arrival of the second uncle and Yuan An makes me feel that there may be some secrets hidden behind this legend.
Because of the doubts in my heart, after this, we ate this meal a little absent-mindedly, Anado saw that we were different, and asked me in a low voice if I was a little tired, I knew that I could not explain the real reason to her, so I had to nod.
Anado was kind and helped us finish the meal as soon as possible, so that we would have a rest in the room and get up early tomorrow.
The three of us, citing some fatigue, said goodbye to Anado's father and returned to the room.
As soon as he entered the house, Lantern Xiao immediately closed the door, turned to us and said, "Is what the old man of Anaduo and her family said true?" Will there be giant insects in the depths of this mountain? ”
I frowned and shook my head, "It's really hard to say about this matter, they haven't seen the big snake in Qilian Mountain, so they think this is a myth that doesn't exist, but we have seen it with our own eyes, this kind of thing is not completely impossible!" As I spoke, I looked at the continuous mountains outside the window, undulating and staggered, Saga's green and lush, and the blue sky complemented each other, like a freehand landscape painting, which was really refreshing. However, as the mountain winds forward, the 100,000 mountains are endless, and in its depths the clouds and mist add a thick mystery.
I sat in front of the bed, "If Guizhou is mountainous, then Guangxi is densely forested, especially in the southwest of Guangxi, there are large areas of tropical rainforest among the 100,000 mountains, towering and dense trees block most of the sunlight, making the rainforest dark and damp, such an environment is a paradise for snakes!" If we encounter that kind of huge snake here, I think it is easier to understand than to see it in the depths of the Qilian Mountains. ”