"You know, my hometown is thousands of kilometers away, and I have a lot of friends there, but I can't go back. Where is your home, Kazakhstan? He didn't drag it out for the end, but walked side by side with Jumabayi, chatting as he went.

"Why do you ask?" Jumabayi is still very wary, answering questions she is not sure about by rhetorical questions, or simply changing the subject.

"Aren't you a Kazakh, but you can't understand Kyrgyz, so you can only come from there." Hong Tao still remembers the first time he met the nun, and he was really scared into a cold sweat. It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, and it's unlucky to meet her who is not a gentleman.

“…… I'm ethnic Russian, from further north. Although it was the first time he was asked about his personal origins, and he was faced with a person who had no possibility of obtaining his real file, and he could make up a new identity to cover up the past, Jumabayi still gave a relatively close answer.

It seems a bit disadvantageous to expose the identity of Russia, as we all know, in the second division of the Yining base, it was several forces from outside the country that cooperated with Zhao Bin to seize control, and then killed many of the original leaders.

And most of these leaders have become the backbone of the rebels after they have fled, and it is emotionally difficult for them to accept a defector from Russia.

But this is where the great nun Anna is cunning, if it is really not difficult to make Jumabayi a local minority in Xinjiang Province, there are too many ethnic groups in this land, and the mixed race is too serious, and it is basically impossible to distinguish too clearly from the appearance and accent.

But that didn't help Jumabayi's infiltration efforts, and over the years, there have been countless counter-infiltrations between the rebels and the redeemers, and any identity or ethnicity would be questioned, except for the survivors from Russia, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia, especially the Russians.

This is called doing the opposite, don't you hate the Russians from the bottom of your bones for occupying the magpie's nest and aiding the abuse, then I will deliberately make a Russian over. You can hate her, you can dislike her, but you don't suspect her too much.

"More ...... North? North of the border? If he had only spoken of the north, Hong Tao would have thought that the girl was from the Tacheng area, where there were some ethnic Russians living in China, and it was said that she was a descendant of immigrants who came from the Qing Dynasty. But add a more word...... Further north of Tacheng is the border between China and Russia and China and Kazakhstan.

"......" Juma Bayi nodded, seemingly casual, but was actually staring at Hong Tao's expression change with the corner of his eye.

"Weng Gu? Shebahrain? Altaysk? Hong Tao's expression changed a lot, as if he was quite surprised, and even a little excited to meet his old acquaintance in a foreign country, blurted out one Russian place name after another.

"My home is not far from the border with Kazakhstan, in the south of Ongu...... You are also ......" This expression was not expected by Juma Bayi, his brain was a little messy, could it be that he met a fellow countryman? I don't know if I should continue to make it up.

"No, I'm Han, but I've been to your house, along the Ob River and the Irtysh River. At that time, I wanted to go to the Arctic Ocean along the Ob River, but after walking for a month, I only rubbed two or three hundred kilometers, and there were no people there, so I was scared when I walked. ”

Hong Tao was also telling the truth, if he hadn't suddenly wanted to go to southern Xinjiang, he might have gone to Weng Gu to spend the winter at this time, and he found a small military warehouse hidden in a cave as a stronghold.

Compared with Xinjiang Province, the north side of the Altai Mountains is called Barren Mountains and Wild Mountains, and you can't see a single person in a village after walking 100 kilometers, even if there is no outbreak of zombie disease, it is estimated that there are no people except for the Russian border guards.

"To the Arctic Ocean...... You're such a weirdo...... Can you tell us where your hometown is? ”

This day, Juma Bayi didn't know how to continue talking, and at the same time, he also developed a stronger curiosity about this mysterious man. These days, she has almost figured out her brain, and she still hasn't sorted out her clues, and she doesn't even know where this person is probably from or what he does.

You say it's not a herdsman, but his understanding of the mountains and forests is too detailed, and the animals and plants along the way are like treasures. You say he is a herdsman, but when he cut off his hair and beard and shaved it off, he was exactly what he looked like a Han person. Xinjiang Province has not heard of Han Chinese as herdsmen, and it is unlikely that herders are proficient in the use of such weapons.

It is said that he looks like a strictly trained soldier, but you can't see the unique temperament of a soldier from him. Let's say that he is not like a soldier, he can't even be seen by ordinary soldiers when he kills people, he is both quick and efficient without any mercy.

"To the east, near the sea, you haven't seen the sea yet, have you? Are you 20 years old this year? This time, Hong Tao couldn't answer truthfully, and took the topic away with a finger.

"Just 20 years old...... I've seen the sea on TV. "I really let Hong Tao guess correctly, Jumabayi has really never seen the sea, in fact, she has never even been out of the Altai Republic.

The village's young people go as far as Novosibirsk to work, while she and her sister hope to attend the university in Yekaterinburg, the largest and most prosperous city east of the Ural Mountains. As for going to Moscow or Europe to study and work, I never thought about it, and the people around me never mentioned it.

"If you have a chance, your Chinese is very good, if you have the opportunity, you should go out and walk more, see how others live, don't stay in one place." Although he was facing an adult, Hong Tao still relapsed from his old illness and began to preach again.

“…… Is there anything different elsewhere? Sure enough, Jumabayi didn't speak again for a long time, but in the end he couldn't hold back his curiosity.

"In addition to the scenery, people in each place have a different way of life, not everyone believes in God, and not all places have nuns."

As long as you are willing to take a stubble, Hongtao can continue to speak, it doesn't matter if you like to listen or not, the premise of his lesson to others is: either the knife is faster than others, or there are more guns than others, if you don't like to listen, you can endure it!

"Hey, Bires, come and see ......" Before Juma Bayi could react, Fang Wenlin, who was already far ahead, suddenly shouted.

"Go, the hot spring has arrived, let's wash separately, ladies give priority to ......" There is no need for Fang Wenlin to shout Hong Tao also knows what is ahead, just on the hillside not far from the east bank of the Xia River, there is a wisp of smoke slowly rising.

“…… Do you have to go? "Jumabayi doesn't seem to be willing to soak in hot springs.

"If you don't want to soak alone, I can accompany you to soak ......" Hong Tao's mouth immediately tilted to the side, and he bared his front teeth, with a thoughtful smile on his face.

"......" Zhu Ma Bayi should have been moved by Hong Tao's fearless spirit, and walked to the river without looking back.

"Remember to take off your shoes and cross the river, don't get your boots wet, it's ......cold on the mountain," Hong Tao was not considerate enough, and chased after him.

The hot springs are on the slopes on the east bank of the Schattle River, and there are five springs in total, but Hong Tao only sees three, and the other two seem to have dried up. If it weren't for Crimea's previous account, he would have thought that the two springs no longer emitted water due to geological movements, but in fact this was not the case.

The hot spring is a geyser, and its source is neither groundwater nor rainfall, but is fed by a glacier to the south. Every year in June, the glacier melts with abundant water, and some of the water is heated deep into the earth's crust along the cracks in the mountain, and then squeezed out of it to form several hot springs.

In November, as the temperature drops, the amount of water melted by the glaciers decreases, and the amount of water deep in the crust is not enough to gush out, and the hot springs gradually disappear, and the following year continues, a magical natural cycle.

It is said that a few years ago, the state had a plan to build a railway from Yining to Baishuicheng, and it passed through here, but it was opposed by many scholars. They feared that the railroad would damage the glacier structure and cause widespread degradation, which would affect the local water source and even the climate, so construction never began.

It is impossible to judge whether it will affect the local water source and climate, but he is sure that once the mountain is drilled and bridged and paved, 80% of the glaciers in the south will disappear, and these hot springs will naturally have no water source and become a historical site.