Luo Xiaofan's understanding of the Tianshan Mountains is lacking, and all the knowledge he knows about the Tianshan Mountains is what he learned from geography books when he was studying. He remembers that the geography books said that the Tianshan Mountains are located in the heart of the Eurasian continent, spanning China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan from east to west, with a total length of about 2,500 kilometers. From the border, the Tien Shan Mountains consist of three parallel rows of folded mountain ranges, high in the west and low in the east, with a wide mountain body. Among them, the northern veins of the Tianshan Mountains include Alatau Mountain, Koguqin Mountain, Borokonu Mountain, Bogda Mountain, etc.; The middle veins of the Tianshan Mountains include Mount Arakhar, Mount Nalati, Mount Erwingen, Mount Hora, etc.; The southern veins of the Tianshan Mountains include Kokshar Mountain, Harke Mountain, Tiersk Mountain, Karatek Mountain, etc. There are so many peaks in the entire Tianshan Mountain Range, but which mountain is that thousand-year-old castle on?

On the same day, Luo Xiaofan took Fanhu from Shanghai, first took a plane to Wushi, and then drove from Wushi non-stop. When he arrived at the Tianshan Mountains, Luo Xiaofan couldn't help but sigh at the scene in front of him. The famous modern writer Bi Ye once described the scenery of the Tianshan Mountains in this way: Looking at the Tianshan Mountains from afar, they are beautiful and colorful, and the Tianshan Mountains not only give people a rare and beautiful feeling, but also give people a feeling of infinite tenderness. It has abundant aquatic plants and green forests. When it was draped in a thin veil of clouds, it was as shy as a maiden; When it is very bright by the sun, it is like the full chest of a young mother. People will love it with two sweet feelings intertwined at the same time, like a baby loving its mother's arms, and like a man snuggling up to his lover.

Along the Tianshan Mountains all the way to search, along the way, I don't know how many days I walked, but I never saw the thousand-year-old castle at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains. Although Luo Xiaofan was anxious, he had no choice but to continue to move forward. Along the way, there has been no progress. After a few more days, they came to the famous Tianshan Tianchi. Tianchi was called "Yao Pond" in ancient times, and here, all year round, the scenery is good. Throughout the ages, literati and writers have recited poems and written texts, which have been highly praised. Legend has it that King Ji Man of Zhou Mu once sang to the Queen Mother of the West on the bank of Tianchi, leaving a good story through the ages, making Tianchi win the reputation of "Yao Chi". Luo Xiaofan was amazed by the beauty of the scenery of Tianchi. The beauty of Tianchi is like a fairyland in a dream. Overlooking the overall situation, Tianchi is like a piece of beautiful jade, inlaid in the peaks. The blue sky, white clouds, and frozen shadows are reflected in the lake, forming a wonderful picture in the lake. Walking through the Tianchi makes people feel refreshed and happy.

The Taoist priest of the Yuan Dynasty had a poem to praise and say:

The three peaks are interspersed with clouds and cold, and the four walls are horizontally displayed around the stream;

The snow ridge realm is not visible to the heavens, and the ice pool is dazzling and unsightly.

The depth of the rock can avoid the damage of swords and soldiers, and the water can nourish the crops and dry them;

The north of the famous town is the first, and no one writes to see the picture.

Luo Xiaofan and Fan Hu chose the most luxurious hotel near Tianchi to live, and they stayed here for half a month. Although they set out early every morning and searched the surroundings with a topographical map, they never had any clues.

On this day, Luo Xiaofan just got up, ate something briefly, and began to take Fanhu to look for it again. This time they went a little farther, all the way to the depths of the snowy mountains. As he was walking, Luo Fan Xiaofan suddenly stopped, "What's wrong?" Did something happen? Fan Hu also stopped, looked ahead and asked.

"I don't think it's going to be anything, it's just that something doesn't feel right." A trace of doubt appeared in Luo Xiaofan's heart.

Fan Hu continued to look ahead and said, "I didn't find anything abnormal, you can continue to move forward." ”

Luo Xiaofan sighed and said to Fan Hu: "If you still can't find it today, let's go back tomorrow, it's been so long, if you don't go back, the teacher will be in a hurry, I really can't bear to let him do those chores in the library alone." ”

Fan Hu said: "I have a hunch that the thousand-year-old castle is near us. ”

Of course, Luo Xiaofan didn't believe its so-called hunch, and said: "I've been looking for so many days, and I've gone where I should go, but I still haven't found it." It's a good thing if you really have that hunch, you don't have to waste so many days. ”

Fan Hu said solemnly: "This time is different from the previous days, this time I feel as if the thousand-year-old castle is under our feet, and this feeling is getting stronger and stronger." ”

"Okay, okay, we'll look for you wherever you say." Luo Xiaofan said in an impatient tone.

They walked along the mountain to the southeast, and after walking for about another mile, Luo Xiaofan took out the topographic map and looked at it, and then shouted to Fanhu: "Don't go any further, if you go any further, you will reach the edge of the cliff!" ”

Fan Hu didn't reply, and walked forward on his own.

Luo Xiaofan thought that it hadn't heard his words, and continued to shout: "Fanhu, don't go forward, there is a cliff in front, be careful to fall!" ”

Fan Hu still ignored him, but his pace accelerated a lot. I was walking just now, but now I'm running ahead. Seeing that Fanhu had reached the edge of the cliff, it finally stopped.

Luo Xiaofan saw it stop, so he was no longer worried, and said: "You said you, you have to stop at the edge of the cliff, right, we should go back, today is another wasted day, it seems that we really can't find the thousand-year-old castle, I think we will pack up our things tomorrow and go back, otherwise even if we stay for another month, we still can't find ......"

At this time, Fan Hu made an evil expression at him, and then turned around and jumped into the cliff with a "bang". Luo Xiaofan saw that Fan Hu actually jumped into the cliff, and he was instantly frightened. He only felt that his mind went blank, and then he felt suffocated. Luo Xiaofan shouted loudly: "Fan Hu! What's wrong with you? ”

"Xiao Fan! Xiao Fan! Fan Hu's shout became weaker and weaker, Luo Xiaofan saw it fall from the cliff, and he watched Fan Hu's body slam on the ground, blood flowing from his mouth.

Luo Xiaofan shouted loudly towards the bottom of the cliff: "Fanhu, what's wrong with you? ”

Fan Hu didn't answer him, its body slowly stretched, and it seemed to be more than lucky.

Luo Xiaofan's heart was pinched all of a sudden, he regretted what he just said, he thought that Fan Hu jumped off the cliff because he said that he would go back tomorrow, and he would not continue to look for the thousand-year-old castle, Fan Hu definitely didn't want to go back, so he chose to jump off the cliff. He was about to find a way to the bottom of the cliff to save Fanhu, when he suddenly heard a deep voice coming from behind him: "I have a rope here, and I have my feet down to the deepest part of the cliff." ”

Luo Xiaofan looked back and saw a tall old man walking over from a distance.

Luo Xiaofan hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Who are you?" How did you end up here? ”

The old man said: "My name is Miao Hai, and I am the defender of Shizhu City. ”

Luo Xiaofan asked suspiciously, "The defender of Shizhu City?" We've been looking for a long time, but we've never seen Shizhu City. ”

Miao Hai said: "I know that you have been looking for Shizhu City for the past few days, and I have been following you for a long time...... Let's not talk about Shizhu City, let's save this cat quickly! ”

Miao Hai took out a bundle of hemp rope from the basket he was carrying, tied one end of the hemp rope to a protruding rock next to the cliff, and threw the other end under the cliff. said to Luo Xiaofan: "This cliff is a hundred meters high, you can climb down the rope." ”

Luo Xiaofan couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat when he looked at the hundred-meter cliff, but now he needs to urgently save Fan Hu, no matter how late it is, Fan Hu's life may not be guaranteed. He went down the rope, and after a short time he reached the bottom of the cliff, only to see Fanhu lying on the ground, Luo Xiaofan picked up its body and found that its body was already cold, and its heart stopped beating. Luo Xiaofan was very scared, he held Fan Hu's body tightly and refused to let go, he picked up Fan Hu's body and put it on his lap, and tears couldn't stop flowing down.

"Fanhu, why did you jump off the cliff?" Luo Xiaofan cried and shouted: "How can you be like this? Why can't you listen to me? We are here to find Shizhu City, why do you want to leave me before we find you? ”

Luo Xiaofan cried and shouted, tears soaked Fan Hu's body.

"Put it on the ground, it can be saved." Suddenly, Miao Hai's voice came again, and I saw that Miao Hai also followed the rope to the bottom of the cliff.

Luo Xiaofan listened and put Fan Hu on a flat stone.

"But it's dead...... Can it be saved? Luo Xiaofan said in a trembling voice.

Miao Hai stepped forward and carefully checked Fanhu's body, so he said to Luo Xiaofan: "It is said that cats have nine lives, you don't have to worry." Well, I'll take this cat back to Shizhu City for treatment, and I have a medicine there to bring it back to life. ”

Luo Xiaofan listened to Miao Hai's words, and then he was relieved, he quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed and said, "Thank you for your help, I am willing to go to Shizhu City with you." ”

"Since you're willing to go, let's go quickly!" Miao Hai said to Luo Xiaofan.

Luo Xiaofan held Fan Hu in his arms and followed Miao Hai into a cave, which was like a tunnel, extremely long and narrow. The cave was dark and rumbling, and I couldn't see my fingers, but after passing through the dim and narrow cave, my eyes suddenly became open and bright. In front of them is a flat and wide land, surrounded by many redbuds and wild roses, stands an ancient castle, look at the shape of the ancient castle is very strange and magnificent, the building is mainly red bricks, there are main buildings, wing rooms, etc. The main building has seven floors, a height of about 40 meters, a width of about 15 meters, and is covered with green glazed tiles. The exterior wall of the main building is made of red bricks, with the four corners of the cornices upturned and the black dragon pattern painted in the center of the roof.

This castle seems to be a long time ago, whether it is the main building or the wall of the wing room, it is crawling with dark green vines, almost surrounding the windows of the castle, and some even get into the window, revealing a bit of gloomy feeling, Luo Xiaofan has not yet entered the castle, he feels that this place makes him extremely depressed.