After cleaning up the group of porters who were seeking wealth and death, everyone continued to set off the next day.
Because those porters have been hit by the talisman of life and death, they will feel unbearable pain every day when the time comes, and they wish they could die.
So they no longer dared to disobey Xiang Nan, and they were obedient and worked hard without complaining.
After walking like this for five days, we passed through no man's land. Of course, the mountainous area we were about to enter was an area even more desolate than the no man's land wasteland.
Tashi had been going to Karamir with monks to collect medicinal materials since he was a child. He was very familiar with this area and knew that there were several deep depressions that could be passed safely, so he asked everyone to rest temporarily at the mountain pass and led the team twenty minutes later. "Zanggu ditch".
When Hualing heard about it, he asked Tashi why there was such a place name "Zanggugou"? Whose bones are hidden? This mountain range is called Karamir, what does that mean?
Tashi told everyone: "It is unclear whether there are human bones in the Zanggu Valley. The reason why it is called this is because it is the place where all the beasts in the mountains commit suicide. Every year, there are a large number of yellow sheep, bison, Tibetan horses and bears. Run there and jump to kill yourself.
The bottom of the ditch is covered with the bones of wild beasts. No matter how brave you are, you won’t dare to go there at night.
As for Karamir, it means the sea of disaster. Why it is called this unlucky name, even the herdsmen with the longest beards do not know. "
“Brother, why do those animals commit suicide there? Are there ghosts?” the old foreigner asked curiously.
"My guess is that it is the animal sacrifice mechanism set up by the Demonic Kingdom. Although the Demonic Kingdom has been destroyed for thousands of years, the mechanism seems to still be operating." Xiang Nan explained, "In short, be careful in everything."
Hua Ling and the old foreigner both nodded.
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After resting at the mountain pass for more than half an hour, everyone continued to move forward.
The guide Zhaxi took everyone around in the mountains, which made everyone feel a little dizzy. He pointed diagonally downward and said, "That's the Zanggu Valley over there."
Xiang Nan looked in the direction he pointed. The surrounding clouds and mist were being blown away by the mountain wind, and a deep groove was opened on the ground. Looking down at the deep stream from a high place, all he could see was a hazy air. It was unpredictable, let alone After jumping from here, just one look at it made me feel scared.
If the clouds and fog on the top of the mountain were thicker, people who didn't know the terrain here would definitely continue to walk forward and fall into a deep ditch and be shattered to pieces.
Down here is the Zanggu Valley. The location where they are located is the legendary place where countless beasts jumped to their deaths. The locals call this place the Beast-killing Platform.
"How about I call you Duji from now on? Duji means diamond and bravery in Tibetan. Only real warriors dare to look down at the Zanggu Valley from the beast-killing platform. Duji, you are good." Seeing Xiang Nan standing on the beast-killing platform and looking down, Xiang Nan showed no fear at all, so he couldn't help but praise him.
Xiang Nan smiled and said, "Let's go down the mountain quickly. Otherwise, we might have to walk on the mountain road at night."
Zhaxi nodded and led the team down a detour to Zanggugou.
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Sure enough, by the time we arrived at Zanggugou, the sky had already darkened.
Xiang Nan saw that the valley was full of bones and phosphorus fire was not a good place to camp, so he proposed to camp outside the ditch to rest, and everyone agreed.
Then everyone drank highland barley wine to keep out the cold and ate tsampa and dried meat.
Xiang Nan also used his internal energy to heat water and made everyone a bowl of tea.
If you only eat tsampa and dried meat on the plateau without supplementing vitamins, you will easily get angry.
The guide Tashi and three cooks were there. Although this was not the first time I saw Xiang Nan using his internal energy to hot water and rice, I was still surprised every time I saw this scene.
After eating and drinking, everyone prepared to sleep.
At this moment, a loud bang was heard from the ditch.
Everyone followed the sound, and in the dim light of the fire, they saw a huge beast falling from a thousand meters in the air with its teeth and claws.
Fortunately, they were resting outside the ditch and did not enter the ditch. Otherwise, they might have been injured.
This can’t help but make everyone feel happy. "Senior brother, you are smart enough to know the danger in the valley and let us camp outside. Otherwise, we will definitely be beaten to pieces." said the old foreigner.
Xiang Nan nodded. He was not afraid of 10,000, but just in case. He was afraid of encountering a wild beast jumping off a cliff, so he did not rush into the valley. Sure enough, he really expected it.
But it was quite shocking to see the beast falling from the sky with my own eyes.
“Brother, why did they come here to commit suicide? Is there really a ghost?” Hua Ling asked.
Zhaxi and the three porters were already kneeling on the ground and praying. Xiang Nan didn't understand much Tibetan, but he always chanted sutras and prayed for blessings.
At this time, I heard the old foreigner shout again, "Here we go again~"
Xiang Nan looked up, and sure enough, he saw another beast landing in the sky, not just one, but dozens of them, hitting the ground with crackling sounds like hailstones.
Tashi and the three porters chanted sutras louder.
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After a while, no wild beast jumped down again. Xiang Nan nodded, "Okay, it should be fine. Let's rest."
Hua Ling and the old foreigner nodded and were about to take a rest.
Suddenly Xiang Nan's nose twitched, and then he frowned.
"What is that..." Hua Ling suddenly pointed to the distance.
I saw a lot of green light floating in the distance.
Xiang Nan stared at it and immediately shouted, "Get your gun quickly, the wolves are coming!"
Hua Ling and the old foreigner immediately took out their guns as soon as they heard this.
When Tashi and the three porters heard that the wolf was coming, they all shivered in fear and chanted sutras even louder.
For them, wolves are more terrifying than monsters. After all, demons may not eat their livestock and take away their children, but wolves will really do this.
In a moment, the pack of wolves came close, and there were hundreds of them, densely packed, running towards them like a tide.
Hua Ling and the old foreigner saw it and shot immediately.
The sound of Chicago typewriters echoed across the wasteland.
The group of wolves were hit one after another, and they couldn't help but froze. They stepped out of the shooting range and looked at Xiang Nan and others.
You can smell their fishy smell from hundreds of meters away.
At this moment, a white shadow was seen wandering among the wolves, as if they were mobilizing before a war.
“White Wolf King, it’s White Wolf King.” Tashi cried out.
There is a legend on the plateau that the White Wolf King is the demon slave of the Demon Kingdom. Back then, the Enemy-Conquering Orb King led his army and fought many fierce battles with the wolves led by the Wolf King.
Many people on the plateau have heard this story, and they all say that they will definitely die if they encounter the White Wolf King. Therefore, Tashi and others kowtow like pounding garlic, praying for the Buddha's blessing.
At this time, I heard the white wolf king's shrill howl.
Then the wolves, like soldiers who had heard the order, rushed towards Xiang Nan and others again.
Hua Ling and the old foreigner raised their guns and fired. The wolves were shot and fell to the ground, but the remaining wolves still ran over, not afraid, and looked forward to death.
“Brother, I can’t stand it anymore~” the old foreigner shouted.