Chapter 3 Chapter 2 Hambar Ata Tomb

The expedition team climbed out of the underground space. The large army could not withstand the harsh environment of the Huoyan Mountain, and had already withdrawn to Shanshan County.Dr. Tian was recalled to Urumqi by urgent telegram.Only a team of more than 20 people camped in the valley, waiting for news from the expedition team. After the team members got out of the underground space, they were arranged to be loaded into a green-covered military vehicle and sent to a hotel in Shanshan County.Captain Li Kejian took a short rest in the hotel, and then led some team members back to Urumqi with the female body.Yuan Sen, Wang Hui, Kang Basa and Ai Kailamu rested in the hotel for a day, and reported to Dr. Tian by phone early the next morning what they had encountered in the underground space and asked for instructions on the next step.Dr. Tian is very supportive of their plan.

Therefore, Yuan Sen and others said goodbye to the local Guoan comrades and transferred to Urumqi.When they arrived in Urumqi, they didn't stop there, and immediately flew to Altay.After arriving in Altay, they rented an off-road vehicle, drove for three hours, and finally arrived in Burqin County under the Altai Mountains. It was already four o'clock in the afternoon when they arrived in Burqin County.Kang Basa said that there is a strange custom in his hometown. Outsiders can only enter the village at night, otherwise they will be driven out by the elders of the clan and they will be regarded as unwelcome people.

After discussing with each other, the four decided to stay in the county seat and drive into the village after dark. Burqin County is a major tourist county in the Altay region, and it is also the birthplace of Kanas Lake. Many scenic spots around it have to pass through here.Tourism has promoted the development of this border county. Although Burqin County is not big, its business is very prosperous. There are always seven or eight streets, commercial markets and night markets.There are a lot of European-style buildings in the urban area, and the streets are very clean. The four of them walked on the street, creating a strange feeling, as if they were walking in an ancient European city.

The tribe in Kambasa is almost isolated from the outside world. They are self-sufficient and only go to the market once a year. They only send a few young people to the market to purchase what the whole village wants to buy.Other than that, they have absolutely no contact with other tribes. Kambasa is the only one of his tribe who has left the village.His father was very prestigious in the tribe.One day, he was inspired by foreigners and felt that the tribe should not be too disconnected from modern society, so he decided to send Kangbasa to study. From elementary school to middle school, Kang Basa stayed in the boarding school in Burqin County except for holidays.Therefore, for Kangbasa, Burqin County is half his hometown.

Kang Basa is usually not good at words, but it is completely different when he returns to his hometown.He walked excitedly on the street, waving his arms enthusiastically at the girl who was walking towards him, and grinning from time to time. Ai Kailam helplessly spread his hands to Wang Hui and said, "How long has this kid not been home?" Wang Huidao: "Our leave system is annual leave for family visits, and he can only go home once a year. If the time of leave conflicts with the time for performing tasks, the only annual leave is likely to be cancelled." Ai Kailam sympathized with Kang Basa very much, and said: "No wonder he has a convulsion as soon as he comes home. Your system is too unreasonable."

Kang Basa led three people around the Kistler shopping street. These people had seen the world. Although the Gobi colored jade sold in these small shops had rich colors and various shapes, they couldn't attract their attention.After shopping, Kang Basa drove them to the river bank night market for dinner. According to Kang Basa, the Hedi Night Market is the place with the most snacks in Burqin. Many tourists who come to Kanas must go to the Hedi to have a meal before they are satisfied.The grilled fish here is so delicious that once you eat it, you will never forget it. The appetites of the three were immediately whetted.They thought to themselves that the tribe in Kangbasa was so strange, and if they ate strange food, they would have to starve instead of eating in the county seat first.

There were not many people in the river bank night market, so Yuan Sen and the others found a seat that was a bit out of the way and sat down.Under the kind recommendation of Combasa, they ordered a table of fish, including chortai, black fish, white fish, etc., and ordered a bunch of kavas drinks.It is said that this drink was invented by the Russians. Altay borders Russia, and Russian businessmen often come to trade and bring Kavas here. Yuan Sen took a few sips of kavas and felt very refreshing, so he couldn't help giving a thumbs up. At this moment, a big man at the table next to them couldn't help but snorted coldly: "The bumpkin—"

Yuan Sen turned his head and saw that there were eight people sitting there, all of them were tall and strong, some of them had big beards, and they were not good at first glance.However, Yuan Sen was born to be soft and not hard, so he took another big gulp of Kavas, smacked his tongue and gave a big praise, looking provocatively at the bearded leader. The bearded man had always been used to ruthlessness, and couldn't bear Yuan Sen's provocation at all, so he stood up and walked towards Yuan Sen. Yuan Sen didn't bother to talk to him, and continued to take a sip of Kavas and praised him. Wang Hui couldn't help frowning when he saw that he was making a fool of himself.Ai Kailamu watched the fun with a smile on the side.

The bearded man stood in front of Yuan Sen, like an iron tower, Yuan Sen ignored him, and played with the drink in the bottle alone, this behavior once again aroused the bearded man's anger. The bearded man grabbed Yuan Sen's arm with one hand and roared, "Hey, are you courting death?" Yuan Sen glared at him, and said, "You're looking for death—" The bearded man violently tried to lift Yuan Sen up.Yuan Sen wasn't a vegetarian either, the bearded man raised it twice, but didn't move him at all.The anger in the bearded man's heart grew even bigger, and he struck with his other hand.

Yuan Sen was still drinking kavas, but he stamped his feet on the bearded man vigorously.The bearded man was caught off guard, his toes were almost crushed, and he screamed in pain.So, his companions surrounded Yuan Sen and the others. The bearded man jumped up and rushed towards Yuan Sen, but was held back by his two companions, and Yuan Sen was also held down by Wang Hui and Kang Basa. One of the eight big men came out and smiled at Yuan Sen, waving his hand to let others pull the bearded man back to the table for dinner. Yuan Sen snorted coldly and remained silent. Wang Hui whispered: "Eat quickly, and leave quickly after eating."

Yuan Sen said angrily: "Women are afraid of things, like this kind of stinky hooligan, you have to beat them once to feel good." Wang Hui said in a low voice: "Look, these eight people have gun calluses on their hands, which are thick and thick. They are not good at picking. Our task this time is very tight, so don't cause trouble." Ai Kailam stood beside him and said nonchalantly: "This group of stinky hooligans are too bullying. I don't think they are pleasing to the eye at all. Brother Yuan is so good that he is afraid of them? We also have special forces, none of them It's so annoying, why are you afraid of them?" Wang Hui glared at him, and Ai Kailam shrank his head in fright and continued to eat fish. The four quickly finished their food, paid the bill and drove away from the county town.Kangbasa chose to walk along remote trails.They got into a surprisingly large birch forest, the off-road vehicle was galloping on the path, the engine made a low roar, the clear sky gradually revealed a little gray color, and there were a few birds flying in the sky. An indescribable beauty. The car drove for more than two hours along the southern foot of the Altai Mountains. When night fell, we arrived at a quiet valley.There is a large area of ​​spruce and larch growing outside the valley. The dense forest completely covers this secluded valley. It is hard to believe that there is a valley hidden in this kind of place, and there is a mysterious tribe hidden in the valley that has been passed down for many generations. The headlights of the off-road vehicle cast a strong beam of light, drawing a ray of light in the dark valley.After the off-road vehicle drove for a while in the valley, it saw a large river flowing out from the depths of the valley, and the valley became wider, with gazelles jumping past the beam of light from time to time.Along the way, they didn't find a single person. Ai Kailam was very surprised, and said: "Kangbasa, do people in your village go to bed when it gets dark? You can't see a single person for a long time." There was a smile on Kangbasa's dark face, obviously feeling good about going home, he said: "This is the front valley, there are secret sentries nearby, the village is in front, there is still a long way to go, you have to be patient." Ai Kailam looked disdainful, and said sarcastically: "Oh, what age is this? There are still sentries at the entrance of the village. What is there for you, a poor mountain, to be stolen?" Kang Basa was a little disappointed by Ai Kailamu's words, and explained: "This habit is passed down from the ancestors. People in the clan dare not break the rules casually, and they have kept it until now." Ai Kailam was about to ridicule this bad rule, but Wang Hui answered: "Mr. Ai Kailam, you are a guest of Dr. Tian, ​​and you are with compatriots from other ethnic groups. I hope you can respect their beliefs and beliefs." custom." Ai Kailam was choked, so he asked Yuan Sen for help.Yuan Sen didn't bother to pay attention to him, but leaned on his seat thinking about his thoughts, Ai Kaila was so angry that he couldn't help but roll his eyes. The off-road vehicle drove along the river for more than half an hour, and a sparse birch forest appeared in front of it.The weeds around the woods are dense, as tall as a person, and the night wind blows the weeds swaying wildly, like countless figures swaying under the trees, which makes people extremely frightened. The car slowed down slowly in front of the woods, and there was a sharp scolding voice in front: "Who is it?" Kangbasa parked the car, walked forward, and said, "Uncle Azamati, I'm Kangbasa—" Hearing Kangbasa's reply, there was the sound of climbing trees in the woods, and after a while, three men in sheepskin jackets came out.The first man had a broad forehead and a slanted scar on his face. He looked about forty years old. The two people behind "Scarface" were much younger, probably less than twenty years old, and they all had smiles on their faces when they saw Kang Basa. Kang Basa held the hand of "Scarface" and said, "Uncle Azamati, I haven't seen you for a long time. Last time I went home, my father said that you went out to buy daily necessities, what a pity!" Azamati patted Kangbasa on the shoulder, pointed to the three people behind him and said, "Who are they?" Kang Basa said: "My friends, they have important things to do, so they must come to our village. The matter is very urgent. I brought them here without notifying Dad and the wizard in advance." Azamati nodded, asked a young man to report the news, and waved them in.Kang Basa drove the car into the weed forest and hid it, and then led them into the birch forest. This birch forest is very long. If you look around with a flashlight, you can't see the edge, but the front and back are very short, so it is easy to pass through. Passing through the birch forest, there is a large open space behind the forest, and behind the open space are high mountains with no peaks. Under the mountains, there are countless wooden houses and yurts. Some of the houses are dark, and most of the wooden houses have dim lights. There is a dome yurt in the village that is several times larger than other wooden houses. There are braziers burning around the yurt, and the crackling sound of burning wood makes this yurt very unusual. Kangbasa led the other three people towards the big yurt.At this time, the young man who had just reported came out of the yurt and shouted to Kangbasa: "Young Master, Master Burke hasn't rested yet, he asked you to come in quickly." Ai Kailam was taken aback, and said, "My boy, I thought you were a fool, I thought you came from a refugee camp, but I didn't expect you to be a nobleman." Kang Basa smiled at Akaila and led them into the yurt. As soon as Yuan Sen and others walked into the yurt, they were attracted by the luxurious furnishings in the yurt. They originally imagined that the Kangbasa tribe should be composed of a group of very primitive and poor villagers, living a life that was almost ruthless. After entering this yurt, I realized that the gap between reality and imagination was too great. All kinds of precious and exquisite tapestries were hung on the four felt walls, and antiques, armor, swords, saddles, tea sets and other things were placed on both sides of the felt walls.In front of the front felt wall is a row of large wooden boxes covered with exquisite tapestries.The floor of the yurt is covered with elaborately embroidered tapestry, and a perfect bearskin is laid in the center. There were three people sitting in the yurt, and a man in his fifties was sitting on a bear skin, giving people a feeling of calmness and prestige.On the left and right sides of him sat a man and a woman. The woman was of a certain age, but she was fair-skinned and kind-faced, and she was a beauty. The man's hair and beard were white, and the jacket he was wearing was old but neat. When Kangbasa saw these three people, he ran over happily and said, "Father, mother, wizard, you are all here." The woman happily let Kang Basa sit next to her, and said, "Kang Basa, why did you come back so silently? Call your friends to come and sit." Yuan Sen and Ai Kailam sat on the ground and looked the yurt up and down, just like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden.Ai Kailam smiled even more, he knew the value of the things in the yurt best. After everyone introduced each other, the woman called the servants to bring milk tea, milk cakes, honey, horse intestines and other food. The table was full and very rich.Yuan Sen and others had eaten the grilled fish by the Irtysh River, and they didn't feel hungry, but they couldn't help but ate a big meal smelling the tangy milk fragrance. Seeing that they were all full, the man sitting on the bearskin said to Kangbasa: "Kangbasa, do you have something important to do when you come back in a hurry this time?" Kombasa looked at his father and the white-bearded wizard, and said, "Yes, Dad, we are looking for a clue, and it has something to do with a portrait that the wizard treasures." The wizard was taken aback, and said, "Son, what kind of portrait is it?" Kangbasa said without hesitation: "Wizard, that is the portrait that you often hang in the center of the yurt when you are praying. It is a big bearded man." When Kangbasa said this, the faces of his father and the wizard sank, and the beautiful woman accidentally knocked over a cup of milk tea.After Yuan Sen saw it, he suddenly felt bad. The portrait of the bearded man was probably a taboo in the Kangbasa tribe. Kambasa's father was Burke in the clan, that is, a powerful figure like the patriarch.Something that even Kambasa is not allowed to know is definitely not a general taboo, and it may take a lot of trouble to find out this clue. Burke waved to the servant who came in to clean up the tableware, and said, "These three guests, please stay away, we have something to discuss with Kangbasa." The servant asked the three of them to leave the yurt as promised.Yuan Sen saw that Burke looked at them very vigilantly, and completely lost the enthusiasm just now.On such occasions, they didn't dare to quarrel with Burke, so they stood up in embarrassment, saluted the few people who sat down, and then walked out. The servant invited the three of them to another big yurt and left.A bonfire was lit in the house, and Ai Kailam looked at Yuan Sen and Wang Hui and said, "It seems that the situation is not right, the old man may turn his face at any time." Yuan Sen nodded and said, "We are right this time, but it will take some effort to get Kambasa's father to cooperate with us." Akailam said very frustrated: "It's not as simple as you think. I have dealt with such aliens before. They are cruel by nature and unreasonable. Look at the pomp of Burke's family, nine out of ten The local government didn’t even know there was such a tribe, so they cut us off on the spot, and we had nowhere to go to redress our grievances. I think we should withdraw first, and then let old man Tian mobilize a large force to settle these guys and force them to spit out secret." Yuan Sen scoffed at Akailamu's bad idea.Wang Hui said: "Calm down first, play by ear, as long as you know that this trip is not in vain, you can think of other things." Before she finished speaking, the door of the wooden house was kicked open suddenly, Yuan Sen rolled on the spot, rolled to Wang Hui, dragged her to hide in the corner of the wooden house. I saw many big men standing outside the door, each of them was holding a fork or something like that. They poked a few arrows through the window of the wooden house and aimed at the three of them.The danger they had guessed came true. The strong guy who reported the news just now shouted: "Don't move, don't move, you will die if you move." After all, a group of people came in and aimed their forks at the necks of the three of them.In such a narrow space, no matter how powerful Yuan Sen is, he can't use it, so he can only obediently catch him. All three were bound firmly.Ai Kailam was so angry that he cursed, saying that he had been tricked by Kangbasa, and that he kindly thought of Kangbasa as a buddy, and that Kangbasa, as Burke's son, did not think of a way to save him, which was really unrighteous.After leaving the bird's place, he summoned the Eighteenth Road underworld brothers to wipe out the bird's valley. Ai Kailam kept yelling, the strong man was annoyed by the noise, grabbed his head, and slapped him twice.The big man struck so hard, two palm prints instantly appeared on Ai Kaila's rough face, looking very embarrassed. The three were dragged out of the cabin.In such a short period of time, more than a dozen bonfires were lit in the open space in front of the village. Three thick wooden pillars were erected in front of the bonfire, and dozens of strong men surrounded the wooden pillars. Ai Kailam saw this posture, and shouted: "It's bad, it's bad, these grandsons are going to send us on the road. Kangbasa—Kangbasa—your grandson—" The strong man escorting Ai Kailamu pushed him to the ground, beat and kicked him for a long time, before Ai Kailamu calmed down and was obediently tied to a wooden post. The three of them were all tied up tightly before Burke and the wizard walked out of the luxurious big yurt.They walked to the wooden post and looked at the three people who were tied up. Burke pointed at them and said angrily, "I treat you as my son's guests, but you are trying to pry into the secrets of our tribe. Your sins should be wiped out by fire." Ai Kaila said woodenly: "Old man, if you don't say it, don't say it. Let's go. You don't need to kill people, right? Killing people is against the law, do you know that?" The strong man next to Akailam gave him another hard slap, which made Akailam's face swell up. Bo Kelang said: "There have been rules in our family for thousands of years. Anyone who spies on God Hambar Ata, no matter who he is, will be severely punished. Kang Basa was deceived by you to deceive God Hambar Ata. , should also be severely punished, as for how to deal with him, the wizards in our clan will follow the rules of the clan." After finishing speaking, he waved his hand to let the strong man next to the wooden pillar take some pots of oil and spread it on the three people who were tied up. The three of them were horrified.Ai Kaila desperately shouted at Kangbasa regardless of being beaten, but it was of no avail.Yuan Sen was tied hands and feet, and could not use his strength. In his heart, he cursed himself for being too careless. After countless storms, this time he capsized in this small ditch. The tree grease was almost applied, a strong man rushed out from the birch forest, ran up to Burke in a panic, and shouted: "Master Burke, our sentries outside have been killed. There is no one alive, I am afraid that an outsider has sneaked in." Burke was so angry that he pointed at the three people on the wooden post and shouted: "Outsiders? They are the outsiders. The boy Kang Basa was really careless. He even brought you wolf cubs into our sheepfold. Kill our villagers." Ekailam yelled, "You fart—" Yuan Sen said anxiously: "Master Burke, I believe you are a very wise Burke. We entered the village under the leadership of your son Kangbasa. On the way in, we were accompanied by Kangbasa. Do you think we will kill the villagers in front of Kambasa?" "Mr. Burke, he is right. Kang Basa is a very kind person and my comrade-in-arms. You can ask Kang Basa yourself. The sentry villagers were killed, which means that someone broke into the village after us. They are your real enemies, we are not." At the moment of life and death, Wang Hui continued to maintain his usual calm and shouted loudly. Burke's thought of ordering the fire stopped at this moment. He was not a calm person. On the contrary, he was able to lead a tribe, which was enough to show his extraordinary wisdom. The people in the clearing waited anxiously for Burke to make a decision.At this moment, a wooden house closest to the mountain suddenly caught fire.The flames started out just from the cabin, but quickly turned into a raging fire that raged through the air. Burke couldn't believe his eyes, and shouted: "The wizard's wooden house is on fire, and Kambasa is still inside, so hurry up and put out the fire." A group of strong men abandoned the three people on the wooden pillar, found fire extinguishing tools, and ran desperately towards the wooden house.Burke gave the three of them a hard look and ran ahead. Yuan Sen watched the fire getting bigger and bigger in the distance, and the people of Kangbasa jumped into the fire, trying their best to prevent the fire from spreading, and he had more and more doubts in his heart. He turned to Wang Hui and said, "Assistant Wang, we came to Altay to find the secret of the murals. Only some members of the expedition team know. Why are there still people behind us? Did Dr. Tian send someone to support us?" Wang Hui immediately denied: "This is not in line with Dr. Tian's style of doing things. If he really sends someone to support him, first, he will definitely notify us; second, he is an expert in folklore, so it is impossible for him to kill people at will. There must be others Staring at the secrets in the underground space, I guess it might be the fake special forces." After this speculation, it is most likely a pseudo special forces.That day, the captain of the fake special forces escaped in the water. They must know the secrets on the murals, and it is not surprising to find them here by following the pictures. The fire in the distance was gradually extinguished, and a group of strong men carried the injured Kambasa and the body of the white-haired wizard to the open space.The wizard's body was laid next to a campfire, with a bullet hole clearly visible in his forehead and blood running down his face. Kang Basa looked at the wizard's closed eyes, tears were all over his face, and his tiger eyes were full of anger that was about to come out. Burke had the three of them untied from the wooden posts, and led them into the crowd. The strong man carried the old wizard's body to the bonfire, poured a lot of tree oil on him, and the fire quickly devoured his body.Several young wizards chanted ancient spells around the campfire. After Burke waited for the old wizard's body to be cremated, he brought the three of them and Kang Basa to the big yurt. Kang Basa's mother had disappeared. Burke pointed at Kangbasa's nose, and said, "Kangbasa, please tell the truth about what happened. This is related to the life and death of our tribe." Kang Basa nodded, and told the story of how he was locked in the old wizard's wooden house, was held hostage while talking with the wizard, and someone came to snatch the map that the wizard carried with him. Burke's liver and gallbladder were splitting, and his whole body trembled. The great wizard was killed, he was just sad, and he was so excited when he heard that the map was taken away. Yuan Sen guessed in his heart that this map was probably related to the secret of the mural. Bo Keqiang controlled his emotions and said, "Kangbasa, do you know those people?" Kangba shook his head, then nodded again: "I have seen it, but I don't know it." He turned to Yuan Sen and said, "Mr. Yuan, they are the group of people who clashed with you at the Hedi Night Market. Although I saw that they were not ordinary hooligans, I didn't expect them to come after my tribe. " After listening to Kambasa's narration, Burke said sharply: "In order to protect the secrets of God Hambar Ata, we must stop their crimes. You—you—stay here, and I will take people to the snow mountain." Burke pointed to Kang Basa and others, and was about to go out, but was stopped by Kang Basa.Kambasa said: "Dad, they are all gangsters with guns. You can't beat them with bows and arrows. Please allow me and my friends to help you. We have advanced weapons. Anyway, I am your son , or a special soldier, my friends are all excellent and honest people, they can definitely help you." Burke was able to send his son to Burqin to study, then to university, and later joined the army, which means that he is definitely not a conservative person.He doesn't know much about the outside world, but he also knows the power of modern weapons.After thinking for a while, he finally agreed to Kambasa's request. Burke went to the clearing behind the birch forest to organize the strong men in the village.Kang Basa returned to the place where the off-road vehicle was parked, took out the guns hidden in the car, distributed them to Yuan Sen and the others, and followed his father's team towards Altai Mountain. Under the leadership of Kang Basa's father, more than 30 people climbed three peaks with an altitude of more than 2,000 meters and crossed several canyons. It took nearly two days and two nights to reach an extremely high mountain in the Altai Mountains. mountain peak. They hurried all the way without stopping, and when they were hungry, they ate the dried meat and water they carried with them.On the mountain peak, Burke sent four experienced and strong guys to explore the route according to the route he had planned, and when they found suspicious traces, they used whistles as signs.The whistle imitates all kinds of birds and beasts. If the sound is high and sharp, it means that there is no enemy within a certain range; if the sound is deep and deep, like the roar of a beast, it means that the enemy has been found and you need to be careful. A group of them climbed the mountain and walked through the jungle, and Burke signaled everyone to separate in one direction.Burke had seen the power of guns before, and there was still a forest area in front of him. After passing the forest area, there was a snow peak. There were no obstacles on the snow peak. There were too many of them, and they could easily become a living target for the enemy. Yuan Sen saw that the group of people scattered like skirmishers, so he said to Kang Basa, "I didn't expect your father to stay in this isolated tribe, and his military accomplishment is not bad." Kang Basa was still regretting their kidnapping, and said with a sneer: "For so many years, our tribe has had an essential survival skill - group hunting. During the group hunting, the tribe learned many ways to deal with wild animals, and also Learned more skills from the beast group, this skirmish line formation is commonly used by prairie wolves to hunt." The two chatted one after another and entered the primeval forest.The trees in this area are all larch, the distance between the trees is quite wide, and the ground is covered with dead yellow pine needles more than one meter thick. Suddenly there were two low-pitched howls in front of them, as if the prey had been caught by the hunter. Burke hurriedly stopped the crowd, and after a few minutes, he returned a bird call. The howling over there turned into a roar. Burke pondered for a while, and seemed to understand from his face, and told everyone to hurry over. The skirmish line slowly moved closer to the source of the sound. Under a big tree more than 200 meters away, someone found two cigarette butts on the ground. Burke walked over to have a look, and the others searched carefully for other traces within a range of tens of meters. Someone found a spot of water under a larch tree, leaned down and smelled it, immediately covered his nose, touched it again, and whispered something Yuan Sen couldn't understand to Burke. Kang Basa relayed to Yuan Sen and the others: "The urine is still warm, they didn't go far." Yuan Sen nodded. The visibility in the dense forest was very low at this time, and the people and things in his eyes were stained with a layer of cold gray.Everyone knew that the enemy was not far away, and everyone was very careful. Yuan Sen, Kang Basa and others with guns walked in front, and the warriors of the clan were scattered behind, holding javelins and bows and arrows, ready to attack. They moved forward cautiously for more than a hundred meters, and suddenly there was a rapid roar of a beast in front of them, just like the groan of a tiger when it was under siege, and everyone was startled. Kangbasa jumped into the dense forest ahead, Yuan Sen, Wang Hui, and Ai Kailamu followed without hesitation.There was a rustling sound as their bodies brushed against the dangling pine needles. Kang Basa was like a stubborn monkey in the dense forest, coming and going like the wind. The forest was originally extremely dark, so Yuan Sen followed the black shadow in front of him, moving and jumping, so as not to lose track of him. There are dense trees ahead, and there are shrubs and other plants, which are full of thorns and very difficult to walk.Kang Basa completely ignored these things and did not slow down, and Yuan Sen did not dare to slow down, for fear of accidentally losing track and being stabbed in many places.Yuan Sen was secretly startled. Judging by Kang Basa's appearance, the reporter must have found important clues or encountered danger. Yuan Sen followed to the depths of the dense forest, and the voice of the messenger had long since stopped, and he saw Kang Basa stopped under a big tree, turned on the flashlight, and shone under the tree.Yuan Sen took a closer look and was startled.Ai Kailam and Wang Hui also followed and said, "What's going on?" The situation under the tree can be described as "terrible".The strong man who explored the road was stripped of his leather jacket and tied to a tree.What is used to bind people is not a rope, but an intestine drawn from the stomach of the deceased. The intestine is wrapped around the tree trunk and tied in a knot around the waist of the deceased.The strong man's eyes were wide open, and he looked like he was dying.There was a big hole in his stomach, hot blood was still gurgling down, and a large area under the tree was dyed red. There was a pungent smell of blood in the air. Wang Hui covered her mouth and almost vomited. Ai Kailam yelled: "I have never encountered such a cruel person in the north and south of Xinjiang. If I had known that group of people were so vicious, we would have dealt with them at the Hedi Night Market." Kangbasa closed his eyes in pain, knelt down slowly in front of the corpse, and stroked his eyes with his hands, but his eyelids couldn't close. Kambasa murmured, "Brother, I'm sorry, I'm late—too late—" After a while, Burke came around with his men and horses, and was taken aback when he saw the corpse tied to the tree trunk.Seeing the tragic death of their companions, the other strong men in the tribe were all tearing their eyes, beating their chests and stomping their feet, roaring like wild animals.A group of people with bows and spears fled into the darkness, trying to find the murderer and avenge him. Burke squatted down, looked at the dead man's wounds, stared into his eyes for a while, and said to those around him: "Come back—everyone—including the Pathfinder—" The strong men in the clan were taken aback for a moment, and those who ran not far away also retreated, staring blankly at their Lord Burke.According to the usual practice, what they have to do now is to find the enemy and take revenge. As a warrior, the word "retreat" has never been in their dictionary, especially when their clansmen were brutally killed. Burke's face was covered with a cloud, he pointed to the corpse and said: "Don't act rashly, come and see how Bayan died, and look at his wounds." The two tribesmen who were closer went over to check it out, and exclaimed: "He—he—his wound was bitten." Yuan Sen was startled, goosebumps appeared on his body, and he leaned over to take a closer look.The area around the wound was extremely irregular, with large tooth marks of different shades on it, and part of the flesh turned up, which was obviously bitten by an animal. This strong man named Bayan was tortured and killed in such a short period of time. It was not man-made, but his belly was bitten by an animal, his intestines were pulled out, tied to a tree, and tied with a knot. Are there any animals with such a high IQ in the world?Yuan Sen was puzzled. The strong men of the Kangbasa tribe have been hunting in the primeval forests of the Altai Mountains since they were young. They are physically strong and have excellent survival skills in the wild. Big beasts, at the level of lions and leopards, but they didn't see any traces of large animals on the pine needle ground. Burke untied Bayan's body silently, found a big tree in a good position, dug a big pit under the tree, and buried Bayan. "According to the rules of the clan, when warriors die while hunting, they should be buried under the tallest tree nearby. In this way, their souls can cling to the big tree and be closer to the sun," Kangbasa explained. road. After burying Bayan's body, Burke summoned all the warriors and ordered them not to act alone anymore. Their opponents might not be humans, but agile beasts hidden in the dense forest.If someone is in danger, immediately sound a warning, and everyone rounds up. Seeing Bayan's death, everyone felt a heavy weight in their hearts. They felt sad for the death of a warrior, and they were even more afraid of this beast they had never seen before. The crowd formed a skirmish line, with a distance of less than ten meters from each other. The strong men in the clan all held torches, and Kang Basa and Yuan Sen used strong flashlights. The biggest threat now is not the enemies who snatched the snow mountain map, but the beasts that can kill them quickly. Someone soon found bloodstains in the bushes in front of them. The bloodstains were as big as a palm, and there was also a bloodstain on the ground more than ten meters away. After the experienced hunter smelled the blood, he judged that it was the blood of the dead warrior Bayan. It should be that the beast had been stained with Bayan's blood, and it was on the ground when it left. They followed the bloodstains in the dense forest, and every tens of meters, they could find a small piece of blood, all of which were Bayan's blood.Seeing the bloodstains, the hatred in the hearts of the warriors grew wantonly. They wanted to tie up the beast, pierce dozens of holes in its body with sharp spears, and shoot through its heart with bows and arrows. In the dark larch forest, dozens of torches illuminate a space, and the rustling sound of people stepping on pine needles echoes in the silent forest. Trapped by the mysterious beast hiding in the dark, everyone's hearts were suspended, and their ears, noses, and eyes were all on high alert. Even a small sound around them could arouse their strong reactions. A burst of crisp gunshots broke the darkness, and the strong man who entered the dense forest fell to the ground with a cut in the middle of his forehead, and blood flowed out from the cut. Everyone fell down immediately, Yuan Sen and Ai Kailamu fired back in the direction of the bullet, fired more than a dozen shots, but there was no response in the darkness. They put out the torches and flashlights, and the jungle was once again plunged into darkness. Kang Basa sighed softly: "Mr. Yuan, don't shoot. I just checked the bullet holes. They used cracked bullets. The firearms should be infrared sniper rifles with a range of 800 meters. In this kind of place, we have no ability to fight back. .” In the darkness, there was another gunshot, and a strong man beside Yuan Sen fell to the ground, with blood splashing on Yuan Sen's face. 康巴萨发出一声低吟，伯克跟着回了一声，就见众人趴在地上缓缓挪动，一会儿就找到了掩体的地方。 狙击步枪又响了几声，就销声匿迹了。 康巴萨低声对袁森说：“最安全的做法是等到天亮，落叶松的枝叶稀疏，不好藏人，野兽和敌人都会暴露出来，到时候咱们就可以好好收拾对方了。” 接着，他又不无懊悔地说：“可惜咱们来的时候忘了带红外线装备，我明敌暗，只能躺着挨打。” 袁森拍拍他的肩膀，王慧小声说：“大家都找到了藏身的地方，敌人在远处不敢过来，要熬过这一晚，躲在黑暗中的野兽才是我们最大的威胁。你通知你们部落里的人，一定要小心身边的东西。” 康巴萨点点头，发出几声鸟叫，不一会儿，各个藏身的地方都发出细微的声音。有的像蛇虫爬行，有的像夜莺细语，有的像微风吹动树梢，这些答复都在暗示他们已经接受了指令。 就在这时，密林深处突然传来一声惨叫，那惨叫声无比凄厉，听得人心里发慌。叫了两声，就断了，余音传到很远的地方。 王慧当机立断，道：“开灯，快追过去，开黑枪的人可能被野兽伤了。” 他们几个也不迟疑，纷纷打亮手电，蹿向发出惨叫声的地方。手电光里，康巴萨的族人一片茫然，伯克却明白过来，催促他们赶紧点亮火把跟过去，别跑散了。 袁森等人奔到密林中，只觉一阵劲风吹来，松树的针叶劈头盖脸地掉下来，落了一地。 几个人胆寒不已，用手电四处乱照，却看不到野兽的影子。林中的大风还没有停，一阵一阵扑面而来，吹得袁森头皮发麻。 王慧朝前一指，道：“看，那里——” 袁森他们顺着王慧手指的方向看过去，只见前方一棵颇大的白桦树树杈上倒挂着一具尸体。那尸体嘴里还吐着血泡，肚子上开了一个大口子，一根肠子在身上绕了几圈。那把可拆卸狙击步枪斜靠着树，从尸体上流下来的血一滴滴掉到枪上。 四人看到死者的惨状，不敢大意，端着枪背靠背四处瞄，却没有看到野兽的影子。 伯克带着众壮汉跟了过来，他们走近查看尸体，死者的死状与巴雅恩一模一样，从发出惨叫到尸体被虐，不到几分钟，那猛兽的速度不可谓不快。 伯克将死者的脸拨正，袁森一眼认出此人正是在布尔津河堤夜市跟他发生冲突的大汉。他双目圆睁，眼里全是恐惧。 伯克对众壮汉道：“在周围布哨，小心戒备——” 袁森、康巴萨等人在周围一百米范围内搜索了一圈，除了一个红外线望远镜，没有发现其他有价值的东西。康巴萨收起望远镜，王慧猜测敌人发现了他们的追踪，留下这个大汉断后，其他人已经上了雪山。 康巴萨的战术素养证实了王慧的判断完全正确。 此言一出，伯克脸色一沉，道：“绝对不能让他们惊扰哈木巴尔阿塔神，咱们不能等到天亮。在这段时间里，他们可以干出很多坏事来，这是不堪想象的。” 艾凯拉木指指胸口，道：“老头，现在黑暗中有只恐怖的野兽在盯着咱们，它在窥探着它的美食，咱们还拼死赶路，会死得很凄惨的。” 说罢，他又强调了一句：“真的很凄惨，你想想，肠子一地，他娘的还给你打一死结，连活扣都不留，惨不惨？” 伯克目露凶光，道：“要么死，要么走，你自己选。” 他将手下壮汉聚集在一起，哈木巴尔阿塔神墓的秘密关联着袁森破解且丽人文明之谜和人皮地图的秘密，甚至关系到杨健教授死而复生这件事。袁森当然不希望哈木巴尔阿塔神墓被别人打开，泄露秘密，他对伯克的提议非常赞同。 袁森、艾凯拉木、康巴萨他们依然打头阵，一行人走了几个小时，才出了密林，前方的山路突然陡峭起来，有的地方还需要借助绳索攀登。 众人爬上一座山坳，艾凯拉木朝后面瞄了瞄，脸色大变，道：“坏了，怎么少了不少人？” 一群人小心翼翼地走来，心里都藏着事，对身边的动静更是敏感到了极点，可是他们从来没有想过数数人数。经艾凯拉木一提醒，他们才扫了一眼周围的人，发现确实少了人。 伯克清点了人数，在这几个小时里，一共失踪了七个壮汉。这些壮汉都是族里的勇士，曾经为了保护族人安全、猎取过冬食物立下了汗马功劳，没想到在几个小时里就走丢了。 伯克心里一阵剧痛，这是从未有过的损失，他激动得全身都颤抖起来。康巴萨提议再回去找找，伯克知道，这些人肯定都死了，想必死法与巴雅恩一样，惨不忍睹。 伯克叹了口气，道：“勇士们，我们的敌人不是一般的猛兽，它拥有哈木巴尔阿塔神一样的力量，却无比邪恶。你们一定要保护好自己，也保护好自己的伙伴，我们的时间不多了，必须赶在敌人前面保护好哈木巴尔阿塔神墓，使其不被惊扰。” 一群壮汉答道：“是的，我们遵守伯克大人的命令。” 伯克点点头，加快了步伐，朝山上攀去。天快亮的时候，他们已经逼近雪线。站在山峰朝下望去，周围都是或灰或白的山峰和低谷，远处的草原绵延到了天边，天边有一条蓝色的带子，那是额尔齐斯河，它正流向远方。 袁森深吸了两口气，鼻腔里有一股生硬的冷气，冻得他缩了缩脖子。他扭过头去，身后十几个人排成一条直线，跟着伯克、康巴萨他们跨过雪线，朝雪峰攀去。他盯着队伍最后那个人，心仿佛被某种东西压着，有一种沉甸甸的感觉。 王慧经过他身边，道：“袁先生，怎么了？” 袁森灵机一动，道：“王助理，咱们不能眼睁睁看着这拨人被那只怪物活活弄死，我们得做点什么。” “嗯？”王慧疑惑地看着他。 “很明显，那只野兽来去如风，它总是跟在队伍后面吃掉最后一个人。我们就走在队伍后面，看看它到底是个什么东西，你觉得如何？” 王慧沉思片刻，点点头。两人等最后一个人经过自己身边时，便跟了过去，接在他们的尾巴上。就在这时，从雪峰上吹下来的大风裹着雪粒兜头盖脸地扑了过来，两人的头上、脸上、脖子上全是雪。 袁森看着王慧，表情十分复杂。王慧依旧十分冷静，拍拍身上的雪，道：“走吧。” 他们上山之前都穿上了保温效果极好的兽皮袄子，穿着这种防寒衣服，即使外面寒气逼人，身上却像包着火炭，暖烘烘的。 袁森紧了紧衣服，他走一段路就回头看看身后，下面只有白茫茫的积雪，风雪中的能见度非常低，即使后面有野兽，如果距离太远，他也很难看到。山上的乱石非常多，都罩上了一层厚雪，怎么看都像藏着东西，越看越怀疑，让人十分头疼。 袁森叹了口气，王慧就走在他前面，离他不到两米远，不时朝后瞟，脸上十分冷静，骨子里却异常警惕。 一行二十多人走了大半天，山峰上的积雪有几米深，一不小心踩空了，就有可能掉到雪窟窿里。这二十条壮汉都有登雪峰的经验，他们把手拉在一起，有人踩空了，身边的人立刻可以相救。 他们一路走来，有惊无险。高逾万仞的雪峰直入云霄，他们站在半山腰上朝下看去，整个世界白茫茫一片，暴虐的风雪从四面八方刮过来，一群壮汉手拉着手，就像串在一起的蚱蜢。 伯克和康巴萨好像发现了什么，前面的人都停了下来，围拢过去。 袁森走过去的时候，有五个人正趴在地上用手挖雪，伯克和康巴萨盯着他们工作，脸色凝重。 袁森拍拍看热闹的艾凯拉木，道：“怎么回事？” 艾凯拉木神秘一笑，脸色又凝重起来，道：“袁小哥，伯克老头踢到一具冻僵的尸体，他们怀疑下面的尸体不是一两具，正朝下挖呢。” 袁森点点头，一个壮汉推开雪堆，有两个人从下面拖出一具尸体，跟着又拖出了三具，其他人还在继续挖着。 那壮汉将其中一具尸体上的雪花除去，就露出尸体身上的衣服鞋子来，令人惊异的是，那是一套老式军装，军装的颜色是灰黄色，边上缀着青天白日徽。 艾凯拉木张嘴喊道：“国民党军队啊。” 那壮汉又弄掉几具尸体上的积雪，都是一样的军装，尸体脸上还保持着死亡瞬间的表情，仿佛才闭上眼睛。 伯克道：“别挖了，这些尸体是几十年前的。千百年来，寻找哈木巴尔阿塔神墓的人不计其数，这些人都得到了应有的下场，为哈木巴尔阿塔神陪葬。” 艾凯拉木眼睛发亮，他在村子里的时候，看到伯克对他们所谓的哈木巴尔阿塔神墓非常敬重，心里就痒痒的。这一路上，艾凯拉木算是看清楚了，这么多人拼死找一座古墓，那古墓里恐怕是价值连城的宝贝，他娘的这次算是没有白来。 伯克招招手，对众人道：“我的勇士们，你们在用生命捍卫哈木巴尔阿塔神，我们伟大的神会保佑你们的。抵达哈木巴尔阿塔神墓只需要半天时间了，到了那里，我们将用勇士们的鲜血来捍卫我们部落的荣誉和神的尊严。” 二十个壮汉一起大吼，犹如狼嚎，在凹陷下去的山窝子里形成巨大的回声，山窝子顶上的积雪瞬间崩塌下来。 伯克对着漫天积雪大声宣誓：“哈木巴尔阿塔神是最伟大的神，我们朝着哈木巴尔阿塔神指引的方向前进，保卫我们的家园，保护我们的神。” 袁森看康巴萨走过来，显然是想问他队伍后面的情况，便先开口了：“你们的勇士这样做会造成雪崩——” 康巴萨点点头，艾凯拉木不屑道：“他们都是一帮神经病，康巴萨，我不是说你。” 康巴萨瞪了他一眼，对袁森说：“袁先生，这么长时间了，你有发现吗？” 袁森道：“我一直很小心，那东西可能察觉到我们有防备，没有再出现过。” 康巴萨点点头，他父亲领着一群壮汉翻过山窝子，朝更高处爬去。康巴萨把袁森拉到身边，小声道：“袁先生，这件事本来是我们部落内部的事情，却把你们都拉上，我感到非常内疚。” 袁森笑笑，说：“康巴萨，咱们都是生死与共的兄弟，你这么见外干什么？” 康巴萨神色黯然，道：“袁先生，我不是跟你开玩笑，我们这次拯救哈木巴尔阿塔神墓，可能比想象中要艰难得多，甚至要付出生命，所以，我觉得让你们陪葬很不值。” 袁森道：“康巴萨，你我的身手，我们都很清楚，那帮人虽然武器先进，但咱们要制伏他们，也不是什么难事，你不要一副送死的样子好吗？” 康巴萨痛苦地摇摇头，说：“袁先生，如果只是阻止那几个人，当然是很简单的事情。这一路上，我跟我爸爸谈了很多，根据他的分析，我们在森林里遇到狙击的时候，那帮人应该已经打开神墓了。” 袁森一愣，道：“这么快，怎么可能？” 康巴萨道：“我爸爸也觉得他们不太可能有这样的速度，只是事实摆在眼前，让人不得不信。他推测那帮人是有备而来的，而且雪山上有人接应，所以速度会快很多。” 袁森看到了康巴萨脸上的表情，那是一种从内心深处透出来的绝望。像康巴萨这种用身体思维，而且经过严格训练的特种兵，是不应该有这种绝望的表情的。他被誉为尖刀，能够穿透一切的尖刀，是什么东西让他这样恐惧呢？ 袁森想要问他，康巴萨却拍拍他的肩膀，道：“袁先生，进了神墓，我会竭尽全力保护你们，如果无能为力，希望你们——” 说到这里，后面的话他已经没办法说出来了。 尽管袁森内心疑惑万千，却又不好再问下去，以免刺激到康巴萨脆弱的心。 他拍拍康巴萨的肩膀，说：“我们是生死与共的兄弟，火焰山地下空间的磨难都过去了，我还会在乎这些吗？” 康巴萨苦笑道：“神墓里的危险，如果不是亲眼见到，你是不会相信的，我爸爸不会骗我。” 袁森点点头，康巴萨又走到队伍前面去了。 袁森和康巴萨的对话，王慧和艾凯拉木听得一清二楚，康巴萨走开后，艾凯拉木望着他的背影，难以掩饰内心的欢乐，道：“袁小哥，咱们发了，这座大墓里一定有价值连城的宝贝，发了发了。” 袁森看着王慧的眼睛，王慧拢了拢额头上的发丝，脸上依旧没有什么表情，她低声道：“冷静，随机应变。” 袁森点点头。 老伯克率领着二十名勇士已经攀到很远的地方了。他们在强劲的风雪里依旧保持着队形，勇敢地朝雪峰之巅攀去，就像一群走在朝圣路上的虔诚信徒，坚定得仿佛一串符号。