After escaping the blizzard, we started on our way again, and found Aning’s horse team under a slope. At the same time, we also found the mysterious snow mountain in the shadow of the underwater tomb, which suddenly appeared at the end of our field of vision.When we asked the guide how to get there, Sunja shook her head and said that there was absolutely no way we could get there. "Why?" I asked strangely, thinking to myself, didn't you mean that you could climb every one of these eight hundred li snow mountains?Why can't I go to this one? Shunzi explained: "That mountain is called the Three Sacred Mountains. Only a very small part of this mountain is on our side. Above the snow line to the other side, it's all on the border of North Korea. We can't get in."

The fat man froze for a moment, and asked, "Damn it! No way! Could it be that the Three Sacred Mountains were the first snow-capped mountains climbed by the Volunteer Army's logistics force when Commander-in-Chief Peng resisted U.S. aggression and aided Korea?" Shunzi nodded and said, "Yes, that's the mountain with an altitude of more than 3,400 meters. If you climb over this mountain, you will be in the hilly area of ​​North Korea." When I heard it, my heart broke. The Three Sacred Mountains, anyone who has been a soldier or is interested in modern Chinese history knows that the three most sad borders in the world, one is India and Pakistan, the other is Israel and Lebanon, and the other is the Three Sacred Mountains. This border line is only 14 kilometers long.

In fact, China and North Korea have always been friendly countries. Anyone who is familiar with it knows that it is very easy to cross the border on the west slope of Changbai Mountain. Many people often cross the border to mine a Chinese herbal medicine called "Rhodiola alpine" to make money. Although North Korean soldiers also caught it, the Chinese ran away and fought guerrilla warfare. In addition, many people who came to steal the herbal medicine brought cigarettes and alcohol. If you are caught, you can get away with alcohol and tobacco.So after a period of time, this border line on the west slope has existed in name only.

Only this part of the border defense line of the Three Sacred Mountains is still very tightly blocked.No one knows the reason. It is said that this section of the border is the old border between China and North Korea. Above the snow line is the border of North Korea. During the War of Resist America and Aid Korea, many temporary strategic passages and underground fortifications were built on the mountain in order to quickly transport strategic materials into North Korea.Both sides can quickly send troops through these passages, so it is impossible to take strict precautions. Now our food reserves do not allow us to bypass the very high-altitude borders. The only way to catch up with the progress is to take a straight line from the Sansheng Pass directly across the border between China and North Korea and then enter the snow top.

Then our troubles are not some mysterious tricks and zongzi, but the very real bullets of the Type 81 automatic rifle and the regular army that ranges from small to large. Several other people also knew more or less the situation of the Three Sacred Mountains, and they all looked worried. We exchanged glances and thought about what to do next? Pan Zi comforted us and said, "Don't worry, there must be a way to sneak across the border. Shunzi, who has been a soldier here, must know. We can persuade him to take us there, and we will just pay him more money." As he spoke, he went to ask Shunzi, but unexpectedly Shunzi shook his head resolutely, and said, "No, it's impossible, there are only a few roads that can go up the mountain over there, all of them are high hills, and a searchlight is ten meters away. The foot of the mountain is full of military restricted areas. Although there are not many people, the sentries are very dense. Let alone the border, it is impossible for you to get close to our own whistle. I was ordered to see any strangers come into view when I was serving. , I will immediately fire a shot into the sky to warn you, if you don’t retreat, the second shot will hit your leg directly, without any reason.”

The fat man asked: "Then let's buy some fruit and bring it up, and pretend to be ordinary people to express our condolences, shall we?" Shunzi smiled and said: "Boss, you are too good at telling jokes. Of course not. First, this is not a place where you can fish in troubled waters. Second, where can you find fruits here? It's freezing and snowy. We carried fruits above the snow line of Changbai Mountain, which is better than empty-handed." suspicious." The fat man clicked his tongue and said, "Then what should we do? This broken line can't be beaten to death? I don't believe it. The Macedonian line of defense has been broken through, and this is still as strong as the Macedonian line of defense? Do you fucking think you don't have enough money? ? Just tell me how much you need.”

Shunzi scratched his head in embarrassment: "Oh, it's not a matter of money or not. If there is a way, I will still have trouble with money? If you want to go to North Korea, I said earlier that I would not take you this way. Now that you have come When I got here, I really couldn't do anything." We were all a little surprised that Shunzi said there was no room for negotiation, but this area is not rich, and this border is not a serious crime, if there is a way, Shunzi should not hide it from us. Monk Hua and the others had no idea, walked to Chen Pi'a and asked the old man what he thought.

In fact, it is a question of whether to continue walking or go back. If you continue walking, you must, as Shunzi said, bypass other border defense lines. The time may be doubled, and in the last few days, you will have to climb the mountain hungry. If you don’t continue walking, you will go back to rest. , Start again, that is to say, these few days have been in vain, and all the hard work has been in vain. I tend to continue walking, I don't know the purpose of Uncle San's deployment of such an urgent action, and Aning's team put a lot of pressure on me, and I hope that I can see Uncle San sooner.Of course, I had such an idea at the time, because I didn't know the pain of climbing the snow-capped mountain while hungry.

Chen Pi Asi sighed, obviously did not expect this matter to be so troublesome, these old people in Changsha, in their own business, only cover the sky with one hand, dare to kill and set fire to anything, but when they meet and officials Things that were connected on the surface faded away, so he said that the poor should not fight with the rich, and the rich should not fight with the government. He thought for a long time, but did not speak, and his brows became more and more wrinkled. I was a little anxious, so I glanced at Poker Ping, wanting to ask his opinion, but he didn't participate in our discussion at all, just looking at the snow-capped mountains in the distance, wondering what he was thinking, as if all of this had nothing to do with him .

After discussing and discussing, no one could come up with a solution. When we were at a loss, Ye Cheng on the side called us. We stopped talking, looked down the mountain, and found that Aning's cavalry began to move forward again. Looking at the direction they started, the goal was undoubtedly the Three Sacred Mountains. A lot of materials were unloaded from the horses and discarded randomly in the snow, probably for the purpose of reducing weight and speeding up the action. The snow at the foot of the mountain looked like a mess. Ye Cheng said strangely: "Strange, don't these guys know that the frontier is ahead? What do their guides eat? It's really like Shunzi said. With so many weapons on their backs, isn't it for them to practice live ammunition shooting? "

I shook my head and said it was impossible, I know their company's habits, there must be a local guide, and there may be more than one.Such a professional private inspection company is best at research and public relations. They definitely know the form here better than us, and they must have set a fixed route before coming here and will not change it easily. The fat man doubted Shunzi's professional ability, so he asked him how to explain this?Whether there is a way that others know, he does not know. Shunzi squinted his eyes and looked at it: "There is only one possibility for this way. It is that they want to go around the other mountains from the mountain pass in front, and then spare that section of the border, and then turn to the Three Sacred Mountains in North Korea. Although the risk is It is also big, but it is much better than attacking the border defense line. Their team is larger than ours, if there is enough food, or if the North Korean side opens up joints, they do have the strength to make a long-distance trek.” "Then what should we do? Do you want to follow them?" Ye Cheng turned his head and asked Chen Pi Ah Si. Chen Pi Asi shook his head and did not speak.Suddenly pointing to the other side, a small snow-white mountain beside the Three Sacred Mountains, he asked Shunzi, "What mountain is that?" Shunzi took a look through the binoculars and said, "That's the Little Sacred Snow Mountain, and that mountain is within the territory of our country. The Three Sacred Mountains, the Little Sacred Mountain, and the Great Sacred Mountain on the other side are commonly known as the Five Sacred Mountains. " Chen Pi Asi asked again: "From here, can I go up to this little holy mountain?" As soon as the words fell, everyone was stunned, not knowing what the old man wanted to do, Shunzi was also a little strange, and said: "The problem is no, it will be there in one day, and it is far away from the sentry post, the scenery is good, but the road is not so good Walk." Chen Pi Ahsi patted the snow on his pants, stood up, and said to Shunzi, "Okay, just take us there." Everyone was puzzled, and Monk Hua immediately reminded: "What's the matter? Old man, it's a waste of time to go there, we can last so long without food—" Chen Pi Asi waved his hand, pointed to the continuous mountains on one side, and said: "The mountains here are long and covered with snow all the year round. Looking around on three sides, it is a rare three-headed old dragon. According to Feng Shui, this is the so-called ' Qunlongzuo', these three mountains are dragon heads, which are very suitable for group burials. If the Tiangong is on the cliffs of the Sansheng Mountain in the middle, the two small dragon heads on the other side should have queens or near princes The funeral mausoleum." The pattern of the three-headed dragon is very peculiar, and the three heads must be connected.Otherwise, the three dragons would fly in the sky, and the dragons would have no direction and would be in a mess, and the descendants buried here would be killed by brothers. Therefore, if there is a burial tomb, there must be a secret passage under the tomb that communicates with the main tomb of the Tiangong in the middle. There are many ancient tombs of three-headed dragons in history.For example, the burial of the three sons of the Warring States Period in Mangshan Mountain, which was excavated in 1987, consisted of three related ancient tombs arranged on three hilltops of the same mountain range. The two ancient tombs on both sides originally had corridors about half a meter in diameter leading to Unfortunately, when the main tomb in the middle was excavated, these corridors had already collapsed. The archaeological team did not know whether these corridors were really connected or just a symbolic decoration. We looked along his hand and saw three snow-capped mountains stretching at the end of the world, indistinguishable from the surrounding snow-capped mountains. We don't know where Chen Pi Asi's judgment came from. After Chen Pi Asi finished speaking, he glanced at Poker Bottle, and asked him, "Brother, am I right?" Pokerfing reacted to the other person's question for the first time, turned his head and glanced at Chen Pi Asi, but didn't say anything, and turned back to continue to look at the snow-capped mountains in the distance. We all don't understand big head feng shui, so we are confused and feel a little mysterious in our hearts, but since the old man said so, and Boyoufeng seems to agree, it's best not to doubt this. When we went down the mountain to the place where Aning and the others stayed, we saw discarded luggage scattered in the snow, many of which had been looted, and there was no food left inside.Obviously all the equipment has been re-screened, and some useless or repetitive things have been discarded. The fat man even found a few guns, but all the bullets in them were taken away, leaving only the empty barrels.Fatty was holding this gun, and wanted to take it with him, but Shunzi stopped him, saying that you were carrying a gun, and you would not be able to talk if you met border guards here. In the past, it was a pity to make fat people call it a pity. After passing the flat slope where Aning stayed at the foot of the mountain, there is a valley behind, and we saw the footprints of Aning's horse team extending towards the depths of the valley. We also tidied things up a bit here.Shunzi took us to Xiaosheng Mountain Pass in the other direction.Soon, we walked into a white world, and what we saw was the endless snow and rare bare rocks and ice cones. Changbai Mountain may be the only snow mountain in the world that can be walked up.Compared with the glaciers in Kunlun Mountains, the environment here is much better. There is no such huge ice sheet with cracks, so you don’t have to worry about breaking suddenly under your feet, but the glaciers in Changbai Mountain are also typical ancient glaciers. The continuity of the mountains is not good. Erosion landforms, mortar holes, giant ice cirques, and bottomless ice wells.Anyway, I haven't learned the landforms of snow mountains well, and I can't explain the reason. I only know that when I walk often, there is no way ahead. I have to go around or climb over the cliffs, and the walk is extremely thrilling. There was nothing to say along the way, and it seemed like a straight-line distance to arrive in a few hours, but we actually walked for nearly a day to arrive.It was already evening when we arrived at the lower valley of Xiaosheng Snow Mountain. We made a snow cave and camped on the snow slope about five or six hundred meters above the valley, and ate some hot food.The starry sky at high altitudes is extremely bright and clear. Chen Pi Asi used the compass and the astronomical compass in his heart to roughly determine the route for the next day with the arrangement of the stars in the sky. The journey was exhausting, but it was still early in the morning, and the fat man pestered Shunzi, asking if there were any hot springs around. Shunzi is also thinking about the hot springs, but he said that the altitude here is too high, and he doesn’t come here often, and it’s a bit difficult to find hot springs. If you feel bored, you can walk around and look for them. The place where Minbing was buried was more than one kilometer away from where we camped. Inverted people always have a special feeling for corpses, and they are idle anyway, and when we hear about dead people, we all become curious. Chen Pi'asi was exhausted, Monk Hua took care of him, and the others followed Shunzi to the valley on the left side of the camp. After walking for less than half an hour, they came to a cliff with the glacier valley below. Can't see anything. Shunzi found a good place to stop, lit up a cold firework and threw it down. I saw that in the ice layer at the bottom of the ice valley, there were indeed many black shadows curled up into a ball, densely packed, some of which could clearly see the shape of a person, and some were only small black spots. Around the ice valley, there were even Some traces of sacrifice. Shunzi said that ice burials were popular among the villagers in the ancient mountains, and people were buried on this ice cliff in the early days of liberation, so now sometimes some old people come here to worship.The glaciers here are thickening year by year, so if you look at the innermost corpses, those little dots that are barely visible may have a history of thousands of years, while the outermost ones are decades old. I roughly counted the black dots I could see, and found tens of thousands. Obviously, this frozen cemetery has accumulated an unknown number of dead people over thousands of years. An ice valley like this, in the Little Sacred Valley There should be more, so isn't this snow mountain just an extra-large burial mountain? "Among these corpses, will there be Dongxia slaves from when the Linggong was built?" the fat man asked suddenly. "Probably not." Poker bottle looked at the depths of the ice valley, where the cold light gradually dimmed, wondering what he was thinking. The body was buried in the ice, and it was impossible to dig it out. We looked around and found nothing interesting, so we went to look for the hot springs, but we found a small one. Several people washed their feet and faces in the hot springs, warming their bodies. He returned to the camp in a hurry, and told the situation, which made Monk Hua envious. On the snow-capped mountains, it’s strange to say that people feel sleepy when they’re warm, and they also feel sleepy when they’re freezing to death. Dinner is noodles, and after eating, the sleepiness hits, and the wind blows outside again. Zi guards the first shift, we have a large number of people, and we don't need to rotate all the people in one day. Today's rotation is Shunzi, Lang Feng and Pan Zi. I was very tired and fell asleep quickly. I thought I would have a sweet sleep, but I didn't expect to sleep for an hour. Monk Hua, Fatty, Lang Feng, and Pan Zi started snoring at the same time, one after another, like a symphony , I woke up from a nightmare. This time I couldn't sleep anymore, and it was uncomfortable to lie down, so I climbed out of the tent and told Shunzi that I'd switch with you, I'll come for your shift, and you go to sleep for a while. Shunzi was smoking there by herself, staring at the huge black mountain under the moonlight in a daze.When I heard that I was going to change shifts, I shook my head and said no, and took our money. It would be bad if I couldn't do this. I said to myself that it’s up to you, took out a cigarette to exhaust, went up and asked him to borrow a fire, and then started chatting with him while adding some fuel to the stove. Chatting with the guide is a very insightful thing. I told him a lot about ancient tombs, and he was very interested.He also told me a lot of local customs and anecdotes about the mountains and forests, which made me not feel sleepy at all, and the more we chatted, the more energetic we became. Later, we talked about this expedition.Shunzi told me that he was a frontier soldier for seven years, but he was a reserve soldier for four years. Before he joined the army, he picked herbs, so he was very familiar with the snow-capped mountains. His comrades called him "Alangcai", which means Son of Snow Mountain.So we can rest assured that we follow him. Like the mountains here, there are not many people who can bring people in, and he is one of them. I was skeptical in my heart and said, why did you faint before you entered the mountain? As we chatted, the topics became more and more, and we felt that the distance between us was getting closer. At this time, Shunzi suddenly asked me: "Boss Wu...Actually, what are you doing here, can you tell me?" I was taken aback when I heard it, and I didn't know how to answer, and the two of them fell silent again. Our purpose, how should I put it, is to find Yunding Tiangong, can you believe it?It’s not okay to say that they are here to rob graves, but it’s really hard to say that they are not tourists. I thought about it for a long time, and finally sighed: “Why do you care about this, I can’t say.” Shunzi seemed to have expected my answer like this, and smiled: "It's okay, I'm just asking casually." I felt uncomfortable because I didn't want to lie to him, so I just changed the topic and talked about something else.I asked him why he became a snow mountain guide since he used to gather herbs. Picking herbs in Changbai Mountain is very profitable, and it is much more comfortable than being a thankless guide. This is also the reason why there are so few snow mountain guides. Sunja glanced at me, and suddenly said something that made me almost vomit blood. He said: "I'm not a professional guide. I've been picking herbs since I left the army. It's rare for me to take people up the mountain a few times, and I don't go so deep. Usually I turn back at Girl Lake. This is the first time I lead a team. Come in." I smiled and said, "Stop joking." "Really, Mr. Wu, let me tell the truth. In this season, no professional guide will take you into the snow-capped mountains. If I don't take you in, you have to come in by yourself." He smiled at me: "It's too dangerous. Bless you, in fact, we are already dead, and it is already a miracle that we can reach here without any shortage. But don’t worry, although I have never brought anyone in, I have walked by myself many times, and I am very familiar with it, so nothing will happen .” He spoke with a very serious expression, and it was obvious that he was not joking. I cursed inwardly, and said strangely: "Then since it's so dangerous, why do you still bring us here? Is this the only money you need?" Shunzi gave me a meaningful look, and said, "Money is also a factor, and there is another reason... because my father, he... disappeared ten years ago. At that time, he also brought a group of people into the snow mountain. It is similar to the route you are going to take, but in the end the whole group of people disappeared into the mountains. I vaguely remember that the few tourists who were looking for him at that time were very similar to your outfits. It was also in winter and they had to go up the mountain. , so when I saw you, I suddenly felt that I must follow you. First, I don’t want you to die inside like my father. Second, I have a very naive idea. Maybe your purpose of entering the mountain is It's the same group of people ten years ago, so maybe I can know what happened to my father. Of course, this is just my imagination." He smiled self-deprecatingly: "Maybe my father simply met There was an avalanche, and it was buried in this snow mountain." I realized: "That's why you asked us the purpose of entering the mountain...?" Shunzi nodded embarrassedly: "Hey, you don't understand, the kind of person who knows that his father is buried in this snow-capped mountain, but can't see him." Feel." I didn't expect Shunzi's heart to be so delicate, and I couldn't help but look at him with admiration. I used to think that he was just an ordinary tour guide with a smooth tongue. But the tourists who disappeared into the snow mountain ten years ago, dressed very similarly to us, did they also come to find Yunding Tiangong?My heart skipped a beat.But then he denied his own thoughts, no, it's impossible.In Changbai Mountain, there are too many places where a person can disappear. It is impossible to have such a coincidence. His father may have encountered some accident and died in the mountain. Seeing that I didn't speak, Shunzi thought that the question he just asked was a bit too much, and said to me: "Boss Wu, I think you are different from others, so I told you these things, I hope you don't share these things with others. Tell me. I'm afraid they will have concerns." I thought to myself that I would definitely not say that this is the first time you brought someone here, not to mention what Chen Pi Ahsi would do to you, even a fat man would beat you to death. So he nodded and agreed. At this time, Lang Feng of the second class came out of the tent, yawned and yawned, and was surprised to see the two of us chatting.Shunzi packed up her things, soaked her urine in the snow, and went to sleep.Lang Feng and I had nothing to say, so we greeted each other and went back to sleep. Amid the deafening snoring, I was half asleep and half awake. I dreamed of Shunzi’s father ten years ago, a bearded Shunzi leading a group of people up the mountain. The strange thing is that in the dream, I always felt that those people I've seen it somewhere, tossing and turning, sleeping very restlessly. It was not bright the next day, and we started to follow the trend of the mountains and continue to go up. Judging from Shunzi's question yesterday, he should already know that we are not ordinary climbers, and I know that our disguise is not good either.At the very least, no tourist would rush so frantically.But we can't control so much. Anyway, as a tour guide of Changbai Mountain, he has long been aware of receiving various mysterious teams. There are poachers here every year, Korean pilgrims, and smuggled herb collectors. There are eight hundred if not one thousand. Everyone has secrets, let him guess what we do. The road on the mountainside is even more difficult to walk. The roads in many places are slanted, and there are snow-covered mountains high above the head. It is very easy to avalanche, so you can't speak loudly.The snow on the road is really too thick, the snow layer of thousands of years, the bottom is almost empty, sometimes people will be buried in the snow when they don't reach the chest, and we can't get out without help. We can only be careful. Hit the sockets of the feet little by little with the long ice pick, as if walking in a minefield. Fatty’s footsteps are the fastest, which is related to his previous experience in snow field exploration. He walked at the forefront all the way. Because of the altitude sickness, our tongues began to tingle. There was a panting sound, and the whole world was so quiet that it seemed that there was no life left. After passing the snowy road on the mountainside, we walked into a frozen belt with huge snow slopes on both sides. There is no sunlight all year round, and the snow is frozen. The slope of the mountain becomes steeper and steeper, and the temperature is extremely low. Inside, we finally saw the location of Chen Pi A Si Ding's dragon head treasure cave, which is a steep slope almost at an acute angle of 60 degrees with the mountain, covered with white snow. We continued to go up, one by one, staggered as far as possible, started to use ice picks and ice hammers, and climbed towards the steep slope. This small holy mountain is not among the sixteen peaks of Changbai, so we did not pay too much attention when we came, but it is not an unknown small peak. This peak is far away from the big holy peak on the opposite side, forming a valley in the middle, standing on the top of Sansheng Snow Mountain. In front, like two guards guarding the gate, this landscape is called the Heavenly Soldiers Guarding the Immortal Gate. From the point of view of geomantic omen since childhood, the two mountains of Immortal Sect are dominated by tigers and dragons, swallowing all directions. If it is not located on the border of China and South Korea, there have always been constant disputes, and this must be a place where the tombs of royal palaces and nobles gather.Along the way just now, even at my level, I can see the peculiar trend of the mountains here, but with a strong dragon spirit, we are more confident in the assumption that there are tombs on the mountain. Climbing a steep slope is different from walking, and it consumes more energy. Chen Pi Asi climbed for a while, but his physical strength reached the limit, and he could no longer climb. Lang Feng had to carry the old man on his back, and we walked even slower. After another three hours of trekking, we finally boarded the snow slope. At this time, I had completely lost my mind and followed the fat man completely by conditioned reflex. The fat man was the first to arrive, and his physical strength seemed to have reached the limit. After stepping on the snow above, he was a little confused, and pretended to step on his footprints hard. It's just a small step, but for Lieutenant Mojin, it's a fucking leap." Then he lay down in the snow, motionless. I almost collapsed, my legs began to weaken involuntarily, and I began to slide. Pan Zi tried to pull me up, but I couldn't exert the strength after pulling me a few times, and he himself rolled to the ground. I hit the snow hard with an ice pick, and then I got stuck, and the others fell to the ground, gasping for breath, and looked around. This snow slope is a huge area, and there is almost no dividing line on the left and right, if there is no Chen Pi'a Si to guide the way.You never feel anything special.The snow-covered surface is very smooth, with only a few black bare rocks sticking out.The Sansheng Snow Mountain is on our left side at this time. Compared with yesterday, it is much, much closer. The top of the holy mountain is covered with white snow. The whole huge mountain looks like a monster. The mountain peak became steeper. Due to the setting sun, a strange light blue mist enveloped the entire mountain. While panting, Ye Cheng said with emotion: "It's so beautiful. No wonder they say that Penglai Wonderland is not as good as Changbai. It's worth climbing for so long." A few people are rough people, but they are all intoxicated by the beauty of the setting sun around them, especially in this snow-capped mountains, the feeling of standing under the zenith is even more amazing. Just when I was about to take out my camera and take a picture of the scenery here, suddenly the fat man patted me and asked me to look at him. I looked in the direction his finger was pointing at, and saw that Man Youping on one side had already knelt down, bowed his head respectfully towards the Sansheng Snow Mountain in the distance.There was a faint, very sad expression on the originally expressionless face.