The golden sunlight shines on the pure iceberg, making everything look solemn and solemn.
The sky was clear and cloudless, so everything below could be seen clearly.
The rising sun refracted brilliant reflections from the iceberg, and one of the reflections was colored.
That colorful location is the entrance to Zanghai Temple.
Before setting off, the mature young lama offered to take them for a while.
It can be seen from here that the terrain at the entrance alone is complex, and people can easily get lost in it.
The young lama said that this was all requested by the master. The master taught him many things when he was young, including walking in the snowy mountains and snow.
It would be great to have a local to lead the way. Jing Yue and the eldest lady couldn't help but donate a lot of money for sesame oil when they left. .
The young lama led the two of them down the mountain.
It has to be said that the lama of Ma Beng Temple must have also practiced cultivation. Just having the physique to run smoothly on the snowy mountains is definitely something that only ordinary people can possess.
The road up the mountain was already very difficult, so the road down the mountain was even more dangerous, or it could be said that there was no road. They had to make their way through the ice and snow.
Halfway up the mountain, there is a steep cliff road. On the left is a cliff, on the right is a vast snowfield, and above the head is a cold ice edge.
After losing enough height, the scenery in front of me was monotonous and depressing at the same time.
After that, many holes appeared on the mountain, which looked like a maze.
The young lama led them into the hole. His initial relaxed look had disappeared, and instead he looked a little cautious.
Although he had walked this road with his master many times when he was young and could be said to be the only "guide" in the entire area, he still did not dare to be careless in the slightest.
There is even a saying in the temple that the area on this side of Mabeng Temple is very ominous, and the further you go in, the less human it becomes.
While walking, the lama carefully marked the way back, not only for himself and for Jing Yue and the two of them.
The road behind was full of dangers, and many people never returned, but the lama hoped that Jing Yue and this girl would come back.
Because they really donated a lot of sesame oil money.
After walking from early morning to noon, the lama felt a little exhausted and sat down to rest.
Not to mention this lama, even the eldest lady is a little tired, mainly because this journey is really depressing, and more of the pressure is psychological.
The three of them sat in a dark cave and shared some dry food. After chatting for a while, they regained some vitality.
After that, they continued on the road. In the middle of the journey, the eldest lady bounced her body and almost jumped into Jing Yue's arms.
"There's someone in the ice!"
Jing Yue followed her gaze and saw some figures in the mirror-like ice not far away.
He took a closer look and found that they were well preserved, and even the monk's robes had not faded.
The young lama knelt before the ice and said, "One of the two benefactors was the master of the young monk. At that time, he and the masters of Zanghai Temple went to the temple to discuss Buddhism. As a result, they were suddenly hit by an avalanche. From then on, Buried here."
Jing Yue did not expect that the ice corpse here had such a story. This showed that the information they had obtained before was correct. The monks of Zanghai Temple had been active outside before, otherwise there would not have been such a thing about Buddhism.
It seems to get dark earlier here, and the sunlight soon becomes dim, as if it's almost dusk.
At this time, Jingyue and the eldest lady could finally see the entrance they discovered in the morning.
It was a canyon in a glacier, and the entrance didn't look very wide.
At this time, the young lama stopped and said: "Two donors, the young monk has walked as far as here. I may not be able to accompany you two forward."
It was obvious that he had some taboos about it.
"Thank you, Master."
Jing Yue and the eldest lady quickly thanked him in return.
After that, the two of them walked towards the canyon.
On the way, the two couldn't help but look back
When I glanced at the young lama, I felt that he was very lonely walking alone, just like a small black dot in the ice and snow.
Thinking that he would be alone and unable to return to the temple after nightfall, the two of them couldn't help but feel a sense of loneliness.
However, the monks who can practice in the temple on that high mountain are probably the most able people in the world to endure loneliness and coldness.
On the contrary, neither Jingyue nor the eldest lady like being lonely and cold, so this place is really not suitable for them to live like this.
Yes, the eldest lady was once extremely lonely. She was even used to being lonely, but she didn't like being alone. She even preferred "liveliness" because of this.
So as they walked, the two hugged each other for warmth.
At this time, the color of the sun has become more and more dim, and it is probably not far from night.
Then came the cold wind, mixed with ice and snow, and the surrounding visibility suddenly became low.
Jingyue and the eldest lady walked on the snow, leaving only shallow footprints on the soft snow.
But this is all because they are monks with superb physical skills. The snow here is very thick and can easily drown people.
The young lama had already used his body skills before, and his body had sunk in half, just like swimming, let alone an ordinary person.
Before dark, Jing Yue and the eldest lady successfully entered the canyon.
After arriving here, the two of them realized that the canyon was very short, with a distance of at most a hundred steps. It was not an exaggeration to say that it was a pass.
They walked in the wind and snow, and passed each other unconsciously.
After passing this canyon, the wind dissipated and was replaced by an open scene.
The eternal ice of Kunlun Mountain is scattered on a snowfield, looking like crystal clear crystals.
And further behind was an extremely open lake. Seeing the faint blue color, Jing Yue and the eldest lady just thought it was a sea.
It seems to have spread to the end of the sky, calm, blue, without a trace of impurities.
When people look at it, their hearts calm down, and they can't help but feel a sense of awe.
That lake is like a god that cannot be looked directly at in life.
Jingyue opened the map again and determined that it was the lake named "Zhegucuo". Behind the lake should be their first destination "Zanghai Temple".
It is hard to imagine that in such an environment there is a temple that has been passed down for many years.
At this time, the sky was completely dark, and the stars hung in the sky like an upside-down river. The lake in the distance was reflected by the stars, which was breathtakingly beautiful.
However, the starlight was not enough to guide the way, so Jing Yue and the eldest lady decided to rest here until dawn before leaving.
Jing Yue took out a pair of sheepskin fur that he had bought at the inn before, wrapped himself up on a relatively dry rock with the eldest lady, and slept together to keep warm.
The eldest lady hugged Jing Yue so tightly that Jing Yue could clearly feel the warmth of her body and the frost on her hair.
In such an environment, people's hearts are as peaceful as a sage. Jing Yue hugged the eldest lady and did not even think about doing anything shameful.
The eldest lady looked at the sky above her head and sighed: "It's so beautiful here."
After that, he added stupidly: "It's also very cold."
Jing Yue pulled open his clothes and said, "It should be warmer here."
Unexpectedly, the eldest lady followed suit and opened her clothes and said, "Me too."
So the two warm hearts stuck together, hugging each other for warmth in the ice and snow.
From a distance, they look like two poor but happy dogs.
The night passed peacefully, and nothing ominous happened. Jingyue and the eldest lady even had sweet dreams respectively.
In the first half of the night, Jingyue kept vigil, and it was the eldest lady who dreamed. In the second half of the night, the eldest lady kept vigil, and it was Jingyue who dreamed.
The eldest lady only dreamed of Jing Yue, and when she woke up, she found Ah Duan beside her, giving her another feeling of happiness.
And Jing Yue also dreamed of many people, the eldest lady was just one of them, and he still felt happy after waking up.
He took several scoops of the weak water three thousand, but he had a scoop right in front of him. How could he not be happy?
The young lady didn't feel embarrassed after sleeping like that all night, but she felt embarrassed when she got up in the morning.
Seeing that Jing Yue had no intention of getting up first, she couldn't help but said, "You get up first."
Jing Yue couldn't help teasing her: "You shouldn't be embarrassed, right?"
The eldest lady's cheeks suddenly turned redder and she said, "It's dawn."
You can see it at dawn, but being seen is a more embarrassing thing.
Jing Yue had no choice but to get up first.
After that, the eldest lady nestled in the sheepskin fur and got dressed.
Jing Yue wanted to see some spring scenery, but in the end he could only see the posture of the clothes under the sheepskin fur, and it was difficult to see the real thing.
Afterwards, the two washed their faces with snow and rinsed their mouths.
Jingyue even took the pills with snow water.
Jing Yue hasn't had a cough in the past few days. For him now, as long as the weather doesn't change too quickly, he's doing fine.
Well, he can withstand the heat and the cold, but he can't withstand the ice and fire combined with the sauna.
After that, the two set off towards the huge lake.
The so-called "Wangshan" is a dead horse, but actually Wanghu is almost the same.
The lake that seems not far away is actually a long way away.
The two of them walked forward step by step. Along the way were some protruding ice edges that looked like sharp swords and were somewhat dangerous.
So this section of the road is more difficult to walk than a simple snowfield.
However, after noon, the ice edges decreased, so walking became more monotonous.
Jing Yue was so bored that he even swam in the snow.
Sometimes she backstrokes, sometimes breaststrokes, and sometimes even dog paddles, which makes the eldest lady giggle.
However, the two of them also discovered that they had not seen any other living creatures since coming down from Mabeng Temple.
Yes, not even a flying insect.
It seemed as if there were only two of them left in the whole world, giving people an excessively clean feeling.
As a result, at this time, while Jing Yue was swimming, he suddenly sank.
The eldest lady was startled and shouted: "A Duan!"
When she realized there was no response, she was about to dive into the snow, but at this moment, she heard a bang and a hand stretched out from the snow.
The next moment, Jing Yue's body floated up and pulled something out.
At first glance, the thing looked like a ball, round in shape. After the ice and snow on it shook off, it was discovered that it was a skeleton.
The skeleton was very large and the structure was very simple. I couldn’t tell what species it belonged to at the moment.
Jingyue threw it on the snow and said, "It seems that there is no animal life here."
However, this skeleton looks quite strange, and for unknown reasons, it gives people an uncomfortable feeling.
This was just a small episode on the road. After that, the two continued on the road.
It wasn't until the afternoon that the two of them reached the edge of the lake.
At a glance, the entire lake has no ripples at all, just like a huge blue gem.
Here, Jingyue and the eldest lady couldn't help but breathe a little tighter.
Yes, this lake is so beautiful, so solemn and solemn, giving people a thrilling feeling.
Faced with this calm, the two of them couldn't even bear to break even a little bit, such as washing their faces.
They always have the illusion that if they make a ripple, it will spread on the lake forever, just like breaking a huge mirror.
But this mirror will always be broken.
Although the two arrived at "Zhe Gucuo", they did not rush through the water.
Because this lake is so big, if you don’t find the specific direction, you may get further and further away from Zanghai Temple.
The two walked along the lake for nearly half an hour, and finally found a stone tower recorded in the file.
The stone tower is more than three feet high, half of it is in the lake water, and the other half is in the snow. It has been weathered a lot, and many of its textures are blurred, just like a weather-beaten old man standing here.
An arm-thick iron chain hung from the base of the stone tower and was submerged into the lake. It was unknown how long it was, and there was a sunken wooden boat near the iron chain.
This wooden boat is not too small. It should have been used by the monks of Zanghai Temple before.
If you want to find Zanghai Temple, you can go in the direction of the auspicious beast's head on the top of the stone tower.
To be honest, the auspicious beast is also vague, but I roughly know where its head is.
After determining the direction, the eldest lady and Jing Yue broke the calmness of the lake and walked on the water.
The lake water under your feet is of a faint blue color and is very transparent, but it cannot be too deep. After a certain distance, you cannot see the bottom.
The two stepped on the lake with their feet, leaving circles of ripples.
To be honest, this picture is very dreamy, like a magnificent dream.
They walked on the lake for at least a few miles, but still couldn't see the other side.
The calm lake surface actually gives people the illusion that it has no end, and if you continue walking, you will leave the world.
At this moment, Jing Yue suddenly stopped and looked down.
Looking at it, he felt that his heartbeat almost skipped half a beat.
Because there is a huge shadow at the junction of light and dark in the lake.
This shadow has no beginning or end, and it is difficult to estimate its length, but it is certain that it is a huge thing, a heart-stopping giant.
It wasn't until he looked more carefully that he guessed it might be a carp.
Because he saw the fish scales.
It's just that this fish is really too big, so big that it makes people feel scared and numb.
It seems like an endless lake, and the huge fish in the lake seem to be born to bring out the fear buried deep in people's souls.
After looking at it carefully for a while, Jing Yue and the eldest lady felt that this thing was dead.
This should be the carcass of a big fish, because like the previous sunken ship, it was motionless and lifeless.
It's just because the lake is too cold and it's so big that it hasn't rotted, or rather it rots very slowly.
However, after seeing this huge carp, the inner peace of the two people was finally broken.
At this time, it was getting dark, so the two of them stopped hesitating and moved forward faster.
In short, they had only one idea in their minds, and that was to leave this beautiful lake as soon as possible.
