The road is long, take it and cherish it

May 5th, Wednesday, midnight.

A few more minutes passed in silence, and the plane finally arrived at the destination of this flight.

As the plane landed slowly, the passengers picked up their carry-on luggage early and couldn't wait to get off the plane.

Lu Wuwei and Xiaocui also got off the plane together in the crowd.

What surprised them was that there were indeed several police officers waiting under the plane, but they did not do any more checks on the passengers. They just walked onto the plane after all the passengers got off.

Lu Wuwei paid attention and slowed down. The old man and the man in the suit never got off the plane, but that was all. They probably wouldn't have any interactions with each other again.

To be precise, he didn't want to have any interaction. The old man gave him a very uncomfortable feeling, and even felt a little familiar.

Lu Wuwei took Xiaocui on the bus and headed to their destination, Meili Snow Mountain.

Along the way, Lu Wuwei was educating Xiaocui about some basic information and precautions about the snow-capped mountains.

The main peak of Meili Snow Mountain, Kawagebo Peak, is 6740 meters above sea level. It belongs to the Hengduan Mountains, also known as the Nushan Mountains. It is the first of the eight sacred mountains of the Tibetan people and one of the last pure lands in the world.

This time, you have to stay with me during the entire climb. Don’t let go of my hand at any time. Don’t talk loudly. If you feel uncomfortable or have hallucinations, tell yourself as soon as possible.

Amid Lu Wuwei's constant chatter, Xiaocui nodded drowsily and then fell asleep.

Seeing this, he smiled helplessly and took out his coat to cover Xiao Cui. He turned his head and looked at the white world under the street lights outside the bus window, hoping that everything would go well this time.

After that, the bus drove for several hours. As the first ray of morning light shone on Lu Wuwei's face through the window of the bus, he stretched out his hand to block his eyes. He opened his eyes with difficulty, and stretched out Lazy, feeling the soreness coming from his waist, he sighed helplessly: "What an old waist."

After a while, the bus slowly stopped, and the driver woke up all the passengers. He stood in front of the bus and shouted: "Everyone, please wake up. We are still about 3 kilometers away from our destination, but Now that the road is blocked by heavy snow outside, cars can’t drive. Now you have two options. One: Return with the bus and come back when the weather improves. Two: Get off the bus and walk. Of course, I don’t recommend that you get off the bus. But I won’t stop you either.”

After saying that, the driver returned to his seat and opened the rear door.

"I'll give you 5 minutes to think about it. If you want to do it, hurry up."

Lu Wuwei thought for a moment and then looked at Xiao Cui, who turned back to look at Lu Wuwei.

"Let's go down. Three kilometers is just a warm-up. If you can't even walk these three kilometers, let alone go up the snow-capped mountains."

Lu Wuwei nodded happily. He stood up and took down his luggage. The two of them carried their luggage and got out of the car. Someone took the lead, and soon others got out of the car together.

Five minutes later, almost a dozen people got out of the car. Each of them said nothing and walked silently on the snow toward the only village at the foot of the mountain.

In fact, it's not that they don't want to chat, it's mainly because the cold wind makes their teeth hurt when they open their mouths.

After the group of them walked for more than ten minutes, Lu Wuwei heard a roar from behind. He turned around and saw several tall off-road vehicles driving towards them not far away.

A few minutes later, the off-road vehicle drove past the crowd with a roaring sound. Lu Wuwei glanced at the off-road vehicle and saw the old man on the plane. He seemed to have noticed Lu Wuwei, but the off-road vehicle did not stop. .

Lu Wuwei looked at the back of the off-road vehicle leaving, and his uneasiness deepened.

After that, they walked for more than half an hour, and finally, a small village appeared in front of them. At this time, the village was very lively, with many vendors selling their products, including oxygen bottles, food, water, clothing and ropes. wait.

Arriving in the village, Lu Wuwei took Xiaocui to a merchant store to buy some necessities for going up the mountain.

When they came out after shopping, they saw the previous off-road vehicles parked not far away. People were gathering around them in circles. Lu Wuwei heard the young man standing on the front of the car in the middle shout. : "We sincerely invite warriors with many mountaineering experiences. We need something on this mountain. If anyone can find it, the reward is 100 million US dollars! If you are interested, come to me to sign up and fill in the information."

Lu Wuwei turned around, took Xiaocui's hand and walked in the opposite direction.

Xiaocui looked at Lu Wuwei uneasily, and asked in a low voice: "They are not looking for the same thing as us, are they?"

Lu Wuwei kept walking.

"It seems so, but it doesn't matter. We won't lose as long as you are here."

Xiaocui nodded seriously, and the two quickly arrived at the foot of the mountain. They looked at the snow-capped mountains towering into the clouds in front of them. The two looked at each other, and they both saw firm eyes in each other's eyes. They looked at each other and smiled, without saying much, and took the step up the mountain resolutely.

The two of them walked quite easily for the first part of the way, and were accompanied by many other mountaineers. When the two of them climbed to an altitude of 2000 meters, Xiaocui's physical strength obviously declined sharply, her face turned red, and her breathing changed. It was fast and heavy, but she said nothing and took Lu Wuwei's hand to move forward vigorously.

Lu Wuwei stopped and looked back at her.

"We'll rest where we are and continue our journey in half an hour."

Xiaocui originally wanted to hold on for a while, but when she saw Lu Wuwei's eyes that refused to refuse, she smiled softly and nodded gently. The two of them spread a blanket on a flat snowy ground. The two of them sat on it and simply ate some food and water.

Half an hour later, the two stood up on time, quickly packed up their things, and took steps towards the mountain again. The route they chose was the safest route determined by their predecessors. As long as their physical fitness is good, You can walk to an altitude of about 4200 meters, which is also the highest place humans have reached in Meili so far.

The two walked for a while, and suddenly, there were many noisy footsteps behind them. They turned around and saw that many people were climbing up the mountain. Lu Wuwei carefully observed that this group of people It was the group of people in the village just now, and the two of them couldn't help but speed up their pace.

But, unfortunately, it didn't take long for them to be easily overtaken by the group behind them.

Lu Wuwei reached out and touched Xiaocui's head.

"No need to rush, let's do it at our own pace."

Although Xiao Cui was anxious, she still nodded when she heard Lu Wuwei say this.

This time, it took them nearly twice as long to finally reach a platform at an altitude of 4200 meters. At this time, this small platform was already full of people.

Lu Wuwei and Xiao Cui found a place to sit down and rest. They ate the food they brought without saying a word and replenished their strength. They heard someone talking around them.

"My eyes were almost blinded along the way, and I didn't see any snow lotus. I knew that the money was not so easy to make."

echoed his companion.

"Everyone, come up here. There are so many people here just to try your luck. Don't take it too seriously. To be honest, I've been up this road several times. If you've ever seen something like that, you've already seen it. It was picked off by someone else.”

"I just saw Lao Wang and the others continuing to go up."

As he spoke, he pointed at the vertical cliff behind him.

The man before looked back at the cliff in surprise.

"Really, it's a risk. I know of no one who went up there who came back alive. However, if there really is such a thing, maybe it can only be found up there."

"How about we go up and have a look? It's 100 million!"

"Gungungun, if you want to die, go by yourself. I still have a wife and children."

After the two rested for two hours, Lu Wuwei stood up.

"Let's set off while the sky is still bright. Can you still hold on?"

Xiao Cui nodded seriously.

At this time, there were quite a few people on the platform, but there were still a dozen or so people lingering and refusing to leave.

Lu Wuwei led Xiao Cui to the vertical cliff that blocked everyone. He reached out from his bag and took out the prepared rope gloves. He carefully tied them to himself and Xiao Cui. After doing this, he looked He threw the rope with the weight in his hand towards the cliff.

Amidst the exclamations of several people on the platform, the rope broke through the wind and snow and hung on the boulder on the cliff. Lu Wuwei pulled hard. Seeing that it was still firm, he let Xiaocui climb up first while he followed. Behind, make sure she's safe.

Twenty minutes later, the two climbed up the cliff in a frightening and dangerous manner. Lu Wuwei took away the rope and disappeared in front of everyone on the platform.

On the cliff, in front of Lu Wuwei and Xiaocui, there was still a vast expanse of white snow, and a few meters away in front of them was a vertical cliff. They did not delay, because once they could not go down the mountain before dark, the danger at night would be that during the day. Countless times.

After that, the two climbed over cliffs one after another. What frightened Xiaocui was that human corpses seemed to be buried under the white wind and snow on each cliff. What frightened her even more was that she soon... I saw several corpses that had not been covered by the wind and snow.

"Are these the ones who just came up?" Xiaocui couldn't help but ask.

Lu Wuwei did not look at the corpses, he nodded.

"They all paid the price for their greed. It's sad."

Xiaocui thought for a while, suppressed the fear in her heart, and came to two of the corpses that were still intact. She stretched out her hand and gently closed the eyes of the two people that were open in anger.

Lu Wuwei did not stop him. After that, the two of them started climbing up again. Several times, Xiao Cui was almost blown off the cliff by the wind. Lu Wuwei below would help her stabilize her body. Xiao Cui felt that her There seemed to be a very gentle force around him holding his back upward.

Although this was a bit unbelievable, she knew that Mr. Lu was protecting her. How magical and gentle.

The two of them climbed for a long time, but they did not reach the top of the mountain. Xiaocui looked up and saw that the top of the mountain was still out of reach. The snowfield where they were now was relatively flat and wide compared to before.

Lu Wuwei pulled Xiaocui to a stop.

"I can feel that it is nearby. What I say next may be a little strange, but please believe me."

Xiaocui looked at Lu Wuwei in surprise.

"Really! What do you want me to do next?"

Lu Wuwei was silent for a moment and took out a knife from his bag.

"I need your blood to perform a ritual to determine its specific location."

Xiao Cui glanced at Lu Wuwei's hand, and she took the knife from his hand without any hesitation.

"Is the blood on the palm okay? How much is needed?"

Lu Wuwei nodded.

"Just a light stroke, it doesn't take much."

Xiaocui took a deep breath and made a strong cut on her left hand. Blood immediately flowed down the blade of the knife.

She frowned deeply and clenched her teeth. She stretched out her hand in front of Lu Wuwei. Her face was pale but she still managed a beautiful smile.

"Is this okay? It doesn't hurt very much."

Lu Wuwei frowned, nodded, reached out to catch a few drops of Xiao Cui's blood, held it in his palm, closed his eyes lightly, and muttered something.

Xiaocui on the side was confused and couldn't understand a word.

After a moment, Lu Wuwei opened his eyes, and he spat out the blood in his hand into the air. He saw that the blood condensed into a small arrow in the air, with one end pointing in one direction.

Then the blood fell to the ground and disappeared into the snow.

Lu Wuwei's face also turned pale. He looked at Xiaocui and said with a smile, "Found it! Let's go this way."

When Xiaocui heard this, she also smiled from the bottom of her heart.

Just as Lu Wuwei took a step, he stopped and turned around.

"Let's take a rest here. Your hands also need to be bandaged."

After that, Lu Wuwei carefully bandaged the wound on Xiao Cui's palm. The two rested in place for more than ten minutes, and Xiao Cui hurriedly found medicine.

So, the two set off again. This time, under the leadership of Lu Wuwei, they wound their way to a cliff.

Lu Wuwei pointed to the snow lotus on the cliff that seemed to blend into the snow-capped mountains.

"Xiao Cui, we found it! I knew it must still exist!"

Xiao Cui struggled to look up at the holy snow lotus on the cliff. With tears in her eyes, she was so excited that she could not speak.

"As before, you go first. Snow lotuses must be picked by pure women, otherwise they will wither immediately."

Xiao Cui nodded. After a while, the two of them climbed onto the cliff. Looking at the snow lotus in front of them, Xiao Cui excitedly hugged Lu Wuwei beside her. After a while, she blushed again, let go of her hand, and retreated. To the side.

"What should I do next? Should I just go and pick it up?"