One Pillow Huaxu

Seen from this height, the sea of ​​trees seems to stand in a basin, and the edge is no longer invisible.Those towering ancient trees stood quietly below, sinking in a vague mist.

The entire mountain surrounded the sea of ​​trees like a barrier, and the only connection point was the solitary suspension bridge.

It just doesn't exist anymore.

Wu Xie thought, and at the same time glanced at Zhang Qiling.The other party was very straightforward, quickly packed up the equipment, and did not plan to stay longer.He skillfully carried Wu Xie on his back, and walked straight towards the opposite direction of the sea of ​​trees.

The two advanced for a while without talking, and the surrounding was very quiet, only the occasional sound of the mountain wind could be heard.The person on the back didn't say a word, just when Zhang Qiling thought he was asleep, Wu Xie suddenly said, "Take a break?"

"Not right." Zhang Qiling shook his head, "I don't know what's in the sea of ​​trees."

After finishing speaking, he thought for a moment, and added a comforting sentence: "Hold on a little longer."

Wu Xie lifted his eyelids slightly, and his expression became a little weird.He didn't answer this sentence, but let out a breath of white air and looked up at the sky.

The top of the mountain is very open, and as far as the eye can see, there are only large areas of exposed rocks, and there are very few weeds between the gravel.Compared with the sea of ​​trees, the field of vision here is very wide, the moonlight illuminates the ground white, and fine stars can be seen in the dark sky.

He stared at the starry sky in silence for a long time, and suddenly said: "At the beginning, you are very narrow, and you are able to understand people. After walking a few dozen steps, you suddenly become enlightened."

After finishing speaking, he lowered his head and continued: "Don't you think we just went from a narrow entrance to another wide place."

Zhang Qiling said: "If this is the case, it happens to be on a path that will be visited by people."

"But who can be sure, the end point is Taohuayuan." Wu Xie said, "Have you read the super-syllabus content outside the textbook? There is a saying that Taohuayuan is not a paradise, but a country of the dead."

"Why does a fisherman who is familiar with the nearby waters get lost, because he encountered a ghost hitting the wall. Fishing in the daytime, he found the Peach Blossom Spring at sunset, because the people in it avoided the light of day and dared not come out in the daytime. The land is flat and the houses are like, Our older generation also repaired the grave neatly. There are peaches on the outside and mulberries on the inside, which is a big taboo."

In the dark night, Wu Xie's tone was very brisk, as if he was not talking about the terrifying version of Taohuayuan, but some interesting story: "For 500 years, no one in Taohuayuan wanted to go out, is that reasonable? "

He paused, leaned into Zhang Qiling's ear, and said softly, "That's unreasonable. Let's come out from that exit. Are you sure we're going to a place where there are people, not to the tomb."

Zhang Qiling's expression didn't change, as if he didn't hear Wu Xie's deliberately lowered voice, he stopped and looked down at the rubble next to him: "There are signs that someone has been active."

Wu Xie felt a little bored, so she shrugged her shoulders.He naturally knew how Zhang Qiling chose the direction of travel.All the way from the sea of ​​trees, the entire route was deliberately arranged by someone, and there were even human footprints on the top of the mountain.

Zhang Qiling quickened his pace, and soon the mountain road came to an end, and the two finally stopped at an edge of the cliff.

Below is a straight and open trough with steep walls and a flat middle.Looking forward along the trough-shaped valley bottom, there is a wider valley plain in the distance, and a mountain can be seen at the end of the trough shoulder.From the top of the mountain, glacial water flows down all the way, converging into rivers at the bottom of the valley, and flowing to the distance with ice in between.

At this time, the sky had already begun to turn white, and under the shroud of dim skylight, some vague shadows appeared below where they were standing.Countless houses stand on the relatively straight valley walls on both sides.

Looking at this scene, Wu Xie showed a rare moment of surprise.He said something in Tibetan: "Carl."

"Carl" means fortress in Tibetan. There are more than a hundred Tibetan-style fortresses hidden in this barren valley far away from humans.These square blockhouses are built from bottom to top and attached to the mountain wall. Most of them are two-story structures made of stone and yellow mud.On the wall made of rough stone, there are rows of trapezoidal window openings with large tops and small bottoms, with dark red eaves on the window openings.

The blockhouses are next to each other, connected by simple wooden plank roads in the middle, and the roof of the topmost building on the mountain wall is not far below them.

"It's a bit strange." Wu Xie said.Diaofang is very common in Tibetan areas, but it is rare to see such dense buildings built on mountain walls.He looked towards the bottom of the valley, where there was a large open space, and there seemed to be something standing there, but it was too far away to see clearly.

Zhang Qiling nodded, and asked him with his eyes if he wanted to go down.Wu Xie took out the rope from the bag: "Proceed with caution."

The two went down to the roof of the blockhouse closest to them, and then followed the eaves and settled down on the plank road in front of the door.At this time, the sky was already bright, but no one came out to move around.

The houses stood vaguely in the valley, and the surroundings were quiet, as if there were only these buildings here, and there was no living thing except them.

But after Wu Xie stood still on the plank road, he knew that this was not the case. There were traces of people walking on these plank roads, and the traces were very new.He wiped the window frame in front of him, and there was no dust.

Wu Xie looked up into the window.The room was very dark, there was no light on, and there was no sound of movement.

"Do you want to knock on the door and tell fellow villager Tashi Dele that we are passing by and want to stay overnight." Wu Xie said jokingly, but then he directly grabbed the doorknob and pulled hard.

With a creak, the door was directly opened by Wu Xie.He turned on the flashlight: "Wake people up."

Such a direct act of intrusion woke everyone up, but the room was still dead silent.Wu Xie glanced around, the house was decorated in a typical Tibetan style, with felt on the walls and carpets on the floor.There is a fire pit in the middle, and a brass kettle stands beside it.

Zhang Qiling had already checked the back room at this time, he walked back to Wu Xie and said, "No one."

Wu Xie knew that there was no one in the room before he opened the door, so he touched the copper pot.The charcoal fire had just finished burning, but the kettle was still warm.

He didn't look any more, turned his head and walked slowly outside the door.The two went to the next room again, and it was the same scene.

They walked along the plank road to the lower part of the mountain wall and stopped in front of a house.Wu Xie took out the cigarette case, shook out a cigarette, looked at the quantity again, and clicked his tongue regretfully.In the end he still got it in his mouth, but he didn't ignite it.

Wu Xie leaned against the wall, smoking a cigarette, her voice was a bit vague: "Peach Blossom Spring, Land of the Dead, guess which one it is."

All the houses have traces of habitation, and these traces are very new, as if there were still people in the house before they arrived.But all the way down, they didn't meet a single person.

Wu Xie looked at the opposite mountain wall, where there was also a blockhouse.Those shadows stood quietly not far away, like a grave.

He turned his gaze to the flat land in the middle of the valley.A very thin river flows through it, and a bird-shaped stone sculpture stands in the center.

"Maybe everyone in this area has gone to the opposite side to visit." Wu Xie stood up straight.The village gave him such a strange feeling that he couldn't describe it.All the furnishings are in order, but no one can be seen.

There is a kind of weirdness everywhere here, but he has seen all kinds of weird things over the years, so he is still in a calm mood.He exchanged glances with Zhang Qiling, and was about to go down to the bottom to confirm the situation in the opposite bungalow, when there was a sudden noise above his head.

Wu Xie's movements stopped.It was a human voice.

He raised his head and saw a middle-aged woman appearing on the plank road above at some point.The man was dressed in local clothes and was standing at the door, looking at them in surprise.

Along with her voice, there was the sound of doors opening around.The sound of more people talking and walking was also heard at this time, and someone stood at the door to greet the neighbors.

In an instant, it changed from a cemetery to a vibrant village.These people were men and women, old and young, as if they had just woken up, they opened the door, walked out of the room, and gathered together in twos and threes.

Wu Xie stared at this scene steadfastly, bit the cigarette in his mouth hard, and suddenly said, "I'm alive."

The whole village came alive.