Wen Qingshan was about to step forward to greet Master Dolma, but was grabbed by Professor Dong. Professor Dong put his index finger to his mouth, shook his head, and signaled us not to disturb Master Dolma yet.
The few of us had to stand aside and wait quietly. After waiting for more than half an hour, Master Dolma finally finished meditating. He slowly turned around. When I saw his appearance, I couldn't help but be scared.
In a flash, his face was so thin that only skin and bones were left. Coupled with the copper-colored skin, if it weren't for his bright eyes, the whole appearance would have looked no different from a mummy.
Wen Qingshan also showed a surprised expression on his face, but Professor Dong was not surprised at all when he saw Master Zhuoma's appearance. From this, it seems that this Bon master had already become a master more than ten years ago.
This is what it looks like.
Wen Qingshan and I were still stunned when Professor Dong and Basang suddenly took a step forward, bent their legs, knelt down on the ground, and kowtowed to Master Dolma respectfully.
Wen Qingshan and I didn't dare to ask why we had to perform such a grand ceremony. As the saying goes, do as the Romans do, so we had no choice but to imitate him. We quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Master Dolma.
Master Dolma glanced at us with his sharp eyes, and seemed to recognize Professor Dong. He smiled and nodded to him, and said something in Tibetan.
Basang turned to everyone and said, "Master Dolma, please sit down."
A few of us sat cross-legged on the spot, and Master Dolma spoke a few more words in Tibetan. Professor Dong happened to understand. He glanced at Wen Qingshan and whispered: "Master Dolma asked us why.
Come."
When Wen Qingshan heard this, he immediately took out the wooden box containing the human skin map from his backpack, opened the wooden box, took out the human skin map, handed it to Master Zhuoma, and said softly: "We are here,
I want to ask Master Dolma to take a look at this."
When Basang saw the human skin map in Wen Qingshan's hand, he had a surprised expression on his face, but he didn't say much, and translated Wen Qingshan's words to Master Dolma in Tibetan.
After hearing this, he took the human skin map from Wen Qingshan and held it in his hand. He first looked at the picture, then turned it to the back and looked at the words on it carefully.
At first, Master Dolma's expression seemed quite calm, but soon his face showed a look of surprise. When he read the entire paragraph, his face was full of shock, and his eyes
He stared at the human skin map in his hand, his mouth slightly opened, and didn't say a word for a long while.
It seems that Master Dolma has understood the meaning of the words on the human skin map, but for some reason, he did not speak for a long time. Wen Qingshan couldn't help but feel a little anxious. He whispered to Basang: "Brother Basang, you
Help me ask Master Dolma, what does this map say?"
However, this time Basang did not immediately ask Master Dolma. Instead, he turned to look at Wen Qingshan and asked in a low voice: "Is it because of this human skin map that you came to Master Dolma this time?"
At this point, it was no longer possible to hide the matter from Basang. Wen Qingshan could only nod his head and said frankly: "That's right! I got this human skin map by chance not long ago, and the words on it have long been lost.
In order to understand the meaning of these ancient Xiangxiong texts, we came to seek advice from Master Dolma."
"Ancient Xiongwen!?" There was a surprised look on Basang's face. He must have known what the Ancient Elephant Xiongwen meant. He didn't ask any more questions. He turned around and said a few words in Tibetan to Master Dolma. However, Zhuoma
Master Ma's attention seemed to have been completely attracted by the text on the back of the map, and he did not pay attention to Basang, nor even raised his head.
After a long time, Master Dolma slowly raised his head, looked into the distance through the only window of the stone house, moved his lips a few times, and uttered a few words: Shambala.
What I didn't expect was that after hearing these words, Wen Qingshan stood up and exclaimed in surprise: "What! Shambala?"
I didn't expect him to react so much. I raised my head and glanced at him, and saw a look of surprise on his face. This made me feel a little confused. He couldn't understand Tibetan, so how could he hear this?
How could such a big reaction come from just a few words? I looked at Professor Dong and Basang again, and they both looked shocked.
Seeing this, I quickly asked: "What does Shambala mean?"
Wen Qingshan took a deep breath and said slowly: "Shambala Cave, the legendary holy land located on the snowy plateau, is also a place that every treasure hunter in the world dreams of finding." Having said this, Wen Qingshan
Then he immediately turned to Pasang and said: "Brother Pasang, please quickly ask Master Dolma if this is the map leading to Shambala? By the way, there are also the words behind the map, so ask him too.
Ask what it means."
Pasang seemed to want to understand, and he quickly started talking to Master Dolma in Tibetan. Master Dolma said a long story to Basang. After he finished speaking, Wen Qingshan couldn't wait to ask: "Basang
Brother Sang, what did Master Dolma say?"
Pasang told us that Master Dolma believed that this human skin map was the map leading to Shambala. However, this map was not complete and there should be another half. As for the text behind the map, it was a
An ancient poem about Shambhala mentions the timing of entering Shambhala. According to records, the entrance to Shambhala is year-round.
It is hidden under the snow, so even if you know the general geographical location of Shambala, trying to find its entrance in the deserted snow-covered plateau is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack. The poem mentions that when
When three suns appear in the sky, the snow-capped mountains will emit holy Buddha light, and the Buddha light will guide devout believers into the sacred Shambala Holy Land.
After hearing what Basang said, Wen Qingshan seemed a little excited. He immediately took out a pen and a small notebook and wrote down everything Basang said seriously.
Wen Qingshan rarely showed signs of joy or anger, and the excited expression he showed now seemed to have only been seen by me when he unearthed King Chuang's treasure. I couldn't help but secretly thought: "Is it possible that this legendary figure is...
Can the Shambala Cave be comparable to King Chuang’s treasure?”
Although I was very curious, I saw that a few of them were still asking Master Dolma about Shambhala, so I didn’t dare to interrupt them. I thought to myself that I would have to ask clearly after waiting.
After they chatted for a while, the topic turned to the recent incident of monsters attacking herds. Master Dolma seemed to be more interested in this monster than the legendary Shambala Cave. He learned that we were investigating this matter.
, he immediately asked us what we thought. Wen Qingshan told Master Zhuoma our analysis, believing that what attacked the herd was not a walking corpse possessed by evil spirits, but a snow monster.
Basang didn't know how to translate the word "snow monster" in Tibetan. Wen Qingshan was thinking about how to describe this half-man, half-ape monster to Basang. Professor Dong reminded him: The snow monster has been killed by the Himalayas again.
The people from the tribes near the mountains are called "Ye Di". Unexpectedly, Master Zhuoma seemed to understand what we were talking about when he heard the word "Ye Di" and immediately spoke a lot of Tibetan words.
Although I had no idea what he was talking about, just by listening to the pronunciation, I heard him mention the word "Ye Di" several times. After he finished speaking, everyone turned their attention to Basang, and Basang's face was filled with confusion.
With a shocked expression on his face, he was stunned for a while and then said to everyone: "Master Zhuoma said that the Night Emperor is actually the evil spirit in Chishui Lake!"
"What?" Everyone was surprised, and Professor Dong quickly asked: "How do you say this?"
Basang replied: "Because the chieftain prince fell into the water and died after being attacked by the Night Emperor. When his body was first found, there was a big hole in his neck, which was almost completely bitten through. At that time, people were worried
I thought he was attacked by a snow leopard, and it was not until the Bon elder arrived later that he told the local lama elder that the one who attacked the chieftain prince was the demon from hell - the Night Emperor."
Hearing what Basang said, Wen Qingshan frowned and said, "Since the Bon elder had informed the local people of the existence of Night Emperor two hundred years ago, why didn't even Uncle Qiangba hear about Night Emperor?
"
Basang went on to explain: "Because the Bon elder repeatedly warned not to spread the story about the Night Emperor, otherwise it will bring disaster. So most people don't know the truth of the matter."
"According to this, the reason why the chieftain prince transformed into a corpse was not actually possessed by the evil spirit in Chishui Lake, but because he was bitten by a snow monster."
"But how can one transform into a corpse after being bitten by a snow monster?" As soon as I said this, my mind suddenly flashed: "Wait a minute! Could it be that Ye Emperor's teeth contain corpse poison!?"
Wen Qingshan nodded solemnly: "It's possible! According to what we know so far, snow monsters feed on the blood of animals, and they most likely come from cold places underground. Maybe it's really
A zombie-like evil."
Professor Dong's face changed slightly and he said in surprise: "If this is true, then the matter will be serious. Once the snow monster attacks people..."
Before he could finish his words, Wen Qingshan interrupted him: "So we must find the snow monster as soon as possible to prevent things from developing into a situation that is difficult for us to control."
"But this snow monster can kill several yaks in one night. Even if we find its trace, I'm afraid it won't be easy to deal with!" I said worriedly.
Wen Qingshan pondered for a moment, suddenly thought of something, and turned to Basang and said: "Brother Basang, ask Master Zhuoma again what method the Bon elder used to make the snow monster appear again.
This area has been invisible for two hundred years."
Basang realized that the situation was serious and hurriedly asked Master Dolma for advice in Tibetan. After the two had a conversation, Basang told us a shocking secret about Doma Temple.