When Tashi Duoji came to Doma Temple before, he came on horseback. Now he can ride back with us. Although one of his legs is lame, what we didn't expect is that he can ride a horse very well. Well, if you ride your horse and whip your whip, you won’t see any difference from normal people at all.
Moreover, Tashi Duoji was not only a good horse rider, he also spoke Mandarin quite well. The key was that he was also a talkative person. He hardly stopped talking along the way. He would introduce us to the local customs and customs in this area, and then tell us about the local customs. We told the history of their village like a Tibetan tour guide.
Because Tashi Duoji had been helping to rebuild the collapsed temple building in Doma Temple during this period, Wen Qingshan took the opportunity to ask him if anything strange had happened in the area of Doma Temple recently.
Tashi Duoji thought for a while and said no at first, and just at this time we were passing by Chishui Lake. He glanced at the lake that was as red as blood, and suddenly thought of something again, and said hurriedly: "By the way, there is something strange to say. "Since the collapse of Doma Temple, Chishui Lake has become a bit strange."
Wen Qingshan hurriedly asked: "What a strange method?"
Tashi Duoji replied: "I heard that on the day the Doma Temple collapsed, the Chishui Lake had been bubbling out, and the water level suddenly dropped several meters. A few days later, the water level suddenly rose again. , and, after that, something seemed to appear in the lake. Every night, this thing would make a 'moo' sound, a bit like a cow's braying, which can be heard in the temple."
"Have you ever seen what this thing looks like?" Professor Dong asked from the side.
Tashi Duoji shook his head: "I didn't see it, but many people saw it. One night, the lama in the temple took some people to the lake to pray for blessings and worship the lake god, and that thing emerged from the lake. It came out, but the sky was dark at the time, and everyone couldn't see it clearly. They only knew that it was huge, because at first, everyone thought it was an island popping up in the middle of the lake. It was not until later that they realized that it was not an island, but an island. It is a living creature, because it not only stirred up waves, but also raised its long neck. According to some people, it was seen with three heads."
"Three heads," everyone was a little surprised.
Tashi Duoji continued: "Many people think it is the appearance of the lake god, but I think it is not the lake god, but a demon from hell,"
I didn't expect that Tashi Duoji would have such unique insights. It was a bit unexpected. Professor Dong asked puzzledly: "Why does brother Tashi Duoji think so?"
Tashi Duoji said: "I once read a Bon book, which mentioned a kind of demon from hell, three dragon beasts, which were also huge in size, had three heads, and also made mooing sounds like cattle. The cry and this series of characteristics are consistent with the monster in Chishui Lake,"
"So you think that the monster that appeared in Chishui Lake is the three-headed dragon beast,"
Tashi Duoji nodded and turned to look at the surface of Chishui Lake with a solemn expression. However, Chishui Lake was very calm at the moment and no sign of the water monster was found.
After bypassing Chishui Lake, the group continued walking in the direction of Daga Doma Village. After walking about three to five miles, we suddenly heard a sound of dogs barking in the distance. We looked in the direction of the sound. , it turned out that there were two herdsmen grazing on horses. They were driving a large group of goats in a hurry towards Daga Doma Village.
Because this place is not far from Daga Doma Village, these two herdsmen are most likely villagers from Daga Doma Village. Tashi Duoji stared at the two for a while and recognized them. , shouted at them: "Baza,"
The two herdsmen turned to look at us. One of them turned his horse and ran towards us. Tashi Dorje immediately stepped forward to meet us, and the two started talking in Tibetan.
The herdsman was carrying a long-barreled shotgun and a Tibetan knife on his waist. His expression looked a little serious, as if he had encountered some trouble. I don’t know what they talked about. Tashi Duoji suddenly changed his face and spoke. His tone became much more urgent and his volume increased a lot. Seeing this, Professor Dong quickly asked Basang: "Brother Basang, what are they talking about? I think Brother Tashi Duoji seems a little anxious."
Since they were some distance away from us and they spoke very quickly, Basang could not hear clearly. He said: "The herdsman brother seemed to have said that he had found someone in the valley not far away. What,"
When everyone was curious, Tashi Duoji suddenly turned his head and said to everyone: "Baza said they found traces of monsters at the entrance of Gesang Valley."
"Gelsang Valley," Professor Dong's expression changed slightly.
Wen Qingshan hurriedly asked: "Where is Gesang Valley?"
Tashi Duoji turned around and pointed to a snow-covered mountain in the distance, and said: "It's right there, about six or seven miles away from here."
Wen Qingshan glanced in the direction pointed by Tashi Duoji and said: "Six or seven miles is not a long way, let's go and have a look." Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Professor Dong said: "Wen San Brother, if we want to go to Gesang Valley, we’d better not rush into it, we have to think about it in the long run.”
"How do you say this?"
Professor Dong explained to us: "This Gesang Valley is a valley between two peaks. There is only one dangerous road into the valley. Because every spring, beautiful Gesang flowers bloom everywhere in the valley, so it is named Gesang Valley." , there is a relatively flat meadow in the valley with very lush water and grass, which is very suitable for grazing. However, few herders dare to drive cattle and sheep into the Gesang Valley."
"Why is this?" Wen Qingshan asked puzzledly.
Professor Dong continued: "Because the Gesang Valley not only has complex terrain, but also has an abnormal climate. The sun is often shining outside the valley, but in the valley there are rolling dark clouds, thunder and lightning, and heavy rain. It is said that in history, a large number of people were killed by lightning. livestock incident, so Gesang Valley is also called Death Valley and has almost become a forbidden land for local herdsmen,"
After hearing what Professor Dong said, everyone looked at each other in shock. At this moment, Tashi Duoji said: "Gelsang Valley is more dangerous, but it does not mean that it is completely inaccessible. I have gone in several times before when I was very agile."
"You have entered Gesang Valley before," Professor Dong was a little surprised.
Tashi Duoji said with some pride: "I haven't been to any place in this area."
"Is the climate in the Gesang Valley unpredictable?" Professor Dong asked hurriedly.
Tashi Duoji smiled and said: "Actually, it is not as exaggerated as the legend. The abnormal weather in the Gesang Valley mainly occurs at the turn of spring and summer. In addition, the valley will be frozen by ice and snow in winter. But entering the valley now, there should be no big problem. "
After listening to what Tashi Duoji said, Wen Qingshan said to Professor Dong: "Since brother Tashi Duoji is familiar with the terrain and environment of the Gesang Valley, let's ask brother Tashi Duoji to lead the way and go there to have a look."
Professor Dong pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "Then there is Brother Laozha Xiduoji,"
Because we did not bring weapons, just in case, Tashi Duoji borrowed the long-barreled shotguns carried by the two herdsmen. He and Basang each carried one and led us towards the direction of Gesang Valley. , on the way, he told us about his experience of entering the Gesang Valley several times. When he talked about the experience of entering the Gesang Valley for the last time, his expression seemed a little sad, as if it recalled some sad past.
After asking, he found out that it was his last experience entering the Gesang Valley that caused him to lose a leg.
It was winter at that time, and some yaks of herdsmen in the village strayed into the Gesang Valley. The herdsmen did not dare to enter the valley and were very anxious. However, Tashi Duoji was a warm-hearted person and volunteered to go search alone. Unexpectedly, not long after he entered the valley, There was a heavy snowstorm, and the thick snow blocked the narrow passage connecting the Kelsang Valley to the outside of the valley. Tashi Duoji was trapped in the valley for nearly twenty days. His life was not meant to be cut off, but he was about to die. When he went down, he accidentally found a cave in the valley. There was a dying yak in the cave. He cut off the yak's fur and covered it with him to keep warm. When he was hungry, he cut off the yak meat and swallowed it raw. , and finally got over it, but one of his legs was frozen due to walking in the cold and snow for too long.
We were walking and chatting, and unknowingly we came to a large mountain rising from the ground. This mountain was very steep. A vertical cliff hundreds of meters high stood in front of us. On the cliff, there was a cracked stone. The crack, said to be a stone crack, was actually about two meters wide, allowing us to pass through on horseback. The entire stone crack ran vertically down from the top of the mountain, looking as if someone had split the entire mountain with a giant axe.
Tashi Duoji raised his finger and pointed at the stone crevice and said, "Through this narrow passage, we will enter the Gesang Valley."
Wen Qingshan looked up and sighed: "This Gesang Valley is indeed a dangerous place. It has the aura that one man can block the barrier and ten thousand people can't open it."
Tashi Duoji got off the horse, looked around, and said, "Baza just said that they found a line of large footprints near the mouth of the valley. Let's look for them."
Following Tashi Duoji's instructions, everyone started searching near the mouth of the valley. After searching for a while, we made a discovery. In a piece of soft mud, there was a line of large footprints about a foot long. These large footprints were The footprints are almost the same size as the footprints we saw on the pool of cow dung before, and judging from the direction of the footprints, they should be heading towards the narrow channel, and most likely they have entered the Gesang Valley.
Professor Dong took out a tape measure from his backpack and measured it. The footprints were actually 47 centimeters long. The span between each two footprints was between 1.3 and 1.4 meters. Based on this, the height of the snow monster was calculated. It is at least 2.5 meters tall, half a head taller than the giant Yao Ming.