Xiangyu said that rivers all over the world are formed on geological rift zones, and this river in Wawu Mountain is no exception.
There were steep walls on both sides of the river, with a very steep slope. We were walking halfway up the mountain and almost didn't dare to look down.
In the past, my grandfather often said that in the deep mountains, "the sky is different ten miles away, but everything is in the same mountain." I always felt puzzled. Only when I walked on this cliff today did I truly understand the meaning of this sentence.
The rolling river in the canyon brings abundant water vapor to the mountains standing on both sides. Therefore, the vegetation in the mountains is extremely rich, with famous flowers and rare medicinal materials forming forests, clear mountain lakes, and steep canyon rapids.
People feel relaxed and happy, but also feel uneasy.
"Look, the river has turned into colors." Zhang Jisheng, who was walking ahead to explore the road, suddenly said.
We couldn't help but look into the canyon. At this moment, I saw the most shocking scenery in my life.
The color of the river water actually gradually changes from yellow to orange, and finally to red. Looking from a distance, it's like God's palette fell into the river, dyeing the river water into balls of colorful cotton...
"It's incredible," Wang Zhishui sighed sincerely.
"Rainbow River Moss," Xiangyu said, staring at the river, "But why does Rainbow River Moss appear in Wawu Mountain?"
"Xiangyu, what are you talking about?" I asked.
"The color of the river water is due to a plant called rainbow river moss growing in the river bed. They are also called 'waterfall orchids'. This plant changes its color according to the light and water environment. However, in the same river,
It appears that several colors appear at the same time, and it seems that it has not been discovered before." Xiangyu said.
During this adventure, I really admired Xiangyu. Her knowledge reserve is so powerful.
"Currently, the only river with rainbow river moss found is the Rainbow River in Colombia, South America. There are no records of rainbow river moss anywhere else. This Wawu Mountain is really hidden," Xiangyu said.
"What a pity. We are in the mountains now, too far away from the river, so we can only watch it from a distance."
"Let's go quickly. If we keep dragging our feet like this, we'll have to spend the night on this cliff tonight." The old man said a little impatiently.
Zhang Jisheng smiled helplessly at us, and then started walking forward again.
The five of us walked in the mountains for a while, and the sound of the water became louder and louder. The excitement of meeting the ancient temple made everyone tireless, so that no one had the intention to stop and rest.
I was extremely tired. I didn't sleep well last night because of Xiangyu's sleepwalking. I fell into the cave again early this morning. There were also things about the recorder and the relief that my companions didn't know about, which made me physically and mentally exhausted.
Gradually, I have fallen to the end of the team.
Suddenly, Xiangyu yelled, then turned around and ran towards me.
"What's wrong?" I saw an extremely frightened expression on Xiangyu's face.
"I stepped on something and it was trampled to death." She said in shock.
"I just stepped on a toad. It's nothing. Girls may be more afraid of these ugly things." Wang Zhishui squatted on the ground and said to Xiangyu half-jokingly.
"It's not just one, Professor Wang. I accidentally stepped on one, but there seemed to be countless of them densely packed in that area." Xiangyu had calmed down a bit now. She swallowed and said, "Professor
, this is a Toad with thorns on its back, please be careful."
Before Xiangyu finished speaking, we noticed that Wang Zhishui's expression changed. He stood up with lightning speed and stared at the turbulent vegetation around him with a look of fear.
One, two, three...
Suddenly, countless toothed toads appeared from all directions. They were all very small, about the size of a toe. Some fell on the leaves, some stopped on the flower stamens, and one after another kept spitting.
Sticking your tongue, that kind of situation makes people's skin crawl.
Some toothed toads have even climbed onto our shoes.
"Xiangyu, did you trample their boss to death? All the toothed toads in this mountain came out to avenge their boss." Although Wang Zhishui was also frightened, he could still tell a joke.
"Professor, you still have the heart to joke, what should you do now? We don't even have a place to set foot on these little things that are so densely packed all over the mountains and plains. This is even more uncomfortable than killing me." Xiangyu looked like he was about to cry.
It seems that these toothed toads really have no intention of attacking us. They look like Xiangyu suddenly disturbed them from a sweet dream and woke them up.
"These little things are often seen along the streams in rural areas. They hide day and night and move slowly. They are often caught cooking porridge and eaten. What are you afraid of? Just leave quickly."
The old man said, looked at us with disdain, then took out the saber in his backpack and cut a thick branch from the tree, swept the toothed toad away from his feet, and walked straight forward.
The four of us looked at each other, feeling as if we were the ones making the fuss, so we followed the old man's example and used branches to clear a path, and then walked forward.
To be honest, although toothed toads are not aggressive, walking among such a huge group of toothed toads is still a bit scary.
Especially Xiangyu, girls are probably afraid of this kind of thing. She almost half-closed her eyes and walked behind me. However, what I have to praise is that although she was afraid, she did not hold us back and still
It maintains about the same speed as us.
"Here we are," the old man said suddenly, "This is where we are, the Nine Dragons Playing with Pearls."
The scenery in front of you is really shocking.
In this place, due to the obstruction of large overhanging rocks and cliffs, the river was blocked by mountains, so it had to turn sharply from south to north, forming a large semicircular bay here, which is exactly the same as the mural on the gravel beach.
The nine waterfalls on the cliff opposite surround the semicircular bay and go straight to the bottom of the river. The old man's metaphor of "Nine Dragons Playing with Pearls" is really apt.
We stood on the opposite bank across the river from the waterfall. Water drops kept splashing on our bodies, and soon we were all wet.
"Sir, the waterfall is here, but where is the ancient temple?" Wang Zhishui was the first to ask.
Yes, we were all shocked by the natural landscape in front of us just now, so we didn't notice that there were still vast mountains behind us, and there were no ancient temples at all.
It was the first time I saw the old man's panic expression. Although he seemed to have never taken off his sunglasses, his speech and behavior at this moment were no longer as calm as usual.
"It's obviously here. I saw the ancient temple on this mountain. Why has it disappeared? This is impossible." The old man said incoherently, and his hands began to fumble on the mountain wall.
No one spoke, and the disappointment was obvious on everyone's face.
After working hard for so long, is it all in vain?
The sun was setting in the west and had disappeared behind the mountains. At this moment, a faint sound similar to that of an ancient temple bell came from the mountains behind us.