Acting for the gods

Chapter 55 Guge Ruins
Ali is a little-known mystery, and even many people who live in Tibet all the year round don't know anything about the mysterious Ali.

According to Wanda, Ali faces the Himalayas in the south and Gang Rinpoche, the main peak of the Gangdise Mountains in the north. It is a sacred mountain and the most sacred place for believers to look up to.

Under the Mount Kailash, there is an isolated area where the ruins of the Guge Dynasty are located.

It is rumored that the Guge Dynasty was established by the descendants of Tubo. It lasted for more than 500 years. It once had a splendid Buddhist civilization, but it was destroyed overnight. There is no relevant record in history.

However, Jiang Fan knew that the downfall of the Guge Dynasty was related to the Reincarnation Sect, but the specific circumstances were unknown.

On the way to the Guge Ruins, everyone passed by the Fairy Lake.

In the south-central part of Tibet, between the Himalayas and Nyainqentanglha, there are many lakes, and the lakesides of a small size are regarded as holy lakes by Tibetans.

If there are snow-capped mountains by the lake, it will be even more sacred.

The names of these lakes all contain the word "wrong". The more famous ones are Angla Rencuo, Dangreyongcuo, Namco, Zarinanmucuo, etc., too numerous to mention.

The Fairy Lake is a well-known holy lake. It is said that the Tang monk who went to the west to learn Buddhist scriptures once passed here.

When they came to a highland, Wanda pointed to the two large jade-like lakes below and said, "The big one on the left is the lake of the Dragon Palace, the Yongma table; lake."

Because of local beliefs, animals raised by people cannot enter the holy land, so they found a flat place to go down, tied their horse ropes, and walked towards the lake on foot.

Wanda said: "There is a legend about the lake of Dragon Palace. It is said that there is a palace of the Dragon King of Guangcai at the bottom of the lake, where many rare treasures are gathered. If you are destined, you only need to go around the lake and pick up a small fish, a pebble, or something in the lake. One feather from a waterfowl can be rewarded by the Dragon King of Guangcai, and the wealth will continue throughout his life."

Jiang Fan looked around, and there were pilgrims who came to circle the lakes by the two lakes.

Perhaps because of the war, the number of pilgrims was much smaller than in peacetime.

Jiang Fan and the others went to Fairy Lake.

Wanda explained to the side: "The clear water in the fairy lake is the tears of the fairy, which can not only eliminate the vulgar focus of the world's body, but also purify the greed, hatred, slack, and jealousy in the heart, making the heart pure. .”

"The snow-capped mountains across the two lakes symbolize the vastness and boundlessness of Buddhism."

Jiang Fan didn't agree with Buddhism very much, but he couldn't say he rejected it.

You don't have to believe in other people's beliefs, but there is no need to speak out against them unless you want to make trouble.

Appreciating the scenery, Jiang Fan and the others walked around the lakeside, feeling a little relieved.

In the evening, everyone found an open and flat place to set up camp.

Jiang Fan took the time to forge several oxygen cylinders and a pressure cooker purely by hand.

For Jiang Fan, who has "The Wind Queen" and magic tricks, it's completely child's play to do these things.

When going out, it is best not to drink unboiled water, as it is easy to cause stomach upset. In the era of poor medical conditions, it is not a trivial matter.

Oxygen is relatively thin on the plateau, and it is not easy to cook rice, water, or meat here. With a pressure cooker, this problem can be easily solved.

Wanda admires Jiang Fan's methods and regards the pressure cooker as a treasure.

Jiang Fan smiled and said, "When we come back, this pressure cooker will be given to you."

"Tashi Dele!"

Wanda expressed blessings in Tibetan.

At night, the partridge whistle, the old foreigner, and Jiang Fan took turns keeping watch.

The Nuqing Chicken gets sleepy at night, which is basically hopeless.

That is to say, the Nuqing chicken is a phoenix species, and it also eats the inner alchemy of the six-winged centipede and the black pipa. If it is an ordinary rooster and is brought to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, it will easily become acclimatized.

Silent all night.

The next day, Partridge Whistle spent some money and a few horses in exchange for five yaks in the hands of local herdsmen.

This time, Jiang Fan and the others traveled lightly and did not bring too many supplies.

The Guge ruins have long been deserted, and there are no roads along the way.

Stopping and stopping along the way, looking around, the sky is vast and wild, and the closer to the Gang Rinpoche Mountains, the more desolate. Later, even the nomads have never seen grazing here.

Because the land here has been desertified, only some yellow sand and wild grass can be seen.

There is no wind on the Gobi, the sky is still as blue as washing, and the brown mountains are towering and strange. Looking at them, one can't help but feel desolate!
Jiang Fan sat on the back of the yak, humming a song that did not belong to this world.

"I want to cross this desert to find my true self
There are only a few people by my side

This piece of wind blows, that piece of cloud floats by

Suddenly, a small river appeared

I step on the plateau boat, pipe and hourglass on my back

Still holding a jug of spirits in his hand, the long and ancient road
There are endless joys, angers and sorrows, only the yak keeps running

What ghosts and legends, what ghosts and monsters

Only the heron eagle sings quietly

The yellow sand flitted across the sky, walked around every corner, and walked in the endless vast galaxy..."

Jiang Fan sang "Camel in the Desert", but for the occasion, he changed the camel to yak.

As for Ai Xiaohe, Jiang Fan changed it anyway, so as not to let Hua Ling misunderstand what he had in mind.

Men should be in business.

Women only affect the speed at which I do tasks!

Although there is no musical instrument, just singing a cappella, but Jiang Fan's singing is still very pleasant, at least walking on the Gobi, listening to Jiang Fan's singing, the partridge whistle, the old foreigner, Hua Ling and Wanda all feel a lot more comfortable.

After walking for a while, Jiang Fan found some wooden stakes protruding from the ground.

These are the ruins of ancient tombs, but they have been deserted for a long time, and the contents inside have also been emptied by the predecessors, leaving only some coffin boards.

After walking through the ruins of Turpan and walking for another day, everyone arrived at the ruins of the Guge Dynasty.

The Guge Dynasty had not been excavated at this time, and herdsmen would not trek through mountains and rivers to come to this desolate area. It was not easy for ordinary people to live, let alone play any adventures.

Standing on the hillside and looking down from the top, you can see buildings and caves that are the same color as the soil in the distance.

Except for the temples with relatively solid structures, most of the rest of the houses collapsed or were buried by yellow sand, and some of them only had some earthen walls, and there were relics of city walls and watchtowers around them.

The entire Guge King City is built on the mountain, the highest point is the palace on the top of the mountain, the middle layer is the temple, and the bottom layer is the residential area and the peripheral defensive buildings.

Partridge Whistle said to Jiang Fan: "This Guge relic is not big or small, so where is the Guge Silver Eye?"

"After the fall of the Demon Kingdom, the Reincarnation Sect began to support the Guge Dynasty, and the Guge Silver Eye is probably in the Reincarnation Temple."

Jiang Fan remembered part of the information about the Reincarnation Sect, and it seemed that there were organs and monster guards in it.

Hua Ling looked at the ruins and found several temples, including red temples, white temples and other relics, but he couldn't tell which one was the reincarnation temple.

Wanda observed for a moment, pointing to a temple: "" That is the Temple of Reincarnation. "

"Let's go, be careful, there may be quicksand pits in the sand, or other creatures."

With a reminder, Jiang Fan then glanced at the Italian expedition team hanging far behind.

The old foreigner frowned: "These guys are probably upset and kind, I'll drive them away."

The partridge whistle held down the old foreigner: "Don't be impulsive, this is no man's land, they have guns, just wait and see what happens."

The other party was not kind to the visitor, so if the old foreigner went alone, he might send a sheep into the mouth of a tiger.

Partridge Whistle is not afraid of these expedition members, but it is unnecessary and does not want to conflict.

Several people led the yak downhill.

In the ruins of the Guge Dynasty, the houses have basically been eroded by the years. The soil has become brittle due to the wind and sun all year round, and the roofs of some houses have been buried by sand.

You need to be careful when walking on it. If you walk carelessly and accidentally step on a certain roof, you may be swallowed by sand in an instant.

If ordinary people fall, it is almost impossible to climb out again.

Partridge Whistle's experience is relatively sophisticated. Through the partially protruding houses, the direction of the historic street is deduced, and everyone walks along the buried road.

All the way to the Dharma Protector Temple, the yaks could not move forward, so I had to find a place to tie the yaks, and then walked with the equipment.

At this time, the members of the Italian expedition also rode into the range of the ruins of the Guge Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)