According to the old man, the people in their village are descendants of the surviving people of the Guge Dynasty.

Back then, Guge suffered a disastrous defeat in the war with Kedala, but the palace where the Guge royal family was located has never been captured.

Guge's palace is built on the top of the mountain, and there is only one tunnel to pass through.Kedala then drove the people of Guge to build steps to the top, forcing them to work day and night.

The people who couldn't get a rest were overwhelmed and sang sad songs at the foot of the mountain. King Guge was moved when he heard this, and jumped off the cliff to exchange his own life for thousands of people.

As soon as the king died, the city collapsed without attack, Kedala finally stopped the slaughter, and the enslaved people were saved.

The facts told by the old man are more detailed and tragic than the historical text that Liu Jingwen told them.After the Guge city was broken, most of the Guge people were merged into Kedala, and they should become the lowest-level slaves.Some common people and royal nobles fled there, and under the leadership of a wise man, they escaped from Kedarla's rule and found an oasis in this no-man's land, where they settled down.

"Is that wise man from Guge?" Xiao Zhi asked.

The old man shook his head, "The wise man suddenly appeared in Guge. He said that his mission was to save the people of Guge, but he failed to stop the war. He has already failed and will be punished. But he still tried his best to take us through In no-man’s land, there is no food or clothing, so he conjured it up for us with the help of the Buddha. Later, when he came to this green land, he taught us to reclaim wasteland to plant highland barley and domesticate wild yaks. He also said that the climate in this area will change in the future. As we get worse, the oasis will become smaller and smaller. If our survival is in crisis, there will definitely be people like him who will come with a similar mission to take us out of here. At that time, the outside world will become more peaceful. We Guge survivors can also live freely."

The old man looked at Xiao Zhi and Tashi with burning eyes, and said firmly: "It's been more than 300 years, and you are the first outsiders to come in. The wise man must be talking about you."

Xiao Zhi and Tashi looked at each other, "Mission", "failure", and those abilities that are different from ordinary people, this couldn't be more obvious, that wise man is also a host.

After Xiao Zhi, Tashi and other old people finished speaking, they wanted to rest on the pretext of being tired.The old man hurriedly invited them into the back room, where there were spacious beds and heavy bedding, and after a few words of concern, the old man closed the door for them and left.

Xiao Zhi and Tashi sat on the couch, took off their heavy boots and bulging mountaineering suits, they covered a quilt together, leaned side by side by the wall, and talked about what they had just heard.

Tashi asked puzzled: "You guys, ah, it's us. Is our mission regular? If someone doesn't complete it, will there be another host to take the same mission later?"

Xiao Zhi shook his head: "I don't know either, we have passed through too few worlds. I don't know if the previous host really guessed that there would be other hosts coming in, or just casually comforting them and letting them live with peace of mind? And you see, what the wise man told them is that someone will take them out of here in the future, but our task is not to take them out of no-man's land."

Tashi shook his head slowly.

Xiao Zhi smiled, "Well, we really won't ignore death, but what if it's another host? He has completed the task of treasure hunting, will he still meddle in his own business? After all, there are not many well-intentioned hosts like us .”

Tashi didn't feel that he was bragging, but nodded thoughtfully, "I saw what happened on that island in my dream. Tasks make people selfish."

Xiao Zhi continued: "If the wise man just told a white lie to comfort the villagers, then we don't have to speculate. But if we assume this - that wise man knows more about the system than we do, he knows his If the mission is not completed, there will be similar missions to be released to other hosts. Now, we have received the treasure hunting mission. The Guge silver eye we found before is a treasure. There may be even bigger treasures in this village. .”

After passing through these worlds, he has realized that the [-] points obtained for completing the task are only an insignificant part, and the bonus points related to the task are the real big ones.

When he was in the trial world back then, his mission was to help his parents who still had feelings for each other reunite.Afterwards, he helped countless lovers achieve positive results, and the additional points far exceeded [-] points.

There is also the first world, the task is to be a real man once.Because of the flaws of the original owner, helping him stand out on the bed is of course a point, but other things, such as speaking up for justice, acting bravely, etc., also gave him a lot of points.

Especially in the last world, after he and Chen Jia completed the task of rescuing the deceived girl, they also helped countless congregants to wake up from the lies. At that time, the points were soft.

He found that the release of the task was always very concise.The more concise it is, the less accurate it is. Imprecision means that the scope is wide, and the additional points that can be obtained are more.Their mission this time is to hunt for treasure, which is the most concise one. What exactly is the treasure?It could be a rare Buddha statue, or something else.

Judging from the positive energy of their tasks, this treasure can also be understood as human life.After all, in human society, there is nothing more precious than human life.

He told Tashi about his analysis, and Tashi thought it made sense, "If it's not us, but other hosts come here, as long as they can figure out the key points, even if they are not enthusiastic people, they will still look at the points. For the sake of taking these villagers out."

After the two of them finished talking, they both felt very sleepy, worried that they were in someone else's house, so they didn't sleep with their arms around each other unscrupulously as usual, but when they woke up the next morning, Tashi ran into Xiao Zhi's arms again, the same as before. Every morning is the same.

When the two saw this posture, they both laughed. After cleaning up roughly, they opened the door and went out, only to be startled by the scene in front of them.

Many villagers waited outside the door, either sitting or standing, and they all held plates or bowls in their hands, filled with meat and milk brown tsampa.Hundreds of pairs of eyes looked at them together, with the same eager anticipation and obvious anxiety in the eyes.

Xiao Zhi didn't know what to say for a while, so he looked at the old man.The old man explained that everyone did it spontaneously, thinking that it was too hard for you to climb the iceberg, and wanted to do something for you within our ability.

Xiao Zhi hurriedly expressed his thanks to everyone.

In the end, the old man came forward to accept the food, and then had breakfast with Xiao Zhi and Tashi. During the meal, the old man tentatively asked them if they would like to take them out of no-man's land.Judging from that tone, they already fully believe that they have this ability.

Xiao Zhi gave the old man a reassurance first: "We will definitely help you. But—"

The old man's face tightened.

Xiao Zhi continued: "But we don't have the ability to take so many people away at once. We can only take away a few young people who are strong and able to withstand crossing no-man's land, and they will ask our country for help."

The old man looked worried: "Why does the country control us untouchables?"

Xiao Zhi comforted him and said, "In today's society, there is no distinction between nobles and untouchables. You are within the territory of the country. As long as the country knows your existence, it will definitely take care of you."

There was another obvious reason Xiao Zhi didn't tell the old man.Guge originally occupies an important position in the long history of Tibetan areas, otherwise Liu Jingwen and the others would not have gone through untold hardships to investigate the Guge site.And these Guge remnants are simply living fossils of history and culture, and Liu Jingwen and his unit alone will not allow them to fend for themselves here.

After breakfast, the old man took them around the village.The village is very small, with only a few hundred stone houses and more than 1000 villagers.

According to the old man, there used to be nearly [-] people here, but as the grassland and arable land became less and less, everyone began to consciously have fewer children. In addition, intermarriage among villagers had to avoid close relatives, and the combination of men and women became a reality. One problem, the population is getting smaller and smaller.

The farmland, cattle and sheep in the village are all communal, and everyone plows and grazes together. They also have harvest festivals and winter slaughter festivals. During the festivals, grain and meat are distributed to every household.Tashi has experience in this, and he can see at a glance that the cultivated land, cattle and sheep are not enough to feed so many villagers, and everyone must be hungry.

He couldn't help asking: "Everyone works together, won't anyone be lazy? And when the meat and grain are divided, won't there be conflicts?"

The old man explained with a smile that at the beginning, we were all poor people with the same disease, and there was a scorpion left by a wise man. We all thought of each other very much.

Another wonder in the village is the coexistence of crosses and Buddha statues. Some families enshrine crosses, while others enshrine Buddha statues. These two beliefs coexist harmoniously, and there is no gap between the villagers.

The old man explained that Guge was originally a place where Buddhism was revived, and most of the people believed in Buddhism.However, under the influence of foreign missionaries, King Guge converted to Christ. Later, the king sacrificed himself and jumped off the cliff for the sake of the people. Many people also believed in Christ in memory of him.And the wise man who brought them here was a monk, so many people followed this wise man and continued to believe in Buddhism.

Regarding the dispute between Buddhism and Catholicism in Guge, Xiao Zhi and the others had already heard from Liu Jingwen that the religious dispute that led to the demise of Guge was nothing more than a power struggle between the king of Guge and his younger brother who was the king of Dharma.

In this small village far away from the hustle and bustle, religion has eliminated political elements and finally returned to the original benevolent nature, which actually made the ancient legend of Shambhala come true.

Xiao Zhi and Tashi stayed in the village for two days, selected a few strong and bold young men, Xiao Zhi gave them some simple training, and then selected a route without climbing icebergs through GPS , took these Guge youths out of the village.

It took them several days to skirt the vast glacier to the lake where they had abandoned their vehicle, their jeep and the poachers' jeeps still in place.

Thinking of something, Tashi took a few young people onto the ice and took them to see the body of Lama Bianma.

Unexpectedly, when those young people saw Lama Bianma, they all exclaimed, Xiao Zhi was astonished when he heard that, these young people actually called Lama Bianma their wise man.

Xiao Zhi and Tashi were confused for a moment, could it be that Lama Bianma is the host?They immediately rejected this conjecture.

Xiao Zhi's heart skipped a beat, "After the host mission fails, his memory will be erased and he will become an indigenous resident of this world..."

Tashi was stunned: "Didn't it mean that you can enter the punishment world after you fail the mission?"

Xiao Zhi nodded, "Maybe he gave up on his own."

Tashi's eyes turned hot, "Yes, it should be Rinpoche who gave up and chose to enter reincarnation and stay in this world to complete his unfinished mission."

Xiao Zhi couldn't help feeling that such an eminent monk like Rinpoche really took life and death lightly.People like myself, after death, have to find ways to keep them alive. If Lama Bianma is still alive, he will definitely say that he is too obsessed.

Several young people recited sutras devoutly to Lama Pianma's body, and then Xiao Zhi and Tashi, each in a car, led these young people back to Shuanghu after traveling for more than ten days.

As they expected, these Guge remnants caused an uproar in the society, and the state immediately organized troops to search for the village behind the glacier according to the track marked by Xiao Zhi for them.

Xiao Zhi handed over the ancient silver eye to the country, and Xiao Zhi received another certificate. Together with the previous certificate for outstanding private entrepreneurs, he helped his new company get the green light in terms of policies.

When he and Tashi returned home, Sister Kang Zhu hadn't finished her penance, but the family had already started preparations for her wedding with Liu Jingwen.

When marrying a daughter in Tibetan areas, a large dowry must be prepared, and the family has to prepare for a long time.Although Liu Jingwen has repeatedly said that he doesn't pay attention to those things, Deren's father, who has always been strong, still insists on marrying Kang Zhu well.

Liu Jingwen still lives in the tent outside the cave, and reads love poems and writes love letters to Kang Zhu every day. It has only been more than a month. When Tashi and the others went to see Kang Zhu's sister, they found that Kang Zhu's Chinese has improved a lot.

Several people lived outside the cave and had a hot meal, then Xiao Zhi pointed to a nearby cave and said to Tashi: "I'll stay here for three months too."

Tashi was shocked: "Why?"

Xiao Zhi looked at him with burning eyes: "I want to marry you."

Before he could finish his sentence, Tashi's eyes filled with tears, and he looked at him affectionately. The two held hands and were about to express their hearts to each other, when they suddenly heard a frightened "Ah!" The atmosphere of tenderness was completely ruined.

Xiao Zhi looked at the dumbfounded Liu Jingwen with displeasure: "Don't look at evil."

Liu Jingwen stiffened his neck and turned his back, walked up to Kang Zhu's door with small steps, and said in a low voice, "You, did you hear me? Did I misunderstand something?"

Kang Zhu was wiping tears behind the door panel, and said angrily, "You idiot, stop talking."

In fact, given Xiao Zhi's status in the hearts of the villagers, not to mention that he was going to marry Tashi, even if he kissed Tashi in public, no one would say anything nonsense.He voluntarily went to practice penance, and later announced in public that he "married" Tashi's family. He was thinking of Tashi's family. In this place where face is valued, he didn't want his parents to be gossiped in the village. .

When spring came, Tashi's house was very lively. On the same day, they married their daughter and "daughter-in-law". The two weddings were put together, and almost the whole village came.

Fortunately, Tashi's house and yard were expanded again in winter, otherwise it really wouldn't be able to accommodate so many guests.

Most of these guests came to congratulate sincerely, but there were also some who came to see the "lively", but watching, seeing Xiao Zhi's cartloads of "dowries", the mood of watching the lively was overwhelmed by a sour feeling. Emotions take the place.

Regarding the marriage of Xiao Zhi and Tashi, Deren's father disagreed with life and death at first, but after the persuasion of the two fathers, mother and Ling, he finally let go, but the wedding was still full of shame.

When Kang Zhu sat in the car of Liu Jingwen's unit with tears in his eyes and waved goodbye to them, Deren's father suddenly took a look at Xiao Zhi, and his sharp gaze gradually softened since he learned that he had plans for Tashi.

Deren's father patted Xiao Zhi's shoulder, and said a rare joke: "Since you are married, why don't you wear the bride's braid?" It's just that he is used to being serious, and he doesn't laugh when joking, let Xiao Zhi The child took it seriously, and grabbed his half-length hair helplessly: "Abba, I'm sorry, I, my hair can't be combed with that kind of braid..."

Deren's father was startled when he heard the words, and then he burst out laughing. Tashi heard that Deren's father finally laughed, and rushed over to ask what happened.

At this moment Xiao Zhi also understood that Deren's father was joking with himself, so relieved, he smiled and explained to Tashi.

Tashi also heaved a sigh of relief, and casually held a lock of Xiao Zhi's hair.Since entering Tibet, Xiao Zhi hasn't cut his hair, and now it has grown to his shoulders.He usually pushed the back of his head, revealing a tough face, he was tanned, and he looked more and more like a local.

Tashi grabbed his hair and said with a smile: "Actually, it can be combed. I think Dad is right. You should braid your hair and then weave it into turquoise. It must look good!" Xiaozhi braided a small braid, and the Zhuoma sisters who came to attend the wedding immediately handed over a string of turquoise with discernment, and Tashi braided it into the braid.

After he finished braiding this little braid, Deren's father coughed, "Stop making trouble, there are guests coming to see you."

At this moment, Xiao Zhi finally understood that Deren's father had a narrow heart hidden under his serious appearance. If he really wanted to stop him, he wouldn't wait until Tashi finished braiding his hair before speaking.

After that, Xiao Zhi took this little braid and wandered among the guests for a day. Almost everyone who saw his new look would be taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing, and said "Tashi Dele" again.

The only fly in the ointment was that Ren Zeng was not able to attend the wedding.Renzeng kowtowed and went to Lhasa, and then stayed there. He was penniless, so he found a job in Lhasa that included food and lodging. It was still mysterious. Tashi asked him what kind of job he was Not to mention, just say that the treatment is very good, and the boss is also very good.

Tashi called him to invite him to the wedding. Renzeng was taken aback at first, but then remembered the strange ambiguity between Xiao Zhi and Tashi that night, and immediately shouted that he had been fooled.Unfortunately, his boss was not in Lhasa on the day of Tashi's wedding, so he had to stay to look after the store, so he had to ask a friend to bring them gifts and blessings.

At first Tashi thought that he hadn't let go of his sister Kangzhu, and didn't want to see Kangzhu get married. Who would have thought that when Sister Zhuoma came over, she brought a double gift and asked Xiao Zhi: "Your friend Renzeng is here?" Help the hotel, can you tell him that you are the owner of the hotel?"

Only then did they know that Rigzin had always been mysterious, because he felt that it was a bit embarrassing to be a subordinate of the Dolma sisters, and he was embarrassed to say so.Sister Zhuoma also didn't tell him that she was going away to attend Xiao Zhi's wedding, and there was an oolong in the end.

As soon as they communicated in the hatchback, the elder sister Dawa knew that Renzeng would not admit to others that he was working under her, so she immediately sneered, which meant that she wanted to settle accounts after autumn.Seeing her sister's expression, younger sister Yang Jin covered her mouth and snickered, "Brother Renzeng is going to have his ears pulled again."

Tashi and Xiao Zhi raised their eyebrows, as if they accidentally heard some gossip again.

The night after the wedding, the two finally got their own real bedroom, which was the room Tashi and Cairang used to share.As for Cai Rang, he was driven into a guest room that was much smaller than the bedroom.

Before closing the door, Xiao Zhi was stopped by Cai Ren.

The 16-year-old boy had grown a lot taller after not seeing him for a few months, but his expression was a little awkward, and he blushed for a long time before he said: "Can you keep your voice down in the future?"

I didn't know what the two of them were doing in the house before, I just thought they were arguing like hell, but now that I know it, I just feel... it's even more noisy...

Xiao Zhi beckoned him to come over, and whispered in his ear: "Hey, put on the earplugs I gave you when you sleep. I will tell Yang Jin and the others tomorrow to let them play at our house for two more days."

Cai Rang's little face immediately flushed red, both ashamed and excited: "Really?"

Xiao Zhi promised: "Really."

Cairang went back to the house contentedly, and Tashi sat on the mattress and asked Xiao Zhi, "What did Cairang say?"

Xiao Zhi grinned, "He said he would wear earplugs at night, so let's open up."

Tashi blushed like his younger brother, "Bah, I can't be fooled by you now!"

Xiao Zhi leaned over with a smile, held him in his arms, kissed him and said, "Really, he agreed. I'll teach him how to chase girls tomorrow."

Tashi was kissed to the neck by him, shrank from the itching, and raised his eyes to look at him, "Do you know how to chase girls?" He said this on purpose, obviously because he wanted to hear Xiao Zhi's various love words, his black and white eyes flickered The shy and straightforward love is brighter than the stars in the plateau night sky.

Xiao Zhi didn't spit out lotus flowers like in the past, he just lowered his head, bit Tashi's Adam's apple lightly, and said softly with the most extreme satisfaction that can be had in this world: "I can only chase You... the best you in the world, I chased after you."

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