What comes into view is a tall wooden watchtower, which should be used by the mountain guards to observe the enemy's situation!
But there was not a single sentry on the watchtower at this moment.
There is also a fence enclosed everywhere under the watchtower. There are leaves and fruits in the fence, which should be a place for raising deer.
But there is not even a single deer here at this moment.
what's the situation?
Lao Jiang and I looked at each other and felt a strange atmosphere keenly.
Then head towards the small blue dome houses at the back!
This must be where the mountain guards live, because I saw a fork-shaped antler inlaid at the door of every house, and various foods were dried in front of some doors.
The last rays of the sunset shine down, making this place as beautiful as a paradise.
"It's seven o'clock in the evening. Are they already asleep?" I asked Lao Jiang.
Because I remember that the ancients generally had the habit of "working at sunrise and resting at sunset".
But Lao Jiang shook his head: "It's impossible. Even if they are asleep, it's impossible not to have anyone standing guard. If there is an enemy attack, it will definitely be a disaster."
"And haven't you noticed? It's so quiet in Xixia, there's not even a sound of snoring."
When I thought about it, it was really, how could it be so quiet here?
I originally prepared a series of words to explain to the mountain guardian that we are good people and we protect the national treasure, but now I am confused by this series of anomalies.
When we were at the Hunter's Tomb, the old hunter clearly reminded us that these mountain guards are extremely difficult to mess with. They have guarded the holy mountain for generations and will not let outsiders in at all.
But now we are all in front of their house, why is there no reaction at all?
Also, since we came out of Mihundang, no deer has followed us.
The more I thought about it, the more something was wrong. I looked at Lao Jiang. Lao Jiang also frowned and his body couldn't help but show a defensive posture.
Yin Linger's reaction was relatively slow. She looked up at the moon, then at the row of round houses, and asked doubtfully: "Don't people here light lamps?"
Ge Weihan explained: "People living in the mountains are relatively short of human resources. How can they have so much oil to light lamps? I am familiar with Sichuan and Sichuan. You stand here and don't move. Let me communicate with them first!"
After saying that, he came to a house and knocked on the door.
"Fellow, I am an explorer and I came to Wawu Mountain for investigation. Can we stay overnight?"
"Fellow, we are not bad people."
But Ge Weihan knocked on three houses in the west, but there was no movement, not even the sound of people or footsteps.
The only answer we received was deathly silence!
After that, Yin Ling'er and I took turns to knock on the remaining dozens of houses. There were dull knocks on the door everywhere in the dark night, but no one opened the door.
"Did...something happen?" Even Yin Ling'er, who was the belated observer, felt something strange at this moment.
Lao Jiang took out half of the black knife from his waist and motioned for us to follow him forward under the moonlight.
Go to the biggest house in the back!
If the guess is correct, it should be the place where their leader lives, or the ancestral hall where they have worshiped for generations.
After politely knocking on the door, Lao Jiang made an 'offensive' gesture in the dark. We both took action, one of us kicked open the door, and the other of us entered with a knife. The cold moonlight instantly penetrated into the house, and also At the same time, it cast long shadows on both of us.
"There is no one here, so many houses, so many people and deer, where have they gone?"
Yin Ling'er's curious voice sounded.
We tiptoed carefully into the house to check it out! I found that the furnishings in the room were very simple, with only a wooden table covered with a dotted deerskin blanket, and a quill on the blanket.
On the walls on both sides, there are hanging large coir raincoats and an exquisite white horn.
When we see this horn, we know that this is where the leader of the mountain guards usually lives!
Because of this primitive nation, only leaders are qualified to wear the horn, which is used to direct operations in times of crisis.
But on the remaining wall that is the widest and whitest, there is a piece of calligraphy. Every word in the calligraphy is written with flying dragons and phoenixes. It is indescribably hearty, free and elegant, and is incompatible with the original environment here.
Our eyes were attracted by this calligraphy!
They all rushed over.
What I never expected was the name in calligraphy - "The Road to Shu is Difficult".
"Don't the mountain guards never interact with the outside world? How do they know this ancient poem from the Tang Dynasty?" I asked dumbfounded.
"That's not the point."
Lao Jiang's voice came from behind: "The point is their leader, why do they hang "The Road to Shu Difficult" in the most conspicuous place?"
I read it word by word in confusion.
“The road to Shu is as difficult as climbing to the sky!
Silkworms and yufu, how confused was the founding of the country. You are eight thousand years old when you come to the west, and you are not in the vicinity of Qin Sai.
There is a bird path on the Minjiang River in Xidang, which can cut across the tops of tile roofs.
The earth collapsed and the mountains destroyed Shu soldiers to death, and then the stone stacks of the ladder to heaven were connected...
There is a high mark of six dragons returning to the sun on the top, and a rushing wave and turning back to Sichuan below.
The yellow crane cannot fly past, and the ape clings to it to overcome its sorrow. "
Suddenly, Lao Jiang said dissatisfiedly: "Li Jinglan, did you read it wrong? What does it mean 'There is a bird path in Xidang Minjiang River, which can cut across the tops of tiled houses.'"
Lao Jiang mistakenly thought that I had read the word wrong, because the correct passage in "The Road to Shu is Difficult" should be: There is a bird road in Taibai, Xidang, which can cross the top of Emei. The earth collapsed and the mountains destroyed the strong men to death, and then the stone stacks of the ladder to heaven were linked together.
However, when he came over to examine it carefully, his pupils suddenly shrank a bit!
"how so?"
In this calligraphy, ‘Taibai’ was indeed changed to ‘Minjiang’, ‘Emei’ was changed to ‘tile house’, and ‘strong man’ was also changed to ‘Shu Shi’.
It is as if the warriors of the ancient Shu Kingdom spent countless lives to dig out this Shu road that shocked the world and weeping ghosts and gods.
Cross the Minjiang River and reach the top of Wawu Mountain for the first time!
I only saw that Lao Jiang’s expression was getting weirder and weirder, and there were more and more beads of sweat on his forehead. He took off the scroll and used an extremely clever technique to quickly check the age of the calligraphy. .
The final result is: Tang Dynasty!
The signature at the end of the scroll surprised us even more. It was the name of "Li Bai" and a red personal seal.
The large and clear characters Li Bai seem to remind us that this was not tampered with by others, but the original work left by Li Bai.
But why is the "Difficulties in Shu" here different from the "Difficulties in Shu" we know?
Is this word deceiving us?
Or has history deceived us?
