The prairie with yellow grass is like a undulating yellow-green sea. The grass is almost high, but the dunes under the grass are uneven and the terrain is staggered. Most areas on the grassland have different ups and downs, and it is difficult to distinguish from a distance or a high place. There are also rocky mountains or sandy mountains on the grassland. Because the sky is high and the earth is wide, from a distance, it only feels that the sky and the earth are connected and the ups and downs are continuous. Only when you get close to it can you feel the large slope gap.

The traces of the cattle running and escaping disappeared on an uphill slope. We hurriedly took the horse to search carefully and saw the messy hoof prints on the grass and there were traces of gnawing on the surrounding grass, which showed that the cattle had recovered from their terror after they escaped here and stayed here to gnaw on the grass.

But strangely, the large herd of cattle disappeared out of thin air here. Even if the herd of a wolf attack here, it would leave traces of hoof marks. After all, we chased each other. What force can make the herd disappear in such a short time? I immediately asked Ding Sitian: "Is there a tornado on your grassland? The strong wind has swept away the cattle?"

Ding Sitian said: "I heard that there are occasionally tornados in Outer Mongolia in Mobei. The grassland here is very rare, and how big is it tornados that can sweep hundreds of cows? If there is a tornado, it will be clear today and we should have seen it from afar. Besides, there is no trace of wind destroying the grassland nearby." After saying that, she turned to ask the old sheepskin. After all, the old sheepskin has lived on the grassland for decades and has a much richer experience than our educated youth.

The old sheepskin didn't say anything. He came down from the horse's back and touched the cow's hoof prints on the ground for a long time. Finally, he sat dejectedly on the ground with tears flowing on his face. It seemed that the more than 200 herding cattle must have been swallowed by the "demon dragon" on the grassland. The old sheepskin cried and wiped tears and beat his chest and stamped his feet: "Why did Changshengtian punish the miserable shepherds like this?" His brothers disappeared after they arrived here a few decades ago. Now the herding cattle are gone here. These cattle are the collective property of the brigade. If they hadn't been drunk yesterday and had not strengthened the cattle pen, such a thing would have happened. The responsibility would have been too great. Moreover, once the superiors investigated, they could not explain clearly. They said that the cattle were swallowed by the dragon and there was no hair left. Who would have believed it?

Ding Sitian was also so anxious that she burst into tears. She looked strong on the outside but was actually sensitive on the inside. She was as fragile as an ordinary girl. She couldn't bear such a big blow. Seeing this, the fat man and I were very anxious for them. I turned over and dismounted and persuaded the old sheepskin: "I saw that now, we can't get a good deal if we don't find the whereabouts of these cattle. It's useless to be anxious now. Let's go around and look for them quickly. Even if the grassland is turned upside down, I have to find them." In addition, I don't believe in the legend of demon dragons devouring humans and animals. I took a step back and said, even if the grass is

There is really a beast hidden deep in the original depth that looks like a dragon. It cannot swallow so many cattle in one bite. Does it have such a big appetite? If you take another step back, you have to spit bones, right? Finding the cow bones can also give you an explanation. There are so many hats these days, and you can't find the whereabouts of the cow. Just put a hat on the old man and Ding Sitian. That's a sin that can't be taken away. Even if you are afraid, you can't avoid some things. At the critical moment, you can only grit your teeth and hold on. If you have the ability to cry, you might as well continue looking for the cow.

The fat man also advised: "Si Tian, ​​stop crying. In my impression, you are not the kind of girl who can only cry and complain and do not use anything. I think back then, we were all the Red Guards who shocked the five continents, turbulently, and roared in the world, swept through all monsters and monsters. You also said that in the future, you want to be a soldier of the People's Liberation Army Art Troupe who is full of outstanding wisdom and vision, with profound theoretical thinking and unyielding fighting spirit. Don't shout like Hu Bayi all day long that you are innocent. Don't forget that death does not belong to the working class."

Ding Sitian burst into tears and laughed when the fat man said it. She wiped her tears and nodded and said, "Yes, death does not belong to the working class." After our persuasion, she and Lao Sheepsie finally realized the situation. The only person in this world who can save her fate is herself. It is meaningless to blame others. Now there is no other way. If you throw the cow, you can only continue to find it yourself. It is impossible to cry back the cow.

In fact, I still have an idea that I didn't tell everyone. Yesterday, Lao Sheepsie talked about his brother being forced to lead the way to the "Baiyan Cave" decades ago. He mentioned that the bandits from the mountains carried a big box. I thought this was very strange at that time. The time when this happened was very consistent with the time that Aunt Four said. Maybe it was the bandits who dug out of the mountains to the grassland. I can't guess the motivation for their choice of grassland, but there was 80% valuable gold in that box of Huang Daxian. If the cattle herds really couldn't find it, if they could find gold, it might make Ding Sitian and Lao Sheepsie lose their merits.

Because I have heard too many legends about gold mines in Xing'anling, the idea of ​​imagining the "Hundred Eye Cave" as the treasure house of the bandits' treasures has already preconceived in my mind and formed a subjective impression. Therefore, all subsequent imaginations and speculations are based on this premise. I think that as for those missing, they are probably killed by the bandits guarding the treasures and silenced them. In the end, there was an internal struggle in the "Mi'er Club". In order to compete for gold and the four olds in the ancient tomb, they fought to the death. This is probably the case. At that time, I had a shallow understanding and did not think deeply about everything. I was very satisfied with my inference and felt that this was the case.

On the side of this grassy slope is a valley. A ghost place with ridges and ridges along the way is the "Baiyan Cave". We are not giving up for the time being, and ride our horses again, wandering around the neighborhood to continue searching for clues.

It was already afternoon, and we had just got on the horse's back for a while, the horses suddenly seemed extremely uneasy. "Ye'er, Xiao'er" neighed. There seemed to be something unusual in the air around them, which made them anxious and panic. I was worried that I would throw me off the horse and throw me off. I quickly grabbed the reins with one hand and grabbed the saddle ring with the other hand, but the horse did not sway, but just circled around. I saw that the other three horses were also in this situation, and I crowded and shouted to the old sheepskin: "Old man, what's wrong with these horses?"

The old sheepskin tightened the reins and took the panicked horses, telling us that the horses on the grassland are spiritual and more sensitive than human intuition. They must feel that there are terrible things nearby, and these things are unsatisfactory. The old sheepskin's mount is a retired military horse, one taller than an ordinary Mongolian horse. Although the horse's teeth are long, its psychological quality is much calmer than that of an ordinary horse. With it, the other three horses will not be distracted for a while.

The horse's emotions stabilized slightly. We took the opportunity to look around and wanted to see what was going on on the surrounding grassland. Maybe it would have something to do with the disappearance of more than a hundred cattle. For a moment, everyone's nerves were like a clockwork full of strings, and they became tense. In order to prevent the grassland wolf, the old sheepskin also brought an old hunting rifle. The old sheepskin had Kangxi's sword to defend himself, so he asked the fat man: "Will the fat kid fire a gun?"

The fat man curled his mouth contemptuously: "I told you, I really fired two shots when I was a child." But he then took the shotgun from the old sheepskin and looked at it, and smiled bitterly: "I haven't shot your gun like this. Is this a shotgun? I think it's not much better than the bird guns that the Boxer Regiment used to attack foreign devils." The herdsmen's hunting rifle are also advanced, but the old sheepskin only has one hunting gun, because there are not many jackals on the grassland of the Kron Left Banner. Occasionally, one is seen from afar, and it is a kind of jungle. This small-caliber musket actually has a legendary history. Its original form appears in Tianjin, which is a kind of jungle.

The equipment of the duck was simple and durable. When the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was in the Northern Expedition, it was attacked by Tianjin. As long as Tianjin was captured, the capital of the Qing Dynasty could not be saved. At this critical moment, the magistrate of Tianjin Xie Zicheng formed a musket team to fight wild ducks, using the tactics of platoon guns to defend. He was known as the "Duck Platoon". In the end, he defeated the Taiping Army by the "Duck Platoon". Therefore, in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, a large number of such workshop-style firearms were actually built by the people. During the Long March of the Red Army, people also used such weapons. But no matter how powerful it was, it was a guy more than half a century ago. Now it should be treated as antiques and sent to the museum.

But now I don’t have time to argue whether this hunting gun can have lethality. The equipment that only defends itself is always strong like two fists with naked fists. The four of them try to close their eyes and spread their eyes towards the grassland in a fan shape. The horses are still trembling in "王, 王". I looked forward intently. The grassland has a wide view, the sky is vast and the wilderness is vast, and all of them are in sight. But except for the long wind stroking the grass, the wilderness is empty and I can’t notice any abnormal movement.

The more quiet the more I feel, the less I feel. A whole group of cattle suddenly disappeared on the grassland, and it was so completely missing. I felt that there seemed to be a mysterious power in the dark, which was definitely not something that human power could fight against. Seeing the horses so uneasy, maybe that terrible and mysterious power was approaching us, but we didn't even know where it was. I repeatedly asked myself what to do? Fight or flee? After thinking about it, I can only wait and see what to change now.

The thoughts that rolled in my mind were suddenly interrupted by the cry of geese in the sky. I heard the geese singing in the sky, and together with the other three, I subconsciously looked up into the air. I saw a row of herringbone geese formations passing by above us. The migrating in autumn in autumn is a common sight on the grassland. We didn't think so, but in front of the flying route of this row of geese formations, there was a black cloud hanging in front of the clouds. The cloud was astonishingly thick, a bit like a mushroom cloud exploded by an atomic bomb. However, the scale was much smaller and the color was different. It was quite common on the grassland. If you don't look carefully, you won't be able to attract attention. The clouds hang down from a high altitude. This is a kind of cloud called "Sky Hang". Experienced herders knew that there would be rain and snow recently when they saw this kind of cloud.

When we looked up, the flying geese formation just cut into the clouds. Because the herringbone shape was very long, there were several geese surrounding the formation before they were approaching the clouds. With the tragic geese ringing in the clouds, the geese finally dispersed like geese and fled backwards. When we saw this, we immediately burst into tears: "My heaven, there is something in the clouds!" The old sheepskin hugged his head and exclaimed, "God of immortality, the demon dragon hides in the clouds."

There seemed to be strong wind blowing in the sky, and the thick clouds of "sky hanging" quickly dispersed into silk tiles. The blue sky and red sun were particularly clear. The clouds were empty and there was nothing, and the flying geese were still wailing in the distance. The geese that just flew into the clouds seemed to evaporate into the clouds, leaving no hair left behind.

We were dumbfounded. If we hadn't seen it with our own eyes, who would have believed the terrible situation just now. At this time, the sunshine scattered in the sky seemed to turn darker in an instant, but our eyes seemed to be that there were still blue sky and white clouds in the sky, and nothing should not be available. But the horses then became panicked again. Because we were strangling the reins in order to take the horse, the horse knew that the owner had not issued a running order, but was just hovering in place, but he refused to stop.

Just as I was not sure how to move forward and retreat, I suddenly felt like my eardrums were swollen. I thought something was wrong. The thing from heaven came towards us. The old sheepskin also reacted, waved the whip, and whipped the hips of our mounts. Everyone knew that they would not be able to run. They knocked on stirrups together to urge the horse: "Run, run!"

The four horses were finally relieved and rushed to the back of the grass slope. The most feared thing about riding a horse was to go down the steep slope. It was easy for the horse to lose its hooves, but no one could care about that at this time. Without anyone urging them, the horses all ran wildly, with only the whistling sound of the wind in their ears.

The horses only picked up the low-lying areas and ran around the rolling grass hills. We knew that the horses were much more sensitive to danger than people. There was no need to ask the reason. Just lean on the saddle and let the military horse take us to escape. During my busy schedule, I did not forget to look back and look behind me. I saw gusts of autumn wind creating layers of waves on the sea of ​​grass. The sky was high and the clouds were faint, and there was nothing behind me.

After running for about two or three miles in one breath, the four horses slowed down and the horse's emotions recovered from panic. It seemed that they had escaped. We stopped and looked back. No one could tell what we had encountered just now. But the missing cattle, like the wild geese flying into the clouds, were inexplicably swallowed by some invisible thing.

I asked Lao Sheepsie, last time he said that he had seen a dragon in the depths of the grassland decades ago. Is it the same as what we had just experienced? Lao Sheepsie had a confused expression on her face. He said that the situation was completely different. That time it was at dusk. He saw a hideous dragon in the sky, with dark all over his body, just like a terrible ghost. It was not like the sunny day just now. So many creatures disappeared just now. This is really a ghost.

Everyone discussed a few random words, but they were helpless. No one could tell why. Ding Sitian's parents were both museum managers. She had been in contact with many since childhood. Among us, she had the widest knowledge among us. But even she had never heard of this phenomenon. She just said that there are many natural phenomena in the world that are terrifying. Human beings just look at the world as small things, and how can they recognize the mystery. However, whether we look at the current situation from the perspective of materialism, idealism, or criticalism, most of our cattle herding will never be found.

Just as Ding Sitian sighed that fate was so good, I suddenly found that the weeds in the valley not far away were sad, and there were signs of foxes and ghosts appearing. I thought to myself that I was just rushing to escape, where did you escape? Hurry up and let the old sheepskin see the terrain, where is this? The old sheepskin calmed down, turned his horse's head and looked around, and his expression suddenly became nervous. He looked at the valley and said, "I will definitely commit evil in my previous life, why did we run into the "Hundred Eyes Cave"?"
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