Chapter 743-744 Snow Mountain (4, 5)

"No, this is too dangerous..."

Gyatso shook his head. Although he did not know Zhuang Rui's identity, he knew that Zhuang Rui was a distinguished guest personally invited by the Panchen Lama to participate in this search. As the guide of the search team, Gyatso had the responsibility to be responsible for Zhuang Rui's safety.

"Brother Gyatso, needless to say, I will not go down the mountain. Human life is at stake. You should think about how to bring that young man down..."

Zhuang Rui waved his hand to stop Gyatso's words. Over the past year or so, as his status changed and his wealth increased, Zhuang Rui displayed an indescribable majesty in his every move. This wave of his hand really made Gyatso

The following words are speechless.

Seeing that he could not convince Zhuang Rui, Gyatso had no choice but to give up. Zhao Jun's injury was indeed not suitable for staying on the snow-capped mountains for a long time. After thinking about it, he said: "Okay, but Xiaozhuang, you must not climb mountains at night.

,In addition, you cannot pitch your tent in this place..."

"Why? The terrain here is very flat..."

Zhuang Rui was a little puzzled. Since we went to the snow-capped mountains, this place was considered the most suitable place to camp, and there was a small lake that was not frozen next to it, so it was convenient to get water.

"Brother, there is a lake here. Many animals come here to drink water. I'm afraid that's how the snow leopard was attracted..."

Gyatso used a flashlight to shine on the snow beside the lake, and then said: "Did you see those animal bones? They were all attacked while drinking water..."

Zhuang Rui looked along the flashlight, and sure enough, there were some animal bones scattered on the ground, and even a complete argali skeleton. The white bones were clearly visible. It was estimated that after death, it was visited by vultures and other scavengers.

"Don't underestimate the animals on these snow-capped mountains. Like the golden eagle we saw when we came here, it can catch cattle and sheep in the sky, let alone people. I will accompany you to go up a little bit and take a look.

Is there a suitable place..."

Gyatso's words made Zhuang Rui shudder uncontrollably. He didn't want to try to get a few more blood holes in his body, and then experience the trapeze experience again. The white lion was ferocious, but it must be helpless against the raptors in the sky.

"Brother Zhuang...Brother Zhuang, where are you going?"

Zhuang Rui and Gyatso stood up and were about to go up the mountain with the white lion. They frightened Zhu Wei and several students. They had already been frightened by the snow leopard attack just now.

Zhuang Rui smiled and said: "It's okay, it's nearby. I'll be back soon..."

"Can I go with you?" Zhu Wei asked.

"I also need to go……"

"And I……"

Except for Zhao Jun who was lying on the ground, the others stood up. On this silent snow mountain, they felt chilly in their hearts.

"You are all gone, who comes to see Zhao Jun? When we come back later, you can go down the mountain..." Zhuang Rui waved his hand angrily, and he and Gyatso quickened their pace and walked up the mountain.

At night in the snow-capped mountains with an altitude of 5,000 meters, the temperature dropped sharply. Zhuang Rui also put on a cotton coat at this moment. Because he was afraid of slipping, he only used his hiking pole to poke into the ice before climbing up. The speed was faster than during the day.

Much slower.

After climbing for more than half an hour, we had only walked more than 100 meters. When we looked back, we could still see the lights on Zhu Wei's side.

Suddenly, Gyatso stopped, pointed to a place more than ten meters away on his right hand side and said: "Xiaozhuang, this place can..."

Zhuang Rui looked along the light and saw that this place was really good. It was close to the mountain and the terrain was flat. Although the place was not big, it was enough to build a tent by himself.

"Okay, just stay here..."

Zhuang Rui put down the backpack on his back and took out the tent. Gyatso was familiar with the road and used a small shovel to break the ice on the ground to fix the tent. The wind is strong on the mountain, unlike on the grassland, just put it up directly.

, must be reinforced.

"Brother Gyatso, let's go, I'll give you a ride..."

More than ten minutes later, the tent was set up. Zhuang Rui put his backpack in and hung a lighting lamp on the tent. This way, he could find the tent when he came back and there was no fear of animals breaking in.

Come in.

After returning to the camp of Zhu Wei and others, Gyatso asked them to leave all other things here except food, climbing ropes and other equipment for the time being, waiting for people in the village to come up and pick them up later.

Zhao Jun's legs could not walk, so Gyatso used a knife to cut open a tent, then tied climbing ropes to the four corners to make a simple stretcher.

Since there are several layers of tent canvas underneath, the stretcher does not need to be completely lifted and can be dragged on the snow. As long as the people in front and behind pay attention to the rocks on the ground.

After the preparations were completed, Zhuang Rui sent them to an altitude of about 4,000 meters before turning back and climbing up the mountain. There were no outsiders around. Zhuang Rui moved much faster. It took more than three hours to go down the mountain.

When he went up again, it only took Zhuang Rui half an hour.

By the time Zhuang Rui was lying in his tent sleeping bag, it was already past 12 o'clock at night.

Most of the white lion's body was in the tent, with his head exposed. Although the temperature was already about ten degrees below zero, it was still bearable for the white lion.

Early the next morning, Zhuang Rui was suddenly awakened by a wail. When he opened his eyes, he found that it was already bright outside, and the white lion that was sleeping next to him was nowhere to be seen.

"Holy shit, white lion, this...is this what you preyed on?"

As soon as Zhuang Rui got out of the tent, he was shocked because there was an argali more than one meter long on the snow outside the tent.

There were bite marks on the argali's throat, and there were bloodstains everywhere on the ground. Looking along the bloodstains, which looked like blossoming plum blossoms, they continued to the small lake more than a hundred meters away.

"You kid really can't stay here, otherwise you will harm so many animals..."

Zhuang Rui touched the body of the argali. It was still warm. It seemed that it had just been bitten to death by a white lion. It was probably when he was drinking water in the early morning that the white lion plotted against him.

"Woo...Woo"

The white lion roared a few times in frustration, then bit the argali's neck with its mouth and pulled it closer to Zhuang Rui.

"Okay, I know what you want..."

Zhuang Rui laughed, knowing that the white lion was letting him eat it.

However, Zhuang Rui didn't have Peng Fei's ability to peel off the skin and bones, so he could only turn around and take out a machete from the tent. He didn't care about the argali's fur, and violently removed one of the argali's hind legs. The white lion

Then he dragged the remaining argali aside and started his own breakfast.

Zhuang Rui boiled a pot of water with the alcohol stove brought by the students, cut the mutton into pieces and threw it in. After the water boiled, it was basically half-cooked, so he ate breakfast.

"Let's go, smell it, you still have to rely on yourself to find a wife..."

This breakfast took Zhuang Rui more than two hours. After packing the tent, Zhuang Rui asked the white lion to lead the way and continued climbing up.

The higher you go up, the steeper the slope of the mountain becomes. In some places, even Zhuang Rui has to use a mountaineering pick to drill a hole in the rock, and then hang up ground anchors and ropes just in case.

Only then did Zhuang Rui feel like he was climbing. He pressed his body against the rock. When he turned around, he looked down at the 100-meter cliff. Occasionally, when a stone slipped, he could hear a crisp sound.

There was a height of more than 30 meters, and it took Zhuang Rui a lot of effort to climb up. His body did not feel tired, but his spirit was too tense. You know, when the mountain wind blows, Zhuang Rui

It feels like I'm drifting in the wind.

However, the white lion can climb very easily. With its four sharp claws, such a slope is not a problem for it at all. Its huge body is extremely agile. Zhuang Rui is very suspicious when he sees it sometimes and classifies the white lion as a cat.

Maybe it's more appropriate.

As the peak approached, the snow on the mountain became thicker. Looking around, there was a vast expanse of white everywhere. The villages at the foot of the mountain became smaller, but the blue sky above became even bluer.

"Ah! Ah...ah...ah..."

After nearly four hours of climbing, Zhuang Rui finally reached the top of the mountain. The wide view made Zhuang Rui couldn't help shouting loudly. Waves of echoes echoed in the mountains, accompanied by the roar of white lions.

Although it is not as lofty and steep as Mount Everest, and not as famous as Meili Snow Mountain, standing on this top, Zhuang Rui still has the ambition to be at the top of the mountain and see the mountains at a glance, stirring in his heart.

The top of the mountain is about 400 square meters in size. After walking around the top of the mountain and looking at the oxygen bottles and other objects abandoned by previous generations, Zhuang Rui realized that he was not the first person to conquer this mountain.

After Zhuang Rui rested for a while, he started to cook. Mountain climbing consumes a lot of energy. Even if he has replenished his spiritual energy, Zhuang Rui still needs to eat, not to mention that there is a big eater like White Lion.

After cooking a large piece of mutton and throwing it to the white lion, Zhuang Rui asked: "White lion, where is the partner you are looking for?"

"Woooo..." The white lion raised its head and roared at the back of the mountain for a while.

"over there?"

Zhuang Rui looked to the opposite side and couldn't help but grimace. Although the mountains over there were not high, they were rolling and had many hills. If he really searched for them, he wouldn't be able to find them even in a month or two.

"Okay, if you can't find me, I won't go back. Is that possible?"

Zhuang Rui took a bite of the half-cooked, salty and tasteless mutton, and said sternly, "You can't just care about yourself and let the white lion be a bachelor." He finally got the news about another snow mastiff, and it was right in front of him. Zhuang Rui

I won't give up so easily.

"Haha, let's leave some souvenirs..."

After finishing the meal, Zhuang Rui cut a piece of canvas with a knife, wrote on it the words "Zhuang Rui White Lion Comes for a Visit", then tied it to the iron bracket of a tent and fixed it on the snow on the top of the mountain, like a flag.

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While Zhuang Rui was doing these things, the white lion was spinning around, whimpering from his throat, as if he was despising Zhuang Rui's unenvironmental behavior.

After packing his things, Zhuang Rui carried the mountaineering bag that was half a person's height and started to go down the mountain from the other side under the guidance of the white lion.

This half of the mountain is much gentler. You can clearly see it from the top. There are no very steep places, and there is much less snow than the other side. Halfway up the mountain, you can see the low

Bushes and trees.

On the way down the mountain, snow chickens, snow rabbits and other plateau animals were disturbed by white lions. Zhuang Rui regretted not bringing his gun. Looking at the size of this snow chicken, if he caught it, he would make soup and drink it.

, probably no less than the smell of "flying dragon" in the mountains and forests of Northeast China.

The white lion is probably full now, and is not really hunting for food. It is just for fun, but it is doing so much that it makes all the animals on the plateau panic.

It can be said that you can still see many human traces when climbing the mountain, but on the back side of the mountain, it is really inaccessible. The bushes covered with barbs look so tough and tenacious on this desolate snow-capped mountain.

When we reached the halfway point of the mountain, the weather was no longer very cold, and the mountain breeze was blowing on us, making us cool and comfortable.
To be continued...