Chapter 72 Mountain God Protection
Shigatse is known as the "City of Sunshine", with an average of more than 14 hours of sunshine every day.
Especially at noon, if you are not a local, you will get sunburned very easily if you don’t apply sunscreen.
But the evening sun is more comfortable.
Just a little bit dazzling.
Under the halo of sunlight, if you can withstand the dazzling brilliance and look into the distance, you can clearly see the shadow of the Himalayas, majestic and continuous, like a meandering dragon.
Magnificent and majestic.
Here, the most intuitive feeling for human beings is their own insignificance.
Especially since there are not many tall buildings in the entire county, and there are bungalows everywhere, the feeling of insignificance compared to nature will become more and more intense, and you will become more and more reverent of nature.
Lu Yao didn't know what Hu Li was thinking at this moment.
But since she sat down silently and saw that she had no intention of speaking, and Lu Yao quietly felt the natural scenery, the feeling of insignificance in his heart became stronger.
Suddenly, he felt his shoulders sink.
"Don't move, let me lean on you."
Hu Li said hoarsely.
"..."
When the words came to his lips, Lu Yao chose silence again.
And lowered his shoulders a little.
So that she can lean more comfortably.
With the support of Lu Yao's shoulders and the tilt of her head, the tears in Hai Hou's eyes finally found a suitable tilt angle and flowed out.
She didn't wipe it.
Just closed his eyes.
This sunshine... is too dazzling.
Lu Yao actually noticed that she was crying.
After all, there was a vibrato in her breathing.
This dog named Bubu... actually from his point of view, is more like a continuation of his longing for his father.
Her father left, leaving her a dog to keep her company.
And now...the dog is gone too.
There may be no sustenance in her world that can continue this longing.
What's more...it's a double portion.
This is different from Xu Ruochu's grandmother.
When the old lady left, at least Xu Ruochu was an adult. She has a more mature mind and is... mentally prepared in advance. But Hu Li's father passed away when she was a child. In people's growth experience, the more something is missing, the more they care about it.
That's why this emotion is so intense.
Lu Yao thought for a moment, picked up her scarf, and wiped the tears from her eyes.
But it's okay not to wipe it... He only wiped it once, and Haihou's expression management was completely out of control.
The mouth first turned into a W shape, followed by the distortion and squeezing of the facial features.
Tears welled up from his eyes.
So, from lending her a shoulder, it turned into a hug.
Lu Yao hugged her and patted her back gently.
Despite this, he gradually felt a chill in his chest.
If I had known, I would have zipped up the jacket.
He sighed helplessly in his heart.
Facing the sunset, the woman in her arms cried bitterly.
It seems to be telling the cruelty of time.
Why did she let her father...leave her twice.
……
After a while, Xu Ruochu, whose face was a little swollen, also came to the roof.
I saw the appearance of the two of them.
She sighed helplessly and walked to Hu Li's side.
She didn't think anything of the hug, not to mention that the text message was from Lu Yao.
She gently hugged Hu Li's body:
"Sister Xiaoli, shall we go back to the room?"
As she said that, she also saw the water marks on Lu Yao's T-shirt.
Hu Li shook his head and took the initiative to wipe the tears on his face:
"Just stay here with me for a while."
Lu Yao thought for a while and said:
"Then let me check the map here..."
"Don't leave either."
Just as he was about to stand up, Hu Li grabbed his arm.
"Stay here with me for a while."
"...Okay."
So, three people per bench.
The air became silent.
Xu Ruochu wore a long-sleeved shirt, and soon she felt a little cold from the breeze.
At this time, a jacket was also draped over her body.
It belongs to Lu Yao.
"I'm not cold..."
Looking at Lu Yao in short sleeves, she tried to refuse.
But at this time, Hu Li turned around and saw the short sleeves Lu Yao was wearing, then opened his FENDI scarf and handed one end to him.
Now, all three of them were not cold anymore.
……
Lu Yao brought dinner to the house for the two of them.
And he didn't order anything high in oil and sugar, but mainly millet porridge.
After returning to his house, he began to look for the route to Gamba.
Dalguocuo is a very, very small lake.
When Lu Yao followed her colleagues there for the first time, she was immediately attracted by the clear lake and the snow-capped mountains she leaned on, and fell in love with the tranquility that looked so soft in the sun.
Due to the abundant sunshine near Shigatse, rainfall is relatively sparse throughout the year, making it relatively bleak.
It is precisely because of this that the lake and grassland become more precious.
After confirming that the route to Gangba was consistent with his memory of his previous life, he drew the route in his diary. This way, even if the three of them are curious tomorrow, he can still say that he found a travel blogger's recommended route online.
The next morning, he woke up at around 7 o'clock.
After sending a message to Xu Ruochu, I didn’t expect her to reply very quickly:
"See you in the restaurant."
Soon, Lu Yao saw her and Hu Li in the restaurant after washing up.
Both of them were wearing no makeup, one had a slightly swollen face, and the other had completely swollen eyes.
He looked extremely embarrassed.
And there was someone sitting next to them.
He has dark skin and is short.
After Lu Yao came over, Xu Ruochu pointed at him and introduced:
"Lu Yao, his name is Luo Dan, and he is our guide these days."
"Hello, I'm Rodan."
He smiled kindly.
However, judging from the calluses on the other's hand and the tight muscles when the two shook hands, he should be in the same profession as Yutan.
It seems that Yutan will not be able to come.
"I'm Lu Yao, hello."
After greeting each other, they heard Luo Dan say:
"Then let's take a walk around the area today. The battalion commander has told me to try to go to places with beautiful scenery. There will be no problem."
As soon as the two of them nodded in agreement, Lu Yao took out the page from his pocket:
"Sister Li, I did find a good place. It's right here, called Dalguocuo, just over Gamba. This is the route map, but unfortunately, there are no photos. I saw a recommendation from a travel blogger, but he The picture bed is probably down, and it doesn’t show up no matter how I refresh it, but he said the place is beautiful.”
As he spoke, he gave Rodan the road map.
After looking at it, Luo Dan thought for a while and said:
"I'm not familiar with Gamba, but you can go and have a look."
Hu Li didn't think much about it.
He nodded and agreed.
So, after the group finished eating, Luo Dan drove, Lu Yao sat in the passenger seat, and the two of them followed, and headed directly from Shigatse to Gangba.
The roads are all dirt, which is actually very difficult to walk.
Along the way, Hu Li was looking outside, trying to find a place she thought was suitable.
But... none.
Pajero drove for almost two hours and finally arrived at Gangba Village.
After entering the village, Luodan got out of the car and first dispersed the children who had gathered around him. Then he communicated in Tibetan with the two old men who were basking in the sun with the road map. After getting confirmation, he returned to the car.
"The elders said that this place is not far from the snow-capped mountains, but the road is not easy to walk and may be a bit bumpy."
"Go and have a look, they are all here anyway."
Following Hu Li's words, Luo Dan continued to watch the car and quickly left Gangba Village and drove onto the Gobi Desert.
The four of them were not worried about being trapped, because Rodan had a satellite phone with him, so if anything went wrong, they would just make a phone call.
After traveling for more than an hour on the Gobi Desert, which was much more difficult to walk than Lu Yao's later generations, at almost noon, finally, after bypassing the shadow of a cloud, Lu Yao instinctively looked at his own. Front left.
"Sister Li, we are here."
he said.
When Luo Dan, who was still searching, heard this, he also looked in the direction Lu Yao was looking.
The car just rounded the hillside.
Suddenly...a vast expanse of green came into view.
"..."
"..."
The eyes of Xu Ruochu and Hu Li were immediately captured by the beautiful scenery.
On the contrary, Luo Dan... looked surprised.
In fact, he was wondering just now.
Why is this inland man better at finding reference points than himself...
This section of the journey can almost be said to have been carried by him.
Is this person so good at map recognition?
But no matter what, since he had reached his destination, he drove there.
The diameter of Darguo Cuo is actually only sixty or seventy meters.
Very small.
It is like a small piece of water under the snow-capped mountains.
But... the glacial water of Qudennyima Glacier melts, and the uncanny workmanship of nature is so miraculous.
In the vast Gobi Desert, this small lake where the glacier melted is surrounded by a lush green grassland.
It's like the inconspicuous but still bright gem on the mountains.
Pure beauty makes people feel that their soul has been purified at just one glance.
Hu Li fell in love with this place almost at the first sight.
Even Xu Ruochu watched intently.
Lu Yao, with some emotion in his heart, looked around.
But soon his eyes were caught by a flash of red.
It was a lama... who seemed to be turning around the lake.
At this moment, I also saw Pajero, looking here motionless.
Rodin was obviously a very pious man. After seeing the lama, he stopped the car forty or fifty meters away from the edge of Dalgotso Lake.
"I'm going to say hello to the guru. We...are here to bury the dog's ashes, right? Since the guru is here, I'm going to talk to him and get his permission."
Hu Li frowned slightly. But he didn't say anything and nodded.
After the group got out of the car, she hugged the metal can and walked toward the lake. Xu Ruochu quickly followed her.
Lu Yao took out the handbag containing the engineer shovel from the trunk.
Luo Dan walked towards the lama.
After a while, Luo Dan clasped his hands together with a face full of joy and walked over with the lama.
Only then did Lu Yao realize...this lama must be very old.
Under the dark skin, wrinkles were squeezed together.
But his eyes were very clean and bright, very different from other lamas he... had seen.
Lama looked at Lu Yao and suddenly smiled at him.
Seeing this, Lu Yao quickly clasped his hands together:
"Tashi Delek."
The lama clasped his hands in return, then looked at the two women who were already standing by the lake, pointed in a direction to Luodan and said something.
Check out the 16-9 book bar and see the correct version!
Rodan nodded:
"The master asked us to follow him, Miss Xu, Miss Hu, come here."
When Hu Li and Xu Ruochu came over, he continued:
"We can't bury it near the water. If we do, its soul will be like a burning flame under the sunlight, the wind will turn into a knife, and the water is very, very cold. The master said he would take us there On the other side, on that hillside.”
After hearing this, Hu Li, who understood that permission had been obtained, quickly said:
"Thank you."
The master glanced at her, smiled as well, and then led everyone away from Dargotso with some staggering steps.
Go up.
After reaching the boundary between the hillside and the grassland, he picked up a piece of stone and held it in his hand as if feeling something.
Then he took a few people up to a distance of seven or eight meters.
After taking a look at the metal can, he pointed to Lu Yao's feet.
Lu Yao understood what he meant: dig.
So I took out the engineer shovel.
But he obviously didn't know how to use it. After Luo Dan saw it, he disassembled and reassembled the engineer shovel. In less than a minute, the engineer shovel turned into a hoe.
When you dig where the gravel and soil are mixed, you will find a small pit.
He did it while the others watched.
Soon, after a small hole about twenty or thirty centimeters deep was dug out, Hu Li saw Luo Dan stop moving, and then walked over holding the metal can.
Just enough to fit in.
"I'll do it myself."
She asked Luo Dan to come over and start adding soil.
But after using it for a few times, it became clear that the engineer shovel was not suitable, so she began to use her hands to cover it up one by one.
Soon, after the earth mound buried the pit, Hu Li did not cry. Instead, he clasped his hands and closed his eyes to pray to the slightly raised earth mound.
She prayed silently.
But after a few seconds, the lama's chanting sounded.
Lu Yao doesn’t understand Tibetan either.
But...he hoped that Bubu could find peace in the sound of scriptures at this moment.
Soon, after the lama's chanting stopped, he left to mind his own business.
Continue to turn around the small lake with the prayer wheel.
Hu Li also stood up from the kneeling position with his hands clasped and his eyes closed in prayer.
This time, she didn't cry.
Just very depressed.
After turning around, her eyes fell on this small lake. After thinking about it, she walked down the mountain towards the lake.
Seeing this, Xu Ruochu quickly followed.
Rodin began to collect engineering shovels.
Lu Yao looked at the small mound, suddenly squatted down, picked up a smooth stone next to it, and placed it next to the mound.
First piece.
Then comes the second piece.
The third film...
Rodan quickly noticed his movements.
As a local, he knew what Lu Yao was doing at a glance.
Mani pile.
He was stacking piles of manis for blessing.
So, Rodan also left.
In their traditional customs, Mani piles have many functions, but usually relatives build them by themselves, which represents piety and longing.
Outsiders can't help.
Lu Yao didn't care either, but he didn't know that only people close to Mani piles could make piles.
He just remembered that Mani Dui was a kind of blessing ceremony in local custom to convey thoughts.
It seemed a bit inappropriate to leave Bubu alone on this hillside.
In fact, it’s best for Sister Li to do the stacking herself.
But...
Thinking of this, he glanced at the direction of the lake.
Hu Li had already squatted down.
Just squatting by the lake, with your back to him.
And Xu Ruochu stood aside to accompany him.
So, he decided to do it himself.
The Gobi Desert lacks everything except stones. These stones, which have been exposed to the wind and sun for countless years, have long been polished by the wind and sand into a smooth appearance.
Bubu, your master is feeling very disappointed right now.
She misses you very much.
So, I built a mani pile for you for her. This mani pile represents her longing for you.
If there really is a soul... Come to think of it, when you see this Manidui, you can feel that she has always been with you, right?
Lu Yao prayed quietly in his heart.
Then he found stones and piled them up piece by piece.
Not long after, a small pile of rocks began to take shape.
And he had just stacked the last stone, and when he was finishing, he suddenly heard a few sobs...
"?"
He subconsciously looked up and around.
Except for the majestic snow-capped mountains.
Nothing.
Are you hallucinating?
As he was thinking about it, he suddenly saw the shadow of a yellow hair ball above his head.
Subconsciously, I squinted my eyes and saw that it was actually a puppy.
The puppy whimpered, choked, stumbled, and staggered this way.
"???"
Where did the dog come from in this place?
As soon as this idea came to his mind, he saw the little furball making unsteady steps and rolling down the hillside.
Lu Yao subconsciously reached out and caught it.
The dog just choked in his arms, nuzzling his hand with its nose.
"????"
Lu Yao was even more confused.
It... came from the mountain?
He subconsciously carried the dog that couldn't even open its eyes and walked up for more than ten meters. After climbing to the top of the hillside, he looked around...
There is nothing but the Gobi.
Not to mention animals... not even a ghost could be seen.
Why is this dog here without even opening its eyes?
He didn't understand.
But somehow, he subconsciously looked towards the place where Bubu's bones were buried.
The renovated soil on the small slope forms a color contrast with the surroundings.
Nothing else.
Suddenly, his expression softened.
The puppy in my arms was still whimpering non-stop, and the cry sounded like it was calling its mother.
Lu Yao thought for a moment, then hugged it and walked down the mountain.
And he didn't know if it was an illusion.
When passing by Manidui, I heard another roar.
That's the sound of an adult dog.
You can turn around to view...
The snow-capped mountains are still majestic.
Unchanged from time immemorial.
But this time, his expression was no longer confused, but holding the puppy in his arms, he walked step by step in the direction of Hu Li.
No matter whether this experience is just a result of my own overthinking, it is still a matter of destiny.
No matter what.
Consider it a wonderful gift.
Stepping onto the grass, he shouted to Hu Li:
"Sister Li."
Hu Li subconsciously turned her head and saw the puppy in Lu Yao's arms at a glance.
She, Xu Ruochu, and Luo Dan next to them were all a little puzzled.
"Where did this dog... come from?"
Xu Ruochu asked.
Lu Yao shook his head:
"I don't know. It just appeared on the hillside and rolled next to me... I think maybe Bubu didn't want Sister Li to be so sad, so she sent it here."
"..."
Xu Ruochu fell silent for a moment.
Lu Yao, holding the puppy in his arms, squatted next to Hu Li.
The puppy continued to whimper.
Lu Yao gently brought him to Hu Li.
Hu Li was a little confused and subconsciously caught it.
And it’s really strange to say that.
The puppy that had been whimpering all the way, when Hu Li took it over, nuzzled her palm with its nose and stopped whining...
It's like...finding my mother.
"..."
"..."
In the silence of Lu Yao and others, she looked at the puppy in her arms.
Gradually, his eyes lost focus.
Finally, Douda’s tears fell on the dog’s fluffy hair.
One drop, another drop.
Under the sunlight, it is crystal clear.
She collapsed.
He held the dog in his arms, put his face against it, and cried loudly.
The lama who was praying came over at some point.
After seeing this puppy, he suddenly turned his head and looked in the direction of the snow-capped mountains.
Immediately afterwards, he suddenly tore off a corner of his monk's robe, covered the puppy with the piece of monk's robe, and at the same time said something to Luodan in Tibetan.
Luodan was stunned for a moment, then became pious.
Putting his hands together, he said to Hu Li:
"The master said that this is the protection of the mountain god."
(End of chapter)