We were all in a bad mood, and suddenly being cursed like that made us even more depressed. The fat man spat and cursed, "Old man, you are wrong. This is none of our business. It's that Third Master who has a problem with his vision. Can we be blamed for this? I have been in this business for so long, and this is the first time I have been chased all over the street by Lei Zi. It's really frustrating."
I thought he was talking too much, so I quickly stopped him and gave him a look. Pan Zi couldn't stand hearing others say bad things about his uncle. He could tolerate just a few words, but it would be better not to say so much at this time, otherwise a fight might break out.
The fat man still gave me face, closed his mouth, lit a cigarette and smoked it fiercely. Pan Zi turned around and asked Chen Pi Ah Si: "Grandpa Chen, we have dealt with each other before, now is not the time to criticize us, you are the oldest here, now the chopsticks for picking up the lama are broken, what do you think about this matter? We will listen to you."
The fat man glared and seemed to want to shout: Why should I listen to him? Pan Zi held him down and he didn't shout. I knew Pan Zi must have some plan, so I quickly grabbed the fat man and patted him on the back to calm him down.
Chenpi Ah Si squinted his eyes and looked at Pan Zi. He was silent for a long time and said, "Since you know some rules, I will give you a few tips. You can't take this train. I have arranged other cars. If you want to come with me, please get on the car with me. If you don't accept it, go back to where you came from! But I will tell you in advance that the place we are going to this time is not that simple. Wu Sanxing came to me in the first place just to ask me, an old guy, to give you some tips. That place, in this world, I am afraid no one else can enter except me."
The fat man sneered, "Bah! Don't scare me, old man. What has your little fat man not seen? Let me tell you, we have reached the sky to pick the moon, dived into the sea to catch turtles, and even held the Jade Emperor's urinal upside down. It's just a nine-dragon coffin. How powerful can it be?"
I can hit the zongzi inside with one slap and make it jump out. And this guy, do you know who he is? He is the grandson of the Changsha Dog King. When he was in Shandong..."
I quickly pinched the fat man and said with a smile, "Old man, don't listen to his nonsense. If this guy says a word, you have to break it in half and throw it into the toilet."
Chenpi Ah Si looked at me and said, "Don't deny it. I know you are Wu Laogou's grandson. I went to your father's full moon banquet. You should call me Grandpa."
Wu Laogou was the name given to my grandfather by several people who were close to him in the underworld. My grandfather said that he had dealt with this man and he was indeed a good person.
I nodded quickly, and flattery never fails, calling out, "Fourth Grandpa."
Chenpi Ah Si smiled strangely, and no one knew what he meant. Pan Zi asked, "Grandpa Chen, what should we do now? Should we find a place to stay first, or..."
Before he finished speaking, a long and two short car horns were heard in the distance. Chenpi A Si said, "My car is here. You can decide whether to come or go. If you want to go up the mountain, just follow me." After saying that, he stood up and walked towards the place where the horn sounded.
We didn't follow him at once. When he walked away, we looked at each other. Pan Zi said softly, "This old guy was well prepared. He seemed to have known that we would get into trouble here. I'm sure he sold Baldy. Now the contact person in Dunhua must be gone. We can't expect to get the equipment soon. We have to follow him to find out what's going on. This move is really fucking cruel. No matter what, I must do what the Third Master told me to do. You can decide whether to go or not." He stood up and chased after Chenpi A Si.
Monk Oil Bottle glanced at Fatty and me, then stood up and chased after him.
Suddenly, only Fatty and I were left. I looked at Fatty, and Fatty looked at me. Fatty asked, "By the way, what is this Nine Dragons Coffin of the Emperor of Dongxia that he just mentioned?"
I shook my head and said, "I don't know either."
The fat man put out his cigarette, thought for a moment, and said, "Well, how about we catch up and ask?"
I laughed and nodded, and the two of them stood up and chased after him.
The middle-aged man who followed Chenpi A Si and met at the station was indeed someone arranged by Chenpi A Si to stay nearby, and they were the ones who arranged the car. A Jiefang truck came to pick us up, and after we got on the truck bed, the cargo was piled outside, and the truck drove out to Shanhaiguan, onto the provincial road, and headed straight to Erdaobaihe.
I slept soundly all the way and when I woke up it was already noon the next day. Cars are not as convenient as trains and we still have half a day's journey to go. The temperature here is already much lower than that in Hangzhou. Although there is a tarpaulin on the truck bed, the wind still blows straight in and I am shivering with cold.
Chenpi Ah Si was wrapped in a military coat, and he showed his tiredness a few times, but the expression disappeared in an instant. I sighed in my heart, thinking that he was indeed a little old. I wondered what this old man who had already known his fate would plan.
We discussed the process of entering the mountain. According to the information that Chenpi A Si got from Guangtou, after arriving in Dunhua, we also went to Erdaobaihe by car, where local guides and equipment were waiting for us. From there, we went to a small village called Lizigou, where he would reveal the information of the destination to us, and then the guide would take us there. It was up to us to find the place and get out.
We definitely couldn't go to Lizigou as Lei Zi might have been waiting there, and that place was too close to Erdaobai River. We took a look and decided not to go into Lizigou. We went straight in, where there were several villages, and drove until there was no road.
We don't know how much information Baldy knew about the location of Tiangong. Now that he is gone, things are naturally much more difficult. Changbai Mountain is very large, and part of it is in North Korea. It is probably unrealistic to search inch by inch. However, we speculate that since we are going to Lizigou, the place must be near it. We follow the old way and go to the nearby mountain villages to check the market and ask for information. We should get something.
Everything went as planned. We arrived at Erdaobaihe. Chenpi A's people got the equipment. I thought, the whole country is under such strict inspection, how can these people be so powerful? I opened it and was stunned. I wondered what equipment this was. There were no shovels or weapons. The most I saw was Hushubao sanitary napkins. Then there were ropes, ordinary tools, chocolate, a large bag of chili peppers, washbasins and other daily necessities.
The fat man asked what was going on, were we distributing labor protection products for women or something? Chenpi Ah Si said you would know what was going on after you used it.
Four days later, we arrived at Yingshan Village, which is located in the inner part of Hengshan Forest Area. It is a miracle that the truck can drive here. There are several sections of the road where the outside is 30 centimeters deep into the abyss. If the driver is a little careless, we will be smashed into pieces. When we got there and asked the locals, we learned that there used to be a border guard post here, but it was later removed, so the road was built here. Otherwise, you would have to use a snow sled to get through. However, because of the road, there are now some tourists who drive here occasionally, and the villagers have become accustomed to outsiders.
Chenpi Ah Si had three friends who came with us. One was Guo Feng, who drove the car and was a big guy. Another was Hua Heshang, who wore glasses but had scars all over his body. Another was a younger man in his thirties. He talked all the way and his name was Ye Cheng.
We got out of the car and looked around at the snow-capped mountains. I wanted to find the mountain scenery in my memory that was similar to the images in the underwater tomb, but obviously I was standing in the wrong place. It seemed that the snow-capped mountains all looked almost the same.
Chenpi Ah Si said that it is easy to find a dragon but difficult to locate its acupoints. The Book of Burial says that it takes three years to find a dragon and ten years to locate its acupoints . It takes at least three years to locate a dragon vein, but ten years to find the treasure eye. This process is very strict. Since we know that the dragon head is in Hengshan, as long as we enter the mountain, we can naturally find the location of the treasure eye. The problem is how to get into the mountain. This place is different from other places. The snow-capped mountains are too high. Generally, hunters will not go to such places, and ginseng collectors cannot reach the top of the snow. It may be difficult to find a guide.
There was no guesthouse in the village, so we had no choice but to knock on the door of the village committee. The village secretary was very welcoming and found us a temporary empty wooden house of a forest ranger. We paid and settled down, stayed in the village for a few days, rented horses, and after much hard work, found a local Korean veteran named Shunzi who was willing to be our guide.
This man told us that most people don't go up the snowy mountains, because the wind and snow change, and the route is basically different every day, and there is nothing up there, only the soldiers go up there when they are on patrol. He can climb several peaks here, so if we really want to go up, he can take us there, but we have to listen to him after entering the snowy area.
We agreed on the price and decided on the matter. We sorted out our equipment and bought a lot of things according to Shunzi's request. Nine people and fourteen horses set off into the depths of the forest.
The scenery of Changbai Mountain is very beautiful. Every section of the mountain has a different color. Because the mountain is so high that it is chilling, we did not pay much attention to the surrounding forest scenery. All our energy was focused on ensuring that we would not fall off the horse. However, an occasional glance at the majestic sky and mountains still made us feel excited.
Changbai Mountain is a volcanic body with a large number of hot springs and small volcanic lakes. Entering the forest area from Yingshan Village, follow the mountain road used by forest workers and go up for four hours to the "Agesi" Lake, which means Girl Lake in Korean. The lake water is like a mirror, without any ripples, and the entire Changbai Mountain is reflected in it.
In order to let Shunzi think we were tourists, we took pictures by the lake and then continued on our way. The section we just entered was at the bottom of the mountain range, and the further we went, the steeper it became. Finally, we found ourselves walking on a slope of about 60 degrees. The trees here were all straight, but the ground was slanted, and every step seemed very thrilling. Shunzi told us that there was a deserted village further up, where the border post was located. There was no one there now. We spent the first night there, and then the next day, we had to cross the snow line.
At this time, Lake Agasi was already below us. We looked down from above and the lake, which was so big just now, was just the size of a pool. At this time, all of us found that another horse team appeared at the lakeside, and the number of people in this team far exceeded ours.
We were a little surprised. Fatty took out a telescope, looked down, handed it to me and said, "We are in trouble."