I laughed from behind and said: Fatty, you are so damn uneducated. As the name suggests, savages are wild people. You should study hard in the future. Do you know what a wild person is? They are born in the wild, maybe from trees.

, it may be grown in the ground, but it is not artificial.

The savages are very mysterious. The legend of the savages in Shennongjia has been around for a long time. I have heard about it in the army. It is said that a PLA soldier once shot and killed a savage in Shennongjia. The savage’s body fell off a cliff thousands of feet high.

In the end, it was not clear whether the savage was a human or a big hairy monkey. Almost all witnesses who had seen the savage affirmed that the savage was tall and strong, and his body was covered with long and thin black hair.

I heard Yingzi tell us that the Savage ditch at Heifengkou was not called Savage ditch in the past, it was called Dead Man ditch. In the more ancient times, it was not called Dead man ditch, but Pengyue ditch. It has always been a nobleman of the Jin Dynasty.

Later, the Mongolian army defeated the main force of the Jin soldiers at Heifengkou. Corpses piled up like mountains. The Mongols threw all the dead into the ditch. The whole valley was almost filled up, so the locals called it the Dead Man's Ditch.

Later, someone saw a savage near this valley, and word spread that the name of Dead Man's Valley was replaced by savage's ditch.

There is nothing scary about savages. No matter how powerful savages are, can they be compared to mastiffs? A sudden thought came to my mind. I don’t know what price savages can fetch in the market. But then I thought, it’s not humane to do this. It’s better not to kill living animals.

I have an idea, but I am serious about digging ancient tombs.

Because we were carrying horses, we couldn't climb mountains with too steep slopes. We had to detour when we encountered big mountains. This journey was extremely slow. Fortunately, the virgin forest in autumn was a gorgeous scenery. The red and yellow leaves all over the mountains and plains were dyed in layers, which made people feel relaxed.

Watching tirelessly, he occasionally saw a pheasant, hare, and roe deer running out of the woods. Yingzi let the dogs chase after them. At night, he camped, picked some mushrooms and spices from the mountains, and lit a campfire for barbecue.

Fatty and I both had a great time. We haven’t eaten the same kind of game these days.

When traveling in these mountains, if we don’t bring hunting dogs, we have to sleep in the trees. We brought three giant mastiffs and five large hunting dogs. This kind of power has almost no opponent in the forest, unless we encounter three giant mastiffs.

There are more than one human bear. Yingzi said that mastiffs are the nemesis of human bears. When the human bears in the forest hear the cry of mastiffs, they will immediately run away from each other. So we all sleep in tents at night, and the loyal hounds are there.

There is nothing to worry about as you keep sentries around the tent. These dogs are much more reliable than people.

Yingzi's temper was much sharper than that of Yanzi when she was young. She was so angry that she wouldn't let Xiao Chili. She had to listen to her on what route to take and what to eat. Who asked her to be the guide? The dogs also

Listen to her, even though I am used to being a company commander, I can only tolerate being an ordinary soldier with her.

However, Yingzi did have a few ideas. She hunted for roads, found spring water, and judged whether mushrooms in the mountains were poisonous. How to find wood ear mushrooms, hazelnuts, persimmons, Codonopsis pilosula, schisandra chinensis, etc. in the deep mountains. There was nothing she didn’t understand. And there were some animals in the mountains. I

I can't even name them, I've never seen them before, but Yingzi can tell them what kind of animals they are, what kind of environment they live in, what they feed on, and what kind of traps they can be used to catch alive. Fatty and I can tell.

With big eyes and small eyes, he could only say two words: I'm convinced.

The Oroqen people are all born hunters. The word Oroqen is the official name for this nation, but it is not very accurate. Sometimes they also call themselves Oroqen or Oroqen. It means wandering in the forest, sea and mountains.

Deer hunters. They have been wandering in the forests of Xiaoxing'an Mountains for many years, living a nomadic life of fishing and hunting. When China was just liberated, the total population of the Oroqen people was less than 1,000 people. The government allowed them to live in a harsh living environment.

They came out of the deep mountains and old forests and lived a settled life. However, the tribesmen have an almost deified worship and yearning for the hunting life lived by their ancestors. They believe in shamans and worship nature. Although they have lived a settled life

In life, I still have to go into the mountains to hunt frequently.

There was nothing to say along the way, so we kept the story short. We all stayed overnight in the virgin forest. After walking for six or seven days in the primeval forest, we finally arrived at the Heifengkou on the border between China and Mongolia. The density of the forest in the Heifengkou is indescribable, and there is almost no foothold in the depths.

The place is full of cold-resistant tree species such as Korean pine, larch, birch, and poplar. The dead branches and leaves on the ground are covered layer by layer, and you will get stuck every time you walk. It's easy for people to handle, but horses have a lot of weight and often get stuck.

It couldn't move, so we had to use all our strength to pull and pull, just walking and pushing forward.

I don’t know how old the bottom one is. The rotten branches and leaves and the dead beasts trapped inside give off a putrid smell. This stench is mixed with the scent of red pine and wild flowers. It smells weird, no.

It smells so good, but after smelling it too much, it makes me feel a little addictive.

When we arrived at Heifengkou, the rest was mine. We found a valley, which should be the legendary Savage Valley. There is nothing strange about the appearance here. It is not as fierce and vicious as Lama Valley, but this is just an intuitive feeling.

, Yingzi said that it looked like there must be a big smoke bubble in the valley. You must look carefully before going down. If you get stuck in the big smoke bubble, you will not be able to get out. If you want to go down to the barbarian ditch, everyone must prepare a big log.

I used a stick to explore the path, and found that the fallen leaves below were too deep, worse than a swamp. Fortunately, it was not the rainy season, otherwise I would not have thought of going down.

Yerengou belongs to the remnants of the Daxinganling Mountains. The mountains on both sides are gentle. The entire valley runs north-south. There are hills on the east and west sides. The middle part receives only a short amount of sunshine all year round, making it look gloomy. The valley is filled with sediment.

It is full of dead leaves and grass. Except for some low and sparse shrubs, there are no trees growing. When you leave the valley, the trees are even sparser. The primeval forest ends here, and more than two hundred miles further is the vast Outer Mongolia prairie.

It was almost dusk, and the blood-red sunset hung in the sky. We climbed up the hillside and looked around. We saw that the red sun was about to set. The sky was filled with large tracts of red clouds. The entire sky seemed to be dyed with thick oil paint and covered with forests.

The rolling mountains and the endless prairie in the distance have become hazy in the field of vision. The mountains are really like the sea, and the setting sun is like blood.

The fat man felt very happy when he saw this beautiful scenery: Old Hu, this scenery is so beautiful, our trip was not in vain.

What I remember most is the ancient tomb in Yerengou. I carefully looked at the topography of the valley based on the sixteen-character Yin-Yang Feng Shui secret technique, and then took out the compass to identify the Bagua directions. I thought to myself: I finally found the right damn place. There must be something in this valley.

Ancient tombs of nobles.

Yeren Valley, formerly known as Pengyue Valley, has a stable and majestic terrain, with the feeling of swallowing up everything. One end is the grassland, and the other end is connected to the Greater Khingan Mountains. The Outer Mongolia prairie is like a vast ocean, and Pengyue Valley is like a river flowing into the sea.

A big river.

Although the Feng Shui style here is not enough to bury an emperor, it is more than enough to bury a high-ranking official such as a prince or a general. When the moon reaches its zenith, the moonlight will point out the location of the ancient tomb for us.

It is getting late, the sun is gradually sinking into the western horizon, and the large forest is about to be swallowed up by shadows. The reason why this place was once called Pengyue Valley was because when the moon rose directly over the valley, I lay on my back in the deepest part of the valley and raised my head.

Looking at the sky, the peripheral vision will create an illusion. The highest hills on both sides are like two huge arms, stretching towards the bright moon in the sky. The deceased in this place took the pure and auspicious energy of the sun and moon.

There is a detailed explanation in a chapter of my ancestral Feng Shui book. Although some of the literal content is not clear, it is not difficult to make inferences based on field observations.

If the Savage Valley was not covered with such thick dead leaves and rotten grass, we could directly find the middle position. But now we have to wait until the moon rises at night, then we can refer to the position of the moon in the sky and go down to the deepest part of the valley to search.

Ancient tombs. The main reason is that our manpower is limited and we cannot make any deviations when working. Otherwise, the amount of work will be too large.

It was too early for midnight. We pitched the tent under a big tree on the hillside, tied the pony to the tree, fed it fodder, and lit a bonfire to boil water for dinner. The game tonight was hunted by the hunting dogs.

A little deer came here. This deer looked a little strange. It had ridges on its body. It was small and very uneven in shape. Its hind legs were unusually thick. It had big ears and no horns. It must be a female.

When Yingzi saw the hunting dogs dragging the strange deer, he hurried forward and turned the deer over to examine the belly of the dead deer. There was blood on the belly of the strange deer. Yingzi opened the deer's mouth again, as if he was looking for something.

The thing was not found in the end, so she was so angry that she kicked the deer hard, and cursed at the big hunting dogs: These bear things are eaten all day long, and they can't point any fingers at you.

None of you are allowed to eat today

The fat man looked at it strangely and asked Yingzi: Sister, what are you looking for?

Yingzi took out a sharp knife to skin the deer while answering the fat man's question: Fat brother, you have never seen this kind of animal, right? This is a musk deer. There is musk in the belly button of the female musk deer. Oh my god, it is so valuable, but this thing is extremely thief.

When he saw someone trying to catch him, he bit off his belly button and chewed it to pieces. Damn, these dogs are so bearish. If they move faster, they can get a piece of musk.

After hearing this, the fat man sat down against a big tree, lowered his head and bent over, and exerted force on his stomach.

I slapped him on the head: What the hell are you thinking? Do you think you are a deer and can reach your belly button with your mouth? Besides, your belly button is full of mud and is worthless.

The fat man was anxious: Damn it, my back is itchy, rub it against the tree twice, you are the one who wants to bite my belly button

The two of us bickered for a while, then separated to pack up. I went to collect dry firewood, and the fat man helped Yingzi roast the meat. We only roasted one hind leg of the musk deer, which was enough to eat. All the musk deer's internal organs were fed to the five big hounds.

Yingzi was so arrogant that he just said he wouldn't give these dogs dinner, but now he was worried that they wouldn't have enough to eat.

The other three giant mastiffs were squatting proudly in the distance, not taking a serious look at the ordinary hounds that were snatching the intestines of the animals. Yingzi gave the two front legs of the musk deer to the two mastiffs, and gave one of the hind legs to them.

The largest one is the giant mastiff called Huzi.

The three of us ate barbecue around the campfire. Yingzi gave each of us a knife and a small bowl made of salt rock. He put the deer legs on the fire and flipped them over the barbecue. He sliced ​​them off piece by piece with the knife and put them in the bowl.

It had a salty taste after being rubbed, and I ate the meal very quickly. I was just thinking about the ancient tombs in the ditch, and I didn't taste any difference between the taste of musk deer meat and ordinary venison.

After eating, the moon had already risen. Through the moonlight, we could see the clouds flowing quickly in the sky, which meant that there was going to be a strong wind at night. Seeing that it was almost time, we left the hunting dogs to guard the camp, and the three of us each held their own.

The stick shotgun was lowered into the savage ditch.

Every time we took a step forward, we had to stick a wooden stick into the ground in front of us to see if there were any big smoke bubbles. The situation below Yeren Ditch was much better than we expected, although in some places the fallen leaves were all gone.

However, there is no swamp formed by the large smoke bubbles and dead leaves soaked and rotted by the rain. It seems that if you want to dig the ancient tomb, you must first clean up the fallen leaves covering the tomb.

I looked up at the moon in the sky, took out the compass for comparison, looked around both sides of the valley, and finally determined the location. There may be many ancient tombs in this valley, but the most important one, and the most distinguished noble,

His tomb is right at our feet.

I inserted a wooden stick and left it here to mark it. I will go back and have a good sleep today. I will have enough strength to start digging tomorrow morning. There is no one else in this deep mountain and forest for hundreds of miles. There is no need to do it secretly at night.

live.

As I walked back, I told the fat man about tomb robbing. Since I am in this business, I should know more about these things and not just rely on my strength to dig. I have been telling him about it since we entered the mountain.

In China since ancient times, the earliest recorded tomb robbing incident occurred about 3,000 years ago. It was the Zhou Dynasty with three emperors and five emperors.

In the novel, the dynasty supported by Fengming Qishan, Jiang Taigong and others had a foundation of more than 800 years. During that era, a total of two major tomb robbing incidents were recorded. One was the theft of King You of Zhou's tomb, and the other

Once, the tomb of Shang Tang was robbed. Two lifelike corpses of young men and women were found in the tomb of King You. The tomb robbers were so frightened that they ran away. However, a large turtle shell was unearthed from the tomb of King Tang, which was covered with carvings.

Oracle.

The fat man said: Old Hu, don't talk to me about this useless thing. Just tell me if there are ghosts in the tomb. How can we deal with them? And what about the ghost you talked about last time blowing the lamp? Why do I sound so evil when I hear it?

Yingzi said: What kind of ghost is blowing out the lamp? Is that what we in the Northeast call the smoker blowing out the lamp?

I said: It's not the one in the Northeast. It's a superstitious behavior of gold-touching captains. In fact, it's not necessarily useless. The air quality in the tomb is not good. If the candles can't be lit, people will definitely be poisoned and die if they go in.

It can also be explained from a scientific point of view. Besides, how could there be ghosts in the ancient tombs? That’s all superstition and legend. Even if there are ghosts, we don’t have to worry. I’ve prepared black donkey hooves, glutinous rice and other evil things. In a word,

Don't believe in evil spirits when robbing tombs. If you are afraid of ghosts, don't robbing tombs.

The fat man suddenly realized: After a long time, you asked Yanzi to prepare these things to ward off evil spirits. I thought you were too awesome to be afraid of ghosts. By the way, what are the vinegar and bird cages for?

I was about to answer when I suddenly heard the barking of hounds from the hillside. The three of us were all heartbroken, thinking that there might be some savage beast coming to attack our camp. But there were three giant mastiffs there, even if they ate them

Bear-hearted leopards should not dare to cause trouble. What on earth caused the hunting dogs to bark and hurry back to the hillside.

Back to the tent, a bloody scene appeared in front of me. The pony tied to the tree was bitten by an unknown beast. Its entire belly was broken open, and its intestines flowed all over the ground. The pony was still alive and fell to the ground.

He was twitching constantly on the ground, and he seemed to be dead.

The hunting dogs gathered around the pony and barked at it, as if they had seen something terrible, and their barks were full of uneasiness.
To be continued...