the last priest

This is not blood, it is the soul of a person, and this is not an ordinary lotus flower, but...

Cha Wenbin thought of that old lama, when he picked up Zabu from the wolf's arms, he didn't know what he saw in his eyes, was it just a baby?Could he also be a pawn in this game of chess?

There are too many mysteries waiting for him to go out and unravel. The blooming snow lotus is more appropriate to be called "blood lotus" at the moment. The faint red color is not only not bloody at all, but more angry.With white petals and pink veins, the holy lotus flower is like a fairy who is not stained with the world, but in Cha Wenbin's eyes, it looks like a bloodthirsty devil flower.

Under the flower disc is an immature lotus disc. Seven holes of uniform shape and size surround a crystal-clear fruit in the middle. The liquid in it can be seen shaking slightly with the naked eye, and it is extremely delicate.

Zhuo Xiong gently cut it off with a dagger, and Cha Wenbin wrapped it carefully with a brocade handkerchief. So many lives were exchanged for this: Lian Xin!

The moment the lotus heart was taken out, the petals began to close on their own, and the red color on the veins also began to retreat. It didn't take long for it to become a flower bud, and it was unknown when the next bloom would be.

The ancient copper bells began to dance in the mountain wind, but at this moment, there is no demonic obstacle that disturbs the mind, and more is the tranquility and eternity.

"It's starting to snow outside, shall we spend the night here?"

It was still bright just now, but now it was snowing heavily, and Zha Wenbin was a little cold, which came from the bottom of his heart.He tugged on his collar, the smell of blood left on his hands made him feel sick, and the three-legged toad in his arms moved restlessly, as if even it felt uncomfortable.

Cha Wenbin was silent for a while, looking at the cold corpses on the ground, he didn't want to let them lie here like this the first night: "Try to call, ask someone to pick it up, people outside wait longer than us urgent."

There is a satellite phone in Dabao’s backpack. The first time he entered the deep ditch, this thing had no inspiration. He played with it several times. He always said that he would have a signal when he got to the top of the mountain. Now it’s here. But he has no chance to use it again.

This kind of secret-level special equipment has only one single-frequency transmitter, which means that there is only one acceptable instrument at the other end.Zhuo Xiong's military region has only one of this kind of high-end equipment, and it was reported to the chief, and he has never even seen it.

It's very simple, there is only one red call button, Zhuo Xiong presses it, and there is noisy interference from the receiver.

"I'll try it outside." He pointed to the suspension bridge.

For some reason, Cha Wenbin had a feeling that he didn't want him to go out, but he couldn't find a reason to refuse. Maybe he wanted to stay a little longer and return to that intriguing place again. He was too tired.

There was ice on the suspension bridge, Zhuo Xiong staggered to the middle of the bridge and looked down, it was so high. "It's going to fall, it's dead!" he thought to himself.

After pressing the button, there was still noise, and after trying to pull out the antenna and turned it in several directions, there was finally a "beep" sound from the receiver, and soon, an urgent voice sounded from the other end: "Where are you! "

"Send someone to pick us up." After a pause, Zhuo Xiong added, "Bring five coffins..."

There was silence on the other end of the phone, followed by the sound of chaotic leather shoes and the impact of objects, and after a while, another person answered the phone: "Did you get the things?"

"I repeat, before sunset, send someone to pick you up!" Zhuo Xiong decisively pressed the call button. He was not worried that the other party would not be able to find him. This high-tech thing has a positioning function, which is better than reporting the location by himself. To be more accurate, the other party has already locked on the moment the connection is made.

Seeing Zha Wenbin's lonely expression not far away, Zhuo Xiong didn't want to bother him, so let's blow the mountain breeze on the suspension bridge for a while.

There are rolling mountains and endless snow lines. Once upon a time, he and his comrades rode horses and walked among the glaciers and mountains.Chaozi, Dashan, live well, we have brought back hope.

The melodious sound of the bells collided in the ear, and the bells hung on the corners of the tower, swinging in the wind, which was quite a sight.Zhuo Xiong didn't want to disturb Cha Wenbin, so he just stared at him.

Looking at it, he felt that the bell looked familiar: "Hey, why is there one missing."

The general shape of the tower is eight sides and four corners. Bells are also commonly used as decorations on the top of the tower, one at each of the four corners.But on the top of the tower, there are only three bells colliding with each other, and there is only an empty ring at one corner, and the original bell hanging on it is not visible.Why do you say this bell looks familiar?That's because there is a brass bell that is very similar to them, and he gets along day and night, and whenever he thinks of it when he is outside, he will think of the person who is deeply asleep.

"Brother Wen Bin?" Although he didn't want to disturb him, he still couldn't help it. This was an important discovery.

Cha Wenbin stood up and asked, "Huh? Did you get through?" Obviously, he had been immersed in his own world before, and he didn't care about Zhuo Xiong's call at all.

"It's clear, someone should come to pick us up. Come out and see, the bell on this tower is very similar to the one on Dashan."

Zha Wenbin didn't hesitate, he came out immediately when he heard the news.He kept that bell with him all the time. At first he thought that the bell had something to do with Mount Qifeng. It was also an inscription of insects and birds, and its material and shape were very similar.However, an unexpected discovery made him doubt this, because there was a small "卍" mark engraved on the inside of Dashan's bell.

The biggest feature of the bell in his hand is that it can ring without wind, and it does look like it, the missing corner is only a bare ring still shaking in the wind.

"Can you climb up and have a look?"

"It's simple!" Zhuo Xiong took out the climbing rope and made a noose, swung it around twice and then threw it upwards to get out of the protruding cylindrical top of the tower. "I'll go up and have a look, you wait for me."

The snow under his feet was a bit slippery, Zhuo Xiong had to lie on it and move carefully, the top of the tower was a slope, there was no point of strength, if one foot slipped, it would be over.The place where the bell is hung is at the very edge, and he can only rely on the climbing rope in his hand as a pulling point, silently praying in his heart that the dome is strong enough, who knows if this kind of building thousands of years ago is on the verge of being weathered .

To get the bell, he had to face down with his feet up, and he had to stretch out the front half of his body in the air, because only in this way could his hand reach the fluttering bell.After trying several times, Zhuo Xiong moved his body forward a little bit, but it was still a little bit short.

With a sound of "crash", the layer of snow covering the top of the tower finally overwhelmed and slid down, Zhuo Xiong was like an athlete standing on a ski and rushing down, he couldn't help himself at this moment.

In desperation, he forcibly made a circle between his wrist and the climbing rope. Under Cha Wenbin's exclamation, a large amount of snow poured down, and Zhuo Xiong was lucky to be suspended in the air .

It took him a long time before he dared to open his eyes, and there was a muffled sound of "Boom, Boom" coming from under his feet, and the snow blocks were smashed to pieces.It took a long time for the violently beating heart to calm down, and he said to himself: How dangerous!

This time, the bell was really within reach, and he wanted to pick it up, but Zha Wenbin shouted: "Don't touch it! Don't touch it, once you touch it, he really won't be able to wake up again. "

"what happened?"

Cha Wenbin waved his hand and said, "Can you go up? If you can, go up and clear all the snow on the top of the tower. I want to see clearly."

Zhuo Xiong tried the climbing rope in his hand, and it was very strong: "No problem!" He pulled hard, and his body turned upwards. This is a technique practiced in the army.When climbing eave-like objects, try not to use pressure as much as possible. Turning upside down is the best way, because there is no support on the eaves, so the force-bearing area is the smallest.

Soon, the snow on the top of the tower was basically cleared after he kicked and kicked, and the top of the tower that was originally under the white snow gradually appeared.

Zha Wenbin took out the compass to check the direction and said affirmatively: "This pagoda is definitely not Buddhist!"

Why do you say that?Because of the avalanche caused by Zhuoxiong's fall just now, a corner buried under the snow was exposed. It was an upwardly tilted part, also called "cable eaves" or "dougong". That part is common in ancient buildings. The most exquisite ones are decorated with stone carvings of various patterns.

Similarly, the eaves on this pagoda are also a stone carving. The stone carving that was first exposed is located in the south. It has a famous name: Suzaku!