In Panjiayuan, the first thing they did was trick Lao Hu into going tomb raiding.

Lao Hu affectionately calls him "Chuyi" because "Chuyi" means "first day of the lunar month" in Chinese.

This man was under forty years old, a typical Khampa man, with a shrewd and capable appearance. He was also the only person in the area who had ever been to Karamir.

The group rode on yaks, first crossing the uninhabited area. After walking for several days, they felt increasingly uneasy.

The once sparsely populated no-man's-land has gradually become filled with skeletons.

Although most of them were animal remains, the sight of those white bones still sent chills down the spines of Uncle Ming, Han Shuna, and the others.

Chu Yi seemed to see the confusion on everyone's faces and explained, "Ahead is Zanggugou (Hidden Bone Gully). Every year, a large number of yellow cattle, wild sheep, and Tibetan cattle and horses come here to commit suicide, leaving behind mountains of white bones. That's how Zanggugou got its name!"

Are large numbers of wild animals also committing suicide here?

The fat man looked suspicious and subconsciously glanced at the puppy on Su Mo's shoulder. "Brother Su, what if this little Tibetan Mastiff gets itself into trouble in Zanggugou...?"

"Oh~"

Little Nail stood on Su Mo's shoulder, glaring angrily at the fat man, looking both cute and fierce.

"Ha ha…"

Su Mo laughed as he reassured the puppy on his shoulder, "Little Nail wouldn't commit suicide..."

Through these few days of observation, Su Mo discovered that his dog, nicknamed "Little Nail," was extremely intelligent, a true gem among dogs. Compared to him, the Border Collie was just a baby.

Let's go...

Chu Yi volunteered, "It's getting late, we need to get through the Hidden Bone Gully as much as possible..."

Everyone nodded and followed behind Chu Yi. The group soon entered Zanggugou.

The ditch was filled with rocks and weeds, and there were countless animal skeletons inside.

Most of them are cow horns and goat horns, these things. These things are immortal for thousands of years.

The group had traveled about a quarter of the distance.

Night had fallen!

The group still hadn't found a suitable place to camp, and the yaks in the group were starting to get restless.

For safety reasons, the expedition team had no choice but to stop and set up their tents near a cluster of dead trees.

The group gathered around the fire to eat and drink, and the generous guide told the Tai family folk tales about XZ on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

"Have you noticed that the animal skeletons in this Zanggugou Valley are somewhat unusual?"

Looking at the corpses here, Shirley Yang couldn't help but feel that something was wrong with this place.

The fat man glanced at it and said dismissively, "Special? Nothing special about it."

Shirley Yang shook her head and said, "Those cow horns, sheep horns, bear heads and bone fragments look to be at least two or three hundred years old."

"If the truth is as the legends say, why haven't wild animals jumped into ditches to commit suicide in recent years?"

"........."

Upon hearing Shirley Yang's words, everyone fell into deep thought.

Chapter 121: Zhang Qiling

Sherry Yang's words made everyone in the group fall into deep thought.

"..."

After a moment of silence, Old Hu tentatively said, "Legends passed down from ancient times may only retain some shadows of the truth and cannot be regarded as factual events..."

"Those wild animals that leap off cliffs to their deaths might be surrounded by wolves, or they might be lured by some natural factor. These things may seem unbelievable, but they do exist..."

It has to be said that Lao Hu is truly capable of rationally analyzing the development of events at any time.

This is also why Su Mo admires Lao Hu the most.

Perhaps that's why, in the original story, Lao Hu was able to lead the three tomb raiders through countless life-and-death situations and escape death multiple times!

Su Mo said, "Old Hu and Old Zhang's ancestral half-scroll of the sixteen-character Yin-Yang Feng Shui secret technique also mentions the structural layout of the nine-story demon tower in Tibet..."

As he spoke, Su Mo tossed a bone to the little nail, telling it to keep watch.

The young man nodded, readily accepting the order, and like a young revolutionary soldier, he raised his head and took small steps to the side.

Seeing this, everyone burst into laughter.

Su Mo continued, "The Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Secret Technique records that tombs in the form of demon towers must be accompanied by two dragon-shaped burial ditches of the same size. Perhaps the bone-hiding ditch we are standing on is one of them."

"The remnants of the Demon Kingdom may have also held unknown sacrifices here!"

After saying that, Su Mo pointed to a half-dead tree stump not far away, "There's a very blurry three-eyed human-headed ghost face on it, it's been there for at least several hundred years, it's almost completely weathered away..."

Old Hu nodded and said, "That's right, I've seen several similar totem markings since entering Zanggugou..."

"This should be considered good news for us, indicating that we are not far from the Phoenix Palace."

"Ooh-woo~"

Just then, the short-haired boy, who was on guard nearby, suddenly barked, "Woof woof woof!"

Su Mo activated his Golden Eyes and looked in the direction of the sound. He looked up and saw several hungry wolves not far away.

Su Mo glanced at the small nail, quite surprised, "The little guy has a pretty keen sense of smell..."

Su Mo warned everyone, "Be careful, the wolf is coming."

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Lao Hu and Zhang Yingchuan immediately picked up their hunting rifles and became alert.

Several hungry wolves were standing a few hundred meters away. This distance would be fine during the day, but it was nighttime, which greatly affected aiming and shooting.

Under the cover of night!

All the people could vaguely make out were the wolf's gleaming green eyes and its blurry shape!

On the first day of the lunar month, he cocked his hunting rifle and raised it, ready to fire.

Old Hu hurriedly said, "These wolves are trying to test our firepower. There are definitely more than just these few wolves. Killing them won't do any good, and it will only anger the pack behind them!"

At this time.

Suddenly, a white shadow appeared in the distance, its fur trembling in the night sky, its robust body resembling that of a bull.

"Wolf King!"

Old Hu exclaimed in surprise, "The White-haired Wolf King! I encountered it a few times more than ten years ago, but I didn't get the better of it. I never expected it to still be alive!"

Clang!

Su Mo drew his Crimson Sky Sword and said calmly, "Just a white wolf. Kill it, and I'll make a white wolf blanket for my sister when we get back..."

"Wang Wang Wang..."

The small nail rubbed against Su Mo's legs and feet.

Su Mo was taken aback, lowered his head, and looked somewhat incredulous. "The Wolf King was left to you?"

Xiao Cun Ding nodded.

Fatty nudged Old Hu's elbow. "Old Hu, Little Nail has volunteered to fight the White-haired Wolf King that terrifies you!"

"........."

Old Hu glanced sideways at the fat man, as if to say, "Are you saying I'm not even as good as a dog?"

Fortunately, the white-haired wolf king only stared at the crowd for a while before turning around and leaving with a few hungry wolves.

Su Mo raised an eyebrow, about to say something, when a hazy white light appeared in the sky ahead. The light flickered and swayed.

This strange light perfectly encircled the summit of the snow-capped peak. For a moment, it seemed to create a sacred radiance, as if the sun and moon were embracing and shining in harmony.

Old Hu exclaimed in shock, "This is celestial light! I've heard of it a long time ago, but I've never seen it. Legend has it that only those with a special destiny can witness it!"

Everyone was so shocked they were speechless.

Sherry Yang explained, "That was just a synchronous discharge phenomenon in the clouds. When the clouds under the snow-capped mountains are too thick, this phenomenon will occur at night!"

"........."

Old Hu's lips twitched; he'd been thoroughly roasted by Shirley Yang.

Su Mo's heart stirred, and after calculating with his fingers, he was shocked and nearly choked on his breath.

"Cough cough..."

As if he had touched on something taboo, Su Mo coughed violently.

The fat man asked in confusion, "Brother Su?"

Su Mo murmured, "It actually involves the living Buddha of the land!"

"The living Buddha?"

Hearing Su Mo's words, Chu Yi was stunned, "We haven't had a living Buddha in a very long time..."

Su Mo's expression was solemn. "The previous generation is not dead yet, how could a new one be born!"

Chu Yi stared wide-eyed, looking like he'd seen a ghost. Su Mo muttered to himself, "Brother, I never imagined you had such a great reputation in Tibet!"

Old Hu also looked doubtful. "Brother Su, that's impossible. When I was young, I heard several white-bearded lamas talk about a living Buddha. Logically speaking, this person should have passed away long ago, he..."

Seeing Su Mo shake his head, Old Hu's voice stopped abruptly.

Su Mo said, "He's still alive..."

Zhang Rishan is still alive, so Zhang Qiling, as a direct descendant of the Zhang family, is naturally still alive as well.

Old Hu exclaimed, "This Tibet is truly a ghost story!"

Su Mo shook his head, knowing this wasn't the time to talk about this. "Let's go, let's leave Zanggugou. We're very close to our destination. Let's take a break and rest at the next place..."

"it is good!"

The Zanggugou Valley was littered with white bones, and surrounded by wolves. Everyone knew this was no safe place, so they packed their belongings and continued on their way.

The forest and snow-capped mountains stretched endlessly, and the sky turned grayish-white.

Chu Yi told everyone to stop and pointed to the icefall, saying, "There's an ice slab ahead, right below the icefall, and above it is the main peak of a snow-capped mountain!"

"The place you're looking for, surrounded by four snow-capped mountains, is just ahead. I saw it with my own eyes when I went up there to gather herbs; there are exactly four giant snow-capped peaks surrounding it!"