A college student majoring in modern mural painting x a mysterious young man guarding a cave in the late Qing Dynasty
Jiang Li never thought that an inspection of the Mogao Grottoes murals would actually cause him to fall into the wind and sand of a hundred years ago.
When they first met, the young man held the knife in his hand, his brows were sharp, and his eyes were as wild as a wolf. He pressed him to the ground warily: "Again, the dog of a foreign thief?"
He is Shandan, who was born under the cliff and grew up next to the grotto. A young man who has guarded the grotto for generations, his obsession with protecting the Mogao Grottoes is engraved in his bones and blood.
Jiang Li looked at Feitian, who was still intact on the cliff, and his throat tightened.
He knew that Stein's horse's hooves were approaching, that the catastrophe in the Buddhist Scripture Cave was coming, and that the thousand-year-old context hidden in the desert was at stake.
From the defensive confrontation on the gravel ground, to standing side by side deep in the grotto, to the determination to protect the seal in the firelight.
The flames of swords and guns scorched the young man's arms, and drops of blood mixed with sand fell on the cave wall. Shandan leaned on Jiang Li's shoulder, his breath weak but smiling: "As long as Mogao Cave is here, I will always be there."
The darkness in front of his eyes suddenly faded away, and the expedition team returned to the modern world. The warmth of the young man's blood still remained in his palms.
The instructor's voice suddenly sounded: "In the newly discovered grotto, there is a complete Buddhist scripture cave. It was the predecessors who sealed the entrance with yellow mud.
Joy mixed with heartache.
A familiar voice called softly from behind, carrying the breath of wind and sand that spanned a century.
"Leaving. "
This article is a fictional creation based on the history of Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang. It pays tribute to all those who protect cultural relics and hopes that the cultural heritage of thousands of years will never be lost.
Purpose: Cultural protection