I looked at Ito for a long time before saying, "Ito Shin, I'm asking you a few questions now, and you must answer me truthfully, it's probably a matter of life and death for us." ”

Ito said solemnly: "Mr. Wang Huan, please speak, I will definitely say everything." ”

"Good. I looked at Ito Mamichi, "Did you come to the Northeast to look for the Great Liao Ruins this time, did you choose the time at random, or did you deliberately choose the time?"

"It was a deliberately chosen time. "A blood moon will appear in three days at most." According to Jiazu, the Great Liao ruins can only be found on the day of the blood moon or in the event of a total solar eclipse. The next total solar eclipse is still a few years away, and we in the Ito family don't have time to wait, but the Blood Moon is about to happen, so we must reach the ruins before the Blood Moon. ”

I asked again, "You've been saying that your destination is the Great Liao Ruins, not the Shaman Tomb, and this statement was also told to you by Ito Akikawa?"

"Yes. "Ito Mado," the ancestor has repeatedly emphasized that it is a relic of the Great Liao Kingdom. ”

"Understood. After I said three words briefly, I subconsciously reached out and pulled out my cigarette.

It wasn't until I finished smoking a cigarette that Ye Xun spoke: "What did you think of?"

I said lightly: "First, Old Man Sun and Scar also have to go back to the ruins, and they must go back." Therefore, it was not an accident that Old Man Sun took people up the mountain, but it was already in his plan. ”

Ye Xun raised his eyebrows and said, "You mean, he even calculated his own grandson? Did he deliberately tell his grandson whose hand the golden mask was, so that the sick seedling would attack him and find a suitable reason for himself to turn against the sick seedling?"

I nodded, "That's just one of the possibilities." Don't think about anything else just yet, go your way. ”

Ye Xun knew that I wanted to verify my judgment, so he immediately continued: "I think Old Man Sun told the truth about one thing, that is, he handed over the golden mask to the sick seedling. Of course, his purpose was not to make money, as he said. As for what his purpose is, it is impossible to judge for the time being. However, what is certain is that the sick seedlings who got the golden mask are out of control. ”

"Old man Sun understands the character of the sick seedling, and he also knows the characteristics of the golden mask, but he has not found the right time to kill the sick seedling and get the mask back. Recently, various media have been reporting that the blood moon is about to appear, and Old Man Sun can no longer sit still, so he can only take risks to get rid of the sick seedlings. ”

Based on what he knew about the sick seedling, Old Man Sun made a plan. first let his grandson turn against the other party, and let the sick man know that he would definitely deal with him. But Old Man Sun knew that the sick man had feelings for him, and he would not directly ask for his life, but would first determine Old Man Sun's attitude before making a decision. ”

"Old man Sun deliberately called friends and companions, and even hired Da Xian'er, all to show the sick seedlings. As long as someone arrives at Old Man Sun's house, whether he decides to participate in Old Man Sun's plan or not, he will kill people. ”

To put it bluntly, Old Man Sun planned to send those people to death to create an opportunity for himself to approach the cave. As long as he is allowed to get close to the other party, he is sure that one shot will result in the death of the sick man. ”

"It's just that he didn't expect that the sick seedling was far stronger than he imagined, so he pinned his hope on us and followed us into the Pingtian Sea. Because he knows that a psychologically defective person like the sick seedling, if he changes the environment, he may not be as good as before, and he may be able to find an opportunity to get rid of the other party. It's just that he didn't expect that there was another existence in Pingtianhai that was even more terrifying than the sick seedling. ”

Ye Xun stopped at this point: "I don't know if what I said is right. ”

I nodded, "According to common sense, it's pretty much the same." But there are too many loopholes. The other one I said may seem absurd, but I think it's worth mentioning it. ”

Ito nodded and said, "Mr. Wang Huan, please speak." ”

I said, "We have always put our thoughts on Old Man Sun and Jin Daxian before, in fact, there is only one focus of the whole thing, and that is the Golden Mask. ”

"Old man Sun said that his ancestor strayed into the Black Wind Pass and took Jin Daxian away. I feel like that's a complete lie. The person who entered the Black Wind Pass back then was not Old Man Sun's ancestor, but himself, and it was the three of them who brought out the golden mask from the Black Wind Pass. ”

"As for the legend of Jin Daxian, it should also come from the mouth of Old Man Sun. "When I say this, Ito Shin is referring to Ito," Ito said, when the Japanese Kwantung Army launched a frenzied revenge here, slaughtering all the nearby villagers. When exactly did the Jin Daxian Temple appear and what kind of changes it has undergone, except for Old Man Sun, no one can say clearly. However, once the legend spreads, it can obscure the original fact. ”

During the Japanese invasion of China, there were countless bloody massacres and countless no-man's lands. Just like Lushun, which was once known as the first port in East Asia, none of the current residents are descendants of Lushun locals, because after the Japanese invaded Lushun, they launched a bloody massacre of the city, and the entire inhabitants of Lushun were slaughtered. The current Lushun people are all residents who re-entered in the later period.

If Shilitun under the mountain is regarded as another Lushun, then all the legends here will be completely wiped out with the massacre, and no one will know the true origin of the Jin Daxian Temple except for Old Man Sun himself.

Ye Xun nodded and said, "Yes, this is indeed the first place that can't be explained." ”

I continued: "The second thing that is difficult to explain is the age of Old Man Sun. If you extrapolate by time, they should all be over 100 years old. What kind of magical power do they have that can make them immortal, and at this age, they can still walk up the mountains and down the rivers like walking on the ground?"

"This ......" Ye Xun also shook his head and said, "You say, could it be Old Man Sun that they have already died once and come back to life?"

I asked, "Do you believe in resurrection from the dead?"

"I don't believe it. Ye Xun shook his head and said, "I never believed that a person could come back to life intact after death. Even if there is a way, it is still evil magic. ”

Ye Xun is a Taoist disciple, and Taoism has pursued immortality and ascension, but he has never pursued any resurrection from the dead.

I looked at Ye Xun and said, "What if it's not a human being who comes back to life?"

"Not a person?" Ye Xun suddenly came to his senses, "You mean borrowing a corpse to return the soul, no...... Is it a soul swap?"

I nodded, "I never believed that there were ghosts in this world, but I did believe that a person's memories can be passed on forever somehow. Shamanism is like that. ”

"Legend has it that the shamanic lineage comes from the souls of previous shamans. That is to say, the new generation of shamans can get a complete memory of the previous generation through shamanic dance or some kind of sacrifice. This is the reason why shamanism has no written and scriptural traditions, but it can continue from generation to generation. ”

When I said this, Ito Shinya nodded and said, "Mr. Wang Huan is right, according to the research of shamanism by the ancestors, the inheritance of shamanism is indeed the case. ”

I continued: "I once wore a golden mask, and I knew that the golden mask actually spreads people's minds outward, and they don't even need words to communicate. If we position the Golden Mask as a medium, can we conclude that the Golden Mask is a tool for transferring one's memory?"

I compared my face with my hand: "If I put on a golden mask when I was dying, and then give the mask to another person, can I forcibly erase all the other person's thoughts and replace them with my own memories?"

Ye Xun said in a low voice: "This ...... This is a bit unbelievable, isn't it? You've seen pictures of Akikawa Ito, and even if they can transfer their memories, haven't they even shifted their appearance?"

"So I say my speculation is probably ridiculous. I paused before saying, "But beyond that, I can't think of any other way to keep a person in his 100-year-old body at peak shape." ”

I continued: "I dare to say this because Old Man Sun later said that we should be careful of the sick seedlings. We saw the corpse of the sick seedling in the cave with our own eyes, and the old man Sun also affirmed that it was the sick seedling himself, why did the sick seedling still appear? He came back from the dead? The only explanation is that the only thing lying in the cave at that time was an empty shell. ”

I took a deep breath and said, "Do you remember that I asked me to pay attention to Liuzi? I suspect that Liuzi is the real sick seedling, he took advantage of Old Man Sun's absence, tricked Liuzi into wearing a golden mask, and changed himself into Liuzi's body. ”

Ye Xun was stunned for a moment, and it took a long time before he said: "If what you said can be established, then who is the person who has been leading Old Man Sun and them to their death in the first place? At that time, the sixth son should have been replaced by someone in the cave, can he kill someone?"

I shook my head and said, "You've forgotten someone." Old man Sun said that the sick seedling once liked a girl like madly. I don't think the girl is dead, the so-called ghost visit, she returned home by herself. That girl should have become a sick woman, and she was the one who led Old Man Sun and them to death at that time. ”

Ye Xun muttered to himself: "If all your guesses are true, then Old Man Sun and Scar will inevitably act too similar." Aren't we being tricked from beginning to end by Old Man Sun?"

I said in a deep voice, "This is where I can't figure it out the most." No matter how good an actor is, there will not be the slightest flaw, but I really don't see that Old Man Sun has acting ingredients. Unless I can find him, we won't be able to find the truth. ”

Ito Zhen was pleasantly surprised: "Mr. Wang Huan, do you have a way to find out the person?"