Wang Yue stood up, took my hand, and said softly, "How did Auntie become like this?" I want to know why. ”

I read the sincerity in her eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "Come with me." ”

I took her out of the hospital and drove to my home. Inside, I pulled out a rattan box from under the bed, with four bread corners, in an old style.

"My parents both work on the exploration team of the North China Institute of Geology, so I don't know exactly what I do," I said, looking at the box and sitting on the floor, "I remember that day vividly." I got a call from their unit asking me to go. When I arrived at the leader's office, there was an old man, who should have a very high position, and he told me, Xiao Cong, you have to be mentally prepared...... "Speaking of this, I was a little choked.

"He told me that during a geological expedition, my dad went missing and my mom was in a vegetative state when she was rescued." I burst into tears.

Wang Yue looked at me sadly, and she gently stroked my hair with her hand beside her.

I barely managed to control my emotions, "Two years have passed. In the past two years, I have repeatedly pleaded with my father's good friends and colleagues to find out what happened, but they told me that this matter was a confidential matter, and it had been sealed in the archives and could not be violated. Later, after grinding for a long time, an uncle saw that I was so pitiful, so he leaked three words. ”

Wang Yue asked, which three words.

"Phoenix Mountain." I'll take it word by word.

Wang Yue was puzzled: "Which Phoenix Mountain?" ”

"It's where our Jiangbei and Gansu meet," I said, "and then I went there a few times by myself, and the mountain was so big that I had no idea at all." And I think that the place where their geological exploration team goes is definitely not for ordinary people, and I am simply a headless fly without any information. Then he came back. ”

The expression on Wang Yue's face was a little thoughtful.

"What's wrong? What do you remember? I quickly asked.

Wang Yue hesitated, "I don't know if I should tell you or not, as far as I know, there should be a Taoist temple in the deep mountains of Phoenix Mountain." That place is very unusual, it is a building left over from the Song Dynasty. It is said to be Meng Po's dojo in the yang world. ”

I gasped, "Have you been?" ”

"I don't know where it is, I've just heard of it." Wang Yue said: "Listening to what other yin cha said, my Taoism belongs to the last stream in the yin cha, and there are many great gods on it. ”

"No," I said, "I've heard Uncle Zhong say that your abilities are among the best in the shadows." ”

"That's him praising me," Wang Yue contemplated: "Actually, how to say it, each yin difference has its own strengths, and things are different." ”

"How many shades are there?"

Wang Yue said: "There are ten in total, known as the top ten yin. But we have very little contact with each other, and even I only know five of them, and a few of them are only known by name. ”

"The others don't care," I said anxiously, "I just want to know where that bullshit Taoist temple is in Phoenix Mountain?" ”

Wang Yue shook her head: "Even if you know there, you can't go there, there is an enchantment, and you have to talk about chance." Auntie's soul is now in the bardo realm, and she has something to do with Phoenix Mountain, so I immediately thought of that place. ”

When I opened the rattan box, which was full of stones, my tears flowed: "Every time my parents came back for vacation, they would bring me interesting things, the most common thing was stones, and they also told me about simple geological knowledge. I thought that when they retired, they would be able to enjoy their old age, but I didn't expect such a thing to happen. What am I going to do? ”

Wang Yue looked at me distressedly, and said for a long time: "Lin Cong, do you have the guts?" ”

I wiped my eyes and looked at her: "As long as I can save my mother, I have the guts!" ”

Wang Yue said: "Okay, I still have to enter the bardo realm to save my father, this time you go in with me, we also have to save your mother!" ”

My heart was racing, I didn't even think about it, and I said yes out loud.

Wang Yue said: "Entering the realm of bardo, everyone will go through seven levels, and the difficulty of each level is increasing. You can also see my situation, by the time of the third level, if my aunt hadn't happened to appear there, I'm afraid I'd be dead by now, and there are still four levels behind, which is completely unimaginable. Are you mentally prepared for this? ”

"Wait," I said, "I have a question." Is the bardo realm different for everyone? Based on your first three levels, it seems that the puzzles in it are specially tailored for you, if we two go together, will the puzzles be based on you or according to me? There is another question, if the realm of bardo is a fantasy realm specially created for everyone, can they be connected to each other? Can Zhang San's bardo realm and Li Si's bardo realm be connected to each other, or are they a world of their own? ”

Wang Yue thought about it and slowly shook her head: "I can't answer any of the questions you said. I can only tell you that the realm of the bardo is not the yang world we are in, and we can't think about it in the usual way of thinking about it in a three-dimensional model. We are like small two-dimensional creatures ants, and the bardo realm is the Möbius circle, and we can never understand the composition of that place, so we can only take one step at a time based on what we see. ”

"There are still places like this in the world." I sighed.

She looked at me, "Are you really planning to enter the bardo realm?" It's likely that if you go in, you'll never get out. ”

I looked into her eyes quietly, was silent for a long time, and nodded slowly: "I'm going." ”

Wang Yue and I had an in-depth conversation, and we let go of our previous feelings and relationships and discussed this matter very seriously. That's when I realized the magic of the bracelet she left me, which could take me into the bardo realm, but I had to be trained before I could enter the realm.

Wang Yue told me that there is still a shortage of one person, and after the two of us enter, we need one person to contact outside and run errands for us. Speaking of this candidate, the first person who appeared in my brain was Li Damin.

I told Li Damin about the situation, and Wang Yue nodded: "I have heard of him in the unit, and he is a character. He can. ”

I asked if there was a similar candidate on her side. Wang Yue told me that no one she knows will make a move easily, similar to Uncle Zhong, unless there is a great relationship of favor or interest, it is not as pure as the relationship between me and Li Damin.

In the next few days, Wang Yue is preparing to enter the bardo realm again, and I have to rest. This time it's not a joke, I'm going to get into that weird and unpredictable situation myself.

On the third day, I went to Aunt Wang's once, and today is the day Li Damin wakes up, and I really don't feel at ease.

Aunt Wang led me into the door, and as soon as I came in, I felt that the atmosphere was wrong, the curtains were drawn on all sides, and the room was dark and there was no light. I asked her what about Li Damin? Aunt Wang pointed to the living room and told me that Li Damin had just woken up, she had boiled porridge and was eating breakfast.

I hurried into the living room, and I saw that in Hessesen's room, Li Damin was sitting alone at the dining table, holding porridge and drinking.

"Damin." I whispered his name.

Li Damin's reaction was a little sluggish, and he paused for a few seconds to look up at me.

He stood up, the two of us hugged tightly, and I patted him on the back: "Are you okay?" ”

Li Damin let go of me and smiled: "It's okay, what can I do." Mere trifle. ”

I breathed a sigh of relief: "Do you know what happened later, it's really scary." ”

"I heard Aunt Wang say it." Li Damin said: "Come, you are also hungry, sit down and eat something." ”

I looked at him, because the light was too dim, I could only see a silhouette of him: "Are you still a little uncomfortable?" ”

"I can't talk about it, it's just a little lightphobic." Li Damin said: "It is estimated that it will take a while to get used to it. ”

Aunt Wang brought me dishes and chopsticks, and the three of us had a hearty breakfast. After eating, I tried to open the curtains, and the light from outside shone in and fell on Li Damin's body, his face was a little pale, and he slowed down for a while, nothing too uncomfortable.

We chatted with Aunt Wang for a while, and said goodbye reluctantly. Li Damin and I came out of the house, and when we arrived on the sunny street, Li Damin walked a little deep and shallow, and after walking not far, he was out of breath.

I helped him to a coffee shop to rest. "Damin, are you alright?" I asked.

Li Damin's eyes were gloomy, and he looked at the pedestrians outside the glass: "A little weak." Lin Cong, who was in a coma for three days...... I had a long, long dream. ”

I looked at him.

Li Damin took a deep breath, "The dream is very strange. I seemed to be back in college, and with a friend with a vague face, I went to interview a weirdo who had come back from the dead. The strange man suffered a heart attack in cold water while participating in the winter swim and died suddenly. After he died, he was reinjured by a noble man with no name and last name, and he was resurrected again. Then he claimed to have been to Hades. In the dream, I went to interview him and found all kinds of doubts about him, and following these doubts, I went to find the master who summoned his spirit, and ended up in a painting...... All kinds of weirdness, just like the real thing. ”

He babbled, and I got goosebumps all over my body. Hurriedly interrupted him: "Damin, this is just a dream, don't think too much about it." ”

"I had this dream for three days," he said, "and it didn't seem like a dream, but like some distant memory." ”