Prologue

Hunting, both to explore the meaning of grotesque anecdotes. 堥, the sound is the same as the spear, which means the hill that is high in front and low in the back, in different cultures, the hill that is high in front and low in the back is also called the burial armor, and there is a leaf that covers the eyes and does not see the meaning of Mount Tai.

The hunters on the rivers and lakes are collectively called hunting, so the meaning of hunting is that hunting is always at a disadvantage, standing behind the hills, trying to find out the truth hidden in the grotesque and strange things in front of them.

Chapter 1: Unlike a Mountain

In June 1932, Zhengjia Village, Hou'an Town, Fushun.

In the evening, Quan Qianzhang finally climbed the mountain, standing on the edge of the cliff and looking into the distance.

The most famous professor of geology at Yenching University had no intention of appreciating the beautiful scenery in front of him, but only lamented in his heart that the great rivers and mountains of the motherland were swallowed up by the Japanese step by step.

"Professor, be careful." Panting, Fu Beixue climbed up, "It's too dangerous here." ”

Quan Qianzhang didn't even reply, but said coldly: "I'm already in danger." ”

Of course, Fu Beixue understood the meaning of Quan Qianzhang's words, he was Quan Qianzhang's most proud protégé, but he became a Han J, and for the interests of the Japanese in the Northeast, he set up a bureau to deceive Quan Qianzhang and let him do geological exploration for the Japanese in the three eastern provinces.

Fu Beixue was accompanied by a Japanese officer and five Japanese soldiers with loaded guns and mountain combat uniforms, of course, they were all watchmen in the name of protection.

The most important thing is that the Japanese junior officer named Jiro Takahashi was also a student of Quan Qianzhang, and the Japanese Kwantung Army made such an arrangement, which can be described as well-intentioned.

Fu Beixue looked around and asked, "Professor, why is this place called a mountain?" ”

Quan Qianzhang did not directly answer Fu Beixue's question, but said: "In feng shui, this place is a place of death. ”

Fu Beixue nodded and said: "That's true, the west is the head, the head is blocked by the flat mountain, and the north and south wings are also blocked by the mountain range, but I don't understand what the broken tail means?" To the east is an open field, so why do you cut off the tail? ”

Quan Qianzhang explained: "It was because of the broken tail that it became a dead place, there was originally a river in the east, but the river was rerouted, the phoenix tail has been broken, and the original living phoenix has become a dead phoenix." ”

When Jiro Takahashi heard this, he pondered for a moment and asked, "Teacher, this is the 'Phoenix Chengxiang' you said before?" ”

Quan Qianzhang frowned: "What I said is 'Tianfeng Dingwei', the word phoenix is the combined name of the phoenix bird and the phoenix bird, the terrain of the phoenix auspicious place only exists in people's imagination, just like there is no real living dragon's lair is a truth." ”

Jiro Takahashi was silent, after all, he only knew the surface of traditional Chinese feng shui.

Fu Beixue asked again at this time: "Then why is it called a non-mountain?" ”

Quan Qianzhang didn't want to deal with Fu Beixue anymore, and turned around to walk towards the path in the jungle. At this moment, a middle-aged man wearing a hat, sackcloth, and a basket on his shoulders came out of the bushes, as if he was in mourning.

Quan Qianzhang looked at the man who was dressed strangely and looked like a mountain man, and immediately dodged to make way.

"Hey! What do you do? Takahashi Jiro immediately stepped forward to stop him, and three Japanese soldiers also stepped forward to surround the mountain people, while the rest stood in a protective formation around Fu Beixue and Quan Qianzhang.

Seeing this, Quan Qianzhang frowned and said, "It's just a mountain people, don't embarrass others." ”

Jiro Takahashi explained, "Sensei, for your safety, this is a necessary check. ”

Quan Qianzhang sarcastically said: "I have a ghost in my heart, so I am afraid of everything, this is the thinking of the invader." ”

Takahashi Jiro didn't say a word, just stood respectfully to the side, watching the Japanese soldiers search the mountain people in a comprehensive way.

The Japanese soldiers found five strange-looking objects from the baskets of the mountain people, one of which resembled a flute and a ruler, and three cylinders with scales on them.

Jiro Takahashi stepped forward and held a ruler that looked like a soft ruler but had a compass on the front, looked at it suspiciously, and asked, "What is this?" ”

The mountain man smiled: "Tools." ”

Jiro Takahashi asked, "What is it for?" ”

The mountain people replied: "Measure, look at feng shui, and look for cemeteries." ”

Takahashi Jiro was very wary when he heard the word "measurement": "Then what do you do?" ”

The mountain people said: "Help people find a suitable cemetery for burial." ”

Fu Beixue interjected next to him: "Feng Shui master? ”

The mountain man shook his head: "No. ”

Takahashi Jiro ordered the soldiers to search his body again, but he did not find anything unusual, so he had to wave his hand to let the mountain people leave.

During the whole process, Quan Qianzhang watched coldly and did not say a word.

When the mountain people wanted to leave, Fu Beixue asked: "Friend, inquire, why is this place called Feibishan?" ”

The mountaineers stopped and turned to look at Fu Beixue: "Because there was no mountain here, but then there was an extra mountain overnight, and this mountain is like a mountain but not a mountain, hence the name." ”

After listening to the words of the mountain people, Quan Qianzhang, Fu Beixue and Takahashi Jiro were all stunned, because the tone of the people in front of them was not like that of the mountain people, and they carried so many strange things, and there seemed to be a mystery in their words, and they were obviously not ordinary people.

Takahashi Jiro's men subconsciously pressed on the holster, and the mountain people glanced at it, but just smiled and said, "You'd better not go any further into the mountains." ”

Quan Qianzhang hurriedly asked: "Why do you say that?" ”

The mountain people replied: "There is a lot of miasma in the mountains, and if you inhale a small number of people, you will lose your mind. ”

Fu Beixue was puzzled: "Miasma? ”

The mountain people simply said two words: "Corpse miasma." ”

After speaking, the mountain people lifted their baskets and hummed a little song through the crowd and walked down the mountain.

The crowd watched the mountain man's departing back until he disappeared into the woods and was no longer seen.

Fu Beixue looked at Quan Qianzhang: "Professor, are we going inside?" ”

Quan Qianzhang was silent, just silent.

Fu Beixue looked at Takahashi Jiro again, and Takahashi Jiro stepped forward and said, "Teacher, today is the first time to explore the terrain, and the basic terrain drawing has almost been completed." ”

Quan Qianzhang looked at his feet and said, "Why is it called Feibi Mountain, it is because this mountain was formed overnight hundreds of years ago. ”

Fu Beixue was surprised: "Forming a mountain overnight? ”

Jiro Takahashi shook his head: "How is this possible?" ”

Quan Qianzhang said: "What's impossible? Overnight, the three eastern provinces could be transformed into Manchukuo. ”

Quan Qianzhang's words made Fu Beixue and Takahashi Jiro not know how to continue, so they had to exchange glances and remain silent.

"Feibi Mountain is the official name of Fushun, and the local people call it Yiyi Mountain, as the name suggests, it is a mountain formed overnight." Kwon explained, "When I was younger, I used to come here to find out how the mountain was formed overnight. ”

Jiro Takahashi stared at Quan Chizhang, waiting for an answer.

Fu Beixue asked: "Did you find out about the professor?" ”

Quan Qianzhang said: "In ancient times, the people's wisdom was not opened, and there was no science to say, so this kind of thing was attributed to the chaos and strange forces, but after my investigation, I came to the conclusion that this mountain was formed by the convergence of mudslides caused by flash floods. ”

Fu Beixue hurriedly said: "That's not right, even if it is a flash flood, how can it form such a high mountain overnight?" ”

Quan Qianzhang pointed to one side and said: "On the other side of the mountain, there is a dammed lake formed by an earthquake, and a hundred years ago, due to heavy rain, the dammed lake burst its banks, washed down, crushed the mountain range in front of it, and pushed the upper part of the mountain directly to the low-lying place below, so this mountain was formed. ”

After hearing this, Takahashi Jiro said: "According to this, it is only a hundred years, there will be no resources here, and the exploration of raw coal can also be over." ”

Quan Qianzhang didn't answer, just turned around and walked down the mountain, Takahashi Jiro and Fu Beixue exchanged glances, and had to follow.

When the three of them went down the mountain, dark clouds had already risen in the sky, and the rolling dark clouds gradually attacked towards the non-like mountain and Zhengjia Village under the mountain, like an army wearing black armor and holding lightning weapons.

When the three of them returned to the entrance of the village, the village chief, the chief of the security guard, and the chief of the card of Zhengjia Village were all in place to greet them, and the villagers on both sides were standing with blank faces and mechanically waving the flags of Manchukuo and Japan.

Seeing this, Quan Qianzhang frowned, his heart was extremely disgusted, and he turned around to leave.

Fu Beixue stepped forward and stopped: "Professor, it's evening, we can't rush back to Fengtian, rest in the village for the night, and set off tomorrow." ”

Takahashi Jiro also stepped forward and said respectfully: "Teacher, your residence has been arranged, just settle for one night, and we will leave tomorrow." ”

Quan Qianzhang looked at the frightened and embarrassed expressions on the faces of the village chief and villagers, so he had to nod, but immediately admonished: "Jiro, the people you brought can't harass the people here. ”

Jiro Takahashi nodded and said, "Yes!" ”

Quan Qianzhang said again: "Also, let these people go home, don't put on a show here, I look upset." ”

Takahashi Jiro called the village chief to him and whispered a few words, the village chief bowed repeatedly, turned around and said a word to the chief of the guard, the chief of the first and others, and then began to collect the small national flags in the hands of the villagers, and beckoned them to hurry home separately.

The crowd quickly dispersed, and Quan Qianzhang relaxed a little, led the way by the village chief, and walked towards the village.

When Quan Qianzhang walked to the open space used for worship in the village, he was surprised to see the villager sitting under the tree.

The mountain people raised their eyes slightly and looked at Quan Qianzhang with a smile, and Quan Qianzhang also nodded to him.

Takahashi Jiro asked the village chief vigilantly, "What does this person do?" ”

The village chief replied: "Those who look at the cemetery also take care of collecting some medicinal materials from the mountain. ”

At this moment, the mountain man spoke: "It's good that you come back in time, but if it's late, I'm afraid you won't be able to come back." ”

Fu Beixue was puzzled: "Why?" ”

The mountain man raised his hand and pointed to the dark cloud in the sky in the distance: "There is heavy rain tonight. ”

The mountain man said and got up with his backpack: "I'm going to leave too, and you'd better not stay in the village tonight." Village chief, let the villagers evacuate, listen to the wind, there is a flash flood tonight. ”

"The wind?" The village chief was at a loss.

Fu Beixue looked at the mountain people who were slowly leaving: "Mountain floods? How is it possible, what time of year is this, there will be flash floods, and it is not the summer thunderstorm season, I don't know how to pretend to understand. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound of rolling thunder in the air, which startled everyone and couldn't help but raise their eyes, and found that at this time, the dark clouds were spreading at a speed several times before, and they were overhead in an instant.

But the strange thing is that there is no wind in the air, on the contrary, it is stuffy, and the temperature is several degrees higher than before.

Fu Beixue turned his head to look at Quan Qianzhang, who was still looking up at the sky: "Professor, let's enter the house." ”

Quan Qianzhang nodded slightly and followed Fu Beixue into the house.

After Quan Qianzhang and the others entered the house, the village chief raised his eyes to the sky and hurriedly ran towards the outside of the courtyard, chasing the mountain man who had left earlier.

"Mr. Chu, Mr. Chu." The village chief panted and caught up with the mountain man.

The mountain people stopped and said with a smile: "Just call me Chu Lekang, you don't need to be called Mr., I'm not Mr." ”

The village chief was puzzled: "Sir, is what you said earlier true?" ”

Chu Lekang raised his eyes and looked at the sky and said, "In your memory, when was the last time a flash flood broke out?" ”

The village chief carefully recalled: "Since I was a child, there has never been a flash flood, but when I was a child, I heard the old man say that it would erupt once in a hundred years. ”

Chu Lekang shook his head: "Although Fushun is an ancient city, Zhengjia Village was built by the Guannei Lu people after breaking into the eastern part of the country during the Xianfeng period, so the old people in the village said that it was once in a hundred years, and it was a false rumor, and Fushun did not have any record of non-like mountain torrents." ”

The village chief was puzzled: "Then why do you say that?" ”

Speaking of this, the village chief lowered his voice: "Do you want to scare the Japanese away?" ”

Chu Lekang said with a smile: "If you can deal with the Japanese by scaring alone, the three eastern provinces will not fall." ”

When the village chief heard Chu Lekang say this, he was even more puzzled.

The village chief said: "Mr. Chu, I know your ability, if you hadn't persuaded us to open the river and divert it a few years ago, I'm afraid our village would have been flooded a long time ago, you are a capable person, if there is really a flash flood tonight, I have to let everyone go in advance." ”

Chu Lekang said: "You must go, if you don't go, you will die." ”

The village chief asked again, "Where are you going?" How far to go to be safe? ”

Chu Lekang said: "The closer you are to the city of Fushun, the better, and those who have no time to transfer can go up any mountain except for the non-similar mountain." ”

The village chief hurriedly asked again: "You mean, the torrent comes from a non-mountain?" ”

Chu Lekang nodded silently, picked up the basket and continued to walk without looking back.

Chu Lekang walked out of only ten meters, raindrops fell from the sky, the village chief raised his eyes to look at the dark clouds overhead, and before he turned to leave, the downpour immediately fell, and Chu Lekang in the distance quickly disappeared into the rain and mist.