This is an unknown old thing that happened in the Eastern Han Dynasty, perhaps it is too bright, the history of two thousand years, has not been able to completely submerge it, and today, it has appeared in the world by mistake.

Early summer 2008.

When I woke up, the first thing I saw was a short and fat man, he glared at me in horror, and said to a white-robed girl next to me: "This person is too badly injured, with multiple fractures, and his right leg has been pressed for too long, it has rotted and died, and it must be amputated as soon as possible. ”

The white-robed girl hurriedly said, "Doctor Chen, please think of a way again." ”

The short and fat man was very impatient, and lowered his voice and yelled at her: "His body is crushed, maybe all his internal organs are complete, the ghost knows how he is still angry, to tell you the truth, this person can't live at all, hurry up and transfer me away, if you want to die, don't die here." ”

"Alas! Dr. Chen, you can give ...... again, Dr. Chen! ”

My body was in so much pain that my vision became blurry and I didn't know anything......

When I woke up again, I found myself lying on a white bed, surrounded by a dozen men and women, filling the whole room, and when I woke up, they let out a surprised "shhhhhhh

An old man said to me in a kind and slightly official manner: "Hello, little comrade! What is your name? What's in your twenties? ”

My mind went blank, so I shook my head and replied, "No... Remember... Get... It's here. "I really can't remember anything, including my own name.

At this moment, a fat woman squeezed in, handed the information in her hand to the old man, and said respectfully: "Dean, the patient's examination report has come out, please take a look." ”

The old man didn't reach out to pick it up, he sank his face, glared at the fat woman fiercely, and said very unhappily: "Let the academicians and experts from the ministry take a look first, from now on, Academician Zhang will preside over the overall situation." ”

The fat woman shrank her neck and hurriedly presented the inspection report to Academician Zhang next to her, and the rest of the "big experts" surrounded her, and after looking at it for a long time, they all shook their heads, "This is impossible!" ”

"Well, it's really against the basic theoretical principles of life science."

The experts are almost confused, and they haven't studied a meridian.

The fat woman asked tremblingly, "Then, may I ask Academician Zhang, is the amputation operation still going on for a while?" ”

"I don't think it's urgent, the patient's situation should be observed first." Academician Zhang paused, and then said to everyone: "I think, let the patients recuperate with peace of mind first, and when the American experts arrive in the afternoon, let's hold a seminar." ”

The group "hula" and left again, but I noticed that the last little nurse went out and "clicked" the door to lock, what was going on? I was locked in my room alone.

At this point, I felt a little conscious, and when I looked down, oh my God! How much of my body is left? It's just miserable, and it's not an exaggeration to describe it as a rotten stomach; I found that my right leg was black and brown, like a thousand-year-old corpse.

Soon, wave after wave of people came to "visit" me like monkeys, I couldn't answer a word of their questions, and I didn't want to answer, but after each group of people left, the little nurse would lock the door of the ward, I was really speechless, I was like this bear, could I still run?

But the strange thing is that my necrotic right leg seemed to have a small heart in it, and it was beating thrashing, and the wound on my body was healing at an alarming rate, and after a week, I was actually able to walk on the ground, but then all the doctors who came to see me had a trace of fear in their eyes, as if I had crawled out of the grave, and even more so the little nurse, who every time she came to bring me food, she just left it at the door, turned around and ran away, and locked the door again.

The only person who dared to approach me was Bai Ting, this afternoon, a girl pushed the door in, she was wearing a tight long skirt with purple gauze and flowers, her figure was convex and concave, her eyes were clear and beautiful, and she smiled sweetly at me, which was completely different from everyone else. The girl was a little familiar, and soon I remembered it and blurted out, "You are the one, the one...... A girl in a white robe? "I don't know her name yet, that's all I can call her.

The girl was even more surprised to see that I recognized her, but she was only surprised, not afraid, and there was a very close feeling, she came over with a sweet smile, and sat directly on the edge of my bed, the towering peaks and mountains fell together in front of my eyes, my heart beat faster and quickly moved my eyes away, and my body unconsciously moved to the side.

She also felt a little embarrassed, and said haha: "You guessed it, my name is Bai Ting, it seems that your brain is not as serious as they say, and there is no problem with your memory after being rescued." She pointed to her head and winked mischievously at her right eye.

I was amused by her funny expression, it was the first time I laughed in a few days, but only for a moment, and I asked, "What do you mean?" Where am I? What happened? ”

"This is the best hospital in the provincial capital, alas! We experienced a big earthquake, you were buried under the rubble, when you were found, you have been pressed for eleven days, you are still alive, the local doctors are sure that you will not live, but the central government has instructions, we are united, never give up every life, as a volunteer for earthquake relief, I have little ability, so I can only transfer you here overnight, I didn't expect you not only survived, but also, quite good...... I'm optimistic about you, come on, come on......" Bai Ting said and shook her fist at me.

I nodded, moved to show her, and said, "I see, thank you girl for coming to the rescue, but, uh, why is the girl here?" ”

Bai Ting said a little mysteriously: "Your condition is very special, and your body is renewing too quickly, just like, just like being able to be reborn, in the words of American experts, just like the 'alien' in a Hollywood blockbuster, the hospital has listed your situation as a 'special case' and reported it to the ministry, many experts and scholars at home and abroad have come, and they have opened seven 'special seminars' for you, this time they came to me, I want to know the specific details when you were rescued." ”

"What's that like? I can't remember? Who the hell am I? What about my family? "My mind was a mess, and I could only ask a series of questions.

Bai Ting shook her head and said, "You were found under the ruins of a temple in Liujiaping Village, you are the only one, you don't have any identity documents, and we don't know who you are." She paused, and said in a mysterious tone, "However, I came to you precisely because of this matter. ”

Saying that, she took out a white round jade pendant from her satchel, handed it to me, and said: "This is the only item found from you when I first rescued you, and it was handed over to me by the People's Liberation Army that rescued you, but at that time you have already been sent here, I think this thing is so special, I guess it has some origins, I hope it can help you think of something." ”

I took the jade pendant, it is a round waist pendant slightly smaller than the palm, heavy is a piece of yellow and white ancient jade, delicate on the hand, the shape is a coil of dragons stepping on the clouds, just this style has to be traced back to the Qin and Han dynasties, not to mention the hollow carving of this thing, exquisite skills, at a glance you know that this is not a vulgar thing.

I have an indescribable intimacy with this waistband, and a few pictures quickly flashed in my mind, but they were all fleeting, and no matter how hard I tried to recall it, my mind was blank, and suddenly, my ears were buzzing, and my head was splitting.

Bai Ting saw my abnormality, and hurriedly shouted to interrupt me, "Don't worry, the more you force yourself to think about it, the more I can't remember, let's take it slowly." ”

I realized that I was a little rude, and I tried to calm down and put my waist in my pocket.

Before leaving, Bai Ting left me her mobile phone number and said that if she remembered something or needed her help, she would call her directly.

After Bai Ting left, I threw myself on the bed, thinking about the coiled dragon waist pendant she brought repeatedly, as if I remembered something, and seemed to be forgetting something.

That night, it rained heavily, the wind blew, the street lamps swayed, and suddenly a lightning bolt fell in front of my window, and the thunder was so sharp that it was like a woman's whimper, and several street lamps went out quickly, and several black shadows floated past me in the darkness.

"Who?" I screamed, but no one responded.

I had a nightmare at night, in which I was dressed in Hanfu and always followed several people, walking in the mountains or walking through caves, but no matter how I shouted, they didn't seem to hear me, leaving only my vague backs.

Suddenly, the dragon on my waist flew out, and it was right behind me, opening its bloody mouth to devour everything, so I ran desperately, ran desperately, and finally grabbed the people in front of me, and they slowly turned their heads, but they were still facing the back of their heads, and they actually had no face.

I was suddenly frightened and sat on a cold hospital bed covered in sweat, still outside in the dark of the rainy night and the sound of thunder.

From that day on, I repeated this terrible dream every night, and no matter how much I tried to get rid of it, it was useless until I saw the faceless face.

And the scariest thing is that no matter where I put the coiling dragon pendant, it will be worn around my waist when I wake up......

This kind of day lasted for three months in a row, and I was about to break down, and I wanted to throw this jade pendant out of the window or simply smash it on the spot more than once, but where can I do it, it is probably the only link between me and the past now, and in the end, I can only simply wear the Panlong jade pendant directly on my waist.

During this time, the brain specialists in the hospital tried to help me recover my memory, but all kinds of methods were used, but there was no improvement, and they could only think that I was a selective amnesia caused by my unwillingness to recall the tragic experience, which was a mental illness.

Because of this, I also received a living allowance from Wu Qianyuan issued by the government, but I can only find the answer to my own life experience.

So, I called Bai Ting, in the phone she told me that I was found under the Yaowang Temple in Liujiaping Village, Yixiu Town, that small temple was in disrepair, it had all collapsed at that time, and it was unlikely that there would be any clues left, of course she could understand my feelings, she had just graduated and is now helping the family to take care of some medicinal materials business in her hometown, fortunately, she has just started, and she is still relatively idle, so she can take me to that place to see.

Later, with the help of Bai Ting, I was successfully discharged from the hospital and found the Yaowang Temple, and when I got to the place, as Bai Ting said, it had already become a pile of broken bricks and tiles, but it was located in the middle of nowhere, and the ruins had not been transported away, but it was simply sorted out, and a big pit was formed in the middle, and it was said that the government would arrange for someone to bury it here in a few days. I dug through the ruins for three days, but found nothing of value other than broken statues of immortals and ancient blue bricks.

No one in the villagers who live here knows me, of course I don't know them, I heard the old people in the village say that this temple has been there since the Han Dynasty, during which it has been renovated many times, and the incense is still quite prosperous, just because the temple is small, and most of the people who come to the incense are pilgrims from this village. I showed them the dragon's waist, and no one could tell why.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten days have passed, nothing has been found, and there is not much money left in my pocket, Bai Ting saw my predicament, and said to me that I should go back to my hometown with her, she happened to lack a buddy at home, and it happened that I was also good at Chinese medicine.

I know that this is Bai Ting relieving me, my self-esteem makes me very uncomfortable, but I can only bow to life after weighing the pros and cons. In this way, I became a small hired worker in her Bai family, and at first I just helped to deal with the recovered medicinal materials, maybe I was also a medicinal herb dealer in my previous life, and I was simply self-taught in this business.

Time flies like a white horse, a full three years have passed in a flash, in these three years, I have learned a lot of things, and I can stand alone in business, but I have never given up the exploration of my life experience, as long as I have the opportunity to go to Liujiaping Village to inquire, but there is no gain.

In the summer of one year, Bai Ting and I went to several provinces to collect medicines, among which there was a medicine farmer surnamed Huang in the wholesale market of Chinese medicinal materials in Xuzhou, Jiangsu, an old man in his fifties.

This time, as in previous years, we ordered a batch of goods from him, and when I saw him in the line at noon that day, he was burying his head in the shop and pulling a boxed lunch, and after seeing me and Bai Ting, he quickly put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and grinned: "Come on, it's ready for the two, Miss Bai, take a look!" ”

Bai Ting smiled: "What else are you looking at, Uncle Huang, can I still believe you?" Just walk the scale. ”

"Huh! Miss Bai, I, I'll get it for you, haha. ”

Huang Bozi still wanted to say a few more words, but he was a little stiff and diligent, and he quickly took out a few big bags and prepared to weigh them.

I reached out and rummaged in each bag a few times as if I was sick, and suddenly I noticed that something was not quite right, so I pinched a small green leaf and said angrily: "I said Huang Sullen, what's going on with this night polypho? We've been the main road for so many years, don't mess up for this little bargain! ”

Huang Yuzi was stunned for a moment, took the night incense in my hand and took a closer look, and his face changed greatly.

"I, I, oops! No, I'm ......" He was stupid by himself, and he was even more incoherent at this point.

It turns out that this "night breath incense" is just an ancient name, in fact, it is "mint", the ancients dried and ground the mint leaves, mixed in the incense, and lit it in the room after night, it can wake up and calm the nerves, let people sleep well, so it is named "night breath incense", this is the old name in the line, and the common people are called mint.

If you want to say this mint, everyone knows that eating it directly or boiling water can remove inflammation and cool breeze, if anyone gets a headache, sore throat, swollen gums, and sore eyes, it will be okay to eat some mint leaves.

However, few people know that there are actually more than 30 kinds of mint, the appearance is only slightly different, some mint leaves not only do not have medicinal effects, but are poisonous, take this mint leaf I picked out as an example, the shape is slightly slender, the leaves are slightly thin, and you can't distinguish it if you don't look carefully, but it still hasn't escaped my eyes, saying that this kind of mint leaves, after people eat it, not only can not go to the fire, but also make people dizzy.

Huang Bozi has been planting this thing all his life, so he naturally knows the Tao in it, and the sweat is coming out at this time.

Although Bai Ting didn't know the secret, seeing that Huang Stuffy was in such a hurry, she also knew that it was unusual, so she hurriedly said, "Uncle Huang, don't I know your reputation yet?" Don't worry, what the hell is going on, talk slowly. ”

Huang Bozi swallowed his saliva, and said with a spit: "Bai, Bai, Miss Bai, yes, that's the case, the mint harvest I planted this year is very bad, this, this is also strange, there is no disease and no disaster, that is, there is little out, you have to be in a hurry, I will go up the mountain and pick some wild ones for you, alas! You say that I am so old and my eyes are flowery, that I can't distinguish this poisonous night incense. Alas! I don't know why? On the mountain of my house, a few days ago it collapsed, and there was a big stone tablet exposed in a crack, which we don't know what was written, but there was a dragon engraved on it, and a fortune teller said that it was the dragon vein, and the dragon pulse changed when the earth qi changed, and we are afraid that we can't plant anything good in the future, and I don't know if it's true or not, anyway, I don't dare to go up this mountain again, in case the dragon vein becomes bad again..."

"Gotcha! Stop me! I saw that Huang Manzi was getting more and more outrageous, so I quickly interrupted him and scolded angrily: "Originally, this is not a valuable thing, if you tell the truth, we can still talk about this business, even the dragon got it out for me, and treat me as a three-year-old child?" I'll see you later. ”

"Alas! You, you, you kid, why are you talking like this, I saw the dragon with my own eyes, I don't believe you can see it for yourself. Huang Manzi argued, very unconvinced.

When I saw his virtue, I didn't say a word, picked up Bai Ting and walked out.

Huang Bozi was also anxious, chased out, pointed to my waist and shouted: "I, I just saw it with my own eyes, that dragon, that dragon, just and, just like the jade pendant engraved on your waist, I can't die if I lie......"

Hearing this, I was shocked, subconsciously touched the coiled dragon pendant on my waist, turned around and grabbed Huang Mizi's collar and shouted nervously: "What you said is true?" Is the dragon pattern on the stele really the same as the one on my jade pendant? Say it! ”

Huang was stunned by me, as if he didn't understand what I was asking.

I held the coiled dragon pendant in front of his eyes and repeated, "See clearly, the dragon pattern on the stone tablet is really the same as the one on my jade pendant?" If you dare to lie, I'll break your neck. ”

Huang Shizi Mu nodded dumbly.

"Take me to see the stele!" I commanded firmly.

Huang Bozi pushed away my hand on his collar, and said stupidly: "No, no, the fortune tellers have all said it, and if we alarm the dragon vein, our family will suffer, we don't care, if it is a disaster, it will kill my children, no, no." ”

I was just about to have a seizure, Bai Ting sank her face and said: "Uncle Huang, I heard that you used to be a Red Guard, what defeated all cows, ghosts, snakes and gods, I have never seen you so superstitious, how can you be a fortune teller and a dragon vein now, is it worth it to lie such a big lie for this little bargain?" ”

I know Bai Ting's intentions, please don't be excited!

This yellow stuffy man really hit the trick, squeaked for a long time, his face was green, and finally said: "Okay, good, you, if you don't believe it, then I'll take you to see, but we have a word first, the stone tablet can only be seen and can't be moved, if I didn't lie to you, you, you have to apologize to me!" At the end of the sentence, he raised his tone and yelled at me.

I nodded and quietly raised my big finger at Bai Ting.

Then Huang Bozi took the stall and took us home, his home is in a place called Bawang Mountain, it is an ordinary farm yard, plus a few acres of medicine fields, the children are working in the city, and the old couple is left in the family, making a living by planting some medicinal materials.

After arriving, I couldn't wait to see the stele, but Huang Bozi couldn't resist me, so he could only promise me again and again: I can only see it and not touch it.

This Bawang Mountain is just a false name, in fact, it is a big dirt bag, turn a corner to the top, Huang Stuffy did not lie, there was a tall stele in front of him, the stele body is seriously damaged, but the stele is still clearly visible on the head of the stele The pattern of the dragon stepping on the clouds, this pattern has been engraved in my mind for several years.

"It's exactly the same as the pattern on your waist!" Bai Ting was also surprised.

I nodded, carefully distinguishing, this should be a tombstone of the Han Dynasty, on which it is faintly visible in official script: the tomb of the eight fingers of the father Le Gong. Le Bazhi, I chuckled in my heart, faintly thought of something, the owner of this tomb Le Bazhi and I must have a very close connection, but the harder I worked, the more I couldn't remember, I was anxious to turn back and forth twice.

This tomb is buried deep in the ground, due to the continuous heavy rain these days caused a large layer of soil to fall off, just exposed the front of the tombstone, but the whole stele is still embedded in the soil, if you want to know the identity of the owner of the tomb, maybe there is a text on the back of the tombstone, thinking of this, I immediately used my hands to dig the soil and stone next to it.

Huang Bozi hugged me and shouted: "I can only look at it and not touch it, why do you talk like a fart!" ”

Bai Ting also said: "No, this should be regarded as a cultural relic, it is illegal to excavate it privately, I think it is better to report it." ”

Seeing that I had no intention of stopping, she hurriedly said, "Then, even if you want to dig it yourself, you have to go back and get a shovel!" You have to dig to the Year of the Monkey with your bare hands! ”

I sobered up a little and said busily: "Uncle Huang, I'm sorry, I blamed you for it, I apologize to you, what Bai Ting said just now is right." ”

Huang Bozi saw that I had stopped his hand, let out a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, as long as you don't dig it, Miss Bai is right, you can't be in a hurry, I think it's getting dark, it's better for us to go down the mountain first, what are the plans, it's not too late to talk about it tomorrow." ”

At this point, I had no choice but to nod my head in agreement.

Before leaving, Huang Manzi knelt in front of the tombstone again, muttering something that he didn't mean to disturb, begging his master to forgive, God bless and so on, and kowtowed several times.

On the way back, I always felt that something was following us, dragging me back from time to time, I never believed in ghosts or anything like that, but this short way down the mountain was indeed a bit evil, as if the eight fingers of Le came out of the stone tablet, and shouted sharply in my left ear, "Healer the people and heal the country!" Doctor the country and the people! The feeling was so real, but when I turned my head to look at it, there was nothing.

I thought back to the tombstone I had just seen, it seemed to have some mysterious power that had been tugging at my heart, and it was certainly not an illusion. When I returned to Huang Sulzi's house, my heart was very confused, and I just ate two bites of dinner and went to bed.

I lost sleep that night, tossing and turning, and I don't know how long it was, a thin figure floated to the bed in the dark, the man was lying on his back, his head was close to his chest, his neck was bent, his face was pointed, blocked by something, and he couldn't see his facial features.

Suddenly, he raised his hand like a dry twig, grabbed the coiled dragon pendant around my waist, held it in front of my eyes, and screamed in an old dragon bell: "Why haven't you done what you have done?" How long are you going to put it off? ”

I opened my eyes suddenly, it was a dream, but I did see someone walking out, a thin and embarrassed figure, if it was just a nightmare, now I knew in my heart that I was still in a nightmare, and no matter how much I struggled, I couldn't get out of it.

My body was not under my control at all, so I climbed out of bed, put on a shirt mechanically, and followed the rickets outside.

At this time, it was still dark, and I could only faintly see his deformed back, with his head hidden in his shoulders.

Fortunately, there is no fork in the road up the mountain, but there are a few deserted graves on the side of the road from time to time, and I didn't notice that there are so many graves when I went up the mountain yesterday! Why did it all come out overnight, could it be that there was something unclean, could it be that there was something unclean?

I was scared in my heart, and I didn't pay attention to my thoughts, "Bang! I bumped into something, and hurriedly looked up, and the rickety man stopped at some point, and I was hitting him on the back, hard.

The rickety man slowly turned his head, that, where is the human face, distinct, distinctly the yellow skin face of the monkey with a sharp mouth, it is smiling at me, and its mouth is still "squeaking" chewing half of its fingers, as if it is delicious, and the saliva is flowing out with blood between the teeth.

Suddenly, countless wild cats emerged from the body of the rickets, where were the rickets? It's just a bunch of wild cats carrying a yellow skin!

I tried to run for my life, but I was surrounded by the wild cats, and I knew in my heart that I was fascinated by this yellow skin, but what did I have a grudge against it?

Huang Pizi seemed to understand my thoughts, and actually said: "Xiaoxian is also entrusted by others, you haven't done anything you should do!" ”

It was the voice of the old dragon bell, but it became sharper, making people feel furious when they listened to it, I thought I was not a timid person, but in the face of this situation, I was also frightened and incoherent: "What, what's the matter?" I don't know what you're talking about? ”

Huang Pizi stood up "Teng", covered his mouth and smiled, just like the ancient ladies smiled without showing their teeth, and it muttered: "It seems that I have to remind you!" ”

As soon as it finished speaking, I heard a "boom", and when I looked back, it turned out that behind me was the Han Dynasty tombstone with eight fingers, which seemed to have moved a little, and a hole was exposed next to it.

The wild cats sneered and pressed at me, they weren't ordinary wild cats! These things are by no means good, I had to grit my teeth, and burrow into the hole, a yin wind went straight into the cracks of the bones, although the hole was dark, but there seemed to be a bright light in front of it, and the light always made the darkness less terrifying, and before the wild cats could catch up, I hurried towards the light.

Arrived at the front, there was a door on the cave wall, the light was coming from the door, I held my breath, for fear that the breath disturbed something that should not be disturbed, slowly, touched into the door, it was a large secret room, enough to see more than ten zhang square, the lamp was lit with red candles, the room was illuminated, this is an ancient tomb, the front should be a coffin, if you are a little back, maybe you have to bump into a zombie or something, but unexpectedly this is more like a place where the living live, most of the objects have been rotten, Only the bed collapse and dresser remain, and the paper pattern on it is still clearly visible, which is a pattern of the Han Dynasty, which dates back 2,000 years.

Look closely, there are still a few pieces of red satin left on the bed collapse, red! My brain buzzed for a moment, and then I looked at the lamp, and there was a red candle lit on it, which meant that it was here, and this was the wedding room of a couple, and the wedding room in the grave was so weird, and this feeling was even more fucking scary.

I wanted to escape quickly, but my eyes were nailed to a palm-sized small wooden box on the dresser, this wooden box is small but very exquisite, and it is also an object of the Han Dynasty, but after thousands of years, it has not been out of shape at all, and the seal is excellent, I feel like I am enchanted in my heart, I grabbed the wooden box violently, trembling and opened the lid, suddenly, a few points of blue smoke and dust floated out, fell on my hand, extremely nervous heart was much calmer, inside the box were two locks of hair tied together, tied up with red thread at the end, It's like a pair of dancing butterflies.

What a familiar feeling! A unique fragrance wafted from that hair and into my nose, it was a smell that belonged only to her, I fluttered, a pair of wings grew behind my back, and I flew, flew and flew! Fly out of the stone chamber, out of this gloomy tomb!

In a trance, it was like being reborn, flying back to the years that should have belonged to me, the lake in front of me is still the same lake, and the mountain is still the same mountain......