22. The inheritance of people
When my grandfather was not dead, he liked to sit on the threshold of his house with his big smoking gun and tell me stories or legends. He said that the elders always said that when the dawn broke, if you could see the first golden light in the sky, you would get your wishes fulfilled that day.
I have never dared to be greedy for much, and I feel that I should rely on myself to seek whatever I want. I never imagined what it was like now, and I stood next to my husband and watched the sunrise with him.
In the ancient legend of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the mother of the sun is called Xihe, which is the wife of the Emperor of Heaven, that is, the sun was originally the son of the Emperor of Heaven.
Together, we welcome the first splendor of the earth bestowed upon the earth by the prince of heaven.
At this moment, I suddenly hoped in my heart that in the future, we would all watch the sunrise and sunset, and see the mountains, rivers, and forests in the world together......
If this is the case, even in the infinite gray years, my heart will become unusually gentle.
The sky slowly reflects the colorful clouds, the characteristics of the clouds are very changeable, a moment of small feelings, all of them are the patterns of small flowers and birds, and the momentum is magnificent, like a galloping horse.
Although the shape of the clouds is unpredictable, the color is as brilliant as ever. Under the clouds, the gentleman looked at me motionlessly, behind him were the clouds in the sky, and the wind and wind were obviously rising and falling, everything seemed to have nothing to do with him, and everything seemed to be him.
I trotted over to my husband and grabbed his long shirt. The gentleman smiled and bowed his head to me and said, "Look at the sky! Those clouds, although not as magnificent as the top of the famous mountain, but when I stand here with Nian Nian and look at it, I also feel that the years are quiet. Wonderful"
I put my head on my husband's arm, rubbed it and looked up, and by this time the gray sky was gradually turning blue, and the clouds were fading.
One more glance at the gentleman, who was staring intently into the depths of the clouds.
Under the first blue sky, his face is like an ink painting soaked in water, slowly growing and spreading, forming a vague and vague outline.
When the sky was completely blue, he lowered his head, and his eyes were full of compassion.
"Have you waited a long time?" His voice seemed to fly from afar, reminding people of the vitality and hope that broke through the earth when the rain and mist filled the ground.
I thought about it. Well-behaved and restrained smiled and said, "How could it be." ”
"Huh! Silly girl. The corners of the gentleman's mouth lifted slightly.
"Do you miss your family?" Sir asked.
"It seems that these days my mind is full of peach and mountain gods. Didn't think about anything else. ”
Hearing my answer, the gentleman said, "Then have you thought of how to get to the underworld?" ”
I really hesitated for a moment at the mention of this, should I tell my husband about the door that often appears in my midnight dreams? It was not a secret, but I had never thought to tell my husband about it, and when I was about to say it, I felt an inexplicable sense of guilt in my heart, as if I felt sorry for the door if I did so.
On the one hand, I thought that it was nothing more than a dead thing, and on the other hand, I thought that everything has a spirit, let alone such an unusual door.
But in the end, I decided to tell my husband, and besides, I had many doubts in my mind, such as whether the magical door grew on my room or followed me, or how I could enter it even in the cave. And sir, maybe you can explain a thing or two to me.
"Speaking of which, sir, I have something to tell you."
When I said this, I felt less panicked.
"What?" The gentleman asked in surprise.
"Did you know where I went last night?" I'll test this first.
"Did you wake up at night and find yourself lying at home, and then you woke up early in the morning and found yourself in a cave again?" Sir, then, casually.
I was stunned, "How did the gentleman know?" ”
After hearing this, the gentleman sneered and said, "You are weak, the cave is dark and damp, and there are all kinds of snakes, insects, rats and ants, which are not suitable for people, especially a little girl like you, who is better when I accompany you during the day, and when you want to rest at night, I have to send you home, until you wake up and take you back to the cave." If I knew you would be worried about this, I should have told you in advance. ”
"Sir, is it difficult to send a person to another plane?"
Hearing this question, Mr. looked at me again and said: "If you want to ask if it is difficult to send people to other time and space, it is naturally difficult, you see that the price that Qi Ming paid for his soul at the beginning was just to send your consciousness to the era where he and Tao once lived, the reason is not that he is weak, or he only has a soul, but that sending people to disrupt other time and space is actually a violation of the laws of nature, so a generation of mountain gods can only pay the price of ashes." Was there anything else that happened last night that I don't know about? ”
Touched by Mr. Yu's keen sense, I said: "Last night there was a strange thing next to me, it sent me to Huangquan Road, and I also met Meng Po, and learned from her that Zhitao had jumped off the Lechuan River. ”
"Let's be clear, what is that strange thing, you went to the underworld because of that thing?"
Then, after spending more than half an hour describing in detail what happened last night, I briefly mentioned the fact that I had seen that door twice in advance before asking: "The matter of the mountain god and the peach has stopped here, but the question now is whether the gentleman knows what is going on with my door?" ”
"No wonder you asked me a question," said the gentleman. I didn't think of anything when you said this, but according to what you said, I temporarily think that this thing should be more beneficial than disadvantageous for you, in addition to seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, it can also send you to the corresponding place when you need it, but there is one point, you say that this thing has a musty smell every time it reacts, which just shows that the origin of this thing may not be correct, as the old saying goes, the sky does not fall pie, and it is the same for this thing, there are advantages and disadvantages, you don't have to worry too much, and use it, once there is any change, just come to me and say. ”
"Yes, but I don't seem to have much in the future, and I'll use that door." I thought about it and said.
"Not necessarily, there is one thing I have to remind you first, the bead that the snake demon gave you, except for the peach of the mortal woman, anyone in this world who holds this thing will have problems. This thing was transformed by Qi Ming's remnants, and later it was poured into a lot of living souls by the snake demon, and now this bead will attract ghosts, you better not put it at home, you have to find a proper place to place it. It's not too early, we should go back, and then solve the last thing, and tomorrow morning, everyone will come to pick you up and go down the mountain. The gentleman sighed.
He took me by the hand, and I turned around and walked back, and as I went, I asked him, "Sir, what else is the matter?" ”
Actually, I didn't want to leave, I didn't want to leave him, and I was too embarrassed to tell him.
The gentleman smiled at first, and then his smile became serious: "You head, forgot that grandpa asked you to find someone?" How about you when you get busy in the future. ”
"Didn't you find someone, it's in the hole!" I said disapplausively.
"And stupidly, that ghost is in a cave, can your grandfather see it? The world pays attention to a fallen leaf to return to the roots, in fact, they can't control and don't want to care about this person's soul, they just need a skin to perform sadness. You're not looking for him, but the handful of ashes he's about to turn to ashes. The gentleman said.
"It's funny, where can I go and find him a handful of ashes."
Seeing that my attitude was not good, the gentleman said: "You can't think so, although for you, such a choice is ridiculous, but for most people in the world, this is the normal state of the world." Most people can't see or believe in the existence of the soul, even if a small number of people are willing to believe, but they can't intersect with the soul, they can perceive the soul, after all, they are only a few people, you can't expect these few people to be able to convince anything, moreover, civilization needs to continue, etiquette, righteousness and filial piety are important components that make the world stable, they can't see the soul, so they will pin their feelings for the deceased on their only body, this is not wrong, some people do not necessarily know that people die like a lamp goes out, They also understand that the body is meaningless, no matter how much you do, he can't feel it, the reason why you still have to do this, this is the greatness of people, as the saying goes, the predecessors did it for the future generations to see, this is the inheritance. ”