Volume 7, Chapter 34: Pine Oil Lamp in the Jungle
I'm just a warrior, not a scientist, so I can't make the right judgment on these esoteric questions.
Finally, I took a deep breath and asked, "So how am I going to go back in time?" ”
Although life and death are fateful, wealth is in the sky. But if I can struggle, then I have to struggle.
I looked at him and waited for him to speak.
"I don't know if you know about the sacrificial spirit?" He suddenly asked a question that caught me off guard.
I don't know who the priest is, but I've heard the name.
"I know, but I don't know."
"She has the power to open the space-time tunnel, so I want you to go to her and let her send you back to the past to save Yaya."
"But I don't know where she is. Can you provide a lead? ”
"Here!" As he spoke, his hand swiped in the space in front of him, and a curtain of light appeared...... It's a map.
He pointed to a red dot on it.
I looked here, and it was a mountain range, east-west, with a grassland on one side and a desert on the other.
In China, there are not many mountains that run east-west. This place I've been to: the Yinshan Mountains.
And this red dot is on a hill to the south.
Sacrifice spirits in this place?
I frowned, this place seems to have been there.
That was the place where I met the ghost train when I went to the ancient tomb of the Yuan Dynasty.
At that time, I was only thinking about how to cross the abominable mountain range, and I didn't even notice the mountain next to me.
Sacrifice to the spirits? Ghost trains? Time travel?
I couldn't help but frown. For the strange phenomenon of ghost trains, there is a theory that the huge project of the Eurasian Land Bridge has affected time and space, leaving some inexplicable time and space tunnels in these places, and once the train enters the tunnel, it will disappear from this world forever.
Could it be that the ghost train I saw that day also entered another time and space?
Hehe! Why do you want to do so much? If I can travel through time and space, why don't I give it a try?
As long as I can save Yaya, no matter what the risk, I am willing to take it.
……
It's no longer particularly difficult for me to get on the road.
Thinking that I can rescue Yaya, I am in a hurry, where can I wait for dawn?
casually packed some necessary things, drove Miao Dao back to the battleship, drove the plane, and flew north.
The grasslands are vast, and the wind is blowing. Searching for a location, the plane landed in the grass.
This is a fixed-wing aircraft, which can fly faster than an aircraft with vertical take-off and landing.
Behind the plane, a large patch of grass was overwhelmed by the plane, which looked quite striking in the air. But I can't care about that much now.
Looking at the majestic peaks in front of you, will there really be people here?
I seriously doubt it.
Looking west, that's where I last jumped off the ghost train.
"There should be someone!" I remembered the quirky shepherd boy I had seen that time.
It's late at night, the dew is heavier, and the sky is even darker, without a trace of starlight. The wind stirred the grass, wrinkling wave after wave. Being in it, it is as if standing on the beach and watching the waves.
Looking up at the mountain, the cliffs, strange cypress and lonely pine, look like a master living in the world.
Is there really anyone in this kind of place?
Who will be the priest?
What does he have to do with me?
Summoned the Miao Knife, flew up the cliff, and landed on the top of the cliff.
Ahead was a pine forest, and the scent of pine resin filled my heart.
The ground is covered with a thick layer of pine needles, which are very soft to step on.
It's just that it's dark here, even darker than outside. Walking in this kind of place at night is really not a particularly good thing. I don't know if there are any beasts in this ghost place.
The Miao knife emitted a gentle glow, and I continued to walk forward.
Fifty or sixty meters later, I saw a road! A road that is often walked.
The road is padded with stone slabs, which are given to people on rainy days.
On the yellow clay ground next to the stone slab, there were many footprints of cows and horses.
It's really inhabited.
Following the path, I continued on my way.
Soon, a wooden building came into view. The wooden building is a bit like a stilted building in the south, but it's not quite.
I stopped.
On the stairs of the wooden building, there is a very faint pine oil lamp. The outside of the oil lamp is covered with a thin layer of lamppaper, and the dim light illuminates a small space through the lamppaper.
And under the pine oil lamp, there was a shepherd boy.
No matter how you look at my scene, I feel a little weird.
The shepherd boy wore a shabby jacket and an old fur hat, and on his shoulders leaned against a long whip...... It is used when driving cattle and sheep.
I stood still, motionless, after all, I came to ask for help, and I couldn't be reckless.
Calming myself down, I walked over to the shepherd boy and was about to ask questions.
But he yawned lazily, got up and stood up, sleepy-eyed: Someone has finally come tonight......
I froze: he knew someone was coming?
I looked at the shepherd boy and froze for a moment, it was really the strange shepherd boy I had seen last time.
I bowed to him and asked, "Little brother, do you know where the priestly spirit lives?" ”
"Know! But don't tell you! ”
This kind of answer makes me a little embarrassed, if I didn't come to beg someone, I really don't mind beating him up and forcing him to ask where the priest lives.
"What are you looking for the priest for?" He stood on the wooden staircase, his hands on his hips, and looked at me condescendingly.
I hesitated, "Do you want to tell him about this?" But I don't know who he is, why should I tell him? ”
Thinking of this, the conversation changed, and I asked, "Who are you?" Why are you interrogating me? ”
He was stunned by my question. Before I thought about it, he was the only one who asked others, and there had never been a situation where others asked him.
After a long time, he suddenly smiled: "You are a little interesting." But I'll tell you! No one can see Wei Ling! ”
"Why?"
His eyes rolled: "Because she's not in this world!" ”
I knew he was lying.
I shook my head: "You're lying! ”
"Can't fool you?" Inside his eyes, there was shock, "Okay! I'll tell you the truth. Actually, I'm a priest! ”
"You're lying again!"
"This time I didn't lie!" He said seriously.
"Nope! You're lying! "I stand by my opinion," my gut tells me that you are not really a sacrifice. ”
"I really am!" "Intuition is often wrong. ”
"But my intuition is usually the subconscious of the brain, and basically I can't go wrong." I said.
"Okay!" He relented, "Intuition can never say anything, how can you prove that I am not a Guardian Spirit." ”
"Because ......" I recalled in my brain all the information related to the sacrifice. I seem to have heard only three times about the sacrifices.
The first time was when the grimace man pretended to be dead, the second time was when the crazy old man died in the Hengduan Shanyin Ditch, and the third time was when Wugui was arrested.
These three people give me the feeling that it is not simple: one is ruthless and vicious, refining poison from human bones, the other is scheming, cruel and ruthless, and has killed his wife, and the last one is crazy, and what he says seems to be unreliable, but it vaguely reveals some ulterior information.
These three people are all related to the mysterious priests, so most of them also have some ulterior background.
When the grimace man pretended to be dead, he said that I had the smell of sacrifices, but during that time, the person who had the most contact with me was Fei'er.
Could it be that Fei'er is a sacrifice spirit? It's unlikely! Before I regained my memory, I might have believed that she was a priest, but now I won't.
Wait a minute!
I seem to have missed a little, when I was bored in Liba, I also heard a sacrifice spirit, which was said by the Great Elder.
In this way, the priests and the guardians are related, at least they are in the same position. Moreover, the people of Liba seem to recognize who the priest is.
Does it have anything to do with Xiaoruo?
Could it be Li Xin? I subconsciously thought of the well-behaved and sensible little girl, but when I thought about the scene when the Great Elder said this, I immediately rejected this idea.
I had to think back to me, and the grimace man said that I smelled of a sacrifice on me...... This should be a very special flavor. At that time, my sense of smell had become sharpened, but I still didn't smell anything particularly strange about me...... This is the smell that perhaps only they can smell.
In the Yin Man Ditch, the crazy old man asked me to bring a message to Wei Ling, which means that he is sure that I know Wei Ling.
Putting these two factors together, then Wei Ling should not be someone I am not familiar with.
So who could this person be?
I really can't think about it now, but when I sort it out like this, it will definitely not be this little shepherd boy. It was a long time since I saw this little shepherd boy and when I met the grimace man, and his taste could not have lasted that long.
Moreover, when the ghost-faced man and Wugui mentioned the sacrifice spirit, they were very afraid in their hearts, and they were very afraid of this sacrifice spirit.
There is nothing about this little shepherd boy that looks terrifying. Or is he a figure like Tianshan Tong's grandmother?
Joke!
I shook my head secretly, the most obvious thing was that there was no murderous aura on his body! It's not something to be afraid of.
Naturally, I wouldn't tell him so many things in one go, but after thinking about it, I said, "The timing is wrong!" ”
This time, it was his turn to be shocked: "Have you ever seen a sacrifice spirit?" ”
I thought about the words of the grimace man and the old man, and said, "Yes! ”
He was immediately discouraged: "Okay! I confess that I am not a priest! I'm just lying to you, in fact, there are no sacrificial spirits in this world. ”
"Not at all?" Fear began to rise in my heart...... I'm afraid I won't be able to save Yaya.
"Not bad! There are no sacrificial spirits in this world! It's just a void made up by some people, like a Chinese dragon.
There is simply no such person in the world.
Because there is a guardian spirit, people think that there should be a sacrificial spirit. Wei Ling is the guardian of the world, and her ability is beyond imagination of healing. So what does the sacrifice do? You don't want to think about what 'sacrifice' means, and in a way, I can even understand it as 'killing'! If there really is such a person, do you think he will help you? No way! ”
My limbs stiffened indescribably, and the burning hope was shattered once again.
Why is that?
Is it true that the priest is just a person who lives in people's hearts? Is he a faith? A being similar to the Buddha Lord, Guanyin, God or something?
I can't accept it, I really can't accept it.
If he is really just a person who lives in people's consciousness, then you can understand the behavior of the Grimace Man, Wugui and the others.
These three people made some kind of unforgivable mistake, and deep down they blamed themselves, which is why they are so afraid of the sacrifice.
It's understandable: why would they think I've seen a priest...... Because the spirit of sacrifice is in everyone's heart, no one knows what he is like. Not to mention his taste.
Wait a minute!
Suddenly, I realized that I had missed an important piece of information. What the old man said, he said that he was the most trusted person to sacrifice to the spirits! It should be a relative or something.
How can anyone dare to say that he is a relative of God? Isn't this impatient living?
In this way, the priest was really a person, and he had a very good relationship with the old man.
In this way, the words of the little shepherd boy and the old man were in conflict.
Who should I trust? The old man was on the verge of death, and there was no reason to deceive me, to deceive me to him
There is no benefit to Ren, but this little shepherd boy tells lies again and again.
I'm a little angry in my heart, if you don't say it, forget it, why do you have to lie to people?
I looked at him coldly and said, "You're lying again." Haven't you heard the story of the wolf? Kids, lying is not a good thing. ”
He was silent for a long time before he said, "How much do you know about the sacrifice spirits?" ”
"No more, no less, just a few words." I'm about to lose my patience, who is this weird little shepherd boy?
I replied in a very general way. Just a few words...... But it can wrap a lot of information.
"You won't see the priests!"
There is no one else here, nowhere to ask, look at this little shepherd boy, even if he lies, but he must have something to do with the spirit, and I can only hold back the irritability in my heart.
"What I just said is false! I admit it! But if you really want to see the priests, I can take you there, but you will be disappointed. ”
I stared into his eyes, and I really couldn't tell if what he said was true or false, this stinky boy, his acting skills are really good.
"This time it's real!" He said, "If you want to go, I can take you to her, but you have to be mentally prepared first." ”
I hesitated, but nodded and said, "Then you lead the way!" ”
The little shepherd boy jumped down the wooden staircase, carried his whip, and went deeper into the woods.
I followed closely, staring at his back, secretly on guard, in case he cheated, this stinky boy, too difficult to deal with.
The trees are getting denser and denser, and the light is getting less and less, and the little shepherd boy walks between the pine trees with a dim pine oil lamp, rubbing against each other with broken jackets, making a swishing sound, which pierces the night, and listens to it from a distance, making people feel creepy.