Chapter 24: Before leaving

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I was surprised to hear a knock on the door, who would come to me so late? My first instinct was my cousin, and with her temper, even if I didn't go to their house for the New Year, she would probably do this kind of night visit. My cousin is worried about me, and I know that.

However, my cousin-in-law's home is in Liaoyang, Liaoning, so it's so late, so the family won't make a special train to see me.

I opened the door, and sure enough, it was not my cousin, but my old friends Gao Peng and Liu Zhen. Although these two people are my good friends, but the two of them didn't know each other at first, and it was only at my mother's funeral that the two of them dealt with each other for the first time. Especially when Liu Zhen knew that Gao Peng was not only the voice of the bookstore, but also the purchase and sale of rare books in small batches, he was even more overjoyed, and hurriedly asked Gao Peng if there were old history books and so on.

I was surprised to see the two of them coming, and I couldn't help but laugh when I saw what they were holding in their hands. The two of them were carrying a few boxes of dumplings, a lot of charcuterie and a lot of cans of beer.

Gao Peng didn't regard himself as an outsider at all, as soon as he threw off his shoes, he walked in with great strides, and said, "Yo, buddy, how can your home be quieter than the morgue for the New Year?" With that, he ran to the TV, turned on the TV, tuned to the central one, and then said to me: "The TV has to be turned on, you don't watch the Spring Festival Gala." ”

I laughed and scolded: "Such a vulgar thing, you like to watch it." ”

"Cut." Gao Peng said as he neatly put the food he brought on the coffee table, and said, "Don't you care if he's vulgar or not?" New Year's Day, you have to be lively, some things, the past is over, don't mention it again. ”

Liu Zhen also patted me on the shoulder, I glanced at him, his face because of the accident in Yunnan, left many large and small scars, although not so disfigured so serious, but also broken, for this, I have always been very guilty, after all, such a young and promising handsome guy because of helping my father to convey the news to me, and the last end up like this.

Liu Zhen saw what was on my mind, and said to me with a smile: "Have you heard a sentence, Scar is a man's medal, I used to be like a white-faced scholar, but now, I am somewhat masculine." ”

Listening to his words with Gao Peng, my heart warmed, and I said that it was fortunate that my old friend was still there, and he could come over to comfort me at this time. I think too, in the past few days, my mood seems to be too low, today is Chinese New Year's Eve anyway, I should be happy.

It didn't take much for the three of us to get the food ready. After that, I went to call Bu Jin, and he walked out of the back room very quietly.

Gao Peng immediately shouted excitedly like a wild wolf, "Ouch, ouch, my sister-in-law is out." You're simply a golden house hidden Jiao, a golden house hidden Jiao! ”

"Hide your sister, shut your stinky mouth." Gao Peng is an old friend of mine, and the conversation between the two of us cannot continue without scolding each other within three sentences.

Sure enough, Gao Peng listened to my words and immediately shot back: "It's my sister who is hiding? Am I your uncle? ”

In contrast, Liu Zhen looked very calm when he saw Bu Jin, he nodded slightly at Bu Jin, and Bu Jin glanced at him, which was already a greeting.

Gao Peng and Liu Zhen both knew that Lu Dao Bu Jin was brought back from Yunnan, but they didn't know Lu Dao Bu Jin's true life experience, which means that they didn't know that Lu Dao Bu Jin was a non-human who would not grow old.

This is not the first time Gao Peng has seen Bu Jin, he seems very excited every time he sees Bu Jin, hurriedly gave up a place on the sofa, and said while patting the sofa: "Come, sister-in-law, let's have a simple Chinese New Year's Eve dinner together." ”

Bu Jin didn't move, just stood there and shook his head. I know that she doesn't like to eat meaty things, not even oily things, and her eating habits are lighter than those of the most demanding Buddhists. So, I had to make her a small bowl of noodles in the kitchen and let her go to the house by herself to eat.

"My sister-in-law is a little scared." When I returned to the living room, Gao Peng said to me.

"I've told you hundreds of times, she's not my girlfriend." I explained.

Gao Peng sighed twice and said, "My big brother, don't fool me, the two of you have been living in your house for almost four or five months, and you dare to say that nothing has happened." ”

"Of course I dare to say." I said.

"yes, then you need to go to the infertility hospital for a proper check-up." After Gao Peng finished speaking, as soon as he watched the TV, he changed the topic, pointed to the TV and said, "Take a look, it's started, the Spring Festival Gala." ”

As he spoke, he took out the remote control, turned up the volume of the TV, and told me which woman was beautiful in the opening dance as he watched.

I didn't bother to pay attention to the pervert, so I took a chicken wing out of the plastic bag and nibbled on it myself.

I gnawed and gnawed, and Liu Zhen whispered to me on the side: "That Bu Jin, is he still raising Gu?" ”

I was stunned, threw away the bones of the chicken wings, opened a can of beer, took a sip, and said, "Probably, she won't let me touch her wooden boxes from beginning to end." ”

"That's for your own good, have you forgotten what you did last time? It's good if I didn't ask for your little life. Liu Zhen said.

"For his life?" Gao Peng has also heard about some of my experiences in Yunnan, so there is nothing to shy away from at this time. He said: "Don't worry, my eldest brother's life is hard, it's good if he doesn't kill others, he can't die." ”

I picked up a chicken leg and handed it to Gao Peng and said, "Take it and plug your mouth." ”

Liu Zhen also took a sip of beer, and then said to me: "Based on some things you told me about the Yunnan Underground Palace, I went back and thought about it and made some speculations. ”

In fact, in the recent period, I have almost no contact with Gao Peng, but Liu Zhen, with whom I have been discussing things about Yunnan. After listening to my description of the Yunnan Underground Palace, I could feel that Liu Zhen regretted that he didn't have the opportunity to go with us.

But Liu Zhen is a Ph.D. in history after all, and his views must be more reliable than mine, so he asked, "What are your speculations?" Let's hear about it. ”

Liu Zhen said to me: "However, this explanation is actually based on some metaphysics, and I have to say that since I went to Yunnan, my view of the world has also changed a lot. ”

"It doesn't matter what it's based on, as long as there is a statement that makes sense, it is better than anything else." I said with some anxiety. At this time, Gao Peng was also attracted to him.

Liu Zhen continued: "That's right. According to your description, I think that the bone altar you arrived at the beginning should be an ancient altar, if the ancient city at the bottom of Fuxian Lake is indeed the capital of the ancient Dian Kingdom, then this altar is very likely to be the place where the ancient Dian Kingdom carried out large-scale sacrifices. The ancient Dian Kingdom itself is a country composed of many ethnic groups, and in the ancient Dian Kingdom, there are still many sacrificial activities of primitive religion, that is, witchcraft. ”

"However, will the altar be a little far from the capital?" I asked.

"What's so strange about that?" Gao Peng interrupted on the side: "The emperor of ancient China, no matter where the capital is, if you want to seal Zen, you have to go to Mount Tai." ”

Liu Zhen nodded and said, "Gao Peng is right, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty also regularly returned to the Northeast to worship his ancestors in his early years, and distance does not pose a problem. ”

"Go on." Gao Peng and I nibbled on a chicken leg like children listening to a story.

Liu Zhen was unwilling, he stuffed two dumplings into his mouth, and then continued: "The problem is that the underground palace under the altar, not to mention in ancient times, is in contemporary society, if you want to build such a large mechanism, it is very difficult, and the reason why you do this must be to hide something." ”

He took a sip of beer, smoothed the dumplings in his mouth, and said, "Actually, I think those stone murals you saw underground have told the story very completely. Obviously, the rise of the ancient Dian kingdom is related to the visitor from the distant mountains, who taught the locals smelting and farming techniques, and formed an almost monster-like army for the ancient Dian kingdom to defend against foreign enemies. Two kinds of Gu were also cultivated for the locals - Dragon Gu and Qilin Gu. ”

"But, what is the most important thing about the ancient Dian Kingdom that has fallen again?" I asked.

Liu Zhen explained: "According to my guess, I think it must be that in the later period, the people of the ancient Dian Kingdom began to be proud and complacent, and were no longer willing to submit to the terrifying rule of that person, especially, that person was obviously a great witch, and his living sacrifice must have annoyed many classical people, and finally, that person left the ancient Dian Kingdom in a fit of anger." ”

"What about the heads of those salted duck eggs in the dungeon?" I continued.

"Uh......" Liu Zhen got stuck there, and then said, "I don't know this yet, but I think those guys should be similar to the existence of guardians." In the dungeon, you also saw that after reaching the peak, both the Dragon Gu and the Qilin Gu died. I deliberately checked some Miao legends, and there is a saying that Gu can not only harm people, but sometimes, it can also bring good luck to Gu keepers, and if Gu dies, bad luck will naturally come. ”

"I'll give you an explanation, and you'll hear it." Gao Peng interjected: "If you want me to say, things are very simple. When that awesome figure left, the people of the Ancient Dian Kingdom regretted it, because they found that they couldn't feed those monsters at all. Later, the ancient Dian country gathered all the pig breeders to rescue the two big monsters, but there was no rescue, and after the worst, the country of the ancient Dian country was killed. But that group of pig farmers are unwilling to give up even if they die, and they must continue to rescue them when they become unjust souls. Well, it makes sense. ”

Liu Zhen and I looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

Gao Peng was anxious when he saw this, and said, "Hey, what are you laughing at, don't I also use my brains." ”

"I'm not laughing at your conjectures." I explained: "It's just that my impression of Gao Peng is only interested in two things, one is business and the other is a woman, why do you think about these things." ”

"Cut!" Gao Peng threw down the chicken legs, took a sip of beer, and said, "That's because to be honest, I don't really believe what you say." ”

"I don't believe you're still guessing." I said.

"I don't see that you are depressed every day because of this, and I want to help you resolve it." Gao Peng said: "It's really a dog biting Lu Dongbin, I don't know how good people are." ”

Liu Zhen and I smiled, dried our beer, and didn't speak again, just in time for a skit to be played on TV, and we diverted our attention.

In fact, some of Gao Peng's explanations do make some sense, but the most critical point is that he explained them incorrectly. If those salted duck egg heads were really the souls of the ancestors of the ancient Dian Kingdom, and they were to save the Dragon Gu and Qilin Gu, then I guess they wouldn't have so much respect for Bu Jin. Because judging from the situation at that time, Bu Jin did not save the two Gu, in other words, it was also an impossible task, on the contrary, Bu Jin collected their spirits. And those salted duck egg heads seemed to be waiting for something like this to happen, so when Bu Jin did what she was supposed to do, those guys were gone.

The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors. All three of us were a little drunk. Liu Zhen fixed me with his elbow and asked, "How is it?" Is it decided? ”

I knew what he was asking, so I nodded and said, "I've decided to complete the deal in my father's place, although I don't know what kind of deal it is." ”

"That means you're going to Hubei to find Ryazan soon."

"Don't worry, this time I must be fully prepared, whether it is equipment or investigation materials." I said, "I don't want to be treated like I was in Yunnan. ”

"It might be dangerous in the future." Liu Zhen sighed.

I nodded and said, "Danger is danger, but since my father has entrusted me, and Ryazan is the only person I can trust, then I have no choice but to go to him." In the past few days, I have also figured out that it is not a question of whether I am willing to lie in troubled waters. There is no escaping the problem, and I feel that if I don't take the initiative to solve the problem, I will put myself in danger. ”

As I was talking, I suddenly glanced at the back room out of the corner of my eye, and I was surprised to find that Bu Jin was standing inside the door, staring at us tightly through a crack in the door.

I was startled, and by the time I could react, the door was closed.

Liu Zhen didn't notice this, and he continued to ask, "Still taking Bu Jin with you?" ”

"Of course." My eyes were still fixed on the door of the back room, and I said, "I think she is much more important than me in the whole thing." ”

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