The flood is monstrous, the earth is dark, and the wind and waves are dark.

The rainbow roared and thundered, and the heavenly lord roared and all beings died.

This is the Kunlun Mountains at an altitude of 2,600 meters, the pouring rain is still falling, the dense lightning in the sky from time to time across the night sky, the wind rolls large raindrops fall on the mountainside, and the rocks crackled.

The torrential rain has lasted for more than 30 days and nights, and the world has become an ocean, with flood peaks nearly 1,000 meters high, roaring and roaring with thunder, constantly washing over the rocks of the ridge, and from time to time terrifying sounds are heard.

Thunder and lightning rolled in the distance, and in the huge and thick dark clouds that covered the sky and the sun, the sound seemed to break through people's eardrums. The flood engulfed countless lands and creatures, the earth groaned in the great change, and the mountains trembled in the waves.

At the ridge halfway up the Kunlun Mountains, there is a small protruding part of the rock, on top of a middle-aged man about 40 years old, his majestic figure looks so helpless and lonely in the heavy rain.

He let the rain beat mercilessly on his body, even if his whole body was wet, but he never moved, and his melancholy eyes kept watching everything in front of him, as if he was thoughtful.

At this moment, in a tent in an open space not far behind him, a young woman about 30 years old came out, holding an umbrella, quickly came to the man, held up an umbrella for him, and said: "Xun, go back quickly, you have been standing outside for a long time, go back to the house to avoid the rain, you are already soaked, beware of the cold!" ”

The man called Xun by this woman slowly turned his head, he helplessly wiped the rain on his face, glanced at the flood under his feet, sighed and said to the woman behind him: "Yue'er, this unprecedented flood has killed most of our people, and this flood has also taken the lives of countless people in this world. I don't know when the flood will recede. Yue'er, I am now reflecting every day, why did such a disaster happen? Is it really the result of our own greed and selfish desires, as the elders of the clan say, that our own human greed and selfish desires are infinitely magnified? Is it such a worldwide catastrophe? ……”

Yue'er approached Zai Xun's side, holding an umbrella, lightly holding Xun's arm, and said: "Before the great flood, you know our world, people live an extremely absurd and luxurious life, human science and technology is very advanced, our human spaceships have flown to distant planets, but still can't escape the punishment of nature, the incomparably brilliant civilization was wiped out in this flood in an instant, no matter how advanced technology can not save human civilization and life, what can science and technology bring us?" What are we human beings in the face of the forces of nature? People themselves think they are great, and now it seems that it is really ridiculous! ”

Xun glanced at Yue'er who was snuggled up to her, stroked her hair with her hand, and looked into the distance with a solemn face.

Yue'er raised her head, looked at Xun affectionately, and said: "My dear, don't be too sad, I believe that there will always be light in the future, as long as you are there, the clansmen will have hope, I believe that you can lead our clansmen out of this most difficult period, you must persevere, for all the clansmen, for me, and for our two children." ”

Xun heard Yue'er say this, his eyes showed a firm gaze, hugged Yue'er's body hard, and said: "Don't worry, my good Yue'er, with you by my side, there is no difficulty to knock me down, unless I die!" Otherwise, I will definitely be able to lead our people through this difficult time! ”

In this way, the two hot hearts were tightly connected together, and the bodies were hugging each other, and the rain kept falling, and the lonely heart had a home at this time.

The next day, the thunder was much less, and the rain showed signs of becoming smaller, Xun led more than a dozen elders of the clan, who were sitting on the ground in a large tent, discussing some important matters, this meeting was related to the future of the clansmen, and several elders and Xun were exchanging opinions with each other.

One of the Great Elders, named Chen, spoke first: "Patriarch, elders, this great flood has been going on for a long time, if this great flood does not recede, I am afraid that we human beings will all be extinct, and it is unknown how many people will survive in the end." We in the East should have survived by now with a small number of people in our Kunlun Mountains and the Himalayas. Before the Great Flood in the West, I heard that there was a man named Noah who built a huge ship and preserved their human race and some animals and plants, and I don't know what happened to them now. Patriarchs, elders, I suggest that we should hurry up and work out an effective way to deal with various problems that may arise in the future, such as food, the safety of the clansmen, and other things that need to be solved urgently, and there are ......."

Patriarch Xun and several other elders were listening carefully to the Great Elder's speech, and several elders nodded from time to time, expressing their agreement with the Great Elder's opinions and suggestions, only Patriarch Xun listened silently on the side, looking at the elders sitting with bright eyes, and he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart.

When the Great Elder finished speaking, Patriarch Xun did not rush to say his thoughts, but motioned to the Second Elder Jiu Li to express his opinion, only to hear the Second Elder Jiu Li say: "Patriarch, Elders, due to the suddenness of this great flood, most of the precious books and technologies in our clan have not been preserved, we have only retained some commonly used books, codes and some related technologies such as Hetu, Luoshu, Zhouyi, etc., most of the civilization technology was lost in this great flood, and only a small part was preserved. Patriarch, how should we develop in the future? ”

When the patriarch Xun heard this, he didn't immediately answer the second elder's question, but looked at the third elder Haotian, and the third elder Haotian found that the patriarch was looking at him, and said to everyone with a wry smile: "Patriarch, elders, before the great flood, I watched the stars at night, in fact, I found some clues, but the celestial phenomena at that time seemed to be blocked by an invisible thing, and I couldn't see clearly, and I only faintly found that there was something wrong with the celestial phenomena at that time, so I protected some important items in advance. Like the Qimen Dunjia Technique and 'that thing', they are all stored in a very secret and safe place, please rest assured that the patriarch and the elders can find 'that thing' again at the right time when the flood waters really recede. ”

When Patriarch Xun and more than a dozen elders heard the third elder say that "that thing" had been well preserved, they all seemed to feel a sense of relief.

Next, the patriarch Xun listened to the opinions of several elders, and finally, Xun stood up from the ground, looked around, and said to more than a dozen elders: "I just listened to the narration of the elders, and the opinions and suggestions put forward by the elders, everyone has done their part for the future of our clan, and some of the elders have lost their lives for this, and I, the patriarch, thank you on behalf of all the clansmen!" As he spoke, Patriarch Xun stood up from the ground and bowed deeply to a dozen elders.

The dozen or so elders sitting there saw the patriarch Xun saluting them, and everyone stood up from the ground, and the chief elder stepped forward and bowed his hand to the patriarch Xun and said: "Patriarch, where are you talking about, we are all brothers of the same clan, we are all working hard for the future and better survival of our clan, and we will not hesitate to sacrifice our lives to protect the safety of our clansmen, please don't be sad for the brothers." ”

The other dozen or so elders also stood up at the same time and said loudly, "Patriarch! All of us have the spirit of sacrificing our lives and dying, and we will help each other and work together to overcome this difficult time! ”

The patriarch Xun in the bowing body, hearing the heartfelt words of the elders, his eyes couldn't help but moisten, and his eyes became more determined when he raised his head to look at everyone.

At this time, the three elders stepped forward and said to the patriarch Xun: "Patriarch, what should we do next, and ask the patriarch to make it clear and guide us in a direction of development!" ”

Hearing this, Patriarch Xun looked at everyone with an unusually firm gaze and said, "Okay! So today I am here to make a decision, for the sake of our people, and for the continuation of our civilization in the East, I am here to announce the launch of the 'Tinder Project'! Its specific division of labor and plan is like this, the Great Elder is responsible for you and selects the appropriate place, engraves and preserves the overall state of human beings when our civilization is destroyed, and leaves a testimony for future people, hoping that future people can understand something from it; The second elder is responsible for the inheritance of Zhouyi, Hetu, Luoshu, Bagua, etc., leaving the most essential part of our recommended oriental civilization for future generations, and I hope that people can make good use of it in the future; The three elders are responsible for the protection and custody of 'that thing', and at the same time pass on the Qimen Dunjia technique, these things are the most valuable treasures of our Eastern civilization, and this thing must not fall into the hands of bad people and people with ulterior motives......"

With the orders issued by the patriarch Xun one after another, and the clear division of labor among the elders one by one, the eyes of more than a dozen elders were filled with hope, and people felt sincere admiration for the patriarch Xun in their hearts.

When the patriarch Xun gave the last order, suddenly, a clansman ran in from outside the tent and panted, and said loudly: "Patriarch, elders, something is wrong!" The slope south of our camp is showing obvious signs of collapse, and the scope of the collapse is constantly expanding, so go and check it out! ”

Hearing this, everyone in the tent was shocked, this was a big matter related to the safety of the entire camp, and people should not pay attention to it, so Xun led the elders to walk out quickly and came to the place where the incident occurred.

Originally, because of the heavy rain and flood erosion for many days, the soil under the slope at the edge of the camp became extremely soft, and the water gradually made a big hole under the slope, and the rocks and earthwork on the hole fell from time to time, with the erosion of the flood, the area of the hole is still expanding, and the slope is in danger of collapsing immediately, if it collapses, it will directly threaten the safety of the entire camp people.

Seeing this, Xun said categorically: "It's not a way to go on like this, it's too dangerous, we have to move quickly." ”

Looking up at the clansman who reported the news, he said: "Go and inform all the clansmen, immediately pack up your things, move to the mountain, bring food, don't take the heavy things first, I'm afraid it's too late, it's important to save your life!" ”

At the same time, he turned to the elders around him and said: "This time, everyone must act quickly, don't leave anyone behind, help each other, give priority to protecting the old and weak, women and children, and set off!" "Yes!" The crowd responded with a loud voice.

Under the gloomy sky, the rain kept hitting the faces and bodies of the clansmen, everyone seemed to be unaware, they were all nervously busy, the clansmen were very fast, knowing that this was a critical moment of life and death, and they did not dare to have any slackness.

Rain and lightning whistled over people and overhead, wind and rain roared, and thunder and lightning were mixed with the cries of children and the shouts of adults.

The team of these hundreds of people soon formed a long dragon of advancement, the front were all strong clansmen, they marched to the mountain at the same time, but also responsible for opening the way for the clansmen behind, followed by the old and weak women and children in the clan, at the end of the team were a few elders and a few strong middle-aged clansmen, all the clansmen were in the team to the mountain.

Because there is no fetters of heavy objects, the speed of travel becomes very fast, and after leaving the last Xun and several elders to be responsible for the break, Xun and a few elders finally checked the tents in the camp again, and after making sure that no one was left behind, they also followed behind the large army and quickly moved to the mountain.

The road to the mountain is muddy, the tribesmen are holding hands one by one, marching with difficulty, everyone's figure is very tired, but everyone's eyes reveal perseverance, because only strong and brave can survive in this last world, fear can not solve any problems.

Suddenly! A bright white lightning streaked through the sky, with a loud sound, and struck heavily on a small rock beside the path of the tribesmen up the mountain, and the huge impact splashed raindrops and some broken stones from the rock. "Ouch! Yes! Then came a frightened roar, "Child, be careful! The clansmen beside him shouted loudly.

Because the thunder just now appeared too abruptly, without any warning, a 7 or 8-year-old boy who was walking on the mountain path was startled, accidentally slipped under his feet, and accidentally fell off the cliff. "Help! Someone! ......" the child's voice sounded below the cliff.

After Xun heard about it, he quickly ran to the place of the incident, looked down the mountain, and faintly heard the child's cry for help, Xun turned to several clansmen behind him and shouted: "This child has a big life, it should be stuck in the crack of the stone under the cliff, quickly prepare a longer rope!" I'll go down and save him! ”

The characteristics of the clansmen who have lived on the mountain for a long time are revealed at this time, the rope is a tool that is usually carried with them, the clansmen quickly tied several ropes together, forming two longer ropes, one was tied to the body of the patriarch Xun, and the other was brought on the body by the patriarch Xun, and the other end of the two ropes was grasped and fixed by several strong clansmen, Xun walked to the edge of the cliff, only to see him take a deep breath, and when he was about to go down, a warm hand reached out from behind him and grabbed his arm.

When Xun looked back, he found that it was his wife Yue'er, who was looking at herself with worried eyes, and her mouth stopped talking, and she opened her mouth and didn't make any sound.

The patriarch Xun looked at Yue'er, smiled at her, nodded, and did not make a sound in his mouth, Yue'er slowly let go of the hand that grabbed Xun at this time, and looked at his Xun, who was slowly lowered off the cliff by the clansmen with a rope.

Xun was roped down to the crack in the stone where the boy was stuck, and the little boy was really dead, and at the position of the cliff, there were exactly two stones protruding like teeth, which stuck the little boy in the middle.

At this time, the child's head and some parts of the body were left with blood, panting heavily, holding a big stone in the crack of the cliff with both hands, trembling all over, tears could not stop flowing out of the child's eyes, and the mouth made a whining cry, on the boy's left arm, there was a red strip birthmark more than two inches long that was unusually conspicuous, and this special red birthmark briefly attracted Xun's attention.

Xun retracted his gaze, he was placed on the cliff where the child was, he held the child with his left hand, tied the boy with another rope with his right hand, hugged the little boy with both hands, and then shouted loudly to the top: "I caught the child!" Pull it up! Pull up! ”

At the same time, Xun said to the little boy in a gentle tone: "Don't be afraid, child, with me by your side, you will be fine, I will definitely save you, believe me!" The child nodded with tears in his eyes and hugged Xun tightly, with a look of excitement on his face to be rescued.

The people on the hill shouted in unison, "One, two! One, two pull! ......" little by little, the two people on this end of the rope are slowly approaching everyone.

Just as the patriarch Xun and the children could see the faces of the clansmen on the mountain, they were immediately within reach, and some of the clansmen couldn't wait to reach out and grab the rope tied to them.

At this time, the anomaly suddenly occurred, due to the rain soaking for many days, some ropes became somewhat bad, plus the weight of the two people, and the constant friction with the rocks, there were ropes to be overwhelmed!

Xun also found that the rope tied to the child and himself began to show signs of loosening and breaking, but before Xun could react, he heard "Bang!" Syllable! With two sounds, the two ropes that bound him and the little boy broke in response!

At this moment, the patriarch Xun gritted his teeth, used all his strength, and instinctively pushed the child to the people standing on the edge of the cliff, and he quickly fell towards the flood below the cliff due to the reaction force. "Xun! Patriarch! ......" The clansmen and Xun's wife Yue'er roared desperately.

In the end, Xun's wife Yue'er sat down in place, tears and rain mixed together, kept sliding down her face, the clansmen kept shouting Patriarch Xun, how the clansmen hoped that their Patriarch Xun would respond to them, but the only answer to them was the sound of the rolling torrent hitting the rock wall.

After the patriarch Xun was swallowed up by the merciless flood, he choked on several mouthfuls of water in a row in the big water, "cough, cough cough......" Xun wanted to shout, but he couldn't make a sound, all he saw was the mud and sand and endless darkness in his eyes, Xun gave up the struggle and gave up resistance, because he knew that what he would face next was death.

At the moment when he was about to die, countless images flashed in Xun's mind, starting from his childhood growth and then becoming the patriarch of a clan; From meeting his wife Yue'er in a park after a spring rain, to the birth of two children; From the beginning of the great flood to the present when he is about to face the threat of death, all kinds of images flash quickly.

All this happened, in an instant, all the pictures flashed quickly in my mind, time seemed to stand still at this moment, and I don't know how long it took, and the surroundings suddenly fell silent......

Boom, a glass of cold water splashed "Woo! Where's the water? Mother! What are you doing? "Little bunny, what time are you still sleeping?" It's the first day of high school start-up, and you're going to be late if you don't get up! A middle-aged beautiful woman shouted at me as I lay on the bed. Ah! Mom, I know! That's it! I'm dreaming! You've delayed me! I wiped the water stains on my face and replied impatiently.

I washed up immediately after I got up, but my soul was still thinking about what happened in the dream just now, how could there be such a real dream, as if I was there, saying that it wasn't a dream, and I was indeed sleeping, saying that it was a dream and it was too real, what was going on? Could it be that I am the protagonist of that dream - Xun? I patted my head, maybe I played video games and watched TV for too long during this time, and I didn't have a good rest, forget it, don't think about it for now, it's important to eat and go to school!

Today's breakfast is really a little absent-minded, and the figure of the patriarch Xun appears and disappears in his mind, lingering.

I ate a few bites of food indiscriminately, turned around with my schoolbag on my back, and said loudly: "Mom, I'll go first!" "Open the door and run in the direction of the school. There was a mother's voice behind him: "Slow down, what are you doing, rush like this, watch the car!" "Got it!" I replied out loud.

My name is Dong Hyun, people who are familiar with me are used to calling me Ah Hyun or Xiao Hyun, this year is 1996, I am just 17 years old, I am a freshman in high school, today is the first day of military training in high school, so I must not be late. The school is very close to my home, only ten minutes away, and there is no need for transportation, which is very convenient.

Construction is underway to install new street lights on both sides of the street leading to the school, and the city has replaced the street lights on both sides of the main road and several pedestrian streets with new styles in order to beautify the urban environment.

5, 6 meters high street lamp poles, neatly standing on both sides of the road, like a coconut-sized lamphead, flashing incandescent lights, the workers are debugging in an orderly manner, a person who looks like a contractor, wearing a dark short-sleeved T-shirt, black pants, wearing a red hard hat is patrolling back and forth, sweat has soaked his clothes, from time to time to point out the construction work of the workers.

I walked absentmindedly as I watched the busy workers on both sides of the street, thinking back to this dream I had last night, and thinking: yesterday's dream, what a strange and real dream, this dream gave me a magical illusion. It's just that I can't tell if the dream is real, or is it just an ordinary dream? It's a little ridiculous to think about, so I don't know if it's the reality in the dream, or the real dream.

Now I don't know if the patriarch Xun has been rescued? What happened to his wife Yue'er? Did the tribesmen move to safety? These are my questions.

The word prehistoric flood comes to my mind from time to time. In fact, when I was in junior high school, the teachers at the school talked about it, and it was also mentioned in some historical sites and monuments, but whether this history is true or not remains to be verified, and no figures in the scientific community have come forward to clarify and explain, only some historical documents and some ancient scriptures have mentioned it.

Last night's dream made me a little confused, and I also had some different feelings, as if I had caught something in my heart, but it was a little ethereal.

In fact, what I don't even know is that from this moment on, my outlook on life, values, and worldview is quietly changing, maybe this change is a natural change, and I am not even aware of it.

With my head down and thinking in my heart, I happened to walk under the newly installed lamp pole on the street, and out of nowhere, a strong wind blew from nowhere, squinted my eyes, and instinctively covered my eyes with my hands.

People walking on the street were also obstructed by the sudden wind, and they used their hands to protect their eyes.

But at this moment, "Be careful! Get out of the way! With a loud shout, before I could fully react, I suddenly saw a big hand stretched out, and before I could fully react, the big hand pushed me aside hard, and I instinctively let out "Ouch!" Then I fell to the ground.

The moment I was pushed away and fell to the ground, my eyes saw the man who was pushing me away with his left hand, and he had a clear long red birthmark on his left arm.

That red birthmark, why does it look so familiar? Right! I remember! How is this birthmark exactly the same as the shape of the birthmark on the body of the child who was rescued by the patriarch Xun in my dream, and the location of this birthmark is almost the same as the birthmark on the child who was rescued by the patriarch Xun! What the hell is going on?

In an instant, all this information flashed quickly in my mind, and I fell to the ground, forgetting to get up from the ground for a while, and just lying motionless on the ground, constantly recalling the picture I had just seen, and constantly asking myself in my heart, what is going on? ……