Chapter 411: Is It Okay to Be Immortal? (Interlude)
"Well...... Probably so. ”
"Heaven and earth are so big that there are no wonders. ”
"What ordinary people see is superficial, even if it is the so-called seeing through the essence, it may belong to this field. ”
"The world now believes in science that can explain most of the causes, processes, discoveries, and ends. And then there's the other part that can't be explained, at the cost of countless lives, and there's no progress, do you know why?"
Zhang Zhilin put his hands behind his back, turned his back to Chu Mu, and talked eloquently.
"I don't know. How did Chu Mu know the reason, such an ethereal and superstitious thing would not be taught in the university, he replied honestly.
"It's good not to know, it's because you don't know, that's why you feel lost, unknown people and things happen all the time around us, it's because we want to know but don't know, we will explore, turn what we don't know into know, do you think that's the case?" Zhang Zhilin continued.
"That's right. Chu Mu agrees with this point of view.
"Choices, and actions, all start with what is known, don't you think?"
"Yes. ”
"Every road will contain dangers, but the degree of danger is different. For example, if an assassin in ancient times wanted to assassinate a mediocre emperor, then the price he paid was tireless training, hard work to study the killer's skills, and whether he succeeded or not, after he chose to act, he would pay the price of his life. Do you think that's the case?"
"Yes. ”
"For another example, the common people in ancient times, their requirements were not high, they did not want war and strife, and they just lived a simple life of food and clothing peacefully. When the war breaks out and there is chaos outside, they are in danger of being killed, don't you think?"
"Yes. ”
"Also, a family living in a paradise, they have no quarrel with the world, live an ordinary and stable life, and suddenly one day, an earthquake comes, taking their lives away, are they not blind to death?"
"Yes. ”
"In life, no matter how you choose your path, you will encounter danger, don't you think?"
"Yes. ”
Chu Mu felt very strange, he asked Zhang Zhilin for advice on how to live forever and come back from the dead, rather than the choice of path and the difference between life and death, it seems that this is off topic!
didn't know what Zhang Zhilin wanted to express, so Chu Mu had to continue listening patiently.
"For different people, they want the same thing, but they need to pay different prices. ”
"For example, in a restaurant, if an ordinary customer orders an egg fried rice, it costs 10 yuan. Friends and acquaintances ordered one, and it only cost eight yuan. The relatives of the restaurant owner ordered one, but they did not need to pay any penny. ”
"Do you think so?"
At this time, Zhang Zhilin turned around, looked at Chu Mu and said.
"That's right. Chu Mu nodded, and the more he listened, the more confused and trance he felt, so he expressed his doubts: "Grandpa Zhang, what do you want to tell me?"
"Your question, don't be in a hurry, you will understand after listening to me. Zhang Zhilin sat back in his chair, poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, and poured another cup of tea for Chu Mu.
"Okay. Chu Mu had no choice but to agree, after all, there is a request for others, and sincerity and attitude are not needed.
"A gust of wind blew just now, and the grass swayed with it, what do you think is moving?" Zhang Zhilin suddenly pointed to the swaying grass in the distance and said to Chu Mu.
"The wind is moving, the grass is moving, this is my heart moving. Chu Mu looked over and pondered for a while before replying.
"No, I'm moving. Zhang Zhilin shook his head.
"Wrong, isn't my heart moving?" Chu Mu frowned, very puzzled.
"If I don't point to the grass in the distance, do you know that the wind and grass move?
"Grandpa Zhang, what you mean is that if you don't know, you won't move, and if you don't have someone to guide you, you won't take it to heart. Things that exist often feel that they don't exist because they are ignored before they are moved?" A flash of inspiration appeared in Chu Mu's mind, and there was an indescribable thing looming, about to be grasped, but it flashed away, and he was about to give up, but suddenly it reappeared. Staring at the grass in the distance, his eyes lit up, and he said.
"Not bad. You can teach!" Zhang Zhilin nodded with a smile.
"So, there is also a possibility that there is a way to live forever and come back from the dead?!" The general feeling of Daigo's empowerment instantly increased the dawn of hope for Chu Mu. It's just that there aren't enough of them, and the direction isn't obvious enough, Chu Mu continued to ask, "So, Grandpa Zhang, where should I start looking?"
"It's good to have hope, but you need to do what you can, and if you don't pay enough and you lose your life, everything will come to naught. Zhang Zhilin sighed, knowing that Chu Mu was about to start the so-called search journey, so he admonished, and then changed the topic: "You go to the river to catch some fish, I haven't eaten fish with your grandfather for a few days, relieve my hunger, and also relieve your grandfather's hunger." ”
"Thank you Grandpa Zhang, I'm going to go fishing. Chu Mu thanked and took his leave, and his footsteps gradually drifted away.
After Chumu's figure disappeared completely, Zhang Zhilin shook his head and sighed: "I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse, I hope that Chumu's boy can wake up and know his way back!"
There is no way to live forever and come back from the dead in the world, these are all floating clouds!
If there were, how could he have watched the old man die and be indifferent!
The feeling of powerlessness is always there, whether in the consciousness, in the body, or in the soul, and it cannot be rejected or shaken off.
With a creak, the door of the small courtyard opened, Zhou Xiaoqing walked over, and glared at Zhang Zhilin speechlessly: "Grandpa, do you want Chu Mu to be a killer or a tomb robber? is still immortal and resurrected from the dead, he is stupid and your old man doesn't know, is it really good to trick him like this?"
"Did you hear everything?" Zhang Zhilin said.
"Grandpa, you said so loudly and powerfully, can I not hear it!" Zhou Xiaoqing hugged Zhang Zhilin and walked towards the small courtyard.
"I can't help it, looking at the mental state of the Chumu boy, he can't accept the fact that the old guy has passed away in a short time, and he always wants to resurrect the old man. If I hit him directly, it would be self-defeating and cause him to do something that he would not regret. ”
Zhang Zhilin felt like a fortune teller before, saying that if it was good, it would appease Chu Mu, and if it was bad, he would be a liar, using white lies to avoid Chu Mu's impulsiveness.
has lost his old buddy, he doesn't want the Chumu kid to die with him!
"Okay, grandpa, it's really condescending that you don't go to be a psychiatrist. Zhou Xiaoqing said.
About half an hour later, Zhang Zhilin finished dinner and was resting on the chair.
Chu Mu, who had prepared the fishing gear and bait, turned back and asked Zhang Zhilin, "By the way, Grandpa Zhang, is Sister Xiaoqing here?"
"Xiaoqing is here, what's wrong?" Zhang Zhilin asked.
"I don't know if Sister Xiaoqing is free, I want to invite her to accompany me to go fishing. Chu Mu said that he was going to speak.
As the saying goes: men and women match, work without getting tired.
Although you can't fall in love or anything at this time, you can also chat, how boring it is to fish alone!
"Xiaoqing should be free, you go to the kitchen yourself and ask her what she means. Zhang Zhilin said.
"Okay. "Chu Mu has entered, he has been here before, so he naturally knows where the kitchen is.
Chu Mu soon came to the kitchen, saw Zhou Xiaoqing washing dishes, and asked, "Sister Xiaoqing, good afternoon." ”
"Oh, it's you, I'm in a good mood, but it's not good to see you. Zhou Xiaoqing said lightly.
"Sister Xiaoqing's words are serious, I'm not a beast in the wilderness, just look at it and make it difficult for you to sleep and eat. Chu Mu was embarrassed for a moment, and instantly exerted his cheeky skills, and invited sincerely: "Sister Xiaoqing, can you accompany me to the river to fish?"
"I'm not interested, you can go by yourself, I think it's almost as good as fishing. Zhou Xiaoqing refused without hesitation.
Let her accompany Chu Mu to fish, forget it, she doesn't want to be assimilated by Chu Mu's whimsical ideas, what immortality, what resurrection from the dead, it is estimated that it will be schizophrenia if you talk about it.
Isn't it just a few fish, if you want to eat, you can go out and buy it, you have to bow down to everything, and you will be tired to death if you don't get busy.
"Well, even if it's a fisher, I'll be fine. I sincerely invite Sister Xiaoqing to go and watch me fishing, how about you?"
"Yes. But I have a request, you can't talk about immortality and resurrection from the dead. Zhou Xiaoqing thought about it for a while, and felt that Chu Mu was still quite pitiful, plus it was a neighbor again, so she softened her heart and agreed. Still, the request was made.
"Of course there's no problem with this, what do you want to talk about, just be happy with Sister Xiaoqing." Chu Mu agreed without hesitation and said with a smile.
With a snort, Zhou Xiaoqing said with a smile: "Wait for me in a few minutes, I'll accompany you when I've dealt with this place." ”
"I'll help you!" Chu Mu wanted to step forward to help, but she reprimanded and retreated: "You just stand where you are and don't move, I'm afraid that if you come to help, you will not only destroy my bowl, but also break my pot." If you don't do anything, even if you help me. ”
"Am I so bad?" Chu Mu was speechless, and she said like a disaster star, as if what she did would make others gain more than she lost, and said in her heart: "It turns out that my image of Sister Xiaoqing is so unique!"
What more can I say?!
Waiting quietly, Zhou Xiaoqing's movements, in his eyes, could not be described as a beautiful landscape, she suddenly turned around and smiled, which directly startled Chu Mu, and her body trembled.
Zhou Xiaoqing was stunned for a moment and said, "What's the matter, you have hemorrhoids?"
"No, absolutely not! I just think exercise is good for my body and mind. Chu Mu hurriedly waved his hand, straightened his expression, and said.
"Well, you're terrible, hemorrhoids grow on your mouth. Zhou Xiaoqing looked at him with suspicion, took off her apron, hung it on the wall, and said as she walked outside: "What are you doing in a daze, you don't go fishing? ”
"Yes, let's go. Chu Mu didn't know what was wrong with him, it seemed that his IQ had dropped quite a bit, so he walked over and followed her words and said: "Sister Xiaoqing, don't worry, accompany me to fishing, I will definitely not let you suffer, I will try to catch some carp to replenish your body." ”
"How much can carp still replenish the body? I want to eat shark, that's the real tonic, you can see at a glance, there is no sincerity at all." Zhou Xiaoqing came outside, sat on the chair, glanced at Chu Mu contemptuously, snorted coldly, and said, "It seems that I have to think about whether to accompany you to fish!"
"Sister Xiaoqing, I can't help this, sharks are national protected animals and can't be eaten. Chu Mu came to the opposite of her, sat down, and said with a wry smile: "The shark is so powerful, I can't beat it, and it is estimated that there will be no bones left in a few minutes." Besides, we don't have any sharks in this river!"
"You stupid, I really don't know how you got into college, it's not as good as me, a high school student!"
"You can't catch a carp or crucian carp, even grass carp, and name it 'shark', so you will eat 'shark'!"
Zhou Xiaoqing patted her head, feeling that Chu Mu was too stupid, and she couldn't make a brain teaser, such a person can enter an undergraduate university, is there a problem with her head, and she was encouraged to be admitted by Canghai University.
And this kind of operation?
Nima, this span is too big!
"Actually, I already knew it, but my stupidity doesn't just highlight Sister Xiaoqing's cleverness!" The muscles on Chu Mu's cheeks twitched a few times, and the secret girl was really a magical animal, and her way of thinking was unusual, and she smiled cheekily.
Your answer makes a lot of sense. Alright, let's go. Zhou Xiaoqing smiled, was praised, and felt beautiful in her heart. Xindao: Chu Mu is really stupid and cute. He didn't care, he stood up and walked forward, which was the direction of the river.
"Good. Chu Mu nodded, and followed suit, and when he passed by his house, he took the fishing gear, bait and bucket, and walked towards the river.
Riverside.
Zhou Xiaoqing stood on the shore and looked at the river in a daze, as if she was remembering something, her long hair fluttering, quiet, like a beautiful fairy.
Just looking at the back, it's a mess of beauty.
Hearing Chu Mu's footsteps, she turned around, and when she saw that Chu Mu didn't take a stool, she couldn't help frowning, and said, "Are you a pig, don't bring any stools, and don't go back and move two stools." ”
"Okay, I'll go. Chu Mu put down the fishing gear and bait bucket, and then turned back to carry the stool.
After a while, two small stools were moved over, and Chu Mu found that she was already fishing, so she turned her head and said, "Are you not as good as a pig, the stool has been moved, and I don't know how to bring some water by the way, you are going to die of thirst for me!"
"Okay, I'll go. Chu Mu was embarrassed, put the stool down, and then ran back.
On the way, Chu Mu sighed bitterly: "Girls are really troublesome." ”
Soon, Chu Mu came back again, holding two cups of boiled water in her hands, only to see her turn her head again, and said: "I really don't know what to say about you, who wants to drink boiled water, I want to drink lemon tea, if you don't have lemon tea, you can also use Erguotou, don't go buy it quickly." ”
Nima, if you don't say it earlier, you're going to play me to death!
"Do you want lemon tea or two pots? "Seeing Zhou Xiaoqing so pitted, Chu Mu can be regarded as learning a lesson, and plans to ask clearly before acting, lest he come back and go back, it's not me fishing, but watching you fish, right!
"Both!" Zhou Xiaoqing said lightly.
"Okay, if you're ruthless, I'll buy it!" Chu Mu beeped in his heart, grinned, and then turned to leave.
"It's so silly and cute!" Zhou Xiaoqing saw Chu Mu's figure drifting away, smiling, extremely bright and dazzling.
"Girls who drink are not easy to mess with, I can't afford to mess with girls who drink tea, and girls who can make brain teasers are even more terrifying, fortunately I don't have a girlfriend, otherwise I have to be tossed crazy!" Not to mention how sour the mood is, Chu Mu regretted it a little, he knew this, he shouldn't have invited her over to fish, isn't this a mess for himself, this scene of asking for hardships is really fresh in my memory.
Wrong.
It's unforgettable.
went to the commissary to buy two pots of head and lemon tea, Chu Mu came back, handed the two to her, Zhou Xiaoqing glanced at it, and said: "I want to drink ice-cold, the weather is so hot, what do you do with room temperature, in addition to quenching your thirst, you can't quench the heat, go back and change it!"
Chu Mu was also drunk, and he was speechless for a while.
If you don't say it sooner, and when you come back, you will ask for it, what do you want!
After being silent for a while, Chu Mu said angrily: "Are you iced lemon tea or iced Erguotou?"
"I've seen stupid people, I've never seen you so stupid, can the second pot head be chilled?!" Zhou Xiaoqing glared at Chu Mu with disdain.
"Okay, count me stupid, what do you want, it's okay to say it all at once. Forget me, don't torture me, okay!" Hearing this, Chu Mu almost couldn't help but vomit blood, obviously you said vaguely Okay, blame it on my head, won't your conscience hurt?
But I made a decision in my heart: I will never let girls fish with me in the future!
Other people's fishing is a harvest, but their own fishing is so terrible, I am afraid that the fish has not been caught, it will be tired to lie on the ground, and maybe the fish in the water will see the joke!
"No, I can't. Zhou Xiaoqing stared at the river and said lightly.
"You're going to have no friends like this!" Chumu was about to collapse.
"No, I have a lot of friends! You're so stupid, you don't have friends. Zhou Xiaoqing retorted.
"I'm not going, you're going to go yourself. This time, Chu Mu didn't listen to her words and changed her for cold lemon tea, but sat down, got the fishing rod right, put the bait on the hook, and threw it out, watching the movement of the float.
"Don't forget it, I'm too lazy to pay attention to you!"
"I thought you would know my original intention, and you would also know the creation I gave you, but unexpectedly, you are still so stupid. I can't help it, you really bite Lu Dongbin, you don't know the hearts of good people, I am self-inflicted. ”
Seeing Chu Mu'an sitting down quietly to fish, Zhou Xiaoqing didn't blame him, but said with a disappointed face.
Your original intention was to exhaust me, right?!
Your kindness is to let me watch you fish, right?!
Are you trying to toss me in every possible way, is this still a creation?
I heard you right, is there such a thing as a creation that pits people to death and does not pay for their lives?
If there is, I'd rather not, you can keep it for yourself and enjoy it slowly!
Chu Mu didn't know that the moment he just threw the fish hook into the water, the dragon mark hidden in his eyebrows flashed, and a special aura on his body entered the water through the fishing rod and fishing line, and spread out.
This breath, as fast as lightning, went in a certain direction, invisible and indiscriminately extended, I don't know how many kilometers.
"What do you mean?" Although there was a guess in his heart, Chu Mu still asked, so as not to misunderstand her 'good intentions'.
"You weigh more than 200 pounds, and if you don't lose weight, you can easily get sick. I asked you to exercise more, burn your body fat, and reduce the probability of you getting sick, isn't it for your good!" Zhou Xiaoqing explained.
"Okay, it's me who is wrong, Sister Xiaoqing, don't be angry, it's not good to blame me. In just an instant, Chu Mu understood, it turned out that he really misunderstood, lived up to her good intentions, and complained about her in his heart, which was really undeserved, and immediately apologized.
"Forget it, you're stupid, I don't blame you. I just hope you won't be so stupid in the future. Zhou Xiaoqing said indifferently.
"Sister Xiaoqing, why don't you beat me up and get angry?" Chu Mu said.
"Forget it, you have rough skin and thick meat, I can't beat you, you can beat yourself out of anger, and it can be regarded as a substitute. Zhou Xiaoqing shook her head, with a hint of cunning in her eyes.
"This can't be had, although I am wise and foolish, I am not an idiot, how much it hurts to beat myself. Chu Mu refused, muttering in his heart: "It's really the most poisonous woman's heart, it's so terrible before she becomes a woman, if she becomes a woman, how terrifying it is!"
Wouldn't beating yourself up be even more mentally retarded than an idiot!
"This can be there. Zhou Xiaoqing said with a smile.
"Not really. Let's change the topic!" Chu Mu was willing to agree, so he had to change the topic and said, "Sister Xiaoqing, how old are you this year?Why haven't I seen you before?What are your hobbies?What are the blood type constellations?What are your ideals?"
"You don't know the age of a girl you can't ask, it's a secret. Zhou Xiaoqing said: "I used to go to school in Meiguo, of course you haven't seen me anymore." ”
After asking five questions, she only answered two, Chu Mu was still a little disappointed, but she was also a little happy, better than not answering a single question.
The two chatted, and Chu Mu gradually learned that she had lived with her parents in Meiguo when she was a child, and her hobbies were nothing more than shopping, her blood type was type O, and her constellation was Scorpio, and her ideal was very simple, and it was also very far away, to build a business empire.
"By the way, Sister Xiaoqing, I'm twenty years old this year, how old are you?" chatting with Zhou Xiaoqing, getting more and more familiar, Chu Mu suddenly said, wanting to kill a horse pistol.
"I'm nineteen years old, and I'm still six months and three days away from turning twenty years old......," Zhou Xiaoqing said lightly, and before she finished speaking, she realized that she had been cheated by Chu Mu, and couldn't help glaring at Chu Mu angrily: "You are really a villain, I didn't expect you to be so cunning, no, insidious and cunning, evil, heinous, full of evil, evil, wolf-hearted, dog-hearted, eating inside and out......"
Chu Mu was embarrassed, what is this, it seems that the idioms that describe the villain are thrown at him, is this so bad that he can do anything?
Am I so bad, why don't I know?
I even call a little sister my sister?
I'm not bad, I'm not stupid, I'm humorous!
When the sun set, Chumu didn't catch a single fish, but Zhou Xiaoqing, whose fishing skills were quite skilled, and in just over an hour, more than 30 fish were harvested.
The buckets were almost full, carp, crucian carp, grass carp, sea bass...... There are more than ten kinds of fish, they are crowded and swimming, splashing from time to time, falling on Chu Mu's body, and Zhou Xiaoqing's body is spotless.
"Sister Xiaoqing, you are amazing. Chu Mu sighed, and found that his years were unfavorable, his IQ couldn't compare to her, fishing couldn't compare to her, and even luck couldn't compare to her, as if he was useless, like a waste.
"Of course, I've won the championship of eight fishing tournaments in a row, you're just a little kid, can you compare with me!" Zhou Xiaoqing said a little proudly: "You better study hard, it is estimated that you should be able to reach my level in one hundred and eighty years." ”
One hundred and eighty years?
Whitty kids?
Hearing this, Chu Mu almost didn't sit down and fell into the river, how unoptimistic he must be to give such a judgment!
"I think it's better to forget it. "Chu Mu decided, let's stop fishing in the future, being hit is a trivial matter, and if you are angry to death, then you will regret it.
"No patience, no perseverance, no faith, no will, not to mention the trivial matter of fishing, I think you will definitely achieve nothing in the future, don't blame me for not reminding you, think about it yourself." At this moment, Zhou Xiaoqing was like an elder, very disappointed with Chu Mu's attitude towards life, and said with some hatred.
"I ...... Hmmm? There's a fish on the hook. As soon as Chu Mu wanted to answer, he found that the float on the surface of the river was floating, and the amplitude was getting bigger and bigger, and it was deeply submerged in the water.
Chu Mu's eyes were like torches, his face was joyful, after waiting for so long, finally a fish was hooked, he couldn't help but stand up, pulled the fishing rod expectantly, and said in his heart: "I hope it's a big fish, one is stronger than more than thirty, so that I can turn the tide!"
"Hey, your fish is here, let's hope it's a shark, proving that you're 'Shark's Supper'. Zhou Xiaoqing saw that Chu Mu suddenly stood up, a little surprised, and said angrily.
"You get up for me. After pulling it, he found that he couldn't pull it, Chu Mu couldn't help but increase his strength, but he still couldn't pull it, but he felt that the weight was getting heavier and heavier.
"What's the matter, isn't it just a small fish, it can't be pulled up, you see how poor your physical fitness is. Seeing Chu Mu procrastinating, Zhou Xiaoqing sneered.
"I don't believe it, all the little fish dare to bully me to my head, if I don't get you up, Sister Xiaoqing won't be surnamed Zhou!"
At the same time, Zhou Xiaoqing caught another carp, the size of a palm, took it off the hook, and then put it in the bucket, and sighed deliberately: "Hey, fishing is so simple, if you don't learn it, it's difficult to move step by step." I don't want to be deliberately excellent, and I have gained a lot, so how embarrassing am I!"
With a bang, Chu Mu next to him was suddenly dragged into the water and turned into a soup chicken, his body was dragged into the distance, as if rowing without pulp, and hurriedly shouted: "Sister Xiaoqing, save me......"
"Ahh......h
She has been fishing for more than nine years, and she has never encountered such a situation, and it feels very incredible, like making a movie.
"Sister Xiaoqing save my ......"
In a few breaths, Chu Mu's body was becoming more and more blurred, and his voice echoed in his ears.
"He was really fished away?!" Relieved, Zhou Xiaoqing still felt incredulous, he said before that he was almost fished, it was just a joke, okay, I didn't expect it to develop into reality.
She hurriedly threw down the fishing rod and chased it in the direction where Chu Mu was dragged away, and in less than ten steps, at a corner, his figure completely disappeared in front of her.
Chu Mu's desolate and miserable wails and cries for help spread from afar, getting weaker and weaker.
"What should I do?"
"What should I do?"
"I have to go to my grandfather for help!" Zhou Xiaoqing was like an ant on a hot pot, relying on her own heart and strength, so she had to run back in a hurry.
Chu Mu in the water, faintly, saw a figure, it was a big guy, it looked a little like a shark, the body was more than ten meters long, and his strength was greater, more powerful than the engine.
Knowing that this was a crisis, Chu Mu wanted to let go of the fishing rod, but found that the fishing rod was like a part of his innate body, tightly attached to the palm of his hand, and he couldn't shake it off.
This was not what shocked him the most, this big guy actually dragged him into the deep water, completely submerging his figure.
Moreover, there is a layer of light curtain on his body, which is very thin and thin, several times smaller than a hair, almost transparent.
In this layer of light curtain, Chu Mu could breathe and see what was in the water, and there were schools of big fish, and none of them dared to offend him.