Chapter 1: Li Qing
"Dad, I'm going to have ice cream. A little boy who looked to be about five or six years old took the hand of the tall man next to him and said coquettishly.
Although the man's face was full of helplessness, his eyes were full of pity and pity, and he didn't have time to speak.
On the other side, the mother who was holding the boy's left hand was the first to speak: "No, children will have tooth decay when they eat sweets." ”
The little boy said with a face full of grievances: "No, no, I want to eat." Looking at the little boy, the two couldn't bear it after all, and chose to compromise.
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"Sir, are you okay?" the voice of the salesman in front of the ice cream machine sounded, waking up Li Qing, who was in a daze.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I need an ice cream. Li Qing said apologetically.
After receiving the ice cream handed by the salesman, Li Qing walked aimlessly on the street, although he had walked on this street many times, the only thing he was familiar with was still loneliness in the noise.
Growing up in an orphanage, he would be in a daze every time he saw such a warm picture.
Sitting on the chair on the side of the road, Li Qing stroked the swastika birthmark on his forehead, which should have been regarded as a handsome face, but because of this extra birthmark, he spent every day in countless strange eyes.
Hollow-eyed muttered, "Is this why you abandoned me? I've been looking for you for so many years, and I just want you to tell me the reason for it?"
Take a deep breath, throw away the mess in your head, and continue walking aimlessly down the street.
Not far away, an old man with a withered face and dirty hair was begging, Li Qing touched his pocket, took out some change, walked to the old man, and was about to put the money in the basin.
But he saw the old man's eyes staring at his forehead, as if he had seen something incredible.
The old man pointed at Li Qing with his finger, his body trembled slightly, and his voice trembled: "You!
Li Qing looked at the old man with a suspicious face and asked, "Uncle, are you okay?"
The old man's expression changed from joy to excitement, and finally burst into tears and began to weep bitterly.
Seeing that the old man had been staring at his forehead, Li Qing completely ignored the whispers of passers-by, and became excited, grabbed the old man's arm, and asked: "Uncle, have you seen my birthmark! Do you know where my parents are? If so, please tell me." ”
After a while, the old man took a few deep breaths, calmed his mood for a while, and then said, "Young man, I don't know anything about your parents. ”
Hearing this, the hope that had just been ignited in Li Qing's heart was extinguished again.
The old man paused, and then said, "But I recognize the birthmark on your forehead." He groaned slightly, as if he was considering the words. "It may be difficult for you to accept this, and it is difficult to explain it clearly in a sentence or two, but can you please come to my residence, and I will tell you slowly, please believe me. ”
Li Qing frowned slightly, "I won't meet a liar!" I wanted to refuse, but based on the experience of walking outside for so many years, I could see from the old man's eyes that there was no slightest malice, and the curiosity in his heart still drove him to nod.
Subsequently, the faltering old man led the way, and Li Qing followed closely behind, even if he couldn't see any malice on the part of the old man, he didn't relax at all, and he was secretly vigilant.
Walk around the bustling downtown to a village on the outskirts of the city.
Looking at the old man leading the way in front of him, Li Qing had some admiration, all the way, the road was very long, even he was young and strong, he felt a little tired, not to mention an old man, looking familiar with the road, it is estimated that he has to walk such a long distance every day.
The old man stopped in front of a dilapidated house and said, "This is my residence, it is a little shabby, I hope you don't dislike it." ”
Li Qing looked at it, the old tiles, I don't know how many years of encroachment, as if they would shatter at the slightest touch, and the wild grass around them was also more than a zhang high, looking panicked, if it wasn't for hearing the old man's words with his own ears, it would be hard to believe that there were people living here.
The old man pushed the door open, raised his hand slightly, and invited Li Qing into the house.
Li Qing looked around, the furnishings in the house were very simple, only cabinets, tables and chairs, nothing special.
The old man pointed to the door with a bronze lock on the side and said, "Young man, what I want to show you is in this room." ”
Li Qing couldn't help but be curious, "Such a dilapidated house, thieves don't even bother to patronize it!"
Without further ado, the old man took the key from his neck and opened the door.
Li Qing looked at the house, although there were also old furniture, but everything was wiped spotlessly, and it could be seen that the old man attached great importance to this room. After a closer look, there was nothing special except for being clean and tidy, which made him even more puzzled?
The old man walked to a cabinet that was clinging to the wall, his expression became serious, and he held the cabinet with both hands and pushed forward with great effort.
Li Qing saw that the old man was a little struggling and wanted to come forward to help, but was stopped by the old man, so he had to stand in place and wait.
As the old man pushed, the cabinet began to move forward slowly, leaking out the whole view of the wall behind it.
Inside the wall, there is a box inlaid with no apparent material, Li Qing looked at it carefully, the whole box gave people a simple feeling, "Is it an antique?"
I don't know what's inside, but I can feel that this box alone is not just worth a lot of money.
Li Qing looked at the old man, his eyes were a little complicated, and he said in his heart, "Who is this old man? Why do you have to beg for a living with such antiques?" From the moment he came into contact with the old man, doubts have been haunting his heart, and he is puzzled.
I saw the old man flick the mechanism on the box a few times, and after a while, the box reacted, and there was a sound of clicking and clicking from inside.
Li Qing couldn't close his mouth in surprise, "There is also a mechanism inside!"
As the sound died down, the lid slowly opened.
Li Qing stared at the box intently, his eyes were reluctant to move, and when he saw the contents of the box, he couldn't help frowning.
The contents of the box were wrapped in a piece of cloth, which was very coarse.
Seeing the change in Li Qing's expression, the old man didn't explain much, and slowly lifted the wrapped coarse cloth.
When he saw the items in it, Li Qing was obviously stunned, "How is it a piece of bone?" Before, he had guessed that it would be gold and silver treasures or something, but he never thought that he would put a piece of bone! The expectation on his face suddenly disappeared.
"That's right, it's a tortoise shell. At the beginning of human civilization, there was no paper-making technology, and the written words were engraved on the bones of animals. The old man answered Li Qing's question.
The next moment, he held the bone fragment in his hand with both hands and knelt down in front of Li Qing.
Li Qing didn't expect the old man to have such a move, so he was stunned for a moment, and said in a panic, "Uncle, what are you doing here?"
"Young man, please listen to me. The old man still insisted.
Li Qing hesitated for a moment and nodded.
"10,000 years ago, my ancestor suffered a severe head injury during a hunt and fell unconscious, and when he was dying, a voice sounded in his ears. I can only stay in this world for a short time, since the first person I see is you, and it is also your cause and effect, I will save your life, in exchange, you must complete one thing for me, and it will be your mission. ”
"Listen, I have something for you to pass on to a person who will appear at some point in the future, and the only mark on his body is the swastika, and this mission must continue for generations to come until this person is found. ”
"At that time, my ancestor was very seriously injured, but then he really miraculously woke up, and when he woke up, he found that there was an extra bone fragment around him. ”
Listening to the old man's narration, Li Qing felt incredible, this kind of shocking thing made him really hard to believe, as if he had fallen into a dream, it was as unreal, and he stammered and asked, "Later, what about later?"
After the ancestor recovered from his injuries, he recalled what happened at that time, took out the bone fragment to study, and found that the words on the bone fragment were not the words he knew, which made the ancestor even more interested. ”
It took him more than ten years to study a small part of the text on the bone tablets and convert them into the words that were in use at that time, and that small part was called "Qimen Dunjia". ”
With more and more in-depth research, the more frightened the ancestor became, he never thought that there was such a strange book in this world, and then there was a war in the area where he lived, and the ancestor was on the run, and lost the translated copy of "Qimen Dunjia", but fortunately, this bone fragment was preserved, passed down from generation to generation, and our family ancestors have been carrying this mission for generations. ”
"In this long history, there are many people who have obtained the lost "Qimen Dunjia" of their ancestors, and those who can peek into some of the mysteries are all people who have great achievements, who can explore the heavens and arrange troops, each of whom is a person who can change the world with a snap of his fingers.
"This made the ancestors more aware of the importance of this mission, for the sake of insurance, we can only travel around the world with this box, looking everywhere, living without a source of income, only begging for a living. ”
The old man observed the changes on Li Qing's face, and said, "Until I met you and saw the birthmark on my forehead, I knew that the person I was looking for finally appeared in my generation." ”
I know all this is difficult for you to accept, but this bone fragment is indeed your thing, and after handing him over to you, our family's mission for generations will be completed, and I will have an account with my ancestors. ”
Li Qing was completely in a state of stupor, his mind was in a mess, and he didn't know whether to believe it or not.
The old man didn't bother, but quietly held up the bone fragment in his hand and waited.
Li Qing woke up from a trance, stretched out his hand to take it, but paused in the air again, hesitated again and again, or took the bone fragment in the old man's hand, since he couldn't figure it out, don't think about it first.
Holding the bone fragment, which was densely packed with words that he couldn't read a single one, he flipped the bone fragment over, and when he saw the pattern engraved on the back, his eyes widened suddenly, "This pattern is exactly the same as the birthmark on his head!" The size just matched, and his heart turned over, "Is all this really related to me?"
Li Qing put the pattern on his forehead, and the two patterns were completely matched, and suddenly, there was a heart-piercing pain in his mind, and he quickly moved his hand away, and the pain disappeared.
Looking at the bone fragment in his hand again, "The image that just came to mind is the Sphinx!"
His eyes kept turning, the more he thought about it, the more chaotic it became, everything was like a mystery, Li Qing frowned, "It seems that only by going to the last trip in person can you get the answer?"
Then I stayed at the old man's house for a day and asked the old man many things.
Li Qing decided to buy a plane ticket to see it for himself and find the answer to all this.
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Seven days later, Li Qing took the bone fragment and looked at the majestic and mysterious Sphinx in front of him, and for several years, I don't know how many scholars tried to unveil him, but to no avail.
The closer I got, the more indescribable the feeling in my heart became, and suddenly the birthmark on my forehead began to heat up, "What's going on?"
The temperature of his forehead continued to rise, and finally Li Qing had a burning sensation.
Soon, the birthmark changed again, as if it was about to break free from Li Qing's forehead.
At the same time, the bone fragment hanging on the chest lit up with a faint yellow light, and flew towards the Sphinx on its own, inserting it into the mechanism behind the statue's ear, and a black dot appeared in the space, gradually expanding, like a black hole, which emitted a powerful suction, as if to involve everything in the world.
Li Qing's expression became even more painful, and his entire face was almost distorted.
At this time, the bone fragment flew over and stuck to Li Qing's forehead, and the two swastika patterns were pasted together, and in an instant, there was a burst of yellow light between heaven and earth, and the surrounding area was golden within more than ten meters.
Li Qing's soul was pulled out of his body by the bone fragments, turned into a ball of light and wrapped it inside, and after entering the black hole, the black hole wriggled like water ripples around it, and gradually closed.
The light cluster shuttled through the three-dimensional space at the speed of light, came to the crystal wall system of the four-dimensional space, tore a crack, and drilled into it.