"Is this a book written by you?" When I heard what Li Fusheng said, I was immediately curious. I took the almost falling apart book from his hand and looked through it. I found that the book was hand-copied in traditional Chinese characters, and the writing was difficult to understand.
, I couldn’t understand, and said: “When did you write this book? You must have a general impression, right?”
"You may have misunderstood me." Li Fusheng said: "The content of this book was written by me, but the book was copied by future generations."
"That means you are the original author of the book?"
"Yes." Li Fusheng nodded, stood at the door of the hut, looked around the village, and said: "No wonder I always feel that the layout of this village is familiar. If it were me, I would probably build the village like this.
It’s because someone read my book.”
"When did you compile this book?"
"Very early."
This book may have been compiled by the first Li Fusheng in history, and the content is related to the things that alchemists usually come into contact with. The first Li Fusheng was a slightly famous person at the time. He traveled to various countries and accepted many disciples. But Li Fusheng
Fu Sheng usually had a lot of big things to do. He couldn't teach every disciple personally, so he took the time to write this book. When he was away, the disciples below could learn through reading and study, which was similar to the role of a textbook. Although at that time,
There are many alchemists in various countries, and they probably practice the same kind of things, but it is impossible for anyone to write an identical book. So Li Fusheng is very sure that this must be a book he compiled a long, long time ago.
"Wait a minute!" I grabbed Li Fusheng and asked him in a low voice: "What was the name of the first Li Fusheng at that time? It can't be called Li Fusheng, right?"
"Yes." Li Fusheng did not deny it, and nodded simply: "His name is not Li Fusheng."
"The first one is you, an alchemist. You were born in a time when all countries were at war. You traveled around the country and took on so many disciples. And the purpose of your travels is probably inseparable from this incident, right?"
"Yes." Li Fusheng nodded again.
"Other than Jia Su, I can't remember who else this person is." I don't have to argue with Li Fusheng, but anyone who understands what happened should be able to guess who his predecessor was. However,
I asked Li Fusheng more than once, but he refused to admit it. He refused to admit an obvious thing, and there may be ulterior reasons behind it. In fact, it’s not that I don’t trust him, but now the three of us
We form a team and go through life and death together. If we don't understand things between our companions, we always feel very awkward and uncomfortable.
"Listen to me." Li Fusheng patted me and said, "I am not Jia Su, I really am not. Don't ask me any more about this matter. If there is a chance in the future, I may tell you slowly."
I don't know what he has in mind, but when I look at his expression and his eyes when he speaks, I can feel that he has no malicious intention to deceive me. Everyone, especially Li Fusheng, and
People like my dad may have a past that they don't want outsiders to know about. I can understand their difficulties. So, I slowly recovered my mood.
Because of the appearance of this book written by Li Fusheng himself, we have become more interested in Zheng Chuyi's past home. On the surface, the dilapidated yard and extremely simple furnishings may not be worth studying.
Yes, but Li Fusheng was still very serious about exploring bit by bit. We searched the main house again, and then searched in the kitchens and other places on both sides, but found nothing.
In the end, there were only two half-collapsed shabby houses left in this yard. No one had taken care of the house since it collapsed. I don’t know when it will completely collapse. Li Fusheng said to take a look inside, and the three of us took care of the house. After tidying up the door, Kuang Haige went to the yard to get a piece of wood, and first went to the house to hold up the most severely collapsed piece. Then, we bent over and walked in. There were some sundries in the small room, including everything, just small bits and pieces. .
While slowly turning over these things, my eyes suddenly froze. Among the messy things, I saw several small toys carved from wood, including birds, small knives, and small wooden boats. On the toys It was covered with dark spots caused by moisture and was in a state of decay.
Looking at these, I can even think of the crazy Zheng Chuyi who was once a patient and kind father. He personally carved these small toys for his children to play with, allowing the small toys to accompany his children through poverty. A beautiful childhood. However, all of this was shattered by the tragedy that happened later.
Beauty, happiness, childhood, hometown... they all no longer exist.
At that moment, I may suddenly understand my dad's mood when he came to the small village. After all, what this old village left to him was not all nightmare memories, but also a little sweetness and a little warmth. It is precisely because of these sweetness and warmth that he will never forget this place.
When I thought about it, I became distracted. Li Fusheng and Kuang Haige moved all the things facing the corner of the wall. At this time, I remembered some of the experiences I had learned from Jin Pingmei in the past and searched slowly against the wall.
Li Fusheng tapped the bricks at the base of the wall with the handle of his knife. Sure enough, several bricks made obviously different sounds. He removed these bricks and wiped away a layer of moist soil, a thin layer of soil. Under the floor, a wooden board was exposed.
The three of us looked at each other. There must be something under the wooden board, but we don't know yet whether it is something hidden or the entrance to a basement.
The wooden board was about one meter square. After it was removed, a dark hole appeared, followed by an old musty smell. Li Fusheng looked at it with a flashlight. Under the hole, there was a shelf of about four meters. A meter-long wooden ladder. It looks like a vegetable cellar, but it is definitely not. No one would build a vegetable cellar in a place like this and cover it up carefully.
There are obviously some things in the "vegetable cellar", but due to the viewing angle, we can't see clearly. We didn't dare to go down immediately. The basement has been closed for so many years. If there are no other vents, the air quality is extremely poor. It is difficult for people to go in. You will be trapped inside.
"The turbid energy will definitely not dissipate in a while. We don't have to wait foolishly." Li Fusheng said: "Go back first to avoid Zheng Shitou's suspicion."
We had just returned to Zheng Shitou's yard, and Zheng Shitou also came back. He was lucky. He got a hare, washed it, skinned it in the yard, and stewed it. He was very tired last night, and after eating, he He started to feel sleepy, said hello to us, and then ran back to sleep. We waited for him to fall asleep, then quietly slipped out and returned to Zheng Chuyi's yard.
Li Fusheng first tried to go down and take a look. The turbidity was almost gone, but the smell was not very good. Then I climbed down the wooden ladder, leaving Kuang Haige on top to look after the wind. This is very much like a "vegetable cellar" The basement is about twenty square meters in size. There are some things on it, including a low table with an oil lamp on it, a few coils of rope hanging on the wall, and a crossbow used for hunting a long time ago in the countryside. In addition, , there are several knives of various kinds placed on a wooden shelf against the wall. They are not big, but very sharp. After so long, you can still feel the cold air when you pick up the knives.
Immediately afterwards, my eyes were attracted by several large things in the corner. They were two cages stacked one on top of the other. The cages were made of very thick logs, about two meters long and one meter high.
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"Isn't Zheng Chuyi a country doctor?" I looked at the things in front of me hesitantly, knives, cages, and ropes. It was difficult to associate these things with treating illnesses and saving people.
Li Fusheng stared at the two cages, maybe he felt a little strange, and he kept looking at them. After a while, he turned to me and said: "There are also cages like this in Xihai River."
"What?"
"When the Xihai River project was not suspended in the past, there was a department called the support team. They were dispatched by the project headquarters and the expert team. This team had only one mission, to capture shadows in the Xihai River project."
Because of Sun Wanhua's revelation, the expert team at that time already knew the specific uses of shadow creatures, so the support team worked very intensively, often working overtime to capture shadows. After all, it was an official team, and the equipment was very advanced at the time.
And there were so many people, so even though the shadow creatures were very clever, some were still captured alive.
The shadows that are captured alive will be placed in a two-meter-long and one-meter-high iron cage, with two in each cage. Shadow creatures are very violent after being captured, and low cages can force them to be unable to stand and their bodies
If they can't stand straight, they can't hit the cage without restraint, causing injuries, and there is a companion locked beside them, which can make them more or less comfortable. There were many such special cages in Xihai River at that time, and every time the security team went there
When working, he always brings at least two cages with him. Li Fusheng has seen this with his own eyes.
Although the wooden cages in this "vegetable cellar" are made of different materials than those in Xihaihe, the size and specifications are not much different.
"You mean?" I looked at the two wooden cages and said, "This kind of cage is used to contain shadow creatures?"
"I just speculated based on the kind of cage in Xihaihe." Li Fusheng said: "The shadow creature will go crazy after being captured and locked up, so as soon as it is captured, the expert team will immediately conduct various **experiments and research.
Otherwise, if you close it for a day or two, the shadow will die."
Needless to say, Li Fusheng and I naturally connected wooden cages with shadow creatures. I guessed that there are also shadow creatures in this extremely remote old mountain village? What does Zheng Chuyi do?
?How come he has two cages like this in his basement?