Chapter 12 The Tree Has Withered and the Man Has Become a Spirit
As an investigator, I am skeptical about everything. Because of this, I will not easily believe what others say, especially the kind of rumors that are spread by false rumors.
The experience of the Dragon Elephant King shows that when he is trapped in his nightmare and explores it repeatedly, many vague details will be magnified until they are fixed and become part of his memory.
"It was in the Tang Dynasty. The armor of the soldiers around and the costumes of the executioners all proved this. I saw a flag in the distance with a huge word 'mountain' on it. I was tied behind my back and kneeling on the execution ground. That was
There was a wooden platform, about one foot high, and there were nine people like me. We were wearing the same clothes. Maybe we had committed the same crime and were beheaded. I saw the knife, which was stuck in a wooden barrel.
, there is water in the barrel, and ice cubes are floating on the water, so I can feel that the knife must be extremely cold..."
This is the narrative of the Dragon Elephant King, which is very detailed, just like the plot in an ancient movie.
When he told the psychiatrist, all the doctors were baffled and thought it was a delusion.
It would be the same if it were me, because these so-called "previous life memories" are all false and cannot affect the actions of the Dragon Elephant King in this life.
I carefully recalled the details related to the nightmare of the Dragon Elephant King. It would be a great blessing if Master Jin Chanzi could speak to his spirit and make these memories disappear completely.
"That cicada, that cicada!" Jian Jian suddenly shouted.
She jumped in front of me, grabbed my hand, and her eyes shone with surprise: "Ye Kai, did you know? That cicada is the unique mark of Master Jin Chanzi. He must have been nearby at that time, and the cicada was his
His...his messenger, when he arrives at a place, he will leave cicada sloughs to prove that he has arrived. It turns out that we have already seen him, and he is there..."
I laughed. When the barbarians danced around the Bodhi tree, I already realized the meaning of the cicada's sloughing.
However, it is not that we have "met him", but that Master Jin Chanzi already knows about my existence and Jian Jian's existence.
My phone rang, it was Fang Xing.
"I'm fine. I'm with a friend now. I'll go back after finishing what I'm doing." I knew that my disappearance would cause chaos, so as soon as the call was connected, I reported my situation first.
Fang Xing breathed a sigh of relief: "Then I'll be relieved. It's fine. I'll wait for you to come back."
I didn't ask about the "yin-yang doll becoming a spirit". Fang Xing didn't report it, so I just pretended that nothing happened.
"Ye Kai, there is a tree expert next to me, because these things involve the bodhi tree, and the dolls grow in trees, so I think a botanist can help us. He told me that the bodhi tree is a mirror
, reflecting all things, as long as it exists in the world, it will always appear in the Bodhi tree. Therefore, no matter what you find, you must take it calmly. But, haha... what is the meaning of these words?"
I understand Fang Xing's helplessness. The so-called experts invited could only explain the problem from the perspectives of physics, biology, and botany, but they could not explain it. No one could understand how the two dolls entered the bodhi tree.
"Don't be anxious. Since it is an investigation, it will definitely take a long time. You may be too tired and need to rest. Just relax and everything will be fine." I comforted Fang Xing calmly, hoping that she wouldn't be worried about it.
Having no clue and on the verge of collapse.
"They are human beings, Ye Kai, they are human beings... The biological point of view I have accepted since childhood is that humans are viviparous and need to be pregnant for ten months. Once they give birth, they cannot evolve from plants. However, now the Bodhi tree
I found dolls in my house, and my intuition told me that they are human beings, and they always wake up from their deep sleep. However, there are actually legendary "tree men" in our world. Isn't it the scariest thing? Isn't it the most...
The funniest thing?"
I calmly corrected her: "Fang Xing, we are investigators, we base ourselves on facts and the law, and we complete every investigation report seriously. That's enough, right?"
Fang Xing suddenly shouted: "You don't know, you don't know, the leaves are blooming, the wood has withered, and the people have become spirits - the thick Bodhi tree shrunk into dry firewood less than a foot in diameter, and the puppets began to blink.
Eyes. Can you imagine? Two people from a big tree can blink their eyes, and the tree withers, does it look like a womb that gave birth to a doll?"
I was speechless because Fang Xing's words were very logical. They were not just random words, but rather in-depth reflections.
"Fang Xing, stop, you are an investigator of the Antiques Investigation Bureau, not a novelist who acts casually. Now, stop all work, take a hot bath, then don't think about anything, and have a good sleep -"
Fang Xing suddenly shouted hysterically: "I can't sleep, I can't sleep. As soon as I closed my eyes, two dolls walked out of the trunk of the ancient tree, just like... Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. They represent
We are leading the new world, but we are the old world, being replaced, eliminated, and enslaved..."
My heart suddenly sank. Ever since I learned about the Yin Yang Dolls, I have always felt that they were some kind of omen.
Fang Xing mentioned that they looked like Adam and Eve. This was truly an enlightenment.
Her analogy is absolutely correct. Since ancient times, among all human classics, the ones closest to the dolls in terms of "origin" are Adam and Eve. They are the ancestors of human beings and the source of the distinction between men and women and yin and yang.
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"Okay Fang Xing, stop talking, calm down, and go have a good rest." I can't continue the discussion because this issue transcends biology and botany and has entered the category of human ethics.
Fang Xing was silent for a while and began to sob softly.
I held the phone, and my mood gradually became extremely heavy.
If this kind of investigation continues to deepen, we will face many problems that we have never encountered before, which have nothing to do with life and death, but with the origin of mankind. It can even be said that the investigation has gone beyond the scope of the Antiques Investigation Bureau and has entered another unfamiliar field.
"Ye Kai, I'll wait for you to come back." After saying this, Fang Xing hung up the phone.
From beginning to end, her emotions were on the verge of collapse.
After discovering that the Yin-Yang dolls are similar to Adam and Eve, Fang Xing will definitely have doubts about his faith.
"What happened?" asked simply.
I opened my mouth, but was speechless. After all, everything is speculation and cannot be widely publicized. Before Fang Xing and I complete the investigation report, all opinions are speculations without any evidence to support them.
As soon as the door opened, someone came in, a monk wearing a golden robe.
There was a kind smile on his face, like a ray of light, which suddenly illuminated me and Simplicity in this difficult situation.
"You two have been waiting for a long time. I have been waiting for a long time. I came from the forest, and the cicadas were a little noisy. I'm sorry, I'm sorry." He stretched out his hands and held mine and Simple's hands at the same time.
Suddenly, the cicada lying on the bodhi tree trunk appeared in the depth of my mind.
The cicada is empty, but not dead. It is experiencing the world in its own unique way.
"Only by letting yourself go can you perceive all things, right?" Jin Chanzi smiled and whispered in my ear.