[The spiritual platform is empty and bright, Bodhi is pure, and the six paths of life are transformed before reincarnation can be achieved]
These words may seem incomprehensible on the surface, but together they create an inexplicable feeling. However, some words seem a bit familiar, such as... Lingtai Kongming? I seem to have heard such words somewhere?
The boundless darkness surged again, Zhang Ke's physical and mental strength reached the limit, and his consciousness once again fell into the endless abyss.
The sound of footsteps being trampled on weeds sounded from behind again, and this time Zhang Ke immediately realized that he had been resurrected.
Of course, you have to dodge immediately, but you can no longer dodge to the right - because the one-armed man seems to have instant memory, and he also knows his dodge direction, so he will adjust the attack direction accordingly.
Zhang Ke didn't dodge, he directly picked up the wooden board under his feet, turned around and threw it at the hammer falling in front of him. He only heard a crisp collision behind him, and the wooden board shattered into pieces and flew away like snowflakes, but the hammer
The offensive was also slightly blocked.
Taking advantage of the hammer's falling speed slowing down, Zhang Ke immediately grasped the handle of the hammer with his right hand, and with his free left hand, he pulled out the dagger and pointed it at the opponent's throat with precision.
"Don't move!" Zhang Ke reluctantly grabbed the hammer with his right hand to prevent it from continuing to attack, but he also knew that with his own strength, he would never be able to maintain a stalemate with this strangely powerful one-armed man for a long time, so he immediately threatened:
"If you exert more force, the dagger I hold against your throat will exert further force and cut off some of your blood vessels, but it will not make you die immediately - in that case, you will lose the ability to move due to blood loss and lack of oxygen.
Instead, I have more time to look through your secrets, or run away directly."
Hearing Zhang Ke's threat, a look of anger flashed across the one-armed man's face, but he finally removed some of his strength, but still did not loosen his grip on the hammer - after all, this was his weapon to fight back, and he probably wanted to
Look for the moment when Zhang Ke's spirit relaxes and take the opportunity to fight back.
"Why are you so interested in my information?" In order to distract Zhang Ke, this time the one-armed man took the initiative to ask, "Is there something you want in this ruins?"
"Originally, you and I should have nothing to do with each other." Zhang Ke did not dare to relax his right hand at all. He just put the dagger of his left hand closer to the opponent's veins and said, "However, after I saw the bronze cauldron,
I seem to understand roughly what’s going on.”
The one-armed man's expression quickly became extremely ugly, as if he was about to eat someone. If the dagger hadn't been held around his neck, Zhang Ke even suspected that he could tear himself into pieces with his bare hands.
The one-armed man licked his chapped lips and said in a harsh voice: "Do you know who I am?"
"Yuan Qiushi - if I guessed correctly, this should be your name, right?" Zhang Ke said coldly, "No wonder I have a vague impression of your face, but I am not familiar with it at all. I think it must have been at Ye Suling's place.
I’ve seen photos of you and her before - but you’ve changed so much over the years, you’re almost no longer the same boy as before.”
"..." The one-armed man seemed speechless and just looked at Zhang Ke.
"This long-abandoned museum, as well as the Chunshen ruins that have been temporarily banned from excavation, are located in such an inaccessible wasteland. Logically speaking, no one will pass by accidentally. Plus your package full of
Tools and information books, it can be seen that you are here specifically for the ruins." Zhang Ke said:
"The cauldron in your package is the Kongming Cauldron that was missing after the Chunshen Museum bombing many years ago. On that day, the one who disappeared with the cauldron was a talented young man.
Yuan Qiushi, a doctoral candidate in the Department of History in his early teens, was also Ye Suling’s former boyfriend, and the one he has been unable to let go of for many years.”
"I heard that Ye Suling would come to the Chunshen ruins to spend the night a few days a month. I must have found some clues, so she came all the way here. Combined with the things you are carrying, and the serious things on you,
I think it is very likely that you are Yuan Qiushi. She discovered that you seemed to have returned to the ruins, so she came to investigate in person."
"She...has even told you my identity?" The one-armed man found it a little unbelievable, more unbelievable. "Who are you to her? She has rarely mentioned anything about me in these years.
.”
"You know so clearly - you know even if Ye Suling has mentioned it to others over the years. It seems that you have been paying attention to her silently, right?" Zhang Ke said lightly, "It seems that she is not completely mature either.
Tell me the truth, she actually knows your whereabouts and knows that you will be wandering around the Chunshen ruins, so she came to stay with you, right?"
"... According to her, what will be my final fate?" Yuan Qiushi held the hammer tightly and loosened it a little, as if this topic could slightly open up a corner of humanity that still existed in his heart.
"She said that after the explosion, you disappeared completely, and even the Lingtai Kongming Cauldron disappeared. Not long after, your mother received enough medical treatment, but you still haven't seen her for many years.
Show up... But looking at you now, the explosion must have caused irreparable damage to your body." Zhang Ke said.
"Indeed, my hands and feet were blown off on that day, and one eye was also smoked and caused amblyopia." Yuan Qiushi's tone was a bit distant and hollow, as if he was telling something that had nothing to do with him and happened somewhere.
Tragic experiences of passers-by:
"Actually, I had a chance to save my hands and feet that day. I just had to lie quietly and wait for rescue and medical treatment. But I didn't have this time to rest, let alone wait for death. Once the medical staff came in, it meant that the police had arrived. I
There will no longer be a chance to take the Lingtai Kongming Cauldron away."
"So, I dragged my mutilated body and limped out of the museum with a small cauldron in my arms. Fortunately, the area near the Chunshen ruins was already a sparsely populated wasteland, so I found a ditch.
Hiding in it, blood continued to flow from the limbs that were about to be severed - I felt very tired, but I didn't dare to fall asleep, for fear that I would not wake up."
"Why are you bothering..." Zhang Ke was stunned for a moment. Although the other party's tone was calm, as long as you put yourself in someone else's shoes and experience it, you can probably experience how helpless and desperate the young man was at that time.
Chapter completed!