Chapter 9 Chapter 8 Chen Changqing's Astrology and New Theory of Life

Kong Zhenyuan picked up the black lacquer and gold box, which reminded me of what Bai Su was doing in the basement for more than ten days: she was dealing with those chain locks!Bai Su sometimes has very strange ideas. I use the most direct method to pull out those locks, and find that there are small boxes in the big boxes, and smaller boxes in the small boxes, and the smallest box is empty. Bai Su once said that Kong Zhenquan used such complicated locks to lock these boxes for another purpose. At that time, she said that she should be patient to unlock these locks instead of using the method I used.

This kind of thinking is very strange. If the box is empty, no matter what method is used to open it, whether it is still empty, split with an ax or with a key, the result will be the same. But Bai Su didn't believe in such a simple truth: she must have put the locks that had been pulled off that night, put them back on, and then opened those locks one by one to see if the result would be different.She reminded me once and asked me what was missing, and the box was missing, and since it was an empty box, I had no interest in it, so I never remembered it. Until then, I didn't know that she was doing such a stupid thing. I don't know how many locks she has unlocked now?That kind of nine-piece chain lock is inherently very complicated, but the last one is so small that you need to use pliers to operate it, and it will take a lot of effort to open it!

I resolved to tell her as soon as I got back that I knew what she was doing, and to persuade her not to go any further. At that moment, after hearing my answer, Kong Zhenyuan looked very surprised: "There is nothing in the box?" I spread my hands: "Yes, no, there are boxes in the box, from big to small, there are nine in total, each of which is locked with a nine-piece chain lock, and the smallest box is opened, and there is nothing in it." No." Kong Zhenyuan's expression was even more strange: "Really, my brother's actions are really unpredictable."

Chen Changqing interjected, "I don't believe you opened the lock so quickly." I smiled and said, "The box is mine, so I naturally won't have the patience to unlock it slowly, I..." I made a gesture to break the lock, and Chen Changqing shook his head disapprovingly: "Wesley, you are such a horrible person, you didn't expect Mr. Kong to do this, is there any reason?" I smiled and said, "Of course it makes sense. I just want to lure a person with a sense of taste like you to waste time." Chen Changqing looked resentful. Kong Zhenyuan sat down, and I briefly explained our findings to him, and he listened impatiently.

After I finished speaking, he laughed: "Brother is really, Wesley, I don't think you have the ability to restore the catastrophe of a city." I spread my hands: "Of course not, but we want to know further information. Some of what Mr. Kong said before his death is meaningless to you, but it may be very important." Kong Zhenyuan immediately shook his head: "I can't help you, I don't understand what he said at all, how can I remember?" I said: "This is true, but... you once said that it was a long time ago that he wanted to see me. He wanted you to find me, so he must tell you a reason! What did you say about his conversation at that time?" Don't you still remember?"

Kong Zhenyuan frowned, thought for a while, and then said: "The first time he mentioned you was when Mr. Jiang Xingyue was still alive. Once Mr. Jiang came to visit him, and the two of them were talking, and he called me over. ..." Kong Zhenyuan thought for a while before telling the situation: At that time, Kong Zhenquan was half lying on the bed, and Mr. Jiang was sitting beside the bed. As soon as Kong Zhenyuan entered, Kong Zhenquan said: "There is a man named Wesley, you ask him to come and see me." .” Kong Zhenyuan knew his brother's temper, he talked in a topsy-turvy way, and if he said it today, he would forget it tomorrow, but he couldn't do it if he didn't agree, so he agreed repeatedly.

After Kong Zhenquan finished his orders, he was talking to Mr. Jiang. Kong Zhenyuan respected his brother very much, so he didn't dare to leave immediately, and stood there for a while. He heard Kong Zhenquan say: "The seven constellations in the east, the stars only appear, but sooner or later they will unite, and then a catastrophe will happen!" Teacher Jiang let out a long sigh: "God's actions are inhumane, what's wrong with the common people?" Kong Zhenquan said: "In my opinion, if this catastrophe is entrusted to someone, there is still a silver lining."

Teacher Jiang sighed: "Yes, that Mr. Wei, he is a strange person, I hope that the savior should be on him!" ... When Kong Zhenyuan spoke up to this point, he glanced at me: "When I heard this, I backed out." Chen Changqing jumped up and pointed at me: "Listen! Although the seven stars are united, disaster is imminent, but the two of them have already seen that there is a savior! The savior may belong to you!" I smiled wryly, and pointed to my head: "Look carefully, are there five-colored clouds popping up above your head?" Chen Changqing hit a snag again, got angry and said nothing, I asked Kong Zhenyuan: "Did you mention me again later?"

Kong Zhenyuan said: "Sure enough, he forgot the next day, and I don't even know who you are, where to find you, so I just let it go." Kong Zhenyuan said: "Every once in a while, he would urge me, and I perfunctorily dealt with it. Recently, his health has been getting worse and worse, and he urges me even more urgently. That day I suddenly heard someone calling your name, so I told you made a request." I was very disappointed, stopped for a moment, and then asked: "What happens after Teacher Jiang dies?" Kong Zhenyuan said "Oh": "Yes, on the day of Mr. Jiang's funeral, he insisted on going to the mourning hall, but he refused to persuade him. He sat in a wheelchair. I have been carefully accompanying him and stayed in front of Mr. Jiang's funeral for a long time. , Teacher Jiang is his only friend, so naturally he is very sad."

I reminded: "Then, did he say something to Mr. Jiang's body?" Kong Zhenyuan nodded: "Yes, he stayed for a long time before he called Mr. Jiang's name and said, "You should go before me. Now I am the only one who knows that the disaster is coming. Besides me, who can tell me?" Those who see the vision of the seven stars united, the auspicious star should be on this person.' That's the two sentences." Kong Zhenyuan said it very plainly, but I was shocked, and Chen Changqing even pointed to my forehead, "Did you hear that, you are a lucky star, a lucky star who fights against evil elephants."

At this time, I suddenly felt extremely tired. Something that I couldn't do was forced on my head, and this thing was still so illusory and elusive, which really made me feel tired from the bottom of my heart. I rubbed my face vigorously: "I just thought of the possibility of the destruction of a whole big city." Chen Changqing opened his mouth wide, and I said, "If an asteroid suddenly deviates from its trajectory and rushes towards the earth, even if the asteroid's volume is only one kilometer in diameter, it is enough to completely destroy a large city." Chen Changqing murmured: "Even if it's a little smaller, it's enough to cause astonishing destructive power." I spread my hands: "So, what do you want me to do? Like the 'Superman' in the movie, screaming, while flying into the sky, holding the asteroid with both hands, and sending it back to its orbit?" Chen Changqing had nothing to say, but he was really stubborn enough to murmur: "In short...you are a lucky star...only you have seen the vision of the seven stars in the seven constellations in the east, maybe...that is another form destructive power that you can stop." My voice sounded more tired, but I still said in a very firm tone: "From now on, I decide to forget about it and treat it as a nightmare." Chen Changqing stared at me blankly, I had already turned my head to say goodbye to Kong Zhenyuan, Chen Changqing chased after him: "If I think of any destructive power, you..." I sighed: "Don't waste your brainpower, that's the same sentence, if a kind of power can destroy a big city, it is definitely not something that one person can stop." Chen Changqing said: "Who said that you must stop it with your own strength? It may also start with you, mobilizing a force to fight against the destructive force." I slowly took a breath, Chen Changqing's words were not unreasonable, I thought for a while: "Okay, let's try harder to find out what kind of destructive power it is." As I said, I patted him on the shoulder again: "It seems that the lucky star is you, not me." Chen Changqing was very serious, and said solemnly: "That's nothing unusual. There are many people on the earth who are affected by billions of stars. I think it's because of a special ability in the human brain. Everyone's ability They are different from each other. Among the hundreds of millions of different rays emitted by billions of stars, they are full of different energies, which can be combined with the brain activities of any person, which will affect the brain activities of this person and determine his life. talents, thoughts, activities, even character." At this time, he and I had already walked out of the mansion of the Kong family. When I heard him suddenly say something systematic, I couldn't help being in awe, and with a "hmm", I agreed: "Your statement , very fresh, people have different personalities, talents are different, it is mysterious and unbelievable, modern science can't explain it, where does genius come from? What determines character? You use different people and are radiated by different stars It is really a pioneering work to explain it through the influence of energy." Chen Changqing was extremely happy, and his voice became louder: "Yes, think about it, Mozart could compose music at the age of four, Edison invented hundreds of things in his life, and Einstein's theory of relativity is still at the cutting edge of science. Some people are born politicians, some people are born scientists, some people are mediocre, some people are brilliant, all are different people, the result of different planetary influences." I patted him on the back: "If two people have similar personalities and can be similar, then it is possible that the same star affects two people." Chen Changqing said: "I think so. This is what I have studied for more than a year. Moreover, I believe that a person receives the influence of the stars, starting from the moment the person leaves the mother's womb. When this person comes to the world, the movement of the stars in the universe play a decisive role.” I said slowly: "You say this, and it also briefly explains how to calculate the approximate fate of a person based on the exact moment of birth." Chen Changqing was even more excited: "There are still many facts that can support my theory. Westerners divide people's birth months and days into twelve constellations. They have long discovered that doctors, artists, etc. belong to the same constellation." It was afternoon at that time, I looked up to the sky, but naturally I couldn't see a single star, I was very sighed in my heart.Even at night, when we look up at the starry sky, the stars that can be seen with the naked eye are probably only one billionth of the stars in the universe. The number of stars in the universe naturally far exceeds the four billion people on earth. Number of.Each person may sometimes be affected by more than one star. Chen Changqing knew what I was thinking: "Of course, I don't think everyone is lucky enough to be affected by astral bodies, not necessarily the natives in the deep mountains of Africa, but outstanding figures in African tribes, such as wizards, chiefs, outstanding Hunters, warriors, why are they so outstanding? Naturally, there is some kind of mysterious power that gives them talent." I came to the side of the car and asked Chen Changqing to get on first. Chen Changqing got into the car and said vigorously: "In the past, there were many problems that I couldn't think of. For example, the fate of people is extremely wonderful. Taking the situation in China in the past, for example, after a war, the peasants of a village, together Going to be a soldier, why did some of them die long ago after ten or eight years, and some became soldiers, while others became generals and marshals? Destiny, in fact, is also influenced by the stars." I looked at him: "You created such a fresh argument, of course it is also due to the influence of a certain star." When I said that at this time, I didn't mean any sarcasm. Chen Changqing didn't dare to belittle himself: "Of course, all human activities originate from this. But I don't know what kind of star it is, maybe it is several million away from the earth." Light years away." Of course, there is no definite proof for this "theory that the mysterious radiating power of the stars affects the activity of the human brain", but just as Chen Changqing said, it can explain the origin of human destiny, talents, temperament, and activities. I drove Chen Changqing back in the car, and Chen Changqing also told me: "Don't forget that you are the lucky star of this seven-star alliance." I had no choice but to agree, and drove straight home. As soon as I entered the door, I went straight to the door of the basement and knocked on the door vigorously: "You don't have to waste time trying to get those locks." I yelled twice, but I couldn't hear Bai Su's answer. I thought she was not in the basement anymore. I went to push the door and found it was locked. Opened from the inside, it was Bai Su who opened the door. I saw at a glance that there were several black lacquered boxes painted with gold, placed in the middle of the basement, there were nine boxes in total, and the lids of the boxes were all open. It seemed that Bai Su had completed her "feat", even the smallest one She opened all the nine-zither chain locks on the box with the correct method. I also saw that on a table, there were large and small cupronickel rings, which were naturally untied from the locks. Each nine-piece ring has a total of eighteen copper rings, eight rings. There are one hundred and forty-four copper rings of different sizes in the handle lock. The diameter of the large one is five centimeters, and the small one is less than one-tenth.I shook my head: "It's great, did you find anything?" As I looked at Bai Su, I couldn't help but be surprised suddenly.When I opened the door just now, I paid attention to the box and the copper ring, but didn't notice Bai Su. It wasn't until this moment that I saw Bai Su's pale face, with one hand on the table, almost unable to stand still, obviously he was extremely shocked.I was startled, and quickly looked around, trying to figure out what made Bai Su's expression so abnormal.Because it must be no small matter to make Bai Su show such a frightened expression. But when I took a look, there were no people or phenomena that could pose a threat. My heart suddenly moved, and I quickly asked: "You are really in the box, what did you find?" It is said that this is impossible. I have opened every box, big and small, and there is nothing in it. Since it is an empty box, no matter what method is used to open it, it will always be an empty box. I firmly believe that. Bai Su quickly calmed down, but her voice was still not quite normal: "No, I'm not in the box, and I found nothing." I walked over and held her hand. She avoided it a little, but she didn't break free. Her hand turned out to be cold, which made me even more horrified. I hugged her lightly in my arms and asked repeatedly: "What happened, what happened?" She rested her head on my shoulder, and her breathing gradually became normal. After a while, she raised her head and brushed her hair.At this time, there was no panic anymore on her face. She looked at me first, and saw that I was terrified because I cared about her, but she smiled and comforted me: "Don't be nervous." I hurriedly said: "You didn't see what happened to you just now, your hands are still cold, what happened?" Bai Su lowered his head: "I've made some discoveries, but I'm not sure what they are yet. Please don't ask me again. I'll tell you when I have a clue, okay?" This is really terrible.Bai Su knew that I was impatient and couldn't hide riddles, but she didn't say anything.And I knew that if Bai Su told me not to ask her again, it meant that no matter how I asked her, it would be useless. I was stunned for a while, and begged: "Let's talk about it first, it's okay." Bai Su sighed: "If I know a general idea, I'll tell you." I took a look into the basement again, except for the opened box, there was nothing special at all, and looking at Bai Su's body, it didn't look like there was anything particularly shocking hidden. I can be sure immediately that Bai Su made a discovery, which shocked her, just a moment before I came back, so her discovery naturally came from those boxes. I glanced at the nine boxes of different sizes, Bai Su sighed: "Don't spend time on those boxes." I smiled, trying to make the atmosphere a little more relaxed: "There is no silver three hundred taels here?" Bai Su sighed again: "Whatever you want, you don't understand..." At this point, she paused, and suddenly changed the subject: "Why did you come back so early today, did you make a discovery?" I immediately said: "Yes, great discovery. How about we exchange each other's discoveries?" I walked over, kicked over a few big cushions, and pulled Bai Su to sit down: "Chen Changqing and I found in the records that there was a record of a seven-star union in AD 78, which indicated that a year later, a The destruction of great cities." Bai Su thought about it for a few seconds, and said "ah": "Pompeii!" I said: "Yes, so, this time, the seven constellations in the east showed the vision of the seven stars united, which may be an omen..." Bai Su continued slowly: "The destruction of a big city in the east." I moved my body to make myself half-lying more comfortably, and told her again what Kong Zhenyuan said, my discussion with Chen Changqing, and Chen Changqing's fresh views. After I finished speaking, I said: "Old man Kong may have made a mistake this time. The power to destroy a city cannot be restored by human beings." Bai Su didn't say anything at first, and after a while, he said: "You have imagined many forces that can destroy a city, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and even asteroids deviating from their orbits." I said: "Yeah, we imagined many different scenarios that could destroy a large city..." When I was talking here, Bai Su suddenly made a gesture to stop me from continuing. I looked at her and saw that she was thinking, but after waiting for a long time, she didn't say anything. I asked, "What did you think of?" Bai Su's expression was very confused: "It's still a vague concept, alas, what Chen Changqing said is very interesting, everyone is influenced by a unique star." She suddenly changed the subject again, so I had no choice but to agree.Bai Su said again: "This kind of argument can be established. I think it must be a very obvious star that has been influenced and become a big shot?" I suddenly remembered the note in Kong Zhenquan's record: "Yes, Kong Zhenquan's idea is the same as Chen Changqing's, but the way of saying it is slightly different. Chen Changqing's way of speaking is in modern language, and Kong Zhenquan uses the terminology of astrology." Bai Su was very interested: "What did Kong Zhenquan say?" I thought about it for a while: "He said that the thirty host stars of the seven hosts in the East symbolize one person, and he even found out the names of those thirty people. Suffer, it all starts from there." Bai Su was shocked, and said in a very slow tone: "Does it mean that these thirty stars have influenced thirty people on the earth, causing them to do earth-shaking things?" I said: "That's probably what it means. It seems that Huang Chao rebelled that day and killed eight million people. There must have been a clear warning on the astrology. He also calculated that these thirty people would die within twenty years. Cannibalism..." When I was talking here, I stopped suddenly, and immediately thought of the phenomenon that Kong Zhenquan observed that the radiant star turned from dark to bright. I lamented the coexistence of disasters and peace and prosperity. Combined with the changes in the modern world situation, I was stunned and could not speak any more. go down. Bai Su looked at me: "What's the matter?" I took a deep breath: "The changes in the past thirty years, Kong Zhenquan has already obtained enlightenment from the astrology." Bai Su looked a little gloomy, and nodded slowly: "Yes, there has been a warning on the astrology." Both she and I were silent, not knowing what to say.The symbols and cues are so obvious that it is intimidating. After a while, I said: "When a big city in the east is destroyed, Chen Changqing and I first thought that Tokyo would suffer a big earthquake." Bai Su smiled lightly: "It's quite reasonable, there's nothing we can do now, I think we should forget all these things." Originally, this was exactly what I meant. I had already told Chen Changqing to forget everything as a nightmare, but at this time, I refused to do so, because Bai Su obviously discovered something, but he didn't want to let it go. Ken told me.Her attitude made me refuse to give up. I thought for a while: "I won't give up unless you tell me your discovery." After speaking, I said again: "Don't forget, I am the only auspicious star for this future catastrophe." Bai Su laughed: "You man, I've already told you that I actually just have a very vague concept, and I can't say anything at all, otherwise why didn't I tell you?" As she said that, she jumped up from the mat, walked back and forth meaninglessly, put her hands on the table, and flipped the large and small copper rings on the table, seemingly thinking about something. I won't bother her, she fiddled with those brass rings for a while, she seemed to have made up her mind, turned around, and waved her hand: "I still decide to forget the whole thing, disaster is really coming, no one will I can't stop it. I think your auspicious star is fake and it won't work." I also stood up: "For the time being, I have to do this." That night, we went out for a late-night pastime, and after dinner we went to a friend's house to chat, and that friend invited a lot of people over, and I called Chen Changqing, and we talked about everything while drinking wine.I have a question for everyone to answer. The question is: "Try to name a force that can destroy a large city." There are quite a few answers, but they are nothing more than earthquakes, plagues, nuclear wars, etc., which Chen Changqing and I have thought about. Only one person’s answer was very special. He said: “A big city is a place where many people live together. There must be reasons to attract them to live in this place. If we leave together, this big city will be destroyed.” This is a very fresh saying, and the man said again: "Back then, during the gold rush in the western United States, many towns and cities were formed. After the gold nuggets were gone, everyone left, and these towns became dead towns." I retorted: "That's a small town. Don't forget that we are referring to a big city, with at least one million residents." The friend laughed and said: "I just proposed that it is possible in theory. In fact, even an earthquake or a nuclear war will not completely destroy a city. There will always be some left." Chen Changqing disagreed: "The eruption of Mount Vesuvius destroyed the entire city of Pompeii." The friend immediately said: "Pompeii was a big city at that time, compared with today's development, it is just a small town." Chen Changqing blinked and couldn't answer. Then the topic changed, and Chen Changqing talked about his research on astrology again. It seems that everyone has a desire to predict their own fate, so Chen Changqing immediately became the focus of everyone asking for advice on their future fate.Chen Changqing took the opportunity to give full play to the new theory that human destiny is influenced by the mysterious power of cosmic stars. Everyone discussed very enthusiastically, I winked at Bai Su, said goodbye to the host, and walked out. The night was very good, we drove to a secluded place, leaned on the car, looked up at the starry sky.These days I am well acquainted with the astrology, which has been the same from time immemorial, and only a few people can see in them the great influence they have on things on earth. After watching for a while, I suddenly remembered: "The first time we saw Kong Zhenquan came back and discussed the issue of astrology. You disagree that the mysterious influence comes from advanced creatures on the planet. I said it would never come from a stone. You said My words make sense, what do you mean?" Bai Su pointed to the sky: "It's not easy to understand. Every star in the sky is a stone, but it's bigger." I couldn't help laughing: "I see." Bai Su said: "But so many stones, together with infinite space, constitute a boundless universe. In the universe, how many unpredictable forces exist that affect the people on earth? I am afraid that in hundreds of thousands of years, human beings I can't figure it out either." I was silent for a while, and then said: "It seems that you agree with Chen Changqing's point of view." Bai Su hesitated for a moment, then nodded, it seemed that she was not very sure in her heart.After a while, she said again: "The influence from the star must be constantly changing. If this influence can be changed, then the thought and behavior of a certain person affected by the star will change. In theory You can say that, can't you?" I stayed for a while, this is a very illusory problem, it is difficult to capture the center of the problem, after thinking for a while, I said: "Let's make another hypothesis, the mysterious influence we call is a kind of radiation. If the radiant energy is affected by a certain connection with the brain of a different person, then if the nature of the radiant energy changes, the person is no longer affected by the astral body." Bai Su said: "Exactly what I thought, the conclusion is: this person has changed, completely different from before." I smiled wryly, this is really a far-fetched discussion: "Yes, in theory." But Bai Su was looking at the starry sky while thinking very seriously, after a while, she sighed: "Go back." I really hope to let me see the situation where the stars of the Azure Dragon and the Seven Stars meet again, but that kind of vision can only be seen at a very unique time. I have watched it for a long time, and even my neck is a little sore , still see nothing. Back home, Bai Suzhen acted as if nothing happened at all, and never mentioned the word astrology again.She didn't mention it anymore, and I didn't say anything.When I woke up the next day, she had already gone out. I hurried to the basement and spent half a day carefully checking the nine boxes, inside and out. It is really not easy to open the chain lock with nine handles and nine sons. It is extremely difficult for Bai Su to complete it in more than ten days.But the nine boxes are obviously empty boxes, with nothing in them, no interlayers, and no secrets. Not wanting to waste any more time, I turned around and walked out, and touched the table with my body, causing many copper rings on the table to collide and make some noises. My thoughts were very confused, so I picked up one of the copper rings and played with it, my eyes still stayed on the nine empty boxes.Suddenly, I felt that the copper ring in my hand suddenly changed shape. Looking down, the copper ring in my hand was unintentionally pulled away. It turns out that there are three places on the copper ring with extremely delicate hinges, which can straighten the ring into four arcs. I stayed for a while, and then picked up other copper rings, regardless of size, every copper ring is the same. When I pulled apart more than a dozen copper rings, I also found that there were very detailed patterns engraved on the copper rings. Those patterns had no rules at all. What does engraving mean.By chance, when two copper rings of the same size are placed side by side, it is worth noting. The circular rings are drawn into four arcs, one and the other can be placed side by side. I put the eighteen largest copper rings together and noticed that the engravings can be connected if they are arranged. I After a little arrangement, this goal was achieved, showing a circle, and I was stunned at first glance. It was a map, and one that almost anyone could recognize at a glance.In the map, there are black dots, the black dots are not too big, and the size is also different. The copper rings are not lined up, and these black spots will never be noticed, because the ring is made of white copper, and there are some flaws, forming small black spots, which is very common. However, when the copper rings were lined up and a map appeared, the function of those small black dots became very obvious, and they must be indicating something. Generally speaking, the dots on the map, of course, indicate the location of the place. A large dot means a big place, and a small dot means a small place.But I took a closer look, and felt that those black dots did not indicate places.Because, in the near middle part of the map, there are at least six black spots gathered together, ranging from large to small, including the largest point among all the black spots. Since I am familiar with the map, I can naturally know that there should not be such a dense six cities there. And the other place where there is a rather large black dot where there shouldn't be a city at all. So, what do these black dots represent?