Chapter 39 1. Acting

Bai Jingjing's grandma is Guan Yin. The first time I came to this place, Bai Jingjing and Zhu Neng talked about it once, but he didn't care about it at the time and forgot.Now, he began to desperately wonder whether his grandfather had mentioned the word "Guanyin" when he was alive. The answer is no, Grandpa never talked about her. Zhu Neng glanced at her secretly again, is this woman named Guan Yin in front of him really his grandma?He didn't believe it, he felt hostility in her eyes.From entering the door until now, Guan Yin didn't say a word. She sat upright in the corner with drooping eyelids and her hands on her knees, like a statue of Avalokitesvara.

Bai Jingjing went out, saying she was going to buy vegetables. It was getting dark and she hadn't come back yet, Zhu Neng was a little restless.After a while, it was completely dark, and Zhu Neng glanced at the corner again, only seeing a vague outline of Guan Yin. Why doesn't she turn on the light? Zhu Neng reached into his trouser pocket and found the cigarette and lighter. He took out the lighter and was about to press it when Guan Yin coughed suddenly. He was startled and the lighter fell to the ground. At this time, the door rang, and it seemed that someone had walked in. "Why don't you turn on the light?" It was Bai Jingjing's voice.

"There has been a power outage for the past few days," Guan Yin said. Zhu Neng felt that her voice was not kind at all - hoarse, low, like a man. The room suddenly lit up, and it was Bai Jingjing who lit a candle. Zhu Neng found that Guan Yin was looking at his left eye seriously, like a butcher looking at a fat pig.She looked at Zhu Neng with horror, so he quickly avoided her eyes and went to look at Bai Jingjing. Bai Jingjing bought a lot of vegetables, most of which were cooked food, and she put them all on the table neatly. "It's time to eat." She greeted Zhu Neng.

Zhu Neng stood up and walked over slowly. He glanced at Guan Yin, who was still sitting upright in the corner, motionless, as if she didn't hear her. "Let's eat." Bai Jingjing said to Guan Yin. Guan Yin lowered his head and stood up.Then, a horrible scene happened——with a bang, a fruit knife fell from the chair she was sitting on.Under the candlelight, the fruit knife gave off a strange light. Zhu Neng was dumbfounded. Bai Jingjing walked over, picked up the fruit knife, and said, "Don't leave the knife lying around, it's dangerous." Her tone was so severe that Zhu Neng could see that Guan Yin seemed to tremble.

During the meal, none of the three spoke, and the atmosphere was dull. Finally, Zhu Neng couldn't help but said, "Zhu Yiming... is my grandfather." Guan Yin glanced at Bai Jingjing before saying, "I know." "Do you know my grandfather?" Zhu Neng asked hesitantly. Guan Yin stood up, walked to a nearby table, took out a piece of paper from the drawer, and handed it to Zhu Neng.This is a marriage certificate from the 1950s, with the national flag, flowers and ears of wheat printed on it, and a few lines—Zhu Yiming, 44 years old, born in 1910; Guan Qiaozhen, 20 years old, born in 1934 , the two parties voluntarily became husband and wife, and after examination it conforms to the provisions of the "Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China", the registration is granted and this certificate is issued.

On the left are the fingerprints of two people, and several round and square seals. "Guan Qiaozhen?" Zhu Neng was stunned. Guan Yin said, "Later, your grandfather changed my name to Guan Yin." After a pause, Zhu Neng tentatively asked, "Why is my grandpa... crazy?" Guan Yin sighed, and then said, "It's all because of Xuanzang's parietal bone relic." Zhu Neng looked at her blankly. "On the day my grandfather and I got married, he drank too much and accidentally told about Xuanzang's parietal bone relic, and then the trouble started. The people in the labor reform farm locked up your grandfather and forced him to ask him about it. The whereabouts, because you kept silent, your grandfather suffered a lot, and then... went crazy."

"Does my grandfather have Xuanzang's parietal bone relic?" Zhu Neng asked. Guan Yin looked at him and said word by word: "Yes, I saw that thing before I married your grandfather." "Have you seen it?" Zhu Neng couldn't help crying. "I only saw it once, and then your grandfather hid that thing." Zhu Neng nodded, and said, "What's that thing like?" Guan Yin said: "I don't remember exactly what it was. That day, I went to find your grandfather, and as soon as I entered the door, I saw him pick up something and stuff it into the teapot. After seeing me, your grandfather looked very nervous. Later, the teapot disappeared..."

"You mean my grandfather hid Xuanzang's parietal bone relic in the teapot?" Zhu Neng asked anxiously. Guan Yin didn't say a word, and acquiesced. After thinking for a while, Zhu Neng said again: "What kind of teapot?" "It should be a purple clay pot, not too big, but flat. By the way, there seems to be a birthday star on the lid of the pot..." "I've seen this teapot!" Zhu Neng couldn't help shouting. Bai Jingjing's eyebrows seemed to flick slightly, she turned her face, looked at the dark corner, and said nothing. "Where is the teapot?" Guan Yin said.

Zhu Neng said: "When I was young, I often saw my grandfather playing with this teapot, but he disappeared later." "Disappeared? When did you disappear?" After thinking for a long time, Zhu Neng slapped his thigh and said, "I remember! About ten years ago, a strange person came to the house. After he talked with grandpa, the teapot disappeared." After pondering for a moment, Guan Yin said slowly, "Really? What are you going to do?" Zhu Neng sighed and said, "Find Xuanzang's parietal bone relic and give it to Xu Lan." A bleak smile appeared on the corner of Guan Yin's mouth, and said, "Give it to her, otherwise she won't let it go."

At this time, Bai Jingjing suddenly stood up, tilted her head, as if she heard something.Zhu Neng was a little surprised, and sat there not daring to move.After a while, he heard the sound of small footsteps, which seemed to be just outside the gate. The voice stopped outside the gate, and the expressions of the three people in the room changed. Who's out there? Suddenly, the courtyard door squeaked, and someone walked in.Then, there was a knock on the door.Zhu Neng subconsciously took a step back, almost knocking down the chair.Bai Jingjing bit her lip, walked slowly to the door, she opened the door.

Zhu Neng looked at her nervously. He first heard Bai Jingjing scream, then heard a burst of messy footsteps, and finally he heard Bai Jingjing screamed miserably, and then fell to the ground. There was a knife stuck in her chest. Zhu Neng and Guan Yin sent Bai Jingjing to the village clinic.Fortunately, the incision was not deep, nor did it hurt any vitals. They bandaged it and they went home. Maybe it was because of excessive blood loss, Bai Jingjing's face was extremely pale, and she kept shaking.Guan Yin covered her with a quilt and went out, leaving only her and Zhu Neng in the room. At this time, the night was already very deep. Zhu Neng seemed to hear the footsteps again, and he couldn't help shaking: just now, if he went to open the door, would he be the one who received the knife?Bai Jingjing got stabbed for him? "It's the tradition of cattle." Bai Jingjing who was lying on the bed said weakly. Zhu Neng trembled again.Outside the window, something seems to be running over, the sound is very soft, it seems to be a wild cat, it seems to be a mouse, and it seems to be a person... Bai Jingjing said: "It was Xu Lan, it was Xu Lan who instigated Niu Tradition to do it, she knew that I told you the truth, she knew that I told you the truth..." Zhu Neng could hear her voice trembling. Could it be that Bai Jingjing was really helping him?Zhu Neng stared at her blankly. That night, he shared a room with her. Bai Jingjing was trembling and talking nonsense, Zhu Neng sat beside her and guarded her.On such a horrible night, being in the same room with a woman who once lied to him and now seems to be helping him, Zhu Neng felt that this incident was very unreal. After a long time, Bai Jingjing didn't move, she seemed to be asleep. The room was very still. Zhu Neng's mind was in a mess, with countless questions - who killed Sha Jing?How did Lao Yuan die?What is the relationship between Bai Jingjing and Guanyin?Why did Niu Tradition hurt Bai Jingjing? In the end, he didn't come up with any results, but fell asleep in a chair. It was very dark outside, and the moonlight was mottled, which looked a little weird.Under the wall, a black figure stood there like a wooden man, motionless.After a long time, the black shadow slowly walked out of the yard and disappeared into the darkness. The next morning, when Zhu Neng woke up, he found Bai Jingjing smiling at him.Her smile is sweet and sunny. At this moment, Zhu Neng's heart skipped a beat: "Are you awake early?" "Just woke up." After finishing speaking, Bai Jingjing struggled to sit up, and just moved a little, her brows furrowed, and she couldn't help moaning. Zhu Neng walked to the bedside: "Thirsty or hungry?" Bai Jingjing's face turned red immediately, she hesitated for a long time, then whispered: "I want to go...to the toilet." Zhu Neng coughed dryly and said, "I'll call your grandma." "She has already left." Bai Jingjing said. "Gone? Where did you go?" "Go to the hospital, she is not well." This reason was impeccable, but Zhu Neng didn't believe it, and he thought of the fruit knife that fell from the chair, and her hostile eyes. "Can you help me...to the toilet?" Bai Jingjing's face turned even redder. Zhu Neng glanced at her, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that her words were unbelievable—— Her wound was on her chest, but not on her leg. Why did she let him help her to go to the toilet? Beauty trap? Why is she doing this?For Xuanzang's parietal bone relic?No, he said long ago that when he found something, he would give it to Xu Lan... Could it be that she really realized her conscience and was helping him? Zhu Neng couldn't see through her more and more. Finally, he helped her to the toilet. During breakfast, Bai Jingjing told Zhu Neng that she was adopted by Guan Yin from the orphanage; she said that Guan Yin had been a widow for so many years, so her personality became a little weird and she didn't like to interact with people; she also said that after her injury healed, I want to accompany Zhu Neng to find the relic of Xuanzang's parietal bone, and help him settle this matter... The more she spoke, the more excited she became, her face became paler and paler, and she seemed to faint at any moment. Zhu Neng just listened and didn't say anything. After breakfast, Bai Jingjing said she wanted bone soup for lunch, so Zhu Neng went out to buy it. The weather is fine, the sun is warm. At an intersection, a person walked past him. Just as they passed by, the person said two words quickly: "Actor." After speaking, he strode forward Walking - it can even be said that he is not walking, but running. It was Yuan Tiangang, Zhu Neng recognized it. actor?What's the meaning? Zhu Neng wanted to catch up and ask, but Yuan Tiangang was nowhere to be seen.Suddenly, a thought flashed in his mind - Bai Jingjing is an actress?All she did was acting? This thought made Zhu Neng shudder.