Chapter 12 Section 11 Master and apprentice, master and apprentice!

At this time, Professor Ling suddenly sighed and said, "Chu Feng, I am old, and I don't know how long my body can last. You are the most promising person to complete my project and confirm my conjecture. I don't know. Are you interested in helping the teacher with this subject?" Although Chu Feng had guessed before, the teacher never explicitly mentioned it to him: "Teacher, what is your subject?" Ling Rukai replied: "Find the existence of the legendary Yashi language! Find it and decipher it! Let the world understand what kind of glory our civilization has experienced, and perhaps, you can find the key that made human civilization reach the peak of glory! Unlock a certain The eternal mysteries of some strange palaces - such as the mythical 'Kunlun Shrine'! Did it really exist? Another example is the Tower of Babel, what does it mean? Maybe you can prove the existence of the 'Ladder to Heaven' Woolen cloth!"

At this time, Professor Ling's face was full of spirits, far from being an elderly patient who was bedridden for half a month.He was full of confidence in his conjecture, but it was a pity that his body and energy did not allow him to prove this assertion himself.However, if Chu Feng agrees to help him with this project, it might be better than doing it himself! Thinking of this, he raised the birch bark document in his hand, "Regardless of whether this document is the one without prophecy or not, at least the Chinese characters on it have revealed that it is related to Kunlun. This is an important clue. I need Go back to Beijing and carefully decipher this volume of documents, would you like to take a trip to Lop Nur for me?"

Chu Feng had already decided to go to Lop Nur to see if he could decipher the words on the stele. Hearing Professor Ling's request again, he agreed without hesitation, but he was only worried about the professor's health: "Teacher, you Can your body withstand flying?" "It's okay. I have already contacted the hospital in Beijing. The conditions there are much better than here. It doesn't matter on the road. You can use a wheelchair to send you here and pick you up there." Professor Ling said very easily, but Chu Feng felt desolate when he heard that this mentor, who was walking like a fly not long ago, could not do without a wheelchair now.

"However, if Ling Ning doesn't go back with me, Chu Feng, I'll leave her to you. Discipline her well for me. If she's disobedient and messing around, call me and I'll scold her!" Professor Ling said that's what he said, but what he said revealed his concern and protection for this grandniece.Chu Feng also understands that the professor has no children in his life, so he loves Ling Ning as his own granddaughter. He wanted to refuse, but he couldn't bear to disappoint his instructor, so he turned his head and saw Ling Ning staring at him with big eyes, he quickly turned around and said to the professor: "Teacher, how can you do without someone to accompany you on the way back? "

"It's okay, the government department will send someone to deliver it on the way, and I will have a wife when I go back! Finally, we have liberated our little Lingning, and she has been with me, a bad old man, for more than half a month. Fortunately, one of her wishes is to think Go to the Lop Nur area to see for yourself, now you have a chance.” When Chu Feng heard it, it turned out that he should not only be a nanny, but also a bodyguard: "How can this be done!" He quickly refused, jokingly, he didn't want to disappoint the teacher, but the difficulty of this task is too high. Is the Lop Nur area so easy to enter? ?Besides, he didn't go to play, and he might stay there for half a month or a month for inspection, and even men couldn't stand it, let alone girls.

"Why not?" Sure enough, upon hearing this, the little girl became anxious. "Uh, this—" Chu Feng knew that the little girl would never give up easily if she had to tell these reasons face to face, so he winked at Professor Ling for help while trying to answer. Unexpectedly, Professor Ling didn't look at him at all. It was the little girl who said it herself: "Do you think I am a girl, squeamish, afraid that I won't be able to bear the pain!" Chu Feng interface: "It's not entirely bitter, but also very dangerous. You know, it is called the vast sea of ​​death. There is no water, no animals, no plants, nothing, and there are black storms from time to time. I heard that someone is missing inside, you better not go, or if something happens, I can’t explain to the teacher, can’t I, teacher!” The last sentence he said was directed at Professor Ling.

"You don't need to explain!" Ling Ning was very angry, and her face flushed instantly—this feeling of being underestimated was unbearable, but in front of her sick uncle, Ling Ning knew that she Can't be reckless. Seeing her expression, Professor Ling quickly said, "Ling Ning, why hasn't the nurse delivered my medicine for today? Go and rush me." . Ling Ning wanted to say something, but in the end he followed his uncle's wishes and went out. As soon as she went out, Chu Feng vomited bitterness and expressed his difficulties. In short, he couldn't take her with him.

Professor Ling waited for him to finish speaking, just looked at him like this, quietly, and didn't speak.After a long time, Chu Feng was embarrassed by being seen, and Professor Ling said: "Chu Feng, you know, I have no children, we are two old brothers, and there is only one girl from the grandchildren, and I don't want her to suffer. However, if you want to be a scholar, the first condition is to endure hardship and endure loneliness!" Hearing this, Chu Feng felt a little ashamed when he thought of his behavior of giving up halfway. "Chu Feng, I know that what happened back then hit you hard. I didn't say a word about you when you went to do business. It's because I believe that my student, Ling Rukai, won't fail even this little thing. A person, what is the purpose of living in the world? Is it rich clothes? Luxury villas? Luxury cars? Responses to everyone? Or success and fame? You have to figure it out when you live. American Maslow once divided people’s needs into I think it makes sense for the five levels, but I don’t think it’s right for the highest level of needs. The highest level of needs should be the pursuit of the ultimate meaning of life. When a person solves the problems of survival and life, and lacks nothing , he will think about this question, that is the question of why he is alive! Your teacher and me, the pursuit of the ultimate meaning of my life now is to complete this subject and unravel the biggest secret in the history of human civilization! I think that only by doing This, my life has the value of existence! What about you? What is the ultimate meaning of your life?"

Hearing this question, Chu Feng's heart trembled. He really couldn't answer for a while. Fortunately, Professor Ling didn't wait for him to answer, and continued: "Ling Ning, although she is not my own granddaughter, she is also a granddaughter. I watched her grow up, for me she is my own granddaughter, so she is going to Lop Nur, although I know the danger, but I agree! Why? I am for her good! "I know this child. She is very smart, but it is inevitable that she will have the common faults of smart people - pride and laziness. I believe you can feel it too. She already has a lot of arrogance and coquettishness in her body, but this child Her nature is kind. I asked her to follow you. Learning specific knowledge is secondary. The main reason is to let her learn a modest and rigorous academic attitude from you. Lop Nur is not an easy place, and I hope she can find it there. The ultimate meaning of my own life." After speaking, he deliberately looked into Chu Feng's eyes.

Hearing this, Chu Feng felt the kindness of his mentor. He suddenly remembered some things in the past. Professor Ling’s conditions for selecting students were very strict. During the interview, he fell in love with Chu Feng.Since then, Chu Feng has become a student of Professor Ling's consecutive master's and doctoral studies.It can be said that Professor Ling taught Chu Feng everything he could. He even took this disciple with him when he went abroad to participate in conferences. One of them is a wooden box engraved with both Kanlu and Chinese, and Chu Feng was finally able to master the translation of Kanlu.It can be said that the reason why Chu Feng is today has a lot to do with Professor Ling's devoted teaching.

Chu Feng was very ashamed: "Teacher, I'm sorry, compared to what you taught me, I am really poor. This is my fault. When you taught us back then, you took no trouble and worked hard. I really shouldn't have treated Ling Ning today, and I will apologize to her when she comes back." "There's no need to apologize, just let me go." As he spoke, Ling Ning came bouncing in with a happy expression on his face.Obviously, she didn't leave at all just now, just eavesdropping outside the door.Seeing her like this, even Chu Feng couldn't help curling up the corners of his mouth. "What are you so happy about?" It was Professor Zhang who responded this time.Before he entered the door, he heard Professor Ling's hearty laughter. After entering the door, he saw Chu Feng and Ling Ning were all smiling, so he couldn't help asking with a smile. "Oh, old man, you came just in time! I'm going back to Beijing, how about you? When are you going back to Nanjing?" Professor Ling was even happier when he saw him. "I just came to say goodbye to you. I have been out for more than a month. There are still a lot of things to do at the college. Now I hear that you are going to transfer back to Beijing, so I have to go back and clean up my mess." Professor Zhang While talking, he looked at Chu Feng fiercely, making Chu Feng baffled. "Professor Zhang, what's wrong with me?" He looked at his whole body and found nothing wrong. "You don't have ash on you, don't worry." Professor Zhang was still in the mood to joke with him, "It's your student who came from the United States." "What? My student?" Chu Feng was surprised. He had never accepted a student, and he was from the United States... Wait, the United States, could it be—— "What's his name?" "William Lin!" "It turned out to be him!" A cheerful smile appeared in Chu Feng's mind, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. "This young man came to our college and knew that your name was among the supervisors recruiting graduate students this year, so he insisted on being your student, but our admissions exam had passed long ago. Originally, he held American citizenship and his Chinese was not bad. He came here as an international student, but he just didn't want to, and now he is working hard in the admissions office of the college every day, which makes the admissions director a headache." Professor Zhang said angrily and funny. Chu Feng knew that the young man could do it.Now that the tutor has promised to take the students, it doesn't matter if one is to take care of the students, and the other two are also to take care of the students, so I said to Professor Zhang, "Do you have his phone number?" "Ah, not yet, but at this time, he must still be 'on duty' in the admissions office of our college!" Professor Zhang said as he took out his mobile phone to make a call, and when he got through, he told William Lin to answer the call , and then handed the phone to Chu Feng.Chu Feng picked it up, and the young man's passionate voice came from next to his ears: "Brother Chu, it's really you, I finally found you, they won't let me be your student, what should I do?" Chu Feng didn't say anything on the phone, but asked him to go through the admission procedures as an international student first, and then take the national examination next year, and William agreed.However, his request was to follow Chu Feng, and he asked Chu Feng's current address, and he wanted to come over as soon as possible.Chu Feng persuaded him, and seeing that he was very determined, he gave him the address. Professor Ling told Professor Zhang that Chu Feng and Ling Ning were going to the Lop Nur area to find the stele.Professor Zhang was also very happy and immediately agreed to arrange for them.The energy of the two old professors was great, and they quickly settled some things.Many departments were greeted and agreed to cooperate.Out of consideration for their safety, Professor Ling asked Sangbu, the captain of the Xinjiang archaeological team, to lead the team in, and Sangbu's leader agreed. Professor Ling explained to Chu Feng: "This Captain Sangbu doesn't look rough, but he is not rough-hearted. He has many times of archaeological experience in the Taklamakan Desert, and he led the way when he found the stele last time. He led the team." it's the best." Chu Feng nodded: "Okay, mentor, everything is up to your arrangement, but I have a former comrade-in-arms who wants to go in and have a look, I wonder if it is possible?" Professor Ling was very surprised when he heard this: "Oh, there is such a thing? What does your friend do, why is he interested in Lop Nur?" Chu Feng actually didn’t quite understand Fatty’s thoughts. He didn’t know why he wanted to come with him, but he believed in his brother. Fatty didn’t say anything, so he didn’t ask. Facing Professor Ling’s question, he had to make it up. An answer: "He is in the jade business, maybe he is just curious and wants to follow along!" Professor Ling thought for a long time when he heard what he said, and then said to Chu Feng: "Chu Feng, the stele discovered this time is still completely confidential. Can you guarantee that your friend will not tell it?" Chu Feng definitely vouched for Fatty. Professor Ling finally agreed: "Okay, but, Chu Feng, you still trust your friend a little too much!" He pointed out something. Chu Feng was sure that Fatty would not let down the brotherhood he had in the past, so he didn't take this to heart.