Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Rescue the Hostage

After the previous story comes to an end, there is still a dialogue that needs to be recorded. This dialogue, and another, can be regarded as an introduction to the story.Although there is no connection in the plot of the story, it is consistent in the concept that the story wants to express, so it cannot be regarded as superfluous. The first conversation took place between me and Shen Hun——Shen Hun is my abbreviation for Shen Wansan's soul; Shen Wansan is a well-known rich man in the early Ming Dynasty in history. That was after the story came to an end, Shen Hun said goodbye to us, I asked him: "Have you decided to live?"

He hesitated for a while, and the answer he gave made me laugh and cry, he said: "I... have to think about it!" I shouted: "You still have to think about it? How long do you have to think about it? Haven't you heard that? Just let go, and you can live. What else can't you let go? Your billions and millions of wealth will be wiped out; you Your cornucopia has also been smashed by the emperor, you have been dead for hundreds of years, you have nothing now, what else can you not let go, what do you have to think about? How long do you have to think about it? You have been thinking about it for hundreds of years!"

Since Shen Hun's answer was beyond my expectation, the more I asked the questions, the more excited I became. Although his fate has nothing to do with me at all, and I don't particularly care about him, but I am impatient, and I am very impatient with his hesitant character.Secondly, I'm really curious, I don't understand what else he can't let go of and what he has to think about under the current situation. Shen Hun was silent for a moment, and then said: "No matter how long I think about it, it's not a problem for me - for people, hundreds of years are history, and it can end dozens of generations of life, but for me , Then... time is nothing, you won't understand this."

I took a breath, indeed, time, which comes and goes without a trace, cannot be grasped, cannot be touched, and cannot be seen, is an extremely weird existence. It is extremely important to all forms of life, and it even dominates. Status - all life is controlled by it; all life gradually disappears and returns to death in the passage of time. But what exactly is "time"?What kind of existence is it?Why?How?But no one can tell! Only my friend Luo Kai, known as the "Asian Eagle", told me that time is a great god, and this time god rules the death of all life.The Great God of Time is an invisible and intangible giant wheel. During its rotation, all life comes to an end.

Luo Kai also insisted that he had had a terrible struggle with the God of Time—I didn't believe his words, but I couldn't understand what he said. In fact, even Luo Kai himself couldn't say specifically what the God of Time was all about. Shen Hun's reaction at this time at least made me understand that time has an effect on life, but it has no effect on forms of existence such as soul, or the effect is different. In the experience of communicating with souls, I have quite a lot of experience dealing with old ghosts. All souls seem to be able to get rid of the norms of time.Therefore, Shen Hun said, time is not a problem for him.Although I can't fully understand this point because I don't exist in the form of a soul and still have life, but at least I can accept it.

However, I still don't understand what else he can't let go of, so that he still has to think about it. I raised this question again. Shen Hun sighed: "Of course I have something I can't let go of. After such a terrible experience in my lifetime, now, I mean, my current situation can give me... a sense of stability after the chaos..." I yelled: "God! Your family is ruined and you have lost everything, and you still feel this way!" Shen Hun was annoyed: "You are not me, how can you deny my feelings!" I stayed for a while. I see! People, there is no letting go!In other words, it is too difficult for a person to "let go"!

The onlookers can see that this person really has nothing to let go of, it should be easy, he can let go, and after letting go, he can be at ease and walk on the road of life.But the authorities are obsessed with it. This person always feels that he still has a lot of burdens to carry, and there is no way to let go. It is generally believed that if the person is dead, one can let it go—if you don’t let it go, you have to let it go. People are dead, so what else is there. Don't you know that even if you die, you can't let it go. If you can't let go, you just let it go. It's the same in life, and it's the same in death.After death, there is another way of existence, which is the "status quo".What cannot be let go is the "status quo". No matter how bad the "status quo" is, it cannot be let go.

Although that kind of "survival" is indeed a bit illusory, and it is impossible to imagine what it is like, but it is very difficult for people to let go of the existing ones first! The essence of Buddhism, there is the saying "put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately", how simple and clear, but how many people can let go of the "butcher's knife" throughout the ages? Shen Hun's answer gave me a lot of inspiration: this "butcher's knife" is really hard to let go.Newly developed and extremely sharp knives are of course reluctant to put down; even if it is a rotten piece of rusted iron, you must hold it tightly in your hand, in fact, it is buried deep in your heart.

When the deadline comes and the person dies, I always think that everything is over and nothing is left. In the past, I only knew that letting go or not letting go was a subjective wish of a person, so it was difficult to do so.But death is an objectively inevitable fact. Even if you are the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, you must die eventually. After death, you have to let go if you don’t want to let go. Therefore, if you have to let go eventually, why not let go sooner? Only now do I realize that it is not so easy to let go after death. Even though there is nothing left, I still hold on to that illusory "feeling" tightly.

In comparison, it is natural to understand why there are so many old people in their seventies and eighties in the world who can walk like candles in the wind, and still have to work hard for fame and fortune. To tell people to let go, knowing that they can live on, that is just a way of saying. I stayed there for a while before I said, "Then go and think about it slowly!" In the end, Shen Hun felt to me that his reaction was to let out a long sigh, and I don't know why he was sighing. This is the first conversation. The second dialogue is also related to a story I have described. The title of the story is titled, and a statement is put forward: everyone's life and all actions are pre-set.

A friend of mine in Italy expressed dissatisfaction with this statement, and he specially called me to discuss it. He said: "The statement you put forward is very problematic." I said, "Please be more specific." He said: "Okay. For example, how much a person eats in his life is set. He can eat half of each meal. Then, wouldn't his life span be doubled?" I sighed: "Discussing issues with a person like you is very boring. Since everything is already set, then it is 'everything'—including the fact that he suddenly wants to eat half of the meal , so it’s useless. If he had this idea and put it into practice, all of this is already in the setting, not his creation, and everything is still acting according to the setting.” The friend snorted three times: "I don't believe it." I also snorted three times: "Did I ask you to believe it!" That almost broke up.Indeed, there are quite a few people like this friend who always say "I don't believe what you say".Dude, when did I ask you to believe me. If you don't believe it, it's your business, you don't need to let me know. This is the second conversation, so let's get down to business, and this begins the story. This story begins with a phone call. When the phone in my study room, which few people knew the number and had a special ring, rang suddenly, I was on the bed, and the boss turned over unwillingly, and checked the time, it was 4:38 in the morning. I jumped up - at such a time, if someone calls me this time, it must be something important or something very special. Huabi Desert tried to connect my call to a walkman the size of a watch several times, but I never agreed. I even refused to use an ordinary walkie-talkie.Because I think that thing is like a monster that can make others harass your peace at any time. I don't want to do this, so I refuse to use it. But at this time, I thought that if the phone was on my wrist, it would be somewhat beneficial, so I wouldn't have to get up. I hurried towards the study, Bai Su also woke up, and made a sound—this sound may be meaningless to others, but I know that Bai Su is expressing to me: No matter what happens, she will support I! As soon as he entered the study, in the silence, the sound of the phone was even more earth-shattering.As soon as I stretched out my hand and picked up the phone, I said loudly, "Okay, which one is it, sir?" The person who will make this call must be a friend who is very close to me, so I don't have to hide my dissatisfaction at being woken up at this time. On the other end of the phone, there was a burst of "cha ka" laughter. I couldn't help being startled when I heard such a relaxed laughter, because it is definitely not something that people in a hurry can make. Along with the laughter, a clear female voice said: "It's not my brother, it's my sister; it's not one, it's two." I knew it was two people talking, but I couldn't tell which sentence was said by which one. In fact, before they spoke, I heard their laughter, and I already knew who it was. Who else could it be except for the beautiful scenery on a good day. This pair of extremely peculiar twin girls has not been in contact with them since they met in this story, and it is very happy to have a phone call suddenly. I yawned and said: "Okay, two benevolent sisters, Kui Ye called, what can you tell me?" The two of them continued to laugh and said, "I'm sorry for waking you up, is Sister Bai there?" It turned out that it was Bai Su who was looking for Bai Su. At this time, Bai Su was already at the door of the study. I made a gesture to her and pressed a button so that I could hear the conversation between them.After Bai Su answered the phone, she just said "um", and Liang Chenmei rushed to ask: "Sister Bai, are you proficient in sign language?" I was stunned for a while, yes, Bai Su is proficient in sign language, but, just for this question, are they worth calling at four o'clock in the morning? But Bai Su didn't answer - I didn't understand at first, why she had to think about this simple question before she could answer it, but I immediately realized that the question is actually not simple, which proves that Bai Su is always better than me in terms of careful thinking one chip. After thinking for a while, she said, "It's normal, I think I can handle it." Liangchen Meicheng immediately exclaimed: "God! So there are several kinds of sign language! That expert is not talking nonsense, and wronged him. Yes, it is possible that even Sister Bai doesn't understand that sign language!" The two of them talked to themselves in a mess. Fortunately, Bai Su and I are used to their way of speaking, but I still don't understand what happened. If I were talking to them, I would have ordered them to get to the point quickly, but Bai Su was patient and didn't ask any questions. Instead, they asked, "Is there anything special about sign language?" Bai Su said: "Yes, some are created by a few people, which are similar to Jianghu incisions. What's more, they are only understood between two people, most of them are only used between husband and wife, twins, brothers and sisters, others naturally cannot understand Their own sign language." Bai Su's words, even I have learned a lot, Liang Chenmei suddenly changed the subject and asked: "Sister Bai, have you ever heard of 'Siqiao Huangtang'?" Then they explained the word "Siqiao". Bai Su raised his eyebrows: "It was a long time ago, a gang composed of deaf-mute people. How did you know? This gang has very few congregations, and the selection of people is extremely strict. Only when one congregation dies can one be added. Among the congregation, quite a few Capable people, how do you know?" Liangchen Meijing shouted again: "It turns out that there really is a Huangtang called Siqiao Huangtang, this is so weird!" Hearing this, I couldn't bear it any longer, and said loudly, "What's going on!" Liang Chenmei's answer was something I never thought of. Even Bai Su, who had always acted extremely calmly before the collapse of Mount Tai, was shocked. Liang Chenmei's answer turned out to be: "The two of us have become hostages in the hands of a Siqiao Huangtang expert!" Although this sentence is not simple, it is really difficult for me to understand for a while. First of all, "becoming a hostage" is by no means a pleasant thing. Even if there is no gun aimed at the temple, it is likely to have a sharp edge and a neck.But Liangchen Meijing was talking and laughing all the time, and the smile was very relaxed, it didn't look like it fell into the hands of others. Secondly, what kind of skills are the two of them, even if they can't beat them, it's an easy task to put oil on their feet and slip away, why is it so easy to be captured and taken as "hostages". Thirdly, there is no such thing as Siqiaohuangtang or Siqiaohuangtang. This kind of Jianghu gang mostly happened 30 to 50 years ago. So, my first reaction was: the two little girls are talking nonsense again! However, when I saw Bai Su's expression, it was extremely serious, so I didn't dare to express my opinion rashly. Because I know that Bai Su knows all kinds of weird gang organizations in Jianghu, etc., and she and her father, Boss Bai, are like a small encyclopedia in this field. I have never heard of the term "Siqiao Huangtang". She explained why as soon as she heard it, so I know there must be something strange in it. Bai Su asked in a deep voice: "Have you ever bullied the disabled?" Liang Chenmei hurriedly said: "No, how could we do such a boring thing." Bai Su breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, we can discuss things." I snorted: "It's not a big deal, these two little girls, I don't know what the hell is going on!" Liang Chenmei cried out: "The master of Siqiao Huangtang said that if you don't listen to him, hundreds of people will die!" The more I listened, the more ignominious I became, and I angrily said, "Tell that man to speak to me!" Liang Chenmei laughed again: "He is deaf and dumb, and he can only speak special sign language. How can he talk to you on the phone?" At this time, Bai Su gave me a hard look: "You guys go through the incident and explain it carefully." Liang Chenmei said: "I'm afraid I can't understand it on the phone, you have to come." Bai Su took a breath: "Okay, I'll do it!" While she was talking, she had already gone back to the bedroom to change clothes, so I asked in a low voice, "Where are you?" Liang Chenmei said: "The airport." I was furious: "Where is the airport?" Liang Chenmei smiled happily: "Of course it's the airport in this city, Brother Wei, you come too, it's a strange thing." I was so angry that I put down the phone forcefully.Bai Su moved quickly, had already changed his clothes, and threw his coat and trousers at me.I put it on as I went downstairs, my movements were ugly and I was in a mess. Seeing Bai Su's anxious look, I didn't take it seriously, got in the car, and said: "Don't be nervous, these two little devils have a lot of tricks, I don't believe they are hostages and in danger!" Bai Su smiled: "It certainly doesn't look like it, but it's hard to say, because the people in the Siqiao Huangtang act... very perverted, and can't be judged by common sense." I said: "What's going on, it sounds a bit like a plot in a martial arts novel." Bai Su shook his head slowly: "They are all deaf-mute and disabled people. Naturally, in this world, they will inevitably be bullied by others, so their behavior is extreme. Their first-generation founders had to meet high-level people during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Said it was a woman, and she was a reincarnated disciple of the one-armed nun—” I was very interested in hearing it: "Well, which one of the Eight Great Heroes of the Ming and Qing Dynasties is the apprentice?" The so-called "one-armed nun" is the king of subjugation in the Ming Dynasty, Princess Changping, the daughter of Emperor Chongzhen, and the eight apprentices he received are well-known in the world, and they are known as the "Eight Heroes of the Ming and Qing Dynasties", but they are not all barnyards. Official words, but there are real people, and there are big things. Bai Su said: "It should be Lu Siniang, but the age is so long that it is impossible to investigate." I said: "Good guy, he has something to do with Yongzheng Xuedizi!" Bai Su gave me a hard look, and I said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to belittle you." Bai Su sighed: "There are no more than fifty people in the Siqiao Huangtang at the most, but everyone has their own strengths. What they hate most is the behavior of bullying the disabled. Once you teach them to meet, Although the offender is a child, he will never let it go—" I was horrified and disgusted: "Then how will they deal with it?" Bai Sudao: "Dad told me that they spend a long time in the process of poison research—that's their way of self-defense, because they are not as good as normal people after all, so they have to find another way to seek development." I knew that Bai Su respected all kinds of people in the world, so the word rolled out of my mouth, but I didn't say it. What I want to say but haven't said is: Unexpectedly, it has a lot to do with the Poisonous Hand Medicine King. Bai Su continued: "Their unique poison is very weird, it can make people disabled in a short period of time. For example, they know that someone is bullying a deaf-mute person, so they force that person to take poison. For ten days or eight days, or a month and a half, I was unable to hear or speak. That meant that the person could experience the hardships of being a deaf-mute, and see if he would bully others again in the future. Poor deaf-mute." After I heard this, I couldn't help being silent, because such behavior seemed very fair. I just asked, "What happens next?" Bai Su said: "Their control over the medicine is very handy, and then that person will return to normal." I shook my head: "I'm afraid this is just a legend. If someone bullies a person who has lost his legs, can they also make that person lose his legs for a month, and then grow two legs again?" Bai Su said: "You can really entangle - they can numb the lower limbs of that person, making him unable to move, as if he lost his lower limbs." I still shook my head: "It's just a legend, how can it be trusted!" Bai Su said leisurely: "When I was very young, my dad took me to see an old friend. That old friend was a big man. After my dad went, his family said that he didn't see any visitors. He and Dad are very close friends. Dad Scolding all the way, breaking in all the way, no one can stop—" Listening to Bai Su's words, I couldn't help being fascinated. Thinking about how Boss Bai behaved, it must be earth-shattering. Bai Su continued: "When I broke into Neihuangtang and saw that old friend, I couldn't help but be surprised. Originally, that old friend was a majestic man with a stature of seven feet, but now he bent over and arched his back, he looked like a hunchback. It looks so weird, when my dad asked—" I waved and said, "Could it be that he was punished by the people of Siqiao Huangtang because he bullied a hunchback?"