Chapter 9 Chapter 8 Two-way is not double

It was only at this moment that I didn't know that the two of them were hiding in the cellar that day, and they were actually hiding in an empty coffin! Bai Su frowned: "There is no authentic population?" Liang Chenmei nodded vigorously. Bai Su said: "That must have been changed later, blocking the entrance!" Liang Chenmei still looked puzzled.I said: "That's simple, go down and take a look and you will understand. Even if it is blocked, you can dig it out." Bai Su said: "Of course we have to go down and find out, but that's not the top priority. What's important now is: we need to get more information on this giant, that's the most important thing!"

Huang Tang has been worried that at the last moment of today's end, the giant will turn into a puff of smoke and disappear, so he agrees with Bai Su's statement: "Yes, there is not much time left!" Bai Su pointed at the giant: "At that time, he saw two living people entering the coffin, and he thought it was scary and funny, but he didn't expect that after a while, when he saw a white dust cloud rising, the two The person who stepped into the coffin sank in the coffin." When Bai Su said this, he paused for a while, and then said: "Please pay attention, it is all caused by the dust and fog rising from his childhood impression. I think it is caused by the sudden opening of the door leading to the secret passage, which has not been opened for a long time. .”

She looked at everyone, but everyone was silent because they all agreed with her statement.Bai Su said again: "As for 'two people sank', it means that two people have opened the door to the secret passage and entered the secret passage." I nodded: "It should be so." Bai Su continued: "He and the elder waited for a while, only to see the owner of the house appearing out of the coffin again, beckoning to them, the elder led him and walked towards the coffin. When he reached the edge of the coffin, the elder ordered He also stepped into the coffin. Although he was afraid in his heart, he dared not refuse. He stepped into the coffin and sank down, only to realize that the coffin had no bottom, and the person had already fallen. After going down, his eyes went dark and he couldn't see anything."

Bai Su was talking about what happened to the giant when he was a child, that is, how the giant got the "two-way life", so everyone was engrossed and listened very carefully. Bai Su talked to the giant for a while, and then said: "From that moment on, for a long time, he was in the darkness. For a deaf-mute, being in the darkness is more frightening than ordinary people. What's more, therefore, he was immediately terrified, so that he couldn't remember some details clearly in his panic." Liang Chenmei was very excited: "Anyway, we must find out the tunnel, and remember to bring lighting equipment when the time comes."

I want to say that even if there is a tunnel, it is very easy to completely fill it up.But I know that if I say this, it will be a big disappointment, so I won't say it for now. Bai Suji continued: "He only felt that his body was sliding down. Fortunately, he felt that there was someone near him. He only knew that the person beside him was not the elder, but the owner of the house. He has been sliding for quite a while. It took a long time before it stopped, at that time, someone held his hand and led him forward, after walking for a while, he was dragged again and sat down."

Bai Su sighed: "It's a pity, he is in the dark, he can't see anything, and he can't hear anything. So when he was sitting, he didn't know what happened, he just felt a strong force, He had to sit down, and he tried his best to stand up, but he couldn't do it. Finally, he felt someone grab his hand and pull him, and he fell a step forward. The pressure disappeared. Then, he was pulled forward again. When his eyes lit up, he was pulled out from the coffin by the elder beside the coffin. Only then did he realize that the elder had no went down." I asked: "At that time, did he feel any changes in his body?"

Bai Su shook his head: "No, he also gradually forgot about it not long after. He waited until the elder was about to die. In the darkness, he has already accepted the 'two-way life'. Until then, he didn't know what a two-way life is, until that day really came—" Huang Tang raised his hands high: "Which day will really come?" Bai Su paused word by word: "The first day of life on the return trip!" For a moment, everyone fell silent, because everyone wanted to know how this wonderful journey, this unimaginable life form, started and how it proceeded.

Bai Su thought for a moment, then said: "When he was about to die, he was in an untouched barren mountain. The people in Siqiao Huangtang, almost all of them were hermits who avoided the world and lived a life isolated from the world. They tried their best to avoid contact with other people. In the absolutely silent world, they realized a truth: human beings are the most terrifying creatures, and it is better to avoid them. It is better to be with poisonous snakes and beasts. There are only occasional gatherings, and when I come to the human world by chance, it is mostly just to meet deaf-mute people who need help and give them a helping hand, or to meet a child who is destined to be adopted and become a person of Siqiao Huangtang. It can be said that the world is never enlightened."

Bai Su suddenly seemed to change the topic, I wanted to interject several times, but she stopped me with gestures. After she came to an end, I said: "Let's talk about the first day of his life on the way back." Bai Su said: "You are really impatient. Let me first explain the situation in which he was dying, which is also very important. When he was dying and his life was about to end, he knew that his time had come and he was about to die. At that time, those who were beside him, It was a few old apes who had been with him all the time in the mountains. The old apes were spiritual and knew that he was going to die, so they surrounded him and kept stuffing some fruits into his mouth, hoping that he would swallow them, but they had already Weak enough to even open his mouth. He kept looking at the sky, from noon to dusk, until a crescent moon rose."

Bai Su's narration is very true, but for a quick-tempered person like me, it is a bit impatient. She continued, and finally got to the point: "He felt that his life was fading away. At that time, he suddenly had a deep understanding of what the elder told him when he was dying!" I have always wondered that when the elder was dying, even if he told the giant about the "two-way life" in Siqiaohuangtang's extremely complicated and expressive sign language, the giant would not be able to understand That's what happened. Not to mention a dumb person who has no education and no understanding of world affairs, just like me, he is well-informed. Until now, he has not really understood what "two-way life" is all about.It's just that I didn't raise this question, for fear of interrupting Bai Su's narration.

It wasn't until Bai Su said this that I said "Oh" and said in a low voice, "He didn't understand until now!" Bai Su said: "Yes, life itself is extremely wonderful. There are many things that are not understood at all, but the program of life itself is still going on invariably and regularly without confusion. Human life is even more In this way, children, teenagers, young people and adults can't imagine death at all, so they have extreme fear of death. But when they reach the age close to death, they will naturally understand that death is not terrible, and understand that the end of life will inevitably come. Arrived. In a word: When things come to an end, you will understand. His situation at that time was like this!" Liang Chenmei said: "He knows he can't die?" Bai Su said: "No, he knows that he will die, but he also knows that once he dies, the life on the way out will end, and the life on the way back will begin immediately. He has never understood what a two-way life is. Only then did it suddenly become clear, and I understood it all at once.” The pound people looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what kind of scene it was.Bai Su's expression was helpless, which showed that she didn't know what kind of situation it was. What kind of feeling and what kind of situation is that, of course only the giant who has experienced it knows. But I dare say that even if the giant is not deaf-mute, he must not be able to speak clearly—it is the same old saying: that is beyond human language, because that kind of situation is not something that occurs in human life , of course it cannot be described in human language. I have explained this old saying again to clear up your doubts.Liangchen Meijing seemed very anxious: "Can't he explain it? You can always do a little bit... describe it!" Bai Su said: "I asked him many times, but he really can't tell the reason." Liangchen Meijing looked very disappointed, and suddenly said: "It doesn't matter, anyway, even if the tunnel is filled to death, it can still be dug out." I found their attitude odd - too eager to know the mysteries of this "two-way life" that seemed to go beyond mere curiosity. I couldn't help asking them: "Do you really want to have a two-way life?" The two were startled for a moment and frowned, as if they didn't know how to answer for a while.My heart suddenly moved, and I remembered something. I looked at the beautiful scenery on a good day, and said earnestly: "In ancient and modern times, there are many people who dream of immortality, but I think this two-way life and immortality are completely different things. !" Liangchen Meijing is extremely clever, and immediately heard my implication, knowing that I have read their thoughts.Their pretty faces blushed a little, but since I knew them too well, they didn't feel too embarrassed. Instead, they said calmly: "Two-way life, at least double the life span!" I shook my head: "No and no, it cannot be confused. You have to make it clear that a two-way life does not mean doubling your life, but one back and forth. What kind of situation this return life is, is not the person who experienced it. , nobody knows. But I guess it won't taste good." The beautiful scenery on a good day refused to accept: "What do you think?" In fact, I don't know what this "return life" is like, and I just take it for granted. The question of the beautiful scenery on a good day reminded me of at least a little bit. I said: "Just give one point, and you can see the rest. This point is: the people and things he meets today are just a matter of one day. After today, they will disappear forever." Liangchen Meijing's eyes widened with a strange expression.In fact, I also looked strange, because although those few words came from my own mouth, I couldn't give any further explanation. If you want me to use an example to make a specific explanation, I really don't know where to start! However, Liangchen Meijing seemed to have to figure out this problem, and asked persistently: "Please give us an easy-to-understand example, which will be more convincing!" I talked for a long time, and it turned out that they thought my words were not convincing at all, which is really unreasonable. At the moment, I was not willing to admit defeat, so I snorted: "Listen, it's very simple, if you think about it, you can make a hypothesis—" As I said this, I stretched out my hand and pointed to my head, expressing that I wanted to use my brain to think about it, but to be honest, up to this point, I still had no idea at all.However, at that moment, I had a flash of inspiration and suddenly remembered a "more practical example". I said: "For example, an emperor has a double life—" When I said "an emperor", I emphasized my tone and looked directly at them. Liang Chenmei said: "What a metaphor!" I deliberately use "an emperor" as an example, because I have seen through their intentions. Remember that story? There must be a further development of the relationship between the beautiful scenery on a good day and the dictatorship of the small handle in Asia and the twins in the story.They imagine that "two-way life" doubles life, and they must be thinking about the dictator brother, so when I say "emperor", they immediately understand. I cited my example: "For example, an emperor, who holds great power, does whatever he wants, treats the people like dogs, and regards himself as the world—" Liang Chenmei cried out: "That's enough, I don't need many adjectives." I smiled: "In order to strengthen the emperor's desire to prolong his life, it is necessary to introduce the reason why he misses life more than ordinary people!" Liang Chenmei curled her lips and said nothing more. I said: "Under such circumstances, the emperor must want to live forever to be his emperor. Even if he can't, his life can be extended for a year or a half, which is a dream. Not to mention two-way life, it sounds like life can be extended." Doubling, it is naturally more attractive—attracting the emperor and those who support the emperor." I honestly and bluntly said the words "the people who support the emperor", which naturally meant condemning the beauty of the good day.They looked aggrieved.At this moment, Bai Su spoke for them: "Don't talk too much unnecessary, just give your example." I continued: "Assume that the emperor's first life has come to an end—don't blame me for talking nonsense, some things must be said. In actual situations, when an emperor reaches the end of his life, there will inevitably be the power of life and death, blood and blood. Struggle. Even if this emperor did not have such a thing, everything was calm, and he swallowed his last breath amidst the support of all people. According to our current understanding, the return journey immediately began on the second day after his death. no?" Everyone nodded. I said, "Just to be sure, ask the giant again." Bai Su said: "Good!" As she spoke, she "asked" the giant, the giant answered, and Bai Su said, "Yes!" I asked again: "How was it different for him on the first day of his return trip?" Bai Su asked again, and the giant answered again, Bai Su said: "He only knows that he has started his return life, but he can't tell why." I waved my hand vigorously: "That's it, because he is in a very special situation. He is in a barren mountain and there is no one else except apes. In this situation, today and tomorrow, or Today is no different from yesterday, the boundaries are not so clear, because the days are always the same, flat and unchanged, can you imagine what this kind of day is like?" Liang Chenmei bit her lip lightly, and remained silent. Huang Tang said: "It can be imagined, let alone a day, even if it is a year, since every day is the same and there is no change, naturally there will be no change." I said: "That's it. The giant is a hermit. For him, there is no major change at the beginning of his life. He doesn't even feel that the days are going backwards. But for an emperor, it is quite different." gone." When I said this, I paused and strengthened my tone: "He has many ministers, many armies, and many people, but all those who belong to his power have entered tomorrow and will never meet again. Lost it all, don't have it anymore!" After I finished this paragraph, I raised my eyebrows: "Do you understand? That is not an extension of life, but a return life!" Liang Chenmei frowned: "It's still very confusing. He... the emperor, until yesterday, was regressing day by day, but there are still people around, and he can still dominate those people." I took a breath: "I have already stated, and I am also trying to give an example. I don't know for sure what the real situation is. In my imagination, all the people under the emperor parted ways with the emperor, and there is no longer any relationship, why do other people still accept his rule? The emperor becomes nothing, just a person with return life." Liang Chenmei still looked puzzled, I sighed: "I have tried my best, I can't do it anymore!" I looked at Bai Su, and Bai Su said: "I didn't add anything—it was an extremely strange thing, but the more I talked about it, the more confused it became, it's really weird." Liangchen Meijing was still in extreme doubt, muttering to herself: "What kind of situation is this return journey of life?" I was a little annoyed at their "obsession with obsession", and said coldly: "It seems that I won't understand it unless I experience it myself!" Liangchen Meijing ignored my sarcasm, and challenged me instead: "As long as it is possible, of course you have to experience it yourself, don't you want to?" My answer was very honest: "Yes, I don't want to—don't look at me as a strange person, but I have one advantage, that is, I am very satisfied with my life form and don't want to change. I don't want to be an alien, and I don't want to be an alien. Don't want to have a weird return life." Liangchen Meijing was very serious: "Then... are you... not going to explore this matter in depth?" I said: "Exploring deeply is one thing, and it's another thing to devote yourself to changing the form of life. They cannot be confused." Only then did Liang Chenmei stop making a sound, and this extra problem finally came to an end for the time being. I started with the practical question: "Does he remember what position he was in that day?" Bai Su said: "I asked him, and he said he remembered." I said loudly: "Then there is no need to wait any longer, we will go to the cellar immediately, and find out the tunnel." Bai Su said: "I'm waiting for Xiaobao. As soon as I arrived, I contacted him. After all, he is the owner of the house. It seems inconvenient to mess around without waiting for him." I was about to say "what does that matter", when I heard Wen Baoyu yelling and rushed in.As soon as he came in, he looked around, and almost immediately, his eyes were fixed on the giant. He was startled for a moment, then strode forward, came to the giant, raised his handle to the giant as a salute. The giant was grinning, and stretched out his fists—commonly known as "the big fist like a vinegar bowl". His pair of "vinegar bowls" can hold at least four liters of vinegar. Wen Baoyu asked quickly again: "What's going on?" He asked very easily, but after hearing his question, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, but no one could answer. Wen Baoyu looked at me, and I shook my head slowly: "It's too complicated, you can act while talking!" Wen Baoyu asked, "What action?" I said: "Go to the cellar, there may be a lot of civil engineering. There is a tunnel in the cellar of this house, which is very strange." When Wen Baoyu heard this, his reaction was stronger than ever before.He first yelled "Wow", and jumped straight up. Then, like a zombie, he went straight up and down, and jumped three times in a row, unexpectedly getting higher and higher each time. Looking at his appearance, he was really excited.When he was jumping, he was still shouting: "Great! Great! I haven't excavated all the ground of this house yet, and there are secrets underground. Great! Great!" He didn't know how many times he called "That's great", he turned around and walked towards the door leading to the cellar.Liangchen Meijing followed closely beside him, and said to Wen Baoyu: "The giant is just under the cellar of this house, and has gained a double life, which is so weird." Wen Baoyu yelled again: "It's terrible, what is a two-way life?" Liang Chenmei then told Wen Baoyu what a "two-way life" is.Of course, they couldn't explain it thoroughly, they just gave a general overview of the giant's return life. At this time, Huang Tang and I were in the middle, Bai Su and the giant were at the back, Wen Baoyu kept making strange noises, and turned his head frequently to look at the giant with an extremely surprised expression. When he reached the door of the cellar, Wen Baoyu pushed the door hard with both hands. It was two ebony doors, which looked extremely heavy, and there were many shiny big copper and iron on them, which was impressive. Pushing the door open, a gloomy air rushed over. I have been to that cellar many times, but every time I come, I feel extremely gloomy and chilly.My good friend Qi Bai has been with ancient tombs all his life, and he likes living in ancient tombs the most. I really don’t know how he endures the gloom in the ancient tombs. Whenever there is a chance, I will bring him to this cellar once. The four walls and the ground of the cellar are all paved with huge granite blocks, which shows the huge construction work that day. On the wall, there are many oil tanks, all of which are lit with permanent lamps.That kind of half-bright lamp head reflected the big coffins that were painted black and gleamed even more, making them extremely gloomy. Wen Baoyu knew that those coffins were all Chen Changqing's ancestors, so after Chen Changqing gave him the huge house, even though he didn't give special instructions, he also took care of the cellar very well, the lights were on, and the coffins were dusty. Not dyed, to show respect. After entering the cellar, everyone stared at the giant, and saw his crowded facial features kept pushing upwards. It seemed that he was very excited, but it was really hard to understand what he really meant.