Chapter 3 Chapter Two Burning Rhino Horn in the Way of the Ancients

Judging by his expression, although he is troubled, it doesn't look serious, and there is probably no danger of "prehistoric monsters" appearing, so let him talk about it step by step. He paused for a while before he said: "Fifty degrees Celsius below zero is actually not enough to stop the growth of embryos. Zhang Jian used this temperature. After he collected ice cubes, he could only use this temperature to maintain it. This is why he The reason why it is possible to detect life in ice cubes through detectors. If life is in a completely static state, it can be detected, of course, but it is much more complicated."

I walked back and forth a few steps: "I understand what you mean, the life in the ice cube has started to grow after being collected, it is not like it was completely static before it was collected." Hu Huaiyu hurriedly said: "Yes. But at that temperature, the growth process is very slow." I was really itchy, so I couldn't help asking: "So, after your cultivation in the laboratory, what did you produce? A prehistoric monster, or a nine-headed dinosaur?" Hu Huaiyu frowned, and did not answer my question directly, but said: "Please go to the laboratory, where it will be easier to explain."

I had no choice but to follow him out. Along the way, many staff members in the research institute greeted him, but Hu Huaiyu seemed distracted and frowning. After listening to a corner, I came to a door with a hanging There is a sign: "Unauthorized entry is strictly prohibited." Hu Huaiyu took out the key, opened the door, and walked in with me. Inside the door is a laboratory, which looks no different from an ordinary laboratory, full of various instruments.The difference is that there is a fairly large glass cabinet, and there is a shelf on the glass cabinet. At first glance, the shelf is empty and there is nothing, but if you look closely, you can see that on the shelf, There were three little ice cubes, really about the size of half a sugar cube.And on the glass instrument, you can see the temperature inside the cabinet, which is minus twenty-nine degrees Celsius.

I pointed to the cabinet: "These three small ice cubes?" Hu Huaiyu nodded. I looked with all my eyes, and the ice cube looked crystal clear, like a crystal, and there was nothing inside the ice cube. I looked at it for a while: "There is nothing inside." Hu Huaiyu hurriedly said: "Naturally, cells are invisible to the naked eye." As he spoke, he pushed an instrument, pushed some buttons, and went inside the cabinet. There was a group of instruments similar to lenses, which were telescopically rotating. He leaned on one end of the instrument outside the cabinet, observing, Then, he gestured to me to pay attention to a fluorescent screen on the instrument: "30,000 times magnified."

I looked at the screen and saw what looked like a pile of soap bubbles. Hu Huaiyu said: "See, the number of cells has grown to thirty-two. Every time the temperature rises by one degree, the growth will double within 24 hours. The speed of cell division and growth is still quite slow, but The growth rate of the geometric progression is astonishing." I pointed to the screen: "Now, can I know what kind of creature that is?" Hu Huaiyu said: "Of course not. Almost all living things, including humans, have the same set of cells at such a preliminary stage. It will take quite a long time for them to take shape. Increase the speed of temperature increase, maybe It will be faster, but I'm afraid it will cause damage."

I couldn't help but blinked, the whole thing really has its weirdness. Just think about it, from the Antarctic, in the ice cube at extremely low temperature, there is the earliest form of the embryo of an unknown creature. Originally, it was completely still, and the temperature slowly increased. It started the activity of life growth again, and finally the activity will reach the end , appearing in a form, is a living thing.And what this creature looks like after completing its development process is completely impossible to predict at this time.Naturally, an expert like Hu Huaiyu can identify what it is without waiting for it to fully develop, but at least at the current stage, it is mysterious.Hu Huaiyu moved the instrument again, the fluorescent screen flickered, and the same group of cells appeared again.He said: "The creatures in the two pieces of ice look the same."

I thought to myself, Hu Huaiyu didn't know why he wanted me. It seemed that there was no accident, let alone any "uncontrollable" accident. At this moment, Hu Huaiyu's expression became very serious. He smiled wryly, and manipulated the instrument again. The screen flickered and then stopped, leaving a blank. He said, "Did you see it?" I was stunned: "What did you see? Nothing." Hu Huaiyu's expression was even more bitter: "I just shouldn't have nothing." I didn't understand what he meant by saying that, so I decided on him.He took a breath, walked to another set of instruments, and pressed a lot of buttons. There was also a fluorescent screen on that set of instruments. When it was lit, he could see three sets of fuzzy, foam-like things.

Hu Huaiyu said: "This was taken before the last split. Of course, I have discovered that the third group has extremely subtle differences from the first and second groups." By the way, he pointed out several of the differences. In my opinion, although he pointed out, I still can't tell the difference.I asked: "You mean, out of the three ice cubes, two are the same, and the other one, another kind of creature will appear in the future." Hu Huaiyu nodded vigorously, with a more bitter expression: "But, that should be another kind of creature...but it's not in the ice now...it...disappeared."

When he talked about the end, his voice trembled a little, and it seemed that the matter was extremely serious.But I don't feel anything at all. Creatures that are invisible to the naked eye are just formed, and when they disappear, they disappear. What's the fuss? I said, "Perhaps, it died during the temperature increase?" Hu Huaiyu swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "Even if it is dead, the dead cells should still be there, there shouldn't be nothing." I spread my hands: "Then you mean..." Hu Huaiyu took a deep breath: "I think it... has completed the development process and left the ice."

I couldn't help laughing: "Where did you go if you left the ice cube?" Hu Huaiyu's serious attitude was in sharp contrast to my indiscretion. He said, "That's the problem. I don't know where it went." I still smiled: "Then let it be." Hu Huaiyu took a sharp breath: "Let it go? You know, no one knows what it is." I said casually, "It doesn't matter if no one knows, no matter what it is, it's too small to be seen by the naked eye." When I got to this point, I suddenly stopped, and in an instant, I knew why Hu Huaiyu was so nervous and felt that the situation was serious.

If, as Hu Huaiyu said, it has completed its development and left the ice, because it has no idea what it is, then it is really worth worrying about. Due to the influence of third-rate fantasy movies, it is easy to imagine prehistoric monsters as colossal monsters, which can destroy a building with a single step. It is not easy to imagine that even microbes that are too small to be seen by the naked eye are equally terrifying and dangerous.If it was a bacterium, a bacterium beyond the scope of human knowledge, which escaped from the ice and divided and multiplied in the air, and this bacterium was harmful to the human body, then it would cause as much harm as a Hydrogen bombs are comparable, or worse. My smile froze on my face, and my description became very weird.Hu Huaiyu looked at me: "You also imagined how serious the matter might be!" I couldn't help but swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and my voice was a little stiff: "This incident... this incident...is an extreme, maybe nothing happened, maybe...worse than the explosion of ten hydrogen bombs." Hu Huaiyu nodded: "Yes, it may die as soon as it reaches the air." Suddenly, I felt very funny again: "If it is dead, of course its body cannot be found." Hu Huaiyu smiled wryly: "Of course not, how can you find a dead body of bacteria?" He paused, and then said: "If it continues to reproduce in the air, since we don't know what it is, what kind of evolution it will have in the future is completely unpredictable." I said: "It's even completely unpreventable." When I said this, I couldn't help the funny feeling. I laughed out loud and escaped an unknown bacterium. Humans are the spirit of all things. Is there any way? To catch it back?But after laughing three or four times, I couldn't laugh again, because the consequences could be very serious. Who knows what kind of strange thing has been lurking under the Antarctic ice for countless years? This situation is a bit like an ancient Chinese legend: a plague god was released all of a sudden, causing huge disasters. I laughed and didn't laugh, Hu Huaiyu just looked at me, I took a breath: "Mr. Hu, we can't do anything... It's just that I don't understand, the ice is still there, how can the creatures in the ice... ...can leave the ice cube?" Hu Huaiyu said: "Of course it can, as long as its body is small enough to come and go freely in the ice, it can also escape." I pointed to the cabinet: "It seems that the cabinet is highly sealed. After it leaves the ice, it should still be in the cabinet." Hu Huaiyu said: "I've thought about it before, this is the most optimistic idea, but the degree of airtightness of the cabinet is not absolute after all, even the glass itself has gaps, if its shape is small enough..." I interrupted his words: "No way, there are already dozens of cells, it is impossible to be small enough to pass through the glass." Hu Huaiyu murmured: "I... really hope that it is still in this cabinet, then we can know what it is, at least, if it doesn't continue to reproduce and die in the cabinet, there will be no unexpected disasters .” I shook my head: "Even if it keeps multiplying, and has multiplied to tens of thousands, as long as it is as small as a bacterium, I still can't know what it is, and I can't see it at all." Hu Huaiyu stared at the cabinet: "That doesn't matter, as long as there are enough of them, a high-magnification electron microscope lens can always capture it, even if it has already left the cabinet." I smiled wryly: "I think we can't take any measures. If it left this cabinet, it might have already left the entire research institute. I don't know where it went. According to my opinion, the situation will be as bad as we imagined." Possibly, it’s very small, so don’t worry about it, it’s better to pay attention to the continued development of life in the other two ice cubes.” Hu Huaiyu fixed my gaze on me, with an expression of "it's okay according to you".Of course I can't be sure that the crisis exists, and the ratio of the existence is completely unpredictable. Under such circumstances, of course, I don't need to scare myself, so I still said: "Really, don't worry, if there is any change, If you find anything, let me know." Hu Huaiyu's expression was still very hesitant, I reached out and patted his shoulder, seeing that he was still worried, I said: "Zhang Jian is really bad, those lives, since they are frozen under the Antarctic ice, don't know How many years, let it continue to be frozen, why take it out and let it grow again?" Hu Huaiyu shook his head: "Mr. Wei, your attitude is too unscientific." I didn't argue with him, but said: "I don't think anything will happen. Your research institute is so big, since I'm here, I'll take the opportunity to visit it." Hu Huaiyu hurriedly said: "Okay! Okay!" Then he said again: "Is there really nothing wrong?" I laughed: "What do you want me to say?" Of course, he also understands that how things will evolve is completely unpredictable, so he can only smile wryly, and has no time to ask further questions. Then, he took me to visit the research institute. It took almost two hours even to see the flowers on horseback. I understand some of the work in the research institute, some of which I only know a little, and some of which I don’t understand at all. But also interesting.For example, they are working on how to accelerate the growth rate of a kind of delicious sea shrimp, which is convenient for artificial breeding, which is very interesting. After watching the institute, Hu Huaiyu sent me to the door, and I shook hands with him: "Nice to meet you." This is not a polite remark, but I really know him very well, not only because he is a scientist, but also because he supports such a large-scale research institute with his personal financial resources.For a research institute of this scale, the regular expenditure must be astronomical.Hu Huaiyu said: "As soon as there is a vision, I will notify you immediately." I agreed repeatedly, and drove home. Along the way, I kept thinking, and all kinds of weird thoughts came one after another: one of the three ice cubes is an unknown creature that survived, and the unknown creature has left the ice cube. , there are two possibilities, one is that its development and growth process has been completed, and its reproduction process will follow.Another possibility is that its development and growth process has not been completed. After leaving the ice, it continues to grow. If it is a high-level organism, a single individual, and cannot reproduce, then, can its shape grow to the point where it can be seen by the naked eye? Can you see it? And the creatures in those two ice cubes are continuing to grow, what will they become in the future?The ice in Antarctica has existed since ancient times. Could this kind of creature be the earliest form of life on earth? It's a lot of fun to keep thinking about it, if you don't think about it from the bad side. I had such an interesting experience, but when I returned home, I met such boring people as Wen Dafu and his wife, who also accused me inexplicably, just imagine how I would spend time to perfuse them? I closed the door of the study and sat down. Not long after, Bai Su pushed the door and walked in.I hurriedly said, "The pair of disgusting things are gone?" Bai Su smiled: "Actually, you should listen to what that boy did." I shook my head: "I don't want to hear it, but you must listen to what I did all afternoon." I used exaggerated gestures and tone of voice: "The first embryo of a prehistoric creature was found under the primitive ice of Antarctica, and this embryo began to grow again in the laboratory, and may evolve into an unknown creature." Bai Su raised her eyebrows, and I told her about Hu Huaiyu's incident, and said with a smile, "Hu Huaiyu is really worried, because no one knows what it is that escaped." Bai Su tilted his head and thought for a while: "This is an unimaginable thing." I completely agree: "Yeah, think about it, how can I have the interest to listen to Wen Dafu's story." But Bai Su said: "But, I think you should listen to what this young man Wen Baoyu has done." I was a little helpless: "Okay, what did he do." Bai Su calmly said: "He stole more than three kilograms of rhino horns from his father's shop." After I heard it, I couldn't help being stunned and let out an "ah".Rhino horn is a very expensive traditional Chinese medicine, the market price is very high, about 30,000 US dollars per kilogram, three kilograms, that is quite a huge sum for a young man. I thought of Wen Baoyu's appearance. Although he stole such a valuable thing, it was unforgivable, but I always felt that he was not an ordinary boy, and his parents were not cute at all, so I said again: "It deserves it, the rhino horn is protected." Of all animals, only Chinese medicine still uses rhino horns, and rhinos are slaughtered for their horns. Hmph, even if rhino horns really have the functions of cooling blood, clearing away heat, and detoxifying, there may not be other medicines that can replace them.” Bai Su frowned and said, "It's one thing to hunt rhinos, but another to steal their horns. They can't be entangled." I laughed: "You don't know, Wen Baoyu is a very cute boy." Bai Su raised his eyebrows: "Even after stealing three kilograms of rhino horn? You even said it was because of your instigation?" I was stunned for a while, I forgot about this layer just now.Wen's couple came to my door just to accuse me of instigating the theft, and Wen Baoyu is really, how could he talk nonsense like this. I still argued for him: "Maybe he was caught, his parents beat him, and in a hurry, they made up a few random words and used me as a shield. It's okay. It doesn't matter if a young man messes around." Bai Su said indifferently: "It's too much to mess around like this." I laughed: "What are we arguing about? It's not our responsibility. Guess, what kind of creatures will those two embryos grow in the laboratory? It may be two living trilobites, or it may be Two dinosaurs." Bai Su didn't seem to be interested in what I said, she just looked at me: "It's your responsibility." I was stunned for a while, pointing at her, I already knew what she meant by saying that, for a moment, I couldn't help but laugh, but Bai Su took it for granted: "Why do you think they left so quickly? " I smiled wryly: "You threw them out?" Bai Su smiled: "Of course not, I promise them that you will meet their son and have a good talk with this boy." This is what I expected, and I also know that Bai Su has already agreed to him, and I can't evade it, but no matter what, I have to express my protest.I snorted: "People will say that I have supernatural powers, and even the education of teenagers has been put on me." Bai Su corrected me: "Wen Baoyu is not a problem boy." I raised my eyebrows: "Didn't he steal something?" Bai Su frowned slightly, and looked at me: "That's what you instigated." When I heard it, I couldn't help jumping up suddenly, my eyes were wide open, and I was so angry that I couldn't speak.Bai Su glared at me: "You look like you want to hit someone, what are you doing?" I yelled loudly: "Call that brat here, I must beat him up." With a leisurely look, Bai Su imitated my tone just now: "What's the matter with young people messing around, why do you want to beat me up?" This time "Yizi's Spear" was really powerful, I couldn't speak for a while, so I could only stare blankly. Seeing my helpless look, Bai Su held back a smile: "He's coming soon, are you ready to say something?" I snorted: "If you have anything to say, just tell him to spit out the things he stole. It would be too hateful to insist that I taught him to steal things." Bai Su sighed: "Young people have a rich imagination, which is actually an innate instinct of human beings, but after entering society, the pressure of real life will make people's instinct for fantasy curbed, which is really not a good phenomenon. " I replied, "Perhaps, but what kind of imagination is it to imagine that I taught him to steal?" Bai Su said: "Maybe, he will have his own explanation?" I couldn't help laughing: "I was defending him just now, now it's your turn?" Bai Su also laughed: "Perhaps, it's because we all like that young man." I was noncommittal, but at this moment, the doorbell rang, and I heard the sound of the door opening. Bai Su walked out of the study and called downstairs: "Please come up." I couldn't help being a little amused when I thought about the role I was about to play, never being a serious person myself, but it was kind of funny to put on a straight face and teach a young man a lesson. I sat up straight, and that boy—Wen Baoyu had already appeared at the door of the study. I looked at him with stern eyes, thinking that a young man who had done something wrong would have his head bowed, terrified, hesitant to come in, and prepared to be punished. But beyond my expectation, Wen Baoyu was full of smiles, not only did not hang his head down, but was in high spirits. When he saw me, he shouted loudly: "Mr. Wei, I'm so glad to see you again." The elder air I put on seemed a bit overwhelming, but I didn't show any panic at all, and asked in a deep voice, "Where's the stolen thing?" Wen Baoyu was startled, and said loudly: "I didn't steal anything!" My voice was stern: "Your parents just came to my place. He said that you stole three kilograms of rhino horns. Are your parents lying? Rhino horns are very valuable medicinal materials. Your behavior has constituted a serious criminal offense. " Wen Baoyu blushed.His appearance is very handsome, probably because his mother is a beautiful woman.But when his face was flushed, there was an indescribable stubbornness in his expression. Maybe he was very excited because of my accusation, and even his voice changed a little when he opened his mouth: "Three kilograms of rhino horns, yes, but I am not stealing, I am just using useless things to make them more useful." The use of rhino horns as medicinal materials, I do not believe that it is as good as antibiotics!" I quite sympathized with what he said, but I still said: "Don't make unreasonable criticisms of Chinese medicine that you don't understand. Quickly spit out those rhino horns, and your parents will forgive you." Wen Baoyu said confidently: "I can't spit it out, I've already used them up." Upon hearing what he said, Bai Su and I were startled and looked at each other. Rhino horn is used as a medicinal material, and the analysis of its components by modern science has proved that its active ingredient is sulfurized lactic acid. After being absorbed by the human body, sulfurized lactic acid can excite the central nervous system, strengthen the heartbeat, and increase blood pressure. It can also reduce the number of white blood cells and lower the body temperature. Can't use it either. The famous prescription "Xijiao Dihuang Decoction" using rhino horn is said to treat typhoid fever, but only one or two rhino horns are used. It is still boiled in nine liters of water into three liters and taken in three times. There are quite a lot of taboos for taking rhino horn. If the patient is not very hot and has no temperature and poison, taking it will only cause harm and no benefit. Although it is said that eating one or two or more rhino horns may not really cause any harm, but three kilograms of rhino horns will be used up at once. Go on, then, this patient is really a disaster! After I was stunned for a while, I said in a hurry: "Really, you...were you eaten by someone?" Wen Baoyu saw that my complexion changed drastically, and for a while, he also showed a look of fear. But as soon as he heard me ask this question, he immediately returned to his normal state: "I'm not using it as a medicinal material." Bai Su and I asked in unison: "Then what are you using it for?" Wen Baoyu blinked: "I sliced ​​them up and burned them." I was taken aback for a moment, and my initial reaction was: Could it be that this young man is really abnormal?Burned medicinal materials worth nearly 100,000 dollars?But in an instant, my mind suddenly lit up, and I remembered something.As soon as he thought of that matter, he immediately looked towards Bai Su, and saw Bai Su's expression, which happened to change from surprise to dazed.This proves that she thought of it at the same time as me! Then, not only I couldn't help it, but even Bai Su couldn't help it, and laughed out loud. I laughed and pointed at Wen Baoyu, because I felt too funny, so I couldn't speak for a while. Wen Baoyu obviously knew what we were laughing at, he looked a little shy, but he didn't feel that there was anything wrong with him. I laughed for a long time before I could speak, still pointing at him: "You...that's funny, because your surname is Wen, so you do this?" Wen Baoyu also laughed: "A little bit, but not all." He paused for a while when he said this: "Didn't you often say that there are too many things in the world that are beyond the reach of human knowledge, as long as possible, We must use all methods to explore!" I said: "Yes!" Wen Baoyu blinked: "Then, what's wrong with what I did! Perhaps, I will make a huge discovery that can rewrite the entire human civilization!" I really wanted to laugh, but seeing that he spoke so seriously, but couldn't laugh, I had no choice but to wave my hands aimlessly. Here, I must briefly talk about the incident that Bai Suzai and I thought of at the same time after we heard that Wen Baoyu sliced ​​up three kilograms of rhino horns and burned them, which made us laugh out loud. . In Chinese history, there was a famous person who once burned rhino horns.He was a very talented person in the Jin Dynasty. There is such a record in the "Book of Jin": "Qiao rotated in Wuchang and reached Niuzhuji. , Seeing the aquarium reappeared in strange shapes. The night dreamer said: "Say goodbye to Jun Youming, why do you want to see each other!" The meaning is very evil." This Mr. Wen Qiao, who was born in 288 A.D., is Born in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, originally from Taiyuan (from Taiyuan in Jin Dynasty, the person who discovered Taoyuan in the Taohuayuan Ji is also from this place), the official was quite big, he worshiped the general Hushi, and was named the Duke of Shi'an County. He died in 329 A.D. , not considered a long life, only lived to be forty-one years old. Wen Qiao is famous in history, not because of his great achievements, but because of the fact that he once burned a rhinoceros horn next to Niuzhuji, so that all the spirits and monsters in the water can be seen in their original form. Niuzhuji is also quite famous in Chinese geography. The name was later changed to Caishiji. I don’t know why the name was changed.It is a dangerous place that military strategists must contend for. Interestingly, this place is related to Li Bai, a great poet in China. According to legend, Li Bai saw the moon in the water when he was drunk, jumped into the water to catch the moon, and drowned like this. I say interesting because Wen Qiao burned the rhino horn and Li Bai caught the moon, both happened in this place.There are only legends about Li Bai catching the moon, and there is no official record.Wen Qiao rhinoceros horn, the records are not very detailed, only the short paragraph in the "Book of Jin" quoted above, and this small paragraph of text also committed a common problem in ancient Chinese records. It seems to be brilliant, but it cannot be very accurate. Research. Example: What year did this happen?Niuzhuji is near Dangtu County in Anhui Province today. According to records, Wen Qiao is next to a large water pool. It is said that there are many monsters in this water pool, so Wen Qiao burned the rhino horns and used the light from the burned rhino horns to look after them. .Here, a little explanation is needed. (There is another explanation in the explanation, I hope you will read it patiently.) Why did Wen Qiao burn the horn of the rhino, and use the light from the horn to look after the monster?Because rhino horns, for some unknown reason, were linked to spirits very early on. There is a saying on "Huainanzi" that foxes dare not return to the cave by putting rhino horns in the cave. Rhino horns have always been believed to have the effect of warding off evil spirits.Perhaps it was based on this point that Wen Qiao affirmed that the light from the incinerated rhino horn could take pictures of monsters that could not be photographed by any other light. (Rhino horns are not common items. When Wen Qiao thinks about monsters, there are rhino horns for him to burn. It cannot be tested, and there is no need to delve into it.) (How many rhino horns Wen Qiao burned and what kind of intense light they emitted are not recorded in the records as usual, and cannot be tested.) In short, after Wen Qiao burned the rhinoceros horn, it emitted light, which made him see the monster: "strange shape". (As for how strange the shape is, there is no specific description. In short, the shape is strange, so you have to rely on your imagination.) According to the records, those monsters lived in the water, but the problem came again. After seeing the monsters, Wen Qiao had a dream that night. He dreamed that someone came to speak to him. Please note that what Wen Qiao dreamed about was a person, not some strange monster.Why did monsters turn into people?No explanation either.And this person who obviously spoke as a monster, what he said is also worthy of great study.He said: "Farewell to Jun Youming..." "Farewell to You Ming" naturally does not mean that you are in the light and I am in the dark. You, it refers to another realm, that is, "You and I live in different environments, why do you come to take care of us?" After speaking , "It's really evil", and expressed great dissatisfaction with Wen Qiao's actions. It is not known whether the monster took any revenge afterward, but the story of Wen Qiao burning the rhino horn has been passed down, and "rhinoceros photo" has become a specialized adjective, used to describe people with unique vision the truth of things. Later, Li Taibai (Wen Qiao's character is Taizhen, Li Bai's character is Taibai, both have the word "tai") got drunk from drinking in Niuzhuji, and threw himself into the water to catch the moon. , Suddenly, I saw a "grotesque" monster in the water, and I wanted to find out, so I jumped into the water?Or was it a monster in the water that pulled him into the water? When I was very young, I liked to read all kinds of miscellaneous books, and I had many fantasies about things that could be studied. I also had my own ideas on the matter of warming the horns of rhinoceros: those The strange-shaped monsters do not live in the water at all, and they live in another world that the world does not understand. They are revealed by the light of burning rhino horns to Wen Qiao, which makes them express their dissatisfaction , Therefore, through the activities that affected Wen Qiao's brain, he warned him in the form of a dream that he could not do this again. More than 1,500 years ago, a man surnamed Wen once burned rhino horns, just like this.Unexpectedly, even today, there is still a young man surnamed Wen who also burns rhino horns.The thing itself is really very interesting, so interesting that people can't help but laugh out loud. I took a deep breath, suppressed my laughter, and asked Wen Baoyu, "What did you see after burning those three kilograms of rhino horn?" Wen Baoyu was very depressed: "I didn't see anything, and rhino horns are not easy to burn at all. When it burns, it stinks to death." I couldn't help laughing again: "Where did you burn it? The place is not right, you should go to Niuzhuji to burn it, just like your ancestors." Wen Baoyu was a little embarrassed by my laughter: "Shouldn't I try that?" I said sincerely: "Should, should. When I was a child, my family didn't open a Chinese medicine shop, otherwise, I would also follow your example." I said this without the slightest intention of making fun of it. Of course Wen Baoyu knew this, so he laughed happily. I made a gesture and asked him to sit down: "Tell me about what happened in detail." Wen Baoyu sat down and made a gesture: "Probably my surname is Wen, so I already know the story of Wen Qiao burning the rhino horn." I smiled and said, "Yes, beside Niuzhuji, there is a rhinoceros burning pavilion, which is a famous scenic spot. If you have a chance in the future, you can go and see it." Wen Binyu showed a look of longing, and paused for a while: "Last month, the school had a trip. At the destination, there was a big pool, and a small waterfall poured into the pool. I have liked it since I was a child. Thinking wildly, I often see many strange-shaped aquatic creatures in my dreams, like monsters with horse heads and fish tails, etc. " He invited me here and looked at me, as if he was afraid that I would not be interested in listening. Seeing that I was listening very interestingly, he continued: "At that time, people nearby said that there are ghosts in this pool. Some spirits told us not to get too close, let alone jump into the pool to swim, saying that those who didn't listen to the advice and jumped into the pool to swim would not drown on the spot, but would get sick and die not long after, which was very scary. " Bai Su hummed: "I know, that water pool is called Black Water Pool, and it's in a very secluded suburb." Wen Baoyu danced and danced: "Yes. Yes. The pool is very deep, and the water looks black. We connected it with a lot of ropes by the side of the pool, tied a big rock, and sank to see how deep the pool is. But the rope sank more than 50 meters, and it seems that it has not reached the bottom yet. There are a lot of burnt incense candle ashes on the edge of the pool. It is said that those are all left by the relatives who drowned in the pool during the worship..." I smiled: "So, you came up with the story about burning rhino horns to watch ghosts, and you want to experiment?" Wen Baoyu grinned: "Yes, it may be more difficult for others to do it, but it is easy for me. My father taught me Chinese medicinal materials a long time ago. I know he has a lot of rhino horns..." I really found this boy very interesting: "Three kilograms of rhino horns, how many are there?" Wen Baoyu stuck out his tongue: "Nearly one hundred. At that time, I took them all at once. If I knew it was useless, I would only take half of them." I urged, "How did it go?" Wen Baoyu said: "I invited two classmates to go together, and these two classmates were also bold and curious. We arrived in the afternoon and waited until it was dark. The pool was at the foot of the mountain, and there were several big rocks beside the pool. On the big rock that goes deepest into the pool, I used an ordinary travel grill to light a fire, and threw the rhino horns that had been sliced ​​into thin slices.” When I heard this, I couldn't help laughing "haha", and Wen Baoyu himself thought it was funny. Wen Baoyu said: "Rhino horns are not easy to burn, and there is no strong light. The stench is very strong. Three people have been doing it for nearly two hours. One hundred rhino horns have been burned, and no ghosts have been seen." I asked: "So, at night, did you dream that someone expressed dissatisfaction with your actions?" 温宝裕做了一个鬼脸：“做梦倒没有甚么人对我不满，当天晚上，睡到半夜，有人一把将我抓了起来，几乎打死我。” 我呆了一呆，白素低声道：“当然是他父母。” 温宝裕又做了一个鬼脸：“是啊，我从来也没有见过他们那么凶过，我爸爸知道我拿走了那批犀角，几乎要把我吞下去。” 他说到这里，我脸色一沉：“你就说是我教你做的？” 我的责问，相当严厉，因为拿走了一批犀角，想效法古人，在水中看到一些古怪的东西，这是少年人的胡闹，不足为奇。 可是，若是胡说八道，说他的行动是我所教唆的，这就是一个人的品格问题，非要严厉对待不可。 温宝裕眨着眼睛：“我并没有说是你教我这样做的，我只不过说了几句话，他们误会了我的意思。” 我仍然板着睑：“你说了些甚么？” 温宝裕看来一副理直气壮的样子：“我告诉他们，我把那批犀角拿去干甚么了，他们根本一点想像力也没有，不相信，所以我说，卫斯理说过，世上，在人类知识范围之外的事情太多了，一定要尽一切力量，去发掘真相。他们一听，就误以为是你叫我去这样做。” 我一听得他这样解释，当真是啼笑皆非，生他的气不是，不生他的气也不是，不知说甚么才好。温宝裕又道：“卫先生，类似的话，你说过许多！” 我道：“是的，而且，都十分有理。” 温宝裕道：“是啊，我父母他们不了解，如果我真有所发现，那是何等伟大，所谓水中的精怪，可能就是生活在另一空间中的生物，这种生物，还有影响人类脑部的活动的能力──它们可以令得温峤在晚上做梦，要是有发现，人类的一切知识，要整个改观！” 温宝裕的这番话，非但无法反驳，而且还正是我一贯的主张。 我想了一想：“你说得对，但是古代的传说，有时并不可靠，甚至有人参会变成小孩子的说法，希望你别再去打你父亲店铺中野山参的主意了。” 温宝裕道：“当然不会，那天我见到你，问你的问题，就是想知道人类是不是有可能看到自己不了解又看不到的东西。”