Chapter 5 Chapter 4 "If I don't go to hell, whoever goes to hell"!

I hurriedly said, "I don't understand what you mean." Huan Liao said aside: "About that tragedy, I never told him, master might as well tell him first!" Monk Zhikong nodded, pointed to a bamboo chair, and asked me to sit down. He said, "This tragedy happened two years before you first met me. In that year, when I went to Nanjing, I traveled with an eminent monk who was the abbot of a monastery. When the two of us visited Yuhuatai together, we found two Yuhuatai stones like that. We found it strange that we each divided one piece, his piece and mine. The slight difference is that in the red part, it is the size of a fingernail, a dark red piece, and in that dark red point, there seem to be many squirming filaments, just like the current situation of my Yuhuatai stone. Same!"

Monk Zhikong said this, and glanced at Xiang Huan. Immediately, he went to a wooden cabinet, opened the cabinet, and took out the Yuhuahe stone. When he took out the Yuhuatai stone, Zhikong couldn't help saying: "Be careful! Be careful!" And the illusioned expression also seemed that what he was holding was not a piece of stone, but like some famous porcelain. The illusion handed over the stone to my hand, and I took it.That piece of Yuhuatai Stone is no different from when I looked at it carefully twenty years ago, but as the monk Zhikong said, in its red part, there is a darker red spot, and in that red spot, it seems to gather There are many filaments moving slowly.

Such a deep red spot was never seen before. I looked up: "What does this mean?" Zhikong said: "Put down the stone, gently." I gently put the stone on the table, and the monk Zhikong looked more serious, he said: "That night, when we returned to the monastery, the eminent monk looked at the two stones with me over and over again, and we talked a lot to each other. Very impressive words." Monk Zhikong didn't say what exclamation words he said to that eminent monk at that time, but it is conceivable that they must be similar to what Huan Leo said to me in the car.

Monk Zhikong said again: "On that night, I was about to say goodbye. The eminent monk brought his stone close to the candlelight and looked carefully. I could see clearly that when the candlelight touched his When I saw a red spot on a rock, the spot burst." I was originally sitting, but when monk Zhikong said this, I couldn't help but stood up. After I stood up, I lost my voice and said, "Have all the things inside come out?" Monk Zhikong took a deep breath: "Not all of them, but in the red spots, there are many very thin ones. Each one-inch long and short filaments gushed out. The eminent monk still held the stone, When he heard the cracking sound and turned his hand over to look at it, the filaments moved very fast and had already reached his hand. He raised his head to look at me in surprise, and I was also stunned at that time. Just when he looked up at me, I saw those red threads all disappeared in his hands."

The more I listened, the more surprised I became, and I couldn't help but feel a chill. Monk Zhikong said again: "He was shocked suddenly, bumped into the table, knocked over the lampstand, I heard him shout: 'Zhikong, go quickly' I walked towards him, only to see that he was still holding the lamp in his hand. He stared at a stone, just telling me to go quickly, I saw him in extreme pain, so I couldn't bear to go against his wishes, so I withdrew." When I heard this, I couldn't help sighing: "You really shouldn't have quit!" Monk Zhikong sighed: "Indeed, after I backed out, I asked him several times outside the door, but he didn't say anything."

When monk Zhikong talked about this, the muscles on his face couldn't help beating freely. He continued: "When I realized that there was thick smoke coming out of the doors and windows, it was already too late." When I heard him talking up to this point, I couldn't help being stunned: "Why is there suddenly thick smoke coming out?" But monk Zhikong seemed to have not heard my words at all, his eyes just stared straight. Monk Zhikong couldn't stop panting. I see that the situation is not good. Monk Zhikong is already old. Don't be surprised. I hurriedly said: "You..."

But I only said one word, and when I lost my mind, I waved my hand, motioning for me to keep quiet.I remembered that Huan had heard Zhikong talk about the tragedy. He must know that whenever Zhikong talked about nervousness, he would have this kind of expression, so it was not surprising for him. I stopped my mouth and didn't make a sound, only to see the monk Zhikong panting for a while, and then said: "It's too late, it's really too late, I should be with him, don't leave the room .” His few words sounded like he was talking to himself, but I still didn't make a sound, only to hear him say again: "When I noticed smoke coming out from the cracks in the door and the gaps in the windows, I Shouting loudly, banging on the door, when I knocked the door open, the room was full of fire."

Zhikong's breath became more rapid, and he said again: "At that time, other monks in the monastery were also alarmed by my cry, and they rushed over together, but the room was full of fire and smoke, and everyone was arguing. Then, no one dared to rush in, only me, desperately rushed in, I... rushed into the room, and what I saw was really terrifying!" When Monk Zhikong spoke up to this point, even his voice changed. At this moment, even I couldn't help becoming nervous: "You, what did you see?" The muscles on Monk Zhikong's face throbbed even more violently, he couldn't stop panting, as if he couldn't go on talking, after a while, he said: "I saw that eminent monk standing in the fire, the fire is He put it on purposely. He piled many burning things around his body. When he saw me, he opened his mouth and yelled. Actually, I couldn't hear any sound from him at all, but I But you can know what he is calling!"

I hurriedly asked, "What's his name?" Monk Zhikong said: "He is telling me to go out!" When he spoke here, he paused for a moment before lowering his head: "And I really backed out immediately." I was also stunned for a while, because according to Monk Zhikong's narration, since he rushed into the burning room recklessly, then he should have a chance to rescue the eminent monk.But then he backed out. What was the situation that made him unable to save anyone? Monk Zhikong stopped and looked at me, my voice was very low: "Why?" Monk Zhikong let out a long sigh: "What I saw was not alone."

I was even more puzzled, and hurriedly said, "What do you mean?" Zhikong said: "That is a person, I can recognize him, he is my good friend, but his body and face are covered with red filaments, white filaments, those filaments are not cloth. On the skin, more than half of it has entered his skin, and the other half is trying to squeeze in, that situation is really terrifying!" Not to mention seeing it with my own eyes, even at this moment, listening to Monk Zhikong's lecture, I also felt a shudder! Zhikong said: "I was really frightened by this situation. I couldn't help but retreated. When I retreated to the door, I couldn't actually see him, because the fire and the thick smoke became more and more fierce. The smoke made me cry, and my cassock was already on fire. At that time, I heard him let out a scream, and I wanted to rush forward, but two other monks at the door stopped me desperately. I heard He was yelling: "Zhikong, bury that stone, they are monsters! Monsters! Monsters!" When he called here, there was another scream, and then there was no sound."

My voice trembled a little: "What happened next?" Zhikong said: "Afterwards, the fire was extinguished, but it also burned down the meditation room in the corridor. The eminent monk had been burned to charcoal, and he could not be identified as a person at all. The stone was nowhere to be found, only mine. That piece has always been in my arms and has never been lost." I frowned: "Why did that eminent monk burn himself to death? What did the few words he yelled when he was dying mean?" Zhikong shook his head in pain: "I don't know. Later, the abbot of the monastery asked me why he set himself on fire, but I couldn't answer, and I never mentioned the Yuhuatai stone to any of them. After Zhenjiang, almost all the time was spent thinking about this issue!" I said: "After so many years, you must have achieved results." Zhikong glanced at the Yuhuatai stone on the table. Although his expression was frightened, there was also an extremely resolute expression. It was obvious that something had been decided in his heart. He said slowly: "I can't say that I have any conclusions, but I have affirmed a few points. First, the filaments in those stones are living things, and they will come out. Second, when people touch them, they must immediately They will know what they are, so that eminent monk felt that a catastrophe was imminent!" I didn't understand Zhikong's words, I opened my eyes wide, and saw the doubt in my heart.He added: "I understand what Master Zhikong means. These things have thoughts. When they touch the human body, their thoughts will be conveyed to the person being contacted through direct contact. That person The eminent monk, he already knew what they were at that time, so he made such a terrible decision immediately." I looked at Huan: "You mean, these filaments are advanced creatures with thoughts?" Huan nodded his head: "Yes, they come from an extraterrestrial world that we still don't know about!" After listening to it, I really wanted to laugh, but I couldn't laugh at all. Instead, I felt like I was in the desert and hadn't drank water for a few days, and my throat was so dry. After I swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva, I reluctantly said: "How is that possible? How could a high-level, thinking creature be like this, and live in the stone for a long time?" It is also extremely concise and powerful. He said: "Advanced creatures from other planets can have any unexpected shape. We only infer what the biological forms of other planets are like and how they live based on the shapes of the creatures on the earth. , it was a huge mistake." I agree with the illusory words. In fact, the illusory words are exactly what I have always advocated. Astronomers often say that if there is water and air on any planet, there will be living things. This is naturally a mistake. It is concluded that there is water, air, and moderate temperature, but creatures like earth creatures can occur, and under other completely different conditions, there may be creatures that are completely beyond human imagination! I hurriedly said: "Then, what are we waiting for? Hurry up and make these stones public. If every filament in the stone is a thoughtful advanced planetary person, then we already have tens of thousands of planetary beings!" " Huan Lian sighed: "This is exactly my idea, but Master Zhikong has other plans!" I immediately looked at Monk Zhikong, because I really couldn't think of any other plans that Monk Zhikong might have. He didn't reveal that stone to the public, but hid it for many years. This may be right, because over the years, human science has made rapid progress. Now that it is made public, advanced science is more conducive to the study of this strange stone. Stone. But if you still refuse to make it public and refuse to let the first-class scientists concentrate advanced instruments to study this stone, you will be a bit stupid! So I kept looking at Monk Zhikong, and immediately asked: "What are your plans?" At this time, Monk Zhikong's expression became very calm, as if nothing had happened, he didn't look at me, just lowered his eyes, and said slowly: "The Buddha said, if I don't go to hell, who will go to hell?" to hell." I couldn't help being a little annoyed: "What charade?" Monk Zhikong said: "It's an illusion, you tell him." I immediately turned my head to look at Huan Wang, and Huan sighed: "When a deep red spot appeared on this Yuhuatai stone, Master knew that as long as it was baked by fire, the spot would burst." I said: "Yes, then it should be handed over to scientific institutions for research immediately." Illusionally said: "Master believes that it is useless to send it to any institution for research. Only by sacrificing himself can he understand the truth." I still didn't understand what this meant, and continued in a fantasy: "Master said, that eminent monk must have known the ins and outs of those things and what they were thinking after being touched by those things back then, but because he He was so flustered that he couldn't tell what he knew, so he panicked and set himself on fire!" I said, "What does that have to do with what's going on now?" Illusionally said: "Master means, now that he is prepared, the situation is different. When those filaments enter his skin, he can calmly tell what he knows, and we will record it. When it becomes uncontrollable He immediately set himself on fire!" I couldn't help being stunned. Just now, I looked down on Monk Zhikong a little bit, thinking that he had no scientific knowledge at all, but now, I admire him to the point of complete admiration. No matter how much I admire Monk Zhikong, I don't agree with his method, because if we follow his method, it will undoubtedly lead to another tragedy! I hurriedly said: "Master's idea is good, but we don't need to let the tragedy happen again!" Monk Zhikong raised his head: "My decision was never taken lightly, but the result of many years of thinking. Now you should know why I was so nervous when you stole this stone without knowing the danger?" Thinking of what Monk Zhikong said just now, and thinking of my irresponsible and arrogant actions when I was young, I can't help breaking out in a cold sweat.At that time, I also suddenly remembered what Xu Yuejing had said, which had made me laugh out loud.Xu Yuejing objected when I proposed to cut open the Yuhuatai stone. He said that the filaments in the stone might grow when exposed to wind. Now, it may not grow when the wind sees it, but it is absolutely true that they will leave the inside of the stone at a very high speed and attach to the human skin. That eminent monk must be illusory. In the case of "ideological contact", he felt that it would bring great disaster to all mankind, so he suddenly set himself on fire. My thoughts are very disordered, I really don't know what to think about, but I know that there is one thing I can do, and that is to stop Monk Zhikong from doing that. And the best way to stop Monk Zhikong from doing that is to take away the Yuhua Terrace Stone. That Yuhuatai stone is on the table, in front of me! When I thought of this, I immediately stretched out my hand, grabbed the Yuhua platform stone on the table, and immediately backed up to the door.My skills are very flexible, and of course my movements are extremely fast, neither Zhikong nor Huanhao can stop me. When I retreated to the door, the two of them cried out inexplicably in horror: "What are you doing?" From their expressions, I know that they have greatly misunderstood my actions! I was still holding on to that stone: "Don't be nervous, I definitely don't want to replace Master Zhikong and use my own life to do the experiment, I just want to prevent Master Zhikong from doing that." As soon as I said the words, I breathed a sigh of relief. Obviously, after I explained my intentions, he also agreed with my approach. But monk Zhikong was different. He looked at me first, then slowly stood up, his expression was terribly serious, and he said: "You once stole this stone, but now, you have made the same mistake again and again. Wrong, came to grab this stone again? Last time, you were lucky that you didn’t get into trouble, but this time, the stone has changed, and you won’t be so lucky again.” I immediately said: "I'm not robbing, I'm just preventing you from doing a stupid thing!" Zhikong said solemnly: "I'm not stupid at all. I remember that when the eminent monk was dying, he said several times about evildoers. If I hadn't tested myself, these evildoers might have caused great harm in the world. " The idea of ​​monk Zhikong is the same as mine, except that he calls some creatures from outer space "monsters" That's all. I said: "I agree with you, we can put this stone in a sealed container, heat it to make all the filaments in the stone come out, and then carefully observe their activities." Monk Zhikong stared at me with serious eyes: "It is an extremely irresponsible adventure for you to do so." For monk Zhikong's accusation, I was naturally very unconvinced: "How is it an adventure?" Zhikong pointed to the Yuhuatai stone in my hand: "These monsters can survive in the stone for so many years, how can you guarantee that they can't escape through your so-called sealed container?" I was stunned for a while, and I had to admit that what Monk Zhikong said made sense.Because I have absolutely no idea what the filaments in that stone are. My so-called "sealed container" can be improved to a container that can observe thermal changes, but what guarantee is there that these creatures from outer space will definitely be trapped in this container and will not escape? I stayed for a while: "I think scientists will always figure out a way." Zhikong monk said sharply: "Give me back the stone, I regret inviting you, but if you don't return the stone to me, you will regret it for the rest of your life." My personality is very stubborn. When I want to do something, if the other party does not have a good reason to convince me, I am rarely willing to give up. Therefore, even though Monk Zhikong was yelling sharply, I was indifferent: "I will return the stone to you, and I will regret it." As soon as I finished speaking, I immediately turned around and ran out. I heard a "crash" sound from behind. It was clear that it was Monk Zhikong who was anxious to chase me, even knocking over the table. I also heard the monk shouting at me, and chased me out, but I still ran forward quickly, until I reached the end of the path, reached the road, and came to the car. I opened the car door, entered the car, and started the engine immediately. Before I could start the car, I saw Huan ran over angrily and shouted: "Wait a minute, I...I have something to say!" I shouted loudly: "If you really have something to say to me, don't come over, I will listen to you!" Huan Liao stopped six or seven yards away, panting uncontrollably, and said, "Although your actions were brutal, I agree, where are you going to hand over that stone for research?" I looked at the Yuhua platform stone next to my seat: "I have no idea yet." Illusionally said: "I used to be an intern in a chemical factory in Minnesota, USA, for several months. I know they have a set of sealed observation equipment. The container can resist the explosive power of 500 pounds of strong medicine. It is suitable for you. It's a pity I can't go with you." I thought he was catching up to grab my rock, but it turned out that he wanted to help me! I smiled a little embarrassedly: "Thank you, I decided to leave immediately, please tell Master Zhikong, I admire his spirit very much, but I have to do that." Imagining: "I will convey it." I stepped on the accelerator and said loudly: "Goodbye!" I saw Huan put his hands together, as if he was praying for me, I drove the car very fast, and in a blink of an eye, I couldn't see him! My excitement as I drove back to the city was indescribable.After such a long time, I not only got the Yuhuatai Stone again, but also, I can use the most scientific method to study it to clarify the mystery of this stone! That's the most exciting thing for a curious person! I went straight home, and as soon as I got home, I informed the travel agency to prepare for my trip in the fastest way. At the same time, I carefully observed the Yuhua Terrace Rock and told Bai Su everything about this Yuhua Terrace Rock. After hearing my report, her expression became very pale, and she said: "Your method is not good, if those filaments suddenly escape from the stone during the journey, what should I do?" I said: "No, Monk Zhikong said that it will burst suddenly only when it touches fire." His wife seemed very disturbed, and she also carefully observed the Yuhuatai stone, and then said: "Have you noticed that although the dark red spots are full of filaments, they are very peaceful, and there is no fighting or killing." I said: "Yes, the first ones to escape from the stone are those filaments, they are the troublemakers." Bai Su shook his head slowly: "I think it's very appropriate for Monk Zhikong to use the situation in this stone to compare the world we live in. We live in such a cruel world of fighting, but there are also Many knowledgeable people feel that if things go on like this, they will all be destroyed one day, they cannot turn the tide, and if science can keep them away from the earth, they will definitely leave without hesitation.” I was a little bit ironic: "You mean—" The wife pointed to the red spots on the Yuhuatai stone: "I think some of these spots are just a group of people who don't want to see the fighting continue. They are trying to leave their world." I froze and didn't make a sound.What she said was mysterious and mysterious. The reason why she said this was naturally just her imagination. However, her imagination cannot be said to be without reason.Although it is a little difficult to accept a stone as the world, isn't our world, the entire earth, in the vast and boundless universe, just a stone? In the universe as a whole, the earth and the Yuhuatai Rock are nothing more than a larger rock and a smaller rock. Why can’t the smaller rock be a world? I nodded and said: "It's very interesting. Maybe they are a group of peace-loving people. If this stone is still in outer space, then there may be an extra smaller stone as another world for these filaments, but now This stone is on the earth, it is very different, they are always enemies, if they want to survive, they must regard all life on earth as enemies." She sighed: "Perhaps, it is not easy for us to accept the concept of peaceful coexistence. Either you want to overthrow me, or I want to overthrow you. When are you going to set off?" I replied, "The sooner the better." Bai Su didn't say anything, just frowned and meditated. I knew her pensive habit, so I didn't bother her. I just carefully put the stone in a moderately sized box and locked it. up. That night, I couldn't sleep at all.