Chapter 8 Chapter 7 Funeral on the River

Of course, I believe it or not, it doesn't help, even if I believe it already, I don't have the strength to persuade Ye Jiaqi to return to Bazhu's embrace, but I always have the feeling that I did something wrong. It wasn't until I was about to leave that I found a chance to be alone with Jiamin. When Jiamin heard that I was going to Yunnan, she cried: "Why did you go to such a terrible place? Why did you go?" I replied sadly: "I don't know why I have to go, but I do know one thing: I really have to go. Jiamin, you will understand how I feel, I really have to go!"

Ye Jiamin cried for a long time, then nodded slowly: "I understand." I smiled wryly: "Then, don't tell anyone about it." Ye Jiamin nodded, she suddenly held my hand, looked at me for a while, and then said: "Brother Wei, if you are there and fall in love with a Miao girl, then you must not Change your mind!" She gave her instructions in such a serious manner, I couldn't help but laugh. I said: "I understand, I will write to you, and I will tell you my development point by point."──However, I did not fulfill my promise, and I never sent a letter to She didn't have one.

At that time, when Ye Jiamin and I broke up, neither of us thought that after we broke up, we would never see each other again. The day after I said goodbye to Ye Jiamin, I left Suzhou. After half a month, I used various means of transportation, and finally I came to the river where Ye Jiaqi had been, and I also found the Miao village where they stopped, and the house where they lived at that time. . It is a very magical place. The river is very wide, but the water is very calm and surprisingly clear. Plantains and banyan trees grow densely on the bank, and all kinds of feathers are so beautiful that you will die when you see them. Unforgettable birds are not afraid of people at all, and no matter what kind of flowers, they look extraordinarily large here.

It is really a strange and wonderful place, if there is a fairyland in the world, then this place is really a fairyland. The reason why I think that place is like a fairyland is not only because of the beautiful scenery there, but also because of the unique tranquility of that place, where there is no need to be wary of anything between people. The Miao people at that time could be said to be the most honest, helpful, and moral people in the world (although they had some moral values, which seemed ridiculous and stupid to us), people could be said to be perfect. I stayed in the room where Ye Jiaqi once lived, and I asked the Miao people in this village about the Miao people that Ye Jiaqi mentioned.But for several days in a row, I got no news from them.

These Miao people, they are willing to tell you anything, but they just don't want to talk to you about that family of Gu seedlings who are good at using Gu. Moreover, when you mention Gu, they will never talk about him subtly, they just stop talking suddenly, and then stare at you with frightened eyes, making you feel creepy. After I couldn't ask anything from the Miao people, I decided to look for it myself.It was a full moon night, and I paddled a canoe slowly to the upper reaches of the river, which I believed to be the way Ye Jiaqi passed. When my canoe was paddling for half a mile, someone suddenly shouted at me from behind. When I turned around, I saw two canoes chasing me at a very high speed. , The chasing canoe was rowed by four people, and there were two old men on board.

They quickly caught up with me, and the two old men reached out and grabbed my canoe, saying: "Sir, you can't go, you must not go where we dare not go, you are ours Guest, you can't go!" When I came here, I passed through Kunming. A father knew that I was going to the Miao area, and advised me to bring more gifts to others, and I accepted his advice, so I quickly gained the friendship of the Miao people. . At this time, those two old men really felt that if I went forward, there would be unexpected dangers, so they rushed to warn me.Of course I am very grateful to them, but I can't accept their opinions.

I just smiled: "Don't be nervous, I think it's okay, I know Brother Meng, I know Bazhu, and I know their father better, I will visit them like a friend, it's okay!" Those Miao people, when they heard me mention the names of "Brother Meng" and "Bazhu", their complexions became extremely ugly, and the two old men also let go of their hands, and one of them said: " You must be careful, don't fall in love with any girl in their clan, then you may still have hope of coming out!" I said: "Thank you, I will definitely be careful."

The two old men reluctantly bid farewell to me.With their warnings, I was naturally more cautious in my actions. I kept rowing upstream. The night was getting darker and the moon was getting brighter and brighter. The river was very calm until I heard that burst of singing. It was undoubtedly a dirge, and it was so sad that it made one's nose sore! I was in a bad mood at the time, but I never cried.However, after I heard that burst of dirges, I couldn't help but my nose became sore and I shed tears. I was still rowing forward, and the dirge gradually became more and more real. It was really not singing, but many people were crying heartbrokenly, which made people have to cry with them. I wiped my tears a few times, and I rowed the canoe faster and rowed upstream. .

At this time, it was already midnight, and that night happened to be the night of the full moon. After my canoe turned around a cliff, I could already see a strange scene on the river. First, I saw a fire, and then, I saw a very large raft, twenty feet square. On that raft, there were about seventy or eighty people, everyone was singing, covering their faces with their hands, and beside each of them, there was a torch, so I could clearly see them mourning look. In the center of the raft, four young girls with garlands of flowers as white as snow on their heads were singing, weeping as they sang, and at their feet lay He was looking at another woman, who was lying on the raft, motionless, as if in a deep sleep.

The raft stood still in the middle of the river, for four strands of vines tied it to a rocky corner on the bank, and as my canoe drew nearer, hardly anyone on the raft noticed that I was approaching them. When I was only ten feet away from the raft, I could already see that the woman lying among the four girls was Bazhu. Bazhu's body was covered with various flowers, and only her face exposed. Her complexion, seen under the moonlight, is simply a piece of flawless white jade. Her eyes are closed. Her appearance makes people know that she has passed away. My tears immediately rolled down , That's why I really want to cry, that's why I cry like this.

As I cried, I leaned the canoe towards the raft, and waited until I was on the raft before someone glanced at me. The one who looked at me was Brother Meng. When Brother Meng saw me, he was slightly taken aback. Startled, I wanted to come over and help me. However, I waved my hand vigorously and pushed him away almost roughly. I seemed to be fascinated, and as if I was drunk, I went straight to the ballet, and then, I didn't even know how it started, I started singing along with the four girls singing. sang. Originally, it was only the four girls who were singing the dirge, but when my hoarse voice suddenly joined in, the voice of the dirge became even more shockingly mournful, and everyone wept even more sadly. I sang for a long time, and then, leaning down, I gently brushed the hair on the forehead of Ballu with my fingers. Under the moonlight, Bazhu seemed to be sleeping soundly, as beautiful as a sleeping girl in a fairy tale. beauty. And if my kiss could make her wake up, I would definitely kiss her without hesitation, but she won't wake up. Moreover, she was the one who was abandoned by my best friend, and the feelings in my heart are really hard to describe. I'm not a person who likes to cry, however, my tears kept falling, dripping on her face, dripping on the flowers on her body, I don't know how time has passed, until the first ray of sunshine replaced her moonlight.The singing voices of the four girls suddenly turned very soft. I stopped, no longer singing, no longer crying, intoxicated in that kind of singing. That kind of singing is really very simple, coming and going, just those two or three sentences, but it gives people an extremely peaceful feeling. After listening to it, people feel that all the disputes are all in the past, and now, calm has been restored up. Not long after the four girls sang, the sun had already risen, and thousands of golden lights were reflected on the river surface. The four girls lifted Bazhu's body and walked from the raft to a canoe. middle. I wanted to follow, but Brother Meng stretched out his hand and grabbed my sleeve. He said in a very calm voice: "Thank you for coming to Bazhu's funeral, but you can't follow. Only a holy girl can make the soul of the deceased not remember the pain in life, and rest in peace forever." Until then, I regained my senses from being fascinated by the lament, and asked anxiously, "Brother Meng, tell me, why did Bazhu die? But—” I wanted to ask "Did she commit suicide", but before I could get out of my mouth, Brother Meng already answered: "She must die." I still didn't understand, so I asked: "Then, what does it mean?" Brother Meng's voice was as calm as he was narrating a past event many years ago, he said: "Bazhu used the heart voodoo, but still failed to change the bewitched person's mind, she naturally had no choice but to seek relief in death !" I shook my head vigorously, because until now, unless I admit that the mysterious power of "Gu" is a fact, I still don't understand everything! Before I said anything else, Brother Meng had already replied: "You should go back, our place is not suitable for you to come, for yourself, for us, you should go back, that is all my kindness." I smiled wryly: "No, I want to find out what Gu is!" Brother Meng shook his head: "You won't understand, because you don't believe in the existence of such magical power at all. You are like the man with green eyes and golden hair. He also wants to understand what Gu is, but he can't understand it." .” I hurriedly said: "This man with green eyes and golden hair is a very famous person. I must at least meet him before going back, otherwise I won't go." Brother Meng looked at me for a moment: "Then, you may never leave!" Brother Meng's words caused an extreme chill to suddenly appear in my heart. But at that time, I was really too young. Young people act without considering the results. So I still insisted: "I'm going, Brother Meng, take me to the place where you live, I have absolutely no malice, you can trust me!" Brother Meng said: "If you must go, then you have no chance to come out again. You must become a part of us, like that green-eyed golden-haired man, and live with us forever." Without even thinking about it, I exclaimed, "I totally understand!" Brother Meng couldn't hold me back, he sighed: "Okay, I hope you don't regret it, you have to know that we really don't intend to hurt anyone, unless someone wants to hurt us first, and, as you can see, what a huge price Bazhu paid, I think you'll understand." I also sighed: "I understand, I might as well tell you that I didn't know that Ballju was dead, and I didn't come for her funeral. I came to understand your magical strength!" Brother Meng looked at me with a very strange look, and remained silent for a long time. Then, he said: "You can figure it out, as long as you stay here forever, I think you can be friends with that green-eyed weirdo, but he is so stupid that he doesn't understand anything at all!" I smiled wryly. I don't know how the world-renowned authoritative professor of bacteriology, Professor Pinner, would feel after hearing such comments about him, and I also want to know why Professor Pinner is here, so I Immediately nodded: "I can be friends with him, as long as he is willing to be friends with me." Brother Meng didn't say anything more, I got into a canoe with him, and there were many other canoes behind us. seam. After entering the crevice, the canoe was pushed by the water and moved forward automatically.I was very nervous, because I was about to reach a very mysterious and incredible place! The people in that place have a mysterious power that can kill people! This kind of thing that can kill people is called "Gu". However, what is "Gu" is something that science can't explain, and I just want to find out this explanation.Moreover, I also believe that Professor Pinner may have a result, but he can't get away. Therefore, when the canoe was moving rapidly in the dark, I was already thinking in my mind, what method should I use to take Professor Pinner away, so that the secret of "Gu" can be revealed to the world, and its mysterious Outsider. However, after a few hours, I knew that my thinking was completely wrong.At that time, I had already entered the valley that was as beautiful as a picture, and I was assigned a room with a bottom of bamboo propped up about seven or eight feet above the ground. I also met Brother Meng's father, his name is Jing Ban, and he is the most authoritative Gu master in the entire Miao area. The so-called "Miao people" are really a general term. They all regard their people as gods and dare not offend them. And the chiefs of other ethnic groups often come to ask them for something, and I don't know what they are asking for, but they have a fixed place to receive guests, and everyone who asks for something has a very rich reserve. Gifts. Only after seeing those gifts did I realize the abundance of materials in the Miao District. It is really indescribable. Later, Brother Meng once showed me their hidden gold. There are as many as two bamboo baskets! I have briefly mentioned all this, and I am not going to describe it in detail, because it has nothing to do with the whole story.The first night I was in the valley, Professor Pinner started talking to me in my room. Professor Pinner saw me, and I was very excited. He promised to take me to see the laboratory he had painstakingly built over the past few years early the next morning, and he asked me about the new developments in the civilized world over the past few years. He was talking almost non-stop, which made it difficult for me to get in. I didn't have a chance to ask him until it was almost dawn: "Professor, you have lived here for many years. What is 'Gu'? I miss you." Must understand?" When Professor Pinner heard me asking him this question, he fell silent immediately. At the same time, his complexion became very ugly. After a while, he shook his head and said slowly: "In the past few years, I have been working almost twenty hours a day to study this matter, but I also I just know that there are eighty-three kinds of Gu, and each kind of Gu has its magical power, but I don't know what they are." I frowned, Professor Pinner's answer was beyond my expectation, I stayed for a moment, and then said: "There is a young man named Ye Jiaqi who lived here, do you still remember?" ?” "I remember, and I know, he has changed his mind and died!" Involuntarily, I reached out and grabbed his clothes, and said loudly, "Why did he die? His autopsy revealed that it was due to a severe heart attack, but I know that he has always been as strong as a cow!" Professor Pinner sighed: "He died because he had a change of heart, and Ballu would have played tricks on him, and if a person who has fallen in love with a girl like this, he will never be able to marry him." Change your mind, otherwise, he will go crazy, and when he marries another woman, he will die." I said loudly: "I know all of this, what I want to ask is: Why is this so?"