Mystery

"You're here." Zhang Qiling had just arrived at the foot of the mountain when he heard someone whispering to him upstairs.

He looked up, and it should be the person who came out before.Upon closer inspection, it turned out that the man was actually a boy.But this boy has an extraordinary appearance, well-dressed, calm words and deeds, it seems that this person must also be prominent.

Zhang Qiling nodded.It was as if that person had been waiting for him just now.A hanging ladder was lowered upstairs, Zhang Qiling grabbed the rope, and just stepped on the first wooden step, the wooden step broke.

The people upstairs didn't say anything, they still looked at him quietly.Zhang Qiling understood that this was a request to enter the door, so he directly grabbed the rope and used his strength to "run" up, like flying over a wall.He landed gently in front of the boy, indifferent as usual.

"You are skilled," the boy looked him up and down, "Since you are so agile and carry a knife behind your back, what's the point here?"

"..." Zhang Qiling couldn't tell any reason, because he came here without any reason.

The boy and him were silent.After looking at each other for a long time, the boy couldn't bear it anymore, and asked, "Is it staying overnight?" This was considered to be a reason for Zhang Qiling.He nodded, and the boy led him in.

"Hey, you bastard, why did you bring a stranger in?!" On the road, a shrill female voice sounded from the side.The boy glanced at the man, his tone was very peaceful, but he was a bit rude: "It seems that you have a new dress."

"It's my birthday in a few days," the girl said in a circle, "This is given to me by the doctor."

When the girl turned around, she found that the two had already left.Feeling disappointed, she prepared to go back to the doctor's wife.

Looking at the scenery of the town under the attic, Zhang Qiling had to say that this place used to be extremely prosperous, even the capital city outside was three points inferior to this place.

"Go in by yourself," the boy gave him a few night pearls, "go to the left. Don't run around, I'm not responsible for any accidents."

In front of him was a dark cave.Naturally, Zhang Qiling had seen many of these places, and ran into the cave after picking up Ye Mingzhu.You can't hold torches here, Zhang Qiling thought, that's enough to roughly locate this place.

The cave is not deep, and it will end in a while.Inside is a high-rise building, the mountain is as high as the mountain.A string of lanterns is hung on each corner of the eaves, extending to the bottom.

A man in blue-gray cloth came slowly and showed him the way.The man has no expression on his face, his clothes are plain and elegant, and his demeanor is gentle, as if he has passed away.

Walking through the wooden bridge built on the stone wall, and then walking through several corridors, we arrived at the place where they entertained "guests".The surroundings are no longer quiet, but almost dead silent.There are hundreds of long-burning lamps pulled by red threads above their heads. There is no wind and motion, but through the paper of the lamps, there are faintly visible flames dancing inside.Standing under the lamp is a heavy carved wooden door, the pattern is very ordinary, it is not as elegant as the surrounding window lattices.Zhang Qiling knocked on the door, but there was no answer, so he gently opened the door, and saw the young girl he had seen before.

"If the patient has a fever, you have to add it to the medicine..." Another woman's voice came from inside the room.The voice was steady and mature, and there was a strong smell of herbs in the room, Zhang Qiling expected that this was the doctor they had mentioned.

"There is someone at the door." The young girl turned her back to Zhang Qiling, "It feels very strange."

Zhang Qiling usually walked silently, this time he was even more cautious, but this girl was able to spot him like this, probably she was very skilled at distinguishing people by her breath.

"Ah? Well, it seems so..." The doctor saw Zhang Qiling and smiled at him.Zhang Qiling always felt that she was familiar, so he closed the door, walked in slowly, and sat gently in front of them.

"Are you the one who comes here every ten years?" The doctor asked him quietly, as if she didn't want too many people to hear.

Zhang Qiling was confused and shook his head hesitantly.The doctor was very surprised. At this moment, the man in Tsing Yi came in and said to her, "He is. But how do you know that someone will come every ten years?"

The doctor was even more surprised when she saw him.This man's hearing is very keen, Zhang Qiling thought, even people in this room would not be able to hear the doctor's voice just now if they didn't listen carefully.

There was a little more disgust in the eyes of the man in Tsing Yi: "We have already told you, don't care too much about our affairs."

Although the doctor was surprised, she was not afraid of him and continued to weigh the medicinal materials.The man in Tsing Yi backed out, and a voice sounded from the inner room: "Zhang..."

"What's the matter?" The girl ran in, "What did you call me for?"

"It's him..." The man's voice was old and weak.The girl called Zhang Qiling in and walked away by herself.

On a carved wooden bed lay an old man with gray hair and weak constitution.But when he heard that a special person came outside, his expression became very excited.

"..." Zhang Qiling looked at him, as if something was stuck in his throat.He opened his mouth, but couldn't speak...

Although the person lying on the bed was an old man, Zhang Qiling could tell at a glance that he actually looked exactly like Wu Xie.

The surprise in his eyes flashed past, and then brought the uneasiness in the old man's eyes.His body was trembling slightly, and he couldn't restrain his excitement at all: "You... saw... what...?"

"You can't answer," the doctor warned Zhang Qiling, "Although I am not from this family, I still understand the rules."

"I... cough cough... although... I'm not... from the Zhang family!" The old man's eyes widened.The doctor woman's expression was very guilty, but she could only shake her head and go back to continue grinding the medicinal materials.

"But...it's all you..." The old man's attitude changed, and he became angry, "The person who was qualified to go to that...place...should be...me...me!"

"How can there be a baby that has lived for thousands of years?!"

These words exploded in Zhang Qiling's mind like thunder.This comes from his "lost" memory, a deep and mysterious memory.The old man was almost growling, but he didn't hear a word.He seems to have heard this sentence a long time ago, and it has been so long that there is no end.

"Patriarch, it's time for you to leave!" Another man in Tsing Yi broke open the door and ran in, slightly bent over his luggage, followed by several similarly dressed people.

Patriarch?

Zhang Qiling is not surprised what happens now, after all, there are infinite possibilities for him here.The cuffs of these men in Tsing Yi are all embroidered with exquisite scorpion patterns, it seems that this is the past of the Zhang family.

"Have you forgotten?" The man looked at him worriedly, not knowing how to explain.

Zhang Qiling turned around and continued to look at the old man.There was some despair in the old man's eyes, and it seemed that his life was not long.He thought of Wu Xie who seemed to be involved for no reason, and felt a little sad.

Some people will reincarnate in this way; but he uses his long life and short memory to reincarnate day after day.

"Look at his illness, it really fits an ordinary Zhang family," said a person in the team, "There really aren't any babies born thousands of years ago." Unable to hold back his face, he had no choice but to lead people back away silently.

"He's dead." They had been away for a long time, and the sky was already dark.Zhang Qiling sat in front of the medicine stove, the weather was mild, and sitting there was a little hot.The doctor said calmly and helped the old man close his eyes. "I'll get someone to carry him out."

Zhang Qiling kept wandering, and he didn't wake up from a trance until the doctor's wife came back.Now there are constant rumors and gossips outside, and with his bumpy status, he can only live with the doctor's wife for the time being.

"Bai Ma," the doctor, or this young woman, "are you Zhang Qiling?" He nodded.The woman continued: "Heh, after my child was born, he was also called Zhang Qiling...a difficult brother." She must have just been pregnant, and she didn't look like anything on the outside.

Zhang Qiling began to "miss" the time when he was single.With few words, he is suitable to live a life that ordinary people think is lonely in an unknown place.At this time, he inadvertently thought of Wu Xie again, as if it was okay to have more voices around him.

"You came from the snow-capped mountains, isn't it very hard?" the woman asked.

"Snow mountain?" Zhang Qiling was puzzled.The woman was even more puzzled, and frowned: "Did you even forget this?"

Zhang Qiling felt that the stove was very hot, but the calmness in his heart made him reach out to the furnace wall, which was not warm at all.He immediately picked up a piece of charcoal inside, and with the scream of the woman, his heart relaxed.

Charcoal fire, no temperature.

He hinted that his stove had no temperature, and after a while the surrounding air began to freeze, but the flame in the stove was still burning.

That's right, this is a "world" that can only be entered from that unknown snow mountain.What he sees and feels now is all fantasy.

He also hinted that he made some things around him disappear, but he didn't do it. It seems that history is indeed immutable.

Wu Xie seemed to hear the woman's scream.

"How long have we been walking with the torch? Half a day? Why is there nothing..." The fat man yelled, only the echo.

"I seem to hear a scream..." The scream was so real that it became false.Wu Xie patted his face to wake himself up, "But it should be an auditory hallucination..."

Xie Yuchen was also injured, so he could only let the fat man carry Wu Xie on his back.Wu Xie held the torch, and the place where the fire could spread was very narrow.He didn't know the length and width of the road under their feet, so he could only judge by feeling.

"It's not screaming," Xie Yuchen lowered his voice, "Listen..."

Birdsong gradually came from all around, long and frightening.The fat man said: "These birds have rough skin and thick flesh, and they won't bleed without a little effort with a sword. I think it's best to use a bow and arrow..."

"Is there any in the luggage that Zhang Qiling brought back?" Wu Xie asked.

"Yes, but only a dozen... According to the previous battle situation, I guess it should be enough."

Wu Xie nodded.The fat man stopped barking and took a deep breath.

There was a different gleam not far from where they met.

That's light from outside.