Ending and Judgment

What happened after that was even more bizarre, but Dorje did not go into details. He only said that the remaining people found a well in another stone room. There were reflections of deer and fish in the well. Everyone fainted and waited for him to show up. When I woke up, I didn't know how many days had passed, and I was lying in the old forest of Shennongjia.

More than 20 years have passed since these events, and Dorje said that he cannot remember some details. His account of the whole incident is not very complete. The above description is mixed with some of my personal speculations to restore the story of those years. Cao family daytime incident.

The mysterious tomb beast skeleton, the underground sea of insects, the weird Nuo dance, and the nameless flames all left Dorje with a great sense of fear. According to him, when he walked out of the depths of the Shennongjia Mountains, he almost He went crazy, and then he came here and got seriously ill. The root of the disease has been left over the years, and his body collapsed into what it is now.

He lived here peacefully for decades, thinking that everything was over, until the gears of fate were quietly pushed again, and he once again led people deep into the mountains, just like the trip to Shennongjia more than 20 years ago.

Dorje's story almost ends here. He leaned on the kang cabinet behind him with relief. The cigarette rod in his hand had long been extinguished. Although he didn't know why he still looked middle-aged, at this moment, there was a deep look in his eyes. Tired, like a groggy old man with few days left.

It took him a long time to turn his eyes from the window and ask me: "Is there anything else you don't believe?"

I didn't speak immediately, and pondered for a moment. If Dorje's story had convinced me to believe him, then the answer must be yes.

I don't think he would make up such an incredible story just to deceive me. To say the least, there was no need for him to go through such a big circle just to let me see a dead person clearly.

But maybe it's just a bystander, but there are a few things in his story that I really don't know.

First, why did the Cao family not send anyone to Qingshan to hunt for treasure after so many years? Even if it weren't for the astonishing gold, when the most proud disciple of the Cao family led so many clan members to die in vain, how could he have done it so hastily?

Second, and what puzzles me the most, who is my father going to "meet" in that ruins, and why is he risking the lives of all his fellow humans? Judging from his actions, it was indeed his intention. My father seemed to have concealed the truth about that tomb from everyone. What was the purpose of doing all this?

Third, who revealed all this? The second master said that my father put down the Dragon Breaking Stone, so who is not dead? All this happened after Dorje fell into coma. What happened after that? How did he appear in the mountains?

Fourth, who are "those people"?

The last point is what I just thought of. Where was the second master at that time? Where are the several heads of the Cao family who are now in charge of the Cao family, including the invincible Cao Erlang who was as famous as my father at the time? I suddenly realized that another unknown event must have happened at that time!

This problem is the biggest flaw in the whole thing!

When I raised these questions, Dorje nodded and said, "To be honest, I have also thought about these questions. As for why your Cao family didn't go to Qingshan again, I think it's not that they didn't want to go, but that they couldn't find it."

"I suspect that the jade box excavated in the pomegranate forest contained a map. Only your father has seen that map. I'm afraid no one in the world can find the way into Qingshan anymore.

Also, you are only half right. The Cao family did not take things lightly. With the means and power of your Cao family at that time, you would definitely not sit back and wait for death just because of a single defeat. However, during that trip to Shennongjia, the Cao family went Almost all were killed and injured, and their vitality was severely damaged from then on, and they had no strength to pursue anything further. "

Dorje also did some secret investigations back then. In fact, it was not only him who walked out of the mountains, but also several people who woke up strangely in other places. Those people were delirious and in very bad condition. They returned to Cao's house Later, they lost most of their memories, and strange things happened to everyone in their later years, and no one survived normally.

Speaking of this, Dorje showed a faint expression of sadness on his face.

My heart moved, and I looked up at him in surprise. Could it be that he had also undergone some kind of change?

I bit my lip and thought about the clues in front of me. What my father did at the last moment had a very obvious purpose. It seemed that he had planned everything before setting off. If his target was to be hidden by the ancestors of the Cao family, Things in the Shennongjia ruins, why are so many Cao family members buried with them? This is a place I can't even figure out whether I'm alive or dead.

What is the connection between the two? For example, if you want to "see" something like that, you must sacrifice many members of the Cao family's bloodline? This is unreasonable. No ancestor would set such a difficult problem for his descendants.

Thinking about it this way, the biggest possibility is "conditions".

Since the ancestors of the Cao family hid things, it must be to prevent them from being discovered by others, or even further guessing, from being discovered by all the descendants of the Cao family.

Because he did not make the news public, but passed it down in the form of a puzzle, we can guess that only some of the selected descendants of the Cao family meet the "conditions." The ancestors would not want to bury that secret forever, otherwise the legend of Qingshan would not be passed down.

The most reasonable explanation is that the Cao family's ancestors' plan was for a specific Cao family descendant to unlock this secret at a certain time.

My father cracked the secret of Qingshan, indicating that he might be the chosen descendant of the Cao family, and he understood the intentions of his ancestors, which is why he made the subsequent trip to Shennongjia.

From this, it can be concluded that a large part of my father's behavior may be a continuation of that ancestor's plan!

 Out!

I was shocked by my own thoughts. It all seemed crazy, but it was reasonable. Then a bolder idea came to my mind, which made me shed a cold sweat.

In fact, I have been stuck in my own subjective thoughts, thinking that the reason for burying the Cao family is to see such things, but the truth may be exactly the opposite! It is also possible that he chose to rest permanently with the Cao family in the mountains of Shennongjia after seeing something like that.

Then he must have seen something like that!

I told Dorje my conjecture and asked him to recall what was unusual about my father's journey.

Dorje frowned and fell into deep thought, and after a long time he said: "It's been too long, and I really can't recall some details. Except that night when I saw him on the altar, I remember that he was always with us the rest of the time." At the same time, maybe he did something before that, but we didn't notice it."

After finishing speaking, he hesitated and said uncertainly: "But now that I think about it, he seemed to have some concerns about the Cao family. I can't explain the feeling clearly. It seems that there is someone in the team that he cares about."

My heart skipped a beat.

"Are you talking about the principals?"

"I don't know, it's just a vague feeling. But now think about it, after Gao went up to the sacred tree, everyone was either dead or missing. Only he and the comatose person in charge came out. It's a coincidence, isn't it? ?"

The two of us sat there, smoking quietly, each thinking. From the window, we could see the holly outside. The boy had come back early and he was sensible enough not to come in. We sat on the tree stump at the door and looked at the distant mountains.

I put out the cigarette butt and said, "I have one last question. You said that my father left a letter for you. Did he send it to you? As far as I know, people who came back from the Cao family said that my father put it down at the end." Broken Dragon Stone, where were you at that time? Oh, by the way, you had passed out, so who brought you out? Why can you conclude that my father is dead? Did you know who brought you out? Isn't he my father?"

Dorje's face changed slightly, his eyes flickered, and he replied unnaturally: "Of course I don't know how I came out of the ruins. As for your father, he didn't want to come out alive at that time."

I stared at him. There was a problem. There was definitely a problem. Maybe Dorje didn't lie to me, but he definitely didn't tell the whole story. What they must have experienced in the end, especially after leaving the Golden Palace.

I don't know why he refused to tell me the truth. This made me very depressed. Bribery didn't work, and I couldn't force him. It made me vomit blood.

I sighed and wanted to go back and come visit tomorrow. Unexpectedly, he seemed to understand my thoughts and said calmly: "You don't need to come again. I have told you everything I know. The person who ties the bell needs to be untied." , I can't untie the knot in your heart, and you can't untie the knot in my heart."

I wanted to say something else, but he waved his hand, indicating that I could leave.

I had no choice but to turn around and leave in disappointment. He suddenly asked me to wait, then he took off a moon-white pendant from his neck, threw it to me and said, "I have no children in my life. I believe that one day You'll come in handy."

I held the pendant that carried the residual warmth in his chest. I stood there for a moment, not knowing what to do, but he said, "Let's go. From now on, I will owe nothing to you and the Cao family."

On the way back, Xue Dongqing and I looked at the tower pendant in our hands and fell into deep thought. Dorje's presence here is by no means an accident. Of course, it is not as simple as staying here because of a letter from my father that he said he kept his promise. He must be hiding something. Something incredible must have happened in the Shennongjia ruins in the end. matter.

I looked at the dusk clouds in the distant sky, which were like blood-colored splashes of ink, and I couldn't help but have mixed feelings in my heart. Not only the second master, but also my father now became blurred in my heart. What was the truth about more than 20 years ago? , my father, second master, Duojie, Gao Jin, Zhao Sanshui, Wang Ye, what did they do back then?

It was in that tomb that my father discovered some kind of truth, which led to his trip to Shennongjia. As a result, the second master was buried in it forever. It seemed that the gears of fate started turning out of control from there. I sighed. After sighing, he turned around and looked at the house that had been submerged in the huge shadow. The autumn wind was blowing, and it seemed that it was necessary to go to the Tomb of the Immortal again.