Chapter 40 Old people, old places and stories five
"He said that although he does not have his childhood and past memories, he does not mean that he does not have childhood and past memories. No one should have appeared out of thin air. Some things are just to be unable to remember, but there will always be clues. His purpose is to find and seize everything that he thinks is related to himself. He believes that this will allow him to find his true self."
Chu Jiangshan sat on the chair and said all this calmly. Perhaps he felt that the current me was too different from the past, so although he had already made it clear that the foolish man was me who was standing in front of him now, he still habitually treated us separately, calling him "him" and calling me "you".
I also sat down, picked up a cup of tea, and listened quietly to Chu Jiangshan saying these past events that I could not remember at all. I didn't think he would lie to me, because it had no meaning at all. Chu Jiangshan continued to say: "He would sometimes sit alone all day long and say nothing. Although I don't know what he was thinking, I remember what he said before was very lonely. He only said this sentence once, but I will remember it for a lifetime, not only because no matter how busy he was, his figure was filled with a bleakness that could not be concealed, but also because I was also lonely like him. All the people who were exactly like me were dead and died indirectly in my hands. No matter how many outside there were two eyes and one nose like me, these were not my partners, not people from the same place as me.
Sometimes he would say something inexplicable, and I didn't understand what he was saying at the time. Of course, now I already know. He always said that he was lonely, and occasionally said that he was not free, but one day he would become his true self. Now I think about it, maybe loneliness is really something that no life can bear, so although he never regards me as a friend, he still occasionally says his own thoughts in front of me. Of course, what he didn't know was that his unintentional words finally helped me a lot."
I actually wanted to ask what Chu Jiangshan understood, and what I said in front of him, but seeing Chu Jiangshan curled up on the chair, looking completely immersed in the memories, and moved his lips, but in the end he didn't ask.
Chu Jiangshan continued: "One day, he suddenly said he would take me to a place and said there was a good thing hidden there. Maybe it was because I had been with him for a long time. Although my hatred for him slaughtering the whole village of our village did not disappear, it was no longer the same as at the beginning whenever I saw his back, I wanted to stab him from behind. I could gradually live in peace and face it calmly. Time is such a terrible monster.
He took me to a deep mountain, where there was a big house. He said that it was built many years ago, and said that the big house was actually an extremely complex mechanism, and it contained something he had stolen many years ago."
My heart, which had gradually become a little numb, beat faster again. Combined with my experience in the hypnotic world, I certainly guessed where the big and huge house was in the deep mountains. There are only two places I know about such a big and mysterious house. One is where Yuan Shushi and the others are in the deep mountains, and the other is in Fengmen Village. But when it comes to what he said, it goes without saying that the place where the fools who took Chu Jiangshan to the past must be the old house in the deep mountains. Tan Lei finally died there. Of course, what I am not concerned about is this, but what is hidden in the "Nine Heavens" that I have been curious about for a long time.
Chu Jiangshan continued: "We didn't go empty-handed at that time, because from the perspective of time, we had just returned from Fengmen Village, so I don't need to say more, you should know what we brought. I was curious about what he took those people over and did it at the bottom of the well. He just said everything with his mouth and left it to me to do it. Even if I did something wrong, he would only frown at most, and would still patiently let me do it aside until I did it right.
I felt very strange at the time. I didn't know why he was so troublesome. I just wanted to make a "vote for fame", but it didn't look like it. When everything was done, he said he wanted me to remember these steps. I didn't know why he said these words to me, but I still remembered them very seriously.
When I felt that I had completely remembered these things, he pointed to the house and said that I could see what was hidden in it. Then I saw that he used many methods I could not imagine to have made some work in this house, and then a box suddenly appeared in front of us.
I was surprised at how this happened, but he solemnly opened the box with a sprig folded inside. It looked like it had been a few years. There were still some brown things stuck to the numbness, not sure if it was paint or dry blood. At this time, he spread the sprig with his hands, and I realized that the sprig was very big, and it seemed to be a human figure on it. I had read a lot of books and immediately guessed the origin of this sprig."
I gasped and said, "This...is that cloth?"
Chu Jiangshan nodded, and more problems suddenly arose in my heart. Zhang Zuo said that according to the records of the Holy See, the robbery of the shroud was hundreds of years ago, but the scoundrel said it was stolen by him many years ago. Could it be that I have lived for hundreds of years? This is different from the truth that I knew when I was born in Gexi Village. If this is true, there is only one possibility, that is, taking over the body, that is, I don’t know when I started, I am no longer me. From this perspective, it is indeed a scoundrel, I am me.
I took a few deep breaths, calmed myself as much as possible, and asked, "What happened later?" The matter of taking over the body has become a fact and has passed, and the fool finally disappeared. I don't know who it is now, but no matter what, at least I still have my current memory. Since that's the case, I want to have a more realistic question. This legendary shroud appeared in front of Chu Jiangshan, but shortly after we met, he asked me if I knew where the cloth went. It can be seen that something must have happened later, and these things may affect my next ending.
Chu Jiangshan said: "He told me that there was a man who died, wrapped in this cloth and then resurrected, so there may be a secret of resurrection here, and he believed that he could do it. Before I could fully wake up from the shock, he began to say something I couldn't understand. He said he hated that person very much, but that person was about to wake up and he didn't want to see him.
I was completely confused by what he said. Even now I don’t know what he is saying. Maybe I will know soon. Of course, you will know why I am so confident to say this. Well, back then, after saying those words, he turned around and looked at me seriously and said that he wanted me to do him a favor. Although he knew that I hated him very much, he said that I can only help him now, and helping him is to help me.
I was very curious about what he had to do. He said that one day he might disappear, and what I had to do was to help him resurrect. He said vaguely at the time, and there seemed to be many things that he had not made clear, but I was completely shocked by what he said. If a person dies, he can be resurrected? Wouldn't that mean that my villagers can also be resurrected and I will no longer be lonely?
My whole body trembled, not because of fear but excitement. It seems incredible to be resurrected from the dead, but I know that there have always been many such legends in history. What’s more important is that I have seen too many incredible things in the person in front of me. Since that is the case, wouldn’t it be normal to have one more thing?
So I quickly agreed to him, of course he was not unprepared, because the method of resurrecting him was different from the method of resurrecting so many villagers. I agreed to him without thinking. If all the people in the village could be resurrected, then there would naturally be no hatred between him and me. At this time, I gradually fell in love with him because I could see that I learned and realized many things that I could not imagine before, but curiosity is addictive.
Of course that day was not suitable for doing these things. Because he was still alive, he carefully put the cloth back on it and asked me to write down all the detailed opening steps. I was surprised why he didn't carry this thing with him, wouldn't it be safer? He said that even those who were following him would never have thought that he would put this cloth here, let alone others. He said that there were actually some tricky existences among those people. If you really wanted to carry it with you, it would be difficult to grab it back if you had an accident, so it was actually the safest place to put it in this place.
I kept waiting for the arrival of that day, but he was alive. Only once he suddenly disappeared for a few days. At first, I thought he was really dead. I was excited for a long time and immediately rushed to the big mansion as fast as possible. What surprised me was that I saw him there. His face was gloomy and ugly. I didn't say a word when I saw me, so I asked me to go back with him. From then on, he never mentioned the resurrection again. I knew something must have happened and I didn't know.
One day I finally couldn't help asking him if he could help me resurrect some of the villagers first. He didn't say a word. In fact, just a few days ago, I had already discovered something was wrong with him. His whole body was strange, as if it was not him, but I couldn't tell why he felt this way.
He heard me talk about the cloth, and his expression on his face was very strange, and he asked me what the cloth meant?
My heart suddenly sank. I asked him some questions, but I found that he had forgotten a lot of things. I didn't know what was going on. I thought to myself that he had forgotten something, and that I could just go and resurrect the villagers in advance. Although I didn't know the specific method, I still knew the method of resurrecting a person. At worst, I could try it over one by one. But when I arrived at the big mansion and prepared to take the cloth, I suddenly found that the mechanism there had been moved.
It was a very wonderful mechanism. If you cannot crack it, not only will the things inside be completely destroyed, but even the people who crack the mechanism will suffer. I can clearly see that the mechanism has been tampered with. I don’t know if the things inside are still there. During these days with him, I have actually learned a lot of skills of these mechanisms, but I don’t dare to crack them at all because I am also afraid of death.
I returned here in disappointment, but found that he was gone. I searched everywhere but couldn't find it. At first I thought he was dead. Since that's the case, I stayed in this place. There were all kinds of materials left by him. I learned a lot of things here. It's a pity that the cloth was still there, but I didn't dare to crack it. Later, I found a child and taught him for many years, preparing to let him crack that mechanism for me. If it succeeds, it's best. If it fails, at least I can save my life. But unfortunately, he also found that the mechanism was different from what I taught him at first, and he stopped. It's a pity. Since that's the case, it's not a pity that he died here this time."
The child Chu Jiangshan mentioned was naturally He Xiaojianqiang. I didn't expect that Chu Jiangshan came to him to have such a purpose. No wonder He Xiaojianqiang was obviously going to the old house for the first time, but he seemed very familiar. I didn't know what to say about his behavior, but just "hummed" to show dissatisfaction.
Chu Jiangshan didn't care and continued, "Later, I saw a method in the book he left behind, saying that it could turn the things in many people's minds into their own. If one person is not enough, then two or three. I also started from that time and learned that people can still have clones. Later, I found you, so I thought of a method to try to see if it can restore his original memory. I know that you have several clones, and one of them was beaten to death by you, but it doesn't matter. Although I don't have a shroud, I didn't want to completely resurrect your clones. All I need is memory. Since he is your clone, since one person may not be enough, I will find a few more. So over the years, as long as you are your clones, you will be the last one."
Chu Jiangshan finally straightened up and looked at me with a smile: "Now, your life may really come to an end, because I will combine you next, which may make you lose your life, but the worse news is: I will not resurrect you this time, because I suddenly discovered something more fun than resurrecting those villagers."
Chapter completed!