Chapter Thirty-Eight Another Misfortune
I was a little confused and asked Uncle Zhong what consequences would be.
Uncle Zhong said, "Every level test in the bardo realm is based on the human karma and mind state. If you have experienced the seven level trials early, what should you do if karma appears in your future life?"
Li Damin and I looked at each other, and we never thought about this problem.
Uncle Zhong means that for example, I am 25 years old this year, so the trial level for me in the bardo realm is only ending in my life experience before I was 25 years old. My life is still growing, so what should I do if karma appears in my life in the future?
I told Uncle Zhong, is this what it means?
Uncle Zhong nodded, "If you have finished all these seven levels of trials now, there will only be one consequence. You have overdrawn your blessings and karma in advance, and you will not be able to survive."
My throat moved.
"Now this is a dilemma," said Uncle Zhong. "It is understandable that you want to save your mother and help Wang Yue. But with your current ability, you can only pass one level at a time. I can help you enter the bardo realm, but after you pass these seven levels, even if you save your mother as you wish, you will not be able to survive the end of your life. Do you think it's worth it?"
I was silent for a moment, "Can I save my mother, I can do without my life."
"Okay, even if you are filial, you can exchange your life for your mother's life," said Uncle Zhong. "But if your mother is healthy and wants to gather with her son well, but finds that you are dead, then you have considered what to do if she does the rest of her life? She will lose her husband and her son, and she will live in tears and sadness for the rest of her life. You just left and threw your old mother into loneliness and sorrow. Is this selfish?"
I didn't say anything.
Li Damin is very serious, "This is a problem. You should think about it."
I said anxiously, "Don't I go to save my mother? Even though I know where she is, I can't do anything. I will live in guilt and disappointment in my life."
There was no one in the room and the atmosphere was very depressing.
Li Damin suddenly said, "Uncle Zhong, can Wang Yue have such an end if she walks through the seventh level?"
Uncle Zhong said, "Wang Yue only knows the reason but not the reason. She has an agreement with Meng Po, and it is a secret that she has a way to avoid it, but Xiaolin cannot do it. After all, she is just an ordinary person."
Li Damin thought for a while and said, "Since there is this exception, this system of the bardo realm is not flawless. Others can use it, why can't we use it? Is there any way to avoid this setting of the bardo realm?"
Uncle Zhong nodded, "Did Wang Yue tell you that there is a classic with an intimate text that is now wandering out?"
I'm right.
Uncle Zhong said, "As far as I know, this classic records a lot of secrets about the bardo realm. You can treat it as a guide, and there are answers on it. But the question is, where can I find it in this book."
I said, "Wang Yue said, she..." I was about to say that she had the second volume in her hand, but Li Damin immediately interrupted me, "Uncle Zhong, you are also in a bad position. You have a high status in the world. Do you tell us where can we find this book?"
I looked at Li Damin, and he remained silent. Uncle Zhong said, "This book is divided into two volumes, and it is useless to get any one. It is really difficult to find these two books. I can give you a clue, and I know where the first volume of this book is."
Li Damin and I screamed at the same time. Wang Yue has the second volume. If we find the first volume again, once the two books are aligned, we will likely crack the secrets of the negative text and even the secrets of the underworld.
We quickly asked where we could find the first volume.
Uncle Zhong smiled, "Look at you two like this, even if you tell me, I can't find it."
"Why?" Li Damin asked.
Uncle Zhong said, "I knew the whereabouts of the first volume for a long time, but why didn't I find it? Just because of you two young eggs, I still want to try it."
Li Damin said, "If it's OK, just let us try it. Even if we give up in the future, we won't worry about it."
Uncle Zhong thought for a while, "Okay! I will tell you, if you really have the opportunity to find this first volume, I can also make profits. We agreed that if you find the classics of the negative text, you must lend them to me. I don't want to possess them, but I must give them to me for a while."
Li Damin and I looked at each other, and Li Damin nodded at me and said no problem.
Uncle Zhong said, "This volume of the first volume is in the hands of another Yin Chai. This person has a very strange temper and has a mysterious cultivation level. Once you annoy him, you will never have a chance again."
"Isn't it just kneeling down and licking, it's no problem." Li Damin said carelessly.
Uncle Zhong couldn't understand such new online words, so he could probably know what it meant. He said, "This person's name is Ma Danlong. He used to spend a long time in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. He used his bad abilities to open a temple to help people watch Luoyin. Later, he came to the mainland and didn't know what he was doing, so he was very low-key. He is now the director of a chain hotel, right in this city. If you have the ability, go find it."
"Can you tell me you introduced us?" I asked.
Uncle Zhong smiled, "Of course not. Ma Danlong has a weird temper and rarely dates other secret messengers. He knows that I asked you to go, so he will definitely think too much. Don't talk about me, but you can touch Wang Yue."
Li Damin and I came out of Uncle Zhong’s house, and I asked him why he didn’t let me tell Wang Yue that the second volume was in the second volume. Li Damin shook his head, "I don’t trust Uncle Zhong very much. We don’t know a lot about them in the world, so it’s better to be cautious."
At noon, Li Damin and I had a simple meal. In the afternoon, we arrived at the chain hotel and asked about Ma Danlong with the front desk service, but they didn't even know each other.
No wonder Ma Danlong is a senior director, so how can he know those who work below?
However, the service ladies had a good attitude and invited the lobby manager. When we heard that we were looking for Ma Danlong, the manager knew him and said that he wanted to call to confirm. Li Damin and I waited for a while, and he came back and told us that Mr. Ma was currently dealing with the business of a property outside, and it was not convenient to meet outsiders.
We were invited out by the manager. Li Damin was very smart and asked more questions, where was the property. He just tried to force it. The manager finally told us that it was the Garden Community.
It was still early in the afternoon, and Li Damin drove me to the Garden Community with great enthusiasm. This community is an old building from the 1990s. Although it is in the city, it is extremely remote and almost reaches the urban-rural fringe. The residential building is so gray that it cannot be seen. There is a night market at the entrance of the community. It was already opened when we arrived. It became a snack street in a mess, and there were still many people.
We entered the community and looked up. The building was quite high. We counted it to twenty-one floors. White clouds floated down the building as if it was shaking, as if it had collapsed incline.
I quickly withdrew my gaze, but Li Damin was still watching with concentration, looking thoughtful.
I asked him what was wrong.
Li Damin's eyes were confused, "It's strange that Lin Cong, I seem to be familiar with this place, and I seem to have been here. But I know that I must have never been here."
"Oh, I usually feel this way. When I walk into a strange place, I feel familiar. It doesn't matter, it's normal." I said.
Li Damin frowned, "I always feel that there is an indescribable origin with me, but I can't explain what it is."
We were chatting, and some residents came out of the building. Li Damin seemed to have discovered a new continent and shouted "Li Yang!"
A man came out of the crowd, about the same age as us, very thin, shaved with his head and black-rimmed glasses, his cheeks were sunk like a cigarette ghost.
"Come on, come on, let me introduce it." Li Damin pulled the man over. "This one is called Li Yang, my cousin. Li Yang, this one is my good friend, Lin Cong."
Li Yang and I shook hands.
Li Yang had a faint beard on his chin and his eyes were very perverse. This person should be difficult to get along with, I thought to myself.
Li Damin and Li Yang had a quick conversation. It turned out that Li Yang rented a house in this building and lived here now. Li Damin was very excited and said it was so good that there was a place to stay.
The two of them got together and were very happy. Li Yang went to the snack street to buy a lot of things, but I couldn't eat for nothing, so I simply bought a box of wine. The three of us entered the building and came to the 21st floor of the highest floor.
This building has been around for a long time. The elevator emits a very unpleasant smell, which can kill someone, like someone spilling the vegetable soup and evaporating after a long time.
I finally reached the highest floor when I walked out of the elevator. When I walked out of the elevator, the corridor was empty and very deserted. In broad daylight, it was difficult for the sun to shine through the corridor windows, making the environment here look extremely gloomy.
We were in the corridor with heavy footsteps, and the empty echoed, and finally came to the house that Li Yang rented. After walking in, my heart calmed down.
We put the food in place, and Li Damin asked my cousin why he thought of renting a house here, and it was far away and in a bad environment.
Li Yang smiled and said, "Do you still remember the copper lock?"
"The one from the Dengmeng League?" Li Damin asked. Seeing that I was confused, he explained that the Dengmeng was an adventure group in the city. He and Li Yang were both members of the group, and the copper lock was also there. He usually had a good relationship and everyone used to go out to play.
Li Yang said, "I can move here, but the reason is actually funny, it has to do with the copper lock watch." He shook his wrist.
Seeing that we were interested, he said with a smile, "That day, Tongsuo came here to do business. When he passed by the garden community, he accidentally looked at his watch. Guess what, his watch hand was walking backwards for a moment, that is, rotating counterclockwise. Time seemed to have flowed backwards."
Chapter completed!