"What?" I couldn't hold the apple in my hand, and it fell to the ground along with my words.
"The order in which we crawled in the cave was me at the front, then Xiangyu, sir, and Chen Mo at the back. So, it was Xiangyu and I who saw you at that time." Zhang Jisheng said.
"In the hall, Chen Mo told me that you might not be here anymore, so I knew you couldn't appear in our long crawling queue." Xiangyu's throat moved, as if
It was like swallowing saliva, "At that time, our bodies were in a state of extreme fatigue, and the only hernia lamp was worn on the head by the second son for lighting. It took about half an hour to crawl, and the power of the hernia lamp was completely exhausted.
Finally, it suddenly became dark in the secret passage. I was a little scared and wanted to move forward to get closer to my descendant. But vaguely, I felt that the person crawling in front of me was you. I was extremely scared and hesitated.
I wanted to call you. At this time, you suddenly took out your mobile phone, and the fluorescence of the mobile phone screen illuminated your face. I saw clearly, and it was really you that person."
"Then what? Did you call me?"
"I don't know why you suddenly seemed to be greatly frightened. You crawled forward in a rampage, almost able to catch up with running speed, bumped into me, and then disappeared into the darkness in front of the secret passage." Zhang Jisheng said.
Wait a minute, why is this scene they described so familiar?
Xiangyu and I sat very close. I took her hand, put it next to my ear, and listened quietly.
The mechanical watch worn on Xiangyu's hand moved calmly according to the law of time. However, its owner was a little overwhelmed by my move. The expression on his face was a combination of horror and surprise, with a slight hint of excitement.
It's a little red and has an indescribable taste.
But as those "tuk-tuk-tuk" sounds hit my eardrums, my heart felt like a Category 12 typhoon - this seemed to be the scene I experienced when I crawled out of the secret passage in my grandfather's study.
At that time, I heard a "tuk-tuk-tuk" sound and felt that there was someone behind me. I took out my mobile phone to take a picture of the scene behind me. After the phone suddenly turned off, I crawled forward as if I was running for my life.
However, when I woke up, my phone was empty.
At that time, I thought I was hallucinating again. Now it seems that it is not a hallucination, but that I have traveled through time and space. But the time traveled was too short, less than three minutes.
Xiangyu took out her hand and lowered her head, not daring to look at me. Only then did I realize that her palms were covered with sweat, almost soaking my hands.
Damn it, she probably thought I had some fantasy about her, I just wanted to hear if the sound of the mechanical watch on her hand was the same as the sound I heard in the secret passage.
"Zhou Cang, are you okay?" Zhang Jisheng was probably a little confused by my action. He looked at Xiang Yu and then changed the topic, "It's also possible that we are hallucinating. Because that
When I heard Chen Mo say that you might no longer be here, everyone was very sad. In grief, hallucinations are likely to occur."
I looked at Zhang Jisheng, smiled bitterly and said: "Jisheng, I have experienced this kind of feeling eight years ago, but I didn't expect that I would hear this kind of feeling in this old hospital of the 1980s and 1990s.
It makes people feel a little dazed, as if time keeps looping."
Cycle, these two words I said myself shocked me. Could it be that I will have to cycle such horrible things throughout my life?
Probably because they could see that I was in a bad mood, everyone stopped talking, and the air in the ward felt suffocating.
"Jisheng, you and Xiangyu stayed with me for two nights and went back to rest first. I have no health problems now. You don't have to stay with me in the hospital tonight. It seems that you two can't stand it any longer." I said,
"I will go through the discharge procedures tomorrow, and then we can go home."
"The doctor said that your body is very weak. You should stay in bed for two more days before being discharged. Anyway, there is nothing urgent for us and we can stay here with you." Xiangyu said.
"No, let's leave the hospital as soon as possible. My grandparents should be worried because I ran away secretly for so long." I said.
"Well, let's go back to the hotel to rest first and come back tomorrow morning to go through the discharge procedures for you." Zhang Jisheng said, "If you need anything, call us anytime."
"Okay, feel free to go back."
Zhang Jisheng and Xiangyu chatted with me for a few more words while packing their things, and then left together.
After the two left, the ward suddenly became quiet. A quiet environment makes it easier for people to have random thoughts.
I was full of doubts, and the more I thought about it, the more I got sucked into it and walked further and further away, making it almost impossible to come back.
At this time, I thought of my father. He might be able to answer some of my doubts.
But the phone was broken. I plugged in the charging cable and nothing happened.
There should be a public phone in this hospital. I stood up, took off the intravenous bottle from the iron shelf, and then walked out of the ward holding it.
The business of the health center in this small town seemed to be average. It was just after eight o'clock, and there were almost no people in the corridor.
There was a canteen in the yard, and I walked up to it.
"Brother, make a call." I forced a smile.
Probably because few people know how to use public phones anymore, the old man looking after the store raised his head, with a trace of confusion on his face. Without speaking, he gave me a look, indicating that he could call me casually.
I pressed my father's number, and the phone rang for a long time. I almost thought the call would be disconnected, but at the end, my father's voice came.
"Hello." His voice was a little hoarse, as if he had just woken up from sleep.
"Dad, it's me." For some reason, the moment I heard my father's voice, tears almost came to my eyes.
Humans are such strange animals. No matter how old you are, once you meet someone who you think can protect you, your psychological defense will immediately collapse and you will suddenly return to a cowardly state.
"Cang'er?" There was a hint of surprise and confusion in his father's tone.
"Dad, I just came out of the ancient temple in Wawushan. I have a lot of questions and I want to talk to you." I got straight to the point. My father's voice was very noisy and he seemed to be busy.
After I finished speaking, there was silence on the other end of the phone, which was a bit long. However, I did not speak and waited silently for my father's response.
After coming over for a while, my father finally spoke: "Cang'er, what do you want to ask, tell me."
"I picked up a voice recorder on the gravel beach. There was Mom's recording in it. What was the half of what Mom didn't finish?" As I walked from the ward to the canteen, I had already thought about asking my father.
What problems are there.
"I have forgotten." My father said softly, "A lot of things happened at that time, and it has been a long time. I can't remember the details."
"In which year did you go to Wawu Mountain?"
"2011." Dad said quickly.
"Are you going into the mountains with my grandparents and me?" I asked.
"No, it's the same archaeological team that your mother and I worked for." His father's tone was very calm, not like he was lying.
"Then do you know that my grandparents and I have also been to Wawu Mountain?"
"I found out later." He seemed to pause for a moment.
I didn’t get the answer I wanted about the voice recorder. Someone seemed to be calling my father. I had no choice but to give up the question and move on to the next one: “I found a lot of graffiti in several caves in Wawu Mountain. It’s you.”
Painted?"
"Probably so."
"Those graffiti all have the same pattern. Why do you draw that pattern, or that word, repeatedly?"
"Because the truth behind the ancient temple is hidden in their writings. It's just that everyone has abandoned their roots to find black jade. However, unfortunately, so far, I still can't completely decipher their writings." Father.
The tone was a little frustrated, just like when we were children and went to school, we worked very hard, but failed to achieve the desired results in the final exam.
"Dad, what did those words you have deciphered say?" My father's words did not disrupt my plan to ask. I could only change my mind based on his answer.
"Cang'er, I can't tell you much at the moment. You will understand if you look at the paintings I gave you before. Also, learn their characters and start with writing. You will have unexpected gains.
Yes. Remember to take good care of grandpa. I’m in a hurry here, so I’ll hang up first.”
There was a beeping busy tone on the phone. There must have been some emergency on my father's side. It seemed to be very noisy all of a sudden.
I hung up the phone, took out fifty yuan from my pocket, and put it on the counter of the canteen. I forgot whether the old man had any change to pay me back, turned around, held up the glass medicine bottle, and walked slowly back to the ward.