I looked at Ito Makoto for a long time before saying, "Ito Makoto, I'm going to ask you a few questions now. You must answer me truthfully. This may very well be related to our life or death."
Ito said seriously: "Mr. Wang Huan, please speak. I will tell you everything."
"Very good." I looked at Ito Shinichi, "This time you came to the Northeast to look for the ruins of Daliao. Did you choose the time randomly or specifically?"
"It is a specially chosen time." Ito said, "The blood moon will appear in three days at most. According to the ancestors, the ruins of Daliao can only be found on the day of the blood moon or a total solar eclipse. The next solar eclipse The total eclipse will take several years, and we, the Ito family, don’t have time to wait any longer, but the blood moon is about to happen, so we must reach the ruins before the blood moon.”
I asked again: "You have been saying that your destination is the Daliao ruins, not the shaman tombs. Ito Aikawa also told you this statement?"
"Yes." Ito said, "My ancestors have repeatedly emphasized that they are relics of the Liao Kingdom."
"I understand." After I said three simple words, I subconsciously reached out and took out the cigarette.
It wasn't until I finished smoking a cigarette that Ye Xun said, "What did you think of?"
I said calmly: "First, Old Man Sun and Scar also want to return to the ruins, and they must go back. Therefore, Old Man Sun leading people up the mountain is not an accident, but it was already in his plan."
Ye Xun raised his eyebrows and said: "You mean, he even plotted against his grandson? He deliberately told his grandson who had the golden mask, so that sick Yangzi could attack him and find a suitable reason for himself to talk to sick Yangzi. Are you turning your back on me?"
I nodded and said: "This is just one of the possibilities. Don't think about other things first, just follow your thoughts."
Ye Xun knew that I wanted to verify his judgment, so he immediately continued: "I think Old Man Sun told the truth about one thing, that is, he gave the golden mask to sick Yangzi. Of course, his purpose It was not to make money as he said. As for what his purpose was, it is not yet possible to judge. However, what is certain is that sick Yangzi lost control after getting the golden mask. "
"Old Man Sun understands Bingyangzi's character and the characteristics of the golden mask, but he has never found the right time to kill Bingyangzi and get back the mask. Recently, various media have reported that the blood moon is about to appear, and Old Man Sun can no longer sit still. If you live there, you can only take desperate measures to get rid of the sick ones."
"Old man Sun made a plan based on his understanding of Bing Yangzi. First, let his grandson fall out with the other party, and let Bing Yangzi know that he would definitely take action against him. But Old Man Sun knew that Bing Yangzi had feelings for him, so he wouldn't I will kill him directly, but I will first determine Old Man Sun’s attitude before making a decision.”
"Old Man Sun deliberately invites friends and even hires Daxian'er, all for the sake of looking after Bing Yangzi. Bing Yangzi has a character that is bound to retaliate. As long as someone comes to Old Man Sun's house, regardless of whether he decides to participate in Old Man Sun's plan, he will kill someone. .”
"To put it clearly, Old Man Sun planned to let those people die to create an opportunity for himself to get close to the cave. As long as he gets close to the other party, he is sure to kill Bing Yangzi with one shot."
"It's just that he didn't expect Bingyangzi to be far more powerful than he thought, so he placed his hope on us and followed us into Pingtianhai. Because he knew that people like Bingyangzi who were mentally capable If a defective person were to change the environment, he might not be as comfortable as before, and he might be able to find an opportunity to get rid of the other person. However, he did not expect that there was another existence in Pingtianhai that was even more terrifying than sick Yangzi. "
Ye Xun stopped here: "I don't know if what I said is right."
I nodded and said: "According to common sense analysis, it's almost the same. But there are too many loopholes in it. The other possibility I mentioned may seem a bit absurd, but I think it is still necessary to mention it for reference."
Ito Zhen nodded and said: "Mr. Wang Huan, please speak."
I said: "We have always focused on Old Man Sun and Jin Daxian. In fact, there is only one focus of the whole thing, and that is the golden mask."
"Old man Sun said that his ancestor mistakenly entered Heifeng Aozi and took away Jin Daxian. I think this is a complete lie. The person who entered Heifeng Aozi back then was not the ancestor of Old Man Sun, but himself and them. Three people brought out the golden mask from Black Wind Col."
"As for the legend of Jin Daxian, it should also come from the mouth of Old Man Sun." I said this, pointing to Ito Makoto, "Ito Makoto said that the Japanese Kwantung Army launched a crazy revenge here and massacred all the nearby villagers. Jin No one can tell clearly except Old Man Sun when the Daxian Temple appeared and what changes it has undergone. However, once the legend spreads, it can cover up the original facts."
During the Japanese invasion of China, there were countless bloody massacres and countless no-man's lands created. Just like Lushun, which was once known as the first port in East Asia, none of the current residents are descendants of the locals of Lushun, because after the Japanese invaded Lushun, they launched a crazy and bloody massacre, and the entire Lushun residents were slaughtered. The current Lushun people are all residents who re-entered in the later period.
If Shilitun at the foot of the mountain is regarded as another Lushun, then all the legends here will be completely wiped out with the massacre. No one will know the true origin of Jin Daxian Temple except Old Man Sun himself.
Ye Xun nodded and said: "Yes, this is indeed the first place that cannot be explained."
I continued: "The second thing that is difficult to explain is the age of Old Man Sun and the others. If calculated according to time, they should all be over a hundred years old. What magical powers do they have that can make them immortal? At this age Can you still walk up mountains and down rivers like walking on flat ground?"
"This..." Ye Xun also shook his head and said, "Tell me, could it be that Old Man Sun and the others have died once and come back to life again?"
I asked, "Do you believe in resurrection from the dead?"
"I don't believe it." Ye Xun shook his head and said, "I never believe that a person can survive intact after death. Even if there is a way, it is still a magic trick."
Ye Xun is a disciple of Taoism. Taoism has pursued immortality and ascension during the day, but has never pursued resurrection from the dead.
I looked at Ye Xun and said, "What if the person who came alive is not a human being?"
"Not a human being?" Ye Xun suddenly woke up, "You mean resurrecting a dead body, no... is it a soul exchange?"
I nodded and said, "I never believe there are ghosts in this world, but I believe that a person's memory can be passed on forever in some way. That's what shamanism is like."
"Legend has it that the inheritance of shamanism comes from the souls of the previous generation of shamans. That is to say, the new generation of shamans can obtain the complete memories of the previous generation of shamans through shaman dance or some kind of sacrifice. This is why shamanism has no written scriptures. This is why literary inheritance can be continued from generation to generation.”
When I said this, Shinya Ito nodded and said, "Mr. Wang Huan is right. According to my ancestor's research on shamanism, the inheritance of shamanism is indeed like this."
I continued: "I once wore a golden mask. I know that the golden mask actually allows people to spread their thoughts outward and can communicate without even using language. If we position the golden mask as a certain medium, then we Can we conclude that the golden mask is a tool to transfer a person's memory?"
I gestured to my face with my hand: "If I put on a golden mask when I'm about to die, and then give the mask to another person, can I forcibly erase all the other person's thoughts and replace them with my own memories?" ?”
Ye Xun whispered: "This... Isn't this a bit unbelievable? You have also seen the photos of Ito Mingchuan and the others. Even if they can transfer their memories, don't they even transfer their appearance?"
"So I say that my guess may be extremely absurd." I paused before saying, "But other than that, I can't think of any other way to keep a man in his 100s in peak physical condition. "
I continued: "I dare to say this because Old Man Sun later told us to be careful of Sick Yangzi. We saw Sick Yangzi's body with our own eyes in the cave, and Old Man Sun also confirmed that it was Sick Yangzi himself. Why did Sick Yangzi still exist? Will he appear? Did he come back from the dead? The only explanation is that what was lying in the cave was just an empty body."
I took a deep breath and said: "You still remember that you asked me to pay attention to Liuzi, right? I suspect that Liuzi is the real sick Yangzi. He took advantage of Old Man Sun and the others being away, tricked Liuzi into wearing a golden mask, and changed himself into Liuzi. in the body."
Ye Xun was stunned for a moment, and after a long time he said: "If what you said is true, then who was the person who had been leading Old Man Sun and the others to their death? At that time, the Sixth Son should have been in the cave. If his memory is replaced, can he kill someone?"
I shook my head and said: "You have forgotten one person. Old man Sun once said that Bingyangzi once loved a girl crazily. I think that girl is not dead. The so-called ghost visiting relatives means that she returned home by herself. That girl should She is a woman who has become a sick woman, and she was the one who led Old Man Sun and others to their death."
Ye Xun murmured to himself: "If all your guesses are true, then Old Man Sun and Scar are acting too much alike. Aren't we being fooled from beginning to end by Old Man Sun?"
I said solemnly: "This is what I can't figure out the most. No matter how good an actor is, there will be no flaws at all, but I really can't see the element of acting in Old Man Sun. Unless I can make him Find it out, otherwise, we won’t be able to find the truth.”
Ito was surprised and said: "Mr. Wang Huan, do you have a way to find this person?"