Qinhuai and I left Tianjin the next day. When we found Brother Chengqing, it was in the afternoon. Brother Chengqing came to pick me up and Qinhuai wearing a set of pajamas.
He no longer lives on the second floor of the small building where Master Li lived, because Brother Chengqing is not qualified to receive such treatment due to his qualifications and skills. Although he has inherited part of Master Li's work in accordance with Master Li's last wish, But after all, he is just a young underachiever in that special department.
He didn’t like living in part of the house allocated to him, so he simply used the money to buy a small courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing to live in. Although it was a suburb, there were many people, so he just came out in his pajamas. Qinhuai and I Still quite surprised.
Brother Chengqing ignored our expressions, yawned and said, "Wearing this will help me sleep, so don't make a fuss."
When Brother Chengqing said that, I don't know what Qinhuai thinks, but I feel a little sad, which can be regarded as a price.
A pot of tea and a room full of sunshine.
The three of us sat on the sofa and talked. Brother Chengqing didn't dare to drink tea. He took a glass of boiled water and took a sip and said to us: "It is said to be a circle, but it is actually divided into many parts. This is what I do in the department." From what I heard vaguely, you still need to get in touch with the actual situation. But no matter what, Chengyi, we can only be us, and we can only be people of the lineage of old Master Li."
I know what Brother Chengqing is worried about, or as Master Liu told me, there are many people in the circle who are reckless. Brother Chengqing may have heard of some of them. He is reminding me not to accept the consequences. had an impact.
I nodded and said, "Brother Chengqing, we have all grown up with Master. I think it is difficult to change our character, so don't worry."
"I'm not sure, I feel like you've become a lot colder." Brother Chengqing said lightly.
"Oh, I'm not indifferent, I... I'm a person who can't even save myself." I said it very seriously.
"Don't blame Master Jiang too much. No matter how much you blame him, it won't be worth the love you have for him. Instead of doing this, why torture yourself?" Brother Chengqing obviously understands me very well, or perhaps only those of our lineage can understand it. Come to a certain mood.
My heart ached, but I didn't want to talk about this topic anymore. I just said, "Brother Chengqing, please talk about the circle."
Brother Chengqing sighed, put down the water glass, and then said: "This circle is generally composed of people who are different from ordinary people. Well, to put it simply, they are Taoist priests, monks, and even some people who have real abilities. It’s made up of people from the West and some wealthy people.”
"Rich people?" I frowned, a little confused. Why are there rich people in this kind of metaphysical circle? Just like when Westerners come here, I can understand it. After all, the West also has its own metaphysics, um, or theology.
"Yes, rich people! You can think of them as a group of people in need. By accident, they find people who are really capable, and then they enter the circle. Then the rich people also have their own connections and will tell some friends Well. That's it, there are some rich people in the circle. But they can't reach the core of the circle. Their existence is, in a larger sense, like customers." Brother Chengqing patiently explained to me.
I understood this statement immediately, and then asked: "Is the circle that simple?"
"Obviously not. In fact, this is just the composition of a large circle. There are many small circles in this big circle. To put it simply, people who belong to national departments are considered a small circle. This circle is on the edge of the entire circle, because behind the scenes There is a country, so under normal circumstances, there will not be too many interactions with other small circles. The other circles are composed of high-level officials from the orthodox big line, and there are scattered people from the small line, and some get some inexplicably. Inheritance, I have some skills. But no matter what, the threshold of this circle is very high. People who know ordinary trivial skills are absolutely out of reach. Those who come into contact have at least one or two unique skills. In addition... .." At this point, Brother Chengqing was silent and paused.
"What else?" I asked curiously.
"In addition, there has always been a statement that I cannot verify, which is the real core of this circle. I heard that they are some real masters who maintain a certain order, just like what you once heard my master say , it is one of the rules that people in the real circle cannot touch each other's family members. It seems that people or forces with real abilities have certain records. Just like the Black Rock Miao Village is so arrogant, they dare not Touch your family. You don’t dare to touch ordinary people in a big way. You can only use some means to get some ordinary people to enter the livestock village. If there is no such restriction, do you think that with the existence of Heiyan Miao Village, they will not do it recklessly? ? Or maybe they know that the country will eventually deal with them, so the people in the inner circle just turn a blind eye or close an eye." Brother Cheng Qing said this.
This shocked me so much, it was like I always thought I was free, but suddenly learned that there is a pair of eyes watching you behind the scenes, making many rules that you don't know, and silently restraining you, as long as you exceed the rules scope, maybe you wouldn’t exist.
"What kind of people are they? What are the rules? I mean specific." I asked with a frown.
"I don't know what kind of people they are. Chengyi, you also understand that our lineage does not belong to the so-called circle at all. I have been in contact with some because I have been in the department, but the department itself is a fringe circle. And I am a marginalized person in the marginalized circle. How much do you think I know specifically? There is just a vague statement that those people are a group of old monsters. As for the rules, I don’t know, maybe they are not people in the inner circle No one knows. I only know that there may be intersections and entanglements with ordinary people, but if things really cause anger and resentment, it is hard to say. If this is not the case, do you think it can be so peaceful? No. Every cultivator has a right heart. If you think you have to use your skills as an insider to cause trouble, it is no exaggeration to say that you can definitely kill dozens of people silently." Brother Chengqing said slowly. Speak slowly.
I nodded, feeling a little complicated. I always felt that what Brother Chengqing said was just like his own judgment. He only knew some superficial things. If it was too specific, he really didn't know much.
Maybe he doesn't know as much as Xiao Chengqian!
But I didn't have the intention to ask Xiao Chengqian. I thought that I was just going to a real ghost market. I would inevitably come into contact with some people in the circle, but I didn't want to go deep into the circle. It would be useless to know too much.
And based on the education our masters gave us since childhood, even if there were no so-called rules, we probably wouldn't do anything.
Hasn’t the fate of our lineage always been limited to just two words? —Kunlun!
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In Beijing and Qinhuai, Brother Chengqing spent a few days together, and by the way he also went to see sister-in-law Jingyi. Her and Brother Sheng's child has grown up in a blink of an eye, and is now in the third grade of elementary school. The years are so silent. A lot of things have been submerged, and they have turned into vicissitudes of life in a blink of an eye.
When sister-in-law Jingyi sent me to the airport, she said with emotion: "Sometimes when I think about it, it's as if we were in a deserted village last night. You were chatting with him, and I was smiling and listening. But the distance last night was really far away. .”
After returning to my place, I immediately contacted Brother Chengxin, and we agreed to meet in Tianjin on the 5th of next month.
I don’t know what the ghost market looks like specifically, but since it is called a market, it is inevitably linked to trading. I have a strong urge to trade. I hope to get some clues in the ghost market, even though Master Liu told me that it is impossible. I couldn't afford the price, but I just wanted to try.
For the first time, I thought about using the things Master left me. Thinking about it, I went back home, because the things Master left me were basically stored in my hometown. Except for a few things, I I didn’t carry much with me.
When I go home, my parents will inevitably talk about getting married and having children. Now they can see me for a few days every two months, and they don't miss me so much, so they naturally spend more time scolding me.
I didn't dare to talk back, so I dealt with it perfunctorily, and went to find a few things that I thought were suitable and brought them with me.
When I went back, my mother muttered to me: "Ruxue is a nice girl, but that's what happened to you. Can't you just live a good life?"
Such words make my heart hurt suddenly! Live a good life each? But deep down in my heart, I never let go of Ruxue.