Once was by chance.
Twice is a must.
"Who is that aunt? What does she know?"
"Was there a third person present that day? Who rescued me from the river? Did he never show up?"
Li Zhen was puzzled.
Vaguely, he felt like he had caught something. But if I think about it carefully, I can't grasp anything.
A key clue seemed to be lingering in his mind. But the explanation is not clear...
After being closed for eight days, Li Zhen finally opened the door to his room.
"Master Li."
"Master Li, are you okay?"
| "Master Li?"
“…”
As soon as Li Zhen went out, everyone came after hearing the news.
Li Zhen sat down, was silent for a while, and asked, "Liping."
"Master Li is here."
"I thought you were sending a telegram to Xizhou and bringing the old blind man who wrote the note. Have you sent him?"
"Sent down."
Jia Liping patted his chest and said, "That person is coming soon. Xizhou also sent me a telegram back, saying he is on his way."
"It's been eight days, why haven't you come yet?" Li Zhen murmured and said, "Send a group of people to pick him up on the road. He is very important. I have many things I want to ask him."
"Yes."
Jia Liping hurriedly went to make arrangements.
And Li Zhen entered the room again: "He came and told me not to disturb me during this period."
"ah… "
Everyone was stunned.
Looking at each other, I always felt that this matter was not that simple. Because Li Zhen didn't look sad at all, just full of doubts.
That night.
In a dream.
Zhang Zhi came as promised.
"Li Zhen, I have understood the old blind man's words carefully in the past two days. One day you hurried past me, and I smelled the breath of history in the air. You are a person trapped by love, and I saw you Destiny. Learn to forget. Maybe in the rebirth of a phoenix, you can get the new life you want."
Zhang Zhi said with a serious face: "Don't you think this sentence is familiar?"
Li Zhen nodded: "Yes, very familiar."
"How similar are the words to that of the aunt who once rescued you? They have the same meaning. Although others may find it baffling, you and I know very well that the mystery of this sentence is very deep."
"Yes. That's what the aunt said to me at that time. The aunt said: Souls can be touched, so what does the distance of time mean? Every ordinary person is born into this world with a mission. . This mission is great and glorious. Because this is the preciousness and magic of life... She said that I am carrying a mission. And are our souls touching?"
Li Zhen murmured.
Zhang Zhi also fell into deep thought.
The two of them were silent together, thinking about the note in Li Zhen's hand now, and then thinking about the note that the woman had left for him. It seems that the two kinds of notes have the same meaning.
Suddenly, Li Zhen and Zhang Zhi opened their eyes at the same time. They seemed to have thought of something and shouted in unison in surprise:
"soul!"
“…”
——
The road is far away, and the sky is filled with yellow sand.
Not every place in New Kyushu is fertile, nor is it gradual.
Instead, there is a desert to the east, and an oasis to the west.
If the normal earth is a gradual change, the earth will show a "gradual" change according to different climate temperatures and various conditions. Then the land of New Kyushu is like a Dalmatian dog. This piece, that piece, there is no pattern, no gradient, no buffer.
In the yellow sand sky, the steam fleet hurriedly formed, rolling up a cloud of dust.
"Who is that old man?"
"I do not know."
"Why do your superiors pay so much attention to it? Do you want so many people to escort you?"
"I don't know. I only know that it seems to be related to the Kyushu Academy of Sciences."
"How can a blind man be related to the Kyushu Academy of Sciences?"
"But it is really awe-inspiring, an old man who has lived for more than ninety years. It is not easy for a person to live to be ninety years old. He has experienced so many vicissitudes of life."
"Yes, a person favored by the gods and forgotten by the god of death. If you come in contact with him more, you may be tainted with that kind of luck and blessing."
"It's just a tough job for the old man. It's been a bumpy road. Alas, didn't we say we were going to build roads across the country? Why haven't they been built yet?"
"Nowhere has it been repaired. Now the inspection team has made plans everywhere. I estimate that in a few years, we will be able to enjoy a road dedicated to running cars."
“…”
The soldiers chatted.
"I feel hot."
In the carriage, the old blind man had taken off only his undershirt, but he was moving forward in the scorching sand. Steam cars are like cans, and people who are stuffy can't breathe. Not to mention the ninety-year-old man with a high collar, even those young guys were sweating profusely.
"Old man, then... open the window? But I'm afraid that you will be stimulated by the cold wind and your body won't be able to bear it. Can you blow the air?"
The driver turned back, a little embarrassed. I feel sorry for this old man, a blind man in his nineties, skinny as a stick. Is it easy to get sick in this extreme cold and heat
The old blind man smiled cheerfully and said, "You are a good boy."
"Look what you said."
The old blind man suddenly sighed: "Stop the car."
"how?"
"Stop it,"
The driver was confused, but stopped the car anyway.
The people in the convoy all got off the car and stepped on the ground that was hot enough to fry an egg. They watched in confusion as the old blind man jumped off the steam car and then stood in the sun in a daze.
"Mr. Ma?"
The captain of the convoy's escort whispered: "Sun poison. Go to the shade."
The old blind man did not look back and said with a smile: "I can't see the sun, so I want to feel the temperature of the sun to the fullest."
Everyone frowned in confusion. What does this mean? It's as if there is no sun in Xizhou.
The old blind man sighed: "Humans, you will become a spirit when you get older. I don't know who told me before that you know your destiny at sixty. I am ninety-eight. My eyes are blind at the threshold of 73. If I am blind, I will no longer be able to see what the world looks like. But from then on, my ears can hear the tiniest sounds in the world, and I can even hear sounds from outside the world."
"Oh, what you said, old man..."
Everyone chatted and didn't know how to reply.
The captain of the security team took an umbrella and said: "Old man, please don't bask in the sun. The solar energy in June and July can kill people."
The old blind man shook his head: "You are all good children, and you will be blessed in the future. I just heard someone calling me."
The security captain raised his eyebrows and became alert: "Who called you?"
The old blind man pointed forward and murmured in his sleep: "73 is a hurdle, and I have passed it. 84 is a hurdle, and I have passed it. 98 and 99 are big hurdles, and I can't pass it this time." "
Everyone became nervous and held their breath. They all knew that this old blind man was a bit weird.
With a 'pop' sound, the old blind man knelt on the ground, looked up to the sky and sighed: "The only regret in this life is that we are only a little bit away from meeting the chosen one. This is the most regretful thing. Get a pen and paper .”
The security captain shouted quickly: "Paper! Pen!"
"Here comes the pen and paper!"
The old blind man knelt on the ground, picked up a pen and fumbled to write on the paper. While writing, he shouted: "You are not allowed to read."
'Hua Hua Hua' Everyone turned their heads.
After a while, the old blind man folded the paper he had finished writing.
A 'tear' sound. He tore off a piece of cloth from his clothes, wrapped the note, and handed it to the captain of the security team: "You will be lucky enough to meet the person who has gone through the vicissitudes of life. Give this to him and tell him, don't Urgent, it will be opened in three years."
The security captain took the cloth bag and had some inexplicable thoughts in his heart. What could be so mysterious and mysterious? Will it be opened in three years? What's the difference between this and those tips in ancient times? This kind of pretense...
actually not. Some words and some things, heard and seen at different times and occasions, actually have different final effects and endings. Maybe the things written by the old blind man are not suitable for Li Zhen to see now.
But only Mr. Ma himself knows the truth. If Li Zhen knows these things in advance, it will affect the pattern of the world. Therefore, it is wise to take it apart after three years.
Holding a handful of yellow sand, the old blind man looked up at the sun and murmured: "Life is enough."
The last expression is a smile, easygoing and contented.
"Old man?"
For a long time, someone pushed me. Only to find that he could no longer move. When he reached out and touched it, his body was already cold.
"died?"
Everyone was shocked. Recalling the inexplicable words he said before, they felt a little horrified and awe-stricken. A person who knows when he is going to die and knows when others are going to die.
Just as he said.
I lost my eyes, but I saw so much more.
There was darkness in front of me, but I heard a voice that was beyond the world...
(End of chapter)