Between mountains and seas

Faced with a somewhat unfamiliar vocabulary, this time Shao Jingxing thought carefully before asking the question: "After all... is it that divine beast that is said to be able to know the future?"

"Huh?" Huo Qing was obviously already prepared for him to talk nonsense again, and was ready to hear words such as "ghost end" and "turtle heel", but he didn't expect Shao Jingxing to give the correct one. Answering, I couldn't help being a little surprised, "That's right. You—" You actually knew it was the end?

"Ah——" Shao Jingxing immediately became a little proud, "Xiao Jiu told me about it...it was recorded in some book...that's the one—after all, the gorilla knows the past..."

In the end, he was completely unsatisfied.When Ji Xiaojiu was giving a lecture, he thought the saying "In the end, you know the future, and the orangutan knows the past" was very interesting. At that time, he also discussed whether the orangutan is a mutation among the primates known so far—— Since human beings have methods such as talismans and divination to know things that would otherwise be impossible to know, similar situations may also occur in alienated primates, but it would be too exaggerated to say that all animals of this species are alienated and have this ability ...

Ah, it’s getting too far, in short, he remembered Gui Mo and the orangutan very well, but it’s a pity that he didn’t remember the origin of this sentence, so that he couldn’t do it now if he wanted to show it in front of Huo Qing——ah, Mingming Ji Xiaojiu said it before.

""Huainan Wanbi Shu"." Huo Qing smiled slightly, and added the correct answer, "You are right, it is the end of the end. The end of the end brush is a pen made of the bone of the end of the end."

"Wow!" Shao Jingxing exclaimed without hesitation, "A pen made of a final bone? This, this is more precious than the horn of the Tongtian rhinoceros!" In the end, it is said that only one is known.

"Indeed." Huo Qing nodded, "That's why some people think that Uncle Gu and his father gained power because of offering treasures."

Shao Jingxing shrugged: "So what? After all, such a rare thing as a pen is willing to be dedicated to the country, so what if the country gives some rewards? Isn't this the same as investing? People don't have technology, but they have funds, so they still have shares big head."

Huo Qing smiled wryly: "Uncle Gu didn't intend to hide this matter, but... In fact, although Uncle Gu's own ability level is not high, his contribution to the special affairs department is subtle. When Ke didn't have so many people, Uncle Gu brought many new people, including Qi Ke. Not every high-level ability user can do these things."

"I understand." Shao Jingxing nodded, "Just like Deputy Section Chief Yan, it's not good to let her fight and kill, but doesn't she still make contributions?" It was only when he said this that he discovered the meaning of Huo Qing's words. "Hey, since Deputy Section Chief Yan is respected, why can't Uncle Gu do it? What do you mean by Uncle Gu's unintentional concealment?" Isn't it simply referring to Xianbao?

Huo Qing was silent for a while: "Because the final pen was not originally owned by Uncle Gu's family. It was obtained from someone else during the Cultural Revolution."

Shao Jingxing opened his mouth wide: "Confiscating the house?" Although it had been decades, he knew more or less about the turmoil of those ten years. It was about destroying the four old things, overthrowing ghosts and monsters, overthrowing demons, so many things were destroyed Therefore, it is not uncommon for people to have their families ruined by being copied.The Gu family's way of "obtaining it from others" is probably the real reason for criticism.

Huo Qing was silent for a long time, then nodded: "Uncle Gu's father was also a rebel at that time." He paused, and immediately added, "But he is not the kind of 'revolutionary general', he was just dragged in by force." .In those days, sometimes if you refused to be a rebel, someone would rebel against you.”

Shao Jingxing had a little understanding of this point.In fact, from the perspective of young people who have not experienced that era, people in those ten years were simply crazy. Once they were drawn into it, few people had the courage to refuse - after all, if you refuse the red one, you may be beaten black.

Gu Sheng's father is such a person.According to the "constituent theory" of that era, he belonged to the fringe faction, and it was only because a friend belonged to the red five categories that he was also drawn into the rebel faction.Out of self-preservation, he didn't have the courage to refuse, so he could only follow these people to criticize and ransack their homes every day.

After all, the pen was obtained from one of the family's homes.Because the family collected too many ancient books and paintings, they were targeted to destroy the Four Olds and "bad elements of the bourgeoisie."Not only were the collections at home burned, but the whole family was dragged out to parade in the streets, shaved their heads, and raped them, even a five- or six-year-old girl.Gu Sheng's father couldn't stand it, so he quietly sent them medicine and food several times.

However, this limited help failed to save the family. After the young granddaughter and old wife died of illness, the old man also collapsed.Before he died, he gave Gu Sheng's father the final pen that was regarded as tattered by the rebels, and asked him to keep it carefully, because - "This is a real treasure that cannot be destroyed by ignorance and mistakes."

"So later Uncle Gu's father dedicated this thing to the country?" Shao Jingxing sighed, "Fortunately, those people don't know the goods. It would be a pity to die if this is destroyed!"

Huo Qing nodded slightly, and added: "Uncle Gu and his father's awakening of abilities may also be affected by the final pen." So the three generations of the Gu family awakened all the abilities of prediction, but it's a pity that the ability level is not very high. high.However, in the end, only the Gu family can use the pen.

Therefore, the Gu family father and son were reused in the special affairs department at that time.Now the "fixed gates" opened in various places, the most important ones are determined only after measuring with the final pen.

"This still needs to be measured?" Shao Jingxing was a little puzzled.

Huo Qing glanced at him: "Gonggong knocked down the boundary gate of Buzhou Mountain and caused a great flood. What should we do if we open a gate and find that there is another North Sea behind us?"

Shao Jingxing stuck out his tongue and understood.Even if it's not a place like Beihai, what should we do if a group of red ants gushes out as soon as the door is opened, or a beast swarm like the cemetery that day?Not to mention that building a fixed door is not easy, it takes time.

"Then—why is it that only the Gu family can use the final pen?" Shao Jingxing still had a lot of questions, "Since there is a final pen, what do we need to check? What is the nine-curved pearl and where is the living stone? Don't you know if you ask the final pen?"

Huo Qing glanced at him again, and answered the first question first: "Give you Qiu Yizhu's Thunder Talisman, can you use it?"

Shao Jingxing understood immediately.Just like Huo Qing told him before, it is difficult to cultivate both water and fire, and different abilities will "contradict" or even "restrain each other". manipulate.It's just—couldn't we find other people with precognitive abilities?For example, Ji Xiaojiu's corny old man, can't he also divination and prediction?

"That's not the same..." Huo Qing couldn't make it clear about such a profound question about supernatural powers. It is because of this that the Gu family can use it with ease." Others have tried it, but they say that it is easy to get twice the result with half the effort. After all, using the finishing pen itself is very energy-consuming. If the efficiency is not high, the result will be even worse. Ready.

This made Gu's father and son indispensable to the Special Affairs Section, but it also attracted some discussions, especially when the boundary gates everywhere were basically established, Gu Sheng's role in the Special Affairs Section was not as good as before. The failure to succeed as the chief of the special affairs department is probably related to this.

Even though they were sending Shao Jingxing back, the two of them just pushed the motorcycle and walked slowly along the side of the road. The sycamore trees above their heads cast green shade, which filtered the strong sunlight, leaving only a piece of warm warmth.

Although the topic was a bit heavy, Shao Jingxing still felt in a good mood, so he put aside the first question and asked the second: "Then can't you ask Uncle Gu to ask about the living stone with the final pen?" Things matter too, right?He felt that it was no less important than opening a fixed door.

Huo Qing cast a helpless look at him again: "I've said it before, 'you will come to the end'."

In other words, Shao Jingxing felt that what he had improved the most now was finally getting used to Huo Qing's concise way of speaking.

Of course, when Huo Qing explained to him, most of them were still very detailed, but sometimes he still showed his original habits, and he never used two sentences to express what could be expressed in one sentence—for example, now.

After thinking for a while, Shao Jingxing suddenly understood what he meant: "Didn't you say that you don't know 'going' after all?" My God, you even know things that haven't happened, but don't know things that have happened?

"If you can know the future, you can know the past?" Huo Qing laughed at his logic, "It's a pity that the orangutan doesn't think so, and neither does Bai Ze."

Shao Jingxing blinked cutely: "Bai, who is Bai Ze?" It seemed very familiar, but I couldn't remember it for a while.

"Bai Ze knows everything." Huo Qing glanced at him, "I don't believe that Xiao Jiu didn't tell you." This belongs to the beast, which is equivalent to the key points of the exam, and it must be the priority to tell.

Shao Jingxing clapped his hands: "Ah, yes, I remembered! Bai Ze knows the names, appearances and methods of exorcising all the ghosts in the world. The Yellow Emperor once asked him for advice, and then drew the "Bai Ze Tu" based on it. Right? ?” See, in fact, he has a pretty good memory, it’s just that he didn’t remember it all at once.

The corners of Huo Qing's lips curled up slightly: "It's okay."

"So, knowledge of coming and knowledge of going are two different abilities?" Shao Jingxing asked humbly.Now it is not the same as before, he has to study hard.

"Yes." Huo Qing nodded, "For the details, you can ask Xiao Jiu to tell you later. In short, there is no real omniscience, and even if you can know the past and the future, you only know the part that is being asked, and you need to consume power."

"Hmm—" Shao Jingxing thought for a while, "Is it like I have all the books stored in my computer, no matter which book I want to find, I can find it, but I don't know their contents until I read it .And the process of searching and reading is a process of consuming energy."

Huo Qing smiled obviously this time: "That's right. For the precognitive ability, everything that has not happened is stored there, but it is impossible to read it all. The more you go back, the more complicated and difficult the content is." The books you know, the more difficult it is to read; if they are beyond the scope of your knowledge, you can't even understand them if you find them."

"Then if Uncle Gu doesn't need to finish his pen, how long can he predict what will happen?" Shao Jingxing was really curious.

Huo Qing hesitated for a moment: "Actually, it's just a premonition of danger..."

It's really not a good way to say it. The deputy chief of the special affairs department has a premonition, which is just like the so-called "intuition" and "sixth sense". It sounds a bit out of place .

Now Shao Jingxing didn't know what expression to use, so he could only scratch his head for a long time, and said, "Then, how about using the final brush?"

"Using the final pen is to predict a specific thing." Of course, the accuracy of the prediction will be greatly increased, but it will also take time and consume more energy.

"Intuition is good too." Shao Jingxing didn't know whether to comfort Huo Qing or himself, "It's really a critical moment of life and death, a flash of intuition will save lives."

"So Uncle Gu's fighting ability was not bad when he was young." Huo Qing paused, "In fact, Gu Rong's skills are also very good." Would it be possible to join the peacekeeping force?It's just that he doesn't have supernatural powers, so Gu Sheng doesn't allow him to enter the special affairs department.

Shao Jingxing thought for a while, and said cautiously: "Actually, Uncle Gu is protecting him..." Gu Sheng himself still has supernatural powers, and he has received a lot of criticism because of his weak supernatural powers. Shike, the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren, it's not sure how they are talked about.Moreover, it would indeed be more difficult in the world of mountains and seas without supernatural powers. This is an undeniable fact, and it does not depend on subjective initiative.

Moreover, without the same ability, Ji Xiaojiu can do paperwork and logistics, and she is very willing.But Gu Rong is so good at it, why is he just working as a handyman when he comes in?

Huo Qing was silent for a while: "It would be great if Gu Rong could think clearly." It's a pity that Gu Rong got into a dead end and couldn't understand his father's painstaking efforts no matter what.

In fact, even now, Huo Qing feels that Gu Rong's so-called awakening ability is not too advanced. After all, although Qi Tongmin said it was a premonition, Gu Rong himself said it was a "vague premonition".As a soldier, Gu Rong's words are very accurate, even if there is an element of self-effacement, the difference will not be too much, so Gu Rong's abilities are probably not better than that of his father.

"Oh, young people are like this." Shao Jingxing said old-fashionedly, "He's still too young. When he matures, he will understand." Just like him, he spent the first 20 years in a daze. Didn't you suddenly discover the meaning of life after meeting Huo Qing?

Huo Qing couldn't help laughing: "It sounds like you are someone who came here..."

His smile was deeper than usual, and Shao Jingxing seemed to have discovered a new world: "Hey, you have a dimple!" The shallow one on the left cheek can only be seen when the smile is deep enough, but it is so lightly sunken , it eliminates the metal-like sharpness and hardness, like the vortex on the water surface after the spring ice is broken, making people want to reach out and feel the water is warm...

When Shao Jingxing came back to his senses, his hand had already reached Huo Qing's face, but Huo Qing's movements were much faster than his, and he avoided his hand by turning his head slightly, and said helplessly, "What are you doing again?" ?”

Shao Jingxing withdrew his hand regretfully: "You have a dimple. You look so pretty when you smile—you should smile more."

"No." Huo Qing pursed his lips slightly, but did not admit it, "I have never had dimples."

"Have!"

"No, you read it wrong."

"I'm not mistaken, there is! If you don't believe me, just laugh again."

"not at all."

"Smile if you have the ability."

"Do not laugh."

After some fruitless bickering, Shao Jingxing almost jumped onto Huo Qing's back, but was still defeated: "Forget it, anyway, you have dimples, I can see them, whether you smile or not. My eyesight But it’s the level of wearing underwear on the outside!”

Huo Qing didn't seem to care about his weight of more than 100 catties at all, but gave him a knife lightly: "Your current physique does not match your vision. Have you exercised recently?"

The answer is obvious.Shao Jingxing coughed dryly, and jumped off his back: "Then what, isn't this just discharged from the hospital... I plan to resume training tomorrow."

Huo Qing smiled vaguely: "Tomorrow?"

"First, run first." Shao Jingxing remembered that he was not in a private restaurant now, "Then what, I want to finish what I promised Uncle Zhou before going back."

"Green clam blood?" Huo Qing thought for a while, then nodded, "Even if you can't find something right away, you should take a look. Mr. Zhou helped us a lot."

"Will you go with me?" Shao Jingxing pushed forward, "Look, I'm not as experienced as you. If it wasn't for the remaining blood of green clams on my hands, I wouldn't have discovered the problem at all."

This is a serious matter, but Huo Qing didn't evade it at all: "Okay. Maybe it's easier to see the problem if it's bright and dark."

"That's great—" Before Shao Jingxing finished speaking, the phone rang, "Zhou Shu?"

This is really what he wanted. Shao Jingxing picked up the phone and was about to tell her that he would bring a taller person there when he heard Zhou Shu say on the other end of the phone, "Brother Shao, I didn't know until I arrived at school. , Yuan Yan dropped out of school and went abroad to study."

Eh?Isn't this a bit too coincidental?