Change Human Trilogy

Before he came to Qilian Mountain, Zhong Yu imagined it as a continuous heavy snow.

The mountains are connected to the sky, so it is called Tianshan.

However, only the main peak of the huge mountain range is covered with heavy snow, and the tens of thousands of miles around are as rugged as the Taihang Mountain he once visited, with no end in sight.In contrast, the vegetation is scarce, and even some mountains are bare without vegetation, which looks desolate.

Compared with the prosperity of the city, this place seems to have returned to another era, maintaining the original appearance of the world.

There are some remote small villages near the foot of the mountain.

Walking all the way, I rarely see young people, they are all elderly people and children.

Zhong Yu and the others found a farmhouse down the mountain to live in.

The owner of the house is an old man with a lame leg. He is said to be an old man, but in fact he is just about fifty, and he is still very strong. One of his legs is not flexible.It is said that the yards of these homestays often receive people who come to travel.

The old man said: If it wasn't for the disability of his legs and feet, he would still be running outside at his age.I won't stay at home.

He is more polite to Zhong Yu and Jianguo.

Zhong Yu asked him: Is there anyone named Ye at the foot of this mountain?

The old man thought about it, shook his head and said: There are very few surnames here, and most of them have the same surname as mine.

Zhong Yu thought of the story of the heirs of the Ye family, and thought that it was normal for the Ye family to move after such a long time.

When asked if there were legends about eminent monks confiscating demons in Qilian Mountains, the old man just said: There are too many such legends, and there are all kinds of stories.But if you ask about the Ming Dynasty, it is too long ago, and people who know about it are long gone, but hauntings and the like still happen frequently.

Zhong Yu and Jianguo chatted with him for a long time, inquiring about the nearby landforms and various anecdotes.

That night, Zhongyu also called Huajue and asked him in detail about the legendary terrain.

Huajue said on the phone that his master told him privately that there were three large rocks near the location where the lost scriptures were lost, with the middle being higher and the two sides being lower.

Jianguo watched Zhong Yu hang up the phone, licked the melon seeds and said: The places he mentioned must have been rummaged, and it was not found in the end.

Leaning on the table, Jianguo said to Zhong Yu: Go and have a look, if you can't find it, we can go back quickly, okay?

Zhong Yu smiled: "It's all here, let's try our best."

The next day, the two began to wander around and investigate.

Qilian Mountain is really too big, there is no way to start with it.The three boulders mentioned, it seems that the places with stones are very similar, and you can find three similar boulders everywhere.

I ran for a few days without any results.

Jianguo persuaded him: "It seems that the scenery is similar. There have been countless people walking here for so many years, and they might have been picked up long ago."

Zhong Yu looked around, pointed to a mountain shaped like a cow, and said: Do you think the Great War will be there at that time?

Jianguo glanced over there,

Ask him: How do you think it is there?

Zhong Yu thought of what the descendants of the Ye family said, the eminent monk was crushed by rocks during the fight, didn't the shape of the cow look like it was piled up on purpose?

Jianguo looked at the stone, shook his head and said: It's not like that.

The two of them beat and beat for a day, looking at the top of the mountain over and over again, like looking for a needle in a haystack.

until downhill.

Zhong Yu walked back with disappointment.

Jianguo is not surprised at all: it is so easy to find there is a ghost.

While analyzing, they suddenly saw a child playing nearby, which made them feel strange.

It is far away from the village, and almost no one lives here.

The child looked back at the two of them from time to time, only then did the two see a lonely hut not far away.

An old lady came out of the house and shouted to the child: "Son, stop playing and come back quickly."

Zhong Yu hurried over and greeted the old lady. The wrinkles on the old lady's face were as deep as a knife.He is 80 years old even if he is not a hundred, with a thin body and a peaceful face.

Zhong Yu asked her politely: Can I have an excuse to drink water?

The old lady looked at Zhong Yu Jianguo.

Go back to the house and give them two bowls of water.

Zhong Yu sat on the stone bench at the door, looked at the sun that was about to set, and asked the old woman: Why do you live here alone?

The old lady smiled and said slowly: There are not many young people in the first place. My old lady is left alone, and my grandson is boring. Living here is clean.

Zhong Yu looked at the child on the side, he was squatting there to play with ants, holding a branch and kept beating the ground, looking back at Zhong Yu secretly from time to time.

Zhong Yu saw that it was cute, walked over to talk to him, and asked: "Little brother, do you go to school?"

The child ran away as if frightened.The old woman said with a smile: He is timid, he admits life...

Zhong Yu tried to ask the old lady: Have you ever heard of a legend about this place? ?

Compared with the reactions of other villagers, the old lady was more enlightened, and replied: If there are too many legends, which one are you asking?

Zhong Yu asked her: Is there a monk who was suppressed under the mountain when he collected the demon?

The old lady's cloudy eyes suddenly seemed to flash, and she asked him slowly: Are you here to ask about the legend or to find something?

As soon as this remark came out, Zhong Yu was surprised.

The old woman said: Every year some people come looking for something, but no one can find it.

Hope suddenly rose in Zhong Yu's heart, thinking that the old lady knew something.

The old lady sat down tremblingly, and said: Actually, I don’t know much. I heard that there was a young monk who escaped alive and vowed revenge.

After saying this, I will not say anything else.

Coming back from the mountain, the bell fish in the middle of the night couldn't sleep.

He always felt that the old woman knew something and was hiding something.

The next day, they searched hard on another hill.When there was no result, he couldn't help but went to the grandparents and grandchildren again, and said to Jianguo: You go back first, I will go to the old lady from yesterday and chat with her.

Seeing how determined he was, Jianguo said: I'd better stay with you and listen to his stories.

When the two arrived, the old woman was basking in the sun, and his grandson was still squatting on the ground and playing with ants just like yesterday.

Seeing Zhong Yu coming again, the old lady didn't think it was strange, and moved out a stool for the two of them.

Zhong Yu respectfully said to the old lady: I ​​want to hear you talk about the legend yesterday.

The old lady said with a smile: This is what the ancestors told us, I don't know much.

She looked at Jianguo behind Zhong Yu, Jianguo seemed tired without saying a word.

He got up and went back to the house to pour a bowl of water, and handed it to Jianguo, saying, "Young man...don't be so tired."

Jianguo politely continued: Thank you.

The old lady sat down leisurely again, and said slowly: About the story yesterday, someone asked about it before, and I dismissed it.

Zhong Yu glanced at the old lady gratefully.

The old lady looked at the sky, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes became relieved, and she said in an old voice: You are all destined...

It is said that that incident happened hundreds of years ago. At that time, there lived a monster in the mountains. It is said that in the early days, men and women were selected by the village as offerings to it. I heard that the monster slept for decades, but it was peaceful. After a long time, this custom gradually disappeared, and the monsters woke up and started to catch people and eat them by themselves.Then one year, a monk passed by here and felt the evil spirit all over the mountain, so he wanted to deal with it.Although the monk was powerful, he couldn't be the opponent of the monster, so he was beaten to death and crushed under the stone...

When the old lady talked about this, she pointed to a gravel hillside not far behind the house, and said: I heard that it is there.

Zhong Yu and Jianguo looked over at the same time.

That place is not the same as what Huajue described.

The old lady smiled and said: After so many years, many things here have changed.

He looked at Zhong Yu with extremely peaceful eyes: the master back then led a young apprentice, a young monk, and the young monk also disappeared, probably died.Many people have come over these years, looking for some treasure... Don't bother, you won't be able to find it.

Hearing what he said, Zhong Yu felt a little disappointed.

Ask the old lady: How do you know you can't find it?

The old lady smiled: It has been so many years, it must be gone.

At this time, the little grandson not far away was running around with a stick and suddenly fell to the ground. Zhong Yu quickly ran over to help him up.

The little boy had dark skin, kept his head down and didn't speak, and probably didn't feel any pain from the fall.

Zhong Yu helped him beat the dirt on his body, and asked him: Are you okay?

The little boy glanced at him with dark eyes, not daring to speak.

Zhong Yu sighed. Nowadays, parents go out to work at a young age, leaving the elderly and children at home. The children have not received a complete family education. They are introverted and not good at communicating with others. For these children, it is a huge burden. missing.

Zhong Yu asked the old lady: Why don't you live at the foot of the mountain?It is sparsely populated and almost isolated from the world.

The old lady seemed to be used to this kind of life, and said with a smile: It is so quiet here that you can fetch water and grow vegetables.

Zhong Yu said: But the child has to go to school, he is so young, he should get in touch with the outside world well.

The old lady was a little bit bitter, and said: Forget it, it's fine to be safe.

Zhong Yu could see that it was not that the old lady did not want her grandson to accept a better life, it was just that life forced her to.

He took out the money he had with him, stuffed it into the hands of the old lady, and said: Buy him some books and let someone teach him, the child is still young and has a long way to go.

The old lady's originally cloudy eyes showed a little difference, she looked at Zhong Yu's sincere face, and said in an old voice: No need, young man, we are fine now.

Zhong Yu insisted on giving her the money.

Down from the mountain, until the evening after dinner.

Bell fish are a little dull.

It seems that this time it is indeed going back the same way.

He tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.

It was very cold in the mountains at night, so he put on a coat and got up and walked out of the farmhouse, and found a place to sit by the stone wall at the door.

The night sky in the mountains is really different from that in the city, the moon looks huge and bright.

I've been here for a few days, and basically found nothing. Should I continue to search for a few more days, or go home directly?

If it fails this time, is there any other way to turn back into a human in the future?

A kind of disappointment came to my heart: maybe I will never get rid of the current way of life in my life.

Suddenly, a pair of dry hands patted his shoulder.

Zhong Yu jumped down, turned his head and saw that it was the old lady during the day.

Her face looked older in the darkness.If it hadn't been for the day when he had chatted with her for so long during the day, Zhong Yu would have been intimidated.He was about to ask her why she appeared here in the middle of the night?

The old woman was the first to speak, and said to him with the same tone of kindness: "Young man, come here."

Zhong Yu didn't tell her where she lived, but she found it directly.

With doubts in my heart, I followed her to a remote place.

The old lady looked around and said in a low voice: Are you looking for a scripture?

Zhong Yu stared at her with wide eyes.

She said: I know where it is...but I can't tell you directly, because someone around you will snatch it...I have been waiting for you for many years, and I thought I couldn't wait.

Zhong Yu was even more puzzled, and asked her: Did you know I would come?

The old man nodded.

Whispered: Not only you, but the little monk will also come back, he has become a demon, you have to be careful!

She stuffed something in her hand to Bellfish.

Said hastily: I have a lot of things I want to tell you but I can’t finish it... Hurry up and find the scriptures, it’s there.

At this time, the gate of the courtyard not far away was opened, and the middle-aged male owner came out with a cane.

Seeing Zhong Yu outside, ask him: Who are you chatting with in the middle of the night?

At this time, Jianguo also came out yawning.

Sleepy-eyed and asked Bellfish what happened.

Zhong Yu was nervous for a while, just about to block the old lady, but found that the old lady beside her had disappeared.

The old lady just disappeared out of nowhere.

Zhong Yu looked at the palm of his hand: it was a rusty copper key.