First Encounter
Now let’s talk about Taiwan.
Talking about Taizai, Xu You had obviously witnessed his madness and incomprehensibility, and there was a bit of unfathomable puzzlement in his words.
In this circle, many things are very mysterious. But the more mysterious it is, the more old-timers like Xu You don't believe in it. They always judge others by their own experience and suspect that someone is playing tricks.
When he first heard about the word "prophet", his first reaction was to point to the three new holes on his trouser legs and said with a smile:
"So, the prophet doesn't need to prepare a change of clothes when he goes to the ground, and he doesn't have to worry about running naked?"
With his mentality at that time, his view on the so-called prophets was similar to the view on the qigong craze of the last century.
Those masters back then, not only could they transform into snakes with their bare hands, take money from the air, and make fire with their internal energy, they also had a well-known universal skill: twisting spoons. They could twist stainless steel forks and spoons into twists in front of people, just like kneading flour and snow, and the forks were still slightly hot and soft when they were in people's hands.
The Naiqiong shaman in Tibet also knows this trick. It is said that by asking the "god" to possess the body, even a steel knife can become as soft as silk.
In his early years, Xu You was young and full of vigor. He thought that there were people who were as deformed as himself. He was surprised and happy. He traveled thousands of miles to find them and exchanged glances with the "strange people" to recognize their relatives. However, he always passively learned a trick and returned home in anger and disappointment.
"So..." I asked curiously, "After saying all this, you, a stubborn person like you, end up meeting a Taiwanese?"
Hearing this, Xu You looked at me strangely:
"Not only Taizai, but also Zhang Tianyi."
I was stunned, my train of thought suddenly took a sharp turn, and I was a little confused. What does this have to do with my idiot brother? What kind of prophet is he?
No, to be precise, I am almost certain that Zhang Tianyi has no connection with the comb jellyfish. When I completed the closed loop, my connection with the comb jellyfish was closer than anyone else's. If Zhang Tianyi, who was present, had any connection with the Divine Concubine, I would have discovered it immediately.
Moreover, my brother left home eight years ago, three years after Pingping passed away. Going back, he was only about 17 years old at that time. In the past, I never noticed anything unusual about him. The so-called distorted "prophetic" ability is even more a fantasy.
If I hadn't seen Zhang Tianyi and Xu You meet each other in person in the small town, I would have suspected that we were mixing up the names of two completely different people.
And if you think about it, you will find that something seems to be quite scary: Xu You said that more than ten years ago, he had cooperated with Zhang Tianyi, who was still a little kid, and he received relevant warnings and prophecies at that time.
This is simply impossible.
I can be sure that Zhang Tianyi and I grew up together, and the three of us siblings have been almost inseparable. It is impossible and he has no motive or opportunity to have met Xu You.
Xu You had no idea of the turmoil in my heart at the moment, and continued to recall that time, which was twelve years ago, when he had just become Yan Mo's deputy and was given a mission alone to investigate something unusual in a mountain village.
It is said that for some reason, in that mountain village, one could often hear children laughing late at night, cats and dogs would bark at the same time, and sometimes rats on the roadside would scream like crazy.
Xu You led his men to the place, and the mountain people who greeted them all looked listless and hesitant, without a trace of joy or relaxation on their faces.
Moreover, it was clearly the mountain people who invited people to come and see, but when they asked questions, they were hesitant and almost didn't know anything. Especially the old village chief, he was absent-minded after just a few words, as if he wanted to send people away quickly.
Xu You became suspicious and sneered, then threatened:
"My fellow countryman, I have worked so hard to come here without any compensation, I cannot go back empty-handed and embarrass myself. I might as well dig up the grave of some evil creature, or go and chat with your ancestors. What do you think?"
He spoke softly, but he held the man down from a high position, and his burly shadow cast a shadow over him, so frightened that the old village chief turned pale.
So he led the way and explained along the way that two masters had already come to the mountain village a few days ago, for fear that the Zhang guys who came later might conflict with the masters.
Xu You was furious when he heard this and asked with a sinister smile, "Is there anyone else competing with the Zhang family for charity?"
And what master? Aren’t there enough people who were hung up and beaten after being exposed by him? Adding new hatred and old grudges together, Xu You’s face suddenly darkened while he was scolding and laughing, and he had to meet with the "masters".
The old village chief complained bitterly, but he was also afraid of this unpredictable bandit, so he invited the man to the hall.
Xu You led his men into the house, and Da Ma Jin Dao sat down at the main seat, ready to cause trouble.
Just at this time, two very strange people came out from the inner room.
As soon as their eyes met, Xu You's casual glance paused, and he broke out in a cold sweat for no apparent reason.
One of the two men was in front. He was the crazy Taiwanese guy whom I had just gotten rid of. His appearance and movements were a little neurotic, not like a normal person. The other one was a follower kid who seemed to be only thirteen or fourteen years old. He followed behind with a smile on his face and was very inconspicuous.
At that time, almost everyone in the room's eyes were on Taizi.
"This is the prophet," the old village chief said immediately, without any further explanation, and the atmosphere in the room became a kind of natural realization. Some of the guys muttered to themselves: Is this what a prophet is like? He doesn't have three heads and six arms. But there was also some uncertainty and awe in his tone.
At that time, the Taiwanese didn't carry a piece of human skin with him, but his eyes made people feel uncomfortable. He looked at me straight, and with his long, bloodless face, he looked like a ghost.
Moreover, Xu You emphasized at this time that one characteristic of Taiwanese people at that time was that they had big heads.
I felt a chill on my back, a little incredulous: "Like... Nian Ziqing?"
"Yes, and his neck is very rough." Xu You fell into some kind of memory and said very accurately, "There are serious folds and cracks on his neck. How should I put it, it's like..."
It's like a snake shedding its skin, and only half of it has been shed.
Friends who have raised snakes should know that snakes usually shed their skin starting from the lips and gradually moving backwards to the end of the tail. The most important thing in this process is to remove the transparent membrane around the eyes first, so that the rest will go smoothly.
But for Taiwanese, it seems to be just the opposite.
It's like the process of shedding skin from bottom to top all fails and stops abruptly at the neck, so that a lot of old skin that has not been successfully shed remains and piles up on the head.
No matter how fearless Xu You was, he still felt a little scared when he saw this shape that didn't look like a human. He thought to himself, this must be a fairy from somewhere, and it might be a snake.
Hearing this, I couldn't help but interrupt and asked, "Do you still remember his facial features?"
While we were talking, the waiter brought paper and pen. I dictated and the doctor on rounds, who was eager to try, sketched it for me.
Here, Xu You also drew the Taiwanese he had seen according to his memory. When I compared the two, I gasped.
They are the same person, with the same eyes, but they don't look exactly alike.
We were still trying to identify whether Taizai had changed his appearance as a "man who has grown up a lot", but Fang Ao let out a strange cry and said that this was not just a reverse shedding of skin, he had seen such a thing before.
I was stunned and asked him what he said.
Fang Ao shook his head, his face covered with sweat from fear, and raised his hands to demonstrate, making the motion of putting on clothes.
"Have you ever seen a child putting on and taking off a very thick pullover in winter?" Fang Ao said, shivering a little, and slowly moved his hand down, "The clothes are all piled on the head, and the hand hasn't been put inside yet, so the clothes are piled up in the middle of the neck and floating--"
"Just like that, the head wrapped in several layers of clothes looked particularly large, with only two dark eyeballs sticking out."
Damn, I suddenly got goosebumps all over my body.
The corridor was quiet for a moment, and everyone began to rub the standing hairs on their arms.
Xu You's face changed, and he couldn't help but slap his thigh hard: "That's what I mean! This is what I saw at the time!"
This is completely beyond my expectations.
What is even more strange is that Taizi appeared in the village without receiving any requests for help or invitations. He came there on his own for unknown reasons.
Seeing Xu You, Taizi just stared at him nervously for a while, and suddenly asked:
"What's your name?"
Xu You suddenly made a move without any reason and blurted out, "Zhang Jia."
The name was read out to him as if it was engraved in his bones, without any hesitation. Taizi probably didn't expect that someone would habitually lie about such things. He nodded when he heard it, then stared at the air in a daze, as if he had lost interest.
Xu You just felt it was very strange. He had not forgotten that this was the first time he led a team alone. His competitive spirit and natural suspicion still prevailed. He deliberately tested the master and asked him what he could do for him and whether he needed him to run errands.
Obviously, Taizi had never seen such a skill of making someone smile with just a touch of the hand and Xu You's shamelessness. After hesitating for a moment, he actually said "OK" directly, and there seemed to be a bit of gratitude and unfamiliarity in his expression.
He said that he would go deep into the village the next day to look for something, and leave when he found it. He also asked Xu You to pay close attention to see if there were any strange rammed earth layers or caves, or small-scale rainfall with high acidity.
He also explained that he was looking for a house or a wall.
Looking for a wall in a cottage?
Xu You agreed verbally, then rolled his eyes and sneaked into the room where Taizi and the child were resting at night.
But before I looked into the dark door, I was frightened by the child.
It turned out that the child did not rest, but was standing in the corner in front of the door without any sense of presence.
Xu You only noticed at this moment that he seemed to have forgotten about this little brat in the daytime and did not even look at him at all. This was simply unbelievable to him.
The child looked at him and said calmly, "Hello, my name is Zhang Tianyi."
Xu You was startled and alerted: "Are you waiting for me?"
Zhang Tianyi looked up at him, thought for a moment, and then said slowly: "No matter what you want to do, please wait another day or two until he finds his target."
This was a very strange way of speaking, and it seemed very unfamiliar to the Taiwanese, and it was totally unlike the attitude that a companion should have.
Just when Xu You felt something was wrong, Zhang Tianyi unexpectedly said, "I don't want to conflict with you, because I'm here to deceive him too."
That serious tone unique to children seems to be extremely frank and sincere.
Even Xu You had to admit that this was probably not a lie. But what did he mean by "he was also here to deceive him?"
Xu You, a seasoned liar, suddenly felt like laughing. This little brat can't even lie, who can he fool?
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