Listening to Xiang Fei's words, I realized something: "Do you remember what the Monkey King told us?"
"You mean..." Xiang Fei's expression turned serious.
I nodded. “The Monkey King said there’s a demon lurking beside us, waiting for an opportunity to kill us all. And according to what you just said, my ancestor and his group were also followed by an evil spirit, which ultimately killed them. Don’t you think this is very similar? You should know that what they did back then is very much related to what we are doing now.”
"Yes," Xiang Fei nodded, "That's true. Perhaps the evil spirit that followed them back then is the demon lurking among us now. Who do you think it is?"
"The key question now is, what is the scope of 'around' that the Great Sage Equaling Heaven is referring to? Does it mean all the people around us, or just the few of us?"
“If it’s all the people around us, then the scope is too large, and unless it reveals itself, it’s impossible to find it. But if it’s just a few of us, then any of us could be a suspect.”
I thought for a moment, then asked, "Who do you think is the most suspicious?"
“This…” Xiang Fei fell into deep thought, and after a moment answered, “In my opinion, it should belong to the old blind man and Uncle Liu from Hunan.”
What do you mean?
"I don't need to say much about the old blind man, do I? That old guy is very cunning. I couldn't see through him back then, and we don't know anything about his background. As for Uncle Liu from Hunan, we don't know anything about him either. We only know that he came from Hunan and is a distant relative of yours. Although he can tell us about your Liu family's ancestors for generations and that he inherited your Liu family's Yin-Yang techniques, it's all just his own words. We've never been to Hunan, and your two branches have long lost contact. We still don't know what his real purpose is. Besides, even if it's not him, what about the people around him? Don't forget, we will be cooperating frequently in the future, and we will inevitably have to deal with the people around him."
I understand what Xiang Fei means by saying this, but these are just our speculations; words alone cannot serve as evidence.
Then I showed him the only female team member in the photo. After listening to my explanation, Xiang Fei was silent for a while. "If that's really the case, then there are two possibilities. One is that the female professor from Sanxingdui is likely a descendant of the female team member in the photo. The other is, just like you said, that the two are the same person."
"Things are getting more and more complicated. If she is her descendant, how could they look so similar? And if it is the same person, how could she have lived until now while everyone else is dead, and she is not nearly as old as she actually is? What exactly happened back then? It seems we should go to Sanxingdui if we have the chance to find out the truth. It might be helpful for us in the future."
After discussing it with Xiang Fei for a while, we decided to start our trip the day after tomorrow. We'll first go to western Sichuan and visit the Qiang ethnic minority. According to Xiang Fei, among all the ethnic groups in Sichuan, the Qiang are the closest to the ancient Shu Kingdom tribes and still retain some ancient customs. Perhaps we can learn something useful from them.
I know a little about this. The Qiang people are one of the oldest ethnic groups. The Huaxia people, the ancestors of the Chinese nation in ancient times, developed from the Qiang people. They originated in the northwest region and later gradually migrated to the southwest. I even wonder if the ancient Shu people were descendants of the Qiang people.
After having dinner at Xiang Fei's house and a couple of drinks, I went home. I just told Xiang Fei about what happened last night, and he also told me to keep it a secret. He said he would find someone to investigate in the afternoon. He also told me to find a safe place to hide the ancestral items, especially the Soul-Suppressing Lamp, because there was a possibility that someone might want to get their hands on these things.
When I got home, I packed all these things into a box and took it to the basement. This basement was specially built by my grandfather when the house was renovated. The entrance is in the kitchen, which is very hidden, and only I have the key to open the entrance. There is also a safe in the basement. I put the things in the safe and told my mother not to let any strangers in for a while. I was still worried, so I brought over my uncle's big dog. This dog is like a wolf, a veritable king of dogs. When it came to my house, my yellow dog tucked its tail between its legs.
After I finished all that, Wang Ling unexpectedly came to visit. My mom immediately asked me to go keep her company, and she happily went to prepare dinner.
Wang Ling glared at me twice. "Busy man, I think you've forgotten about me, haven't you?"
"How could that be? I've just been too busy these past few days and haven't had time to contact you. You have to understand."
"Hmph, don't give me that. That's just how you men are, using being busy as an excuse."
"Well, you can't say that!"
"Hmph, whatever, you have to come shopping with me tomorrow. It's a friend's birthday, and you have to come with me."
"this.....".
"You have to agree," Wang Ling said, staring at me as if she would tear me apart the moment I said no.
Mom came out of the kitchen too. "Zhiwa, just say yes already! The girl has already come knocking on our door, what more do you want? You're free tomorrow, do you want me to die of anger before you feel at ease?"
After my mom said that, I had no choice but to agree, "Okay, I'll go with you tomorrow."
"Hmph, you agreed so reluctantly. I can tell you're very unwilling. What, do you think I'm not good enough for you?"
"No...no, how could that be? I'm not reluctant at all. I'm overjoyed. It's an honor to go shopping with a beautiful woman." After saying that, I put on a very 'happy' look.
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