Chapter 226 His Identity
Shen You turned sideways and looked at his calm expression.
The cold wind blew across the empty mountains, and the cold snow fell on the cheeks. Facing the ancient ruins, the coldness was even greater.
The depressing and silent atmosphere did not last for a few seconds.
The hat on Chen You's head was blown off. Chen You shrank his neck with a heavy feeling. He held the ancient jade in one hand and put the hat back on with the other hand. He did not forget to stuff the shovel into Wen Zhi's arms.
"Hiss - this wind, no, it's too cold, go back quickly."
The Great Qi State Master, who was holding a sword more than one meter long outside and besieging and killing foreigners, had to hold a shovel with peeling paint on a wooden handle and a brush covered with mud here.
This location is slightly high and surrounded by open space, so it cannot block the wind and my vision is blurred even with goggles on.
Especially when the wind is strong, you are almost pushed forward, and the snow that has just been cleared will pile up on the side.
Chen You almost fell in, but she was quick to grab Wen Zhi's waist. If she had fallen, a human-shaped hole would have been left in the snow pile.
"Are you okay?" Wen Zhi used one hand to support her and blocked his body from the direction of the wind.
"It's okay." Shen You shook her head.
The two walked quickly and entered the shop. Shen You breathed a sigh of relief and took off her mask to warm up.
The temperature was fine at noon, but it started to be windy near night. Shuozhou was colder than the Land of Exile. It really took some courage to go out after four o'clock in the afternoon.
The windproof gloves couldn't keep out the cold, so Chen You brought out the little sun and warmed her hands first.
After changing to a more comfortable environment, he asked about what happened just now, "You said you saw that stone statue? When did it happen?"
The last time Wen Zhi helped Da Qi expel foreigners, he came to the North, so he was not surprised to know the situation here.
However, the tone and expression on his face when he said that definitely did not mean that.
"How should I answer this question?" Wen Zhi thought for a moment. "I don't know whether it should be counted as a long time ago, or the years before I found the old emperor and traded with him. It should be the latter."
"???" The time span is so long? Chen You didn't understand.
Wen Zhi put down his teacup and raised his lips habitually, "The one I saw the stone statue of a long time ago cannot be completely considered as the me now, but only a part of me."
"Human sacrifice, or Qiang people, you know what it is."
Chen You paused holding the macadamia nut and his expression changed.
Of course she knew what human sacrifices were during the Oracle-Bone and Bronze-Inscription periods. During that period, not only animals but also humans and even nobles were used to sacrifice to the gods.
Noble sacrifices were considered the highest level of sacrifices, and the sacrificial process was usually cruel.
"You mean to say that you are really from this plane?"
No wonder, the employee information in the store management system shows Da Qi.
"Well, you can say that." Wen Zhi said softly, "That is the statue of the mountain god, and also my predecessor."
At this point, he was in a trance for a moment, and then he quickly explained,
"Now it's just a pile of broken stones. It has nothing to do with me. The people of that period had such skills. They could only carve so abstractly."
The stone is ugly, but it has nothing to do with him.
Chen You nodded, "I understand. The craftsmanship of this plane has only been developed for three or four hundred years."
But are there really mountain gods in the majestic mountains of the North?!
Shen You looked at Wen Zhi.
"That person was a sacrifice back then, and coupled with people's 'devout' beliefs, I existed, but I was not conscious at that time."
His tone was calm, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him.
"Hundreds of years later, when the dynasty collapsed, they prayed here for several days but still received no response. Without faith, their piety turned into anger. They kicked over the sacrificial tripod, hit the stone statue with their weapons, and finally set it on fire.
The world has changed over time, and even the climate has changed. But it became so cold only after the old emperor broke his promise. This place was covered with snow, and the traces of thousands of years ago gradually disappeared. "
"One day, the statue shattered, and I appeared in the world."
From the moment he saw the broken head of the statue, he remembered and knew what he was.
People used to say he was a mountain god, but later they said he was not worthy of being worshipped.
At that time, I remembered a voice in my ears.
'They sacrificed other people's lives to fulfill their own wishes. There is no such thing in the world.'
So, the deal he made was fatal.
Wen Zhi lowered his eyes, turned to Chen You, and stared into her eyes.
But she didn't expect that after digging in this place for a few days, the stone statue she dug out was actually related to him.
It is also a kind of fate, Wen Zhi thought happily, and then, as if he thought of something, he spoke with some worry,
"You're not afraid of me anymore?"
Chen You looked at him speechlessly, turned the phone screen in front of him, and motioned him to check the time.
"Today is New Year's Eve, should we prepare dinner?"
Wen Zhi pursed his lips, responded, and walked to the second floor first.
On the stairs, Chen You walked behind, his tone as usual, "Why are you afraid? We are the ones who repair cultural relics. Which of the things we handle does not have a spirit ring?"
"It's not the first day I've known you. I should have known you were not an ordinary human being."
If he was afraid, he wouldn't have let him come into the shop so many times in the first place.
The shop she opened was also beyond her previous understanding. At that time, Shen You thought that when she started trading in other dimensions in the future, she didn't know what she would encounter. There was nothing to be shocked about. Anyway, as long as she was in the shop, no one could touch her.
Wen Zhi lowered his head with the corners of his mouth raised. Unlike in the past when he had a smile on his face but no emotion in his eyes, his dark eyes were now filled with joy and tenderness.
In the evening, they used a barbecue and hot pot electric cooker to make mushroom soup, which was convenient.
The mushrooms are all dried goods packages received as favors from friends and relatives, and the portions are pre-measured. While cooking the soup, they are perfect for marinating ingredients for the barbecue.
Chen You looked at the time and didn't dare to go ahead even a minute, fearing that the mushrooms were not cooked. It would be unlucky to see a villain and go to the hospital for poisoning during the New Year.
The kitchen is almost done, and the next step is to pour the soup in the pot into the hot pot grid of the rice cooker.
It was already dark outside, and Chen You and Wen Zhi chatted for a while in the kitchen.
"Do you know all those words?"
"I know him." Wen Zhi replied.
"Great! It will be of great help to the current study of ancient characters!"
Chen You looked at him with a smile, as if he saw a reward of 100,000 yuan for deciphering an oracle bone script.
"However, there are still some differences between the ancient characters in this world and this plane. Not all of them match up."
Chen You shook his head again and spoke to himself.
Wen Zhi:
Several bowls of barbecued meat and authentic beef balls are all placed on a square dining table that can only accommodate four people at most. You can turn on the electric stove and start eating.
Chen You took out the dishes and chopsticks from the cupboard, turned around, and after a moment of silence, he spoke in a low voice, "At that time."
She wanted to say that he must have been in great pain as a human being being sacrificed in front of the mountain god statue, so he didn't tell her.
But when the words came to her lips, she couldn't ask anymore.
Wen Zhi seemed to know what she was going to say, and took the bowl from her hand with a smile.
"Nothing. I do have memories, but I wasn't the one who was sacrificed."
The two did not continue the topic.
Chen You opened the Coke on the table and couldn't wait to pour the shrimps that they had just spent half a day peeling onto the baking tray.
Winter is best paired with hotpot and barbecue!
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