Chapter 048 Xixia Script
Time passed by minute by minute, and after five minutes, Li Daming was still sitting in meditation with his eyes closed. I was a little worried, but I didn't want to disturb him, so I went out to get him a glass of water, and when I came back after drinking it, he was still in a state of meditation.
Although I was anxious, I decided to wait a little longer. I was a little jealous. Could it be that this guy really had some kind of connection with the spiritual bracelet? I felt awkward, as if my girlfriend was favored by my best friend.
After waiting for about half an hour, Li Daming suddenly let out a breath and slowly opened his eyes.
I couldn't wait to ask, "How is it?"
Li Daming sat there and did not answer me. Instead, he was in a daze, staring at the air in front of him as if he had never seen air before.
His state really scared me, so I asked again softly.
Li Daming finally came to his senses, took off the bracelet from his wrist, and handed it back to me: "Keep it well, it's a good thing."
"What's wrong with you? What did you see? Have you entered Wang Yue's bardo state?" I asked questions like a machine gun.
Li Daming shook his head in confusion, and after a long pause he said, "I don't want to say it, and you don't have to ask."
I was so angry that I put the bracelet back on my wrist and complained, "Damin, this is wrong. I lent you such a valuable thing, so I at least have the right to know. Why didn't you tell me?"
Li Daming looked at me, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face. "Lin Cong, you don't have to tell me everything."
My heart skipped a beat, but I remained calm on the surface and asked, "What are you talking about?"
Li Daming stood up, patted my shoulder, yawned and walked out.
Looking at his background, I was a little dazed. I felt that his aura seemed to be quietly changing, but I couldn't tell what it was becoming.
We went to bed very early that night. The next morning, Li Daming woke me up. He had already bought breakfast. I joked that if any woman wanted to be your partner, it would be a good choice. Li Daming laughed and said, "I never actively pursue women. It's always Jiang Taigong fishing and those who are willing to take the bait will be caught ."
This may be what he really thinks, because I have never seen Li Daming have a formal girlfriend. He has many fans, but I have never seen anyone who is close to him to a certain extent.
After dinner, we went to work together. When we got to class, a colleague saw us coming together and joked that we had been walking together and taking leave together these days. We were really good friends.
Li Daming smiled, "Lin Cong and I still live together, so you don't know."
My colleagues were all joining in the fun. I usually don’t participate in such topics. Fortunately, I had dated Wang Yue. If I were single like Li Daming, I would really be misunderstood.
In the afternoon, the workload was not too heavy, so I asked the department head for an afternoon off and left early . I called a taxi in the back street, afraid of being seen like a thief. The driver took me back to Wang Yue's community. I did not enter the community, but quietly slipped along the wall to the back of the community. Not far away was the warehouse where Wang Yue kept her books.
During the day, it is dark here, and no one comes here. The ground is very dirty, like a garbage dump, with sewage all over the ground, and a lot of junk piled up, such as old sofas and broken electric cars. Now it is summer, and the sun is shining directly, and the air is filled with a bad smell.
There was no one there, so I tiptoed to the front of the warehouse. There was no lock, so I pulled the door handle with all my strength. The door was so rusty that the hinges creaked. I finally managed to open a gap big enough for one person to enter.
I was sweating and my back was soaked. I couldn't figure out how Wang Yue could open the door so easily when she was sleepwalking.
I walked in through the door sideways. The warehouse was extremely hot and stuffy, like a huge sauna. I was sweating profusely. With the sunlight shining through the window, I looked around carefully and saw the shabby long table. I remember clearly that Wang Yue was standing on it to get the book. Yes, it should be here.
I came to the table and climbed up with great difficulty, my hands were covered with dirt. The table was not very stable and could not bear my weight, so it kept shaking underneath. I barely kept my balance, straightened my body, and looked up at the beam above.
The beams were particularly dirty, covered in grime, and were so dark that it was difficult to see the details.
I took a breath, reached out my hand and felt around, and suddenly with a "chi" sound, I touched something soft and furry, and my hair stood on end. Then I saw a black shadow "whoosh" out of the darkness, like a big rat.
I am not afraid of anything, but I am afraid of one thing, rats. When I was a child, I lived in a bungalow, and the sewage ditch was full of those big rats. They were not afraid of people and could even get into the house. They left a deep trauma on me.
When I saw this thing, I felt dizzy and heavy-legged. The table made a loud noise under my feet. I lost control and fell off the table. At this critical moment, I saw a figure coming in from outside, approaching me at a very fast speed, and holding me up.
I was sweating all over, my face was pale and I was out of breath. It took me a long time to react. After a while, I calmed down and looked carefully. It turned out to be Li Daming.
"Damin, you?" I blinked and stopped thinking about the problem.
Li Daming patted me on the shoulder and said, "I didn't want to come out originally, but the situation is critical, so I have to show up."
I suddenly realized it and flew into a rage: "You followed me?"
Li Daming smiled and said, "It can be considered as tracking. Who told you not to be honest with me? We should share intelligence. It was you who hid it first."
"What did I hide?" I stammered.
"Then what are you doing in this warehouse?" Li Daming asked, looking up at the beam above: "What are you touching here? Don't tell me that Wang Yue hid the passbook here."
"It really is a passbook." I said, "Please understand. Wang Yue left me a sum of money, specifically for me."
Li Daming smiled: "Okay, okay, in that case, I can't make unreasonable demands. You take it, I won't touch a penny, I just want to see what the passbook looks like."
"Can you respect my privacy?!" I was very angry: "Can you please go out first?"
"You can go out , but you have to explain something to me first," said Li Daming.
I looked at him, my throat moved, and after holding it in for a long time, I asked, "What did you ask?"
Li Daming said: "What did you and Ma Danlong say? The reason why you can use the spiritual bracelet is not an ability you got in your dreams, but it was taught to you by Ma Danlong."
My mind buzzed, and I looked at Li Daming as if I didn't know him. Didn't Qingyue erase that part of his memory? How come...
Li Daming looked at my silly expression and laughed: "How about this, let's exchange secrets. You tell me what happened to Ma Danlong, and I'll tell you what happened to me. Is that fair?"
I smacked my lips and said nothing.
Li Daming sighed, "Lin Cong, we'd better not hide anything. This is just the beginning. If you and I keep the inside story secret, I'm afraid we'll go our separate ways in the future. Secrets are like avalanches on a snowy mountain. At first, they're just small snowballs, but eventually they'll turn into big snowballs. How about this, you decide whether to tell me or not, and I'll tell you my story."
Li Daming fanned himself with his hands and wiped the sweat off his head: "It's too hot here, go do your thing first, I'll wait for you outside."
He staggered out, and I stood there hesitating for a moment. If I go to get the book now, will Li Daming be peeping outside? But if I don't take it and miss this opportunity, Li Daming also knows that there is a secret in this place. Will he come secretly? Then things will become extremely uncontrollable.
Whatever, it's up to you. I climbed up the table again, reached out to touch the beam, and finally touched something that looked like a package. After taking it off, it turned out to be a piece of red cloth, and there was indeed something wrapped inside. I got down from the table, untied the red cloth, and there were two books inside.
The one on top looked like a diary. When I opened it, it was filled with small regular script, written in a beautiful style. It looked like it was written by Wang Yue. But the characters were too small, like fleas. I couldn't read them carefully. I flipped through them hastily and picked up the second book .
The second one looked like an old book, with yellowed and brittle pages, and only seven or eight pages.
I held my breath and carefully opened the book. Inside, there were bright red brush calligraphy. I don't know what was used to write it, but the red was very dazzling. The text was written vertically, and each page was written very densely. There were many words, but I couldn't understand any of them. They were all scribbles.
However, you can see that the strokes are beautiful and the structure is balanced. It is a bit like Chinese characters, but I can't understand each character clearly.
I shuddered, remembering that I had been to Gansu with my parents a long time ago. In the provincial museum, I saw an unearthed cultural relic, a local county annals in Xixia script, which was extremely precious and left a deep impression on me. For some reason, I intuitively felt that the text in front of me looked a bit similar to Xixia script.
My heart was pounding and I quickly wrapped it in the red cloth. There was no place else on my body to put it, so I had to stuff it in my crotch.
I walked out and saw Li Daming smoking with his back to the warehouse. When he saw me coming out, he stamped out his cigarette and said, "Found it?"
I said "hmm". Li Daming said, "I think what you found is very valuable. Let's not talk outside. Let's talk about it when we get back to Wang Yue's house."
The two of us entered the residential complex, and I lingered at the back, feeling very hesitant, not knowing whether I should tell Li Daming.
