Chapter 49 Li Daming's Secret
We returned to the room and sat facing each other in the living room. Wang Yue's house had been redecorated by us, especially the living room. The single sofa was a special seat for Li Daming, and he bought a footstool to cushion it, which was very comfortable.
At this time, he comfortably put his feet on the stool, leisurely lit a cigarette, and then threw one to me.
I sat on the sofa opposite and sank into it. I felt an indescribable sense of relaxation, as if my tense nerves finally had a place to relax.
Li Daming said, "To show my sincerity, let me tell you first. Remember when we went to the school to pray for Chen Lun's soul, and I was possessed by her."
"Why don't you remember?" I said.
"Since that day, I felt something was wrong with me and I kept having nightmares." Li Daming said, "You lent me the spiritual bracelet that day, and after I used it, I realized something was wrong."
"What?" I asked quickly.
Li Daming took a puff of his cigarette and squinted his eyes as he said, "How can I describe it? I heard a voice in my mind. Oh, this voice is me. It seems to come from the deepest part of my heart."
"What did he say?" I was not surprised, but curious.
Li Daming tapped off the ash from his cigarette. "I say it was a sound, but actually there was no sound. The information it conveyed to me was like a movie in my mind. You've had dreams, right? It's that kind of feeling, not something you see, but something you feel, but it's vivid, like a movie. In these dream-like movies , I saw this scene: Li Yang, Tongsuo, and I entered the building in the garden community, which was the mysterious three-story space. It was very dark inside, and I got separated from them. I groped in the dark alone, and then I saw a Taoist temple."
I looked calm on the outside, but my heart was boiling with anger and my hands were shaking.
"I groped my way to the entrance of the Taoist temple and pushed it open," said Li Daming. "It was empty inside, with no Taoist priests. Oh, yes, these scenes were shown to me by that voice in a dream. I can't tell whether they are real or fake. Maybe they are just illusions. I went on to say that after entering the Taoist temple, I went to the back hall. Guess what I saw? I saw a flesh-and-blood mummy sitting on the altar."
It's Liu Yang. I speak in my heart.
I tried my best to stay calm and suppress my emotions. It turned out that Li Daming also found the Taoist temple!
Li Daming said: "Do you know what my first reaction was when I saw this mummy? I actually felt like I knew him. I have definitely never seen this person before, but the feeling of déjà vu was extremely strong. Moreover, I felt that this mummy was sending me some kind of signal."
"Signal?" I couldn't help but interrupt and ask.
"I had a hunch," Li Daming said. "This person knew me. There was a deep connection between him and me. He was telling me something, but I couldn't receive it. Suddenly, everything in front of me turned black, and then there was light in the haze. I saw two Taoists in front of me, one older and one younger. The younger one made hand seals with his hands and pressed them on my body for a few times. I completely lost consciousness."
"What do you want to say?" I said.
Li Daming thought for a moment: "Based on the current situation, I have lost my memory for a period of time. I did enter the secret space inside the building, but I can't remember it at all. If I didn't have the psychic bracelet to summon the voice in my heart, I would have no idea what happened. I recalled your every move, and it is obvious that you are hiding something. You are deliberately concealing it. You know everything about the situation in the building, but you just didn't say it, right?"
I looked at him, wanting to deny it, but then I felt it was pointless, so I nodded: "Don't lie in front of real people, I do know what happened. You, Li Yang, and Tongsuo did lose that memory, but I won't tell you the details, I promised him to keep it a secret."
"Him?" Li Daming narrowed his eyes and asked, "Ma Danlong?"
I nodded: "Yes, I promised Ma Danlong not to disclose what happened there."
Li Daming said nothing and put out the cigarette in his hand.
I changed the subject: "What is that voice in your mind? Are you schizophrenic?"
Li Daming shook his head, not caring about my teasing, and said slowly: "I have analyzed it. This voice is like another set of consciousness system of mine. When I lose consciousness, it seems to be able to objectively record everything I experience."
Li Daming said: "Since it can objectively record my information, is there a lot of truth outside of my memory that I don't know? This time the memory of the building was cleared, so will other memories be cleared as well? It's hard to say."
"You're thinking too much." I shook my head. "Not everyone can erase their memories. How could you deserve a group of experts to surround you and erase your memories? It was just a coincidence that we ran into Ma Danlong in the building this time, so this happened."
Li Daming looked at me and said, "Lin Cong, do you remember what happened on June 29th when you were seven years old?"
"How could I remember that?" I was both amused and confused.
Li Daming asked: "Where is your memory? Has it been erased?"
I was already impatient: "That's not the memory being erased. It's just that I can't remember it. There is a fundamental difference between the two."
"Okay." Li Daming said, "Whether you don't remember it or some force deliberately erased it, the result is that you can't remember many things. But my consciousness system can record everything about me in detail. I believe that as long as I use some method, I can interpret it all!"
I shook my head: "You think too much. You just happened to use the psychic bracelet to look at the memory once, and you dare to draw such a conclusion?"
Li Daming smiled and said, "Then do you dare to lend me the bracelet again? Maybe I can remember more things, which can also verify this idea."
"No thanks." I waved my hand: "Damin." I changed my tone to be sincere: "I think your thoughts are different from those of normal people. It's easy to go astray. Going off the beaten path is not a good thing. Don't go astray."
"Don't worry, my worldview is strong enough," Li Daming said, "enough to accommodate these weird ideas. Well, I've finished talking about my story, now let's talk about yours."
I smiled bitterly: "In your current state, what else can I say? I'm afraid you'll go further and further astray."
Li Daming frowned, "Lin Cong, we agreed to keep secrets for each other. I've already told you my experience, why don't you tell me? Are you thinking about me? Then I tell you, you don't have to worry about it. We have different ways of understanding the world. You can't label me as being off track. I would say you have a rigid mindset! We should work together. Different angles and viewpoints can show the whole picture of things. If we both think in the same way, why should we cooperate? You can't do it on your own."
I murmured, "I'm not afraid of anything else..."
Li Daming was very dissatisfied and shouted, "What are you afraid of! You are so fussy and dithering." He stood up and walked out.
I knew that if he left, our relationship would probably be over, so I gritted my teeth and said, "Okay, I'll tell you, but you have to keep it a secret."
Li Daming turned his head, his expression had changed into a smile: "Go ahead, go ahead."
I immediately felt like I had been ripped off, but I had already said it and I couldn't go back on my word. It was no different from just sitting back down after pooping.
I sighed, and finally made up my mind to tell him about my exploration of the interior of the building that day and my encounter with Ma Danlong and Qingyue. Li Daming listened carefully, especially about the origin of Liu Yang's physical body, and repeatedly asked me to recall every detail.
I have always said that Wang Yue told me that the second volume of the Yin-wen book was hidden in the warehouse.
Li Daming spread his hands: "Let me see."
I had no choice but to take out the red cloth package from my crotch and hand it to him. Li Daming took it, looked through the two books carefully, and then stopped to think.
"What do you think?" I asked.
He smiled bitterly, "I am becoming more and more confused. I feel as if I have touched the edge of something huge, but I can't tell what it is. The appearance of this book not only did not solve my doubts, but instead added many unexpected clues."
I was a little disappointed and said, "This inscription reminds me of the ancient Xixia script. The structure is somewhat similar in my memory."
Li Daming suddenly remembered something and shook his head: "No, this is not Xixia script."
"Oh my god." I was surprised: "You also study Xixia script ?"
"I can't say I've done research." Li Daming said, "I've read a lot of books and have come across some of them. I'm not an expert, but I can still write some Xixia characters."
I was stunned and smiled awkwardly: "You are really a narcissist."
He sighed: "Why don't you believe me every time I tell the truth?" He took a piece of paper, picked up a pen, and wrote a few words on the paper.
I looked at it carefully and it looked a bit like Chinese characters, but it was unclear and I couldn't understand it. However, Li Daming wrote it very beautifully and it was definitely not random writing.
Whether a word is extended from a system or created out of thin air are two completely different feelings.
Li Daming said: "This is the word '服' in Xixia script, which means clothes. The characteristics of Xixia script are square shapes, complicated strokes, and structure imitating Chinese characters, but the negative text we got is obviously not like that."
"What is that?" I asked.
