Chapter 75 The Existence of Consciousness
Li Daming took off his diving suit and patted Chen Jian's cheek to wake him up.
Chen Jian was unconscious for a long time without any response. The lake was boiling like a pot, and the huge black shadow below was getting bigger and bigger, very close to the water surface.
I was extremely anxious, "Is my mom okay down there?"
Li Daming comforted me: " The space under the lake is not what you and I see. Auntie doesn't seem to interfere with this environment. Oh, by the way, I have something to tell you. I saw that Auntie's situation was very special. Normally, under water, a person's hair should float up with the water flow. But her hair was hanging vertically downwards."
I was stunned when I heard it. “Didn’t you just say that the space below is very special? Maybe the lake water won’t work.”
Li Daming said: "I saw this phenomenon and looked at myself carefully, and found that my clothes and hair were all floating. In other words, I followed the rules of the water while Auntie completely ignored them."
"What do you want to say?" I asked.
Li Daming said: "I had a guess at the time that the aunt I saw underwater was not your mother."
My throat cracked and I stared at him. "What do you mean?"
"She may just be an illusion of your mother, she is not in the water herself," said Li Daming.
"Mirage?" I asked suspiciously.
“That’s a bit like that.” said Li Daming.
At this time, two huge light balls under the lake were approaching the water surface, like a giant looking at us through the lake. I have never seen such a shocking scene in my life, and my hands and feet were cold for a while.
Li Daming shook Chen Jian's body, trying to wake him up, but Chen Jian just wouldn't wake up no matter how he moved. He had no choice but to drag Chen Jian to the shore and put Chen Jian's head completely in the water.
For about ten seconds, Chen Jian was unable to breathe, bubbles came out, and suddenly he woke up.
Li Daming pulled him out of the water and pointed to the center of the lake: "Your mother is here!"
Chen Jian's head and face were soaked with water, and he stared blankly at the center of the lake. Li Daming yelled, "Hurry up and put on your diving suit."
Chen Jian finally reacted and hurriedly put on his clothes. He stared at the lake in a daze, thought about it, and finally made up his mind. He stood up reluctantly and walked down the lake step by step. The water got deeper and deeper, covering his chest, neck, and finally his whole body was in the water.
Li Daming and I stood on the shore and watched. We could not see anything except the two huge beads under the dark lake surface. The beads were flashing and seemed to be blinking.
I can't connect them with Chen Jian's mother in any way. They should only belong to huge creatures of the dragon level.
Li Daming and I squatted by the lake, quietly looking at the water. Suddenly, there was a change. The two beads gradually sank, and the dragon seemed to have gone back.
In fact, we don’t know whether this change is good or bad, but at least we have a rare peace.
"I really want to have a cigarette right now." said Li Daming.
I watched quietly and sighed.
"Lin Cong, when can you show up?" Li Daming asked.
I shook my head: "I don't know either. I just heard that my mother was under the lake. I got anxious and felt the psychic bracelet getting hot, so I showed up."
Li Daming seemed to be thinking: "It seems that the psychic bracelet has many functions that have not yet been developed."
As he was speaking, the center of the lake surged and a head emerged. It was Chen Jian. He was not dead yet, and he shouted for help, "Help, help me."
I stood up and looked.
Chen Jian swam desperately towards the shore. The lake water was like a boiling pot, and a huge black shadow was following behind him.
"What should we do? Save him?" I said anxiously.
Li Daming said leisurely: "I am really tired. He might as well just die. I feel this more and more strongly. When a person reaches the end of his life, he should just obey the will of heaven and die. Look at what happens when you go against the will of heaven. You become neither human nor ghost."
"If it's your turn someday, you won't say that," I said.
Li Daming laughed loudly: "If it really comes to me, I can't pass these seven levels. I might as well admit defeat and take Qi Ye's boat directly to the netherworld. It would be more comfortable that way."
Although he said that, he still walked down to the lake step by step to meet Chen Jian.
The two of them were getting closer and closer. Suddenly, a voice came from the bottom of the lake: "Jian'er, don't you want your mother?"
Chen Jian's face was as pale as paper, and he swam desperately. The lake water exploded, and a huge black tail broke out of the water, looking like a monster.
The tail slammed into the water, splashing water everywhere. Chen Jian screamed, and was thrown into the air, rolling several times before landing not far from the shore.
I subconsciously stepped on the water and walked over to help him, but then I remembered that I was an ideology and could not be touched. At this time, the tail was raised high, like a huge umbrella covering the sky, accompanied by a sound similar to that of a jet condensing the air.
Li Daming was stunned from a distance and shouted, "Lao Lin, run!"
Before I could react, the huge black tail fell from the sky and a large dark cloud covered the water. Chen Jian and I looked up at the sky and were both shocked .
The following process was a complete chaos. I was shaken by a huge shock wave and had no idea what was going on. It seemed as if I was flying into the air. There were a lot of splashes of water around me, as if it was raining.
I was in a state of complete confusion, with everything black before my eyes. As I was falling, my hand accidentally grabbed something, as if it was a life-saving straw, and I held on to it tightly.
All I heard was a dragon roar like a bull's roar, and my brain instantly shut down. I was like a gust of wind, being swallowed and blown away by another stronger wind, and I lost consciousness instantly.
"Lao Lin, Lao Lin, wake up." I don't know how long it was before I vaguely heard someone calling my name.
I wanted to open my eyes, but my damn eyelids were so stuck together that I couldn't open them.
I sighed and groaned. "He's awake," someone said.
After a long time, I slowly opened my eyes and found myself lying on a bed. The first thing I saw was Li Daming, who was talking to someone and gesturing with his hands. That person turned out to be Uncle Zhong.
I wanted to greet them, but suddenly I felt something strange in my left hand. I looked down and found that my left hand had unconsciously clenched into a fist, and there seemed to be something in the palm of my hand.
Seeing that they weren't paying attention, I quietly opened my palm. I don't know how long I've been holding this hand, and my joints are a little stiff. I finally opened it and looked inside. There was a black hard piece in my palm. It was about the length of a thumb and felt a little hard. If I had to say what it was, it seemed like a long fingernail.
Li Daming had very sharp ears. He turned around when he heard me moving and asked, "Are you awake?"
I clenched my fists and said reluctantly, "Wake up, wake up. Where is this?"
Li Daming came over and said, "We are back. You were unconscious for a day, so I had no choice but to ask Uncle Zhong to come. Before you could get treated, you woke up on your own. How do you feel?"
"I remember that I seemed to be hit by a tail at the end..." I muttered.
Li Daming waved his hand: "Don't go into details, it's good that you can come back."
Uncle Zhong came over and took my right hand, felt my pulse, then used the back of his hand to measure the temperature of my forehead, and asked me how I felt.
I closed my eyes and said after a long while, "I feel a little dizzy. Uncle Zhong, what's going on? I am a ball of consciousness in the bardo realm, so why am I being attacked?"
Uncle Zhong shook his head. "I heard about your situation from Xiao Li. I'll tell you, I don't know what happened. The spiritual bracelet is a magical instrument. No one knows much about its mystery. Even its original owner, Wang Yue, probably doesn't understand it very well. I really can't imagine your situation. I can only give you an explanation. At that time, you suffered a huge impact in the bardo realm. This impact broke the original boundaries and laws and directly caused your injury."
Seeing that I was still confused, Li Daming said, "It's similar to an ultrasonic attack. It not only affects matter, but also attacks the spirit, directly destroying the brain. This is what I think. In fact, your existence in the bardo is not the pure consciousness we originally imagined. You also exist, like sound waves. It's just that ordinary interactions can't trigger you. Only when you encounter extremely dangerous and extremely special attacks will you be affected."
I smiled bitterly: "I can't care so much, am I okay now?"
Uncle Zhong said, "You should be fine, just a little weak. You have the spiritual bracelet to protect you, so even if you are hurt, the damage will be limited."
I glanced at the bracelet on my right wrist and breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, there was a violent coughing sound coming from the next room. I asked who it was. Li Daming smiled and took out a check, "Chen Jian is back to life. He is alive. His family paid the money."
"Really?!" I was shocked and tried to sit up from the bed. Uncle Zhong quickly told me to lie down and not to get up in a hurry.
Li Daming said, "We have got 500,000 yuan, but this money is not only for the two of us, but also for Uncle Zhong."
Uncle Zhong chuckled and said sorry.
Li Daming said, "Uncle Zhong, don't worry. We are not the kind of people who are ungrateful. We should remember the people who dug the well when we drink the water. This is not a one-time deal. Please introduce similar work to us next time. It will be a happy cooperation. Let's go out and talk, and let Lin Cong rest alone."
They talked and laughed and left the room.
Seeing them leave, I quickly put the thing hidden in my left hand into my pocket. Subconsciously, I felt that this thing was of great importance and must not be known to outsiders.
