When he woke up again, he was already lying on a hospital bed. The white room looked inexplicably familiar, even to the point of intimacy, which surprised Zhou Yu himself - normally, the ward should not be a comfortable place.
The doubts about the ward did not last long, and soon the person reading next to him noticed his awakening.
"Have you slept enough?"
Chen Wei put down the book and asked in a natural manner: "How do your legs feel?"
When he asked, Zhou Yu sat up slightly and looked at his legs. He had bandages on both knees and his right ankle, but luckily no casts. He tried moving twice, but the pain was still very strong.
"What did the doctor say?"
"Don't remember? I just told you two hours ago."
"……forget."
"Your head isn't hurt, right? Before you fell asleep just now, you looked like you didn't understand the situation at all. You said you didn't remember anything you asked, and you even remembered today as last week."
Naturally, I won't remember it, because it was Zhou Yu. With Hong Ye's help, it is Zhou Yu who is controlling the body's movements recently. Zhou Yu's memory may still be stuck in a few days ago. Really not wanting to think about how to deal with the aftermath right now, Zhou Yu lay back on the bed without saying a word.
"In short, there are bone fractures in both legs. The most serious one is the right ankle. Although the doctor said that wearing a plaster is not necessary, it will take about a month to recover. Before that, you should try to avoid walking - well, this is a crutch. , you can rely on it for the past month."
Zhou Yu looked at the wooden crutch placed by the wall wordlessly, and finally could only ask: "When you found me, did you see anyone else?"
"No. I only saw you lying there alone. The long rope I finally borrowed from the warehouse manager was completely useless... At this point, I have to ask a few questions. Classmate Zhou, you How did you fall into that hole? And how did you get out?"
"This has nothing to do with you."
"Don't be so rude. Just because I ran there in the heavy rain at five o'clock in the morning and then drove you to the hospital, please let me understand the value of my labor."
Since he said this, even Zhou Yu could no longer refuse. After thinking for a while, he said: "I'm going to look for something under the cave."
"Is this what you are looking for?"
Chen Wei took out the bamboo flute on the bedside table. At this moment, the flute body has been washed, revealing a slightly emerald green texture.
"It may be a bit rude to say this, but you don't look like you can play the flute. And this flute is not a treasure, right?"
"This is other people's stuff."
The two of them were in a double ward at the moment, and there was a sleeping young man lying on the adjacent bed, so Zhou Yu didn't want to say anything. He thought for a while and asked: "Classmate Chen, have you ever heard of people with beads on their foreheads?"
"Are you referring to reality or legend?" Chen Wei said a little troubled, "First I asked about eating soil, and now I have forehead beads. Classmate Zhou, is your graduation project related to urban ghost stories?"
"Yes, I'm working on a post-modern version of One Hundred Ghosts at Night." Zhou Yu said calmly.
"Then please pay attention to your safety as much as possible, and don't go alone to a place where there is no way to ask for help. If you want to find more special ghost stories, I suggest you start at the subway station."
Zhou Yu was stunned for a moment: "Why do you say that?"
"Ah... because the subway system can be regarded as the blood vessel of this city. Compared with schools and hospitals, the types of people traveling to and from the subway are more complex. There are also all kinds of strange rumors, such as special stations that only stop at midnight, and people who do not go to the subway. Subway branch lines open to ordinary people, and refugees living in subway tunnels... The last one may be true. As far as I know, Mi Genzhu built a large number of underground air defense shelters and secret tunnels during the war. The ventilation and power generation systems inside are complete. Later, when the subway was designed, it was inevitable that it would be connected to these old facilities, and homeless people who discovered this sometimes chose to live in it."
"Don't you care about the subway service?"
"I think it would be difficult to completely control them, because the old air-raid shelters have independent passages and do not necessarily need to enter through the subway tunnel. And compared to places like overpasses and parks, it may be better to let them stay underground."
Having said this, Chen Wei immediately added: "But classmate Zhou, it's better not to go to that kind of place alone. There are also service and surveillance personnel inside the subway station. If you are in the old air defense shelter, it will be difficult to call for help if something happens." If it’s deep underground, there might not even be a mobile phone signal.”
Zhou Yu hummed impatiently.
"Then, coming back to your question, I have never heard of people with beads on their foreheads. Although there are many strange things in the world, from a physiological point of view, humans and clams are very different. There are no beads on their heads. That’s the truth, right? Sarcomas and swellings are possible.”
"Do you think I can't even tell the difference between diseased tissue and beads?"
"So, have you really seen someone with beads on their forehead?"
Chen Wei's sudden question left Zhou Yu speechless for a moment. After a few seconds, he said: "I saw it in the painting."
"Is it a painting about Buddhist themes?"
"Why do you think so?"
"Haha, I just remembered a Buddhist story. It is said that there was once a strong man who wore a diamond bead on his head and fought with others. During the fight, someone hit his head and the bead sank into his skin. However, he was ignorant and thought that he would The orb was lost. Later, he developed a sore on his forehead and consulted a doctor. The doctor said that the orb was embedded in his body, but he still did not believe it. He thought that if it was embedded in the skin, there should be pus and blood flowing out. If it entered the muscles and bones, the doctor would not be able to see it. So the doctor took a mirror and asked him to look at it himself. When the strongman looked in the mirror, he found a pearl embedded in his forehead, and he was extremely surprised. This is a fable in the "Nirvana Sutra", which means that all living beings have perfect wisdom in their bodies, just like Diamond orbs cannot recognize themselves because they are blinded by countless troubles. If one can clear the mind and escape from troubles, then like a strong man looking into a bright mirror, the pearl of wisdom will appear on his forehead."
After listening to what he said, Zhou Yu asked expressionlessly: "So what happened to the strongman?"
"later?"
"Has his sore been cured? Will the beads have to be removed through surgery?"
"Your focus is a little off, right?" Chen Wei said with a helpless smile, "Leave the surgery to the doctor. This story is just a metaphor. It is said that Buddha has thirty-two phases, among which are the so-called The 'baihao phase' is the white hair between the eyebrows, turning to the right like a round sun, shining brightly. I think the pearl on the forehead may also be a metaphor derived from this sacred phase. The so-called wisdom pearl is a symbol of harmony and transparency. Wisdom, in Buddhist terms, this is 'Prajna' which is different from 'Zen'."
"Prajna?"
"Well, should it be better explained as 'ultimate wisdom'? The ability to identify all things in the universe is an innate ability of human beings. As for the 'Zen method', it relies on acquired practice to develop the mind, enhance understanding, and finally achieve Insight and Nirvana. In this way, it is more like the relationship between talent and hard work - but I heard this from others, so I can't confirm its authenticity. I'm really sorry, I'm not that familiar with Buddhist culture. If this is This thing is very important to you, so I can check it out."
"No need, I will go and see it myself if necessary."
"Did you encounter any difficulties?"
Zhou Yu looked at the other party with questioning eyes. Chen Wei explained: "You don't look like a Buddhist. You suddenly want to get to the bottom of this matter. Are you in trouble? If this matter is related to the dwarf, I don't mind sharing it." Some."
"No, it has nothing to do with classmate Zhang...but I do need your help with something."
"Hey, please tell me. I'm here anyway, so I should just accumulate virtue and do good deeds."
Hearing Chen Wei's half-truth and half-false complaints, Zhou Yu smiled slightly.
"I'm going to go through the discharge procedures now. Could you please lend me your bicycle?"
