When I looked carefully at these lines, I discovered that the words were carved with a knife. Through the handwriting, I was sure it was left by grandma. The scratches were very new, proving that they had just been left there not long ago.
Just four lines, like a small poem:
A hexagram holds secrets from heaven,
The secret of heaven can be broken by the sun.
Jiuzhou is in trouble and the world is overturned.
Only the Double Ninth Festival descended on Youli.
Since the handwriting was very new and very clear, I couldn't have misread it. This should be the hexagram left by grandma. Grandma didn't tell me, but she left it in this way, which proved that she still wanted to tell me. However, I can't understand it.
The first two sentences should mean that after grandma's divination, her life span will be over, just like the sun is setting on the west, but the last two sentences are incomprehensible. "Jiuzhou is in trouble." Does Kyushu refer to the entire land of hot summer? As for the last "Double Ninth Festival" and "Yuli", I have no idea what they mean.
Originally, I was left with enough questions today, which made me a little breathless for a while. Now, another hexagram that I couldn't understand was given to me. Unconsciously, my head started to hurt again.
I looked around. It was still the same home. The grandma who was lying on the bed was gone now. She must have been taken away by those people. The masked man knocked me out and probably didn't want me to see it. Which direction were they going? Unexpectedly, I didn’t even deliver grandma’s last leg.
At this time, the sky was full of stars and the silver moon was hanging high. The sadness came to my heart again. I wanted to cry but found that there were no tears at all. Forget it, let's go for a walk. Staying here is getting more and more uncomfortable.
As soon as I went out, before I took two steps, the phone in my pocket rang. I took out my phone and saw that it was Zhou Yuxi calling!
"Hey, what's wrong?" I answered the phone and said weakly.
At this time, I was in an extremely bad mood. If someone else had called, I might not have answered the call, but I still couldn't bear to hang up Zhou Yuxi's call.
"Hey, you finally answered the phone. I've called dozens of times. What do you think is wrong with you?" Zhou Yuxi's voice on the other end of the phone said with some urgency.
Is she caring about me?
I then looked at my phone, and sure enough, there were dozens of missed calls. It seemed they were all called when I was unconscious. I quickly apologized and said, "I'm sorry, I fell asleep just now and didn't see you."
"It's okay. Well, I've heard about your grandma. Don't be too sad. I don't know how to advise you. Let's do this. During the holiday this week, I will go to where you live to see you. I usually go out to see you. Don’t go…”
"No need!" Zhou Yuxi was interrupted by me before she finished speaking, and I continued: "We may... never see each other again..."
As soon as I finished speaking, Zhou Yuxi quickly asked: "Why, what did you say..."
Before Zhou Yuxi could finish speaking, I hung up the phone and turned off my phone instantly.
I was not joking with her, because from the moment I woke up, I had already decided that I was going to Maoshan to find out what happened that year, why my grandfather died for me, and why Maoshan wanted to arrest me. reason. The premise for finding all this is that I must become stronger, and the way to become stronger is that I must practice Taoism. That masked man was right. I am the only grandson of my grandparents. There are some things I must do. I want to go to Maoshan to find the truth about all this!
So it was destined that the two of us would not walk on the same path. She studied so well and could find a good job after graduating from college with a bright future, but I could only live in a dark corner in the future, walking like ordinary people. It’s hard to know the way. A person like me might not even be worthy of being her friend!
I told myself over and over again in my heart, do I still have the right to like others? The answer is no. As the saying goes, long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. Drawing a clear line in an instant is also a relief for me!
Thinking about it, I suddenly realized a very serious problem. Since I want to learn Taoism, the mysterious man didn't tell me how to learn it? Even if you are eating, you should also be given chopsticks!
For a moment, I thought that my grandma said before she died that she put everything in a place that only the two of us knew. I guess there must be the answer I want there!
Thinking of this, I wiped away my tears and hurriedly ran home. People from Maoshan came to my house to look for the token of the Maoshan sect master, but they returned in vain. According to my guess, my grandma probably put it in that place!
I had not run far away, but now I was home in two or three steps. The place my grandma told me only the two of us knew was actually not in our house at all.
My grandma and I don’t have any secrets at all. It’s just that grandma is usually afraid that I will come back suddenly and she is not at home, so she often leaves the keys at the neighbor’s Aunt Wang’s house. Then when I go to get the keys, grandma will put the keys in her house. The things that were given to Aunt Wang were all given to me, so grandma told me to put them in a place that only the two of us knew.
I quickly stepped forward and knocked on Aunt Wang's door. Before I knocked twice, the door was opened: "It's Xiaojiu! I knew you would come, come in quickly!"
I quickly waved my hand and said, "No, no, I'm here to get the things grandma put here."
"I'm ready, I knew you were coming to get it, just wait."
After a while, Aunt Wang ran out holding a wooden box: "This is what your grandma gave me when she asked me to call you that morning. She said you would come and get it."
I nodded, took the wooden box and said, "Thank you, Aunt Wang."
It seems that grandma knew that the group of people would come to search the house after she left, so she moved the things in advance. Those people probably would not have thought that the things were not in my house.
I quickly ran back to my home, locked the door, and then slowly observed the wooden box.
This box is not big, about the size of two books, but I have never seen it before. The age of the box seems to be very long ago. I guess grandma took it with her when she came out of Maoshan Sect!
I tried hard and broke the small copper lock on it. It took too long and the lock became brittle. After carefully opening the box, I saw what was inside.
In addition to some money, there is also a jade plaque carved from jade, a very old faucet ring, and an ancient coin that grandma often plays with. I don’t know which of these is the token of the Maoshan sect among that group of people. , simply took them out one by one and started reading.
The jade plaque was about the size of a pendant, and it was engraved with densely packed and complex characters, making it look mysterious and unusual.
The faucet ring looks a bit bluffing. A dragon surrounding the ring looks lifelike, exuding a rustic metallic luster, and you can't tell what material it is made of.
This should be what that group of people are looking for, because on the inner wall of the ring, there are a few small characters engraved in seal script - "Maoshan Zhengyin".
That ancient coin was relatively ordinary. My grandma often played with it. I had seen it many times, so I didn’t study it much.
Further down, my previous guess was confirmed!
Because these things were not what I was most interested in before, because at the bottom of the box were two ancient books with yellowed paper. So, I quickly pushed those things aside and studied these two books alone.
These two books have been around for too long, and I feel like I can turn them over with just a little effort. The titles of these two books are "Maoshan Sanqingshu" and "Secret Book of Ghosts" respectively!
Gently flipping through these two books, I found that these two books were actually written by hand, because the texture left by the brush when it passed over the paper was particularly clear, and it also exuded the fragrance of ink. !
This "Secret Book of Ghosts" mainly introduces various ghosts and some stories related to ghosts. It can be regarded as a map with text introduction.
The book divides ghosts into several categories according to their severity: ghosts, little ghosts, big ghosts, fierce ghosts, fierce ghosts, spiritual ghosts, and divine ghosts. Within these categories, the appearance, habits, and conditions of generation of ghosts are all listed. It is divided into many sub-categories.
For example, the ghost in the girls' dormitory that day was called a "vampire". It belonged to a relatively low-level category of imps. As the name suggests, it is a ghost that feeds on blood. However, there are very few such ghosts. Most ghosts rely on cultivation. Mainly, it mostly sucks people's yang energy and essence.
Fortunately, my memory is pretty good. I quickly finished reading the "Secret Book of Ghosts" and memorized everything.
Of course, this book is not the main one. For me, the other book "Maoshan Sanqing Shu" is the protagonist, because it is the beginning of all my decisions!
Turning to the first page of "Maoshan Sanqing Shu", it is written in calligraphy in block letters: Establish a heart for the heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, carry on the unique knowledge for the saints, and create peace for all generations!
