On the way back, we learned from Xie Bugui that his father was named Xie Liushang. He had amazing talents since he was a child, and his understanding of craftsmanship was unique. Everyone in Xiejia Village thought that he was the village chief, that is, he was The best successor to his father Xie Chuanyin.
But when he was ten years old, for some unknown reason, he suffered from a serious illness and his lower body was paralyzed for more than half a year. After he was cured, although he could walk on his own, the crutches could not leave his body. No matter how hard it is to recover, in the end everyone has to disappear.
But things in the world are so unpredictable, and a blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise. It was precisely because of the sudden disappearance of his craftsmanship that he successfully escaped the disaster three years later.
But since then, Xie Liushang's personality has become weird, sometimes cheerful and sometimes gloomy. Xie Bugui once thought that his father had schizophrenia.
Later, after an in-depth exchange between the two father and son, they found out that Xie Liushang just wanted to hide in fear when he thought about that scene. Not only was he unwilling to communicate with others, he was even afraid of outsiders when he saw them, so he looked very gloomy. .
I don't know why Xie Bugui took the initiative to mention his father when we were in the car, but judging from the current situation, he was giving us vaccinations in advance.
But even though we knew in advance that Xie Liushang had an eccentric personality, his behavior after seeing us still shocked Zhang Hazi and me. Especially what he said, it felt like he had met me a long time ago, and it seemed that I should have died long ago to be normal.
But this was my first meeting with him. How could he have seen me before?
Xie Bugui ignored my shock and babbled nonsense while stepping back in horror. But after taking a few steps back, he suddenly thought of something and tremblingly raised the crutch in his hand and limped. He turned and hit me hard.
Zhang Hazi's reaction was faster than mine. After hearing Xie Liushang's attack, he was the first to stop in front of me. He already had a fist in his hand, as if he was ready to fight back at any time. However, he did not wait for the chance to counterattack, and Xie Liushang was stopped by Xie Bugui.
Only then did I have the opportunity to take a good look at Xie Liushang. According to Xie Bugui's report, Xie Liushang was the only person from another village who had seen the man who bewitched his grandfather Xie Chuanyin. Xie Liushang was three years old at that time. In other words, Xie Liushang now, The real age is 65+3=68 years old.
Although Xie Bugui is the same age as us, his father Xie Liushang is a bit older than my father. Coupled with the years of torture due to old memories, he looks like he is about eighty years old.
If it weren't for Xie Bugui's age, I would probably call Xie Liushang grandpa when I first met him, instead of calling him "Uncle Xie" according to his seniority.
When I looked at Xie Liushang, Xie Bugui had already calmed him down and asked him to sit back on the rocking chair.
Although old man Xie sat down, he kept mumbling, telling Xie Bugui to stay away from me. He also said that it was because his father was bewitched by me that the whole village died. Most of the land.
Listening to his babble, Zhang Hazi and I both had solemn looks on our faces. After all, sixty-five years ago, my father was just a concept, and there was no way I could exist in this world.
But these words from Old Man Xie gave people an extremely familiar feeling.
It was like I was back in Chenjiacun, facing Chen Enren who looked exactly like me. There was also a similar scene to the old man I met in the village when I first went to Laosicheng to look for mountain whips.
This gave me an inexplicable feeling, that is, before I was born, in this world, would there really be someone who looked exactly like me? The rivalry stirs up troubles in all directions in this world.
If this is the case, then all the things I encountered before will make sense. Not only that, but what happened in Xiejiacun naturally made sense.
But I know better than anyone else that although craftsmanship is magical, it is absolutely impossible for anyone to know what I look like in advance, and it is even more impossible for anyone to predict my appearance before my father was even born. So my idea can only be regarded as a shortcut to explain these things, but it is not the final truth.
After I figured this out, I looked at Xie Liushang and said, Uncle Xie, have you mistaken me for the wrong person? I am only 28 years old this year.
After hearing what I said, Xie Liushang became even more excited and excited. He pointed his crutch at me and said, "What a stinky thing in your house!" Even if you turn into ashes, I will recognize you! You were the one who deceived my father into leaving in the first place!
The more he talked, the more excited he got, so much so that when he got to the end, if Xie Bugui hadn't stopped him, he would have stood up and rushed over to beat me with a cane.
Xie Liushang said it with such certainty that I was a little shaken. Could it be that someone really knew what I looked like back then, and then came here pretending to be me to defraud me?
But if this is the case, then the question arises again. Chen Enren was able to completely imitate my face because he was trapped in the dream scroll. How did the man who came to Xiejiacun deceive Xie Bugui’s grandfather do it? ?
There’s no way it’s also in Xie Chuanyin’s dream, right? But if that was the case, then Xie Liushang would never have been so excited after seeing me just now. Unless, when Xie Chuanyin was dreaming, Xie Liushang was also in his father's dream!
Only in this way can Xie Liushang see the appearance of that person before, and can he show that panicked and fearful look after seeing me.
But falling into a dream is already extremely difficult, and dragging another person into the dream is truly impossible. "Inception" is just a science fiction film, it is fiction from beginning to end. In reality, no one can accomplish such a thing, not even with craftsmanship!
Xie Bugui comforted Xie Liushang for a long time before comforting him. The latter's chest was rising and falling violently, showing that he was still not calm.
He grabbed Xie Bugui's hand and asked the latter seriously, "Why did you bring them to the village to cause trouble?"
When Xie Bugui heard the words, he hesitated to speak. Instead, he turned his head and looked at Zhang Hazi, as if asking him for help.
It's hard for me to imagine that the scene in front of me will actually happen. After all, Xie Bugui is tall and tall - if he had a beard on his face, I would definitely give him the title of 'Black Whirlwind Li Kui' - logically speaking , such a person, who is decisive and resolute in doing things, will never appear like this.
When Xie Liuzhang saw Xie Bugui's appearance, he directly raised his cane and slapped Xie Bugui's leg, and then shouted angrily, "If you have anything to say, let it go immediately. I usually teach you by yelling, but hesitantly." , acting like a bitch so that outsiders can laugh at you?
Sure enough, Mr. Xie still had hatred for Zhang Hazi and me, so he scolded Xie Bugui so harshly, just to prevent the Xie family's face from being robbed.
After receiving the blow, Xie Bugui opened his mouth. The words came to his lips, but still no words came out.
Seeing this, Xie Liuzhang was about to fight again, but was stopped by Zhang Hazi.
Zhang Hazi took a step forward and said, "We are here this time to dig up your father's grave."
