Chapter 226 His Identity
Shen You turned sideways and looked at his calm expression.
The cold wind blew through the empty mountains, and the cold snow fell on the cheeks. The coldness was even worse when facing the ancient ruins.
The atmosphere of depression and silence did not last for more than a few seconds.
The hat on Shen You's head was blown off, and she shrank her neck with a heavy feeling. She held the ancient jade in one hand and put the hat back on with the other, not forgetting to stuff the shovel into Wen Zhi's arms.
"Hiss - this wind, no, it's too cold, go back quickly."
The Imperial Master of Qi, who was holding a sword over one meter long outside and surrounded and killed foreigners, had to hold a shovel with a peeling wooden handle and a brush stained with mud here.
This location is slightly higher, and the surrounding area is open. It cannot block the wind, and even with windshield goggles on it, the view is blurred.
Especially when the wind is strong, you are almost pushed along, and the snow you just cleared is piled aside.
Shen You almost fell in. She had quick eyes and quick hands and hugged Wen Zhi's waist first. If she fell, a human-shaped hole would be left in the snowdrift.
"Are you okay?" Wen Zhi stretched out a hand to support her and blocked the direction of the wind.
"It's okay." Shen You shook his head.
The two walked quickly and entered the shop. Shen You breathed a sigh of relief and took off his mask to warm up.
The temperature was fine at noon, but the wind started blowing near night. Shuozhou was colder than the Exiled Place. It really took some courage to go out after four o'clock in the afternoon.
The windproof gloves couldn't keep out the cold, so Shen You took out the little sun and warmed his hands first.
After changing into a comfortable environment, he asked what happened just now, "You said you saw that stone statue? When did it happen?"
The last time Wen Zhi helped Daqi expel foreigners, he had been to the North, and he said that it would not be surprising if he knew the situation here.
However, his tone and expression when he said those words were definitely not the case.
"How do I answer this question?" Wen Zhi thought for a moment, "I don't know whether it was a long time ago or a few years before I found the old emperor and traded with him. It should be the latter."
"???" The time span is so big? Shen You didn't understand.
Wen Zhi put down the teacup and raised the corners of his mouth habitually, "The person who saw the stone statue a long time ago can't be completely considered me now, but can only be a part of me."
"Human animals, or Qiang people, you know what they are."
Shen You's hand holding the macadamia nut paused, and his expression changed.
Of course she knew what human sacrifices were during the Oracle and Bronze Inscriptions periods. During that period, not only animals were sacrificed to the gods, but also humans, and even nobles.
Noble sacrifices were considered the highest level of sacrifices, and the sacrifice process was usually cruel.
"You mean, are you really from this plane?"
No wonder, the employee information in the store management system shows Daqi.
"Well, you can say that." Wen Zhi said softly, "That is the mountain god statue, and it is also my predecessor."
Having said this, he looked dazed for a moment, and then quickly explained,
"Now it's just a pile of broken stones, which has nothing to do with me. People at that time could only carve so abstractly because of their craftsmanship."
The ugly stone has nothing to do with him.
Shen You nodded, "I understand. It has only been three or four hundred years since the craftsmanship of this plane developed."
But in the majestic and majestic mountains of the Northland, are there really mountain gods?!
Shen You looked at Wen Zhi.
"That person was a sacrifice back then, and with people's 'devout' beliefs, I existed, but there was no consciousness."
His tone was calm, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him,
"A few hundred years later, when the dynasty collapsed, they begged here for several days, but still got no response. Their faith was no longer there, and their piety turned into anger. They kicked over the sacrificial cauldron and hit the stone statues with their weapons. Finally a fire was set.
The sea has changed, the sun and the moon have changed, and even the climate has changed. However, it became so cold because of the old emperor's betrayal. The place was covered with snow, and the traces of thousands of years ago gradually disappeared. ”
"One day, the stone statue broke into pieces, and I appeared in the world." From the moment he saw the broken stone statue's head, he thought about it and knew what he was.
In the past, people said he was a mountain god, but later they said he was not worthy of sacrifice.
At that time, I recalled a voice,
‘They sacrifice the lives of others in exchange for their own wishes. There is no such thing in the world. ’
So, the deal he made was deadly.
Wen Zhi lowered his eyes, turned to Shen You, and stared into her eyes.
She just didn't expect that after she dug in this place for several days, the stone statue she unearthed was actually related to him.
It's also a kind of fate, Wen Zhi thought happily, and then, as if thinking of something, he spoke with some worry,
"You're not afraid of me anymore, are you?"
Shen You looked at him speechlessly, turned the phone screen in front of him, and motioned for him to check the time,
"It's New Year's Eve today, should we prepare dinner?"
Wen Zhi pursed his lips, responded, and walked to the second floor first.
On the stairs, Shen You walked behind, with the same tone as before, "Why are you afraid? As cultural relic collectors, which of the things we handle does not have a soul ring on it?"
"It's not the first day I've met you. I should have known you were not an ordinary human being."
If he was afraid, he wouldn't have let him come into the shop several times in the first place.
The shop she opened was also divorced from past perceptions. At that time, Shen You was thinking that if she started trading in other dimensions in the future, she might encounter something. There was nothing to be shocked about. Anyway, as long as she was in the shop, anyone would do anything. Can't touch her.
Wen Zhi lowered his head and raised the corners of his mouth. Unlike before when his face was smiling and his eyes were emotionless, now his dark eyes were full of happiness and tenderness.
In the evening, they use a barbecue hot pot dual-purpose electric pot to make mushroom soup, which saves trouble.
The mushrooms are all dry goods packages received as a favor, and the portions are all prepared. When the soup is cooked, it is just the right time to marinate the ingredients for barbecue.
Shen You looked at the time, not daring to move forward even a minute, for fear that the mushrooms would not be cooked properly, and it would be unlucky to go to the hospital for poisoning during the Chinese New Year.
The kitchen is almost busy. Next, just pour the soup in the pot into the hot pot grid of the electric pot.
It was already dark outside, and Shen You and Wen Zhi chatted for a while in the kitchen.
"Do you know all those words?"
"I know." Wen Zhi replied.
"Great! It will be of great help to the current study of ancient writings!"
Shen You looked at him with a smile, as if he saw a reward of 100,000 yuan for deciphering an oracle bone inscription.
"However, there are still some differences between the ancient characters in this world and this plane. Not all of them match up."
Shen You shook his head again and muttered to himself.
Wen Zhi:
Several bowls of barbecue meat, as well as authentic beef balls, are all placed on a square dining table that can accommodate up to four people. Turn on the electric stove and start eating.
Shen You took out the dishes and chopsticks from the cupboard. When he turned around, after a moment of silence, he whispered, "At that time."
She wanted to say that the details of the sacrifice were not mentioned, and that he, as a human being, was sacrificed in front of the mountain god statue. It must have been very painful at the time, so he did not tell her.
But when the words came to her lips, she couldn't ask again.
Wen Zhi seemed to know what she was going to say, and took the bowl from her hand with a smile,
"It's nothing. I have memories, but I'm not the one who was sacrificed."
The two did not continue the topic.
Shen You opened the coke on the table and couldn't wait to peel the shrimps they had just spent a long time and poured them onto the baking sheet.
Winter goes best with hot pot and barbecue!