Daomu Biji: Restart

Book 1: Chapter 118

Book 1: Chapter 118

It was rare that I could infer some sweet parts from analyzing these things just now. But whether I had guessed correctly or not, if Uncle Three really was with Chen Wen-Jin, then I wouldnt forgive him even more. Human beings were so complicated, but still easy to figure out. How many people lived their lives in a state of mind where it was hard to forgive someone, but they still hoped that the other party was doing well? More than you would think.

Whether a thunder spirit was seeking affection or merely passing by, Yang Daguang had become another person during that thunderstorm and mentioned something that Uncle Three hadnt been aware of.

There was no special meaning to it, only a subtle and creepy hint. After Uncle Three and the others left the village, there seemed to be a mysterious force related to thunder and lightning that started to kill people. This seemed to be retaliation, or a warning.

The woman who possessed Yang Daguang must have told him this. Was she implying that he shouldnt investigate anymore and his life might be in danger if he did?

I looked at the journal entries after that. Luckily, I didnt have to guess what Uncle Three did after that. In my mind, Uncle Three took Yang Daguang's hand, ran through the stormy grassland, took off his glasses, and then turned in a circle under the dark clouds while shouting, I miss you! After that, he looked at Yang Daguang's blurred and unfocused eyes in the radiant streaks of lightning and asked, "Are you here?"

Uncle Three was just that type of person. When he discovered a little bit, he always wanted to know more. Things like fear and danger couldnt affect him at all.

Sure enough, the following journal entries were all about Uncle Three constantly trying to see that woman with the help of thunder and lightning. But the strange part was that Yang Daguang never admitted it. Even after Uncle Three kept insisting, he still didn't believe that he had become another person.

After being asked numerous illogical questions in the rolling thunder and flashing lightning, the drenched and exhausted Yang Daguang put forth another proposition that had Uncle Three pondering deeply.

Yang Daguang believed that it was Uncle Three who received the message from the thunder and was on the verge of madness.

All the visions Uncle Three saw were his own illusions, and it was Uncle Three himself who went crazy when it thundered.

In an unexpected turn of events, even Chen Wen-Jin supported this idea. She seemed to indicate that she hadnt noticed Yang Daguang's anomalies that Uncle Three had mentioned before.

Uncle Three was terrified. If that was the case, then this warning hadnt been sent from the sky in a ridiculous way like spirit possession, but had been directly conveyed into Uncle Three's mind.

Uncle Three then returned to that village from before, which had been completely abandoned. When he went to the nearby town, he found several people from the village and asked them about those who were killed during the thunderstorms. All of the stories were so incredible that they couldve been written into Contemporary Strange Tales (1). These people were healthy before the thunderstorm, and there wasnt any foul play regarding their deaths. Usually, when people talked about others being killed by thunderstorms, we'd think that the victims had been struck by lightning. But that wasnt the case here. Those people had opened their eyes and looked at the sky before suddenly dropping dead.

Uncle Three saw some photos and couldn't forget the expressions on those corpses faces as they looked up at the sky. It was extreme surprise. There was no fear, only extreme surprise.

Uncle Three became even more terrified and wrote a conclusion at the end of his journal:

When you pry into the mysteries of heaven, conceal yourself from heavens eyes. The dark clouds can see everything.

If you find out about this, Nephew, remember that the reason I didn't show up was because I didnt know who was looking at me. When you read these words, be sure to remember the actions that follow. Its only while being completely concealed that you can continue to investigate.

I popped my back and kept reading. In the subsequent journal entry, Uncle Three reiterated his warning from before:

If youve been listening to thunder for a long time, you should set a reminder to check yourself three times a day to see if youre still normal.

The sound of thunder can affect one's mind.

After listening for a long time, youll have some thoughts that arent yours. Eventually, everyone will have the same strange idea to go to a certain place.

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TN Notes:

(1) Book published in China in 2006. It was a selection of documentary works of various new cases concluded nationwide in a span of three years. The author shows the readers the process of investigating and dealing with shocking and terrifying cases in China. I only found info on Baidu. Kind of reminds me of Unsolved Mysteries (the old one from the 80s and 90s)

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Wu Xie imagining Uncle Three running in a field with Yang Danguang to get the spirit to show up had me rolling.