Beyond the Noisy World: The Long Lost Eight Sects: 131. Teacher Ding tells a story
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People living in modern society, especially in cities, have rarely experienced this kind of "absolute darkness". Because there are always various light sources in the environment, even if the light is very weak and you can't see the surrounding things at all, it can also cause a subconscious visual response, that is to say, the eyes can focus on the corresponding position, so that the brain can gain a sense of space.
However, in an environment without any visible light source, it is difficult for the eyes to focus naturally. It is as if a person has lost some senses, and at the same time it will cause confusion in the sense of space. It is impossible to tell the distance between things in the absolute darkness, as if everything is bottomless, and it seems to be oppressed around the body. This is a very frightening experience.
Absolute darkness may lead to a sense of space disorder, which will affect the judgment of the sense of movement. Some kind of "ghost hitting the wall" phenomenon often occurs in this situation. For example, at night when the clouds are very thick, in the wilderness, and there is no reference light source around, people can't get out of a certain area no matter how they walk.
The main reason is not only the difference in the stride length of the left and right feet, but also the disorder of the sense of space that causes the sense of movement. In the absence of distant references, if the terrain is more complicated, people will subconsciously follow the best place to go. For example, if there happens to be a section of flat road surrounding a range, and there are sloping slopes on both sides, then it may be really difficult for people to get out.
Of course, there may be more than one reason for ghosts hitting the wall, and the absolute darkness is just one of them. Someone may ask, can't you use a light source for lighting, such as flashing a flashlight or lighting a lantern.
In theory, this is true, but the actual situation depends on how strong the light source you carry, whether it can illuminate a distant reference object and reflect it back, so as to give guidance on spatial judgment. In an absolutely dark environment, the light source that you carry with you is not far away, and people can hardly see things in the distance.
For example, someone turned on a flashlight to shine in the distance in a huge open cave, but found that they couldn’t see anything. They thought that the flashlight was broken, and turned around and took a shot on his face, but the bright light gave all his eyes. Akira spent.
This is the night experience of the outside world. Although Ding Qi and others lighted three bonfires, the dim fire light illuminates the grotto and nearby hillsides, but there is darkness less than ten meters away. It's like a dark scene. Bi Xuecheng also deliberately took out the bright flashlight and made a few gestures outside. Apart from being able to illuminate the nearby hillsides, the flashlight seemed to be completely broken when it turned to the mountains in front of him in a different direction.
This feeling is very depressing and uneasy. Fortunately, there are these three bonfires. The fire light illuminates the face of Teacher Ding Qi, which makes the three disciples feel safe again. Ding Qi said: "You have to rest first, save your energy, and you have to hurry tomorrow. Bi Xuecheng, I will call you in two hours, and then you will call Ye Yanxing in two hours..."
Meng Huiyu glanced at his watch and said: "It's still early, it's only half past eight, and I can't sleep."
Ding Qi: "If you can't sleep, do the exercises. Take Jing Wenshi in your hand and practice the meditation I taught you, so that you can feel subtle and trust your mind." Before the words fell, he stood with the stick. Get up, because there is a rustling sound in the darkness, like countless birds flapping their wings.
Ding Qi's ears are very clever. Not only did he hear the sound in the air, but there seemed to be something moving on the ground in the distance. Everyone became nervous involuntarily. Ding Qi waved his hands and asked the three disciples to stay behind the fire. He took the stick and walked out of the bonfire, standing in a position where he would be able to see a little bit of the ground nearby.
The sound in the air became more pronounced. Ding Qi suddenly waved his long stick. He only heard two pops. He knocked down two things in the dark, then picked them up with the tip of the stick and dropped them near the fire.
The three disciples exclaimed: "What kind of monster is this? It looks like a bat, such a big bat, still white!"
Ding Qi quickly reminded: "Stay away, don't touch, be careful of being bitten or infected with bacteria or viruses."
The thing that was hit was the size of a washbasin, and it was flapping its wings by the fire. It looked like two giant bats, spreading their membranous wings, and the whole body was covered with white fluff. In fact, when you look closely, these fluffs seem to have no color, but because they are too small, they appear pure white due to the refraction of light.
But they are not the same as ordinary bats. At least Ding Qi has never seen such a thing. The mouth is very long, covered with tiny tines, and it makes a squeaky sound when struggling. This creature has wings and claws, and its body resembles a bird. A pair of front claws grow at the first joint of the film-like fleshy wing, extending three toes in front and one back.
Meng Huiyu was suddenly surprised: "Master, this thing has no eyes!"
These two big white bats really don’t have eyes. They only have a small area of hairless on each side of their heads, forming two small bumps, and the surface seems to be covered with a layer of flesh. The film looks like an eye, but it cannot be opened, or it has been degraded.
Ding Qi thought: "They should be nocturnal animals here. There are no stars and moons in the sky here. The night is absolutely dark. It seems that the eyes have degraded. I have never seen such things outside, it should be A species unique here."
Bi Xuecheng: "Like the white little pterodactyl in science fiction movies."
Ding Qi: "Then you can give it a name and call it White Pterodactyl. It seems that its sensory organ at night is similar to that of a bat. It may be located by ultrasound, or it may feel temperature changes."
Everyone just heard the sound of flapping their wings in the sky. There should be a large group of white pterosaurs flying by, but none of them approached the fire. It seems that although this kind of thing is invisible, it can feel the temperature, or the degraded eyes still retain a little sense of light. The heat source radiation of the fire is something they don't want to approach.
Ding Qi deliberately walked out for a while, far from the fire, two white wings flew over to launch an attack, but he was hit with a stick. These two things are still alive, but they can't fly for a while, struggling to flutter into the darkness far away from the fire. Ding Qi didn't care about them, so he let the two white pterosaurs flutter away.
It seems that it is a wise decision to light three bonfires to protect the accommodation camp. The darkness here is full of unknown dangers. At least this white pterosaur will attack people, and I don’t know if it will be bitten or caught. What are the consequences, but it will not be a good thing. If compared with bats, this kind of creatures often carry various germs, viruses and parasites, so it is best to avoid contact.
Two big white bats fluttered back into the darkness, and Ding Qi walked out again with a stick. Not only did he hear the sound in the sky, but there was also movement on the ground. This can be considered a bold person, and there are three disciples behind, he also has to take responsibility and make a difference.
This time he walked farther in the dark than last time, and the background of the three disciples watching him by the fire was hazy. Ding Qi suddenly took a stick and picked it to the ground, and a little squeaking thing was picked up by him and flew to the side of the fire. This little animal is very agile. After landing, he just wanted to run back. Ding Qi had already leaped back several steps and stretched out the tip of his club to press it on the ground.
Ding Qi used his strength skillfully this time. He didn't hurt him, but he caught him alive. The three disciples exclaimed: "This is a mouse...it doesn't seem to have eyes either!"
This creature looks a bit like a voles. Its body is plump, but it is one size smaller. It has dark brown hair with cloud-like patterns. It is much more beautiful than a house mouse, and its tail is much shorter. But its eyes are also convex with two fleshy membranes, and they seem to be degraded. Even if they still function, they can only retain a little sense of light and can't see anything.
Ding Qi: "Blind rat? It should also be a unique nocturnal animal here, sneaking out at night to look for food."
Ye Yanxing: "It should be called a flower-blind rat, with a pattern on his body."
Bi Xuecheng: "It doesn't have eyes either. What does it rely on for food?"
Meng Hui said: "It should rely on hearing and smell. You see, its ears are big and thin, and its nose is long and pointed."
The little thing was pressed by the tip of the club, unable to break free, making a creaking noise. The sound of flapping wings in the sky suddenly became dense. The group of white pterosaurs that flew past seemed to have been re-attracted to the vicinity. They were afraid of the radiation of the fire and did not dare to get too close. They hovered not far away, even I can already see many hazy shadows with flapping wings, making my scalp numb.
Ding Qi loosened the stick, and the flower-blind rat slid into the darkness, followed by the sound of flapping wings in the sky. It seems that this kind of flower-blind mouse should be the food of the white pterodactyl, I don't know if this little thing can run away.
After a while, the sound of flapping wings in the sky gradually faded away, and the sound of the grass in the distance could not be heard. Ding Qi asked the three disciples to rest first, and if they couldn't sleep, they would sit down and practice. He told them that being able to remain centered in this unknown environment is a realm, and the current experience is very good.
Although the words were easy to say, Ding Qi himself remained vigilant at all times, with the long stick beside him, sitting behind the fire seemingly uncertain. Fortunately, nothing abnormal happened that night. The fire was not extinguished. The three disciples took turns to watch the night. When the sky was twilight, Ding Qi also slept for a while.
In fact, meditation is also a kind of practice. At least Ding Qi has mastered the method of nourishing the energy and nourishing the mind. Although it cannot completely replace sleep, it is enough for Ding Qi to sleep for one or two hours a day. When the sun rises, the sky is shining, and the sky is a beautiful scene of beautiful mountains and clear waters. There is also a sweet bird singing in the forest in the distance, as if the dark experience of last night was just an illusion.
The four masters and apprentices arranged their equipment, carried their bags, and set off again, walking along the stream.
There was no danger on this day, but the road was hard to find. Fortunately, the three disciples were in good physical condition, and Ding Qi deliberately controlled the speed and rhythm. They did not walk fast, and the physical exertion was within a tolerable range. Inside. Ding Qi also asked Meng Hui to pay attention to the changes in the height of the sun, and to record the time of the watch when the sun rose roughly to its highest point, and compare it to the same time tomorrow.
The seasons and times here are different from the outside world, and the duration of the day and night may be different. Ding Qi wants to determine how many hours outside this place is roughly equivalent to one day and night? Judging from experience, it seems to be similar to the outside.
Walking along the stream is not as easy as it sounds, because there are not always river beaches in the mountains that are easy to walk on. In the morning, they ran into a little trouble. The current passed through a place with cliffs on both sides, and they had to go around the mountain next to it. When I followed the sound of the water back to the side of the stream, I found that the stream formed a waterfall after crossing the cliff.
When they got to a high place, they finally saw the large wild mammals here, which looked a bit like deer. They heard movement in the distance and quickly got into the bushes and ran away. None of the three disciples Too late to see clearly.
Bi Xuecheng: "Master, what is that? What a big one!"
Ding Qi: "That's an elk, commonly known as the four different, the courage is very small."
Meng Hui said: "Master's eyes are so good, you can recognize it when you pass by so far."
Ding Qi smiled and said: "My eyesight is indeed better than that of you, and I have seen elk and have eaten it. It tastes very good! In fact, your eyesight is also quite good, and your hearing is also good. I have heard it just now. I've seen it all too. I'm afraid ordinary people won't notice it at such a distance."
Ye Yanxing: "Yes, I feel much sharper now than before, because I have practiced the secret method taught by the master."
Ding Qi: "Then continue to practice."
When talking, Ding Qi also paid more attention to the surrounding movement. Since he has found large herbivores, it means that there may also be carnivorous beasts. Be careful...
"Master, how long will it take us to find the door to go back, as well as uncle and uncle?" These were the words of several disciples when they were camping on the third night, and their faces were already anxious. color.
This is an unavoidable situation. A day and night here is 24 hours, just like outside, so count as days. Today is already January 2nd, the New Year's Day holiday has passed, and the school has begun. Although it is not too serious to miss two days of class at the university, if the delay continues, and even the final exam is missed, it is not very good.
Ding Qi understands this kind of anxious mood very well. If there are no other people or a door to go out in a short time, one must consider survival issues on the one hand, and psychological issues on the other.
People often experience emotional breakdown in extreme environments. Although under his leadership, the three disciples have been emotionally stable these days, but as time goes by, I am afraid they will become more and more anxious, walking It's easy to get into trouble in this environment.
Ding Qi is well aware of the situation, and all of them are facing this problem. First of all, what should I do if I never get out? Secondly, even if the portal can be found, but the time is too long, what should I do? Just a few months without saying that it is too long, the school will definitely call the police that the student is missing, and the student’s parents will be extremely anxious.
Another example is Zhu Shanxian. The head of the Yuling District has disappeared inexplicably, which may cause turmoil in the officialdom and all kinds of suspicions. Even if Zhu Shanxian finally goes back, he still doesn't know how he will be censored, because he doesn't explain his whereabouts, he will definitely lose his official position, and there may be some problems in the investigation and audit during his departure.
For some reason, there is no news after several months of not going to work. Tan Hanchuan might also lose his job. In fact, Ding Qi's situation at Boci Medical is similar. As for Xian Hao, he should also delay many things outside.
This is based on the fact that they will go back in a few months. According to the current situation, this is already a very optimistic expectation. Ding Qi and others must be prepared to be trapped here for a long time, so they must adjust their mentality of staying here for a long time, and they must not be anxious, because it will not help.
Maybe everyone understands this truth, but it is not something that can be done when it is said. Ding Qi thought about it as he stewed the chicken soup, smiled and raised his head: "Don't worry, can I tell you a story?"
The three disciples all nodded and said: "Okay, eat chicken while listening to the story!"
Where did they get the chicken? The pheasant that Ding Qi caught in the forest today should be a wild bamboo chicken, with black and white coats, a bit like domestic reeds. Ding Qi didn't hit it with a stick, but shot it with a sharpened bamboo stick as a shuttle.
Ding Qi's five-style stick attack can not only be practiced with a long stick. For example, the first style "point" has the skill to get rid of the moving object, which is actually equivalent to a hidden weapon technique. Zhuang Mengzhou only taught Ding Qi at the beginning, but later Tan Hanchuan gave Ding Qi the most advice.
When Ding Qi became a "turning cloud hand on the tip of a stick", he also began to practice this five-style stick attack with other things, such as using chopsticks. They didn't bring a shotgun or bow and arrow. It was very difficult to hunt. As a result, Ding Qi shot two bamboo chickens by using the sharpened thin bamboo sticks. But only one was picked back, and the other fell into the deep stream.
Ding Qi's supplies included salt and condiments. Of course, salt is necessary for survival in the wilderness, and so are condiments. For many literary or film and television works, it is very unlikely that the prey that is caught in the wild is simply cooked. For example, a lot of fish, if they are only boiled in white water or simply grilled, it will be too fishy to swallow, let alone delicious.
Chicken is probably the best to cook. It tastes very fresh when you put a little salt in the stew. The small branches are used to make chopsticks on the spot. The three disciples were very satisfied with the meal. They ate and listened to the story of Teacher Ding. This It is a folklore from a certain place in Yunnan——
In a certain village, according to ancient legend, there is a mysterious and carefree village in the deep mountains outside the village, where people live a carefree life forever. A certain young man longed for Wuyou Township. He felt that the daily work was too hard, and it was even more difficult to travel to distant towns. He just liked to lie in a daze on the haystack outside the village with nothing to do every day.
One day he was lying on a haystack basking in the sun, and suddenly a very beautiful butterfly flew in front of him. He was attracted by the butterfly and jumped off the haystack to chase him. Butterflies flew and flew, the young man chased into the mountains outside the village, and came to a valley that he had never seen before. There are verdant fields, delicate flowers, and beautiful villages. Looking at the butterfly, she also becomes a beautiful girl.
This is Wuyou Township, and the young man later married a girl and lives here. People in Wuyou Township don’t need to work, delicious food will naturally grow in the fields, and the flowers will not thank you all the time...
In this way, more than ten years have passed without knowing it. That day, the young man was lying lazily on the grass outside the village, basking in the sun, suddenly thinking of his hometown. For some reason, he strongly wanted to go back and have a look, so he got up and walked out of the valley, finally found the way when he came, and walked out of this deep mountain.
He returned to the original village and saw that nothing has changed, even the haystacks outside the village are still the same as before. When he went back to the village to find out, the day turned out to be the day he just left! The neighbor's child almost didn't recognize him, because he has been more than ten years old, his appearance has changed a little, and his costume has changed completely.
The young man told the villagers about his experience, and none of the villagers believed his words. In order to prove that he did not lie, the young man took the villagers to find Wuyou Township again, but he couldn't find anything.
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