There were two reasons why Gao Chang firmly disagreed with digging for treasures next to other people’s ancestral graves.
One has to understand, digging up someone’s ancestral grave in the countryside was the most taboo of taboos. If things got serious, both he and Rhubarb might be driven out of their village. How can that be allowed? All of his nearly ten years of stockpile were buried beneath this old house. If they get driven out, things would turn out just like in his previous life, having to face the apocalypse unprepared. That would be too terrifying.
Another reason, and the most fundamental one, is that the blue sunlight will soon appear. In his previous life, it had happened on November 18th, the year Gao Chang turned twenty-seven. Now it was already early November. If nothing unexpected occurs, in about ten days, this world will undergo earth-shattering changes.
Right now, what troubles Gao Chang the most is whether he should warn those around him about the possibility of blue sunlight appearing in a few days.
When it came to people far from him, he was powerless. The only way to let the whole world know would be through the internet. That thing only looks safe on the surface. In reality, there’s no protection at all. Post a single message, and people could track you down no matter where you are. Plus, with all the rumors flying around these past few years and all sorts of unreliable statements blooming everywhere, everyone has long treated doomsday prophecies as pure entertainment. Offering himself up as another clown for public amusement? That was a losing business, no matter how you look at it.
But the people around him were different. If they acted a bit more discreetly and secretly, they should be able to cover the sky and cross the sea[mfn](瞒天过海,mán tiān guò hǎi) idiom meaning slip something past unnoticed[/mfn]. However, the risk still exists. If someone accidentally found out, what would he say when they asked how he knew about it in advance? What if they asked why he waited so long to say something if he already knew about it? How would he respond then?
After deliberation over it again and again, Gao Chang finally decided to give a subtle warning. The method was also very old-fashioned. He chose a dark and windy night, quietly sneaked out of the village with a few cans of spray paint and went around town, spraying large characters on the walls of various primary and secondary schools: “November 18th, sunlight turns blue. Danger, don’t be exposed.”
After spraying the school, he went to spray the government offices. On the way back, there was still some paint left, so he sprayed the warning a few more times on the roads at various intersections. But he deliberately avoided his own village. Because if he only sprayed his village and the other villages were untouched, it would narrow down the investigation range, and it would be easy to get caught.
“Is this some kind of a prank?” Rhubarb was thoroughly confused by Gao Chang’s actions. Although people in the village seemed to think Gao Chang was quite unreliable, after spending so much time with him, Rhubarb didn’t really believe that Gao Chang would do something that would harm others and not benefit himself.
“Heh, just wait. You’ll know when the time comes.” Gao Chang still trusts Rhubarb quite a bit. After all, they’ve been an old married couple for nearly ten years. He wasn’t worried about this guy ratting him out. Besides, if a talking dog really did try to expose him, if nothing else, it would definitely be treated as a monster and eliminated first. Or worse, it would be dragged to a museum for high-level research, which is even more brutal.
“Yeah, probably.”
“How do you even know that?” As a descendant of the Inugami, it didn’t feel anything unusual.
“Say, do you think it’s possible that once cultivation reaches a certain level, one can predict the future?” Gao Chang didn’t answer directly and instead asked back.
“I’m not sure about this either. It seems there are no records of this in the inheritance, but it’s hard to say because many powerful Inugami deliberately seal away some memories. So, my information here isn’t very complete either.” No matter how much influence Gao Chang had, the essence of the Inugami descendant remained objective and serious. “But with your current strength, that’s simply not possible.”
“I’ve already broken through to the third level,” Gao Chang expressed his dissatisfaction with Rhubarb’s belittlement. Speaking of which, Gao Chang’s cultivation over the past few years has indeed yielded some results. Although it took nearly ten years to break through to the third level, one must understand that the cultivation techniques tailored by the Inugami for humans only have nine levels in total. Reaching the third level could extend a person’s life to over 200 years. If nothing unexpected happens, Gao Chang still has plenty of time to continue his spiritual path.
Being distracted like this, Rhubarb forgot to press the issue about how Gao Chang knew the sunlight would turn blue. It seems that the dog clan can be easily distracted; this is probably the nature of the species.
In the following days, Gao Chang found it hard to control his shopping impulses. Every time he saw something on the street, he would think about buying it back, because he might not be able to buy it in the future. As a result, the little cash he had left was exchanged for various food and supplies. If the apocalypse didn’t come, he and Rhubarb would really be in trouble.
Fortunately, the warnings Gao Chang spray-painted on the street earlier caused quite a stir in their small town, even sparking a small-scale panic buying frenzy, so Gao Chang moved things home every day so it wouldn’t seem too strange. There were also people in the town trying to find out who sprayed those words; the local police station even dispatched officers to ask around. Later, when the buying frenzy was in full swing, both the county and city sent people to understand the situation.
The city TV station even dedicated ten minutes of its news time to refute the rumors, but the rumors became even more widespread. In the following days, many people heard about this incident through online broadcasts, and certain forums also posted posts discussing the incident, and then some Chinese abroad also learned about it.
This legendary rumor has been spread again and again. It is hard to imagine how far and wide it has been spread. Although the vast majority of people didn’t take it seriously, there are a few who actually did. Gao Chang never expected the TV station could also play a role in spreading the word. Didn’t they realize they were doing indirect publicity? Maybe they did, but ratings are also very important.
On the 17th, Gao Chang couldn’t help but buy a lot of tissues from the town. There were facial tissues, toilet paper, and boxed tissues.—he transported them back and forth on his tricycle several times, like he’d gone completely mad. This was because he suddenly remembered the days without toilet paper in his previous life, which were simply so sad and painful that it was a little unbearable.
But no matter how much he disliked it, the blue sunlight still arrived as scheduled. That night, Gao Chang hardly slept at all. It was the second time he had suffered insomnia since his rebirth. The last time was when he was keeping vigil for Grandma Gao. Actually, it wasn’t really insomnia; the old lady passed away quite peacefully, and Gao Chang took it rather well. It was just that he couldn’t sleep while keeping vigil.
When the first thread of blue sunlight pierced through the bamboo forest, Gao Chang squinted and stared for a long time, still reluctant to believe what he was seeing.
“Rhubarb, what color do you think the sunlight is today?”
“Blue.” Rhubarb decisively extinguished the last glimmer of hope in Gao Chang’s heart.
“How do you know? Aren’t dogs supposed to be colorblind?”
“That’s all a lie.” The canine race has often been slandered by humans, so Rhubarb wasn’t too angry, but there was one thing it still had to reiterate: ” I am a descendant of the Inugami, not an ordinary dog.”
Gao Chang let out a heavy sigh, then stood up from the bench in the backyard: “Hurry up and go inside. Staying out in this sunlight too long is dangerous.”
He moved the stool into the house, then went to the chicken coop to herd the chickens and ducks back inside, keeping them in the corner where Grandma Gao used to make lanterns. Raising poultry indoors wasn’t really a good idea, so Gao Chang was considering whether to slaughter them all someday. Although if he killed them all, there would be no more eggs to eat.
After closing the back door, Gao Chang took a look into the courtyard from the front door of the house. The sun had just risen, and everyone had gotten up, gathered in the hall, chatting. This hall is also part of the courtyard, located in the middle of the main house. It’s usually used for funerals or other events, and not lived in or used as a main entrance. There was an alley that led directly to the pond behind the courtyard.
“The thing Ah Shui mentioned a few days ago, it can’t be true, right?” Most families with children had already heard the rumor.
“Can’t be fake. If someone said the sun would turn blue and it actually did—how could something that magical not be real?”
“But we can’t go outside. How are we supposed to live like this in the future?”
“I think we should just stay indoors for now. Who knows, the sun might come back out in a bit. Guobang, what do you think?” Zheng Guohong has always been someone with ideas.
“Yes, I think so too. We can’t take any risks; let’s all stay at home for now…” Village chief Zheng Guobang immediately echoed their words.
“It’s not good, it’s not good!” At this moment, a woman hurriedly ran over. She wasn’t from their courtyard, but she belonged to the village. “The sunlight has really turned blue. My Guoyun went out early this morning. What should I do…… Aiyo[mfn](哎呦, Āi yōu)An exclamation of worry, shock, or discomfort[/mfn]……”
“Cuilian, don’t panic. Sit down first, and let’s talk properly,” As soon as the village chief spoke, someone brought over a stool from the nearby room.
“How can you expect me not to panic? That sunlight is so blue, it makes people uneasy just by looking at it, Aiyo, if something happens to him, how am I supposed to go on…”
“It’s not certain that anything will happen. Cuilian, don’t panic so much. No one knows what’s going on with this sunlight, right? It might be nothing, right? Just go home and wait. Maybe he’ll come back by himself soon.” Everyone understood the woman’s intention; she wanted the village to organize a few people to go look for her husband. But with something this strange going on, who would dare to step outside? That person already wrote it down clearly a few days ago: “Danger, don’t be exposed.”
“No, I really can’t calm down. I’m really anxious and keep feeling that something bad is going to happen. Village chief, can you just say the word and have everyone help look for him? If you help me this time, I, Wu Cuilian, will remember your kindness. Even if it means being a cow or a horse[mfn](做牛做马,dāng niú zuò mǎ) it means that it is willing to be driven as a cow and a horse, and obey the call of others, and it is mostly used to express the sincerity of the grateful person[/mfn] for you in my next life, I will repay your kindness. Is that okay? I’ll kneel down for you, is that okay?”
“Cuilian, it’s not that I’m criticizing you, but if it’s really that dangerous, sending someone from our village to look for him now would just be sending them to their death, right? Everyone’s life is valuable, don’t you think?” Zheng Guohong’s words indicated that he wouldn’t let anyone go out to help look for Zheng Guoyun. His words made sense. No one was willing to risk their life at a time like this.
“How can you say that? Guobang, my Guoyun is also a descendant of the same great-grandfather as you. Now that he’s in trouble, you can’t just stand by and do nothing… What if something happens to him? How can we as orphans and widows survive?” Wu Cuilian knew that the village chief Zheng Guobang was easier to talk to than Zheng Guohong, so she specifically went to persuade him.
“What do you think?” The village chief once again turned his gaze to Zheng Guohong.
“Handle it yourself.” This time, Zheng Guohong refused to play the good guy. He wasn’t stupid; every time something like this happened, Zheng Guobang made him take the lead. How can he continue living in this village like this?
“How about we find a few people to go look for him?” As soon as the village chief said this, the people in the hall gradually dispersed. The women also pulled and pushed their men back home. The village chief continued to persuade, “Let’s be careful, put on our raincoats, wear bamboo hats, and preferably cover our heads with an extra layer of clothing. The sun isn’t too strong right now, so it should be fine.”
“If there’s no danger, then why are you making our men go out? Isn’t it better to just wait for him to come back on his own?” The wives in the village were afraid that the village chief would round up their husbands. If someone got picked, it’d be hard to refuse. Who knows how dangerous this sunlight really is? What if it’s like radiation and can cause cancer?
“Umm… hey, Gao Chang, you’re strong and healthy. How about going up the mountain to check things out on behalf of your Auntie Cuilian?” The village chief looked around and finally set his sights on Gao Chang. To put it bluntly, he couldn’t afford to offend any of the village’s women, but Gao Chang was a single man with no ties.
“I’m not going.” Knows this thing is dangerous, so why would he still go out? Unless Gao Chang’s head got stuck in a door crack[mfn](脑袋被门缝夹了, Nǎodai bèi mén fèng jiāle), a humorous, colloquial way to say “unless he’s completely lost his mind”[/mfn].
“Just go have a look. If you’re not willing, I’ll go with you. Honestly, I don’t think anything will happen; it’s just the women in the village panicking for no reason.” The sunlight indeed doesn’t look dangerous; in fact, it’s quite beautiful.
“Nope, not going. If something happens to me, what will my Rhubarb do?”
After all, the two of them had officially worshiped heaven and earth. The divine Inugami was very strict with his descendants. Divorce is not allowed, and remarriage is out of the question. It can only have one partner for life. If he dies, Rhubarb will be in a terrible situation, with no one to talk to in the long, long life ahead.
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