Chapter 1297 Farewell

After ending the exchange with someone who didn't want to practice piano, Zhang Heng exited the forum room, but did not change his plan to return to China.

It would certainly be safer to stay in Ireland, but as he said, he still has unfinished business. Fan Meinan's condition has not found a cure, and there is still a time bomb hidden in his body. In addition, the most important point is that his relatives are here now, and he does not want to bring trouble to them.

Every extra day he stays here, the risk of being found will increase. At the same time, the other party will definitely notice his parents, grandfather, and unborn sister.

This was the most important reason why Zhang Heng decided to go through the marriage. However, he did not tell Xiaoxia or anyone else in this room about this reason. But even so, a little problem still occurred the night before leaving. .

It was already one o'clock in the morning, and Zhang Heng heard the noise coming from downstairs.

The sound was not loud, but it still couldn't escape Zhang Heng's ears. He didn't close the door tightly when he slept, just to prevent this situation, so Zhang Heng climbed up from the bed and grabbed a bag. Hiding the knife he just bought in the supermarket behind his back, the cat lowered his waist and walked quietly through the corridor like a civet cat.

He walked along the stairs to the living room, and saw a figure standing in front of the refrigerator with his back, rummaging through something.

"It's so late, what are you looking for?" Zhang Heng put away the knife in his hand and then said.

The figure heard his voice and turned around. It turned out to be Zhang's father. He was holding two bottles of beer. "The stars are pretty tonight. Let's go sit in the yard together? By the way, bring mosquito repellent." In the first drawer under the coffee table.”

Hearing this, Zhang Heng opened the drawer and found a bottle of anti-mosquito liquid inside. He sprayed it all over himself, then came to the yard, threw the anti-mosquito liquid to his father, and then took a bottle of anti-mosquito liquid from the latter's hand. Bottle of cold beer.

"When you were a child, I told you stories about those stars, right?" Father Zhang finished applying mosquito repellent, found a chair and sat down, pointing to the starry sky above his head and said, "It's amazing, isn't it? More than two thousand years ago When people raise their heads, they see the same starry sky as we do.”

"I remember you told me a lot of myths related to the stars." Zhang Heng sat down on another chair.

"Yes, if you look back at early human civilizations, you will find that almost all civilizations have stories related to stars. People at that time were full of ignorant curiosity about the starry sky above their heads. Those celestial bodies that are tens of millions of kilometers away from us , they are so mysterious and untouchable, and the patterns outlined by each other also stimulate the imagination of people under the starry sky." Father Zhang opened the beer in his hand and took a sip.

"The environment our ancestors lived at that time was much more difficult than it is now, and there were too many things in the world that were difficult to explain, such as diseases and natural disasters... Why did the wheat yield on the same land become less and less year by year? Why are there always many mentally retarded children among nobles? They hope to find an answer, but the technological level at that time cannot give them this answer. This is why gods are born - to bring answers to mankind."

"They are like the starry sky above our heads, mysterious and untouchable, giving people endless daydreams. You have to admit, this is actually quite... romantic. People push their unsolvable problems to the gods. Thunder occurs because the god of thunder plays drums on the clouds, the sun rises and sets because the sun god rides a carriage in the sky, and diseases and disasters are punishments imposed on humans by a certain god out of anger. This also tells us that we should always maintain Be humble and do good deeds.

"When I first came into contact with the stories in those murals and ancient books, I would ask myself, did their prayers and sacrifices finally work? There really was a heavy rain that appeared in time to save the crops in the fields that were about to be killed by drought. Have you? When their country is in danger, does the God of War also give the blessing of victory to the warriors of their country? Will the goddess of fertility bless the smooth birth of his second child? Then I suddenly realized that all of this It doesn't really matter.

"People choose to believe in a certain god because belief can help them obtain some kind of spiritual comfort in this chaotic, disorderly and difficult world. At least until our civilization develops to a certain level, we have no control over it. Weather, rain may come tomorrow or it may not. People who firmly believe that rain will come tomorrow will at least live a happier life than those who do not believe that rain will come tomorrow. This is the meaning of faith, which can bring you something. This kind of spiritual encouragement allows you to survive the long night better than others.

"At that time, it was probably the honeymoon period for humans and gods. We worked together to fight against the unpredictable nature and establish and develop civilization on this land. However, with the development of technology and productivity, those previously unanswerable questions were The answers were solved one by one and became no longer mysterious. Even the gods behind them lost the respect of humans and fell from the altar. Many of the remaining gods gradually developed relationships with humans. They have changed, and they no longer exist to find an answer, but what remains unchanged is that they still carry some human desire.”

Zhang Heng listened quietly and opened his own bottle of beer, but did not speak.

"Of course, with the continuous improvement of technology and entertainment levels, human beings have also developed many new desires. For example, in the hot summer, they are eager to return to the air-conditioned room. We have already landed on the moon, so we are also eager to be able to Climb those stars, so I wouldn’t be too surprised if some new era gods appear one day." Father Zhang shrugged.

"What if some people are longing for the end of the world?" Zhang Heng, who had been silent before, suddenly asked.

Father Zhang didn't look too surprised when he heard this question. He said while drinking, "Fear is the most primitive instinct of human beings, and it can also provide enough stimulation to the brain. In fact, the dangers we face in modern society are The number has decreased, far less than that of our ancestors, so the fear we can feel is also decreasing. In many cases, we can only get this stimulation through horror novels and movies. We cannot do without fear, so doomsday fantasies are actually universal. .”

"This desire can't be eliminated, right?"

"Unfortunately, yes. But don't worry, we will find a solution, but...it still takes some time." Father Zhang drank the beer in his hand, "No matter what, each of us should have faith in ourselves. "