This star is a bit cold

As the night approaches, the originally white sky is gradually infected by the gray-purple sunset. The sky is still slightly bright, but the shadows of the night have come, unconsciously casting a layer of gray on people's mood. color.

For some reason, Wei Xianke always felt that today's evening seemed to be particularly gloomy, as if it was foreshadowing something big happening, and even putting aside this strange feeling, Wei Xianke's mood at the moment was still out of the question. Great.

There is no other reason. To put it simply, a history professor at Wei Xianke's school, who is also a very good friend of Wei Xianke, will move out of the place where he lives tonight. As for his job position And some other things, he has already resigned.

Judging from the other party's actions, he is quite determined to resign and move.

But for Wei Xianke, he really didn't understand why such a promising young history professor would suddenly resign from all positions during the development period of his career, and then prepare to fly away to a place he didn't even know. .

Oh, no, logically speaking, he shouldn't be young anymore. He has been a colleague with the other party for almost ten years. But for some reason, after ten years, the other party has not aged at all. It seems that Wei Xianke was still the first The way he was when I met him.

If you think about it more carefully, the appearance of the other party seems a bit strange. Although when he came to Capital University to apply for a job, he said he had lived abroad for a long time, and the files showed all his experiences in a foreign country, but the other party had little knowledge of China. The situation can be said to be well understood.

Not only the history, but also the folk customs of various places in China, the other party knew everything about it. Even the students who lived in that area said that the other party knew more than the older generation of them. clear.

It is precisely because of this solid knowledge that even if the other party comes from a well-ranked foreign university and is congenitally at the lower end of the academic contempt chain of Capital University, the other party can still make great progress and not only gain the support of the students I like it, and it has also been appreciated by academic leaders in the academic world. If I get through the qualifications, I will probably try to become the head of the department.

Dean of the History Department of Capital University. Basically, anyone with a little knowledge of academia can understand the concept contained in this title. Even if you don’t have much contact, you should understand it like this: the history of the world’s number one university. Department Chair and Professor.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the future is promising.

But in such a situation, this person actually wants to give up everything and move away?

Whether as a colleague or a good friend, Wei Xianke felt sorry for the other person from the bottom of his heart.

While these thoughts were flashing through his mind, Wei Xianke, who was driving the car, had arrived near the other party's home unknowingly.

Speaking of this, it seems quite strange. Obviously, the school has allocated a better house, but the other party just refuses to live there. Instead, he lives in the suburbs far away from the city. Every time he comes to the other party's home as a guest, he has to spend The commute lasted almost two hours, but fortunately the other party mostly stayed in the school dormitory on weekdays. Otherwise, it would definitely be a big problem every time he went to class.

In this regard, many friends, including Wei Xianke, have ridiculed that the other party is like a caveman who has sneaked into human society. No matter how he integrates, he still has to put the cave in a secluded and safe place.

However, one advantage of living in such a remote area is obvious, and that is easy parking.

After quickly parking the car, as soon as Wei Xianke got out of the car, he saw a middle-aged woman, one of their friends, holding a copybook and reading it over and over, and kept saying " Some expressions of surprise.

"Old Wei, come and take a look." The middle-aged woman who seemed to have seen Wei Xianke waved her hand to signal Wei Xianke to come over. When Wei Xianke came closer, the middle-aged woman, an outstanding The archaeologist handed over a somewhat shabby picture frame-like thing. As for the thing inside, it was a large manuscript that looked like it was about to be damaged.

"This calligraphy seems very similar to Li Bai's handwriting. I just finished studying the original calligraphy some time ago, and I didn't expect to encounter such a realistic fake so soon."

Li Bai?

"Maybe this is the original." Wei Xianke, who looked up and down, joked: "Look, apart from the fact that it doesn't seem to be well preserved, it seems to be real from any angle."

"It would be great if it was real, but Xiao Xu said that he bought it from a street stall for 50 yuan, and if it is genuine, how come it doesn't even have a person's stamp on it?"

"That's right." Wei Xianke shook his head indifferently. Wei Xianke, who didn't take this matter to heart at all, quickly looked at his old friend who was about to say goodbye to him, and then said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Do you still want me to ask? Tell me. If you have any problems, I will try my best to help you solve them. Otherwise, I will leave too suddenly."

As Wei Xianke spoke, he took a closer look at his old friend again.

The steady dress of a middle-aged man, the mature temperament, and the indifferent, numb or tired feeling as if he has seen through everything or has become accustomed to everything that happens in life. All these are very important to a middle-aged man. It's not out of the ordinary, and it even makes people look at it more.

However, if you move your eyes to the other person's face, you will subconsciously feel that the other person is too young. The young face has a temperament that is completely unmatched, especially since the other person seems to have specially shaved today. , In a daze, Wei Xianke even felt that the person standing in front of him was a young man of about 20 years old.

Xu Xin, the man in front of him with a face full of joy, hesitation, uncertainty and even exhaustion, is the old friend Wei Xianke came to say goodbye to.

Wei Xianke rarely saw the other party's face look like this, so he became more and more sure of what happened.

"No." After seemingly hesitating for a long time, the other party didn't say anything in the end. Instead, he invited the group of people to sit inside first, and then prepared to start today's farewell dinner.

But after everyone in the group entered, not only Wei Xianke, but also several other friends including him, who were anthropologists, historians, biologists, archaeologists, etc., all made the same comment invariably. question.

After all, no matter from which angle you look at it, the other party's sudden move is too abnormal.

Under the influence of everyone's questions and all the little things that happened during the period, the man who looked particularly hesitant today pursed his lips and finally said: "I have never said it before, and I don't know what will happen if I say it. Let me ask you a question, what would you think if a person survived from the Paleolithic Age to today?"

As soon as the man's words came out, the atmosphere in the venue was silent for a while, and then someone smiled and said: "What? Are you writing science fiction novels recently?" "Just take it as such." There was no relaxed look on his face. The man continued: "What will happen?"

"Seriously." Seeing that the man's face seemed quite serious, the world's top anthropologist thought for a moment and gave his own answer: "He should be just like us."

"Huh? A caveman will be with us?" As soon as the anthropologist said this, others on the field raised questions.

"Of course, from an anatomical point of view, there is no difference between a hominid of more than 1 years ago and us, except that we would be taller."

“But he’s still a caveman at the end of the day.”

"No, assuming he has normal intelligence and a certain thirst for knowledge, he will probably continue to update his ideas as the times change. In fact, in terms of brain capacity, we have been stereotyped tens of thousands of years ago. Well, the caveman just knew less. If he really lived for 4000 years, his knowledge would be beyond our imagination."

"How did he survive to this day?" Everyone still thought it was a joke or a science fiction game. After laughing and talking for a while, someone soon looked at the biologist as a joke.

In this regard, after the biologist made a simple joke, he quickly became a little more serious, and then said: "From a science fiction perspective, he relies on the perfect regeneration of human cells. Especially the cells of key organs. .In fact, from a biological point of view, people can live to be about 190 years old, and most of us die from chronic poisoning.

No matter what we do on a daily basis, waste accumulation will eventually lead to organ failure. If that person's immune system is very special and can perfectly detoxify and achieve perfect regeneration, then he can avoid aging. "

"Oh? Then we all probably want this." The archaeologist said with a smile.

With such a common sentence, the man who first started the topic asked in an incomprehensible tone: "Do you really want to do that? Live 4000 years?"

"Of course, longevity and youth, why not?" Someone replied.

"Are you hungry?" Seeing that the atmosphere seemed to be getting a little subtle, the female historian who seemed to be the youngest at the scene interrupted everyone, then got up and walked to the kitchen, as if she wanted to stop this ridiculous topic. .

But she thought so, and the biologist who had been thinking just now continued: "The more I think about it, the more possible it becomes. After all, things that we thought were impossible in ancient times have become true today, right? This may not be impossible. accomplish."

At this point, the biologist who seemed to feel that his words were a bit whimsical simply joked again: "Didn't I say that Emperor Yao lived to be 118 years old? In ancient times, he could live that long, and then there was Peng Zu, that was He lived for more than 800 years."

As soon as the biologist said these words, the atmosphere on the field became relaxed again.

After all, things in ancient times are more or less tinged with mythology. If you really want to study it in depth, it will definitely not stand up to scrutiny. Saying those legends and anecdotes is just a joke. From a scientific point of view, it does not mean much. problems.

Although this should indeed be the case, Wei Xianke couldn't help but laugh and curse: "You are just kidding yourself, so stop talking nonsense. Peng Zu doesn't know. Emperor Yao can't tell if it's true?"

For Wei Xianke, a half-historian and half-classical writer, the name Emperor Yao does have a very different meaning to some extent.

In other words, this name has been shining brightly in traditional Chinese culture since ancient times.

According to records in that ancient history book, Emperor Ku passed the throne to his eldest son when he was dying. However, the eldest son's ability was mediocre. Soon another son Fangxun ascended the throne. Fangxun's other name became a household name in China: Emperor Yao.

This name has become a unique symbol in the long history. He is almost synonymous with the prosperous age of wise kings and the ideal of great unity!
Compared with the previous three emperors, Emperor Yao was more like the leader of the ZTE and the most ideal monarch in the minds of later Confucian scholars. Confucius, who was earlier than Sima Qian, had an almost incomparable high evaluation of Emperor Yao:
"How great! Yao is the king. How great! Only heaven is great, and only Yao rules it. How great! The people have no name for it. How great! He has success; brilliant! He has articles."

He created an era of order and harmony between heaven and man. It was the best era in legend.

And Sima Qian spared no effort in praising Emperor Yao:

"His benevolence is like heaven, his knowledge is like God! He is like the sun, and his gaze is like clouds! He is rich but not arrogant, and noble but not comfortable."

Such words are almost the most colorful words praising the emperor in "Historical Records"!
How can it be made a joke with such a strong symbolic meaning?
Just when Wei Xianke was thinking this, the man who never looked very relaxed stood up and poured water. At the same time, he also answered the biologist's words in a very ordinary tone. Although the tone was ordinary, the words he said were It was like a nuclear bomb concentrated and exploded in this hut, giving everyone a feeling as if their souls were shaking:

"Yao, or Fang Xun, he only lived 16 years old because of a disease that I didn't recognize at the time. Now it seems that it should be similar to acute enteritis." The man who spoke in a normal tone seemed to be talking about common things. He took a sip of water and continued:

"I don't know why, but he secretly passed on his position to me in the end. Maybe it's because I took care of him for a while, or maybe it's because we are surprisingly similar. No, it shouldn't be surprising. After all, strictly speaking, we still have a certain relationship. They are related by blood, but I didn’t expect that they would be so similar after so many generations.”

After saying this, the man continued speaking on his own, without paying any attention to the reactions of the people around him:

"Peng Zu, I have heard of him and even lived near where he lived. But only 30 years later, I saw him die of old age with my own eyes. But I don't know why, after I left, I kept hearing about him. Now it seems that the news that he is still alive is just a rumor spread to achieve a certain purpose."

After saying that, he seemed to realize that everyone present changed their expressions. The man slightly raised the cup in his hand and joked with a slight smile: "I should stop Fangxun from drinking raw water." (This chapter. over)