Delusion Master

Qin Hengyun walked alone through the corridor at 10 o'clock in the middle of the night.

The key rang lightly, the door was opened, and the white light of the corridor lamp mixed with the green light of the safety exit indicator light penetrated into the exhibition hall, as if a door of mercury poured in from outside the door.Half of the booth near the door was illuminated by the light, and the other half crouched darkly in the shadows, like some kind of strange ancient beast.

Qin Hengyun turned on the flashlight and walked around the huge exhibition hall, taking the flashlight to illuminate every corner and the exhibits in the glass cabinet from time to time.

F Province History Museum has been holding a large-scale cultural relics exhibition for the public in the past three months, called "Yurun Taozhang", and a large promotional poster is still pasted on the screen wall at the entrance of the exhibition hall.The exhibition hall is divided into two areas, east and west, where fine-quality pottery and jade wares of the late Neolithic age are exhibited respectively, whether it is white pottery, black pottery, painted pottery basin with human face and fish pattern, or various jade teeth, jade jade, jade bi, jade Cong, all are precious cultural relics.

In order to increase fame and generate income, the curator spent a lot of money this time, and almost emptied half of the neolithic warehouse.

The tasks of the librarians have also increased a lot. In addition to the daily commute to and from get off work, they also have to take turns to be on duty at night to ensure that the exhibition hall is manned 24 hours a day.

Qin Hengyun is an ordinary administrator in this museum. He is 26 years old and not tall. He is only 1.6 meters nine when he wears inner heightening shoes.The youthful baby face and naturally curly hair have reduced his age by at least seven or eight years. If he wears sports or casual clothes, nine out of ten times he will be called a little brother when he walks on the road.

Since he was a student, he has been the shortest one in his class. He has been sitting in the front row of the classroom for ten years, and he has provided hot water and three meals for the class bully in the boarding school for six years.Countless times I thought about beating each other up, but it never happened.

When you step into the society as an adult, you are always looked down upon by others.Seven aunts and eight aunts introduced him to meet him several times, and the woman often replied after meeting once or twice, "I don't want to have a relationship with siblings", "Insecure", "I have no opinion, I will listen to whatever I say", "I feel too easygoing and have a life attitude. Not active", so there is no more text.

Qin Hengyun was very sorry about this, but he didn't feel particularly uncomfortable.He knows that he has no personality, and he has never had a strong motivation to do something. When communicating with others, he can't distinguish his own views from others, so he is particularly easy to be led off the rhythm, but this is not a big deal. The problem is that it doesn't have much impact on life.

Speaking of it, getting along with cultural relics in museums is much easier than getting along with people.Tonight is his third night shift during the exhibition period, but he doesn't find it boring.

The light of the flashlight flashed across one of the glass showcases, Qin Hengyun suddenly felt something was wrong, and turned the beam of light back——

A bronze mirror placed on a transparent plastic bracket fell down somehow and leaned against the foot of the shelf.

This is the only red bronze ware in the exhibition hall, and its official name is "Double Boa Water Ripple Mirror".Originally, in the late Neolithic period, metal smelting technology was just emerging, and the number of bronze wares was scarce, and there were only two in the warehouse.The curator said something special, so this mirror was placed in the corner of the pottery area.

The mirror is round, with a diameter of about 15 centimeters. Both sides have been completely corroded, showing the color of brown mud. There is a raised bridge-shaped button on the back. Circles of indistinct water ripples.

When it was unearthed, it was placed on the chest of the owner of the tomb, surrounded by a large number of jade articles, which shows the high status of the owner of the tomb and the preciousness of this mirror.

Qin Hengyun really wanted to put the bronze mirror back on the shelf, but he didn't have the key to the showcase, and even if he had one, the curator would have to be present to open it according to regulations, so he had to wait for the report tomorrow morning.He turned around and was about to leave when there was a sudden slap behind him.

He turned his head and saw that the copper mirror had slipped to the edge of the table, and half of the mirror body had been hanging out.

——Hell, where's the showcase glass?

He shone and shone with the flashlight, stepped forward in shock, and stretched out his hand to touch the air... The glass of the showcase was really gone!

Seeing that the bronze mirror was about to fall to the ground, Qin Hengyun didn't think too much about it. He quickly took out the white gloves from his pocket and put them on. He carefully picked up the ancient mirror and wanted to put it back on the shelf, but he suddenly found that the mirror body had become wet. , as if there was continuous slurry seeping from the inside.

Wet?He wiped it lightly with a finger wearing a white cotton glove, and a bright trace was drawn on the mirror, as if the dust and dirt of 5000 years had been wiped away by this finger.

Qin Hengyun was stunned, and continued to wipe the mirror involuntarily... The mirror surface quickly became shiny, exuding the soft luster unique to copper ware, faintly reflecting his face.Qin Hengyun looked at his own face in the ancient mirror fascinatedly. Although the eyebrows were not clear, the outline was still clearly visible——

This is a rough and resolute face, the bridge of the nose and jaw are as deep as a chisel, thick eyebrows and deep eyes, and the red hair is scattered on the shoulders...

— This is not my face!Qin Hengyun was shocked suddenly, and dropped the bronze mirror on the floor by mistake.

He backed away again and again until he was forced to stop when his back was on top of other showcases, cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

The ancient mirror was lying face down on the tiled floor, and the water on the back was rippling, and streams of turbid water gushed out from the mirror, as if a spring had suddenly burst open on the floor.

Qin Hengyun felt his hands were wet, looked down, and found that the white gloves were also soaked in the liquid, he hurriedly tore them off, put his hands on his coat and wiped them desperately.

In the water waves, there seemed to be some black and slender objects moving. Qin Hengyun looked intently. They were two black snakes with big heads and thin necks, and their bodies were as thick as chopsticks. They wriggled and swam towards him. It swelled even more, and when it approached him, it grew to the thickness of a wrist. The red letter that hissed and spit out and the hook-like fangs were terrifying...

Qin Hengyun couldn't help but yelled, and ran to the entrance of the exhibition hall with all hands and feet.

But the black water spread faster than his footsteps, flooding the soles of his shoes in the blink of an eye.He only felt his feet slip, as if being pulled backward by some force, he lost his balance and fell down, his forehead hit the tile floor heavily, and his eyes were pitch black.

It took an unknown amount of time before consciousness returned to his brain.Qin Hengyun blinked, and suddenly recalled the horrifying scene before, and hurriedly got up with hands and feet.

The surrounding floors were clean, free from water and snakes.The glass of the display cabinet is in good condition, and the bronze mirror is placed on the shelf, still looking decayed and muddy.

Qin Hengyun rubbed his eyes vigorously, suspecting that he was sleepy and took a nap just now, and had a nightmare.

So, did I drop the precious cultural relic on the floor and touch it with my bare hands?Qin Hengyun was completely dumbfounded.He got up and walked a few meters away, bent down to pick up the gloves and flashlights that were thrown on the ground, thinking that what happened tonight was really weird, and no one would believe it when he told it.

"Ho..."

Suddenly there was a soft sound from behind, like a faint sigh coming from nowhere.

Qin Hengyun's scalp went numb, and goosebumps all over his body stood up.

"I am Emperor Jiang..." the voice continued, as deep and ethereal as a chime, "Nieqiu Gonggong..."

No matter what you do, it's all a matter of hell!Qin Hengyun suddenly ran wildly, rushed out of the exhibition hall in one breath, closed the door with his backhand, and went straight to the brightly lit duty room.

Scared me to death!He locked the door of the duty room, jumped onto the iron frame bed before taking off his coat, and wrapped himself tightly in the quilt.

I must have stayed up too late and had hallucinations and auditory hallucinations... He comforted himself so much, tried to close his eyes, and prepared to sleep until dawn and sleep this nightmare over.

+ + + + + +

Qin Hengyun stood on the bank of a turbulent river, staring at the river in a daze.

A burly man stood on the river beach, his feet stepped on the waves, and the river water reached his knees.With his back facing Qin Hengyun, the long red hair that fell to his waist was flying in the wind.

Qin Hengyun felt as if his body was not under the control of his consciousness, and walked towards the man step by step.

He stopped three steps behind the other party, and heard the other party's majestic voice say: "You are finally here."

Qin Hengyun was apprehensive and at a loss: "Me? I..."

"I am the leader of the Gonggong Clan - Di Jiang." The red-haired man said.

"Gong, Gonggong? Dijiang? You are... Gonggong, the god of water?" Qin Hengyun stammered.

The red-haired man nodded, pointing to the billowing waves in front of him: "The emperor of the river is also called the god of water."

Qin Hengyun: "But...you are a god in ancient times, thousands of years ago..."

Gong Gong: "My divine position still exists, and my soul is immortal, and it resides in the emperor's mirror. And you, the successor I have been looking for for thousands of years, came at my call."

Qin Hengyun said in shock: "What successor, what summon... I don't know, I'm just an ordinary museum administrator. How should I get out of here and go back to the museum?"

Gonggong suddenly turned around, his thick eyebrows frowned, and his expression was displeased: "How many people dream of this opportunity, how dare you refuse me?"

Qin Hengyun was at a loss: "No, no, I just haven't figured out what's going on..."

Gonggong said decisively: "It doesn't matter whether you understand or not. The important thing is that you have to do what I tell you." He paused for a moment, raised his right hand, and snapped his fingers. The water jumped out of the river and circled in his hand. Like a dragon, it has countless beards, horns, scales and claws.The water dragon opened its mouth and let out a silent roar at Qin Hengyun, as if it was about to pounce on it, tearing and devouring its opponent.

Qin Hengyun backed away in fright.

"Listen to my orders, or be thrown into the river by me, it's your choice." Gonggong shouted without question.

Qin Hengyun made a choice almost instantly: "I listen, I listen! What do you want me to do?"

Only then did Gong Gong soften his expression a little, and said, "Learn to use water first."

Qin Hengyun: "I... I know how to use water, brush my teeth, wash my face, cook and bathe, water is indispensable for everything."

Gonggong scolded: "Idiot!" Immediately with a wave of his hand, the water dragon rushed towards Qin Hengyun with teeth and claws.

Qin Hengyun's legs softened, and he sat among the luxuriant grass.The water dragon flew over his head and smashed the big tree tens of meters away behind him.

Gonggong: "This is called water!"

Qin Hengyun: "I understand...but how should I learn?"

Gonggong snorted coldly, turned around and continued to look at Jiang: "Be careful!"

Qin Heng mused over these two words in a fog, and felt that saying something meant not saying anything, but if you lend him a hundred guts, he wouldn't dare to argue with the grumpy ancient god in front of him, so he could only agree humbly: "Okay. "

"Go out, I'll check your progress after a while, if I'm not satisfied—" he sneered chillingly, "you can go to the bottom of the river and stay there, and come out after you learn."

When the bad news came, Qin Hengyun's eyes went dark.

When he opened his eyes again, the sky was already bright.He found himself lying on the iron bed in the duty room, wrapped in a quilt with his clothes on.

The alarm clock on the mobile phone rang, and it was time for the shift change at 8 o'clock.Qin Hengyun turned off the alarm in a daze, got up and walked to the table, took a cup and went to the water dispenser in the corner to fill it with water.

Looking at the bubbling water column, he stretched out his hand to touch it dazedly, grinning his teeth from being burned: "Learn to use water? How do you learn it!"

At this time, there was a knock on the door of the duty room, Qin Hengyun quickly put down his cup, and walked over to open the door.

The colleague Yang Yiyi, who was changing shifts, walked in and smiled at him: "You have worked hard, Xiao Qin, go back and rest quickly, and leave the rest to me."

Qin Hengyun didn't want to be called "Xiao Qin" by his female colleague who was two years younger than him, but everyone used to call him that, including the cleaning lady.

But he didn't say anything to refute, he just admitted with a silent sigh, and replied: "Okay, I put the duty log book on the table."

He picked up the satchel and hung it on his shoulder, and walked out of the duty room.

+ + + + + +

The museum opens at 8 o'clock in the morning. Because there are large-scale exhibitions of precious cultural relics, there are quite a lot of tourists, and they walk into the exhibition hall in an endless stream.

When Qin Hengyun passed by the door of the exhibition hall, he couldn't help but glance inside.After thinking for a while, he went in again, and came to the corner of the East District, where he saw the "double-bottle water ripple mirror" in the glass cabinet still neatly placed on the shelf.

Everything about last night was like a nightmare, dissipating with the light of day.

A tall man stood in front of the showcase, staring at the bronze mirror. His face was reflected in the glass, with a straight nose, full lips, sharp eyes, and a pair of beautiful sword eyebrows, which made him look heroic.Because of his tall, straight and imposing manner, his finely braided black braid hanging down his shoulders did not look feminine at all.

He tapped the glass with his fingertips, and whispered to the ancient mirror: "Go to hell."

"You said... what?" Qin Hengyun stood behind him and asked in a low voice.

The man turned around, glanced at him casually, and walked away on his own.

From this glance, Qin Hengyun read the meaning of disdain, and suddenly felt that his self-esteem was hurt.But within a few moments, he felt that he was making a big deal out of a molehill—didn’t he just take a look, there was nothing he couldn’t stand, and he didn’t scold me or hit me, so why bother.

Thinking of this, his mood improved again, he scratched the curly hair on his forehead, and left the exhibition hall.

When his back disappeared at the door, the man with long braids seemed to sense something suddenly, and looked back suddenly, only to see the tourists coming and going, and the short figure disappeared.

He frowned slightly, thought for a while, and turned his hostile and mocking eyes to the bronze mirror again: "The eyesight is really bad, it's almost vulnerable."