Even after getting off the plane, Zhou Yu's symptoms still remained. The tinnitus and visual hallucinations disappeared quickly, but the throbbing pain in my brain continued, as if there was a big muscle beating inside.
In order to maintain his blood sugar, he reluctantly ate the breakfast provided on the plane. But whether it was a problem with the food itself or a temporary taste disorder caused by his weakness, the noodles and meat sauce tasted like chewed wax, without any flavor at all. It's also a good thing he couldn't taste it, otherwise he might have vomited on the plane. In desperation, he could only give up his original plan temporarily and stay in the hotel to rest and relax. He has always been physically strong and has been exercising for a long time, but this time the severity of his anemia was beyond expectations.
He lay in bed for a long time, and his headache gradually diminished. Only then did he remember that his phone was still in airplane mode. After switching modes, Luo Binhan's messages popped up one after another, asking him where he was and how he was doing.
Zhou Yu replied briefly, then set the alarm for two hours later, closed his eyes and tried to fall asleep. It had been a long time since he had slept well, but he didn't dare to sleep any longer.
Half asleep and half awake, the experiences he had experienced half a year ago appeared before his eyes like a revolving lantern.
The first month was filled with anxiety, fear, anger, and frantic searching. After the failure, he calmed down a little and began to think again about the reason for Zhou Yu's disappearance. The more I thought about it, the more unusual it became.
The next two months were a more detailed investigation. Zhou Yu's life experience, Zhou Yu's former residence, and the entire trajectory of Zhou Yu's past life. All clues had to be followed, but in the end the clues were completely cut off.
In the next two months, to be honest, Zhou Yu no longer knew what he was doing. He just mechanically repeats some useless work. Going to the police station to inquire, offering private rewards, and entrusting private organizations were almost all pointless at first glance, but he continued to do them over and over again, just to prevent himself from giving up.
After five months, the anger and fear were spent. This is how human beings function, no matter how painful things are, they cannot keep their emotions in a high state. All he was left with was sadness and confusion.
Giving up has become a matter of time.
He drank a lot that night and thought about many past events. Because he seldom came into contact with alcoholic beverages, he soon became half drunk and went to Zhou Yu's house in a daze.
Zhou Yu's home is a two-story villa in the suburbs. In the past, only the father and daughter lived in it. After Zhou Yu disappeared, Zhou Yu has been taking care of the villa. Due to the busy work of the past few months, he has not notified the cleaning company to come over, and a thin layer of dust has accumulated on the floor of the house.
He walked through the dust into Zhou Yu's bedroom and sat on the bed in a daze. This dark blue room is full of Zhou Yu's personal atmosphere. The picture albums and Xim porcelain dolls on the bookcase; the dried forget-me-not flowers planted beside the bed; the butterfly wind chimes hanging on the ceiling. Zhou Yu knows how most of them are. Come.
He recalled that one afternoon in college, he was sitting on the armchair in front of his desk, while Zhou Yu was sitting by the bed, combing her long hair in front of the antique mirror. At that time, she was only wearing a blue suspender skirt, revealing her round, white shoulders. Zhou Yu was embarrassed to stare at her, so she just looked down at her palms.
"I want to cut my hair shorter." Zhou Yu suddenly said while combing her hair.
Zhou Yu's hair was very long. After graduating from high school, she no longer tied it up. Instead, it hung straight down to her waist like a black silk veil. When Zhou Yu asked about it before, she said she didn't like going to the barber shop, so she kept it. He glanced slightly to the side. Zhou Yu's back was covered with black hair, and only her white shoulders could be seen on both sides.
"Go to the barber shop for a haircut?"
"I don't want to go there."
After saying this, she slowly combed her hair twice more, and then said, "Cut it for me."
"...it will get damaged."
"Just cut it flat and it's fine."
Zhou Yu's tone was very insistent, and in the end Zhou Yu cut it for her. I didn't dare to cut too much off, it was only about twenty centimeters shorter than before. After the haircut, Zhou Yu quietly picked up the broken hair from the ground. She picked it up extremely carefully and didn't miss any of it.
Seeing this scene, Zhou Yu thought that she was reluctant to let go of her hair that she had kept for a long time, so he suggested, "Let's keep some as a souvenir."
Zhou Yu shook her head and announced: "I want to deal with them all."
Her tone revealed a strange determination, which made Zhou Yu a little confused. When Zhou Yu threw away her hair and came back, the expression on her face looked more like she had made some kind of determination.
"I have to cut my hair off if I want to be a mother," she said.
Fragments of the past, now only a tingling sensation remains when recalling them. Even looking at the mirror next to the bed made him feel like his heart was being grabbed. I can't suffer like this any longer. If he still wants to live, he can't continue to wander here.
give up.
After sitting for a long time, he finally stood up unsteadily and prepared to spend the night in the living room downstairs. Probably because he was drunk, he accidentally knocked the antique mirror next to him. The mirror fell to the ground with a bang, and the crisp sound of broken glass woke him up from his stupor. Although I don’t know the origin of the mirror, since it is placed in Zhou Yu’s room, it means that it is something she particularly values.
Unfortunately, judging from the movement of the mirror when it fell, the mirror must have been shattered. Regret was of no use, so he could only slowly lift the mirror body up, and in the process, tiny pieces of lens kept falling off.
Suddenly, a silver object fell out of the mirror. The dull sound of touching the ground was completely different from that of glass. Zhou Yu leaned down and picked up the strange square object. After tearing open the silver-layered paper, he found that it was a palm-sized black book.
There is a dark compartment behind the glass layer of the mirror. The black book is placed in the compartment and the cover is covered with silver paper. If you don't remove the glass mirror, you can't discover the secret inside.
It can be said that that was the beginning of his losing his mind.
Inexplicably, he believed that this diary contained the secret of Zhou Yu's disappearance. The idea of deciphering the contents of the notebook occupied all his thoughts. For the past half a month, he could only determine that the text may be derived from Latin variations.
Until that midnight call from someone apparently using a voice-changing device. He was not at home at the time, and the automatic message system recorded all the other party's words.
"The last two pages of the text you want to translate are as follows: Mirror Road, Water Road, and Heaven Road are all inaccessible in this world. The only way to reach the Moon Realm is the Dream Road. Complete the ritual within six days, and you can go there without anyone The Corner of Observation opens a portal. This method is called the 'Dead End Game'."
The weird electronic mechanical voice stated in a methodical tone.
"...The steps for performing the ritual will be explained via fax later. If this method is implemented correctly and the path is opened, the answer you are looking for will be found.
"The secret place we went to is called the Dream of Everything."
