twenty two
I don't know how long I retreated like this.
I didn't even notice that I was so cold that my body was almost unconscious.
But I still watched helplessly as the shallow light on my body gradually faded, and finally disappeared completely.
The moment it disappeared, a heavy feeling of wetness and suffocation hit my whole body. In addition, there was endless coldness.
I could feel that the thing in front of me seemed to be face to face with me, about to touch the tip of my nose.
But I can't see anything.
I gradually felt tired, and even when I collapsed on the ground, I didn't feel anything.
I could feel my consciousness being gradually withdrawn, but I only felt a deep sense of powerlessness and could only watch it happen.
I didn't expect to be trapped in an unknown world like this, and I was really unwilling to do so.
Maybe he was unwilling to accept his already tortuous fate, but he managed to get through it quickly, and he had hope for the future.
But he didn't expect to be involved in these weird worlds and end up dying there.
There seems to be some other reluctance, but I can't tell what it is.
Thinking like this, a fleeting picture began to appear in front of my eyes.
It also contains what He said to me in "Nine Days of Ghost Stories".
"Pray to me and I will protect you."
This is a piece of content that does not exist in my previous memory.
In my memory, he looks like Ren Jian, but I know that it is Hastur's true form.
He stood in front of me, just like Ren Jian, with his feet on the ground, but his body was shining with that strange light that belonged to Him.
But my perspective was looking up at Him, and my vision was blurry.
He said to me, "Pray to me and I will protect you."
Really like a god.
Apart from Him, there were many other people in my sight, but I couldn't see them clearly.
I seem to be about to...
Lost consciousness...
Somehow, I silently recited the prayer I made to the shrine in the Song Mansion Ancestral Hall when I was surrounded by everyone.
"God...save me..."
help me……
I am willing to dedicate everything to you...
……everything……
Suddenly, I felt a strong and quite domineering force, pulling me downwards.
But at the same time, my five senses returned to my body, and the terrifying and depressing feeling of powerlessness disappeared.
I kept falling like this, but my body gradually returned to body temperature.
I could hear the sounds, the excitement and bustle of the market.
Soon, I could smell it again, the unique fresh smell in the drizzle of the rainy season.
So I finally landed.
I was standing in a market, surrounded by bustling people. Some of them were wandering, chatting, buying things, and asking about things.
Everyone's posture was alive until their feet touched the ground and they were bumped into by a child running and playing in front of them.
I truly felt that I was alive.
There was drizzle falling in the sky, and it tickled lightly when it fell on my body, more like mist.
I immediately shuddered when I thought of this, but fortunately, it was not fog.
It is soft temperature, soft touch, and...
I followed the smell and smelled it. It was a pious smell, and it was His breath.
There were so many people in front of me that I couldn't see anyone else, but when I lowered my head, I found a red thread that was so thin that it was almost imperceptible.
I picked up the red thread, held it in my hand, and walked along it.
But the crowd suddenly went in the opposite direction, and I became a fish against the current.
My actions encountered great resistance, but a very strange feeling kept surging in my heart. It was that feeling that kept pulling me forward. It made my adrenaline secrete crazily, and I could feel a warm current flowing through me. Chest rolling.
That's the feeling you get when you're looking forward to something very much.
I seem to have a sense of familiarity coming from the origin of my body, which makes me eager to go there.
But the flow of people was so urgent. I don’t know what happened to make them rush in one direction in such a hurry.
But I had no curiosity to look back.
It seems that it's not just because of Xiaoli's words that he doesn't look back, but also something else.
Sure enough, I was accidentally hit by a child, tilted my body, and fell directly on someone.
But that person moved forward very quickly, and I was passed by by people passing by one by one.
Because of the rapid flow of people, I couldn't stand up with balance at all. It was already very difficult for me not to fall.
Finally, I couldn't hold on any longer and was about to fall.
But there was a sudden explosion in the sky directly in front of me.
A long cry tore through the lively night sky, and soon there was a blast that was not harsh.
It is like a bird that is about to complete its last flight in this life and achieve phoenix nirvana.
At that moment, I seemed to see that the entire world around me was colorless.
Only it is colorful, gorgeous, blooming, and alive.
The gorgeous fireworks seemed to be fleeting, but soon the second and third shots shot up into the sky one after another.
Perhaps as I saw, this is the only life and the only new life in this world, so everyone who was looking behind me turned around and looked at it at this moment.
They all stopped their mechanical, lifeless steps and stared at it blankly.
And I was finally free from the confinement of the crowd.
Holding on to the imperceptible red thread, I stepped up my steps and walked through the crowd that might have been temporarily stagnant.
I didn't dare to pinch it too hard for fear of breaking it, but I didn't dare to let it go too lightly because it was too thin and might disappear when it hit the ground.
I had to roll my palms into a circle and hold it inside.
I don’t know how many people I bypassed, but I heard the explosion of fireworks in the air and stopped.
This means that the crowds may return to their previous state.
I felt anxious and my feet moved faster.
But before his body had time to react, he bumped into a strong and tall body.
This hit made me see stars, and I waited for a while before leaning on my body to prop myself up.
I planned to quickly bypass him and continue walking along the red line before the crowd started to move.
But when he raised his head, he ran into a pair of bottomless eyes, which were like a dark whirlpool hidden under the calm water.
Once you see it, you will be sucked into it and can no longer leave.
The owner of these eyes is also looking at me at this moment. To be precise, he is motionless and looking into my eyes accurately.
He has long black hair and a lip bead in his thin lips, which are pressed tightly at the moment.
All in black.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew up the ink-colored gauze on his body.
The wind carries the pleasant smell of earth and grass at night after the early summer rain, and the unique freshness and high oxygen content after the rain keep people awake.
Also, that unique aura of Him that makes people feel extremely pious.
But the person in front of him had an unfamiliar face, and it was clear that he did not look like Ren Jian.
But his eyes, no matter what, are so familiar.
I think that even though his appearance has changed, he is still Him.
No matter what he becomes, I think I can recognize him from the crowd at a glance.
"Please, protect me. Please, stay by my side. Okay?"
He heard me because I felt my hand being taken.
He didn't open his mouth, but I could feel the familiar feeling of happiness pouring into my heart in an instant, mixing with the heat in my chest.
I felt him say: "Okay, I promise you. I made a promise to you a long time ago. I have always been by your side, but you didn't realize it."
At the same time, my eyes subconsciously moved down and looked at the hand he held.
