Volume 1: The Burning Soul Poem Chapter 20: The Orchid Pavilion Preface
"It's so exciting!"
Qianzhou lay on the ground, gasping for air.
You may not believe it, but I just played Battle Royale for three hours with a swarm of mechanical octopuses on a half-ruined ship!
"It's too steampunk!" Chishu muttered to herself, trying to distract herself from the pressure, trying to keep her mind clear.
But the good news is not without it.
Qianzhou sat up, everything around him was only black and white, and the rushing river was not far away, but he couldn't hear a sound.
"It looks like I've made it through the afterimage of the surface to the hub in the center. ”
The silent river gushes in from the field of vision, branching out, converging or breaking on the black and white earth, and then continues to flow out of sight. The dense water system is like a spider web, and every section of the river is a forgotten history.
Qianzhou walked to the river, and of course his shadow could not be reflected in the gray water. However, Qianzhou can fully imagine his current embarrassment.
"No, why the hell am I here?" Qianzhou was startled.
Obviously, it was an obsession that repeatedly crossed the limit to come here, but in the end, I couldn't even remember the original purpose.
"So what the hell am I for?" Qianzhou tugged at the hair on his forehead, trying his best to remember, but he could only see a vague face, as if through a layer of mist.
"And who am I?" Qianzhou became more and more frightened the more he recalled, and his lips even bit bloodshot.
"My name is Qianzhou, and then? Is this my real name?"
"I seem to be a teacher. No, I'm supposed to be a student! No, it's not!"
"Agreed?and with whom?"
Qianzhou felt that his mind was becoming more and more chaotic, as if there were invisible tentacles stirring in his head, and there was a sense of mania tearing everything apart.
Qianzhou didn't notice that his body was getting more and more blurry, like a TV picture with a bad signal. Shadows are also reflected on the surface of the water that should not be reflected.
The reflection held his forehead, squinting slightly, as if smiling.
"What's that?"
A notebook with a black cover floated slowly on the gray river, and it happened to be washed to the shore, and the rippling water broke the shadows in the water.
Qianzhou reached out and scooped up the notebook.
It was obviously freshly fished out of the water, but the notebook showed no trace of dampness. The black cover is a little old, but not obviously damaged—it can be seen that the owner uses it often but takes great care of it.
Qianzhou inexplicably feels familiar with the notebook, but he seems to have forgotten such an important thing?
The cover was opened, and I saw three words written on the title page with Juanxiu's pen:
"Orchid Pavilion Preface"
The inscription is "a thousand boats".
The fog that obscured the memory was blown away at this moment, and the scattered thoughts were cleared one by one - from sixteen years of peaceful life to ignorance and incomprehension into this fantastic and treacherous world.
Since Yundu has gone all the way, through blood and injuries, pain and redness, now looking back, even Qianzhou himself will be surprised.
How can I face natural disasters, cross the abyss, and go to the other side when I am cowardly and ordinary? Where does the courage that sustain me come from? I couldn't even think of it before!
But—
"If you can't figure it out, don't think about it first. ”
The thousand boats walked along the silent river until they reached the cliff. The river joins into a waterfall and plunges down into the bottomless abyss.
"Can I only believe in the relationship between me and Aurora? Qianzhou touched his heart.
It is only thanks to the Philosopher's Stone that this heart can continue to beat, so that the story called Thousand Boats will not end.
"Well, her story can't end so hastily, there are still many scenes worth seeing in the world!"
Qianzhou took a deep breath, grasped the notebook firmly, closed his eyes, and jumped down!
Is it really that easy? Reaching the right afterimage is no less difficult than finding a featureless star in the sea of stars.
So, fate rolled the dice.
The thousand boats fell quickly, and the wind swept across the face like a knife, but no sound could be heard.
The notebook in his hand was blown open by the wind, and when he turned the title page, he could vaguely see two sentences-
"I think of the strange dreams of my youth. ”
"May all sad stories have a warm ending. ”
In an instant, the dice hit the ground.
............
"Jingle bell—"
The annoying alarm clock went off, and Aurora pressed the switch and sat up from the bed in a daze.
Probably not fully awake yet, the violet eyes were misty, like a cloud, the long snow-colored hair was a little messy, and the antenna-like hairs on the top of the head were raised high, making people want to play with it twice.
The girl walked into the bathroom and washed her face with cold water, she couldn't help but shiver, let out a shallow low breath, and a few traces of blush appeared on her delicate face. After that, it's time to wash and comb your hair. The long hair is tied up with a hair tie, and colorful gemstones shine in the hair.
The girl went to the living room, her parents had already gone to work, and a simple breakfast was placed on the dining table.
The food was simple but unusually warm, and the girl thought it was probably the taste of happiness.
After breakfast, Aurora changed into a plain dress, put on her bag and walked to school.
The morning weather was bright and warm, and the golden sunlight was like a flute rippling song, gently brushing through the treetops, startling a whispering finch or two.
The spring light is just right, the breeze is not irritable, and even the footsteps of the girl are brisk.
How nice it goes on like this.
Although the stormy waves are magnificent, they are as calm as water, but they are also true.
Along the way, she bowed her head lightly to her familiar classmates, and the girl quickly walked to the school gate.
"Aurora. Just before the girl entered the door, a gentle voice came from behind her.
The girl turned around, and in the morning light the boy walked against the light.
The boy was wearing a light blue shirt with a faint bookish air on his body. If the gentle and handsome face were met in the library, it would have been a good encounter.
"Is there something wrong?" Aurora looked into the boy's eyes and felt inexplicably familiar.
"Kidnapping. ”
"Huh?"
Just when the girl was stunned, the young man grabbed the girl's waist with one hand, wrapped the other hand around the crook of the leg, and picked up the girl horizontally.
Aurora let out a shallow low cry and subconsciously wrapped her arms around the boy's neck, leaning her whole body on the boy's chest. The boy's body looked thin but unusually strong, and listening to the boy's heartbeat, Aurora only felt that her cheeks were hot.
"It smells so good. And the boy's subconscious muttering made the girl blush.
The teenager carried the girl to a car, put her in the passenger seat, and got into the car from the other side.
Perhaps it was the excellent appearance of the two that made passers-by think that it was a flirting between lovers. For a while, although passers-by were surprised, they didn't think about kidnapping.
"Fasten your seatbelt first. There are thousands of roads, and safety is the first. The driving is not standardized, and the relatives are in tears. The boy sat down in the car and said slowly.
Somehow, although it was said to be a kidnapping, the girl was not afraid at all. Probably subconsciously felt that the boy would not hurt her.
When Aurora obediently fastened his seat belt, the boy muttered, "Just step on the accelerator" and started the car and walked away.
"Who are you, and why did you kidnap me?" asked the girl with a wink.
"Hello Aurora, the wall-facing person, I am your wall-breaker - Qianzhou. ”
"What?"
"It's nothing, I'm just playing with memes. Reacquaint yourself with it, my name is 'Thousand Boats', the Thousand Boats of 'Thousand Boat Racing'. As for why I kidnapped you, and whoever told you to refuse to leave, I can only kidnap you. ”
Although she didn't understand, the girl could feel the helplessness and concern in Qianzhou's tone—a very familiar feeling, but she still didn't have an impression.
"How are you doing?" asked Qianzhou.
Although she didn't know why Qianzhou asked this question, the girl replied meekly, "Very good." My parents are very caring and my classmates are very friendly......"
"Like a dream?" Chishu interrupted Aurora.
“...... Yes, it's like a dream. ”
"Would you like to wake up then?" Qianzhou turned his head, his eyes burning.
"Wake up, face that cruel and absurd reality, face the cold and deep malice of the world, are you willing?"
Note: The notebook is the original manuscript of Qianzhou. Because of the oblivion of the thousand boats, it was incorporated into the Oblivion Corridor according to the concept. The notes record the original plot, the original trajectory of the world, and is quite an alternative omniscience. Therefore, it is given a special concept in this world, and it is inevitable that Qianzhou can retrieve the notes, and it is also inevitable that he will reach the correct afterimage.