Wei Liang had insomnia tonight, and he couldn't sleep after lying in bed for an hour, so he decided to go out for a walk.

It's late at night, there are a lot fewer people on the streets, and the neon-shrouded city is red even in the sky, and there are no stars to be seen. He walked aimlessly on the deserted streets, softly singing songs that did not belong to this era.

Unconsciously came to an Internet café, some curious, and a little nostalgic, he walked in. All old-fashioned CRT displays, bulky and bulky. There were young people and teenagers, laughing, shouting, and immersing themselves in the game.

Now is not the era of League of Legends domination, after a circle, there are people in the Internet café who play Fantasy Journey to the West, some who play Journey to the West, some who play go-karts, and those who play World of Warcraft.

There are also a few people watching love action movies, and there is one in the corner who watches the Legend of Sword and Fairy, seeing Hu Ge and Liu Yifei's slightly youthful faces, Wei Liang sighed a little, this year, he is not the Qilin genius Mei Changsu, but the swordsman Li Xiaoyao; This year, she has not fallen in love with the Korean Oba, but the innocent fairy Zhao Ling'er.

Out of the Internet café, he bought a pack of cigarettes, cigarettes in the Scarlet Tower are a luxury, because they are not sold in the Scarlet Mall, but they are readily available on Earth. He lit a cigarette and took a deep breath, feeling the long-lost taste. It's strange that it's hard to quit smoking on Earth, and it's uncomfortable to scratch your heart and lungs if you don't smoke for a day, but when you get to the Scarlet Tower, you naturally quit smoking, and if you don't return to Earth, you can't remember to smoke.

The thunder was loud, it seemed that it was about to rain, and now it was the end of May, and the rainy season was coming. He hated the rain and didn't like the feeling of being wet, so he hurried back.

When I returned to the hotel, I took off my shoes and shirt, and lay on the bed and watched TV for a while, which was all old news and old TV series, but it was quite interesting.

He always felt that something was missing, and his heart was empty, and it took a while to figure out that it was the lack of a smartphone. Smartphones, like cigarettes, are highly addictive products, and they don't feel sick in the Crimson Tower, but they relapse once they return to Earth. Unfortunately, cigarettes can be bought at any time, and the earlier the year, the cheaper. But in this era, there are no smartphones, no 4G networks, not even 3G networks. This is the era when Nokia is dominant, and in the impression of Chinese people, apples are just a fruit, and millet is just a food.

The rain was pouring down and crackling, and he couldn't sleep anymore. Wei Liang occasionally has insomnia, but he has the advantage that he will not be upset when he has insomnia, but quietly read, walk, or want to write other things.

An interesting idea suddenly popped into his mind, there is a theory called the grandmother paradox, that is, a person goes back in time and kills his young grandmother, once the grandmother dies, his mother will not be born, his mother will disappear, and there will be no him, since there will be no him, how can he travel through time and space to kill people?

He thought what would happen if he rushed back to his hometown now and killed his teenage self. If a normal person hears this idea, he must think that he is crazy. But in Wei Liang's opinion, there is no fuss, he doesn't feel fear, and his way of thinking is naturally abnormal. We know that there are many things that cannot be done, not because we are in moral bondage, but because of inner fear, which is like a strong rope that holds the wild horse in our hearts. But Wei Liang's rope had long since broken, so he had no scruples, and if something seemed interesting enough to him, no matter what the consequences were, he would definitely do it.

Just as he hesitated, there was a knock on the door. He pushed open the door and suddenly saw Tintin. Wei Liang asked, "What are you doing?" ”

"Haven't you slept yet? That's great. It's been thundering, I'm afraid, I want to come to your house to stay, and I'm afraid to disturb you. As Ding Ding spoke, he was short and got under Wei Liang's armpit.

"You're such a big person, and you're still afraid of thunder?"

Ding Ding was hesitant, in fact, she also had insomnia tonight, she just wanted to find someone to chat, but it was late at night, and it seemed abrupt to come directly to Wei Liang, so she had to make up a random reason. She changed the subject, pinched her nose and said, "You smell so much smoke in this house." ”

"Yes."

"Don't smoke, it's not good for your lungs."

"Thank you."

"Talk to me for a while."

"What are you talking about?"

"Whatever."

"There's nothing to talk about."

"But it's really boring, I can't sleep and can't sleep, what can I do if I don't chat?"

"Why don't I hypnotize you."

"Can you hypnotize?"

"I've learned a few."

"Isn't that something made up in movies and television?"

"No, hypnosis is real, it's just exaggerated in the movie. In fact, true hypnosis requires a tedious process of facilitation. ”

"It doesn't feel very reliable."

"You can't sleep anyway, why don't you try, and once it succeeds, I'll let you sleep well."

"Have you ever succeeded?"

"Although I'm a half-ass, I succeeded once, and I hypnotized my cousin in the first place."

"Well, I believe you."

"The foundation of hypnosis is trust, and now that we have a good foundation, I believe it will be successful this time." Wei Liang smiled slightly and said, "Please lie flat on the bed and close your eyes." ”

Tintin did so.

"Take a deep breath and relax your body. Relax your head first, then your neck, your back, your arms, and your legs......" Wei Liang guided in a soft voice, and it took ten minutes to relax alone.

Tintin was quiet and cooperative.

"Take a deep breath, inhale slowly, exhale slowly, and now, imagine yourself on the beautiful sand, with the blue sea in front of you, the sun above you, and the breeze blowing your soft hair......"

This process went on for a long time.

As he spoke, Wei Liang was a little sleepy, he thought, why are you still standing stupidly, it is better to lie on the bed, anyway, hypnosis is guided by words, not by legs. As soon as he lay down on the bed, he felt that his eyes were a little sore, and he planned to close them for a while, only for a few seconds, but as soon as his eyelids closed, they never opened again.

He fell asleep.

Tintin was still lying quietly, breathing evenly, and it turned out that she was also asleep.

The wind stopped, the rain stopped, and the cold air poured in from outside. Tintin didn't cover the quilt, it was a little cold, and he woke up from freezing. In a daze, she turned over, hugged Wei Liang, felt a lot warmer, closed her eyes and continued to sleep.

At seven o'clock the next day, Wei Liang woke up. Pushing open the window, it was a sunny day after the rain.

After a while, Tintin also woke up, washed up, and the two went down to have breakfast. Tintin asked, "What are your plans for today?" ”

"Listen to you."

"Would you like to go home and have a look?"

"No, you don't."

"Don't you miss home?"

"What can you do with a look, it's not like leaving." Wei Liang said with a smile.

"According to your theory, most things in the world are meaningless."

"That's what it is."

"But I want to see it."

"See what?"

"Look what you were like as a teenager."

"Nothing to look at."

"I guess it's to satisfy my curiosity."

"My house is quite far from here."

"It doesn't matter, now that the transportation is so developed, it's far from it."

Wei Liang changed the topic and said, "Why don't we go on a trip." ”

Tintin came interested.

Wei Liang smiled: "When I was on Earth, I once asked myself, if I would die in the next minute, what would be my biggest regret?" The answer is that you haven't finished a walk-and-go trip yet. Unfortunately, due to trivial matters, this wish was never fulfilled, and then he arrived at the Scarlet Tower. After a pause, he said: "In this colorful world, our energy will be distracted by all kinds of things, and we can't even tell which ones we want and which ones we don't want. ”

"Makes sense."

"Do you like to travel?"

"Like. I've always wanted to go to Tiananmen Square. ”

"It's not interesting, there are too many people, and I don't like that noisy environment."

"And where do you want to go?"

"I want to go to Hainan to see."

"Then let's sign up for a tour group?"

"No, I think travel is a free-spirited and freewheeling thing. I prefer to plan the route myself. Do you know what I used to think? I don't rely on anything, so I use my legs to walk all over the country. ”

"That's so tiring!"

"This is the real travel, to be able to experience the customs of various places along the way, rather than the kind of rushing by."

"You're not going to go to Hainan, are you?"

"Time doesn't allow." Wei Liang smiled: "I'm going to buy a motorcycle and ride over, how about it?" ”

"Okay." That must be something interesting, Tintin thought.

"Let's go all the way south, wherever we go."

"Okay."

The two bought a motorcycle and spent more than 10,000 yuan on a license plate and a photo. Putting on their helmets and under the blazing midday sun, they set off on their journey.

Wei Liang smiled: "Do you know, when I was young, I saw an eldest brother riding a big motorcycle speeding down the road, and behind him sat a tall and beautiful woman with fluttering green silk. That image has always been in my head, and I still remember it very clearly, and I envy him and think he is cool. ”

Tintin thought of the scene and said, "I didn't think it was cool. ”

"I don't think it's a big deal now. But at that time, I thought that guy was very stylish, many things are at a specific time, a specific scene, there will be a special feeling, once you miss it, that feeling will never come back. ”

Ding Ding hugged him from behind and said with a smile: "Now you have got your wish, and you are also riding a big motorcycle, carrying a big beauty." ”

Wei Liang smiled: "You are a little beauty at most." ”

He doesn't ride fast, and in his opinion, the process is what is ultimately needed. A beautiful wildflower, a village fair, and a dry sandy beach were enough to stop and admire.

The two set off from Hebei, passed through Shandong, crossed Henan, and finally stopped in Wuhan. Ten days is not short, not too long, and the deadline is approaching.

Under the Yellow Crane Tower, Wei Liang lit a Yellow Crane Tower and asked, "Are you satisfied with this trip?" ”

"Not bad." Ding Ding smiled: "It's very tiring, but it's fun, I haven't had such an experience since I was a child." ”

"We're running out of time."

"yes." Tintin was a little melancholy. It's like starting school, and I don't want to leave the hotbed of home.

"It's a pity that I didn't go to Hainan."

Ding Ding patted him on the shoulder and said with relief: "There will be a chance in the future." ”

"I hope so."

Ding Ding asked curiously: "Why do you want to go to Hainan?" ”

"I heard that Hainan is very warm." Wei Liang smiled: "When I was a child, I was weak and afraid of the harsh winter in the north, so I always wanted to go to Hainan to see. ”

"I see." Tintin asked, "How long do we have left?" ”

"Half an hour."

Ding Ding reluctantly glanced at this world and said with a smile: "I am very happy to be back on Earth again, and the day I spent with my mother is a beautiful memory that I will never forget." Actually, I still want to see her for the last time, but unfortunately the road is too far away to achieve it. ”

"You can call home."

Ding Ding was pleasantly surprised: "Do you have your mother's phone number?" ”

Wei Liang smiled and said, "Little Ding Ding told me that she wanted me to contact her often." ”

Ding Ding smiled: "It turns out that I was quite witty when I was a child." ”

After the phone call, Tintin was red in his eyes and was about to cry.

Wei Liang rubbed her head and said with relief: "There will be a chance in the future." ”

Ding Ding nodded and said, "Little Ding Ding asked me to give you a message." ”

Wei Liang smiled: "What did she say?" ”

"She said she misses you very much, and you have to go back to see her in a time machine."

"I will."

Ta Ling's indifferent voice resounded in the minds of Wei Liang and the others: "It's time." ”

The world swirled, the scene changed, and after a time and space shuttle, the two quietly left this place.

There was a lighter and a half-pack of camouflage Yellow Crane Tower lying quietly on the ground, and Wei Liang thought that since he had returned to the Scarlet Tower, it was time to quit smoking.