"It's ......"

Lin Sheng was shocked, and the scene in front of him was like an illusion. Countless individuals, countless cogs. Everyone seemed to be a small part of this huge wheel, the gears were moving rapidly, and the wheel of fate was roaring and spinning beneath them.

"Boom!" The huge roulette wheel began to spin, followed by the "thump" of countless pieces of metal clashing. Lin Sheng stood on the pale golden gear in a daze, watching everything that happened in front of him. However, before he could react, the gear belonging to Edward had fallen from the roulette wheel, and then to Slade's, Dilnagar's......

More metal gears fell, prying the entire wheel. After a while, all the gears began to fall into the darkness.

Lin Sheng's body swayed in mid-air, and only his gears remained stagnant in the entire roulette wheel.

But he's already crumbling!

With a "boom", the last gear cracked, and the entire wheel began to slide into the bottom rail. Lin Sheng's body fell with the debris, and a large number of debris doped with copper fell into the orbit.

The roof began to crumble, and all the metal was crumbling in all directions. The wheel rail slowly slid away, but the huge wheel did not stall because of the falling off of the gears, it was ...... Turbo speed!

"Oops!"

There was a "boom", and a thunderous sound suddenly came from the edge of the roulette wheel. The wheels and rails fell off, and more and more debris began to fall from the top wall flipping over. The entire metal space in the black began to emit a mournful sound, and the silent air began to vibrate rapidly.

For a moment, Lin Sheng felt as if he had fallen from a gear, and the viscous darkness crept into his consciousness like a spider's web.

He was falling into the darkness.

"Lin Sheng, Lin Sheng!" And just as his consciousness was gradually completely covered, anxious cries suddenly came from his head.

"Wake up, Lin Sheng! Wake up! Don't be afraid of the darkness, don't surrender to it, you have to ...... Look it in the eye! ”

In the confusion, Lin Sheng seemed to hear the crisp voice in a daze, he opened his eyes, and the golden pupils began to become clear in an instant.

"The Samites once said: Light breeds darkness, and darkness grows light. None of us like to chase the darkness, but we always turn our backs to the light. Do not be afraid of the darkness in your heart, the light is behind you, and the shadow that grows out of the darkness...... It's just a shadow of you! ”

The low chanting sound came like a dream, as if putting people in a dream. During the fall, Lin Sheng heard the ancient Sanskrit sound, and the curling bell seemed to suddenly float from the altar.

Light breeds darkness, and darkness grows light. Nobody is going to chase the darkness, we just ...... Turn your back to the light!

The ...... that grew out of the darkness What the hell is it? Black, black, is endless black. There was nothing but black. Except for the black ...... It's just black!

"Don't be afraid of the darkness, look with your heart, and tell me, what exists in that endless darkness?" The voice came from the depths of Lin Sheng's mind again, and the voice was rolling, like the sharp sound of an iron sheet cutting through a steel plate, piercing a person's eardrum.

"What exists?" Lin Sheng raised his eyes in confusion, looked down hard, and couldn't help but say, "Darkness...... Dark...... The endless darkness is like being locked in a cage, and when you open your eyes, all you can see is darkness, pitch black...... Dark. ”

"Buzz!" Suddenly a light rose in the chaotic darkness, and the soft light was like the first warm rays of the sun shining in the cold winter. It was a tiny pale golden glow, faint, but bright enough to be uplifting.

"Because it's so desperate, even if you encounter a glimmer of light, you will feel too dazzling."

This is what Professor Harris Angela said to Lin Sheng, and Aunt Xin always looks tireless when she talks to him about it. He didn't know what Aunt Xi was expecting in her strange eyes, and he couldn't figure out what kind of light would bloom in the darkness.

Maybe she hopes that when Lin Sheng is in despair, she can meet that faint light, or she hopes that when she herself is in despair, Lin Sheng will be her wisp born from the darkness...... Wish.

"Don't be afraid, Lin Sheng. No matter how dark this world is, as long as I am here, even if it is only dark, then I will use the war in this world...... Burn a piece of light for you! ”

In the darkness, the immature child's voice began to break in with his unruly laughter. With the light burning, the endless night was torn apart.

Immediately after that, the black world brightened, and the pale golden light dimmed. In the pure white world, only two pairs of bright golden eyes were left looking at each other peacefully, like two long-lost relatives, with an inexplicable light flashing in their eyes.

After a long time, the handsome boy took the lead in speaking, but instead of reminiscing, he said goodbye, "Okay, Lin Sheng, you should go." Be careful next time, don't fall for someone else's way. ”

"This little trick can get you into it." The boy waved goodbye, a complaining expression on his face. It's like a child who can't get his own candy and is a little childish, and his bright eyes look at him dissatisfied.

"Goodbye." The boy said, his little hand caressed Lin Sheng's forehead, and gradually, a sleepiness swept through his mind. Lin Sheng fell into a deep sleep, and the world in front of him began to gradually lose its light......

"Wait!" I don't know how long later, in a blur, he woke up from the sofa suddenly, opened his eyes in the quaint light, his breath was short, and his back was covered with cold sweat.

"Awake?" The principal sat on the hard office chair with his back against him, and when he saw Lin Sheng wake up, he quickly got up from the chair.

"What happened?" Lin Sheng held his forehead and asked with some pain in his head.

There seemed to be some fragment in his mind, and he had no memory of what had happened before. When he came back from the Bering Strait, he felt weird, always feeling like he had forgotten something.

"You don't remember?" The headmaster was a little surprised, explaining, "Today you fainted and slept here all afternoon. I called Dr. Pelina and she said it was the after-effects of your last injury, and it might be a little troublesome in a short period of time, but it didn't get in the way and it would be well after a while. The headmaster took one look at his face and saw that there was nothing wrong, so he sent a text message to Pelina to signal her to be safe.

"Was it an afternoon?" Lin Sheng lowered his head and muttered. The head is still dazed.

"Well, maybe it's because you've been too tired lately." The principal nodded and gave him a reassuring expression, "That's all for today's time being, go back and have a good rest, I will leave the aftermath to Shen Ji and them, and you can cultivate in the academy with peace of mind." ”

Then, as if suddenly he remembered something, he reached out and pulled out a white envelope from a drawer.

"By the way, it was sent to you by your mother, Professor Harris Angela, who just arrived the day before yesterday, and because you were still in the hospital, the guys from the mail department forwarded something to me."

As he spoke, a large white envelope was handed to Lin Sheng. Lin Sheng thought about it, and finally took it over.

"No one is lonely all the time." The principal patted him on the shoulder, and said with a serious look in his eyes, "Lin Sheng, your mother has been paying attention to you all along. ”

"Hmm." Lin Sheng nodded calmly and opened the letter, inside was a piece of bold characters written with a pen.

My dear son, Lin Sheng,

I am very happy to have received your GPA transcript, this is the third perfect score you have given me in three semesters, and I am very relieved and proud of you.

I'm sorry I couldn't come back to see you this time, but I'm already on my way back. I've scheduled our meeting for the next semester's House Gala, which is the College Coming of Age Gala for you.

I've been planning this for years, and for the last five years, I've been imagining you every day in your bachelor's hat.

You're 18 years old this year, and you've finally grown into a real man. You still have to walk a lot in the future, and your mother wants to be by your side at all times.

Just can't, at least not yet. The work of the College is already in a critical period, and I cannot afford to give up my efforts at this critical juncture.

What I'm doing now, I think you'll understand me later.

The world is far from as calm as you think, and a lot of things have to be solved.

I was informed by the headmaster before I wrote and he spoke highly of your performance in Project Prison. Although I was not able to witness it in person, I could have imagined it from his tone...... You're doing a great job, far better than your mother.

My work in Africa is coming to an end, and I may have the opportunity to return home soon, and I'm looking forward to our next meeting, hoping that day won't make us wait too long.

Love your mom, always.

Syndinia

I was wondering which dress I should wear on the day of the party, but just now I remembered that I hadn't had the opportunity to buy it for a few years. Dresses can only be customized when you return to China, and I hope it will be too late.

The weather has been really bad lately, and I don't know when this rainy day will end.

The content of the letter began to come to an abrupt end here, and Lin Sheng silently folded the letter back to its original state, and then put it back in the envelope.

"Your mother cares about you." The headmaster said softly, "She's been asking me about you all these years. I could hear the relief she was exuding as she talked about me. She's proud of you, Lin Sheng, your mother loves you very much. ”

The headmaster's tone was rare gentle, perhaps for an old guy like him who had lived for more than two centuries, all that the years had left him was to be gentle.

"She's been busy, and the affairs of the academy are always higher than her son's for her." Lin Sheng shook his head and said in a low voice.

"Everyone has their own responsibilities, and this is her responsibility, and it is also to better protect you." The principal said.

"But I don't need protection." Lin Sheng added coldly.

"It's not up to you to decide whether you need it or not, some things are out of our control, they're waking up from the darkness, and they're far more powerful than we can imagine." The headmaster sighed, "What your mother did was something I couldn't do all along, she was great, though not a qualified mother. ”

"That's all for today, you're tired too. I'll send someone to do the rest, don't worry too much. The headmaster got up and sent him down.

Watching Lin Sheng's figure walk down the stairs, the principal pulled out a photo from his notebook, which was photocopied by a young man in a black combat uniform, with Victoria Harbour in the background and the sunshine shining next to him, looking handsome and revealing a sharp coldness.

In the lower right corner is the time when the photo was taken "July 16, 1999".

1999 year. Seventeen years ago, Victoria was not as prosperous as it is now.

"Lin Chengde, you gave birth to a good son." The headmaster looked at the picture and whispered, "It's just that seventeen years have passed, and you still haven't heard from you." ”

He found a new frame, reframed it, and placed it on a bookshelf alongside rows of old photographs.

"Sie ist gut, mein alter Freund.

(End of chapter)