Chapter 14: The Labyrinth of Steps
On the endless stairs, a lot of time was wasted unconsciously, and the exhaustion kept coming to my brain, and the slow walking became a burden, and my legs seemed to be filled with lead, and every step I took had to exert all my strength. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
To make sure we were going to circle around the steps, the bamboo pole put the dagger he was carrying on the ground, and he and I walked on, and if I saw this dagger on the ground again, the last thing I wanted to happen would be true.
Since the earthquake, I have not had any time to rest my tense nerves and have not eaten much. Tiredness burrowed into my flesh, in my bone marrow, and in an instant, my limbs, my bones, were soft and fluttery, as if I was in a state of "weightlessness" now.
I said to myself several times that I didn't want to see the dagger, but the more I thought like this, the more my nerves hit as we unconsciously moved forward with a crisp and loud sound.
"Jing.... Jing Che, did I step on something..."The bamboo pole was the same as me, and after hearing that sound, the whole person was stunned and stood in place.
I looked at the foot of the bamboo pole, and as he trembled as he spoke, he slowly moved his foot out, and the thing under his feet gradually revealed its true face in the dim light on both sides.
"Isn't this the dagger!"
I cried out in surprise. Sure enough, the last thing I wanted to encounter appeared.
"It looks like we're trapped on this labyrinth of steps."
I tried to control my nerves as much as possible, but my voice trembled unconsciously when I spoke. I was tired and gritted my teeth and walked on the steps, but now the strength of my body suddenly flowed from my body like a flood of dam breaking, and the whole person sat on the ground.
The most exhausting thing is often not how long and tortuous the road is, but the more and more depression that slowly accumulates in the heart.
I sat in despair, holding my head in despair, even in an illusory world, even if the things here would not affect me, but looking at the dead darkness around me, the never-ending steps, the tired provocation of the body, and I could only be like a loser, defeated by these, and now I could only sit here, there was no room for resistance.
With a "plop" sound, just when I was sitting in infinite distress, the bamboo pole beside me suddenly fell to the ground, and I couldn't see any movement, just lying quietly there.
"Li Qi, Li Qi!" I nervously pushed the bamboo pole with my hand, but he didn't give me any reaction, just lay there lifeless.
"Li Qi! Don't fall asleep! Can't sleep right now! "When I looked at the bamboo pole, I thought it was the same as me, fatigue swept through my body, and now I couldn't carry it, so I fell asleep on the ground tired.
But even if you fall asleep, you won't be able to sleep soundly under my constant calling. I felt a little ominous in my heart.
I moved my body nervously and tried to shake the body of the bamboo pole, but after the bamboo pole fell to the ground so suddenly, no matter how I shook it, he was dead asleep, and there was no movement at all.
"Li Qi! Li Qi! Give me a reaction! Okay, how can this be! ”
"Don't call him, he won't talk to you."
A familiar voice came to my ears, and it was definitely not from the sleeping bamboo pole in front of me.
I looked in the direction of the sound, but to my surprise, and to the surprise of me, I was a little suddenly in such a desperate situation, and at this moment, it appeared before my eyes.
"Jing Che!"
Jing Che, who disappeared before and left me in this world of memory, reappeared in front of me at this time.
"How's it going, how does it feel in this labyrinth of steps?" Jing Che walked out of the dark corner and stood in front of me with the same smile on his face as before, and said to me with a smile on his face.
"What does it feel like? Big brother, are you kidding me, I've been here for countless hours, how can I still feel. You threw me in this illusory world, and then I don't know what's going on, and there was an earthquake for some reason, and I came to this place before I knew it. It's dead and labyrinth. Could it be that you were in such a place when you were alive? When I saw Jing Che, the exhaustion of my body suddenly turned into angry arrogance, and I began to complain to Jing Che.
"Of course, didn't I say that you are in this world, you are me. Everything you've been through is what I've experienced before. In the world of my memory, I just let you go through what happened to you again. Jing Che said, walked to the side of the bamboo pole, squatted down, and looked at the bamboo pole.
"So, what the hell is wrong with this bamboo pole?" I asked Jing Che curiously, thinking that since everything I met was his past, he should be able to tell me what happened to the person who had a good bamboo pole.
"Him? Of course it's dead. ”
"Dead?"
Jing Che told me very easily and naturally that the bamboo pole that was walking next to me before suddenly died?
I still can't believe it, even though there is nothing normal on this island, it is still a little strange to think that a person can become a dead person in a good way.
"He... How did he die? I asked Jing Che, my eyes still on the bamboo pole, looking at the bamboo pole, trying to find some reason for his death in his body.
I only saw that the expression on his face was peaceful and serene, without a trace of pain, and his body was lying straight on the ground, no matter how much I shook his body before, it did not change his posture after falling to the ground.
"Actually... I don't know. He was lying next to me like this for no reason, and I was really scared stupid. At first, I just thought he was tired and fell asleep. But at that time, he didn't move at all for a long time, and finally felt his pulse and realized that he was dead. ”
"Just dead?" It's the first time I've encountered this kind of strange thing, and we haven't encountered any special situations along the way, if Jing Che is not counted here, it's just me and him. But if the bamboo pole dies, then there must be some reason for it? Perhaps, I missed something?
I kept thinking about it in my mind, thinking about what I had seen over and over again, but no matter what moment I pushed the time to before, the picture seemed to be the same in this place.
"However, Jing Che, why did you suddenly appear again?" I put aside my doubts about the bamboo pole for a while, and instead focused on Jing Che's body. It's not okay to be curious about his elusiveness.
"Because, what I want you to see is actually almost, I can't put you in my memory world for the rest of my life."
Hearing his words, I felt confused again: "Is this the end?" But what I saw was one puzzle after another that puzzled my brain, what are you asking me to see? And... Is everything here just over at this level? ”
"Of course not, this staircase is not a complete labyrinth, there is an end, and besides, you can feel it, and the further down you go down, the hotter it gets. That's because it's slowly approaching the center of the earth. This staircase leads to the underground, where there is a different world. One of the most memorable places of my life! ”
When I heard Jing Che say this, there was a little excitement in his voice, and I didn't interject, but listened quietly.
"The bamboo pole died here, so in the end I was the one who discovered the secret here and walked out. Although many questions have been answered since then, a lot has happened. The reason why I'm here is because I don't want you to know too much too early, and I want you to know too much at once, I'm afraid you won't be able to accept it. Besides, you still have a lot to do in the real world, and I can't afford to delay you too much here. ”
"So, are you going to bring me back to reality?"
Although everything that happened makes me curious about the answers to these things, I am still excited to think that I can return to reality.
"Hmm... Yes. ”
"Then when I go back, will I still meet you?"
"I don't know what you'll think, but I'll always be there for you."
"What?" Hearing what Jing Che said, I was really taken aback, "Inside... It's not me saying you, you've been dead for decades, isn't it a little weird to be by my side? And, how can I explain what others have seen, and I will appear in front of them..."
"Haha, don't you think a lot?" After listening to what I said, Jing Che didn't know if what I said was funny or what, he actually smiled and covered his stomach with his hand, "Do you think that there is a ghost next to you, and it is terrifying to go wherever you go?" ”
"Or else?" It's a normal person, thinking of a dead man's ghost floating in front of his eyes all day long, and the strangest thing is that this dead man has my face, and everyone can't help but panic.
"Don't worry, only you can see. I'll usually stay in your body, so I'll just come out and talk to you at special times. ”
If others can't see it, maybe it's okay, it's already come to this point, and meeting Jing Che is also the arrangement of fate, and it is still quite fun to be with yourself in your previous life.
And in Jing Che's memory world, I also learned a lot about his past, since he wanted me to help him find the answers he didn't find before, for him, and for myself. In addition, with the help of Jing Che, who has been on this island for decades, with him as a guide, not to mention anything else, it is quite convenient to find Yuwen.
Just when I was thinking about my own calculations in my heart, Jing Che walked to my side at some point, raised his arm and hit the back of the neck hard, and my eyes were black when I was hit by this blow, and I was knocked unconscious...
When I opened my eyes, I felt as if I had gone through a long labor, and I woke up feeling sore. The strong light made it impossible for me to completely open my eyes all at once, and I could only block the light in front of me with my hands in a daze, and look at the scene around me wistfully.
"Big C? You're finally awake! Huzi's familiar voice sounded in my ear.
"I... How long have I been asleep? ”
I saw the tiger, and the tigress was also on the side at this time, and saw me wake up and came over.
"It's been two days and two nights since you fell asleep when you were injured by that rabbit."
"So long? Did anything happen during this time? "I still vividly remember that time, before I fell asleep, the scene of the corpses of those female classmates who had suffered an accident. I'm afraid that something terrible will happen during this time, after all, this island is not an ordinary island.
"Actually, it's really hard to confirm whether it happened or not." Huzi hesitated, his eyes overflowing with some worry.
"What the hell is going on!" I looked at Huzi's expression and became nervous, even though my body was tired, I still wanted to know the truth.
"Come with me, and you'll know."