Chapter XVII: The Ring

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When Xu Shun woke up again, he was lying in the hospital bed, feeling as if he had a dream, but this dream was so real. He didn't want to open his eyes, but he wanted to wake up from his dream.

He slowly opened his eyes anyway. He found that his mother, father, seven aunts, and eight aunts were all around him, which startled him.

"Mom, what are you doing here?" He was stunned by the battle before him.

When his mother heard her son's scream, she immediately threw herself down beside the bedside, she saw Xu Shun open her eyes, and immediately became excited, grabbed Xu Shun's hand tightly, and tears couldn't stop flowing down her wrinkled face.

"O my son! You're finally awake! His mother said as she cried.

His father, seven aunts and eight aunts also immediately gathered around the bedside.

"Junko...... You're finally awake! His father's voice trembled with joy.

"It's finally all right!" Auntie said.

"That's right, God bless!"

……

Everyone, you and I will talk non-stop. It can be seen that they are all happy.

"What's wrong with you? Where is this? Xu Shun hadn't reacted to what was going on.

"This is the hospital, my stupid son!" His mom said.

"Hospital? How could I be in the hospital? Xu Shun was confused.

"You forgot? You traveled to Jiuzhaigou, encountered an earthquake, and then lost contact. The search and rescue team has not found you, and you have been missing for more than two months! This time it was a herdsman who accidentally found you in a cave and rescued you. Mom said, with a look of rejoicing.

"What? …… We've been out of touch for more than two months? ......" Xu Shun almost didn't believe his ears.

At this time, his dream appeared in his mind in a daze.

"yes, don't you remember? …… My son, has your head been broken? Mom touched his head in distress.

Xu Shun intermittently recalled the bits and pieces of what they had experienced, like some fragments, pieced together in his mind. He didn't know if it was a dream or if it was his real experience.

"Then where have we gone all these days when we lost contact?" Xu Shun asked his mother tentatively.

"I want to ask you, where have you been? Why Did You Be Missing For That Long? "His mom wants to know more than he wants to know where he's been these days.

Xu Shun tried to think about what had happened, but as soon as he thought about it, his head ached violently.

"I really can't remember." He said.

"If you can't remember, forget it, don't think about it, it's good that you're back. Do you know, these days, you have not heard from you, we, we all think that you are no longer in this world, we have given up hope, your father and I are crying day and night, we are really blind. Fortunately, God opened your eyes, you are back again! My son, you make my mother think so hard! His mother said, crying sadly.

Xu Shun looked at his mother's tearful face, and couldn't help but feel unbearable, he comforted his mother and said, "Mom, don't cry, I'm not back!" ”

"yes, it's good to be back, it's good to be back!" His dad was comforting his mom on the side.

Xu Shun suddenly remembered Wang Feng and Tian Tian, as well as his friends, and he asked:

"Mom, what about my little friends? Found them? ”

"All of them were found, all of them were rescued, they were all in this hospital, in those wards next door. There's a girl who's woken up, and she's come to see you just now. She's right next to her. Mom wiped her tears as she spoke.

"Alright, I'll go find them."

After speaking, Xu Shun got off the bed and walked towards the ward next door.

The ward next door to him happened to be Tian Tian. Xu Shun saw that Tian Tian had woken up, and like him, he was surrounded by a large group of relatives.

Xu Shun shouted by the door: "Hi, Tian Tian! ”

He beckoned to Tian Tian and motioned for her to come out.

Tian Tian heard someone calling her, turned her head and saw that it was Xu Shun, and she hurriedly ran out of the ward.

"Xu Shun, you're awake!"

"Hmm!"

"You should have just woken up, I came to see you just now, and you haven't woken up yet." Tian Tian said.

"Well, my mom said a girl came to see me, and I guess it's you."

"Why?"

"Could it still be Yang Li?" Xu Shun said with a smile.

"That's right!" Tian Tian also smiled tacitly.

"Tian Tian, do you remember what we went through?" Xu Shun asked mysteriously.

"What's the matter? Earthquakes? …… The earthquake shook me out, I didn't remember anything at the time, I woke up in the hospital. Tian Tian said.

"You don't remember?" Xu Shun asked in surprise.

"yes, I just can't remember anything, I just remember we went hiking, we saw a lot of beautiful scenery, and then there was an earthquake, and then I should have fainted, I don't remember anything, but, strangely, they all said that we have been missing for more than two months, and I can't even remember at all." Tian Tian said.

Xu Shun looked at Tian Tian's serious and puzzled look, it seemed that she was not lying, she really didn't seem to remember what happened.

Suddenly, Xu Shun remembered one more thing, and he asked:

"Can you lend me your album?"

When Tian Tian heard this, she was stunned, and she asked with a puzzled expression:

"How do you know I have a picture book? Don't...... Have you peeked at my bag? Tian Tian suddenly asked Xu Shunlai loudly.

When Xu Shun saw Tian Tian's reaction, he knew that Tian Tian had really forgotten, she only remembered what happened before the earthquake, and before that, she hadn't shown everyone this album. So, Xu Shun had no choice but to make some excuses, saying:

"I didn't peek at your bag, so I wasn't that bored. You mentioned it yourself by accident, you said that you like to read the album, and you brought a copy with you. ”

"Really?" Tian Tian was puzzled and said, "Why don't I remember?" ”

"You must have been stunned by the earthquake, that's why you don't remember."

"Oh, maybe!"

"Can you show me your album now?" Xu Shun asked again.

"Well, my album is not usually shown to outsiders." Tian Tian seemed to be in a difficult situation.

"I'm just curious." Xu Shun said, "Besides, we can be regarded as close friends who have experienced life and death, and we are not complete outsiders!" ”

Tian Tian thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll show you." But you can only see it here, you can't take it away. If you see it, you'll have to give it back to me. ”

"Uh-huh, no problem." Xu Shun nodded hurriedly.

Tian Tian entered the room and took out the album, and the two of them flipped through the album in the corridor outside the ward.

Xu Shun opened the first page of the album and was taken aback-

Isn't this the picture book he saw in his dreams?

He quickly flipped down again, until he reached the last fairy portrait, this album was really exactly the same as the one he showed Tian Tian in his dream!

"How? Have you read it? Can you give it back to me now? Tian Tian asked Xu Shun, and at this time, Xu Shun had already seen it.

"Hey, is it that pretty?" Tian Tian pushed Xu Shun hard. Xu Shun came back to his senses!

"Mm-hmm, it's pretty good." Xu Shun just nodded. His mind was long gone.

It seems that all the things he experienced are true, but Tian Tian doesn't remember it at all!

What about the others? Do they remember? Xu Shun decided to ask what was going on.

He said goodbye to Tian Tian and came to Yang Li and Shishi's ward, they were both awake, and they seemed to be talking and laughing.

Xu Shun knocked at the door.

Yang Li saw that it was Xu Shun and immediately invited him in.

"Are you awake?" Yang Li said with a smile.

"yes, I've come to see you." Xu Shun said.

"Sit down, I'll pour you a glass of water." Yang Li said enthusiastically.

With that, she walked towards the water dispenser at the door.

Xu Shun looked at Yang Li, then at the stone, and he asked curiously:

"How did she ...... Feel like a different person? ”

"yes, I'm wondering too! She wasn't that personality at all, and she was always yelling at me. Now, he has become gentle. Stone said.

"I also feel that she is different, we didn't look to you at all before we met her." Xu Shun said the same.

"Yes, since she was rescued from this disappearance, she feels like a different person. I don't know what we have experienced during this time, how did it make her change so much? The stone was also puzzled.

"Don't you all remember? Can't remember what we went through? Xu Shun asked.

"yes, I don't remember, I just know that people say we've been missing for more than two months, but we feel like we just experienced an earthquake yesterday. I don't know how we were missing for so long, and we can't even remember it ourselves, we feel like the earthquake was just yesterday. Stone said.

Xu Shun knew that they, like Tian Tian, didn't remember what happened at all!

"By the way, do you remember what happened to us?" Stone asked Xu Shun.

Xu Shun thought for a moment and said, "I don't know either." ”

Stone sighed in disappointment.

At this time, Yang Li came in from outside the door, and she handed Xu Shun a glass of water.

"Thank you!" Xu Shun said.

"You're welcome." Yang Li replied with a smile.

Xu Shun thought about it, Yang Li in front of him looked like a different person.

"By the way, I'm going to see how your leg is, I remember your leg was injured during the earthquake." Xu Shun said to Yang Li.

"My leg is almost better!" Yang Li said, puffing up her trousers, "Look, the wounds are completely healed!" ”

Xu Shun looked at Yang Li's wound, and it was indeed completely healed.

"I remember you were crushed by a stone and were badly injured! How is it okay now? Xu Shun asked.

"I don't know, I'm weird too! At that time, the wound was scary to look at, but I didn't expect that I would be healed when I woke up this time, which is so strange! Yang Li said.

"Perhaps, someone cured you!" Xu Shun said.

"Possibly, but who? I really can't remember it at all. Yang Li said regretfully.

"Perhaps, God bless you!" Xu Shun said.

"God bless us all! I heard that they thought we were dead, but they didn't think that we could still appear in front of them, this world is amazing! Yang Li said.

Xu Shun knew that they didn't remember anything anymore, so he said goodbye to them and found Abu.

Abu still looks innocent and stupid.

"Abu, how are you?" Xu Shun asked.

"I'm fine, everybody's fine." Abu said with a smile.

"Thank you this time!" Xu Shun said to Abu.

"Thank you for what I do, I'm just a guide for everyone. It's just a pity that I encountered an earthquake and didn't bring everyone out in time and safely. Abu said, remorseful to himself.

"No, Abu, don't think like that. We are already very grateful to you, not to mention, you saved my life! Xu Shun said to Abu very sincerely.

"Save your life? When did I save your life? Abu looked dazed.

"Oh...... Didn't you help us a lot during the earthquake? So, it can be regarded as saving our lives......" Xu Shun explained.

"That's just a gesture, but it's not a life-saving thing!" Abu felt a little ashamed of Xu Shun's excessive praise.

"Thank you anyway!" Xu Shun said to Abu.

"By the way, Abu, I heard that we have been missing for more than two months, do you know where we have been in the meantime?" Xu Shun asked again.

"It's strange to me, I can't remember anything after the earthquake. I don't even know how we could have been missing for so long for no reason! Abu said.

"Do you know what's strange about it? For example, where people will lose their memories? Or is it just a place that is a legend but no one has actually visited? Xu Shun asked again.

"No, I don't know what's strange here!" Abu said.

It seems that Abu doesn't remember what they went through, have they forgotten all of them? Xu Shun must confirm and understand one by one.

He found Mouse and Wang Feng again.

As expected, Mouse and Wang Feng also completely forgot what they had experienced!

Why is that? Obviously, we all went to that mysterious place, but why did everyone forget it, but only I remembered it clearly?

Xu Shun couldn't figure it out, and he returned to his hospital room dejectedly.

Seeing his sad face, his mother asked with concern, "Son, what's wrong with you?" What's on your mind? ”

"It's fine, it's just that there are some things I can't figure out." Xu Shun said absentmindedly.

"If you don't understand, don't think about it, it's easy to get delusions if you think too much." His mom said.

Could it be that you also have delusions?

Did they forget, or did I fantasize about it?

Does that place really exist? Shouldn't I have broken my head and was thinking?

Xu Shun felt very irritable, he held his head in his hands, leaned on the pillow, and sighed deeply.

When he took his hands off his head, he suddenly saw the beeswax ring on his finger.

"This thing...... Wasn't this a gift from the Mahei Lama? Xu Shun hurriedly took off the ring.

He put the ring in his mouth and bit hard.

The ring is real, not an illusion.

Is all this true?

This ring, as well as Tian Tian's album, and Yang Li's legs...... There are too many coincidences, how do you explain these?

The only correct explanation, that is, what Xu Shun remembers is their real experience.

But why do other people forget about it completely?

Xu Shun was puzzled.

He stared at the ring, staring at his eyes, and suddenly, he thoughtβ€”

It's because of this ring.

At this time, he recalled the scene when Lama Mahei gave him the ring, and what Lama Mahei said to him:

This is my possession, and I will give it to you so that you can remember everything here!

It turns out that this is what Lama Mahei meant. Xu Shun finally understood.

Tian Tian's grandmother remembers her experience because Ngawang Huo* gave her the piece of jade.

And the reason why he remembered this experience was because Lama Mahei gave him this ring.

Xu Shun held the ring tightly in his hand and said silently in his heart: "Thank you, Mahei Lama!" ”

Xu Shun put the ring on his finger and looked at it again, he thought to himself-

It seems that I will be a selective amnesiac person in the future.

(End of book)