CHAPTER XX
There was a small boat floating on the black sea.
In a trance, I became conscious, but I didn't know where I was. He looked around and could only see the endless darkness, the dark sea, and the dark sky. But other than that, nothing seems to be dark. The boat was clear, and so was the view around it, and although it was only possible to see the endless depths at a glance, the darkness did not seem to pervade.
Canglan began to examine the boat, without sails, oars, and seemingly not moving. Because the surrounding sea is as calm as a mirror, looking at Canglan, even reflecting Canglan's face. And the face in the sea is also slightly different. There was a black mark around his right eye, and Canglan reached out to touch it, but was stopped by a voice.
"Beware of falling into the abyss. ”
Canglan turned around, and a woman appeared on the boat at some point, surrounded by a layer of mist, and Canglan had no way to see her appearance. I can tell that she is a woman, leaning on it completely by voice.
"Who are you?"
The woman did not answer.
Time seemed to stand still, Canglan did not speak, and at the same time did not feel the passage of time, but occupied a corner of the boat with the woman, enjoying the silence.
At some point, the ship began to move, but Canglan didn't find out about it until much later. The ship made a cut in the sea, and the ripples spread along the edge of the ship, but they did not weaken at all, and finally disappeared into the darkness at the end.
"Where is this ship going?"
"Your heart. ”
There was endless silence again, time seemed to stand still again, although the ripples were constantly expanding, and the ship was constantly advancing, but all this seemed to be fixed, one ripple would take the place of the previous one, and the surrounding scene never changed in any way. It's like a cycle, something that seems to be in motion, but it's still in another sense, Canglan suddenly felt a wave of fear, feeling that all this would go on forever, and that he would always be adrift on this sea, with no end.
There was no longer time to stand still, and I don't know how long it was, but the woman finally spoke.
"What's your name?"
"My name is Canglan. ”
Sure enough, silence followed, and every word of this woman seemed to use all her strength, and Canglan was not disappointed, but just sat at the bow of the boat, and continued to look into the distance, trying to see something in the darkness. But whether it is the black sea or the depth in the distance, Canglan tries his best, and all he can see seems to be despair. Maybe the ship never moved at all, or maybe the sea had no end at all.
"I've seen you before. ”
"I haven't seen you. ”
Again, a short conversation. But soon things took a turn for the worse, and a lighthouse appeared in front of the ship, but what shone out of the lighthouse was a black light, or rather a ray. The boat was indeed moving, and Canglan confirmed this, but the speed didn't seem to be as good as it could be. The lighthouse always kept a similar distance from Canglan, the ship did not stop, and the lighthouse was not nearly half a minute, just when Canglan was anxious, an island appeared, and it appeared out of thin air, just like he was in that position at the beginning. Canglan was overjoyed and stood up, and after some time, the island was near. Canglan saw the scene of the island clearly, it was full of black stones, black trees, black grass, and black everything.
"Come to me. ”
"Where are I looking for you?"
Canglan looked back and saw that the woman on the boat was gone. Soon, the boat stopped on the shore. Canglan did not hesitate and set foot on this black island. But as soon as Canglan's feet left the ship, the boat slowly turned into black magic and sank into the black sea. The lighthouse in the distance also disappeared, and a black fog rose on the sea, and Canglan suddenly remembered the cape of the sea.
Canglan was so focused on the sea that he didn't realize that a few black flowers were blooming at his feet. Here are a few flowers from the other side. Canglan stretched out his hand to pick it up, but it was just magic, dissipating in Canglan's palm.
Canglan got up and continued to walk towards the depths of the island, and everywhere he went, flowers bloomed on the other side.
A familiar feeling, Canglan once again felt that time had stopped. The surrounding scenery repeats itself all the time, and the flowers on the other side behind them wither and disappear shortly after Canglan leaves. Canglan was lost again, and this time the loss was even more oppressive, limited to the surrounding vision, and there was no one behind him.
I'm also starting to get used to being alone. Canglan smiled bitterly.
Step by step, Canglan continued to walk, and finally saw a living thing, which was a few small black animals. Canglan followed them closely, and after a long time, the surrounding environment changed, and began to appear in colors other than black, the leaves and grass took off their black camouflage, and turned green again, Canglan even felt that the air was fresher. Canglan's subconscious told him that this direction was right, so he continued to go deeper, and the last altar appeared in front of Canglan's eyes, and in the center of the altar, a coffin was placed.
The coffin was shiny and full of runes, Canglan stepped forward, and couldn't help but want to touch it, but was stopped by the familiar female voice again.
"Don't. ”
Under the altar, the woman was slim, and although she was separated by a cloud, she could already feel her elegance.
Canglan pointed to the coffin and asked, "Who is in here?"
She still didn't answer, just walked up to the altar and touched the coffin, and for a moment the runes were shining. Canglan was a little puzzled, why did this stop her, but she could touch it?
The woman gently Buddha hand, a stone bench appeared behind Canglan, and Canglan sat down with interest. But then there was endless silence, and Canglan tried to stand up, but the surrounding environment seemed to oppress Canglan and told him not to move. And the woman, what was saying behind Canglan's back, Canglan wanted to hear clearly, but every byte that came into Canglan became complex and difficult to identify. Canglan knew that he didn't speak a special language, but he couldn't hear a word clearly. Soon, Canglan also guessed that the woman was not talking to herself, but to the person in the coffin.
Time is still slowly passing, and Canglan can even see the flowers on the ground blooming, and the small animals from birth to death. I don't know when, the woman behind her stopped talking, and the air was quiet again, knowing that the woman broke the silence again.
"Thou shalt not touch this coffin. ”
"Why?"
The sense of oppression disappeared, Canglan got up, looked at the coffin, the brilliant runes no longer glowed, but all this seemed to tempt Canglan to touch, Canglan was almost lost, and was suddenly awakened by the woman.
Just as she was about to say something more to Canglan, a figure appeared in the air, and Canglan looked back. It was an old man dressed in black, Canglan remembered what happened before, and the old man in black was a ghost madman.
The ghost madman smiled hideously when he saw Canglan.
"I've been looking for so long, so you're here. ”
The ghost madman rushed towards Canglan, who was about to fight back, but found that he had no weapon at hand. At this time, the woman had already stood in front of him, and with a slight flick of her sleeve, the ghost madman immediately let out a scream, and then turned into wisps of black smoke.
"Come to me. ”
The woman turned to look at Canglan and said something like this. Canglan was still surprised, the woman disappeared again, the surrounding scene began to blur, and when it was clear again, Canglan was once again on the sea, and it was a familiar boat, but the lighthouse, the island, and the woman all disappeared. A strong sense of fear struck, and Canglan felt that he might have fallen into the realm of reincarnation. It will always be in this endless cycle and there will be no escape.
It's like an old story, a story of a traveler getting lost.
Canglan looked at his face in the sea again, and his right eye still had a strange black mark. Canglan stretched out his hand again, how afraid he was that a woman's voice would come from behind him.
But it didn't.
At the same time, Canglan's hand also touched the black water, and a small ripple stretched unreasonably through the hull of the ship to the intersection of the sea and the darkness. Canglan unexpectedly felt that this scene was a little beautiful. The surface of the sea began to change slowly, and a whirlpool slowly appeared on the surface of the sea, and the midpoint of the whirlpool was the place where the waves touched.
The ripples are turning into whirlpools, but the tide can only wait quietly.
Canglan is located at the midpoint of the whirlpool, watching the surrounding sea swirl and slowly lower its position. After that, a deep voice came from all sides, and Canglan seemed to see the creatures in the black water, which were also black, but so clear. Canglan doubted his own perception. A few seconds later, the sea water rushed directly to Canglan's body, and Canglan screamed in pain, but couldn't make any sound. The surrounding scene was completely gone, only darkness.
"Kill him!"
"It's all mine!hahaha!"
"Obey or die!"
.......
In the darkness, Canglan heard all kinds of conversations around him, mixed with maniacal laughter, and even the sound of swords chopping. Canglan didn't feel the presence of his body. Just like the self in a dream, the focus is only on the concept of the self, and beyond that, there is nothing.
The surrounding sounds are flickering near and far, high and low.
But for a split second, a voice seemed to pierce the fog.
"I'll help you. ”
An unfamiliar voice.
The surrounding scene began to emerge, countless corpses, stumps. Looking around, there was a tragic situation. The scene changed again, Canglan could feel his body, but it seemed that there was another force controlling his body.
All illusions receded, and Canglan was once again in a prison cell.