The state of consciousness wandering quietly passed, and in a trance, it seemed to find some light.

Hiss......

Zhou gradually developed some perceptions up and down, and consciousness began to recover step by step very slowly.

…………

Lin Sheng opened his eyes suddenly!

Hmmm————

A bright white light pierced the eyeballs in an instant.

Although he was uncomfortable, he was still a carp and immediately stood up.

The vision has not yet returned to full clarity, and the things seen are ...... It's all a blurry gray color.

Lin Sheng opened his eyes slightly, and subconsciously clenched his right hand, but then found that his hand was empty.

But he still remembers the moment he fell...... In his hands, he was clutching his weapon module, the pure black three-foot-long knife.

The picture in the field of vision gradually becomes clearer as the vision is restored.

Lin Sheng shook his slightly drowsy head, and then immediately looked left and right, and looked around directly.

"This is ......"

Everywhere he looked, there was a gray appearance.

After carefully distinguishing it...... Lin Sheng found himself on the main street of a quaint town.

Midair.

Flakes of snow fall.

Little by little, it covered the streets and the roofs of each building, but there was no hint of cold.

It's not so much that there is no cold feeling......

It's better to say...... There is no sense of warmth.

I don't feel any heat or cold all around my body.

Lin Sheng stood in the middle of the street, unable to perceive even a trace of the feeling of air flowing.

Reaching out, he carefully caught a few snowflake petals that fell from the sky and were about half the size of a fingernail.

Lin Sheng didn't look at it for too long.

He knew it wasn't snowflakes.

As a matter of fact......

That's ashes.

As if the product of the withering of all things, countless small gray-white ashes fell in the sky above this town all the time.

It falls like fine snow falling when there is no wind.

Lin Sheng gently pursed his fingers, pinched the ashes in his hand into smaller pieces, and then gently shook his hand and quietly lifted it away in the air.

The scraps of ash flew up in mid-air without wind, and gradually merged with the rest of the ashes.

Where you are right now...... Apparently not in the main building of the strange incident.

But Lin Sheng didn't think in the slightest that this might be another scene created by "Chen Rongxuan".

Because here......

He knows.

……

"The look on your face that is a mixture of 'very surprised' and 'not at all'...... It's really exciting. ”

A voice with a somewhat indifferent smile quietly appeared behind him, and Lin Sheng turned his head in some surprise.

The very familiar figure in a dress stood not far away.

"You...... How could it be here. Lin Sheng was a little puzzled.

"Actually, I'm the one who wants to ask this question."

Xiaoying slowly walked up to Lin Sheng.

Raising her head slightly, she looked up at the person in front of her who should not have appeared here at all in her cognition.

"What do you mean?" Lin Sheng frowned.

"You look like you know something, but you don't know anything."

As she spoke, Xiaoying gently grabbed a few pieces of flying ash in the air.

"Here...... It's somewhere in your consciousness, or rather, a space that has been formed by your own consciousness. ”

"I ...... Into your own consciousness? Lin Sheng was suddenly a little surprised.

"Hmm...... This is the place where I will stay after living with you, so I also gave it a name. ”

Xiaoying pinched her small chin thoughtfully, "I call it 'Root Consciousness Space'. ”

"Root consciousness space?"

Lin Sheng pursed his mouth when he heard this, "What kind of name can be obtained from this name......

Then he met the other party's scarlet vertical pupils.

"Are you really qualified to say that someone else is 'famous'?"

Xiaoying still seems to remember the hatred of "stupid things".

"Alright, alright."

Lin Sheng waved his hand and said, "Let's get down to business, since you said that this is the space in my consciousness, then it will explain ...... It's just my self-consciousness that comes here now, right, my body is still outside. ”

Xiaoying nodded, "Since you can come here, then it should be about the same." ”

"So now the question is...... Why I'm here. ”

Lin Sheng also pinched his chin.

He recalled all his experiences before he lost consciousness, and then said with some speculation:

"Is it possible...... Is it because I'm dead......"

"You...... He's dead? ”

Then he saw that although the female ghost in front of him, who had always been mostly unfazed, still had that expressionless appearance, her eyes were still slightly widened for a moment, and she seemed to show some disbelief.

"Hmm...... Eight or nine is not far from ten. ”

Lin Sheng pondered for a few seconds, then nodded earnestly.

He was then greeted by a fatal kick in his lower body without warning......

The pain spreads throughout the body in an instant!

Lin Sheng couldn't help but cover his crotch with his hands in pain, and then knelt on the ground.

Ya's ......

This hellish place is lukewarm, and the pain is very real......

"Waste is waste, I'll be dormant for a little while, and I won't stare at you...... You're dead. ”

"Do you know how hard it took me to save your life?"

After kicking out, the other party seemed to have foreseen his fate, and his tone was full of tiredness.

On the gray and white street, a man and a woman, one of them looked painful and embarrassed, and the other looked indifferent and desperate.

In addition to the constant "hissing" sound, the current scene fell silent in an instant.

Half an hour passed.

"You...... How did he die. ”

Hearing this, Lin Sheng raised his head slightly, and saw that the other party had completely changed back to that indifferent look.

It's as if the previous appearance was just a very short-lived character collapse.

Now this ...... is what he is more familiar with.

"I don't know."

Lin Sheng shook his head, "I didn't know anything, and I died on the spot for some reason." ”

“…… That's a pretty wretched way to die. ”

The emotion in Xiaoying's words was obviously very helpless.

The atmosphere was silent for a long time again.

"I don't know why, but you're here...... There must be some reason, after all, if you really die instantly, you won't appear in this place. ”

Seeing that the little shadow in front of him seemed to think for a while, and then spoke to himself again, Lin Sheng also nodded.

"Also, could it be that this is the so-called 'marquee before death'? Let me reflect on the past and then leave with peace of mind. ”

He suddenly remembered the not-so-rosy experience of the humanoid incident not long ago.

"Huh?"

Xiaoying grasped some important points, "You just ...... Did you say 'aftertaste'? So, you've been to this place, haven't you? ”

Lin Sheng did not answer.

He just straightened up and looked around again.

"After you usually return to my body...... Is this what you are staying here? ”

"Yes, it's boring."

Xiaoying crouched down, grabbed the ash from the ground, and nodded, "But at least it's quiet." ”

She had always been a little curious, and although the ashes would cover everything, they would always be only such a thin layer.

And these ashes that keep falling never stop for even a moment.

What the world looks like...... It's as if it's frozen forever at a certain moment.

Xiaoying stood up and looked at Lin Sheng who was standing beside him.

The other party rarely showed some low looks.

"This place...... I did be. ”

Lin Sheng looked around again and said silently.

"No...... It should be said...... It's a place where I lived. ”

"Oh?"

Xiaoying stared at Lin Sheng with a smile, "The real world...... Will there be these strange things too? ”

Lin Sheng didn't speak, just raised his feet and slowly walked in one direction of the street, and the little shadow behind him followed.

Most of the buildings here are two- or three-story single-family huts, with wide open or hidden doors, close to each other.

If it were in reality, it would probably form a very compact and warm town.

Just for now......

The pieces of ash that keep falling in the sky make the atmosphere of the whole town only lonely and sad.

The two walked to one of the inconspicuous houses, and Lin Sheng opened the hidden door and walked in.

The entrance that catches your eye is the entrance.

On one side of the entrance is a room that connects the kitchen and the small hall.

The two stepped inside and looked at a dining table in the center of the room.

On the table were three half-eaten slices of toast with jam.

On a large plate in the middle are several plates of fried fried eggs and fritters, and three cups of more or less milk are placed in one place.

Except for the absence of people, everything is very warm and natural.

It's as if the owner had just been away for a short time at breakfast time and would be back shortly after.

Afterwards, while dining, I talked with my family about today's life and family life......

Outside the window, an off-white light source shone into the room, like a black and white filter on the whole world.

"I've never been in these buildings before, I'm just staying on the outside."

Xiaoying put her hand on the bread machine, and there was a burst of residual heat in her palm.

Looks like the first discovery...... In fact, there is a temperature here, too.

Lin Sheng walked to the refrigerator on the other side and picked up a small photo frame that was placed on top of the refrigerator-

It was a family photo of a family of three smiling and hugging each other.

The little boy standing in the middle is ninety percent similar to Lin Sheng in appearance.

Almost...... It's a miniature version of himself.

Xiaoying apparently saw it too, she opened her mouth, and then still didn't speak.

"You know why I ...... No matter what ingredients are used, do you end up with a batter-like thing? ”

"Can you find a more novel reason for your lack of cooking?"

Shadow pursed her mouth.

When Lin Sheng heard this, the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"yes, the most fundamental reason...... Actually, it's not good at cooking. ”

Then he lightly nodded at the smiling woman in the photo, acting very carefully, as if he was afraid of hurting it.

And in the photo, the woman who looked at the boy with a smile also had a smile in her eyes.

It's as if I want to pour all my love into the boy.

Wen Shu...... But with some determination.

"She was my mother and I can remember how she treated me, especially her cooking...... It's really good. ”

Lin Sheng pointed to the very strong man in the photo again.

Xiaoying saw that the man and the woman's expressions were a little different.

Old-fashioned, but with some indescribable feelings.

If you have to describe it......

is like a serious iron-blooded man, who finally revealed some warmth when taking family photos, and the whole seemed a little funny under this very contradictory conflict.

"What about him...... It's my father, I heard that he is a retired special forces, he has a very strong temperament, and he is also very strict, and he has been training me in various self-defense and fighting skills since I was a child, and the only dish he knows is ...... It's a mess of stew. ”

Xiaoying saw that when Lin Sheng said these words, his face was always full of smiles, and at the same time, he also showed a lot of nostalgia, as if he recalled many bits and pieces of life in the past.

"At that time, he told me that the root of the matter of 'eating' is to maintain the needs of survival, so there is no need to be too concerned with the Tao and the color."

And the biggest difference between the two of them is in terms of food, my mother has always said that cooking and eating is a very solemn thing, and it must be serious and attentive, and its importance is no less than any ceremony, but my father feels that it is ...... As long as you eat quickly and full, after all, it is the same nutrition after eating in the stomach. ”

"Me...... Actually, I have always been on my mother's side, because the lo mein she made by herself is really delicious, especially the yellowed fried egg covered with it, and whenever I think about it later, I can't help but salivate. ”

"It's a pity...... I may not have much talent for cooking, although my mother taught me very seriously...... But not only did I not learn the most basic dishes, but I was able to even wash and chop vegetables. ”

"But one day I suddenly realized that I seemed to have completely inherited my father's genes in the big mess......

"So...... I became what I am now. ”

Speaking of this, Lin Sheng smiled a little helplessly and awkwardly.

"No matter what you use or do...... In the end, I will make it into a mush, even a simple bowl of somen in clear soup can be cooked into a mush for me...... Well...... It's a bit of a headache......"

Xiaoying looked at Lin Sheng, who was in a state of gushing at the moment, and his expression was still indifferent.

"Do you think I should say something at this point in order for you to stop these endless memories?"

Lin Sheng saw the look on Xiaoying's face, and realized that he was a little too far away.

"Nothing...... When I'm older, I just like to think about the past. ”

Hearing this, Xiaoying glanced around.

"If it weren't for all the memories of your lovely sister, maybe I would have been touched by you."

Then he walked to the edge of the table, picked up one of the fried eggs with his chopsticks and took a bite.

Well...... It tastes really good.

"Your parents died in a car accident before you entered the orphanage, and you have always been an orphan without parents."

"yes."

Lin Sheng nodded calmly, and then put down the frame.

"Because of all this...... It's all false. ”

He walked out of the room again, looking out at the town beyond the cottage.

In front of you, all kinds of familiar buildings are crowded one after another as far as the eye can see.

From a bird's eye view, the whole town is familiar with the old ones.

Warm......

But it's lonely.

Lin Sheng raised his head and looked at the sky.

"From birth to the day of adulthood, the experience of eighteen years is false......"

The flakes of ash that began in the sky and fell like goose feathers and snow are still the same forever.

A......

One by one, they fell on top of this deserted town.

"Because it'...... here"

"It's my first dream."