Chapter 12: Awakening

The two different feelings made Wang Lung still confused, unable to connect everything he saw in his mind, the more he thought about it, the more he felt a headache, as if there was an incomplete picture in his mind, and the experience just now was just one or two fragments in the picture.

Standing in the ocean again, Wang Lung did not hesitate, raised his legs and walked into the distance, he didn't know where he was going, let alone why he was going, what he was going to do, all this was very weird, but Wang Lung couldn't stop.

Wang Lung walked very slowly, this time when the surrounding environment changed again, he found that he had arrived in a very special place, the top of his head was very thick soil and rocks, the ground under his feet was slippery, the terrain was very steep, extending to the ground, the front was very dark, he couldn't see very clearly, there were smooth rocks everywhere within ten meters in front of him, and there were some emerald green moss on the edge of the rocks, and the moss was wet and dripping with water droplets.

Wang Lung looked up at the soil and rocks above his head, the soil layer appeared very wet, as if soaked in muddy water, the same is true of the rocks, the top of the head is constantly dripping water, the water droplets are very clear, as if not mixed with a trace of impurities, the water droplets fall on the ground and disappear, and when they fall on the rocks, they follow the smooth stone face.

The sound of dripping and clicking was endless, Wang Lung didn't know why, raised his feet and walked down the terrain, his feet were very slippery, there were many protruding rocks and mud forming small puddles, and as he continued to go deeper, the sound of water became louder and louder.

When Wang Lung walked into a relatively open space, a clear river appeared in front of him, where he stood, there was a trickle of water flowing into the river, looking along the direction of the river, a mist appeared not far ahead.

Wang Lung walked towards the mist. It didn't take long for the mist to appear clearly in front of Wang Lung's eyes, it was a waterfall with an unknown drop of many meters, there was no sound of falling water in his ears, only a white mist, and in front of him was a cliff. Wang Lung didn't realize it, even if there was no foothold under his feet, he took a step, and an incredible scene appeared, Wang Lung was suspended in the air, walking around at will, and the mist kept rotating around Wang Lung, quickly submerging him.

When Wang Lung wanted to go down to the bottom of the waterfall to take a look, a flower suddenly appeared in front of him. The picture is back in the ocean.

This time Wang Lung did not hesitate, raised his feet and walked into the distance, he knew in his heart that the next picture was waiting for him.

When Wang Lung walked to another scene, he was completely shocked by the scene in front of him, the parched land, the almost dry lake, and the Yellow River had been cut off. The riverbed is full of yellow sand, and the sun in the sky relentlessly releases heat.

Animals that had died of hunger and thirst fell to the ground. A flock of vultures pecked at the corpses, the leaves were yellow, the grass was withered, this was a scene of a great drought, such a drought could not be formed in a day or two, I don't know how many months of drought lasted. It looks like not a drop of rain has fallen.

Wang Lung walked aimlessly, and a muddy pond appeared in front of him, and several hippos crowded in it to enjoy the rare coolness, on the edge of the mud pond. There were also a few crocodiles more than a foot in length lying there sleepy-eyed, and the arrival of the royal rex did not attract their attention.

Wang Lung continued to walk forward, a huge skeleton appeared in front of him, the skeleton of the big Wang Rex has never seen, judging from the incomplete ribs alone, if the other party did not die, at least thirty or forty zhang in size, but unfortunately it still did not survive the dry period, there are a few crow-like blackbirds on its skeleton staying on it, bowing their heads and combing their black feathers.

Scene after scene enters Wang Lung's field of vision, the dead wood that spontaneously combusts due to excessive dryness, the animals that cannot stand and walk due to lack of water, the ground that cracks due to the lack of rain, and the pond that dries up due to the heat, the whole world seems to be missing one thing, that is, water.

When Wang Lung walked to a swamp, because of the drought, the swamp had no water, the land was dry, the quagmire was dry, the grass and trees were withered, and the bones were all over the field, a tragic scene, Wang Lung looked at everything in front of him in puzzlement, it turned out that several pictures were related to water, why such a picture appeared, he didn't understand.

Looking up at the cloudless sky, the sun emitted a light that did not dare to be looked at directly, Wang Lung stared at the sun angrily, he wanted to see what was in the sun, and soon he found himself back in the ocean.

With no roots under his feet and water everywhere, Wang Lung sat down decadently, thinking about everything he had experienced, but his mind was in chaos, and he couldn't remember even what had just happened.

After a long time, Wang Lung sighed and shook his head, stood up again, looked around, and his eyes fell on a place where he didn't know where to go, he was very reluctant to go to that place, but his subconscious was telling him that he should go there.

Wang Lung ignored it, and although his eyes kept looking at the place where he was supposed to go, his steps were backwards, he walked very slowly, or he was retreating in constant struggle.

I don't know how long it took, Wang Lung felt that the scene in front of him changed, and he appeared in a sea of fire, the sky was gray, the surrounding was full of flowing magma, the earth was reflected in a sea of red, someone was calling for help in the distance, and there were birds in the sky trying to escape from this place, but unfortunately they couldn't fly far and fell straight down.

The magma tumbled and tilted in one direction, and the crowd that was calling for help in the distance was instantly annihilated by the magma, leaving no trace but the tumbling lava.

Wang Lung looked at everything in front of him in shock, he didn't know where to go, this is the scene of him walking out of the opposite direction, this is hell on earth, full of fire and hot magma.

The forests were burned by fire, the cities were poured with magma, the volcanoes were roaring, even the ground was melted, and all kinds of birds and beasts were desperately fleeing, and Wang Lung did not know where they could flee, let alone if any creatures could survive.

Wang Lung closed his eyes, not daring to look at everything in front of him.

I don't know how long it took, when Wang Lung took away the hand that covered his eyes, he realized that he was back again.

What kind of world is this, what is he doing, everything has become blurred, the scene that was originally in the purpose seems to have never happened, Wang Lung knows that he has seen it, but he can't remember anything.

Just as Wang Lung was pondering, there was a boom. Pulling his thoughts back, Wang Lung felt a shaking around his body, and in the water world where he didn't feel anything, there was a sudden feeling that the surrounding temperature was increasing, and in the calm and waveless ocean, strings of bubbles quickly emerged. Float from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

Wang Lung's heart couldn't help but panic, what was going on, why did the calm water world become active, and he also felt the change in temperature, could it be because he didn't listen to the guidance of his subconscious and changed his course of action without authorization?

Wang Lung's mind was a little messy, and for some reason, his eyes followed the bubbles under his feet, and suddenly he saw a blurry mass climbing from below. At first, the object had only a rough outline, and the exact color was indistinguishable, but as it continued to rise, its color slowly changed from gray to black and gray.

At this moment, Wang Lung felt that the temperature around his body instantly doubled, and a burning sensation hit his whole body, at this critical moment. A word suddenly popped into Wang Lung's mind, an undersea volcano erupted.

When Wang Lung understood what was going on. The smoke and dust from the eruption had annihilated him, and although he was plunged into darkness, his view was not obstructed, or rather, the color of the magma was more conspicuous than the dust around him.

Faced with the sudden eruption of the volcano, Wang Lung was at a loss. In astonishment, his body instantly fell into the lava.

Yes...... An exclamation finally came out of Wang Lung's mouth, the only sound he had ever made after all he had experienced, and after the shout, Wang Lung finally opened his eyes, and the familiar scene re-entered his sight.

It turned out to be a dream. Wang Lung breathed a long sigh of relief, and leaned his body on the temple door again, due to the slight fright in the dream, Wang Lung's heart beat very fast, and it took a few deep breaths before calming down.

Slowly raising his right arm, Wang Lung reached out and touched the sweat on his forehead, trying to recall everything in the dream, but unfortunately everything had become unrecognizable, Wang Lung couldn't remember what kind of dream he had, what was in the dream that made him so afraid.

After racking his brains, Wang Lung didn't come up with a complete answer, but there was one word that always lingered in his mind, and that was water.

Wang Lung looked blankly into the distance, he didn't pay attention to what he could see, but was thinking about why he dreamed for no reason, what the scene in the dream was, Wang Lung didn't know, and even some of the pictures he was in reverie couldn't coincide together, Wang Lung didn't have a clue about this, so he shook his head helplessly, and no longer paid attention to the dream that he couldn't remember.

Wang Lung propped up the ground with his right hand, hoping that he would be able to stand up, but unfortunately he failed several times, and now his qi and blood loss is very serious, not even as good as an ordinary person.

Leaning on the door of the palace, Wang Lung gasped heavily, his eyes fell on the soil pit that had been dug in the distance, and he sighed infinitely in his heart, if the problem of water could not be solved, then there was no possibility of passing this experience.

Water! It's water again, Wang Lung has never been sensitive to the word water, he wants to water the seeds of Baiyue Shy, but unfortunately he didn't get the recognition of the law of water, and he can't condense water, and the dream he just had seems to be related to water, but how big the specific relationship is, Wang Lung really can't remember.

As the saying goes, fire and water are ruthless, the law of fire he has mastered, but water is a different kind of law, in order to be recognized, you must understand the connotation of water, but look at this space, inside the sun, there is no water source, and its difficulty is many times more difficult.

Leaning on the edge of the temple door, Wang Lung has nothing to do, his brain is not idle, some messy things keep popping up, but none of them are related to the perception of the law of water, such a state is not what Wang Lung wants, he really can't calm down, one is a serious loss of qi and blood, physical strength can not last long, and the other is the perception of the law of water has no clue, I don't know where to start.

Wang Lung felt helpless for the first time, it turned out that he was at least accompanied by one brother and two when he was going through the training, whether he came up with ideas or spoke to relieve boredom, there was always someone by his side, even if the first brother and two were not around, and Han Yan, now it was good, Han Yan hid in his body and cultivated, and it was impossible to wake him up.

Wang Lung breathed a long sigh of relief, his gaze swept the Pure Land again, and finally fixed his gaze on the Sun Fire blocked by the colorful halo, it is said that even if Wang Lung was not injured, the Sun Fire blocked by the light curtain was not something that could be seen casually.

This time, Wang Lung couldn't see clearly, and could only search for the glimmer of the flickering sun fire through the narrow gap.

Wang Lung looked at it, and a familiar scene suddenly appeared in his mind, he stared at the sun like this, as if he had ever had, as for that day, he couldn't remember, and there was no fragment of this after searching all the memories, but Wang Lung knew deeply that he had indeed looked at the sun without blinking, and seemed to be a little angry.

What the hell is going on, Wang Lung racked his brains and didn't figure it out, but later, maybe he was too tired, so he reluctantly took his eyes off the sun, thinking about his familiar feeling in his heart.

Everything is like a dream that cannot be recalled, is that familiar feeling really a dream, Wang Lung does not know whether this guess is correct, he can only keep this memory for the time being, maybe one day he can figure it out.

His physical strength gradually began to decline, and Wang Lung knew that if he wanted to recover as before, he had to seize the time to rest, but in this pure land where there was no daylight, he didn't know how long time had passed, and he was really afraid that he would miss the time if he fell asleep.

Arlinn asked him to plant Baiyue Shame, only half a year, and now after a few days Wang Lung doesn't know, he doesn't want to sleep, but he can't help sleeping, with the aura absorbed into the body, it can't promote the recovery of qi and blood, unless there is a suitable pill, but unfortunately Wang Lung is empty-handed, there is no medicine available, and he can only slowly recover by sleeping.

Wang Lung shifted his body and let himself lie flat on the ground, and at the moment when he closed his eyes, Wang Lung thought about how good it would be if he could dream again, and when he woke up the next day, the dream might be clearer, and he could understand what he had been through.

In the midst of the good expectations, Wang Lung slowly fell asleep, and no one knew if he would dream again, or whether it would be a good dream or a nightmare. (To be continued......)