Chapter 277. It’s time for me to wake up.
Seven, what did the doctor say? Auntie came into the room with her apron on.
Said I’m recovering well. Lin Qiye shrugged, he hesitated for a moment, but still opened his mouth and asked, Aunt, is this Dr. Li …… really sent by the hospital?
Yeah, why? Auntie asked suspiciously.
Lin Qiye shook his head, Nothing, I just think he is a little strange.
Auntie looked like she remembered something and opened her mouth, right, just now I realized when I burned the vegetables that the soy sauce in the house had run out, I have to hurry out and buy some soy sauce ……
I’ll go, auntie. Lin Qiye took the initiative and said, There are still hot dishes in your pot.
Aunt was stunned, and after hesitating for a moment, she still nodded, Then be careful and be safe.
Lin Qiye gave a hmm, changed her shoes at the door, and pushed out.
Walking along the stairs plastered with small advertisements to the first floor, Lin Qiye then walked along the familiar alleyway towards the main street.
The short, grayish-white walls beside him were bare, with a few yellowed advertisements pasted on in bits and pieces, and the concrete pavement under his feet was so pitted that he would step into a shallow pit if he wasn’t careful.
He walked into the nearest small store on the street, picked the cheapest bottle of soy sauce, carried a plastic bag, and walked in the direction of his home with the scattered crowd.
Lin Qiye looked up as the setting sun burned the clouds in the sky to a fiery red, and the distant chirping of cicadas mixed with the music from the video store on the corner echoed in his ears.
How I want to go back to that summer.
How I want to go back to you.
As if I could ever see you again.
Just started to have you those episodes ……
Lin Qiye took a deep breath, the corners of his mouth rising slightly.
Yes, this was what he liked, a simple and cozy life.
Boom–!
Just as he had just passed a traffic light, a loud buzzing sound suddenly came from the distance and the earth under his feet began to tremble!
An earthquake? Lin Qiye was stunned as he stabilized his stance and looked up.
Only to see that the original stunningly beautiful sunset sky had disappeared, pitch black and deep blue dividing the infinite sky, and everything around him dimmed.
Lin Qiye lowered his head and was suddenly stunned in place.
At some point, the pedestrians who were originally waiting for the traffic light with him had all disappeared, and the entire street was empty, not even half a silhouette.
Under the two-colored sky, the red signal lights on the road flashed, reflecting the teenager’s figure into deep red.
What is …… going on? Lin Qiye muttered.
Just then, a gray-robed Daoist suddenly appeared in front of him, gazing into Lin Qiye’s eyes as he calmly spoke:
You should wake up ……
As the words fell, the street pieces around Lin Qiye shattered inch by inch, like a world built from mirror images that collapsed, and everything around him turned into nothingness and dissipated into the gray mist.
Lin Qiye was like he was weightless as his figure plummeted rapidly.
Countless streams of light surged around Lin Qiye, those were his former memories.
The Night’s Watch, Squad 136, the training camp, Loki, the disappearing city ……
The memories that he had dusted off surged out at this moment, pouring into his mind, and Lin Qiye’s eyes contracted as a pained look appeared between his brows.
He remembered.
With the recovery of his memories, those deeply buried pains, sorrows, and regrets exploded like gunpowder, once again surging into his heart.
Are these …… all fake? Lin Qiye’s figure fell sharply as he stared blankly at the soy sauce bottle in his hand and muttered.
Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something and fiercely raised his head to look upwards, a strange splendor blossoming in his eyes.
I can’t just leave like this. Lin Qiye’s eyes erupted with a piercing golden aura, and his descending form suddenly came to a halt!
Real or not, fake or not …… this is my …… last chance to say goodbye to them.
Lin Qiye s words fell, and the city that collapsed into nothingness reorganized itself once again, and the dots of golden awns returned to the original appearance of the street, and he carried soy sauce in his hand and stood on the empty street.
The red light of the signal above his head flashed, and Lin Qiye violently took a step in the direction of his home.
Every time he took a step, the city behind him dissolved into golden light and dissipated into an endless mist.
He didn’t look back, he just stared ahead, and there, there was a short old house.
Finally, he stopped in front of the short house.
The entire fantasy world had disappeared, and only this short house in front of him stood in the mist, golden dots of light filling its surroundings, like a lonely island in the sea.
Lin Qiye took a deep breath, pushed open the door of the room and walked in.
Xiao Qi, did you buy the soy sauce back? Auntie walked out of the kitchen and suddenly froze in place when she saw Lin Qiye at the door with a tear-stained face.
Auntie. When Lin Qiye saw his aunt, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Aunt hurriedly walked forward, took the soy sauce in Lin Qiye’s hand, and used her hand to wipe away the tear stains at the corner of Lin Qiye’s eyes, You child, how did you become like this in the time it took to go out and buy a soy sauce?
Lin Qiye gazed at his aunt s face, the sourness in his heart rolled over, and he opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but he didn t say anything.
It s okay …… After a moment, he shook his head.
Is it hungry ah? Auntie asked with concern, she looked back at the kitchen and opened her mouth, You go sit down first, the meal will be ready soon.
Lin Qiye nodded and walked to the chair next to the dining table and sat down, looking at the busy figure in the kitchen in a daze.
After a while, Auntie came out of the kitchen with two plates of steaming dishes and placed them in front of Lin Qiye, she wiped her hands on her apron and handed her chopsticks to Lin Qiye.
Hurry up and eat while it’s hot.
Lin Qiye took the chopsticks and gazed at the meal in front of him, and after a moment of silence, he took a big bite.
Auntie liked to put more salt in her cooking, after all, it was the cheapest condiment in their house, which led to the fact that every time she made a meal, it would be on the salty side, and Lin Qiye and Yang Jin could only accept this reality helplessly after countless fruitless protests.
With this meal, the same was true.
However, Lin Qiye didn’t waste the slightest bit of it and gulped down all the rice, he had never felt that his aunt’s meals could actually be so delicious, as if what was added to the meal wasn’t a large amount of salt, but rather the sweetness of life’s bits and pieces.
Slowly eat slowly, don’t choke. Auntie advised from the side, really hungry ah ……
The surrounding walls gradually collapsed into nothingness, and the last remaining corner of this world began to crumble away, the door, the bedroom, the kitchen, the bathroom ……
Room after room disappeared, and in the end, only this corner by the dining table remained, hovering in the mist.
In such a bizarre scenario, Auntie acted as if she hadn’t noticed in the slightest, only looking at the eating Lin Qiye with concern.
Lin Qiye raised his head, swallowed the food in his mouth, and slowly spoke:
Auntie.
What’s wrong?
In the future, I still want to eat your cooking.
Auntie was slightly stunned, what silly words are you saying this child, as long as you want to eat, when won’t auntie cook for you?
Hm. Lin Qiye nodded and looked down at the empty bowl in front of him, not even a grain of rice left.
I will …… definitely let you guys come back.
He muttered.
He put down the chopsticks in his hands.
Auntie, the dining table, the chairs, and the empty rice bowls disappeared as much as possible, leaving Lin Qiye alone, standing alone in the mist.
I should wake up ……