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On the rooftop of the No. 4 Men's Dormitory Building of Binhai University, Xia Dongqing sat cross-legged in the formation that had just been drawn, silently practicing his thoughts. Behind him, the soul ferryman Hua Mulan intertwined her fingers to form a mysterious seal, activating the formation, hoping to use the mark on Xia Dongqing's shoulder to find the whereabouts of Zhao Li.
As soon as the spiritual light emerged and the formation was activated, Xia Dongqing felt as if he was flying. He looked around and saw that although it was still a familiar environment, there were unexpected and wonderful changes.
Because he saw with his own eyes that he was sitting cross-legged on the ground, and that... was his body.
He also saw Hua Mulan, looking at her face full of anxiety and worry.
This feeling was very strange. In front of his eyes, it was as if the whole world was far away from him. He seemed to be isolated from this world and was caring about the world from the perspective of a bystander.
"Could it be that... this is the legendary soul leaving the body?!"
Xia Dongqing's face was full of surprise, and then he looked at his hands with a bit of disbelief, and murmured dullly in his mouth. The moment his voice just fell, he discovered that the shoulders of the body sitting cross-legged on the ground There, a golden light shone slightly.
That golden light flashed away, appearing extremely subtle and sudden, but after all, this light came from Xia Dongqing's own body, so he noticed it immediately.
"Could it be that... this is the induction that Sister Mulan is talking about?!"
Unspeakable surprise flickered in the depths of Xia Dongqing's pupils. His mind moved, as if he teleported, and he appeared next to his body. He stared at the word "Li" with a faint golden light on his shoulder, and hesitated slightly. After a moment, he finally reached out his hand and put a finger on the words.
"Buzz..."
The moment Xia Dongqing's fingers touched the word "official" on his shoulder, a golden light flew out, like a swimming dragon, tightly wrapped around his fingers, causing his soul to tremble. His body suddenly trembled, and then he felt an irresistible swallowing force coming from the word "official", absorbing his consciousness in an instant.
The world is spinning!
He was surprised to encounter an unprecedented change. Even though Xia Dongqing had been used to seeing all kinds of strange things since he was a child, he couldn't help but be shocked. But at this moment, he was unable to change anything. He could only follow the path that appeared inexplicably in front of him. As I walked forward in a daze, everything around me seemed like a dream, and I couldn't see it clearly.
Suddenly, his feet were empty.
"not good!"
There was a cry of surprise in his heart. However, even though he woke up, it was still a step too late. Xia Dongqing suddenly felt as if he had fallen into the sky, and in a trance, he had landed in a strange place.
"where is this place?"
Slowly raising his head and looking around blankly, Xia Dongqing looked around. Wherever he looked, there was darkness. It seemed like a world completely composed of darkness. There was no sound and no light. That feeling. , which makes people feel depressed and breathless.
Suddenly, a strange voice came from his ears. He couldn't hear it clearly and didn't know what the voice was, but it had an inexplicable and strange rhythm that seemed to be calling him.
There was darkness all around, and there was nothing that could identify the direction. Xia Dongqing hesitated for a moment, and finally made a decision. He followed his intuition and moved forward in the direction of the source of the sound.
I don't know how big this space is. It seems to have no end. Xia Dongqing walked for a long time without any change. Just when Xia Dongqing himself became impatient, a little light finally appeared at the end.
Not as bright as a firefly at all.
When Xia Dongqing saw this, he couldn't help but get excited. After all, even at the same distance, being able to see the target and not being able to see the target are two completely different concepts. The former can make people feel motivated out of thin air and keep moving forward. , but the latter can only linger on, making people gradually lose hope.
Hope was ahead. Xia Dongqing hurried forward. The light became bigger and brighter, and finally, a strange portal formed in front of him.
Behind the portal, there was a long tunnel, winding and rugged, with no end in sight, but this was his only choice, so he could only move forward regardless.
Stepping into the tunnel, he moved forward quickly. He thought it would be another long struggle, but to his surprise, this seemingly endless tunnel ended after turning a few corners. We have reached the end point. According to his estimation, the total length is not even 100 meters.
There was also a portal at the end of the tunnel. The moment he stepped in, his vision suddenly changed. After Xia Dongqing adapted to the change in light, what appeared in front of him was a large lawn. On the lawn, there was a person. Either standing, sitting, or lying down, some of them gathered together to play games, some held some weird things in their hands, jumping up and down, crying and laughing like children, and some just laughed and cried. Sitting there motionless in a daze.
Among these people, some are young, some are old, some are men, some are women, they are tall, short, fat and thin. The only thing they have in common is that they all wear the same clothes.
Although Xia Dongqing didn't go to the hospital often, he still recognized them at a glance. The clothes these people were wearing were the hospital gowns specially used for patients in the hospital.
"Let me go, let me go, I'm not sick, I don't want to take medicine, I don't want to take medicine..."
Just when Xia Dongqing was full of doubts, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind. Although more than two years had passed, he would never forget the voice, or in other words, the owner of the voice. ... .....The owner of convenience store No. 444, the soul ferryman—Li Zhao!
Yes, he is confident enough, this is the voice of Official Zhao!
After a lot of hard work, Xia Dongqing was finally rewarded. Surprised, Xia Dongqing quickly turned around to follow the source of the sound. However, before he could see clearly, his body suddenly trembled, followed by a sudden spin.
"vomit!"
There was a strong sourness in his stomach that surged directly into his throat. Xia Dongqing's vision changed again. Everything was like a bubble, shattering and dissipating in an instant. Then, his vision began to recede. In just a moment, out of sight The soul of Qiao returned to his body.
"Ahem... vomit... "
After a violent cough, what followed was an overwhelming vomiting, and a strange smell emitted, as if an old vinegar jar had been overturned.
But Hua Mulan ignored it. Seeing Xia Dongqing wake up, she quickly stretched out her hands to grab Xia Dongqing's shoulders and asked anxiously: "How is it? Was it successful? Have you found the whereabouts of Brother Li?"
"Stop, stop, stop..."
Xia Dongqing was already very worn out, and when Hua Mulan shook her violently, she felt that half of her life was about to die, and she quickly shouted to stop Hua Mulan.
"I'm sorry, it's my fault."
Hua Mulan quickly let go of her hand and took a few steps back. Even her apology voice was full of anxiety: "It's just that I'm really worried about Brother Li. I'm afraid something will happen to him..."
"Something happened to him."
Xia Dongqing said solemnly: "That's a strange hospital. I saw many strange patients there, but I didn't see Official Zhao, but I heard his voice. He was shouting, I'm not sick, I don't want to Take medicine, but the strange thing is that the sound makes me feel like a child having a tantrum."
"now it's right!"
Hearing Xia Dongqing's words, Hua Mulan was suddenly shaken. She said: "This is a way for us soul ferrymen to protect ourselves, because we have no souls, so once we encounter an irresistible danger, we will It will seal the senses and look like a demented lunatic to outsiders, so I speculate that he must be in a mental hospital now!"
Xia Dongqing frowned and said: "But, there are so many mental hospitals. Which mental hospital should we go to find Officer Zhao? Isn't this the same as finding a needle in a haystack?"
"That's not necessarily the case!"
At this moment, a calm voice was heard, and immediately, a figure in black appeared on the rooftop as if walking out of nothingness, following inexplicable rhythmic fluctuations, both real and illusory... .. ...
(End of chapter)