Xiaodong didn't go to that strange place again in his dream this time.
He didn't sleep well either.
It seemed that there was a voice urging him, wanting him to follow. But his body seemed to be wrapped with more than a dozen iron chains, and it seemed to be pressed by many stones, which made him unable to move from his body to his consciousness.
He seemed to be being tug-of-war by two forces, his own consciousness seemed insignificant, like a bag filled with river water and sand, heavy and chaotic, sinking all the time.
This day Xiaodong woke up later than usual, so he decided to use meditation instead of sleeping as much as possible in the future, so that he would not sleep but suffer, and when he woke up, his back was sore and his head was dizzy, which was worse than staying up all night.
The next night, the eldest brother brought him another cup of calming tea, Xiaodong was a little embarrassed.
He wasn't going to sleep.
But he was unwilling to refuse the elder brother's wish.
Then... Then stay up for another night and don't sleep from tomorrow.
This calming tea tastes different from yesterday's one. Yesterday's one was a bit sour. Today's one tastes slightly bitter, but it's not too bad. After swallowing, the aftertaste is sweet.
Most likely the elder brother specially made the herbal tea for him because he saw that he was not in good spirits these days
Xiaodong lay down obediently after drinking this bowl of tea, and then...
Then there is no more.
He seems to have lost all memory of the moment his head touched the pillow until he opened his eyes the next morning—
This bowl of herbal tea really works!
Xiaodong happily thanked the elder brother, saying that he hadn't had a dream all night and slept soundly.
He has not slept so deeply for a long time, it seems that he has never had a solid sleep since he came to Beifu City.
Although practitioners often use meditation and samadhi instead of sleeping, the human body needs a thorough sleep before it can rest. I can't sleep well all the time, and people look like dry flowers and plants short of water, withered and lifeless.
"Didn't dream all night? Then what dreams did you have the other day?"
Xiaodong wished she could cover her mouth!
How could he speak the truth out of nowhere
Originally, I made up my mind to hide it from the elder brother.
Mo Chen watched Xiaodong's eyes turn left and right, but he didn't dare to look at him, and said in a leisurely manner, "I've sorted things out this morning, and I'll be fine this afternoon."
It means that he has enough time to listen to Xiaodong's explanation.
well.
Being looked at by the senior brother like this, Xiaodong felt his face was hot.
He probably wasn't born to make up nonsense material.
Especially when facing the elder brother, before he could say what he had planned to deal with, he started to beat up in his heart, always feeling that as long as he said it, the elder brother would expose such a clumsy cover-up.
At that time, it will be a small matter to be ashamed, but the big brother should be so disappointed in him.
So Xiaodong blinked and made a decision.
Or tell the truth.
But to be honest, there are skills, and it doesn't mean that you have to tell everything.
"It's just... I didn't get used to the new place for a while. So many things happened later, so I was always a little uneasy at night."
Mo Chen didn't make a sound.
It is more terrifying not to speak out than to ask questions.
Xiaodong felt that there were flaws everywhere in his body.
For example, he didn't dare to look directly at Mo Chen, which was the biggest flaw.
If he didn't feel guilty, he would dare to look directly at the senior brother's face.
Now he doesn't dare to lift his head, obviously he is still hiding it.
"Xiaodong," Mo Chen said softly, "You will only make me work harder, first find out the reason why you can't sleep well, and then think about the solution... It's like taking a detour."
Big Brother is right.
If he kept it a secret, he would just waste more time of senior brother.
Anyway, he couldn't fool Eldest Senior Brother. Although he didn't look in the mirror, everyone would ask him when they saw him these two days: "Did you sleep well at night?"
Not sleeping well is not a big problem for others, but for Xiaodong, sleeping and dreaming are definitely not a small matter for him.
"In the past few days, I have always dreamed of the same place."
Mo Chen leaned forward: "What kind of place?"
Xiaodong looked into senior brother's eyes.
The elder brother's eyes were very dark black before, maybe he didn't look carefully before? Looking at it in a dark place, of course it looks black. But in a bright place, Xiaodong felt... There seemed to be an amber light in the eyeballs of the eldest brother. If you look carefully, you can't see it again.
Those eyes are so deep, it seems that there are many years of vicissitudes hidden in them.
Although the eldest brother is young, he has indeed experienced ups and downs that many people will never experience in a lifetime.
"I don't know what kind of place it is, I just think it should be far away from Beifu City."
"Before coming to Beifu City, have you seen this place?"
Xiaodong shook his head.
This is also what he can't figure out.
"Since I can remember, I have never been to such a strange place. It looks like a huge cave. I can't see the top from the top, and I can't see the bottom from the bottom. It's gray everywhere, without light or sound. There was no wind either…”
It was a dead silent world with no exit.
It is a place that Xiaodong instinctively wants to avoid, but is unwilling to approach.
Even the air there seems to be frozen and dull, and staying there will suffocate people to death and make them crazy.
Xiaodong tried his best to tell himself not to panic these few times, this was a dream, and he would leave here after waking up from the dream.
But even so, he was still afraid.
Afraid... Does such a place really exist in the world? If so, where is it
What does it have to do with yourself? Why did I dream of this place several times in a row
"Eldest Brother, the herbal tea you gave me last night is really effective." After drinking it, it was like being hit in the head with a sap, and I lost all consciousness, and of course there was no dream.
Mo Chen shook his head: "If the dosage of that kind of medicine is too heavy, it will not be good for your body, so it can only be used for a short time."
Xiaodong blinked.
That means they have to find another way to solve the problem.
"I have never heard of such a place." But as soon as I heard it, I knew it was definitely not a good place, and there must be very complicated and important reasons.
Xiaodong fell into a dream before, whether he understood it or not before going to sleep, but what he saw in the dream was actually what he wanted to see deep in his heart. His dreams on Huiliu Mountain were very relaxed, and all he saw were brothers and sisters, as well as every plant and tree on Huiliu Mountain.
But this time he was clearly resisting, but he couldn't control himself and went to that place that sounded weird again and again.
What Mo Chen didn't actually tell Xiaodong was that he would try his best to stay by Xiaodong's side every night, and he once found that his situation was different from usual.
After falling asleep, Xiaodong's breathing became thin and slow, her body was stiff, and she didn't feel anything when she touched him.
Mo Chen tried to call him, but Xiaodong couldn't hear him at all.
Even his brows were wrinkled, with a pained expression on his face, but he still couldn't get out of that dream.
This made Mo Chen feel bad.
To put it bluntly, Xiaodong seems to be insane right now.
Although I resist, although I am reluctant, I cannot escape.
Mo Chen is worried... If this continues, will it...
Could it be that one day in his dream, his soul will be completely imprisoned, and his people will never wake up again
This kind of thing is not unheard of.
He had once heard from his master that people in the evil way have such weird methods, which can detain or even refine people's souls.
Xiaodong's situation seemed to be standing on the edge of a cliff, it was already so dangerous, but he didn't realize it, he just thought this dream was annoying.
"Try this medicine for five days first. During this time, we will find out the ins and outs of this dream. How much can you remember in the dream? Can you draw it?"
"But I can't draw correctly, and it doesn't look good..."
Xiaodong's tricks, he knew it was embarrassing.
When I was about seven or eight years old, I lived with my uncle in a town near the mountain. There was a private school teacher there who would teach the children how to read and write. The young school teacher opened the window, drew two lotus leaves and a lotus flower, and then asked them to practice with the lotus leaves in the pond outside. What is rare is that although the lotus pond is not big, the lotus leaves and flowers grow extraordinarily luxuriantly and pleasingly, and it has not withered even in autumn.
He learned very fast at that time, and he deserved a few words of praise.
But then they changed places again, and Huahua was left behind. Living in a homeless life, I lived in a place closer to the Western Regions for a long time. It was so desolate that even the water I drank was counted. Of course, there was no lotus pond and lotus.
But despite his poor drawing skills, Xiaodong still drew the place that left a deep impression on him.
There is nothing wrong with the general appearance.
Because there's really nothing to draw there. If Xiaodong is asked to draw a house with carved beams and painted buildings, he may not be able to draw it, because it is too complicated and too difficult. But the place Xiaodong went to really didn't have anything to draw, it was bare everywhere, a rough outline would do.
"What color is it?" Mo Chen asked directly because there was no paint available due to the condition.
Xiaodong described: "That color... is gray or brown, it looks like..." He wanted to describe it more accurately, but suddenly thought of a similar object: "It's a bit like the tree stump by the well platform in the backyard. Even older."
"Not the color of graystone?"
"No." Xiaodong felt very sure of this.
But although the color is like rotten wood, it doesn't smell like rotten wood at all, so it shouldn't be wood, right
Thinking about it this way, Xiaodong regretted that he didn't take a closer look at the environment.
If you want to go next time, you must... No, no, it's better not to go next time, that place made Xiaodong feel fear and loathing instinctively, and he didn't want to go again at all.
Mo Chen looked at the picture seriously.
Speaking of which, this picture was drawn by Xiaodong, but he himself didn't want to take a second look at it. Besides, the drawing is so simple, it is framed by a few wires, it is a closed place with no exit, and there is a spiral ladder near the wall that seems to have no end, what can you see? (to be continued)