Dreamland Guide

The snow stopped in the middle of the night after New Year's Eve, and the mulberry garden on the first day of the new year was covered in silver. A few sparrows flew down in the snow, stretched their heads into the snow to look for food, and then retracted their necks as if cold, shaking the snow particles on their heads, and whispering.

Aoki and Bishenghua walked side by side in the garden. Sunshine and Hee, shining warmly on people.

Standing on the Jiuqu Bridge in the middle of the lake, Lifetime Flower pointed to a willow tree not far away and said: "This tree hasn't been grown for a year, and generally three to five years old willows can't grow so big."

Aoki tapped and walked over, came under the tree, reached out and gently fiddled with the hanging willow branches, and the snow hung on it fell down. He folds a piece at will, dusts off the remaining snow particles, and finds that there are still green leaf buds, which are very similar to the one he brought to Ramla.

"It has actually grown for five years." Aoki gently pinned the wicker in his handle to the pocket of the short feather jacket of the life flower. "It has been growing in my arms and has never withered."

Although Bishenghua didn't understand it very well, she didn't ask much. The "in the arms" she understood is the "in the heart", which is enough.

"You guys went far away, right?"

"Yes, it's far away."

Aoki looked up at the sky, the sky was blue and clear, and it was deep and far away. It is hard to imagine that there is a magical space named Ramla in a distant place, which is inextricably connected with the earth.

Leaving from under Liu and returning to the Jiuqu Bridge, Lifetime Flower hesitated for a long time, but still asked: "Su...Is Professor Su also back?"

Aoki's body vibrated imperceptibly, then shook his head and said, "Not yet."

What happened to Ramla resurfaced in his mind scene after scene. I don’t know if Situ has activated the Altar of Stone. I don’t know if anyone else has found the Altar of Ice, or found the way home...

He knew that he had a certain mission on his shoulders, and the mission had not yet been completed. Those who are as confused as him are still in the distant outer space worrying about the fate of mankind.

"Then... do you want to go?" Bi Shenghua asked seemingly casually.

Aoki was silent, making no sound.

Bi Shenghua felt the subtle changes in his body and the struggle in his heart, and said: "You don't need to think about me... Anyway, I will always be here. If you want to go, you go, business matters."

Aoki thought for a while and said, "I probably have to go there again, but before I go, I have to figure out some things before I can decide what to do there. Fortunately, the time on the two sides is different, so it's always too late..." He remembered the different experiences between himself and Lifetime Flower again, and he was deeply moved.

The spent all his life didn't understand what time difference meant, and just said: "Then you have to be careful, and I will prepare for what you need."

"I'll go to a few places to take a look." Qingmu remembered the five sacred places that Situ had analyzed, then knocked on his head and said, "My memory seems to have recovered a bit, and many previous pictures flashed and flickered. But it’s messy. I want to go to those places for a short walk, maybe I can string together my past."

Bi Sheng Hua said: "This is a good thing, when will you leave?"

Aoki smiled and said: "No hurry, I said that I will accompany you these days, I will only accompany you, and it doesn’t matter if the sky falls. You don’t need to prepare anything, just stay with me and take care of the coal boss’s mouth. "

Speaking of the crow, the two suddenly laughed together. The bird ate most of his elbow in sauce last night, and pushed his belly into a swollen belly like a ball, saying it was trying to make up for the hardship of this period of time. He drank too much, said a lot of nonsense, and is still asleep on the sofa.

They smiled and crossed the curved bridge to the front garden of the mulberry garden. The big mulberry branches were covered with snow, and there was a straw mat around the waist, which they tied together yesterday.

Standing under the mulberry tree, Aoki remembered the old Liuying Alley. Although Bi Shenghua had told him last night what happened over the years and the changes in Liuying Alley, it was still difficult for him to connect what he saw with Liu Ying Alley in the past.

"Is this really the old willow tree in the past?" he asked.

Bishenghua said: "Yes, it was fine last year. This year after the new willow grows on the lakeside, it seems to be suddenly old and begins to split its bark and peel off its branches. Later, it becomes a mulberry tree. Probably the original mulberry tree. The root is not dead. When grafted, it has been living in the core of the willow tree."

Pointing to a straight road between the mulberry trees in front, he said, "This is the old street."

Aoki's eyes reappeared like the original street, with large and small shops on both sides, and many open-air stalls facing the street. It was particularly lively at dusk.

He took a cigarette out of his pocket, held one in his mouth, took out a match, and stroked it skillfully. The flame stopped in front of the cigarette, it was about to burn, but he didn't move.

He remembered that if he counted on the days of the earth, he hadn't smoked for five years, even if he counted on his actual time in Ramla, the desperate time in the static zone of time and space had already wiped out his addiction.

Lighting a cigarette is a subconscious action, but I don't really want to smoke in my heart. Only then did he realize that he used to smoke a lot for the purpose of ignition, as if the flame was very close to him.

The beating flame of the match made him a little dazed.

He saw that the mulberry tree in front of him suddenly became lush and strong, and the dense branches and leaves blocked the sky tightly. The branches were covered with green, red, and purple plump mulberry fruits, and some red wild silkworms were faintly visible on the mulberry leaves.

He saw himself standing vigorously in an old-fashioned youth outfit with a long scarf. The life flower next to him was dressed in a cheongsam, shawl, and colorful scarf. She was tender and feminine. Only the short hair still showed some spirit.

He saw the photographer hiding in a thick blackout cloth, there was a bang, smoke rose from the top of the camera, and the flash flashed dazzling light.

Then, the flame of the match became intense, and the raging flames surrounded him. He saw the flames of war flying ahead, with artillery shells and bullets roaring over the Huangpu River. Behind him is the burning manor. The house and the big tree are burning in the fire.

Many figures flashed in the flames, kind elders, ignorant young children, **** men, crying women, warriors with broken legs, arrogant enemies...

The match burned to his finger, and his hand shook, and the match fell to the ground and went out with a bang, melting into a small pit in the snow. A cloud of green smoke rose up, and quickly dissipated in the cold air.

After the fire was extinguished, a piece of debris and only a willow tree appeared in the old garden with wild vines, highlighting the former scenery here.

The fragments of memory are interrupted here and become countless fragments again.

Aoki put the cigarette away, put it back in his pocket, and walked along the old street of Liuying Alley pointed by the flower. Bi Sheng Hua quietly accompanied him, only when Aoki stopped occasionally, when he talked about the scene of the place, this is the supermarket of Lao Li's, this is the noodle shop of Boss Wu, and this is the home of Uncle Qian, who raises starlings...

Aoki stood still suddenly, pointing to the empty space in front of him and said, "This is the old supply and marketing cooperative, right?"

Bi Shenghua said: "Yes, there is the old food market below, and the Internet cafe is opposite. Crazy Liu jumped down from the upper floor of the old supply and marketing cooperative."

Aoki seemed to see the lunatic Liu Huaian standing on the top of the building spreading leaflets. Among the papers flying in the sky, he leaped hard, fell to the ground with a bang, and landed at his feet, suddenly grabbing his ankle and lifting it. At the beginning, he opened his **** mouth and said:

"The kids... are all okay..."

Aoki nodded and said, "The money has been remitted. If you have their own lives, you can go with peace of mind."

Liu Huai'an let go, turned the back of his palms and hands again, grinning and said: "I recognize you...you are over there..."

Aoki was shocked suddenly, and he saw a mysterious and heavily guarded metal gate in a daze. A sign was erected at the door that said:

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