Yunding Ranch

Chapter 4 Magical Space
If it were him, how would he choose?
Complicated thoughts stirred in his mind, but Lu Li couldn't find an answer.Although he grew up in a mountain village, the farmland there had already been confiscated and built into houses. Although the life in the mountain village was simple, it was completely modernized. He had never really experienced rural life, so naturally he didn't know what it would be like. What kind of appearance is it; what's more, when he chose to study abroad, he originally wanted to seek a brighter future, so staying in the city should be right, isn't it?

city, country; country, city...

"You mean in a dream?" Lu Li's joking answer made Fred curl his lips, then laughed helplessly, shook his head lightly, and sighed, "Yeah, it's as if we have a choice. "Dreams are too extravagant for them. Most of the time, they are running around for life, without any choice, and can only be passively pushed forward by life.

Lu Li patted Fred on the shoulder to express his comfort.

Fred just sighed, and then changed the subject, "Al has been staring at you from beginning to end tonight, God, if it were me, I would have made a mistake a long time ago, and you actually took it down. So, just now How on earth did you deal with him?"

Lu Li lightly described the confrontation just now, which made Fred burst out laughing, "You mean, he really emphasized 'our restaurant'?" Al was just the manager on duty. It can be regarded as just a little guy, and it can be seen from such small details that Al's vision is nothing more than that, "I can imagine what he looks like..."

Lu Li nodded in agreement, then raised his hand and gestured, "His neck was flushed at the time, as if he was about to explode..." Lu Li's imitation was too vivid, it was a live reproduction, which made him Fred laughed so hard that his facial muscles stiffened, not only him, but also other waiters and kitchen assistants came together, bustling and bustling.

"What are you doing!" A suppressed angry voice came from behind, everyone looked back in unison, and then saw Al's ashen face, everyone was stunned for an instant, and the atmosphere immediately froze.

Lu Li rolled his eyes, took the cigarette from Fred's hand, and lifted it up, "Cigarette time." No matter how busy he is, a cigarette break is allowed.

After saying this, everyone nodded in agreement.Al looked at the eight or nine people in front of him, but he couldn't get angry. He held his breath in his chest and couldn't vent it. He was really aggrieved.Then Lu Li raised his voice and said, "The rest is over now, we should go back to work." After speaking, everyone agreed again, and dispersed with a bang, leaving only Al alone in the original place. The ground, messy in the wind, again.

The restaurant closed on time, and after a long day of travel, it was almost midnight when I got home from work.

The whole New York City is still brightly lit, and the loud and noisy noise spreads under the hazy street lights. The city under the night has a different scene, 24 hours without sleep, tireless, but the huge city seems extraordinarily empty , Empty streets, tall buildings, dark corners... The narrow space produces a sense of boundless desolation, which makes everyone feel their own insignificance.

Looking around, the crowd is turbulent and the traffic is busy, but the lingering feeling of loneliness is like a wisp of smoke, like a shadow.

Carefully opening the door of the room to avoid waking up his roommate, he tiptoed back to the room, looking at the unfolded quilt, Lu Li just wanted to lie down and have a good sleep in complete relaxation, his muscles were sore and tired Suddenly, it swept over, and the remaining sane reminded him that he was covered in oily fumes from working in the restaurant tonight, and he had to clean up before he could go to bed.

Walking into the bathroom with heavy steps, he stood in front of the mirror and began to brush his teeth, but his eyes were already sleepy. Lu Li felt that he could fall asleep standing up. Looking at the reflection in the mirror, he felt something was wrong for no reason. Can't tell why, my drowsy brain is like a ball of paste, it's hard to think.Lu Li decided to give up thinking, get a good night's sleep, and think about things tomorrow, but right at this moment, a flash of inspiration flashed in Lu Li's mind, and Lu Li's pupils suddenly dilated:
Why does the little finger of his left hand look intact?

When he was in the restaurant just now, his little finger and ring finger were cut by a table knife, and the blood flowed out, which really shocked him.But now, the little finger of his left hand is as clean as new, without any wound at all, which is too weird—even if the bleeding stops, there shouldn't be any wound left, and even if it heals, it will definitely leave traces.

This, what's going on?

Gritting his toothbrush, Lu Li began to carefully check his fingers. They were as clean as new without any trace of damage. If Lu Li was not very sure that he didn't have any alcohol on his finger when he scratched his finger, he would almost suspect that it was his own illusion. up.But what happened to the wound?He is not a real vampire, the wound can heal itself.

Lu Li looked at his finger, but couldn't find any reasonable explanation. Could it be that he misremembered the location of the wound?Not on the fingertips, but at the base of the fingers?
This idea just popped up and was immediately rejected by Lu Li. It was too far-fetched and ridiculous.

His eyes fell on the tail ring, and that weird faint halo appeared in his mind again, and now Lu Li was also a little confused.If the halo is an illusion, so is the scratched finger?But on the other hand, the scratched finger is real, and the halo of the tail ring is real...

This tail ring was a birthday present from his grandmother.It was originally a ring with a long history. It is said that it was passed down from the family. Even so, it is not an antique, because there is no emerald or gemstone inlay, it is just a simple silver ring. , not even lettering, concise and generous.Grandma thought that this ring was suitable for men to wear, and that Lu Li's physique was suitable for raising silver, but not suitable for wearing gold, so grandma gave it to Lu Li.

Lu Li used to wear it on his index finger, but when he grew up, he changed it to his little finger.This tail ring has been with Lu Li for nearly ten years. It is the only accessory on his body. It has long been a part of his body, and he has no habit of taking it off. He almost forgot about its existence.

Although his guess seemed a bit absurd, he still reached out and took off the tail ring.

First, he took a closer look at his left hand. No, there were still no marks on the little finger and ring finger, as if the cut finger had never happened at all.Can't explain it, can't find any reasonable explanation at all.

Afterwards, Lu Li carefully checked the tail ring, and found that there was not even a trace of blood on it, which was not right - because after the finger was cut, he bled a lot, and he was startled, the blood must have stained the tail ring On top of that, he washed his hands later, but he didn't wash the tail ring thoroughly. It's normal to have some blood on it, isn't it?

Looking at the smooth tail ring, Lu Li almost couldn't tell the difference between reality and fantasy, because there is no evidence to support that little accident.Everything today is too... bizarre, from the inheritance gift to the halo of the tail ring to the disappearance of the finger scar, the tired brain can't work fast, and can't tell what the hell is going on.

At this moment, a hazy space appeared in Lu Li's mind, as if a three-dimensional space was floating above his head, and the chaotic mist was swirling around, which made Lu Li startled, raised his head, and in the mirror was Seeing his frightened appearance, but nothing else, but the floating space in his mind couldn't be clearer. This kind of weird scene made Lu Li's eyes widen, and he couldn't believe it.

This... What the hell is this?Is this his fantasy or what?Could it be that he is dreaming at this time?
He took a deep breath to calm himself down, and then got up his spirits. He scanned the entire chaotic space, but he couldn't find the light source, but there was a hazy halo, which made people see clearly.

This is only the size of a room, less than [-] square meters, the ground is full of soft black soil, drier than the swamp, the moist and full color looks very fertile, if plants are planted here, the harvest is estimated to be good Quite a few; there is a small shallow pool in the center, piled up with pebbles, the crystal clear spring water in it is calm, and you can see the layer of colorful pebbles at the bottom of the pool at a glance. When the water is clear, there are no fish. One point has been verified here. There are no other organisms in the pool, not even bacteria.

There are some scattered things scattered beside the pool, which look like... farm tools, hoes, shovels and the like, and then there is an old and mottled leather bag leaning on the protruding stones of the pool, which looks like It is a tool bag carried by a carpenter, and a thick layer of dust shows that it has been forgotten by the owner for a long time.

The whole space is quiet and peaceful. Although the light is dim, it is full of vitality.Not only did Lu Li not feel tired, but he felt refreshed gradually.

It has been ten years since he owned this ring, but Lu Li has never seen such a space in his memory. Even a mirage cannot explain it. The only explanation is a dream.

He lowered his head, washed his face with cold water, and became conscious, but the space above his head still hasn't dissipated, so... is this a space that suddenly appeared?Does that mean that he can take these things out and bring them to reality?Or is it all just fantasy?
"Pa", along with his thoughts, a hammer appeared in Lu Li's hand.

(End of this chapter)