Neverland

There was no chance for Xu Muzhou to say his refusal, the crystal ball stuck to him like porcelain, and the warm and moist light suddenly prevailed, Xu Muzhou only felt his eyes go blank, and in an instant Lost consciousness.

He seemed to be in a coma for two or three seconds, and when he opened his eyes again, he was in a white mist.

This is by no means that cramped and gloomy castle, Xu Muzhou frowned, stretched out his hand and scratched tentatively in the mist, only touched the wet mist.

——What kind of place is this, Xu Muzhou wondered incomprehensibly.

Xu Muzhou even wondered for a moment whether this was the world inside the crystal ball, or if it was a prophecy, he was really locked in.

He didn't know whether Toya would see his details, so he didn't dare to act rashly, he could only stand there temporarily and looked around.

There is nothing else around here except the mist, the water mist seems to be solid, falling heavily in the air, Xu Muzhou only stood for a few minutes, and felt that the burden of breathing began to increase, and his clothes were also wet .

After a while, Xu Muzhou suddenly and keenly noticed one thing - it seems that he is not the only one here.

But it seems inaccurate to say that, because Xu Muzhou didn't see any figure, he just heard some voices.

Those voices were very chaotic, like noisy human voices mixed together, but very weak, as if they came from the distant sky. Xu Muzhou frowned and listened for a long time, but he couldn't hear a word clearly.

But the presence of those voices was too strong, as if they penetrated into Xu Muzhou's ears from all angles, the voices were raised and lowered, but they couldn't hear the content clearly.Until the end, Xu Muzhou only felt dizzy and tinnitus, as if he was surrounded by a group of flies buzzing crazily.

He was disturbed by the noise, the more disturbed he became, the less he could hear the content clearly. He only heard the voice of a submissive man inside who seemed to be very clear.

"I really don't... hey... I want it too... I can't... If you don't... I also..."

The voice was intermittent, and it took three breaths to say a word, Xu Muzhou endured a headache and listened for a long time, but he didn't understand why.

Xu Muzhou still remembers that in the castle, Toya said that the crystal ball can see the future of people - is my future like this?Listening to flies in a fog?Xu Muzhou thought in a daze.

He got a headache from the lingering noise, so he simply shook his head, no longer focusing on "hearing clearly", but hesitantly took a step, turned around and randomly picked a direction towards the dense fog walk in.

The fog seemed to be constantly being diluted, and the visibility gradually increased. The more Xu Muzhou walked, the more he felt that this place seemed familiar, as if he had walked through it once.

And it wasn't until Xu Muzhou saw a sea in the distance that he was finally sure of one thing - this was the way to Neverland.

When he realized this, Xu Muzhou stopped subconsciously. He was not sure whether everything that happened here would be seen by Toya, nor whether this world was real, but anyway, with Qin Wei There is a precedent for losing a horse this time, and Xu Muzhou doesn't seem to have any risk of revealing his identity in front of the task target.

Subconsciously, Xu Muzhou seemed to turn around and go back the same way, but before he could take a step, he saw two extremely familiar figures out of the corner of his eye.

——It was himself, and Yan Cen.

——"I'll show you your future"

Toya's words appeared in Xu Muzhou's mind unexpectedly, he was stunned, his feet seemed to be rooted, he didn't step out.

Things like "future" sound mysterious and mysterious, like a strategy for clearing a new game. When the development of destiny is clearly in your hands, it is difficult for individuals not to be tempted.

Xu Muzhou is just one of thousands of ordinary people. Although he utterly rejects metaphysics, when Toya really slammed the "future" in front of his eyes, he couldn't help himself not to look at it.

Not far away, "Yan Cen" and "Xu Muzhou" walked side by side by the seaside - that was their common route for a walk before dinner, and they walked for about twenty minutes before turning back.

"Yan Cen" was like every time before, walking on the outside of Xu Muzhou, ready to drag him away when the waves rushed over.

"Yan Cen" was rarely dressed casually today. He put on a black leather jacket, and the tight trousers were sunk into the boots. The white T-shirt on the inside should be new, and the creases on the edge of the clothes are still obvious. .

——This outfit looks familiar, Xu Muzhou suddenly thought, when he met Yan Cen for the first time, he seemed to be wearing it like this.

But the scene in front of him continued, "Xu Muzhou" was walking beside "Yan Cen", with his hands in his pockets, his head slightly lowered, and he didn't say anything to "Yan Cen", the two of them spoke in silence. We walked along the beach for a while, but no one spoke.

Xu Muzhou watched the setting sun on the sea of ​​Neverland gradually sink to the west, half of the sun sank below the coastline, and "Yan Cen" stopped in his tracks.

"Xu Muzhou" followed closely behind, he turned around and finally looked up at Yan Cen.

The moment "Yan Cen" and "Xu Muzhou" appeared, the original lingering noises in Xu Muzhou's ears disappeared, and in this huge place, only the faint sound of wind flowing past his ears remained.

Xu Muzhou is not close, but not far. He has been in Neverland these days, his eyes have become much better than before, and he happened to be able to see the expression on the face of "Xu Muzhou".

—that was a very, very indifferent expression.

Xu Muzhou frowned subconsciously, and clenched the hand hanging by his side.

——Something is not right, Xu Muzhou thought, this should not be his expression.

Xu Muzhou thinks that he knows himself very well. In all honesty, he is not a very warm-hearted person. He grew up in an orphanage, and he has seen much of the world. .

But correspondingly, he is sensible earlier and faster than ordinary people, because he understands the importance of "living", so he will be more tactful than ordinary children.

But it doesn't mean that he can really integrate into daily life. He is too aware of his subconscious flaws - vigilance, caution, sensitivity, and inertial indifference caused by low empathy.

These are the traits given to him by fate during his growth process. Even after he has gone through a long period of study and work, and gained identity and status in different groups, he still cannot eradicate these shortcomings.

But to be honest, as he gets older, Xu Muzhou has adapted fairly well in the society of ordinary people.He is neither withdrawn nor weird, he knows how to write the word "politeness", and he gets along well with people in daily life. Apart from having no parents, he looks like a social animal youth who has been beaten by society.

He was long past the age where he would vent his anger on others for no reason - so how could he show such an expression to Yan Cen.

Xu Muzhou had a very bad premonition.

For Xu Muzhou, everything in front of him is based on the word "future". With this premise, no matter what happens next, for Xu Muzhou, it is not a good thing. A good audio-visual experience.

And "Yan Cen" at the beach turned his back to Xu Muzhou, Xu Muzhou couldn't see the expression on his face clearly, he didn't understand the cause and effect, let alone what happened.

He stood there at a loss, and could only see the somewhat lonely back of "Yan Cen".

"Just send it here." Xu Muzhou suddenly heard "myself" say.

Obviously the voice of "Xu Muzhou" was not loud, but it miraculously passed through the thin white mist and resounded clearly in Xu Muzhou's ears, which was more clearly heard than those flies buzzing before.

——What kind of opening is this, Xu Muzhou thought.

"I'm sorry." "Yan Cen" in front of him said.

Put it in other places, Xu Muzhou would complain about this strange opening. This is almost like the bloody idol dramas broadcast on David TV at midnight. It has no logic and no antecedent. It is a bloody drama. After a while, the hero and heroine will cry and hug each other and start kissing passionately.

But Xu Muzhou couldn't laugh now.

Looking at the man in front of him who looked exactly like himself, a part of his heart sank inexplicably, and he began to feel faintly flustered.

"Yan Cen" raised his right hand, as if he wanted to touch the back of "Xu Muzhou"'s neck, but "Xu Muzhou" turned his head slightly and avoided it.

"Yan Cen" was no longer persistent, he lowered his head and slowly put down his hand.

Xu Muzhou heard him laugh lightly.

The laughter sounded really not easy, and there was some unexplained self-deprecating meaning.

"Yan Cen"'s shoulders were not as straight as before, he bent down slightly, and said in a flat voice: "But, can you—"

"I refuse." Before "Yan Cen" finished speaking, "Xu Muzhou" refused flatly.

He refused so simply, his eyes unconsciously glanced to the left, and his brows were slightly furrowed—this was his standard impatient expression.

"Yan Cen" obviously saw this too, so he didn't insist anymore, but smiled again.

Xu Muzhou saw the fingertips of his right hand hanging by his side move, and knew that he wanted to pinch himself——Yan Cen seemed to like this movement very much, it seemed to be comforting, and it also seemed to be a habit.

But Yan Cen didn't raise his hand after all, Xu Muzhou knew that he should have been injured by "Xu Muzhou"'s evasive action just now.

Xu Muzhou's heart suddenly surged with great anger - Yan Cen would never talk to others in a low voice, let alone such moments of hesitation.From the time he got to know Yan Cen, to all the mission worlds later, he would be attracted by the other party's strength and calmness without exception. Not to mention whether Yan Cen himself would be a little low-key, he himself would not be willing to see The other party looked aggrieved.

Xu Muzhou didn't understand what kind of "future" this was, and he didn't understand why that "Xu Muzhou" talked to Yan Cen like this.

"Yan Cen" reached out his hand to feel in his pocket, and found a thumb-sized vial, and handed it to "Xu Muzhou".

Xu Muzhou's eyes were sharp, and he felt that the pink wrapping paper was extremely eye-catching - this was something that Song Yan had given Qin Wei to drink before, and he had seen it before.

"Xu Muzhou" weighed the bottle in his hand, then took another look at "Yan Cen", then unscrewed the bottle cap, and drank it by himself.

His face was calm, and there was no sign of displeasure.

"Xu Muzhou" finished drinking, raised his hand and threw the empty bottle back into the sea of ​​Neverland.

The empty bottle floated in the sea for a moment, was swept into the water by the waves, and was never seen again.

"Xu Muzhou" was silent for a moment, he seemed to hesitate briefly, then stepped forward, raised his head and kissed the corner of "Yan Cen"'s lips.

"Goodbye, dear." Xu Muzhou heard that "self" say.