Shimmer Forest

Was what he did right?Su Jin himself didn't know.However, the matter has come to this point, and he can only take responsibility to bring Liu Xiaozhou back on track.

Of course, that's not the most troublesome thing, the most troublesome thing is the running-in of the three people's hobbies.

Maybe it's because Liu Xiaozhou has been living in the city, and there are huge differences with them in many things.For example, what he often talks about is playgrounds, computers, takeaways, and concerts.

What Su Jin and Wu Hao discussed more was which mountain had new monsters, which family's flowers sprouted new buds, and which family's rice harvest would definitely be bumper this year.

They don't have much in common with each other.And this difference became more and more obvious after they got to know each other better.

Liu Xiaozhou seemed to have discovered this, so he tried his best to integrate himself into the village.Go down the river with them to fish and learn about the methods and types of catching fish; climb mountains together and memorize the names of each plant; go to the fields to watch others plant crops and learn about farming.

He works hard.But this kind of effort to cater to it seems too deliberate.

Su Jin hoped that he could be more natural and relaxed. It was really tiring to be so careful all the time.I want him to know that true friends don't need to cater to each other.Even if there is no common language, just sitting together will not feel boring and awkward.

He still lacks a very important part of a human being, like a part of his body that has been dug away and covered with a shadow of a corresponding size, but it can never be filled.

Su Jin knew that he was afraid of being alone and being left behind.But will the friendship gained through such sacrifice really make him feel happy?

Maybe he is just too fragile, so he would rather do everything to maintain a false appearance, a relationship that could break at any moment.

And after the relationship between the three became more delicate, something worse happened.

Maybe Su Jin and Wu Hao's way of getting along was too natural before, which made Liu Xiaozhou ignore some things that should be taken for granted.

And these things gradually surfaced after everyone became more and more familiar with them.

Liu Xiaozhou wanted to ask several times, but he hesitated and didn't say anything.

And although it is no longer so frequent, he still opens his homework at a certain time every day on time, and writes hard.

Su Jin didn't know what he wrote, but when he pretended to pass by him unintentionally, the other party showed the fearful expression when they first met.

At that moment, Su Jin suddenly understood that no matter how much effort he put in, it was impossible for the person in front of him to go through the maze-like cave and return to the original world.

Liu Xiaozhou will only gradually get lost in that cave, day after day, day after day, and finally become a real devil.

Su Jingran said, in fact, you don't need to be so entangled, that guy is born to be disliked by others.It doesn't matter if you want to raise him, but remember not to be influenced by him.

There is nothing to be afraid of.That guy is nothing but a demon, and you are the real master of this village.

Su Jin understands the truth of all this, but he doesn't want his efforts to go to waste.

Liu Xiaozhou seemed to have noticed the change in his heart, and worked harder to please him and cling to him.He suddenly remembered that since this person came to the village, there was no time for him and Wu Hao to be alone.

Wu Hao thought it didn't matter at first, but later he gradually developed dissatisfaction.Especially when Liu Xiaozhou hooked up with Su Jin more and more unceremoniously, making hands and feet.

As if deliberately provocative.

Unlike Su Jin, he is a forbearing person, and he doesn't know Liu Xiaozhou's real identity, so he bluntly expressed his dissatisfaction.

Liu Xiaozhou was still submissive, responded with a smile, and said softly in a mocking tone: "...Why do you seem to be jealous?"

"We are lovers." The other party's attitude caused Wu Hao's long-standing dissatisfaction to explode instantly, and his voice was raised a few degrees: "What's wrong with being jealous?"

Su Jin knew that he had said the most taboo sentence, but he could only support his forehead helplessly.Wu Hao's roar echoed on the already narrow path, passers-by stopped and looked at them in surprise.

Liu Xiaozhou stood there dumbfounded as if he had suffered a huge blow, like an empty shell that had lost its soul.

After a long silence, he suddenly burst out laughing wildly, pointing at them and shouting excitedly at passers-by: "Did you hear that they said they were lovers! They were two men, but they actually said they were lovers?"

As if expecting passers-by to have the same reaction as him, his excitement was almost distorted.But his words and actions only got the puzzled looks of passers-by.

"Lover...is there something wrong?" Su Jin tilted his head, asking with such a pure and innocent gaze: "I like him, so being with him, what does this have to do with gender?"

"Why aren't you surprised?" As if he couldn't listen to Su Jin's words at all, he fell into madness due to the calm reaction of passers-by, and shouted uncontrollably, "Men can't be together! They can't be accepted! impossible!"

"Impossible... Impossible..." The still calm passers-by made him lose his last sanity, he grabbed his hair and slowly squatted down, his words of resistance became more and more vague, and finally only a low voice was left: " If you can be accepted so easily...why should I...why...the things I experienced...what the hell..."

No one answered him, and he wept loudly under the sympathetic eyes of everyone.

I don't know how long I cried, maybe the emotional collapse was too intense and sudden, so Liu Xiaozhou was too tired and lost consciousness.

The two brought him back to the house. Wu Hao was at a loss because of the sudden change and couldn't help asking.

And Su Jin didn't answer any of his questions, but asked instead: "Do you remember that cave?"

Seeing him nodding, Su Jin continued: "It's a taboo place in the village, connecting the entrance to another world, and there are demons haunting them every year. They attach themselves to people and make those who meet him unfortunate."

"Then... is Xiao Zhou possessed by a demon?"

"No." Su Jin quickly denied his guess, with a secretive expression on his face: "He is a 'devil'."

Wu Hao looked at the drowsy Liu Xiaozhou, and then at him, not knowing why.

Su Jin didn't intend to explain further, and sent him away unceremoniously.He returned home with a depressed face, and found that Su Jingran was sitting in his house, eating and drinking, and his mood became even worse.

He told Su Jingran what happened just now, Su Jingran frowned and took a deep breath of the cigarette, then slowly exhaled it, and then said leisurely: "The outside world is different from here, there are not so many things taken for granted and conventions. It is full of constraints and rules, people are locked in a narrow framework by the so-called common sense, follow the rules, and if they go beyond the rules, they will be regarded as aliens."

"Liu Xiaozhou grew up in that framework, but this world is too free, overturning all his previous cognition. If he can accept it completely, he can be reborn from Nirvana, if he can't, he will lose himself."

Wu Hao didn't quite understand the meaning of his words, so he continued to ask: "Then, in the outside world, my relationship with Su Jin...is it wrong?"

Wu Hao has never been heartless, but he has always become so timid and worried about gains and losses when it comes to issues related to Su Jin.Su Jingran looked at the uneasiness and sadness in his eyes, burst out laughing, and gently rubbed his hair: "Your hearts are firm enough, so you won't be bound. No matter which world you are in, if you like someone Nothing is wrong. What is wrong is people's ignorance and stupidity."

Seeing that the confusion and uneasiness in his eyes had not dissipated, the smile on Su Jingran's lips deepened: "Don't worry, you will always be together. Nothing can separate you."

Although he didn't want to admit it, the person in front of him who was always fooling around would occasionally say something that seemed to make sense to dispel his doubts and anxiety.So he patted Su Jingran's hand away, returned to his usual appearance, and said confidently, "I'll know this even if you don't tell me."

Su Jingran was rarely angry, he just responded with a smile, and then moved his gaze out of the window.

The sky outside the house was blue and transparent, he narrowed his eyes slightly, and murmured, "I hope everything goes well with Xiaojin..."

Liu Xiaozhou slept deeply, as if he lost all his strength after the outbreak.

His schoolbag was leaning on the corner of the table, and the homework books that were always in the bag fell out.The gust of wind swept past, and the pages of the book were quickly turned, as if deliberately opening the prologue of a certain story.

Su Jin saw that this was the homework book that he was always working hard on, so he hesitated for a moment, but he still walked over and picked it up.

He flipped through a page casually, and the writing on the book looked like some kind of weird foreign language, twisting, floating, and emitting golden light.The light gradually became stronger, and before he had time to react, he was quickly swallowed by the light.

When the light dissipated and he opened his eyes again, there was a wonderful and strange world in front of him.

The sky is blue, clear and clear, even a little cold. But the sun is bright and warm.The colors of light can be seen here, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, blue and purple, well organized, scattered between the sky and the earth.

Standing in front of you is a rose-red crystal castle, which shines brightly in the sun, and the reflected light reddens half of the sky. The blue sky and red light mix together, and sometimes it shines into a light purple , It is like the beautiful feeling of melancholy when the sun sets.

Behind the castle is a large garden, closely surrounded by all kinds of flowers, colorful and dazzling.When the breeze is lingering, the petals will dance with the wind and fall all over the sky.

There seems to be no season here, and snow falls on the living land.The snow under the sun reflects the colorful light, which is so bright that people can't open their eyes.Sometimes jasmine flowers will fall in the snow, and the air is full of sweet smell.

"I knew it, one day, you will come to my world."

A familiar voice sounded behind him, mixed with a dangerous coldness.

Su Jin turned around suddenly, and Liu Xiaozhou was watching him among the flowers, with a strange and cold smile.