winter era

Chapter 174 The Dusty Story
"What makes my light shine?"

Walking aimlessly in the dark square, the cynical smile on Li Lin's face gradually faded.

Under his will, the ball of light in front of him gradually released a more dazzling light.Like a little sun, it gradually rises up, covering the entire underground void in a prison of light, so that people can see its true face clearly.

The overflowing holy light gradually drove away the shadows, and a hazy outline appeared in the entire underground cavity.Like a sleeping old man waking up from midnight, he fumbled to put on his reading glasses, and looked at the world around him with those cloudy eyes.But I found that there is no place in this world that I am familiar with, giving people that strange and melancholy feeling.

Taking a deep breath, the dusty breath from history filled his nostrils.

Li Lin finally fell into that dream.

"...for 4 years, nothing has changed."

Li Lin looked at the outline of the house gradually appearing in the shadows in front of him, and gradually put on a serious expression on his face.

Just like him 4 years ago, he was a 20-year-old newly promoted pastor wearing the current white priest robe, with the classics he copied on his waist, and the silver color he was proud of around his neck. The cross, walking in the streets and alleys.As a newcomer, he is not qualified to preach to formal adults, so he can only walk around the streets with a sack of food and hand it out to poor families with a sad face.Simply use this method to carry out some small-scale missionary actions.

He still remembers how he complained at the time.The same unlucky companion as himself drove the carriage to the front of the poor house, dragged the sacks and gave the children and old people bread and ginkgo little by little.He still has no way to forget the way those children with missing teeth followed him trying to steal some bread, and then they were caught laughing foolishly there.

'Memories are poison...my ally...the more you remember...your spirit will become weaker...you will never be able to get out of your memories...that's when you really die... '

As if being disturbed by something, the old voice of the spirit of the mountain reverberated in Li Lin's soul.

"I may be killed by my own memories, and I may lose the hope of survival. In that huge future, I may gain a lot, or lose more. But in this moment, I am sure of one thing." Taking a deep breath of the 4-year-old atmosphere that gradually rotted underground, Li Lin showed a bright smile as if relieved of a heavy burden.

"I will not be a memory."

'Boom...'

As if to reflect the somewhat lonely words of the immortal priest, a faint bell sounded from the dark distance.

In that split second, the whole world came alive.

The hazy glow diffuses from the unknown space, gently wrapping the whole space inside.Some distorted sounds began to appear around, as if they had been intentionally distorted by electromagnetism.Some human-like shadows gradually came out from the dark wall like a mural, forming a three-dimensional image.Like a silent film, it gradually condenses into some wonderful gestures.

If this was an ordinary person, he might have been scared out of his wits by the weird scene in front of him, but Li Lin felt a sense of comfort coming from his body.It's like a wanderer who has been away from home for several years and returns to his hometown. Even if the spirit is not greatly touched, the body itself begins to vibrate subconsciously.It was an instinctive physical desire that drove Li Lin to merge into this dream-like world as a person.

"4 years have passed, and this place has always been shrouded in that hazy brilliance. It's like a dream, like a lady who has been through the years. Even if she is old and fading, she has no grace Change."

Li Lin let out a long sigh.

That's right, this place itself is a long dream that has lingered for 4 years.Li Lin is well aware of this.

The dry world outside is clearly shown in his eye sockets.The holy light sphere of his spiritual concentration hangs in the sky outside, and even the house does not exist, only layers of vague mural-like things meandering in the surrounding space.

There is nothing real here, just like the name here.It's just an illusory land of dreams, forever immersed in the cycle of shattered days.No matter how realistic it is, no matter how close it is, it is still a never-ending fantasy that has no connection with the real world.

The fresh air of the living area began to fill the air, and the earthy smell mixed with the soil and food made Li Lin's chest sink slightly, so that he could better breathe the oxygen contained in it.The atmosphere of this hometown is like a drug, making this immortal priest immersed in the glory of the past, completely unable to extricate himself.As time went by, this intoxication became more obvious, just like a bottle of strong fine wine, the longer the time, the more mellow the taste.

Breathing the air with double meanings, Li Lin's mind was deeply immersed in that confusion.This is not a place of logic. Everything that has been shattered in the outside world is real, and the dream world inside is also real.Both sides are real, and both sides are illusion.I don't know how many people have lost their hearts between the virtual and the real, immersed in the dream of 4 years ago and can never wake up again.But this kind of dream is meaningless to Li Lin who has experienced everything here.There is no way to confuse his heart except to make him feel nostalgic.

"But it's a very good memory no matter what. In my 4 years of life, there is no way to be as happy as this short 20 years. The 20 years that I will never be able to replace are here. The 20 years that I will never forget are here. And here, the last record of this world is hidden. That is the last gospel."

As if speaking to the spirit of the mountains, Li Lin looked at the world in front of him that was almost merging together and already had faint human voices and said tremblingly.In essence, it is to give myself a subconscious hint so that I will not lose myself in this dream.

"So for us, and for the world, I'm here. I'm here to get what I deserve."

(End of this chapter)