"Xiaoqi, what did the doctor say?" Auntie walked into the room wearing an apron.

"He said I recovered well." Lin Qiye shrugged. He hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Aunt, is this Doctor Li... really sent by the hospital?

"Yes, what's wrong?" asked my aunt puzzledly.

Lin Qiye shook his head. "Nothing. I just think he's a little weird."

My aunt seemed to remember something and said, "Oh, by the way, I just realized when I was cooking that the soy sauce at home is used up. I have to go out and buy some soy sauce..."

"I'll go, aunt." Lin Qiye took the initiative to say, "You still have food hot in the pot."

My aunt was startled, and after hesitating for a moment, she nodded and said, "Then be careful and stay safe."

Lin Qiye nodded, changed his shoes at the door, and pushed the door open to go out.

Lin Qiye walked up the stairs covered with advertisements to the first floor, then walked along the familiar alley towards the main street.

The low wall next to me was bare and gray, with a few yellowed advertisements posted here and there. The cement road beneath my feet was full of potholes, and one could easily step into a shallow pit if not careful.

He walked into the nearest small shop on the street, picked out the cheapest bottle of soy sauce, carried the plastic bag, and followed the scattered crowd towards home.

Lin Qiye looked up. The setting sun had turned the clouds in the sky into a fiery red. The chirping of cicadas in the distance mixed with the music from the video store on the corner, echoing in his ears.

"How I wish I could go back to that summer,

How I wish I could come back to you.

I think I can see you again.

Those scenes with you at the beginning..."

Lin Qiye took a deep breath, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Yes, this is what he likes, a simple and warm life.

boom--!!

Just as he passed a traffic light, a loud buzzing sound suddenly came from a distance, and the ground beneath his feet began to shake!

"Earthquake?" Lin Qiye steadied himself in astonishment and looked up.

I saw that the originally beautiful sunset sky had disappeared, the dark and deep blue divided the boundless sky, and everything around became dim.

Lin Qiye lowered his head and suddenly froze in place.

At some point, the pedestrians who had been waiting for the traffic light with him had disappeared, and the entire street was empty, without even a single person in sight.

Under the two-color sky, the red traffic lights on the road flickered, turning the boy's figure into deep red.

"What... is going on?" Lin Qiye muttered to himself.

At this moment, a Taoist in a gray robe suddenly appeared in front of him, stared into Lin Qiye's eyes, and spoke calmly:

"You should wake up..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the streets around Lin Qiye shattered into pieces, as if a world built of mirrors collapsed. Everything around him turned into nothingness and dissipated in the gray mist.

Lin Qiye seemed to be weightless, and his body fell rapidly.

Countless streams of light appeared around Lin Qiye, those were his past memories.

Night Watch, Squad 136, Training Camp, Loki, Lost City...

The memories that had been buried for a long time emerged at this moment and flooded into his mind. Lin Qiye's eyes shrank and a look of pain appeared between his brows.

He remembered.

As his memory returned, the deeply buried pain, sorrow, and regret exploded like gunpowder and surged into his heart again.

"Are these... all fake?" Lin Qiye's figure fell rapidly. He stared blankly at the soy sauce bottle in his hand and muttered to himself.

Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something, and he raised his head and looked upward, with a strange look in his eyes.

"I can't leave like this." A dazzling golden light burst out from Lin Qiye's eyes, and his falling figure suddenly stopped!

"Whether it's true or not... this is my last chance to say goodbye to them."

As Lin Qiye finished his words, the city that had collapsed into nothingness began to reorganize again, and the dots of golden light returned to their original appearance. He stood on the deserted street, holding soy sauce in his hand.

The traffic light above his head flashed red, and Lin Qiye took a sharp step and ran towards home.

Every time he took a step, the city behind him turned into golden light and dissipated, turning into endless mist.

He didn't look back, but just stared ahead, where there was a small old house.

Finally, he stopped in front of the low house.

The entire fantasy world has disappeared, and only the low house in front of me stands in the fog, with golden light spots all around it, like an isolated island in the ocean.

Lin Qiye took a deep breath, pushed open the door and walked in.

"Xiao Qi, have you bought the soy sauce?" Auntie walked out of the kitchen and saw Lin Qiye, whose face was covered with tears, standing at the door. She suddenly froze in place.

"Aunt." When Lin Qiye saw his aunt, a smile appeared on his lips.

The aunt hurried forward, took the soy sauce from Lin Qiye's hand, and wiped away the tears from the corners of Lin Qiye's eyes with her hands, "How come you become like this when you went out to buy soy sauce?"

Lin Qiye stared at his aunt's face, feeling bitter in his heart. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but nothing came out.

"It's okay..." After a moment, he shook his head.

"Are you hungry?" Auntie asked with concern. She looked back at the kitchen and said, "Go sit down first. The meal will be ready soon."

Lin Qiye nodded, walked to the chair beside the dining table and sat down, staring at the busy figures in the kitchen in a daze.

After a while, my aunt came out of the kitchen carrying two plates of steaming dishes and placed them in front of Lin Qiye. She wiped her hands on her apron and handed the chopsticks to Lin Qiye.

"Eat it while it's hot."

Lin Qiye took the chopsticks, looked at the food in front of him, and after a moment of silence, he began to eat with big mouthfuls.

My aunt likes to add more salt when cooking. After all, it is the cheapest seasoning in their house. This results in the meals she cooks being a bit salty. After countless protests to no avail, Lin Qiye and Yang Jin had no choice but to accept this reality.

The same is true for this meal.

But Lin Qiye did not waste any food and swallowed all the food in big mouthfuls. He had never thought that his aunt's food could be so delicious. It was as if the food was not added with a large amount of salt, but the sweetness of life.

"Eat slowly, eat slowly, don't choke." My aunt advised, "You are really hungry..."

The surrounding walls gradually collapsed into nothingness, and the last remaining corner of this world also began to fall apart, the door, the bedroom, the kitchen, the bathroom...

The rooms disappeared one after another, and finally, only the corner by the dining table was left, suspended in the mist.

In such a strange situation, my aunt seemed not to notice anything and just looked at Lin Qiye who was eating with concern.

Lin Qiye raised his head, swallowed the food in his mouth, and slowly said:

"aunt."

"What's wrong?"

"I want to eat the food you cook in the future."

My aunt was slightly stunned. "What nonsense are you talking about, kid? As long as you want to eat, there will always be a time when I won't make it for you."

"Yeah." Lin Qiye nodded and looked down at the empty bowl in front of him. There was not even a grain of rice left.

"I will definitely... bring you back."

He muttered to himself.

He put down his chopsticks.

His aunt, the dining table, the chairs, and the empty bowls all disappeared, leaving Lin Qiye alone, standing in the mist.

"I should wake up..."

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