Chapter 9
When a person is immersed in water, his body completely drifts with the current, and in a trance he will feel as if he has returned to the mother's womb, to the most original place of a person's life.
When Jiang Yunu's consciousness was fading, she was still thinking that she was born from her mother's amniotic fluid, and when she died, she would be taken away by a strange and unknown "sea water".
Although the two are a bit far apart, at least they both occupy water, and it sounds like they are connected from beginning to end, circulating back to the origin of life.
Moreover, there are no living creatures in this "ocean".
This meant that Jiang Yunu had died here. She could easily become the only living thing in the entire waters. If some unlucky soul were to stumble upon the shattered "sky shield" and land on this island, whose surface area remained unknown after the devastation of the "meteor," and if they were also a curious explorer, there was a high probability that they would discover her body floating in the sea, and might even unearth the bodies of the other white-haired children in the base ruins.
Then... then the other party might be confused and wonder - could it be that there once was an amphibious species here?
Jiang Yunu actually found it quite interesting when he thought that he might cause trouble to others and cause some confusion in their judgment of local creatures.
Even though she was about to die, she regained some of her natural optimism. She was amused by her own associations and couldn't help grinning. She choked on the water while laughing and then started coughing heart-wrenchingly.
How strange.
How is it that even though a person has drowned in water, they can still cough as if there is still air circulating in their lungs?
Jiang Yunu coughed to relieve the discomfort of water entering his trachea, but felt strange at the same time.
As she coughed, she choked on some new water that entered her mouth and nose, and her coughing became even more severe, as if her lungs were about to be coughed out.
Just then, she felt as if a hand reached out from behind her.
The hand gently lifted Jiang Yunu's collar, as if lifting a kitten, puppy or other small creature. The body language revealed a certain stiffness and unfamiliarity, but the hand still lifted Jiang Yunu into the air in a methodical manner, then moved it to the side, turned it over in the air, and slowly placed it back on the ground where she no longer felt the water flowing around her.
Jiang Yunu: "..."
Jiang Yunu opened her eyes when she was lifted out of the water. She was not sure whether she was really dead and went to the so-called heaven, or whether her tough life was still alive.
When she was turned over in mid-air, she saw that there was nothing in front of or behind her. It was as if a ball of air was holding her up, dragging her, and then turning her over like turning over an old tape.
However, relying on his well-informed brain, Jiang Yunu intuitively guessed that this invisible object should have no ill intentions.
At least not yet.
Because Jiang Yunu had not been turned over yet, his face was facing downwards, and he saw himself being led away from a puddle of accumulated water.
The puddle was right under a set of steps that were surrounded on all sides. The water was shallow and covered the bottom step. The water level was not high, but if a person was face down in the water and could not move at all, then the water that was one step high would drown the person.
Jiang Yunu almost drowned in the water which was only as high as the steps.
The unknown person who lifted her up had a stiff but trying-hard look of concern, fearing that she would fall face down again and be unable to move, so he deliberately made her lie face up on the ground this time.
Jiang Yunu's strength had been temporarily exhausted after escaping from the island and swimming in the sea. She was truly unable to move and had to rely on external force to lift her up and place her there.
When the results seem good, Jiang Yunu doesn't care much about the way others do things.
She fell on her back and said to the air, "Thank you, you are such a good person."
The air was silent: "..."
Jiang Yunu had difficulty even moving her neck. She suspected that there was really water in her brain, which was why it was so heavy at the moment. She felt that her neck could not even move her head. She had no choice but to move her eyes hard, allowing her eyeballs to exert their active limit. She looked around, trying to see everything within her field of vision while lying flat on her back.
This seems to be a temple.
Jiang Yunu couldn't describe the specific style of the building, as it was beyond her knowledge. She could only rely on her limited experience in watching movies and playing games in the past to feel that this temple was more Western in style, like the kind that would appear in some fantasy continents.
Jiang Yunu said to the air again: "Excuse me, is this heaven? It looks a bit simple."
People should be more optimistic, but not too blindly optimistic. Jiang Yunu still boldly assumed that she was indeed dead.
The air moved slightly, and there seemed to be a rustling sound in the sound of the wind passing by my ears.
Jiang Yunu stared at the ceiling of the mysterious building, expressing her feelings honestly while apologizing for her honesty. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to belittle this place. It's just that I'm lying down now, so the most I can see is the ceiling. In the movies, TV shows, and illustrated picture books I've seen, heaven usually has ornate ceilings, with extravagant carvings and decorations. But your ceiling is more... modern and minimalist. It doesn't look like my stereotypical concept of heaven."
The air is still very quiet.
But inexplicably, Jiang Yunu had a feeling that someone was listening.
She earnestly explained the reason why she spoke so arrogantly about the simplicity of this place, and she didn't seem to be afraid of getting angry at the owner. She was straightforward enough to defeat everything with sincerity, like a little wild animal who didn't know the immensity of the world.
After a moment, Jiang Yunu said to the still air, "If I'm not dead yet, and this isn't heaven, then may I ask, was it you and your building that saved me?"
The wind changed direction slightly, creating a lingering feeling around Jiang Yunu's lying body.
Jiang Yunu was enveloped by the wind for a moment, then seemed to understand something and said, "Thank you."
Confused and inexplicable, Jiang Yunu was able to communicate with someone whom she could not see or hear.
But then again, even the moon hanging on the top of the desolate mountain on the isolated island, and the white-haired corpse of the twenty-two-year-old child who had sat on the bench with her in silence for many days and nights, Jiang Yunu could talk to them. She seemed to be particularly good at communicating with those who did not respond to her.
Jiang Yunu's fingers vaguely regained some strength. She tried to curl her joints and hooked her fingertips to touch the solid ground of the building that looked like a temple.
The ground was hard and cold to the touch. It would have been a bit chilly for someone who had just been soaked in water and then exposed to the wind. However, Jiang Yunu carefully touched the ground next to him again and again, then let out a soft breath and sighed to the unknown person, "It feels so good to be able to lie on the ground and touch solid ground."
The wind swirled again, as if it didn't understand what this strange human being was being so "nice".
After all, anyone could see that Jiang Yunu was in a mess.
The ends of her hair still had a scorched color from being burned by the strong light energy. The pieces of stone that had pierced her skin and flesh had fallen off on their own while she jumped into the "sea water" and swam. Some of them had not penetrated deeply, while some were still deeply embedded in her flesh. The exposed wounds had all been blistered by water, with the edges turning white, and the deep parts of the wounds were a horrible flesh-red color.
These scars would be shocking if placed on an adult, but on Jiang Yunu's current child's body, the horrifying effect is doubled, and the visual pain it brings is also doubled.
The clothes Jiang Yunu was wearing were still the same white clothes that the base wholesaled for the white-haired children when she first came to this other world - it used to be white clothes.
Now, it was at best just a pile of rags of obscure colors that barely covered her body, but could not cover the wounds on her body, nor could it provide any warmth or protection.
Jiang Yunu was lying on the ground. She was aware of her current condition, but she smiled at the simple ceiling of the building.
It was the smile of a human being who, considered insignificant, had successfully defied a difficult fate.
Jiang Yunu said to the unknown object: "Look, at least I am alive again."
The wind swirled around her again, as if thinking about why she said that.
Jiang Yunu said, "Although I don't know how much longer I can live this time, and I don't know how long I'll stay with you, I refuse to accept the inescapable dead end I was given upon entering this world. I refuse to accept being helplessly killed by a 'meteor' on an abandoned island. I jumped into the unknown sea and swam forward desperately, ready to die fighting against fate—and then you rescued me."
If Jiang Yunu had not insisted on challenging her fate and had chosen to stay on the isolated island, she might have been smashed to ashes by the falling "meteor".
She tried her best and finally bought herself a chance to prolong her life.
"Even if you tell me I can only live here for another half an hour, or even five minutes." Jiang Yunuo raised the corners of her mouth. Her facial muscles were one of the few that weren't severely strained. She smiled brightly on the empty and cold ground of the building. "Then I've successfully defeated fate for five minutes."
The storm died down.
Once the surroundings became very quiet, Jiang Yunu lay flat on the ground for a while, and then began to feel that the position placed for her by the invisible object was really good.
Because she felt the belated sleepiness, and her current position was particularly suitable for using the ceiling as a blanket and the ground as a bed.
Jiang Yunu couldn't count how many hours she had been awake since the island's strange transformation left her stranded in a strange building. Her adrenaline was wearing off, and the environment here felt strangely safe, so she began to want to sleep.
"Can I sleep here with you for a while?" Jiang Yunu closed his eyes and sensibly negotiated with the unknown existence.
She closed her eyes and said, "If my life extension runs out while I'm asleep, there's no need to wake me up. I just might need to trouble you to clean up another corpse from your house."
The wind blew faintly again, but Jiang Yunu's consciousness was dragged rapidly by the trapped force, and he fell into sleep almost in the blink of an eye.
And the "unknown existence" seemed to have just examined and observed her.
Inside the empty temple-like building, a voice slowly rang out, sounding ancient and distant.
The voice asked, "Do you want to gain the power to advance?"
Jiang Yunu who was sleeping: "..."
The wind swirled around the girl sleeping on the ground.
A mysterious and ancient voice: "..."
There was no timer in this mysterious building, and no one knew how long Jiang Yunu had slept. Finally, after the girl on the ground had been quiet for a long time, her body seemed to have recovered some strength, allowing her to turn over slightly.
The mysterious and ancient voice sounded again at the right moment: "Do you want to understand the core secrets of superpowers and master the key to evolution?"
Jiang Yunu was dazed and not fully awake. His mind wasn't fully online, but his mouth was, and he muttered, "...there are still superpowers in this world..."
The voice was a bit casual, as if it didn't quite believe in the existence of superpowers. It was a bit like hearing people discussing science fiction movies in a dream.
A mysterious and ancient voice: "..."
The wind came closer to Jiang Yunu, and a slight breeze was like an exploring hand, brushing away the hair on Jiang Yunu's face and then across her scarred body.
Jiang Yunu didn't remember the previous conversation with the voice, but she strangely remembered that in this "tail dream" of sleep, it seemed that a voice had been chasing her in the dream, constantly asking her -
What do you want?
She didn't know if she had met some god in her dream who could make a wish for her, but the other party asked her several times, and besides, it was not illegal to make a wish in a dream. Jiang Yunu finally replied: "I want to leave here, I want to continue living, I want to see the world, and I want to be able to go wherever I want freely."
Making a wish is not against the law, so Jiang Yunu made a string of wishes generously.
She thought that her string of wishes had made the unknown wishing god "give up", but at the end of the dream, she felt like she was hit on the head by a gust of wind.
She felt that it was a silent response.
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