sea ​​ballad

Chapter 11
Before I was far away, I could hear the singing again, lingering and resentful, and the sound was moving.

"Sitting alone in the secluded grove, playing the piano and singing again. People in the deep forest don't know, but the bright moon comes to shine."

After wandering around for a long time, Yu Shenghan realized that he couldn't get out of this gray-white fog at all, and he couldn't see anything deep inside.Only the lingering chant lingers in my heart.

She then yelled, "Who are you? What the hell is this place?"

"The soul disperses and the soul disappears, the soul disperses and the soul disappears"

Xiaoyu said again, "Hey, Po Sanhun Xian, where is this place and how can I get out?"

The voice stopped and responded, "Get out? Where?"

"Go back to Wan City to find my father."

The voice was silent for a while and then said, "Looking for your father? Is your father in Yuan City?"

Speaking of her father, Xiaoyu suddenly felt warm in her heart, "Yes, my father is in Wancheng, and I have never left Wancheng since I was a child. Originally, I was going to go up and exchange with my father and sisters tonight, but now I don’t even know what time it is.”

"Exchange rate?"

"Yes, if I miss the time to exchange my interest, I will get sick."

"Oh, go ahead, I didn't stop you."

Xiaoyu said angrily, "How do I get there? I can't see the way with my eyes wide open. There is white mist everywhere, and I don't know the direction."

"Oh, it turns out you can't see."

"Of course I can't see. Don't you know I can't see?"

The voice chuckled, "That's interesting. How could you say I'm ugly if you can't see me?"

"It turns out you are so small-minded and so vindictive."

The old scholar came out, and Xiaoyu could see clearly in an instant, that's right, he was indeed hunched over, looking no longer young, although his skin was covered, but the wrinkles on his face were deeply imprinted between the corners of his brows , maybe apart from these wrinkles, the person in front of you may still be considered beautiful, but this was at least a few decades ago.Now he is clearly ugly and does not have a good heart.

"Didn't you see it again now?" said the old scholar.

Xiaoyu suppressed her anger and said slowly, "Yes, sir, you are right. Now I see it again. I wonder if sir, would you like to tell me where this place is?"

The old scholar was obviously not that easy to talk to. He raised his head and pondered. After a long time, he said, "The moon is already very high. Are you anxious?"

"Afraid?" Xiaoyu didn't understand what the old scholar meant at first, but it took a while before she remembered - the interest exchange day.

"I need to get to shallow water quickly, or you'll be taking care of a sick person."

"Taking care of patients? Why should I take care of you?"

"Because my whole body will stink, my skin will ulcerate, and everything that touches me will slowly rot. Eventually, your rare plants and wonderful carvings will turn into a pile of smelly and black things. If you accidentally touch When you touch those things, your remaining appearance will slowly disappear, pieces of skin will fall off, mucus will ooze from the bottom of the scales, and you will become a dead fish."

"Haha, what a dead fish, the way you talk really looks like——"

The old scholar suddenly stopped, lowered his head in despair, and remained silent.

"like what?"

no answer.

Yu Shenghan asked again, "What did you just say I look like?"

The old scholar finally said, "Don't worry about the dead fish, it's just that it will probably turn into dried fish."

"Dried fish? Are you kidding me?" Yu Shenghan laughed, and his voice was much better than crying.This time the old scholar did not mean to laugh, but said seriously, "Because this place cannot be considered underwater, so you should carefully look at my appearance and see with your heart. The sound has the appearance and the form has the origin."

Yu Shenghan listened carefully to every word the old scholar said, secretly thinking about the meaning of his words, and carefully planning what to say next. She was worried that the old scholar had an unstable temperament, so she finally said a few words on the topic. If she didn't Be careful and let him ignore you, but it will be troublesome.

"Senior, although I can't immediately understand the meaning of your words, I want to ask you a question."

"Senior?" The old scholar smiled and nodded.

Yu Shenghan saw the opportunity and said immediately, "Then I'll ask."

"Just ask."

"Senior, could it be that this place is not underwater? Could it be that this is land?"

"No."

"It's not underwater or on land. Is there such a place in the world?"

"Of course there are. At least three places."

Yu Shenghan looked at the old scholar's face carefully, and gradually realized that he was not as ugly as before, and his rickety back seemed to be straighter.

"Which three places?" she asked.

"The place of darkness is where people end up and where ghosts hide. This is a place."

Yu Shenghan repeated it in her mind until she remembered it, and then asked, "Where's the second place?"

"The abyss is three hundred feet deep. It is neither yin nor yang. It is deep and unfathomable."

"What about the third place?"

"The third place"

The old scholar sighed lightly and continued, "Can you see more now?"

After hearing this, Yu Shenghan realized that she had indeed seen more. The place she was in was colorful. Every time she blinked, the surrounding colors seemed to be washed by water, like pearls changing into neon clothes.Just when I was about to praise him, I looked up and saw barren mountains and cold moon surrounding me.

No matter how beautiful the place is, it loses its meaning when surrounded by such barren mountains.

"I saw it, it was beautiful, but..."

The old scholar nodded and signaled Yu Shenghan to finish.

Yu Shenghan took a deep breath and said, "It's beautiful here, I saw it, but..."

"I'm sorry, I don't know how to describe it."

Yu Shenghan didn't lie.

"But lifeless."

"I'm sorry, that's not what I meant. I, I wanted to say, it's just those mountains."

Not only was the old scholar not angry, but he smiled kindly, and Yu Shenghan felt a hint of warmth in the already beautiful voice.

"I'm not angry. Since you can see those mountains, it seems you are destined to me."

Yu Shenghan couldn't understand these words, but at least she was willing to believe that the old scholar had no ill intentions towards her.After leaving on her own before, she already knew that she would never be able to get out of this place on her own.

(End of this chapter)