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    Chapter 44 Chapter 44 This is a deserted and small place…

    This is a desolate and small world.

    There was no sun, moon or stars, just a small piece of land surrounded by darkness. The land was so dry and cracked that it seemed like it would collapse if stepped on.

    In such a place, naturally there is nothing that can be called life.

    The strange thing is that there is a dazzling light ball lying on the land, lighting up this small? small? world.

    Most of the time, the light group was silent and motionless, as if it had become one with the land.

    But very occasionally, it will jump out and wander around, jumping around the field, but it never gets anything and can only turn back disappointed.

    Sometimes some grotesque sharp claws would stick out from the black mist at the edge of the world, tearing apart the light group with all their might, as if they wanted to devour it.

    But the light group is very strong. No matter how sharp the claws are, they can’t shake it at all. They can’t pull it away, and the claws can only shrink back in anger to restore peace to this small world.

    There is no alternation of day and night, no spring, summer, autumn and winter, no trace of the passage of time.

    I don’t know since when, there was a crack on the edge of the black mist, and from time to time some scraps of metal would fall in.

    It was rare for new things to come in, so Guangtuan was very excited. He happily collected these junk things and held them as if they were treasures, for fear of being snatched away by the sharp claws in the black fog.

    Every time the sharp claws came out, it would jump up and down to protect it.

    Most of these “treasures” are rags such as sticks and fragments, so the light group will regard them as treasures.

    I don’t know how long these days passed, but suddenly a half-dry sapling floated in from the crack.

    The light group is even more precious.

    There is no water in this world, and there is no nutrition in the ground. The saplings would not be able to survive.

    But the light group used its own energy to nourish the sapling, restoring it to life bit by bit, becoming a rare living creature in this small world.

    The saplings grew up day by day, and the light group also had an extra place to play. It rolled along the branches and rolled back, jumped up and down, and never tired of it. It was a very happy time.

    Then one day someone fell through the cracks.

    What fell in was a teenage boy, covered in filth and scars, with only a breath of life that could be cut off at any time.

    Little Guangtuan carefully rescued the boy.

    This is the first time it has seen a human being. It is full of curiosity and stays by his side all the time.

    Soon, the boy regained consciousness. He looked at the strange things in front of him in panic, and fear easily overwhelmed him.

    The ball of light rose and fell around the boy. He was immersed in the joy of getting a new baby, and he didn’t notice the other person’s shivering at all.

    The boy wanted to escape, but the world was too small, and surrounded by bottomless black fog. He had nowhere to escape and could only curl up stiffly.

    Everything in front of him was beyond his imagination. Maybe he was kidnapped by monsters and monsters… The boy thought desperately. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he had become a beast to be slaughtered.

    He had no room for resistance, but he was not willing to die obediently… Even if it was a bite, he would have to bite a hole from this monster.

    The boy secretly gritted his teeth, but suddenly there was a strange feeling on the back of his hand.

    He looked down and saw that the ball of light that had been swirling around him just now stopped and rubbed against the back of his hand.

    Like harmless little animals.

    After rubbing it for a few times, the ball of light floated up again and continued to circle around the boy happily, making people dizzy.

    “My, my name is Lin Xichen…can you understand me?”

    The boy realized that the light group did not want to hurt him, and plucked up the courage to try to communicate with the light group.

    But Guangtuan is not familiar with worldly affairs and cannot understand human language. He is ignorant and has very limited emotions.

    ·

    After the initial panic, Lin Xichen slowly calmed down.

    This is a very strange place. There are no people, no water and no food. It seems to be a barren land where it is impossible to survive.

    But as long as he is close to the light group, he will not feel hungry and uncomfortable, as if he can draw a steady stream of energy from it.

    It’s amazing.

    Time passed slowly, and Lin Xichen also grew up. He was no longer as thin as he was at first, and his body also had more energy than normal.

    He made his home in the tree.

    Life in this small world is extremely boring, and the light ball likes to cling to this only living person. Even if Lin Xichen is lying in a tree in a daze, it can roll on him for entertainment.

    Sometimes Lin Xichen would talk to Guangtuan, saying that his parents had died since he was a child, and he had been abused in the care of others. He had no choice but to escape in order to survive, and he fell into the house in a panic.

    The light group seemed to be listening attentively, but Lin Xichen understood that it actually didn’t understand anything.

    He was trapped in this small world, with no crowds, no sunshine, and nothing that could evoke joy, anger, sorrow, or joy.

    There is only a tree, a ball of light and a strange black mist.

    The silent torture quietly eroded him, biting at his nerves.

    The sharp claws in the black mist would still appear from time to time. Unable to deal with the ball of light, they set their sights on Lin Xichen, wanting to devour this unexpected visitor as an appetizer.

    When Guang Tuan was alone in the ball before, he didn’t bother to pay attention to his sharp claws, but now he is very careful about the baby. He will jump up at the slightest sign of trouble and rush to push back the black mist.

    Lin Xichen also tried to find a way to leave. The crack when he fell in was still there, but it was one-way, only going in and not out, and there was no hope of escaping.

    The longer time passes, the more unbearable it becomes for those trapped inside.

    I don’t know how much time passed, but Lin Xichen gradually became mentally disturbed. One day, by accident, he walked deep into the black mist.

    Before his figure disappeared completely, a vague voice came from behind him——

    “Will…die…”

    The two simple words were also slurred and sounded very strange.

    Lin Xichen suddenly woke up. He turned around and looked at Guang Tuan who was trying to speak in surprise: “You can speak now?!”

    They have been relying on each other for a long, long time, and this is the first time that Guangtuan has spoken out.

    Lin Xichen also tried to teach Guangtuan to speak, but it never worked. He thought that this little Tuanzi was incapable of enlightening his mind.

    After the light group struggled to utter two words, he fell silent again, unable to say anything.

    Lin Xichen touched the ball of light, and the previous depression disappeared. His heart was filled with inexplicable emotions, making it no longer unbearable for him to live in a cage.

    The ball of light trembled, but it still looked as happy as ever.

    Lin Xichen spent a lot of time teaching Guangtuan to speak, but Guangtuan returned to his previous appearance, confused and confused, like a kitten or puppy, with no sign of being able to speak at all.

    Lin Xichen was no longer as desperate as before.

    He patiently taught the light group to speak over and over again, telling it that the sky is high and the sea is vast outside, and the world is full of wonders. One day he will leave here and return to his world.

    Guang Tuan still didn’t understand anything and just lay quietly on Lin Xichen.

    The trees in the small world grew taller little by little. At first they were just ordinary-sized trees, but now their crowns can no longer be seen even when looking up.

    But Lin Xichen’s appearance has not changed much, and he has always maintained the appearance of a man in his twenties.

    It’s hard to tell how much time has passed.

    There would still be debris falling from the cracks, and once a group of butterflies fell in, and they naturally became the light group’s playmates.

    But gradually, what fell through the cracks turned into something that even Lin Xichen had never seen before.

    The ball of light still hadn’t learned to speak, and could only follow Lin Xichen in a sticky manner.

    Lin Xichen gained extraordinary abilities from the light group, and he began to think about how to leave this small, barren world.

    After such a long time, he can guess that the light group is a pure energy body, and it will benefit a lot just from being close to it, let alone absorbing it completely.

    The surrounding black mist is eyeing them, and sooner or later they will have to fight to the death.

    The light group seemed to be sensing something, and it became even tighter.

    Lin Xichen held it and asked it seriously if it wanted to go out and see the outside world.

    The light group was stunned for a moment, as if it had enlightened itself at this moment, and it suddenly gave birth to desire and more complex emotions.

    This is the first time it has felt like this since it became conscious.

    Seeing the light group’s heartbeat, Lin Xichen quietly put away the paranoia in his eyes.

    He wanted to leave, but he didn’t want to be separated from the light group.

    If the light group didn’t want to leave…he didn’t know what he would do.

    “Let’s go out together… okay?” Lin Xichen put on his usual gentleness and stroked the light ball skillfully.

    The ball of light felt comfortable being touched, and was rubbed again and again in Lin Xichen’s arms.

    It’s easy to have an idea, but it’s always difficult to put it into practice.

    The tree grew taller and taller, and was filled with seeds.

    Before Lin Xichen could find a way to get rid of his restraints, the surrounding black mist suppressed him first.

    The black mist gradually tightened, attacking them hungrily, eager to swallow up the only energy in this world.

    Without supplies, the black mist will only shrink day by day. This time it is coming fiercely, tearing them apart at all costs, showing a posture that will not hesitate to kill them all.

    When the confrontation was at its most tense, the light group was also injured in the tearing process, and even the light dimmed.

    Seeing that the black mist was about to succeed, Lin Xichen found the previous crack and tried his best to push the light ball out.

    At the last moment, he took off his own ribs and stuffed them into the ball of light.

    Even if he is swallowed by the black mist, at least part of him can still accompany the light group.

    ·

    The light group came to a strange world.

    The sky here is so high, the land is so wide, there are endless mountains and all kinds of people.

    Only Lin Xichen was not there.

    The light ball cannot find its way back. It wanders between the sky and the earth at a loss. Sometimes it is chewed by passing wild beasts, and then spits out after being unable to chew it.

    Sometimes it will be picked up by passers-by as a rare treasure, and then circulated among different people.

    Every time he meets a new human being, Guang Tuan will be full of hope, and then becomes disappointed after discovering that the other person is not Lin Xichen.

    Sadness, longing, despair…Many strange emotions breed little by little, just like the trees in the small world, and unknowingly they become towering trees with no end in sight.

    On a very ordinary rainy night, the ball of light escaped from the heavily guarded treasure house and floated aimlessly.

    Floating, the light ball suddenly felt that its body was unexpectedly heavy, and it fell from the sky unbearably.

    When it gets up from the ground again, it becomes a human being with beards and tail, with arms and legs, can run, jump, and can talk.

    He spun around excitedly, but couldn’t remember why he was so excited.

    After the excitement passed, he became even more confused and couldn’t think of anything.

    He was wandering in the mountains and met a group of people on foot. He gradually learned that everyone must wear clothes, have money, and have an ID card to survive.

    But he had nothing.

    These people gave him clothes. They were very curious and asked him whether he was a savage or had lost his memory. How could he not understand anything? They even tried to take him down the mountain.

    He felt something was wrong, so he ran away in a hurry and continued to shuttle through the mountains and forests. I don’t know how long it took, but he accidentally touched the edge of the city and met Tong Guoqiang.

    Tong Guoqiang took in this gangster with no past and identity, and lent him money to buy a fake ID card.

    Sometimes he works well and sometimes not, so he can only live quietly in the corner of the city like a mouse.

    He worked very seriously, but he never worked for long. Others would find out something was wrong with him in three to five days, and then fire him. Sometimes he wouldn’t even be paid.

    After half a year like this, he finally got a decent job, met new colleagues, and met Lin Xichen, who was very kind to him…

    Lin Xichen?!

    Zhang Yu was startled and pulled away from the memories that were forced into his mind.

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