We got up, carefully poked our heads over the side, and saw that the water in the spring had dropped to the bottom. I turned over and lay down, cursing in my heart.
After living for so many years, I finally had the idea of giving up just now. It wasnt the kind of indifference that ca from staying in Rain Village, but the real urge to escape after encountering so many difficulties. I just wanted to close my eyes and endure the humiliation, but as soon as I stopped moving forward, the path suddenly opened by itself.
You've got to be kidding .
At that mont, I almost wanted to cry. It was impossible to escape. Sotis I couldn't let go, while other tis I wanted to, but the universe wouldnt let . I looked up at the darkness overhead and wondered if I could turn a blind eye. The top of the tower was all black. I couldnt see anything at all.
Fatty was quickly taking stock of what equipnt we had left. "Fatty, can you stop for a mont and let catch my breath?" I yelled at him.
"Whenever you do sothing, you obviously have to do it in one go without stopping," Fatty said from the side. "If you keep trying, itll pay off when things reach a critical point. But if you stop trying, then there's a chance there won't be any more progress."
Of course, I knew he was right.
When I pulled myself up, I saw that Black Glasses and Poker-Face were already ready. I waved my hand at them. At this ti, my lungs which hadnt been bothering for a while nowsuddenly began to spasm hard. Then, I started coughing violently.
I coughed so hard that I thought my eyeballs were going to pop out. After a full ten minutes of nonstop coughing, my exhausted body could only twitch.
As Fatty slapped wildly on the back, I started to cough up sothing from my lungs. I didnt know what it was, but it felt just like cotton wool.
I kept coughing.
Once my spasming lungs had cald down, I sat practically limp on the ground. I looked at the cotton wool thing and touched it with my hand. "What is it? My arra (1)?"
"Its a Qilin blood clot," Poker-Face said from the side. "You ingested it many years ago."
All three of them looked at like they were looking at a dying man. I waved my hand, smiled bitterly in my heart, and focused on breathing, only to find that the humid air entering my lungs felt very painful and it hurt any ti I took a breath. Itll be fine if I give it a minute, I said to myself. But even though I tried to breathe carefully, it still felt very painful.
Fatty wanted to help up, but I couldn't get up anymore.
At this ti, I looked at their eyes and knew that sothing was wrong.
For a mont, I even felt that this whole thing was a hoax. They were so anxious to move on. Was it because I was going to die and they actually wanted to save ?
Was Thunder City actually the key to saving ?
Were they afraid that I wouldn't seek dical treatnt, so they used this thod to lure to Thunder City? After all, when you co to Thunder City, youll encounter great dangers and make those around you suffer.
No, thats not right. It doesn't make sense. But why are they in such a hurry? Theyre more anxious than . Sure enough, many things could only be seen clearly after you slowed down. You had to look behind others to see the whole picture.
At this ti, I felt as if I had too many thoughts flying through my head. I wanted to stand up, but found that I really couldnt. Fatty moved to pull up, "Co on, Mr. Nave! There must be a good ending!"
I waved my hand and then grabbed Fatty's hand. "Wait a minute, Fatty. I have to say sothing first."
"What?"
"Just trust . I have sothing to say," I said to him. "You have to say sothing, too. We all have to pour our hearts out here."
Fatty shouted, "Theres no ti! Little Brothers seen"
****
TN Notes:
(1) Generic term referring to Buddhist relics, although in common usage it usually refers to pearl or crystal-like bead-shaped objects that are purportedly found among the cremated ashes of Buddhist spiritual masters. Info here.
Reviews
All reviews (0)