long night fire

The nine Shang Jianyao set off separately, heading towards different places, as if they were going to weave a net, so that the thin yellow-green mist had nowhere to escape.

In the vast "Sea of ​​Origin", Shang Jianyao and others can see the target appearing in front of them from time to time, but this will change soon.

After an unknown amount of time, the nine businessmen had to stop when they reached the maximum distance they could be separated from each other.

The group of yellow-green mist is still at the junction of "sea and sky", and it seems that it has never been far away.

The nine Shangjian Yao took a breath at the same time, and their figures gathered together.

He sat cross-legged in the shimmering "Origin Sea" and entered a state of contemplation.

That is, one or two minutes later, Shang Jianyao made a black cloth strip and completely covered his eyes.

Immediately afterwards, he took out two balls of cotton and stuffed them into his ears.

As a result, Shang Jianyao entered a state where he could neither "see" nor "hear".

He just swam around casually like this, not knowing what was ahead and where it would lead.

When he was almost exhausted from swimming, Shang Jianyao stopped, took out the cotton in his ears, and took off the black cloth in front of him.

The first thing that caught his eyes was the light and thin yellow-green mist.

It is close at hand, within reach!

Shang Jian Yao smiled, holding his right fist in his left hand, and bowed to the yellow-green mist:

"To people without self, a new world is at hand."

After completing the ceremony, Shang Jianyao set his sights on the mirage-like old world city in the yellow-green mist.

There, buildings tens to hundreds of meters high stand tall, forming a magnificent architectural forest.

Their surfaces are bathed in red sunlight, so quiet that no sound can be heard.

Shang Jianyao didn't rush through the fog and entered inside, but swam around the periphery quickly.

The phantom city reveals itself from different angles.

After a while, Shang Jianyao suddenly saw an arched tunnel exit, thousands of glass curtain walls reflecting sunlight, and a dilapidated street with signboards on both sides.

Shang Jianyao stopped, let his eyes penetrate the thin yellow-green mist, and fell to the street ahead.

Words such as "Second Sister", "Barbecue", "Convenience", "Hot Pot", "Foot Bath" and "Supermarket" came into his eyes.

The shops corresponding to these signboards are either dilapidated or covered with dust, but the common point is that they are all empty.

Shang Jian Yao looked back and forth several times, a smile gradually appeared on his face.

He shouted loudly:

"Xiao Chong! Xiao Chong!"

He was too familiar with the image in the mist. It was the ruins of Swamp No. 1, the place where they were taken by Qiao Chu, and the mysterious city where they met Nightmare Horse and Xiao Chong!

The only difference is that it is not as dilapidated as Shang Jianyao remembered.

The phantom city echoed his voice, but there was no additional response.

Shang Jian Yao swam forward a few meters and passed through the faint yellow-green mist.

During this process, he didn't feel anything unusual.

And the city ahead no longer feels like a mirage, it is as real as the spiritual islands.

Shang Jianyao randomly found an unlocked bicycle on the side of the street, rode on it, and headed towards the depths of the city.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, it didn't take long for him to arrive at a high-rise building with its own courtyard. On the way, he didn't meet a single person or "unintentional person". The whole city was dead silent.

Shang Jian Yao turned over and got out of the car, and turned his gaze to the black marble plaque in front of the courtyard.

On the plaque, each gold letter formed a name:

"Urban Smart Network Control Center"

This is exactly the same as what Shang Jianyao and the others saw in the ruins of Swamp No. 1.

Shang Jianyao started running, galloping across the courtyard as if he was racing against someone, and entered the building where the "Urban Smart Network Control Center" was located.

He deftly descended layer by layer along the safe passage, and came to the underground computer room.

Then, with a flashlight on, he ran wildly in the dark corridor, and found the room where he met Xiao Chong.

While pushing the door, Shang Jianyao shone the light of the flashlight in, and shouted loudly:

"Xiao Chong! Xiao Chong!"

The tables and chairs in the room were still there, there was no one else, and it was extremely quiet.

Shang Jian Yao showed a disappointed expression.

At this moment, everything around him slowly began to fade, gradually becoming transparent.

In less than ten seconds, the city disappeared like a dream bubble, and the light yellow-green fog surrounding it also disappeared, just like the end of the last time.

Shang Jianyao returned to the "Sea of ​​Origin".

Immediately, he felt intense fatigue and had to withdraw from the spiritual world.

……

The next day, room 647 on the 14th floor.

When Shang Jianyao arrived, only Jiang Baimian was there.

"Xiao Hong is not with you?" Jiang Baimian looked up and asked with a smile.

Shang Jian Yao sighed, and said in a serious tone:

"Old world entertainment materials are harmful."

"Did he become obsessed last night?" Jiang Baimian felt slightly amused.

Although she also felt that Long Yuehong's self-control was not that strong, she also believed that the other party would not be like this on the first day.

Shang Jian Yao shook his head:

"His parents, his younger siblings, his neighbors were addicted."

Hearing this, Jiang Baimian couldn't help raising his hand, pressed his mouth, and laughed.

Shang Jianyao further said:

"It probably won't happen after that."

"Why?" Jiang Baimian asked curiously.

Shang Jianyao explained:

"I was passing by their house this morning and I heard his dad yelling: 'Why is it using so much electricity? This month's energy quota is almost gone!'

"The mother also lost her composure, as if she was saying to Xiaohong: 'Son, what exactly did you bring back? This is too harmful!'

"Xiaohong reassured them: 'I am D5, and my energy quota is about the same as that of the two of you combined. It will not be a problem to last this month until the end of the month."

Shang Jianyao imitated the tone of each of the three members of the Long family so vividly that Jiang Baimian was overjoyed to hear it.

"So, you didn't wait for him?" Jiang Baimian calmed down and asked in a guessing tone.

Shang Jian Yao nodded:

"I don't think they'll finish talking for a while.

"I still have something to ask you."

"What's the matter?" Jiang Baimian sat up straight, "What about the yellow-green mist?"

At this time, Bai Chen also entered the office, just in time to hear the second half of the sentence.

She looked at Shang Jianyao with a little surprise:

"You solved it so quickly?"

Shang Jian Yao shook his head:

"Found it, but didn't fix it."

"Tell me specifically." Jiang Baimian broke away from the state of listening to gossip and jokes, and his expression became very focused.

Shang Jianyao described how he found the yellow-green mist, how he entered it, and what he found.

The more Jiang Baimian listened, the bigger his eyes became:

"Are you sure it's the ruins of the city where Xiao Chong met?"

"Unless other places have the exact same layout." Shang Jianyao replied quite calmly.

Jiang Baimian frowned:

"This thing feels very scary, complicated and mysterious..."

Her tone gradually became a little more excited.

"What are you guys discussing?" Long Yuehong walked into the office, looking left and right suspiciously.

After Jiang Baimian repeated the matter briefly, Long Yuehong blurted out:

"how come?"

What remains of the influence of "Coward" is actually the "Swamp No. 1 Ruin" that I and others have visited?

He immediately had an explanation, looked at Shang Jianyao and said:

"Could it be part of your own memory combined with the yellow-green mist?"

"Why not another memory?" Shang Jianyao asked back.

It's a coincidence... Long Yuehong didn't have the nerve to say that.

Shang Jianyao continued:

"I have the 'fate power', so I can be sure that it is not my memory."

You should have said it earlier... Long Yuehong muttered in her heart.

Jiang Baimian sat on the seat, his mind was spinning, and he said thoughtfully:

"The yellow-green mist comes from an awakened person who explored the depths of the 'Spirit Corridor', and it is a bit of his breath...

"This is most likely obtained by Yan Hu when he explored a certain room in the 'Soul Corridor'...

"Warner Song said that each room corresponds to a spiritual world, and only those who belong to the awakened level of the 'spiritual corridor' can open normally...

"The things that appeared in those rooms might be the original owner's dream, or some of the islands of fear that he had crossed. Well, according to this logic, what appeared might also be scenes intertwined with some of his memories..."

Having said that, Jiang Baimian naturally gave a guess:

"The image of the ruins of the city comes from a memory, a dream carried by the yellow-green fog?"

Bai Chen's eyes narrowed slightly when he heard this:

"The original owner of 'Coward' went to the ruins of Swamp 1?"

"It's also possible that he started his journey from there." Jiang Baimian gave another possibility.

The possibility that made Long Yuehong's hair stand on end even more.

Shang Jian Yao touched his chin and said:

"If this is the case, finding 'him' in the dream city should be able to completely eliminate the remaining influence..."

"That's right, the dream master is the most special in this kind of scene." Long Yuehong thought for a few seconds and agreed.

He then asked a question:

"Where can I find it? Where will he be in that dream city?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian replied in unison:

"That laboratory!"

The mysterious laboratory that Qiao Chu destroyed!

Jiang Baimian immediately smiled at Shang Jianyao, which meant that everyone really had a tacit understanding.

The next second, she saw Shang Jianyao stretching out her right hand to herself.

Jiang Baimian's smile froze for a second, puffed up his cheeks slightly, also extended his right palm, and hit Shang Jianyao.