My apprentice is a little weird?

A tender voice sounded. The boy had never seen a chrysanthemum before and only remembered its smell. At this moment, he saw such a beautiful flower for the first time, and also the first time he saw such wonderful colors. He couldn't help but be mesmerized.

But he soon came out of the haze, because there was more than one flower in front of him, and more than one color in front of him~

Looking up, there is a green ocean in front of him! The grass is blown by the wind, creating ripples that hit the boy like waves, but in the end, only a breeze remains.

In the distance, there are towering mountains, waterfalls falling from above, and the blue sky is dotted with bright white clouds, which are slowly moving under the wind.

The boy stared at all the colors that came into his sight with a dazed expression. He didn't dare to look away, move, or speak, for fear that everything in front of him would disappear and turn into the unchanging darkness again.

"Why don't you even blink?"

"Uh?"

A questioning voice sounded, and the boy looked over subconsciously but then realized something. He turned back in panic to look again, fearing that the scenery in front of him would disappear!

But...it really disappeared...

That green ocean really disappeared... but was replaced by a blue ocean, a real ocean~

The boy came back to his senses and was surprised to find that he was standing on the blue water! There was an endless expanse in front of him and a terrifying depth below.

He was so frightened that he subconsciously took two steps back, and ripples were created on the calm sea surface by his footsteps.

"here it is…"

No one answered. After the initial panic and suspicion, the boy calmed down and looked at the blue world in front of him excitedly.

After all, the scariest thing for him was death, but he was not afraid of death. He was only afraid of darkness, and afraid that he would never see such a magnificent view again.

He waited for a while, tried to blink, tried to walk, tried to grab a handful of water. When he finished all these, the world in front of him still existed, which made him extremely excited!

"I can see it haha! I can see it!"

"Oh!!!"

The boy roared wildly, ran, jumped, acted wild, and rolled on the sea, showing his emotions at the moment to the best of his ability!

Later he found that he could dive freely into the water, so he indulged himself completely and kept coming into contact with creatures other than humans, even though he didn't know any of them.

Dance with colorful fishes, compete with octopuses to see who has more fingers, compete in swimming with turtles, and cheer with dolphins.

Wander through the gorgeous coral reefs and admire their dreamy colors and wonderful shapes.

Play hide-and-seek with seahorses, watch transparent jellyfish float gracefully, and even get close to crabs and lobsters to tease them into being aggressive.

When he was tired of playing, he lay on the sea and watched the killer whales breaking out of the water and flying over his head. At this moment he did not feel any fear.

Because nothing is more terrifying than the endless darkness...

For the first time, he closed his eyes and relaxed, no longer afraid of returning to the darkness.

Then, when he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a bustling town.

There were some things he was once familiar with, but also many things he was not familiar with.

Familiar ones include animals, chickens, ducks, and fish; unfamiliar ones include people, houses, and strange clothes…

They are colorful, kind and enthusiastic. They take the boy to experience many things, including passing through fantastic and gorgeous secret caves and walking through mysterious and quiet forests.

Climb the towering peaks and swim in the sparkling lakes.

On this day, the boy saw a world he had never seen in his life, a world full of fun and a colorful world.

He was so fascinated that he didn't want to leave. He forgot many things here, the painful, sad and grief.

Now he no longer wants to go back to that lonely and desolate world.

The sun set, the sky was golden, and the sunset reflected his face.

"How beautiful~"

The boy looked at the horizon and sighed, reluctant to leave.

"Do you like it?"

That familiar voice suddenly rang in his ears again, and this time the boy was no longer nervous.

"I like it. I like it here. I like everything about it~"

"Hehe~ But it's even more beautiful outside~"

"But I like it here."

The boy said this capriciously, sitting down on the grass with his arms folded across his chest, looking very angry.

"You little bastard... I guess I need to give you some more explosive news~"

.........

The boy was enjoying the evening breeze calmly, looking quietly at the fiery red clouds in the sky.

But at this moment, a figure appeared in the corner of his vision.

There was a small hill covered with chrysanthemums, and a woman was standing with her back to him, facing the setting sun.

He looked to be about thirty or forty years old, with long dry hair tied up in a bun, and his clothes were neat and patched. He just stood there quietly.

dong dong!

His heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and the boy stared at the woman's back in a daze.

"Ah...Mother..."

“Mother!!”

Tears welled up involuntarily and he staggered forward!

The middle-aged woman slowly turned around, with her back to the setting sun. The sunset glowed through her back into the boy's eyes. There was light, but it also made it impossible for him to see the woman's face clearly. He could only see her blurry visage.

The woman opened her arms and gently hugged Bai Shi.

"Mother! Where have you been? I'm so scared and lonely..."

"Please don't leave, Bai Shi is so afraid that you will leave..."

The boy hugged the woman and cried loudly, crying wildly with tears and snot streaming down his face.

The woman said nothing, but there was a kind smile on her blurry face. Her rough hands gently patted his back to soothe him.

He cried for a long time, and even when night fell, he showed no sign of stopping.

"Ah...Aniang...Bai Shi really misses you. I think about you all the time."

"Mother, please take Bai Shi away. Bai Shi doesn't want to stay here anymore..."

The boy spoke with sobs, but the middle-aged woman did not answer him. Instead, she gently raised her hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes.

"You still have things to do~"

"No... Bai Shi doesn't want to do anything. He just wants to stay by my side..."

He held the woman capriciously, closing his eyes and holding her tightly for fear that she would disappear again.

The woman said nothing more and held him gently in her arms.

This went on for a long time, so long that Bai Shi’s throat could no longer speak, and so long that he felt sick of it.

The initial enthusiasm and excitement faded with the passage of time, and the night remained lingering around without the sun rising.

For some reason, he suddenly felt a little awkward.

He tried to push the woman away and looked up, but the woman's face was blurry and he couldn't see clearly.

"Auntie?"

"Think about it, what did you promise my mother~"

"I…………"

He was silent, somewhat unwilling to recall.

"You have to do what you promised, otherwise my mother will be sad~"