Invade the World

   Chapter 379 Childhood; in the world

   Even though he was in a dream that reflected the past, Xu Xiangyang's conscious body was able to communicate with Lin Xingjie in his childhood to some extent, even physically...

   She should have been just an illusion of the past.

  Xu Xiangyang thought about it, and now there is only one explanation: this little girl is actually the product of Xingjie's "degraded" consciousness. She just temporarily forgot herself and everything she grew up.

   If all other people and things in this dream are shaped, then Xiao Xingjie is the only real existence, she is the master of the dream, and everything revolves around her.

  Otherwise, why didn't Xingjie's parents find out about this uninvited guest?

   For Xu Xiangyang, this is actually a good thing, because it means that he has found a solution, and things go more smoothly than expected.

  Xu Xiangyang's purpose is to wake up Xingjie, in this case, he just needs to keep an eye on the little girl in the family, no need to look for other ways.

   In fact, he felt that he should have nowhere else to go.

   This is not to say that the conscious body is hindered by behavior in this dream; on the contrary, his actions are completely free, and the range of action... is unbelievably large, so he does not know where to go.

   But after that, Xu Xiangyang still tried to leave the house and went to the nearby area to investigate the situation, but it got out of hand.

The nearest village to    is a peaceful village, the kind of rural countryside in the south that can be seen everywhere, with a small area and hundreds of people living there.

   As a ghost that cannot be observed by humans, he traveled around and observed it for a while. The amazing thing is that this "dream" actually reproduces the daily life trajectories of these hundreds of people, their dialogue behaviors with each other, and even the layout of their homes.

Xu Xiangyang believed that Xingjie's memory was absolutely impossible to be so specific. Let's not say whether it is possible to know hundreds of people. Since it is human memory, it is normal for it to be vague and confused after ten years. Yes, it is impossible to reproduce the outline of each person's image so vividly and so realistically.

   The more he observed the villagers, the more frightened Xu Xiangyang felt, because he realized that this group of people was probably real, and they were never included in the girl's consciousness.

   His initial judgment—"This is Lin Xingjie's dream, everything revolves around her"—may not be accurate.

   The severity of the situation does not stop there.

When Xu Xiangyang tried to leave the village, leave the nearby area, and travel farther, he saw the situation in other villages and towns, and even in Jinjiang City ten years ago, he still couldn't see any "this is a dream or hallucination". flaws and clues.

   For a moment, he suddenly realized that he had never been so serious about contacting an unparalleled complex world, and most people would not have such an opportunity.

   And neither he nor Lin Xingjie could hold so much in their heads.

  ——The consternation in Xu Xiangyang's heart is expanding like a shadow, and the mystery is getting bigger and bigger.

   He left a sign at Xingjie's house to ensure that he could arrive in time, and then determined to go to a farther place, vowing to see the true face of this world.

   In the process, Xu Xiangyang, who gradually adapted to the physical environment, learned how to make his conscious body move between heaven and earth at a higher speed.

  He made an estimate, and felt that his current maximum speed was no different from that of a sports car, and because he was a conscious body, it didn’t take much effort, so he could run through several cities in just a few days.

  So, Xu Xiangyang not only went to Jinjiang City and Shanyin City, but even stopped by a neighboring city that he had never been to before;

  Every building, every shop, every alley in the city, all of which seem like a glimpse of light, the more places he walks, the more he realizes that the fireworks in the world are real;

He also went to the sea along the port and took an ocean liner from a foreign country to the offshore area. The white waves were rolling under the blue sky, and it seemed that he could smell the oncoming sea smell; he dived into the sea and walked with the swimming fish. Admire the reefs and corals on the bottom of the ocean, and even venture into the belly of sharks and whales;

  He went to the mountain. The rolling hills and mountains are indistinguishable. He did not go to those famous mountains and rivers where some people have temples. Instead, he found a few hills and fell, from animals playing in the mountains and forests to countless plants and fungi, sheltering the wind and rain. The tall forests, and the people who live in seclusion in the mountains...

   No matter where he went or where he was, Xu Xiangyang used his psychic abilities to constantly search the surrounding environment along the way. Among them, the most impressive ones are indeed people with all kinds of faces.

  Everyone has a unique life, each person's experience is so rich, and each person's personality has a prism-like side, even close people, sometimes may not be able to explore to the end.

   This is a rare and precious trip, and even the most experienced explorers may not have such an opportunity. Of course, during this process, Xu Xiangyang did not forget his original intention, but the answer he got was still the same:

  This is not a dream, it is a real world - not only natural landscapes, but also everyone's social relationships and activity trajectories are so complicated that they can only be described as "real".

   However, there are still some places that are slightly different from the impression in Xu Xiangyang's mind: for example, the city street scene he sees is no longer full of tall buildings, and has a more outdated and heavy feeling.

  This ancient and vast land has indeed changed dramatically in the past ten years, and he confirmed this through the calendars hanging in the homes of residents and the programs broadcast on TV.

   But in this way, the reality of the world is more confirmed: Xingjie is still young, which means that the age is still in the past, and there is no problem with logic.

   It is impossible for humans to simulate a "one-to-one" complete replica of the earth, even in a virtual world. As a result, Xu Xiangyang couldn't help but have such a ridiculous idea in his mind:

   Could it be that this is really the real world?

  —The place he came to was not some girl's dreams and memories, but... the past in the true sense?

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   That night, Lin Xingjie went to hell.

   She is not afraid of danger, difficulty, classmates, teachers and parents. She believes that she is daring and will become a brave female captain sailing on the sea in the future, or an astronaut in space, but only ghosts and ghosts... She is really afraid.

  When watching videotapes with my mother, even if the background volume on the TV was a little louder, she couldn't help covering her eyes; when classmates exchanged ghost stories, they would walk around quietly.

   She originally liked a newsstand in town that sold picture albums and magazines, but when she passed by the window, she always saw magazine covers with skulls or bleeding women, and she would stay away every time she passed by.

Occasionally, when my mother went out to buy groceries, and my father locked himself in the basement, when there was only one person left in the empty home, Lin Xingjie would run up and down, turn on every light in the room and corridor, and turn the TV volume to maximum. , this can be reassuring.

   In short, she was so afraid of ghosts, but she did something very powerful last night—

   She took the initiative to talk to the ghost at home!

   Even she herself could not understand after the fact, why the courage at that time suddenly became so big.

   Maybe it's because the ghost didn't hurt her, or maybe it's because there's something special about it that makes her feel familiar and warm...

   It's a bit strange to say that, but in fact she feels that the ghost is a little "familiar" - even though it can't be seen at all, it can only be touched with a finger.

   Maybe her relatives turned into ghosts and came to find her. Xiao Xingjie couldn't help guessing, for example, her grandfather or grandmother came to ask her a dream.

   But if it was them, how could they not see it? Moreover, compared to me, they should be more eager to meet their children after returning to the world from the underworld. This is completely different from what the ghost stories say.

   In short, at that time, she was stimulated, and seemed to be controlled by the impulse that emerged from the depths of her heart, and she did things that were unimaginable in ordinary times.

  After the incident, Xiao Xingjie never saw the ghost again.

Originally, when she woke up the next day, she wanted to tell her parents that she was a ghost, and see if she could invite the monk and Taoist priest to come and drive away the uninvited guest who invaded the bedroom. ”, so I didn’t tell anyone about it until a few days later.

  Whether she said it or not, the ghost disappeared after that, no matter how she secretly called it in the room, hoping to see it again, nothing would respond.

   It's like... It's like what happened that night, just a fantasy, an unreal dream.

   If it was a dream, now Xingjie would no longer feel that it was a nightmare, at most it was a short-lived experience that was slightly strange and exciting.

Children's minds are always active and changeable. They often have their own set of logic that is more concise and unruly, and they view things differently from those of well-educated adults. The girl let it go.

It is conceivable that when she grows up and grows up to a high school student who is stepping on the threshold of adulthood, she will completely forget about this matter - no, there is no need to use the word "growing up", as long as she has passed two or three times. In 2000, Lin Xingjie would forget about that wonderful night and never remember it for the rest of his life.

   However, this encounter is destined to be a fateful change.

   In fact, Lin Xingjie's life trajectory has changed a little bit since the second day after hitting a ghost at night: this quiet and peaceful home welcomes visiting guests.

   This is a rarity, because this home is usually only lively during the festivals. However, there are not many local people who will come to pay New Year's greetings, and sometimes the whole family will go to other places to visit relatives.

   This guest is someone my father knows. It is said that he used to study under the same teacher. But the age difference between the two is quite big, and I don't know how they got to know each other.

  Dad was surprised and delighted by the initiative to visit the youth. That night, there was a small welcome meeting at home, and the little girl rubbed the light, and it was rare to have a big meal.

   At night, the guests did not stay overnight, they left here in a hurry, and went to a hotel in the city for one night. I heard that they went back the next day.

   A sudden visit, like a pebble thrown into the lake, made waves in the peaceful daily life of the family, and then quickly disappeared.

   Until a week later, the young man appeared at the door of the house with a suitcase again, and it was about to set off a huge wave for the life of the family...

   And the real connection between the girl and the unknown ghost started from that day.

   (end of this chapter)