In the crowded waiting hall of Beijing's railway station, dazed passengers gathered in front of the big screen to watch the news. The announcer said,"Good evening, everyone. Next, we will be broadcasting the official announcement."”
The camera switched to a blue background wall with a national emblem and a five-star red flag hanging on it. A lady with unkempt hair walked up to the podium and said, Dear people of the whole country, compatriots from Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and overseas Chinese, today, on behalf of the General Office of the Central Committee of the Party, on behalf of the respected leaders, I announce with a heavy heart: A worldwide terrorist attack has already struck our homeland. China is the last country to resist in this world war.
The Chinese nation is a great nation with thousands of years of fine traditions. It is a nation that is indomitable and hardworking in the face of any difficulties. Hundreds of millions of Chinese people are outstanding sons of mankind who are fearless of danger and are brave to sacrifice. We have once defeated all evil forces. Even if we fight alone, we will never bow to evil.
The Party Central Committee and the leaders call on all the Party, government, and army commanders and soldiers, as well as all the people, including the elderly, women, and children, to unite and use all the wisdom of life to jointly resist the invading enemy.
We will never allow anyone to destroy our homeland, take away our loved ones, and destroy our civilization. Even if we fight to the last city, the last community, the last family, and the last person, we will never be intimidated by evil.
Leader Mao once said that all the rebels are paper tigers, and we must have the confidence to win…
Before she could finish her words, she was suddenly flattened by a huge object that fell down. It turned out to be the foot of a monster, and the scene immediately became chaotic.
The television program immediately switched to an advertisement. Everyone immediately panicked. They picked up their luggage and rushed to the entrance of the passage. They crossed the stainless steel guardrail one after another. The women and children cried.
……
The story took place a long, long time later, in the future that no one had ever experienced but yearned for. I've thought about this for a long time. I must remember it. You have to keep up with me. I'm already over eighty years old and my memory is not good. If you miss anything, you'll never be able to find it back. You are one of the smartest female officials in the kingdom. Your handwriting is beautiful and fast. I couldn't read the words in the book since a long time ago, and my inability to read made me live like an old woman without a name or a mind. Right, where was I? Oh, that day was my thirteenth birthday. 13 was not an auspicious number. It was always associated with some bad things. Judas betrayed Jesus on the 13th, and there were only 12 zodiacs. No one wanted to be the 13th. Do you believe in the magic of numbers? If you don't believe in it, or any other magic power, then you're dead. I'm not saying that you're really dead, but a person without dreams and fantasies is at least not alive. Fine, you can throw this book away. It's up to you. No one can threaten me. No one can make me sad by abandoning me. No one can change my opinion and attitude. I'm a person who won't compromise. I've never been one. No, it doesn't matter if you can't tell which part of the story is narration and which part is chit-chat. I'll tell them who's telling the story. Don't expect me to become the kind of smart person you always say. Everyone says that I'm stupid, but I admit that being stupid isn't bad. Only a fool can understand love, and only a smart person can love. Oh, whatever. You're going to say that love doesn't exist again, aren't you? Whatever you say. What I want to say is, why do you want to read my book? Those who read my books all want to read my mind. What other purpose do they have besides this? Why read this book if you want excitement or entertainment? It's not that I have a good heart. I also have a dark side. Everyone has it, just like the moon. This is the nature of us sad creatures. Unfortunately, there was nothing special about me that could be considered an exception. You're also one of these animals, right? It should be because he had never heard of anyone who wanted to read, knew how to read, or needed to read. Because no one would get lost except for humans, there was no need to read. I'm not saying that whoever reads my book will not be lost. On the contrary, my book will make the lost lose even more and never come back. It will make the stupid even more stupid and never learn to be smart. So if you're afraid and want to live happily, throw it away and go back to your happiness and joy, leaving it to someone else who's stupid and lost.
As he spoke, he went off topic. Let's talk about Thirteen. Before I turned thirteen, I looked forward to my birthday because I could have a little more than the last birthday. This was the complete opposite of my mentality when I was forty years old. At that time, I was worried that everything would be a little less, a little less. People always want to get what they want, but they don't care about the pain in front of them. People always cherish their happiness because they are afraid of losing it, and I am no exception. Before that day, I wanted to grow up, but I didn't want to. I was confused. Why did I grow up and why did I grow up was a heavy problem that couldn't be solved. I'm even a little afraid of that terrifying term, puberty. I knew that it was inevitable. It was just like waking up in the morning to go to the toilet, sleeping at night, and dying when I was old. It was another huge question: Where am I now? Fate always took you to a place without asking you, and never told you the reason. I was a little dissatisfied with this, but at that time, I didn't know how to express it. I was just resisting silently in the depths of my heart. However, who would care about a little girl's silent resistance? Especially with such a powerful destiny? I quickly lost all my defenses and was brought into a strange and confusing place by the unexpected birthday.
The night sky was gloomy and silent. The people in their dreams felt the dreariness of midnight and were upset. In the pitch-black room, the match lit up and the flame grew, illuminating the girls 'faces.
The bespectacled girl lowered her voice and said," Yena, what are you doing? The candles are already lit. Hurry up!
The girl in the yellow shirt put the crown on me and said, Shh, lower your voice. Don't let the dormitory teacher hear you.
It's okay, we didn't do anything else. As he spoke, he wanted to blow out the candles.
The fat girl stopped me and said,"Wait, make a wish first."
The bespectacled girl asked,"What?" Not singing the birthday song anymore?
The girl in the yellow shirt said,"I'm not singing anymore. I'm dying of hunger." Let's say it together, okay?
Happy birthday to you! Everyone lowered their voices and shouted happily together, then laughed.
I lowered my head, closed my eyes, and made a wish. I tried my best to blow out all the candles, but she only blew out half of them. The fat girl and the bespectacled girl blew out the rest.
The girl in the yellow shirt said nervously,"That's not good. How can you help her blow?" This kind of wish wouldn't work.
The fat girl stuffed a mouthful of cake into her mouth and smiled. You're so troublesome.
I smiled and said,"Alright, alright, hurry up and eat the cake."
The fat girl praised,"Mmm, the cake is so sweet!" How fragrant!
The bespectacled girl smiled and said,"Exactly!"
……
The girls were all asleep. I couldn't sleep and quietly walked out of the house. There was only a dim wall lamp in the corridor. The teacher guarding the room was not in the room. He probably went to the male dormitory. I slipped out.
The construction site of the new teaching building on the side of the field was lit up, and the building materials were piled up under the lights. Looking at the dark space around me, a chill suddenly penetrated my bones. I hugged my arms tightly and goosebumps appeared on my body. Thinking of the wish I had just made, I felt very dispirited. Would her parents, who had been separated for five years, be able to reconcile? I understand how difficult it is. Although I was still young at that time, I already knew that I could only accept what fate gave me and not ask for anything from him. This is the only thing I've ever wanted from him in my life. I think he owes me. It was a very happy time, and the happy memories made me cry.
Suddenly, a large frog jumped out from under my feet. I cried out in surprise, Ya, frog!
It might be the best playmate this semester. I caught it and put it in a bottle to feed it to some crickets and mosquitoes. With this thought in mind, I went to chase after it. The frog seemed to have guessed my thoughts. It jumped onto the sand and lay motionless, croaking. I pounced. The frog jumped into the darkness. I was very disappointed. Suddenly, the sand slid down, revealing a grayish-green spot.
I found it very strange. I pushed aside the sand and saw a flat rock with uneven surfaces covered with small holes. I touched it. It was just a piece of rock by the sea that had been soaked for a long time and had grown moss. I was a little disappointed. I threw it back into the sand, but it accidentally hit the cement board of Yonglu, making a crisp sound like metal hitting. Then, an old man's voice sounded. Another huge wave! He hit a reef. How annoying!
I felt very strange. The voice was clearly on my left and right, but I couldn't see anyone. His gaze stopped on the shimmering copper yellow on the stone slab. He picked up the stone slab and knocked it on the ground a few times. More than half of the grayish-green color was knocked away. It turned out to be a blurry bronze mirror.
The old man's voice said," It's your turn. Hurry up and leave, Mirror Demon!"
The woman's voice said,"Old man, look, we seem to have met someone again!"
Suddenly, a series of electric currents flashed, and the bronze mirror became very clear, revealing an old face covered in wrinkles. The old man smiled mysteriously and said," Hey, fisherman's daughter. Picking up things is not a good habit."
" Ah!" I threw the bronze mirror away and ran towards the dormitory. It must be a ghost, and the more invisible the ghost was, the scarier it was.
The old man shouted in panic," Don't run! I'm joking! Don't leave us here!"
I couldn't help but be curious and walked back carefully. My heart was in my throat as I asked timidly from afar, Who are you?
A woman's face appeared in the mirror and said," I'm the bronze mirror you're holding. My name is Mirror Demon, and he's an old undying.
I asked them why they were in the mirror and if they were ghosts. The old man told me that he was a big shot, the God of War, Gonggong, not a ghost. I looked closer. His face looked terrible in the dark. I quickly held it under the light. No matter how I look at it, I don't like that face.
Gong Gong: Let me think, your name is Ye Na.
I asked in surprise,"How do you know?"
Gong Gong: You even dozed off in math class today. When the teacher asked you what 11 times 88 was, you couldn't answer. The students laughed at you, especially a fat girl.
I said,"You went to class too?"
Gong Gong: When you were six years old, you hid a small pink cloth bag in the hole of an old willow tree in your backyard. You made a wish on it to see that little boy called Zhuang Zhuang again.
I blushed.
The Mirror Demon thought,"How can you say that?" That was her little secret.
I know your story very well. Your life flashed before my eyes like a swallow. Do I like card games? Pay full attention when you play cards. Don't be sloppy. See how I'm doing? Gonggong took out a stack of cards. The cards danced around his fingertips like they were possessed. They formed a dragon and immediately crawled into his palm. They were arranged neatly like a fan and quickly retracted.
I said,"You're really amazing. I've played it before, but I don't like it very much." That was a boy's game.
Wait, let me think. You like to play rubber band jumping, grid jumping, paper cutting, and drawing, but they are all low-level games. Let me teach you a fun game. Gonggong took out dice and chess from behind him.
I said,"Aiya, why are you asking when you know everything?"
Mirror Demon thought, He just likes to show off. If you don't like him, just tell me. I'm good at listening.
Gong Gong growled fiercely, Shut up!
Don't worry, I'm just joking. While speaking, his face disappeared, then reappeared behind Gong Gong and made funny faces, which amused me.
Gonggong took out a card and turned it into a colorful ticket. He asked me if I wanted to see Fairytale Island. Of course, I agreed immediately. It was once my dream. However, as I grew up, I was getting further and further away from fairytales. The world became mediocre and complicated. I really wanted to go back to Fairytale World to see it.
"It's in the Pacific Ocean. Let me think, you can only reach it by taking the Time Ship through the Strait of Time in the Bermuda Triangle.”
I reached out to take the ticket, but Gong Gong told me to go in and get it. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath to wake up all his love and sacrifice, then jumped in.
I said,"It's not difficult, but how do we get out?" What if he couldn't come out after going in?
Gong Gong's eyes shone with a fascinated light as he said," After you enter, you will obtain the eternal life that humans dream of. Think about it. They would no longer worry about gains and losses, competition, and mutual harm. They would no longer lose anything, no longer worry about homework and grades, and no longer worry about being reprimanded by teachers and parents. He no longer needed food, water, praise and encouragement, the company of friends, holidays, sports events, television programs, snacks, all of them! Without anyone to restrain and discipline you, you will become a free person that others will never be able to achieve no matter how hard they try. Everyone will be proud of you. You can explain historical facts to historians, not just rumors. You can help scientists design machines of the future because you can travel through time and space.
His words did make me feel good. Who wouldn't want to? Didn't we work hard all our lives to be extraordinary? Not only that, but he also had so much freedom! A smile appeared on my face as I thought about this, but after a few seconds, I immediately realized that something was wrong and asked him, When the people I know die, how lonely will I be?
You can lock in time and preserve their most beautiful voices and faces. When they are sick and old, you are still full of life. You laugh at them and see how fragile you are, how short your lives are. You are like a candle that burns out and disappears into eternal silence. When they are troubled by death, you sing a requiem and disappear, temporary human! Gong Gong flicked his finger, and a drop of water flew into the air and disappeared, while he chuckled happily.
The picture he painted frightened me, and I said, How cruel! You're still laughing?
Oh, sorry, you should sit by the bedside of your enemies and those you hate. Let them see your flower-like appearance, then turn off the lights and pretend to be a ghost to scare them. Gonggong turned into a devil.
I was a little disgusted with him and said,"It's too cruel. I don't want to do it!"
"There are many things crueler than this. This little pleasure is not too much. You'll understand when you grow up."
"I don't want to, never! Mom always said that only by being good to others can others be good to me. Only by loving others will others love me."
"It doesn't matter whether others love you or not. After you come in, you don't need anyone. When you no longer need others, you will truly experience the joy of life!”
I can't imagine how I'll spend my days without company. My whole life is in constant contact with people. If everything that makes up my life no longer exists, will I still exist? So I said,"I'd rather die than live alone!”
"You're not alone. Mirror Demon will be with you. He could give you whatever others could give you. You will hear the groans of the earth, the flow of time, the music of angels, and all good things will appear at your call. You will no longer be alone."
No, you're lying. I'm leaving. Goodbye! I didn't feel good and got up to leave.
The God of War hurriedly shouted,"Gods never lie!" I swear to you!
I thought about it and said,"What about you? Where did you go?"
"Me? Yes, I'm out."
"Oh, I understand. You want me to go in and replace you, right?”
"You're so smart. But it's not bad for you. Do you know why I went out?”
"Why?"
"I'm the younger brother of Sun God Zhurong. Because I'm smarter than him, I always get the best gifts. He's jealous of me and speaks ill of me to his father, Universe Monarch Fuxi. Dad locked me up here. Without me supervising him, he did many bad things, such as wars, plagues, and the invention of various weapons. He made the humans kill each other and even sat in the sky laughing. So I have to go out and stop his atrocities! Yes!" Gong Gong opened his mouth and spat out flames, then raised his arm, revealing his strong muscles.
"Why me? I can help you ask your classmates who wants to go in and play with the Mirror Demon. Hey, Mirror Demon, why aren't you talking? Who do you want to play with?”
The Mirror Demon appeared and said," Well, I like you. It's better than being an old fart."
"But I don't want to go in."
" As long as you talk to me every day, I'm happy. It doesn't matter if you come in or not."
Gonggong turned his head, glared at him and shouted,"Bastard!" If you keep talking, I'll roast you!
The Mirror Demon disappeared.
Gonggong smiled and said,"How about this, let's make a deal." What do you want? I can satisfy you.
"Really? Anything?"
"Of course, the omnipotent War God is me! Tell me."
I remembered the wish I made in front of the candle. My eyes couldn't help but moisten as I sighed. Dad, Mom, I haven't seen you kiss for years.
"Loving each other and being happy is so important to a little girl. Do you want to realize it?"
I nodded and said firmly, How about two? I still want to see my future.
Greedy humans! Look carefully, the first one. Gong Gong opened his arms, raised his head and chanted," Naga Bordoromisa, Gupingduo Dagumida, and the fishing pit has been framed, Dohayeha! Dohayeha!
A cloud of mist rose in front of her eyes, and her father's figure appeared. He held a bouquet of flowers and handed it to her mother. Mom took the flowers and looked at Dad with touched eyes. Tears flowed down her face as she hugged Dad and kissed him hard. The clouds disappeared.
I looked at her with tears and a smile on my face. And then?
Clouds rose.
Mom was making breakfast in the kitchen. His father had just woken up and was still sleepy. He hugged his mother's waist, kissed her cheek, and joked softly. Mom smiled…Mom walked Dad to the door and stuffed a candy in his pocket. Her father kissed her, opened the candy, and ate it. "That's for when you're tired," said his mother.”"I can't wait," said Dad. I'm leaving." Her mother smiled sweetly as she watched her father leave.
The clouds disappeared.
"Yes, Daddy likes milk candy the most. Every time he goes out, he asks Mommy for a piece. What about at night? What about after Daddy comes home?" I giggled.
"Your wish has been fulfilled. Come in quickly! Hurry up!"
"What about the second wish?"
" Oh, okay, the second one!..."
The clouds appeared again. A beautiful woman was pushing a pram and taking a walk on the park's green space. A handsome man was holding her waist.
"Am I the woman?" "You were twenty-five years old then." "Who is the man?" "Silly girl, your husband. He was a lieutenant colonel in the navy. You met on a bridge and fell in love.”"Did we fall into the river?" "No, falling in love means that you fall in love and get married.”"Who is the baby?" "Your son is strong." "Why is he called Zhuang Zhuang?" "Your husband doesn't know the name you came up with.”"I won't tell him!" I laughed. Then how did the baby come about?" "Hey, I'm not a doctor. How would I know?”"You're the God of War!" "Come in and ask Mirror Demon. He will tell you.”
" I…" I lowered my head and kept rolling my eyes. I didn't feel good. I didn't want to lose such a beautiful future.
Gonggong called me,"Come on, do as you promised."
Promise? Me? I cried, I can't.
"You have to keep your promise. You're a good girl, aren't you?”
I am, but I can't. I cried even harder.
"A good girl has to keep her promise to be respected. Do you want to be a scoundrel?"
"I'm not a scoundrel, I'm not. But I can't!"
Gong Gong's eyes were almost popping out, and his eyes were bloodshot as he roared," A liar who didn't keep his promise! You've humiliated your parents and made them unable to raise their heads! The contemptuous gaze would pierce through their chests, and the contemptuous words would make it difficult for them to survive! Do you want them to become like that?
I don't want to, I don't want to, but I can't! My whole body shivered.
Alright, since you can't bear to part with your pitiful little freedom, don't blame me. Look, the happy reunion has finally separated. Who asked you to have such a selfish daughter? This is your destiny! Gong Gong roared.
Mom and dad cried and stretched out their arms, but their fingertips could not touch each other.
"No! No!"
If they couldn't reunite, they might as well destroy! Gong Gong started to chant, his voice hoarse and wild.
There were dancing flames everywhere. Mom and Dad cried my name. My clothes and hair were on fire. Their desperate eyes pierced my heart.
No! I shouted and did the stupidest thing of my life. I jumped into the mirror.
……
A huge explosion resounded throughout the universe.
The blinding white light turned night into day!
Everything returned to peace.
It was calm in the darkness.
It was calm.
It was so calm that there was no sound at all.
The earth seemed to have stopped spinning.
Everything stopped.
Silence.
……
I blinked and saw a colorful world with many stars twinkling. An angel's voice called out sadly," Wake up, Yena, poor child.
"Mirror Demon, why am I here?”
"Well, you've fallen into his trap.”
"Oh, I remember now. Mom and Dad were on fire, so I jumped in.”
"Everything you see is an illusion, just like your movies.”
" What?!"
Gong Gong woke up, shook his body, took a deep breath, and called out softly," Mm-hm, I haven't felt so comfortable in a long time. The air of freedom was so fragrant!
Ah! My world! I'm back! He opened his arms and let out a deafening roar, then laughed crazily. Suddenly, his laughter turned into a sobbing tone, and hot tears flowed from the corners of his eyes. Then, he laughed wildly, his laughter sharp and sinister.
The people in their dreams were awakened by this laughter, and their hearts were about to be torn apart! It was a laughter that made people wish they were dead. It was as if they heard the hatred that had been suppressed for billions of years and the anger that wanted to crumble the world into a ball.
His face suddenly became handsome, and there were no wrinkles at all. He looked like he was twenty years old, which surprised me. He picked up the bronze mirror and smiled,"Little pet, how do you feel?"
"I fell for your trick! Let me out, I want to go home.”
That won't do. You've used up all your wishes. Don't be angry, I still have many games to show you." Your words reminded me that the game will start from your house. Gonggong flew to my door and pointed at my mother's bedroom. A fireball flew into my mother's bedroom and the house started to burn.
The mother was troubled by nightmares, her eyelids trembling. She dreamed that her daughter fell into the dark abyss and cried helplessly.
I fell to the ground and screamed,"Mom!"
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