Tesla, brother and sister Jimmy, Ampere and others got on the wooden boat and sailed downstream.
Lu Li headed upstream alone along the river.
Remi told him that the Land of Deception is about 80 miles upstream of Paradise Valley and you can find it along the river on the right. Lu Li did so at first, but when he encountered a new stream and almost took the wrong path, he realized: Remi's everything
Awareness is measured in years, by which time the information is no longer accurate.
For example, there is a stream at your feet that is only a few dozen centimeters deep.
Lu Li focused his attention on the rivers on the left side that could at least wash him down.
The fluorescence of the dark forest is like a dream, but the silence is oppressive due to the lack of living things.
No animals or insects live here, the Eternal Forest needs living creatures.
Lu Li was walking by the river, resuming his walk not long ago. The only difference was that at that time, he still had hope.
Night came unexpectedly, as if the purified mist drifted into the eternal forest. Lu Li walked down the river bank onto the soft mud. Only in this way could he not deviate from the direction in the thick fog.
When he was tired, Lu Li retreated to the riverside to rest. After recovering, he continued on his way.
When the hour hand hanging on the waist was about to rotate a full circle, hazy light fell from behind the lush branches and leaves in front.
Lu Li stopped at the edge of the Land of Deception, took off the linen clothes from Paradise Valley, put them in his stomach, took out the shirt and windbreaker that was almost cut into a mop by the bushes, put the crown of thorns wrapped around his wrists back on his head, and walked slowly towards
The sun-drenched "Paradise Valley".
The forest of giant trees moved to both sides, and Lu Li walked through the beams of light falling in the forest, bathing in the warm sunshine.
The broken sparkling light floated deep into the woods along with the river beside him. Lu Li walked towards the wooden houses in the distance, but no figure appeared to greet it. Passing by the familiar wooden house, there were leftovers from the night before on the long table in the window.
Pushing open the door, Lu Li entered "Anna's" wooden house. As the dust dispersed, he saw the sculpture standing next to the wall.
squeak
When Lu Li walked towards the sculpture, the door slowly closed behind him. Lu Li turned around and saw "Anna" standing behind the door crying: "Why did you abandon me and leave..."
Lu Li lowered his black eyes slightly, avoiding those eyes: "I'll take you away."
"good."
The crying "Anna" approached Lu Li, raised her illusory pale hand, and held his right hand tightly without letting go.
Lu Li said nothing, took out the glove from his stomach bag, put it on his left hand with his teeth, and picked up the sculpture.
"Anna" waved her hand gently, closed the wooden door, opened it again, and followed Lu Li out of the house.
"Wouldn't it be better to stay? Lu Li, this place is like paradise..."
Tesla, Remi, and the children stood outside the door. The children wanted to pounce on them, but were repulsed by "Anna" and could not get closer.
Lu Li explained to Tesla and others, as if they were living there: "The rules of the world are to give and to get. Paradise Valley has given you the beauty, what have you given back?"
"It's our existence itself. Lu Li, this forest needs life. Tesla" said.
"There is also the Eternal Forest outside."
"But you will leave here eventually..."
Lu Li stopped answering and fell into silence. "Tesla" sighed and said, "As you wish... we will leave with you too."
They packed their luggage, and Lu Li really waited for them to finish preparing, then leaned towards the river and walked downstream.
The illusion created by the Land of Deception seems to be real, otherwise how to explain why they chose the real answer they would choose?
And when following Lu Li near the edge of "Paradise Valley", Tesla's figure began to fade.
Lu Li saw what was happening behind him from the broken reflection of the river, and pulled Anna forward.
Tesla disappeared, and then the children, Jimmy, Ampere, and Remy, dimmed like illusions and disappeared like bubbles.
"Lu Li, I..."
Anna's figure gradually turned pale, and she felt the hand gradually tightening. She regained her composure and held it back.
Lu Li's grip tightened, and Anna's outline became lighter and lighter. When he stood at the edge of the forest, the other power in his palm disappeared.
Anna disappeared beside her.
Lu Li stood quietly in the light beams falling in the forest, with crystal water splashing from unknown time flowing along his face.
…
On the third day of migration, Lu Li's figure emerged from upstream holding a sculpture.
The vigilant and vigilant people were worried that Lu Li would be replaced by monsters from the Land of Deception when he returned, and they held up pitchforks or axes to ask him to prove his identity.
Those with courage and courage have already left with Tesla and others.
Lu Li took out half of the food in his stomach bag and told them, "I will leave after a few hours of rest."
Although they coveted the suspicious food, the remaining residents still did not dare to let Lu Li enter Paradise Valley or stop him.
Lu Li left the food behind and followed the river through Paradise Valley. After retrieving the wooden boat, he rested temporarily in the lower reaches of Paradise Valley.
Putting the sculpture on a relatively flat rock, Lu Li sat next to it, recovering from the fatigue caused by the rush.
The sculpture really existed. After being separated from the Jimmy brothers and sisters, it strayed into the place of deception and stayed there thinking it was real until Lu Li entered again and took it out.
rustling
The sound of moving stone slabs came from beside him, and Lu Li ignored the movement of the sculpture. There was nothing that could harm it in the Eternal Forest, except itself.
The shouts of the alert residents at the edge of Paradise Valley floated in the distance. Soon after, the sculpture rustled back, and a fluorescent fruit rolled down next to Lu Li.
"No need to pick these fruits."
The residents of Paradise Valley have spent twenty years proving that fluorescent fruits are slightly contaminated, but Lu Li has no intention of eating these things. The food in his stomach is enough to last him out of the Eternal Forest.
Lu Li rested for a while downstream, and the alert residents at the edge of Paradise Valley remained until the thick fog came from the depths of the dark forest. He took the sculpture with him on a wooden boat and left quietly.
The river is like a blood vessel, branching or converging, but it is easier than returning upstream. Tesla and the others left marks along the way, and Lu Li only had to follow the traces forward.
It’s just that Lu Li didn’t know how to steer, so the wooden boat going down the river kept hitting the rocks on the river bottom or the riverside. Before the other arm of the sculpture was broken due to the collision, he used the oar to dock and resumed walking along the river.
Starting from the third day, the fluorescent plants gradually became scarce, which meant that Lu Li began to leave the core of the Eternal Forest.
Before completely walking out of the sparse starry sky, Lu Li dug out the roots of a smaller fluorescent plant, and then released the tree whisperer to let the surrounding plants grow, in exchange for the eternal forest.
Lu Li has never seen this kind of fluorescent plant in other places. If it can be planted and survive, the Land of Hope will have a second specialty.
Finally, the woods gradually became sparse, and the sound of waves, different from the stream, came faintly.
Lu Li stood on the edge of the coast, the vast ocean was deep and lightless.