The light door in front of him gave him a feeling that it should mean that the magic path was about to end.
This is not a misleading illusion, but an intuition originating from the deepest part of my heart.
He took a deep breath, took a big step towards the light door, and then the scenery in front of him changed again.
When he came to his senses, he found himself standing on a vast coast.
"Is this the last illusion?" Shi Mu glanced around and murmured with a relaxed smile on his face.
However, he was not worried about anything and was full of confidence.
Although to the outside world, he may have only experienced it for a moment, but he has truly experienced seventeen spiritual trials.
Now his mind is not only tough, but also as pure as ice and snow. He is sure to break through any illusion that appears.
"No, here..." Shi Mu glanced around a few times and his expression changed.
Not far from him was a small village by the sea. Several old fishing boats were parked on the beach. As the waves undulated, several rows of big trees were planted at the entrance of the village, making a whining sound in the sea breeze.
Everything looked extremely familiar. This was nowhere else but his hometown, the small fishing village.
Woof woof woof!
A half-big yellow dog ran out of the village and barked loudly.
"Big yellow... Shi Mu looked at the yellow dog, his eyes blurred for a moment, and he murmured.
This was a dog he kept next door, and he was once very close to him.
The yellow dog opened its mouth and stuck out its tongue, its face was excited, and it ran straight towards Shi Mu, jumped into Shi Mu's arms, jumped up, put its two front paws on Shi Mu's body, and touched his wet dog's nose intimately
I smell it on my body and rub it on it from time to time.
Shi Mu knelt down and stroked the yellow dog with his hands.
"Mu'er, you went out somewhere to play again, and you're back so late." A gentle female voice came from the front.
Shi Mu raised his head, his mind was pounding, and blood surged to the top of his head unconsciously.
Not far ahead, a young woman dressed simply walked over.
This person looks to be in his twenties, and his appearance is not very outstanding, but he is very gentle and quiet, giving people a very peaceful feeling.
"Mother..." Shi Mu slowly stood up, looking excited, and shouted.
"Mu'er, what's wrong with you?" The young woman walked up to Shi Mu and gently touched his head.
Shi Mu was shocked. His height only reached the young woman's chest. He quickly looked at his hands, and what caught his eye was a pair of young and tender hands.
He quickly walked to the water's edge and looked inside. A child's face appeared on the water.
"I became a child... This is an illusion..." Shi Mu muttered to himself, trying to remind himself.
"Mu'er, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?" The gentle young woman quickly grabbed Shi Mu and touched his forehead with her hand.
Shi Mu smelled a reassuring smell in his mouth and nose. It was indeed the smell of his mother. He stood obediently and was held in the arms of the young woman. He felt satisfied in his heart and couldn't help but hope from the bottom of his heart that this moment would last forever.
"You may have caught some wind and cold. Follow me home quickly. The weather has turned colder and we can no longer blow the sea breeze." The young woman touched Shi Mu's forehead. She didn't feel very hot. She breathed a sigh of relief and pulled him toward him.
Walk to the village.
Shi Mu was in a trance, so he was pulled by her and walked into the village.
It was dusk at this moment, and most of the villagers were lighting fires to cook. When they saw the two of them, they all said hello.
"Brother Heiyu, Dazhu, Ninth Uncle..." Shi Mu looked at these familiar people, heard familiar voices in his ears, and felt his heart surge.
Heiyu and Dazhu both look like children now, while Uncle Jiu is still a mature man.
The young woman pulled Shi Mu and soon came to a small courtyard and walked in.
"Wanjun, why are you back?" As soon as the two of them walked into the yard, a muscular man came out of the house.
This person's complexion is slightly dark, but his facial features are regular and his eyes are bright, and he looks very energetic.
"Father...Father..." Shi Mu looked at the man in front of him and was shocked. He couldn't help but froze there.
In his impression, he only had some vague impressions that his father left the village when he was very young to pursue the path of a warrior in his mind.
However, father and son are related, blood is thicker than water, and he recognized him immediately when they met.
"I went to find Mu'er. He was playing at the beach." The young woman looked at the strong man in front of her, her eyes full of tenderness and love.
"Mu'er, don't play outside so late in the future and make your mother worry. Also, the beach is dangerous, so you are not allowed to go there in the future!" The muscular man frowned, looked at Shi Mu, and shouted sternly.
Shi Mu looked at the muscular man with twinkling eyes.
The situation in front of him was quite inconsistent with his memory. He looked to be seven or eight years old at the moment. His father had already left the fishing village by this time, so why was he still here?
"Didn't you hear what I said?" The strong man frowned and shouted when he saw Shi Mu was silent and his expression was gloomy.
"Okay, Mu'er may be sick today, so don't scold him." The young woman quickly stopped in front of Shi Mu.
"What? I'm sick. Can I let Dr. Wu at the entrance of the village take a look?" Hearing this, the strong man showed nervousness on his face. He held Shi Mu's hand, and a wave of hot air penetrated and swam rapidly in Shi Mu's body.
Walked around.
Shi Mu's expression suddenly changed. Although the father in front of him was stern, his concern for him was not false at all. It was very different from the impression he had given his father.
After the three of them ate some food in a hurry, the muscular man immediately walked towards the village, saying he was going to ask for a doctor, while the young woman quickly boiled hot water and scrubbed Shi Mu's body.
In the end, they were busy until quite late, and then they both took a break.
Shi Mu lay on the bed and looked outside. His parents were sleeping outside the door.
Countless thoughts went through his mind, and his eyes turned red.
He stayed away from his hometown and studied under a teacher, all for the sake of his mother.
But this was not his childhood wish, but to have a warm family with loving parents. Unfortunately, this wish became an unattainable luxury after his father left home.
Shi Mu knew in his heart that everything in front of him was an illusion, but he really couldn't bear to destroy this beautiful dream.
He looked outside, his eyes flickering, and finally sighed and closed his eyes.
…
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, Shi Mu has stayed in the small village for more than ten days.
My father would go fishing every day at dawn. In his spare time, he would teach Shi Mu some boxing skills. My mother would take care of the housework at home and keep everything in order.
A family of three, living a happy life.
Shi Mu was immersed in it, and gradually replaced himself with his childhood self, enjoying it all.
On this day, Shi Mu was sitting in front of the door, watching his mother washing clothes in the courtyard, his eyes flashing, as if he wanted to remember this scene deeply in his mind.
My father went out to sea to fish in the morning and did not come back.
Kick, kick, kick!
A burst of rapid footsteps came in from outside, but it was a young man with a look of anxiety on his face.
"Sister-in-law Shi, it's not good! Something happened to Brother Shi. He encountered a sea beast at sea, the boat was bitten to pieces, and he was seriously injured. He was found by the Zhuzhu family's boat and was rescued. But..." the young man said anxiously
.
"But so what, where is he now?" Shi Mu's mother's face changed drastically when she heard this. She stood up and even knocked over the wooden basin without feeling anything.
"We are at the beach now. Come and have a look..." the young man said.
Before he finished speaking, Shi Mu's mother had already rushed out of the yard and headed towards the seaside.
"Xiao Muzi, come quickly, your father seems to be dying..." The young man said to Shi Mu who was sitting on the threshold, turned around and walked towards the seaside.
Shi Mu sighed, his eyes flashing as if he had made some decision, and he walked towards the seaside unhurriedly.
When he arrived at the beach, a large circle of people had gathered there, and the cry of Shi Mu's mother could be heard from the crowd.
Shi Mu separated the crowd and walked in.
He saw his father lying on the ground, his face gray and without a trace of blood.
There was a horrific wound on his lower abdomen, and blood was gushing out. An old man next to him hurriedly applied some herbs to the wound in an attempt to stop the bleeding, but it had no effect.
Ni Mu's mother hugged her father and let out a suppressed cry, full of despair and sadness.
People around him also looked sad, and some women couldn't help crying secretly.
"Xiao Mu..." When his father saw Shi Mu, there was something strange in his eyes. He moved his body and tried to raise his arm.
Shi Mu's eyes moved, he walked over and squatted down in front of his father.
"Xiao Mu, I can't survive. From now on, your mother will be taken care of by you... You are a man of the Shi family, so you must take good care of your mother..." The father's tone was weak.
Shi Mu looked at his dying father and suddenly sighed, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he raised his hand.
A golden sword light flew out from his hand, piercing through his father's body in a flash, and also penetrated the body of his mother who was holding his father.
My father was originally dying, but at this moment, the sword light penetrated his body, his eyes glared, and he immediately lost his breath.
"Xiao Mu, what are you doing..." The mother's body froze, a large stream of blood gushed out of her mouth, and she looked at Shi Mu in disbelief.
Shi Mu had a somewhat complicated look in his eyes and slowly stood up.
"Stop pretending. You've seen it very accurately. My mother is indeed the biggest weakness in my heart. But no matter how you change it, my mother has died long ago. There is no resurrection. What I can do now is to fulfill my original wish for my mother.
It’s just a promise!” he said.
The mother's body swayed and turned into a black air. A scream came from the black air, dissipated, and soon disappeared without a trace.
Everything around him instantly collapsed and turned into nothingness.
Shi Mu's eyes flashed, and he reappeared on the black crystal path. Half of his body was in the white light door, and his foot had not yet collapsed.
Shi Mu was in an unprecedented calm state of mind at this moment. Eighteen demonic experiences flashed through his mind one by one. It was as if a big stone had been dropped in his heart, and he felt a vague sense of enlightenment and breakthrough.
He took a deep breath, showed a calm smile on his face, and stepped into the light door. (~^~)