108 World of Fog (2/2)
Although he was filled with memories because of this, there were a few things that were impossible to remember no matter how hard he tried to recall them.
Xue Wei could not remember the face of his father. Every memory he recovered was filled with love and tender care, but his father's face was blurry and impossible to see in each one.
Grumbling, Xue Wei wondered what was happening. Even the members of the village that he had never had much to do with were now a clear memory in his head; he could remember every single hair on their head. However, he could not remember his father, the one who he had spent the most time with out of all of them?
This was truly a difficult situation for Xue Wei, and he paused to think about what to do for a moment. He was frustrated because of the inability to remember, his feelings were chaotic for a moment before they finally calmed down once more.
”Since I can't remember Father fully, why don't I try the other two?” he muttered to himself. However, the moment he reached towards the two figures, he heard a screech similar to that of a bird, followed by a high-pitched laughter, and then the fog that had surrounded him for what felt like an eternity suddenly vanished.
Xue Wei felt as if he was falling into a big black hole, and his world became unstable, but he remembered everything that had happened as his eyelids twitched. After a few moments of helplessness, he felt that light had returned to his world and he could open his eyes.
The world of fog and memories was completely gone. Xue Wei instead looked up at a stone ceiling, and he had a puzzled look on his face.
”Where am I?” he muttered to himself as he propped himself up on one arm to get a better look at what was happening around him.
He was located in a small cave. He was laying on a stone bed, and there were stone chairs and tables not far from it.
Hei Gou was standing not far away, looking outside with solemn eyes. He had clearly not noticed that Xue Wei had awoken.
Xue Wei's body felt as light as a feather He felt invigorated and energized, and even his mind felt much clearer than it had been before, but he was still puzzled regarding his new environment and the stream of memories he had seen.
”I remember everything apart from Father and those two figures,” he muttered to himself, finally causing Hei Gou to look behind him as he heard the low voice.
Hei Gou's handsome face was haggard. His eyes had dark circles beneath them and he had lost weight.
”Thank god you woke up!” he exclaimed excitedly. Xue Wei, who felt bad about Hei Gou's exhausted appearance, nodded his head with a smile on his face.
”Sorry, how long was I out for?” he asked. Based on what Hei Gou looked like, Xue Wei had a feeling he had been out for quite a while. The black dog quickly answered, ”You were out for three weeks.” There was relief in his voice.
”I was worried that you might die!” When he said this, Hei Gou's voice trembled slightly. ”You might not know this, but although we met each other a rather short time ago, I feel that you are very important to me. You are my brother!”
Xue Wei's heart turned soft when he heard this. He nodded his head. ”Why don't you go rest for a bit?” he asked gently. ”I will keep watch. I am sure that you have not slept or rested for these three weeks. If you continue like this, you will collapse!”
”I will,” Hei Gou did not attempt to pretend that he was okay. The moment Xue Wei got off the stone bed, Hei Gou laid down, almost collapsing to the floor. Within moments, his eyes closed and he managed to fall asleep.
His breathing was steady and calm, and his entire body seemed as if it was on the verge of collapsing. Xue Wei smiled gently when he saw this and sat at the entrance to the cave where he had a good view of everything that happened outside, without the outside being able to look inside the cave.
”So I can't remember my father,” Xue Wei muttered to himself. ”I don't remember anything about his death, and I do not remember his face. I can remember all the experiences we shared, but when it comes to his death, it is as if something is blocking me. It is the same with his face.”
Xue Wei pondered on the issue for some time while stroking his chin. ”There were two other figures. Both of them felt incredibly dangerous, but whereas one of them also had a loving and comfortable feel, the other was cold as ice.”
”These two people were shown at the very end together with my dad. They must be very important.”
Xue Wei muttered to himself as he continued to ponder in silence about what had happened. ”Since they give me a dangerous feeling, I guess they have something to do with the death of Father.”
”Could it be that someone does not want me to remember?” Xue Wei suddenly had the feeling that there was something deeper than just having forgotten his father's face.
”Now I can remember the food my father gave me. All the lectures, the discussions we had, and the love he shared with me. But although I remember all this, I do not remember his face. It is as if something is blocking it.”
Xue Wei was deep in thought when he saw that a group of people suddenly flew past the mountain.
Xue Wei paused his thoughts, held his breath, and observed the group that was flying through the area.
”Why are there so many Heavenly Warriors here?” Xue Wei muttered to himself. ”And why are they all moving in a particular pattern. Are they looking for something?”
Suddenly it dawned on Xue Wei what was going on. ”Dammit,” he cursed, ”I was too slow in waking up – they are going to systematically scan the area to find traces of me and Hei Gou. They caught up too fast!”