prologue
Donghai City, Nanfeng District, Shaning Town, in a second-hand grocery store.
Lin Xu squatted halfway, lightly scrubbing the small objects in his hands.
It's an hourglass with a stale air.
On both sides of the hourglass, there is a colored translucent glass ball, connected by a rusty iron pipe in the middle.
Colorful hourglass filled with finely divided sand.
Lin Xu turned the hourglass upside down, and saw grains of sand, like water from the sky, falling slowly and firmly onto another glass ball.
It also fell on Lin Xu's heart!
Lin Xu couldn't help feeling fond of this second-hand hourglass, and also felt possessive.
Some men in this world like games, some like movies, some like women, etc., but Lin Xu prefers these mysterious little things.
However, his economic ability is limited, and he can only buy these cheap goods, so he can explain his thoughts.
Lin Xu stood up, cast his eyes on the middle-aged fat man in white short-sleeves and a Mediterranean hairstyle, and asked calmly, Boss, how much is this thing?
Little brother, you have a good eye. You picked out the good ones in my store at a glance. The middle-aged fat man grinned, showing his teeth blackened by tobacco, alcohol and tea, and said, I bought this thing from Europe. Yes. How about this, I will earn hard money and charge you three hundred.
Lin Xu couldn't help laughing. He glanced around the second-hand store, and happened to see a copy of The World's Fairy Tales on the bookshelf against the wall.
The paper was sallow and there was a large dry black stain on the cover.
Needless to say, this is also a used item.
Lin Xu pointed at the book and smiled at the boss, Add that book, boss, one hundred yuan!
No! No! I don't have to earn a hundred yuan. Besides, the book has four to five hundred pages, and the original edition is more than one hundred. Brother, you are really good at business! Middle-aged fat The man shook his head desperately, and after a pause, he said, Well, I think you really want to buy it, so I'll sell it to you for 50 yuan cheaper, and 250 yuan! It's the lowest price!
You are only two hundred and five, and your whole family is only two hundred and five! Hearing this price, Lin Xu complained about the fat middle-aged boss, but still kept that decent smile on his face.
He took out a thin wallet from his trouser pocket, and pulled out a brand new red bill from the dark brown wallet.
This is the hundred-dollar bill he just took out from the bank's ATM.
Lin Xu handed it to the fat middle-aged boss, and said sincerely and seriously, Boss, one hundred yuan! If possible, I'll buy it! If not, I'll go and see other places.
It's really not good, little brother, I haven't made any money for a hundred yuan... The middle-aged fat boss said with a wry smile.
Without saying a word, Lin Xu put the hourglass on the table, turned around and left.
One step, two steps, three steps...
Seeing that Lin Xu was about to walk out of the shop, the middle-aged fat man finally shouted, One hundred yuan is one hundred yuan. I'll sell it to you.
Lin Xu, who turned his back to the fat middle-aged boss, showed a smug smile on his face, which disappeared in a flash, and then returned to his plain look. He turned around, walked up to the boss, and handed him a hundred dollars. Then, one in each hand, I picked up the hourglass and the Encyclopedia of Fairy Tales from around the World!
The middle-aged fat boss had a heartache on his face, and said with a wry smile, Little brother is so good at bargaining! My order really doesn't make any money at all. Please take care of me next time.
Lin Xu just smiled and nodded. If the boss didn't make any money, he wouldn't believe it even if he was killed.
In this world, whatever the boss says, just listen to it, otherwise you will starve to death if you see too many of those painted pancakes!
Okay! Shall I bring you a bag? The middle-aged fat boss asked again.
No need. Thank you! Lin Xu said politely,
Then, holding these two items, with a little joy, he walked briskly out of this second-hand grocery store.
He couldn't wait to get home and play with the stained glass hourglass.
As for Encyclopedia of World Fairy Tales, that's just an addition.
Walking to the zebra crossing on the side of the road, Lin Xu looked up, and just jumped to the green light, and swept left and right, but there were no vehicles.
So Lin Xu lifted his legs and left.
While walking, Lin Xu looked at the glass hourglass in his hand.
The more he looked at it, the more Lin Xu liked it and became fascinated.
ah!
Suddenly, a woman screamed next to Lin Xu's ears.
What happened? Lin Xu raised his head curiously, and then saw a black car approaching infinitely in his sight.
Danger!
Lin Xu's pupils shrank suddenly, and he was hit straight by the black car. He flew seven or eight meters away and landed on the ground. Blood flowed out from under him.
The black car stopped, and a sweaty man in a suit stepped out of it.
He stared blankly at Lin Xu who was bleeding continuously, his face was as pale as paper, and he looked at a loss.
ah……
Call an ambulance!
Call the police!
Other pedestrians also saw this scene and shouted in succession.
The whole scene was in chaos.
And all of this has nothing to do with Lin Xu.
When the car hit him, he felt a sharp pain for a moment, and then nothing at all.
To him, it seemed as if the whole world had slowed down.
In the face of death, he has no fear at all. He feels like a passer-by, with no sorrow or joy.
The temperature of his body was gradually losing, and he just stared at the scene in front of him with his eyes wide open.
Blood randomly drew patterns on the ground, and the hourglass and Fairy Tale World Encyclopedia that Lin Xu had just bought were scattered not far in front of him, eroded by his blood.
Lin Xu watched his blood slowly seep into the colored glass ball on the hourglass.
I don't know if it was his illusion, but Lin Xu felt that the hourglass was glowing.
The light became brighter and brighter, covering all of Lin Xu's sight.
Lin Xu's world is full of light.
In the next moment, Lin Xu completely lost consciousness.
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Lin Xu felt that he was constantly falling.
It was dark all around!
Suddenly, a bright light appeared below.
The bright light enveloped Lin Xu.
Lin Xu suddenly realized at this second that his consciousness had recovered.
Lin Xu couldn't help moaning as his whole body felt sore, his eyes opened naturally, and what came into view was the dark gray ceiling and walls.
Is this a hospital? Isn't the ceiling of the hospital white? Lin Xu murmured, and then found that what he said was not the Chinese he was familiar with, nor the English and Japanese he was familiar with, but a strange language.
He turned his head to look left and right.
Where he is now is a slightly dark room.
There is only one small window on the high wall, and the light and wind come from here.
A brown square high table, two back chairs, and a few grayish-yellow candle-like objects are the few daily necessities in this room.
Where is this place? Lin Xu raised his voice a little bit, with a hint of panic in his tone.
Boom...boom! Suddenly there was a knock on the door, Master William, it's me.
It was the same weird language, but Lin Xu understood what it meant.
With a creak, the door was opened, and a man in black with a sad face walked in. He looked about fifty years old.
Master William, is your injury better? The sad-faced man glanced at Lin Xu and asked.
Lin Xu looked at the distressed man in confusion, not knowing what he was talking about. He was not William, but Lin Xu.
The man with a sad face looked at Lin Xu's appearance, and there was another wrinkle on his face. The distress in his eyes flashed, and then he said, Master William, Master Andrew is deeply loved by the Grand Duke. The Grand Duke will not do it for us. Justice. Let's bear with it.
The sad-faced man was talking nonsense, but Lin Xu was completely confused.
He yelled at the sad-faced man, Who are you? Where is this?
But he didn't want to, Lin Xu was in a hurry, Chinese was mixed with this weird language, and the words he spoke were messed up, and he couldn't understand what he was saying at all.
Hearing this, the sad-faced man hurried forward, held Lin Xu's hand, and asked with concern, Master William, what's wrong with you? Master Andrew's shot was too heavy.
Now Lin Xu is anxious to speak out, the more anxious he is, the more he can't speak, the more anxious he is, the more anxious he is, and his head starts to hurt.
The sad-faced man supported his hand. Lin Xu had a conditioned reflex and pushed his hand lightly, and a strong force came out, and the sad-faced man was pushed three or four meters away, to the door of the room, and fell to the ground.
How could it be? Lin Xu looked at his hand in amazement. Obviously, he only issued the command swing the hand lightly in his mind just now. How could the man with a sad face be pushed so far by him?
A pair of calloused hands.
But not his hands!
Lin Xu's eyes widened, This is not my hand!
He suddenly groped his body like crazy. Under the clothes, there was an explosive power hidden. Two chest muscles and six-pack abdominal muscles were clearly visible and extremely strong.
As for Lin Xu's original body, due to long-term inactivity, his six-pack muscles have been trained into one piece.
It's not his body either.
Lin Xu, who came to this conclusion, was in a turmoil, and suddenly jumped off the bed and stood on the ground.
His eyes swept across the room hurriedly, and saw a basin filled with water on the table.
He rushed to the basin in one stride.
He tilted his head forward, and the water reflected his current appearance-a head of golden hair, long slender eyebrows, green eyes, a high nose bridge, and thin lips.
The combined appearance looks a bit handsome.
It's just that Lin Xu's eyes became more panicked, this is not what he looks like!
Who am I? Am I not Lin Xu? Then who is this person? William? Where did William go? In an instant, all kinds of chaotic questions flooded out, and Lin Xu only felt a splitting headache, as if he was about to explode. same.
He held his head, his face wrinkled, and after a scream, Lin Xu passed out.
The sad-faced man had been paying attention to Lin Xu's situation. Seeing this, he rushed to Lin Xu's side and hugged him to the bed.
Master William...Master William...Master William, wake up... The sad-faced man shook Lin Xu's body gently and kept shouting.
A few minutes passed.
Lin Xu let out a weak moan, then slowly opened his eyes, and said helplessly, John, I'm fine, but if you keep shaking, I'm really fine!
Master, you're awake! You're finally awake, haha... that's great! Master, I'm so happy! Hearing Lin Xu's voice, the sad-faced man froze for a moment, then became ecstatic, Said a little incoherently.
En. Lin Xu hummed lightly, but felt a bit bitter in his heart.
In the few minutes after he was in a coma, Lin Xu's consciousness absorbed the memory of this man named William, and he knew the name and identity of the sad man next to him, as well as his current environment. thing.
That is - he crossed over!
He died in his previous life, and his soul traveled to this boy named William.
Since Lin Xu is dead, I will be called William for the rest of my life! Lin Xu, or William, said secretly in his heart.