Was I not supposed to be sleeping in a "sea of flowers"? Everyone should have been by my side, like Jiufang Tao, Beihu Yun, Gu Longxiu, Di Yifei, and the others—or Sister-in-law, Xue Qingcheng, Song Wanyi, and the rest. At the very least, it should not have been an old man.
"Child, wake up quickly." The aged voice continued ringing out. I knew the other party clearly understood that I was awake, so I had no choice but to open my eyes.
But the instant I opened them, my expression changed. This was not the Heavenly Dao space I had been promised. Instead, I was in the middle of a vast, boundless sea.
Blue skies and white clouds filled my vision. Seagulls drifted through the heavens, while the old man looked relieved and said, "I thought you were dead. I just hauled you up after finding you floating on the sea. What? Did you jump into the ocean because you couldn't think things through, or what?"
"I..." I slowly sat up, looked at my drenched clothes, and gave a bitter smile. "Old sir, where am I?"
"On the sea, of course. Where did you think you were?" The old man stroked his beard, half-narrowing one eye as he scrutinized me. Then he looked toward the person beside him and said, "Old Gu, could this child have gone stupid?"
The old man beside him squatted down and said, "I don't think so. If he were stupid, his eyes shouldn't have such a lively gleam. He looks more like he hasn't recovered his wits yet. Forget it. He's probably a child who has suffered some disaster. We'll reach shore soon. Then send him to the authorities; that will count as doing what we can. Judging from his clothes, he doesn't look like