The wind was blowing, the night was too dark, the moon and stars were flying in the sky, the willow trees were by the shore, and the autumn water was the same color as the sky.
Du Kang shook his head and sat up, looking at the completely unfamiliar surroundings, he could not help but frown, his hand scratching the back of his head, muttering to himself what this place was.
Suddenly, a breeze blew, and Du Kang's feet became unstable, he looked down and found that he was lying on a bamboo raft, a bamboo pole lying horizontally beside his feet.
"How is it, do you like the environment here?"
A somewhat cold voice came along with the wind, Du Kang looked in the direction of the voice, a black robe that seemed to be draped over his body, standing barefoot on the surface of the water, layers of ripples under his feet, walking step by step on the surface of the water.
"Gongzi Yu!?" Du Kang finally understood that he was in a dream.
"What, you don't want to see me?" Gongzi Yu slowly walked to the edge of the bamboo raft, his thin lips curled up, and asked with a smile.
Du Kang turned around and sat on the side of the bamboo raft, his two legs hanging in the water, although he was in a dream, everything here was so real, the water was very cold, very clear, and the wind was warm, intoxicating. Looking up at Gongzi Yu's face that was covered by the hood, he smiled, "Nothing, it's just that every time you appear, it's always strange."
"Is it?"
Gongzi Yu lightly tapped the bamboo raft with the tip of his foot, the bamboo raft spun in a circle, and came over horizontally. Gongzi Yu sat sideways, back to back with Du Kang, reached out to cup a handful of water in the palm of his hand, carefully looked at the reflection in the water, shook his head, and said, "It's not that my appearance is strange, it's that what happened to you is strange."
"What do you mean by that?" Du Kang turned around, both hands on the bamboo raft.
"Nothing."
Gongzi Yu did not seem to want to argue with Du Kang on this issue, he held the water in front of Du Kang, "Here, what is in the water?"
"In the water?
What else can there be in the water other than a shadow? "
Du Kang was laughing at Gongzi Yu's childishness, but when he looked down, he suddenly exclaimed, "Aiyo, your hands are so small, and … are you a girl? Your hands …"
Before Du Kang could finish his words, he could not go on. His pair of small eyes stared at the water in Gongzi Yu's palm without blinking. He raised his hand and rubbed it hard. He looked up at Gongzi Yu in disbelief, pointed at the water and said, "No, no, this … this you …"
The water rippled, and a young man held a beautiful and pure girl in his arms, standing in front of a small building by a mountain and a river. The small building was pure white, the distant mountains were verdant, the water was flowing, and the flowers and trees were fragrant.
That young man was Du Kang from three years ago, there was not a trace of sorrow between his eyebrows, and his eyes were bright sunshine and vigorous hope. Du Kang reached out to pluck a budding jasmine flower from a row of tea trees by the door, gently inserted it into the girl's temple, carefully straightened it, and looked at her with his arms crossed. The girl lowered her head, and two red clouds flew up on her fair cheeks, and rebuked in a low voice, "Old hooligan, what are you looking at, is there a flower on my face?"
"You are the most beautiful flower in the world."
Du Kang used his fingers to lift the girl's tender chin, and looked down at her pure eyes without a trace of impurity. They looked at each other deeply, and in the girl's eyes, there was a pool of autumn water slowly rippling, melting, and boiling …
Du Kang secretly gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, and raised his hand to support the back of Gongzi Yu's hand. With a splash, the water in his palm was directly splashed out by Du Kang, and the bamboo raft was wet.
"This is the sweetest dream you have ever had."
Gongzi Yu tilted his head and looked at Du Kang, and there were still some drops of water on his finger. After putting it into his mouth and sucking it carefully, he smacked his lips twice, and said, "Sweet, with the taste of strawberries."
"Strawberries?
I think the grapes are purple! "
Du Kang's eyes narrowed, and his breathing was heavy like an angry bull. Intentionally or unintentionally, he stepped on the water stain just now, turned his head to stare at Gongzi Yu, and said in a deep voice, "Why did you come this time? If you have something to say, just say it, don't deliberately mystify me!"
"You are very irritable."
Gongzi Yu wasn't annoyed. He crossed his arms and stood side by side with Du Kang, gazing at the endless lake. A cool breeze blew over, causing ripples to form on the surface of the lake. It fluttered the sleeves of Gongzi Yu's black robe and swept past the corner of Du Kang's eyes, inadvertently bringing a little water stain.
"Do you know where this place is?" Gongzi Yu asked a seemingly irrelevant question.
Du Kang did not answer, and Gongzi Yu turned his head to look, chuckled, and raised his hand to pat Du Kang's shoulder lightly, "Didn't you always say that the past is gone with the wind, and that we are not fated to be together?"
"After all, I have loved."
It was just a short four words, but when Du Kang said them, he felt as if a huge rock was pressing down on his heart. His throat rolled twice, and thousands of words were stuck in his mouth, but he did not want to say anything.
Gongzi Yu pointed at the sparkling surface of the lake, and said, "This is called Dream Lake, and it contains the dreams of all living beings in this world, whether it is a sweet dream or a nightmare, they are all here. A drop of water is a dream, and a sweet dream is as sweet as strawberries and grapes, and a nightmare is as frightening as arsenic. And what you just had, it was an erotic dream, a dream without a trace, like a banana, wrapped in a thick sweetness."
"Don't you feel bored?"
Du Kang's tone became heavier, and he was a little impatient. He strode to the end of the bamboo raft, and looked at his own reflection in the lake with his hands behind his back, and smiled mockingly, "Do you feel happy looking at these boring dreams every day?
A beautiful dream is a nightmare, and a nightmare is life. The more beautiful the dream is … "
Du Kang's words were at the tip of his tongue, but he could not continue. Gongzi Yu raised his hand and gently stroked the surface of the lake, saying, "The more beautiful the dream, the deeper the pain. Just like you, your dream has become more and more bitter and boring since then. Your dream is only filled with one thing, money."
"That's right, but I haven't had a dream for a long time."
Du Kang said self-deprecatingly. He turned to look at Gongzi Yu and teased, "Maybe it's because dreams are too expensive. I can't even afford to dream anymore."
"There are many, many more, but they are all childish dreams of children."
Du Kang rudely interrupted Gongzi Yu, who was counting his fingers one by one. "If you came here just to talk to me about these boring topics, then I'm sorry, I can't keep you company."