Chapter 52 Sorbet

Chapter 52 Sorbet

(fifty two)

Bushes are thick, rats scurry through the streets and alleys, civet cats jump and chase between old and dilapidated tube buildings, and old men squat under the old locust tree playing cards and drinking tea.

Xiao Shen Tanqi grew up here.

Looking up, the leaves split the sky, and wisps of sunlight leaked out of the gaps, shining on my eyes.

Shen Tanqi had never been so brisk before, reaching out to grab the slightly hesitant "Batman" next to him, and headed towards the tallest office building not far away.

"At first it was to build a hospital, but then I didn't know how to build an office building, but it was unfinished again."

Ten-year-old Shen Tanqi was walking on the street, followed by "Batman". He happily enjoyed the shocked and envious expressions of every child passing by them.

When he was a child, his dream was to have a Batman toy. Unexpectedly, he could lead the real "Batman" walking down the street in a fantasy world.

Shen Tanqi suddenly felt that this illusion was not bad, at least it was no longer like hell.

Many street vendors were also dumbfounded. After all, Batman's impact in a small county was quite big.

Passing the corner, Shen Tanqi saw a familiar old woman selling ice cream. When he was a child, he was ill and was locked up on the second floor. He listened to the old woman calling if anyone wanted to buy ice cream all day long.

When the heat made her whole body uncomfortable, Shen Tan was greedy for the ice cream that cost a few cents.Even when he grew up and finally ate the sorbet he had dreamed of before, he was not so happy.

Was his childhood unfortunate? It seemed to be okay.

There are many people who are worse off than him. Shen Tanqi also has an older brother and younger sister. He is much happier.

"Would you like one?"

Seeing them all looking over, the old lady quickly took out an ice cream from the freezer, trying to seduce little Shen Tanqi.

His eyes lingered on the old lady's freezer for a moment, but Shen Tanqi quickly looked away.

Yu Ce followed his gaze and landed on the ice cream that the old lady took out from the freezer, and slowly looked away.

The child strode up the stairs, and Shen Tanqi looked back at "Batman" at the top of the stairs: "Come quickly!"

Yu Ce was tightly wrapped in his cloak, and it seemed that every step he took was difficult. However, after entering the office building, he felt more comfortable than when walking on the street. At least there were not so many people looking at him strangely.

They walked up the stairs and finally reached the wide rooftop of the office building.

The wind on the rooftop was very comfortable, blowing away the summer heat. Shen Tanqi crossed the railing with ease and walked towards the edge of the rooftop, but suddenly someone behind him grabbed his wrist.

"Danger." The other party's voice was a little serious.

Shen Tanqi waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Don't worry, I know."

He gently broke away from Yu Ce's hand and sat carefully on the edge of the rooftop. From here, he could overlook the entire building area, see the sparrows on the telephone poles, and see the rows of rusty bicycles at the entrance of the alley.Go to the distant red flag rising slowly in the primary school playground.

Shen Tanqi was stunned for a moment, familiar memories rushed to his face, and he didn't even notice the person sitting next to him.

"Did you come here often?" Seeing how familiar he was, you could probably guess that Shen Tanqi came here often.

Shen Tanqi nodded, suddenly turned his head and said with a smile: "It's different from yours, our place is remote and shabby."

Yu Ce pondered. He had indeed never seen such a place before, so he nodded silently.

"That's for sure, you are in a foreign country." Shen Tanqi held her chin and whispered in confusion, "Why do you speak in Chinese? Is it because I am watching the Mandarin version?"

Yu Ce didn't understand and passed his hand around Shen Tanqi's back to prevent him from accidentally falling.

Shen Tanqi noticed his movements and smiled: "By the way, are you still so messy?" He was talking about Gotham City.

Yu Ce thought for a while. The three realms where humans and demons were constantly fighting for supremacy should be considered chaotic, so he continued to nod.

"Don't be too reassured, justice will surely defeat evil." Xiao Shen Tanqi's eyes are always so bright, as if every word comes from the sincerity, "I believe in you, you are the most powerful person."

His hair was blown by the wind, gently covering his beautiful eyes. Yu Ce's heart moved slightly. He stretched out his hand to help Shen Tanqi smooth away the broken hair from his forehead, and asked in a low voice: "Am I the most powerful person?"

The child nodded seriously and emphasized again: "Yes, in my heart you are."

Yu Ce pursed his lips, but he didn't know what to say in response to such a look.

In Shen Tanqi's heart, he is the most powerful person.

A gust of warm wind hit, Shen Tanqi squinted his eyes comfortably, remembering those bold ideas in his childhood, and looked sideways at Yu Ce: "By the way, can I jump off the building and you catch me halfway."

Yu Ce paused slightly and refused without hesitation: "No."

"Why?" Shen Tanqi couldn't help but ask, grabbed his arm and shook it gently, saying, "I know you can do it, just once."

Just once, he wanted to try not to think about anything and jump down regardless.

Yu Ce frowned, suddenly stretched out his hand, grabbed Shen Tanqi's wrist, and said, "Not even once."

Such an idea cannot and must not exist.

Seeing his persistence, Shen Tanqi raised his face with some dejection, raised his head again, shook his legs and said, "Are you fake?"

Hearing this, Yu Ce glanced at him gently and mercilessly exposed his aggressive tactics: "Is it a lie if I don't help you?"

Shen Tanqi curled his eyes slyly and smiled, showing no guilt at all about being seen through.The two of them sat quietly on the rooftop without saying anything, but the atmosphere was still so harmonious and warm.

They looked at the floating clouds in the sky, watched the passing birds, and listened to the cries of the vendors downstairs. Time seemed to flow extremely slowly at this moment.

In the rare silence, Shen Tanqi's eyes became hot and he suddenly lay down on the rooftop.

Yu Ce was startled and didn't know what he was doing. He quickly followed him and asked, "What's wrong?"

Shen Tanqi said nothing and covered his eyes with his hands.

He thought, Taro Yuan was right, it was better to be a child.

As a child, you can act coquettishly, be willful, and cry whenever you want.

He just thought that it would be nice if Batman really was here when he was ten years old.

Could he be better than what he is now?Will you become more decisive and bravely fight for what you want instead of escaping again and again?

For a long time,

There was a slight sound beside him. Shen Tanqi took his hand away and turned his head to look, only to see "Batman" lying quietly beside him.

He didn't say anything, he just stayed with Shen Tanqi without saying a word.

Yu Ce doesn't know why the houses here are built like this, why the people here wear strange clothes, or what Shen Tanqi has experienced in the past.

But at this moment, he knew that Ah Qi needed his company.

Very necessary.

Shen Tanqi rubbed his eyes, but more and more tears fell down his face.

He also wants to have a warm and clean small home, and he also wants to not be a salted fish without ideals, but it is really, really difficult.

He turned around, threw himself into Yu Ce's arms, and couldn't help crying loudly.

A drop of tear drops into the lake of the heart, creating ripples in circles, which intensify and eventually turn into rough waves and stormy seas.

Yu Ce reached out and hugged him back, patted his trembling shoulders over and over again, and repeated in a low voice: "I'm here, I'm here."

From now on, he will never make Ah Qi sad again.

After crying freely, Shen Tanqi's mood that had been suppressed for many years became much calmer. Those old memories were gone forever with the wind blowing from the rooftop.

The two people came down from the rooftop and planned to chat with his brother near the construction site where his brother worked before the fantasy ended.

When they arrived, they saw no one.

The foreman said that my brother had a lot of work today and went to load people's trucks early in the morning, but he hadn't arrived at the construction site yet.

Shen Tanqi was a little disappointed. On the way home, he held Yu Ce's hand and said, "My brother is very nice. I wish you could see him."

Yu Ce nodded slightly and followed his words: "There will be opportunities in the future."

"By any chance," Shen Tanqi looked at him angrily and said, "Don't you want to get back into the TV for a while?"

Yu Ce didn't know what TV he was talking about, so he shook his head and said, "I will not leave you."

As long as Shen Tanqi needs him, he will not leave.

Hearing this, Shen Tanqi was inexplicably happy. He talked about his brother: "My brother went out to work when I was ten years old. There is a big age difference between us. My brother is more like the father of my sister and me."

He told Yu Ce everything about his brother working three jobs to treat himself and losing an arm in order to save school fees for his sister.

After listening to his words, Yu Ce thought for a long time and seemed to understand why Shen Tanqi had to leave them.

Shen Tanqi must repay such a heavy upbringing. He must not forget the kindness of his family just because he is happy.

If it were him, he would do the same thing.

It's just that his heart feels stuffy. Whenever he thinks that Shen Tanqi is destined to come back here, Yu Ce becomes extremely irritable.

There is all kinds of malice here. Although there are no demons, there are such mean, acerbic and irresponsible parents.

The streets are filled with sewage and filth is piling up.

He couldn't imagine how difficult it was for Shen Tanqi to live here, and he couldn't bear to see Shen Tanqi go back and suffer.

"What's wrong?" Shen Tanqi asked him in a low voice, standing on tiptoes and placing her fingers between his eyebrows to gently smooth his frown.

Yu Ce lowered his head subconsciously, let him move, and replied slowly: "It's okay."

He would listen to whatever Ah Qi asked him to do.

If one day, Ah Qi really wants to leave...he will let him go.

Bursts of thick fog gradually began to spread all around, which was a symbol of the Fantasy Stone Array.Shen Tanqi patted the dust on his clothes, raised his eyes, looked at Spider-Man with a smile and said, "I think I'm going out."

The trial in the illusion takes too long, and the elders will interrupt the operation of the stone formation in advance to ensure the safety of the people in the illusion.

When they were about to leave, Yu Ce suddenly hugged him and flew towards the corner selling ice cream. Shen Tanqi was startled and subconsciously put his arms around Yu Ce's neck and shoulders: "Where are you going?"

After a moment, Yu Ce put him in front of the refrigerator and asked in a low voice to the dumbfounded grandmother, "I don't have any money. Can I exchange it for something?"

Before the old lady could react, Yu Ce took off the storage ring from his hand, took out a pile of money he had saved in daily life, and piled it on the old lady's freezer.

"I only want one."

Yu Ce took the ice cream that was about to melt from the old lady's hand, put it into Shen Tanqi's hand, and urged in a low voice: "Eat quickly, aren't we going out?"

Shen Tanqi looked at him blankly and the pile of shining gold money on the freezer. He took a bite of the ice cream and mumbled with a bit of distress, "This only costs a few cents..."

Forget it, it's just an illusion anyway.

The sweet and cold taste of the sorbet spread on the tip of his tongue. Shen Tanqi narrowed his eyes in excitement and couldn't help but smile: "It's so cold."

Yu Ce looked at him intently: "Does it taste good?"

I got a very positive answer: "It's very delicious."

The mist slowly climbed up from below, blurring the smile on Shen Tanqi's face, and enveloped both of them.

The moment he left the illusion, Yu Ce only saw Shen Tanqi's eyes filled with water. He smiled softly at him, shook the ice cream in his hand, and whispered: "Thank you."

He ate the sorbet he wanted most when he was ten years old.

When he came out of the illusion, Shen Tanqi seemed to be suddenly energetic and full of energy. He kept praising them with the elders for making the illusion stone array realistic.

"It's amazing. I can even make the characters I dreamed of in my dreams. I admire you."

The elder was a little confused, smiled awkwardly, and said, "Really?"

Why didn't she remember that fantasy can reveal characters in people's dreams?

Behind Shen Tanqi, Yu Ce quietly approached, gently put Shen Tanqi's coat on him, and whispered: "It's getting late, let's go back."

Shen Tanqi's expression was slightly stagnant. He turned around and suddenly pointed at Yu Ce and cursed: "By the way, I remembered something!"

Yu Ce looked at him in confusion, and said in a daze, "Senior brother, what are you thinking of?"

"Whether I was in the fantasy realm or outside the fantasy realm just now, I never lost my memory from the beginning to the end. You were clearly pretending to be stupid before!" Shen Tanqi grabbed Yu Ce's collar, narrowed his eyes, and polishedGritting his teeth, "It feels good to torture me this morning, right?"

Yu Ce burst out laughing. Unexpectedly, he still remembered. He put his hand on his fingers and begged for mercy: "It's my fault. I'll let my senior brother punish me when I go back. How about that?"

Shen Tanqi slowly came closer, leaned into his ear, and whispered: "I'll make up for my fault. I'll spare you for now. I'll beat you up next time." After that, he suddenly let go of the hand holding Yu Ce's clothes., turned around and left, still humming a tune leisurely.

Seeing that Yu Ce didn't follow, he turned around and said to him, "Why are you standing there in a daze? Go back?"

The setting sun shone on Shen Tanqi's thin back, and Yu Ce stood there in a daze.

——It turns out that Ah Qi knew about it early on.