It was a long, long dream.

It was so long that she thought she would never wake up.

It was a dark room, the floor was covered with bottle caps and glass residue left by broken wine bottles, a broken vase was lying in the corner of the dirty room, and a torn and broken photo frame.

The decaying window was covered with withered vines, and the cross window frame was like a tombstone.

Playful children can be seen outside the window, but everything there is as if it has nothing to do with the world in the house.

Of course, in this quagmire-like vortex, it is not that nothing beautiful is left.

At least, there was the girl sitting at the desk.

The petite, thin figure is incompatible with everything here, and it looks very distressing to see, but the immature, good-looking side face does not write much sadness. There was a reassuring peace in Sapphire's eyes, as if everything here had nothing to do with her, and her whole body was immersed in the slightly yellowed book in her hands.

Although she could not see the handwriting on the book, Vera clearly remembered the name of the book.

"Ega ..."

"Basic Algebraic Geometry" ...

Grothendieck's masterpiece, the Bible of Algebraic Geometry!

At the same time, it was her mother's last birthday gift from her mother who left the family.

Lips trembled slightly, and Vera couldn't help but read the three letters.

Perhaps she heard the soft recitation, the girl sitting at the desk raised her sapphire eyes and looked at her quietly.

For a moment, Vera's pupils contracted.

The mirror in front of her was like a mirror leading to the past, and the reflection on that mirror was the cowardly, evasive, and anxious self who lived in childhood ...

Hesitating whether to say something, the girl sitting at the desk, that is, her childhood self, suddenly took the initiative to speak.

"Unbelievable, how did you find me?"

"I"

Willa was about to say something, but at this moment, a violent knock on the door came from behind.

The artillery that was quite dynamic was comparable to Donetsk's artillery, not just the floor and windows, but the whole room trembled.

Looking at the girl with a look of fear on her face, her subconscious curled up into a ball, Willa didn't know where she had the courage, and bravely stepped over the ground glass **** and grabbed her shoulder.

"Follow me, I will take you out of here!"

The girl lifted her head helplessly, staring blankly at the sister in front of her, who was almost carved out of herself.

"But ... this is my home. Where else can I go?"

"You can go anywhere, across the Mediterranean, and the Atlantic Ocean ... to a place called Princeton, where you will find the hero who can save you."

There was a ray of hope in the girl's eyes, although it was faint, but it was so bright in the dark.

"Is it like in a fairy tale?"

Eyes shook slightly, and Vera silent for a moment, nodded strongly.

"Yeah ... he'll wake you up from nightmares like a prince."

"But that's a fairy tale after all ..."

Willa was about to say something, but the little girl in front of her suddenly raised her index finger and gently touched her lips.

A soft smile appeared on his face, and the little girl, about seven or eight years old, said in a soft voice.

"Thank you for visiting me ... you can be here, you must be a brave man, at least more brave than me."

"I believe that even if you are facing such great difficulties, you will surely be able to cross it and reach the other side of your mind."

"go quickly."

I did not expect that in the end, I was comforted.

Glancing at the little girl in front of her eyes, Vera unconsciously let go of her hands that grabbed her fragile shoulders.

Almost instantly, the wooden door behind her suddenly collapsed.

With the splash of wood dust, a nightmare-like monster broke in through the door.

From the smoke, Vera saw the face that made her scared, angry, and trembling.

But this time, instead of flinching, she tightened her right fist and stood bravely there.

The inexplicable peace of mind did not know where it came from, but it was guarded by her as if it existed.

She believed that she would be fine, as if there had been a voice in her ear, as if told her.

It seemed to be surprised by her courage, the monster's face showed a surprised expression, but that expression soon turned into a cruel smile, stroking her fist and walking towards her.

But at this moment, a miracle happened suddenly.

A light passed over the curtains, lighting up the dim room. The monster seemed to be punched by something, and fell backward in sorrow, accompanied by the sound of the falling sound, like a broken wine bottle, turned into a shard.

At the same time, under the light, everything around him began to collapse.

Whether it's a house, a window, or a piece of glass on the floor, the book on the desk ...

Everything is like the collapsing sand dunes, including Willa herself standing in the middle of the vortex, falling down into the bottomless darkness and falling freely together.

I don't know how long it has fallen in that darkness.

Just as she felt her consciousness trembling and almost fell asleep, there was a slight sound in her ear.

It was the sound of breathing.

However, it was not blowing against her ears, but softly against a glass.

Somehow, at this moment, like a princess in a fairy tale, she was lying in a crystal coffin.

Gradually, the outline reflected on the crystal coffin gradually became clear.

Surprisingly, it was not the handsome and brave prince in the fairy tale who came to the crystal coffin, but a beautiful princess.

Yes, compared to an ugly duckling like herself, she is undoubtedly more like a princess. Her black hair hangs quietly behind her, with an indescribable dignity and elegance.

Vera knew it was a dream, and everything in front of her was her own imagination, but she still tried to see what she looked like.

But dreams are dreams, after all, all the beauty and suffering here are like a layer of opaque tulle. And in the middle of it, she was like a young deer wandering in the forest, except for the occasional mottled through the shade, she could see nothing.

"who are you……"

As if she didn't hear her voice, the hazy princess separated from her, said softly in an organ-like pleasant voice.

"Although we may have met a few times before, this is probably the first time we have face-to-face communication like this."

Looking at herself lying in the crystal coffin, the mysterious woman continued.

"... A long time ago, I often heard him talk about you. He once told me that you are his favorite student and the most gifted of all the students he has taught."

Vera opened her mouth, trying to say something, but couldn't say a word.

It always felt that while she was sleeping, many things happened that she didn't know.

The feeling of uncertainty made her inexplicably nervous.

"In addition to the story about you, there are also many stories about Princeton, and from his tone, I can clearly feel that he is a fan of those students he taught and those he helped. Be proud and proud from within. "

"Actually, many times I envy him and live so purely. As for when this relationship became admiration, maybe I didn't even make myself clear."

"But one thing is certain, I love him very much. When he promised me to send me a star and leave a legend about us on it, you can't imagine how moved I was then."

There was a faint smile on the misty face.

It was like being trapped in some kind of sweet memory, and there was a hint of sweetness in that smile, and it also gave her voice a hint of casual ease and slyness.

"Of course ... maybe you can imagine."

"The woman's intuition tells me that your view of him may not be so simple on the surface. But now it seems that this is all a lingering thing."

Speaking, the relaxed voice suddenly brought a trace of loneliness and even sadness.

"Later, he went a long way."

Time seemed frozen at this moment.

Suddenly Vera felt that her heartbeat was stuck by something, and a little pain came from the depths of her soul.

"It's a farther place than any distance and time. Although I thought about following him there, I didn't do it in the end."

"He's gone, but I'm still here."

"He still has a lot of things he didn't want to do, and I'll do the rest for him. Whether it's the part of the world or the promise about me ..."

Speaking of which, the woman was silent for a while, and a vague smile burst into her fuzzy face.

"Although he is a self-righteous self-talk, but ... for you, he is probably a very important person."

"If ... I mean 1 in 10,000 of that possibility."

"If there is any misunderstanding here, he has never been to Mars, and has never encountered any accidents there, but because he is too tired, he wants to rest incognito for a while, so he hides himself quietly ... I was no longer in this world, and you just woke up. "

"Hope you can take care of that fool."

"... But what really happened in that fairy tale is really impossible in reality."

The slender fingertips remained for a moment in Vera's face. When she was about to reach out and grab the hand, and asked what had happened during her sleep, everything in front of her suddenly disappeared.

Suddenly, in the heavy mist that surrounded her, suddenly a metre of sunlight shot, causing her to unconsciously close her eyelashes.

Just as the eyes opened and closed, she opened her blindfolded eyes again, and saw the chandelier on the ceiling, the white mist rising up and down, and the faces filled with joy.

Just like drilling out of the deep sea, the severed five senses came from all directions with a touch of icy cold and noisy sound waves, wrapping her up.

"... It was an instant."

Although that moment was as long as a lifetime, so much that she almost forgot to feel the warmth.

Tears rolled unconsciously from the corners of his eyes.

The scalding on the forehead, as it happened a minute ago, was as long as a century later.

She tried to turn her face sideways, widening her eyes blurred by tears, trying to find the familiar face from the side and the door.

"Lu Zhou ..."

But there was nothing there, only the doctors and nurses shouting in their ears ...

"Thaw success!"

"She's awake!"