I didn't really like that name.
But I liked the smile on her face and the crescent moon in her eyes when she called my name. So, in the following years, I accompanied her and her father as we wandered this world.
Or more accurately, this was just a part of the world. According to the little girl, this was a star, and beyond the star was the universe. This universe was called Taihao.
As for why it was called Taihao, the little girl's answer was … She thought that Taihao might be an artist. That was why she came here to find material for her book.
Her answer made me feel that there was something wrong with her logic, but it didn't matter. As long as she was happy, it was fine. So, we walked through mountain ranges and oceans, watching the sunrise and sunset, watching day and night come and go.
She told me about her dream.
"Baby, I want to be an artist!"
I looked at her in surprise. In my memory, she seemed to have said that she wanted to write a book a long time ago …
"I want to paint the entire universe. Everything here is painted by me. So, I want to travel to every corner of this world and remember all the sceneries."
"Baby, what do you think of my dream? Doesn't it sound beautiful?" The little girl hugged my neck and let out a bell-like laughter. The sun was slowly rising in the distance. I looked at the sun and then at the little girl. Listening to her words, I suddenly felt that this scene was very beautiful.
I thought that if I could paint everything, it would indeed be beautiful.
So, I nodded in agreement and continued to accompany her and her father. We traveled to every corner of this planet. We saw war, saw ugliness, and also saw kindness and beauty …
"Then, one day, she took me away from this planet. Before we left … I made a small request. I wanted to see my friends from the past.
Thus, we returned to the first city, but unfortunately … I didn't see the old ape or the little tiger. Even Foxy was nowhere to be seen.
The city was in ruins. Many years ago, this place was razed to the ground by a war.
I was sad. I thought … I might not be able to see Xiao Hu again. I might not be able to see the old ape again. Perhaps the little girl saw my sadness, so she turned to look at her father, the white-haired middle-aged man that I had always been afraid of.
He seemed to think for a moment, then brought us to a nearby forest. I clearly remembered that this forest was originally the place where I was born, but it had turned into nothingness a long time ago. But at this moment, I didn't think too much about it, because I saw my friends in the forest.
I saw Little Tiger. He had become the king of all beasts in the forest, occupying the largest pool and waterfall in the forest. He sat there cross-legged like a human, looking very majestic.
I also saw Ah Hu. What made me heave a sigh of relief was that he wasn't bald. Instead, his fur was brighter. He seemed to have fulfilled his dream. Although the little tiger was the king of all beasts, every single one of them had fur that belonged to Ah Hu.
Finally, I saw the old ape. He was in the deepest part of the forest. There was a volcano there, and he was sitting cross-legged at the mouth of the volcano. There were many blurry figures around him, as if they were congratulating him on his birthday.
I didn't disturb their lives. After greeting them from afar, I happily followed the little girl and left this planet. We went to the stars.
The days that followed were like a journey for me. The little girl, her father, and I walked in the starry sky, entering one star after another with different cultures and different species. It could be said that there were all kinds of strange planets.
I left my footprints on every planet, leaving behind the little girl's happy laughter and our memories. It was as if time had become eternal for us. She still looked like a little girl, and so did her personality. It was the same for me.
Sometimes, in the night sky, she would talk to me about her dream. Her dream changed every time ….
"I don't want to be a painter anymore. I want to be a performer!"
"Being a performer isn't good either. Baby, I've decided. I want to be a doctor. I want to save lives and heal the wounded!"
"Being a doctor is too tiring. How about this, baby? Let's change. I want to be a scholar, an omniscient scholar. What do you think?"
Just like that, as her dream kept changing, we didn't know how much time had passed. We had walked through almost ninety-nine percent of this universe. It was as if there were no more secrets in this universe in her eyes. Her dream changed again.
"Baby, I've really decided this time!"
"I want to pursue my original heart. I want to be a writer. I want to write a book … and the main character of the book will be you!"
"Me?" I stared at the little girl in a daze.
"Yes, you. The name of this universe needs to be changed. It can't be called Taihao. That name doesn't sound good. It should be called … Baby. Baby's world. Baby's universe." When she said that, the little girl was obviously excited. She hugged my neck and laughed happily.
"That's right. This is baby's world. It's also my, Wang Yiyi's, nursery rhyme!"
I licked her cheeks with my tongue. I didn't care about what she said. In my mind, perhaps after a few years, her dream would change again.
But I didn't expect that in the years that followed, even after we had traveled through the last part of this universe, her dream still didn't change. Instead, she told me the story she wanted to write.
The story was very simple. It was everything that she and I saw after we met. Perhaps it was because I was the main character in the story, so I listened with great interest.
And every time this happened, her father, the white-haired middle-aged man, would gently stand by the side and gently stroke the little girl's head. His eyes and expression were filled with deep love. It was as if he would do anything as long as his daughter was happy.
I originally thought that this kind of life would accompany me until the end of my life. But until one day … she lay on my back. As I walked through the stars, I suddenly felt her small body gradually turn cold.
This coldness made me panic a little, because I had felt a similar coldness in other mutated beasts in the past. According to the old ape's explanation, I knew that this was called leaving, returning to the ruins, and death.
And so, I stopped in horror. Her body seemed to have lost its strength, and she slid down.
I turned around in fear and looked at the pale-faced little girl. I used my tongue to lick her cheeks again and again in an attempt to wake her up, but it was to no avail. When I looked up anxiously at her father, there was sadness in the white-haired middle-aged man's eyes.
This sadness made my entire body tremble.
But fortunately … as he raised his hand and gently stroked the little girl's head, she gradually opened her eyes. She seemed to have just woken up and was still a little sleepy.
She murmured, "Baby, don't make a fuss. I'm a little sleepy. When I wake up, I'll play with you again. Let me … sleep. Sleep. I'll be fine after sleeping."
Her voice grew softer and softer until the coldness appeared again. Her father gently lifted her up and walked into the distance.
Looking at his back and the little girl's figure in it, an indescribable feeling appeared in my heart. It was as if … I had lost something.
"Am I sick …?" I muttered blankly. When I lowered my head and looked at my chest, my eyes brightened again. I remembered … one of the reasons why my tribe was massacred seemed to be because the blood in our hearts could cure diseases.
"Yes, my heart's blood can cure diseases!" With that thought, I quickly looked up and watched the figure gradually disappear into the distance. I ran with all my might, wanting to catch up to him …
However, his steps weren't big and his speed wasn't fast, but I couldn't catch up to him. I could only watch as he walked further and further away. This made me anxious. I ran with all my might. I thought back to when I was born and when my tribe abandoned me. At that time, I didn't dare to run with all my might because I was afraid that the sound of running would attract the attention of hunters.
But now, I was no longer weak. I was no longer timid. I was no longer afraid. Because my heart's blood could cure diseases, because I didn't want to lose … her laughter that had accompanied me for life.
And so, I ran faster and faster. My mind became more and more blank. There was only one thought in my mind — I had to catch up!
I flew past one star after another, past one galaxy after another. I kept running towards the distant figure. I didn't know how long I ran until there were no more stars around me. Until the universe seemed to blur. Until a certain end seemed to appear in front of me!
I didn't hesitate. Even though I was exhausted, even though my consciousness was about to separate, even though my body was starting to dissipate, I still … charged towards the end!
A sound that I didn't know how to describe reverberated in my ears. My body collapsed and my consciousness shattered. But at a certain moment, I seemed to have passed through some barriers. I seemed to have arrived in a strange world. I seemed to have … seen something three feet above my head …
"What did I see …?" In the Never-Ending Dao Domain, within the fog of Destiny Star, Wang Baole opened his eyes and muttered in a daze.
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