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=Parallel World= (Adapted from Wei Yu's novel "Parallel World")

=Episode 4= (This story is a work of fiction.)

(Goose Head Dunes)

Watch out.

Don't be clumsy.

Alright.

I've placed everything in their right place.

Yu.

You've got some skills.

You can open a restaurant with this.

I always enjoy studying food.

My son really likes it.

It's really delicious.

Stop taking pictures.

Go and help out.

Chang Dong is proposing later.

You should go and help.

Chang Dong.

Are you ready?

I'm ready.

You seem a bit nervous.

I'm not nervous at all.

We've all been through this.

We had all proposed when we were young.

Let me show you something.

My precious son.

Handsome, right?

Very handsome.

Let me tell you.

If the proposal is successful today,

18 years from now,

you'll have a child who will be having his university entrance exam

at this time.

- Hurry up. - Hurry up!

(Kong Yang)

Be quiet.

Kong Yang.

Marry me.

Marry him!

Kong Yang.

Marry him!

How did Chang Dong teach me?

Press the clutch, downshift,

then brake lightly, and release the clutch again.

Step on it firmly.

I'm done.

Kong Yang?

If you mistake me for Kong Yang,

then I won't go over.

After all, I'm the kind of person

who's used to appearing in line with others' expectations.

I'm afraid that if I walk up to you

and see a disappointed look on your face,

it will affect my mood.

Why are you here?

I have something to tell you.

Can't you tell me over the phone?

I was afraid you'd hang up.

Go on, say it.

Why did you propose to Kong Yang here?

I don't mean anything by it.

I just suddenly thought of something

and wanted to verify it.

If you don't want to tell me, then forget it.

I can press you for answers any other time,

but today, I can be a considerate person.

Kong Yang doesn't like deserts.

She's not used to this climate.

But I'm the opposite.

I've loved deserts since I was little.

Maybe

she guessed

that I wanted to propose to her in the desert.

So, she compromised with me.

She always told me she wanted me to take her camping,

with our friends along.

So, I wanted to set up a campsite

in the desert

and surprise her.

Setting up a campsite in the desert

is not something you can do alone, right?

You need to discuss it with others beforehand.

So, those stories about you

wanting to set a campsite in Goose Head Dunes

and being opposed by the team members

were all fabricated, right?

Yes.

No one opposed it.

They all helped me brainstorm ideas.

They were coming up with plans.

They've been a big help.

What about the online rumors

saying you had a dispute with the team members?

I need to take more photos and post them on Weibo.

The online arguments are getting too intense.

I need to get the truth out there quickly.

The head of Camelia told me

that the crossing of the four major no man's lands

had garnered a lot of attention.

If we just mindlessly move forward in our journey,

there wouldn't be any topics or attention.

He wanted to keep creating topics,

injecting conflicts,

and finally, use my proposal as a twist.

I just wanted to lead the team well.

I didn't want to get involved in those things.

As for their early-stage planning

and their desired effects,

I didn't care about that.

It's up to him.

Then...

Then the sandstorm came.

Normally,

there's a period of time

between the start of the wind and the actual arrival of the sandstorm.

But that day was different.

Run!

It was a complete destruction.

The moment I turned around and saw it,

I knew

that there was no escape.

Why won't you tell the truth?

I did tell the truth.

No one believed it.

A sandstorm

completely flattened an entire sand dune.

I have one more question.

You have too many questions.

Why did you mistake me for Kong Yang earlier?

I zoned out for a moment.

Oh, all of a sudden?

Didn't you lose your memory all of a sudden too?

Chang Dong.

I have no interest

in your relationship with Kong Yang.

Get this right.

We didn't just meet by chance.

The pictures in the camera

are of your deceased girlfriend.

I came to you because of that.

You hiding anything is making things difficult for me.

I told you.

I zoned out for a moment.

What's wrong with you?

Ye Liuxi, I'll say this again.

When trade falters, integrity prevails.

Every time we get into a conflict, you get angry,

not leaving any room for compromise.

Are you so sure

that you won't need my help in the future?

Can you help me tow my car?

You should apologize to me first.

I'm sorry.

After you've apologized...

Ye Liuxi.

Have some dignity.

Don't talk to me.

What are you doing?

Sleeping.

There's a big temperature difference between day and night in the desert.

If you sleep here, you'll die.

So, what should I do?

My car broke down, and my bed is in the car.

It's a long walk back.

Can't you hitch a ride with me then?

I have my pride.

You told me not to talk to you, didn't you?

Where is your car?

Get in my car.

(Dalpur boundary stone)

Back then,

this expedition team leader

left a note for his team members,

saying he was heading east to find water,

but he never came back after that.

Since then, whenever people passed by here,

they'd leave a bottle of water as a habit.

From here on, it's like a dividing line.

If we go deeper,

we'll have to rely on ourselves.

The no man's land's weather and environment are unpredictable.

(Dalpur boundary stone) To venture here,

- Let's go. - we must be well-prepared.

Bring all the equipment, get a professional guide,

and protect ourselves.

I took care to avoid the salt-crusted road,

but your car didn't make it after all.

I told you before, but you wouldn't listen.

Let's take it as a gift for Dalpur.

Then let's leave it here.

Hey, are these grains of salt?

This doesn't look like a salt flat.

At most, it's just a salt marsh.

In two more years, when the salt crust dries out,

it'll become a salt flat.

Look over there.

That white patch

is the infamous tire killer.

When a car passes over it,

it's like being gnawed away by a carpet of sharp teeth.

Even the best tires will lose their tread.

All that white stuff, is that salt?

You can taste it if you want.

Alright, pack your belongings.

You can take either of these two cars.

Fatty Tang, I'll inflate your tires later.

Liuxi, why don't you ride with me?

It has cool air-conditioning.

Okay.

Let me help you with your stuff, then.

Make sure nothing is left behind.

If you leave anything behind,

there's no one to fetch it for you.

Sure.

I don't have anything valuable anyway.

Holy cow.

It's really here.

Thank you, my Lord, for blessing us.

Thanks to our ancestors for rewarding us with this treasure.

Thanks for making my dream come true.

And thanks to myself.

Had we not been in this godforsaken place,

I could have run away with you by now.

I could have retired early.

Ye Liuxi.

Don't set foot in the salt flat.

Huh? Ouch!

I can't believe I'd be the first to get wounded in Dalpur.

Let me help you.

Keep your hands off it.

You need to take good care of this wound.

The salt here contains various trace elements,

so wounds heal slower here.

In other words,

it's worse than being cut with a knife.

Got it.

What happened?

Are you okay?

No, I'm not.

Come on.

- Don't move. - Place this stick for me.

Stick it in there.

When we come here next time, I'll destroy this place.

Alright.

You're really going to do it, huh?

Hurry up and inflate your tires.

Liuxi, Dong won't let me do it.

Bear with it.

Hey.

You're pressing on my wound.

It's done.

Liuxi, this soup you made is so delicious.

Fatty Tang.

Bring me my bag.

If only we were in the city right now.

I would sell you and get a facelift.

No one would recognize me.

I could live like a rich person.

But too bad, only Chang Dong knows the way around here.

Otherwise, I'd really sell you for money.

Liuxi.

How beautiful.

Let's go to sleep.

Dong, it's okay, I've got this.

Let me do this.

What are you doing?

Looks like a sandstorm is coming. It's better to zip it up.

A sandstorm?

Will it kill us?

No, we're not in the desert.

It's just a storm of dust.

Why did you mistake me for Kong Yang?

If we make good time,

we'll be able to reach Seadragon Heap by tomorrow night.

There must be some kind of connection between us two.

But right now,

you haven't a clue, and I have no memory of it.

If we want to move on from here,

we have to work together.

Can't we be more frank with each other?

Alright.

In that case,

let's start with you.

Everything I know is here.

I've written down all of these over the past couple of years.

All natural. No plastic surgery.

It's that obvious?

I've seen it in TV shows.

The female lead loses her memory

and the mastermind controls her

to get close to someone for his agenda.

(Can fight. Mixed martial arts.) That's clearly not the case.

Can fight, but no real technique.

Probably from a mixed martial arts background.

Meaning to say I'm a street fighter.

I've checked.

I don't belong to any martial art type.

Family. Heartless or dead.

Friends. Disloyal or dead.

Boyfriend. Lousy or dead.

I've been missing for so long,

but no one came looking for me.

There wasn't even a missing person's notice.

There's a branding scar on my right ankle.

I wonder

what deep grudge they had against me.

Can't they just beat me up?

Why must they brand me

with such an ugly scar?

(Who did this? You're dead!) So childish.

(Who did this? You're dead!)

(A cold assasin!) You've got a typo.

Are you done reading?

Had very bad taste.

Good to see you recognize your flaws.

See for yourself.

Isn't this hideous?

It's like a mix of a dragon, a snake, and eagle claws

with a few strands of hair on the head.

It's so weird and ugly.

Sheep's Horn Cup.

Actually,

I mistook you for Kong Yang at first.

It's not wrong to say it was a momentary lapse.

You and her

have quite similar figures.

So,

I wasn't very surprised

to see you appear.

When the sandstorm hit

Goose Head Dunes that day,

I was saved.

I had arranged a driver in advance,

thinking to pick up Kong Yang

the next morning.

He lived at the mining site

that's about a two-hour drive from the dune.

That night,

the mining site was also affected.

So, early in the next moring,

the driver rushed over.

Along the way,

he couldn't get through the satellite phone

and felt somthing was off.

So, he called for help in advance.

Someone's there!

At that time, the rescue team captain said

We can save him.

it was a miracle.

With the massive sandstorm,

even cars

were buried and couldn't be found.

The entire camp was completely destroyed,

let alone people.

Yet, they managed to save one person

who lived.

No one believed it.

One evening,

I was lying on the hospital bed

and suddenly remembered

after the sandstorm had ended

and before the rescue team arrived,

I saw a group of people.

I thought it was them.

It was Kong Yang.

They died

and were about to leave.

Why didn't

you tell the investigators about this?

What do I tell them?

Even I myself wasn't sure if it was a dream,

or if I was conscious at that time.

I later thought

that maybe they were

saying goodbye to me.

I even wondered

if they might have become lost souls

and were lingering around here.

So, when that figure appeared,

I was actually looking forward to it.

Alright.

Let's consider

that we've come clean about our issues.

Let's live in peace together.

Sure.

Go rest.

You too.

We'll set off earlier tomorrow.

Zip the door for me.

Chang Dong.

It's enough to be absent-minded once.

Chang Dong.

Chang Dong.

Chang Dong.

Fatty Tang.

Fatty Tang!

Come here!

What's wrong?

Chang Dong.

Chang Dong.

What's wrong?

What happened?

No heartbeat.

There's no heartbeat.

How did this happen?

Dong.

Chang Dong.

Dong.

Dong.

Do you know that?

To save the heart.

The chest compressions. Can you do it?

Chang Dong.

Chang Dong.

Dong.

It's not working.

Liuxi, do we need to do CPR?

You breathe into him.

I don't know how to.

Quickly!

I don't know.

Quick!

Breathe.

Chang Dong.

Chang Dong.

Chang Dong.

Dong.

What happened?

Are you alright?

Dong.

Lie down and rest.

Have some water.

Dong.

You almost died.

Do you feel better now

that you've rested?

Do you have a heart condition?

Your heart stopped beating.

No. I've never experienced anything like this.

Liuxi saved you.

What's that sound?

Dong.

Where's that sound coming from?

There.

Have we encountered robbers?

It's possible.

Robberies have happened in this area before.

They don't just target one place and move along a path.

They've probably check this area out.

What should we do now?

Pack up our things

and go.

Let's go.

(Observe desert rules. No trespassing nature reserves.)

♪Hidden dreams slumber♪

♪Quietly setting the hidden stage♪

♪The twilight of destiny♪

♪Turns into the fortress of truth for love♪

♪When sealed memories♪

♪Slumber with the winds and sands♪

♪When choosing to continue the journey♪

♪With unwavering determination♪

♪When the enigmatic world and the parallel reality contradict♪

♪Let the other side bring a colorful end♪

♪Ambiguity between truth and falsehood♪

♪Intoxicated between reality and fantasy♪

♪All beings are but for love♪

♪Spin in endless circles♪

♪Swear to enter the dangerous pass♪

♪Even if the future is filled with swirling snow♪

♪Only to have a clear conscience♪

♪Ambiguity between truth and falsehood♪

♪Intoxicated between reality and fantasy♪

♪All beings are but for love♪

♪Spin in endless circles♪

♪Swear to enter the dangerous pass♪

♪Even if the future is filled with swirling snow♪

♪Only to have a clear conscience♪