In a world that often rushed past orphans like Shi Tian, his life was a lonely journey through tough times. He had known sadness since he was little, even though he was all alone with no one to take care of himself. He didn't balme anyone for his fate He went to attend school,worked part-time and found comfort in web novels at night, especially in the cultivation novels like the ones where heroes flew on swords and sought immortality defeating all the villains who came against the hero.
These novels weren't just stories for Shi Tian; they were like a lifeline that gave him hope. With each page he read, he could briefly escape the struggles of his real life and dream of a better one.
One day, on the way to his workplace, reading through the final arc of the web novel he thought
" Can't wait to read the next chapter"
he absentmindedly walked onto the road while clicking the next page option, without noticing the traffic light. That moment changed everything. A car, in a hurry like the rest of the world, hit him, and he fell hard, his head hitting the ground. His consciousness slipped away like sand through his fingers.
As he was on the edge of life, he wondered "Am I going to die."
Regrets flooded in, thinking about the opportunities he had missed, and the dreams he hadn't fulfilled. He wished he had finished reading his novel at least, clinging to the stories that had brought him comfort in his toughest times.
But as he faded, he couldn't help but worry about the novel's hero. He whispered ,
"What's going to happen to the hero?"
before drifting into an uncertain sleep.....