Chapter 1: The End of the World

  Song Qing had a name that he was very dissatisfied with, because this name was the same as Song Qing, the first disciple of Wudang in "The Legend of the Condor Hero", who was once famous but ended up with a tragic life.

  You said what name is not good, must take a Song Qing Shu this unlucky name.

  Although the two are still slightly different, his "Qing" is the "Qing" of "clear-headed", while the one in "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" is the "Qing" of "green mountain", but when read aloud, there is no difference, they are the same sound. So, people often hear his name and mistake it for "Song Qing Shu", which leads them to think of the Song Qing Shu in "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber", and thus have endless sympathy for him.

  Because of this name issue, he was really angry several times. He had a girlfriend for three years, and for this woman, he was very careful, as if holding her in his hands, afraid to drop her, and holding her in his mouth, afraid to let go. However, you can't know someone's heart no matter how well you know them, and he still got dumped. Although he is naturally optimistic, anyone who encounters this kind of thing would not be resigned to it. So he found that woman to ask for an explanation, but unexpectedly she said, "These are all things destined by fate. I did it to make your life more perfect, otherwise how could you live up to the name Song Qing Shu?" When Song Qing Shu heard this, he almost spat out a mouthful of blood on the spot.

  Although Song Qing knew it wasn't the reason, it gave others an excuse. Song Qing was a mute eating bitter melon, unable to express his bitterness.

  To be honest, he really dislikes his name very much. When he was a child, he often complained to his family about why his father gave him such a name, and even complained that Mr. Jin's works were so popular and had a profound impact. But it must be said that he also grew up watching Mr. Jin's works and loved them very much.

  It's actually Master Jin's fault, who made his father a fan of Jin Yong. When he was born, his father was reading "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber". His mother asked him what name to give, his father said Song Qing Shu, but then realized it was not appropriate to use the same name, so added three water radicals in front of Qing, but when read aloud, it still sounds like Song Qing Shu, what's the difference?

  After thinking about it, Song Qing felt that his name was still quite good. At least it sounded better than those of his two older brothers and one older sister. His father was a genuine peasant who had studied only two books in the past, so he could recognize only a few characters and nothing more. As a result, when naming his children, he used very local and rustic names: his eldest brother was named Song Dalang, his second brother was named Song Erwa, and his sister was named Song Cuihua.

  So Song Qing Shu was actually still very grateful that he didn't have the same name as his older brother and sister. So although Song Qing Shu had been clamoring for his father to change his name, when his father came up with a dozen or so names like "Second Dog Son" or "Third Baby Boy", Song Qing Shu was taken aback and never mentioned changing his name again. On the contrary, he even advised his father to be clear-minded and not worry about what others thought, saying that a gentleman is bright and open, with a broad heart and mind, and doesn't change his name or surname no matter where he goes or sits.

  As I grew older, I gradually got used to this name after growing up. After all, it has been used for more than 20 years, and changing names is also quite troublesome, so I'm too lazy to change it. Moreover, after working, every time I introduce my own name, others are always very curious, so Song Qing Shu starts to explain one or two things, and as a result, he becomes familiar with the customer service, which is an unexpected joy.

  December 21, 2012

  This day was said to be the end of the world, but it turned out to be very calm, with no earth-shattering disasters such as earthquakes, polar reversals, tsunamis, or fire from the sky, not even a small earthquake.

  Song Qing Shu, who had been waiting for half the night, was very dissatisfied and scolded those people who had nothing to do after eating their fill all day, falsely reporting military information, and should be killed.

  Of course, this waiting for half a night is not just for the doomsday, right?

  Of course, Song Qing didn't know if there were any natural disasters anywhere in the world on this day. Anyway, the city where he lived was fine. Early in the morning when he woke up, the sun rose as usual, and the world did not fall into eternal darkness as rumored.

  Most people didn't take the doomsday seriously, those who should get up got up, those who should go to work went to work, and everything was just like any other day. Song Qing also never took the doomsday seriously, but just in case, he gave himself a day off today, otherwise if it really was the end of the world and he was still busy working, that would be a real tragedy.

  He had quit his job and started his own small company, just so he wouldn't have to be managed by others, with flexible working hours. Otherwise, how could he still take a holiday on such a "special" day?

  Last night, in order to watch if today is the end of the world, I didn't sleep all night. Later, I found out that nothing happened, and I couldn't hold on any longer, so I fell asleep. In the morning, I was woken up by my bladder, and I got up dazedly to go to the bathroom. Song Qing looked at his watch, it was around 10 o'clock, he glanced at the window, although the curtains were closed, but through the gap, the light outside could be seen that it was already bright daylight.

  "Just a cut and I know what the end of the world is!" With sleepy eyes, Song Qing mumbled a sentence, finished washing up in the bathroom, and then went back to bed to sleep.

  I slept soundly until the sun was high in the sky and only woke up at noon. Indeed, "who can know when a great dream will end, I have always known myself."

  Woke up as usual and turned on the computer first, then washed up briefly. Then took the laptop to the kitchen, made breakfast and lunch at the same time, while browsing the internet and reading news. They were all about debunking doomsday rumors and some related interesting stories. After browsing for a while, I found that many of them were repeated reports, so I lost interest, closed the chat software on the webpage, and then ate breakfast and lunch while chatting with several good friends in the group.

  But man is made of iron and food is steel, skipping a meal makes one anxious with hunger, however after searching the entire house, not a single thing to alleviate hunger was found, and not wanting to take action personally, so had no choice but to go out.

  But before he even left the residential area, he heard a "bang" sound, followed by a "crash" sound. To his surprise, the sunroof of his car was smashed by something unknown, splashing him with shattered glass. He himself was also knocked flying.

  At this time, he only had two thoughts in his mind. One was: It's all over, I'm definitely going to die this time. Two was: So today really is the end of the world, just not the end of the whole world, but rather the end of my own world.