Chapter Twenty-Three: Dreams
In the past seven years, Mu Sing has taught me the art of self-defense, taught me how to use the technique, and gave me the Chill Sword. And whenever I encountered danger, he would be the first to appear and protect me, so I subconsciously trusted him, and this trust gradually covered my vague speculation in my heart.
It wasn't until I listened to Xuanchen's question just now that the doubts in my heart finally came up, and I couldn't escape anymore, so I could only face it.
"You guessed it a long time ago, didn't you?" Xuanchen's voice appeared in my ears again, but I never saw him.
"But you still believe him, don't you?"
Yes, it is because I believe in Musin that I believe that he will not hurt me! because I believe that Musin will never hand me over to someone he does not trust, someone who may hurt me.
But at the end of the day, what do I know about Musin? From the realization to the present, Musin knows almost everything about me, and I don't even know his true identity, which is really ridiculous to think about!
Xuanchen appeared, and he stood in front of me and looked at me, with the gentle smile on his face that he usually had.
Perhaps it is because of this gentleness that I have been wary from the beginning, and now, I have believed in him a little bit like I did when I believed in Mu Sin!
"Are you afraid of me?"
Looking at the man in front of me, no, maybe I should call him a demon or something, from the realization that he has never hurt me now, on the contrary, he has saved my life several times. I figured that if he really wanted to harm me or get my soul like the other youkai, he could do it at any time, and there was no need to bother with it like he was now.
I shook my head, "I'm not afraid"
After listening to my answer, Xuan Chen's eyes, which were always smiling gently, suddenly lit up, and the brilliance flowing in them made me feel inexplicably relieved, "Because you won't hurt me!"
Xuan Chen raised his hand to brush the hair that had slipped down my shoulder, and his voice was soft and almost murmured: "As long as I am here, no one can hurt you!"
As long as I am here, these five words are like a spell slamming into my heart, stirring up ripples and faint echoes.
It seems like a long, long time ago, someone said the same thing to me.
When the morning sun showed the horizon, I finally felt a little sleepy after tossing and turning in bed.
Although there is an exam for the professional class tomorrow, I don't want to revise at all, I just want to get a good night's sleep!
After going through so many unbelievable things, I don't think the exam is really much important.
After falling asleep, I quickly entered a dream, a completely different dream from the previous one.
The eyes are verdant, and the flowers are like a brocade inlaid around the grass and trees, and the plants and trees surround the flowers, so layered, at a glance, it is a scene of flowers.
When the faint voice came, my heart tightened at first, and then I realized that I was in a dream, and no one should be able to see me.
As the faint voice drew closer, I heard a man's voice ask, "Do you like it here?" with a hint of hesitation and anticipation.
I turned my head to look in the direction where the sound came from, but I didn't notice that there was a four-corner pavilion in the center of the flowers and trees.
At this moment, there are two people standing in the pavilion with their backs to me, and it can be seen from the backs that they are a man and a woman. The man stood in a dark robe with his hands in his hands, and his figure was slender and straight, while the woman was dressed in a purple light gauze dress with flowing and agile.
But looking at her back made me feel a little familiar, and I couldn't help but be a little more curious.
I leaned over cautiously, but the two people in the pavilion didn't notice my presence, and it seemed that they couldn't see me in the dream.
I dared to walk through the path among the flowers and trees, and as soon as I stood on the east side of the pavilion, I heard the woman laugh and say, "Although this place is not as good as Sumeru Island, it is very beautiful, and I like it very much."
The man listened to the woman's words and looked at her slightly, and from my current angle, I could see the man's entire face.
How to say it, if you describe it in one word, it is handsome! If you describe it in two words, it is very handsome! If you describe it in three words, it is quite handsome!
Don't blame me for being a nymphomaniac, this handsome guy is really handsome! His facial features are like a well-machined computer puzzle, and the golden ratio is perfect.
The handsome guy spoke, with suppressed joy in his tone, "Then are you willing to stay here?"
was asked by such a handsome guy if he wanted to stay, if I were the heroine at the moment, I would definitely be eager to agree, but obviously I am not the heroine.
The woman didn't answer, and the surroundings fell silent for a while, and I saw that although the handsome guy tried his best to restrain himself, his face still showed a little nervousness.
For some reason, at this moment, I couldn't help but be a little anxious for him, but at this moment, the woman slowly turned around.
Looking at that face, I froze in place.
Bright eyes and eyebrows are picturesque, this is a face that is extremely beautiful, but it is also a face I have ever seen.
The woman's face was exactly the same as the face she had seen in her last dream at the age of twelve.
I was about to get closer to take a closer look, when suddenly a force grabbed me, and I struggled but was still pulled back until the flowers and trees disappeared and the darkness engulfed me again.
"Woo woo ......" When the whining sound in my ears woke me up, the word "I" was still echoed in my mind when I was dragged away from the sea of flowers.
Looking at Cher's jewel-bright eyes, I couldn't help but wonder if she would say yes.
Cher stretched out her little pink tongue and licked it on my face, and rubbed it on me affectionately.
Strange to say, Cher and I have only been with me for half a month, but this little guy is not sticky to me, as long as I come back, he will follow me almost all the time.
Reaching out and holding the little guy in front of him, he rubbed his slightly moist little nose with his nose, and asked him, "Have we known each other in our previous lives?" Why do you say you like me so much?"
The little guy liked my active intimacy, and after licking my cheeks, he whimpered twice and put his little head on my shoulder, and lay quietly in my arms.
Tickled by its fluffy fur, I couldn't help but laugh.
Although I didn't know the whole truth last night, I had a vague hunch that the truth was not far away.
Fingers flicking through Cher's fluffy fur, I looked sideways at the bright sunlight reflected in the floor-to-ceiling windows.
It's just that I don't know if I'm ready enough to face that truth!
It was already past three o'clock in the afternoon after I got up and cleaned up, and I hadn't eaten a drop of water since last night, and my hungry chest was almost on my back.
I thought Xuanchen had gone out, but when I went downstairs, I found that he was at home and was cooking in the kitchen at the moment.
Although he didn't directly admit that he was a demon, he didn't deny it either!
I hugged Cher and looked at the man who was busy in the kitchen at the moment, and I thought, whether he is a human or a demon, as long as he doesn't hurt me, I will always believe him.
"I'll be ready to eat right away"
Xuanchen's voice interrupted my thoughts, I smiled and nodded, stepped forward and picked up the dish that Xuanchen had just put on the plate and smelled it, and couldn't help but admire: "Your craftsmanship is really good"
Xuan Chen smiled and said while serving rice: "I like the way of cooking in the world"
I was really curious, and I couldn't help but ask, "Don't you just need to eat, just absorb the essence of heaven and earth?"
Hearing my words, Xuanchen raised his eyebrows and walked out of the kitchen with rice, and I hurriedly followed out with the dishes.
Xuan Chen sat down at the dining table and said with a smile: "Yes and no, only by cultivating to a certain level can you make a living from the essence of heaven and earth."
Xuan Chen's answer made me even more curious, "To a certain extent?"
Xuanchen took a chopstick dish and thought about it, and replied: "At least you have a thousand years of Taoism."
"Huh?"
I'm really surprised, I've always thought that those monsters can get rid of the grains after cultivating for hundreds of years, and make a living by absorbing the essence of heaven, earth, sun and moon, but I don't want to have at least a thousand years of Taoism to achieve this, it seems that cultivation is really not easy.
"But after entering the human realm, even a demon with advanced cultivation can't rely on the essence of the sun and moon alone" Xuanchen handed me a bowl of soup, "Eat it"
I took the soup but couldn't help but think, I wonder if he and Mu Xin have reached the level of living on the essence of heaven and earth?
Halfway through the meal, I suddenly remembered that dream in the morning, and couldn't help but ask Xuanchen, "Have you heard of Sumeru Island?"
Xuanchen's hand immediately looked at me, and he frowned, "Where did you know about Sumeru Island?"
Looking at his suddenly serious expression, I thought he must have heard of this place, so I told him about the dream I had in the morning.
After listening to my description, Xuanchen didn't speak, but frowned slightly, as if thinking about something.
I don't know what he's thinking, but it seems that this Sumeru Island is no ordinary place.
"Do you know where that place is in your dreams?"
I shook my head, "I was there when the dream began, I just remember that there were a lot of very beautiful flowers and trees, and I don't know exactly what they are."
After hearing this, Xuanchen said lightly: "Sumeru Island does not exist in this world, you remember not to mention it to others"
It doesn't exist in this world? Where is it? Demon Realm or somewhere else?
Looking at Xuanchen, who was eating quietly, I knew that even if I continued to ask him, I wouldn't tell me anything else about this place, so I continued to eat.
After eating, I took the initiative to take on the task of washing the dishes, after all, we can't eat and drink for nothing!
When I cleaned up the kitchen and returned to the living room, Xuanchen was sitting on the sofa reading a book.
I glanced at it, and it seemed to be the same blue booklet I had seen last time.
I was about to say hello and go upstairs to review, when I suddenly remembered that there was a question last night that Xuan Chen hadn't answered me yet, so he said, "Why did I suddenly vomit blood last night?"
Xuanchen raised his head and looked at me and smiled, "Aren't you choked on saliva?"
I couldn't help but glare at him, "I'm choking on saliva and it's not sulfuric acid, and it's corrosive?"
"Hahaha" Xuan Chen laughed a few times and said, "That's not accurate?!"
I'm angry, if I can spit out sulfuric acid, a mortal who eats whole grains, can I still live now?!
I guess seeing that I was a little angry, this guy finally smiled and said: "I'm still investigating the specific reason, and I'll tell you when I find out."
Well, since he doesn't know, then I'll have to wait.
After saying hello, I went upstairs to review my homework, no matter what happened in the future, I was still a college student, and exams were the next big thing I had to face.