Chapter 021: The Man Who Ate Dreams
After listening to Ling'er's description, Yu Changsheng couldn't help but feel a little creepy.
One can imagine how terrible it is for a person to live on an isolated island for 50 years, even if he has no worries about food and clothing.
"And the last time you woke up, how long have you been in a dream?" Yu Changsheng couldn't help but ask.
Mu Yongnian's face showed a wry smile, and he raised three fingers tremblingly.
Yu Changsheng swallowed his saliva, he knew that the time of the dream in this curse was constantly increasing, since he had spent fifty years, then this "three" should be "three hundred years"!
"Three hundred years?" Yu Changsheng swallowed.
Mu Yongnian nodded slightly.
"How did you do that? Living alone for 300 years is worse than death. Yu Changsheng said.
"That's not enough to describe the pain." Mu Yongnian said.
"Haven't you tried to get out of that island?" Yu Changsheng asked.
"It's been 300 years, maybe I haven't tried? The dream world is spherical, and the sea around the island is endless, and whether you swim or sail, you will eventually return to the island, because it is the only island in that sea. ”
This was a helpless thing, but when Mu Yongnian said it, it was no longer mixed with any emotion.
"Have you ever tried to kill yourself?" Yu Changsheng asked.
"Well, you can't die in a dream. I am immortal in that world. Mu Yongnian replied.
Yu Changsheng thought about it, raised his eyebrows, and suddenly said:
"But when you come back to reality, you don't want to, and you can't bear to die, do you?"
Mu Yongnian's thin face slowly tilted to the side, and then slowly moved over, his eyes were like torches, and he muttered:
"You're right, I don't want to die, and I don't want to dream anymore. If I go back to my dreams this time, I'm really not sure if I'll ever be able to come back. Every time I go to sleep, it seems like a few hours to others, but for me, it's an endless amount of time. Every time I wake up, I see that they are strange, and when they see me, they also think that I am strange. ”
"So, you're forcing yourself not to sleep now because you're afraid to go back to that world." Yu Changsheng said.
"No, look at me now, there's nothing to be afraid of." Mu Yongnian was still expressionless.
"Well, at the end of the day, what can I do for you?" Yu Changsheng asked.
"That's what I should ask you." Mu Yongnian said.
Yu Changsheng was slightly stunned, he was indeed a little unpredictable about this old guy.
"I'm just an ordinary spell solver, and like those guys, if I want to help you get free, I can easily do it. But if you want me to stop you from dreaming, I'm afraid I can't do anything. Yu Changsheng said truthfully.
"You're not like those spellbreakers, you've saved a lot of spellbreakers, and you've really saved them." Ling'er retorted.
"No, I never saved anyone, they saved themselves." Yu Changsheng said.
"Oh? Then tell me how I can save myself? Mu Yongnian stared at Yu Changsheng.
"I said, I don't know."
"You have to know." Mu Yongnian said undoubtedly.
Yu Changsheng smiled bitterly and said lightly:
"Okay, I know, but I can't remember."
"Then I'll help you think about it."
As he spoke, Mu Yongnian snapped his fingers.
Ling'er immediately whispered to the maid next to her, and after a while, the maid walked back with a box in her hand.
It's a box again.
But this time, the appearance of the box is not exquisite.
It was an old box, and it seemed to be covered with an old layer of suede, cracked in some places, and dark spots in others.
The maid carried the box to Yu Changsheng and opened it.
The box was still a scabbard, which looked very old and covered with stale dirt and scratches.
This time, Yu Changsheng's eyes widened, and he took out the scabbard from the inside in a daze.
Although he didn't look at it for long, this time he had already determined that the scabbard this time was real.
After a while, Yu Changsheng reluctantly put the scabbard back.
"How? Remember? Mu Yongnian asked in a deep voice.
Yu Changsheng came to his senses, thought for a while and said:
"There's someone who might be able to help you."
"Who?"
"Wu Feng."
"Who's that?" Mu Yongnian said indifferently.
"'Wufeng' Jin Kai, the son of Jin Shangtian, the young sect master of the Fengji Sect." Ling'er on the side looked at Yu Changsheng and continued, "Jin Kai is said to be the most talented genius in the history of the Fengji Sect, he has mastered the mental techniques in the sect at the age of ten, and after inheriting the throne of the sect at the age of fifteen, he has not tasted defeat. But...... Such a martial cultivator, I don't know what it has to do with solving the problem of the current pavilion master? ”
Yu Changsheng nodded and said:
"That's right, it seems that the news of Tongbei Pavilion is really well-informed. Wu Feng is talented and young, but you may not know that the reason why this Wu Feng can become such an excellent martial artist is because he is also a spell maker, and the spell he has won may be able to solve the trouble encountered by the pavilion master. ”
"Oh? How so? The wrinkles on Mu Yongnian's face were suddenly straightened.
Yu Changsheng rubbed his chin and said:
"I don't know exactly what the curse in this genius is. But for the time being, it can be called the 'Dream Devouring Spell', which can devour other people's dreams and transform them into a substantial energy to increase his own power. So I think that if I find him, maybe I can let him solve the problem of the Pavilion Master by devouring dreams. ”
"No way. Wu Feng will definitely not be a curse sufferer! Pavilion Master, we have specifically investigated this Wu Feng, not only can he not detect any magic power on his body, but he also does not seem to be bothered by curses. You know, no curse can have only positive effects and no negative damage. Ling'er immediately retorted.
Mu Yongnian didn't seem to hear Ling'er's words at all, stared at Yu Changsheng and asked:
"Can you invite him over?"
"I can't." Yu Changsheng replied categorically.
The corners of Mu Yongnian's mouth seemed to show a scornful smile, but it quickly disappeared again.
"Since you can't, I'm afraid this news alone is not enough for you to take this scabbard."
"I can't, and neither can you." Yu Changsheng Dao.
Mu Yongnian seemed to understand what Yu Changsheng meant, and said lightly:
"You mean, he doesn't want to reveal his identity, and naturally he won't help me."
"That's right. Although this news is not worth the scabbard, it is fair to exchange my freedom with a life-saving message, right? Yu Changsheng said.
"It's not fair, it's fair here, only I can decide!" Mu Yongnian said.
"Okay, then I don't want to bargain, let me smoke, give me wine, and that scabbard, I'll help you invite him over!" Yu Changsheng said with confidence.
"Three days, can you do it?" Mu Yongnian asked.
"Seven days, no negotiation." Yu Changsheng Dao.
"Three days, I said there was a discussion." Mu Yongnian is colorful.
Yu Changsheng was slightly stunned, shrugged his shoulders and said:
"Okay, give me a cigarette first."