The girl fantasized that she was eating a delicious bread, baked with delicious oats and milk, and that the small rental house was also imagined by the girl to be her own castle, in the topmost tower of the castle, where the princess lived.

The narrow bed board is seen as a beautiful marriage bed, and the worn-out shoes on the feet are also seen as Cinderella's crystal slippers.

The girl comforted herself, alone in the dark hut, eating steamed buns, but still smiling on her face.

Half a steamed bun, there is no dish, only a cold and sour taste.

That's a girl's supper.

After the girl finished eating, she was about to rest, when she suddenly heard a sound of footsteps outside, and then there was a loud slamming of the door.

"Ji Xiaoran, I know you're here, open the door, open the door for me." A man's voice came from outside.

He is a scoundrel in the neighborhood and often bullies people, and since he learned that the girl was renting here alone, he often came to knock on the door in the middle of the night.

The girl was frightened, but she didn't dare to speak, and she cowered in the corner alone, shivering.

It's not that the girl didn't think about calling the police, but calling the police is useless at all, and it will attract crazy revenge from the scoundrel.

Even the landlord can't do anything about the scoundrel, so what can the girl do?

Ji Ran seemed to be in a state of soul, standing in the dark hut, witnessing this incomparably real scene, and his mood was very depressed.

It's as if she is this trembling girl, and that scoundrel seems to be threatening herself.

"Ji Xiaoran, can't you open the door? If you don't open the door, Lao Tzu kicked the door? The scoundrel said viciously, and he really started kicking the door.

The wooden door was already dilapidated, and it was kicked open by a few scoundrels.

The girl screamed in fright and tried to rush out of the room, but was dragged back by the scoundrel and pushed to the ground.

The girl cried and shouted for help, but the surroundings were as quiet as a cemetery, no one said anything at all, and the neighbors did not dare to offend the scoundrel, so when they heard the girl's cry for help, they could only pretend not to hear.

The scoundrel tore at the girl's clothes like a mad beast...

Gradually, the girl's crying stopped, and the scoundrel left contentedly, and the dilapidated little black house, like a tomb, buried the girl's only dignity and hope.

Ji Ran felt that his head hurt so much, and he was a little dizzy, and gradually, the world around him became blurry, and the sky swirled, as if the sky was about to fall.

"Poof! ~" With a sound, Ji Ran only felt a sharp pain in his head, and he accidentally rolled down from a branch and fell to the ground.

She opened her eyes and rubbed her aching forehead, only to realize that she had another nightmare before.

Even though it's just a dream, it feels like something that really existed.

"Aiyi? Aiyi? Are you okay? Miria jumped down from the tree and quickly helped Ji Ran up.

"I'm fine." Ji Ran shook her head, compared to the pain in her head, the despair and depression brought to her by the nightmare were the most painful.

"Aiyi, come on." At this time, Grandma Sophia's voice suddenly came.

Ji Ran nodded and followed Sophia to the depths of the forest.

Sophia took Ji Ran to an open forest area and let Ji Ran lie down quietly.

"Grandma Sophia, why do I have nightmares so often? As if what is in the dream is real? Ji Ran looked at Sophia helplessly and asked.

"Child, in fact, this world is very magical, no one can know the true meaning of this world, now you may be in a dream, and you in a dream may also be living in the real world, dream and reality, false and true, are always intertwined, just like there will be light and darkness, there will be hell and heaven, all of them are possible." Sophia explained to Ji Ran.

"So, it's possible that what I'm dreaming about is true?" Ji Ran looked at Sophia and asked.

Sophia nodded noncommittally, but could not give a clearer answer.

It is true that this universe is too big, and every life is incomparably small compared to the vast universe, how can a small and humble life understand a vast and boundless universe?

Life is truly amazing, giving people a chance to live, but it is full of thorns.

"Don't think about those troubles, maybe you exist in this world to forget the troubles and pains of another world." Grandma Sophia stroked Ji Ran's beautiful forehead and said.

"Grandma Sophia, can I stay here forever, I don't want to go back to that nightmare." Ji Ran asked Sophia for help.

Sophia looked at Ji Ran and shook her head helplessly, this is not something she can control.

"I'm so scared of that dream, I'm really scared..." Ji Ran choked in pain, tears like beads with broken threads, popping down.

"Good boy, don't be afraid, everything will be fine, everything will be fine." Grandma Sophia stroked Ji Ran's face and said with pity.

In order to alleviate Ji Ran's pain, Sophia sprinkled silver magic grit in front of her eyes, causing Ji Ran to gradually fall asleep.

This kind of magic hypnotized with magic grit can make Ji Ran fall asleep without dreaming, however, it cannot be used for a long time, otherwise it will hurt Ji Ran's body.

After Ji Ran fell asleep, Miria jumped from the tree.

"Grandma Sophia, what happened to Aiyi? Can it get better? Miria asked worriedly.

"I've never seen such a tangled soul, and I don't know what happened to her soul, or if it was a poor soul who traveled through time and space and lodged in her body, or if the poor soul had nowhere to tell her grievances, so she wanted to pour out her grievances in this way, but no matter what the case was, this soul and Ai Yi would inevitably have to suffer greatly." Sophia said, sighing helplessly.

"Isn't even Grandma Sophia able to make Ai better?" Miria was even more worried.

"I've tried, and there's really nothing I can do." Sophia said, shaking her head regretfully.

"So how can we make her better?" Miria asked worriedly, after all, she and Ji Ran were best friends.

"I don't know, but maybe there's a way to do it, just... It's fraught with risks and not worth a try. Sophia said, shaking her head again.

"What's the solution? Grandma Sophia, since there is a way, why not try it? Maybe it really can? Miria asked emotionally.

(End of chapter)