Chapter 41: The Imperial Maiden and the Mandala

"It's a pity, handsome guy, I didn't expect you to have this hand," the female dream demon slowly stood up, moving her delicate body, but the movement was a little unnatural

"This is my last trick, it is to discuss with Lao Wu how to deal with you," Qi Lu had changed to holding the sword in his left hand, and his right hand seemed to be clenching air, and the bone joints between his fingers were unusually bulging, and his eyes were full of excitement

"Can you tell me what's going on," the Dream Demon said in a calm tone

"If you only take one scoop of weak water, you should have heard of this sentence."

Qi Lu suddenly raised his voice, although the other party did not respond, he didn't care at all, but continued: "Of course, I also want to remind that there is a tree called the Emperor Mulberry, if you have heard of it, you will understand your current situation."

"That's a kind of divine tree that grows in Xuanshan, but this sacred mountain has been destroyed in the last Three Realms War, and the Imperial Daughter Sang is also extinct," the female dream demon's tone was a little bleak

"That's because you are too lonely and unheard, Shensang was transplanted to Qingqiu Mountain by Tu Canghua, the lord of Qingqiu, of course, the world has no chance to see it."

"This old fox is even more charming than a woman, I don't want to see him," the female dream demon frowned slightly

Qi Lu asked: "The sacred mulberry leaves are the food of the silkworms, but do you know the role of mulberry bark?"

"I've heard Bi Fang say that it's a material used by fairies to make heavenly clothes."

"That's right," Qi Lu excited, "the reason why the fairy uses it to weave cloth is because it has a magical effect, as long as you put this bark in pure water taken from the weak water source and boil it for three days and nights, it will have the function of stealth."

"You've been rambling for a long time, and I don't know what this has to do with me."

"Of course it matters" Qi Lu said: "I'll let you see the real chapter right away"

After saying that, Qi Lu's right hand was jerked again, and the female dream demon almost fell to the ground, but she struggled to balance her body before she could barely stand firm

"This is just a prelude," Qi Lu's hand shook strangely, the more it trembled, the more ugly the female dream demon's face became, her body became extremely stiff, and she gradually lost her freedom of movement

When Qi Lu's right hand stopped shaking, he had already swung his golden sword and aimed it at the void in front of his right hand, and as a faint golden light stretched forward along his right hand onto the body of the female dream demon, something seemed to loom under the moonlight

It was an almost transparent yellow thread, one end was held in Qi Lu's hand, and the other end had tightly wrapped around the female dream demon's body

"The raw material of this silk thread is the bark of the Emperor Mulberry, which also has the function of stealth, and it is naturally suitable to tie your body."

"Well done," the Dream Demon chuckled as she looked at her bound body

"Let's make a deal"

Qi Lu asked: "What deal?"

"I know you like money very much, as long as you let me go, I will never treat you badly, the money you get will make your hand weak, such a good thing, you won't refuse, right?"

The simple answer of "I refuse" is extremely resolute

"Why"

"No one doesn't love money, but I prefer the latter to the demon slayer."

"Qi Lu" The female dream demon's face changed drastically, and she shouted: "I have given you enough face, but you don't know how thick the sky is and put up a shelf in front of me."

Qi Lu smiled and said: "What qualifications does a toothless and clawless tiger have to threaten others, maybe you kneel in front of me and repent and reform yourself, maybe I can let you live."

The Dream Demon shut up and stopped talking

"I'll show you one more thing," Qi Lu took out the red thread that Lao Wu handed him

"You should be familiar with this, it's a thread made from mandala petals"

The Dream Demon's eyes lit up, but she still didn't speak

The mandala is a demon flower that grows in the depths of hell, and its petals are said to have mysterious magical powers, so they have been favored by sorcerers and onmyoji since ancient times, and those who are proficient in secret techniques will extract the essence of the petals, and then make a dream rope with special materials, which can open the passage between reality and dreams

Lao Wu used the characteristics of mandala flowers to successfully let Qi Lu sneak into Ding Xiaolan's dream, when he risked his life to break into the underworld to pick mandala flowers, he almost lost all his mana

"Even this thing was used, and you must have suffered a lot when stealing the mandala," the Dream Demon finally spoke

"Yes"

Qi Lu did not deny that he had heard Lao Wu say that when picking mandala flowers, every time he picked a flower, he screamed in the palm of Lao Wu's hand like a night ghost, this cry had the ability to capture people's souls, fortunately, Lao Wu used his whole body true qi to protect the three souls and seven spirits to keep himself from losing his soul, Rao is so, after he returned to the Yang world, he was also seriously ill, and he lay in bed for nearly a month before recovering his vitality

The Dream Demon asked, "The plan is good, but what are you going to do with me next?"

"As long as the red thread made of this mandala is burned, Lao Wu, who is waiting by Ding Xiaolan's bedside, will notice that there has been a change in the dream, and he will wake Ding Xiaolan from his sleep."

"Then what are you going to do, prepare to stay here and dream every day to feed me," the corner of the female dream demon's mouth snickered

"Phew, do your big spring and autumn dreams," Qi Lu scolded hatefully

The female dream demon sighed repeatedly: "Alas, I am the master of dreams, but I have never had my own dreams, and I want to dream very much, even if it is only once, it is good."

"It's impossible for you in this life, but there are many opportunities to dream in the next life."

"In the next life", the female dream demon was puzzled

"Because once Ding Xiaolan wakes up, the dream will be closed, and after it collapses, it will form a closed ring, and then you will also be trapped here, lonely, and you will never have the opportunity to sneak into other people's dreams again."

Qi Lu originally thought that after he said this, the female dream demon would be shocked, but she didn't have a panicked expression, just blinked slightly and asked him: "Then you decided to stay here with me for the rest of your life"

Qi Lu replied with a sneer: "I don't have to tell you the truth about this realm of sacrificing oneself, Lao Wu will use a spell to pull me back to reality when the dream is about to close as agreed, but at the same time as I return, I will also tighten this yellow thread made of the bark of the god mulberry tree and bring you back to reality like a sheep."

"You've worked so hard."

"I know that you are invincible in your dreams, even if the Emperor of Heaven descends here, I can't help you, but when you appear in reality, the situation is different, you will reduce your mana by 80, and at that time, Lao Wu and I can easily take your life."

"Since you have this big move, why don't you use it at first, but fight with me for a long time before you succeed in the sneak attack, aren't you afraid that your life will be saved before this?"

"Alas, I have a problem, I have been on too many things before, so now I have become very cautious," Qi Lu wiped the sweat on his forehead with the back of his sword-holding hand, and then said: "Whether it is the giant wolf that Ding Xiaolan's consciousness conjures up or you appear in front of me in various forms, I have to wait for you to show your true body before I can make a move, otherwise if I fail, not only will I have no way back, but Ding Xiaolan will also be killed."

The female dream demon closed her lips and confronted Qi Lu for a few seconds, and then spoke to break the brief silence

"It's not so easy to kill me, and you're so sure to bring me into reality"

"If I don't have faith, I won't dream hard," Qi Lu's voice suddenly stopped, as if his throat was choked by something, because he saw that the true qi of the female dream demon's whole body was soaring, and there was infinite light pouring out behind him

Qi Lu knew that something was wrong, and quickly withdrew his sword, and clumsily looked for a lighter in his pocket with his left hand, ready to burn this red thread, and notified Lao Wu to wake up Ding Xiaolan as soon as possible

Something surprising happened, and the Dream Demon opened her cherry mouth, and a flame erupted from her mouth, instantly burning the red thread on his hand

A bright light immediately flashed behind him, Qi Lu hurriedly looked back, and not far from him, there was a white door in front of him, which opened

Qi Lu knew that this was Lao Wu using mana to forcibly open the door to reality, so Ding Xiaolan must be fine, Qi Lu didn't think about why the female dream demon would help him burn the red thread made of the mandala, and he used his feet to pull the yellow line like an old ox pulling a cart and desperately ran towards the gate

Time waits for no one, the gate closes slowly, and if you can't pass through it before it's gone, then all your efforts will be in vain, and you will remain in the illusory world forever

"Do you think you ran away," the female dream demon's voice came coldly from behind

Immediately afterwards, Qi Lu saw that the dark world was filled with a mysterious silence

It was just a moment of hesitation, and the gate slammed shut when Qi Lu was less than a meter away from it, and Qi Lu watched it gradually disappear, but there was nothing he could do

I failed, and I took myself into this unknown world

Thinking of this tragic ending, Qi Lu's whole body suddenly lost strength, if it weren't for the golden sword in his hand to support him, he would almost collapse on the cold ground

In the stillness of the night, there were countless things chirping, creature sounds he had never heard before

It was far away, it was very light, and there was a lot of noise mixed in, piercing the darkness and piercing his heart

Qi Lu calmly searched for the source of the voice, but saw something happen that surprised him even more

The transparent yellow thread wrapped around the female dream demon was breaking inch by inch at the moment, flying away from her like catkins, and in the end, only the short handful in her hand remained

It is impossible for the female dream demon to have the ability to break free from the shackles of the spirit wood that grows in the sacred mountain, unless she is

Qi Lu looked at the female dream golem with a mysterious smile in shock, and saw the most incredible thing

"You failed because you didn't have the courage to face the truth," the Dream Demon shook her head and could tell that she was disappointed

"It's not true," Qi Lu roared, raising his sword to attack the female dream demon, but there was already chaos under his feet

"It's really not that the heart of the Yellow River is not dead, I am sorry for helping you, this time your brain has been kicked by a donkey," the female dream demon who regained her freedom successfully disappeared when Qi Lu's sword did not hit her