Zhuang Zhou got out of the train station, his stomach began to sing the empty city plan, and he ate a bowl of noodles at a food stall next to the station. Only then did he feel a little rejuvenated, looking at the somewhat small and messy station square, and then looking at the pink sun rising in the east, Zhuang Zhou felt that he had completely returned to the real world. Wiping his mouth, Zhuang Zhou decided to find a hotel near the train station to stay first.

It was not easy to find a small hotel, although it was a little dirty, but what could a person like him who had not yet found a job ask for! Besides, it was only a matter of a few days, and Zhuang Zhou didn't care. After staying here, I slept all morning in my room, in a daze, full of deformed trains, beggars in the dark.

At noon, Zhuang Zhou left the hotel, went to a small shop on the street, and thought about dealing with a casual lunch. He sat down, ordered a few side dishes, and looked at the street scene with boredom, but, suddenly, his neck seemed to stiffen, and his eyes straightened—for, to his astonishment, he saw the beggar!

The beggar last night was sitting under an advertising light box on the side of the road more than ten meters away from Zhuang Zhou, still wearing tattered clothes, still the shawl, and the messy beard. The beggar leaned against the advertising box, basking in the sun, squinting at the sky in the bustling crowd, looking leisurely. Zhuang Zhou was very excited, he suddenly felt that he and this beggar were definitely not a simple chance encounter, maybe there was some kind of mysterious connection between him and him! He was looking for this beggar, and this beggar was also looking for him.

Zhuang Zhou walked forward quickly, stood still in front of the beggar, bent down and said, "Uncle, thank you for saving your life last night!" The beggar looked back at him lazily, but did not answer, suddenly stood up and turned around and left! Zhuang Zhou was a little caught off guard, and shouted: "Uncle, stay ......" The beggar didn't seem to hear at all, and walked quickly to the north, Zhuang Zhou gritted his teeth and chased after him. This time he was determined not to let the beggar run away anyway.

Then I saw that the beggar kept walking forward, and gradually went out of the city, and had no intention of stopping. Zhuang Zhou was already sweating, still gritting his teeth and following. After more than half an hour of pursuit, the population became more and more sparse, and by this time he had completely left the city and reached the foot of a mountain, where the beggar finally stopped in front of a thatched hut that had been abandoned for a long time. Zhuang Zhou chased a few steps, and also stopped out of breath, looking around, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, but it is indeed a good scenery.

The beggar sat down cross-legged, still with the weird smile of last night, and said to Zhuang Zhou, who was panting: "Young man, his understanding is good......" Zhuang Zhou felt that there was a mystery in his words, and he arched his hand again, and said: "Uncle, I am here to thank you for saving your life last night!" The beggar's dark face began to shine, and said: "I am just a beggar for food, how did I save you?" Zhuang Zhou asked the words that had been held in his heart for a long time: "I know that the old man is a master! How did the old man know that the train would have an accident last night?" The beggar asked rhetorically: " When did I say that there would be an accident on the train?" Zhuang Zhou was a little embarrassed, and then he remembered that people really didn't explicitly say that the train would have an accident. However, the doubts in my heart could not be relieved no matter what, so I said: "Before the accident last night, I happened to have a dream, and the dream was that the train had an accident, and even the details were clear, and then I got off the train early and escaped the catastrophe. I think this should be all thanks to the old man!" The beggar looked at Zhuang Zhou and muttered for a long time before saying, "Do you mean that I entrusted the dream to you and help you get out of danger?" He nodded and said, "I think so!"

The beggar smiled, and then, with a solemn expression, said, "You sit down." Zhuang Zhou sat down face to face with the beggar. The beggar said: "Do you believe that there is such a thing as a dream in the world?" Zhuang Zhou said: "I didn't believe it at first, but this time I believe it! The beggar seemed to see through Zhuang Zhou's thoughts, and said, "Do you want to say that since I can predict that something will happen to the train, why don't you tell everyone?" Zhuang Zhou was taken aback and was very embarrassed, and before he could speak, the beggar said again: "Do you think that anyone will believe me if I shout loudly at the train station or in the carriage that something will happen to the train? I'm afraid you have to coax me away as a psychopath! Didn't you also treat me as a nervous disorder at that time!" Zhuang Zhou's face turned red for a while, and said: "I didn't know that the old man had good intentions, I'm really embarrassed!" The beggar said: "Don't blame those who don't know!" However, do you know why I want to save you alone?" Zhuang Zhou was at a loss, and only shook his head. I felt that the beggar was becoming more and more mysterious, and maybe there was a shocking secret hidden in it, and I couldn't help but get more and more nervous.

The beggar glared at Zhuang Zhou with his eyes, shining, and said, "This time I am here specifically for you." Zhuang Zhou's heart sank, and he said, "Why?" The beggar said: "Since you already believe that there are dreams in this world, then you should also believe that I am a person who can control dreams." ”

Zhuang Zhou was taken aback, could it be that the things in the movie "Inception" really exist in reality? He was a little puzzled, looking at the beggar in front of him, and he didn't see him carrying any high-tech things! The beggar smiled slightly: "Don't think that you have fully understood this world, and don't be blinded by what you have learned for more than ten years, young man, if you want, I will open a whole new world for you, which will definitely make you unbelievable and dumbfounded!" Zhuang Zhou didn't know why at all, looked at the beggar's face and was stunned, and only after a while did he say, "What world does the old man want to take me to?" Originally, he was a little skeptical about what Tuo Mengzhi said, but now he said something to control the dream, and he was a little disappreciative in his heart.

Seeing Zhuang Zhou's face, the beggar seemed to guess his thoughts, and said, "Your name is Zhuang Zhou, so you should know the story of Zhuang Zhou's dream." There is no clear distinction between reality and fantasy, the vast world, all living beings, are just in your dreams...... There is a thaumaturgy in the world called Dream Hunting, which is why I have come especially for you. ”

"Dream hunting?" Zhuang Zhou repeated these three words in his mouth, his heart was terrified, and asked: "Is this what the old man said about controlling dreams?" The beggar nodded and said, "Exactly! Last night, I used the dream technique in the dream hunting technique to wake you up." Zhuang Zhou said: "Then why is the old man looking for me?" The beggar smiled again and said, "You will naturally know this in the future." Now, I want to know, would you like to be a dream hunter?"

The beggar's request was too abrupt for Zhuang Zhou, although he was already convinced that the beggar in front of him must not be an ordinary person, but what kind of dream control, what dream hunting technique, still sounded incredible, and he really had no psychological preparation for following the beggar to cultivate. Zhuang Zhou thought like this, and his face unconsciously showed a hesitant look.

Seeing that Zhuang Zhou didn't speak, the beggar didn't force it, but suddenly stared at Zhuang Zhou, his eyes seemed to be a little confused, and said softly: "Young man, don't be in a hurry to promise me, when you figure it out, come here to find me again, remember, come here." After running for so long, you must be tired, you should rest for a while!"

Zhuang Zhou really felt very tired, the figure of the beggar gradually blurred in front of his eyes, fatigue hit, he thought in his heart that he couldn't sleep in this wilderness, but his eyes no longer obeyed, his body was crooked, and he actually fell into darkness.