The subtle fragrance of roses and the glow of the stars, in the afterglow of the vampire feast, there was only her and her starlight, enjoying this brief yet eternal, peaceful night that belonged only to each other.

A few days later.

The haunted case at Half Moon Cliff and the magnificent banquet at Dusk Rose seem to be just yesterday. Influenced by the banquet that night, I have not been in the mood to work these past few days. Fortunately, the people who came to the office these days were all miscellaneous.

The wooden table in front of Xing was full of guests. Although Xing complained every day that these things were troublesome, she never refused. Whenever there was a problem, she helped one by one. Occasionally, there would be some people who came to make things difficult, but Xing did not indulge them and just threw them out.

In her words: We are just having fun, we are not afraid of anything, we will let you come as you please, but we won't spoil you.

After a while, when all the guests had left, she said, "I'm so tired, Wiz, come and give me a shoulder tap."

I put down the book in my hand and said with a smile: "You are tired of your mouth, how can it be your shoulders?"

"I don't care, Wiz, come and help me knock, I'm dying of exhaustion."

I stood up helplessly, came behind Xing and tapped her thin shoulder gently.

The queen said, "Speaking of which, I recently saw a foreign tribe called the Tuling Dog Tribe, and they are doing something similar to us, right?"

Xing said: "They are, indeed, but in addition to finding things, they also work as bodyguards. What's wrong, do you need their help?"

I shook my head and said, "Not really. I just think you can let them do these trivial things. Although I don't think they are as capable as you, they can at least help you take on some of the work."

Xing pondered for a moment and said, "This is indeed a good idea."

While no one was coming, Xing took me to find those Tuling dog tribes.

However, on the Lai Tuling Dog Tribe side, the leader Shi Gan said, "Master Xing, you came at the right time. Something happened on the Qiushan Fox Tribe side, and we brothers were just about to come over to help."

Xing was stunned for a moment, then looked up at the sky and cast astrology magic. After a while, he said, "I'll follow you too."

"Okay, Master Xing, please follow me."

I followed Xing, and Xing followed the Stone Sense leader. On the way, I asked Xing what happened.

Xing sighed and said, "The Qiushan tribe used dream magic and caused several deaths. We had previously announced that the number of times the Qiushan tribe could use dream magic would be limited. I didn't expect that people would die now. So the Qiushan tribe is now surrounded by many people, and they all suspect that the Qiushan tribe is a demon."

"It has been like this."

Soon, Xing and I came to the place where the Qiushan tribe was located. Their territory was located in a corner of the city of Lundya. Although it was not a corner, there was a lot of traffic here, because there was a road in this place that led to the dock area, so there were many people coming and going.

Shi Gan led us into the crowd gathered here, and soon we approached the building of the Qiushan tribe - Qiyunjian.

When you go inside, there are exotic flowers and plants everywhere, the air is filled with fresh spiritual energy and the fragrance of plants, there is an obvious cobblestone path under your feet, walking all the way in, passing a dreamlike peach blossom forest, and the view in front of you becomes bright.

A group of wooden buildings appeared among the clouds, with flying eaves and brackets, simple and elegant.

This is the architectural style of the Youyan Dynasty.

The owner of Qiyunjian, Qingdai, came out to greet us. She was a stunningly beautiful woman wearing a moon-white long-sleeved dress with wide sleeves, silver hair like a waterfall, and a cool and elegant temperament. There was a dot of cinnabar between her eyebrows, and nine agile and almost transparent fox tails could be vaguely seen behind her.

Her pitiful look makes one unable to help but fall in love with her beauty.

Fortunately, I have become immune to the beauty of stars, otherwise I would still be stunned.

But at this moment, the eyes of that pitiful beauty were filled with worry and self-blame.

"Lord Xing, Brother Shigan, you are here, and this one..." Qingdai's voice was like mountain spring water dripping on jade, clear and pleasant, but with a hint of fatigue.

Xing said: "She is Wiz, my friend."

The owner of Qingdai Manor bowed slightly and said, "Master Viz."

I didn't know how to answer her because I was not familiar with the etiquette of the Youyan Dynasty, so I just nodded.

"Take us around first." Xing said.

The owner of Qingdai Manor nodded and took us to a secluded bamboo building. Three bodies covered with white cloth were lying quietly on the bamboo couch. Qingdai smiled bitterly and said, "After the dream ended, I planned to wake them up. As a result, I felt a very strong resistance from one of them and failed to wake him up. When I was ready to wake him up next time, he was already dead. The other two were in the same situation. After they died, the awakened people actually ran out in fear, causing everyone who had been exposed to come and watch us. Fortunately, Brother Shigan's men were there, otherwise our Qiyun Gorge would have been dispersed."

After saying that, Qingdai gently lifted the white cloth, revealing three faces that were calm and almost peaceful.

Two men and one woman, all human, aged between thirty and fifty.

His face was ruddy and his skin was elastic, without any signs of trauma, poisoning or disease, as if he had simply fallen into the deepest sleep and would never wake up again.

If this disease occurred in modern times, it would be brain death.

Xing asked, "Do you know why they died?"

Qingdai shook her head: "I don't know."

"They all entered their own dreams through the dream magic performed by our guides." Qingdai's voice was filled with deep confusion.

"The duration of the dream did not exceed the safety limit set by our tribe. The guide confirmed that their consciousness should return when the dream ended. However, when the guidance ended, their bodies lost all vital signs, and their souls disappeared without a trace as if they had evaporated. I used secret methods to explore their spirits, and only a void and dead silence remained. There was no sign of any external invasion or destruction, and I had no idea how they died..."

Xing sighed and said, "They took the dream as reality and didn't want to wake up, so they died. Of course, besides that, it was also because their bodies were not in good condition."

"Can it be like this...?" Qingdai murmured in a daze, her silver eyes filled with shock and sadness, "The dream technique is just a bridge, it has never imprisoned the soul, it's them who... don't want to come back?"

Xing said: "In the beginning, most of the people who came to you to have dreams were nobles or magicians. They had already enjoyed most of the fun, and they came to experience dreams just for the novelty, and they would not indulge in them. Ordinary people are not like this. They have not experienced too many things. In dreams, they can get anything without any effort. How can they be willing to give up such a wonderful life?"

I was also shocked and said, "But it was just a dream after all..."

Xing looked at me and asked, "If I am also a dream, and you have never known me, and have never been to the Republic of Ians, and are still staying in the snow in the north, are you willing to wake up?"

I was speechless because of Xing's question. I didn't want to be manipulated by Xing so easily, so I snorted and said, "Of course I am willing."

Xing said: "Wiz, hearing you say that makes me so sad."

Xing pretended to be pitiful.

Seeing how 㳔星 was, I could only admit defeat and said, "Okay, I don't want to."