Chapter 933 A Dream Within a Dream

Seeing her senior brother's expression, Song Chunxue quickly turned her head away.

In just a few short years, my senior brother has experienced too many life-and-death trials, so it's no wonder that he held that leaf in his hand and looked at it with great affection the whole way.

He then carefully put it into his storage ring. When he looked up at the sky, his expression was as satisfied as that of a young child.

very nice.

Song Chunxue thought to herself, "Of all the great principles in the world, the one I should least let down is my senior brother."

Master Zhang, who is unconventional yet compassionate towards all living beings, is the one who deserves the most favor from Heaven.

If possible, Song Chunxue would like to share some of her blessings and good fortune with the Taoist priest.

This has nothing to do with anything else; it is simply a devout act of gratitude from a guided practitioner to their mentor.

After leisurely enjoying their morning tea, the group continued their journey deeper into the mountains.

They encountered few strange insects and beasts, and even when they did encounter enormous creatures, they were ignored.

They went after those loud, boisterous people who wantonly destroyed vegetation and ruthlessly captured small animals.

As everyone knows, this is related to the old man who came to eat noodles.

Moreover, they entered a long, quiet, secluded canyon that was undisturbed and resembled a fairyland.

A group of men walked ahead, and whenever they encountered rare and exotic fruits, they would ask Master Han if they could eat them.

Master Han scolded them for only knowing how to eat, but then fed himself first.

Like birds released from their cages, they ran freely along the path by the stream in this forest of vibrant flowers and lush trees.

Since she had a woman with her, Song Chunxue wanted to keep up with her and maintain her composure.

But when she saw Ye Hanying leap up a tree to pick nectar in the blink of an eye, and then grab a cicada from the tall canopy in the blink of an eye, Song Chunxue stopped pretending.

She rolled up her sleeves, climbed the strange tree with her bare hands, and picked a basketful of edible fruit.

In the evening, she was probably the one who was best at picking fruit; she didn't hold back on any fruit she knew that she could eat.

She figured that since she was already there, it would be a waste not to fill the container.

Ye Hanying also gave her a lot of precious medicinal herbs and taught her to recognize herbs and poisonous insects.

She suppressed her nausea and did not vomit when she saw the strange, poisonous insects.

But when she ate the fruit, the thought of those wriggling worms made her swallow hard, and she quietly threw it away.

The five young men, like bandits, grabbed everything from the trees and the water to examine it. They even tried to take away the cute little cubs, but were repeatedly reprimanded by the three elders before reluctantly putting them down.

"If you don't want to be trapped in these mountains and used as fertilizer, don't get any bad ideas about those things that look like they're not to be trifled with, or you'll have to distance yourself from us. If you get involved, we might very well be turned into elixirs."

"Remember, this is their territory. We're just here to broaden our horizons," Master Han sneered. "If you don't believe me, try taking another route. Those who had wicked intentions have already had their bodies and souls separated. The worst off are left with only their intestines."

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Everyone became much more obedient.

In the evening, everyone caught fish by the river, grilled the fish, drank wine, and then tried to find a way to rest.

"Don't rush, watch me." Master Han waved his sleeve, and a round wooden house appeared in front of everyone.

"oh!"

"Master Han is amazing! You even brought such a big house. Your storage ring must have plenty of space. It's huge!"

"Haha, I don't have to sleep in a tree tonight, and I don't have to worry about mosquito bites."

"Let's go inside and take a look."

Just as Song Chunxue was about to ask Ye Hanying, Huo Xiang also waved out a small wooden house, which could easily accommodate three or four people.

"How about this, Sister Song and my wife live in this room, I'll squeeze in with them." Huo Xiang, dressed in purple, walked up to Ye Hanying and clinged to her hand. "Madam, or how about we build a nest in a tree and watch the moon together?"

Ye Hanying was a little embarrassed, shook off his hand and pretended to be angry, saying, "Your arrangement was fine just now, stop with this and go. I want to chat with Sister Song for ages, why are you causing trouble?"

As she spoke, she raised her hand and poked his chest, "You clearly want to join in the fun with them, yet you're still saying these useless things here."

"Hehehe, Madam was right." Huoxiang waved to them, "Then I'll go over there, you guys chat."

Before he could finish speaking, he had already slipped into the larger room.

Song Chunxue smiled without saying a word.

Before long, Master Zhang stood outside the door, "Junior Brother!"

Song Chunxue came out of the house. "What's wrong?"

"We don't have enough blankets, did you bring any?"

Song Chunxue smiled as she walked down the wooden steps. "How did Senior Brother know I brought it?"

“You brought so much food, and you spent the whole afternoon packing, you must have brought blankets too.” Master Zhang’s smile was more relaxed than before. “Changyun and Yebai have already gone to sleep, they are the most tired.”

Song Chunxue placed the four quilts she had brought in the room, and also put the tea stove on the ground so that they could sit around the stove, brew tea, and chat about the past and present.

However, Song Chunxue wasn't much stronger. She returned to the small house and lay down on the narrow bed by the window.

Although there was only one bed in the room before, she didn't ask any questions.

She had walked too much and her feet were a little sore, so she went to the river to wash her feet and then fell asleep immediately.

Ye Hanying had disappeared, but Song Chunxue was too sleepy to care.

Surprisingly, she had a very warm dream, filled with lush greenery.

On the mountaintop of Lijiazhuangzi, buckwheat flowers bloom everywhere, and the sunlight and tender green sorghum reach only to the knees, making it the most beautiful time of year.

She was herding a flock of sheep? She was playing in the dirt with her sisters on the hillside.

Her sisters were roasting potatoes, and she sat to the side waiting to eat.

But soon after, a tall, thin old man, all in black, carrying a sheep shovel, strode toward them.

"What are you doing? The sheep have eaten all the grain, and you're harming people here!"

Startled, Song Chunxue turned and ran. Looking down, she realized her legs were short. After taking two steps, she tripped and fell several times, tumbling down into the apricot grove.

In the blink of an eye, the villagers were picking apricot pits in the apricot grove, and several children followed suit.

People down the mountain were cursing, saying not to pick their apricots.

She carried a very heavy basket and hurriedly took the child home.

But how come there are only three of the five children left?

As we walked, how did we end up with only three kids left?

"Third Brother, Third Brother!"

She called out loudly, and Sanwa, dressed in a moon-white bamboo-patterned long robe, stood under a poplar tree not far away, his eyes full of smiles, one hand behind his back, quietly waiting for her.

"Third child!"

She ran towards it laughing, but unexpectedly found a deep pit under her feet, which startled her awake from her sleep.

Upon opening her eyes, the bamboo-slatted roof gradually reminded her of where she was.

"Junior brother, you're awake?"

Suddenly, I heard my senior brother's voice.

Song Chunxue quickly sat up. "Senior Brother? What are you doing here?"

She looked around. "Where's Ye Hanying?"

"They've all gone out to search for treasure. Although it's dangerous here, they still want to take some good things out with them. Do you want to come with me to search?"

The eldest brother's words are strange.

But seeing him stand up, Song Chunxue quickly put on her shoes, "Senior Brother, wait for me."

"By the way, where is Master Han?"

The eldest disciple turned to look at her, grinning, his features reflecting the outline of Master Han. "I am Master Han."