Chapter 35 Dreaming

Qi Yu stood in front of a huge scoreboard, surrounded by countless people.

The three bright red words "Second Place" stung his eyes.

He grew up in a correctional institution for extraordinary people, with no family or friends.

Everyone said that he was aloof and arrogant, and even the young lady who took care of him in the correctional facility couldn't get close to him.

Until he realized that when he got first place in the exam, everyone's eyes were on him.

People began to talk about him, and his name appeared more and more frequently.

At that moment, an unprecedented emotion filled his heart, and he seemed to have found the meaning of his existence in this world.

Ah, it turns out that he doesn't need family or friends, he just needs to be number one.

As long as he is always number one, everyone's eyes will always be on him.

But why, this time, he even lost the first place?

The moment the results were announced, countless people gathered around him. They opened their empty mouths, and the smiles on their faces were so dazzling.

They said, "Qi Yu, you are the second."

"Qi Yu, you are so useless."

"In this world, who cares who is second? Everyone's eyes are only on the first place."

"Are you unwilling? Are you angry? Are you hateful? Are you resentful?"

"This is the destiny you were born into."

"If you have the guts, just make us all disappear. Then no one will laugh at you."

“Hehehe…”

Qi Yu covered his ears in pain, "Shut up, all of you shut up! Stop talking! Disappear, all of you disappear!"

As his emotions became more and more intense, dark clouds gathered in the sky and there were faint flashes of lightning among them. It was the release of his uncontrollable supernatural power.

Just as the laughter grew louder, Qi Yu curled up on the ground in pain, and the thunderclouds in the sky reached their limit.

With a loud bang, a huge thunder sounded, and a bolt of lightning struck straight towards the crowd who were watching and laughing, wanting to annihilate them under the thunder and lightning.

At this critical moment of life and death, unexpectedly, the group of people were not panicked at all. Instead, they showed a strange smile on their faces, as if they had been expecting this moment to happen.

If they died, something even more terrible would surely happen.

But Qi Yu couldn't care less at the moment. His eyes were slightly red, his expression was crazy, and he was almost on the verge of a mental breakdown.

He just wants the sounds to disappear, all of them!

Just a second before the supernatural power was about to get completely out of control, a glazed sword suddenly fell from the sky and appeared in front of everyone.

The lightning that was about to fall was drawn to the sword, and then the sword was picked up and gently swung towards an empty place in the distance.

A blinding white light flashed, and a huge thunder struck, splitting the large tree in the distance directly in half.

With a loud bang, the sound of thunder and lightning accompanied by the sound of a big tree falling rang out, and in the flying dust, Li Ping'an's figure appeared.

She searched for a moment, then ran towards the center of the crowd.

She pushed through the crowd and saw Qi Yu, who was trapped among the crowd with dark energy in his eyes. She cheered and punched him in the face, "Qi Yu, I'm so glad you're okay!"

Qi Yu, who was knocked to the ground, raised his head in confusion, covered his face and looked at Li Pingan:... ? ? ?

Is this human language you're talking about?

However, although it hurt, Li Ping'an's punch made him sober up a lot.

As the darkness in his eyes faded away, he immediately realized that the world he was in was full of weirdness.

He stood up from the ground and asked seriously, "Where is this?"

Li Pingan came up to him and said, "Are you awake? Do you recognize who I am?"

Qi Yu glanced at her and said expressionlessly, "No."

Li Pingan pointed at him and accused him, "You're lying. You clearly recognized me with your eyes just now."

Qi Yu looked away uncomfortably and urged, "Tell me quickly, where is this place?"

Li Pingan tilted his head and looked at him, "This is your dream."

Qi Yu was stunned.

Dream? Is he dreaming?

What dream could be so real?

The thunderclouds in the sky slowly dissipated, revealing a clear sky. The distant skyline collapsed bit by bit, and the crowd that had just been watching disappeared without a trace.

Once a dreamer realizes that he is in a dream, he is not far from waking up.

Qi Yu still found something wrong. He looked at Li Pingan and said word by word: "If this is my dream, then why did you appear in my dream?"

Time is running out. Li Ping'an feels that the dream is rejecting her as an intruder. With Qi Yu's awakening, she will soon be kicked out of his dream.

She said quickly: "Qi Yu, I came here to tell you that although this is just a dream, it doesn't matter if you get second place. Everyone has his own value and meaning. Rankings cannot represent everything about you, and they cannot determine your future. Your future is always in your own hands."

This was the purpose of her entering the dream this time, not only to wake up Qi Yu, but most importantly, to dispel his obsession with being the first.

Although it was just a dream, everything in the dream had been deeply imprinted in Qi Yu's heart. If he didn't resolve his knot before he woke up, his obsession with being number one would only grow deeper and deeper until the negative emotions completely engulfed him.

At that time, he could no longer be called a human being, but became a White Walker.

Unexpectedly, Qi Yu heard her words and said coldly: "Did you come into my dream just to tell me this? Then go away, I don't need you."

Li Pingan heard the resistance in his words and couldn't help but said anxiously: "Qi Yu, listen to me, this is not just a dream, this is your inner demon, it is very important for you to break it..."

However, Qi Yu just turned around and rejected her silently.

Seeing the whole world about to collapse, in a broken dream, Li Pingan staggered after Qi Yu's back. She had no choice but to call out loudly: "You have a brother named Qi Xiang, do you remember him?"

Finally, the whole world became quiet and the speed of collapse slowed down.

Qi Yu in front stopped but did not turn around.

Li Pingan shouted to him anxiously: "Whether you believe it or not, your family is always waiting for you. As long as you look back, you can see them. Whether you are first, second, or last, they will never give up on you!"

Before he could finish his words, the world spun around and Li Pingan was pushed out of Qi Yu's dream.

The next second, she appeared out of nowhere in a strange home.

Right in front of her, Zhang Dongyang was being beaten by Director Zhang and was running away with his head in his hands. He shouted as he ran, "Why did you force me to run for class monitor? Why do you always make me do things I don't like? I don't want to stand in front of people and show off. I just want to be a quiet handsome man, isn't that good enough?"

While beating him, Director Zhang roared, "You useless little bastard, you can't do this or that well. Do I need any reason to beat you up?"

Zhang Dongyang yelled furiously: "Ahhhhh, I'm going to blow Dad's head off!"

Director Zhang raised the bamboo stick in his hand and smiled strangely, "If you have the guts, just hit my head off."

Dark air came out of Zhang Dongyang's eyes, and he used all his strength to activate his supernatural powers.

One second passed, two seconds passed... N seconds passed.

Nothing happened.

Zhang Dongyang suddenly remembered that he seemed to be an auxiliary-type transcendent and had no attacking ability.

I’m so angry, but there’s nothing I can do to blow my dad’s head off.

What should I do then?

What else can I do?

Of course I chose to forgive my father.

The dark energy in Zhang Dongyang's eyes instantly disappeared. He knelt down with a plop and wished Director Zhang a happy new year. "Dad, I know I was wrong!"

Director Zhang: …

Li Pingan rushed over to stop him: ...

Seeing that the bamboo stick in Director Zhang's hand was about to fall on Zhang Dongyang's head, Zhang Dongyang showed a look of fear in his eyes. He shouted, "Dad, Dad, I was wrong!" and hugged his head in fear.

At the critical moment, Li Ping'an stood in front of Zhang Dongyang and faced the fierce bamboo sticks with her weak body.

A glazed sword appeared out of nowhere, and with a slash of the sword, the bamboo strips broke.

Director Zhang couldn't stop his steps and rushed forward, falling flat on his face in front of Zhang Dongyang.

Hearing the noise, Zhang Dongyang quietly opened his eyes and was shocked to see Director Zhang bowing to him as a couple.

"Dad, isn't it enough for me to forgive you? There's no need to be so polite."

"I'm going to beat you to death, you little bastard!" Director Zhang roared and got up from the ground.

But his weapon was broken, and he could only rage helplessly.

Li Pingan struggled to hold Director Zhang with his sword, and turned his head to Zhang Dongyang and said, "Zhang Dongyang, are you still not awake?"

Zhang Dongyang: "Hey, Junior Sister, why are you here? That's not right, I remember we were playing the Four Corners game in the library..."

His eyes became increasingly confused. As his memories returned, Director Zhang's face in his dream gradually faded, and the whole room began to shake.

Li Pingan knew that Zhang Dongyang was about to wake up.

Taking advantage of the last moment before he woke up, she grabbed his collar and said loudly in his ear: "Zhang Dongyang, don't be afraid of your father. He just pinned his dreams on you and expected you to accomplish what he wanted to do but couldn't do.

“You can’t choose your parents, but you can choose your own life. Before you become your father’s son, you are yourself first.

"Don't force yourself to do something you don't like. Not only will you fail to meet your father's expectations, but it will also make you and him grow further apart."

"Finally, you must always remember not to say things like smacking your dad's head off. If one day your parents are really gone, you will lose the two people who love you the most in this world."

After she finished the last sentence, she felt a familiar push and pull again. After a dizzying moment, Li Pingan opened her eyes and found that she had returned to reality.

Standing in front of him were Qi Yu with an awkward look on his face and Zhang Dongyang with tears in his eyes.

Seeing her wake up, Qi Yu snorted coldly and turned his head away.

Zhang Dongyang cheered, wiped his tears and said, "Junior sister, you finally woke up. You scared us so much."

It seems that the dream mission has been successfully completed.

Li Pingan breathed a sigh of relief.

Then she looked around.

Hey, where’s my uncle?

I only see Qi Yu and Zhang Dongyang in front of me. Where are my uncle and the little girl in red?