She had a terrible dream.

I dreamt of a wide, boundless valley with boiling water flowing through it. A towering tree grew in the valley, and she lay on a huge branch, her ancient and unique dress with flowing ribbons. Suddenly, someone tugged at her. Looking down, she saw water splashing everywhere, and a boy emerged from the water, laughing loudly.

He wasn't wearing any clothes, openly displaying his strong physique, light tan skin, water droplets sliding down his well-defined muscles until they disappeared into the water, his abdominal muscles faintly visible.

That face was clearly that of a younger version of Tian Xuanzi!

"Ah Tong, come down and take a bath together. The water in Tanggu is the clearest and warmest."

She glanced silently at the still-boiling water, then at the boy.

The boy exclaimed "Ah!", scratched his head, and said, "They must have been having too much fun and boiled the water. Don't worry, I'm here, you won't get burned."

He grabbed her sash, laughed, and pulled her. She cried out in surprise and fell off the giant tree into the water, where he caught her in his arms.

The water was boiling, and the temperature must have been extremely high, but when she fell in, she wasn't burned. His skin was hot, as if it had absorbed the heat from the water, leaving her with only the most comfortable warmth.

His long hair flowed like algae in the water, thick and black as ink. His smooth muscle lines were full of power. With a powerful kick, he carried her out of the water.

She gasped, unsure what to do with her arms, but he pulled her around his body. She instinctively hugged him tightly, one hand on his strong back and the other around his lean waist, burying her head in the crook of his neck, holding her breath, her cheek pressed against his neck.

He kissed me.

The boy's body was burning hot and sincere, his passion as fierce as fire, wanting to burn her to ashes. She was a small boat tossed about by the waves, or a vine wildly swayed by the wind, trembling as she clung to her big tree. But the tree instantly transformed into a monstrous wave, swallowing her back into the scalding water.

She went from trembling at first to becoming completely captivated, feeling the heavy, rising and falling of his chest, and hearing his increasingly rapid and forceful breathing as he called her name again and again: "A-Tong, A-Tong, A-Tong..."

Fireworks exploded and blazed in the darkness, dazzling and mesmerizing. He held her hand tightly, forcing her to follow his rhythm as they journeyed and climbed.

Until the very moment we reached the summit, the sky suddenly brightened.

It was a peculiar aftertaste; I could no longer hear any sounds, my body was still trembling, I couldn't come back to my senses, I was so intoxicated that I didn't know where I was going.

He held her tightly, returning from underwater to the surface. He gently patted her back with his large hand, rested his head on the crook of her neck, and affectionately caressed her. Her long, soft hair tickled him, and his hand ran through her hair, twirling strands between his fingers.

"A-Tong, A-Tong," he kept calling, his voice sweet and affectionate, humming incessantly, "My A-Tong, my..."

—Splash!

The sudden sound of water breaking was right next to my ear, shattering the sweet, sticky air.

She opened her hazy eyes and looked at the shadows emerging from the water around her.

Then he paused, stunned.

It was a boy with the exact same face as him, also naked, but with a sour and dissatisfied expression, who came over and took her arm.

“Ah Tong isn’t just yours, it’s our turn.”

Many voices rang out at the same time.

She looked back around.

Upon seeing eight other identical boys emerging from the water, they cried out, "A-Tong, can I have one too? A-Tong, A-Tong..."

Countless hands reached out at the same time.

!!

Bai Tong suddenly jumped out of bed, her mind blank and her eyes glazed over.

This is fucking awful, this is fucking awful—what a terrible dream! She kept coughing and coughing, how is she supposed to see Tian Xuanzi again?!

Bai Tong covered her mouth, and tears streamed down her face as she thought of the boys' handsome faces and strong muscles.

She reflected deeply on her actions.