Entering the abyss of dreams, leaves fall and rain falls.
Xie Jin said this place is the Abyss of No Return, and that I was dreaming, and that I couldn't see it.
He says everything, so of course he can talk nonsense.
I glanced at the empty surroundings and that lonely, ill-fated stone, and asked skeptically.
"Could it be that you, Moxu Chenyuan, are nothing more than a lonely stone?"
As Xie Jinhui walked, he said, "There are not only stones, but also many stones. They are not alone or lonely."
He kept talking.
Then, I saw a ring of large and small, rugged rocks, seemingly laid out along the lake shore, appearing all the way to my great-grandson's generation, in an instant.
It was quite lively.
But I still find it hard to believe him.
How did I manage to sneak into a place where the Heavenly Emperor ordered information to be sealed off, based solely on a dream?
Am I some extraordinary genius, capable of earth-shattering feats, able to connect with ancient gods throughout the ages in a single dream, and enter forbidden territory at will?
Lies!
"Don't try to fool me. You have breached the contract, and you have to accept the penalty. The three-day period is over."
You should just find a partner among your rock companions from now on, don't come looking for me.
That concludes the notification; I'm leaving.
My plans were vague, but my real intention was to use this opportunity to escape.
Before he objected or refused, I punched him with a memory from the moment he woke up from a dream.
When he comes to bother me, I'll turn the tables and say he's promised not to bother me anymore.
Maybe I can manage to pull off a few more days of fun.
But... you need to close your eyes when you're sleeping and dreaming, so what do you do when you wake up, with one eye closed and the other open?
Switching my eyes back and forth doesn't help. I've never dreamt, so I don't understand the mysteries within.
“Yuan’e, I agree with your suggestion. I want to choose a stone as my companion.”
Xie Jinhui pointed at him: "You."
I!
The pit was dug well; I'll bury myself in it.
He touched me, and I was suddenly unable to move, while he was already standing in front of me.
"What are you doing? Don't touch me."
Hey, at least my mouth still works. At worst, I'll just throw up on him later.
Xie Jinhui couldn't help but chuckle, maintaining a reasonable distance from me.
“Yuanhe, you sneaked into my house, met me, and even tried to steal my book.”
Why are you so angry now? Is it because you failed to steal my heart?
"Xie Jinhui, what would I do with your heart? To make black-hearted lotus tea?" I glared at him.
"Ha, you still want to seduce me." He touched his forehead, his expression suddenly becoming solemn and composed.
“Yuan’e, I am willing to keep the promise you made, and I will keep it. I will not bother you until the three-day deadline.”
"So what are you doing now?" I kindly reminded him.
He glanced sideways at the empty sky.
"The punishment for trespassing and disturbing my studies, and... taking back the time you owed me when you left Qingning Pavilion."
Brother, you've got it all figured out.
"Do you trust me, Yuan'e?" Xie Jinhui couldn't be serious for more than three seconds before becoming lazy again.
"You won't even let me touch it, I believe you tricked me into giving you all those stones."
"I'll let you move in a bit, but first I need to make you trust me."
I rolled my eyes at him, and he just laughed it off.
However, he is indeed quite different from the person outside the dream, perhaps even a little interesting?
"Why doesn't Yuan'e believe this is the Abyss of No Return?"
“Of course I don’t believe it,” I said. “I went to Shuiyi Residence today and saw the words ‘Heavenly Punishment’ under the four characters ‘Moxu Chenyuan’, as well as the number 320,000 years.”
It's easy to guess that Moxu Chenyuan might be connected to the Heavenly Emperor.
I couldn't possibly have found such a place, which might be sealed or forbidden, so easily just because I had a dream.
Xie Jinhui smiled and said, "Yuanhe is not easy to find, because you not only have Moxu Chenyuan in your heart, but also me."
I opened my eyes again.
He raised his hand to show weakness.
“What I mean is that because I am in the Abyss of No Return, and you dream of it, you have a connection with me, so I have become the medium between you and it.”
After some thought, I realized that breaking through the barrier of sensing medium is one of the ways to activate and transform my Butterfly Dream Bell.
He makes a good point.
Thinking of Qingting's words, I touched my chin.
"Is it possible that, because you move around in the Immortal Realm, the secret of Moxu Chenyuan will gradually cease to be a secret?"
Xie Jinhui looked me over with bright eyes.
"Yes, but this idea wasn't originally yours, was it?"
I would never betray Qingting; I'll downplay the seriousness of the matter.
"Then, can you tell me when?"
Xie Jinhui glanced at the empty sky again and whispered, "After my father and the Heavenly Emperor have come up with their explanations..."
I suddenly felt that the wind and clouds were churning in the unseen sky.
I cautiously peeked over and asked him in an even quieter voice, "Could you tell me beforehand?"
Xie Jinhui pursed his lips and shook his head: "Goddess, you know that I have only recently taken human form, how could I know about things from so far back?"
Moreover, the secrets of old men are perhaps the most carelessly kept.
I heard a loud clap of thunder in the sky.
Above my head was a small canopy formed by Xie Jinhui's two large hands, and I squatted on the ground, trembling.
"Xie Jinhui, is your father eavesdropping on our conversation up up there?"
He felt much better after being struck by lightning.
“Of course,” he said. “It could be anywhere, not just in the sky. Maybe a rock will come flying at you, or a tree will slap you, or you could get a refreshing shower from a river…”
Don't be afraid, these things rarely happen. Father doesn't bother with other people's business.
And you're telling me not to be afraid? Xie Jinhui has only been in human form for a few days, yet he can remember so many techniques...
Huh? There should also be pre-transformation experience, yes, yes, it's the rich experience of pre-transformation that led to the series of attacks in the past few days.
Thinking about it this way calmed me down a lot.
"Xie Jinhui, I won't ask about the secrets anymore. Can I see the true appearance of the Moxu Chenyuan? I don't believe it's just a few stones."
They've become so reckless and bold.
Xie Jinhui squatted with me for a long time before finally pulling his hand back.
"Yuan'e, if I told you that the entire Moxu Chenyuan is full of pretty little stones that I tricked into bringing home, would you be jealous?"
"Xie Jinhui, you deserve to be struck by lightning."
I realized that I would rather play with him than listen to him say things like that.
"Can you please stop fouling?" I said in a low voice.
Xie Jinhui bowed and apologized, then told me that he couldn't let me see everything until the secrets were revealed.
“Yuan’e, it is said that immortals who dream can control dreams. Do you want to awaken a part of Mo Xu Chen Yuan yourself?”
Hearing his words, I excitedly concentrated and used my magic to infuse life into the area around a circle of stones that was clearly a body of water.
However, after a long while, nothing changed.
I looked at Xie Jinhui with utter disappointment. He rubbed his hands together and stood up.
Seeing the light flash from his cuffs, a large lake shimmered and rippled.
I stood up and looked into the water.
Don't you like growing lotus flowers at home?
Xie Jinhui pointed to the lake and the dark, tangled plants inside, saying, "It's been growing aquatic plants lately."
"Who? Likes to grow water plants?" I saw the lake reflecting our figures, and the water was gradually turning red.
I think it's shy.
Xie Jinhui tilted his head to look at me.
"Lakes, my ponds, rocks, grass, clouds, everything grows however it pleases."
The name Moxu Chenyuan is so awe-inspiring, yet it carries such a transcendent ideal.
Shocking!
"Yuanhe." Xie Jinhui turned his head and lowered his gaze to look at me. "Do you believe me now?"
I looked into his eyes, nodded, and said, "I believe you."
Because the dreamer can control their own dream, but cannot change the Moxu Chenyuan, who possesses free will.
Unless! I thought of something, but I didn't expect Xie Jinhui to ask it.
"Yuan'e, do you want to become a member of Moxu Chenyuan's family?"
He committed both a medical emergency and a foul.
I jumped onto the big rock and looked down at him from above.
"Shut up, you brat."
...
Xie Jinhui was in high spirits and lit up the waterside pavilion where he had just been reading, the white walls and corridors, the creatures on the lake, and the flying flowers in the sky.
And the sun shines here, creating unusual light and shadow.
A beam of glass, a burst of flame, and a vibrant rainbow weaving through them.
They can wear whatever color they like.
What's amazing is that there are no jarring colors or any discordant elements.
Xie Jinhui pointed me to the distant green mountains that sometimes migrated and leaped, saying they were a group of children who never grew up, left behind by the ancient gods.
Looking at those mountains, the joy in my heart was beyond words.
There are indeed mountains in this world that are still growing, even if they never grow up.
He then cleared out a large area of broad-leaved trees in front of the mountain.
These trees are only halfway up the mountain, but each one is thick and sturdy.
The branches will embrace the wind, lifting them overhead, and then sliding down the canopy.
They all seem to be laughing.
Xie Jinhui suddenly reached out his hand, "Yuanhe, want to go somewhere fun?"
“Go!” I grabbed his hand.
This was the first time I had a dream, and Xie Jinhui gladly became my guide.
He held my hand, suspended above the tree canopy, nestled among the broad leaves.
The leaves are broad and lush, with veins that flow with a powerful, ethereal energy, crisscrossing each other.
Just like a chessboard!
I stared at the leaves and wondered: Do these trees love to play chess? They carry a chessboard of leaves all over their bodies. Who plays against whom?
Even multiple matches at the same time? How clever!
I really want to drink the brains of an old tree...
Oh dear, what if I accidentally swallow a tree seed and not only fail to improve my brain but also turn this rock into a tree?
It's not worth the loss.
Xie Jinhui had no idea what I was thinking. He gestured for me to try jumping onto the leaves.
He let go, and I jumped on him with great curiosity.
Then I heard a sound.
"Thump..."
It was very pleasant to hear.
I jumped another step, "ding~".
Take a few quick steps, and you'll hear a tinkling, gurgling sound... like a clear spring flowing.
Xie Jinhui also began to sway on another leaf.
What an eye-catching and bizarre thing! It's strangely beautiful.
But why is there a buzzing sound coming from him?
There are also those that tremble and rise, um~
We jumped back and forth on different leaves, not knowing whether it was the smooth and melodious sound of the leaves trembling, or the entire Moxu Chenyuan laughing so hard that our stomachs trembled.
Even dreaming can be tiring.
My chest heaved as I looked at Xie Jinhui, who had sat down on a leaf earlier. He patted the spot next to him and told me to come and sit down.
I won this time in terms of physical strength, so I'm in a good mood and it won't hurt to sit with him for a while.
As soon as I sat down, Xie Jinhui summoned a light drizzle.
Then, raindrops fell on the leaves, creating a melodious, ethereal sound, a dreamlike melody.
"Every time it rains, I hear a completely different tune in the Abyss of No Return, Yuan'e. Isn't that interesting?"
Xie Jinhui gazed into the distance, a distance I could barely see, lost in thought.
“But it never rains in the fairy realm,” I said.
"Don't be in the abyss of dust, you can come down whenever you want, and listen whenever you want."
I was captivated by the music, Xie Jinhui's gentle tone, and the entangled flowers and rainbows in the visible space.
Just sitting there, calming down, I suddenly realized that even without a kite, being a stubborn rock wouldn't be so bad.
After what seemed like an eternity, I suddenly came to my senses.
"Xie Jinhui, are dreams this long? Why am I still not awake?"
Xie Jinhui shifted his gaze and said with a smile, "Because you only thought about leaving now."
“Look, Yuan’e.”
I looked in the direction he was pointing.
"The sun is already high in the sky," he said.
The scene before me, Moxu Chenyuan, blurred rapidly, but I could make out Xie Jinhui's last lip movements and his voice.
"Yuan'e, I will keep my promise, believe me."
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