Chapter 156 Calling in a Dream
After an unknown amount of time, as the sun was about to set, Shu Ning took out food from her spatial storage and shared it with Jin Tong and Xiao Chong.
She glanced at Ming Yu, intending to bring him some food as well, but he also had his eyes closed at that moment.
“He doesn’t need it,” Xiao Chong said, noticing Shu Ning’s worry. “He’s already eaten enough.”
"Mm." Then Shu Ning went out to bring food to Han She and Xuan Lin respectively.
Finally, they sat down next to Xuan Lin and ate dried meat together, looking at this fairyland-like place, with the fiery red sunset shining on the rare grassland in this desert area.
Xuan Lin looked at Shu Ning beside him, who appeared so serene and beautiful in the afterglow of the setting sun, and a touch of tenderness flashed in his silver eyes.
"Friendly reminder: Xuan Lin's affection level has increased by 3 points, and her current total affection level is 60. She is in a 'like' state."
Upon hearing the system assistant's notification, Shu Ning looked up at Xuan Lin.
Xuan Lin's eyes met hers at that moment, and he smiled slightly. "What are you looking at?"
Shu Ning shook her head. "It's nothing." Then she continued eating the jerky.
At this moment, Jin Tong stayed inside for too long and then transformed back into his original form and ran out.
Shu Ning looked back into the cave, where only Xiao Chong, Ming Yu, and Mo Li were sitting.
Ming Yu and Mo Li sat facing each other, while Xiao Chong sat in a corner to the side.
At this moment, Xiao Chong was sitting inside the cave eating beast meat when he felt the gaze from the cave ceiling and looked up.
Shu Ning saw him look up and wave to him in greeting.
A tender look immediately appeared in Xiao Chong's eyes, and he responded with a smile.
Xuan Lin was worried that she would fall, so he reached out and put his arm around her waist.
At this moment, Jin Tong ran back, climbed to the top of the cave, sat next to Shu Ning, and took out some wild fruit that he had picked from somewhere and showed it to Shu Ning.
"What is this?" Shu Ning looked curiously at the purplish-black fruit in front of her that looked like a jujube, but was larger than a jujube.
"I don't know, it's quite sweet and edible, and it's not poisonous," Jin Tong said expectantly.
Shu Ning clasped her hands together and opened them to take the fruit from his hands.
She placed them on her skirt, gave a few to Xuan Lin, and then ate some herself.
"Mmm, sweet!" she said as she ate.
"Ningning, eat more if you like it. I'll go pick more if you're not full," Jintong said, seeing her enjoying her meal.
"Hmm." Shu Ning nodded, then looked at Jin Tong, "Jin Tong, where did you pick these?"
“There are quite a few more on that mountain ahead,” Jin Tong recalled.
"Mmm." Shu Ning nodded as she ate.
...
After chatting for a while longer, Shu Ning decided to go downstairs.
At this moment, Ming Yu had already emerged from the illusion.
When Shu Ning saw him open his eyes, she handed him the fruit and asked with concern, "How are you?"
Ming Yu took the fruit. "I've already led him into the inner demon tribulation. Now it's up to him."
"It's only just begun?" Jin Tong asked in surprise as she entered.
"Hmm." Ming Yu frowned slightly as he looked at the fruit in his hand, but quickly resumed eating it.
“You can leave one of you to keep an eye on him. We don’t know when he’ll be able to come out, or…” Ming Yu looked at Mo Li, who was sitting there, a complicated look flashing in his eyes.
"Xiao Chong, Shu Ning, you should go back and rest first," Ming Yu said to them.
"Thank you for your hard work," Shu Ning said, then looked at Mo Li, "I have to stay and keep watch."
But at the same time, she was also surprised. When did he learn her name? It seemed that she hadn't introduced her to any of her other beastmen from the beginning until now...
Could it be that Xiao Chong told him?
She glanced curiously at Xiao Chong in the corner.
"Alright, I'm going back to sleep now." After saying that, Ming Yu patted Xiao Chong on the shoulder. "I'm leaving. Call me if you need anything."
"Mm," Xiao Chong replied.
Seeing that it was already dark, Shu Ning took out several quilts from her spatial storage.
Jin Tong went to the side, cleaned the floor, and then took the quilt and spread it out.
Suddenly remembering something, he said, "Why didn't Mo Li send him into the cave before entering the illusion?"
He walked over to Mo Li and looked at his calm expression. "That way we can lie in bed and watch him."
"Being in the place with the strongest dragon aura will help him successfully transform into a dragon," Xiao Chong, sitting in a corner, explained.
"Oh, I see."
Jin Tong went out to call Han She and the others, "The blankets are made, you can come in and sleep now."
Then the two of them came in one after the other.
"Someone has to keep watch tonight. I'll keep watch for the first half of the night, but who will keep watch for the second half?" Han She said, looking at them.
“I’ll keep watch for the second half of the night,” Xiao Chong and Xuan Lin answered almost simultaneously.
“I’ll do it, you can take over tomorrow night,” Xuan Lin said.
"Mm," Xiao Chong replied.
Then Han She placed his blanket on top of Shu Ning's, saying, "I'll sleep in Xuan Lin's bed later."
“Okay,” Shu Ning replied.
And so, their beds were assigned in the following order: Xuan Lin, Xiao Chong, Shu Ning, and Jin Tong.
After everyone lay down, Shu Ning turned to Xiao Chong and asked, "Xiao Chong, what... have you been up to lately?"
She always felt that she didn't know him well enough.
"Hmm..." Xiao Chong pondered for a moment before saying, "We're checking for lost stray beasts. We lost them last time and couldn't find them, so we went back to keep watch over them yesterday."
“Then why don’t you just go to that lizard’s dwelling?” Jin Tong said.
“They are very vigilant, and once they are discovered, they immediately abandon the stray animals and run away,” Xiao Chong said.
Shu Ning recalled those eyes in the desert when she was searching for that cave entrance...
"So, they ran away because they found out we were looking for them."
“Not bad,” Xiao Chong said.
Shu Ning said remorsefully, "It's all my fault. If I hadn't insisted on going to find the stray animals, we wouldn't have startled them, and you wouldn't have..."
"Ningning, how can you blame yourself? Those people went too far. If it weren't for them, we wouldn't have needed to go looking for any stray beasts," Jin Tong said angrily.
“But if it weren’t for the lost stray beasts, how would Mo Li have had the opportunity to get Ming Yu’s help…” Shu Ning turned to look at Mo Li sitting behind her.
Xiao Chong reached out and patted Shu Ning's head. "Alright, don't think about it so much. These are all coincidences, and they are all interconnected. It's also fate that Mo Li was able to get Ming Yu's help."
"Mm." Shu Ning nodded.
At this moment, Xuan Lin, who was standing to the side, listened to their conversation, a complex look flashing in his eyes, before he fell asleep.
midnight--
"Shu Ning!"
Shu Ning, who was sleeping, heard Mo Li calling her. She suddenly woke up and looked at Xiao Chong and Jin Tong beside her. Only then did she realize that she was dreaming.
After letting out a sigh of relief, she got up and walked to Mo Li's side. He looked calm on the surface, but she knew that he must be struggling with his inner demons at this moment.
She took his hand and looked at him quietly.
Han She, who was at the cave entrance, noticed the situation inside the cave and turned around to see Shu Ning sitting with Mo Li.
He didn't say anything and went back to sit down and keep watch.
At this moment, in the quiet night, only he and she are awake.
As he watched the fireflies slowly fluttering outside the cave, a barely perceptible tenderness appeared in his cold eyes.
In the middle of the night, Xuan Lin got up and found that Shu Ning's bed was empty. He was startled at first, but after looking around, he saw that she was sleeping next to Mo Li and breathed a sigh of relief.
So he got up, carried her back to her bed, and went out to relieve Han She.
The next morning.
When Shu Ning woke up, she found herself back in bed, still a little groggy.
She clearly remembered sitting next to Mo Li last night.
"Awake?" Xiao Chong asked gently, looking at her dazed expression.
"Hmm..." Shu Ning stretched in response.
Then she got up and looked at Mo Li.
He remained calm on the surface, and his posture was still upright.
"Will his legs go numb when he wakes up?" Jin Tong asked, standing beside him with his arms crossed. "Should we move him to the floor bed?"
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