Chapter 76 Aspirations
“…Whichever option you choose, it sounds terrible! QAQ”
"Then let's end this quickly. After all, standing next to you and watching you slowly bleed to death is a waste of time." I pretended to draw my sword.
Zhong Mengfan showed a panic expression. He looked like he wanted to struggle, but he didn't know what to do. In the end, he could only close his eyes tightly.
Seeing him like this, I snapped my fingers and the scene instantly changed. It was no longer a martial arts arena.
The sword and wounds on Zhong Mengfan's body disappeared, and even his combat uniform returned to its original state. He got up from the ground and asked me, somewhat confused, "What happened?"
"We have entered a dream within a dream. You cannot wake up in the original dream world, so we change to a place where you can continue dreaming." I pulled out the chair next to me and sat down.
He seemed to suddenly realize, "Ah!!! So, what you just said about bleeding me to death and killing me with a single sword strike were all lies!"
I didn't answer immediately, but just curled the corners of my mouth slightly.
Seeing my expression, Zhong Mengfan became even more furious and exclaimed, "You bastard! You liar, Xia Ye!"
"I think I scared you. That's good." I nodded. "This way you'll remember what I said—even if you're a superhero, you can still get hurt, feel pain, and die."
Zhong Mengfan sat down angrily, picked up the water cup on the table and took a gulp of water. He then looked at the empty cup in his hand with a puzzled look, "Isn't this a dream? Why can I drink this water like water?"
He looked around and said, "This is the restaurant where we had dinner together last time."
"right."
At this time, the waiter came to our table and asked, "What would you like to eat?"
"Wow~" Because the waiter spoke, Zhong Mengfan looked at the waiter with a look of amazement.
This caused the waiter to look at Zhong Mengfan with a slightly strange look, and then asked me again out of professional habit.
I pointed at the menu and said, "These are what I want."
The waiter nodded, closed the menu and left. "Sir, please wait a moment."
Zhong Mengfan asked, "Why can he speak? He looks like a real person. The other people in the restaurant are also talking and eating. They look like normal people."
"When you dream, don't you dream about people other than yourself?"
"Uh, I guess so."
"So, these are all dreamers. In this dream world, they are the living people here."
He looked around at the other diners in the restaurant again. "It feels... strange. I don't understand it. After all, it's just a dream. How can it be considered alive?" Zhong Mengfan pointed at the wound on my face and said, "All the wounds on my body have healed, why is the wound on your face still there?"
I said nonchalantly, "It's just a minor injury, it doesn't matter."
As Zhong Mengfan continued to survey the restaurant, the waiter brought the appetizer soup. "Guest, please enjoy your meal."
After Zhong Mengfan thanked the waiter, he took a sip of the mushroom soup with a spoon and said, "Wow, even the taste is exactly the same as in real life. It's delicious."
I remembered again, "Oh, by the way, the last time we were here, the Ferris wheel outside was only partially lit because it wasn't a holiday or a weekend."
"Oh" Zhong Mengfan turned his head and looked out the window because of what I said.
I waved out the window, and instantly the main lights and colorful lights of the Ferris wheel and even the entire amusement park were all lit up. The light was reflected on the restaurant very close to the Ferris wheel. The diners in the entire restaurant exclaimed in amazement at this scene.
“So beautiful.”
Zhong Mengfan looked at the scenery of the amusement park outside the window, then looked at me, and said something inexplicably, "Xia Ye, you must have dated many people."
“Why are you suddenly curious about this?”
"Because what you have done now, if used to pursue a partner, is simply the most powerful trump card."
"Oh, really? But this is a dream world. To see these things, we first need to establish a spiritual connection. Connecting to someone's spiritual world is considered intrusion into their privacy, so pursuing someone you haven't established feelings for, but simply have feelings for, in this way won't work."
"Yes, is that so?" Zhong Mengfan suddenly avoided my gaze.
"What are you nervous about?"
"Just, I suddenly feel so honored because I'm the first person to see these," he said uncertainly.
I nodded. "Since I'm using dreams to train you, it's only right that I use them to show you some interesting things. Didn't you once complain to me that professional hero training should also have a proper balance of work and rest? I've taken your advice."
Zhong Mengfan said, "Just now..."
"Um"
"I used a fighting style of exchanging injuries for injuries." He paused for a moment, as if reorganizing his words. "Perhaps, like those hero fans, you are the hero I admire. I just want to show more abilities to make you look at me differently."
I said, "It is now."
"What"
"I look upon you with new eyes, my disciple, the hero who will inherit the title of Ranger in the future—Zhong Mengfan, a better hero than me."
"Ah..." He opened his mouth, but only a single sound came out.
I added, "Also, don't let your superhero identity make your sense of mission and justice everything. You are the most important thing."
Zhong Mengfan nodded and said, "Yes, thank you."
"What are you thanking me for?"
He looked at me seriously. "All of it, you did it for me."
"You're welcome. You've been working hard." Then I asked, "Do you want to see something else, like the sea of trees, one of the ten wonders of the world?"
"Hey, is that okay too? This restaurant is a place we've been to before, but I've never been to the Sea of Trees, so I have no idea what's there."
I extended my hand, motioning for him to take it. "Sure. Imagine relaxing your body, then opening your spiritual awareness to me and fully accepting my spiritual power. In this way, I can show you every corner of the world."
Zhong Mengfan blushed with excitement, perhaps because of his curiosity and anticipation.
Then he shook my hand.
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