Back to reality
Reality.
It was a rare occasion that Xu Shulou didn't wake up from a dream, and this time she woke up quite calmly.
She felt a slight moisture at the corner of her eye, raised her hand to touch it, and felt a teardrop.
But Xu Shulou in the dream did not shed tears... She had a rough life, and at the end of her life, she never shed a tear for herself.
Xu Shulou seemed to have not yet recovered from the heavy snow in her dream. She lay there in a daze for a while before she realized that these were not the emotions in the dream that were brought out, but her own tears in reality.
She looked at the tears on her hands. This strange and long dream made her naturally guess its purpose. Was it to let her save people? Kill people? Guard against the invasion of demons? Or to stop the evil from destroying the world?
Xu Shulou even thought that maybe it was because Lu Beichen's evil deeds had led to irreversible consequences that the Heavenly Dao could not bear to see, so it gave her this dream so that she could stop him from wreaking havoc on the world in time.
But who could have imagined that the dream took a turn for the worse, and the ultimate culprit who destroyed the world turned out to be herself?
It turns out that this dream was actually a warning to her not to slaughter people like she did in the dream?
The one who has the predictive dream is not the hero who saves the world, but the villain who destroys the world?
Xu Shulou felt it was ridiculous at one moment and sad at another.
Faces flashed through her mind, Bai Roushuang, Xiao Ya, Luo Fusheng, Ling Yuechan, the two little foxes... From vivid to pale, it seemed that everyone's life looked desolate and cruel enough. But she couldn't tell where they had gone astray, as if fate had played a cruel joke on them just to make Lu Beichen successful.
Bai Roushuang passed by her window and happened to see her sitting on the bed in a daze. She asked in a low voice, afraid of startling her, "Senior Sister, what's wrong with you?"
When Xu Shulou saw his junior sister, what flashed before his eyes was her image of having her golden elixir gouged out alive, falling to the ground and twitching in despair; she was standing at the wedding banquet where her husband was marrying someone else, with her hair full of pearls and jade and a smile on her face; she was standing in the backyard, surrounded by maids, the light in her eyes about to go out, and even she herself could not tell whether she regretted or not.
What kind of variables would lead to these two completely different paths? When, at what day, at what moment, at what place, did she reach the fork in her life?
Xu Shulou waved to her.
Bai Roushuang immediately jumped in from the window, came close to Senior Sister, put her head on Senior Sister's neck, and asked in a very sweet voice: "Senior Sister, are you having a nightmare again?"
"Um."
"Don't be afraid, dreams are the opposite of reality."
Xu Shulou laughed: "I know."
"How about I sleep with you from now on, and if I find you having a nightmare, I will wake you up immediately."
"No need for that," Xu Shulou thought, "The dream has come to an end."
Bai Roushuang saw that she was lost in thought again and stole a glance at her: "Senior Sister, what are you thinking about?"
Xu Shulou came back to his senses: "I was wondering whether I should go back to the cultivation world and give your Senior Brother Lu a beating."
"Beat who?" A particularly lively voice came from outside the window. It was Yue'er who passed by and happened to hear their conversation. "Together?"
Bai Roushuang didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You don't even know Senior Brother Lu, and you want to go beat him up together?"
Yue Er shrugged: "No matter who Sister Xu wants to beat up, she must have her reasons."
She looked at the two of them leaning on each other, then jumped in from the window and came closer, looking like she really wanted to join in.
Her pale and haggard face flashed before Xu Shulou's eyes. He simply raised his hands and embraced her, feeling their lively heartbeats.
Bai Roushuang rolled her eyes in her senior sister's arms: "Holding her left and right, the rain and dew are equally shared."
"I……"
Bai Roushuang interrupted: "You love all the beauties in the world equally?"
Xu Shulou pushed her away and flicked her forehead: "What weird book have you read?"
Bai Roushuang covered her forehead and said, "You hugged me when I had a nightmare just now, but now you are throwing me away after using me."
"How is your cultivation? How long will it take for you to break through the Jindan stage and enter the Yuanying stage?" Xu Shulou changed the subject.
"Ah?" Bai Roushuang said with a bitter face, "Sister, wasn't the dream you just had related to Senior Brother Lu? Why did you mention my cultivation?"
"They are all related." Xu Shulou thought for a moment and said what he could. "I dreamed that you married him, and he used natural resources to help you reach the Golden Core stage. Then your cultivation stagnated and you made no progress for several years."
Bai Roushuang said heartlessly, "Then he is quite nice to me."
"...He also married many people. You all live in a very large courtyard in Lingji Valley of Lingxiao Sect. You live in the best one because he likes you the most."
"So dreams are all fake," Bai Roushuang wrinkled her nose, "How dare he do this to me? Why didn't I dump him? Senior Sister, why don't you get rid of him?"
"I married him, too."
"Hahaha," Bai Roushuang was amused, "Senior Sister, you think too highly of Senior Brother Lu, don't you?"
“…”
Yue'er was curious: "Sister Xu, am I in your dream?"
"Yes, you also married Lu Beichen," Xu Shulou looked at his junior sister again, "and Miss Xiao Yaxiao, A Fu from the Hehuan Sect, and the two little foxes we rescued..."
Bai Roushuang's mouth twitched: "They are all girls who have a good relationship with you. Then is this backyard for him to marry, or for you to marry? Senior sister, you are not kind enough to dream of opening a harem for yourself."
“…What nonsense?”
Bai Roushuang continued, "It sounds like Senior Brother Lu is a bit redundant."
"He is indeed quite redundant," Xu Shulou stopped dwelling on the dream and stretched himself, "I kind of miss the sunshine."
There was a sound of barking outside the window. It was the ferocious yellow dog in the Demon Palace. Then came the cook's scolding, "Give me back the meat, you dog! At worst I can give you a piece after I cook it." This was followed by Aunt Liuli's sneering voice, "After you cook it, even dogs won't eat it."
The bustling noise gradually made Xu Shulou get rid of the quiet snow in his dream.
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Xu Shulou went to Xuanyang Demon Palace again to have a secret meeting with the Demon Lord. In her dream, this person had a strange poison in his hand. The lethality of this poison was too strong, and she had to make sure that he would not use it indiscriminately.
In the dream, after the death of the Demon Lord, Demon Lord Xuanyang was able to risk his life to get back his head from Lingxiao Sect. It was obvious that their relationship was more complicated, and not just as bad as it appeared.
If there is such an opportunity for them to reconcile and jointly maintain the demon clan, it would be a good thing.
Xu Shulou stayed in the Xuan Yang Demon Palace for several hours. No one knew what they talked about, but when she left, the Xuan Yang Demon Lord had a very complicated expression.
Xu Shulou and Bai Roushuang were also ready to leave the demon world.
Before leaving, Bai Roushuang took out a teardrop-shaped pendant and handed it to Ling Yuechan: "This is a magic weapon I got in the ice cave many years ago. There is an acre of spiritual field in it. You can plant spiritual plants or mortal crops at will. As long as you can get the seeds, you can plant anything, and you can also smelt it to upgrade it."
Yue'er was stunned. She understood the meaning of this gift and thanked him solemnly: "Thank you very much."
"You're welcome. I don't need it anyway," Bai Roushuang said. "Everyone has been taking good care of me and my senior sister these days. I hope you can also enjoy the delicacies of the human world."
Yue'er nodded: "This is what I hope for, I really want to walk around the human world freely. I hope that one day, the demons and humans will no longer be afraid of each other and can share what they have. We in the demon world actually have a lot of minerals and rare herbs that are needed by the cultivation world."
Bai Roushuang winked at her and said, "If you become the Demon Lord in the future, you can work towards this direction."
Yue Er was stunned: "I have never thought about becoming a demon lord."
Bai Roushuang asked curiously, "Could it be that your demon race has a system of abdication?"
"In our demon clan, whoever is the strongest becomes the boss," Yue'er explained, "Every time a demon lord ascends to heaven, his children will fight each other, and whoever is the strongest will become the next demon lord."
“……”A very simple and crude method.
"But I am the only daughter of my father," Yue'er said worriedly, "You are right, my father will ascend to heaven one day, and I will definitely become the Demon Lord in the future."
"The Demon Lord sounds so powerful, what are you worried about?" Bai Roushuang was puzzled.
"It's a heavy responsibility, I don't know if I can handle it," Yue Er shook her head. "In fact, when I read the mortal story books before, I thought about following the example of the women in them and marrying a son-in-law, and then letting my husband take over the position of the Demon Lord. Then I would be responsible for talking about love with him every day and playing around in my spare time. By the way, do you still remember Li Muci and Nan Xiuxiu? At that time, I thought that I must marry a handsome young man like Li Muci to be my husband."
"If you're talking about the Li Muci who was chopped off by the Madam... ahem," Bai Roushuang commented, "it doesn't sound very reliable."
"It's not very reliable," Yue Er laughed, and then couldn't help sighing, "My father wanted to teach me something before, but I never had the patience to learn. But if I want to be a demon lord in the future, I have to work hard to prepare."
Bai Roushuang comforted her: "Don't be afraid, I will also work hard. When I become the head of a large sect in the future and have a say in the world of cultivation, I will cooperate with you to promote the friendship between the Taoist and demon worlds. Maybe then we can really open a mutual market, buy and sell from each other, exchange culture, and get what we need."
"Okay, it's a deal then!" Yue'er smiled and shook her pinky promise. In fact, neither of them was very serious about this lofty ambition. They just described their visions and hopes for the future like children.
Xu Shulou watched with a smile as they made a pinky promise. Unlike the dream world, they would have a brilliant life.
Yue Er also gave each of them a thorny phoenix flower that was unique to the demon world, and pinned it in their hair with her own hands. The red flower blossomed brightly between their black hair: "After you pick this flower, it will always remain in full bloom. I wish that your life will always be this bright and beautiful."
"Thank you very much."
Ling Yuechan sent them away. Bai Roushuang almost thought that she would have to fight the headless skeleton again before she could leave the demon world, but it turned out that they had a very simple way of teleportation. This alone made them more advanced than the world of cultivation.
After returning to the human world, the two stood on a meadow for a long time, closing their eyes and feeling the fragrance of the sunshine and grass.
Bai Roushuang stretched comfortably in the sun: "Senior Sister, where are we going next?"
"Let's go back to Wuchen Island first. I have something to ask Master."
Xu Shulou stroked the Sumeru Ring in his hand. The Immortal Chang Yu in the dream world said that there was a glimmer of hope, but where was this hope?
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