Gu Miao: Emmmm, my wife smiles at my brother more often than at me QAQ

"Who encountered it?" Qiu Yanping frowned when he heard this. He first looked at Gu Wenle and saw that there was no sign of Gu Wenle's face being entangled, so he asked.

Gu Wenle exclaimed, a little stunned, and muttered, "It's true..."

Qiu Yanping uttered a light nasal sound and raised his eyebrows.

Gu Wenle quickly came to his senses and told the whole story.

Yesterday, he took advantage of the tail end of the short holiday to visit a friend with whom he had been friends since childhood and who was so close that they could wear the same pair of pants. A while ago, an elder in the friend's family passed away, and after spending some time dealing with the funeral, he was in a listless and irritable state.

Gu Wenle met that friend once during the funeral procession. At that time, the man's condition was not that bad. Unexpectedly, more than half a month after the funeral, his friend's mental state became even worse.

While the two were chatting, his friend suddenly fell down. Gu Wenle was so scared that he quickly called his family doctor to check the situation. However, the result of the examination was quite laughable - he fell asleep.

Gu Wenle was a little confused, but his family doctor couldn't find any other reason. He was worried about his friend letting him sleep alone, so he had to wait in his friend's house until his friend woke up.

"Shenzhi, that's my friend, Shen Shenzhi later told me that he often fell asleep like this recently, and when he fell asleep, he had nightmares. He dreamed that his grandfather who had just passed away not long ago suddenly came home again, as if nothing had happened, and then one by one the living people in the family died. He had this dream several times. Later he told me that even if he knew that he was in a dream consciously, he could not get out of the dream no matter what. He could only wait for the dream to go from the beginning to the end like a script before he could wake up. "Gu Wenle said, rubbing his arms, thinking of such a nightmare, he couldn't help but feel a chill on his back. If it were him, he probably wouldn't dare to sleep again.

After listening to what Gu Wenle said, Qiu Yanping's guess became more certain, "It's a nightmare beast. Ancient books record that nightmare beasts hide in the mortal world, weave beautiful silks, and live by eating dreams, one dream, one world. However, nightmare beasts can be divided into good and bad ones. Some nightmare beasts prefer to eat nightmares, and the dreams they weave make the dreamers feel infinite fear. These fears born from dreams are the nightmare beasts' favorite dessert after meals. Your friend is most likely to have encountered this type of beast."

People have dreams because of the nightmare beast. Normally, it is not a big deal for a nightmare beast to eat a few dreams, and it is unlikely to target one person. However, the nightmare beast that Gu Wenle's friend encountered might have some malice towards humans. If this continues, Gu Wenle's friend's body will sooner or later not be able to bear it.

"Nightmare beast?" Gu Wenle swallowed his saliva slightly, "Is it a monster that can be seen and touched?"

"You can see it and touch it." Qiu Yanping knew that Gu Wenle was timid, so he gave Gu Wenle a smile that had a vague meaning, and suddenly approached Gu Wenle and said, "If you want to see it, I'll take you to see it."

Gu Wenle was so frightened by Qiu Yanping's sudden weird smile that he jumped up from his chair. He ran away and said, "I don't want to see it!" Before he finished speaking, he disappeared.

Gu Wenye passed by Qiu Yanping's yard and saw his younger brother running out as if his tail was on fire. He raised his eyebrows and turned into Qiu Yanping's yard.

He stood at the gate of the courtyard and knocked lightly on the door. Qiu Yanping heard the voice and turned around. Seeing that it was Gu Wenye, he waved for him to come in. "Have you seen your brother?" He gave a slightly mischievous smile.

Gu Wenye nodded in response, "I saw him rushing out in a hurry." He saw Qiu Yanping smiling happily because of Gu Wenle, and he felt a little strange in his heart. He pursed his lips and hesitated for a few seconds before speaking, "He came to see you again? Did you have a good chat?"

Qiu Yanping grinned at Gu Wenye, "Haha, I don't know whether he is happy or not, but I am indeed very happy."

The news industry feels that this answer is even worse.

"One of his friends might be possessed by a nightmare beast." Qiu Yanping explained unconsciously. He was probably used to sharing this kind of thing with Gu Wenye. Thinking of Gu Wenle's reaction when he heard what he said, his eyes curved again. "But his friend is not in serious trouble. As for your brother, I think he was scared away by me just now."

Gu Wenye knew how brave his brother was, and he began to understand that he was probably being tricked by Qiu Yanping.

"General Gu is quite receptive to this kind of thing." Qiu Yanping suddenly changed the subject and turned back to Gu Wenye. He looked at the man who stood straight wherever he was standing, smacked his lips with some regret, "General Gu's reaction at the time was not as interesting as your brother's."

Gu Wenye tilted his head slightly when he heard this. He seemed to have found out why Qiu Yanping always liked to tease his younger brother.

He thought for a moment and said, "Because Mr. Qiu always has a way to control those things. Mr. Qiu makes people feel safe."

Qiu Yanping felt very happy after hearing this. He looked at Gu Wenye with a smile and said, "Haha, no matter where you are, General Gu also makes people feel safe." He said this in accordance with the principle of reciprocity, and he thought of the mecha battle some time ago. Gu Wenye stepped on the void and pinched Huang Yutian's collar, with a huge silver-red mecha standing behind him, cold and powerful. He thought, and his tone became more sincere, "We are good at different fields."

While the two were talking, Gu Wenle came back quietly. Seeing that his elder brother was also present, he felt more at ease and safe.

"Brother, Mr. Qiu." He raised his hand to greet him. The two men who were chatting over there cast their eyes over at the same time, making Gu Wenle a little nervous. He felt embarrassed for disturbing others. He coughed lightly and said, "I want to ask Mr. Qiu, how to solve the nightmare beast...? Can Mr. Qiu come forward and help me?"

Gu Wenle was stared at by Qiu Yanping and his elder brother, so he dared not beat around the bush. He went straight in and asked directly. He said, "I just contacted Shen Zhi. This is a request from my friend. He believes that since Mr. Qiu has clearly explained what is causing the trouble, he has a way to deal with it. So he asked me to ask Mr. Qiu if he can help."

Gu Wenle saw that Qiu Yanping did not respond immediately, and thought that he had made Qiu Yanping embarrassed. He quickly said, "Mr. Qiu, you don't have to force yourself for my sake."

Qiu Yanping smiled, patted Gu Wenle on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, why would I do anything for your sake? Do you want me to do charity for free? I just want some reward."

Gu Wenle was stunned for a moment, then realized that this meant an agreement. He lit up and said quickly, "Mr. Qiu, just tell me what you want as a reward. My friend will never refuse to pay."

"That's good. I just need some materials. I'll send you the details later." Qiu Yanping was also very straightforward when he heard this, and said, "Then we can just go there directly. It will be solved quickly."

"Huh? Huh! Okay!" Gu Wenle ran out happily after hearing that and said, "I'll go get the car!"

Gu Wenye saw that his brother had already run away, leaving them alone again. He whispered to Qiu Yanping, "Materials? Why haven't you mentioned them before? What else do you need? I'll ask someone to buy them for you."

"Don't worry, your brother's friend might be able to get it for me directly." Qiu Yanping said, the things he wanted were not common, and most of them were for his own personal use in the future, so he didn't tell Gu Wenye to avoid causing unnecessary problems. Now that he suddenly had a supplier, it was really easy to get it.

Gu Wenle drove over quickly, and the three of them went to Shen Shenzhi's home together.

Gu Wenle was driving the car, looking at his elder brother in the rearview mirror with some confusion, and asked, "Brother, what are you doing here? Those soldiers in the Seventh Division haven't been bothering you recently? By the way, is Jiang Hao okay?"

"I'm afraid you'll be scared away and Mr. Qiu won't have a car to take back." Gu Wenye said calmly, "Jiang Hao is fine now. He's taking them back to their daily training. I don't need to be watching over him all the time."

Gu Wenle choked and retorted with his neck stiff, "Why would I leave Mr. Qiu there!"

"It's hard to say." Gu Wenye curled the corner of his mouth and glanced at Qiu Yanping. Qiu Yanping was laughing when he heard the two brothers bickering with each other, and he especially liked to see Gu Wenye being silenced by the quarrel. When he saw Gu Wenye looking at him, he gave him a thumbs up and thought that General Gu usually looked serious, but he didn't expect that he was also good at talking.

Gu Wenle saw everything in the rearview mirror. He curled his lips, understanding that his elder brother wanted to show off in front of his future sister-in-law. He shut his mouth and did not refute. He just let you quietly save face in front of your future sister-in-law╭(╯^╰)╮

——Gu Wenle felt that he could be said to be very considerate.

The group arrived at Shen Shenzhi's home. Shen Shenzhi had received Gu Wenle's message in advance and had been waiting at the door. When he saw Qiu Yanping and his friends coming down, he greeted them with surprise, "Brother Gu, Ah Le, this must be Mr. Qiu!"

Qiu Yanping smiled slightly, and his smile was particularly otherworldly. This smile had to be measured well, a little more would make him look fake, a little less would make him look weak. Qiu Yanping was experienced and smiled just right, which directly raised his credibility in Shen Shenzhi's heart by several levels.

"Mr. Shen has been entangled by the nightmare beast for more than a month, right?" Qiu Yanping looked at Shen Shenzhi's face and spoke. The man's face was gloomy, and a very faint gray line that was easily overlooked was faintly visible between the man's eyebrows. This line is called the Liujia line. When the nightmare beast entangles a person, this line will appear. One line is one Jia, and one month is one line. When the six Jias gather, the person's life is almost over.

Shen Shenzhi nodded quickly, and as he welcomed the person in, he said, "Mr. Qiu is right. I have hardly had a good night's sleep in the past month. I am really exhausted. Does Mr. Qiu have any solution?"

"Go to sleep." Qiu Yanping said.

Nightmare beasts are born to feed on dreams, and they only appear when the dreamer enters the dreamland.

Shen Shen was stunned, "Ah?"

Although Shen Shenzhi was confused, he still listened to Qiu Yanping's words obediently. He didn't know if he had been warned by Gu Wenle before, but he didn't ask any questions. He was especially well-behaved and lay down and closed his eyes in front of everyone.

About ten minutes later, Shen Shenzhi opened his eyes, looked at Qiu Yanping and the others awkwardly, and said, "Well... I'm a little nervous and can't sleep."

Qiu Yanping stopped his preparations upon hearing that. He glanced at the two brothers of the Gu family who were doing nothing and standing around the bed. He let out a soft "ah" and said, "I didn't expect that." As he spoke, he glared at the two brothers of the Gu family. He walked to the bedside of Shen Shenzhi, with a long golden needle between his fingers, which he didn't know when it appeared, and gently stabbed Shen Shenzhi in the forehead. Shen Shenzhi wanted to dodge, but he fainted after being stabbed.

Gu Wenle swallowed his saliva, looked at the golden needle piercing his brother's head, and shuddered violently. For a moment, he couldn't tell whether he was more frightened by the nightmare beast or the golden needle.

No, it is his future sister-in-law that scares him the most.