Chapter 52 The Big Dream
Dongchang, Luming City.
The pomegranate flowers are as red as fire, and the river seems to be burning when they bloom.
At the end of the long street, in an inconspicuous thatched cottage, Lu Fei stood up from the mountain of books on the desk, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and felt as if he had had a bizarre dream.
What did you dream about?
Lu Fei shook his head and found that he could not remember anything at all.
Perhaps it wasn't anything important? He thought so and picked up another book to read.
The content of the book is an introduction to the Dongchang Trial.
Here, only those who pass the trials in various places can get the opportunity to practice from the hands of the gods, and the trials are life-threatening and the pass rate is extremely low.
But it is also because of this that if one can pass the trial and become a monk, he will be highly respected and looked up to.
The Lu family should be the family with the most cultivators in Dongchang.
But Lu Fei is not a direct descendant of the Lu family. He is a side branch that has no connection with the Lu family except for the surname.
He and his grandmother depended on each other for survival, and his grandmother's greatest wish was that Lu Fei would pass the trial and become a cultivator to gain pride in the clan.
Lu Fei was also very hardworking, but the Dongchang trial was coming soon, and he was a little nervous.
The Dongchang Trial is held every ten years, and a person is only allowed to participate once in his lifetime.
That was the only chance to change your fate.
The more Lu Fei thought about it, the faster his heartbeat became. His blood flowed rapidly in his veins, and he even found it difficult to breathe.
He quickly threw the book in his hand away and forced himself not to think about the consequences of success or failure in the trial.
Lu Fei thought that according to what the predecessors had said, the trial was extremely dangerous. He might as well go to the mountains to pick some herbs that could heal wounds and stop bleeding, so that he wouldn't have to think about the trial.
Lu Fei does what he says.
He first found a herbal encyclopedia, then went to the yard to find a backpack and put it on his back, and then walked towards the nearby mountain.
There are many residents who make a living by collecting herbs, so a relatively safe path has been created. Lu Fei sometimes secretly carries her grandmother up the mountain to collect some herbs to supplement the family income.
Therefore, at least he was familiar with the area up to the mountainside, and knew that as long as he did not leave the trail, he would be basically safe.
However, accidents always happen suddenly.
Lu Fei only felt that the sunlight suddenly became dazzling, but it was only for a moment, and now it was midsummer, so he didn't think much about it, but continued to compare the herb atlas and pick herbs in the mountains.
Then, there was a loud earth-shaking noise, and all the birds in the mountain were startled.
Lu Fei looked up in the direction of the sound, feeling confused and uncertain.
What happened over there?
Lu Feisi thought about it over and over again, but he couldn't suppress his curiosity. In the end, he deviated from the path taken by his predecessors and walked into an unknown direction alone.
He took out a machete from his backpack and cut the vines between the trees, carefully avoiding the slippery stones and mossy soil on the slope, which took a lot of effort.
But he found nothing.
As the sky grew darker, the howling of wolves and the movement of unknown creatures could be faintly heard in the mountains.
Lu Fei did not try to hold on. He turned around and tried to return the same way.
However, the vines and shrubs on the mountain seemed to have generated infinite power out of thin air at night, and the path behind him should have been opened by him.
But now, the place is covered with bushes and vines again, making it impossible for Lu Fei to turn back.
Lu Fei's heart skipped a beat.
He had heard people say that day and night in the mountains were two completely different worlds.
If the dangers during the day are predictable wild beasts and bad guys, then at night there will be creatures that only monks can deal with.
Lu Fei didn't dare to move forward. He held the machete tightly in his hand. He used all his strength to chop through the thorns, trying to find the way back to the right path.
But he still couldn't find his way back.
He was clearly walking in one direction, but he turned around and walked in the opposite direction. He must have been able to return the same way.
However, those seemingly immobile trees seemed to have learned to change shape at night, making it impossible for him to tell the direction.
What's worse is that as the night deepens, the hazy moonlight shining through the branches and leaves can no longer illuminate his vision, and Lu Fei has no fire now, so there is no light source.
Perhaps it was due to the psychological effect caused by the dark night, Lu Fei always felt that something was staring at him in the depths of the darkness.
Lu Fei had to give up the idea of escaping and change his mindset to find a shelter to survive the dangerous night.
He moved lightly and looked around in the dim moonlight.
The bushes were not a good place to hide, he thought; he would be better off finding a cave or some large, lifeless rocks.
He stepped over the bushes, cut off thornless vines with a machete, and wrapped them around his arms, chest, abdomen, and legs, trying to use them as armor to increase his defensive capabilities.
"Rustle and rustle"
However, Lu Fei vaguely heard some movement behind him.
His movements quickly stopped, and so did the sound, as if it was just his illusion.
But Lu Fei's vigilance did not diminish at all. He had heard countless legends of people being buried in the mountains, and those legends revealed that there was indeed some kind of "thing" in the mountains, and even the weaknesses of that "thing".
They are afraid of fire.
But unfortunately, Lu Fei had no fire, so he could only pretend that he didn't notice the existence following him, and pretended to be calm as he continued to chop through the thorns to find shelter.
Until he found an opportunity, took advantage of the person behind him not paying attention, turned around suddenly, and chopped the other person with his machete.
Lu Fei wanted to hurt the other party in order to gain a chance to escape.
However, there was no terrifying monster behind him, only a woman who had been following him since some unknown time.
The woman was dressed in white, had a pretty face, and her long hair fell to her waist. She was standing barefoot, and no one knew where her shoes had gone. She had a blank expression on her face, and when she saw the machete coming towards her neck, her expression did not change at all, and she did not even blink.
It was only when Lu Fei realized that there was a person behind him, not the monster he had imagined, that he tried to retract his strength, preventing the knife from hitting the woman in white.
"Who are you? Why are you following me?" Lu Fei asked directly. He placed the machete in front of his chest with the back of the knife facing inward and the blade facing outward, still in a defensive posture.
The woman tilted her head and made some strange noises in her throat, which was really weird in such a gloomy and scary place.
Her voice was also very strange, as if she had just learned to speak, and could only squeeze out a few syllables from her throat. Lu Fei listened carefully and only heard this kind of voice.
“jia…an…li…ng”
"Jian... An... Jian An Ning?" Lu Fei repeated her words and then said, "You mean, your name is Jian An Ning, right?"
The woman called Jane Anning tilted her head, neither confirming nor denying, just looking at him indifferently.
Lu Fei took the silence as a tacit agreement. He felt a little relieved to be able to communicate with his kind, so he continued to ask, "Why are you here? It's very dangerous in the mountains at night."
Jane Anning seemed to notice that her speech was still a little unsmooth. She thought for a moment, pointed to the sky, and then quickly gestured downwards.
"So you fell from the mountain?" Lu Fei was still guessing.
Jian An Ning still didn't give him any answer, but just looked at him expressionlessly.
But Lu Fei had already imagined in his mind the pitiful scene of Jian An Ning going up the mountain to collect herbs but unfortunately falling off a cliff, so he felt more sympathy for Jian An Ning and said to her, "Come with me. At least I have a knife in my hand, and the two of us can look after each other."
Jian An Ning still didn't respond, but Lu Fei just thought that the poor girl was scared silly. After all, his machete almost hit her just now.
Lu Fei thought to himself that he was such a bastard. How could he fight with a girl who looked so weak?
So he couldn't help but feel a little more protective in his heart. He gripped the machete tightly in his hand and walked forward with utmost determination.
So he didn't notice that behind him, poor Jane An Ning didn't have the slightest bit of fear on her face. She just completely imitated Lu Fei's movements, like she was following his shadow, or like a person in the mirror.
The wailing sounds that came one after another unknowingly moved away from where he was, and the trees that were silently shifting shape and form also stopped abruptly.
Therefore, Lu Fei finally found the man-made path and found the way down the mountain and back to Luming City.
Lu Fei breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards Luming City. He turned around and asked Jian Anning, "Where is your home? Even in the city at night, you still have to be careful of bad guys. Can I take you home?"
Jian An Ning thought for a while, tilted her head and looked at him, her eyes revealing some doubt and confusion.
Lu Fei was a little surprised, but didn't think much about it. After all, women should always be more cautious when going out. Maybe Jian An Ning just didn't want to tell him where her home was.
But it was late at night, and he couldn't just leave Jane An Ning on the street.
Lu Fei scratched his head and said, "If you don't mind, why don't you stay at my house for a night?"
Fearing that Jian An Ning might misunderstand, he handed her his machete and said, "Don't worry, I'm not a bad person. It's just that it's getting too late. If you want to go home, you can only wait until dawn."
Jian An Ning took the machete and still said nothing, just followed Lu Fei silently.
Lu Fei thought that she was probably an introverted and shy woman, so she didn't care that Jian An Ning didn't answer, but went straight back to the thatched cottage at the end of the long street.
The lights in grandma's room were off. Lu Fei knew that it was not because grandma had fallen asleep, but because she went to work at her family's house and could only come back a few times a year.
The house was also locked and could not be opened.
Therefore, the only place that can be lived in in this small courtyard is the thatched hut where Lu Fei usually lives.
This hut is not very big and is drafty on all sides. There is a bed in the middle, next to it is a small wardrobe, and in front of the window is Lu Fei's desk piled with books. To be honest, the environment is not good, but fortunately the room is still clean, only the desk is a little messy.
Lu Fei looked at his bed, which was covered with a rattan mat and a bamboo pillow. It was more than enough for him to sleep on alone, but it was completely unable to accommodate two people.
Lu Fei was indeed worried that if he slept in the same room with Jian An Ning, he would be regarded as a pervert.
So, he walked to the closet, took out a few clothes, pointed at the bed and said to Jane Anning, "You just sleep tonight."
Jian Anning looked at him puzzledly, as if to say, what about you?
Lu Fei then threw the clothes out the window, and then walked out and said, "I'm going to sleep outside today."
Jane Anning felt a little strange. She walked to the window and looked through the window at the person who spread old clothes on the ground and fell asleep like that, with a confused look on her face.
She couldn't understand what the human in front of her was doing.
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