Chapter 38 Ashu: "What is his connection to that dream?"...
If someone could look down from the sky at this moment, they would know that this was a mountain prison built using the terrain of a cave. Ashu's explosion was no small matter; it not only collapsed the stone walls that trapped them, but also caused the rocks above the entire dungeon to loosen and fall.
If you slow down even slightly, you can enjoy a grand funeral befitting an emperor—with a mountain as your mausoleum.
Jiu Su had been dragged out of this cage many times, his wrists cut open to draw blood, or fought against demonic beasts that had been given drugs, only to be dragged back barely alive. He had walked this area day after day, and knew the routes by heart, so he never hesitated or made a mistake.
They traversed through the jumbled rocks, with Ashu clinging to his back, completely unharmed, and her hearing gradually returning.
A cacophony of noise erupted from all directions. Their act of blowing up the prison was so shocking that the guards hadn't even realized what was happening at first. Now, finally remembering that they were only human, they scattered and fled, each fearing they too would be buried under the mountain. For the moment, they couldn't afford to pursue them.
The explosion tore holes in the walls of many cells, allowing many imprisoned monsters to escape. As far as the eye could see, both human and non-human were fleeing for their lives, creating an extremely chaotic scene.
The two children, together less than eight feet tall, were inconspicuous in the chaos. When no one was paying attention to them, they would run forward desperately, and if they bumped into someone, they would kill them and continue to flee.
A sword formed from solidified water slashed down, and Jiu Su pretended to panic and raised her hand to block it. Frosty energy silently met the attack, and the water froze into ice, shattering into countless pieces.
He silently grabbed one of the pieces, holding it in his hand like a dagger, and in the blink of an eye, he slipped next to the guard who was skilled in water manipulation, and quietly wiped it away with his backhand.
Before the guard could even shout, "The troublemaking thief is here," his throat was severed, and blood spurted out.
Jiu Su ducked, avoiding the spray of blood from the nozzle, and the spray of blood poured unhindered onto Ashu's face, not a single drop was wasted.
Caught off guard, Ashu: "..."
Shu Qing, speechless: "..."
You little rascal!
“You’re finished,” Ashu concluded through gritted teeth. “You’ll never have a female monster in your life.”
Jiu Su gave a cool, sneer.
Ashu keenly realized that she still needed this bastard to pull her out of the abyss, so she shut her mouth with a strong will to survive and hugged his neck tightly, feeling his rapid heartbeat through the thin layer of flesh.
Shu Qing really didn't know what to think about this. If she weren't Jiu Su's "female monster" herself, she would have given Shu a big thumbs up for her statement. With rocks raining down and life hanging by a thread, this was a perfect opportunity to trigger the suspension bridge effect, but this person ruined it with their crazy actions.
How did this hopeless, single guy become her perfect boyfriend who did all the housework and had excellent emotional value?
Also, at such a critical moment, why are these two still bickering? Are they just too humorous and optimistic, or too naive and fearless?
Fortunately, their bickering didn't stop them from escaping.
The moonlight shone gently down, and the wind carried the freshness of a night rain. Jiu Su led Ashu out of the cave prison. A group of guards had already rushed out of the mountain before them, crouching in relief at their survival. Neither of them wanted to provoke them, so they held their breath and used the cover of night and the dense forest to escape successfully.
No one let their guard down. Jiu Su fled all the way to a lakeside cabin before letting herself go and collapsing to the ground, dragging Ashu with her.
Ashu got up and looked around. This was an abandoned hunter's hut, located upwind with a good view. If someone came after them, they could be seen from the window.
Although the guards were probably all relieved to have survived the ordeal, and few of them had time to apprehend the prisoners who had escaped in the chaos, it was still better to be cautious—if someone saw her, she was still wearing shackles on her feet, and it would give her away at a glance.
After quickly confirming the hiding place, she immediately went to check on Jiu Su. To say that Jiu Su was at his last gasp would be too kind. He had been dragged to fight the demonic beasts used for testing medicine during the day and returned severely injured. He had just fought his way out in a heart-stopping manner, and his mental and demonic energy were completely exhausted. Snow-white scales even appeared on his forehead and the back of his hands.
He could barely maintain his human form, curled up in a corner like a cub, his mind no longer clear, but thankfully he still recognized her.
Ashu took out a pill from her pocket, fed it to him, and whispered as she assigned tasks: "Now, your task is to get a good night's sleep. I'll take care of the night watch."
Jiu Su mumbled an "Mmm" in a daze and fell asleep right under her arm. Ashu wiped her face with her sleeve, hugged her knees, and sat down next to him.
Aside from having blood splattered on her face, she was unharmed. Though tired, she managed to stay awake, straining her eyes to keep a wary gaze on the window. Shu Qing, having just finished watching a 4D immersive survival movie, yawned, uninterested in this tedious night watch scene, and was currently reading her memories.
In the past few times I've had dreams, they were either fragmented thoughts from my near-death experience, too fragmented to understand, or they were fantastical dreams, my mind filled with pink bubbles, which weren't worth reading.
Now that she has successfully escaped her predicament, she is overwhelmed with longing for her hometown, and the whole story is unfolding before her eyes—a rare and precious opportunity.
The original owner of this body was a disciple of Kunlun Immortal Capital—according to the records of the Super Management Bureau, more than a thousand years ago, this world was indeed a place where immortals and demons coexisted. Kunlun is a place where immortals from all over the world gather, and it has the reputation of being an immortal capital, which matches this dream.
Her sect was called "Liuxia," specializing in alchemy. The master of Liuxia Peak took in a highly talented little girl as his last disciple. This disciple was not only good at making pills, but also quite skilled at breaking up furnaces; this was Ashu.
She was so innovative that she wanted to throw everything into the furnace to refine it. In doing so, she accidentally blew up her master's alchemy room, turning her master's five years of hard work into ashes.
Ashu looked at the ruins and realized he was probably doomed. So he packed his bedding and fled in a sorry state that very night.
She grew up in the Kunlun Mountains, and in the world below, she only knew about "human life" and "the bright lights and bustling city". She plunged in headfirst, was coaxed away with a few words, and was brought here in a sack, becoming a prisoner in the blink of an eye.
Only then did she realize that being locked up for a few days, or even getting a beating from her master, was really no big deal... But regret couldn't be taken as medicine, and life wasn't a game where you could reload a save file.
"The battle royale game just finished airing, and they've switched to a 'Don't Run Away From Home' educational video right now." Shu Qing was embarrassed, thinking, "They're changing channels way too fast!"
She wanted to look around some more, but at that moment Ashu suddenly stood up, her mind clearing completely, and stared intently out the window.
A group of people carrying torches came from afar, standing out conspicuously in the night. As they drew closer, their clamor drifted into the abandoned hunting lodge.
“Ashu…”
"Ashu—"
"Ashu!"
The chaotic voices blended with the sounds around her, and Shu Qing suddenly woke up from her dream. Jiu Su was standing by the bed, looking down at her.
He was dressed in a pristine white uniform from the Super Management Bureau, spotless from head to toe, his silver hair neatly tied into a low ponytail, looking nothing like the dirty little monster from the dream.
Shu Qing instinctively grabbed his hand.
"Did you have a nightmare?"
"Ah..." Shu Qing nodded instinctively, then regretted it so much she almost bit off her tongue. She quickly started making up a story, "Yeah, it scared me to death. I dreamt that we went out to play together, and we were having a great time when my former boss suddenly jumped out of the bushes and fired a shot at us. I grabbed you and ran for our lives."
Jiu Su asked, amused, "And then what? Did we run away?"
"I don't know," Shu Qing said without blinking, making up a story. "You woke me up when the bullets were about to hit us."
“Maybe he’s come back to get revenge on you.” Jiu Su believed her and talked nonsense with her in a serious tone. “But the revenge of the dead is only this much. There’s nothing you can do about it, so just ignore it.”
Shu Qing grinned and slapped him on the waist.
She easily fooled him with a few words, and her soul finally returned from the chaos of her past life to the peaceful present. She tugged at the hem of his uniform and asked, "Now that you're back, isn't there something you should explain to me?"
Jiu Su raised an eyebrow, her expression subtle—this sounded a bit strange, as if she categorized him as one of those scumbags.
Shu Qing added: "Regulator."
"Oh, that matter?" Jiu Su said with a nonchalant smile, "Didn't Xie Heng already tell you?"
Shu Qing frowned: "I want to hear what you have to say. Also, why didn't you tell me before you brought this up at the Supermarket Management Bureau?"
Jiu Su said indifferently, "Because it's unnecessary."
Shu Qing glared at him.
“Really,” Jiu Su said. “You don’t need to worry about it. Those restraints from the Super Management Bureau can’t control me. As long as we have that name, that’s enough. As long as no one messes with us, I won’t cause you any trouble. Apart from Chen Minghui, I’ve never touched anyone else. Although I can survive in the mountains, it’s not as fun as living in the city. I just want to live a happier life.”
Upon hearing this, Shu Qing felt not relieved, but rather her heart sank slightly.
"Even the restraints from the Supermarket Management Bureau can't do anything to him, so who exactly is he?" she wondered. "And what is his connection to my dream?"
Isn't it said that past lives, present lives, and reincarnation are all just empty words?
But what about that dream?
Shu Qing tried to explain it with the saying "what you think about during the day, you dream about at night," but this time she couldn't explain it at all—yes, she admitted that she had seen things like "imprisonment" and "war damage," but no matter what, it wouldn't be enough to arrange for Jiu Su to be treated like she was being bled and skinned in her dream. She hadn't gone that far.
As for Ashu's detailed past, it's not something she could conjure up in her dreams. She had to rack her brains to find the name "Kunlun Immortal Capital" from the information the Super Management Bureau gave her.
She deliberately didn't tell Jiu Su what happened in her dream, because if she asked, he definitely wouldn't tell her.
What their past relationship was was a taboo topic for Jiu Su. Every time she asked, he would find a way to change the subject and would not tell her a single word.
If he finds out, he probably won't tell the truth and will try to mislead her. This time, she's determined to investigate herself.
Perfectly, the Super Management Bureau—and Jin Wanli's collaboration plan to heal the little monster—provided a perfect entry point.
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Author's Note: To clarify: This is a non-normal reincarnation world. The female protagonist is the same person in both her past and present lives, almost suffering from amnesia. There is no ethical issue of whether she is a different person after reincarnation.
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