Cheng Yan's Dream
Outside the bedroom, the guards standing on both sides of the door were startled by the sudden sound of porcelain breaking inside.
But they just blinked and continued to guard as if they didn't hear it.
Since a month ago, their prince's mood has become extremely abnormal. He would get angry whenever he woke up in the morning or during his lunch break.
Sometimes they would even wake up in the middle of the night, and then the lights in the palace would be on all night, with everyone waiting outside trembling, listening to the noises coming from the prince's bedroom.
The anger and cruelty in the prince's eyes shocked them. No one knew why the prince was so moody. Even if the prince had a cold face before, it was not as cold as it was now.
In the bedroom, Cheng Yan, whose clothes were a little disheveled, leaned on the table with both hands, breathing heavily.
The things on the table had already been swept to the ground, and there were fragments of expensive vases scattered all over the floor.
The only sound in the room was the owner's breathing. The person sitting at the desk was sitting motionless with his head lowered.
Several shadow guards hiding in the dark exchanged glances with each other obscurely. Seeing that Lord Shadow Chief did not react, they withdrew their gazes and continued to guard.
After a long while, Cheng Yan seemed to have come to his senses, put away his emotions, and returned to his previous indifference.
Cheng Yan stood up and left the bedroom, and came to the study. The maid and the servant who followed him saw the prince go in, stepped back a few steps and waited outside the door.
Entering the study, Cheng Yan's mind was drawn to the paintings hanging on the wall.
The famous paintings that were originally hung on the wall had long been removed by him, and now the paintings on the wall are all portraits of the same person. The common feature of them is that they all have a faint smile on their faces.
That smile made him feel soft-hearted.
Cheng Yan walked to the painting in the middle, reached out and touched it gently, the complex emotions in his eyes were incomprehensible.
These were all painted by him.
The person in the painting was the one who had appeared in Cheng Yan's dreams over the past month.
That person's name is Lin Mo.
When Cheng Yan first drew him, he couldn't remember how he felt at that time.
I just felt that I had to draw him.
Keep it in mind and don't forget it.
Cheng Yan didn't know why he dreamed about these.
When Cheng Yan first witnessed the boy's short life and the purgatory-like world, his first feeling was anger at the boy's lack of resistance. Not only at the boy, but also at the people in that world.
However, after having the same dream for the second and third time, and even for a whole month, all Cheng Yan felt left was heartache for that person.
To be honest, Cheng Yan found it a little unbelievable when he realized that he would have such emotions.
It was just a stranger, or even a non-existent person, after all, he appeared in his dream.
But, is this really what I imagined?
"I wish you didn't exist..." Then, what you experienced in the dream also didn't exist.
"But..." I hope you exist not only in my dreams, but...
Cheng Yan raised his eyes and looked at the person in the painting steadily, with a struggle in his eyes.
After a long time, as if helpless or having given up on something, the faint emotion in Cheng Yan's eyes slowly dissipated, until he turned back into the familiar God of War Cheng Wang in the eyes of the people of Yu State.
Bloodthirsty, brutal, cold-blooded, these are all he needs, and Yuguo and the people also only need these from him. As for the rest, perhaps they are redundant, right?
That person is a fantasy, so the love for him should be the same, right?
Cheng Yan retracted his gaze and left the study.
After a long time, the sound of the door being locked was heard.
Perhaps, the border is more suitable for him. My brother has been worried for a month, and it's time to return to normal.
Unfortunately, before Cheng Yan packed up his things and prepared to leave the imperial city, the scene in his dream changed again.
It was this change that caused the emotions buried deep in Cheng Yan's heart to burst out.
He dreamed that after his death, Lin Mo's soul was attached to a boy who looked like him, and that boy was also called Lin Mo.
Afterwards, Lin Mo found the person he liked, and that man's name was Cheng Yan, and he looked exactly like him.
Cheng Yan watched the development of the dream and their interactions. While he was happy, the sour water in his heart was bubbling out, and his eyes were dark and unclear.
Although the man was himself after he lost his memory, Cheng Yan still disliked him.
After waking up from the dream, Cheng Yan immediately sent several shadow guards to Mulin County to investigate the news.
If everything in the dream is true, then his Momo will also come in a year.
But before that, he had to help his brother deal with the Prime Minister and Prince Jing.
A month later, the shadow guard who rushed back from Mulin County brought back news. There was indeed a family named Lin in Daling Village, Mulin County, and their appearance was exactly the same as the one in the portrait provided by the prince.
After getting the accurate news, Cheng Yan breathed a sigh of relief and was filled with joy.
That person really exists.
But thinking of his Momo, who was being tortured in that world, Cheng Yan felt suffocated and couldn't breathe.
Cheng Yan now really wants to go to that world and kill all those who have bullied Lin Mo.
Cheng Yan took a deep breath and suppressed the brutality in his eyes.
It’s almost time, it’s almost time. When his Momo comes, he will immediately bring all the Lin family members to the imperial city.
Take his Momo to his palace and protect his treasure in his arms. Cheng Yan closed his eyes with difficulty, repeating these words in his mind.
A year later, Cheng Yan led his soldiers back from the border.
At this moment, the aura around him was more terrifying than before, and the soldiers behind him also had blank expressions on their faces, with sharp and fierce eyes.
Cheng Yan, who was riding on a horse, wore a silver mask on his face, revealing his chin and pale lips.
The only sounds left on the street were the sound of horse hooves and the soldiers' orderly, dull footsteps.
Everything was eerily silent, but no one among the people around dared to speak, and no one dared to look up at their patron saint.
Cheng Yan changed his clothes and went to the palace.
The prime minister and Prince Jing's conspiracy to rebel had failed two months ago. The fate of the prime minister's family and Prince Jing was the same as in the dream, one was exterminated along with his entire clan, and the other was demoted to a commoner and exiled to a poor place.
There is still half a month before Momo from the dream arrives, and Cheng Yan has already sent shadow guards to guard around them.
There is still half a month left, and in half a month, his Momo will belong to him. Cheng Yan pursed his lips and suppressed the excitement in his heart.
After returning from the palace, it was already late. Cheng Yan sat on the bed, looking at the dragon jade in his hand, and his originally cold eyes warmed up a little.
He had taken the dragon jade from his grandfather before returning.
But when he thought of how Momo avoided the spiritual spring space, Cheng Yan frowned slightly.
This dragon jade can only be given to Momo after he lets go of his worries. In his dream, he didn't know everything that Momo had experienced, but he knows it now.
Cheng Yan would drive away anything that Momo disliked or feared, no matter what means he used.
Cheng Yan had a thought in his mind, and in the blink of an eye he appeared in the Dragon Jade Space.
Suppressing the uneasiness that was rising in his heart again, Cheng Yan explored the places he had not visited before.
Cheng Yan didn't know what was going on. The night he got the dragon jade, he just unconsciously thought about going into the space to take a look, but he didn't expect that he could actually get in.
It was clear that in the dream, he was the one who could enter only after Momo dripped blood on him to acknowledge him as her master.
Cheng Yan didn't know what this variable meant. All he could do was to send more people to guard around the Lin family and suppress the growing uneasiness in his heart.
The scene in the Longyu space is completely different from that in the dream. The dream is a fairyland-like paradise with fragrant flowers, singing birds, and gushing springs.
But now, it is a desolate place, just like the endless desert at the border.
The only thing that is the same is the blue dragon statue.
"You're here."
An ancient and dull voice sounded, and Qinglong said the same words as when they first met.
"Um."
"You haven't found your partner yet?"
"It will be soon..." It will be soon, only half a month left, and he still has the patience to wait.
While Cheng Yan was waiting patiently, the shadow guards who were originally guarding in Daling Village were rushing back to the imperial city as quickly as possible.
The speed of delivering the letter was far slower than their speed of traveling, and the Shadow Guards did not dare to waste time.
However, when the Shadow Guards thought about what news they would bring back, they felt heavy in their hearts.
If nothing unexpected happens, that boy should be their future king's husband.
It's a pity that the boy had such a short life.
As for why their prince didn't take the person back to the palace at the beginning, no one dared to speculate on his master's thoughts.
In the study of Prince Cheng's mansion, Cheng Yan stood by the window with his hands behind his back, and two shadow guards knelt on one knee behind him.
The house was very quiet and the only sound I could hear was the birds chirping outside the window.
Shadow 2 and Shadow 3 knelt quietly without making any other sound.
"You said... he's dead?" Cheng Yan whispered. If Shadow Guard's hearing wasn't a bit better than that of an ordinary person, he probably wouldn't have heard it clearly.
"Yes, Master."
"Where's Yingyi?"
"...Shadow One and Shadow Four disappeared out of thin air." Shadow Two hesitated for a moment and replied.
"When did it happen?"
"That brother passed away on that day." Ying Er raised his eyes to glance at his master, then quickly lowered his eyebrows and said respectfully.
It really did disappear out of thin air, and Shadow Two and Shadow Three saw it with their own eyes.
In front of them, the bodies of Shadow One and Shadow Four slowly became transparent and then disappeared. The whole process took less than five seconds.
When Ying Er and Ying San came out of the study, they realized belatedly that the master didn't seem to punish them?
However, at night, the Shadow Guards realized that they were too relaxed too soon.
The shadow guards standing outside the master's bedroom silently waited for the master to be awakened in the middle of the night and then flew into a rage.
However, the lights were on, but there was no sound at all.
The servants waiting outside looked at the bright bedroom of the prince. It was so quiet without a sound that everyone felt a chill in their hearts.
Everyone waited outside until dawn, but still no voice from the prince was heard from inside.
"Your Highness, it's already noon." Uncle Fu knocked on the door and said.
"Uncle Fu, go down and have a rest."
The voices coming from inside were a little hoarse, obviously they had not slept all night.
Butler Fu naturally understood what Prince Wang meant.
In the bedroom, Cheng Yan stood behind the desk, head lowered, painting with a brush in hand. Paintings were scattered on the ground around him, and all of them were of the same person.
After finishing the last stroke, Cheng Yan stood there motionless, a drop of ink gathered on the tip of the pen and finally dripped onto the paper.
Is it because he brought forward something that happened a long time ago in his dream, so his Momo can't come here?
So, he pushed the person away with his own hands?
Three days later, the emperor, realizing the seriousness of the situation, left the palace and went to Prince Cheng's mansion.
The emperor pushed open the door, paused, retracted his left foot that was about to step in, bent down, picked up a painting on the ground and glanced at it.
The emperor raised his eyes and looked at his brother who had no other reaction and was still painting with his head down, and his brows slightly frowned.
"Ayan, how many days have you not rested?" The emperor walked around the painting on the ground and came to his brother.
"Brother, I want to go to the border in a month."
Cheng Yan put down the pen in his hand, stared at the painting on the table, and said in a low voice.
"Half a month ago you said you were going to get married, and now you say you want to go to the border?" the emperor frowned.
"I can't marry her..." Cheng Yan's voice was a little vague.
The person he wanted to marry never came into this world.
Actually, this is just a dream, right?
The only thing missing is that person's dream.
There seemed to be a slight clicking sound, and the ink in the painting on the table slowly spread out.
After the emperor left, Cheng Yan seemed to have returned to his former self.
Cheng Yan put all the paintings into the Longyu Space. After packing up everything, he left early, taking only Ying Er and Ying San with him.
Cheng Yan wanted to confirm one more thing. Since Momo could come here, could he also go to that world?
After regaining his senses, Cheng Yan remembered his Shadow One and Shadow Four that had disappeared out of thin air.
Half a month later, Cheng Yan looked at the buildings in front of him that were the same as in his dream, and the monsters around him that could no longer be called human, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.
Since you can't go to my world, I will come to your world.
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