Chapter 24 Dreamland
Chapter 24 Dreamland
Back home, the little girl happily shared the good news with her family, and even took out the deposit given by the restaurant owner, which made Chun's father and the old man extremely happy.
After calculating the family's savings, Chun's father finally decided to take out all the money he had saved over the years and buy a small house in a place a little further away from the center of Tang City. From then on, they had a real home in Tang City.
Not long after, the group moved into their new home, and Su Luo was also invited to stay. She was given the best room.
The new house has green bricks and tiles, and the yard is planted with a large area of spiritual plants transplanted from Fanjing Mountain by Chunhe, the most of which are of course the valuable grass lychee.
Coincidentally, on the day of the move, the restaurant also delivered the newly produced Spring Breeze Wine. Except for Chunhe, the three adults all enjoyed it and were very satisfied.
To thank Chunhe for the wine she left for her, Su Luo put up protective talismans on the courtyard and even separated the spiritual plant area, placing a concealment talisman there.
In this way, unless it's Chunhe and the other two, no one else can see where the spirit plant area is. Even if someone covets it, they won't be able to find the spirit plants easily.
Days passed by like this. While things were peaceful and quiet for Su Luo, the Tianyi Sect was in complete chaos.
First came the beast tide, then the Nascent Soul Ancestor emerged from seclusion only to fly into a rage over something. Not long after, at midnight, the Trial Tower suddenly trembled with unusual activity. The Ancestor detected the aura of demons and led the way to investigate.
The disciples who arrived later witnessed the madman in the moonlight, dressed in a black cloak and wielding a blood-red demonic sword. This madman, with his ominous sword, had forcefully raised his cultivation to the pseudo-Nascent Soul level. Coupled with his incredibly bizarre techniques, he was able to exchange more than ten blows with a Nascent Soul ancestor!
For some unknown reason, Ancestor Lingya was extremely wary of the madman, despite his higher cultivation level. His attacks were ruthless, with each move aimed at taking the man's life.
The two fought fiercely, their chaotic battle destroying half of the Tianyi Sect and injuring many disciples. Even when he was covered in wounds, the madman fought even more fiercely, showing no fear of death whatsoever.
In the end, everyone rushed to help. Seeing that he was outnumbered, the madman, dragging his wounded body, used some kind of technique and disappeared without a trace.
The Third Elder, unwilling to give up, led his disciples in a search everywhere.
At this moment, Ancestor Lingya suddenly coughed up blood while clutching his chest. He then stood there blankly, staring ahead, a look of panic appearing on his face for the first time, muttering to himself.
Sect Leader Liu rushed to help him up, as he was closest to Ancestor Lingya and vaguely heard him say, "It's him, it's him! He actually appeared ahead of schedule... and we still can't kill him now... This is impossible! It's changed again! It's changed again..."
Sect Leader Liu listened with great confusion, but seeing his ancestor's abnormal behavior, a strange sense of panic suddenly welled up in his heart.
Who is he? Is he that madman from earlier? What do you mean he appeared ahead of schedule? What do you mean he changed again?
In a way, Sect Leader Liu felt as if he had grasped a corner of the truth.
Now, the entire Tianyi Sect is in a state of panic.
They were all wondering, who exactly was that person?! He/she had managed to enter the Tianyi Sect silently, go into the Trial Tower, take the sealed demonic sword, and even fight the patriarch for several rounds!
Finally, the noise around him brought Elder Lingya back to his senses. He coldly shouted "Silence!" and then looked at Sect Leader Liu with a terrifying gaze and asked.
"Have you sent people out to look for Su Luo?"
Sect Leader Liu had never seen the patriarch with such a serious expression. He said solemnly, "We have already sent more than ten disciples down the mountain to search for him."
"Not enough! We have to find her quickly, or it will be too late!"
At dawn, the patriarch waved his sleeve and turned to issue an unquestionable order, "Pass down the order to send another hundred disciples out to search for Su Luo! This matter must not be publicized; the search must be conducted in secrecy! I hereby promise that whoever brings Su Luo back will be richly rewarded, and may even have the elders of the Tianyi Sect accept this person as their direct disciple!"
These words caused an uproar.
Headmaster Liu felt a chill run down his spine from the ancestor's icy gaze, and without a second thought, he readily agreed.
"Yes! Disciple, obey!"
The Tianyi Sect disciples present were puzzled and discussed among themselves. Many were extremely curious, while others were eager to try it out. In short, all sorts of guesses were made during the discussion.
"What exactly did Su Luo do to make the Ancestor willing to pay such a high price to find her?"
"My God! They've actually mobilized over a hundred disciples to search for someone!"
"But why search in secret?"
"She must have made a huge mistake! To prevent our Tianyi Sect from losing face, the Ancestor said he would secretly arrest her. No wonder Su Luo ran away so fast; she knew she had made a mistake all along!"
“That makes sense! If we go looking for her too, we might be able to catch her quickly! That's a spot for a direct disciple…”
"It is indeed tempting enough..."
As they talked, everyone unconsciously looked in the direction of Ye Danqing and Qin Xiu, and the meaningful looks they received made the two men's faces turn ashen.
Damn it! What heinous thing did Su Luo do to warrant the Ancestor going to such lengths to find her?!
Whether it was because the world was too small or because of fate, Su Luo accidentally saw an acquaintance while strolling around one day—Gu Changhuai, the second male lead in the novel. She was so frightened that she quickly covered her face and turned away.
She absolutely did not want to have anything to do with the main characters of the novel anymore! Not even a little bit!
Perhaps because she met Gu Changhuai, Su Luo had a dream that night, a dream she hadn't had in a long time. The dream frightened her and made her even more eager to leave.
In that dream, Su Luo first saw a sea of blood, with corpses littering the land trampled by demonic beasts. Cultivators and demons suffered heavy casualties, the human realm was invaded by monsters, and cries of despair filled the land. Even the mysterious demon realm was affected.
Fortunately, she quickly realized she was dreaming, because no one could see or touch her. Soon her body began to float, and she arrived at a place that resembled a demon's stronghold.
The female lead, Ning Wanshuang, stood there in a disheveled state, clenching her teeth tightly. Beside her was the second male lead, Gu Changhuai, who was also seriously injured, with his left arm severed and his right hand holding a sword.
Both of them kept their eyes fixed on the high platform in front of them.
Meanwhile, the Heavenly Demon, seated at the highest level, casually rested his right hand on his cheek. Beneath his mask, his red eyes gazed down at the people below with utter indifference. Above and to his right stood an ominous demonic sword, shrouded in blood mist, poised to strike.
Ning Wanshuang coughed, spitting out a mouthful of blood, staring intently at the person on the stage, and asked, "I just want to know... where is Lu Yan?"
Upon hearing this question, the Heavenly Demon, whose eyes remained expressionless, finally spoke, "You mean that traitor who betrayed me, that scoundrel? He's about to die."
The demon spoke casually, as if he were saying that someone was about to die, or that he himself was about to eat.
"You! Ahem!"
Ning Wanshuang was provoked, and in her anger she was so furious that she spat out a mouthful of blood. Her body swayed and she was about to collapse. Gu Changhuai quickly used his broken left arm to support her, even though it hurt him so much that he was covered in cold sweat.
"Fellow Daoist Ning, hold on! You absolutely cannot collapse here!"
Ning Wanshuang then realized that she had been pressing down on Gu Changhuai's severed left arm, and quickly got up, looking apologetic.
"I...I'm fine! Fellow Daoist Gu, your injuries are too severe!"
"I'm fine..."
Gu Changhuai forced a smile at her, then turned to the Heavenly Demon, "Demon Lord, I don't know why you want to destroy this world, but we can't let you continue down this path of madness!"
"Oh? You're going to stop me?"
"Yes! I challenge you! If I win, you must spare everyone! If I lose, you can do whatever you want with them!"
"You want to challenge me?"
The demon king, unusually intrigued, sat up straight, stretched out his right hand, and the demon sword flew into his grasp.
"Interesting... I haven't seen someone so reckless in a long time..."
"Fellow Daoist Gu!" Ning Wanshuang grabbed his sleeve and shook her head frantically. "You can't! You can't beat him! Don't do this, let me talk to him properly... He and I..."
"Don't worry, I know what's going on."
Gu Changhuai gently brushed her hand away, revealing a faint smile for the first time, then leaned down and whispered in her ear.
"While I'm attacking that demon, find a chance to escape from here..."
Ning Wanshuang's pupils contracted sharply, and tears rolled down her cheeks. But before she could stop him, Gu Changhuai raised his sword, activated his technique, and flew towards the person above with a loud shout.
"Do not……!"
Even Su Luo, who was standing to the side, could see that Gu Changhuai was already at his limit. Sure enough, after only two rounds, he was pierced through the chest by the demonic sword, his golden core shattered instantly, and he died.
"No!!!! Ahhhhh!!"
Ning Wanshuang didn't have time to run away. Instead, she stared at the scene in disbelief, covered her face, knelt down, and screamed miserably.
"That's all."
The terrifying demon, as if killing livestock, casually tossed the corpse skewered on the sword aside and muttered, "Boring."
At the end of the dream, Lu Yan, who appeared out of nowhere, dragged away the devastated Ning Wanshuang, covered in wounds. When the Heavenly Demon reached out to grab them, he suddenly sensed something, turned his head sharply, and his gaze fell directly on Su Luo.
"Who?!"
Su Luo felt a chill run down her spine from his undisguised, direct gaze.
What's going on?! Why does it feel like he can see me?!
Startled, Su Luo took a step back, only to find a whirlpool appearing behind her. She lost her footing and fell into the whirlpool.
"Ho!"
When Su Luo opened her eyes again, it was bright daylight, and it was extremely quiet outside, without a sound.
She quickly looked around to make sure this was her room, that nothing had happened, and that everything that had just happened was just a dream.
but……
She couldn't help but clutch her head in distress.
That dream was so real! It felt so real, like it actually happened!
Just then, a familiar yet aged voice suddenly rang in her ears, deafeningly loud!
"That wasn't a dream...it really happened...it was from the second half of that book..."
Su Luo jumped out of bed.
Heaven's Way! That damned Heaven's Way actually came looking for her!
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