Upon returning, Tong Xiaosong fretted, “Even the shop owner doesn’t know its origin. Are we just going to be helpless?”
“Helpless? Heh,” Zhi Xian sneered lightly. “We’ll catch it tonight.”
“Tonight?” Tong Xiaosong asked, puzzled.
“Tonight, we’ll enter the dream together,” Zhi Xian’s eyes held confidence and determination. He asked, “Where’s the thing I gave you?”
Tong Xiaosong paused for a moment, then pulled out the beautiful pendant from around his neck and showed it to Zhi Xian.
Zhi Xian glanced down at it. “Tonight, during our dream, we’ll maintain awareness. If I’m not by your side, let this protect you. Remember, nothing can remain unchanged under the blaze of fire. If you’re afraid, ignite it. Fire reveals everything as it truly is.”
Tong Xiaosong looked at the pendant in his hand, feeling a surge of emotions. This was… Zhi Xian’s fire.
***
Late at night.
Tong Xiaosong and Zhi Xian put on the rings and climbed into bed after washing up.
Tong Xiaosong thought they just needed to lie down and sleep.
But suddenly, Zhi Xian bit his wrist.
Tong Xiaosong was startled, jumping up instantly, holding Zhi Xian’s bloody wrist and shouting, “What are you doing!”
Zhi Xian smiled, then touched Tong Xiaosong’s wrist with his bleeding one.
To their surprise, a blood string was drawn between their wrists.
Tong Xiaosong looked at the blood string on his wrist, feeling a bit confused. The blood cord, solidified, entered his wrist without leaving any wounds.
Turning his head to Zhi Xian’s end, he saw the wound healing at an incredibly fast pace.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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No wonder he found the sensation of the red string strange. It was Zhi Xian’s blood…
Tong Xiaosong felt a pang of heartache, “This must have been painful for you…”
Zhi Xian shrugged nonchalantly, “Pain? That’s nothing. That night when she accepted the Immortal Hall, all sorts of chaotic things happened. If I didn’t tie you up tightly, what if some foolish thing took advantage of you? Alright, let’s sleep now.”
Zhi Xian chuckled to himself, thinking thankfully that he always tidied up the bed after each time. Otherwise, if Tong Xiaosong saw the bloodstains on the bed and realized what he used for lubrication, he would probably be in tears.
***
Tong Xiaosong opened his eyes and subconsciously looked at his wrist, but there was nothing there.
In front of him, there was a series of intense slapping sounds, accompanied by familiar moans.
He looked up and saw ‘Zhi Xian’ pressing down on someone whose face he couldn’t see, vigorously thrusting.
Zhi Xian was right; he had entered the dream state with full awareness, but where was Zhi Xian?
Wasn’t Zhi Xian supposed to be by his side?
Without hesitation, Tong Xiaosong took the pendant from around his neck, lit a piece of paper, and threw the burning blue flame towards the front.
In an instant, the fire ignited, and the surrounding scenes, like a set, faded away as they were consumed by the flames.
A new scene unfolded before Tong Xiaosong.
It was still the familiar music room. Zhi Xian stood expressionless at the door, while someone who looked exactly like him stood opposite.
Tong Xiaosong tentatively called out, “Zhi Xian?”
The two people in front seemed not to hear or see him.
The person who looked exactly like him lowered his eyes and smiled reluctantly at Zhi Xian. “Actually, I’ve wanted to break up with you for a long time. Do you know how scared I’ve been of you?”
“Afraid of me?” Zhi Xian asked calmly. “Why would you be afraid of me?”
With just this sentence, Tong Xiaosong immediately confirmed that this was definitely the real Zhi Xian!
The chilly tone from the other side, along with the mocking inflection at the end of the sentence, clearly indicated that he had recognized that the person before him was not the real him.
The impostor continued to play his role.
“You’re not human, of course I’m afraid!” the impostor exclaimed emotionally. “You said you wanted me, how could I resist! I thought I could keep going like this forever, but then I met Wang Yu. I like him, I don’t want to continue like this anymore! I want to be with him!”
Zhi Xian chuckled, “Then be with him, I don’t object.”
Tong Xiaosong found it amusing too. Did Wang Yu know that there was someone secretly infatuated with him?
But after the laughter subsided, Tong Xiaosong began to feel a chill in his heart.
If they were still without memories like before, and then entered the dream together, fully immersed in it…
He couldn’t dare to imagine how heartbroken he would be if his dream self saw Zhi Xian making love to someone else.
Even more so, he couldn’t fathom the despair Zhi Xian would feel upon hearing those words of adultery spoken by someone identical to him.
The doppelganger’s face flashed with surprise, then twisted into a bitter smile. “You don’t care? You don’t care…”
He glanced at Tong Xiaosong’s position, muttering with implied meaning, “You don’t care about me at all, you just treat me as a plaything…”
Tong Xiaosong furrowed his brows. How could this person seem to see him?
The words just now seemed directed at him, deliberately trying to sow discord between him and Zhi Xian.
Zhi Xian looked at the person coldly. “Am I such a heartless person in your eyes?”
The person shook their head. “You’re not just heartless, you’re also cruel, terrifying…”
Zhi Xian chuckled. “In your eyes, I must be terrifying, after all, you’re not human. My strength is greater than yours, being afraid of me… isn’t that natural?”
The person was taken aback.
Zhi Xian raised his hand, and a red string suddenly appeared on his wrist, its other end connected to… Tong Xiaosong also raised his hand.
Zhi Xian walked towards him, but his eyes didn’t focus, only staring at his wrist.
Tong Xiaosong finally understood that Zhi Xian couldn’t see him, he just knew he was there.
Zhi Xian came to his side, leaning against the lectern, his icy gaze fixed on the person. He said, “I thought you could pretend better, but it turns out you’re full of loopholes. I overestimated you. I even thought the dreams from the past few days were fake. Now it seems that you simply led us into the same dream, confirmed that the other person in the dream was real, and then separated us to catch us off guard, one by one.”
The person was a little flustered. “What… what are you talking about?”
Zhi Xian furrowed his brows. “This face is obviously good-looking, but when you use it, it looks so repulsive.”
The person shook his head. “I don’t understand what you’re talking about…”
Zhi Xian replied, “There’s no need to pretend. Do you think I wouldn’t see through you just because Tong Xiaosong can’t see you? Even in last night’s nightmare, if I had woken up five minutes later, you would’ve been exposed. You’re not him. No matter how much you try to mimic him, you can’t replicate his vibrant and lively aura. I feel disgusted looking at you.”
He didn’t want to watch this unknown entity act anymore. He shouted loudly, “Tong Xiaosong! Ignite the fire!”
Tong Xiaosong couldn’t hold back any longer. He raised a blue flame, and the scene in front of them instantly burned.
The person opposite panicked and stepped back, but the blue flames eventually reached it. It threw its neck back and let out a roar as its false skin peeled away, revealing its true form.
Seeing the creature clearly, Zhi Xian’s pupils contracted. He hugged Tong Xiaosong tightly and retreated in disgust. This time, he was genuinely nauseated.
Tong Xiaosong felt his scalp tingling, staring at the thing in front of him with a mix of horror and disgust.
The creature resembled a brightly colored humanoid snail, covered in mucus that dripped continuously. With every slight movement, countless sticky threads were pulled out.
Yikes! A slimy creature is more disgusting than creepy😖
Thanks for the chapter!
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