Xia Libing let Xiang Kun sit at the side of the dining table, and then went to her room to fetch her laptop and a black softcover notebook.
"The child in the dream and the 'co-manifested' cake and pork knuckle exhibit several differences," Xia Libing began after taking a seat opposite Xiang Kun. "Firstly, the sensation during co-manifestation in the dream is different, it lacks the sense of dominance comparable to when the cake and pork knuckle were manifested; control varies.
"Secondly, the cake and pork knuckle emerged in response to the emotions in the dream, the child didn't;
"Thirdly, the ability I possess upon waking up from the dream, I believe it's still insufficient to 'co-manifest' the child."
Although it was only a nickname, hearing Old Xia refer to her youthful figure in the dream as the "child," it felt somewhat odd to Xiang Kun.
