In his sleep, Gu Yu dreamt he had fallen into an icy cave.
The surrounding cold was as bone-chilling as ever, a sensation that, after so many years, he had numbly grown accustomed to.
He knew he was dreaming and also knew the futility of his efforts to wake up, which was truly terrible.
He clearly heard the bell signaling the start of class, and Tang Yuran calling out to him, but he just couldn't open his eyes no matter how hard he tried.
The icy cave seemed to be an all-consuming ocean, slowly robbing him of all sensation.
Just when he felt that he could no longer move, a sudden excruciating pain shot through his arm.
That pain was like a bolt of lightning striking his body, ripping through his numb, statue-like form, and opening a fissure.
Gu Yu woke up from his dream all at once.
