Chi Xingye was trapped in a lengthy, painful dream while she was asleep.
In her dream, she saw her body nailed to a cross. Below her feet were stacks of wood, ablaze, consuming her in the rising flames.
In front of her, there were thousands of archers with their arrows directed towards her heart. All at once, they released their arrows, inundating her like a heavy downpour...
The pain was as if a thousand arrows had pierced her heart, causing Chi Xingye's eyebrows to furrow with the sheer intensity of it. Cold sweat bathed her forehead.
The pain was so severe that, despite being twisted in torment, she couldn't escape the torture. Her body remained fixed to the cross, unable to move.
She had no idea how long the torture would last.
The pain on her body finally began to fade.
When Chi Xingye eventually awakened from her dream and regained consciousness, she found herself completely naked in a bathtub.
The dream had been so vivid that the pain in her chest still lingered.
