In the nightmare.
Cheng Jinyang just entered the dream, and immediately there was an instinctive roll.
Then he heard a familiar scream.
"Jinyang!" Su Lili sat on the sofa, holding a cushion in her arms, looking at him in shock—he just rolled to her feet.
"Xiao Li?!" Cheng Jinyang's voice distorted, unable to tell whether it was out of joy or inexplicable fear.
"Su Lili has returned?" Xing Yuanzhi behind him also exclaimed.
Wang Wanrou remained silent, with her arms crossed, standing beside them.
The first time she entered the dream world, Cheng Jinyang and Xing Yuanzhi took her to the adjacent "safe house," corresponding to Cheng Jinyang's home in reality.
However, it was found that Su Lili was missing, and the security measures of the safe house inexplicably failed.
After that, Su Lili never returned.
Miss Wang naturally also investigated the situation of this girl. She is from the Zhu family, her talents were poor, and she was an unrecognized illegitimate daughter. Strictly speaking, she wasn't even considered from a humble background, just a commoner.
She had a deep relationship with Cheng Jinyang, and died three years ago in a demon attack, but strangely lived on in his nightmares... and now she has reappeared once again.
Following Xing Yuanzhi's gaze, she saw a cushion suspended in the air, as if being held by some invisible hand.
"An invisible person?" Wang Wanrou asked softly, "She can't hear our voices?"
"And also unable to interact with us," Xing Yuanzhi explained, "Only Jinyang can see and touch her, while we can only interact with her through Jinyang and third-party objects."
"Interesting," Miss Wang said with a smile. "Have you tried communicating with her?"
"No," Xing Yuanzhi said, "He's hesitant to let me contact her."
Hesitant? Are you afraid of the Shura Field? Miss Wang sneered inwardly but remained silent.
"How did you end up here?" Cheng Jinyang asked casually, giving subtle eye signals to the two girls before sitting next to Su Lili on the sofa and inquiring warmly.
"You didn't come that night, so I went out to find you," Su Lili said with a hint of grievance, taking his hand and placing it in her palm, gently caressing it.
"Cough, sorry Xiao Li," Cheng Jinyang remembered that it was probably the night before the family's ancestral quality test, so he didn't return to the safe house because he needed to increase his blood concentration. "I was a bit busy during that time..."
Su Lili, after all, is a childhood friend who understands him well. Upon hearing his words, she stopped probing and simply leaned on his shoulder, whispering softly:
"Are you still leaving tonight?"
"Well, tonight..." Cheng Jinyang hesitated a bit.
If he were alone, he would certainly stay tonight. However, Miss Ah Zhi and Miss Wang are also here. Without himself as the gravity manipulator, they wouldn't be able to handle the demons on their own.
"I'm wondering." Wang Wanrou suddenly said, "With such a strange element appearing in the nightmare, it's almost like it's written all over the face that something's wrong, yet none of you thought about investigating?"
"Of course, I've thought about it," Xing Yuanzhi said, "but I can't interact with her."
"Then what about him..." Wang Wanrou hesitated for a moment, then showed a knowing expression.
Only Cheng Jinyang can talk to her and have contact with her. However, based on the intelligence I have, Cheng Jinyang's feelings for Su Lili are quite unusual. Now, seeing his deceased childhood sweetheart in his nightmares, is he really willing to investigate whether she is an illusion?
Ah, this is typical of mortals. Lacking rationality, being emotionally driven, ignoring reality and neglecting the future...
"Speaking of this, it suddenly occurred to me," Xing Yuanzhi said thoughtfully, "Previously, Su Lili had been staying at Cheng Jinyang's house next door, and I thought she couldn't leave, and the demons also dared not approach here."
"Then she disappeared, and the safety mechanism of the safe house also failed, so could these two be related?"
Wang Wanrou said, "Hmm, that can be tested."
"Let's go see if the monsters will come."
So Xing Yuanzhi went to the balcony, while Wang Wanrou squatted down in the hallway, silently listening to the movement outside the door.
With these two girls gone, Cheng Jinyang immediately relaxed and said, "Xiao Li, where have you been these days? I've been back to the adjacent room for a few days and haven't seen you."
"I went to many, many places to find you," Su Lili said tearfully, "There were monsters everywhere, and I was a little scared... and then I missed you so much."
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid," Cheng Jinyang quickly hugged her, feeling the trembling body of the girl slowly calming down in his arms, "I'm here to accompany you."
"Jinyang..." Su Lili hugged his neck, curled up in his arms. She calmed down, and timidly asked, "Do you want to eat grapes?"
"Do you have any other fruit?" He felt the grapes were a bit tart for some reason.
"Peaches, perhaps?" Su Lili suggested.
"Eating a peach... never mind, I'll stick with the grapes," Cheng Jinyang said.
Sulili looked at the coffee table in front of the sofa. A few seconds later, there was a plate of grapes there, with tiny droplets of water still on the skin.
"How did you do that?" Cheng Jinyang exclaimed in amazement.
"It's a dream," Su Lili smiled softly, "In dreams, anything is possible. You should try it, try to imagine a certain object appearing on the table, and it will appear."
"Mmm." Cheng Jinyang stared at the coffee table, imagining a Switch appearing there.
No response.
The Switch might be too difficult, how about something simpler, like a pair of running shoes?
Still no response.
Running shoes won't work either, how about a lollipop then?
Still no response.
"I can't do it," Cheng Jinyang said helplessly, lying back on the sofa.
"Don't worry, you just need to focus and meditate with your strong will," Su Lili encouraged, making a cute cheering gesture with her fists clenched in front of her chest. "Give it another try, I'm here to support you!"
Cheng Jinyang reluctantly sat up again, trying to concentrate on the coffee table, but his thoughts involuntarily drifted to his childhood sweetheart in his arms.
On the other side, Xing Yuanzhi stood on the balcony, waiting for about ten minutes. Sure enough, she saw a figure appear on the balcony across.
It was a tall and beautiful woman, with slightly curled hair dyed in a fashionable light brown color. Her attire was carefully chosen— if a demon could choose clothes.
The arms revealed from her sleeves transformed into huge, ferocious claws at the elbow joints, like the sharp blades of a mantis, indicating her non-human identity.
However, despite the cruel and hungry gleam in its eyes, the other party still hesitated and paced back and forth, as if fearing something on this side.
Receiving Ah Zhi's signal, Wang Wanrou also hurried over.
"So, this is the so-called safe house mechanism?" She stared at the demon on the opposite balcony, wearing an intrigued expression.
"Haha, afraid to come close, ugly creature... Who are you afraid of?"