In a dream.
Inside the imperial palace of the Great Dream Dynasty.
The emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty was wearing an imperial dragon robe. He had a handsome face and a strong build. At this moment, he was anxiously looking at a man in a black robe. It was the Nightmare.
"National Teacher, the Mo family actually has 'Ghost City Grass'. What should we do?" The emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty worried.
"Does Your Majesty want to obtain Mo Yuxi?" Nightmare said with a faint smile.
"Of course I do. Back then, if it weren't for the throne, I would have forcibly taken Mo Yuxi as my concubine. Now, I am the emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty. In the entire Great Dream Dynasty, I am the most powerful. What I want is mine!" The emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty said in a deep voice.
"Yes, you are the emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty. The entire Great Dream Dynasty is yours. Mo Yuxi must also be yours!" Nightmare hypnotized.
"Yes, I must obtain Mo Yuxi! The Yan family? I will massacre their entire family. If Mo Yuxi doesn't agree to be my concubine, I will execute her parents. I will exterminate her entire clan!" The emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty said coldly.
"As for the Ghost City Grass? They have spiritual herbs, and I also have them. I can use half of my power to create a spiritual object that specifically counters the 'Ghost City Grass'!" Nightmare said in a deep voice.
In a dream, Nightmare creating dreams also requires a price. To break the balance, one must pay a price.
"Good. Thank you, National Teacher. Go and create the spiritual object! Hahaha!" The emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty laughed.
In the study of the Yan family's mansion in the Yan prefecture.
Mo Yuxi, with a big belly, was gently grinding ink.
Yan Chuan was looking at a map on the desk. The map was very strange. There was only a picture in the center, and the surrounding area was blank.
"Husband, you have been looking at this map of the Great Dream Dynasty for a long time!" Mo Yuxi asked strangely.
"For a long time? Huh!" Yan Chuan smile slightly.
After smiling, Yan Chuan looked at the map of the Great Dream Dynasty again, narrowing his eyes slightly. In his heart, he said, "Nightmare creates dreams. However, this dream is mine. Disturbing my dream? Demonizing my dream? Hmph, how can others be in charge of my dream?"
"Husband, the ink is ground!" Mo Yuxi said gently.
"Thank you for your hard work, wife!" Yan Chuan said.
"It's not hard!" Mo Yuxi said tenderly.
Yan Chuan picked up a writing brush, dipped it in ink, and looked at the map again.
"Nightmare has demonized my dream, making it impossible for me to intervene? Then I will create a new dream! Expand the territory of the dream!"
"Creating a world with a brushstroke? In reality, that is a legendary realm. I can't do it. But this is not reality. This is a dream! In my own dream, I can achieve everything I can imagine!" A glint of light flashed in Yan Chuan's eyes.
Picking up the brush, Yan Chuan wrote a large character on the east side of the map of the Great Dream Dynasty.
"Qin!"
As soon as the character "Qin" was written, a lot of noisy sounds immediately rang out in the map.
"His!"
"Roar!"
"Kill!"
Endless neighing of horses, the roaring of thousands of troops and horses. Around the character "Qin", it seemed that there were bursts of black light slowly eroding an area about the same size as the territory of the Great Dream Dynasty.
"This, husband, why is there sound in this map?" Mo Yuxi asked in surprise.
"This is to the east of the Great Dream Dynasty. A dynasty called 'Qin' has been born! Thousands of troops and horses, listen to my command!"
"Ah?" Mo Yuxi was at a loss.
Yan Chuan didn't stop but continued to write around the map of the Great Dream Dynasty.
"Zhao!"
"Han!"
"Wei!"
"Wu!"
"Shu!"
"Tang!"
"Ming!"
Qin, Zhao, Han, Wei, Shu, Wu, Tang, and Ming!
As soon as these eight large characters appeared, eight territories of different colors were immediately formed, surrounding the territory of the Great Dream Dynasty in the center.
"His!"
"Roar!"
"Kill!"
"I am invincible!"
...
From the map, the roars of countless soldiers came, and waves of murderous aura seemed to gush out from the map.
The eight great dynasties were magnificent and boundless.
Yan Chuan looked at this scene with satisfaction. On the other side, Mo Yuxi hugged Yan Chuan's arm, looking terrified.
"Husband! This... this..." Mo Yuxi was so terrified that she didn't know what to say.
"Don't ask why. You just need to know that I won't harm you!" Yan Chuan said softly.
In the past, although Mo Yuxi was Yan Chuan's wife, she might have doubts and be anxious. However, after experiencing the escape from the wolf's mouth, Mo Yuxi had no more doubts and nodded naturally.
"These days, my husband's actions are somewhat different. I can't understand them. However, I believe in my husband. My husband told me not to ask, so I won't ask anymore!" Mo Yuxi said softly.
"Well! In the future, you will definitely understand!" Yan Chuan also said gently.
"Well!" Mo Yuxi leaned affectionately on Yan Chuan's shoulder.
"Qin, Zhao, Han, Wei, Shu, Wu, Tang, and Ming! Listen to my command, eight kings. Use the power of your dynasties and ambush the Great Dream Dynasty. Wait for my order!" Yan Chuan shouted at the map.
"Roar!"
From the map, a chorus of roars came.
...
Two months later, in the imperial palace of the Great Dream Dynasty.
The emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty was having a secret talk with important ministers.
"Your Majesty, the neighboring countries have been restless recently and seem to be making big moves!"
"According to reports, the eight countries are preparing for war and seem to be ready to march at any time!"
"Do you know where they are marching?" The emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty said in a deep voice.
"I don't know!"
"If you don't know, then investigate further. I don't have time to deal with these now!" The emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, how can you ignore national affairs for the sake of a woman?"
"How dare you!" The emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty glared.
"Your Majesty, for the Great Dream Kingdom, even if I have to die, I will make Your Majesty wake up. That woman named Mo Yuxi is a disaster!"
"Ridiculous. Do you still need to teach me what to do? Get out!" The emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty shouted.
"Your Majesty!" All the ministers knelt down.
"Come, drag them down!" The emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty shouted.
A group of guards quickly dragged several ministers away.
Just as the ministers were leaving, Nightmare walked in with a haggard and weak body.
"Your Majesty!" Nightmare handed over a jade box.
The emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty took it. Inside the jade box was a red bead the size of a fist. The red bead emitted a faint red light.
"Your Majesty, this is the Fixing Poison Bead condensed by me using half of my power. Wherever the Fixing Poison Bead is, within a radius of ten miles, the toxicity of any poisonous fog or poisonous smoke will be invisibly neutralized by the Fixing Poison Bead!" Nightmare said proudly.
"Good, good, good. With this Fixing Poison Bead, I am not afraid of assassination with that 'Ghost City Grass'. I can go all out and snatch Mo Yuxi!" The emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty said excitedly.
"Not only that, Yan Chuan is occupying Mo Yuxi. We must give him countless torments, not only physically but also mentally. We will kill his entire family in front of him and make him suffer unbearably and be completely disheartened!" Nightmare incited.
"Yes, I want him to die a miserable death!" The emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty nodded.
"And Mo Yuxi, Your Majesty. Back then, she didn't know what was good for her. Your Majesty must punish her." Nightmare continued to incite.
"Right! I will execute Yan Chuan in front of her." The emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty nodded woodenly like a puppet.
"Okay, Your Majesty. Go all out!" Nightmare said with an evil smile.
"Come!" The emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty called.
An official walked in.
"Issue an edict to the military town of 'Mingzhou City' and have them arrest all the people of the 'Yan family' and the 'Mo family'!" The emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty shouted.
"Your Majesty, arrest everyone? Issuing an edict to the military town. I am worried that it will cause too much commotion. Some people from the Yan family and the Mo family may get the news in advance and escape the pursuit!" The official frowned slightly.
"It doesn't matter. The entire Mingzhou City is full of my spies. No one from the Yan family or the Mo family can escape." Nightmare said with an evil smile.
"That's good!" The official replied.
"Not good!" Nightmare suddenly changed his expression and said.
"National Teacher, what's wrong?" The emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty asked in confusion.
Nightmare closed his eyes and sensed for a while. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and said, "How is it possible? In Mingzhou City, how did all the spies I designed die?"
"Who died?"
"I know. It must be the Ghost City Grass!" Nightmare immediately exclaimed.
"I have the Fixing Poison Bead. I am not afraid of the Ghost City Grass!" The emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty said.
Nightmare turned to look at the 'Fixing Poison Bead' and his face twitched suddenly. A wave of depression welled up in his heart.
"The Fixing Poison Bead is useless now!" Nightmare said aggrieved ly.
This spiritual object cost him half of his power. It was so frustrating that it was no longer needed before it could be put to use.
"Why did they light the Ghost City Grass? Is Yan Chuan crazy? Why did I encounter such a person who doesn't dream according to common sense! Since entering this dream, I haven't encountered any good things." Nightmare was depressed in his heart.
"Your Majesty, urgent report from Mingzhou!" A notification came from outside the hall.
"Come in!" The emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty shouted.
Soon, an official entered the hall.
"Your Majesty, the gates of Mingzhou City are tightly closed. All the soldiers and civilians have rebelled!" The official said.
"Rebelled?" The emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty's face changed.
...
On the south city tower of Mingzhou City.
Yan Chuan was leaning on the railing of the city tower with both hands, staring into the distance.
Outside the city, in all directions, there were already a hundred thousand troops, and they were staring at the city tower of Mingzhou City menacingly at this moment.
In the center was a command platform. On the platform, the emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty, wearing a dragon robe, was sitting on a dragon chair and looking coldly at Yan Chuan.
Behind the emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty was Nightmare in a black robe.
"Roar!"
"Roar!"
"Roar!"
...
The hundred thousand troops roared loudly, and the roars shook the sky.
As soon as the emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty raised his hand, the three armies immediately became quiet.
"Yan Chuan, you have such great courage!" The emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty shouted.
"What are you?" Yan Chuan said indifferently.
"Ridiculous. When I break through the city, I will definitely cut you into pieces!" The emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty shouted coldly.
"Break through the city? The city wall of Mingzhou City is eight feet high and three feet thick. Break through the city? With just these people?" Yan Chuan said disdainfully.
"How long can you hold on? The food in the city can only support you for at most a month, right?" The emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty said coldly.
Yan Chuan looked at the emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty disdainfully and then ignored him. Instead, he looked at Nightmare in the black robe.
"Nightmare, controlling the emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty as a puppet is very interesting, right?" Yan Chuan said indifferently.
"You... you know me? You are awake!" Nightmare was immediately shocked and said.
"What do you think?" Yan Chuan said coldly. His eyes were fixed on Nightmare.
"How is it possible that you are awake? How is it possible that you are awake?"
"Why can't I be awake?" Yan Chuan said with a faint smile.
"I know. No wonder you used Ghost City Grass to poison the entire Mingzhou City!" Nightmare immediately shouted.
"This was originally my dream, but there are traces of you everywhere. Only by purging Mingzhou City can you lose control over Mingzhou City!" Yan Chuan said indifferently.
"Hmph, the dream is so big. What is one Mingzhou City? I control the entire world of this dream. In all the states and towns of the Great Dream Dynasty, there will soon be an endless stream of troops coming. Once Mingzhou City is broken, you and Mo Yuxi will be my prisoners. As long as I don't let you wake up, you will always live in this world. I will slowly torture you to death!" Nightmare said hatefully.
As he spoke, the emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty and the hundred thousand soldiers were all like puppets. Obviously, as Yan Chuan said, they were all controlled by Nightmare.
"You control the world? An endless stream of troops?" Yan Chuan said with a faint smile.
"Report!"
"Report to Your Majesty. In the east, the Great Qin State has invaded with all its might and has now captured sixteen cities in my Yongzhou!" The scout reported in panic.
"Great Qin? Why did the Great Qin come?" Nightmare's face sank.
"Report!"
"The Great Zhao State has invaded with all its might. Twelve cities have fallen!"
"Report!"
"The Great Wei State has invaded with all its might. Fourteen cities have fallen!"
"Report!"
...
Defeat reports kept coming. On the command platform, the emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty's face kept changing.
Nightmare was also extremely astonished.
"Impossible. The eight countries are invading at the same time? Why now?" Nightmare didn't believe it.
Suddenly looking up, he saw Yan Chuan sneering.
"You? You created the eight countries again? This... this is impossible!" Nightmare exclaimed.
"Dreaming. Naturally, I can have whatever I want! Hahaha!" Yan Chuan laughed.
Nightmare looked at Yan Chuan in slight horror.
"How much do you know about my Nightmare Clan?" Nightmare worried.
"How much do I know? Just as you said, if no one wakes me up from the outside world and you don't let me wake up, even if I die in the dream, I won't wake up. I will only enter a deeper level of dream. Similarly, in the real world, if I don't wake up, you won't be able to get out of my dream either! Now, even if you let me wake up, I won't agree!" Yan Chuan glared and said.
"You... how do you know?!" Nightmare didn't believe it.
"I also know that in order to enter my dream, your power is integrated with my dream, that is, integrated with the Great Dream Dynasty. The more cities are lost in the Great Dream Dynasty, the more power you lose!" The Nightmare Clan gives people nightmares? Today, I will also create a nightmare for you!" Yan Chuan laughed.
"No, the secrets of my Nightmare Clan. You can't possibly know. Impossible!" Nightmare exclaimed.
"Report! The Great Qin army is advancing non-stop and has occupied two more cities of our dynasty!"
"Report!"
...
As one city after another was lost, Nightmare's power became weaker and weaker.
"Attack the city. Forcefully attack the city!" Nightmare shouted crazily.
"Attack the city!" The emperor of the Great Dream Dynasty issued an order like a puppet.
"Roar!" A hundred thousand troops charged towards Mingzhou City.
"Guard the city gate strictly and shoot arrows from the city tower!" Yan Chuan ordered.
"Yes!" A large number of soldiers on the city tower responded loudly.
Yan Chuan took another look at Nightmare who was furious in the distance and smiled slightly.
"Why is this happening? I am the greatest of the Nightmare Clan. I am Nightmare. In a dream, I should be in charge. Why is this happening?" Nightmare muttered to himself.
In the city, in the Yan family's mansion!
"Ahh!" Mo Yuxi's painful cries kept coming.
"Madam, put in more effort. Put in more effort. It's about to come out!"
"Ahh!"
"Whoo!"
"Ahh!"
...
Mo Yuxi cried out in pain.
"Madam, put in more effort. I can already see the head. It's about to be born. It's about to come out!"
...
On the city tower. Yan Chuan coldly looked at Nightmare opposite.
The two armies were facing each other. Although there were siege equipment, Yan Chuan's army was also endless. Because in the dream, Mingzhou City had already been controlled by Yan Chuan. As long as Yan Chuan picked up his pen, he could write out an endless stream of troops.
The army outside the city simply couldn't break into the city.
"Report! The Great Han has invaded three more cities of our dynasty!"
"Report! The Great Tang has invaded six more cities of our dynasty!"
...
In a dream, time is just a vague concept. News that would originally take a month or several months to come is now coming continuously.
Defeat reports kept coming, as if not giving Nightmare a chance to catch his breath.
"Impossible. Impossible!" Nightmare shouted anxiously.
"Report. The capital of the Great Dream Kingdom has been occupied by the Great Qin!" Another scout cried out sadly.
"What?" Nightmare swayed and felt dizzy.