Chapter 86 – Keep the agreement

Wei Yuan knew what Leishuo was talking about.

The heavenly maiden removed the mark of Baoqi from his body, but this did not mean that Baoqi and Shan Jun were no longer watching him.

As one of the members who had once killed Shan Jun's physical body when they went up the mountain, both the Jin Yu bird and the painted skin maid were to some extent killed by him. Shan Jun, who had such deep hatred and enmity, would never let him go. This kind of threat had been haunting Wei Yuan all this time, making it impossible for him to relax.

Rarely did he have the opportunity to take the initiative.

As long as he found the place where Shan Jun resided, there would be a chance to deal with him before he fully recovered.

Wei Yuan reached out his hand, picked up the feather, and put it in the pocket inside his clothes. Then he lay on the bed with his clothes on, guarding his mind, and soon fell into a dream. But this time, the feather emitted a faint ripple, so when Wei Yuan opened his eyes, he could clearly feel that he was in a dream.

A lucid dream.

This feeling was very strange.

The dream was originally a dull color, but there was a feather floating in the air, emitting white light, illuminating the surrounding environment. Wei Yuan's shoulder sank slightly, and the black cat also appeared in his dream, landing on his shoulder and licking its paws, saying, "Go out and take a look."

Wei Yuan nodded, picked up the feather, and walked out.

He pushed open the door of the guest room in Qingqiu Country.

Immediately, he was surprised to find that it was still Qingqiu Country outside, but it was different from what he had seen during the day. The overall feeling here was a patchwork of different colored squares, some places were real, and some places were ancient and simple.

There was even a house that was half newly renovated as seen in the daylight, and the other half was an old and simple wooden house.

"In the mortal world, the soul controls the physical body and interacts with the world, creating the human realm."

"And dreams are the extension and overflow of the soul, so the interaction of these souls will create dreams corresponding to the human realm. It is said that in ancient times, there were cultivators who abandoned their physical bodies in pursuit of immortality, constantly wandering in one dream after another, which can also be considered as immortality."

The black cat floated in the air.

Wei Yuan felt that when it bit off the feather, it definitely took a bite.

Unaware of Wei Yuan's thoughts, the cat drifted slowly forward and said, "Those extreme ancient cultivators are rare, but there are many monsters like them who feed on the souls that overflow in dreams. These monsters hide in the gaps of human nature. Once the dream unfolds, they will come out and act."

"Among them, Baoqi is the strongest."

"Although dreams are similar to the mortal realm, there are also significant differences, and you must remember that."

"The mortal realm is created based on the earth and the sky, so it must be solid; dreams, on the other hand, are dreams of living beings that rely on and influence each other. They are very unstable, and if you are not careful, cracks will appear. Sometimes you walk on a road and suddenly find yourself on a mountain. It's all normal."

"And another rule, do not pry into other people's dreams."

The black cat extended its white paw and waved it in front of Wei Yuan:

"Do you know why?"

Wei Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Because dreams have their own origins, thoughts during the day and dreams during the night."

The black cat said, "That's just a personal dream and will not affect the dream realm. It is another origin of dreams, past experiences that cannot be let go, so they are always kept in the heart. You must remember that generally, the older the dream in the dream realm, the less you should look at it."

"It is considered good if you startle the owner of the dream. If you encounter someone who has survived from ancient times, you may fall into dream realm memories that are no longer seen in the modern world, such as the dangerous places they have experienced in the past, some of which may only exist in legends, such as..."

"Such as Kunlun."

Wei Yuan said.

The black cat was stunned for a moment, followed his gaze, and saw a mountain faintly visible in the dream realm not far away, existing in the boundary of Qingqiu. The peak of the mountain was as white as bright jade, cold and lonely, and a girl could be seen sitting on the rocks of the mountain peak, looking at the mortal world from afar.

The black cat patted Wei Yuan's head and said, "Don't go there."

Unusually, it, who feared nothing, showed some fear:

"The dream realm of the Kunlun heavenly maiden may very well have the Queen Mother of the West."

"Even if she is not there, Xuan Nu and Bai, they may also be there. They will exist in the dream based on the behavior patterns in the heavenly maiden's memory. Although it is just a dream, our soul bodies are likely to be shattered. Tomorrow, we will wake up with a splitting headache."

Wei Yuan felt that it must have experienced something similar and suffered greatly.

Without revealing anything, he just glanced at the dream of the heavenly maiden, and curiously walked through the Qingqiu in this dream realm, searching for the monsters lurking in the gaps of the dream as Leishuo had said. Finally, in a very shallow dream, he saw these creatures that were almost impossible to see in the mortal realm.

Wei Yuan looked at the dreams they were lurking in.

It was a story about a meeting, a very ordinary and common love story.

It was a story of a young man and a young woman, the only difference being that the young man was an ordinary human, while the young woman was a Qingqiu fox. Wei Yuan could roughly guess that this should be what Su Yu'er had mentioned, a fox woman who was born in the fox clan but secretly ran away to have a relationship with a human, and the man she liked.

They looked very ordinary and could be seen everywhere.

This was not a crucial issue.

It's just that this dream was shallow, and there were some weak dream monsters lurking around, absorbing the overflow of emotions.

Leishuo shook its body and floated over to greet these dream monsters.

After getting acquainted, it seemed to casually say, "There's nothing good in the dreams here. We plan to go to a farther place to find a larger dream realm to settle in. Do you know any recent rumors?"

"Rumors? What rumors are you talking about?"

"Why do you look like a cat? Did you run into a cat's dream?"

"What does it matter which dream I went to?""I'm just curious. There are foxes living here, and I rarely see cats. Can I touch you?"

"Let go of your claws."

The several dream monsters were muttering and talking there.

Wei Yuan, however, stood aimlessly in the air. Although he didn't want to look, his peripheral vision would still scan the surrounding dreams. The deeper dreams were always shrouded in a thin veil that was almost impossible to see through with the naked eye, while the dreams of the weaker ones floated on the surface of the dream world and could be easily seen.

Just as the black cat was gathering information, Wei Yuan saw a Taoist figure appear in one of the dreams. The Taoist seemed to be talking to her, saying that as long as she used her inner core to make humans consume it, she could use a certain evil method to share their lifespan with the human race.

The Taoist in the dream reached out and took out a piece of paper.

Accidentally, something in his arms was revealed. It was a bright yellow talisman.

He quickly put away the talisman.

Wei Yuan's expression changed drastically. He recognized this thing. It was the token found on the Taoist who spread evil arts in Quanzhou and was killed. From this dream, it seemed that this thing was indeed an identification of some kind of status. It was feared that someone was teaching disciples with evil methods and then further spreading the evil arts through them.

Wei Yuan couldn't help but take a step forward and glanced at the paper in the dream.

Although everything in the dream was blurry, it could still be seen that the method written on the paper was a left-handed method that deprived the inner core of monsters and transformed it into an external core for humans. Not to mention sharing lifespan, if a fox demon lost its inner core, it would degenerate into a wild beast. Mortals also couldn't accommodate this inner core and could only turn it into a flesh and blood furnace, refining the inner core and turning it into a wedding dress for others.

It was indeed the style of that evil path.

Wei Yuan was about to investigate the identity of the Taoist in the dream when the already shallow dream suddenly shattered.

The dreaming fox woman woke up.

Wei Yuan had a long feather of a strange bird in his hand, and with it, he vaguely saw the fox woman open her eyes. She quietly climbed over the wall of the mansion in reality, first slightly stunned, then thought of some possibility, her face changed slightly. Coincidentally, the black cat seemed to have obtained some information and came over triumphantly. Wei Yuan reached out and grabbed the cat, then headed straight to his room.

"Hey kid, what are you doing?"

"No, is there something urgent?!"

"We'll talk later."

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Wei Yuan took the black cat back to his own dream, then squeezed the long feather in his hand. The dream suddenly shattered, and then he turned over and got up, picked up his long sword, pushed open the door, and ran out. The black cat leaped and landed on Wei Yuan's shoulder. Wei Yuan chased after him while succinctly describing what he had just seen.

The demonic path that spread evil arts.

The special yellow identification talisman.

And the fox woman who escaped tonight had contact with the demonic path.

The black cat's expression became serious. It thought for a moment and said, "This is Qingqiu Country. There are true great demons here, so the demonic path dare not enter. They can only lure the fox woman to escape. I don't know what their true purpose is."

"But you don't have to worry. Qingqiu foxes are not unprepared."

Soon, Wei Yuan also noticed that behind the fox woman who fled in the night, there were several figures silently following her. They did not transform into human form and all had fox heads and human bodies. They were wearing gray robes and floated in the wind without making a sound. When they saw Wei Yuan and the cat, they only looked surprised, then nodded slightly without saying much.

Among them, Wei Yuan saw a familiar face.

Wearing white clothes, with a beautiful face, and fluttering clothes when stepping on air, it was Su Yu'er.

Wei Yuan controlled the breeze under his feet and caught up with this person he barely knew.

Su Yu'er nodded slightly as a greeting. Her eyes were only focused on the fox woman who was about to escape from Qingqiu Country. Her expression was somewhat complicated. Wei Yuan didn't ask, but she sighed softly, "Before she was captured, she secretly made a promise and agreed to meet that human man when they first met."

"But I didn't expect that she would be so stubborn."

"Stubborn?"

"Yes, in this era, people's hearts are restless. Many men in the world are fickle, not to mention that humans always say that those who are not of their kind have different hearts. If they are happy for a moment without considering the consequences, it will inevitably bring trouble. She was so obsessed with using her inner core to change the fate of that man. If the elders of the clan hadn't seen through her tricks, who knows what the consequences would have been."

The still youthful Su Yu'er whispered indignantly, "It must be that man's sweet words that deceived her."

"The last time the elders brought her back, they already handled it leniently. This time, if she escapes at night, she will probably have to go through some hardships."

Wei Yuan really didn't know what to say.

The fox woman who fled in front had escaped from Qingqiu Country, and then she relaxed a bit. Among the Qingqiu fox clan, her appearance could only be considered ordinary, and her talent was also ordinary. But now, because of her escape, her face had a blush, making her look much more beautiful.

She thought she had escaped.

Then she went to the back of this small city.

There was a small river there, and a bridge was built on it in an antique style. They had met here before. A smile appeared on the fox woman's face, and under the curtain of night, the fox fairies with a dignified temperament stared coldly at the fox woman who violated the ancestral precepts. The atmosphere was as heavy as an iron curtain.

Time slowly passed.

When they came out, it was already early morning, and three hours had passed quickly.

Still, no one came.

Su Yu'er held a book and said, "She won't be able to wait."

Wei Yuan asked, "Why are you so sure?"

Su Yu'er was surprised and said, "I should have mentioned it to Young Master Wei before. The man she likes comes from a poor family, and the last time they met was half a year ago. Young Master Wei is a person of this era and should know that not seeing each other for half a year means no contact. Even the deepest feelings will disappear. Only we fox women are foolishly infatuated."

"Throughout history, how many unfaithful people have there been."

"And he is suffering from a terminal illness, he has..."

As the voice fell, a group of fox fairies had already approached the bridge, intending to take the fox girl away.

But at this moment,

The fox clan girl's eyes brightened, and she ran up to the bridge, walking towards the front. Under the moonlight, there was a young man wearing simple jeans and a T-shirt on the other side. He opened his arms, smiled, and walked forward to embrace the fox clan girl.

Su Yu'er suddenly couldn't continue speaking.

The fox fairies, who had originally planned to execute the clan law with cold expressions, also showed surprise.

The excited fox girl didn't notice anything unusual, she just tightly embraced the person she longed for in front of her.

This scene left everyone else present speechless.

After a long time, Su Yu'er murmured:

"He passed away three days ago..."

Pausing for a moment, Su Yu'er widened her eyes and whispered in disbelief,

"Even in death, does his soul remember to keep the appointment?"

PS: A slightly soothing buffer chapter~

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