Su Li looked at the lights of the ancient castle and the gentlemen and ladies coming down in carriages, and couldn't help muttering to himself:

"Could Chadray be an extraordinary person from the Moon Path? Is he a bloodsucker? This dream seems to have a bit of a vampire vibe!"

As the symbol of the moon, the goddess of the night has many vampire followers.

They call themselves the goddess's favorites, not killing humans, but maintaining their long lives by drinking the blood of animals.

This is not uncommon.

In the southern continent where different species roam, even the bishop of a branch of the Church of the Night is a werewolf, and they also worship the goddess of the night, possessing considerable strength.

Su Li closed his eyes, and his clothes suddenly turned into a luxurious evening gown. He adjusted his bow tie, held a black staff, and looked perfectly matched with the entire ancient castle.

At the entrance, a butler in a black tailcoat and a white wig was receiving beautiful ladies in classical court dresses.

The butler saw Su Li approaching and asked, "Sir, do you have an invitation?"

Su Li glanced at the golden embossed page the lady next to him took out, then reached into his pocket and magically produced a similarly styled invitation written in beautiful Valerian language, handing it to the butler with a smile and a tip of his hat, saying, "Please verify."

The old butler took the invitation, looked at it, and respectfully said, "So it's Sir Richard's guest, Mr. Su Li, please come in."

"There's champagne and pastries inside, help yourself."

Entering the grand and luxurious main hall of the ancient castle, Su Li saw splendid crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling and beautiful ladies holding noble lace fans everywhere.

Some were whispering in groups of three or five, while others were sipping amber champagne with bubbles at long silver tables, tasting delicious and delicate pastries.

And next to a huge black grand piano, a young gentleman was playing an elegant and lively piano piece.

Su Li picked up a glass of champagne from the waiter's tray and thought to himself, "No wonder Chadray doesn't want to wake up, this dream is quite sensual, with beautiful women everywhere."

Just as he was thinking this, Chadray, dressed in a decent tailcoat, slowly descended the marble spiral staircase, surrounded by several beautiful girls.

To Su Li's surprise, the female lead accompanying Chadray was none other than his most familiar Lilith.

"This kid... could he have feelings for Lilith?" Su Li thought strangely.

He didn't expect that the night watcher from the branch of the Church of the Night in the Sakara Bay would dream of Lilith, of all people!

This attracted everyone's attention, and many ladies and gentlemen who came to show their support looked up.

The old butler spoke in a loud but polite voice, "Gentlemen and ladies, let us welcome the brightest gem of the evening, Sir Chadray, the owner of the Aris Castle!"

Applause thundered.

All the ladies clapped enthusiastically.

Chadray bowed and nodded to the surroundings.

Su Li put the champagne aside and paid attention to the surroundings.

He knew that a beautiful dream was just the beginning created by the nightmare pipe.

As the dream changed, the ancient castle would soon evolve into a nightmare, and Chadray, as the protagonist of the dream, would be killed by the nightmare pipe, causing this guy who was affected by negative effects to die in the real world.

Sure enough, just as Su Li was thinking, Chadray took out a black iron-colored pipe with golden patterns and took a puff, exhaling a large amount of colorful, nebula-like psychedelic smoke.

And the female companions around Chadray all showed intoxicated expressions, infatuatedly inhaling the starry mist he exhaled, looking like they were enjoying themselves.

Seeing the protagonist coming down the marble spiral staircase, Su Li, worried that delay would lead to change, quickly came to Chadray's side and asked with a fake smile, "Do you still recognize me?"

Chadray was stunned, looked at Su Li, and then showed a puzzled expression. He looked at the lady next to him.

"Lilith" smiled and said, "Charlie, you forgot... this is our former companion, Su Li. When we were night watchers at the Church of the Night, we participated in the activity to exterminate the Mother Tree of Desire together."

Hearing Lilith's words, Chadray showed a sudden realization and said with a smile, "Oh! Right, it's the thing where I killed the Descendant of the Gods and destroyed the entire Pirate Bay."

"I remember, I also saved his life, but he didn't come to our wedding that day!"

...

Chadray's words left Su Li speechless.

He didn't expect that the nightmare pipe would weave such a heroic dream for Chadray.

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He actually married Lilith in the dream?!

Su Li rolled his eyes in his mind, thinking about how to gently take Chadray away, and casually said,"Yes, the companions of the Dark Night Church all miss you dearly, our great hero."

Chadray gave a slight smile, clearly enjoying Su Li's compliment.

He said, "I miss the companions too, Su Li, isn't it? Now that you're here, don't leave. Stay in my castle for a few days, and I'll arrange for the most beautiful lady to keep you company."

He winked at Su Li, flashing a knowing look that all men understand.

Su Li spoke gravely:

"I'm afraid that won't be possible. To tell you the truth, our Church is in trouble and needs you, our great hero, to come to the rescue."

Hearing Su Li's words, Chadray looked troubled, glanced at Lilith beside him, and finally asked:

"What trouble?"

"Our Church has been attacked by the Divine Shepherd Organization, and we are in a dire crisis. The Goddess has sent me to seek your aid," Su Li fabricated on the spot.

Chadray's expression changed, and he said solemnly:

"Then we must not delay, let's set off immediately!"

Su Li nodded, thinking to himself that Chadray was indeed reliable, feeling a deep connection to the Dark Night Church even in a dream.

Following the script, he said:

"Leave the Nightmare Pipe behind, just let Lilith keep it safe."

To his surprise, Chadray shook his head resolutely and said:

"No, the pipe is an important source of my power. Without it, what will I use to fight the Divine Shepherd Organization?"

Before Su Li could try to persuade him again, he suddenly felt the gaze of the surrounding guests change.

The once jovial atmosphere of the ancient castle turned as everyone looked at him with a changed expression.

Their faces became cold, their expressions grim and numb, as if Su Li was no longer a distinguished guest but a demon.

Beside him, the female companion who had absorbed a fair amount of the Nightmare Pipe's smoke said to Chadray:

"My lord, this man is not your companion."

"He is a messenger sent by the demons to bewitch you, trying to steal the pipe from your hands."