Mortals: Take Mo Juren at the start

"What's next?"

"I need to climb the tree and reach the canopy at the top. There is what I need..."

"Climb the tree!" Under the giant tree, Mo Juren was stunned when he heard the little girl's voice transmission. Not only did he have to climb the tree, but he also had to reach the top of the tree canopy? Are you sure you're not kidding?

Looking up, he saw the giant tree in front of him that reached into the sky with no end in sight. Even though he had a strong mind, he couldn't recognize that he was trembling at this moment.

He was not actually worried about climbing the tree. After all, although the tree was tall, it had a large number of side branches growing from about thirty feet up.

With his strength, it was not difficult for him to climb to the top with the help of the side branches.

The key is that beautiful woman. I think there must be something extremely important on the tree canopy. In this case, there is absolutely no way that the other party will just watch me arrive successfully.

What if he is relocated again like before? Wouldn't all our efforts be in vain?

"I have awakened and can take back some of the authority over dreams. She can no longer do what she wants. The master just needs to be careful and not get hurt by the 'Soul-Cut Blade' in her hand..." As if she had guessed his concerns, the little girl hurriedly reminded him again.

"The power of dreams, so that's what it is!" Mo Juren suddenly looked enlightened.

If this is the case, then the difficulty of the matter will be greatly reduced. As for the 'Soul-Cutting Blade', it is indeed not simple, just as he guessed. It should be a treasure specially designed for the soul consciousness.

Fortunately, I wasn’t careless before!
But it doesn't matter. Now that he knows it, he just needs to be more vigilant from now on and the other party won't be able to hurt him.

Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated and looked around quickly. He soon saw that there were a lot of vines hanging down from a certain tree trunk.

Seeing this, he immediately rushed over. After arriving, he exerted force and broke one of the vines. Then he tied the little girl behind his back.

At this time, the beautiful woman had caught up again with the strange black blade in her hand.

"Hold on tight!" Mo Juren reminded, then he grabbed another vine and jumped up directly.

His speed was incredibly fast, like a wild ape in the mountains. In just a few breaths, he had reached a height of more than thirty feet. Then he simply let go of the vines and continued to climb up with the help of the dense branches.

Just as he worried, the beautiful woman would never allow him to climb up smoothly. During the climbing process, she would always appear nearby and launch sneak attacks on him.

Fortunately, he was strong and alert at all times, so he was able to continue fighting with the opponent without losing the upper hand. However, his crawling speed was greatly affected.

But even so, he was still moving closer and closer upwards.

The height of the giant tree was unimaginable. He had no idea how much time had passed or how high he had climbed. Anyway, Mo Juren couldn't see where the end was at all.

But at this point, he couldn't give up and continued to move forward while fighting with his opponent.

He could feel that as he continued to climb, the beautiful woman became more and more anxious, and the frequency of her attacks increased.

But unfortunately, although the opponent possessed the ability to appear and disappear at will, his actual combat power was not that good. Of course, it might also be due to the interference of the little girl. In short, it was completely unable to stop him from moving forward.

It was unknown how long it had been, perhaps tens of thousands of feet, before Mo Juren finally saw a vague canopy of trees that seemed to cover the sky and the sun.

Finally there was hope, and he was overjoyed. He went up faster, and the beautiful woman seemed to be influenced by the little girl, but her strength became weaker.

At this point, he had been completely thrown down and could no longer cause any hindrance.

After climbing for more than a thousand feet, he finally reached the treetops.

At this moment, he suddenly stopped, looked around and asked the little girl where to go next.
The tree crown is really too large, and it is filled with dense and endless branches, leaves, and even a large number of white flowers.

The view is completely blocked and I can't see anything clearly.

What's more troublesome is that his mental power has also been greatly disturbed and he is unable to sense distances that are too far.

In contrast, the little girl didn't seem to be affected at all. She just sensed it for a moment and then pointed in a certain direction.

Mo Juren did not hesitate and rushed forward directly. He walked about several hundred feet through the dense branches and leaves and finally stopped again.

At this moment, he suddenly discovered that above a branch not far ahead, there was a diamond-shaped crystal floating. The stone was about the size of a fist, dark green in color, and emitted a faint glow from its surface.

"That's it, master, come over quickly." The moment the little girl saw the crystal, she urged anxiously. Mo Juren did not hesitate, and flashed to the front, took the thing directly and handed it to the other party.

"Master, please help me protect you. I need a certain amount of time to fuse it. I must not be interrupted in the middle! Of course, as long as I am not attacked too directly..." The little girl reminded again, then swallowed the crystal in one gulp, closed her eyes, and began to formally refine it.

Mo Juren didn't say anything. He sensed it carefully, then held the other person and continued to drill into the tree canopy.

As long as he was not directly attacked, there would be no problem in holding the other person and moving around. Of course, he could not stay where he was. Fortunately, the tree canopy was huge enough and the branches were densely packed, which was enough for him to slowly deal with the other person.

So, he held the little girl and played hide-and-seek with the beautiful woman who was chasing him from behind. In addition, his mental strength was strong, so he did not let the other party catch up with him from beginning to end.

Somewhere in the back, the beautiful woman's face was filled with anxiety. Especially as time passed, she could clearly feel that her control over her dreams had become increasingly weak.

She has lost nearly 90% of her control over the dream world, and no one knows her own strength better than her, so she definitely cannot be a match for that man.

What should I do?
Faced with the current situation, she seems to be completely helpless.

"No, there is another way!" Suddenly, she thought of something and a look of madness appeared on her face.

As long as you do that, Meng'er will definitely stay.

However, as time passed, the madness on his face gradually dissipated, and then he became calm.

At this moment, she seemed to have lost her mind. She suddenly fell to the side, then stared blankly ahead with a confused look on her face.

After about half an hour, two figures, one big and one small, appeared in front of him again. They were Mo Juren and the little girl in his arms. The latter had obviously refined the crystal and completely regained control of the dream world, so there was no need to be afraid of anything.

"Mother!" the little girl suddenly called out softly, and upon hearing this, the beautiful woman, who had a bewildered look on her face, trembled suddenly, and her dilated pupils contracted again.

"You...are you calling me?" Looking at the little girl, the beautiful woman asked with a trembling voice.

"Of course, mother." The little girl nodded slightly, then appeared in front of the other person in a flash, and gently hugged the other person's neck and said softly,
“Although you are a spirit born by chance from this sacred tree in the dreamland, you are ultimately inseparable from your mother outside. Besides, how could Meng’er forget you after so many years of companionship?

In fact, if mother had chosen to destroy her remaining authority, it would have certainly interrupted her daughter's integration, but you didn't do that. How could Meng'er not know your intentions?"

"Meng'er, my daughter..." Hearing the little girl's words, the beautiful woman could no longer hold back. She raised her arms and hugged the other's petite body tightly. Her beautiful eyes had already turned red.

Yes, I could have chosen to self-destruct the remaining power just now. After all, the other party had not yet completely integrated it, and a part of it was still in my hands.

But if she really did that, it would also cause irreversible harm to the other party. How could she bear to do that?

From the beginning to the end, her goal was to monopolize her daughter, but she never thought of hurting her even in the slightest.

She didn't expect that her daughter already knew what she was thinking and had even spoken it out. She was touched and extremely grateful that she didn't completely lose her mind, otherwise it would be too late to regret it now.

The mother and daughter hugged each other and sobbed quietly.

Seeing this scene, Mo Juren felt mixed emotions and didn't know what to say.

Before this, the little girl had already told him the whole story.

It turns out that this beautiful woman is actually a dream spirit accidentally born from the sacred tree in the dream world, which is the tree under your feet. It is truly incredible.

This dream was still the little girl’s dream. The sacred tree under her feet was naturally the original body of her mother in her memory, but she did not expect that it would give birth to a spiritual consciousness.

The memory of this Meng Ling is not complete, which is why the other party said before that she was the former Gan Ruying.

In the past, the little girl accidentally ate the dream butterfly grass and fell into a dream. Because of the strange toxin of the grass or the influence of its special medicinal power, her consciousness was suppressed and it was difficult for her to wake up.

But this actually has little impact. As long as she receives certain stimulation, she will wake up easily.

Unexpectedly, whether it was because of the dream butterfly grass or other reasons, the sacred tree in the dream actually developed a spiritual consciousness and instinctively developed a strong mother-daughter relationship with the little girl.

As they spent more time together, the love between mother and daughter grew deeper. Gradually, she came up with an extreme idea, which was to prevent her daughter from ever waking up, so that they would never be separated again.

Under her temptation, and the fact that the little girl's self-consciousness had long been dormant, it was easy to deprive her of the authority of dreams and hide on the top of the sacred tree.

The little girl who lost her power had her self-consciousness completely sealed and could never wake up again.

In this way, she became the controller of the dream world.

What happened afterwards is self-evident. Gan Ruying herself tried various methods, even sending in a branch of her consciousness herself, but she was never successful due to Meng Ling's obstruction.

It wasn't until Mo Juren showed up and used secret methods to force the little girl to conclude a master-servant contract, and it was a very high-level contract, that it worked.

She had been moved away time and time again before, and he had used the master-servant contract to sense her time and time again, so that the little girl's sealed and almost completely dormant self-consciousness finally awakened again.

This was the whole process, but what he didn't expect was that things would end up like this in the current situation. It was indeed a bit unexpected.

It turns out that Meng Ling still has a final trump card! But she didn't use it in the end, which allowed the little girl to finally fuse the crystal and successfully regain complete authority.

He also couldn't help but sigh that all the previous calculations and struggles were just minor things. What really played a decisive role was the sincere mother-daughter relationship between the two sides.

After a long time, the two sides finally separated slowly. At this time, Meng Ling suddenly said with a guilty look on her face:

"You have been trapped in this dream for such a long time. If you continue like this, you will definitely be completely assimilated by the rules of this dream world, which will be equivalent to death.

All this is because of my selfishness. I don't expect you to forgive me, I just hope you won't bear grudges in the future. Get out now, because your real mother is out there, and she is the one who truly cares about you and can accompany you throughout your life."

"No, you are also Meng'er's mother, and you have been with me for so many years. How can the mother-daughter relationship be fake? I have never resented you..." the little girl retorted quickly.

"Your words are enough." Meng Ling patted her daughter's delicate shoulders with relief, then suddenly looked at Mo Juren and said,
"Due to the fact that Meng'er was able to wake up this time, fellow Daoist has made an invaluable contribution. If I have offended you before, I hope you can forgive me. When we get outside, I hope you can take good care of Meng'er."

"Let's not mention things that have passed. As for Meng'er, her mother will take care of her, so there won't be any problem." Mo Juren nodded slightly.

"If my guess is correct, you and Meng'er should have signed the supreme contract of the Ganmu clan, right? Or is it a master-servant contract? In this way, Meng'er will definitely follow you in the future, and naturally you will still need to take care of her." Meng Ling's eyes flickered slightly, and she seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Is there any problem with this supreme contract? Please tell me frankly, I will be very grateful!" Mo Juren naturally noticed the other party's abnormality and asked sincerely.

At this time, the little girl also obviously saw something and asked for help. After thinking for a while, Meng Ling finally nodded.

“It seems that the deity outside has not told you. Maybe he has other ideas. After all, although I have her memory, it is not complete, and I cannot consider things comprehensively.

As for the supreme contract of our clan, there is naturally no problem. It’s just that after signing the contract, the two parties, that is, Meng’er and you, will still form a symbiotic relationship even if they are master and servant in name. This also means that as long as one party gets into trouble, the other party will also be affected.”

"So that's it!" After hearing this explanation, Mo Juren narrowed his eyes. There was indeed no big problem, but he was still tricked.

In an ordinary master-servant contract, the life or death of the servant will not have any impact on the master. The servant can even be abandoned without hesitation in times of crisis in exchange for a chance of survival for the master.

However, the situation between him and the little girl was obviously limited in this regard. There was no problem with the master-servant relationship, but he absolutely could not treat her as cannon fodder and abandon her at any time.

Not only that, he also couldn't let the other party take too many risks, otherwise he would be implicated.

As a mother, it is understandable that she would do her best to protect her daughter's safety and even her future, but for Mo Juren, it was a bit too unkind. (End of this chapter)