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Chapter 127 Dream, Nightmare

"There's something wrong with the Dragon Room Owner."

Before leaving, Shen Bai was thinking.

According to Shen Bai's plan, he was going to the blacksmith shop.

However, Shen Bai saw that Long Yan's condition was not right, so he decided to go to Liu Wufeng.

After all, Shen Bai must be careful of any disturbance now.

It didn't take much time to get from the registration room to Liu Wufeng's residence.

When Shen Bai arrived at the room on the second floor, he happened to see Liu Wufeng counting the number of Rumengxiang.

As if sensing Shen Bai's arrival, Liu Wufeng continued to count with his head down, without even looking up, and just said to close the door.

Shen Bai nodded, closed the door, sat down on the chair, and was about to speak when Liu Wufeng spoke first.

"You also noticed that something was wrong with the Dragon Roommate, right?"

After these words were spoken, Shen Bai was slightly stunned, then nodded.

If he could find something wrong, his colleagues like Liu Wufeng, who worked with Long Yan day and night, would definitely find it first.

Shen Bai felt that there was nothing wrong here.

Thinking of this, Shen Bai asked the doubts in his heart.

"Now, the Tao Opera House, the Wild Dao Sect, the Wild Buddhist Sect, and even the nightmare are constantly entangled."

"Mr. Long is suddenly acting strangely. Is this related to these things?"

In addition to seeking out strange objects and evil spirits, Shen Bai also needed intelligence when joining the Tianjiansi.

After the rise of Shengyun County, Shen Bai was very clear in his mind.

Once you enter this circle, it is impossible not to encounter enemies.

Therefore, in many cases, intelligence is a better option than combat power.

Looking at the situation now, Liu Wufeng knows more.

Shen Bai didn't say anything more and just expressed his thoughts directly.

"Preliminary estimates suggest that Room Owner Long is experiencing a nightmare." Liu Wufeng pointed at the incense on the table and said, "But for some reason, Room Owner Long doesn't feel like he's experiencing a nightmare."

"She encountered it but didn't feel it?" Shen Bai touched his chin and said, "That nightmare only made Roommate Long physically and mentally exhausted, but Roommate Long's subconscious told her that she didn't encounter it and didn't feel tired. What level of weirdness could have affected Roommate Long?"

Those who can become the head of a family may not be as strong as Mu Lao in terms of actual combat power, but they are not weak either.

Even at this level, one can be affected by nightmares. Shen Bai feels that the weirdness this time is likely to be of great significance.

Liu Wufeng shook his head and said, "No one can say for sure. After all, in previous examples, some nightmares are very powerful, while others are very weak. It seems to be related to resentment and the person who enters the dream. In short, we have seen the signs, so it is time to solve it."

"How to solve it? Rely on dream incense?" Shen Bai asked, looking at the row of dream incense on the table.

Liu Wufeng nodded and said, "Since it's a nightmare, it must be resolved in a dream. I've already made arrangements. We just need to wait for Long Yan to enter her dream tonight. Then, a member of the Heavenly Monitoring Division will light the dream incense and enter her dream."

This was the first time Shen Bai encountered such a strange and bizarre thing, so he asked curiously, "Shouldn't we talk to Roommate Long about this?"

Long Yan seemed to be unaware of the whole thing, including Liu Wufeng's current arrangements.

So Shen Bai felt that there might be other problems here.

Liu Wufeng coughed and said, "If Room Master Long finds out, she will definitely try to enter the dream herself. However, this nightmare seems extremely strange and powerful. If Room Master Long is bewitched by the nightmare in her dream, it will be difficult to deal with. So let's let the members of the Heavenly Monitoring Division investigate first."

As he spoke, Liu Wufeng selected the longest one from the row of dream incense sticks, handed it to Shen Bai, and said.

"How about it? Do you want to give it a try? This time the mission is very difficult, so it will be completed by the members of Division A. You are the Chief Ding, and although the mission is not at the top of the list, I can set a precedent for you."

The members of Division A and Division B are all at the Tongmai realm, which can be said to be a watershed for practitioners.

He is also a real master in Maple Forest State.

It is reasonable to assign this kind of task to the members of Department A. After all, they just need to check out the specific situation.

As for why Mu Lao and others didn't go in, according to what Liu Wufeng said just now, they were worried that if someone too strong entered the dream, it would have a bad influence.

Shen Bai looked at the incense handed to him by Liu Wufeng, thought for a moment, and then took the incense in his hand.

Any strange place can arouse Shen Bai's interest.

Nightmares are weird and can provide evil spirits, but let’s not talk about this benefit for now.

The most important thing is that this current nightmare is most likely used against him.

Shen Bai would never not try if he had a clue.

"Okay, then let's gather at the Tianjiansi tonight. Then we will all light the dream incense and enter the dream of the owner of the Long room to see what is going on." Liu Wufeng said.

Shen Bai agreed and put away the Ru Meng Xiang.

Right now, it's still early.

Now that he knew the specific situation, Shen Bai did not stay any longer. He said goodbye and left the Jiantian Division and headed for the blacksmith shop.

He plans to buy two sets of necessary blacksmith equipment.

Including tools for quenching in the furnace and hammers for forging iron.

One set is placed in the training ground and the other is placed at home, which can also be used flexibly to remove the liver.

As for the materials for burning in the stove, there is plenty of them.

Shen Bai was busy until the afternoon, and finally prepared everything.

There are many rooms in the training ground.

Shen Bai monopolized a special one, and no one said anything, after all, he was the leader of the Ding tribe.

With this identity, many things will be much easier to do.

When it was time for dinner, Shen Bai went to the street to eat, then returned to the martial arts field and continued to practice the soul casting technique.

In the evening, Shen Bai had to participate in a mission and was too lazy to go back.

Soon, the sound of jingling was heard in the martial arts arena.

It continued until the evening, then gradually stopped.

For the Tianjiansi, there are many such strange movements.

After all, there are all kinds of people in the martial arts arena, and even stranger things have happened, so everyone is used to it.

……

As night falls, the Sky Monitoring Office is also very busy at night, except that there are slightly fewer people than in the morning.

At this moment, Shen Bai had already left the martial arts training room and came to the courtyard outside the Jiantian Division.

More than a dozen members of Division A were waiting patiently with their hands lowered and serious expressions on their faces.

In the entire courtyard, Shen Bai was the only one who belonged to the Ding Department, but in the eyes of everyone else, it was a very common thing.

Others may find it strange, but the masters of the Tongmai Realm who participated in Unit A of this mission all thought it was normal.

After all, even the leader of the Evil Sect, who was at the special Tongmai realm, was killed by Shen Bai.

On the A side, it was obvious that there were two people leading the group.

Shen Bai was the most unfamiliar one, so everyone introduced themselves to each other.

For the members of Division A, the two names Shen and Bai are very familiar.

Shen Bai didn't know much about these members of Group A.

The two leaders were Zhou Mao and Li Cong, both masters in the Tongmai realm.

After everyone had introduced themselves to each other, Liu Wufeng came out with a handful of Ru Meng Xiang in his hand.

After giving one to each person, he slowly spoke.

"I've already explained this mission to you in detail. One thing to keep in mind is your own safety."

"After all, if you die in the dream, you will all die too."

"I will check outside. If anything unusual happens, I will pull you out of the dream in time, but I can't guarantee that everything will go smoothly."

"In short, gathering information is the main task, and eliminating the strangeness is secondary."

The general meaning is that this trip is mainly to gather information, and ensuring personal safety is the most important thing.

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded, indicating that they knew what the mission was about.

Afterwards, Liu Wufeng waved his hand without further ado: "Let's get started, light the incense."

Everyone lit the incense with fire sticks.

Shen Bai looked at the dream incense in his hand, and as the smoke rose, it surrounded his body.

Not only him, but even the amber placed at his feet was surrounded by smoke.

As the smoke surrounded him, Shen Bai felt a sense of fatigue rising from his heart.

But this feeling of fatigue can be dispelled at any time as long as he thinks about it.

"Sure enough, just like what Liu Wufeng said, the effect of entering the dream incense depends entirely on your own initiative. If you don't want to, it won't affect you at all." Shen Bai thought to himself.

At this moment, he suddenly thought of a question and looked up and asked, "Master Liu, do you just lie down on the ground after falling asleep?"

Now they were all standing in the yard. If they had fallen asleep, they would definitely be lying on the ground.

This looks a bit funny.

After all, it doesn't look good to see a group of masters lying in a mess.

Liu Wufeng's mouth twitched slightly: "Just sit cross-legged, that's all. Why are your thoughts always so wild?"

As the two were talking, the smoke had already filled the yard.

Many members of the Tianjian Division took a look and then quietly left, turning a deaf ear to what was happening outside.

Only after the smoke reached a certain level did Liu Wufeng give the order.

"Dream!"

Following this command, everyone sat up in meditation. Shen Bai included, and they relaxed their minds and fell into a dream.

Amber yawned and closed her eyes in Shen Bai's arms.

……

The moment he fell asleep, Shen Bai felt his whole body relax.

Immediately afterwards, he came to an extremely special space.

It's pitch black here and I can't see anything.

There was thick fog everywhere, including in front.

As Shen Bai lowered his head, he found that Han Yue was on his waist and Amber was standing at his feet.

Apart from this, there was no one else around, including the members of Division A, who had also disappeared.

"It's really strange that even Hanyue can appear in my dreams."

Shen Bai held Han Yue's hilt and felt it, and found that it was the same feeling as when he was outside.

"Then what should I do now?"

There seemed to be no colleagues from the Astronomical Bureau around.

Looking around, Shen Bai found that there was no change, so he held Amber in his arms.

"Amber, you are most familiar with the strange aura. Come and sense the specific location." Shen Bai touched Amber's chin and said.

The current situation looks very strange and there is no place to start.

But Shen Bai was not panicked at all.

After all, once it was confirmed to be a nightmare, a nightmare was still a weird thing no matter what.

For strange beasts, it is the most sensitive.

"Meow!"

Amber cried out.

Then, she moved her pink nose and released a burst of icy air that swirled around Amber.

With this low roar, coldness spread around.

The surrounding black smoke disappeared, replaced by a wide space.

"Can the strange beast be used like this?" Shen Bai looked at Amber with a hint of joy in his heart.

He didn't know what the principle was. In fact, anyone who traveled to such a bizarre and mysterious world and tried to explore the principles behind it was a fool.

Shen Bai looked around.

There is a wide area around, the ground is paved with bluestone bricks, clean and tidy.

Not far ahead, there was a very luxurious stage.

Below the stage, there are chairs placed one after another.

There are even cushions on the chairs.

Especially the surrounding walls are hung with exquisite and beautiful silks.

The scene was extremely luxurious.

Shen Bai took a quick look and knew where he was.

"Isn't this the theater where operas are performed?"

Shen Bai touched his chin.

While he was thinking this, people wearing the official uniforms of the Tiantian Division appeared around him one after another.

These people are all members of Division A, led by Zhou Mao and Li Cong, who had communicated with Shen Bai not long ago.

"What's going on? Did you also enter that boundless space?" Shen Bai asked.

He asked this question because he saw that these members of Group A appeared later.

Zhou Mao and Li Cong looked at each other and shook their heads.

"No, we just felt dazed for a moment and ended up in this place."

Shen Bai touched his chin and thought to himself, "Why didn't they encounter the same situation as me?"

He always felt something was strange, after all, everyone came in together.

But now, he was the only one who encountered this special scene.

But now doesn't seem to be the time to discuss these things.

Because when everyone showed up, the stage finally changed.

The curtain outside the door was opened, and guests in different clothes walked in one after another.

They acted as if they didn't see Shen Bai and the others, and each found a place to sit down.

There are also various snacks and melon seeds on the table.

These guests seemed to be very familiar with each other. They each grabbed a handful of melon seeds and started eating at their seats.

Shen Bai turned around and said, "Something seems to be wrong. There is no strange aura about them."

Even if he was talking here, the people around who had suddenly come to watch the show seemed not to hear him.

Zhou Mao nodded and said, "Everything in a dream is the boundary between rationality and irrationality. Let's continue to see what's different about Mr. Long's dream."

Li Cong looked around for a while, then suddenly looked towards the stage: "Stop talking, there seems to be a sound coming from here."

Everyone looked in the direction of the sight, and then saw humanoid creatures walking out from both sides of the stage one after another.

The reason why they are called humanoid creatures is that these guys can no longer be called human beings, but paper people folded out of pieces of paper.

The paper figures held musical instruments in their hands and sat on stools on both sides of the stage.

Then, these paper figures actually began to play music.

The paper figure's face is painted with rosy blush, and the facial features are painted in a very three-dimensional and vivid manner.

But paired with a body made of paper, it looks creepy.

The music was not a joyous sound, but a series of sad songs.

It keeps circling in this theater.

As the funeral music sounded, the curtain in the middle of the stage moved without wind.

"Hey~~~"

The curtain was opened, and a voice of opera suddenly appeared in the theater, which made people sweat all over.

Shen Bai heard the opera voice and narrowed his eyes slightly: "A strange aura."

Not only him, but the members of Division A also gripped their weapons tightly.

There was a strange aura behind the curtain, so the identity was self-evident.

Behind the curtain, there was darkness accompanied by a cold breath. A plump beauty in a costume, holding a spear in her hand, slowly stepped out.

When they saw this person, Shen Bai and the members of the Tianjian Division present all widened their eyes.

"Long Room Owner?"

The beauty in front of him was Long Yan.

At this moment, although Long Yan's face was painted with an opera mask, her three-dimensional facial features were able to reveal her identity.

Long Yan seemed not to notice Shen Bai and the others, and continued to perform on the stage.

A cold aura surrounded Long Yan, but did not invade her entire body, it just lingered around her.

"I have to say, Mr. Long's performance is quite interesting." Shen Bai said after watching for a while.

Zhou Mao's mouth twitched slightly. "We are now in the dream of Room Master Long. It's time to get down to business. Otherwise, when Room Master Long wakes up and remembers what you said in her dream, she will probably be hanged on a tree."

If it was to complete Liu Wufeng's mission, then appearing in the dream would be nothing.

However, Zhou Mao and Li Cong felt that they should not talk nonsense here, otherwise when the owner Long woke up, he would make things difficult for everyone.

Shen Bai didn't care.

He was still looking at it carefully.

This is very rare. At least in the eyes of someone like Shen Bai who doesn't like watching shows, Long Yan's every move is eye-catching.

Of course, despite watching it, Shen Bai did not forget the mission this time.

Behind the curtain behind Long Yan, there was a hint of darkness.

In the darkness, the cold atmosphere was gradually intensifying.

"Let's go." Shen Bai pulled out the Hanyue from his waist and said slowly.

"Let's go meet this nightmare."

Since we are here to investigate, and now that we have found something and there is further possibility, let's give it a try.

Just as Shen Bai said this, he discovered something unusual.

Shen Bai turned around and looked at the members of Division A next to him.

He saw that all the members of Group A had dazed expressions, including Zhou Mao and Li Cong, who had the same expression.

Not only that, right above this group of Team A members, there was a black face with a cold and playful look, as if watching everything.

On the stage, Long Yan stopped moving and made an orchid finger gesture with her hand.

A piece of opera slowly came out from Long Yan's rosy mouth.

“In the dream, I didn’t realize that I was a dream. Only after I left the dream did I realize that I was myself. A dream within a dream…”

As soon as the words fell, all the members of Unit A drew their weapons from their waists, and these weapons were pointed directly at Shen Bai.

(End of this chapter)