Page Thirty-Two: Dream Contact
Wiped the swollen face that my mother had caused.
I asked, “Lord Hái’s proposal, are you really not going to consider it?”
She shook her head again.
“It’s just disappearing at any time, I’ve been prepared for this long.”
“Why?”
Why could she still smile and say such things?
Isn’t she afraid of disappearing?
“Reasons were mentioned earlier. I can’t let Lord Hái sacrifice anything more, and I don’t want my time to be paused again. The feeling of waking up and finding seventeen years have passed is hard to adapt to…”
I sighed with emotion, “Brother Zhú felt the same way back then, and Tianfa made him experience ten years of time.”
“Don’t mention him, I’m not interested in his main body… Ultimately, the Heavenly Path wants to erase my existence. Any resistance would only lead to worse consequences, so it’s better for me to disappear quietly.”
As she spoke, she raised her hand and conjured a phone.
“Oh, by the way, I’ve been studying this smart phone these days, but I can’t figure it out.”
Not being able to use a phone means my mother is seriously disconnected from society, but it’s understandable… Seventeen years ago, society was completely different. Even functional phones might not have existed back then.
“Hmm, if you don’t mind, I could teach you…”
“No need, I can’t get a SIM card because I don’t have an identity. Learning wouldn’t help.”
“Mother, where do you live now? Since you don’t have an identity, it shouldn’t be a proper place. It’s so cold, don’t get into trouble…”
She waved her hand dismissively, “Don’t worry about that. I inherited various techniques, and I’ve been doing well recently.”
Regarding the base, she didn’t intend to tell me.
I persisted, “You know Sister Yīng is looking for you in the city. Since you came here to meet me, couldn’t you tell me where you live? I can come alone to see you.”
“No, you don’t need to get involved too much. I said earlier, I don’t want to cause further harm to you and your father.”
This might be her true feelings, but how could I accept such a thing?
“Mother, there’s more than just harm after getting to know each other. Even if you eventually disappear, there will be many memories left. This is very important. After all, I never got to understand you. Can’t you give me a chance?”
“…Sorry.”
This apology also meant rejection.
Due to Tian Dao’s surveillance, the fewer people she interacts with, the better.
“What about Shallow Summer? What you said just now, Lord Hái is tirelessly reconstructing Shallow Summer’s body day and night. It’ll be completed in two more days… What will you do then?”
My mother poked my chest and said, “I won’t take that immortal medicine. You should return it to Lord Hái.”
“I know this isn’t a good idea… But it’s currently the only feasible solution.”
“No, even if I disappear here, I won’t go to the Divine Court.”
“So why is that?”
I thought for a moment and guessed, “Could it be that you have some grudge against the previous Lord Hái?”
“No, why would you think that?”
Perhaps my question hit the nail on the head, as she seemed quite intrigued.
“I have a question. Why did the previous Lord Hái help you?”
Since they ultimately sacrificed themselves together to seal everything, their relationship must not be bad.
“From her perspective, everything in the human world should be unrelated to her. That’s within the jurisdiction of Tian Dao.”
“There doesn’t need to be any reason. She couldn’t bear to watch, so she risked her life to save me. That’s it.”
“…Only that reason?”
My mother spread her hands.
“After all, she is the embodiment of emotion. Her actions aren’t always logical…”
She stopped talking mid-sentence because there was movement from the stairs. Little Lěi led Shallow Summer down.
“Chairman, bring a few more people to play with this kid… Eh? Sister Yīng is here too?”
Hearing Little Lěi’s mutterings, Shallow Summer noticed Mother and rushed over happily, her soft little face rubbing against Mother’s chest.
“Sister Yīng is here!”
Mother didn’t expect the two upstairs to come down. She didn’t want to reveal her identity and had to pretend to be Sister Yīng…
Actually, it wasn’t entirely pretending, since she truly is the real Ning Yīng, and Sister Yīng borrowed her name.
“Mm, there are some things I need to discuss privately with Sister Língmèng.”
The little girl clearly didn’t want to leave. She wriggled in Mother’s arms and looked pitifully at me.
“Can’t Sister Língmèng play with me?”
I patted her little head and said, “Sister has to wait a bit. Shall I find someone else to play with you first?”
Little Lěi also reminded, “The little girl likes Sister Qiàn. Why don’t you ask Sister Qiàn and Sister Miāomiāo to keep her company?”
Sister Qiàn, who loves taking care of others, gets along well with Shallow Summer.
“I’ll try…”
But tonight, Sister Yīng isn’t here. This is the first time I have to pull people on my own. Although I can feel the restraints connecting me, I’m not sure which belongs to whom. Without Sister Yīng’s help, I’m not entirely sure.
Sister Qiàn, Sister Miāomiāo, Sister Shān, and Sister Léiluó. Since they live together and are close, the restraints should be relatively close… right?
“Found them!”
I successfully found four restraints heading in the same direction, but I wasn’t sure which belonged to Sister Qiàn. With a lucky guess, I pulled one gently.
The sensation of divine power being drained reached me, followed by a loud noise upstairs.
What happened? Even though I’m in the living room, the person pulled still appears from the bedroom?
Little Lěi said, “It sounds like it’s from Sister Wēi’s room!”
It does seem off. I was puzzled when a long-haired beautiful teenage girl in pajamas descended the stairs. Her hair was exceptionally soft, and every step she took sent translucent strands flying.
The person coming down the stairs was Mother. I must have accidentally pulled her in somehow.
Perhaps due to sleeping in a female form, she appeared as a woman in the dream too.
Mother whispered, “Xiao Kai, did you do this on purpose?”
“No, I didn’t know…”
I shifted my focus, examining the four restraints closer. One of them connected to the idiot in front of me.
So, this is Orange, Mother, Lǐn Huā, and Little Lěi’s restraints?
They are indeed quite close.
Mother stood beside Little Lěi.
“Xiao Kai, what’s going on?”
I scratched my head, unsure how to explain.
“Mother, let me explain slowly.”
“Not allowed to call me ‘Old!'”
Her rebuttal and the action of rubbing her forehead caught my attention.
“Did you bump your head?”
Mother lowered her hand, revealing a swelling on her forehead.
“Yeah, I think I fell off the bed… Wait, Shallow Summer is back?”
“Big Sister Wēi!”
Shallow Summer broke free from Mother’s embrace and clung to Mother like a koala climbing a eucalyptus tree, using her hands and feet to climb onto Mother.
Though she doesn’t like Mother’s cooking, their relationship isn’t bad. After a long time apart, Shallow Summer still likes clinging to her.
“Since this child is here, this must be your dream, right?”
Mother knew something about Shallow Summer’s disappearance, so seeing the little girl helped her understand most of it.
“Yeah, it’s great you understand.”
“I found it strange how we woke up in a sea of flowers and saw so many Xiao Kais.”
Holding Shallow Summer, Mother sat down next to the sofa.
But her approach made Mother next to her silent, her body stiff as if she were a dummy in the kitchen.
Hmm? Hold on!
Her reaction made me realize that if I revealed her identity now, wouldn’t it fulfill the dream of parents reuniting?
Although it’s a dream, Father isn’t in his usual form…
Thinking this, I met Mother’s gaze. In those few seconds, her expression changed from surprise to dissatisfaction, from threat to pleading, conveying a message in different forms.
Don’t say anything!
…
“Really? Xiao Kai comes to visit you every night?”
“Little Sister Lěi and Sister Lǐn Huā come too!”
Mother, talking to Shallow Summer, noticed Mother’s reaction.
She asked curiously, “What’s wrong with Little Sister Yīng? Does she have eye problems?”
Mother immediately shrank, replying, “No, nothing… I’ve said everything I needed to. I have other things to do, so I’ll exit first! See you later!”
Probably thinking she wouldn’t have a chance to be alone with me, Mother vanished in a puff of white smoke… This escape method looks like a ninja’s.
I am the owner of this dream, theoretically able to stop her. But she held half of Shallow Summer’s restraint, acting like a dedicated safety exit. Before I could react, she escaped.
Little Lěi asked, “So, what about Lǐn Huā? She was with Chairman earlier, wasn’t she?”
Lǐn Huā was intercepted by Mother when entering the dream, probably still sleeping outside.
She could have replaced Little Lěi.
But Miss Lǐn Huā’s head is better. Replacing Little Lěi might be spotted. So, she excluded the troublesome one first.
I vaguely explained, “Uh, she accidentally disconnected. I’ll pull her in later.”
After removing Little Lěi’s restraint, the remaining two belong to Orange and Lǐn Huā.
Little Lěi complained, “Can you disconnect like this? This dream is like an online chatroom?”
Actually, it’s a local chatroom.
I am the human switchboard connecting everyone.
“Mother, since you’re here, stay and play with Shallow Summer.”
She nodded. I continued, “Time flows five times faster in dreams. The more people enter, the more divine power is consumed. I’ll struggle to last until morning.”
Although I still lack a full understanding of the techniques, I know my divine power well. With the current three-person consumption, I can last at least an hour and a half.
Quite a big improvement~
—”How come I hear you boasting as soon as I enter?”—
While messaging, Sister Yīng swung down from the ceiling, her school uniform skirt not revealing anything despite angering Newton.
Shallow Summer exclaimed loudly, “Sister Yīng is back!”
“Eh? Again?”
