Chapter 324: Dust of the Dream Realm
“Doesn’t this sound a bit aimless?”
Huo Ningxue smiled softly and said, “But actually, if there were another world…”
“In that world, my mother wouldn’t have died, and Li Shanyan wouldn’t have come looking for me.”
“Perhaps my life would have been just continuing to live under the title of a silly girl, growing up aimlessly, and when I reach the marrying age, my mother would find a good husband for me.”
Young Master Sang thought for a moment and asked, “Have you ever thought about that life?”
“I… don’t know.”
Huo Ningxue hesitated for a moment, slowly shaking her head. “I’m quite foolish and can’t imagine what that life would be like.”
“Maybe it would be happier than now. But I’m not sure.”
“Just that, I’ve already walked down this path, and I have no more choices left.”
It seemed Huo Ningxue was just talking to herself.
But her eyes gradually became determined, that faint golden hue returning to her gaze.
“I really am quite foolish. My brain can only hold one thought at a time.”
“And right now, that thought is to play the role of the Holy Kingdom’s ruler and raise Mingming well.”
“…I will definitely do this well,” she murmured.
Young Master Sang gazed at her quietly.
In that moment, he suddenly felt that perhaps this girl becoming the Empress of the Holy Kingdom wasn’t such a bad thing.
She might not be smart enough. But her persistence and determination naturally stirred a sense of lifelong loyalty in people.
“However, I also know that just relying on this foolish head of mine, I can’t accomplish anything.”
Huo Ningxue suddenly turned around, looking at Young Master Sang with a bright smile. “Please accompany me all the way to the end, okay?”
Young Master Sang’s heart skipped a beat.
…No.
Why does that sound like a confession?
No, no, no… this silly girl just isn’t very bright and is just saying this casually. He was just overthinking it.
But having a powerful Empress say something like this to him with such a gentle expression was truly alarming.
He felt like he was about to willingly bow down and forget his identity as a Demon Cult undercover agent.
“…National Master?” Huo Ningxue blinked lightly.
“Ahem.”
Young Master Sang quickly cleared his throat and bowed respectfully, “I will surely serve Your Majesty with utmost diligence until death.”
“No need to be so dramatic.”
Huo Ningxue covered her lips and chuckled lightly. “As long as you’re willing to stay by my side, I’ll be satisfied.”
That’s not what I meant!
Do you really have no idea how ambiguous your words are!?
If you keep saying things like that, I might take it seriously!
Young Master Sang couldn’t stand the clear and naive gaze of Huo Ningxue anymore and forced himself to turn his head, awkwardly changing the subject. “It, it’s raining outside, and I remembered I haven’t collected the laundry at home, so I’ll take my leave now!”
Saying that, he clumsily fled, leaving Huo Ningxue standing there, puzzled.
“It’s raining clothes outside? How do clothes fall!?”
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Lying on his bed, Young Master Sang rarely fell into silence.
“…Nian Nian Mom, are you there?”
“What’s up? Don’t you know I’ve been busy these past few days?”
“How much longer will it take on your end?”
Young Master Sang stared at the ceiling, muttering, “I feel like being by the Empress’s side as a National Master is even riskier than I thought. When will the fake goods you gave to Li Shanyan provide any feedback? At this rate, I can’t hang on anymore.”
“You’re anxious, but I’m not?” Nian Nian appeared, adjusting her glasses, and said irritably, “That Li Shanyan took the fake goods back and has been lying in bed motionlessly for three days like he’s passed on. What can I do?”
“You can’t tell me he’s using the Earth Store Immortal Jade for sleep aid, right?”
“Besides, your danger level is zero. You’re right next to such a beautiful Empress every day; your expression must be all crooked by now, right? Is your danger really about being forced into a bedroom encounter with her?”
Young Master Sang had to suppress the urge to say “well, actually” and quietly asked, “What’s Li Shanyan lying in bed for? He can’t really be sleeping, right?”
“From what I can see, he really is.”
Nian Nian waved her jade finger, and a screen appeared before Young Master Sang.
Inside was a simple little bamboo house, only containing a bed and a tea table.
At that moment, Li Shanyan was peacefully lying in bed in his pajamas, eyes closed, holding the fake Earth Store Immortal Jade.
“He’s been sleeping like this for three days.”
Nian Nian rolled her eyes. “In these three days, this old guy has done nothing, hasn’t used any magic, nor left the house. I even checked the whole place, but I couldn’t find any reasons to block my investigation.”
“This is truly strange.”
Young Master Sang curiously leaned closer to the screen but quickly lost interest and pulled back. “This looks just like sleeping, right? Even snoring!”
“Yesterday not only was he snoring, but he also had snot bubbles. You should have seen it.”
“…Uh, I really don’t want to see that.”
After all, he didn’t have such a special and weird fetish for watching a white-haired old man sleep.
The two sat there, staring blankly at the screen.
After a long moment, Young Master Sang finally murmured, “…Nian Nian, do you think it’s possible?”
“That at this moment, Li Shanyan isn’t actually in this room?”
“Do you think I’m Huo Ningxue?” Nian Nian grumbled, shooting Young Master Sang an annoyed look. “If he really switched places and ran off, I would have definitely known.”
“Without a doubt, the one lying in bed is him.”
“Well, could it be that he used some method to leave his body here and sent his consciousness away?” Young Master Sang thought for a moment. “You know, like in those fantasy novels where people astral project?”
“That’s possible, I guess.”
Nian Nian’s brows furrowed. “But whatever method it is to leave the body, it requires using some form of magic.”
“But this old man hasn’t used any magic since he got home! If he just used some magic, I would naturally know.”
Well, that’s certainly strange.
He can’t really be sleeping, can he?
“Using magic requires using spiritual power. No matter how much I search through all the data of this world, there’s no magic that can be used without spiritual power…”
Nian Nian’s voice suddenly dropped.
“…What’s wrong?” Young Master Sang asked curiously.
“Right.”
Nian Nian’s expression suddenly became serious. “This world really doesn’t have such a magic.”
“But if…”
“If that magic isn’t from this world?”
Before Young Master Sang could ask more, Nian Nian suddenly took off her glasses, her hair flowing like a waterfall without wind, and countless streams of data flickered in her pupils.
In just a few moments, her eyes narrowed, and as she put her black-rimmed glasses back on, she muttered:
“…‘Dust of the Dream Realm’?”
“…So it was them.”
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