Chapter 1 A Dream

This is a dream, I'm sure of it.

Everything in the dream is hazy and blurred.

I see grass growing and swallows flying, I see an endless wilderness, I see a heroic man riding a tall warhorse, drawing his bow to hunt, I see a beautiful woman smiling and stroking my head, but in the blink of an eye, the scene changes. A peaceful country is ignited by war, and the heroic man who hunted rides in with the ease of a victor.

That beautiful girl holds me and sobs.

All the scenes are too chaotic and too complicated.

When the scene changes again, the heroic man looks at me, smiling calmly. Around him are cavalry and banners, and bronze spears are like dense forests. He dismounts.

He hands over a short sword.

On the bronze short sword, there are patterns of a dark bird, almost coming to life under the reflection of the candlelight.

He seems to say something.

Spreading his arms.

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As the sun rose, Su Yu'er opened her eyes on time.

The bronze short sword with the dark bird pattern was placed next to the pillow. Under the sunlight, the dark bird proudly spread its wings, surrounded by a circle symbolizing the master of heaven and earth. The pattern seemed to come alive. There was a character on the hilt of the sword, but it seemed to have been worn away. Su Yu'er stroked the hilt of the sword, her face unreadable.

She had that dream again.

But she never saw that character, nor did she know what that tall man looked like.

She put away the short sword, then took out a pair of large and simple glasses and put them on her face.

She cast a spell, and no longer had the appearance that could amaze everyone. Instead, she looked ordinary, and at first glance, she wouldn't leave any impression in anyone's mind. By the time she started eating, Hu Mei came down yawning.

Today was their first day of school.

She glanced at the museum next door, and didn't see the strange curator today.

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Wei Yuan was sprawled on the sofa in a Ge You slouch, holding a glass of Coke, devoid of the will to live.

The water ghost was next to him, watching the bubbles in the Coke slowly disappear with heartache, also devoid of the will to live.

Wei Yuan sighed, lowered his head slightly, looked at the merit points that had returned to zero, and raised his head again, refusing to accept this reality, and entered a state of Ge You slouch.

This was the third day back in Quanshi.

On the first day, he had already told the Special Operations Team about the evil cult and the possibility that their Taoism came from the *Taiping Yaoshu* (Book of Great Peace).

He also sent a few messages to his online friend Zhang Ruosu for his own purposes.

He received two more cat head "Bie" (thumbs up) emojis.

Wei Yuan returned to normal life in a short period of time.

He had previously defeated and captured five demons, including the Wild Fox spirit, earning more than twenty merit points. He also witnessed the power of the Overlord Spear, and his hands were itching to experience the charm of the Overlord Spear again. So, he spent his merit points to re-enter the Gaixia battlefield.

Snatching a horse, seizing the spear, and riding forward, he thrust his spear at the Overlord, all in one go.

And then it was gone.

Using the Overlord Spear against Xiang Yu, the King of Western Chu, he knelt even faster than with swordsmanship.

Before he knew it, his merit points were also gone.

Wei Yuan couldn't help but mock himself in his heart, and a series of funny emojis floated in his mind.

Where are my merit points?

Where are all my merit points? They were just here... now, poof, gone.

Is this reasonable? This is not reasonable.

Wei Yuan sighed and reluctantly got up to prepare a meal.

In addition to the disappearance of his merit points, he discovered that there was something extremely wrong with his body.

He seemed to be experiencing early stages of life cognition impairment.

Or rather, early personality disorder.

This made Wei Yuan, who grew up in modern times, feel a little frantic. It felt as if a primitive man's habits had taken root in his body. These habits included, but were not limited to, liking to sleep naked on the floor, disliking washing up, being used to throwing on a piece of cloth and going out, boiling everything when eating, and instinctively looking for dry grass and branches after using the toilet...

As for what he was going to do, Wei Yuan said that after accidentally using weeds the first time, he never wanted to recall it again in his life, and deeply felt the greatness of the modern human technological invention of toilet paper, listing it as one of the top ten inventions in his heart.

It was simply going to kill him.

Wei Yuan unconsciously cooked the meal, then picked up a chopstick and put it in his mouth. His expression changed, and he spat out everything in his mouth. He lowered his head and silently saw a pile of boiled vegetables. Because of some lingering influence, he had added a lot of salt to the boiled vegetables.

It seemed that the hidden habit believed that salt was a good thing and should be consumed more.

Under the pitiful gaze of the water ghost, Wei Yuan frantically rinsed his mouth with Coke. He wondered if he should make an appointment with a psychologist to see if he could adjust the problem of cognitive impairment. If things continued like this, he wouldn't be able to live his life.

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Wei Yuan had just opened the appointment website of the largest psychological hospital in Jiangnan Dao.

When he heard a knock on the door.

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Outside the door was a Taoist priest. Even on modern streets, he stubbornly wore traditional Taoist attire. But he was not a stranger. Wei Yuan had seen him before.

During the Great Zhen Village abduction incident, the Taoist priest questioned him why he had allowed ghosts to kill people, but he did not stop him. On the contrary, when he went down the mountain, he gave him a pair of Jiamas and a pair of shrinking charms.

"Long time no see, I didn't expect it to really be you, kid, haha."

The old Taoist who was welcomed in sat down, looked around the museum, and greeted with a smile.

Wei Yuan poured him a cup of tea and said, "Why is the Taoist priest suddenly visiting?"

The old Taoist drank a cup in one gulp and replied, "Isn't it because of you, you stinky brat? As a result, the old Taoist has a lot more trouble, and is being forced by that Taoist Zhang to walk back and forth in the Taoist temples of Jiangnan Dao, and also to send you something. Here, take it."

After he finished laughing, he reached out and took out an object, gently tossing it to Wei Yuan.

It was a wooden box with a yellow talisman pasted on it. Inside the box was what Wei Yuan had mentioned to Zhang Ruosu after returning, hoping to get it from the Tianshi Mansion. He opened it, breathed a sigh of relief, and thanked him.

The old Taoist didn't care and said, "What does this count for? It's just a matter of convenience."

"This time, it is said that the Shanjun (Mountain Lord) is hiding in the various Taoist temples in my Jiangnan Dao. This kind of fierce monster, the old Taoist only didn't know about it before, so he couldn't take action. Now that I know, I naturally have to do my part. What's more, I've been traveling around the world for a long time, and the Taoist friends of Jiangnan Dao haven't seen me for a long time."

"Taking advantage of this opportunity, it's good to see each other. We can't live forever, and the days are short."

The Taoist sighed, quite disappointed.

This time, he went to several Taoist temples on a whim, only to find out that many old friends had passed away. There was even a Taoist temple where he didn't recognize anyone's face, only that peach tree was still the same as before. It was really a case of things being different and people being the same.

After chatting for a while, the Taoist finished the cup of tea, got up to leave, and said:

"Since the thing has been delivered, then I will leave first. I'm going to visit a few Taoist temples where my old friends are located. Speaking of which, I also used to stay there for a while when I was young. Now I don't know how many of my senior and junior brothers are left."

Wei Yuan said, "I don't know which Taoist temple it is?"

The old Taoist smiled:

"Yingtian Prefecture, Baiyun Temple."

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After sending the old Taoist away, Wei Yuan put the wooden box on the table and opened it gently.

Inside was a sealed talisman.

Unlike the talismans drawn by Taoists, this talisman had a strong demonic aura. Touching it would make people feel drowsy and dreamy. Even if you didn't look at it directly, your heart would become extremely calm. It was the mark left on the bodies of many action team members when Bo Qi went up the mountain to destroy the temple.

Wei Yuan had only tried to ask Zhang Ruosu.

He didn't expect that the Tianshi Mansion would actually still have it.

And this online friend he had never met actually got it.

After thanking him via his phone, Wei Yuan stared at the mark.

The black cat jumped down, stood on the coffee table, and pawed at the mark, saying strangely, "Why did you ask Zhang Ruosu, that Taoist priest, for this thing? Although I told you to deal with Bo Qi in your dream, aren't you afraid of damaging your brain in your own dream?"

Wei Yuan said, "That was before... Now, I don't even know what my dream will be like. I'm going to take a look in the dream. Lei, if you notice anything wrong with me, bite my wrist and wake me up."

The black cat nodded in agreement, and then said:

"But why don't you let the Kunlun Tiannv (Celestial Maiden) help protect you?"

Wei Yuan opened his mouth, not knowing how to explain.

He still didn't know how to explain the situation to Jue, and he didn't know how the two of them should get along better at that time. Moreover, in that hazy memory like a dream, the last Yuan was so old that he didn't look like himself. What's more, what if he was considered to have ulterior motives if he was regarded as a reincarnation looking for Jue?

He sighed and mocked himself, "To prevent being treated as a pervert..."

The cat was shocked.

Lei jumped back, put its paw on the phone, almost pressing the number 1, ready to press it. Wei Yuan's scalp went numb, and he quickly stopped it, vowing with a wry smile that he didn't plan to do anything in the dream. It was hard to convince the black cat to give up pressing those three numbers.

With such an interruption, coupled with the expectation of waiting for Bo Qi to come in his dream, Wei Yuan was no longer in the mood to continue looking for a psychologist. He used simple meditation techniques to try to exclude those terrible habits from his subconscious.

Breathing, refining Qi, he placed the Eight-Sided Han Sword horizontally in front of his knees.

He saw that it was already night outside.

He put the talisman back in his palm, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.

On this day, Wang Qi was surprised to find that a talisman that had been removed before had reappeared in her senses. This was undoubtedly a trap, but Bo Qi didn't think that those who had been entered into dreams by her could have any way to fight her.

The dream is Bo Qi's world.

Even the Tianshi cannot harm Bo Qi in a dream.

Following the connection of the dream, she crossed the dream domains of one mortal after another, and finally saw a strange dream, both ancient and young. The main body of the dream was a person making pottery, with mechanical and dry movements. The pottery looked rough and simple.

Bo Qi stepped into this dream cautiously and restrained.

ps: Thank you to Shi Huojie for the 20,000 Qidian coins, thank you~