Unable to tell whether it was reality or fantasy, Dong Ming's face was filled with tears, a mixture of pain and hope.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The frantic heartbeat was accompanied by an indescribable throbbing pain.

How many days and nights I spent, tossing and turning, are unforgettable.

How many days and nights have I spent, filled with regrets and tortured myself?

Even when his parents died, he didn't know what happened.

But when he came home happily after finishing his work, he saw his parents lying in a pool of blood.

"What's wrong with you kid? Are you being bullied?"

Dong Ming's father, Dong Qing, touched his forehead worriedly and murmured: "It's not cold..."

"Forget it, go home with dad. Dad will give you a good wash."

As she spoke, Dong Qing held Dong Ming's hand tenderly.

At this moment, Dong Ming trembled all over. Daddy's hands were warm, and the calluses were exactly the same!

Subconsciously, Dong Ming tightened his grip on Dong Qing's calloused palm, as if he was afraid that if he let go just a little, he would lose this hard-won warmth.

Just like this, step by step, after leaving muddy footprints on the ground, we finally arrived in front of the cabin that we dreamed of.

At this time, in the courtyard surrounded by a simple small fence, a woman in plain clothes was putting away the vegetables grown on the ground.

Dusting off the dust on his body, his gentle and loving smile penetrated deeply into Dong Ming's heart.

"Mother... dear..."

Dong Ming's nose felt sore, he broke away from Dong Qing's hand and threw himself directly into the woman's arms.

Yes...don't care if it's true or not, at this moment, even this moment...if it's true, that's fine!

"Huh? What's wrong?" Dong Shi smiled and patted Dong Ming's back and wiped the tears on his little face: "Did you get bullied by a child from some family? You're so sad."

Dongqing shook his head helplessly: "I don't know, this child seems to be in a daze. He just scared me."

"Okay, you give him a bath first, and I'll go cook." Dongshi scratched Dongming's nose: "Man, don't shed tears easily, you will be laughed at."

Soon, there was little smoke, and Dong Shi began to be busy in the kitchen.

Dong Ming was pulled into the small house behind the house by Dong Qing, and he used boiled hot water to start cleaning the stains on his body.

Is this a dream?

Dong Ming couldn't help but think in her heart.

If it was a dream, was it caused by that strange fragrance?

But what kind of fragrance can bring people back to the depths of their childhood memories?

Or... this is not a dream, but what I saw before... is a dream?

For a moment, Dong Ming suddenly felt a splitting headache, and the world was spinning so fast that he almost fell to the ground.

A kind of struggle between reality and illusion made his stomach churn and he couldn't help but vomit.

"Dong Ming, what's wrong with you!" Dong Qing was startled.

"Dad...I...I have a headache..." Dong Ming murmured, his tone seemed to be asking for help or coquettishly.

It seems as if this moment has really returned to the past, or...this is the reality...

"Don't be afraid!" Dongqing wiped Dong Ming's body clean in a panic, and then quickly carried Dong Ming into the house.

"What's going on?" Dong asked quickly.

Dongqing took out the money at home and said, "I'm going to ask Mrs. Wang from the village to come over and take a look. The child may be sick!"

Dong Ming was lying on the bed.

What lingers on the tip of my nose is a familiar smell, the smell of bedding after being exposed to the sun.

With a trace of persistence, Dong Ming grabbed the quilt tightly and buried himself in it.

The experience in his mind, like Zhuang Zhou's dream of a butterfly, made Dong Ming gradually fall asleep.

Maybe...just take a nap...

Maybe...when you wake up...you will know whether you are in the real world or the dream world.

…

On the other side, Zhu Yun, who returned to the Soul-Suppressing Division, frowned and felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Liu Ye on the side was also a little worried: "How long has it been, why haven't you come back yet? Second brother, will something happen?"

"Logically speaking, Dong Ming has the body of Yaksha to protect her. Even if Xiu Ji really knows some spells from the Western Regions, she should not be a match."

Zhu Yun seemed a little irritable, and he couldn't help but wave his feather fan faster.

"I shouldn't have let him go alone, ahem... I'll go... ahem... take a look!"

"I'll go with you!" Liu Ye said helplessly: "You too, you came back from the Western Regions and you just recuperated when you were injured. Why hide it?"

Liu Ye and Zhu Yun arrived at Pingkangfang in a carriage.

At this time, it was getting very late, and all the other guests who were drinking flower wine had already left, except for the guests who stayed overnight.

The madam of Suiyulou, who was about to close the store, saw Liu Ye and Zhu Yun rushing over and hurriedly stepped forward:

"Two gentlemen, this..."

"Where's Dong Ming?" Liu Ye interrupted the madam directly.

The madam was stunned: "You two gentlemen said... that they are in the same clothes as you?"

"That's right, where are they?"

The old bustard said strangely: "Two gentlemen, follow me."

"When he came here tonight, he said he was looking for Xiu Ji. Since something happened to Xiu Ji, we have been keeping her in the attic. I thought the young man had left long ago..."

After chattering, the madam led the two of them to the small building.

When the madam discovered that the wooden door was unlocked, she panicked. As the door was pushed open and the moonlight shone on the dark and silent first floor, Liu Ye and Zhu Yun suddenly changed their expressions when they looked at Dong Ming who had fallen at the stairs.

.

"Dong Ming!"

Taking a closer look, Dong Ming was unconscious, and even the three blue birds in his arms had fallen into his collar.

The two of them had a tacit understanding. One checked the pulse, and the other took out the life-saving medicine from his arms.

"The pulse is normal, feed them the medicine first, just in case!" Zhu Yun immediately said: "By the way, feed that bird too!"

As Danwan entered, both of them watched nervously.

The three blue birds had slowly opened their eyes, and immediately began to chirp fiercely. Apparently, nothing was wrong.

But Dong Ming still closed his eyes tightly, showing no sign of opening them!

Zhu Yun immediately said to Liu Ye: "Take Dong Ming back first! Let Taipingzi come and take a look!"

"good!"

At this moment, a sudden cold wind blew by.

"Who!" Liu Ye's eyes showed a fierce light.

Under the moonlight, the two swords made a clanging sound, and Liu Ye took a few steps across and climbed up the stairs.

But on the somewhat narrow attic, there was a relatively clean room, but it was pitch black and you couldn't see your fingers.

Liu Ye stepped out slowly, and every step made a "squeaking" sound on the wooden board.

"call……"

Feeling the cold aura coming from behind, Liu Ye turned around without even thinking, using his swords to kill him!

"Boom!"

It seemed like it had hit something, but the feel didn't seem right.

All he could see were eyes glowing with green light, staring at Liu Ye.

"Who is it? Is it Xiu Ji?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the owner of the eyes suddenly rushed over.

Liu Ye judged the direction and slashed with both swords, but the eyes disappeared with a "swish" sound. The next moment, the pain of tearing skin and flesh came from his back.

Before he could react, a powerful force hit him directly. Liu Ye lost his balance and hit the stairs, rolling down!

"Um?"

Zhu Yun stood up, and the puppet's fingertips shot out threads into the darkness above. Almost when Liu Ye rolled down in embarrassment, Zhu Yun had already turned over and jumped into the sky.

"Hmph, Xiaoxiao, show up!"
To be continued...