Chapter 195 Dream of a Past Life (1)
Chapter 195 Dream of a Past Life (1)
Yun Zhao pouted. It's not that I'm not bored, it's that you climbed onto my bed while you were talking!
You must be bored!
However, Qi Yan has a pleasant voice, and when she tells stories, it has a unique charm.
"You talk, I'm listening."
She gave the book to Qi Yan, found a comfortable spot to lean back, and listened to him read.
Qi Yan cleared his throat: "A long, long time ago, there was a place called Tianyan Continent, where humans, demons, and monsters coexisted. One day, the Demon Realm..."
As he listened, Yun Zhao's eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and he drifted off to sleep.
She felt as if she had slept for a long time, and when she woke up, she found it was dark.
Why aren't the lights on?
Yun Zhao muttered to himself, intending to turn on the lighting artifact, but found that he couldn't stretch his arms and legs.
It was pitch black all around. Yun Zhao touched herself from all sides and realized that she was inside an egg.
"What's going on? I've transmigrated into a book again? Am I going to be hatched, or am I going to create the world like Pangu?"
She tried to find amusement in her predicament, touching around in an attempt to locate an axe.
Unfortunately, no, she was all alone here.
Yun Zhao was quite carefree; he simply closed his eyes and went to sleep, hoping that when he woke up, he would be back by Qi Yan's side.
Damn it, she'll never say the room is boring again. Staying in this dark and cramped place is truly boring!
After an unknown amount of time, Yun Zhao was awakened by a series of "click-clack" sounds. Gradually, a sliver of light appeared before his eyes. Overjoyed, Yun Zhao looked in the direction of the light.
The light outside wasn't very strong; it must have been nighttime, but it was still better than this pitch-black place.
Yun Zhao twisted and turned in that direction with all her might. After her unremitting efforts, she finally moved away from the starting point and moved... ten centimeters.
There was no way around it, it was too difficult. It felt like something was pressing down on her, and she could only wriggle and twist inch by inch.
But it's okay, I'll keep rubbing and rubbing, and one day I'll get out!
Yun Zhao silently cheered himself up.
Half an hour later, she stopped, slumped over, and didn't want to move a single finger.
too tired!
She had just caught her breath when she suddenly heard an even louder "click" sound, and in the blink of an eye, the darkness above her head disappeared.
Only then did she realize that she was inside half an eggshell.
Yun Zhao: "..."
So it turns out it will crack on its own when the time comes? What was the point of all her hard work just now?
Yun Zhao was somewhat speechless. He stayed inside the eggshell for a full five minutes before climbing out to observe this unfamiliar world.
The sky here is dark red, and there is no moon in the sky. Maybe there is, but it is covered by thick black clouds.
The eggshell was surrounded by a meadow, but the grass wasn't the green she knew; it was a light red, as if it had grown by being watered with blood.
Realizing this, Yun Zhao shuddered.
She came back for after-sales service, but she didn't know how to operate the system. She had no spiritual power and no storage bag. Alone in this strange place, Yun Zhao was a little scared.
Only after mustering his courage did Yun Zhao dare to step out of the eggshell.
As soon as it leaves the eggshell, the eggshell suddenly turns into a gray mist.
As the mist dissipated with the wind, Yun Zhao noticed that some of it had drifted away, while some had floated into the delicate little ball hanging from her waist and quickly disappeared from her sight.
She picked up the ball, shook it, and looked at it again; there was nothing inside.
This was a gift from Qi Yan. He didn't say what it was for, only that she should use it as an ornament.
When the aura of annihilation was dispersed by heavenly lightning, in order to save Yun Zhao's life, the system forcibly teleported her back to the modern world, so she lost some of her memories.
Yun Zhao wandered aimlessly outside. The place was very empty. She tried to look around to see if anyone was there, but after walking for a long time, she found herself back at the starting point.
There's no mistake, she left a mark when she left.
"What kind of place is this?" Yun Zhao complained. "Am I going to be stuck here forever?"
As for how she got in, it seems she was listening to Qi Yan tell a story, and then fell asleep...
"hiss--"
Yun Zhao pinched himself; it hurt a lot, so it seemed he wasn't dreaming.
"Forget it, let's look for another way out. If this continues, I'll starve to death."
Damn it, I shouldn't have refused that plate of braised pork at lunch!
Thinking of the aroma and color of braised pork, Yun Zhao felt even hungrier.
He didn't know how long he had walked, how far he had gone, or how many times he had passed the starting point. Yun Zhao's mentality collapsed.
She decided not to leave; she'd rather starve than die from exhaustion!
Thinking of this, Yun Zhao gave up.
But she had only been sitting down for a short while when a crying sound suddenly came from not far away, and Yun Zhao stood up abruptly.
The sound of crying meant someone was there... Of course, it didn't necessarily have to be a person, but it was better to have something to keep her company than to be all alone.
She followed the sound of crying, and the closer she got, the more uneasy she felt.
Why does this crying sound somewhat similar to the cry of a baby?
Could it be a child?
As she expected, when she got there, Yun Zhao saw a baby lying on the grass, or rather, on the wasteland, waving its little hands and feet and crying.
Yun Zhao: "..."
Well, we can't just stand by and watch someone die, can we?
She picked up the baby, who was naked, and dirt particles from the ground left red spots on her skin.
Strange, the surrounding area is all grassland, why is this wasteland?
Yun Zhao took off his outer garment, wrapped the baby in it, and glanced at the baby's gender.
She's a little girl.
The baby stopped crying and blinked its big eyes at Yun Zhao.
Yun Zhao tentatively asked, "Hello, where are you from?"
The baby blinked, not understanding what she was saying.
Yun Zhao slapped his forehead. "I'm so confused. How can a baby talk? How can I know where she came from?"
Holding the baby, Yun Zhao was even more worried. She could hardly survive on her own, let alone with a child.
However, it's good to have someone to accompany you, at least you won't be alone on the road to the underworld after you die.
Fortunately, they were only facing hunger. The temperature here seemed to be constant, neither getting cold nor hot, so they wouldn't catch a cold even if they lay on the ground.
After searching for so long, Yun Zhao put the baby on the ground, patted her, and tried to coax her to sleep.
"Go to sleep. If you sleep, I'll sleep for a while too. Let's not both become sleep-deprived ghosts."
The baby was sucking on his hands and couldn't understand what she was saying, but he quickly fell asleep as Yun Zhao patted him.
Yun Zhao stared at her for a long time, feeling that the child looked like someone she knew, but no matter how hard she thought about it, she couldn't figure out who it was.
Forget it, if I can't think of it, I might as well not think about it anymore. Maybe I'll forget about it tomorrow.
Yun Zhao yawned, lay down next to the baby, closed his eyes and fell asleep in less than two seconds.
She made a wish, and when she woke up, she was home. She no longer found her room in the Demon Palace boring!
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