Chapter 717 Cloud Sea Like a Dream (3k)
As the morning sun rose, a ray of light pierced through the mist, illuminating the sparse morning stars with white daylight like snowflakes. As time passed, it reached the highest point of the towering Ferris wheel.
Several black figures were bustling about, scratching their heads and whispering. E Huo and the little fox were lying opposite the sleeping girl, playing a two-player mobile game with a dragon and a fox, having a jolly good time.
It was clear that Su Jiu’s previous decision to leave a hand with the gourd had been effective, as both Shadow Guards and E Huo had been summoned.
Someone spoke to the red armored warrior who was sitting cross-legged on the ground: “Do you want to wake up the boss? Her phone has been ringing since just now.”
“No need. As that woman said.”
The armored warrior stood up slightly and stretched, his skull eyes, emitting faint ghost fire, looked towards the orange-red cloud sea on the horizon. After a pause, he turned his head to look at the almost burnt-out white candle on the table and said softly, “Wait until the white candle burns out, and she will naturally wake up.”
Shadow One, sitting beside Su Jiu, struck a pose with his knees as a pillow and looked at his superior with some confusion, “General, why aren’t we affected?”
“Refer to your position when you are at work.”
Feng glanced at him, then slowly began to explain, “Because we didn’t take the Dream Wine. And as spiritual bodies, we don’t have physical bodies, so the hallucinogenic white candle has very little effect on us…”
“Then Captain, we had already surrounded that blonde woman when the white candle was lit, why didn’t we stop Miss from drinking?”
Last night, Shadow One and the others had tried to stop their boss, who was under the influence of hallucinations, but Feng had stopped them, only telling them to keep an eye on the girl propping her chin, and not to intervene…
“First of all, the candles caused the boss’s hallucinations, not the wine. The candles cause hallucinations, and the wine keeps her mental power active, lingering in dreams.”
Feng’s skeletal head let out a “cackling” laugh, the ghost fire in his eyes flickering slightly, “Using two rare dream-inducing items together will increase the boss’s mental power. Back then, I had the fortune to see it when I was under Daimyo. The river of stars flowing in the wine and its faint grape scent were truly alluring.”
“That’s an item brought back from the Great Sea Route.”
This was also why Su Jiu, whose Ice Dragon bloodline had almost maxed-out poison resistance, had fallen into a coma. This was not poison, but a medicinal wine that enhanced mental power.
Shadow One nodded as if he understood. Back then, she couldn’t get involved in such high-level matters and naturally didn’t see so much. The explanation given by Su Jiu, the captain, was quite reasonable.
“Moreover, if the other party had bad intentions, why would they offer such an item that even half-walkers would covet? It’s better to go with their wishes and quietly complete this process.”
Feng extended his skeletal finger and picked up the white paper lying on the table. The flames in his eyes flickered slightly. On the bottom left of the white paper, there was a cute chubby Gugu Bird stamp, next to which was a Spade “A” – [Wei Er].
Having met too many people, he could naturally see the other party’s intentions. After confirming that Su Jiu was not in danger, he was more willing to wait quietly as instructed by that woman.
Moreover, even if the other party had other intentions, would it…
“Oh, where is this…”
A few seconds after the candle completely burned out, Su Jiu opened her eyes slowly, covering her head. She could feel many gazes. The feeling of unsteadiness had receded. It seemed she had had a very long dream.
“Inside the Ferris wheel, where did the pigeon go?”
She dreamed of a white pigeon guiding her to soar in the sky, with the gentle breeze and white clouds, the white pigeon and birdsong intertwining. The previous headache was gone, replaced by an indescribable sense of cleanness.
Even her mental power had leaped from the initial stage of mid-level War God to the late stage, nearing the high-level War God level. However, there was still a gap that was difficult to cross. Su Jiu guessed that she would only truly break through after reaching the Demigod level.
“Was it all a dream?”
Her gaze met those of the Shadow Guards looking at her, finally landing on Feng opposite her. He smiled and handed her the white paper, saying softly, “That lady asked you to light this white paper after you woke up…”
“White paper?”
Taking the white paper from Feng, Su Jiu glanced at the white dove pattern on it, then her gaze fixed on the “Spade A,” and she said softly, “It was those people. This person might not be the so-called Liu Qian at all, but a poacher…”
While Su Jiu was thinking, Feng recounted the conversation with the poacher last night, like a dedicated worker, full of workplace jargon.
“What does this poacher named Wei Er intend to do by going to such lengths, even impersonating that mayor’s daughter?”
Saying this, Su Jiu shook her neck, then snapped her fingers forward, and a spark flickered at her fingertips, gently touching the paper.
“Bang!”
As the flame touched the paper, it ignited instantly like flammable material, curling up and transforming into a fiery human form. The human form continuously repaired itself, becoming a girl with long curly hair. The girl’s face was unclear, but she could emit a sound, clear and a little shy:
“It’s a pleasure to meet you, traveler of the night. Please forgive my impudence tonight. This was to test if you still uphold the oath of the night. I’m glad you passed the test.”
“Night? Test?”
Su Jiu looked at the human form, a surge of surprise rising in her heart. How did the other party know that she had once, with the help of E Huo’s miraculous learning ability, reached the territory of the night with her soul?
Or did the other party mean that she was a Night Watcher?
“Lucas Wei Er.”
The flame figure ignored Su Jiu’s confusion, slightly lifted her skirt, performed a rather Western-style etiquette, and continued, “In an era where Otherworldly beings ran rampant, human nations alone could not resist those Otherworldly beings. Therefore, the organization called Night united the Watcher Alliance, composed of the top several families at that time, with dozens of the most top Longevity Species, and held a meeting called the [Seed Plan].”
“The most direct requirement of the meeting was that all races needed to help each other resist the upper-echelon Otherworldly beings. Humans and Dwarf races provided alchemy assistance, and so on…”
The flame figure paused, with a hint of helplessness in her tone: “And subsequently, the Watcher Alliance also made a promise to these Longevity Species, that they must help and support the descendants of their respective Crown Princes.”
“That elf…”
Su Jiu was stunned. Hearing this, she roughly guessed what the other party meant.
“You should have guessed it. The elf under Liu Qian is a Crown Prince. Her bloodline is the purest and also has the effect of prolonging life.”
As if foreseeing, the flame figure chuckled, then exploded with a “bang!” without any greeting, and a puff of white smoke dispersed.
“After that Otherworldly War which lasted for decades, Night and the Watchers both declined, but I cannot break my oath. This is the honor that belongs solely to the family.”
“Gugu.”
Immediately, a white Gugu Bird suddenly emerged from the white smoke and then flew towards the other end of the sky, leaving behind an increasingly ethereal voice:
“Finally, Miss Su can entrust her back to me forever. White doves always walk with crows.”
“Beep beep…”
After being stunned for more than half a minute, Su Jiu felt a vibration from her hot pants pocket, and she came back to her senses. Reaching down, she took out her phone and looked at it –
[IP: Magic City]
[Li Kyoung-soo]
Without any further hesitation, she slid the green button to connect and asked softly, “Hello, Sister Li, what’s wrong?”
“What’s wrong?! Don’t trust them at all! That was a imitation by a poacher. She might be trying to steal your beast pets…”
Her tone was somewhat agitated, and the tension almost radiated from the phone. Without waiting for Su Jiu to reply, her words came out like a machine gun:
“The real mayor’s daughter was found by the train attendant hiding under the sofa in the room!!”
“Don’t worry, I know that one was fake. She didn’t do anything to me. I guess it’s because the bond between me and my beast pets is too strong, so she couldn’t shake me at all.”
Su Jiu put away the Shadow Guards and had E Huo take her fox friend into her spiritual space. Then, she tidied her clothes slightly and opened the door of the Ferris wheel.
“Where are we meeting now?”
In an instant, an indescribable chill poured in. Su Jiu put on her hat, exerted force, and then soared into the air. The memory of soaring with the white dove also flooded her mind.
“Come to the intersection of Flower Street first. We need to review last night’s events together. If it’s true, it means the poacher can use facade techniques and easily conceal her aura.”
Relieved that Su Jiu was fine, Li Kyoung-soo on the phone continued, “Also… when you were missing, that little girl who was with you was extremely worried. Go and see her quickly.”
“Zi Yi? Extremely worried?”
Blinking her eyes, Su Jiu felt that the somewhat arrogant young lady shouldn’t have had too many feelings for her. Perhaps it was because she had saved her once that her thoughts had changed in a strange way?
Darting through the air, Su Jiu followed her map app and easily found Flower Street. She landed on a rooftop, and looking down at the street, she could see many “ghost” decorations.
Then, she descended from the rooftop and walked along the street. The most striking thing was that a branch of ice-blue five-petaled flowers was inserted into the “ghost,” carrying a familiar, crisp scent…
Smelling the scent, Su Jiu was stunned, and a blurry figure in her mind kept approaching her, doing some rather outrageous things to her. Her ears inexplicably felt hot.
“She only did that to test me…”
Su Jiu shook her head. Ever since she knew that person wasn’t the mayor’s daughter, a strange feeling arose in her heart. She couldn’t help but recall the flame figure’s direct declaration of relationship: “You can entrust your back to her forever.”
In that moment, she actually felt a flicker of emotion.
“Classmate Su Jiu, I finally found you! I was so scared when I heard you were taken away by a bad woman!”
Just as Su Jiu was spacing out, Zi Yi’s voice suddenly sounded in her ears, and then a figure rushed towards her from afar. The girl clung to her like a tree kangaroo, less reserved than usual and more lively.
As their hair rustled, Su Jiu could feel the person in her arms excited. She patted her shoulder and comforted her casually, “No need to be so excited, I’m back now…”
Feeling the softness of the delicate body, Boss Su’s gaze drifted downwards, and a doubt arose in her mind: wasn’t the other party much more developed than she appeared?
Was it an illusion caused by her eating too many xiaolongbao?
