Chapter: Chapter 288
A gentle ringing sound caused the deity, who had just closed her eyes to catch up on sleep, to angrily open them.
Doesn’t she know that disturbing someone’s dreams is a bad deed that incurs divine wrath?
She picked up the phone on the bedside table and glanced at it. The screen displayed two characters: ‘Xiao Ya’.
“Xiao Ya? I think she’s a friend of hers. Why is she calling?” the deity mumbled. Just as she was about to hang up, she felt she had to answer. Otherwise, the calls might not stop.
If things went wrong, that Xiao Ya might even show up at her door, which would be bad.
She answered the call, and before the deity could speak, a worried female voice came from the phone: “Xiao Meng, you finally answered. Why didn’t you come to school today?”
School? What is school? The deity blinked her eyes in confusion. Why should she go to school?
But listening to Xiao Ya’s tone, it seemed that going to school was a very normal thing for Zi Meng. If she asked why she should go to school now, it would definitely arouse suspicion.
Her current state could be described as extremely fragile. She, who could freely roam the spiritual world, was now confined to this body. If this body were to suffer severe damage, her outcome would not be much better.
Therefore, her initial plan was to only occupy the body at the final moment to complete the last step. However, her dream journey the night before last forced her to possess the body ahead of time. Otherwise, she wouldn’t even have enough energy to start the plan.
That white-haired woman was simply too powerful.
And after possessing the body early, although she recovered the power she had lost, she also gained a weakness: her body.
She had to protect this body during the initial days of the plan and prevent any problems from occurring. Otherwise, no matter how much energy she accumulated, it would be useless without the key to unlock the lock.
Energy was used to turn the key. Without the key, everything was nonsense.
As for violently destroying the lock, the deity had never considered that method. This was because, in her subconscious, she believed that only the method from her memories was feasible. Violent destruction had no chance of success.
“Um, I’m feeling a bit unwell…” the deity replied softly. To avoid arousing suspicion, she could only say that.
Directly saying she wasn’t going to school would definitely raise suspicion. Although she didn’t believe that this girl’s good friend could pose any threat to her, what if she called for backup? If they sent her to that so-called hospital, she’d be done for.
After the deity possessed the body, Zi Meng’s body was still just an ordinary girl’s body. She didn’t immediately gain any formidable abilities. In fact, the deity’s combat power had significantly decreased due to materialization.
The Dream God was never suited for frontal combat anyway.
Furthermore, she wasn’t materialized before. Now that she had a physical form, and had to protect this fragile body, how could it not affect her combat power?
“Feeling unwell? I’ll come over right away.” Hearing Zi Meng’s explanation, Xiao Ya became anxious.
“No, it’s not that bad.” The deity quickly stopped her. Just saying a few words was fine, but if Zi Meng’s friend really came over, her chances of exposure would increase exponentially.
She absolutely could not let that friend come!
However, the deity didn’t know one thing: whether she came or not wasn’t up to her, especially when the other person was a girl named Bai Ya.
“Don’t talk, I’ll get permission to leave immediately.” See, the deity’s refusal was completely useless.
After saying that, Xiao Ya hung up the phone. It seemed she was directly going to ask for leave and would be coming over soon.
The deity held the phone, stunned for a long time. She was starting to doubt Zi Meng’s taste in friends. Wasn’t this friend named Xiao Ya too proactive?
What should I do? She could only try her best to play the role of Zi Meng.
But the deity couldn’t play the role well. If she had Zi Meng’s complete memories, it would be easy to play Zi Meng’s role. However, the deity didn’t have Zi Meng’s complete memories; she didn’t even have a single memory!
Zi Meng’s current situation was similar to those who were asleep. She was lost in the dream created by the deity, while her body in reality was being controlled by the deity.
In the last stage of the ritual, the deity had to wake Zi Meng up. This meant the deity could only preserve Zi Meng’s consciousness in this relatively gentle manner. Otherwise, if the key was damaged, she would have nowhere to cry.
In such a large city, with so many people, she had only found this one key.
While the deity was troubled, Xiao Ya wasn’t going to wait leisurely for the deity to figure out a solution before rushing over. After about half an hour, the door to Zi Meng’s house was knocked on urgently.
“Xiao Meng, I’m here!” the girl’s anxious voice came from outside the door.
The deity grabbed her hair in distress. She didn’t want to open the door, but she couldn’t not open it. No one would refuse their friend entry. If she did that, it would definitely arouse suspicion.
But before she could make up her mind, Xiao Ya outside had already opened the door to Zi Meng’s house.
When she heard the door open, the deity was stunned. Even she knew that opening a door required a key, and keys were usually only possessed by the owner of the house.
So, who could tell her why Zi Meng’s friend had the key to Zi Meng’s house?
Was that friend also the owner of this house?
The deity hadn’t figured out the answer to this question because Xiao Ya had already pushed open the slightly ajar door and rushed to Zi Meng’s side: “Phew, Xiao Meng, are you okay? Is there anything uncomfortable?”
The deity was startled by Xiao Ya’s actions, but to maintain her image, she could only suppress her reflex and shake her head, saying, “It’s nothing, it’s nothing. I just didn’t sleep well last night.”
“Nonsense! I saw it. Xiao Meng, you’re enduring it. Are you very uncomfortable? Tell me, it’s okay.” Xiao Ya grabbed the deity’s hand and found that this not-unfamiliar hand felt unusually cold today. “Your hands are so cold, you must be sick.”
“Really, no, I’m just…” the deity still wanted to explain.
But in front of her was Xiao Ya. Xiao Ya’s talent was self-imagination.
Now, let’s shift our attention to above the entire room to get a specific look at what Zi Meng’s bedroom is like.
First is Zi Meng’s bed. There are no problems here, only an unfolded, wrinkled quilt that attracts attention.
Next, there is the desk piled high with papers. Scattered on the desk are printed white papers. As Xiao Ya glanced over them, she saw they all contained the plot of Sleeping Beauty.
Upon closer inspection, the plot had been modified.
Xiao Ya’s brain, with its overactive imagination, immediately began to whir. She felt she knew why Xiao Meng was feeling unwell today. It was all her fault.
If she hadn’t insisted on dragging Qi La to perform, Xiao Meng wouldn’t have had enough time to revise the script properly. Now Xiao Meng wouldn’t be so rushed, and in her haste, she would have ruined her health.
Although Xiao Meng had said before that another version of the script was ready, who knew if Xiao Meng was just comforting her?
“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have been so willful!” Xiao Ya lowered her head with shame. “If I hadn’t insisted on dragging Xiao Qi to perform, you would have finished modifying the script, Xiao Meng, and you wouldn’t have stayed up late last night revising it.”
Eh?
This sudden apology stunned the deity. What was going on? She hadn’t done anything yet, why was she being apologized to?
Although she didn’t understand the situation, the deity still knew what to do now.
“It’s not your fault, Xiao Ya, and I’m really not seriously ill.”
“You don’t need to make excuses for me, Xiao Meng. I won’t shirk my responsibility!” Xiao Ya looked up and said very seriously, “So, let me take care of you today, Xiao Meng!”
“No, no, no, absolutely not.” The deity quickly shook her head and refused. She just wanted to sleep well. But with a stranger beside her, how could she sleep?
Who knew if this girl’s harmless appearance was fake? Perhaps when she closed her eyes, this girl would pull a knife from under her skirt.
So, she had to send this girl away.
“I just need to rest for a while. Xiao Ya, you should go back quickly.” The deity pretended to consider Xiao Ya’s feelings and said earnestly.
“It’s okay, I’ve already asked for leave. Besides, Xiao Meng, have you forgotten? There are no classes this week,” Xiao Ya asked with a hint of confusion. “Without you, everyone will lose their anchor.”
Forgotten? I simply didn’t know, okay!
The deity was going crazy. Why was this young girl like a piece of toffee, so hard to shake off?
And what about losing their anchor? Don’t think she didn’t know that Zi Meng was a lone star, someone who didn’t even have friends!
No, if this continued, she would reveal more flaws.
In fact, she had already revealed enough flaws, but for some reason, this girl didn’t suspect anything.
But if this went on, that girl might realize that her friend was acting strangely.
So, she had to use a little trick.
The deity thought for a moment and finally decided to create a dream for Xiao Ya that was very similar to reality. She would let this young girl take care of her Xiao Meng in the dream.
I, Goddess of Dreams, need to sleep!
“Um, Xiao Ya, can you look into my eyes?” After making a decision, the deity no longer hesitated. She placed her hand on Xiao Ya’s shoulder and looked into her obsidian-like eyes.
“Huh?” Xiao Ya was startled by the deity’s sudden action. After reacting, she turned her head away with a slight blush. “Xiao Meng, what are you doing? This is a bit embarrassing.”
“Don’t talk, look at me.” The deity said forcefully. In her current state, she had to use her eyes as a medium to cast her abilities. If Xiao Ya didn’t look into her eyes, she would have no way.
No, no, isn’t the atmosphere a bit too strange? Xiao Ya’s not-so-bright little head had completely stopped working. She felt that the current atmosphere was very strange.
The background around her seemed to be turning pink!
“Um, Xiao Meng, I already have someone I like.” Xiao Ya’s gaze kept wandering elsewhere, and her words became increasingly illogical.
At least, that’s how it sounded to the deity.
What did she mean by having someone she liked? Aren’t you a girl? Why would you like a girl?
The deity had a bunch of questions stuck in her throat that she couldn’t ask, which made her expression… peculiar.
And this expression, in Xiao Ya’s eyes, was Zi Meng being shocked by this news.
Well, in a sense, it was indeed shocking.
“You know that person too, Xiao Meng. It’s Xiao Qi. Although she has gone back to her hometown, I still like her very much.” Xiao Ya said with a flushed face. This was the first time she had revealed her little secret in front of others. “I don’t know if that’s like, but I just like being with her.”
“My sister said I can’t be fickle. If I like someone, I have to treat them sincerely. Therefore, I cannot accept your feelings, Xiao Meng.”
As she said this, Xiao Ya finally mustered the courage to look directly into Zi Meng’s eyes. She wanted Zi Meng to see the determination in her eyes.
It was fine not to look, but as soon as she looked, Xiao Ya discovered a very peculiar pattern in Zi Meng’s eyes. This pattern was made of light pink threads, like a blooming flower.
So beautiful.
“Xiao Meng, there seems to be a flower in your eyes… just like Sleeping Beauty in the script,” Xiao Ya said softly.
“What?” The deity was stunned. A flower?
Hadn’t she already activated her ability? Shouldn’t this girl be entering a dreamlike state with vacant eyes now?
Why were her eyes still so bright? Why did she seem completely unaffected?
Strange, too strange.
“Yes, a flower.” Xiao Ya nodded. She leaned closer, wanting to get a better look. “It’s very obvious. Although I can’t recognize what kind of flower it is, it’s very beautiful.”
The deity blinked her eyes. Judging from the tone, this girl wasn’t lying, and she hadn’t entered a dream.
What the heck? Her ability failed?
“Hmm, it disappeared. Did I see things?”
Hearing this, the deity narrowed her eyes slightly. The pattern disappeared just as she stopped using her hypnotic ability. Could it be that when she used her ability now, a pattern would appear?
“Xiao Ya, can you get me a mirror?” the deity asked quickly. This was the first time she had learned about such a thing.
“Oh, okay.” Xiao Ya quickly ran to Zi Meng’s desk and took out a small mirror from a drawer.
Taking the mirror handed over by Xiao Ya, the deity activated her ability again. Sure enough, as Xiao Ya had said, pink patterns appeared in her eyes.
“Indeed…” She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but found her eyelids growing heavier and heavier. In a flash of lightning, she understood something.
Her ability seemed to affect herself as well.
