Chapter: Chapter 313
What would happen if a mage was grabbed by a warrior with anti-magic abilities is probably self-explanatory.
Xiaoya’s strength in this dream is not small at all, and with Zixian’s current physical fitness, it is impossible to break free from Xiaoya’s bear hug.
“Damn it, let me go quickly!” Grabbing the fair arm locked around her chest, the girl gritted her teeth, her face full of shame and anger.
This was the first time she had been this close to someone. For the perfection of the magic seal, Xiaoya was now pressed tightly against Zixian’s body, with only a few not-so-thick pieces of clothing between them.
Even Zixian could feel the hot breath from the girl’s mouth on her neck, making her feel a tingling itch.
“I won’t let go, not until I die, unless you break the curse here.” Of course, Xiaoya wouldn’t let go. She knew she only had this one chance for a sneak attack. If she let go, Zixian would run away and she would have no way to stop her.
This sneak attack was successful because Zixian was caught off guard. After being ambushed like this once, Zixian would not fall for it again next time.
There couldn’t possibly be any idiot who would fall for the same trap twice, right? No way, no way?
“If you don’t let me go, how can I break the curse?” Zixian tried to pry Xiaoya’s hands apart with all her might, but Xiaoya’s hands were like cast iron, and she couldn’t move them at all.
With no other choice, she had to try to reason with her.
She had consumed a huge amount of magic power when casting the curse, and now breaking the seal was not something that could be done with just a word. At least a ritual would be needed.
So, with Xiaoya controlling her like this, what could she do?
She couldn’t do anything. Even if she agreed to Xiaoya’s request, she couldn’t fulfill it.
“If I let you go, you’ll definitely run away.” But Xiaoya was not a foolish child. She knew that the most important thing now was to keep Zixian controlled here. Everything else could be thought about slowly, but Zixian could not be let go.
If she let her go, she wouldn’t have such a good opportunity next time.
Although she had the ability to ignore Ziqing’s magic, Ziqing didn’t only attack with magic. She could completely use magic to amplify her strength and then defeat Xiaoya with physical attacks.
How was Xiaoya defeated just now? Wasn’t she beaten down by Ziqing wielding a stick?
Never underestimate a mage’s close-combat ability. Although they might not be as good as a proper warrior, they wouldn’t be weak either.
In this world, there are no mages who can only attack from a distance and not up close. If there were, it would only mean that their magic studies were not thorough enough.
“But if you don’t let me go, how can I break the seal?”
“I won’t listen, I won’t listen. You’re planning to escape, and I won’t let you go.”
Zixian felt a deep sense of helplessness towards this stubborn girl. What should she do?
Her entire strength was sealed, and she could only be tightly held here by the girl’s body. However, if this continued, the ultimate winner would definitely be her.
Xiaoya was a normal person, she got thirsty, tired, and hungry. How long could she last?
One day or two days?
As long as Zixian waited until Xiaoya lost the strength to control her, she would be able to escape. This was quite simple.
The premise was that Xiaoya had no other support.
At the beginning of the fight, Zixian had already knocked down all of Xiaoya’s teammates. They were now in a deep sleep, just like the others in the Sleeping Empire, and it was impossible for them to help Xiaoya.
So, the only uncertain factor now was the mysterious person who killed the black monster. If he couldn’t find this place, she could easily escape.
“Hoo, then let’s just wait it out.” For some reason, Zixian, who was being held, didn’t feel uncomfortable at all. Instead, she felt a little comfortable.
Perhaps it was because the girl behind her smelled nice and was soft.
As they entangled like this, the sun gradually set, and the moon replaced the sun, climbing into the sky and casting its silvery moonlight onto the ground.
Under the moonlight, a faint sound suddenly came from the dark forest. Something was moving in the trees.
Hearing this sound, Xiaoya, who was already a little tired, immediately perked up. She raised her head and shouted loudly, “Help! Help me!”
If the people in the forest were ordinary people, hearing such a loud cry for help, they would probably be so terrified that they would flee immediately. But this time, the person walking in the forest was no ordinary person.
Hearing the sound from not far away, the pedestrian in the forest immediately changed their direction of travel, and soon, two black figures pushed through the bushes and walked out.
The white-haired girl at the forefront held a bright yellow gem, which emitted a dazzling light, illuminating the dark forest.
A black-haired girl followed behind the girl, her face pale and her body seemingly not very strong.
Upon seeing these two people, Xiaoya’s eyes lit up immediately. “Sister, Sister Qianqian! I caught Xiaomeng!”
Xiaoya’s words gave Leticia a burst of strength. She pushed Bai Ling in front of her away and ran to Xiaoya, examining the girl locked in Xiaoya’s arms.
They looked very similar, so it should be correct.
However, her senses were not landing on Zixian. The thing she needed to find was still further ahead.
Speaking of which, hadn’t she not met Xiaoya in the dream before? But now Xiaoya could call her name directly, which seemed to explain some things.
“Xiaoya, how did you get in here?” Leticia lowered her voice and asked softly in Xiaoya’s ear.
This question made Xiaoya’s eyes shine even brighter. Asking this question meant that Sister Qianqian, like her, was awake in the dream!
“A mysterious big sister with white hair found me…” Xiaoya quickly told Leticia everything she had experienced.
After listening to Xiaoya’s account, Leticia nodded. It seemed that the white-haired woman knew a little more than she let on.
She even knew about Xiaoya’s special physique, which should have been a secret known only to a few people.
“Do you two know each other?” Bai Ling, her eyes darting back and forth between her sister and Leticia, couldn’t help but succumb to her curiosity.
Why was her sister so familiar with this black-haired girl? This wasn’t normal, was it?
“We’ve met a few times, but you two sisters don’t look alike at all.” Leticia quickly coughed twice, trying to gloss over the matter.
“Really?”
“Why would I lie to you? It’s a miracle that I could guess it was my friend just from your calling her Xiaoya.”
“But I remember you saw Xiaoya’s photo before, and you didn’t ask any questions then.” Bai Ling was not so easily fooled. She clearly remembered that the previous night, she had shown Xiaoya’s photo when she was interrogating the thieves.
Leticia had leaned in to look at it then, but after looking, she hadn’t said a word.
At that time, Bai Ling thought it was normal, but now, Leticia’s behavior was very abnormal.
She clearly knew Xiaoya but pretended not to know her at that time. Why?
Did she not trust herself? Or was there another reason?
Bai Ling’s question rendered Leticia speechless for a moment. She pressed her forehead, thinking about how to explain this clearly.
After thinking hard, in the current situation, there seemed to be only one option.
No more hiding, she decided to reveal the truth.
“I’ve known you from the beginning, I’ve known your sister, and I’ve even known this girl locked in your sister’s arms.” Leticia took a deep breath and began to narrate the whole story. “The cause of this matter is a god…”
Briefly explaining about the Dream God, Leticia looked in the direction that was still attracting her, her eyes flashing with determination. “I’ve said my piece, whether you believe it or not is up to you.”
As soon as Leticia finished speaking, Xiaoya immediately chimed in, continuing to persuade her sister. “Sister Qianqian is right, we are now in an extraordinarily vast dream. To defeat that so-called god, we need everyone to work together.”
So, was Bai Ling persuaded? If it were in normal times, with such little credibility, Bai Ling would never have been convinced.
But now, the situation was a little different.
The black-haired girl in front of her could make Bai Ling subconsciously trust her, which meant that she had a very close relationship with this girl without her knowing.
As for Xiaoya, well, Bai Ling could at least be sure that the sister in front of her was indeed her sister, and her sister would not lie to her.
With both factors combined, she believed Leticia’s words almost without hesitation.
After all, the previous explanation had obvious loopholes and was clearly a lie, while this current explanation, although fantastical, had fewer logical loopholes.
In comparison, Bai Ling truly felt that Leticia’s explanation this time was more convincing.
“The world is fake, it’s everyone’s dream? Impossible, you must be lying!” But there was more than one listener here.
Miss Bai was easily persuaded, but Zixian was different. She was the pillar of this dream, and everyone could believe Leticia’s words, but she wouldn’t.
Because, in her heart, this was a real world.
“Believe it or not, you need to judge with your own eyes.” Leticia didn’t expect Zixian to be persuaded so easily. This girl had been targeted by the Dream God long ago, and the brainwashing must have been quite severe.
It was impossible to make her recognize reality with just a few words.
Bai Ling believed Leticia’s words because she had only recently been forcibly hypnotized by the Dream God. Theoretically speaking, she had not lost herself in the dream.
She was just forcibly pulled into this collective dream and played a role. Her subconscious still existed, and coincidentally, the two most important people in her subconscious were both awake.
It would be strange if this didn’t gain her trust.
“Xiaoya, let her go. It’s useless to hold her, even if you keep her locked up.” After saying the previous sentence, Leticia signaled Xiaoya to release Zixian.
This confused Xiaoya a little. Shouldn’t they seize the opportunity now and directly destroy Zixian, the pillar of the dream, to wake everyone up?
Cough, cough, let’s clarify here. Xiaoya had received information that dying in a dream would not have any impact on the physical body in reality. Therefore, killing Zixian here would not harm her good friend.
Since there were no consequences, shouldn’t they act directly?
Sister Qianqian should understand the logic that the longer the night, the more dreams there would be, right?
“Although she is important, she is not that important. The origin of everything is in that place.” Leticia’s gaze was fixed on the distance, which was the direction of the Sleeping Empire’s capital.
Killing Zixian here, let alone whether it could be done, it was impossible to end this dream. Only by going to the capital and destroying the origin of everything could this dream be truly destroyed.
Moreover, even if Zixian were killed, she might even be resurrected. In a dream, immortality was free.
After listening to Leticia’s words, Xiaoya helplessly released her numb hands. She didn’t quite understand Sister Qianqian’s intentions, but she knew that listening to Sister Qianqian would never be wrong.
As soon as she was freed from Xiaoya’s restraint, Zixian immediately turned into a mist and quickly escaped from Xiaoya’s side. Only when she reached a place she considered 100% safe did she solidify her body and look at the trio not far away.
“I will go and verify what you just said. As for the origin you mentioned, I don’t know what it is. Anyway, there is no such thing in that city.”
After saying this, Zixian turned into a colorful light and suddenly flew into the distance.
The witch left, but things were not completely over yet.
Only two people were listening to the story just now. Another girl had used remote listening to clearly hear the conversation between them.
That girl was Qiela, who was playing the role of the distressed princess.
“So, I’m in a dream right now?” Qiela’s thoughts were not as complicated as the others. The moment she heard Leticia’s voice, she knew her sister was there.
If it was her sister, it would definitely be 100% correct.
No matter how incredible things were, if her sister said it, she just had to believe it.
However, how did her sister get outside?
In the magnificent palace, the black-haired girl in a gorgeous long dress got out of bed and quickly ran to the outside of a room sealed by a seven-colored light barrier. Through the light barrier, she could clearly see a girl who looked nine-tenths like her sitting on the throne in the center of the room, meditating with her eyes closed.
That was also her sister.
Why were there two sisters? One outside, and one inside?
“Sister, I have a few questions for you.” Qiela glanced at the girl in the room again and said into the pendant she held.
