Yong Shanling immediately realized that she was in Mu Yijie's dream. And this was no ordinary dream; it was a dream fabricated by a nightmare. It dredged up the most emotionally charged scenes from one's heart. The more emotionally intense the dreamer, the better the opportunity for the nightmare to seize merit. Most importantly, it could do so without being detected by the Heavenly Dao and without being burdened by resentment.
She was instantly furious. No wonder Uncle Shu had looked so haggard and listless recently. It turned out this creature had been causing trouble.
Yong Shanling wanted to teach that thing a good lesson, but she found herself completely immobile. Just then, she heard a strange, ethereal voice.
"Hehe~~ Little girl, don't waste your energy. You're now in my domain. If I don't let you move, you simply can't. Just sit back and watch how I obtain your Uncle Shu's golden light of merit. Maybe I'll even leave some for you if I'm in a good mood!"
Yong Shanling was stunned by the monster's despicability. She cursed loudly from within the body, "Despicable and shameless scoundrel, monster! Is this all you're capable of? Shameless! The Heavenly Dao won't let you off..."
However, her cursing only made the monster happier, and it burst into laughter.
Seeing the golden light of merit on Mu Yijie's body slowly drifting towards a hazy figure, Yong Shanling calmed down. She tried hard to recall what her master had once said about nightmares.
But the time was too long ago, and she only remembered bits and pieces. It seemed that as long as the dreamer was awakened, the nightmare could be driven out.
Yong Shanling was overjoyed, but how could she wake Uncle Shu up?
She had no choice but to try one method after another. She called out in her heart, "Uncle Shu, Uncle Shu, it's Ling'er. Wake up quickly, Uncle Shu..."
However, Mu Yijie kept reliving the scene where Yong Shanling died to save him. Each time, it was as if Mu Yijie had forgotten everything. He held Yong Shanling's body in his arms, crying painfully.
Yong Shanling looked at the disheveled and pain - stricken Uncle Shu, and tears welled up in her eyes. Uncle Shu looked as if he had lost the whole world. He seemed to have lost his soul and was in great pain.
"What a silly Uncle Shu. He can't even tell it's fake." Tears streamed down Yong Shanling's face. It seemed that what had happened back then had hurt Uncle Shu so deeply. She always thought he had long forgotten, but it had actually become his obsession.
If she had really died, Uncle Shu might have been consumed by guilt.
Guilt? That's right. Wasn't she the one who had the greatest impact on Uncle Shu? She had come up with a plan.
"Uncle Shu, Uncle Shu, wake up quickly. There's a monster trying to hurt me. I'm so scared~" Yong Shanling cried out painfully in her heart. This was Uncle Shu's dream. Even though it was currently dominated by the nightmare, as long as she could arouse Uncle Shu's consciousness, he would surely wake up.
Yong Shanling's voice in her heart grew weaker and weaker, as if she was really about to disappear.
"Ling'er?" Suddenly, an intermittent voice sounded.
Yong Shanling's eyes lit up, and she immediately increased her efforts to arouse Uncle Shu's consciousness.
"Uncle Shu, wake up quickly. There's a monster trying to hurt me. He's caught me, and I'm so scared."
"Monster, Ling'er, don't be afraid." The voice became clearer. The person holding Yong Shanling and crying paused, and the clarity gradually returned to his drooping eyes.
Yong Shanling excitedly shrieked in her heart, "Uncle Shu, you're finally awake. I thought we were going to be trapped here forever."
"Alright, it's okay. Uncle Shu will protect you. What's the situation now?" Mu Yijie's calm voice sounded in her heart.
Yong Shanling calmed down and quickly said to Mu Yijie, "We're now trapped by a nightmare. It created this dream for you. As long as your emotions run high, it can seize your merit without being punished by the Heavenly Dao. Uncle Shu, what you need to do now is take control of your dream and drive out the intruder."
"En, Ling'er. Don't worry." After Mu Yijie said that, he fell silent.
Suddenly, Yong Shanling felt a darkness before her eyes, and the ground began to shake violently. The surrounding scenes quickly faded away.
"Damn it, how could you break free from my dream? It's impossible!" A shrill voice echoed through the dream.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Yong Shanling quickly escaped from the body that had been confining her.
Mu Yijie saw a miniature girl, about two years old, flying out of the body on the ground.
His eyes lit up. He had never seen such a small Ling'er before. She was so cute that his heart melted.
The little girl's cute face was full of anger as she glared at the fleeing hazy figure.
Mu Yijie shook his head and stopped looking at Yong Shanling. He focused on dealing with the nightmare in his dream.
Wherever the nightmare went, it was met with destruction, leaving it nowhere to hide.
The nightmare began to panic. If it hadn't been discovered by the dreamer, even the most powerful person would have been at its mercy. But once discovered and the dream was taken back under control, it was as weak as a nobody.
"Let me go. I'll return all his merit to him. Okay?"
Mu Yijie curled his lips indifferently and said casually, "If I kill you, I can not only get back my own merit but also yours."
"That's right. You think you can just steal Uncle Shu's merit and get away scot - free? Dream on!" Yong Shanling flew proudly onto Mu Yijie's shoulder with her hands on her hips.
"You - don't push me too far!" Feeling its body being pulled by the power in the dream, it looked at the two of them with hatred in its eyes.
Mu Yijie didn't waste any more words. He directly controlled the power in the dream that belonged to him and kept tearing at the nightmare. At the same time, he used the dream to lock the nightmare tightly in the dream.
The nightmare felt its body shrinking. It stopped running and looked at the two of them ferociously, "Since you want to exterminate me, I won't let you off easily."
It let out a long howl and rushed towards them.
Yong Shanling's face changed. She grabbed Mu Yijie's hair and shrieked, "Uncle Shu, it's going to self - explode!"
Mu Yijie's expression turned solemn. He quickly pulled the two of them back. However, the hazy figure still quickly reached them.
In the end, the two of them could only barely put up a barrier in front of them.
"Boom -" A huge sound rang out. The two were hit by the huge energy and were sent into two bodies. Yong Shanling vaguely saw Uncle Shu being sent into a body emitting a warm light, and she was also engulfed by the golden light.
Yong Shanling woke up groggily and was immediately stung by the sunlight. She felt that her bladder was about to burst, so she quickly got out of bed and headed for the toilet.
However, she suddenly noticed something strange.
Her field of vision had become higher.