The mode of contact in dreams required a special ability to accomplish.
Clearly, Lu Zixun didn’t possess this ability.
This mode of contact was essentially a one-way channel.
That is to say, even if Lu Zixun slept for a year, as long as An Xiao didn’t contact him, that year would be wasted.
And Lu Zixun was brought to tears by his own stupidity because of this.
He actually hadn’t realized that this was a one-way form of contact.
Could it be because he’d slept too much that his brain had become muddled?
After making fun of Lu Zixun’s actions, Zeng Haoyang finally offered a solution.
Since An Xiao could contact Lu Zixun through entering his dreams, it meant that An Xiao was definitely still in the Crimson Land.
If he was in the Crimson Land, then wouldn’t it be easy to find him?
After all, although derivative abilities carry extraordinary powers, this doesn’t mean that the users themselves are extraordinary and their abilities can’t manage cross-world contact.
The next day, after spending the night working overtime diligently, Lu Zixun’s phone displayed An Xiao’s VV number.
Lu Zixun, not expecting it to be so simple to find An Xiao, twitched at the corner of his mouth.
So, what was the point of him sleeping all day yesterday?
Wouldn’t it have been better to use that time to cultivate his Spiritual Energy?
With a deep sigh, Lu Zixun sent a location to An Xiao.
Since it was in the Crimson Land, An Xiao was sure to know what that location signified.
However, by the afternoon, Lu Zixun had not received any notification of someone coming over.
A puzzled Lu Zixun sent An Xiao a "?".
[You are not friends with the recipient, they have refused to receive any messages from you.]
Staring at the red exclamation mark on his phone screen, Lu Zixun felt terrible. What was going on?
Not even a reply, just a direct block?
Having no choice, Lu Zixun had Little Black find out An Xiao’s phone number and he called.
An Xiao did pick up the phone.
But before Lu Zixun could speak, An Xiao burst out, "I don’t need growth hormones! I have a guardian! I’m not going to school! I’m not buying courses!"
With a face full of lines, Lu Zixun waited for An Xiao to finish, then slowly said, "What... have you been through?"
Hearing that the person on the call was not a salesperson and recognizing the voice as somewhat familiar.
After pondering for a moment, An Xiao tentatively asked, "Lu Zixun?"
A very helpless Lu Zixun shook his head, "Today I sent you a location, why did you block me straight away?"
Obviously harboring feelings about this matter, Lu Zixun directly asked.
"That person was you?"
A very surprised An Xiao embarrassingly said, "I didn’t expect a cat to use a couple’s profile picture, and to send a location without saying anything, it could very likely be a Spirit Dealer!"
Spirit Dealers were people who specialized in kidnapping low-level Spiritual Ability Users.
After abducting them, they would take them to small, dark rooms, stuff them with Spiritual Energy Crystals, and make a profit.
But Lu Zixun didn’t understand how sending a location had branded him as a Spirit Dealer.
However, from An Xiao’s series of remarks, Lu Zixun did get a sense of what this child had been through.
Rubbing his temples with a headache, "Where are you? I’ll send someone to pick you up, I have something to discuss with you."
"I’m at Assassinate Bugs... wait."
Halfway through talking, An Xiao suddenly stopped and asked warily, "Are you really Lu Zixun? Start a video, let me see."
Was the An Xiao who had contacted him in his dreams and this An Xiao really the same person?
Lu Zixun, with his hands crossed under his chin, showed a deep color of doubt in his eyes.
When An Xiao appeared in front of Lu Zixun, the corner of his mouth twitched.
Indeed, dreams were false.
The one who had appeared in the dream, a mature woman about 20-30 years old, was just an illusion.
The current An Xiao still looked like a little girl.
Even younger than the last time Lu Zixun had seen her in the Trial Tower, no wonder An Xiao was saying she had guardians...
"You said that awakening the World Tree would make you grow up, why do you still look ?"
Looking down at An Xiao, Lu Zixun curiously asked.
"Let’s not talk about it, it’s all tears."
Feeling very tired, An Xiao walked to the sofa with her short legs and sat down: "I didn’t expect the Crimson Land to be this dangerous. Not to mention those old men who like lolitas, I even encountered a Spirit Dealer who wanted to adopt me as his daughter? It was terrifying."
Watching An Xiao continuously talk about her experiences, Lu Zixun had someone send a cup of water over and quietly played the role of a listener.
Unlike her withdrawn demeanor in the Trial Land, the current An Xiao was noticeably more lively.
Maybe because her body had gotten smaller, her spirit had also become more juvenile?
After half an hour, An Xiao finally finished talking.
She took a deep breath, drank the water in one gulp, and exclaimed, "Damn, that was suffocating. It’s killing me having to act cute every day. Who can stand that?"
At this point, Lu Zixun realized An Xiao’s ability was only at C-level.
Thinking he might have sensed it wrong, Lu Zixun summoned his Spiritual Energy to check again, and it was indeed only C-level...
No wonder the system had not given any alerts.
Now, any feeling value below J-level had been blocked by Lu Zixun.
"Why do you only have the strength of a C-level Spiritual Ability User?"
Looking at An Xiao, Lu Zixun asked.
After ranting for a while, An Xiao, obviously more mature now, logically said, "The World Tree only partially awakened for me before it fell into slumber again, naturally leaving me with only C-level strength."
"We’re not called Spiritual Ability Users, but Elf Walkers."
Raising her hand, a breeze blew as An Xiao said solemnly, "What I see, I know, all becomes real."
A huge tree materialized on the table between them, though it looked like it was about to topple.
"Is this the World Tree?"
Lu Zixun, deeply shocked, murmured to himself.
An Xiao, her energy depleted, collapsed onto the sofa, panting softly, "Yes, this is what the World Tree looks like. She’s nearly dead. To save her, I must find a way back to the Five-layered World!"
Staring at An Xiao for a while, Lu Zixun smiled wryly, "What a coincidence, I called you here today to ask about this very thing."
"You know the location of a connection point?"
Upon learning that Lu Zixun actually knew the location of a connection point, An Xiao’s pupils shrank, "This is an odd time for a connection point to appear, something’s not right."
"What’s so unusual about that? Does a connection point appearing require some perfect alignment of time, place, and people?"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Lu Zixun felt the environment around him begin to blur.