"Rongling... my child."
I walked over with a gas lamp in hand, surprised to encounter Yu Rongling in this dream.
Yu Rongling was dressed in pure white Cultivation Spiritual Garment, and he looked just as surprised to see me, "Eh? Sister-in-law, how did you appear in my dream?"
Then, he touched his nose, mumbling guiltily, "If my brother knew that I dreamed about sister-in-law, he would definitely flatten me."
"You probably didn't dream of me; our dreams must have overlapped," I had a bad feeling about this, and more so as I began to recognize the way the trees around us were growing, "Stay close to me, we need to get out of here, or we might never leave."
Yu Rongling said weakly, "Sister-in-law, shouldn't... shouldn't I be the one protecting you?"
"Be good, once you're healed, it'll be your turn to protect me." I had just cautiously grabbed Yu Rongling's wrist when the tall trees around us suddenly became shrouded in pure white mist."
In the pitch-black night, the mist quickly enveloped us.
Visibility dropped to its lowest, where one couldn't see their own hand in front of their face.
Not only could we no longer see the trees that were just visible moments ago, but Yu Rongling and I couldn't see each other either. Yu Rongling kept shouting, "Sister-in-law, why has it gotten foggy, oh my!! This is a demonic mist, even my Snake Eye can't pierce through this mist, damn it all!! Who is scheming against us?"
"I don't know, don't get agitated, I've got this."
I reassured Yu Er, and finally, it dawned on me that this forest was none other than the timberland surrounding Yun Hao's little western-style building.
It seemed Yu Rongling and I must have been trapped in a dream by someone's scheme.
My sense of direction is quite good; as long as we can find that western-style building based on my memory.
It would count as making it out of the forest if we reached a familiar place, and if Yun Hao was there, we could even seek his help.
I opened my Spiritual Eye to its fullest, at last, able to see the path beneath my feet.
I could see a faint shadow of Yu Rongling beside me, and after discerning the direction of the path, I cautiously moved forward, "Rongling, tell me right away if anything happens, I'll protect you."
"..." The usually noisy Yu Rongling was silent.
My heart tightened and I looked over, "Rongling? Rongling...?"
All I could see were white mist and trees.
Not even a trace of Yu Rongling's shadow was visible.
The hand that had been grasping his wrist was now empty, without warning.
I reached out into the air several times before finally drawing back with a sense of defeat, "Who are you? Where have you taken Yu Rongling? Have I done something wrong to offend you? If so, why not come out and speak plainly..." This text is hosted at novel★fire.net
"Su Wan, the future head of the Lin Family??"
From within the white mist emerged the shadow of an impossibly large rabbit, giving off the impression of a stuffed animal you might find in an amusement park.
As the rabbit's form gradually approached and became clear from the mist,
I realized it was an actual rabbit.
The rabbit looked tame, with a mouse sitting atop its fluffy back—a mouse larger than normal ones.
Its eyes were a blood-red color, holding a whisk broom in its hand, with all its mouse fur turned white. Its voice was extremely hoarse, accompanied by weak coughs, "Cough cough cough~ I have an item left at your Lin Family's place, and I hope your Lin Family can return it."
"Speak directly about what you want. Will you release Yu Rongling only after I return it?"
I frowned, scrutinizing this old mouse. Its nails on its hands and feet were sharp, and its white fur was due to old age, just as humans grow white hair when they grow old. The same principle.
Had we encountered a mouse spirit?
The mouse spirit sitting on the white rabbit, however, remained silent, half-closing its eyes looking down at me, then with a turn, the rabbit dashed into the mist. In the blink of an eye, their figures vanished.
At the same time, I suddenly woke up on the bed in my hotel room.
I didn't even bother putting on a coat, I got out of bed barefoot, took the spare room card, and swiped open Yu Rongling's room door.
As soon as I entered, I walked up to the bed and started shaking the sleeping Yu Rongling with force, "Rongling!! Rongling!! Wake up, stop sleeping~"
My significant efforts couldn't wake Yu Rongling at all.
This was nothing like just being asleep!
My hand trembled as I checked for his breath, and I stiffened up; he was breathless.