Chapter 239

Chapter 239

The Dream isn’t a Dream

The bright sunlight woke Mu Yu up. It took him a while to recall the source of his headache.

“Brother Mu Yu. Brother Mu Yu, are you all right?”

The voice was familiar. She was anxious and shaking him. Mu Yu tried opening his eyes again. “Tian Ran? Where am I?”

Mu Yu sat up and placed his hand down. Feeling grass, he swayed it. Tian Ran asked, “D-do you recognise me?”

“Huh? ... Yes... You’re Tian Ran, aren’t you?”

“Watch out, Tian Ran. He’s no longer the same Mu Yu you knew.”

Mu Yu looked over Tian Ran’s shoulder and beamed. “Qiao Xue? Thank heavens. I’ve been searching for you!”

Spotting Lie Shang, Cheng Yan and Xiang Nan standing beside Qiao Xue, Mu Yu shook his head to test if he was dreaming. His seniors would’ve given him a heads up if they were going to Second Realm. There was no way he wouldn’t have recognised them if they were present during the teleportation.

Tian Ran jolted when Mu Yu grabbed her arm. He could feel her warmth. She was convincingly real. He pinched himself, and it hurt. That was unnecessary because the radiating pain on the back of his head said all there was that needed to be said.

“How much do you remember?” questioned Tian Ran.

“What’s that supposed to mean? I didn’t lose my memory. You’re Tian Ran. We’re at Second Heaven, aren’t we? I remember entering a valley and getting clobbered over the head. By the way, do you have any ideas to leave Second Ream without the jade piece? That crook, Shi Dengtian, ruined mine.”

“How could I forget you and what you did? I don’t need you ruining even my dreams! You want revenge for your nephew? I might as well kill you since this is a dream!”

“Don’t!” Tian Ran cried.

Tian Ran jumped in front of Shi Dengtian before Mu Yu’s sword could run through him. As a result, he impaled her.

“Tian Ran, what are you doing?” Mind blanking out, Mu Yu instinctively caught the girl he treated as his sister and held her in his arms. “Why did you jump in the way?”

Mu Yu was more confused than ever. Tian Ran caressed his face with her hand as she faded. Everything felt so real that he began questioning if he really was in a dream. She struggled to wipe her blood from her mouth. Affectionately gazing into his eyes, she explained, “If you ever find out the truth, you will regret killing him. I don’t want you to live in the anguish of regret and self-loathing.”

Tian Ran clasped Mu Yu’s hand and asked, “D-did you like me in that dream of yours?”

Mu Yu’s brain had trouble processing everything. He stopped to contemplate Tian Ran’s question. He never considered it before. He would be willing to protect her with his life. Having said that, he treated her purely as his younger sister. From the moment she called him her brother, he was willing to be there for her in times of joy and duress. He realised he didn’t want to let go of her when she hugged him. It begged the question: did he really only view her as his sister.

“I do,” Mu Yu replied, not even knowing why he felt that way.

“I-I’m glad to hear that.”

Tian Ran shut her eyes with a blush and a smile.

Mu Yu: This is a dream. This is a dream. I’ll find her when I return to reality and ask her if she likes me. Why, though, is my heard throbbing?

Qiao Xue appeared listless after hearing Mu Yu’s answer to Tian Ran’s question. She approached Tian Ran and took the latter off him. Mixed emotions going through her mind, she pursed her lips and retreated to Shi Dengtian’s side. Trembling, she inquired, “Do you not remember anything at all? Is Tian Ran’s sacrifice not enough to call your memories to the surface?”

“This is just a dream, isn’t it?” Mu Yu racked his brains for evidence pointing to the falsehood of the people and scenes before him. He screamed in his head, “Where does the problem lie?!”