Entering the Dream

Bai Lan paused for a moment before quickly returning to her senses. She had come to say farewell to Xue Linglong, not to stand there daydreaming.

“Oh, no, it’s nothing. I didn’t come here to ask you to accompany me to the Void Heaven Realm,” Bai Lan quickly explained.

However, her words brought a faint trace of disappointment to Xue Linglong.

Deep down, she had hoped Bai Lan had come to invite her to go together. If that were the case, they would be able to stay together the entire time.

“Alright then,” Xue Linglong said softly.

“Sister, you seem a little unhappy today. I recently composed a new piece that calms the heart and soothes the spirit. Would you like to listen to it? After hearing it, perhaps whatever troubles you will disappear.”

Bai Lan thought about it briefly before nodding with a smile.

“Yes, please. I haven’t been in the best mood lately. By the way, your life here at Tianyin Pavilion must be quite comfortable, right? With your personality, I doubt anyone here would dislike you.”

Her question sounded casual, but it carried a deeper meaning that Xue Linglong immediately understood.

When she heard the question, Xue Linglong more or less guessed the situation.

“You ask that… could it be that someone bullied you at the Immortal’s Abode?” Xue Linglong asked.

Bai Lan sighed.

“Our Immortal’s Abode isn’t as peaceful as Tianyin Pavilion. Some people are unhappy that I became a core disciple, and they caused trouble for me this morning.”

Although it was not a serious matter, it still left her feeling slightly annoyed.

Xue Linglong nodded slightly. Her guess had been correct.

She had always been very good at reading people’s thoughts—one of the abilities granted by her unique constitution.

“Our personalities are different, so it’s unavoidable,” she said gently.

“Ever since you started cultivating, your temperament has become increasingly distant. Aside from speaking a few words to me, you rarely talk to anyone else.”

“Even if it isn’t intentional, it makes you appear aloof and arrogant to others.”

She continued explaining.

“It’s natural that people would dislike someone who seems distant. Take Chen Xuan, for example. The reason she isn’t liked is because she behaves arrogantly and looks down on others.”

Bai Lan was momentarily speechless.

After finishing her explanation, Xue Linglong retrieved her guqin and sat down on the ground, preparing to play.

But Bai Lan added one more comment.

“I just don’t like interacting with unfamiliar people. If others think that’s arrogance, then there’s nothing I can do about it.”

“As long as you, Linglong, don’t think I’m arrogant, that’s enough.”

Xue Linglong smiled sweetly and said nothing more.

She focused completely on the guqin in front of her.

Bai Lan also stopped talking, not wanting to disturb her.

Soon, elegant music flowed from the guqin.

The melody felt as if it gently plucked at the strings of Bai Lan’s mind.

It evoked towering mountains and flowing water, yet it also carried the soothing rhythm of a lullaby.

After only a short while, Bai Lan began to feel drowsy.

Her body gradually relaxed.

Before she realized what was happening, she had already fallen asleep.

Meanwhile, the music continued.

Xue Linglong remained completely immersed in her performance, paying no attention to her surroundings while playing.

Several minutes later, the song finally ended.

Only then did Xue Linglong slowly emerge from her focused state.

“How was it, Sister? My composition isn’t bad, right?” she asked with anticipation.

However, when she looked at Bai Lan, she discovered that Bai Lan had already fallen asleep on the couch.

Seeing this, Xue Linglong pursed her lips slightly.

A faint, unique smile appeared on her face.

She stood up and walked closer, quietly observing Bai Lan’s sleeping face.

At that moment, Bai Lan seemed to be dreaming.

A beautiful dream.

It was a dream woven by Xue Linglong’s dream-guiding ability, mixed with Bai Lan’s deepest desires.

Within that dream, Bai Lan had returned to being a man.

And she had secretly pledged her life to Xue Linglong.

Even in her sleep, a sweet smile appeared on her face.

“Dreaming, are you?”

“Let me see what kind of dream you’re having, Sister.”

Xue Linglong chuckled mischievously.

She reached out and held Bai Lan’s hand, linking their minds together.

This was one of the abilities of her Linglong Body—Heart Link.

Through this connection, she could enter another person’s dream.

After establishing the connection, Xue Linglong lay down beside Bai Lan and allowed herself to fall into the dream as well.

When she regained awareness, however, she was briefly stunned.

She had arrived in a strange world.

Tall buildings stood everywhere, and crowds of people bustled through the streets.

Xue Linglong could not understand this world at all.

Because this was Bai Lan’s previous home—Earth.

Xue Linglong stood there in confusion for a moment.

But after absorbing the memories contained within Bai Lan’s dream, she quickly began to understand.

“Earth… so this is the world Sister lived in during her previous life.”

“What a strange place.”

She looked around with wide eyes.

“Are those… cars?”

“And these people… they dress so openly.”

Her gaze fell on the lightly dressed girls walking past, leaving her somewhat shocked.

At that moment, a familiar yet unfamiliar voice suddenly sounded beside her.

“Linglong, what’s wrong? Why are you spacing out all of a sudden?”

Startled, Xue Linglong turned her head.

Only then did she realize someone was standing beside her.

A young man.

His appearance was ordinary.

Yet he was holding her hand as they stood together by the roadside.

With just one glance, Xue Linglong recognized him.

Although his appearance was different, the way he looked at her was unmistakably familiar.

It was Bai Lan.

But this was Bai Lan from her previous life.

In this dream, Xue Linglong had replaced the dream-version of herself.

“Eh? This… Sister?” Xue Linglong asked in confusion.

“Huh? Sister?” the young man laughed.

“What sister? There’s no sister here.”

“Stop spacing out. Didn’t we agree to go to the bridal shop today?”

“If we go early, there will be fewer people and it’ll be more fun.”

With that, Bai Lan pulled Xue Linglong along as they crossed the street.

Xue Linglong remained slightly dazed.

But as she continued absorbing the dream’s memories, everything slowly became clear.

Within less than a minute, she understood the entire situation.

In this dream, she was Bai Lan’s girlfriend.

They had been together for many years.

And now they were preparing for their wedding.

Xue Linglong continued reading the dream memories related to her role.

Although everything here was merely a dream created by Bai Lan’s imagination, the Linglong Body possessed a special ability—empathy and self-integration.

Because the Xue Linglong in the dream was created based on her own personality, it felt extremely natural.

It was as if these events had truly happened.

She did not disrupt the dream.

Instead, she quietly followed Bai Lan to the bridal shop.

The dream continued.

Soon afterward, Xue Linglong wore the wedding dress Bai Lan had carefully chosen for her.

They took wedding photos.

They spent many beautiful days together.

And eventually, the day of their wedding arrived.

But the wedding was only the midpoint of the dream.

Because the dream did not end there.

In reality, the dream encompassed an entire lifetime.