Published: March 2, 2025
The Black Cat walked back and forth on the bed with a graceful gait, as if patrolling its territory. Beneath it, Wen Yu and the two beasts were snoring in unison, creating an oddly surreal scene.
The Black Cat first stepped on Wen Yu's face, then licked Star's head, and finally extended its two paws to expertly tie a knot in the one-eyed beast's whiskers. After that, it slowly leaped onto the windowsill and glanced down at Wen Yu.
With a sudden "meow," it vanished without a trace.
...
Wen Yu found himself in a dream...
In the dream, Wen Yu once again returned to his previous life as a cannon fodder, enduring all sorts of suffering.
Killing demonic creatures, doing hard labor, attracting the attention of monstersâhere, Wen Yu seemed to forget his immense power, as if he were an ordinary practitioner, wielding a standard weapon produced by the Exchange Stone Pillar and hacking away with all his might!
This dream was not hazy like most dreams; it felt strikingly real!
The passion of spilling blood, the pain of comrades dying around him, and the despair of survival all surfaced in Wen Yu's mind. Then, when he felt utterly exhausted, a massive light shadow appeared suddenly before him, like a blazing sun.
A warm, hopeful feeling surged wildly in Wen Yu's chest. Without needing any explanation, he knew one thing: the name of this light shadow was...
Liberation.
There was no need to touch it or even say anythingâjust a fleeting thought, a thought akin to giving up, flashed through Wen Yuâs mind, and he could be liberated from this hell, free from worries, free from slaughter, and free from the pressures of survival!
In this real dream, Wen Yu had long forgotten everythingâforgotten his strength, forgotten his resilience. He felt like the most ordinary survivor, worn down by the brutal war, and suddenly, a thought arose in his heart.
"Perhaps, in this world, dying is better than living..."
Then...
"Meow."
Ordinary and plain, just like the sound of the softest little kitten begging for food.
Accompanied by this simple meow, a vortex glowing with purple light directly sucked Wen Yu out of his dream...
In the next second, Wen Yu sat up straight!
...
"Ha! Ha! This is truly messed up!"
Dreams are not something that practitioners are immune to. When a person falls asleep, a small portion of their brain cells remains active, which is the foundation of dreams. Practitioners are simply more powerful humans. Experiencing nightmares can also happen frequently.
When the Battlefield of the Two Realms had just ended, Wen Yu often had nightmares in the woodsâafter all, he was not a truly cold-blooded and heartless monster. He, too, would feel the self-condemnation and questioning from within!
However, today's nightmare struck Wen Yu as particularly strange.
He often dreamt of his past life experiences at the beginning of this life, but now such dreams had become quite rare. Moreover, the enormous light shadow that appeared at the end and that meow made Wen Yu feel even more confused.
Of course, it was just confusion, after allâit was just a dream...
Looking at the sky outside, then glancing at the clock on the wall opposite him, the hands clearly told Wen Yu that it was currently two o'clock in the early morning.
"Still early, still early."
Wen Yu lay back down on the bed, groggily wanting to sleep a little longer. Then, as if he remembered something, he quietly got up and tied a bow on the one-eyed beast's whiskers.
"This looks cuter..."
Thinking this, Wen Yu fell asleep once again.
...
As morning light broke outside, Wen Yu was awakened by a cacophony of sounds.
The one-eyed beast and Star were playfully tussling on the bed, enjoying themselves, and the cause was the bow on the one-eyed beast's whiskers.
Early in the morning, Star was the first to get up and burst out laughing upon seeing the bow on the one-eyed beast's face. He immediately woke the one-eyed beast and started teasing it.
The one-eyed beast, not knowing what had happened, had slept quite comfortably last night. With its eyes closing and opening, the night passed by, and it had even relaxed its vigilance, firmly believing that it was Star's doing.