Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 271 Still Alive
Thousand miles on the ship.

Nangong looked around and found that most of them were old acquaintances, most of whom he saw every day.

"I pay my respects to Her Royal Highness the Princess." She first saluted the increasingly young Xiao Yuhuan with crossed arms.

"There is no princess here, so just call me Xiaohuan." Xiao Yuhuan looked about twelve or thirteen years old, and spoke in an innocent and naive manner.

"Yes." Nangong responded respectfully and looked at Chen Lingzhi with beautiful eyes.

"Lingzhi, are you on the boat too?"

"Yes, the princess and I escaped from the dreamland and drifted on Yunmeng Lake." Chen Lingzhi took Nangong's arm and said, "Fortunately, the ship owner took us in, and now we can live a stable life."

"Master."

"Sister Nan." Yang Zhong and Chen Baxian took the initiative to salute Nangong. The former's toes were so embarrassed that they could dig through the deck.

"Ah Zhong, Ah Xian," Nangong nodded and asked with a casual smile, "When did you get on board?"

"Replying to the master." Yang Zhong said awkwardly, "Last winter."

"Oh, it was when we went to visit the fairyland." Nangong suddenly realized, "No wonder we couldn't catch Yuan and Xian. It turned out that you were the one who tipped off."

"..." Yang Zhong's face turned red, he stammered, unable to utter a word.

"Hey, Sister Nan, don't blame Ah Zhong." Chen Baxian smiled and helped him out: "If something happens to the captain, we will have to go back to sleep and suffer again. Besides, didn't you let him go?"

"That's right, I've been a traitor three times." The little monk interrupted, "It's not shameful to stick up for a friend."

"This is Faxiu. He helped us find Xiao Zhengde's secret passage." Ren Yuan introduced the little monk.

"It turns out you are the young master from Tongtai Temple." Nangong put his hands together and greeted the young monk.

After exchanging pleasantries, Ren Yuan said, "I'll get off the boat first and tell the owner of the building not to wake up Sister Nan."

"Okay." Nangong nodded and said, "I shouldn't be sucked into the dreamland."

~~
When Ren Yuan got off the boat, he saw that it was already dawn, so he quickly knocked on Nangong's door.

"Have you picked her up?" The Fifth Dimension opened the door and asked impatiently.

"Sister Nan is already on board." Ren Yuan nodded.

"That's great!" Diwuwei hugged Ren Yuan excitedly. "Thanks to Yuan, she can finally have a good sleep."

"The owner of the building cares so much about Sister Nan, why doesn't he stay with her?" Ren Yuan couldn't help but ask, "I feel anxious just watching."

"Alas." The Fifth Dimension was stunned by Ren Yuan's question. After a while, he let out a long breath and said, "I don't know why, but there is a voice in my head telling me not to do this."

"Then you should explain it clearly to Sister Nan as soon as possible and don't drag her down." Ren Yuan felt a little sorry for Nangong.

"That's impossible. I can't bear to do that." The Fifth Dimension shook his head decisively.

Ren Yuanxin thought this was a scumbag declaration, but the Fifth Dimension was clearly not a scumbag at all...

Thinking of this, he broke free from the fifth dimension without leaving a trace, stood a little further away and said, "Then I'll get back on board."

"Is it so urgent?" asked the Fifth Dimension.

"I'm going to go check it out first." Ren Yuan replied. "Based on our last experience, falling asleep at dawn is safer than at night."

"That's true." The Fifth Dimension agreed, "We entered a dream during the day, and the people we saw were indeed more dull than normal."

"That's because the person's soul did not enter the dream during the day, only the three corpses were wandering around." Ren Yuan then brought out Chen Lingzhi's explanation.

"That makes sense." The Fifth Dimension nodded and said, "I remember now, Nangong said the same thing." "Then I'll leave."

"Go ahead and be careful."

~~
When Ren Yuan returned to the Qianli ship, he saw that most of the passengers had disembarked, leaving only Nangong and Xiao Yuhuan.

This is normal because it is already dawn outside.

It was normal for Nangong not to get off the boat. She had been severely sleep deprived for many years, and it was normal for her to sleep for three days and three nights after finally falling asleep. Of course, she would not wake up immediately.

However, Xiao Yuhuan was still there, which made Ren Yuan a little surprised. "Why don't you get off the boat?"

"She's still growing, so of course she needs to sleep a little longer." Xiao Yuhuan first answered with the innocent voice of a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, then changed to a mature voice and said, "Oh, don't mention it. My father called me that day and said that my elder sister accidentally broke her neck and was about to die. Do you think I should save her or not?"

"Broken neck?" Ren Yuan asked in surprise, "Was it intentional or accidental?"

"What do you think? She's already grown up, how could she break her neck without running or jumping?" Xiao Yuhuan rolled her eyes at him and said in a rough voice, "This is a royal secret, don't ask about it."

"I understand. Family disgrace should not be made public." Ren Yuan nodded in understanding and said to Xiao Yuhuan apologetically, "But this time my target is your elder sister."

"Why isn't it Xiao Hong?" Xiao Yuhuan was stunned.

"Your elder brother-in-law told me." Ren Yuan then told Xiao Yuhuan what Prince Consort Yin had said about the conversation between Xiao Yuyao and Xiao Hong.

"What secret could scare my sixth uncle like this?" Xiao Yuhuan was also very interested when she heard it.

"This is what we want to find out." Ren Yuan said in a deep voice: "After all, Xiao Hong has extraordinary magical powers. It is too dangerous to find out his dreams, so let's start with your eldest sister."

Then he said to Nangong: "Please ask Sister Nan to help me find Xiao Yuyao's 'dream connection line'."

"Princess, do you have any objections?" Nangong already knew Ren Yuan's plan, but he still asked Xiao Yuhuan first.

"Whatever you want." Xiao Yuhuan said with a nonchalant smile: "I'm a person who supports the right, not the relatives."

"Oh, I'm sorry to put you in a difficult position..." Ren Yuan sighed. He knew that the princess was just being stubborn. If she was really that rational, she wouldn't be like a thirteen-year-old in her thirty-something years.

Nangong raised his hand and said, "In fact, while waiting to board the ship, I had already found the dream thread of the princess."

"Really? Why can't I see it?" Xiao Yuhuan stared with her big black eyes. "Can you see it, Yuan?"

"Me too." Ren Yuan nodded.

"Of course you can't see it. Only those who have the same magical power as me can see it." Nangong smiled faintly and said, "Just follow me."

Ren Yuan then ordered Xiao Heizi to sail according to Nangong's instructions.

"Are you cutting off the connection to people's dreams?" he asked curiously on the way.

"Yes." Nangong nodded and said, "How else can I remember which thread it is? Besides, it can prevent me from entering the dreamland, reducing the difficulty of our actions."

"That makes sense." Ren Yuan nodded, and thought to himself, "Then will she never be able to sleep again?"

"Then cut all the dream wires and rescue everyone from the nightmare!" Xiao Yuhuan waved her hand, showing the temperament of a big sister.

"I tried it, but it didn't work." Nangong shook his head and said, "It will grow out again the next night and reconnect."

"It's still alive." Ren Yuan couldn't help but exclaim: "Could this dreamland be a person?"

"Stop talking!" Sansheng Beast's face changed drastically when he heard that. He flew down from the mast and covered his mouth with his wings: "If you say anything more, we'll be exposed!"

(End of this chapter)