Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 294 God of Dreams
"That's called a lay Buddhist." Ren Yuan said speechlessly. Sometimes, he was really shocked by the ignorance of these nobles.

He then asked, "Have you ever been to the Shrine?"

"I've been there twice. The first time was when I became the Dream Master; the second time was ten years after I became the Dream Master. Speaking of which, it's almost time for the third audience." Xiao Yuyao replied.

"What does the shrine look like?" Ren Yuan asked softly.

"It is a suspended island floating above the dreamland. It can appear anywhere in the dreamland at any time. There are magnificent buildings on the island, just like a fairyland. There live gods, ten generals under his command, and countless nightmare beasts and burches."

"Divine General?" Ren Yuan frowned slightly. He had never heard Nangong and Diwuwei mention him before.

"Yes, they are the ten subordinates of the gods, each of them has great magical powers, and the Great Dream Lord is the leading god." Xiao Yuyao replied: "But every time I go there, they are not all there, and I don't know what they are busy with."

"Then have you ever seen gods?" Ren Yuan's voice was a little tense. He was really worried that Xiao Yuyao would be silenced out of thin air.

However, no accident happened. Xiao Yuyao answered smoothly, "I didn't see it twice. The high throne was empty every time. The Great Dream Master said that the gods are usually asleep. The whole dreamland is just a dream of Him. We are all in His dream, so don't worry, He will not know what we do."

"Is Dreamland a dream of the Dream God?" Ren Yuan repeated softly, remembering his guess when the Three-Life Beast covered his mouth... Could Dreamland be alive? "

I wonder which of these two statements is correct... or are they both correct?
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After briefly organizing his thoughts, he continued to ask, "So the Great Dream Master is also using the power of the gods to control the dreamland?"

"Yes, the gods have bestowed three magic weapons on the Lord of Dreams - a Great Dream Mirror, which can check any location in the dreamland at any time; a magic pen, which can compile any dream at any time; and a magic bell for taming beasts, which can control and drive the Nightmare Beast and Boqi." Xiao Yuyao replied.

"Did he draw all your dreams with a pen?" Ren Yuan couldn't help but asked in shock.

"Yes and no." Xiao Yuyao said, "He will indeed depict the dream according to our assumptions. But after he draws the dream, he will send the blueprint to the depths of the temple... There is a huge loom that works day and night, weaving the dream according to his description."

"Quite scientific..." Ren Yuan couldn't help but sigh. He could feel the god's rigorous, pragmatic and thoughtful style.

"Coughing up blood, who is coughing up blood?" Xiao Yuyao was stunned.

"Do you know what the relationship is between Tongtai Temple and dreams?" Ren Yuanquan pretended not to hear and asked her again.

"There must be a connection, otherwise why would they claim that they can eliminate nightmares?" Xiao Yuyao is very knowledgeable: "Once the bullshit is exposed, it will be worthless. They have absolute confidence, so they dare to tell such a lie."

"That makes sense, but I'm not asking you to make a judgment. I'm asking you to tell me what you saw and heard." Ren Yuan said with a light cough.

"Then I don't know." Xiao Yuyao said, "Those bald donkeys in Tongtai Temple look down on people. They don't even take me, the eldest princess, seriously. I don't bother to make things difficult for them."

"Don't you know that Xiao Zhengde has a secret passage in Zijin Mountain?" Ren Yuan asked, staring at her.

"I don't know." Xiao Yuyao shook his head decisively.

Ren Yuan glanced at Zu An, who said softly, "She didn't lie."

"I know. It seems I can't ask any more questions." Ren Yuan sighed lightly.

"Well, I'll ask her twice more." Zuan said, and then he interrogated her several more times, but he couldn't get anything new out of her. The two of them decided to leave the well.

"Don't go. You said you would take me out." Seeing that the two of them were about to leave, Xiao Yuyao said hurriedly.

"Just wait patiently, we'll go up and find a rope to pull you up." Ren Yuan said with a smile.

"Okay, hurry up, I'm afraid of the dark." Xiao Yuyao urged. Then he watched Ren Yuan pull Zu An up to the wellhead.

Xiao Yuyao waited for a long time, but no rope was brought to him. Instead, he saw the heavy stone Guanyin slowly sitting on the square well, covering the well mouth tightly so that not a single light could get through.

The bottom of the well was dark again. Xiao Yuyao finally reacted and roared angrily, "Liar, all men are liars!"

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After obtaining Xiao Yuyao's confession, Ren Yuan returned to the Gouchen Division the next day to report to Chen Qingzhi.

Sitting in seclusion in the garden.

After listening to Ren Yuan's account of what Xiao Yuyao had said, Chen Qingzhi was also shocked. He said in a deep voice, "What Xiao Yuyao said makes sense. The other party has gone to great lengths to trap so many people in nightmares. It is impossible that they are just trying to keep the dreamland running."

"He must have some ulterior motive." Ren Yuan agreed.

"But it sounds like what happened in the dream doesn't seem like something Buddha would do." Chen Qingzhi twirled his beard and pondered.

"In my humble opinion, there should be another god besides Buddha. Otherwise, why does the Great Dream Master always refer to him as a god instead of just calling him Buddha?"

"Are there other gods besides Buddha?" Ren Yuan's speculation made Chen Qingzhi's expression even more solemn.

"It may also be that the Buddha felt that this matter was too unkind, so he was unwilling to reveal his identity." Ren Yuan guessed again.

"Well, both are possible." Chen Qianzhi nodded slightly.

"General Chen, I have a question but I don't know whether I should ask it or not." Ren Yuan suddenly lowered his voice.

"Just ask, I will answer whatever I can." Chen Qianzhi nodded, without a single mistake.

"Which gods helped the emperor in his conquest of the world?" Ren Yuan asked in a low voice.

"Buddha and the Ghost King." Chen Qingzhi replied, "In addition, there is indeed another martial god, but he died in the defeat at Luokou. His divine fire was split into two and is now in the bodies of the King of Nanping and the King of Poyang."

"What is the divine fire?" Ren Yuan asked without understanding.

"The divine fire is the power and status of God. It was born at the beginning of the world and has been passed down from generation to generation of gods and will never be erased. The reason why God can be called God is because he has the divine fire and has mastered the power and authority of God." Chen Qianzhi knew it clearly.

"The only two true gods in this dynasty that can be confirmed are Buddha and the Ghost King. Moreover, there is a conflict between them, so the Ghost King cannot be the god behind Buddha."

He sighed and said, "Perhaps only the emperor knows the truth."

"Then is the emperor a god?" Ren Yuan took the opportunity to ask.

"No." Chen Qingzhi shook his head and said, "The emperor has extraordinary talent, and becoming a god is easy for him. But for some reason, the emperor can only stay in the realm of demigod like the two princes, and can never become a true god."

"I see..." Ren Yuan nodded slowly.

His understanding of this world has finally been greatly deepened.

But at the same time, the fear has greatly deepened...

(End of this chapter)