Seven Strings in Dreams

After giving instructions, Linlang took Shanhu to the market to buy things. There were suddenly more people in the villa, so some things needed to be prepared. Linlang wanted to tell her subordinates, but they were all rough people. It happened that Shanhu was with her this time, so she went out to buy some ready-made clothes. She also bought some cakes and snacks. There was no shortage of other things in the villa, but there was really no rouge and powder for girls.

Shanhu didn't know much about this, so the two of them just bought a lot of things. Anyway, there was a storage bag, so they didn't have to worry about carrying them.

The two of them bought a lot of small toys and snacks for Yixi. When they had almost finished buying, they hurried back.

It was almost noon when they returned from this trip. Linlang and Shanhu packed a lot of buns and meat pies, bought a few jars of wine, two roast suckling pigs, and a roasted whole lamb. They settled the horses and galloped up the mountain.

The first thing Linlang did when she came back was to ask whether Monk and the others had returned, but it turned out that they had not.

From yesterday afternoon when Linlang and the others came back from training to today noon, more than twelve hours have passed. Although they knew that they were definitely not in danger, the eight guardians were still very worried.

Fortunately, everything was operating normally in Henglan Villa, the spies did not make any major moves, and all the letters that were sent out were intercepted and some minor changes were made.

At night, the high priest and his men still hadn't returned. The eight guardians gathered together. A few people sat around, and it was basically the left guardian Linlang who was talking, and the others were listening, occasionally interrupting a few words. The whole atmosphere was not right, and the air pressure was very low.

Who makes them always say things like "It's up to you, you make the decision, I'll listen to you" and so on.

Linlang was on the verge of exploding. If he decided everything, what was the point of having them? His brother Congheng had always had this temper, and he knew he could tolerate it. What about the other six people?

Linlang ranked fifth among the Dharma protectors. He knew that he was not as good as the others in cultivation, so he took on some trivial matters so that they would have more time to cultivate. He was just an ordinary water element cultivator with insufficient ability, so he did not ask for much achievement in cultivation.

But these are not the main point of the problem. The main point is that he has no right to decide these things alone. It seems that these brothers have been spoiled by him. Linlang feels that she should change a little. He must force these people to know that he can't make decisions for them all their lives. They must make their own decisions. Linlang will report these reactions to the high priest later. Whether the high priest supports it or not, he will give it a try. If the other seven people leave him, they will be seven brainless wastes, and big problems will arise sooner or later. Then he will become a fatal weakness in the eyes of the enemy. As long as he is captured and the high priest is seriously injured, the remaining seven people will be leaderless and will inevitably become a mess.

The key point is that these people are not incompetent or without ideas, they are simply too lazy to think about how to solve the problem.

Linlang did not force them to give answers on the spot. He clearly assigned tasks to others and then left alone.

The remaining seven people also left. Everything seemed normal, yet a little strange.

As night fell, the entire Henglan Villa was silent. Unlike the usual quietness, it was a little chilly...

Another night passed, and the high priest and his men had been missing for almost two days.

Linlang and the others were unable to determine the exact time when the high priest and his companions disappeared, so they used noon every day as the standard.

Early in the morning, several guardians did not go to the back mountain for training, but were busy with their own matters.

Linlang arranged all the things and took some time out from her busy schedule to calculate the location of the high priest and others.

It’s really not that Linlang is lazy, these people just deserve to be punished!

The speed of time flowing inside the Yin-Yang Tai Chi Pavilion seems to be different from that in the outside world.

Gler and the high priest were discussing the paintings that everyone had seen.

I was originally looking at Wu Na's soft sword, but hadn't figured out its origin yet.

As Geller looked at the soft sword, he suddenly remembered some of his paintings.

So he told Munch and his friends that his eight paintings were of knife, crutch, axe, whip, mace, hammer, club and pestle. He was just missing a sword, otherwise it would just complete the nine shorts out of the nine longs and nine shorts. So everyone started discussing the paintings.

Wulan: "Mine are: flowers, birds, fish, insects, sun, moon, stars and planets."

Wu Na: "I am: mountain, river, lake, sea, tree, flower, valley, spring"

Monk: "I am: knife, gun, sword, halberd, wind, rain, thunder, lightning"

Ge Le: "I remember Brother Muren's words are: mountain, stone, eagle, horse, jackal, wolf, tiger, leopard"

Wu Na thought for a moment and said, "If I remember correctly, Master Jiayu's eight paintings are: Qin, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine, song, and dance."

Geller: "This really suits him, hahahaha"

Wulan: "Yixi, do you still remember yours?"

Yixi tilted his head and looked at Wulan, thought for a moment, and nodded.

Yixi started counting on his fingers.

Yixi said in a baby voice: "There are books, words, letters, pens, mountains, seas, seabirds, and a big fish!"

Wu Na: “Yixi is awesome!”

Monk: "Now I don't know about Miss Xianyu's calligraphy. I wonder if you have the same calligraphy and painting, such as knife and flower."

Geller: "I haven't thought about that. What's the point if they are the same? What if they are different?"

Wu Lan: "If they are the same, then everyone can remember less. If they are different, everyone can only remember their own."

Geller: "You must be kidding! I don't even remember them all!"

Wu Lan: "The name of Senior Danqing is enough to show that the origins of these calligraphy and paintings are extraordinary. She only told me to write them down and verify them one by one later. I also specifically asked her to let me go and see those calligraphy and paintings again."

Geller sighed, "I thought there was some secret behind the painting! I took down all the paintings and turned the room upside down. But in the end, there was nothing. How can I understand painting? Besides, even if you give me time, I can't remember it!"

Munch: "I also have a painting of a knife. Let me try to draw the knife first, and see if it makes an impression on you."

Munch took out a piece of paper and a pen from his storage bag. He closed his eyes and recalled for a moment, then opened his eyes and began to paint. Munch had basically restored the knife. Unfortunately, he felt exhausted before he could even write the inscription.

Gler scratched his head, indicating that it was somewhat similar, but also somewhat different.

Gele and Wulan tried, but they couldn't even draw half a picture, and their hands began to shake.

These calligraphy and paintings are definitely not that simple. The three people spent a lot of effort on them, and none of them had much energy.

Wu Na also wanted to give it a try, but the three tried their best to dissuade her, saying that if Wu Na became like them, Yixi would have no one to protect her.

So, Wu Na suggested that they take a nap to replenish their strength.

The three adults leaned against the wall and fell asleep soon.

Soon Yixi also fell asleep in Wu Na's arms.

Wu Na didn't know what time it was outside, nor how much time had passed. There was still an impenetrable fog inside the lake, which obscured the scenery in the distance.

In fact, Wu Na was also a little sleepy, her eyes began to fight, but she was worried about Meng Xianyu. At least everyone else had met each other. But Meng Xianyu had not appeared since she came here and separated from everyone else. Wu Na didn't know what Meng Xianyu would experience, she just hoped that Meng Xianyu was safe. Wu Na fell asleep unconsciously.

At the same time, Mu Ren and Jia Yu, who were wrapped in cocoons in the lake, became more and more sleepy from the initial nervousness and helplessness, and finally fell asleep.

All operations of the Yin-Yang Tai Chi Pavilion revolve around Meng Xianyu alone.

What happened to Meng Xianyu? Why didn't she show up? In fact, the matter was very simple. She still had feelings that were hard to let go, and she was still concerned about everything in that world. How could she forget the prosperity of that life all of a sudden after she just traveled through time? In fact, she didn't have any feelings for this place. Her favorite China was the place that haunted her. It was a pity that she couldn't go back.

When Meng Xianyu chose to leave her parents, everything in front of her was gone. The scene changed and she was in another place.

If so, the first scene allowed her to see loving parents.

This time, she actually saw herself wearing a wedding dress. Meng Xianyu looked at herself in the mirror and suddenly felt like crying. She lost herself for a moment. Fortunately, when she lowered her head, she saw the space ring on her hand. Its existence reminded her that everything was illusory.

At this time, a person came in, a beautiful young lady.

The lady asked: "What do you think of this wedding dress? If possible, I will take you to take pictures."

Meng Xianyu's heart was finally at ease. It turned out that they were just taking wedding photos! That's not bad!

Meng Xianyu followed the beautiful young lady out.

Unexpectedly, in this fantasy, Meng Xianyu was actually taking wedding photos with her first love boyfriend. Meng Xianyu was a little overwhelmed, but the boy did not notice her abnormality.

The photo shoot was soon over, and Meng Xianyu's first love boyfriend asked her to go out for dinner and a movie, but Meng Xianyu declined on the grounds of feeling unwell.

Being with my first boyfriend was just a playful relationship between two young people who had a crush on each other. At that time, neither of us knew what true liking was, let alone what love was.

Instead of wasting time eating and watching movies, Meng Xianyu would rather play a few games leisurely, or take a good look at the world.

Stopping to travel is Meng Xianyu's little wish. In the past, she was busy making money and had no time to slow down.

Unfortunately, just after making the decision, the scene changed again. This time, Meng Xianyu appeared at the wedding of her last boyfriend.

What Meng Xianyu didn't know was that all the fragments of her appearance in the illusion had entered the dreams of her relatives and friends in China.

However, in their dreams, there was a vague person, and they could no longer remember who that person was. Meng Xianyu had disappeared from their world, completely disappeared, as if she had never existed.

All those who dreamed of her could not see her face clearly, but they felt that everything was so real. Including her adoptive parents...