Seven Strings in Dreams

Wu Na shared this secret with Meng Xianyu. But neither of them noticed that someone saw everything inside through the window that Meng Xianyu opened.

That’s right, it was Leah. Leah wanted to invite the two of them to her house for dinner in the evening.

When Liya came, she didn't treat her as an outsider. After all, she often came with Ali to help her sister clean the room. Liya was not qualified to live here, and she always envied her sister.

She just heard Wu Na say there was a secret, and she was very curious, so she quietly hid by the window, but she didn't expect to see her sister's almost perfect face.

Liya has always admired her sister. She thought her sister must have suffered a lot to become the guardian of the tribe. Although she is not qualified to be the guardian of the tribe, she has also received the love of her family that her sister could not get.

The two people in the room were laughing and talking happily. Outside the window, Liya covered her mouth tightly. She leaned against the window and slowly sat on the ground. Tears could not stop flowing. Liya wiped her red eyes and quietly left the yard.

From that moment on, Liya's envy of her sister turned into jealousy and even hatred. Liya returned to her room and smashed all the mirrors in the room. She didn't understand why she was rejected by the gods! How was she not as good as her sister? She was more enthusiastic and cheerful than her sister, and she was more popular with the people in the village than her sister. She was stronger than her sister! She had thought that when she grew up, she would become the head of the small fishing village, and then her sister would become a saint, and the two sisters would become legends here and be respected by everyone. She treated her sister as a relative, but her sister had been lying to her. Liya also wanted a face as intact as Wu Na's! In this way, a seed of hatred took root in Liya's heart...

But Wu Na and Meng Xianyu were completely unaware of this.

Meng Xianyu: "Wu Na, you'd better put on your mask!"

Wu Na: “Yeah.”

Meng Xianyu: "Wu Na, if I were a man, would I have to marry you after seeing your appearance?"

Wu Na: "If you were a foreign man, you would probably be dead by now."

Meng Xianyu: "What a pity!"

Wu Na: "What do you want to eat tonight? I'll make it for you."

Meng Xianyu: "What would you do?"

Wu Na: "It doesn't taste good, but it can fill your stomach. Do you want to eat it or not?"

Meng Xianyu: "Eat! Let's do it together!"

Wu Na: “Okay”

Wu Na went back to her room to change into simple and convenient clothes.

Meng Xianyu studied the map carefully. Leaving was inevitable, but where could she go? And what was her current identity? What should she do if she met someone who knew the original owner?

Meng Xianyu was thinking so much that she had a headache, so she went out to stretch her muscles.

Wu Na was squatting on the ground holding a basket and picking out dried fish.

Meng Xianyu: "Do you need help?"

Wu Na: "No, no, I can do it myself. I've prepared two sets of clothes for you to change into. They're in my room, just go ahead, they're on the table."

Meng Xianyu: “Okay”

Meng Xianyu came to Wu Na's room, and unexpectedly it was no different from her own room, just as simple and tidy.

Wu Na's own clothes were all dark colors, and the ones she prepared for Meng Xianyu were all light colors, one set of light green, and one set of light purple skirts, with white lining.

Meng Xianyu put her clothes back in the room and came out again, still holding a map in her hand.

Wu Na didn't need her help, so she sat on a rock beside her, picked up a branch from somewhere, and started writing and drawing on the ground.

Meng Xianyu: "Wu Na, what time is it today...what day is it today?"

Wu Na: “February 1st”

Meng Xianyu: "February 1st?"

Wu Na looked back at Meng Xianyu and asked, "What happened on February 1st?"

Meng Xianyu: "No, it's just that a good friend who I grew up with is having his birthday soon! I'm worried that I might miss the appointment this year."

Wu Na: "How many days left?"

Meng Xianyu: "February 9th"

Wu Na: “Almost catching up!”

Meng Xianyu: "I lost contact with her. I don't know how she is doing recently. Even if I go back, she may not be there."

Wu Na: "You two have such a good relationship!"

Meng Xianyu was glad that she asked, because the day she got into trouble was Halloween...

Meng Xianyu: "When is Wu Na's birthday?"

Wu Na: “March 3rd”

Meng Xianyu: "What kind of birthday gift do you want?"

Wu Na: "Birthday present?"

Meng Xianyu: "Yes, don't you celebrate your birthday?"

Wu Na shook her head.

Meng Xianyu: "So you haven't received any birthday presents?"

Wu Na: “No”

Meng Xianyu: "I may not be able to accompany you on your birthday this year. But you must remember that making a wish on your birthday is the most effective. As long as you make three wishes to the stars on your birthday, they will definitely come true."

Wu Na: “Really?”

Meng Xianyu: "Really? But you can't wish for the kind of thing where I want the stars in the sky, I want to be the only one in the entire continent."

Wu Na: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

Meng Xianyu: "Some simple wishes are easier to achieve. For example, if you want to grow taller, or you want a birthday present!"

Wu Na: "Okay, then I'll try it. Three wishes, right?"

Meng Xianyu: "Yes, three!"

Wu Na: "What if I can't see the stars?"

Meng Xianyu: "Then face the candlelight, or fireflies!"

Wu Na: "You really didn't lie to me?"

Meng Xianyu: "No, although not every wish can come true, I do make wishes very often!"

Wu Na: “Okay!”

Wu Na turned and left with the small fish frame.

Meng Xianyu: "Where are you going?"

Wu Na: "Kitchen, I'll go clean the fish"

Meng Xianyu: "You really don't need help?"

Wu Na: "Go to the woodshed and get some firewood. It's the second room on the west side."

Meng Xianyu: “Okay”

Meng Xianyu went to get the firewood and put it aside.

Meng Xianyu: "Wuna, I remember Liya said that your Ali and your brother will be back in the evening. Aren't we going to have dinner together?"

Wu Na: "Are you sure? If you want to go, I won't stop you! Don't blame me when the time comes!"

Meng Xianyu: "Why?"

Wu Na: "Do you eat bugs?"

Meng Xianyu shook her head vigorously: "No!"

Wu Na: "Do you drink?"

Meng Xianyu: "Drink"

Wu Na: "Where is the wine made from scorpions and poisonous snakes?"

Meng Xianyu: "I was wrong, please stop talking"

Wu Na: "The people here grew up eating poisonous insects and fish and shrimp. The poisonous insects can't be sold, but the fish and shrimp can. So they eat the poisonous insects themselves and take the fish and shrimp to the market to exchange for money."

Meng Xianyu: "Are you sure poisonous insects are edible?"

Wu Na: "Of course, just process it! Or you can mix some detoxifying herbs and take them at the same time."

Meng Xianyu: "Is it true or false?"

Wu Na: "Centipedes and millipedes can be eaten after being processed."

Meng Xianyu: "Ali, you wouldn't use these things to entertain guests, right?"

Wu Na: "Fried centipedes are a very famous dish! Let's have snake soup. Would you like to try it?"

Meng Xianyu: "Forget it, I don't have that blessing! I just want to eat simple food!"

Wu Na: "Simple ones, there are some!"

Meng Xianyu: "What?"

Wu Na: "For example, bamboo worms, dragonflies, bee pupae, grasshoppers, spiders..."

Meng Xianyu: "Enough, enough, stop, stop, stop!"

Meng Xianyu thought, this was just like Tang Monk entering the Spider Cave, but the Spider Cave didn't have centipedes and spiders as dishes!

Meng Xianyu: "Do you eat these on weekdays?"

Wu Na: “Sometimes I eat it.”

Meng Xianyu: "Can you sell the fish for a good price? Are these dried fish valuable?"

Wu Na: "People over there like to eat it, but they usually want fresh fish, shrimp and crab. These dried fish are what customers have left over. They are afraid they will go bad, so they dry them into dried fish. Some people buy the big ones, but they keep the small ones for themselves."

Meng Xianyu: "It's better to eat more fish and less weird things!"

Wu Na: "There are things in this sea that cannot be eaten!"

Meng Xianyu: "That's right, there are also poisonous ones, electric ones, and those that eat people!"

Wu Na: "For us, as long as we can fill our stomachs and exchange them for money, they are all good things! Poisonous insects are also treasures!"

Meng Xianyu: "Okay! But I really can't come!"

Wu Na: "I know. I picked some delicious dried fish for you. I will make fish soup for you later."

Meng Xianyu: "Has anyone eaten what you made?"

Wu Na: “Yes.”

Meng Xianyu: "Then I feel relieved"

Wu Na: “I eat it often myself!”

Meng Xianyu: "Why don't we do something simple!"

Wu Na: "Then go to the backyard and have a look. Ali has fenced off an area in the yard and raised a few chickens. Go and see if there are any eggs."

Meng Xianyu: "Aren't you coming with me?"

Wu Na: "You go by yourself! I'll go ask Liya for some rice to make porridge!"

Meng Xianyu and Wu Na split their forces into two groups.

Wu Na: "Liya, are you there?"

Leah: Come in

By this time, Leah had calmed down and started tidying up the yard.

Wu Na: "Liya, let me get some rice to make porridge!"

Liya: "They are all in the kitchen, can't you get them yourself?"

Wu Na: “Then I’ll go.”

As soon as Wu Na arrived in the kitchen, she heard Ali Ulan and his younger brother Yixi coming back.

Yixi: "Sister, we are back, look what we brought back!"

Liya stepped forward and took the things that Yixi and the others brought back.

Yixi: "Sister Wuna, you are here too! Please stay and have dinner with us tonight! We haven't had dinner together for a long time!"

Wulan: "Yes, stay!"

Wu Na: “No”

Yixi: "Stay, okay?"

Yixi Shangqian grabbed Wu Na.

Wulan: "Yixi, listen to your sister! By the way, is the girl awake?"

Wu Na: "Wake up, she's staying at my place tonight!"

Wulan: "How can that be possible! You are of noble status..."

Wu Na: "Ali, Xianyu is a distinguished guest from Xianling Island. She was originally qualified to go to the Holy Mountain for recuperation, but she refused. Now the two elders let her live with me! My status is nothing compared to hers!"

Wulan: "Then go and invite our distinguished guests to dinner! I'll go make something delicious and we'll finish the meal together!"

Wu Na: "No, she can't get used to the food here! I'll make fish soup for her. I came here to get some rice to make porridge!"

Wulan: "It just so happens that Ali has exchanged some pies and buns with the vendors in Xianling. You can take some! I'll make some porridge and send it to you!"

Wu Na: "Thank you! Two buns and two pancakes will be enough for me!"