Chapter 8: Finally Left three
Yan Yimu and I walked to the rooftop. I looked at the wide rooftop, and my heart was filled with mixed feelings. It was here that I first came to the comic world. Here, I met the silly and unlovable Yan Yimu. At that time, Yan Yimu gave me the first warmth in this world. Later, I jumped off the building here, and then continued to travel through time, and everything changed...
I stood on the edge of the rooftop, and everything downstairs seemed insignificant. It was sunset again, and the sky turned blood red. I looked up at the sun, and this blood red was very abnormal. I could feel the strange air currents surging in the air, and I knew that the world maintained by the dream soul was about to collapse.
I sat down, holding the dream soul in front of my chest, thinking about the sacrificial scene I saw in the dream, chanting the spell. I felt the energy in my body being continuously drawn out, the dream soul emitted brilliant colorful light, and I saw a high priest in red clothes and with his face covered emerging from the void.
"Yu Yingwu, as the heir of Menghun, you can leave here. You have to know that the world of Menghun exists for punishment. If you want to take them away, you must consume your own energy. You are too stupid." The high priest said to me while floating in the air.
My consciousness was very blurry, and I didn't know whether what I saw was a real person or an illusion, but I said seriously: "I must take them away. This is a promise. Even if it takes all my energy, I have no regrets."
"Take Yan Yimu away now. This world exists because of Yuan Yichen's greed. If he stays to pay tribute, you can leave safely."
"No, I want to take him with me. We are all from the real world, we must go back together. And Xinxin, I want to take her away from here too!" I clenched Menghun tightly, and my body began to tremble.
"It was very difficult for you to take the two of them away, and you still wanted to take Xinxin with you. You have to know that after you leave, this world will freeze. Everyone here is not a human, but just pictures on paper. Don't be silly."
"No, I will try my best and I must take them away! This is my mission!" I shook my head and shouted.
"Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu, how are you?" Yan Yimu rushed over and hugged me. I lay in his arms, and my body became very weak.
"I'm fine. Don't let the dream soul stop. Go and bring Yuan Yichen and Xinxin here. Once the dream soul absorbs the energy, it will open the door to the real world." I struggled to get out of his arms, supported myself on the cold ground, and raised my head to look at the high priest in the haze.
After Yan Yimu put me down, he ran to find Yuan Yichen and Xinxin. I felt very painful, and felt that I would be sucked dry and turned into a dried human. I thought of the people whose internal energy was sucked dry in martial arts novels. I was using my life to fight against the dream soul.
"Yuying Wu, you are the dumbest heir I have ever seen. You are not worthy of the position of high priest." The high priest said in front of me.
"I never thought of becoming a high priest. What era is it now? Menghun should not have appeared long ago." I smiled slightly, "You said that this place was caused by desire, then what about a thousand years ago? If it weren't for Menghun, people wouldn't have so many desires." I have sensed everything that happened to Menghun before.
"Humans are inherently greedy. We have dream souls, so of course we can control them. If they weren't so greedy, how could a coup happen and why would we flee to another place? For so many years, the dream soul has been buried in the soil, and I have almost forgotten everything, but you actually awakened me and made the dream soul shine. The day I saw you, I knew you would be helpful to me. It was not you, but the guidance of the dream soul. All this is God's will." said the high priest.
"Yes, everything is God's will. The dream soul reappeared and then disappeared. It turned out that it had nothing to do with me, but I was still involved. My mission is to protect Yan Yimu. After leaving here, Yuan Yichen will assume the responsibilities that he should bear."
"Xiao Wu, Yuan Yichen's body is getting weaker and weaker." Yan Yimu came to my side carrying Yuan Yichen on his back. In fact, my body was almost as weak as Yuan Yichen's.
I looked at Yuan Yichen, who had fallen into a coma. Xinxin, who arrived later, sat beside Yuan Yichen and cried. My energy was almost exhausted, but the door connecting the two worlds had not yet opened.
"Fool, Dream Soul is the magic weapon of the wizard clan. How can no one sacrifice themselves if they want to leave? The four of you can't leave together. If you keep wasting time, you will all die here." The high priest's tone was full of sarcasm.
"No, I don't believe it!" I bit my finger hard. Besides energy, I also have blood!
"Xiao Wu, you can't sacrifice yourself, you have to go back with me!" Yan Yimu held my hand and yelled.
"Yuyingwu, tell me how to contribute your energy. You can't hold on any longer. Let me help you!" Xinxin put Yuan Yichen down, wiped her tears and came to my side.
I knew that if I told her the method, Xinxin would never be able to leave here again, so I was struggling to hold on. However, the high priest in the air shook her head and a spell came out of her mouth.
Xinxin reached out and held Menghun, and my body went limp and fell into Yan Yimu's arms. I watched Xinxin become more and more transparent under Menghun's huge halo.
"Xinxin, she is not a real person. If she sacrifices herself, everything will really turn into ashes!" I cried in Yan Yimu's arms.
"Xiao Wu, please take good care of Yuan Yichen for me. Leave here and never come back." Xinxin said, closed her eyes, and her soul floated into the air.
A big crack appeared in the blood-red sky, and I saw the long-missed DeLan College, my busy classmates, and Xuan Qing. She and Hemu were crying and looking for us everywhere.
I think I really tried my best, because I really couldn't hold on any longer. My head tilted and I fainted in Yan Yimu's arms.
In the dream, there was a peaceful scene. I stood on the ancient city and looked at the empty city. Have I returned to a thousand years ago? Is this my fate? Is this a dream or reality?
“Xiao Wu, your generation is the last of the wizard clan. Dream Soul is the token of our family. I know you can’t be a wizard, but it’s fate that Dream Soul is in your hands. My soul has merged with Dream Soul. As long as Dream Soul is here, I will be here too. I will protect you.” The voice of the high priest echoed in the air.
"I don't need your protection, I just want Yan Yimu to leave safely." I said firmly.
"At this moment, you are still thinking about Yan Yimu. You are really not fit to be the high priest." The high priest sighed.
"What's the point of saying all this now? I want to leave here. I want to take Yan Yimu and the others away from here!" I looked around for a way out. I couldn't dream. I had to wake up. I still had Yan Yimu, Yuan Yichen and Xinxin to save.
"Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu, wake up!" When I woke up, I saw a white wall and someone was crying and pushing me.
"Xuan Qing?" I saw Xuan Qing, whose eyes were as red as a rabbit's, hugging me tightly. I could hardly breathe. "Xuan Qing?!"
"Wow, Xiaowu, you scared me to death. It's me, it's me. Are you okay?" Xuan Qing said with snot and tears streaming down her face.
"Xuan Qing, don't be like this. Xiao Wu just woke up, let her relax." He Mu stood behind Xuan Qing and hugged her.
"Hemu? You... I'm back?" I rubbed my head and tried to recall.
I was on the rooftop, almost dying from the energy being absorbed by my dream soul, and then Xinxin and the others came over, Xinxin!
"Has Xinxin come out?" I asked anxiously.
"What? Xiao Wu, did you burn your brain? I found you, Yan Yimu, and Yuan Yichen unconscious. Yuan Yichen's condition was worse than yours. Only Yan Yimu was okay, but he refused to say anything and passed away after he woke up."
"Yan Yimu is gone. Where did he go?" My heart skipped a beat and I felt indescribably sad. Yan Yimu woke up not to come to see me, but to leave. Where did he go?
"Is Xiaowu awake? Xiaowu, Xiaowu!" While I was wondering, Yan Yimu had already run to my side. Apart from looking a little haggard, he looked pretty good.
