Chapter 83 Dream
"Then how did I remember the answer..." Kong Xuan was still lingering, touching forward bit by bit, reluctant to leave.
Tan Xiao raised his hand and placed it on his chin, "Then hurry up and do the questions."
Kong Xuan hummed softly twice and continued to work on his questions with his head down.
Tan Xiao was half-sitting on the bed. Normally, he would not play with his phone an hour before going to bed, but his phone kept vibrating. When he opened it, he saw that it was a group meeting set up by 404 for joint management, and Fang Zhu was having a tantrum in it.
Fang Zhu: [@All members stop chanting! Stop meditating! My grandmother has appeared!!]
Fang Zhu: [@All members, please, give me a QAQ]
Fang Zhu: [[crying loudly] [crying loudly] [going crazy]]
Fang Zhu was throwing a tantrum inside, tagging people, and then was kicked out by Mu Fei...
Behind them is a row of mages' expressions: doubt.jpg
Tan Xiao poked Mu Fei curiously: [Sister Mu, have you found Grandma Fang Zhu's ashes? Weren't they stolen away? ]
Mu Fei: [Yes, he just had a dream and suddenly said that he dreamed of a very bad girl, and then he wanted to go to the place he dreamed of to arrest someone, so he asked everyone to go out in the middle of the night.]
Tan Xiao: [Oh...I am dreaming, is it reliable? ]
Mu Fei: [Of course it’s true. Dreams in the metaphysical worldview are not in vain. It’s just that he was too noisy and kept crying.]
Tan Xiao: [……]
Yes, even if the clues were obtained in a dream, the tasks still had to be arranged. Fang Zhu was probably too excited after the dream.
[What did he dream about? ] Tan Xiao asked.
[It's a specific scene, let him draw it and then identify it.] Mu Fei said, Grandma Fang Zhu is a mirage dragon, the best among the Jiao family. There was no news before, but now there are suddenly some signs. Maybe it's the flaw revealed by the sniper who was closely pursued by the people from the 404 Office.
But this time it has nothing to do with Tan Xiao. No one would ask a senior high school student to take time out to investigate a case.
[It's alright, go ahead and do your work. Sorry to bother you.] Mu Fei consoled her, [I'll submit my application for extra points as soon as the case is closed.]
Tan Xiao: [Okay, thank you Sister Mu.]
Tan Xiao put down his phone and started thinking.
Kong Xuan asked him, "What are you thinking about?"
Kong Xuan also saw that Fang Zhu was going crazy, and he thought Tan Xiao was still thinking about the case.
"Oh..." Tan Xiao said slowly, "I was wondering, would you come to me in your dreams?"
Mu Fei was right. In the metaphysical worldview, dreams are not in vain. It seems that immortals, gods, and ghosts all have the theory of sending messages in dreams. No matter whether it is a nightmare or a beautiful dream, whether it is a prediction of good or bad fortune or a message from relatives, they can always appear in people's dreams and do something.
Tan Xiao has seen many such cases, around Qingming Festival, Ghost Festival, or just on ordinary days, people claim to have dreams about their relatives having a bad life in the underworld, so they have to perform rituals and burn paper. In the past, he thought that it was just a dream at night because of what they thought about during the day.
"Yes, I will." Kong Xuan said hesitantly, "I haven't used it."
He doesn't have anyone to whom he needs dreams. Unlike those gods who have been in office for many years and need to use dreams to achieve their goals, Kong Xuan doesn't have this need.
"Then tell me a dream. I'm curious about what it feels like." Tan Xiao lay down with interest. "Well, how about you try us..."
Kong Xuan's eyes flickered: "What?"
Tan Xiao closed his eyes: "Let's practice entering the college entrance examination room in our dreams. I want to see if we will be nervous."
Kong Xuan: “…”
…
So this night seemed especially long.
When Tan Xiao woke up, he felt a little tired. He lay in bed for half a minute before he remembered why. Oh, he asked Kong Xuan to come to him in a dream last night. He finally understood why Fang Zhu was so excited, because some dreams are just finished, and it is really hard to distinguish between illusion and reality, and it seems like it really happened.
But it is obvious that dreaming is somewhat exhausting to the spirit. For doctors, dreaming too much needs to be treated just like insomnia. It seems that although this method of practice is good, it should not be tried too often.
And recalling it...Tan Xiao did dream last night that he entered the college entrance examination room and did the questions in a real countdown, but...
"How did I enter the examination room wearing a wizard's robe? And holding a writing brush?" Tan Xiao wondered. He didn't feel anything when he was dreaming, but after waking up, he felt that this worldview was a bit strange.
This was also the first time Kong Xuan fabricated a dream. He was not a professional dream god, so many parts were just expressions of his subconscious mind. He hesitated and said, "I don't know."
Tan Xiao glanced at him and suddenly laughed: "Really don't know?"
"...I remember now." Kong Xuan said loudly, "Because I like to see you wearing a wizard robe, red and black."
Tan Xiao wanted to tease Xiao Niao, but he made her blush instead. She didn't know what to say, and she got up after a long while. "Well, no wonder you announced your relationship to the whole school as soon as you left the examination room, and you... kissed me several times."
He was even less ashamed when talking about Kong Xuan. "I've already finished the exam, can't I tell you? Kissing in a dream doesn't count!"
If he could open the microphone on all channels, he would declare it to the three realms.
"..." Tan Xiao didn't dare to think about it too much, and went downstairs to wash up. Tan Chunying also packed up and was ready to go out to work. The nature of her job meant that sometimes she was very idle and sometimes she was very busy.
Seeing Tan Xiao's expression in a hurry, Tan Chunying exclaimed, "Didn't you sleep well?"
"Just a little bit, I dream a lot." Tan Xiao rubbed his face.
"I'm in a hurry to record the show, you can buy some dragon bones and boil some water to drink." Witch doctors and witch doctors are inseparable, Tan Chunying knows a few prescriptions, she said the first half of the sentence but stopped, "You... young man!" She hurried away with her bag.
Tan Xiao listened to her nonsensical words and didn't understand what she meant for a moment.
Kong Xuan was also puzzled: "What does it mean?"
"...Ah." Tan Xiao reacted and covered his head in silence, "What the hell."
Kong Xuan was even more puzzled: "What what?"
"Nothing, you don't need to understand what it is." Tan Xiao's face turned red, and he pushed him, "Let's go to school!"
…
"Nuo dance has accumulated thousands of years of cultural connotations in China and witnessed the development of ancient dance. The segment of our dance drama "Chu Nuo" was premiered at the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala, which also represents a unique culture of South Chu and shows the process of the South Chu people's struggle with nature. What we see from the simple Nuo dance is the national spirit..."
Tan Chunying talked freely in front of two cameras.
On one side is the camera of the documentary "The Great Witch", and on the other side is the camera of the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala program team. They are going to shoot the pilot film that will be played at the gala.
As a branch venue of the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala, Nanchu will bring out the most distinctive local programs. It is said that a particularly large high-tech stage has been built at the foot of Qiyu Mountain. At that time, Chu Wu and Qiyu Yao will be the two main display objects of Nanchu.
This is also thanks to the new progress made in the dissemination of Chu Wu in the past year, which has allowed more young people to understand the Wu Nuo culture, which in turn has made the government pay more attention to its promotion.
Next to Tan Chunying is the director of the Nanchu Song and Dance Troupe, with whom she has worked many times. The whole dance drama is very long, and this time they will perform selected excerpts.
"Is there any difference between this and previous Nuo dance programs?" the program director asked guidingly.
"We have adapted some Nuo dances in the past, such as the "Snake Dance" which was successfully promoted on the streets so that citizens of Southern Chu could all dance. We also staged a children's dance "Feather Child" with the theme of Nuo masks, which won an award. This time, the dance drama connects many Chu witch-style dances and presents them as a whole through several chapters..."
The director was particularly satisfied with Tan Chunying's performance.
As the first person to lead the spiritual master's transformation from a representative of Chu Wu to a representative of cultural tourism, she had achievements, experience, and good expression skills, and she completed the filming quickly.
For the documentary crew on the other side, this is also part of their silent observation: one of the survival directions of Chu Wu in the new era.
After the pilot film crew left, the dancers whispered to Tan Chunying about the latest gossip: "It seems that Jiuyi Mountain is cooperating with the provincial TV station and will also broadcast a few programs."
"Haha, that's not bad either." Tan Chunying naturally knew what the other party meant - several places were competing for the venue of this evening party, including the Jiuyi Mountain Scenic Area.
They were quite confident at first, but unfortunately they lost to Nanchu. However, they settled for the next best thing and asked the provincial TV station to make it quite lively. It just so happened that Emperor Shun’s birthday was also around the same time, so they also arranged the Shun memorial ceremony.
Tan Chunying still has a favorable impression of Mount Jiuyi. "I used to look for ways everywhere, cooperating with travel agencies and so on. At that time, because their actors were better, I went there to learn from them."
"Oh, really?"
"Well, their scenic area management is also good..."
The two chatted for a while longer. After Tan Chunying sent the dance troupe members away, the documentary crew was still filming Tan Chunying's daily life like ghosts. She was packing up the props she had just used for the demonstration.
There is a bow in here.
The Taiyin bow has not been used in Tan Chunying's rituals for a long time, but the peach wood bow in "shooting with drums" is indispensable for the comprehensive performance of "Chu Nuo". During rehearsals, Tan Chunying usually uses peach wood sticks instead. Now that the performance is approaching, the dance troupe has customized a batch of prop bows.
Tan Chunying weighed it. She hadn't pulled the bow for a long time. She raised the bow, pulled the string, and aimed with one eye. In her sight, the door was opened and Tan Xiao walked in carrying a schoolbag.
When Tan Xiao saw her drawing the bow, he raised his hand symbolically and said, "I surrender."
"Swish." The prop bow and arrow were not even drawn. Tan Chunying used her mouth to simulate the special effects. She and her son laughed childishly for a few times before putting away the bow. Everyone walked in together.
A senior high school descendant of the Chu witch, Zhu Yixin, the director of "The Great Witch", deliberately followed Tan Xiao to the second floor and took pictures of his homework and the peacock mask on his desk.
Zhu Yixin asked, "Is Tan Xiao not participating in this party?"
"He has already started his senior year of high school, so he is not asked to participate in anything now." Tan Chunying said, "But he knows the entire dance drama. After all, he will be the one to pass it on in the future."
Zhu Yixin nodded. They also wanted to film some of Tan Xiao's study scenes, as well as the attitudes of the teachers and classmates towards Chu Wu, to show the side. But there was no rush. The documentary filming time was very long.
"Your classmates should all know that you are Chu Wu, right?" Zhu Yixin asked, "During the last Dragon Boat Festival, did you also take pictures of your classmates helping you?"
A documentary is not just about their daily scenes, it also requires some expressions, which have to be guided by the director.
"Yes, my classmates have all known that I am a wizard since elementary school. I even helped out their families and lent a hand at funerals." Tan Xiao said. He also knew that the director team had long since asked for the videotapes of his performances as a child.
"Oh?" Not only Zhu Yixin, but even Tan Chunying didn't know about the matter of lending a hand at the funeral.
That was the time when Lin Yang's great uncle came. Tan Xiao briefly said, "Their team will still be a little suspicious of me, because we are often just performing now."
Tan Chunying also nodded, everyone’s tracks had long been different.
"Do other Chu witches think that the Tan family spiritual master has violated some kind of tradition?" Zhu Yixin asked.
"To develop, there must be innovation. Our classics say that if something is easily passed on to others, it will never prosper. But the reality is that if you don't go out, no one will want to learn even if you want to teach." Tan Chunying rubbed his head.
"Well, so now, when your teachers and classmates, like Tan Xiao, invite you to perform a ritual, what kind of attitude do they have?"
"It's not that I believe in it, it's just that I follow some folk customs. Many people don't even know how to run a funeral, they just find a company and they provide one-stop service." Tan Xiao gave a few examples, "Sometimes my classmates also joke with me and ask me to draw a talisman or perform a ritual."
"What did you say?"
"I said the head teacher didn't allow me to do that." Tan Xiao made a joke and everyone laughed.
"You are actually quite skilled, aren't you? You practice a lot. Last time I saw you floating in the air, but that was just a literary move, right?" Zhu Yi thought of Tan Xiao's "magic tricks" last time, "You guys also have some hard skills, right?"
"The overall focus is still on text..." As Tan Xiao was speaking, there was a knock on the door. It was a courier.
Tan Chunying ran downstairs and went to the door to receive the express delivery. After signing for it, she saw a cute corgi at the door and teased it for a few times, "Hey, is this your dog?"
The courier said in confusion: "I thought you had a new dog. Why did you lock it outside?"
This one doesn’t look cheap at first glance, it’s round and has smooth fur.
"No, it must have gotten lost. Why isn't it on a leash?" Tan Chunying squatted down and reached out to touch the corgi's head. The corgi seemed very friendly and didn't resist at all. Instead, it sniffed Tan Chunying's hand carefully and made soft whining sounds.
The courier also reached out and touched it twice. It was so cute, but he had other packages to deliver. "Let's go, Sister Tan. This looks like it has an owner. Can you help find it?"
"Yeah."
"…We don't have rituals like walking on a mountain of swords and diving into a sea of fire, but tourists do find it very entertaining, so…" Tan Xiao was speaking when he heard a dog barking. He couldn't help but take two steps to the window, and the camera followed his steps and turned over.
His eyes fell on the yard, and Tan Xiao frowned while his heart was beating wildly.
No way...it can't be, it's a corgi?
Facing this cute dog, Tan Xiao's instincts were ringing with alarm bells. He immediately stopped talking and said to the person downstairs, "Mom, please stop playing with the dog. What if it hasn't been vaccinated against rabies?"
"I know, I know." Tan Chunying originally wanted to say that this Corgi didn't seem like a manic dog, but then she saw it look at her, with fire flashing in its eyes, and bared its teeth to bite her!
Tan Chunying was quick to roll to the side and dodge, "Oh my god, what a mad dog!"
She didn't hesitate and kicked it, but this chubby Corgi didn't know what it had eaten, but it was actually quite agile and managed to avoid Tan Chunying's kick.
Tan Xiao's face suddenly changed, and many thoughts flashed through his mind.
This familiar feeling...
Is it a Huodou? !
Tan Xiao could confirm that the twelve previous gangsters had been captured and brought to justice, and he could even be certain that there was no Corgi among those twelve.
Is it a statistical error, or...
The fireballs from a few days ago came to mind. The ancients could not distinguish between fireballs and broom stars, and thought they were all heavenly dogs. But there are so many fireballs on Earth, and only when they hit the black dog by coincidence can they form a huodou. And only when the real heavenly dog fragments hit the dog can they become the new huodou they captured before, which has the characteristics of both huodou and heavenly dog's devouring.
If this corgi had recently transformed, what probability would it have to have caused such a fight for the second time in just one year?
All this flashed through Tan Xiao's mind. What was even more dangerous was that the evil spirit was attacking Tan Chunying.
Zhu Yixin, who was standing by, had no idea what the dog was. She thought it was a mad dog with rabies and shouted, "Xiao Luo, Xiao Luo!"
——There were still people from their crew in the living room on the first floor, and Zhu Yixin quickly asked people who were nearby to help. The crew members on the first floor really quickly picked up brooms and other items at home to drive away the corgi.
Tan Xiao didn't care about that. Amid the exclamations of the crew members, he shouted, "Short legs, look here!" It seemed like he was trying to attract attention, which was understandable.
Tan Xiao had caught three evil spirits before, and he thought that this one must be here to seek revenge.
He secretly called out to Kong Xuan, who raised his hand to brush away the evil spirit, "You are looking for death."
At the same time, Xiao Luo from the film crew also waved a broom and swept towards the Corgi.
No one expected that the evil monster would pounce forward and just barely avoid it!
Kong Xuan was stunned and his face darkened.
The five-colored divine light corresponds to the five elements, and nothing can be absorbed or destroyed, unless the opponent is not in the five elements - Corgis are naturally born in the five elements. In addition to that: there is one thing, those who are fast enough to escape cannot be brushed, and cannot be brushed.
However, it is rare to find someone in the human world who has such a sophisticated method of escape that can avoid the five-colored divine light.
Xiao Luo from the film crew exclaimed "Eh!" He almost didn't see clearly how the Corgi escaped from under his broom. It seemed that the Corgi was originally a cattle dog, so it was still quite agile.
The Corgi looked at Tan Xiao from a distance, with a very human mockery in its eyes. Even though it saw Tan Xiao, it did not attack Tan Xiao. Instead, after avoiding the double attack of the five-colored divine light and the broom, it leaped towards Tan Chunying who took the opportunity to hide behind.
Almost at the same time, Tan Xiao took out the Taiyin slingshot, raised his hand and shot at the Corgi!
Then he turned over and jumped down. With Kong Xuan's support, he jumped from the second floor to the eaves of the first floor, landed steadily on the ground, and ran towards the man and the dog.
"!!" The camera of the film crew shook violently. Zhu Yixin was more frightened when she saw Tan Xiao suddenly jump off the building than when she saw a dog going crazy! Fortunately, Tan Xiao landed safely. Naturally, her face turned pale again: Why didn't you say it earlier? This is what you said. Is your family all here?
The Corgi deviated a little to avoid Tan Xiao's bounce , but still stubbornly bit Tan Chunying's wrist with its mouth, and blood gushed out immediately.
"This..." Tan Chunying was clearly bitten on the wrist, but as blood was flowing, her feet became unstable. She staggered and fell to the ground, as if she was fainting from the blood. She swayed twice and then passed out.
"Mom!" Tan Xiao and Kong Xuan only had time to support Tan Chunying. The Corgi did not stop after biting people and rushed out in one go!
