NOVPUB80: Chapter 80 The Reality of the Future_1
80 -80 The Reality of the Future_1
“Are you really Feng Yuan?”
Yang Hongzhi looked at Feng Yuan, who was one size smaller yet still wearing the white robe, with some disbelief.
Xiao Ji crawled out from behind Feng Yuan and climbed onto his head to look at Yang Hongzhi, while Najia nodded at Yang Hongzhi to confirm Feng Yuan’s identity.
Feng Yuan pointed towards a small grove not far away and said,
“Let’s talk over there, it’d be troublesome if someone stumbled upon us here.”
“Right, can you get down?”
Just as Feng Yuan was about to flip over the railing and jump off the balcony, he turned and asked.
Yang Hongzhi hesitated for a moment, then tried to use the strength of Xiao Hui and Xiao Hei before saying,
“Yes.”
“Then let’s go.
Xiao Ji, sit tight.”
“Ji~”
Xiao Ji hopped into the hood and poked its head out to watch Yang Hongzhi.
Feng Yuan leapt down from the balcony into the grove, spreading his dark wings to fly.
Yang Hongzhi hugged Najia tightly, took a deep breath, and after running towards the railing, he flipped over it and jumped down.
Brown spots of light appeared around Yang Hongzhi’s body, slowing his descent rapidly, and he landed gently on the ground before running towards Feng Yuan.
Coming to a halt in front of Feng Yuan who was waving at him, Yang Hongzhi caught his breath and asked the White Wolf Deity beside Feng Yuan,
“What on earth is going on?”
Feng Yuan sighed, looked up at the sky, and said,
“That thing used the false World Clock to send us into a fake timeline.
We are probably in a fake version of two years ago…”
“Fake…
two years ago?”
“Yes, though it shouldn’t have any direct impact on our original world, it can cause some interference through dreams.
You haven’t done anything inappropriate, have you?”
“No.”
Seeing Yang Hongzhi shake his head, Feng Yuan let out a sigh of relief and said,
“Then later on, you’ll accompany me to find Qi Chen and the others.”
“Isn’t Qi Chen in the same dorm as you?”
At the sight of Yang Hongzhi’s astonished expression, Feng Yuan sighed and said,
“He is not in the same false timeline as us; he’s probably run off to some strange temporal tributary.”
“What about Wu Feng?”
“If we break through the timeline, he should be able to sense it.
After all, I don’t know where exactly he is at this time point.
Divination can’t be used in a false timeline…”
Feng Yuan explained with a headache, and Yang Hongzhi, glancing at Najia, said,
“Then let’s hurry and find Qi Chen.”
“The key is I don’t know how to find him…”
“Ripping apart the timeline directly would probably cause Maomu City to have nightmares for a very long time…”
“Ripping apart the timeline?”
Yang Hongzhi looked at Feng Yuan uncomprehendingly.
Najia seemed somewhat dissatisfied, and Feng Yuan shook his head at Najia, saying,
“I know you can’t bear it, but without any clues, we can only go destroying timelines one by one.
Each destruction will cause that region to collapse…
And those memories will then appear in the dreams of the original timeline, so it’s very troublesome…”
“You said you came back from two years in the future?”
Feng Yuan looked at Qi Chen in confusion.
After seeing Qi Chen nod and then noticing how Ah Mu was affectionately nestled in Qi Chen’s arms, Feng Yuan hesitated for a moment before saying,
“I cannot be certain about the truth of your claims.
If you are willing to use Transformation Dream to share some memories of the future with me, I might be able to help you…”
“Transformation Dream?”
Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan questioningly.
Feng Yuan extended his hand, and a sky-blue orb of light floated above it.
Looking at Qi Chen, he said,
“This is Transformation Dream.
It can selectively show your memories to others.
If you truly come from the future, you should be able to use its power, right?”
“Duu~”
“Transformation Dream has no restrictions on power types, so you can use it with confidence.”
“But I don’t know how.”
“I’ll teach you if you want.”
Feng Yuan said to Qi Chen, who nodded and replied,
“Teach me!”
Feng Yuan took great effort to teach Qi Chen the technique of Transformation Dream.
Seeing Qi Chen hesitating, Ah Mu looked at Feng Yuan with dissatisfaction and squawked a few times.
Feng Yuan seemed to understand Ah Mu’s intent, sighed and said,
“I know it’s simple to prove you came from the future.
If he can use the technique, it’s certain, because at his age he couldn’t possibly have formed a Beast Tamer’s contract.”
“Duu!”
Seeing Ah Mu glaring at him, Feng Yuan shook his head and said,
“I just want to confirm if he really is my friend, because although we’ve had a pleasant time together, it’s been less than a month, and to me that doesn’t count as enough to warrant doing that…”
“Alright.”
Qi Chen, stopping Ah Mu, shook his head and looked at Feng Yuan, saying
“I used ‘Hua Meng’.”
“Okay~”
After letting Qi Chen sit on the floor, Feng Yuan sat down, touched the sky blue light sphere in Qi Chen’s hand, and after a long while, as day broke, both Feng Yuan and Qi Chen’s cell phones rang several times.
Feng Yuan gradually opened his eyes, his face complex as he looked at Qi Chen and waved his hand, a transparent barrier enveloping the dormitory.
Feng Yuan took out his phone and began explaining something amidst the scolding from Teacher Mu.
In Ah Mu’s worried gaze, Qi Chen opened his eyes, glanced at his phone, watched Feng Yuan speaking, and sighed.
After a while, Feng Yuan smilingly said to Qi Chen,
“I think I understand what’s going on.
Don’t worry, I’ll get you back.”
For some reason, Qi Chen felt Feng Yuan’s smile was a bit bitter.
Surprised, worried, yet hopeful, he looked at Feng Yuan and asked,
“Really?
How long might it take?
It’s not going to affect you, right?”
“I need to prepare some things, um…
by noon, I guess.
I’ve already asked for leave from Teacher Mu.
You rest here for a while, I’ll go get something to eat~”
As soon as Feng Yuan walked out the door, his expression turned to one of reluctance.
Looking around, he sighed and decided to grab some food down the alley.
“Aren’t you going to class?”
When he returned to the dorm at noon, Feng Yuan, scratching his head, looked at Qi Xiaoshuang, who was sitting there silently, then glanced at Pei Yu’s empty bed and said,
“If it’s true like you said, having a friend like that would definitely be way better than that guy, right~”
“Can you tell me the way home?”
“Huh?
If you’re lost, you should ask the police~”
“You know what I mean!”
Qi Xiaoshuang raised her head to look at Feng Yuan, who, seeing the redness in her eyes, scratched his head and said,
“Even so, there’s nothing I can do.”
“Is that so…
Sorry to bother you…”
Watching Qi Xiaoshuang stand up, looking somewhat forlorn and ready to leave, Feng Yuan hesitated for a moment before grabbing her hand.
Qi Xiaoshuang turned her head back in dissatisfaction and asked,
“What do you want?
Harass an underage girl?”
“What are you talking about?!”
Feng Yuan, as if scalded, let go of Qi Xiaoshuang’s hand.
Looking at her expectant eyes, he scratched his face with his index finger and said,
“How about I treat you to lunch~ I just discovered a great place to eat~”
“Chang’s Gourmet Shop in the alley?
The signature golden soup dumplings?
Are you sure they sell those at this hour?”
Qi Xiaoshuang looked disdainfully at Feng Yuan, who hesitated for a moment before asking,
“What are you talking about?”
“Your favorite snack.”
“Huh?
Is there such a thing?”
“Well then, let’s check it out~ We can talk about your situation over the meal~”
Qi Xiaoshuang looked at Feng Yuan doubtfully, nodded, and followed him into the alley.
After searching for quite some time, they finally found Chang’s Gourmet Shop.
Looking at its somewhat dilapidated facade, Feng Yuan wondered,
“Could the food in here really be to my liking?”
Luckily, just as Feng Yuan entered, they were still selling the signature golden soup dumplings.
He tried an order and, excitedly, ordered several more.
Watching Feng Yuan wolf down the dumplings, Qi Xiaoshuang said,
“Didn’t you say we’d talk about my situation while eating?”
“Hold on~”
After waiting for a while and seeing Feng Yuan’s satisfied look, just as Qi Xiaoshuang was about to say something, Feng Yuan pulled out his phone and made a call saying,
“Would you mind letting me understand your future through a dream?
I need to confirm the truth of what you’re saying.”
“This…”
Qi Xiaoshuang hesitated, pondered for a while, and said,
“You’re not going to spy on my stuff, right?”
“It’s just you showing me your memories.
As long as you don’t think about anything weird, nothing strange will come up.”
“Okay, as long as you agree to help me find the way home, I’ll let you enter the dream.”
“Then let’s head back to the dorm.”
