Chapter 558 - 321: White Dream

Chapter 558: Chapter 321: White Dream

But before that, there was one more thing Lu Cang needed to confirm.

Namely, whether the person Leng Qingying had killed was truly Luo Yan, the Inheritor of the Dark Church.

"The person you killed, was it a girl with long, black bangs?"

Leng Qingying pouted. "She’d already turned into a Demon."

"How would I know what she looked like before that?"

"Isn’t there anything that could prove her identity?" Lu Cang asked again.

Leng Qingying thought for a moment. "Prove her identity..."

"Does this count?"

Leng Qingying stretched out her hand, and a dark-colored long whip appeared in it.

’A Divine Artifact. This is the one Luo Yan used.’

Lu Cang had seen her use it before the second stage began.

’However...’

Lu Cang sensed for a Restriction on the Divine Artifact. There was no longer any Restriction on it. Moreover, the artifact was just an empty shell; it no longer had any Special Effects.

It was merely an ordinary long whip.

’But... the whip’s existence undoubtedly proved that Leng Qingying was also there.’

Aigemisa.

’What in the world is it up to?’

’Why were so many people in the Secret Sea?’

"Is there anything else?"

Leng Qingying shook her head. "Not really. Nothing else special happened."

’It seems her experience was similar to mine.’

Lu Cang reached out and placed a hand on Leng Qingying.

Talent triggered.

Leng Qingying’s information hadn’t changed much.

She had learned some new, powerful Assassination Skills and gained new insights into the art of assassination.

"So... why are you here?"

"Didn’t you say you were going to explore the Ancient Ruins and would be gone for a few days?"

A resigned smile touched Lu Cang’s lips. "I ran into something similar to what happened to you. I encountered some random events during the month of chaos."

"And then..."

As he spoke, the three of them—Lu Cang, Lu Luwei, and Leng Qingying—started walking back the way they came.

Their pace was not as hurried as when they had arrived.

It could even be described as slow.

Lu Luwei covered her mouth as she listened to Lu Cang’s story.

’How does this kid always run into such extraordinary things?’

’Is this the kind of opportunity only a genius gets?’

Lu Luwei couldn’t help but feel a little conflicted.

’Come to think of it, it’s been a long time since I’ve had a serendipitous encounter of my own.’

"So, you’re saying..."

"In the end, it was actually you who destroyed the Secret Sea?"

Lu Cang grimaced, an awkward smile on his face.

Now that they understood the full story, they naturally wouldn’t blame Lu Cang.

But the fact that Lu Cang was ultimately responsible for the destruction of the Secret Sea was simply too absurd.

"Well, what’s done is done. There’s nothing to be done about it now," Lu Luwei sighed helplessly.

’She was at a loss. What else could she say?’

"You two, really..."

A faint trace of envy crept into Lu Luwei’s tone. Lu Cang’s talent was extraordinary, and Leng Qingying was far from simple herself.

’Being with them makes me seem so mediocre in comparison.’

’And to think I was once a one-in-ten-thousand genius myself.’

"If everything’s taken care of, you two should get some proper rest."

"You’ve been through so much, you must be exhausted," Lu Luwei said.

Lu Cang nodded. "Yeah."

"I really do want to get some rest."

He had barely rested at all this whole time... Now that he was finally home, Lu Cang felt the knot of tension in his chest finally loosen.

’I’m finally out of the unknown, out of danger.’

’This, at least, is a safe place to rest.’

"Where’s Yuna?"

Lu Luwei answered, "Yuna is still holed up in the White Tower, have you forgotten? She’s been there for the past few days."

The White Tower in this new place held a vast amount of knowledge for Yuna to learn; there was no way she could absorb it all in just a few days.

A long time had passed for Lu Cang, but in the outside world, he had only been gone for a single day.

"Oh, right."

"In that case... good night, Lu Luwei."

"I really do want to get some sleep."

"Oh, right..."

WHOOSH—

A Potion appeared in Lu Cang’s hand, and he placed it on the table in front of Lu Luwei.

"I refined this. It’s a Potion that increases one’s Perception Range. I thought it might be useful for you."

"You refined it?"

Lu Cang: "Mhm."

’This short exchange revealed that Lu Cang had taken on yet another new Profession.’

’How on earth does he manage so many Professions at once without it hindering his advancement?’

"Well, thank you."

"You’re welcome."

Lu Cang waved goodbye and finally returned to his room.

HAAAAH—

He let out a long breath and, with a casual wave of his hand, set up layers of Restrictions around the entire room.

’So tired...’

’Although my body is still full of life, my Spirit is utterly exhausted.’

’There are still so many things to think about.’

’How to restore my parents, the secrets of Earth, the fate of the Secret Sea... there are just too many things to think about...’

Lu Cang didn’t want to think anymore. He simply lay on his bed and sank into a deep sleep.

...

Before his eyes was a babbling brook.

On the other side of the brook was a distant shore shrouded in something like clouds and mist.

Faint, sparse human figures could be seen.

He could also see a Sea of Trees swaying... Within it, he could faintly sense Spirituality circulating.

"Why... didn’t you save me?"

Suddenly, Lu Cang felt a tug on his clothes.

He snapped his head down to look.

Only to see a hand gripping his clothes.

"Brother Min?"

Huang Minzhi.

This was his good friend from high school! Even at twenty-eight, an age when their lives had stabilized, the two of them still played games together often and would even travel together on holidays.

But...

Earth was gone.

Everyone on Earth had turned into Demons.

Including his good friend.

At the time, Lu Cang couldn’t save so many people. In truth, if he could have, he would have wanted to gather all the Demons that might have been his friends.

But... in the end, there wasn’t enough time.

"Why?"

More and more hands grabbed at Lu Cang’s ankles and the hem of his clothes.

Lu Cang squeezed his eyes shut, his lips pressed into a thin line.

’This is a dream.’

Lu Cang knew this was a dream, yet it felt so incredibly real.

WHOOSH—

The dreamlike, azure grassland beneath his feet was gone, replaced by a vast, pure white wilderness.

Countless hands pulled at Lu Cang from all directions.

Before Lu Cang’s eyes, on the opposite bank of the brook, the Sea of Trees swayed before falling still. The scene before him gradually sharpened into focus.

It was a young girl.

A young girl wearing a simple white dress, as delicate and beautiful as a doll.

She had the appearance of a human.

’And I think I already know her name.’

Bai.

’Why would this Moon, a symbol of Death and Destruction, appear in my dream?’

’So is this just a dream... or is she actually influencing me?’

Lu Cang tried to wake up.

But he found that he couldn’t.