Embers Ad Infinitum

"Five, zero, three."

Jiang Baimian expected all kinds of "hints" that the "higher unintentional person" would give, but he never expected that it would be three numbers.

What does it mean? What does this mean? The secret code within the "Mirage Dragon Cult"? A series of questions flashed in Jiang Baimian's mind.

At this time, the "high-level Heartless One" who said these three numbers seemed to have finally removed the heavy boulder weighing on his heart, and a clear dark brown vaguely appeared in his turbid eyes.

This dark brown color was swallowed up by the turbidity in the blink of an eye, like a drowning person who finally gave up his struggle.

"He..." The voice of the "Higher Heartless One" sounded like a beast threatening humans.

It's hard to believe he could have spoken human words just seconds ago.

Once he lets go of his obsession, he is no different from a normal "high-level careless person".

Seeing this, Jiang Baimian raised his right hand to turn the mirror over and shine it at the target.

She would not allow such a dangerous being to exert its abilities without restriction.

Similarly, Nanke Guan Guan Zhou Yue had a similar reaction.

At this moment, a figure appeared in front of them.

Shang Jianyao's tall figure.

He walked up to the "Higher Heartless One" and looked at him calmly.

The heavy sound in the throat of the "high-level unintentional person" gradually became lower, and his body, which was highly tense and ready to go, also relaxed a lot.

"Do you still consider yourself a human being?" Shang Jianyao asked.

His back was turned to Zhou Yue, and his side was facing Jiang Baimian. The expression on his face was shrouded in the shadow of the "high-level unintentional person", which was not clear enough, but the deep voice of the two ladies present could be heard.

The "high-level unintentional person" was slightly stooped, and his cloudy eyes were full of bloodshot eyes.

He did not respond to Shang Jianyao, nor did he leave. He stood there blankly, and the illusion he had created before disappeared without a trace.

Zhou Yue's heart moved, she took two steps forward and stood side by side with Shang Jianyao.

She looked at the "Higher Heartless One" and asked in a soft voice:

"Are you the Protector of Van?"

The gray-haired old man looked at her with the eyes of a beast, without any change in expression or opening a word.

"I'll just take it as such." Zhou Yue sighed, "After you disappeared, your wife has never been able to find you. She was so worried and anxious that she became seriously ill and could not be cured... Your child and your granddaughter never gave up. , wandering in the dust, looking for every place you may go... The sect has issued orders to every Taoist temple, be sure to pay attention to your traces..."

The "high-level unintentional person" listened quietly, not sure if he understood.

But the buzzing sound in his throat had completely disappeared.

When Zhou Yue finished speaking, he suddenly made a whimpering sound, turned around, and ran out of Nankeyuan like a wild ape.

Because of his danger, Jiang Baimian did not stop him.

"Huh, the information he wanted to convey turned out to be the numbers 'five', 'zero' and 'three'..." Jiang Baimian was paying attention to the door and did not move at will to avoid being affected by the illusion, while talking to himself, "This means, means..."

While she was hesitating, she suddenly had an idea:

"Is this the house number in the 'Soul Corridor' that represents Jiang Xiaoyue's spiritual world?"

"Maybe." Zhou Yue nodded slightly, "Each door in the 'Soul Corridor' has a different number. I don't know how it came about."

"Electricity, ID number?" Shang Jianyao seemed to have wanted to say the electronic card number, but he forcibly changed it to something similar in the old world.

"It's not that long." Zhou Yue denied this guess.

Jiang Baimian said "hmm":

"So, that 'Higher Heartless' is reminding the other 'Dream Protectors' of your sect to avoid Room 503 of the 'Soul Corridor'?"

Or gather manpower and do a thorough cleanup under the blessing of Zhi Sui.

"Maybe." Zhou Yue didn't know much about this aspect and could only answer with ambiguous words.

When they were discussing the numbers "five", "zero" and "three", a beast's roar suddenly came from outside Nanke View:

"Woo!"

The voice was shrill and hoarse.

The three of them looked at each other, each holding a mirror, looking around, and walked towards the door.

As soon as they passed through the patio and came to the street, they saw the "high-level careless person" standing on the roof of the building opposite.

As countless stars twinkled, he jumped forward with all his strength.

His figure fell rapidly, and his long gray hair started to dance wildly.

Snapped!

The "higher careless man" fell to the street and was reduced to a tattered sack.

Bright red and dazzling blood flowed rapidly from under his body, as if creating a puddle.

This picture was fixed in the eyes of Shang Jianyao, Jiang Baimian and Zhou Yue.

——When they arrived, the target had made no sound, and there were no traces of life left.

At this moment, Jiang Baimian recalled with horror the scene where Jiang Xiaoyue committed suicide by jumping off the building, and he couldn't help but sigh.

Zhou Yue stared at it for a while, and in a silent sigh, she half-tilted her body and opened her arms slightly.

Then, she said in an ethereal and solemn tone:

"The new world lies beyond dreams.

"May you please the gods."

After saying a brief prayer and blessing, Zhou Yue saw the tall young man from Qian Bai's team walking to the body and staring at it quietly for a few seconds.

Then, he took off his dark blue short down jacket, squatted down gently, and covered the deceased's face with the clothes, covering the cloudy eyes that were staring at the sky without focus.

Huh... Jiang Baimian sighed again.

…………

Inside Nankeguan.

Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao worked together to move the body of the "high-level careless person" in, and followed the teachings of the "Mirage Dragon Sect" to replace the short down jacket with a white towel to cover the deceased's body. face.

This means that you will never fall into a dream again.

Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao, and Zhou Yue sat down cross-legged one after another, guarding the body and waiting for dawn.

The wordless silence lasted for a while, and Jiang Baimian broke the atmosphere like a casual chat:

"Guanzhu Zhou, do you think he jumped off the building to end his life as an 'unintentional person' with the last bit of reason, or was he influenced by Jiang Xiaoyue's spiritual world and repeated the behavior of jumping off the building?"

Zhou Yue stared at the corpse covered with a white towel and moved the corners of her mouth without a smile:

“I hope it’s the former reason.

"In this way, he escapes the dream as a human being."

Jiang Baimian was silent for a while, then asked:

"Guanzhu Zhou, how did you join the Mirage Sect?"

Zhou Yue withdrew her gaze, smiled and said:

"I am an orphan adopted by the Mirage Sect. I have grown up in the sect since I was a child. There is no say whether to join or not."

"No wonder you follow the teachings of the 'Mirage Dragon Sect' so much and integrate them into your daily words and deeds." Jiang Baimian nodded slightly when he heard this.

Shang Jianyao, who was sitting cross-legged next to her, was still looking at the corpse, his eyes were calm, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Zhou Yue laughed at herself and shook her head:

"No, I wasn't like this before."

"Huh?" Jiang Baimian made a questioning voice.

Zhou Yue raised her head slightly, not knowing whether she was looking at the beam of Nanke Temple or Zhi Sui in the void:

“I once had a very good friend who was also an orphan adopted by the sect, and we lived in the same room for many years.

“We agreed that if anyone becomes a ‘Dream Inducer’ or even a ‘Dream Taoist’, he will apply to the Taoist temple where he is and we will be good friends for life.

"Later, one day..."

Having said this, Zhou Yue paused for a moment, his eyes seeming a little blank:

"She has an 'unintentional disease'."

Jiang Baimian opened his mouth, but couldn't find the right words.

Zhou Yue turned around and said:

"When I became an adult, I fell in love with a classmate. He was a very good person, tall, and shy. When he saw us girls, he always hesitated and couldn't say much.

"He is also very kind. Once, he followed other members of the sect to a homeless settlement in the wilderness that was hit by floods, to provide relief to the victims there and to look for children suitable to be brought back for training."

When he said these words, Zhou Yue had a faint smile on his face, as if he was back to the beginning.

"Later, later..." Her expression gradually became confused, "They told me that a plague broke out in that settlement and he failed to come back."

After a few seconds of silence, Zhou Yue looked at Jiang Baimian and showed his usual smile:

"Everything is a fantasy, why take it seriously?"