Twisted Dreams-Chapter 292 - 361: Dream
The weather was pleasant, a typical afternoon.
In front of him was the familiar old city’s apartment building, and the sound of annoying cicadas filled his ears.
Water dripped from above.
He wasn’t sure if it was from the air conditioning or someone drying clothes.
Li Yang knew he had returned to May 3rd.
He clenched his fingers.
The feeling was very real.
If Suzu suddenly used this trick on him, Li Yang would find it hard to realize he was dreaming.
"Young man, I still have a lot of old stuff here, is there anything you want?"
The old man who collected junk handed over the vintage jar in his hand, looking at Li Yang expectantly.
Li Yang instinctively took the jar.
He stared at the jar for a long time, it was indeed the Desire Magic Jar.
It’s hard to imagine he was dreaming.
It felt more like he had traveled back in time.
"Young man, young man?"
The old man waved his hand in front of Li Yang.
Li Yang snapped back to reality, carefully observing the old beggar.
Wearing clothes that hadn’t been washed for who knows how long, with gray hair and eyebrows.
His old eyes were full of stories, a person who had endured great hardships.
Li Yang respected this old man who had given him a new life, even if it was in a dream.
Li Yang clasped his hands in salute and said warmly:
"May I know your honorable name, elder?"
The old man paused for a moment and tucked the two hundred yuan Li Yang used to buy the Desire Magic Jar deep into his arms.
He said cautiously:
"Young man, you’ve already bought it, there’s no taking it back."
Li Yang explained:
"No, you’ve misunderstood, I just want to know your name."
The old man became even more wary and took two steps back:
"What do you want?
Why do you want to know my name?
Are you trying to sell me?
I’m not just an ordinary old man that can be easily fooled."
Li Yang thought for a moment and rummaged in his pocket.
Li Yang remembered, after buying the Desire Magic Jar, he still had three hundred yuan left.
Sure enough, Suzu’s dream was so powerful, it perfectly recreated the three hundred yuan in his pocket.
Li Yang handed the three hundred yuan to the old man and said:
"I’m a novelist, I’ve been lacking inspiration lately.
I think you must be a person with stories, I’d like to chat with you, maybe I’ll find the inspiration."
Seeing the money, the old man’s expression became much better.
The old man smiled and accepted the money, putting it in his pocket:
"So you’re a writer, no wonder you speak so elegantly.
There’s not much to say, I once had a failed business.
Don’t look at me like this, I used to be called president by many people."
Li Yang promptly asked:
"Then, may I know your honorable name?"
Li Yang wanted to know the old man’s identity so that after waking up, he could investigate the old man.
He wanted to meet the old man again, to find out where the old man got the desire jar.
The old man, once again hearing Li Yang asking for his name, became vigilant again:
"I’m not telling you my name, but my surname is Meng.
If there’s nothing else, I’ll be going now."
Saying this, the old man pushed his tricycle and headed towards the depths of the old city.
Walking quickly, afraid that Li Yang would come after him to take back the money.
Li Yang pondered for a moment and quietly followed.
...
The old man wandered in the old city.
He didn’t collect junk but skillfully walked through several streets, entering a lane.
The lane was called Fireworks Alley, the people in the old city also called it Washing Head Lane.
The row of facades had colorful signs hanging.
Every room had curtains drawn, with ambiguous lighting inside.
The old man parked the tricycle at the entrance and walked towards a room.
Li Yang emerged from a hidden spot, looking at the sign of the facade.
Carefree Massage Parlor.
Not long after, the sound of a woman scolding came from inside.
"Where did this junk collector come from, get out quickly, look at the smell on you!"
Sounds of shoving came from inside the room.
Li Yang turned and walked into the alley next to the small house, hiding to observe secretly.
The sound of shoving grew louder, and the old man was driven out.
The old man picked up the two hundred yuan in his hand:
"Miss, I have money, why drive me away?"
A mature and alluring woman in a leopard print skirt stood at the door.
With a voluptuous figure, voluptuous breasts, and full hips.
She crossed her arms, looking at the old man with disdain:
"I don’t need your two hundred yuan.
Who knows what kind of disease you might have, bringing all sorts of bacteria into my room, I’ll have to clean it up later.
Get going, stop dawdling here."
After saying this, the woman went back inside.
She pulled the curtain, hating the old man’s smell, standing behind the curtain to prevent him from coming in again.
The old man drooled while looking at the woman:
"I still have money in my pocket, I’ll give you more. Just tell me how much you want!"
The woman sneered, holding up two fingers:
"Two thousand."
The old man smiled bitterly as he touched his pocket.
He didn’t have two thousand yuan in his pocket.
He sighed:
"I just felt you looked like an old acquaintance, I just wanted to chat with you."
The woman pouted.
This old man, not much to look at, wanted to act like a romantic, chatting ambiguously?
At this moment, Li Yang, hiding in the shadows, frowned and looked around.
In Li Yang’s perspective, the surroundings started to become illusory, parts of the dream appeared pixelated.
Li Yang had a gut feeling he was about to wake up.
How could Suzu’s constructed dream be so fragile?
Was he going to wake up without finding out anything?
Li Yang thought for a moment and stepped out of his hiding place:
"Elder."
The woman hadn’t expected there was someone else present.
Hearing Li Yang address the old man, she was utterly speechless.
Calling him elder.
Did they think this was a Xianxia novel?
What a ridiculous address.
Then she looked at Li Yang, wearing bargain clothes, also another poor guy.
The old man, hearing Li Yang’s voice, clearly froze and turned his head:
"You, getting a good deal and still acting coy?
Why not study that broken jar honestly?
Why are you here to ruin my day!"
Li Yang squinted his eyes.
This old man knew the jar wasn’t an ordinary item?
Li Yang faced the old man, about to say something.
The old man’s eyes welled up with tears, dropping one by one to the ground.
"Why, why did you follow, why...."
Suddenly, a horrifying scene unfolded!
’Drip, drip.’
The tears were milky, like liquid flame!
"Ah... ah...."
The old man’s throat produced a gurgling sound.
Seeming both struggling and in pain.
Flames burned on the old man’s body, and he stood motionlessly in the firelight, gradually melting, burning to ashes.
Li Yang furrowed his brows tightly.
Was this Extraordinary Power?!
What was going on?!
Suzu didn’t mention something like this would happen in the dream!
Because the dream was supposed to be based on what really happened at the time.
Which meant there couldn’t be Extraordinary Power before he initiated Spiritual Energy Revival!
Unless, this old man originally possessed Extraordinary Power!
Of course, it might be Suzu’s mistake in the dream construction!
Suzu being unreliable, messing up things was quite normal.
"Ah!!!!!!! Someone’s dead!!!!"
The woman in the massage room screamed with fear.
In Li Yang’s perspective, the dream collapsed more severely, even the sun was full of pixels.
Li Yang suddenly looked at the woman in the small house:
"What’s your name?"
Back then, after the old man exchanged money for the Desire Magic Jar, it was likely he came here seeking company.
This woman might have seen that old man.
He needed to investigate this woman after waking up, to ask about the old man’s whereabouts.
The woman sat paralyzed on the ground, trembling, shaking her head, refusing to say a word.
Li Yang lowered his head to look at his own hand.
Now his body was becoming transparent.
It wouldn’t be long before this dream would end.
"I’m asking, what’s your name."
Li Yang’s voice was filled with a dangerous undertone.
The immense pressure made the woman even more terrified.
The woman crouched on the ground, hugging her head:
"I’m Xiao Yaoyao! I didn’t see anything!"
The next moment, the surrounding environment completely changed.
Li Yang awoke.
