Chapter 65: S-She Drank Me, Bai Shuanglian Did!

What does it feel like for consciousness to turn into water, to become the sea?

If it was before, Ling Xiaoyou might not have been able to describe it, but now she could.

It was a very strange sensation, as if everything around her was herself, as if she was everywhere.

Whether it was the water forming clouds in the sky, the blood flowing inside living beings, or even this blue star beneath her feet—it all seemed to be just a part of her.

But at the same time, it wasn’t entirely herself.

Each part that made her up possessed its own will.

She was like an observer, able only to watch as the water condensed into clouds, gathered into rain, fell upon mountains and earth, seeped into underground rivers, flowed into the sea, and then began a new cycle.

She had to admit, it was a very mysterious feeling, impossible to describe with words.

Anyway, nothing in all of Ling Xiaoyou’s two lifetimes could compare to this.

At this moment, her consciousness was hazy, as if it had split into thousands, yet also merged into one.

Ling Xiaoyou’s perspective kept shifting, and in the end, she saw a person—a very familiar black-haired, black-eyed girl.

Staring at that familiar, stunningly beautiful and cool face, a single thought floated in the foggy mind of Ling Xiaoyou.

Huh, such a pretty lady, but why do I feel like I’ve seen her somewhere before?

Then, she suddenly panicked.

Because she realized she was getting closer and closer to this girl.

And the girl’s red lips parted slightly, as if she was about to swallow her.

Don’t come any closer!!!

Ling Xiaoyou wanted to struggle.

She didn’t want to be devoured by the girl.

But at that moment, she was nothing more than a cup of steaming tea, with no power to control her own flow, and could only watch helplessly as she was drunk into the girl’s mouth.

Then…

Then there was nothing.

Because Ling Xiaoyou woke up from the dream.

She panted heavily, even beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

What the Ghost, I actually dreamed I turned into a cup of water!

And I was even drunk by that hateful Bai Shuanglian into her stomach.

What kind of strange dream was that?!

It must be because I’ve been thinking about Bai Shuanglian too much lately, daydreaming leads to night dreams!

Ha Ji Lian, you bastard, do you have to haunt me even in my dreams?!

Because of that bizarre dream, Ling Xiaoyou’s mind was in chaos, like a tangled pair of earphone wires.

Wait!

Ling Xiaoyou suddenly remembered something important.

Wasn’t she preparing for Advancement before this?

Why did she suddenly fall asleep and have such a strange dream?

…At least the first half was strange!

Ling Xiaoyou rubbed her soft little face and carefully recalled her memories.

Then she remembered the last scene before she lost consciousness.

A dark blue wave rushed toward her, instantly submerging her, and because she couldn’t swim, she could only struggle weakly in the water, eventually drowning…

Oh right, she was a Ghost—she couldn’t die by drowning, so she must have fainted.

Ling Xiaoyou scratched her little head in confusion.

She really couldn’t figure out what had happened.

Where did that water come from?

Oh, right, it seemed Sister Ling had released it.

Then, where was Sister Ling?

Ling Xiaoyou looked around but didn’t see any sign of Hong Lingyan.

It wasn’t until Hong Lingyan spoke that she realized where she was.

“Eh? Sister Ling, why are you on the ceiling?!”

Ling Xiaoyou stared in shock at Hong Lingyan, who was hanging upside down from the ceiling like Spider-Man glued to the roof.

“Because you were Advancing. If I got too close, my presence might affect you.”

Hong Lingyan pushed off the ceiling and flipped back to the ground.

“Eh? What do you mean? Does having someone nearby during Advancement cause you to fail?”

Ling Xiaoyou froze and asked in confusion.

She’d never heard of such a thing during Advancement.

“That’s not it.”

Hong Lingyan shook her head.

“If you’re Advancing normally, I wouldn’t affect you at all.”

“But you were Advancing while absorbing Ghost Crystal, so my presence might influence your Dream during the process.”

Seeing Ling Xiaoyou’s confused face, Hong Lingyan thought for a moment and explained more directly:

“In short, if I stand next to you, your dreams might be filled entirely with me.”

“Whether it’s people, clouds, or water, everything might look like me.”

Ling Xiaoyou imagined it as Hong Lingyan described, and instantly shivered.

That scene was too terrifying.

If she really had such a dream, she wouldn’t even need to be drunk by Bai Shuanglian—she’d wake up screaming at the start.

Oh, right.

If that really happened, it wouldn’t be Bai Shuanglian at all.

It would be Hong Lingyan holding a Hong Lingyan-shaped cup, with Hong Lingyan-shaped steam rising from the Hong Lingyan-shaped water, and Hong Lingyan tea leaves floating up and down.

The more san she lost, the more she could lose.

Seeing Ling Xiaoyou’s frightened expression, Hong Lingyan laughed softly.

“It’s fine. I already moved away from you in time, so your Dream shouldn’t have been affected by me.”

Then, Hong Lingyan became curious and asked:

“But Xiaoyou, what did you see in your Dream?”

“When you woke up, you looked so pale, was it a nightmare? Or did I really affect you?”

Hearing her question, Ling Xiaoyou snapped out of her san-draining imagination, shook her little head quickly, and said,

“It’s nothing, Sister Ling. The Dream was just too strange. I dreamed I became omnipresent water, that’s why I woke up like that.”

She wasn’t lying.

When she first woke up, her appearance was mostly due to being drunk by Bai Shuanglian in the dream, but part of it was also because the Dream itself was so weird.

As for why she didn’t mention being drunk by Bai Shuanglian…

She really couldn’t bring herself to say it!

How could she possibly tell Hong Lingyan:

“I didn’t have a nightmare, Sister Ling, I just dreamed I turned into a cup of tea and was drunk by Bai Shuanglian.”

That’s way too absurd!

She could already imagine the strange look on Hong Lingyan’s face, and maybe even being asked if she had a fever, because how else could she have such a weird dream?

If that really happened, Ling Xiaoyou felt she’d never have the courage to dream again!

So, the truth wasn’t that she couldn’t say it—it was just impossible to say it out loud!

Seeing Hong Lingyan looked like she wanted to keep questioning, Ling Xiaoyou quickly changed the subject.

“By the way, Sister Ling, I remember passing out and this place was filled with water, right?”

“Why is the water gone now?”

At her words, Hong Lingyan pointed at Ling Xiaoyou herself.

“You drank it all.”

Ling Xiaoyou: Eh, eh, eh???