Chapter 25: Dream? Or the Future!

Mu Chenxi suddenly turned around and hugged Bai Yue tightly.

“Master… Master…”

Her voice was hoarse and broken, trembling violently.

The so-called Dreamscape was so real.

So real that she couldn’t tell it apart.

Burned to ashes with Master in the flames.

The pain and despair were so real that she couldn’t distinguish it, really couldn’t.

Seeing Master turn to ash with her own eyes truly terrified her, utterly broke her.

“Chenxi, it’s alright, it’s alright…”

Although Bai Yue was curious about what her disciple saw, she knew it was more important to comfort her frightened disciple at this moment.

She hugged her back just as tightly, gently stroking her sweat-soaked back, trying to calm her trembling.

She didn’t want her obedient disciple to collapse like this.

Under Bai Yue’s gentle comfort, Mu Chenxi’s rapid breathing gradually calmed.

She made up her mind that she couldn’t be defeated by fear.

She had to pull herself together!

The Dreamscape was too real, but the more real it was, the more she had to change that ending!

She couldn’t let Master suffer such a cruel fate!

Mu Chenxi’s eyes grew resolute in the darkness.

“Master, I’m fine.”

“That’s good.”

Bai Yue let out a long sigh of relief, unable to hold back her curiosity.

“Chenxi, what did you see in the Dreamscape? What happened to make you so distraught?”

Mu Chenxi hesitated.

She was afraid the cruel scene would also break Master.

Seeing her pause, Bai Yue spoke seriously.

“As Master and disciple, we should share the burden. Besides, this concerns my life and death. Whatever it is, I must know.”

Mu Chenxi nodded, but the scene was impossible to describe with words.

She simply pressed her warm palm to Bai Yue’s forehead, using her Soul as a bridge to convey everything she had experienced in the “Dreamscape” directly into her Master’s mind.

Though Bai Yue hadn’t experienced it as Mu Chenxi had, when she saw the invincible Fire Demon, and finally… the hopeless scene of herself consumed by flames, the color drained from her face and cold sweat broke out on her forehead.

“Master, are you alright?”

Mu Chenxi asked anxiously.

Bai Yue took a deep breath, suppressing her surging fear, and looked at Mu Chenxi with complicated eyes.

The Fire Demon was overwhelmingly strong.

Did she and Chenxi… really have any chance?

She felt despair, and even the sliver of hope and confidence left in her heart was crumbling.

The two fell silent.

Despair filled the Cave Dwelling, suffocating them.

Then, Bai Yue suddenly looked up, meeting Mu Chenxi’s worried gaze.

A bitter smile appeared on her face, and her eyes dimmed.

That smile, that look, made Mu Chenxi’s heart clench.

“Chenxi, maybe… you shouldn’t stay by my side.”

Bai Yue spoke softly, her voice weary.

“That monster clearly came for me. Its goal is to kill me.”

“Maybe you should return to the Sword Sect for help. If we act separately, at least you can avoid the danger.”

If Chenxi left, she wouldn’t be dragged down with her, nor would she have to die.

In the past, Bai Yue did have thoughts of using Mu Chenxi to protect herself.

But as their bond deepened, she couldn’t bear to let Mu Chenxi die with her.

Now, with the terrifying Fire Demon after her and no way to defeat it for now, at the very least… at least she had to ensure Chenxi survived.

“Master, it’s impossible to get help from the Sword Sect in time.”

Mu Chenxi retorted without thinking, her tone firm.

“I’d have to cross the entire Ten Thousand Mountains just to return to the sect. Even with my movement technique, it’s too late—especially for a round trip.”

“You already know when the Fire Demon will descend?”

Bai Yue asked in shock.

“Yes, Master.”

Mu Chenxi said gravely.

“The Fire Demon descends on the night of the Full Moon. The moon is already waning, so less than a month remains until the next Full Moon.”

“I promised to protect Master forever.”

Mu Chenxi reached out and gripped Bai Yue’s hand.

“Foolish disciple, why put yourself through this…”

Bai Yue let out a long sigh, her heart heavy.

Seeing Bai Yue’s troubled expression, Mu Chenxi held her hand tightly, as if trying to comfort her with the warmth of her own palm.

Bai Yue instinctively squeezed back, as if this fragile gesture could hold onto the hope that “both could survive.”

“Master, I’ll enter the Dreamscape again tomorrow. I must find a way to save you.”

Mu Chenxi’s tone was resolute.

“I won’t leave. We promised.”

Seeing her so determined, Bai Yue gave up trying to persuade her further, a warmth blossoming in her heart.

She took a deep breath, pulling herself together.

Since her disciple had made up her mind, she couldn’t remain so dispirited.

She had to fight to survive with her disciple!

“Master, we still have time.”

Seeing her spirits lift, Mu Chenxi encouraged Bai Yue further.

“Although the days are short, with such a mysterious ‘Dreamscape,’ I believe we can find a way to kill the Fire Demon!”

At her words, Bai Yue nodded heavily.

Her mind raced.

A Dreamscape so real…

So real that even Chenxi couldn’t tell reality from illusion…

Is it possible… that it wasn’t a Dreamscape at all?!

But that Mu Chenxi’s Soul, with the help of some mysterious power, had actually descended onto the future timeline?!

Bai Yue began to hypothesize boldly, and this crazy idea made her eyes shine.

If it was truly the real future and not just a Dreamscape, then the possibilities for action were endless!

Every action they took, every thought, could affect the course of the future!

Every choice could change that seemingly inevitable fate!

So, how could they prove this?

How to verify if it was real and not just a Dreamscape?

Bai Yue frowned in deep thought.

Mu Chenxi noticed her shifting expression but didn’t interrupt, simply watching her quietly.

Her eyes were filled with hope, hoping Master would find a way to break the deadlock.

A moment later, Bai Yue’s eyes lit up again.

She had it!

If the “Dreamscape” was the real future, then in the future, she didn’t have to urge Chenxi to run away.

She could send a secret signal to Mu Chenxi.

But she couldn’t tell Mu Chenxi the signal now.

She had to wait until Mu Chenxi entered the “Dreamscape” again, then they could verify the signal together.

If it matched, then it wasn’t a dream—it was the real future!

A future that could be changed!

Energized, Bai Yue explained this bold method to Mu Chenxi in detail.

After hearing it, Mu Chenxi’s eyes lit up instantly, the shadow over her heart vanishing.

With a clear direction at last, she was, of course, determined to cooperate fully with Master!

“Alright!”

Mu Chenxi’s voice was full of strength.