Gu Shen let out a soft sigh.
A second hypnosis had become unavoidable... Zhou Yexin was indeed more perceptive than the others. She had even detected his Blazing Fire.
However, before hypnotizing her, he decided to tell Little Xin Sister the truth she had been so desperately searching for.
"That flame... is the same kind of thing as your pocket watch." Gu Shen said calmly, "There truly are phenomena in this world that science cannot explain... The direction of your experiments was correct, and there was nothing wrong with your approach. Dreams and the material world are inextricably linked. They influence each other: matter affects the mind, and the mind in turn determines matter."
"This... is one of the reasons Mr. Tang sent me here."
Gu Shen affirmed Zhou Yexin's experimental direction.
But unexpectedly, she did not show any sign of relief or ease.
Calm.
Exceptionally calm.
Nothing but calm.
Seeking out the extraordinary in the world of ordinary people was a lonely path strewn with thorns and battered by wind and snow. From studying abroad in Central Continent to collecting samples in Dadu, this woman had no doubt suffered greatly throughout her experiments.
"I knew."
Yet she merely smiled, gazing at the pocket watch. "...My experiments were right. I always knew that."
She raised her head. "Mr. Tang and you are the same kind of people?"
"Yes... in a sense, we are the same kind of people. It is just that a small portion of us are luckier."
Gu Shen did not know what had made Little Xin Sister so certain.
He suddenly thought of the Awakening Decree and what Cui Zhongcheng had said by the lake: extraordinary awakenings could be artificially controlled. If the decree were truly issued one day, then everyone might have the chance to become