Illusion Breaking (Middle)

Although he was curious about the woman wearing a huge sunhat, Mo Li did not consider it a big deal, so he soon forgot about it. As for his life after marriage, Mo Li lived quite comfortably. Having been an orphan since childhood, all he had ever pursued was a stable home.

However, in the days that followed, Mo Li always felt that something was missing from his peaceful, comfortable life. He could not put his finger on what it was. In any case, the feeling was strange and completely out of place.

Moreover, Mo Li often had strange dreams. In them, he, Wei Dengke, and Zhong Lichun went adventuring in a huge Underground City. They encountered humanoid monsters covered in long hair, Giant Spiders with human faces, and a girl whose skin was deathly pale. The dreams felt so real, as if he had actually experienced them. Every time Mo Li woke from one, he fell into a state of confusion, unable to distinguish reality from dreams.

Mei Duo was deeply troubled by Mo Li's frequent midnight awakenings, so she took him to a major hospital in the city for a thorough examination. The results, however, showed that everything was normal.

While Mei Duo went to settle the bill, Mo Li sat in a chair, staring blankly at the examination results. He could not figure out what was wrong with him. If the results showed no problems, then why did he keep having bizarre dreams? Could it be that he was under too much psychological pressure? But his job was stable and his life was comfortable—where would the pressure come from?

Just as Mo Li was puzzling over this, a female doctor in a white coat and mask walked past him. That was an utterly ordinary occurrence in a