Dreamling Flower

The next day at noon, the House Centipede Woman, distraught, walked out of the new land.

Yesterday, from noon to dusk, from nightfall to dawn, the House Centipede Woman tried to kill Ma Wu several times, but she couldn't bring herself to do it. This was the talent that Feng Daiku gave to Ma Wu.

Walking up to the wild boar, the House Centipede Woman said in a trembling voice, "I fell for his trick, and that's why things turned out this way. You can't tell anyone about this."

The wild boar chuckled, "Go tell your mother what you have to say. I've already told her."

The House Centipede Woman, her face deathly pale, asked, "What did my mother say?"

"She said you've completely disgraced her, and she's going to kill you, you slut. You'd better wait and see."

The House Centipede Woman, her face filled with terror, cried out, "Why did you tell my mother? How could you be so rude!"

The wild boar, too lazy to argue, said, "You've already left the Land Block; now it's my turn."

The House Centipede Woman looked at the wild boar in surprise. "You dare to go in?"

"Why wouldn't I dare? I'm not a woman!" The wild boar sneered, looking at Ma Wu. "He can barely stand; killing him is easier than killing a grasshopper!"

Ma Wu was indeed somewhat weak, but there was no fear on his face.

He was watching the wild boar.

Little Genzi, carrying a spoon and a bucket on his back, was preparing for a desperate battle.

Just as the wild boar was about to step into the Land Block, it suddenly heard a furious roar behind it, "I'll see which beast has defiled my daughter!"

The roar echoed across the wasteland for a long time before another centipede emerged from the depths of the forest.

The wild boar quickly made way; this was someone he couldn't afford to mess with.

The House Centipede Woman was over three meters long, while this giant centipede was over five meters long. Its upper half was human-shaped, and its lower half was insect-shaped. It crawled along with two rows of thin legs until it reached the edge of the Land Block.

This is the House Centipede Woman's mother.

Ma Wu looked at the centipede girl's appearance. She had regular features, fair skin, and was quite pretty. She looked to be about twenty-eight or twenty-nine years old.

The House Centipede Woman collapsed beside her mother with a thud, crying, "Mother, listen to me, it's not what you think, it's like this..."

"I don't want to hear your bullshit!" Centipede Mother roared, scaring House Centipede Woman so much that her bones went weak and her muscles went numb.

"You've completely disgraced me!" Centipede Mother gritted her teeth. "Get home! I'll kill this bastard first, then I'll tear this worthless wretch of yours apart!"

The House Centipede Woman didn't dare utter a sound, and quickly ran into the depths of the jungle.

Centipede Girl glared at Ma Wu: "You little thief, are you ready to die?"

Ma Wu nodded calmly. "I'm ready."

Li Banfeng is exploring new lands. In the past, he only traveled between the Orange Garden and Little Underworld. This time, he went to many new places and saw many strange creatures.

He encountered the Emerald Snake Vine, a creature that resembled both a snake and a vine. It wasn't particularly intelligent; as long as one escaped its root system, one would avoid its attacks.

There is a small grass that is only about an inch tall called chrysanthemum sprig. This grass is quite threatening. If you accidentally step on it, it will penetrate the sole of your shoe and emerge from the upper.

Li Banfeng had never seen such an anomaly before. Fortunately, Hulu was knowledgeable and could name most of the anomalies and describe their characteristics.

"Little brother, if you encounter a cluster of chrysanthemums, you must avoid it. Stepping on one is the same as stepping on a whole cluster, and there are many more flowers waiting to ambush you ahead."

Li Banfeng carefully memorized the appearance of the chrysanthemum clusters, and had to be careful with his step in this wasteland.

After walking another three or five miles, Li Banfeng suddenly heard a sound under his feet.

Li Banfeng thought he had stepped on something he shouldn't have, but when he lifted his foot, he saw that the ground beneath his feet was barren, without even a single blade of grass.

But there was definitely a sound.

It was singing.

"I can't forget, I can't forget, I can't forget your mistakes, I can't forget your kindness, I can't forget the walk in the rain, and I can't forget the embrace in the wind..."

The song "Unforgettable Love" perfectly captures the depth of a woman's unrequited love, and even Wine Gourd, a woman herself, seems to be moved by it.

"Little brother, you've met Dreaming Bellflower."

"Dreaming Bellflower?"

"This flower is also called the Singer Flower. Legend has it that when a songstress passed away, if there were still people in the world who remembered her singing, her soul would come to a new land."

She would choose a stage for herself, put on a beautiful evening gown, and continue to sing for passersby.

"Look, it's over there, that's the flower."

Without needing any special description, Li Banfeng knew which flower the gourd was referring to.

The flower was so eye-catching that it stood out wherever it grew.

It grows in the wilderness more than 20 meters away from Li Banfeng. There are no other plants or trees around it. In the empty wilderness, there is only this flower that is more than three feet tall.

Its color is more eye-catching. The flower is not yet open. The bud is as long as a forearm. The petals are deep red and covered with dewdrops.

The flowers and leaves are quite unique. Several leaves at the top wrap around the flower buds, while a string of leaves at the bottom hangs down to the ground like a skirt.

"Little brother, listen to his song, listen carefully. It's your good fortune to meet the Singer Flower in this new land."

Listen to how beautifully this song is sung; even the celestial beings in heaven couldn't compare.

Celestial beings?

The Wine Gourd is usually so carefree, why is he suddenly so sentimental today?

After listening for a moment, Li Banfeng walked away.

He didn't think the song "Unforgettable Love" was sung particularly well, nor did he think anyone in the world could sing better than his Wife.

Seeing Li Banfeng about to leave, Wine Gourd quickly stopped him. "Little brother, don't be in such a hurry to leave, listen carefully again!"

"It's nothing good, far worse than what my Wife sings!"

"Little brother, look! The flowers are blooming! The Singer Flower!"

Li Banfeng looked back and saw that the petals of the Singer Flower were blooming one by one.

A five-inch-long stamen stands upright in the center of the flower.

The flower stamen has a head, shoulders, and waist, but its legs are not very distinct, as if a woman is standing in the center of the flower, singing.

"Little brother, look how beautiful she is!"

The condition of the Wine Gourd is a bit strange.

Li Banfeng glanced at it and continued walking, "There's nothing to see, and the singing isn't very good either."

No matter how much the Wine Gourd tried to persuade him, Li Banfeng refused to stay any longer.

The singing stopped abruptly, and the flower stamen jumped out from the heart of the flower, blocking Li Banfeng's way.

"Sir, please wait a moment. You said my singing wasn't very good, what makes you say that?"

Others would be surprised that the pistil could separate from the flower's center.

Li Banfeng wasn't surprised. He looked down at the flower stamen and replied earnestly, "If it doesn't sound good, it doesn't sound good. What else is there to say?"

"Isn't it a bit hasty to say it's unpleasant after just a couple of sentences? You should listen a little longer."

Suddenly, the scenery around me changed; the wilderness disappeared, replaced by colorful lights and melodious music.

There is a stage, a dance floor, and round tables.

Li Banfeng sat at the round table, holding a glass of wine in his hand.

On the stage stood a stunningly beautiful woman in a green cheongsam, singing the song "Unforgettable Love" with deep emotion.

She was a singer.

The surrounding guests stared intently at the singer, trying their best to control their breathing, afraid of missing a single note.

This is a dance hall.

No one was dancing on the dance floor, because everyone's attention was drawn to the singer.

Li Banfeng wasn't drawn in; he was contemplating the current situation.

How did I end up at the dance floor?

They must have been under Illusion Technique.

How to break Illusion Technique?

Li Banfeng had no similar experience.

The singer stared at Li Banfeng, her gaze slightly cold.

Li Banfeng tried to draw his Tang Blade, but instead pulled out a rose from his waist.

The singer smiled, walked onto the stage, and approached Li Banfeng.

She held the rose in her hand, pressed it against Li Banfeng's cheek, and asked softly, "Sir, do you still think my singing wasn't good?"

Li Banfeng frankly replied, "It really doesn't sound good."

The singer's face contorted with rage as she slashed a rose across Li Banfeng's cheek.

The sharp thorns pierced his skin, and blood flowed out, but Li Banfeng felt no pain.

The singer said softly, "I see you haven't listened to enough. Why don't you listen a little longer?"

Li Banfeng then asked, "What if I say something nice?"

The singer shook her head and said, "Then you must not be sincere."

"What if I genuinely wanted to say something nice?"

"Then you can stay here and listen for the rest of your life."

"You're being unreasonable, aren't you?" Li Banfeng tried to stand up, but his legs felt like they were made of cotton, and he couldn't muster any strength.

The singer patted Li Banfeng's face. "This is my territory, and what I say is law."

If you can't exert any strength and don't feel any pain, you must be dreaming.

Wake up!

Wake up!

Li Banfeng suddenly opened his eyes, breaking free from the dream.

He was still standing on the wasteland, listening to the Wine Gourd introduce the broken chrysanthemum.

"Little brother, if you encounter chrysanthemum clusters, you'd better avoid them. Stepping on one is like stepping on a whole cluster, and there are many more flowers waiting to ambush you ahead."

For example, that Singer Flower, little brother, look how beautiful she is..."

We were just talking about chrysanthemum flakes, how did we end up talking about the Singer Flower?

Am I still dreaming?

This gourd is fake!

Li Banfeng took off his Wine Gourd, threw it aside, and ran away, only to find himself back in the dance hall, holding a glass of wine, sitting at a round table.

The singer stood on the stage, looking at Li Banfeng with a smile.

"Little brother, did you hear me when I told you about the broken chrysanthemums? If you did, answer me. There are a lot of broken chrysanthemums around here, so be careful!"

As Wine Gourd was introducing the broken string of chrysanthemums to Li Banfeng suddenly stopped responding halfway through his sentence.

"Little brother? Little brother..."

The Wine Gourd was somewhat dissatisfied. Compared to other magical artifacts, the Wine Gourd was more like Li Banfeng's confidant, and there should be at least some respect between them.

She circled around Li Banfeng, and seeing Li Banfeng blank stare and hearing his slightly heavy breathing, Li Banfeng Wine Gourd realized that he had fallen asleep.

Entering a dream?

There's Dream Cultivator nearby!

We need to wake him up quickly!

The Wine Gourd called out a few times, but Li Banfeng did not respond. She then floated in mid-air and crashed directly into Li Banfeng's head.

Bang! Bang!

Two muffled thuds.

Li Banfeng did not wake up.

The Wine Gourd must not be used to hit his head again, otherwise Li Banfeng might faint and become completely trapped in the dream from which he could not wake up.

"Tang Blade, give your little brother a slash, but don't cut too deep!"

The Tang Blade was drawn, circled Li Banfeng twice, and then returned to its sheath.

The Wine Gourd asked, "What do you mean by that?"

The knife replied, "How can a loyal minister murder his lord?"

"I'm not asking you to kill your master, I'm just asking you to slash him and make him feel the pain!"

Tang Blade refused. "I am a loyal and virtuous man, and I would never do such a treasonous thing."

You really can't blame Tang Blade for being pedantic.

The Tang Blade can be considered a high-level magic weapon, possessing a much higher level of intelligence than ordinary magic weapons, but it cannot escape the rules defined by itself.

Every magical artifact has its own definition and the rules governing that definition.

Hulu defines herself as a confidante, and it doesn't matter if she banters or slaps Li Banfeng a couple of times.

But Tang Blade defines himself as a loyal minister and a virtuous general.

Before making the three cuts, the Tang Blade must remain absolutely loyal to Li Banfeng.

Unless you've already slashed three times and are about to duel with Li Banfeng, under no circumstances can the Tang Blade attack Li Banfeng.

"Pendulum Girl, why don't you give it a try?"

The pendulum coldly replied, "What do you want me to try? How dare I touch my master?"

Blood-Containing Pendulum has always disliked gourds. Despite her obedient demeanor in front of Li Banfeng, when talking to gourds, she still retains Luo Yuni's cold and ruthless nature.

Moreover, she is also bound by the defined rules. Under the definition of the record player, the pendulum firmly believes that she is Li Banfeng's woman. Apart from occasionally doing Li Banfeng's makeup, she will never do anything to hurt Li Banfeng.

Zhong Bai was also doing her best to rescue Li Banfeng. Nianxiu had a restraint over Dream Cultivator, and she tried to control Li Banfeng 'Li Banfeng mind to forcibly take him out of the dream.

As expected, the pendulum failed. Li Banfeng had too many thoughts, and they were not prioritized, so they were completely out of control.

But the pendulum didn't come away empty-handed.

"There's singing!" the pendulum replied. "There's singing in the master's mind, it's a woman's..."

The sound of the pendulum was somewhat indistinct. She heard the song in her mind and almost fell asleep, only managing to stay awake thanks to her talent for mental cultivation.

Singing?

Upon hearing the pendulum's words, the Wine Gourd dared not touch Li Banfeng's thoughts.

Where did the singing come from?

Hulu thought of the Thread-Pulling Earring:

"Silk-wielding girl? Can you hear the singing? Are you asleep? Wake up!"

The pendulum swished across the earring; she wouldn't hesitate to use it.

The earring woke up and, hearing the Wine Gourd's question, hurriedly replied:

"There was definitely singing. I heard it just now, but I only listened to two lines before I fell asleep."

The Wine Gourd murmured, "Dreaming Bellflower, there is Dreaming Bellflower underground."

Tang Blade, circled it for a moment, and said, "I have seen the Dreaming Bellflower. As long as it doesn't emerge from the ground, no one can hear its song. I haven't seen Dreaming Bellflower unearthed nearby."

Yes, if the Dreaming Bellflower hasn't even sprouted from the ground, where would the song come from?

Even the gourd couldn't understand the reason.

The pendulum finally understood. "It's all because of that wretched earring; she's trying to squeeze money out of her owner again!"

The price of Thread-Pulling Earring is hearing things you shouldn't hear.

Dreaming Bellflower was originally underground, Li Banfeng shouldn't have heard her singing, but because of the Thread-Pulling Earring, he did.

The Thread-Pulling Earring explained, "I didn't mean it, and I didn't want to harm you, sir. I just..."

Halfway through her sentence, the Thread-Pulling Earring fell asleep again.

The pendulum said to the gourd, "Quickly wake up our master, and we'll leave this place immediately."

It wasn't difficult to wake Li Banfeng; besides using a knife, Hulu could think of other ways.

The key is that waking up is useless. The earring had already woken up, but it fell asleep again in the blink of an eye. This is Dreaming Bellflower's method. Once you hear her singing, you may fall into her dream again at any time, and you may even suffer serious damage from Dreaming Bellflower because of repeated dreaming.

"We need to find a way to force Dreaming Bellflower out!"

Tang Blade shouted, "If she comes out, I'll chop her up in two!"

The pendulum said, "Stop talking nonsense. If she were willing to come out, would you need to chop her up?"

When everyone was at a loss for how to make Dreaming Bellflower appear, they suddenly heard a weak voice slowly utter a single word:

"Blood."

Who is speaking?

It is the Judge's Brush.

The Judge's Brush, made by Lazy Cultivator.

He only said that one word, and couldn't be bothered to say another.

Blood.

What kind of blood?

The gourd couldn't figure it out, the Tang Blade couldn't figure it out either, but the pendulum suddenly remembered.

"The Profuse Monster's blood! The Herb Cultivator's blood! I still have a mouthful in my mouth!"

When she killed the Profuse Monster, the Pendulum had absorbed a lot of blood. After so many days, most of the blood had been digested, but she still had a last bit left.

Everyone had forgotten about it, but the Judge's Brush still remembered.

In fact, the Judge's Brush's notes contain many things, but he's just too lazy to mention them.

The pendulum soared into the air and spat the blood onto the wasteland.

On the wasteland, all kinds of vegetation began to grow wildly.

These plants were originally mostly seeds in the soil, but under the stimulation of the blood of the Herb Cultivator, they quickly took root and sprouted.

The Dreaming Bellflower, which had been lurking deep in the soil, has now been stained with the blood of the Herb Cultivator, and its body has begun to grow uncontrollably.

Rustling sound~

A flower sprouts from the soil, its petals deep red, yet to open. Several leaves envelop the bud, and a string of leaves hangs down to the ground like a skirt, as if a singer were wearing an evening gown!

It really is Dreaming Bellflower!

The pendulum roared, "You wretch, prepare to die!"

The flower roots sprouted, splashing up a cloud of mud that blocked the pendulum. Dreaming Bellflower tried to escape, but Tang Blade flashed by, breaking the flower's neck and causing the flower bud to fall to the ground.

PS: What would happen if Ma Wu met Dreaming Bellflower?