Chen Lin jolted upright from his sleep and immediately checked his surroundings. He found himself back in his own quarters.
He climbed out of bed and pushed the door open. Outside, the night was quiet, with nothing out of the ordinary.
"Was it only a dream?"
Chen Lin muttered to himself.
But he knew it had definitely not been a dream.
Because...
He opened his hand, revealing a black object in his palm. It was none other than that Nightmare Coin!
Chen Lin held the Nightmare Coin and examined it carefully. Apart from carrying the same aura as the stone coffin, there was nothing else unusual about it.
Neither his mana nor his divine sense could make it change.
After studying it for a while, he carefully placed the Nightmare Coin in a Jade Box, affixed several Sealing Talismans, and only then put it into his Storage Bag.
Next, he thoroughly inspected both the inside and outside of his quarters before sinking into thought.
He remembered that, besides the Nightmare Coin, he had also been clutching a strand of straw. Yet now he had only the coin, with no straw in sight.
That meant not everything from that place could be brought out. The Nightmare Coin must have been something special.
"Just what was that place? A realm connected to dreams, or a special space created by whatever was inside the stone coffin?"
Standing beneath the night sky, Chen Lin gazed toward the mine, his brows tightly furrowed.
After a while, he shook his head.
This affair was growing stranger and stranger, far beyond his ability to handle. Tomorrow, he would have to return no matter what. Even if it displeased the Silver Fairy, he had to report it.
Having made his decision, Chen Lin no longer felt like sleeping.