After passing through a corridor, everyone returned to where they had started. From a distance, they could see Li Bai's body lying on the ground. Zhang Qizheng, Yao Shunyu, and the others secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the most terrifying possibility was that Li Bai existed only on the surveillance footage, yet had disappeared in reality.
They cautiously approached Li Bai and examined her. Her vital signs were stable; she was still alive, but in a rather strange state.
As his gaze swept over Li Bai's face, Jiang Cheng suddenly stopped. He had noticed something unusual: Li Bai's eyes, which had been twitching, had stopped moving.
"Her eyes... they've stopped moving."
At the same time, Yao Shunyu and the others also realized what was wrong. They immediately turned back, maintaining a cautious attitude, and returned to Zhu Jie's body. The eyes beneath Zhu Jie's eyelids, meanwhile, were still twitching violently.
The Fatty furrowed his brows as he recalled, "I heard that when people's eyes move in their sleep, it means they're dreaming."
Jiang Cheng affirmed what the Fatty had said. "That's a common belief. Sleep is divided into two types: deep sleep and light sleep. Deep sleep is also known clinically as rapid eye movement sleep. After people fall asleep, their brains remain active, and the cerebral cortex continues sending signals under the influence of nerves, causing involuntary eye movements."
Tang Qisheng gazed at Zhu Jie, who was unconscious, and his eyes reddened again. "So... so Zhu Jie is experiencing a dream."
Tang Qisheng seemed to have lost his senses, but he had chosen his words carefully. He had said "experiencing," rather than using vague terms like "dream" or "dreaming."
Everyone present was clever. Lu Qin looked thoughtful and glanced back the way they had come. After