In the dream, Xu Jingming quickly found Ye Li again through his powerful Divine Thought.
At the entrance of an elementary school, amid the stream of students leaving school.
A little girl carrying a pink backpack was walking alone.
She was around ten years old.
She only came up to Xu Jingming's waist and wore a clean but slightly oversized school uniform.
Her soft black hair was tied into a neat ponytail, revealing her fair and delicate profile.
The outlines of her future aloof, breathtaking beauty could already be seen in her features, though she still retained a child's innocence.
She was Ye Li in her childhood.
"So, in this life... she's an elementary school student."
Xu Jingming's gaze settled on the little girl as he pondered.
"Meow~ (Should we just go over there and do it again?)"
The little cat Vera on his shoulder licked her paw, her large purple eyes gleaming with mischievous excitement.
"No. Merely bringing destruction, anger, and grief may not be intense enough."
After pondering for a moment, the outline of a plan gradually took shape in Xu Jingming's mind.
"If I give her hope and make her dependent on me, then destroy it all with my own hands..."
"The blow of betrayal and shattered faith might be enough to tear through the dream's barrier."
"Meow? (You're going to raise her up, then stab her in the back?)"
Little Vera tilted her head, her feline face showing humanlike surprise. "You're so awful, but I like it~"
Xu Jingming ignored her teasing and followed Little Ye Li with his gaze.
He watched her enter an upscale villa complex called Jinhu Garden.
It was the same location as in the first dream, but the era seemed to be somewhat earlier.
"This time, I'll approach her differently."
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