Liu Chang'an was still lying under the covers. He had not even kicked off the blanket.
The damp chill in the room seemed even stronger now. The pillow and quilt beneath his outstretched hand felt cool and moist, yet the space beneath the covers remained warm and snug, reminding him of how the little lamb had slept soundly against his chest in the dream.
Although the sight of a sheep made him frown instinctively, as long as it did not go "Mie Mie," and merely stood there twisting its neck, hopping sideways while thinking itself adorable, quietly... then... then he could reluctantly admit that it was just a tiny bit cute.
The pattering rain still sounded outside the window, only now it felt more real, without that digitally synthesized quality that had made him think of oil crackling when chicken cutlets were fried.
So much time had passed in the dream, yet only a moment had gone by in reality... If time had been synchronized, then based on the fastest spacecraft humanity could currently make, it would take tens of thousands of years just to leave the solar system.
If he opened his eyes only to find himself buried beneath some ruins or crust thrust up by tectonic movement, with humanity having gone extinct countless years ago, then he might as well have stayed in the dream forever.
This was good, at least. It would not delay Zhu Juntang's classes. She had played so happily in the dream, so once she woke up, she naturally needed to study properly and work hard.
He did not rush to get up and look for Shangguan Dandan.
He had discovered in the dream that Shangguan Dandan came from the central region of a dead universe. If those were truly her sealed memories, then