Seeing You Is Like Returning to a Dream, Together Through the Years

Li Wei prided himself on being a person with strong self-control, but at this moment, he couldn't stop the tears from welling up in his eyes. Zheng Yutong was also at a loss for what to do.

She had already learned of Xue Lian'er's death from Green Conch, a character Zheng Yutong knew nothing about. So when she saw Li Wei suddenly burst into tears, she was somewhat at a loss, yet also puzzled.

However, even if she didn't care about Xue Lian'er, she still had to care about Li Wei.

After a moment of hesitation, Zheng Yutong came over. Without saying a word, she simply handed Li Wei a handkerchief and then quietly left. She knew that men sometimes needed quiet, especially when they were heartbroken. The best way for them to resolve their inner turmoil was to do so in their own way.

Men are like wolves; they don't need so-called care. They just want their own space to heal their wounds in their own way.

Li Wei stayed in his room all day, undisturbed. However, after dark, Li Wei came out, his expression no longer showing the dejected look he had a few hours earlier, but rather a calm one. Seeing his companions gathered in the hall, he went over and sat down as well.

This is the county government office of Chishui Town. Because many townspeople have been transformed into demons and are trapped in an An Hei illusion, most of the buildings in the town are empty.

Inside the county government office, apart from the county magistrate and a few constables, all the other constables and guards had turned into demons. After An Hei and his companions rescued the county magistrate, who was surrounded by a group of demons, the fat magistrate regarded An Hei and the other reincarnated beings as his saviors. He not only gave up the county government office but also waited outside with a few surviving constables, ready to do anything needed.

When Li Wei entered the hall, the county magistrate thanked Li Wei profusely. In his eyes, these people of extraordinary background were all capable, and he could only curry favor with them, not offend them.

Moreover, just a day earlier, this same young man had brought someone with him. That person looked exactly like the Grand Tutor of the court, especially his two-colored pupils and golden greatsword, which were unique in the entire world. Therefore, the county magistrate naturally assumed that Li Wei and his group were special envoys sent by the imperial court, and became even more apprehensive.

Inside the hall, An Hei always wore the 'Six Paths Golem'; only in this way could he maintain the illusion. Upon seeing Li Wei, he greeted Li Wei.

He had no interest in anything outside of the mission, so naturally he didn't ask Li Wei about Xue Lian'er. The others also kept quiet, only discussing the mission.

"Currently, there are over 400 demonized townspeople. Fortunately, I've temporarily imprisoned them using illusion magic. I was initially worried that Yu Wentuo would try to eliminate these townspeople after his arrival, but thanks to Li Wei, that worry is no longer an issue."

He glanced at Li Wei, his An Hei tone filled with admiration. After all, only Li Wei could threaten Yu Wentuo with the Xuanyuan Sword and make him give up killing the demonized townspeople.

Given the circumstances at the time, if Yu Wentuo had insisted on his way, no one could have stopped him. We are already very grateful to have achieved the current situation.

Then, An Hei continued, "Originally, we only needed to get through the last two days to complete the mission, but I can no longer rely on the Six Paths Golem to maintain the illusion."

As he spoke, his An Hei voice sounded weary. He hadn't rested since the day he began the mission. He couldn't sleep to maintain the illusion, otherwise it would immediately break down.

Therefore, he didn't close his eyes for five whole days. Although he could still persevere by relying on his willpower, he was already finding it difficult to maintain the illusion.

"What will happen to those demonized townspeople after the illusion is dispelled?" Li Wei's expression was indifferent, revealing nothing, but Zheng Yutong, who was observing him, knew that this was just Li Wei's disguise.

"Illusions are like a fence that can trap the demonized townspeople. Once the illusion is dispelled, the fence also disappears, and the demons are naturally no longer restricted. They will first slaughter the non-demonized townspeople, and then extend to the surrounding villages, continuing to kill all living beings."

An Hei's statement implies that he knows Grand Tutor Yu Wentuo of the Great Sui has not actually left, but is stationed outside the town with the Sui Dynasty army that arrived later. If the situation gets out of control, he will definitely use force to eliminate the demon for the sake of the people. At that time, the reincarnators' mission will fail.

Everyone was aware of this problem, but there was nothing they could do about it.

Li Wei thought for a moment and said, "Leave this to me. I recently entered S2 level, and my inner core has increased to five. After releasing the demonic energy, I should be able to completely remove the demonic energy from the townspeople's bodies."

The crowd realized that Li Wei's demonic energy could devour the demonic energy within the townspeople, but they couldn't do so back then because of Guiguzi. Now that Guiguzi was dead, they could use this method to remove the demonic energy from the townspeople.

So, the group of reincarnators then divided their tasks clearly and began to assist Li Wei in removing the demonic energy from the townspeople's bodies.

Typically, there are groups of a dozen or so people. After Li Wei enters the Sky Fox Awakening, he envelops these dozen or so townspeople with his demonic energy. In just a moment, the demonic energy within their bodies will be devoured by Li Wei's demonic energy.

The reincarnators were busy all day, but the results were remarkable. All 400-plus demonized townspeople had been cured. However, they were still weak from their illness and lay motionless in the courtyard of the county government office. The county magistrate and his yamen runners were exhausted and panting. To be honest, they had put in Great Strength to take care of these townspeople.

After Li Wei healed the last town resident, An Hei immediately fell asleep. The other reincarnators also rested, while Li Wei gazed at the starry sky and sighed deeply.

"At this time tomorrow, I'll be back in Shadow Street..."

He didn't notice it when he was busy, but once he had some free time, the white figure would unconsciously flash into Li Wei mind.

After thinking for a moment, Li Wei walked to a corner alone and then activated the Shifting Forms and Changing Positions.

The next second, Li Wei appeared in a cave that looked like a fairyland, with green grass, trees, and a lonely thatched hut.

In front of the thatched hut, on the wooden table, there was a wooden bowl. Li Wei seemed to see a woman in white sitting there, idly playing with the grass in her hand. She pouted, and after watching the rice porridge in the wooden bowl cool down, she got up, picked up the bowl, and walked out of the cave. After a while, she returned, covered in sweat, with a bowl of steaming hot rice porridge in her hand.

Upon seeing the white-clad woman's actions and adorable expression, Li Wei's lips involuntarily curled upwards, but the next second, everything returned to calm.

There was nothing beside the wooden table; there was no woman in white, and the wooden bowl on the table was also empty.

Li Wei could feel his heart pounding violently; even with his S2 combat power, he couldn't control it to slow down. That feeling of something being blocked in his chest returned, and Li Wei remained silent for a long time before finally entering the wooden house.

The room is the same as it was a few days ago: bamboo bed, wooden table, and calligraphy on the wall.

Li Wei walked over, sat on the bamboo mat, and then lay down to calm himself down. Sure enough, this method worked, and Li Wei's suffocating feeling improved a lot.

"Ultimately, this is just a mission world, like the mission worlds I've experienced before... I'm just a passerby. After the mission, I'll have no connection to anything here, including the people here..."

Li Wei turned over and was surprised to see a wooden bucket on the floor next to the bed, half full of cold water.

"What is this?" Li Wei thought back, and then he caught some memories of the wooden barrel.

That day, Li Wei was knocked unconscious by Wei Bin's Stupa Elixir Art and entered a dream. However, at that time, Li Wei was not completely unconscious. He still had some memories of the outside world. At that time, Xue Lian'er was very scared. Perhaps she noticed that Li Wei's forehead was a little hot, so she quickly fetched a bucket of spring water, soaked a towel in it, and applied it to Li Wei's forehead.

She repeatedly soaked the towel, wrung it out, and then placed it on Li Wei's forehead until Li Wei breathing stabilized. At that moment, she even showed a relieved smile.

Perhaps, in her naiveté, she believed that it was her efforts that calmed Li Wei down.

The towel was still draped over the edge of the wooden tub. Li Wei reached out, grabbed it, and smelled it. It still had a lingering fragrance, a scent Li Wei was very familiar with; Xue Lian'er had smelled the same way during their time in the mission world.

"That fool must have been terrified at the time, but she didn't know that the person she was taking such good care of wasn't the Wei-ge she missed, but me, Li Wei... That fool had no reason to be so kind to me."

Li Wei folded the towel and placed it on the wooden tub.

"From this day forward, the name Xue Lian'er will only exist in my memory. It will fade with time, but it will never disappear, not even for thousands or tens of thousands of years. I will always remember the little fox who waited for her beloved for 300 years, and I will always remember Lian'er who sacrificed herself to save my life..."

Li Wei let out a long sigh, stood up from the bamboo mat, walked to the door, glanced back one last time, then pushed open the door and went out.

Li Wei knew that he might never return here. At that moment, he suddenly remembered that Xue Lian'er had once handed him a tattered book with poems written by Wei Bin on it.

Li Wei took out the booklet that seemed like it would fall apart at the slightest touch, sat down at the table in front of the thatched hut, and began to flip through it.

This was indeed Wei Bin's collection of poems and essays. Speaking of which, Wei Bin was also a talented fox demon. He might have even become the second-place scholar or the top scholar in the imperial examinations in the human world. Li Wei smiled bitterly, but continued to read. After turning a few pages, he found a very new piece of white paper in the middle of the book.

The white paper was tucked between the pages of the book. Somewhat puzzled, Li Wei took it out and unfolded it, only to feel a warm current welling up from his heart.

On the white paper was a portrait, clearly drawn by Xue Lian'er. The figure in the portrait was Li Wei himself, depicted in a sleeping position. Beside the portrait were several lines of small writing, still faintly fragrant, suggesting they had been written recently.

"At a hundred years old, I forget the passing years; longing for you under the moon brings sorrow; seeing you is like a dream come true; let us stay together through the seasons."

As Li Wei read these small characters, he seemed to see Xue Lian'er sitting by the bamboo bed, sketching his own features while he was unconscious, and then writing down these lines of poetry.

"Her wish was to be with the person she loved forever. I wonder... in heaven, will Lian'er be with Wei Bin?" Li Wei, with tears in his eyes, carefully placed the white paper and booklet on the table and weighed them down with the wooden bowl. Then, wiping away his tears, he resolutely walked out.