Ever since he had taken the initiative to beg Gungun for mercy last time, the Dream Demon had reined himself in somewhat, no longer killing indiscriminately and stealing other people's beautiful dreams.
But as the Dream Demon, how could he possibly give up his hobby of collecting beautiful dreams?
So, although he no longer killed indiscriminately, he still cast spells to draw anyone he set his sights on into a dream. If that person could ultimately break free of the dream's pleasures and choose to leave, returning to reality, the Dream Demon would trouble them no further. Conversely, if they became immersed in the dream and refused to wake, wishing to live that way for the rest of their life, then... the Dream Demon would show no restraint. He would "mercifully" grant their wish, letting them live in the dream forever and adding their dream to his collection.
Princess Xiang Yao, who now lay in the Palace City of the Youqiong Kingdom, was his latest target. Pure-hearted and beautiful, with not the slightest desire to harm anyone, this princess's dream held an immense attraction for the Dream Demon. Yet, for some reason, she had spent these past days teetering between wanting to wake and refusing to wake, leaving him terribly frustrated.
That alone would have been bad enough, but now Ran Deng, Kong Xuan, and Golden Roc had barged into the dream one after another. What is this supposed to mean? Are you defying me, trying to ruin the beautiful dream I've set my sights on?
"Bastards!" the Dream Demon cursed. Then he drew his bow across the erhu faster, pouring in more demonic power and adding just a hundred million little touches of mystery to the princess's dream.
Princess Xiang Yao's Dream World.
This was a vast grassland