"Yes."
The teacher ignored Flower Cat's muttering, first confirming the boy's guess before explaining further. "Not only that, but once your consciousness has been elevated through a high-dimensional journey and returns to this world, it won't be like dreaming again, when you can easily recover the splendor of your dreams... this is the difference between being active and passive... when your consciousness wanders between the Dreamlands and reality, it is within a realm you can control, so it can switch easily between lower dimensions and reality. But when your consciousness travels to a higher dimension, you are a passive traveler. Whether you will 'smuggle' anything back on the return journey, or whether your elevated consciousness can return to its original state afterward, remains unknown... I won't rule out any possibility. Especially given the very unusual state of your soul."
Although he could not see the teacher's expression.
Zheng Qing could clearly hear the teacher's caution in every word. He also knew that by "unusual," the teacher meant the Small Sapling rooted deep within his soul.
"You ought to emphasize the benefits of this trip a little!"
Yellow Calico Cat's ill-intentioned voice sounded again, like a devil leaning close to whisper in his ear. "—Just go with the old man this once, and your path to becoming a Legend will be smooth sailing. You could even aspire to higher ranks. And the price is merely a slightly colder personality."
"But didn't you just say that an indifferent mindset could easily lead to the stilling of the heart?"
Without opening his eyes, Black Gemstone Cat cast a sidelong glance toward where he remembered Yellow Calico Cat being. "Are you hoping I'll turn into a stone sooner so you can inherit my Three-Have Bookstore?"
"You're looking the wrong way! I'm not over there!"