"Xiao Ya, stand up. I'll take you somewhere," Mu You suddenly told the girl.
The girl raised her head in bewilderment. Before she could understand what Mu You meant, she felt him pick her up and settle her on his back.
"Hold on tight."
With the little girl on his back, Mu You conjured a magic broom. Holding it in one hand, he rode a surge of air off the ground, and the two shot into the sky.
"Ah..."
The girl cried out. Seeing the ground grow farther and farther away, she hurriedly clung to Mu You in fright.
Mu You carried her onward at full speed, soon reaching the edge of the mountains.
Beyond the mountains lay complete darkness, without scenery or even any light, like hell in the depths below. It was territory Xiao Ya had never set foot in, so she could not manifest any scenery beyond the mountains in her dream. This was the edge of the dream; beyond it lay only nothingness.
Yet Mu You steered the broom straight toward that empty darkness without hesitation.
Just as the darkness was about to swallow them, Xiao Ya nervously closed her eyes.
But the pain she imagined never came. Instead, dazzling light shone against her eyelids.
A refreshing breeze swept past her. Xiao Ya cautiously opened her eyes, and brilliant colored lights shone up from below.
Before her stretched a bustling city at night.
It was still late at night, but lights blazed throughout the city. Skyscrapers stood in orderly arrangements, while traffic and pedestrians filled the lively streets. Countless neon lights flashed in vibrant colors, decorating the whole city like a fairyland.
The little girl's eyes widened and her mouth fell open. Having lived deep in the mountains for years, she had never seen such a