A World Worth Protecting

Although the clouds in the sky were thick, the rain did not get heavier and heavier. It was still pitter-patter, as if there was an immortal on top of the clouds that was slowly pressing down without using too much force.

Therefore, from afar, although the curtain of rain had become a beaded curtain, it also had a beautiful meaning, causing the entire city to be in a hazy state. It was like a mirage, an illusion that revealed reality.

The sky was gradually turning dark. Perhaps it was because the setting sun was obscured by the clouds, so only a small amount of light could pass through the gaps between the clouds and fall. This made the setting sun appear normal only in the area where the light beam fell, but in other directions.., it seemed to speed up the passage of time, causing the night to arrive at a rapid pace.

The pedestrians on the streets were still the same. The bustling sounds were normal. The peddlers and urchins were no different from what Wang Baole had seen when he opened his eyes. The Drunkard in the alley also turned over, snoring as he continued his sweet dreams.

“Interesting.”In the Imperial Palace, Wang Baole walked forward slowly. His expression was the same as ever, but there was a flash of thought in his eyes.

There seems to be some deeper meaning behind this dream. Wang Baole stopped in his tracks and turned back to look at the palace where the mystic dust grand emperor was. With his current cultivation, he could naturally tell that something was wrong with the mystic dust grand emperor.

The other party didn’t seem to be very intelligent. It was like a set of fixed templates, carrying out words and actions that had been designed beforehand. It was just like the living beings outside the imperial palace. At first glance, they looked lifelike, but upon closer inspection.., they all looked just like the mystic dust grand emperor.

Only Xiaowu... Wang Baole thought to himself as he took a step forward. In the next instant, he disappeared. When he reappeared, he was already in a side hall in the imperial palace. He saw Xiaowu, who had returned in a hurry, filled with anger and frustration.

Almost at the same time that Wang Baole saw Xiaowu, Xiaowu also saw Wang Baole. He paused in his steps and suddenly spoke.

“You shouldn’t have come.”

As soon as he spoke, the nimbleness on his body disappeared without a trace, as if he had fled. He became like the mystic dust grand emperor, and the emotions in his eyes disappeared, replaced by calmness.

Wang Baole narrowed his eyes and ignored little five. Instead, with a flash, he grabbed at the top of Little Five’s head. He could feel that in that instant just now, the nimbleness on his body seemed to have turned into a wisp of consciousness, it was leaving at high speed.

However, that wisp of intelligence was confusing and confusing. Wang Baole grabbed at it, and the consciousness seemed to have been captured. However, it disappeared completely in the next instant. Wang Baole raised his brows.

“Is this the only color in the pale scene?”

“Whoever has this wisp of consciousness has intelligence. They look like real people, and the owner of this dream is the original owner of this wisp of consciousness!”

Wang baole instantly understood. He took advantage of the situation and flew into the sky. In a few steps, he stepped out of the imperial palace and appeared in the air above the city. He lowered his head and looked at the city, searching for the trace of the Wisp of consciousness. In an instant.., he found where it was. A glint flashed in his eyes as he stared at the drunkard snoring in an alley.

Just as Wang Baole was about to pass by, all the living beings in the city, regardless of what they were doing, raised their heads. The pedestrians, vendors, urchins, and singers all raised their heads, they looked at Wang Baole, who was in mid-air.

“You shouldn’t have come.”

“You shouldn’t have come.”

“You shouldn’t have come.”

The same words came out of the mouths of everyone in the city who raised their heads to look at Wang Baole. When they gathered together, it was like the roar of the entire city. The air waves shook the sky, spreading like a storm, shaking the heavens and earth.

It formed a powerful barrier that seemed to block Wang Baole’s divine thoughts. At the same time, a shocking repulsion erupted. This repulsion came from all the living beings in the city. Their will seemed to be gathered together in this unified state, it replaced the Heavenly Dao and the rules.

Therefore, their unwelcome caused the world to reject Wang Baole.

Wang baole furrowed his brows and slowly raised his right hand. Just as he was about to suppress it, a series of coughs came from the mouth of the drunkard in the alley.

As he coughed, the world immediately recovered. Everyone seemed to have forgotten the shouts from before and returned to normal. At the same time, the drunkard’s drowsy eyelids slowly opened, the moment he opened his eyes..

The rain that fell from the city instantly stopped. It was the same for all living beings. The pedestrians who had just recovered and were hurrying along remained motionless. The peddler who had picked up the goods for the customers also maintained his posture of raising his hand. He was a playful urchin, just like that, he stopped running.

A deep glint flashed in Wang Baole’s eyes. He stepped down from the sky and arrived in the alley. He stood in front of the drunkard who was now sitting up and leaning against the wall.

The Drunkard’s hair was disheveled, his eyes were hazy, and he reeked of alcohol. From his appearance, one could tell that he was exactly the same as the mystic dust grand emperor.

Seeing this, Wang Baole’s eyes were clear. He already had the answer in his heart. The person before him was the real mystic dust grand emperor. This was his dream. As for the person in the imperial palace, he was merely the person in the person’s dream, an illusion.

At that moment, the drunkard leaned against the wall and tilted his head. He picked up the wine flask beside him and gulped down the small amount of wine in it. He let out a long breath of alcohol before turning to look at Wang Baole.

“You have nothing better to do than to disturb my beautiful dream. If it weren’t for the fact that you have the aura of my worthless son, I would have chased you out.”

“Senior, I have no choice but to disturb you.”Wang Baole was calm as he cupped his fists and said.

“You came here in your dream to look for the Dream Lord. Are you using your dream to step into the Origin Universe Dao Space?”The drunkard held the wine flask and shook it before tossing it aside.

“I hope senior can help me.”Wang Baole wasn’t surprised that the person in front of him knew all of this. To a powerhouse like the mystic dust grand emperor, many things could be seen through with a single glance.

“The sky is turning dark soon,”the drunkard suddenly said. He said something unrelated to what he had just said and then closed his eyes.

“HMM?”Wang Baole narrowed his eyes. He was about to speak, but his expression changed in the next instant. He scanned the entire city with his divine thoughts. The dark clouds in the sky had already covered the last ray of sunlight, and the earth had dimmed. At the same time.., the beings that had been frozen had all recovered.

However... their expressions were completely different from what they had looked like during the day. The couple, who were huddled together under an oil-paper umbrella, suddenly began to quarrel. Their faces were filled with loathing, and they began to curse each other.

The children, who were playing, instantly began to fight ferociously.

The Merchant, who was doing business, suddenly pulled out a knife from his bosom and viciously thrust it at the customer.

Even the singer, who had been singing and dancing, seemed to have turned into a malicious ghost. Everyone in the city, who had been peaceful during the day, seemed to have turned into a ghost realm in the dark.

Screams, screams, curses, and maniacal voices all erupted at that moment.

During the day, it was like good.

At night, it was extremely evil.

This scene made Wang Baole’s heart waver. He didn’t understand what kind of mental state it was to be able to create such a reversal of good and evil in his dream.

“In this dream, everyone has good and evil thoughts.”The drunkard closed his eyes as if he was talking in his dream. He took out a flask of wine from somewhere beside him.

“You want to leave this place through me and step into the Origin Universe Dao space. Then, you have to ask me a question. Guess...”

“Am I good or evil?”

“You guessed correctly. I wish to wake up and let you enter the Origin Universe Dao space. You guessed wrong. I wish for you to leave. You... shouldn’t have come.”

Wang Baole looked at the drunkard. He was silent for a long time before he raised his head and looked at the imperial palace.

“Seeing the good is good, and seeing the evil is evil. It’s all within your thoughts.”

As soon as he said that, the drunkard paused in his attempt to lift the wine flask. He remained silent. After a long while, he slowly opened his closed eyes. They were bloodshot and filled with an indescribable complexity, he looked at Wang Baole once again.

“It really is you...”the drunkard muttered and smiled bitterly. He raised his right hand and waved it violently. Instantly, the world where the city was located became blurry. It was as if a bubble had burst. It started at the edge and gradually disappeared.

Wang baole frowned. What the mystic dust grand emperor had said just now made him feel a little strange.

“Senior, what do you mean by that?”

The Drunkard didn’t answer. Instead, he smiled. The world became more and more blurry. Even the alley they were in began to disappear.

Only his laughter, mixed with complexity and bitterness, reverberated in the air.

“You were originally an unwelcome guest, but you left behind dust because of the tainted wine. I’ve been fortunate enough to meet you in my three lifetimes. You are both a blessing and a calamity...”

“Senior?”Wang Baole was shocked. Those words made the strange feeling in his heart grow stronger.

“Let me ask you one more question.”The entire city, including the alley, vanished. The drunkard himself did the same. Just as he was about to disappear completely, the drunkard looked at Wang Baole and suddenly spoke.

“What About You? Is it good, is it evil, or... is it still a matter of thought?”