Five Frozen Centuries

Xiao Bin still had a deep impression of the warning dream because it had been too realistic.

He said, “The Underworld is different from what we imagined. There are steel bars, mud, streets, and plants there. However, everything is gray. There is no color or sun there. The sky is always dark. I dreamed that when I went there, the surrounding scenery was very familiar to me because it was the city I lived in more than 10 years ago.”

Xiao Bin kept narrating seriously. “Master, although you’re very strong, I’m afraid that you don’t know what the real Underworld looks like. Although it was a dream, I feel like I really went to the Underworld. When I first arrived in that world, a grayish-white person greeted me. I remember him saying, ‘Hey, are you new?’

“I didn’t understand what was going on at the time, but when someone greeted me, I still subconsciously replied and learned about the current situation. Then, he asked, ‘How did you die?’, and I actually said ‘I don’t know. I was sleeping soundly when I suddenly came here’ without thinking.”

At this point, Xiao Bin paused and said, “That dream was really weird. At the time, I also felt very weird. It seemed like I was in a state between consciousness and sleep. Besides, I could feel everything in that dream. The feeling of the wind blowing against me and the pain of being chased and beaten was very real.”

Xiao Bin started explaining why he had been chased and beaten up. He spoke for a long time, but Wei Huo understood. To put it simply, the dream had been very realistic. It had described the real Underworld. The Underworld was not much different from reality. Everyone lived in a steel concrete house, watched television, and played with their phones. The Underworld was the same.

However, the Underworld was more than 10 years behind the real world. Most people would keep their previous jobs after they died. They would sell vegetables and build houses. Xiao Bin’s dream had not been long, so he had not experienced reincarnation. However, he had come into contact with the census of the underworld officials.

Xiao Bin had chatted with a young man in a shop. His social skills were very strong. Not only had he obtained a lot of information during the chat, but he had also chatted happily with the young man. However, later, two staff members in a white suit and a black suit had appeared out of thin air. The two staff members had work permits on their chests. At the same time, they had been holding notebooks in their hands with very serious expressions.

They had found Xiao Bin immediately and asked him about his basic information.

The staff member in the white suit had taken a piece of Xiao Bin’s hair while the staff member in the black suit had said, “Name, cause of death, traits, hobbies…”

Xiao Bin had been confused. He had thought to himself, Why is this the same as the personal introduction that a company needs filled in when recruiting people? However, he still answered by following the rules. Unfortunately, when he gave his real name, the staff member in the black suit suddenly stopped writing and sneered. “I didn’t expect you to be a famous historical figure.”

Xiao Bin was confused. He thought to himself, I’m only in my teens. I haven’t done anything earth-shattering. How could I be a historical figure?

Xiao Bin asked, “Are you talking about me? That’s not possible, is it? Could it be someone with the same name? There are many people in China with this name!”

Xiao Bin did not know the truth, but he felt that something was wrong when he saw the black-suited worker’s sneer.

The staff member in the white suit said, “That’s right. It’s him. We’ve already made the comparison.”

The staff member in the white suit was expressionless, making him appear cold. He had probably acquired Xiao Bin’s hair to compare them.

In the end, the young man Xiao Bin had just met looked at him maliciously. “So you’re XX (Xiao Bin’s real name). You’re very famous here. If I tell others that I met you today, I can brag about it for years!”

Xiao Bin felt that something was wrong and retreated. He did not understand why the people in the Underworld knew his name even though he had not done anything.

The two staff members did not move, but the young man kept walking toward Xiao Bin. It seemed like he wanted to harm him. Xiao Bin did not understand anything. The unknown situation made him very anxious. He thus shouted, “You must have mistaken me for someone else! I’m only in my teens. How could I be a historical figure?”

The man in the white suit said calmly, “Of course, you didn’t do anything when you were in your teens. However, you did something big in the future!”

Xiao Bin asked, “What was it?”

However, the few of them did not tell him. The young man had already pounced on Xiao Bin to catch him. Xiao Bin kept counterattacking and dodging. The two of them were entangled in battle, and more and more dull people started gathering around them. They first watched, but when they heard Xiao Bin’s real name, they sneered and approached him as if they wanted to harm him.

Xiao Bin had woken up in an extremely terrified state. When he’d woken up, his back had been completely wet and he had been panting heavily. The spot where the young man had grabbed him was still hurting, but there had been no traces on his body.

Xiao Bin had sat on the bed and thought about it for a long time. In the end, he had confirmed a few key words of the dream: real name, future, Underworld, major event, celebrity, and so on.

Xiao Bin finished talking about his dream, but Wei Huo did not say anything after hearing it. Instead, Zhou Song was surprised. He asked, “Is the Underworld really like that? Are you sure this was a prophetic dream?”

Xiao Bin nodded. “I feel that this was a message from my future self. Firstly, I hope you won’t reveal your name. Secondly, when you reach a place similar to the Underworld, you will have to be careful not to expose your identity.”

Wei Huo thought about it carefully and compared the relationship between the dream and the seventh level of Kunlun. He realized that the two were very similar. For example, both of them included similar key phrases: name, staff, city.

However, this dream had also mentioned historical figures and major events. Since he was so famous in the Underworld, could he have killed a lot of people? Or had many people died because of him?

Based on the current situation, one of the three Epic-ranked creatures was considered a historical figure.

Wei Huo did some calculations and analyzed the dream. He then asked Xiao Bin about a few key points. “Do you know the name of the young man you met after entering the Underworld? Do you remember his appearance?”

Wei Huo guessed that this might not be a prophetic dream. Someone had used a great divine power to let his soul transmigrate through time and space for a short time to travel to a parallel timeline.

Xiao Bin thought about it and shook his head. Wei Huo asked, “Do you remember the characteristics of the two staff members?”

Xiao Bin continued shaking his head. “I only remember that one of them was wearing a black suit and the other was wearing a white suit.”

Wei Huo asked, “Was someone selling vegetables in the Underworld?”

That was a key point. Xiao Bin realized it himself. He thought about it carefully and said, “I saw people selling vegetables by the side of the road. I’ve never seen cars before, but they still existed. However, those cars seemed to be made of paper. There were many people selling vegetables on the street, but very few people were buying vegetables. Besides, there were also some people sleeping in the shops. Most of the shops didn’t have any goods. However, there were some shops with furniture and some clothes on the bed. Strangely, most people lived in shops. Those who had no furniture slept on the ground. Those who had furniture could sit on it. Most of the doors of the shops were rolled up. Some were half-open, and some were fully open.”

Zhou Song felt goosebumps all over his body as he listened. “That sounds weird.”

Wei Huo thought about it and said, “Perhaps I’ll have to go to the Underworld in the future.”