Chapter 134: A Dream

It was a long and lonely process. In the darkness, as my consciousness became more and more blurred, I couldn’t feel where my companions were, and I felt like a long time had passed. I tried my best to stay awake, and kept telling myself in my heart, “It’s just one door, why is it taking so long?”

I was trying hard, and it seemed that something in my consciousness was protecting my lucidity, so that I would not completely fall into a vague state of consciousness.

But I also became more and more powerless to resist this haze, because it brought me a very comfortable feeling, like a person who is longing for sleep. It is like a soft bed, a warm quilt wrapped around you. Deep down, how can you resist this?

I have the thought of giving up, but my spiritual awareness faintly comes with great unease, reminding me not to sink so low, it would be terrible.

I gritted my teeth and tried hard to find out what was keeping me lucid. At this point, I really couldn’t bear not to find something to do.

I found that the sense of protection came from my chest. Is there something in my chest? I reached out and felt around, and then I felt a few round beads.

Yes, they were my 24 agarwood beads. I had used most of them to activate the eye of the formation, and when I was sucked in after completing the eye of the formation, I subconsciously treasured them and put them in my chest. I never thought they were them!

Since I was wearing a Taoist robe, there were no pockets on my chest, so I held the beads in my hands and squeezed them tightly!

I was wondering what the blue flame in the beads was, and why the master had set up such a grand plan here. In the midst of my rambling thoughts, the warm awareness in my hands still protected me, so that I would not fall into the final haze. In this struggle, I don’t know how long it took, but in the end, when I had gotten used to this state, I suddenly saw light in front of me…

Before I could be happy, I felt like I had suddenly fallen into a state of unconsciousness, but I was still awake in my bones. Then I felt like I was falling, and then I fell to a place where the pain from the collision with the hard ground completely woke me up. I felt like the process of being transported was like a dream.

“Fuck, it’s too much like the world of the living, it’s not good, otherwise the soul wouldn’t feel pain from landing.” This was my first thought, and I cursed that it was too much like the world of the living several times. I was a little amused, and then I opened my eyes with some difficulty.

“It’s so bright!” I couldn’t help but exclaim. I didn’t expect there to be bright sunlight here. My hand opened unconsciously, and the beads rolled out of my hand. I hurriedly picked them up… When I put the beads in my yellow cloth bag, I suddenly realized that I had arrived in a completely unfamiliar environment, one that I could not have imagined.

It was a small hill covered with green grass and wildflowers, like a thick green blanket dotted with patterns. Below the hill was a pool, and above the pool was a small waterfall, rushing ceaselessly.

On the other side of the pool, a small stream flows quietly, and the water appears exceptionally clear and transparent in the sunlight.

Does this look familiar? I suddenly thought of something and rushed madly up the hill, then froze there! Sure enough…

Bamboo trees surround a huge lawn, and in the center of the lawn stands a two-story bamboo building. The stream flows through it, and in front of the building are various medicinal herbs and vegetables.

A small bamboo house!

At that moment, I couldn’t help but be excited. After all, this is the bamboo hut that I have been dreaming of. It is the place where I plan to take my master to retire after I find him. How could I not be excited?

But I quickly calmed down. If I remember correctly, I was in the inner city, fighting my way to the main hall square, then completing the formation, and finally being sucked into the main hall. How could I have come to the bamboo forest cottage?

Furthermore, although this place tries to imitate everything about the Bamboo Grove, it is not exactly the same. For example, this small hill, yes, there is a pond in the Bamboo Grove, and it goes down a gentle slope, but the slope of this gentle slope is definitely not that steep, it is exaggerated to be a hill.

And those bamboo groves, arranged in a chaotic and disorderly manner. You have to know that the bamboo groves in the Bamboo Grove Villa were deliberately made into a maze by the master. Taoist people can always see some clues, so how could they be arranged in such a chaotic and disorderly manner?

“Hui Gen Er!” Thinking of this name, my heart couldn’t help but become heavy and nervous. But where was Hui Gen Er’s figure? I took a deep breath. I didn’t understand what the small bamboo hut behind the main hall meant, but since it appeared in front of me like this, I had to go and find out.

Running on the familiar lawn, as the distance approached, the small building appeared more and more clearly in front of me, and I also heard the laughter coming from the small building. Those voices were so familiar, and I quickly recognized that they were the voices of my fellow students.

This discovery made me happy, and I couldn’t help but quicken my pace and run towards the bamboo hut. No matter what, as long as I found everyone, what was so happy about it? Could it be that Huigen was fine?

I rushed into the small bamboo house, entered the main room, and found that it was none other than my fellow students.

“Chengyi, where have you been? You’re the eldest brother, how can you be so irresponsible?” Before I could say anything, I heard Chengqing, who was sitting at the table and sipping tea, scolding me.

“Chengqing, I…” I felt a little strange. Why was he asking me where I had gone?

But before I could say anything, Chengxin said, “Come on, Chengqing, don’t expect him to have the awareness to be our senior brother. He still needs to be educated by Master Jiang for a few more years! Chengyi, I’ve decided this time. I’m going to complain to Master Jiang that you weren’t being a good host and ran off without telling anyone. Are you afraid?”

I frowned. What nonsense was Chengxin talking about? Where was he going to complain to my master?

“Oh, Brother Chengyi is angry. Brother Chengxin, don’t tease him.” Chengzhen walked over to me, affectionately holding my arm, and Chengyuan also came over with a smile, affectionately holding my other arm.

It was just a joke. I was relieved and said, “Chengxin, stop teasing. Where are Tao Bai and Lushan? Where is Jueyuan? Is Huigen all right?”

As I asked these questions, everyone’s faces changed, and they looked a little strange. Chengzhen couldn’t help but ask me, “Chengyi, who are Tao Bai and Lushan? How could Master Jueyuan be here? And isn’t Huigen with Master Hui?”

“Chengzhen, are you messing around too?” My brows furrowed again. Where would Huigener go to follow Huidai? I already had a bad feeling in my heart, but I wasn’t sure if it was true. If it was, then the situation would be terrible.

“I’m not messing around. I’m afraid it’s Brother Chengyi. Are you teasing us?” Chengzhen pouted and went to Brother Chengqing.

Cheng Qing looked at me reproachfully, and Cheng Xin said seriously, “Chengyi, I was just joking with you. You don’t have to be so serious and take revenge, do you?”

At this moment, a sense of sadness flashed through my heart. I already knew what had happened, but I pretended not to know. I just said, “Okay, no more jokes? Where did the masters go?”

“Master and them? I said you really are confused. After the Spring Festival gathering, the masters said they were going to travel for a year, and asked us to concentrate on our practice in the Bamboo Forest. A few days ago, I received a letter from the masters. They said they were having a great time and even sent a few photos.” Chengxin said seriously.

Photos? Haha, my master doesn’t take photos at all.

I had already decided something in my heart, so I didn’t say anything, pushed Chengyuan aside, and walked out of the Bamboo Forest Villa. Everyone looked at me in bewilderment, but there was no need to explain!

On the lawn outside the Bamboo Grove, I started to chant without saying a word…