Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 118 The Woman in My Dream

Qin Xiaochuan didn't notice anything strange, not even the rose bushes, or the peach tree full of pink blossoms.

The warm sunlight filtered through the delicate peach blossom petals, casting red shadows that fell upon her and her slender, white arms, making them appear as if she were blushing with shyness.

He thought the light and shadow should also fall on her face, just like the ancient poem says, "Her face and the peach blossoms reflect each other's redness," but he was not fortunate enough to see it now, because she covered her face with both hands.

Beneath the tree was a meadow, the grass just sprouting tender shoots, sprinkled with a thin layer of peach blossom petals. She lay there, the peach blossom petals seemingly made to accentuate her beauty.

Her body was tense, her legs slightly bent, she must have been very nervous. Her two slender hands, almost bloodless, were pressed tightly against her face. It was unclear whether she didn't want him to see her expression, or whether she didn't want to see Qin Xiaochuan's expression.

He couldn't help but chuckle softly. This little girl, that's what he thought at the time. Then, with a touch of pity, he took her right hand from her face and placed it on the grass beside her. Perhaps this gesture made her even more nervous, because as soon as her hand touched the tender green grass, she gripped it tightly.

He reached out to take her other hand, but this time she was stubborn and didn't let him have his way. It seemed that her hand had become her only reliance.

He smiled again, not forcing her, but instead pulled down her cardigan from her shoulder, then lifted the right side to reveal her porcelain-like, rounded shoulder, which shone brightly and stood out dazzlingly among the pink petals.

His breathing immediately quickened. He felt a fatal temptation, as if something incredibly beautiful was calling to him and urging him on. Then, decisively, he bent down, opened his mouth, and bit down on her neck.

"Ouch~" The sudden stinging pain made her cry out. He was now completely immersed in the delicious taste of blood. It was a strange feeling that he had never experienced before. If he had to use one word to describe it, it would have to be "wonderful".

He didn't notice anything strange.

After that wonderful feeling ended, the world became silent, with only the sound of peach blossoms fluttering down.

She had completely relaxed and quieted down, as if she had become one with the silent nature. Peach blossoms gently drifted down onto her, onto her hair, and onto her shoulders.

He tenderly took her left hand once more, and this time she did not resist at all. Just as he held her slender hand in his, he finally met her eyes.

Qin Xiaochuan suddenly opened his eyes and met Han Kexin's thoughtful eyes, the same eyes as in his dream.

It was Han Kexin! He stared at her in disbelief; it was truly a bizarre dream.

Han Kexin remained in the same position as when he fell asleep, her left arm around Xiaoying, facing the firelight, which flickered and shone in her cold eyes.

Their eye contact lasted for several seconds until Han Kexin turned her head and looked at the roof. Qin Xiaochuan then realized what he had just been doing. Recalling the scene in his dream, his face suddenly felt as hot as if it were on fire.

He suddenly lost his sleepiness, because when he closed his eyes, the scenes from his dream kept appearing in his mind: the peach tree, the fair shoulders, and that unreal, wonderful feeling.

He suddenly felt uneasy all over, an indescribable unease, as if a bug was crawling on his back, making him want to reach out and grab it, but he dared not move, because he was afraid that others would notice his abnormality. In fact, most people were already asleep, so the only other person he could think of was Han Kexin.

It was an extremely uncomfortable experience, because the more he couldn't move, the more he wanted to move. He felt his body become unusually sensitive. One moment he felt like bugs were crawling on him, the next he felt itchy in another place or something poking under his arm. In short, he felt uncomfortable all over and had to turn over to feel better.

He secretly opened his eyes a crack to look at Han Kexin. She was still facing upwards, and the firelight reflected on her delicate face, making it appear slightly red and as if she had regained some color.

Her eyes were closed, but he knew she wasn't truly asleep because her left hand fingers kept unconsciously stroking Xiaoying's hair—this small gesture betrayed her.

Qin Xiaochuan gently shifted his body, feeling much more comfortable and calming his thoughts. He fell asleep again.

The next morning, Qin Xiaochuan didn't dare to look Han Kexin in the eye. Han Kexin seemed to understand him perfectly and didn't say a word to him. They rode on the rhinoceros beetle and circled around the mountains and forests.

This forest was part of a large mountain range, with endless peaks behind it. The five people sitting on the rhinoceros beetle were like a small boat floating on the sea, and it was impossible for them to go around to the end. So they decided to give up and return to the two stone statues by the sacred lake.

As soon as they returned to the sacred lake, Xiaoying's pet began to act strangely. Before the rhinoceros beetle even touched the ground, it jumped off the beetle's back and darted into the forest below the statue. Everyone knew something was wrong, so they quickly followed it. Soon, it led them to a stone cave on the mountainside.

When they saw the cave, they were so excited they almost jumped for joy. They naturally associated it with the entrance to the land of witches. However, the cave was very small, only about 1.5 meters high and wide. Adults would have to bend over to get in. Moreover, the cave was covered with withered moss and wild grass, and it was pitch black inside. They didn't know how deep it was, and it looked very eerie.

In any case, they had finally found a clue, so they couldn't let it go easily. Just as Qin Xiaochuan was about to go in to check the situation, Han Kexin stopped him.

"What's wrong?" he asked her, the first thing he said to her that day.

"The situation inside is unclear, there's no need to risk going in," she said calmly, as she pulled out a rhinoceros beetle from her person, and then a tiny, thumb-sized camera with a light.

She attached the miniature camera to the rhinoceros beetle's long horn, then turned on her phone, and the image from the miniature camera was transmitted to her phone.

The rhinoceros beetle flew into the stone cave with a miniature camera. The cave initially extended upwards for a short distance, but then continued downwards, appearing very deep. Qin Xiaochuan was glad he hadn't gone in, otherwise, returning would have been troublesome. At first, the area around the cave was covered with moss, which later turned into mold. Finally, the rhinoceros beetle flew to the surface of the water and could no longer go any further.

Although the rhinoceros beetles didn't fly to the end, they knew what was going to happen next: the end of the cave must be sealed, otherwise so much water wouldn't have accumulated inside.