Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 269: Connecting the Dream Line

"What can we do?" Ren Yuan asked hurriedly.

Yin Jun waved his hand, and the guards retreated and stood guard outside.

He looked at A Yao again, and A Yao also got up and went out.

Yin Jun and Ren Yuan were the only ones left in the box.

He then whispered, "Xiao Yuyao knows a secret of her sixth uncle that cannot be told."

"How do you mean?" Ren Yuan asked.

"Twenty years ago, Ren Gong was impeached and exiled. In fact, Xiao Hong was behind it." Yin Fu Ma whispered, "Xiao Hong had just abandoned the army and fled. Everyone in Beijing wanted to kill him. It was the time for him to behave himself. In fact, he didn't want to stir up trouble."

"It was Xiao Yuyao who instigated him to get rid of Ren Gong and avenge them." After a pause, he said in a deep voice:

"Xiao Hong was so harassed that he had no choice but to find Cao Jingzong, who was in the same boat with him, and instigated him to retreat in order to advance, so as to force the emperor to remove Ren Gong."

"Is that so?" Ren Yuan stroked his chin and said, "I didn't expect that the King of Linchuan had some strategies."

"Haha, that was Xiao Yuyao's idea." Yin Gong Ma shook his head and said, "That woman is as vicious as a snake and has a lot of bad intentions."

"And then?" Ren Yuan thought, how can they still be a couple? They are simply mortal enemies.

"Then Xiao Hong felt relieved and could report to Xiao Yuyao. However, Xiao Yuyao didn't know what it meant to quit while she was ahead. She even wanted Ren Gong to die!" Yin Jun said with hatred on his face:

"Xiao Hong disagreed at first. Ren Gong is a close friend of the emperor. Being sent away is just to take the blame for the emperor and temporarily avoid the limelight. He will be back in less than two years. If something happens to him so soon, my father will definitely be furious."

"But a woman like Xiao Yuyao doesn't know what it means to quit while she's ahead. She has to do what she has decided to do. She went to Xiao Hong several times, but Xiao Hong got tired of her and hid away from her. After failing to find her twice, Xiao Yuyao flew into a rage and threatened that if Xiao Hong didn't go to see her, he would bear the consequences!"

"You're even threatening me." Ren Yuan sneered.

"But Xiao Hong fell for his tricks and reported to the princess's mansion obediently the next day." Yin Jun said softly:

"That day was the day I was supposed to meet the princess. I didn't want to humiliate myself, so I only stayed in the princess's mansion for half a day and never met Xiao Yuyao. She also treated me as if I didn't exist and didn't even know when I came and when I left."

“…” Ren Yuan looked at Yin Jun with sympathy. This life was too depressing.

"That day, I was reading in the rockery in the back garden as usual, when I heard a fierce quarrel. I was about to shout, "Don't disturb me while I'm reading." But I found out that the two people talking were Xiao Yuyao and Xiao Hong." Yin Jun continued:
"I hid behind the rockery and listened to Xiao Yuyao's rage, shouting, 'If you don't kill him to vent my anger, I will suffocate to death! But don't worry, I will expose that matter before I die, and you will die without a burial place!'"

"Xiao Hong's expression changed drastically when he heard that. He said anxiously, 'Didn't you swear to keep that secret?' He then said, 'If you really tell me, I will definitely die, and you won't be any better off!'"

"Xiao Yuyao said shamelessly: 'Women have the power to make decisions without deciding. Besides, I don't want to live anymore, so why would I care about you? Come with me to die!'"

"In the end, Xiao Hong gave in and said he would arrange for someone to do it, and told her not to go crazy." Yin Jun finished his recollection, "Not long after that, news of Ren Gong's death came, and the murderer found by the Gou Chen Division was Xiao Hong's 'brother-in-law'."

"What kind of secret is it that makes Xiao Hong so fearful?" Ren Yuan asked hurriedly.

"I have no way of knowing that." The Prince Consort shook his head and said, "With my relationship with Xiao Yuyao, I can't find out. You can only figure it out on your own."

"Okay." Ren Yuan thanked him sincerely, "The clues provided by Uncle Shi are very valuable. Maybe we can find a breakthrough from this." "I hope so." Yin Jun was not confident. "But it happened decades ago. I'm afraid it will be difficult."

"Yes." Ren Yuan nodded.

"If it doesn't work, I'll look for Zhu Yi and see if I can arrange for you to work for the emperor." Yin Jun suggested, "No one should dare to touch you under the emperor's nose."

"Let's see if we can find any clues first." Ren Yuan smiled gratefully, crossed his arms and saluted again, "Thank you, uncle."

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After the meeting, Ren Yuan and A Yao returned to Gou Chen Si and reported the situation to the Fifth Dimension.

"What secret could scare Xiao Hong like that?" Diwu Wei asked curiously, "Could it be that he really intends to rebel?"

"You were planning a rebellion twenty years ago, but you haven't launched it yet?" Nangong said speechlessly.

"Yeah, then what do you think it could be?" The Fifth Dimension asked awkwardly.

“How can we guess?” Nangong also shook his head and sighed, “They are both noble, and we can’t search their souls directly. Alas, it’s a pity that I can’t go to sleep now, otherwise I will definitely find clues.”

"It's useless even if you can go." The Fifth Dimension shook his head and said, "Xiao Hong has opened the nine orifices of the supreme supernatural power. If you spy on his dreams, you will definitely be discovered."

"Indeed." Nangong smiled bitterly, "I haven't been to sleep for so long that I even forgot about it."

"Xiao Yuyao hasn't opened his nine orifices, right?" Ren Yuan suddenly asked softly.

"Of course not. Do you think it's that easy to open the Nine Apertures?" Diwuwei shook his head and said, "Although these royal family members have enough external elixirs, they can't endure hardships and sufferings. Princess Yongxing doesn't even have great supernatural powers."

"That's good. Prince Consort Yin also said that Xiao Yuyao actually had a very deep secret that would wake her up in the middle of the night. It was precisely because of this that she refused to sleep with him. It is said that she even executed a maid who heard her talking in her sleep." Ren Yuan said in a deep voice:
"I suspect that the two of them may have the same secret. They are simply accomplices!"

"It's very likely." Diwuwei and Nangong nodded.

"So can we start with her and see if we can find out the secret?" Ren Yuan suggested.

"Impossible." Nangong shook his head and said, "She is a princess. All the methods in reality cannot be used on her."

"What about in dreams?" Ren Yuan asked.

"Of course it doesn't matter in the dreamland." Nangong smiled bitterly and spread his hands, "But the dreamland is not a real continent like in reality, but a virtual one. All dreams are not connected to each other. Without specific clues, you can't find her dream at all."

"What clues?" Ren Yuan asked again.

"For example, Xiao Zhengde's secret passage connecting the two worlds, and for example, the dream line." Then Nangong said softly.

"What exactly is a dream connecting line?" This was not the first time that Ren Yuan heard Nangong mention this term.

"In short, it is the channel that connects everyone's reality and dreams. When a person falls asleep, the soul follows this line into the dreamland; after waking up, it returns to reality along this line." Nangong explained: "Everyone's 'dream connection line' is different, and it can be used to distinguish each person's identity."

(End of this chapter)