Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 79 Think more

"So serious?" Ren Yuan hissed and asked hurriedly, "Where are your inner vision, third eye, and soul?"

"I can't feel anything. I feel like a piece of stone..." The senior sister cried, pulled out a dagger, and stabbed the back of her hand.

"Don't!" Ren Yuan hurriedly tried to stop him.

He thought that he had opened his spiritual power and his movements and reactions were no less than his senior sister's, but he did not expect that his senior sister's speed had increased by many times.

Ren Yuan had no way of stopping her, as he saw her stab the back of his hand hard with a knife.

Ren Yuan's heart tightened, but then he was stunned.

The sharp blade didn't even make a small cut and didn't cause any harm to my senior sister.

"Look, look!" The senior sister raised the back of her hand to show him, like a wronged child. "I said it was like a stone, right?"

Ren Yuan thought that stone is not as hard as you. Even if it is granite, it will at least leave a mark. But he gently comforted: "You didn't emit sparks, how could you be a stone?"

As he spoke, he touched his senior sister's arm, which was still as smooth as cream, and he smiled and said, "Even if it is stone, it is the finest white jade."

The senior sister was amused by his chuckle, but then she sighed and said, "Sooner or later, I will become like that female zombie."

"..." Ren Yuan's mind flashed with the terrifying image of the female zombie. He couldn't help but shudder. He quickly held his senior sister's hand and said, "We'll set off tomorrow."

"Have you decided where to go?" asked the senior sister.

"Yes, I've thought about it." Ren Yuan nodded with a confident look on his face. In fact, he didn't know where to go, but what Senior Sister needed most now was hope, not disappointment...

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That night, Ren Yuan came into his dream again.

Then he saw that the Qianli ship had been completely renovated, and the deck was shiny and spotless.

"Are you still waxing?" Ren Yuan has already fallen in love with this dedicated Black Skull.

"Yes." Black Skull still answered in that charming bass voice: "This is not only for aesthetics, but also for the protection of the ship."

"..." Ren Yuan wanted to tell him that this boat was a magic weapon and it was enough to keep it clean and there was no need to maintain it seriously.

But then I think, since you are not a fish, how can you understand the joy of a fish? So just let it do whatever it wants.

He turned around and pushed the door to enter the cabin. He still wanted to ask Zu Chongzhi for help to think of a solution. The other party had eaten more salt than he had eaten rice, so it was better than blindly bumping into things like a headless fly.

"Tell him that the old ship owner asked me to bring a message to the ship owner." But the black skull said, "He said that he would be in seclusion to do his homework. Don't disturb him before he comes out..."

“…” The corner of Ren Yuan’s mouth twitched, but he still stood still.

"In addition, he also asked me to tell the ship owner," Black Skull said in that unhurried broadcasting tone, "to think more about it."

"..." Ren Yuan waited for a while, and when he saw that Black Skull didn't say anything, he asked, "Is it over?"

"Over, that's the message." Black Skull nodded.

"Just, just three words?"

"Repeat. Just three words."

"Just do what you need to do." Ren Yuan waved his hand unhappily.

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Silence returned to the Qianli ship. Ren Yuan sat cross-legged on the deck, still thinking hard according to Zu Chongzhi's three words. He believed that the rigorous old mathematician would not be so stupid. Zu Chongzhi probably felt that the information given to him at present should allow him to deduce something useful.

So Ren Yuan listed the known information one by one.

First, everyone will enter a dreamland after falling asleep and suffer from nightmares in their dreams, but after waking up, they will remember nothing.

Then, only a very small number of people can stay lucid in their dreams, act independently, and retain their memories upon waking.

Furthermore, the dreamland is a mysterious place that includes the past, present and future. Zu Chongzhi forbade the Qianli ship to dock, as if he was afraid of some unspeakable existence in the dreamland.

and also……

Ren Yuan suddenly asked in a deep voice: "Have we changed our course?"

"Answer me." The Black Skull replied in a broadcasting voice, "Without the ship owner's instructions and no emergency situation, I cannot change the course."

"That is to say, the direction was set before we set sail!" Ren Yuan raised his voice involuntarily, "Then we sailed straight for three days and three nights, and we were just in time to rescue Chen Baxian?"

"The description is completely correct." Black Skull replied in a deep voice.

"This is a fucking coincidence, I can eat this boat!" Ren Yuan slapped his thigh hard.

"Refuse. This is not allowed." Black Skull shook his head and said, "Besides, the captain can't bite it with his teeth."

"Stop talking nonsense, you damn broadcasting voice." Ren Yuan was in a good mood. He rubbed his hands and paced back and forth on the deck, saying: "So, it was Grandpa Zu who wanted me to find Chen Baxian. It seems that he thinks this person is very important!"

"Ask a question. Is the captain discussing this with me?" Black Skull said slowly, "Then I can only answer that no one is more important than you."

“Hahaha, you’re such a cute little skeleton.” Ren Yuan couldn’t help but laugh, then he said seriously, “Yes, I must be important too!”

He clearly remembered that Zu Chongzhi had smiled meaningfully at him: "Don't worry, kid. Now that you're on the boat, why don't you go explore on your own?"

Then he thought of the Immortal Pillow that the old senior gave to Zu Chongzhi, which was obtained by his master and then fell into his hands.

Is it really just a coincidence? The old mathematician has almost made it clear that it is obviously not!

Then we can deduce that our own fate, as well as that of our senior sister, is also arranged by an unspeakable existence?
This inference made Ren Yuan very unhappy. He didn't like the feeling of his fate being manipulated. But there was also a good side to it - that is, until the moment of death, no one knew what kind of sudden turn fate would take.

So the conclusion is, no matter how serious Senior Sister’s condition becomes, we must never give up!
"Persevere to the end, there will be a way!" Ren Yuan clenched his fist fiercely and encouraged himself.

"That's right, a real man must persevere!" But he saw a flash of light in front of him, and Chen Baxian appeared before him.

"Oh my god, I really got on the boat directly?" Chen Baxian was stunned for a while, and then he fell into ecstasy!
"This damn cycle is finally over!" He was ecstatic and danced and jumped up and down on the deck.

Ren Yuan watched him go crazy with a smile. He was an experienced person and understood the feeling of relief very well.

Of course, he is a reserved person, so no matter how happy he is, he won't roll on the ground...

"Warning. No playing or fighting on the deck." Black Skull couldn't stand it anymore.

Chen Baxian turned a deaf ear and continued rolling on the ground.

"Proposal. Captain, do you want to throw him overboard?" Black Skull rubbed his hands and said
Upon hearing this, Chen Baxian suddenly jumped up and slid down the waxed floor to kneel in front of Ren Yuan. He hugged his thighs and begged, "Good brother, you are my half-brother, please let me stay on the boat from now on!"

(End of this chapter)