My love game is too abstract.

Chapter 187: The Lord of the Dream Realm, Evemina

"Yalo,"

"Ok?"

"Do you know what it means that the Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao?"

"what is that?"

"It's the lecture we attended at the Taoist temple before. The Taoist priest kept talking about Tao, name, inaction and so on. I never understood it. No one has been able to explain it to me in these years."

In the quiet bamboo forest, Taohu turned her head and glanced at him while walking in front.

"Alo, do you know?"

"This is a statement from the Tao Te Ching, which discusses the natural laws between man, heaven, and earth. It emphasizes the unity of inner cultivation and outward behavior, and also uses dialectical thinking to reveal the eternal law of the transformation of opposites."

"Huh? I don't understand either."

"In short, it's just a high-sounding excuse for not wanting to work."

"Oh, I thought it was something very profound." Taohu said easily.

After walking with her in the bamboo forest for a while, Yaluo said:
"Speaking of which, the first time we met, you trusted me so much and invited me to be your Taoist partner?"

"Hey, speaking of this, actually, when I saw you just now, I felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity, so I wanted to chat with you, but when we started chatting, I didn't expect that we really have a good connection with you," Taohu said with a smile.
She turned her head and glanced at Yaluo: "So this is probably destined, right?"

Yaluo forced a smile at her.

This also means that Taohu still has an impression of him. Indeed, this is just a dream after all. One may lose the cognition of a thing in a dream, but it does not mean that one will completely forget it.

They walked for a long time until they came to a hillside.

"It's right here." said Taohu.

Yaluo was stunned when he saw it. Although this cottage was in Chinese pastoral style, its layout was exactly the same as the cottage he had lived in before in the village.

Fence, vegetable garden, chicken coop, two-story bamboo house,

Taohu's subconscious dream is still connected to reality.

"This is it. Sometimes we stay here for a few days."

The peach fox jumped over the fence and used its head to push the fence door open.

"come in."

Yaluo walked in and could clearly see signs of human life. The gourd vines were lush and covered, and underneath was a table with a teapot and upside-down teacups on it. Unchopped firewood was piled in a corner of the yard, and the vegetables in the vegetable garden were growing well. There was also a pond behind the garden.

"The environment is pretty good, right?" Taohu said proudly.

She reached the door of the house, jumped up and tried to pull down the bolt, but failed after several attempts.

Yaluo went forward to help her pull down the bolt and pushed the door open.

"Thank you." Taohu said, "It's really convenient to have someone to help me. When I was alone, I had to try several times before I could get in."

There are few decorations in the house, only a few tables and chairs.

"It's old, but it's fine. If I weren't with you, we'd all be living in the mountains, using the sky as our blanket and the ground as our bed."

Peach Fox jumped onto the table, sat upright and looked at Yaluo.

"Then we have a deal. We will become Taoist companions and cultivate together to become immortals!"

Yaluo nodded slightly.

Taohu looks very happy, but he feels very complicated inside.

What Taohu is experiencing now should be what was mentioned before, that is, she did not recognize her own existence in the dream, which led to her getting lost in the dream. But now even if she is explained clearly, she cannot remember everything, and the usual methods of escaping from the dream are also useless.

All he had to do was to catch the Nightmare Tapir that was still hiding behind the scenes and caused all this to happen.

But my control over dreams is still immature, and my chances of winning against the Nightmare Tapir head-on may not be high.

We have to find a way.
"Yalo? What's wrong with you?" Taohu looked at him puzzledly and asked.

"Oh, I was thinking about cultivation." Yaluo said.

"You are so serious. Actually, there is no need to be so anxious. Cultivation should be done slowly. It cannot be accomplished all at once. Panic will only hinder your practice." Taohu said.

"Let's take a rest today and talk about cultivation tomorrow." Taohu said.

Yaluo didn't expect that he would actually live in his dream. At night, he sat at the table under the gourd vine in the yard, looking at the starry sky, with many thoughts in his mind.

"Can you still sleep in your dreams?"

"How about just skipping the night?"

He tried to change the laws of the world like Peach Fox had done before, but he couldn't do it after trying for a long time. However, he could still achieve other materializations in dreams.

What he was thinking about now was how to make Taohu realize that this was a dream.

He thought for a moment, spread his hands, and a picture materialized in his hands.

"Peach Fox."

He shouted into the house, and soon the pink-haired little fox came hopping from the door and jumped onto the table.

"what's wrong?"

"Look at this." He handed her the photo.

It was a family photo of them, taken long ago in the city, and it also included her image as a human.

If I take this out, I wonder if it will remind her of something.

"this is"

Peach Fox looked at the photo, tilted his head, and showed a surprised expression.

"What a realistic portrait! The artist must be very skilled to be able to draw something like this," she said.

"Don't you have any impression of this?" He said, pointing to the portrait of Taohu in the photo.

"Huh? This girl is really pretty, and she's a fox demon," Taohu suddenly remembered something.
"Could it be that she is the sweetheart named Taohu that you are looking for, Yaluo?"

Yaluo frowned slightly and sighed.

"Yes."

"Then our family knows what she looks like. We will be on the lookout for her next time we see her."

"Um"

Seeing Yaluo looking unhappy, Taohu asked in confusion, "What's wrong with you, Yaluo?"

"It's okay, you go and rest first." Yaluo said.

Taohu tilted his head and looked at him for a few seconds, then turned and went into the house.

Sitting in the night, Yaluo let out a long sigh.

"Still can't remember?" He muttered to himself while looking at the starry sky.

"Damn Nightmare Tapir, it actually took away Peach Fox's memory."

"No, I didn't take her memory."

Someone suddenly spoke behind him, and Yaluo stood up and turned around.

A girl with long straight gray hair, a black dress, and bare feet stood behind him, her gray eyes gazing at him calmly.

What attracted the most attention was the pair of tentacles emerging from her head. They looked like snail tentacles, but the tops were flashing with colorful light.

Yaluo confirmed her identity the first time he saw her.

"Nightmare tapir?"

"I prefer people to call me by my real name: Lord of the Dream Realm, Evemina." She said lightly.

"I don't give a damn about you! Wake up Peach Fox!"

Yaluo rushed forward angrily and tried to grab the other person's body, but his hand went straight through her body.

"You can't touch me. Here, I'm just a concept," said Evemina.

Ya Luo was indifferent for a moment, but soon calmed down. He took two steps back and stared coldly at the black-haired girl in front of him.

"You don't have to be so malicious towards me. Actually, I still want to help you." Evemina said slowly.

"What do you mean?"

"Literally," she said quietly.

Yaluo took a deep breath and felt that he had to stay awake. This guy claimed to be the Lord of the Dream Realm. It seemed that he was no longer a simple Nightmare Tapir. He must have a big background. Moreover, he showed up on his own initiative. It was unclear whether he had any tricks.
But her appearance also shows that there is room for negotiation.
And, it gave me the opportunity to collect intelligence.

He thought for a moment and said, "You just said that you didn't take away Taohu's memory?"

"Yes,"

"Then why can't she remember anything now?"

"Because this is not a dream, but her past memories, her memories of this world."

(End of this chapter)