The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 493 Dreams are always the opposite of reality (Seeking monthly votes)

At 3:07 a.m., Hu Biao and Annie were leaning against each other, fast asleep.

Suddenly, a faint cry of alarm reached his ears, and Hu Biao instinctively woke up.

In an instant, he drew a pistol from his holster, engaged the safety, and prepared to fire directly at the attacking Japanese soldiers.

But at this moment, he realized that the surroundings were quiet, and there was no sign of any Japanese attack.

As for the other time travelers, the surviving veterans, plus the foreman, who had rich combat experience on the Russian battlefield, had the same reaction as Hu Biao.

After everyone drew their guns, they still couldn't find their target.

Just as everyone was wondering what was going on, a small voice, trembling with tears, came through:
"Commander Hu, and all the uncles, elders, and sisters, I'm sorry. I just had a nightmare and woke up in fright. I... I'm not a qualified Eighth Route Army soldier. I'm a coward."

In the end, the child felt so guilty that he almost cried again.

Before Hu Biao and the others could say anything to comfort him, the children from the cultural troupe, Cao'er, Xie Liang, and the ten-and-a-half-year-old also chimed in:

"I just had a nightmare too, and I was scared awake. I'm a coward too."

Good heavens! All nine children were having nightmares.

Upon hearing this, Hu Biao and the other veterans exchanged bewildered glances, their brows furrowed so deeply they could trap flies.

Based on their past experience dealing with that mysterious place, they knew that such an unusual scene naturally represented something different.

It's almost as if that mysterious being is giving them some kind of omens in this way.

These omens may not be very intuitive, but at least you know whether they are good or bad. Judging from the children's reactions, they are clearly some pretty bad things.

Xin Huo and the other newbies were a bit slow to react, but after seeing Hu Biao and the others' expressions, they vaguely realized what was going on.

However, seeing that the children were in low spirits, Hu Biao offered some words of comfort:

"Don't be afraid! Dreams are often the opposite of reality. Bad things in dreams can lead to completely different outcomes in reality, so good things will happen soon."

Hearing Hu Biao's unique words of comfort, the children's moods improved noticeably.

Seeing this, Hu Biao finally asked the question he had been most concerned about: "What dreams did you guys have? Tell us about them."

The speaker organized his thoughts and began to speak:
“I dreamt that I woke up after hearing the sound of reading, but I couldn’t see where you were; so I followed the sound of reading and walked there.”

Then I walked into a city in the future, and eventually ended up in a school.

Just as Annie had described, the place had spacious classrooms, a playground, desks, and many other things I didn't recognize.

There was a teacher who looked very capable, standing on the podium giving a lecture.

The teacher and classmates saw me and immediately asked me to join the class; however, I could understand each word the teacher said individually, but when they were put together, I had no idea what they meant.

At this point, Xiao Hao finally couldn't hold back and began to sob quietly.

This child has loved reading since he was little and longed to study hard. The situation described above is undoubtedly what he fears most.

Amidst the soft sobs of the trumpet player, the performing arts troupe also began to speak:
"I dreamt that I was performing in a beautiful auditorium with many friends; after the performance, countless uncles and aunts applauded for me."

I was so happy at the time. I love performing for everyone on the big stage.

After the performance, when we came out of the auditorium, all my friends' mothers were waiting for them; but no matter how hard I looked, I couldn't find my mother anywhere.

"My mom is here, and I want to perform well for her too!"

At this point, the performing arts troupe also burst into tears.

It was only at this point that Hu Biao and his colleagues realized for the first time that this usually optimistic member of the performing arts troupe was just a 12-year-old girl.

She is still a little girl who can't be separated from her mother and wants to act spoiled in front of her mother.

Grass: "I dreamed that I could see things again. When I opened my eyes, I could see a sky full of stars. They were so bright and beautiful."

Upon hearing Cao'er's words, Hu Biao and the others finally smiled. They had at least heard some good news from Cao'er, suggesting that the omens from the mysterious being weren't so bad after all.

But as Cao'er recounted her story, things only got worse for Hu Biao and the others:

"Later, it became daytime, and I entered the city of the future, where there were buildings taller than mountains and many speeding cars."

There were also many, many children shopping with their parents.

They were wearing beautiful clothes, but they looked down on me because I was dressed too poorly and ignored me.

There was also a young man who had a strange steamed bun in his hand. He only took one bite and then threw it away. I picked it up and chased after him to return it, but I couldn't catch up with him no matter how hard I tried.

Until I was so hungry, too hungry to run anymore, I sat down by the roadside, and then I couldn't see anything anymore~

In the time that followed, Xie Liang, the ten-and-a-half-year-old, and the other children all recounted their nightmares.

After saying this, she remembered her sad memories and burst into tears on the spot; but she didn't cry for long, and then she remembered Hu Biao's saying that "dreams are always the opposite of reality", and she started to laugh through her tears.

Seeing this scene, the group of time travelers felt extremely distressed.

Xin Huo, in particular, felt not only sad but also guilty.

He felt that if he hadn't met his fellow villagers and brought them that false good news, these children wouldn't be in this situation now.

Overwhelmed with frustration, he felt breathless and, forcing himself to control his emotions, managed to utter:
"Anyway, I can't sleep right now, so I'll go check the traps to see if I've found anything."

The other transmigrators could naturally tell that this was merely an excuse for Xin Huo to leave, so as to avoid losing his composure.

They were also in a bad mood at the moment, and one by one they started to complain: "Count me in, I can't sleep either!"

"Let's go together! It'll be faster if there are more people."

And so, apart from Mo Shuiyan and Mr. Nan Ze, who both had broken a leg and were somewhat inconvenient to move around, Song Jie stayed behind to take care of the children.

The other travelers all left the section of the ancient Great Wall where they were camped; then they each went in a different direction to check whether the traps had yielded any results.

Even though they knew in their hearts that such an investigation would probably yield no results.

The problem is that now they have no other better options and are even less inclined to eat wild vegetables; they don't want to eat them raw or cooked.

Just thinking about that thing makes my whole body feel incredibly uncomfortable...

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A few minutes later, Xinhuo walked under the moonlight, cursing and swearing in a voice only he could hear.

What were they cursing? They were cursing everything, of course.

He cursed the mysterious being who had transported him here, cursed God for being blind, cursed those damned Japanese devils, cursed Hu Biao and his old foxes, and cursed the prey for not obediently crawling into the trap, leaving him empty-handed after his investigation.

When he gets really ruthless, he even berates himself, calling himself a piece of trash.

I just wanted to vent my bad emotions by cursing in the street, so as not to affect the children's mood when they were just getting better.

Xin Huo cursed heaven and earth and everything, then stopped completely after two minutes.

Two Siberian Huskies suddenly appeared about 20 or 30 meters in front of him.

No! Upon closer inspection, seeing the green glow in the moonlight, Xin Huo suddenly realized that these weren't huskies at all, but two wild wolves.

If it were in the past, a second-generation rich kid like him, who was used to lying around at home or in the company, would probably have wet himself with fear if he suddenly encountered two wild wolves in the wild.

Now, however, I'm so moved I could cry.

God has finally opened his eyes! These aren't two wolves at all, they're dozens of kilograms of meat, some bones, and some offal, okay?

Heaven have mercy! At this moment, Xin Huo, a pampered second-generation heir in the modern world, is driven to the point of having eyes greener than a wolf by all the messes that happen after he transmigrates...

(End of this chapter)