I am a demonic cultivator, not a capitalist with a conscience.

Chapter 173 Life is Like a Play (56)

Ten hours later.

Chen Yu, who had been burning for ten hours straight, stopped, feeling a bit tired.

To make the dream even more insane, he incorporated many of his recent insights, and the effect seemed quite good.

However, the excessive output made him feel a little tired, but he was in a very good mood.

Even someone as athletic as Liu Qing is finding it a bit too much.

Physical exhaustion was one issue, the terrifying things in the dream were another, and the confusing plot made her feel that something was wrong, but she was also afraid to delve deeper.

The barrier between dreams and reality was blurring, making her feel like she was sometimes Sun Huowang, sometimes Ji Zai, sometimes Hong Zhong, and a few times she even became Danyangzi.

I am Xin Su, I am Siming, I am that pitiful person who can't distinguish anything, I am the Daoist who sits on the clouds, pointing at himself and laughing.

Alas! He believed it, he really believed it!
Thousands of heads swirled in her mind, and voices murmured in her heart. Then a gust of wind blew these things away and merged them, turning them into lotus flowers that fell into her hands.

Holding the lotus flower, Liu Qing felt enlightened, and that he could ascend to heaven and merge with the intestines in the sky in the next moment.

"Liu Qing, wake up."

Liu Qing suddenly sat up and realized that she was wrapped in Wang Chuyun's knitted sweater, not knowing how long she had slept.

Wiping the drool from the corner of her mouth, she seemed bewildered, only then realizing that she was not Sun Huowang, not Danyangzi, not any of them.

She was just Liu Qing.

But who am I?
After a moment of confusion, she decided not to think about it, then blushed when she saw the drool stains on her sweater.

Holding the sweater close to its chest, the little hamster said apologetically to Wang Chuyun, "Sorry, I'll wash it and return it to you when I get back."

"No need, no need!" Wang Chuyun quickly waved her hand and said with a smile, "Your smile when you're asleep is especially adorable; I was mesmerized by it. So we're even now."

"...You should break off all ties with Chen Yu! You can't let such a good person be led astray by him!"

Chen Yu looked over with displeasure: "Shut up, you rat! Go to sleep! Also, here's your salary and overtime pay. Work is over."

Upon seeing the thousand mana points that had been deposited into his account, Liu Qing exclaimed incredulously, "So much!"

"Yes, this job was quite tiring, thank you for your hard work. Wang Chuyun, this is for you."

"No, thank you."

Looking at the shy Wang Chuyun, Liu Qing felt that the atmosphere was strange, but it probably had nothing to do with her.

She yawned and leaned closer to ask, "How's the dream revision going? Have all our suggestions been addressed?"

"Yes, the revisions are complete, and the effect is even better than before. I have submitted the dream to the clerk for processing, and they will soon provide a score and suggestions for improvement before it goes online."

Looking at the time, Chen Yu said, "We still have two hours to go back. We can go to the night market here and buy some books through some informal channels. Liu Qing, do you remember that time on the Dream Maker platform? Let's do the same this time. Buy whatever books are available. I'm planning to build a library when we get back."

"What about the library we used to go to?" Liu Qing asked curiously.

"When the Yuan Cultivator Committee ran away the day before yesterday, they took the library with them. Damn it, once I find those people, none of them will escape. My Human Emperor Banner is starving. Wang Chuyun, do you know how to snatch up books?"

Wang Chuyun nodded: "I know a little bit."

“Very good. Buy whatever you like, focusing on those that won't attract the Star Lord's attention and can circumvent trade restrictions. Ancient books are a must-buy if the price is right! I'll pay! Now, let's go!”

"Ah."

The three of them left the Dream Weavers Association and headed towards the night market.

Looking at Chen Yu in front of her, Wang Chuyun felt an increasingly strong urge to get closer to him, but she had to suppress it.

However, upon seeing Chen Yu's elongated shadow cast by the streetlights, she finally found her direction. Carefully, she overlapped their shadows, making it appear as if they were clasped together. With a serene smile, Wang Chuyun slowly walked forward, hoping to extend her journey further.

Inside the Wenchang City Dream Makers Association, Shi Ling, the clerk responsible for handling Chen Yu's affairs, also received the dream provided by Chen Yu and then let out a happy sigh.

Beside her, another clerk working overtime looked up, her eyes, dulled by the demands of work, and asked in bewilderment, "Why do I smell happiness in your breath?"

"I do hear a pervert in your words. Why are you smelling my breath for no reason?"

"That's not the point. The point is, what dream did you have? Let me see."

Another clerk looked up, looking wearily in this direction, and said, "I'd like to see too. The dream I just experienced was absolutely rubbish. How come every Tom, Dick, and Harry wants to become a trainee dream weaver these days?"

"Don't even mention it. I just had a dream that I thought doing something lewd would improve my rating, but the problem is that the other person's taste is terrible."

"There are so few excellent dream weavers these days, and I don't know what's wrong with the current trends. Cuckoldry is all the rage, and they even call it reality. Nothing else is real, but the hat on your head is real, huh? I'm speechless."

After the clerks who were still working overtime complained for a while, the topic returned to Shi Ling.

The clerk sitting opposite her looked at Shi Ling curiously: "Whose dream did you just get? You seem so happy?"

"Anonymous."

"Who knows who this is! Wait, isn't this the idol you've been talking about all this time?"

"I can't say, since the other party is anonymous. But he submitted ten dreams at once, could you help us evaluate them?"

"Ten? Usually, those who do ten at once are trying to win by quantity, but dream weavers always rely on quality."

"That's right, but if all ten are of very high quality, then that's a different story."

"I have not seen."

"Me too."

Even so, they still decided to give Shi Ling face and help her with the test.

There were thirteen clerks present, ten of whom were assigned dreams in order to begin testing the batch of dreams submitted by Chen Yu.

Although Chen Yu said it didn't matter which dream she started with, Shi Ling still chose dream number 1 and prepared to start her experience from that dream.

She had played the Dream Man series before and was looking forward to the final chapter; she still remembers the previous storylines.

As soon as she entered the dream, she found herself still by the campfire, with everyone else staring at her blankly.

Recalling the previous plot, she knew that this was the place where she discovered she was Sun Huowang.

Just as she was about to continue, she heard someone shout, "Cut! That's enough, let's take a break. Shi Ling, you acted well, continue later."

Turning her head, Shi Ling saw a director, a cameraman, and a production assistant next to her; it was clearly a film shooting location.

Another actor, "Sun Huowang," stepped forward, shook her hand, and said, "Teacher Shi, you're amazing! Your acting is superb! I've finished filming the rest of my scenes. Let's work together again next time!"

"Ok?"

Looking at this scene, Shi Ling was confused.

Is this... filming a movie?

Was everything before just a show?

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