There's a big problem with dreams in this world.

His armor was rusty, and the longsword in his hand had lost its former sharpness. But what was most terrifying was his hands—no, to be precise, his body—which had turned into a lifeless skeleton!

Although he didn't know what had happened to him, Jax forced himself to calm down and made up his mind to find his way home.

The first map is this grayish-white land filled with grayish-white mist. It wasn't until they had traveled a bit further that Lu Qing and Jax realized that this land was actually made of ashes. Countless spirits were born here every moment, and the protagonist was awakened here, but it seemed that he retained his original body.

Well, although only bones are left...

P.S.: Don't think these games are just filler; they'll actually be used later in the game.

Speaking of which, I left Easter eggs in both of the games I wrote, but no one has discovered the last one yet.

Waaaaah, I'm so sad.

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Chapter 445: Lu Qing and Lu Yu

"Ok?"

In the dimly lit room, Lu Qing looked at the somewhat glaring computer screen in front of her and glanced at the time.

16:48

The October sun doesn't stay in the sky for long. Although it was only close to five o'clock, it was already pitch black outside.

Lu Qing stood up, turned on the room lights, and then looked out the window.

Dense, dark clouds floated in the sky, and gray and white rain mixed with snow fell from the sky, as if God was coughing, turning the whole sky into a hazy mist.

Lu Qing couldn't help but worry about Hao Meng. It had only been four or five hours since they parted ways. Could Hao Meng really find a place to stay in such a short time?

After shutting down the computer, Lu Qing took out her phone and dialed Hao Meng's number.

"Beep...beep...beep..."

"The number you dialed is temporarily unavailable..."

"Are you talking to someone on the phone?" Lu Qing frowned, feeling that probably wasn't the case.

I opened my browser and searched. When a call is being connected, the phone's notification tone should be "The number you dialed is currently busy."

The message "The number you dialed is temporarily unavailable" seems to indicate that the phone is damaged or shut down due to a dead battery.

"Let's go out and take a look."

After shutting down the computer, Lu Qing put on the clothes she had worn when she left home, then put on a light gray raincoat before going out.

Finding someone in a huge city is obviously very difficult, especially when it's raining and snowing outside and the sky is dark.

However, since she chose to go out, she must have her reasons.

As soon as the door opened, a biting wind howled and lashed against Lu Qing, making her raincoat whistle.

Lu Qing was surprised by how strong the wind was outside and quickly reached out to cover her head with her hood.

"Something's not right. This rain and snow is too heavy." Feeling the wind whipping against her body, Lu Qing thought to herself.

There were hardly any pedestrians on the street at this time, and even those who were there were hurrying home. A thin layer of ice had formed on the ground, and one could easily slip and fall if one wasn't careful.

However, these things don't affect her much. After all, her attributes are what they are, and this kind of environment won't bother her.

Taking out a fruit knife from her bosom, Lu Qing lightly pricked her finger, intending to summon Wayne.

Sometimes she would think that she should bite her finger to summon Wayne, just like in some anime, but after looking at her finger for a while, Lu Qing decided that it was better not to torture herself.

Biting through a hole with your teeth must hurt more than cutting with a knife, right? Biting through a hole with your teeth in anime is just a way of showing off. If she did it herself, she would do whatever felt comfortable.

"........."

Lu Qing looked at her fingers and saw that the wound from the knife cut was healing quickly. In less than half a minute, she wiped the blood off her fingers and the skin below had returned to its fair appearance.

With a thought, Wayne, who was sleeping in the birdcage in the cabin, was suddenly transported to the reality of rain and snow.

"!" Startled awake from his sleep, Wayne opened his eyes and took in his surroundings.

"It's freezing! What's the point of calling birds out in this freezing weather?" Wayne complained.

"You're already at the white level, what are you afraid of being cold for?" Lu Qing said to Wayne speechlessly.

"Gah! Don't you know that wind and snow are birds' natural enemies? White isn't that great either; it'll still get cold, and the wind will blow it away, gah!"

As Wayne spoke, his body transformed into a shadow and rushed directly into Lu Qing's shadow, intending to seek refuge inside.

"and many more!"

Before she could stop Wayne, Lu Qing watched him disappear into her shadow.

"My sister seems to be in my shadow..." Lu Qing thought somewhat uncertainly.

"Gah! Little master, why is there another person in your shadow? They look a lot like you! Is it a clone? Or something...? Gah! Why did you hit me!?"

Vein paused mid-sentence, and a slightly disheveled figure emerged from Lu Qing's shadow and landed on her shoulder.

"Gah, it's a mental shock, that's too much." Wayne shook his slightly dizzy bird head and said.

"It's good enough that I didn't kill you outright..." Lu Qing thought to herself.

Wayne was unaware of her transmigrator identity, so she believed she had always been the same person. Her sister, on the other hand, was unaware that Wayne had killed her; she only knew that Lu Qing had taken over her body after her death.

These two shouldn't have any conflict, so why would the sister attack Wayne?

Could it be the aura? Come to think of it, when my sister was still a wolf spirit, she often teased Wayne. Was it because the aura on Wayne made my sister subconsciously unable to feel any goodwill towards him?

Just as Lu Qing was thinking this, her younger sister's illusory figure emerged from her shadow.

"The shadows are my territory, and no one else is allowed to enter."

After she finished speaking, she was about to crawl back into the shadows, but just as she was about to go back, Lu Qing called out to her.

"Wait a moment!"

"Is there something you need?" the younger sister asked Lu Qing.

"Um, I wanted to ask, what should I call you from now on?" Lu Qing scratched her head somewhat shyly.

After all, Lu Qing is the other person's name, but I have now inherited this name, so I can't call my sister Lu Qing too, that would be a bit strange.

"........."

After staring at Lu Qing for a couple of seconds, the younger sister stretched out her palm and looked at it. She saw the cold rainwater pass through her palm and then fall to the ground.

"Lu Yu".

After speaking, Lu Yu glanced at Wei Yin, then turned into a shadow and returned to Lu Qing's shadow.

"Lu Yu is a good name. It's like a sunny day and a rainy day. No wonder you're the little master's alter ego. Even your naming skills are so good." For some reason, Wayne suddenly started flattering Lu Qing.

“That’s not my clone…” Lu Qing said speechlessly, looking at Wayne.

"Huh?" Wayne was stunned for a moment, then retorted, "Impossible, little master, don't lie to me. If it's not your clone, why couldn't I make a move just now?"

"Um... never mind, just think of it as my clone." Lu Qing thought for a moment, feeling that explaining it would be too troublesome. Since Wayne thought it was her clone, let him think that way.

But can't Wayne attack Lu Yu?

According to the contract, Wayne cannot do anything that directly or indirectly harms her. Does this mean that Lu Yu is really on her side?

"Never mind, let's go find Hao Meng first..."

Shaking her head, Lu Qing asked Wayne to fly up into the sky and help her find Hao Meng's location.

However, the city is so big that even with Wayne, it would be difficult to find a single person. Therefore, she had a second plan, which was her main method for finding Hao Meng.

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Chapter 446: Ah Qing Forgot to Bring an Extra Raincoat

"This is pretty much it." Lu Qing looked around; this was the place where she and Hao Meng had parted ways.

As she strolled to the green belt, she reached out her hand to a tree and touched its cold bark.

The effect of the Spoils Whispering Tree Heart allows her to "hear" the voice of the plants.

She had already tried it and seen the results, so she was confident that she could find Hao Meng's position.

With her eyes closed, Lu Qing listened carefully to the "sound" of the big tree she was touching.

At first there was nothing there; she could only hear the whistling wind and the sounds of cars driving on the street. But as time went on, Lu Qing felt a certain resonance between herself and the big tree in front of her.

In an instant, she grasped a special message and understood the meaning of the big tree.

"It's cold, so cold. The wind is so strong and heavy, the branches are going to break..."

Feeling the weight of the tree, Lu Qing felt a pang of sympathy for it, but the weather was a problem she couldn't solve on her own; she could only hope it would pull through.

The rain and snow this time were really heavy. A lot of the rainwater fell on the branches and froze into ice, encasing the branches inside.

With the combined weight of so many ice blocks, most of the tree branches had already drooped down, and with the strong winds, quite a few broke.

Calming herself down, Lu Qing released the message she wanted into her mind.

This is something she discovered during her previous experiments: when she listens to the sounds of plants, she achieves a kind of resonance with the plants she is listening to; she can hear the sounds of the plants, and she can also send messages to the plants.

I wonder if the merchants in the dark forest communicate with the tree roots in this way.

With Hao Meng's image constantly flashing through her mind, Lu Qing conveyed all her thoughts to the large tree in front of her.

A short while later, a special message came through. The tree responded to Lu Qing, allowing her to "see" the direction Hao Meng had left in after they parted ways, through a special way of perception.

Thanks!

Lu Qing gently patted the tree trunk and then chased after Hao Meng in the direction she had left.

This happened several hours ago, but judging from the direction, it can reduce the area and make it easier for the Wein to find.

Along the way, she resonated with several green trees, and soon, with Wayne's help, she found Hao Meng's current location.

In the distance, below the bus stop, Hao Meng was seen taking shelter from the rain.

Her clothes were soaked through, and in many places they were even frozen. Even a dream summoner would feel cold in this situation.

"Mengmeng!"

Lu Qing ran towards the bus stop where Hao Meng was, and soon arrived beside her.