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

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Chapter Seven: Soy Milk, Insects, and Friends

"Is she... working?" Lu Qing asked, hiding outside the warehouse entrance with a strange expression.

She never imagined that the man who had beaten up gangsters in an alley yesterday would be wearing work clothes and moving items in a warehouse today.

"Let's observe for a while longer," Lu Qing thought to herself.

"Vin, keep an eye on her for me. I'm going back for a bit." Lu Qing's icy blue eyes darted around slightly as she conceived a plan.

“No problem, I’ll keep an eye on her,” Wayne replied.

"Okay." Lu Qing nodded and said, "Be careful not to get caught."

After she finished speaking, she turned and left, running back the way she came.

She needs to go home first.

Maintaining a constant connection with Wayne in her mind, Lu Qing diverted some of her attention to Wayne's gaze.

After returning home, Lu Qing hung her rain-soaked coat on the coat rack by the door. She was going out later, so she could leave it there for now.

After soaking the soybeans overnight, Lu Qing drained the water from the container and then tossed the oval-shaped soybeans into the blender...

"Buzz buzz buzz!!" The ear-piercing sound of machinery rang out, and Lu Qing frowned slightly; the sound was rather noisy.

However, the high-speed blender can make soy milk much faster than she can by hand, so a little noise isn't unbearable.

Taking out the gauze she had prepared at home, Lu Qing separated the soybean pulp from the raw soy milk in the blender.

Soybean pulp contains water, fat, protein, carbohydrates, as well as minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, and iron.

Consuming soybean pulp can lower blood cholesterol levels and reduce insulin consumption in diabetic patients.

Rich in dietary fiber, soybean pulp also has the effects of preventing colon cancer and aiding in weight loss, thus it is regarded as a new source of health food.

Lu Qing planned to mix the soybean pulp with flour and scallions, fry some meatballs, and give the extra to Wei Yin, ensuring that nothing would go to waste.

Raw soy milk needs to be heated with water before consumption because soybeans contain anti-nutritional factors such as phytohemagglutinin and lipoxygenase. If not heated, it can cause poisoning, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms.

While the raw soy milk is heating up, she can fry the chive pancakes.

Heat oil in a wok, take out the previously kneaded dough, flatten it into sections, then place chives and eggs on top, gently kneading a few pleats to create a decorative edge. Lu Qing then places the chive boxes into the wok.

"Crackling and popping..." The oil and water jumped and made a pleasant sound in the pot, and soon a rich aroma wafted out from the pot.

Taking a deep breath, Lu Qing could clearly feel the peristalsis in her stomach.

She hadn't eaten breakfast when she went out for a run in the heavy rain. She hadn't noticed before, but now that she smelled the delicious aroma, she was starving!

Lu Qing gently flipped the chive dumplings in the pan and lightly rubbed the cooked side with a spatula, making a soft "shh" sound.

The voice made her feel even hungrier. To divert her attention from her stomach, Lu Qing looked at Wayne's gaze in her mind.

.......

"Little sister, go and move those boxes over there." Inside the dusty warehouse, a young man in work clothes stood on the stairs above the warehouse and said to Tang Yuanyi below.

"I've told you so many times, my name is Tang Yuanyi." Tang Yuanyi replied weakly. She looked in the direction the young man pointed, where there was a pile of messy small boxes.

Before she could finish speaking, she saw the young man in his work clothes disappear from where he had been.

"Sigh, never mind." With a sigh, Tang Yuanyi turned and walked towards the pile of small boxes.

These small boxes weren't very heavy, and they probably contained some small items. As Tang Yuanyi rummaged through the boxes, a bunch of tiny insects crawled out from under the boxes.

"......"

With a slight tremor in her fingers, Tang Yuanyi expressionlessly lifted the box and then walked out with somewhat stiff steps.

First of all, let me clarify that she is not afraid of insects; she simply finds them disgusting. How could she possibly be afraid of them?

"ah!!"

A gray-black centipede appeared on the box in Tang Yuanyi's hands. Without hesitation, Tang Yuanyi released her hands, and a pure energy gathered in her palms.

An invisible wave appeared, and the poor centipede instantly turned to ashes and disappeared from this world.

"What's wrong? Is the box too heavy?" The young man on the stairs called out to Tang Yuanyi after hearing the noise below.

"Ha...ha..." Tang Yuanyi chuckled twice, silently picked up the box she had thrown on the ground, and forced a smile at the young man upstairs, saying, "I, I'm fine. I was just startled by a bug."

"I see..." The young man looked at Tang Yuanyi's tired face, then said, "Don't push yourself too hard," and went back to work.

"Ah~ that scared me to death..." Tang Yuanyi said, her muscles relaxing immediately after the young man left.

"Insects shouldn't exist in this world!" Tang Yuanyi thought through gritted teeth. For some reason, she personally loathed insects, but that was all she felt.

Fear? How could I possibly be afraid? Haha...

With a blank expression, Tang Yuanyi carried the boxes out of the warehouse. When she returned to the warehouse, she would carefully check each box before moving it and shake it vigorously until she was sure there were no bugs.

After working cautiously for more than half an hour, a figure wearing a black coat and a black mask appeared at the warehouse entrance.

"Is anyone there?" Lu Qing called out from in front of the warehouse door.

"Huh!?" Tang Yuanyi was stunned for a moment after hearing Lu Qing's voice, then looked incredulously toward the warehouse entrance.

"Someone's here, what can I do for you?" the young man in work clothes called out after hearing Lu Qing's voice.

"I'm here to find my friend, her name is Tang Yuanyi," Lu Qing said with a smile. Just now, she had learned the red-haired girl's name from Wayne.

"Oh, you're here to see Tang Yuanyi? She's downstairs." The young man didn't think much of it and called out to Tang Yuanyi below, "Little sister, someone's here to see you!"

If she could, Tang Yuanyi desperately hoped the young man hadn't remembered her name, so she could change her voice and fool him later, but at this moment...

Although we could teleport away from here immediately, what if we encountered a situation like yesterday's, or...?

The girl thought of the young man who had taken good care of her, sighed almost imperceptibly, but still did not teleport away.

What if, after she teleports away, the chosen one of that ominous and doomed god does something to the young man? She doesn't want to implicate others!

With her left hand slightly clenched, Tang Yuanyi walked out of the warehouse with a slightly uneasy feeling.

"I've finally found you! You haven't eaten yet, have you? I've prepared breakfast for you." Lu Qing smiled and took out a plastic bag from her pocket, which contained chive dumplings and soy milk that she had made.

"what?"

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Just popping in

Just popping in to say hi and prove I'm still alive.

I was planning to update in the next couple of days, but I'm feeling really bad.

I'm feeling a bit dizzy, so I'm going to sleep now. I'll definitely update tomorrow night.

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Chapter Eight: A False Dream

The pattering rain sounded outside the warehouse as Tang Yuanyi carefully held the packaging bag in both hands.

"I hope there's no poison in this...?"

The warm packaging bag felt cozy to the touch, and the girl's icy fingers gradually regained their vitality in this warmth.

She quickly dismissed the thought. If this person really wanted to harm her, given her current state, why would she need to go through all that trouble?

"Um... what did you want to see me about?" Tang Yuanyi looked at Lu Qing, somewhat at a loss.

"I just wanted to chat with you." Lu Qing chuckled softly, then looked behind her and said, "It's a bit cold outside, let's go inside."

"Oh...oh, okay." Tang Yuanyi absentmindedly snapped out of her reverie and nodded.

The two entered the warehouse, where the old oval ceiling lights cast a dim yellow glow upon them.

The air felt a little damp, and you could hear the young man working on the second floor.

Tang Yuanyi suddenly remembered that she still had work to finish, but Lu Qing was standing next to her at the moment, so it was not the time to focus on work!

However, she couldn't help but feel a little guilty for letting the clueless young man continue working on the second floor while she slacked off downstairs.

"Eat quickly, or it will get cold." After the two entered the warehouse, Lu Qing suddenly spoke, pointing to the packaging bag in Tang Yuanyi's hand.

"Um... I'll go wash my hands first!" Tang Yuanyi nodded softly, then found a clean place to put down the packaging bag, got up and quickly ran out of the warehouse.

After working in the warehouse for a while, her hands were covered in dust from moving boxes. In addition, Tang Yuanyi wanted to go to the bathroom to calm down.

As for whether she will take this opportunity to run away...

Lu Qing had already prepared for this. Just as she approached the other party, she secretly stained Tang Yuanyi's clothes with some of her own blood.

Even if she teleports away like yesterday, she can find the other person's location in an instant.

"Hello, are you Tang Yuanyi's friend?" Just then, Lu Qing heard footsteps and turned around to see the young man who had been on the second floor earlier coming down.

......

"Oh no, what do I do, what do I do, what do I do..."

Inside the public restroom, Tang Yuanyi anxiously clutched two devil horns.

Glistening water droplets slid down her cheeks, and even after rinsing her face several times, she still couldn't calm down.

"Hoo, take a deep breath, calm down..." After taking a deep breath, Tang Yuanyi's feverish mind gradually calmed down.

Given her personality, she shouldn't change so easily. She's been a god for so many years, her old problems should have been cured by now... probably.

"Is it because this is a dream...?" Tang Yuanyi looked down at her left palm, where the delicate texture of her fair skin was clearly visible.

Clench your fist tightly, and you can feel the liquid remaining between your palms being squeezed.

Unconsciously, she began to use her divine power, and the water in her palms vanished rapidly. In a short while, a dreamlike feeling enveloped Tang Yuanyi, as if she could easily tear apart the falseness of this world if she wanted to.

However, the next moment, an ominous and doomed power burst forth from her body. With a muffled groan, Tang Yuanyi bent over, her left hand tightly gripping her chest.

The illusory feeling gradually disappeared, accompanied by a sweet and nauseating sensation that flooded her brain, and Tang Yuanyi couldn't help but gag.

"I'm trapped here." After gagging for a while, Tang Yuanyi recovered and looked at the water stains on her palm.

Because of the ominous and unlucky god, she is currently unable to connect with the power of her true self, and with only the power of her clone, she is unable to break out of this world.

"Damn it, those old-fashioned gods! Just because they've been gods for a long time doesn't mean they're so great!" Tang Yuanyi thought to herself, her teeth itching with rage.