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

"Okay, let's go back then."

Lu Qing looked around the interior of the opera house, which was quite quiet because there was no one there.

Light streamed down from the skylight in the wall, bringing a sliver of light into the dim interior, at least enough to make it easier to see inside.

Having found nothing special, and having satisfied her curiosity, she now wanted to go back.

Fang Qingrou naturally had no objections, and seeing that Lu Qing wanted to leave, she followed her out of the opera house.

The manager in charge of guarding the counter breathed a sigh of relief after the two left.

Although he had inexplicably agreed to let the two of them go in for a visit, he honestly regretted it later, fearing that the two of them might cause some trouble inside.

Seeing that the two had finally left, he immediately relaxed.

"But speaking of which, those two ladies are really beautiful. I hope I can meet them again in the future," the administrator couldn't help but think.

........

"Little Deer, do you mean that your body temperature is actually a curse?" Fang Qingrou asked, somewhat surprised.

“Yes, I hadn’t thought of that before. Actually, I could have let you absorb the curse on me with the scabbard,” Lu Qing nodded.

"But......."

After hesitating for a moment, Fang Qingrou said, "If the scabbard wants to absorb the curse, it must come into contact with the curse itself, but I don't know what will happen if I get entangled by the curse on the scabbard."

"Um......."

Lu Qing stroked her chin and said, "Then let's forget about it. I need to think about it first. Maybe we can try to remove the curse before the dream ends. That way, even if there are any side effects, they will be restored after returning."

"Actually, it's not too late to try it with other people in future dreams and see the results before making a decision," Fang Qingrou said after thinking for a while.

"This is the only way," Lu Qing said.

As she spoke, Lu Qing slightly pulled down her hood. Although she said she would make a decision later, only she herself knew what she was really thinking.

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There's no second chapter today.

As the title suggests, I have some things to take care of, so there won't be a second update today. However, tomorrow's update will proceed as usual, so please don't worry.

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Chapter Sixty: Something's Wrong with You

"call......."

Lu Qing let out a soft breath. Thanks to the ritual she had performed when she established a contract with the Ripper Knife, she wasn't so resistant to what she was about to do.

With a light touch, the smooth skin on her index finger was pierced by the mithril dagger. Fortunately, this time Lu Qing controlled her strength, and only a small drop of blood flowed out.

"clatter."

Squeeze your finger gently, and the drop of blood slowly falls to the ground.

"Well......"

Lu Qing opened her small mouth and put the wound in her mouth. She subconsciously licked the bleeding spot with her tongue and felt that the wound on her finger suddenly became less painful.

At that moment, black mist appeared from the spot where the blood had dripped to the ground, and a figure entirely in black suddenly burst out of the mist and landed on Lu Qing's shoulder.

"Gah, I'm dying to be here! By the way, is this your human dream world?"

Wayne stood on Lu Qing's shoulder and looked around.

"The crow spoke!" Fang Qingrou exclaimed in surprise.

She and Lu Qing had returned to Fenghua Hotel an hour earlier. Before going to sleep, just to be on the safe side, Lu Qing told Fang Qingrou that she had a summoned creature and planned to summon it before going to sleep to ensure their safety.

Besides ensuring safety, it can also be used to see what might happen at night.

Of course, this was just Lu Qing's pretext. In reality, she wanted to know whether using the scabbard to absorb the curse within her would have any effect on her.

Regarding this, Lu Qing felt she could ask Wayne.

Although this crow has a foul mouth, it is quite knowledgeable. There are many things that Lu Qing doesn't know, but this guy should know them all.

At that moment, upon hearing Fang Qingrou say that she was the Raven Wayne, she immediately bristled and said:

"Caw! You're the crow!"

Although he was indeed a crow, Wayne didn't like hearing people say that about him. He could afford to offend Lu Qing, his current master, but he absolutely couldn't afford to offend this strange woman!

"Remember, woman, my name is Wayne, the great..."

Before Wayne could finish speaking, Lu Qing interrupted him, making a knife shape with her five fingers and lightly tapping Wayne's head.

"Enough with the nonsense. I'm about to rest. Tonight, you'll patrol around this hotel. Just let me know if anything noticeable happens," Lu Qing said.

"Hey! Can you let me finish what I'm saying?" Wayne said, somewhat annoyed.

"No, your voice is too awful," Lu Qing said mercilessly.

"It's something I was born with, I can't change it, haha!"

After saying this, Wayne flapped his wings and flew off Lu Qing's shoulder. He flew to the window and complained:

"Ugh, what a nuisance."

If he could, Wayne wouldn't want to obey Lu Qing at all, but he had no choice. He had already signed a contract with Lu Qing, and under the influence of this contract, Wayne could not disobey any order given by Lu Qing.

But it doesn't matter. Patrolling at night is always better than standing in a birdcage and spacing out.

Lu Qing closed the window casually, turned to Fang Qingrou, and said, "Alright, we can rest now."

"Don't your summoned creatures need to sleep?" Fang Qingrou asked with some concern.

"Well..."

Hearing Fang Qingrou's words, Lu Qing thought about Wayne's performance just now and said somewhat uncertainly:

"It shouldn't be necessary."

Lu Qing wasn't sure if crows were nocturnal creatures, but since Vain was a creature with extraordinary power, he figured that resting, even if necessary, wouldn't take much time.

Judging from his performance just now, Wayne is still quite energetic and does not need to rest for the time being.

“I should…” Fang Qingrou said speechlessly, “You don’t even know yourself, it’s clearly your summoned creature.”

"I just acquired it myself, and this is the first time I've summoned it," Lu Qing said innocently.

She was telling the truth. After all, even including the time spent in the dream, it hadn't been more than a day since she signed the contract with Wayne.

Her understanding of Wayne was limited to the fact that he was a raven who had found a fragment of a god, possessed considerable strength, and was the culprit who killed the original owner of the body.

If it weren't for the contract with the cabin, Lu Qing wouldn't have dared to keep it as a summoned creature even if she had ten times the courage.

"Just got it..."

Fang Qingrou's lips twitched twice. She suddenly remembered that Lu Qing had only experienced one dream so far. However, this dream not only gave her two blue-quality items, but also a summoned creature!

"I don't even have any summoned creatures, and my level should be higher..." Fang Qingrou looked at Lu Qing with resentment, making the other woman feel a little uncomfortable.

"Awoo~"

With a strange cry, Fang Qingrou pounced on Lu Qing and pinned her down on the soft double bed.

She held Lu Qing tightly around the waist and said:

"Confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be punished severely. I need to hear the entire story of your last dream tonight, Little Deer!"

"Xiaorou, let go of me, don't press down on me, I'll explain it to you," Lu Qing said helplessly.

Fang Qingrou's strength attribute was clearly much higher than hers. After being pinned down by the other party, Lu Qing couldn't get up no matter how hard she tried.

"Hehe." Fang Qingrou released her arms from Lu Qing and stood up, saying:

"You must keep your word, no backing out!"

After Fang Qingrou finished speaking, she slowly took off her coat.

"Just talk, why are you taking off your clothes?!" Lu Qing turned her head instinctively after seeing Fang Qingrou's actions.

"Huh?" Fang Qingrou looked at Lu Qing strangely and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Are you going to sleep in your coat?"

“But you can’t wear pajamas in a dream,” Lu Qing replied.

"Ok?"

Fang Qingrou was genuinely puzzled. The moment she typed a question mark in her mind, she knew that it wasn't her who was acting strangely, but rather the other person.

After carefully observing Lu Qing, who had turned her gaze away, Fang Qingrou felt as if she had guessed something. A mischievous smile appeared on her face as she said:

"Little Deer, are you shy?"

"......"

Seeing that Lu Qing remained silent, Fang Qingrou became even more certain of her thoughts and found it somewhat amusing:

"What's there to be shy about? We're all girls, you can't exactly sleep in your coat at night, can you?"

Somewhat hesitantly, Lu Qing turned around and looked at the girl in front of her who was only wearing underwear. Surprisingly, she found that she didn't actually have any strange thoughts in her heart.

The reason for being shy is simply due to the influence of one's own consciousness.

After taking off her coat, Lu Qing finally lay down on the huge and soft double bed with Fang Qingrou, and vividly recounted what she had experienced in her first dream.

Meanwhile, outside the hotel, Wayne stood alone atop the building, feeling the cold wind, and couldn't help but wonder about Bird Life:

"What's the difference between standing here and standing in a birdcage, huh?"

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Chapter 61: Are all young people these days monsters?

"Let me see if there's anything good updated today."

Inside the dream game, a young man was comfortably lounging on the sofa in his game lobby, browsing the "Dream Space" section of the "Creation System".

His name is Li Mu, and he is a blue-level Dream Summoner. Because he has little hope of advancing to purple level in this lifetime, he also works as a Dream Weaver while being a Dream Summoner.

He has several artificial dream platforms under his management, with over 300,000 followers, and is living a fairly comfortable life.

Today, he is browsing the "Dream Space" section under the pretext of seeking inspiration.

There's nothing he can do about it; aside from entering and creating dreams, his only hobbies are reading novels and listening to music.