Chapter 15 (1/2)
Chapter 15
Watchmen Chapter 15
Jiu Jie ascended the mountain stairs. He walked for quite a while before he finally reached it's peak.
Towering in front of him was a tall imposing building, and the surroundings were blending together.
It was a shrine, a castle as well as a residence. It had a waterfall and a flowerbed with painted screens and an ornate arched roof.
Jiu Jie couldn't say for sure whether it was one or a hundred houses. They were all intersected and shone irregularly.
He could see numerous courtyards, orchards, and trees. In the middle of the bizarre flower beds, and on the neighbouring trees; spring flowers, autumn leaves, and summer fruits were all growing eagerly.
Gorgeous birds were singing in the trees, and they had feathers ranging in colors from red to blue that were beautiful and lively, just like soaring flowers. The singing was also indescribably bizarre.
Jiu Jie was stunned by this display that he has never seen before.
In front of the magnificent building, an arched door was built with golden wood. On the surface, a strange beast was carved.
”Is this the door to my dreams?” Jiu Jie thought.
He walked closer, hitting the gong hanging on the door.
The gong rang noiselessly, but Jiu Jie had a feeling. He was sure that the people here already know of his arrival.
He waited for a short time before the large doors opened. Gorgeous, colourful beings greeted his sight.
There was a strange bird there, it had the head of a lion, teeth like a snake's tail, and it was big enough to cover the entire sky. It was an incomparably large bird, a being that only existed in fairy tales.
”Why have you beat the gong?” The time bird asked.
This place is really beautiful.” Jiu Jie couldn't help but praise. He looked up at the large arched door and asked, ”Is this the door of dreams?”
”Of course, this is indeed the door of dreams.” The time bird said impatiently.
”Then, I would like to pa.s.s. I want to know what's behind that door.”
”Behind the door is the castle of dreams. Of course you can go, but before that, you need to show me your key.”
”Key? What key?” Jiu Jie asked, confused.
”What? You actually came here without the key!?”The time bird roared.
”I don't know about any key, can you please explain it to me?” Jiu Jie slowed down his words, trying to appease it's moodiness.
”No key means you're trespa.s.sing, so your only choice is to die!”
The time bird screeched and spread its large wings; while it was taking off, it generated a large gale of wind.
Without waiting for Jiu Jie to understand, it opened his large lion's mouth and rushed downward, looking to devour Jiu Jie in one bite.
”Ah!”
Jiu Jie shouted and suddenly collapsed in terror, his head full of sweat. He realized that he was currently sitting upright in Gu s.h.i.+ Chen's office.
He took the room in dazedly, trying to re-familiarize himself with it; it's set, and it's single seat sofa. The room was dimly lit and the outside had unknowingly started raining.
Jiu Jie took deep breaths. Having just woken up from a dream like that, he let his mind go empty, compartmentalizing the dream away.
”You're awake?” Gu s.h.i.+ Chen was sitting beside him, and she asked that while looking at her watch. ”You slept for quite a while.”
”What time is it?” Jiu Jie asked.
”It's already two-fifty pm. You slept for over an hour.”
Jiu Jie shook his head to wake himself up faster.
”I had a very long dream just now.” He said.
”I know, I know everything.” Gu s.h.i.+ Chen said faintly.
Jiu Jie was silent fo
r quite a while before he suddenly gave a thumbs up, while saying, ”Respect! You're really amazing!”
”Oh? What are you doing?” Gu s.h.i.+ Chen asked.
”Just now, you managed to hypnotise me, right?”
Gu s.h.i.+ Chen smiled confidently and nodded. She said lightly, ”I said it before. In here, even if you don't cooperate, I can hundred percent hypnotise you.”
Jiu Jie reclined on the sofa, wiping the sweat from his forehead as he said, ”I can see through your method, but I can't guard against it. Amazing.”
”You can see through my technique? Let's hear it.”
”There's nothing to say. You still used excessive information as a means of attack, just like the hypnosis on the male student, but with different details. Also, this stage is specially designed by you to help with your hypnosis. Just counting these, I have lost the round. I'm convinced, and concede to you.”
”No,” Gu s.h.i.+ Chen said. ”It's too early to decide. You're also quite good, your harder to deal with than I thought. Your consciousness is very deep and complicated, i've underestimated you.”
When she finished speaking, she walked to the front of the table and picked up the phone. She dialed a number, then spoke into it, ”Hi, Aunt Liu… Yes, it's me. Help me cancel the three o'clock appointment. Yes. I still have some business to deal with here. Help me apologise to the patient and inform him that he can pick the time for the next appointment. Yes. Okay, that will be all.”