Chapter 15 (2/2)

Gu s.h.i.+ Chen put down the phone and returned back to Jiu Jie's side, while asking, ”Jiu Jie, who exactly are you?”

After a short rest, Jiu Jie had become energized again. He rubbed his neck and said, ”I said it before. I'm just an unemployed person.”

”Normal unemployed people don't have your strength of spirit. Who exactly are you?” Gu s.h.i.+ Chen continued to ask.

”Didn't you already hypnotise me just now? Don't tell me that you didn't even get any information?” Jiu Jie questioned.

”That's the area that makes me suspicious.” Gu s.h.i.+ Chen said. ”Even though I managed to hypnotise you, but I didn't get any useful information. Additionally, your protections were very strong. I've never seen such a long journey to access the door of dreams. Also, you had a specialist add some protections as well. You are definitely not an ordinary person.”

Jiu Jie kneaded his temple and asked, ”What door of dreams?”

It is a door to get into the subconscious.” Gu s.h.i.+ Chen said. ”Everyone's subconscious holds a lot of information, including their own desires and people that have come and gone throughout their lives. If the door of dreams can be opened, the whole unconscious is available, which in turn, enables you to completely understand that person.”

”So, you call it a door of dreams. Not a bad name, better than the name we came up with.”

”The name 'we' came up with? You also have your own definition of the door to the unconsciousness?” Gu s.h.i.+ Chen asked.

”That's not important. More importantly, this situation. Is it going to just end like that? You hypnotize me, but get no prize?” Jiu Jie asked.

”Of course not.” Gu s.h.i.+ Chen said. ”Your conscious is very deep, and you have very strong protections in your unconsciousness. Just now, I was too confident, but that doesn't mean that I don't have other methods.”

”Oh? Other methods? Don't tell me you'd like to hypnotise me again?” Jiu Jie laughingly asked with a hidden meaning.

”Of course. This time deeper though. That way, I can open your door of dreams. This time, I won't mess up.” Gu s.h.i.+ Chen said expressionlessly.

”Being too confident may not necessarily be a good thing.”

”Your way of thinking is because you haven't seen my other techniques.”

”That's fine.” Jiu Jie made himself comfortable on the sofa. ”Actually, i've always wanted to see what my unconsciousness actually looks like.”

”You'll see it.” Gu s.h.i.+ Chen pa.s.sed him a gla.s.s of water. ”Have you drank yet?”

Jiu Jie received the gla.s.s, and raised it to eye-level and observed it. ”Just now, the gla.s.s you gave me, was it drugged?”

Momentary surprise flashed across Gu s.h.i.+ Chen's face before it disappeared. ”That's right, your spirit was too strong. If I didn't borrow the strength of drugs, then just relying on the innumerable amount of information to hypnotise you would be very difficult.”

”Then, this gla.s.s is also drugged, right?” Jiu Jie asked.

Gu s.h.i.+ Chen casually admitted to it. ”Yes, and it's a double dose too.”

”I said it before,” Jiu Jie said, relieved, ”If I got hypnotised without being drugged, Uncle Luo would definitely have scolded me as a useless thing.”

Finished speaking, he looked up and swallowed all the water down in one gulp.

Gu s.h.i.+ Chen couldn't help but laugh at the scene. ”You still drank it even though you knew it was drugged?”

Jiu Jie leaned back onto the sofa, and closed his eyes. ”Actually, you don't need to do this. I didn't come here to compete with you, but rather to help you.”

Gu s.h.i.+ Chen laughed lightly when she heard him. ”Situations may not turn out like how you thought it would.”

Jiu Jie laughed bitterly and shook his head, declining to comment.

It was darkness once again.

The first thing Jiu Jie heard was an unceasing sound of the waves. He opened an eye and realized that he was standing on an island. The island was very sinister and black, not much bigger than a rock.

A blind old man was standing in front of him, his eyes facing the ocean.

Seawater splattered, the sea breeze wailed, and seagulls were lamenting in the sky.

The old man opened one wrinkled hand, holding out a small black spoon. His movements were slow, just like a machine toy.

”Take it, it will help you pa.s.s through the door of dreams.”

Jiu Jie took the black spoon. At this time, a seagull flew above their heads, crying out three times before flying away. When Jiu Jie turned back, the old man was gone.

Jiu Jie held onto the spoon very tightly. Such a playful island. He wanted to find something that would help him escape the island, but it was very barren. The sky was empty and he couldn't find anything.

At this time, Jiu Jie felt like something was spying on him. He glanced all around, but there wasn't anyone. There was only the seagull in the sky, and a slim silhouette in the distance on the edge of a cliff. Even though he couldn't see it clearly, he could confirm that the person standing there was a beautiful girl.

Jiu Jie felt his mouth curling up, a sly smile flas.h.i.+ng on his face before disappearing.

The sound of the waves continued incessantly.

Before long, the sky had darkened to a complete black. The world once again entered an endless darkness.

Following closely behind, the sound of the waves also steadily disappeared.

Immediately, Jiu Jie couldn't feel the island he was standing on, nor the torrential waves. Actually, he couldn't feel anything.

Couldn't see, couldn't hear, and couldn't feel. All five senses were muted, everything was silent.

After that, from the darkness, a fluorescent light slowly shone through. A bit, then a bit more, the light brightened, and strengthened. The innumerable fireflies once again appeared.

Jiu Jie tightly clutched the black spoon in his hand, and stepped forward resolutely. At the same time, the black spoon emitted a bright light, even brighter than the fireflies.

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