Chapter 22 (1/2)
Chapter 22
Watchmen Chapter 22
When Jiu Jie woke up, he realized that the light of the sunset was s.h.i.+ning through the window. The floor was golden with mottled light and shadows.
And this ends the event chapters for Watchmen. This series will now be going back to regular releases.
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It was a nice day with no clouds and no rain. There was only clear skies with a few white clouds, and a light breeze was blowing within the trees, causing their shadows to dance.
Jiu Jie composed himself, and turned around toward Gu s.h.i.+ Chen beside him, who was sipping coffee.
”You're awake?” Gu s.h.i.+ Chen asked.
Jiu Jie looked at the weather outside the window and asked, ”What time is it?”
Gu s.h.i.+ Chen glanced at her watch and replied, ”Two-ten in the afternoon.”
”What? So early? Shouldn't it already be nighttime?” Jiu Jie questioned her, shocked.
Gu s.h.i.+ Chen looked at him as if he was an idiot.
Jiu Jie thought about it, then slowly started to realize. He shook his head and smiled bitterly. ”Oh, yeah, I'm so stupid. Time in dreamland and time in reality are different. One hour in dreamland is only five minutes in reality. The higher the level you go in dreamland, the bigger the difference in time. Even though we experienced so much in dreamland,in reality, time pa.s.sed by very slowly.”
”At least you know. I thought that you became an idiot after diving too deep into dreamland.” Gu s.h.i.+ Chen remarked.
At that time, Jiu Jie remembered something. He frantically reached inside his pocket, and realized that the red book was still there, so he released a relieved breath.
Gu s.h.i.+ Chen looked at his anxious face and spat out some words with disdain, ”Relax, you're really in reality. Also, your precious red book is still around. The burnt book in dreamland was just a projection restricting your strength.”
Jiu Jie held out the red book and opened it up to the first few pages to see if the familiar words were there. He let out a relieved breath, and fell backwards onto the sofa.
He thought about what happened before. It was just like a yellow sorghum (a type of plant used in feed/grain), he felt like it happened a lifetime ago.
”Miss Gu, I…”
”Jiu Jie,” Gu s.h.i.+ Chen interrupted, ”After going through this predicament, I think we can be considered friends. Next time, don't call me Miss Gu, it's too formal. Just call me s.h.i.+ Chen.”
”Okay, Miss Gu, I want to…”
Gu s.h.i.+ Chen glared at him immediately.
Jiu Jie was shocked and immediately corrected himself. ”Ah, no, s.h.i.+ Chen, I… I want to meet Uncle Gu. He's here, right?”
Gu s.h.i.+ Chen looked at him and said, ”You're really impatient.”
She walked over to the table and picked up her phone. Her voice was cold and calm when she said, ”Hey, Old Gu, Jiu Jie wants to meet you… Right…Okay…The situation has been resolved, so you can come over now.”
The call wasn't finished for very long before the door suddenly opened. Gu s.h.i.+ Tong walked in, beaming.
Right as he entered, he asked, ”s.h.i.+ Chen, the situation is resolved?”
Gu s.h.i.+ Chen nodded expressionlessly.
Gu s.h.i.+ Tong was ecstatic, laughingly saying, ”Just as I said, my daughter is the best! As long as you come out, nothing is too difficult to accomplis.h.!.+”
Listening to Gu s.h.i.+ Tong's praises, Gu s.h.i.+ Chen only twitched her lip upward.
Gu s.h.i.+ Tong asked Jiu Jie, who was in front of him,, ”How do you feel?”
Jiu Jie shook his head,
his expression rather sluggish and replied, ”I feel a bit stupid.”
Gu s.h.i.+ Tong slapped him on the shoulder and smiled, ”No problem. Everyone's like that when waking up from dreamland. It’ll be just like normal in a while. I heard from s.h.i.+ Chen that you didn't just get rid of your restriction, but you also got a dream alert?”
”Whether I got rid of my restriction is still unclear, but I did get a dream alert, even though it's still only an egg.”
”It's fine if its an egg. It'll still hatch in the end. You need to protect it during incubation, okay?”
”What do you mean…?”
”What I mean is, since you have a dream alert, try not to let other Watchmen find out, including Old Luo.”
”Why?”
”Why?” Gu s.h.i.+ Tong questioned back. ”Why are you so strong in Li Bi Duo, but so slow in entering dreamland? Why is someone trying to place a restriction on your power?”
Jiu Jie understood what he meant, and started to become more and more surprised. ”What you're saying is, Uncle Luo, he…”
Gu s.h.i.+ Tong shook his head. ”I'm not sure if it's his doing, but without a doubt, he definitely knew about it. Undoubtedly, there is someone in the Watchmen who doesn't want you to get more power, so if you reveal your dream alert in this situation, aren't you looking for trouble?”
Jiu Jie suddenly realized that what he said is very logical.
Gu s.h.i.+ Tong continued, ”If you're still suspicious, just open your book and take a look.”
”To see what?” Jiu Jie asked.
”Open it and see. You'll definitely discover something.”