Chapter 16 Dreaming Without a Trace (2/2)

With all there was to see, she had no time to worry about anything else.

After walking past numerous pavilions, Shen Ruoxi felt melancholic. Surrounded by the endless beautiful scenery, but here she was, utterly alone.

”I must have stumbled upon someone else's garden by mistake. How do I get back now?” she thought.

Shen Ruoxi was not aware of the whereabouts of the family who was living there.

She started panicking.

Up ahead was a willow tree, its branches and leaves draped casually, forming waves of green.

There was a handsome scholar standing behind the willow. His eyes were black and deep, his features sharp and sculpted.

The scholar looked at ease. As he took off, he broke a branch off the willow tree.

However, before he could leave, someone held him by his shoulders. He was surprised to find a fine young man standing beside him. The young man exuded an air of calmness and was staring at him intently. The scholar was fixated to right where he was standing and he did not dare to move an inch.

The young man was of course, Shen Lian. As the spirit was capable of changing according to one's will, Shen Lian appeared taller than he actually was.

The scholar smiled eerily before turning into a gust of black air and dashed right into Shen Lian's body.

Shen Lian felt a rush of complex emotions; there were joy, anger, grief, happiness, shocked, fear, all rolled up in one. His spirit was crushed by a great tide of emotions.

He pictured the deity-like he always had and the impact of these emotion tides became nothing to Shen Lian. He was unmoved, just as the reefs that were unaffected by the rising and falling of tides.

The black gust of air dispersed when it realized that it could not harm Shen Lian.

Somewhere in the State Capital of Qing, there was a small yet functional temple situated in one of the courtyards.

There were five deity statues in the temple. Sacrificial offerings could be found on the altar. The statues were all dressed in red robes, and they looked heinous.

One of the statues on the left was making sounds out of nowhere. It sounded like the screaming of horses as they were whipped and lashed.

Any knowledgeable person would realize that this temple was one of the secrets and perverse worship practices.

Shen Lian was not familiar with the ways of spiritual attacks, but he protected himself without a single flaw in his defense, and that did its job. The evilness was chased away.

The evilness that turned itself into a handsome scholar was definitely up to no good sneaking into Shen Ruoxi's dream.

Fortunately, Shen Lian arrived in the nick of time and stopped it from having its way.

As the evilness was dispersed, Shen Ruoxi walked over. ”Shen Lian!” she yelped in surprise.

The moment that the dream world shattered, the beautiful scenery crumbled into dust.

Consequently, Shen Lian was liberated from Shen Ruoxi's dream.

Shen Ruoxi squealed as she woke up from her dream. Her forehead was covered in sweat; it was as though she had just woken up from a serious illness, and her body was drained of energy.

The young female servant was overjoyed when she saw Shen Ruoxi sitting up on her bed. She found it weird that Shen Ruoxi was saying Shen Lian's name, and wondered if her ears played tricks on her.

Could it be that the Young Lady, Shen Ruoxi, dreamt about Young Master Shen Lian? Regardless, she had to inform the Master and Mistress that the Young Lady had woken up.

Before she managed to do that, Shen Qingsan and Chen rushed in.

Shen Ruoxi was really weak, but she was aware of her surroundings. ”Mother, I am famished,” she whispered as she saw her parents.

”Qingsan, Ruoxi is hungry!” Chen was overcome with joy, and she exclaimed in happiness.

Seeing this, Shen Lian's spirit which was supposed to be void of emotions, felt joy from his actual contentment. He smiled.

”Shen Lian.” Shen Ruoxi murmured as she caught him smiling.

Shen Lian was amazed that she saw him, but he crossed through the walls and left without staying further.