As the Universe Turns - Chapter 1187
Chapter 1187 While in My Dream, I Forget I Am a Guest
Raindrops fell all over the sky, but they couldn’t touch his body … The tree wanted to be quiet, the wind didn’t stop, and in the next moment, Zi Weisi stabbed at him first!
“Zheng!”
With a sharp sound, Xiao Chen suddenly raised his sword and thrust it out. The swords collided with each other, causing sparks to burst out randomly, continuously producing a “clank clank” sound.
Everyone in the distance held their breaths, only to see that the two weapons were broken at the same time. In the end, only the hilts were left in their hands!
Xiao Chen tossed the handle and immediately transformed into a palm. This palm seemed to possess a heaven-shaking might as it struck towards Zi Weisi, and Zi Weisi’s palm also instantly struck towards him.
“Boom!”
The collision of their palms instantly shattered the nearby trees and sent them flying. Even a few houses on the side were shocked and collapsed. The rain all over the sky turned into mist at this moment. It was hazy, causing the people in the distance to be unable to see what was happening inside again.
“Ah Tian!”
At this moment, many people cried out in alarm. The old village chief was also standing in the rain with his walking stick. His eyes were filled with disbelief as he looked at the hazy mist in the rain.
“Village Chief … It’s raining heavily outside, you go back first!” Inside the courtyard, two young men immediately ran out and helped the old village chief into the courtyard.
Liu Jingjing stood motionlessly in the rain, staring blankly at the misty rain. Just now, even the surrounding houses collapsed. Ah Tian …
“Ah Tian!”
“Brother Ah Tian …”
“Ah Tian …”
Many people were shouting towards the rain and mist, but they did not dare to approach. Their hearts were extremely anxious. They recalled that a month ago, no one was willing to let such a stranger into the village. But now, they treated him as a family and cared about his life and death.
On the other side, Zhao Dahu and the others were also stunned. Just now, the surrounding houses had collapsed. If they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes, who would have believed it?
“Boss … what should we do now?”
Two people beside Zhao Dahu had already begun to panic. Today, they dared to rush into the village with their knives because of the presence of the Zi Yi people. If the Zi Yi people died at the hands of this summer, then they would probably be unlucky today.
“Zhao … Big Brother Zhao, why don’t we go first?”
The faces of the other two people also turned pale, while Zhao Dahu was still calm. He looked at the rain and mist and said in a deep voice, “What’s there to panic about! His martial arts are on par with each other. He’s going to die, and that kid will be seriously injured if he doesn’t die. Let’s just take this opportunity to make up for it.”
“This, this” Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Could it be that they were going to kill in front of so many people?
“What? The county magistrate has to give my father some face. What are you afraid of!”
Zhao Dahu’s gaze turned cold, and a cold killing intent appeared in his eyes. At this moment, even the saber in his hand tightened.
He had already secretly made up his mind that if Xiao Chen was seriously injured later, he would rush forward with his men and take advantage of the chaos to hack him to death. With his father here, he would casually threaten him. No one in the village would dare to say anything about it.
At this moment, everyone held their breath and stared nervously into the rain. Finally, the mist slowly dissipated. Everyone’s hearts were hanging in their throats. Only when the two silhouettes appeared motionlessly did everyone let out a sigh of relief.
“Zhao, Big Brother Zhao, they …”
Zhao Dahu’s subordinates couldn’t believe it. They saw Xiao Chen and Zi Weisi standing on the same spot, still maintaining their palm-to-palm positions. Their eyes were also facing each other. The two of them didn’t move at all. Even the nearby raindrops had frozen around the two of them!
“This, how is this possible …”
Zhao Dahu didn’t expect that even the house would collapse in such a powerful moment just now. Yet, the two of them seemed to be fine at this moment. There was also this motionless rain in the sky. This was simply … too unimaginable!
Just like that, under everyone’s startled gaze, Xiao Chen and Zi Weisi finally let go of each other’s hands. The rain that filled the sky also fell.
Everyone’s nervousness finally relaxed. Zi Weisi turned around and walked towards the east village entrance. Xiao Chen was still standing there, staring at his departing figure without moving.
“Ah Tian …”
At this time, Liu Jingjing quickly ran up. The heavy rain quickly soaked her hair, clothes, and Xiao Chen’s body.
Blood slowly accumulated on the ground. Liu Jingjing looked in the direction where the blood dripped, only to see that Xiao Chen’s right arm was bleeding non-stop.
“Ah Tian … you’re bleeding!”
Liu Jingjing hurriedly supported him. She wanted to stop the bleeding for him, but she could not stop it. At this moment, Xiao Chen was still looking at Zi Weisi’s departing back. He was like a log. He neither moved nor spoke. Then, blood slowly flowed out from the corner of his mouth.
“Ah Tian … you, you talk! Ah Tian … how are you …”
Looking at Xiao Chen’s dull gaze, Liu Jingjing was so anxious that tears were almost coming out. The rain was getting heavier and heavier, as if it was going to drown the two of them in this heavy rain.
“Miss Liu’er … I’m fine.”
Xiao Chen seemed to have finally regained his senses. He turned his head slightly and saw her raising her head. His eyes were full of anxiety as he looked at him. He didn’t know if it was rain or tears in his eyes.
On the other side, Zhao Dahu saw Zi Weisi walk back coldly, his heart pounding. He whispered, “Big Brother Zi Yi …”
“Let’s go.”
Zi Weisi raised his hand and coldly said one word before walking out of the village. Zhao Dahu glanced at Xiao Chen. It was most likely impossible for him to repair his saber now, so he could only follow Zi Weisi out of the village.
Outside the village, the rain still hadn’t stopped. Zhao Dahu looked at Zi Weisi and said, “I just saw that kid was injured. Big Brother Zi Yi, why didn’t you just …”
Before he could finish speaking, Zi Weisi covered his chest and a mouthful of blood gushed out. His face turned extremely pale, scaring the few people beside him to the point of not daring to move.
…
A few days later, under Doctor Liu’s meticulous treatment, Daniu’s injuries had gradually stabilized and improved. However, the villagers seemed to be still shrouded in dark clouds, and the damaged houses were about to be rebuilt.
At this moment, there were many people gathered in the village chief’s courtyard. Everyone was a little dejected. This time, Zhao Dahu had found such a powerful person. Who knew what more powerful person he would find next time?
“Alas!”
A middle-aged man sighed. “In the end, this Zhao Dahu is only interested in Doctor Liu’s daughter. We can’t fight against him. If he goes on like this, no one will be able to survive … Otherwise, why don’t we tell Doctor Liu that we should let him marry Liu’er? The Zhao family is rich and will not treat him badly anyway …”
“Nonsense!”
Before the middle-aged man could finish his sentence, an old man stood up and angrily berated, “You don’t know what that Zhao Dahu is? He is just like his bastard father. How many yellow girls have been ruined by his father and son in the villages next door? Don’t you know? With Liu’er’s fierce son, you can’t hang yourself the next day!”
“Then … what else can we do?”
The middle-aged man shook his head and sighed, “It’s only a blame. At that time, Xiu’er gave birth to such a beautiful daughter. Now, that thief surnamed Zhao has his eyes on her!”
“Stop arguing …”
At this moment, the village chief slowly stood up from his chair. With a walking stick, he walked out step by step, “Although Doctor Liu came from a foreign country back then, he didn’t have to say much about how he treated us these past few years. Ten years ago, when Xiu’er was dying, only Liu’er was worried. If we were to marry Liu’er to that bully now, wouldn’t it make Xiu’er’s life difficult?”
“Sigh …”
After everyone heard this, they shook their heads and sighed. The village chief shook his hand and said, “Forget it, let’s not talk about this. Ah Niu and Ah Tian, how are their injuries?”
“Ah Niu is fine. His injuries have stabilized. He will be fine after two to three months. However, Ah Tian … I heard from Cai Wei this morning that he has been unconscious for the past few days, just like back then. However, it seems that he is not injured. He just can’t wake up no matter what … It’s really worrying.”
“Is that so …”
…
It wasn’t until late that night that Xiao Chen woke up from his bed. The oil lamp in the room shook and Liu Jingjing leaned on the table. She was also woken up by him, “Ah Tian, are you awake?”
Seeing Xiao Chen’s cold sweat and pale face, Liu Jingjing immediately walked over and said, “What’s wrong? Did you have a nightmare? Did you … remember something?”
Xiao Chen’s face was deathly pale, and his gaze was somewhat dull. Why was there such a real dream? It was as if it had really happened …
“I dreamt that I fell from a very high place. Many people pointed their swords at me. There, there are seven very high mountain peaks …”
“I’m fine, I just had a nightmare …”
Liu Jingjing gently caressed his back and comforted him softly. However, she was thinking in her heart, was he so injured that day? Seven mountain peaks, where are they …
Xiao Chen slowly regained his senses and looked around. Seeing that it was his room, it was already dark outside. He asked, “Miss Liu’er, what …”
Liu Jingjing said, “Daddy wants to treat Big Brother Daniu’s injuries, so I have to come over and see you.”
“Is that so … then I guess I must have been unconscious for a long time …”
“Actually, it didn’t take long. It was only three days.”
“Three days …”
Xiao Chen raised his palm and looked at the patterns on his palm. Did he actually fall asleep for three days? And what exactly were the things he saw in his dreams …
…
Just like that, more than half a month passed. In the blink of an eye, it was already June, summer, and the hottest time of the year.
During this period of time, Zhao Dahu did not dare to make trouble in the village again. The destroyed houses were slowly repaired, and the villagers lived a normal life again.
However, since the last time, Xiao Chen had always been in a daze. Especially when he woke up in the middle of the night, he couldn’t tell if he was dreaming or if he was dreaming.
What he dreamed of was not a nightmare like falling off a cliff. Most of the time, it was a lonely peak in his dream. No matter how he looked for it, he could not find his way down the mountain. There were occasional flute sounds and zither sounds coming from his ears.
Following the sound of the zither and flute, he saw a sea of clouds that looked like an immortal realm, a large expanse of purple bamboo forest, and a sparkling jade lake … And who was the person in the middle of the water?
Every time he wanted to get close, he would always wake up at this time, feeling disappointed and unable to remember the person in his dream.
“Ah Tian? Ah Tian … are you in the room?”
At this moment, Liu Jingjing’s voice suddenly sounded outside the room. Her voice stopped at the door. Xiao Chen slowly stood up and walked towards the door. “Miss Liu’er, what’s wrong?”