Light Barrier

Chapter 76

Tick.

Tick.

Only this sound remained in the entire world.

All the colors gradually faded away. These colors were the emotional reflections of Zhou Yexin’s inner world. The fading signified the dissipation of the dreamer’s subjective consciousness.

This retrospective dream about the broken pocket watch seemed to have reached its end in providing useful information.

Gu Shen could finally move his ‘body’ freely. He looked at his hands. His palms were overflowing with blazing flames.

It was the power of the Blazing Fire that immersed him in this dream.

So, am I a little flame now? Gu Shen scratched his head.

He looked at the burnt villa. He had only wanted to investigate the origin of the pocket watch, but he didn’t expect to witness such a horrifying dream.

The blood-red fire that had destroyed the villa was undoubtedly a disaster caused by a transcendental ability... Moreover, it was an extremely high-ranking one.

A red flame that burned everything.

Although they were both fires, it was different from his Blazing Fire... This was a flame that had a strong offensive nature against matter.

His fire was more like a mental fire.

After staring at the blood-red flame for a while, he actually felt his Blazing Fire trembling slightly. Through the ethereal dream, the transcendental essence of the blood fire seemed to attract his Blazing Fire.

Rabbit doll... father... pocket watch... Gu Shen connected the useful clues in the dream.

The events in the dream might not necessarily be real. Perhaps Zhou Yexin had never bought a rabbit doll in reality. However, the metaphorical significance of these objects was reflected truthfully in the dream, which required the dreamer to explore them on their own.

Why didn’t ‘Daddy’ have a face?

Gu Shen couldn’t understand. As the most important character in this dream, why wasn’t there even a glimpse of his face?@@@@

Was it because everything was taken away from him in the fire? All traces of his existence were erased. Gu Shen looked at the villa with some fear, where lingering blood-red flames were still wandering. The father fulfilled his daughter’s wish by repairing the damaged doll. He did it with the pocket watch. Was he also a transcendent?

“It’s probably because you didn’t sleep well last night. You said you wanted to rest for a while in the afternoon,” Gu Shen said softly. “Nothing happened this afternoon, so I didn’t disturb you.”

Zhou Yexin smiled bitterly. “Is that so...”

She suddenly remembered the banner from earlier and her insomnia. For some reason, these things that should have surprised or amazed her, when they reappeared in her mind, she only felt calmness.

He was the genius youth recommended by Mr. Tang Qingquan, so he should be capable of doing these things.

“Dr. Gu, thank you for your hard work,” Zhou Yexin said apologetically. “Actually, I have something to say to you. I don’t quite understand why Mr. Tang arranged for you to intern here. You’re still so young, so you are more suitable to go to better places. There are many top institutions in the East Continent.”

Gu Shen was startled.

In fact, the suggestions he had given Sister Xin were very gentle. They were only meant to make her think that his treatment of the mass insomnia today was a reasonable matter.

But he didn’t expect her to say this to him after the hypnosis ended.

“Mr. Tang has been sponsoring me for many years. With your qualifications and talent, he will surely help you if you ask,” Zhou Yexin said earnestly. “Perhaps you should contact him.”

“... Thank you.” Gu Shen smiled after being taken aback for a moment. “That’s a great suggestion. I’ll contact him later.”

Tang Qingquan... has been sponsoring Zhou Yexin for many years.

The grand magistrate of the Ying Sea District was indeed not simple. If he had started sponsoring Zhou Yexin when she went overseas to study in the Central Continent, then there was reason to guess that Tang Qingquan knew about the blood-red fire.

Having entered the dream personally, he felt the pain, despair, regret, and collapse of the girl.

The dreamer was the actor in the play.

After coming out of the dream, Gu Shen decided to do what he could to help investigate.

If she’s alone, no matter how long she persists on this path, there might not be a result. Gu Shen thought. This case is too old, and the investigation will be very long. I might not be able to uncover the ultimate truth, but no matter what the outcome is, just treat it as helping her.

Moreover, this investigation would be beneficial to him.

In the dream, he had looked at the blood fire from afar and felt something.

Gu Shen had felt a faint sense of resonance within himself. Perhaps... after devouring the blood-red flame, my Blazing Fire will improve significantly.