Free Web NovelChapter 66: Chapter 66: Dream
Aaaah! Oh my god.
Why was there such a huge rip in the clothes around Mu Tangfeng’s waist?
No wonder the sensation had felt off just now—his skin was so smooth and warm to the touch.
Shi Lan immediately pulled out of his embrace. Mu Tangfeng ducked his head, the tips of his ears turning pink beneath his vibrant orange-yellow hair. He unconsciously tugged at his clothes and explained with uncharacteristic shyness, "It was the Insect Clan from earlier. I’m not hurt, but their blood ate through my clothes."
"Oh..."
Shi Lan was too embarrassed to know what to say. The smooth, searing sensation on her hands was still so distinct that she didn’t know where to put them.
Her eyes flickered, and she couldn’t help but glance at his tattered outfit, which looked like something between beggar’s rags and a risqué getup. Her gaze slid downward for a second, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
’Thank goodness. Everything that needed to be covered was covered.’
’But I never would have guessed... Mu Tangfeng looks so lean, yet the lines of his muscles are so fluid and distinct.’
Realizing what she was thinking, Shi Lan’s face flushed crimson again.
’My hands are dirty, and my mind is in the gutter!’
Facing such an embarrassing moment for the first time in her life, she wished a hole would open up and swallow her whole. Better yet, she could just faint and not have to think about anything at all.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Du immediately said, "Master, do you want to faint? That’s easy. As it happens, I’ve been holding back for a long time."
"What?"
Shi Lan only had time to ask that one word before her vision went dark and she collapsed.
"Shi Lan!"
Mu Tangfeng had been a mess of shyness and agitation. He had been acutely aware of Shi Lan’s gaze on him, and he’d deliberately tensed his body to show off his physique, yet he also feared she wouldn’t be satisfied. His mood was a whirlwind of elation and apprehension.
But then he saw Shi Lan’s body go limp.
In that instant, he forgot everything else, catching her and pulling her into a tight embrace just before she could fall.
"Lanlan, Lanlan, what’s wrong?"
He anxiously gave her a gentle shake, but she didn’t wake. Even at a time like this, the hand clutching his feather hadn’t loosened its grip.
Mu Tangfeng felt his eyes begin to sting again. ’Lanlan loves me so much, protecting my feather so carefully even at a time like this.’
The rims of his eyes reddened. Worried that Shi Lan might have other injuries, he pushed aside his scattered thoughts, carefully settled her onto his back, then transformed into his beast form and flew swiftly toward the prison.
「Inside the prison.」
He Hanshi ended his communication with Bai Feng. Only then did he learn that the Insect Clan had arrived on Black Star, and that the energy fluctuations Bai Feng and the others had detected were from the clan’s departure.
In other words, the Insect Clan must have had an Insect Mother with them to conceal their tracks when they landed on Black Star. Furthermore, the insects accompanying the Insect Mother wouldn’t have been ordinary, low-level members of the clan.
At this thought, the worry on He Hanshi’s face deepened.
’But she let us know she was safe not long ago, and Mu Tangfeng and the others went to rescue her. She should be all right.’
Just as he was thinking this, he saw Mu Tangfeng rush into the prison, carrying Shi Lan.
He used Shi Lan’s hand to open cell #2 and immediately placed her inside the Treatment Pod in his room.
"Mu Tangfeng, what happened? Is Lanlan injured?"
Seeing Shi Lan lying unconscious in Mu Tangfeng’s arms, He Hanshi slammed his claws against the cell door. His pupils constricted, and his carefully maintained composure finally cracked, revealing his alarm and unease.
Hearing this, the others immediately crowded around the cell’s barrier.
Jiang Xia looked nervous. "What’s wrong? Is Lanlan hurt?"
Ye Ming’s gaze sharpened. "Did the Insect Clan hurt her?"
A harsh glint filled Yan Huoshui’s eyes. "Don’t tell me Guan Du and the others lied to me. Didn’t they say Lanlan was fine?" ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
After placing Shi Lan in the Treatment Pod, the tension coiling in Mu Tangfeng’s heart finally eased slightly. He walked back out, looking exhausted. Faced with everyone’s questions, he could only shake his head blankly. "No, I don’t know either. Lanlan was talking to me for a while after I killed the insects, but then she just suddenly fainted."
"Does she have any injuries?"
He Hanshi asked with concern. Mu Tangfeng shook his head. "No injuries."
"Then why did Lanlan faint?"
Jiang Xia asked in confusion, but Mu Tangfeng couldn’t answer. In the end, all they could do was wait for the Treatment Pod to open.
It was destined to be a sleepless night for all the Beastmen. The Netherworld Ship, having been detected landing on Black Star, was on full alert and had begun evasive maneuvers through space. However, they didn’t travel far, just in case Yan Huoshui summoned them at a moment’s notice.
That night, Shi Lan was probably the only one who slept soundly. She even dreamed she had returned to her home in the modern world.
The general decor of the room was the same as always, but some of the smaller accessories had been moved. The walls were now covered in paintings, and the beloved cat-shaped pillow she always kept on her sofa had been replaced by a real, pure-white cat.
Shi Lan rubbed her eyes in disbelief. Wow, it really was a cat.
’My pillow turned into a cat?’
The cat was resting on the sofa, looking lazy and content. Just then, the door opened, and a girl wearing a face mask walked in, carrying a bag of snacks.
The cat immediately started rubbing against her legs, acting cute and begging for attention. The girl bent down, scooped it into her arms, took off her mask, and gave it a few satisfied kisses.
’This was the exact life I’d always wanted. I had even planned to work for two more years and then retire. It’s a shame I accidentally transmigrated into a book...’
Shi Lan sighed wistfully. Suddenly, the girl lifted her head. Shi Lan looked at her, and her eyes widened in shock.
’That face... it looks just like mine...’
Shi Lan’s gaze was glued to her. The girl seemed to sense something, and for a fleeting moment, their eyes met across the space between them. But the girl saw nothing, merely shaking her head before taking her snacks back to her art studio. freeωebnovēl.c૦m
The clingy cat trailed at her heels, its meows soft and sweet.
Feeling both envious and curious, Shi Lan followed them. She watched as the girl began to paint.
She stood behind her. A high-tech world gradually unfolded in the girl’s artwork: Hovercars crisscrossed the skies, Beastmen transformed, and males far outnumbered females...
She realized something, her eyes glued to the girl. ’Did we swap worlds?’ she thought.
The girl’s hand never stopped moving as she painted. Then, she wrote down two words: Divine Intervention.
Shi Lan crouched there, watching for a long time. The girl painted with incredible speed, perhaps because the artwork all came from her own real-life experiences, allowing her to render the scenes with striking vividness.
In one painting, she saw a girl being bullied at school, crying silently at night. The girl felt inferior for having no spiritual power and prayed to be sent to a world that didn’t require it.
The girl’s dream came true. In her dream, a god said, "I will give you a chance to change your destiny."
The god said, "You are destined to face a fatal trial, and so is another person. You two can swap places to change your fates."
And so, she arrived in another world.
Seeing this, the memory of her car accident suddenly became crystal clear in Shi Lan’s mind. She remembered thinking at that moment, ’I can’t die. I don’t want to die...’
’So was this another reason why I transmigrated into the book?’
Her heart gave a heavy thump. Just then, the dream suddenly shattered, and she woke up.
