As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life Chapter 1626: 428: Taibai Enters Tribulation, Old Dragon God Bids Farewell, Dream Master Sheds Again as Dream Butterfly, Da Xixi Appears Once More [Monthly Ticket Requested]...
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Zhang Ya placed her complete trust in Li Che's skills. Since her husband assured her they could visit Xi Xi, she believed it would come true without a doubt.
Guiding Zhang Ya into the study, Li Che helped her settle into a chair.
Next, he gave a quick snap of his fingers.
Within his chest, the [Dream Master] Dao Fruit started to throb gently.
Soon, a swirl of vibrant mist enveloped Zhang Ya, drawing her instantly into a profound slumber.
At the same time, in another place.
Inside the carriage, Xi Xi had wept for what felt like ages, and exhaustion from her tears finally pulled her into a heavy sleep.
Within her dream, Xi Xi reunited with her dearly missed parents!
Her mother rushed toward her, tears streaming down her face. Overwhelmed, Xi Xi broke into sobs too, her little heart quivering without stop.
“Mother——!”
Shouting out, Xi Xi dashed ahead and flung herself into Zhang Ya’s arms, the force nearly knocking Zhang Ya off balance.
Zhang Ya paled for a moment, but as Xi Xi burrowed deeper into her hold, a tender glow filled her eyes against her will.
Standing nearby, Li Che opened his arms softly.
He pulled his wife and daughter close.
It felt like he was holding the entire world that was his alone.
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Gently lifting his wife, who slept soundly and at ease, Li Che brought her to the bedroom and tucked her under the covers.
Approaching the bedroom window, Li Che pushed open the intricately carved wooden frame, exposing a crimson-lacquered desk. A cold breeze swept inside, gradually sharpening the focus in Li Che’s eyes.
Before his view, glowing threads drifted past slowly, intertwining to form a hazy, ethereal vision.
[Dao Fruit: Dream Master (Lv4, 0%)]
The Dream Master Dao Fruit in his chest throbbed softly, as it always did, in a relaxed rhythm rather than a fierce one.
As Li Che observed, a spectrum of rainbow shades unfurled bit by bit, like fractured glass catching the sun’s rays, casting illusory hues that shimmered endlessly around him while he sat in the courtyard.
Li Che’s breaths came steady and measured.
Inside his chest, the [Dream Master] Dao Fruit beat with strength, and every beat mimicked the silent flutter of butterfly wings.
A sense of familiarity washed over his mind.
At that instant, Li Che sensed his very soul had turned utterly still, like ice.
Beyond the open carved wooden window.
A butterfly of vivid colors perched there without notice, its wings beating lightly.
Tiny sparks of rainbow light scattered upward.
With every breath in and out, Li Che let his eyelids droop a touch, drawing air in a smooth, composed manner.
The butterfly’s delicate wing movements sent waves rippling across distant reaches of time and space.
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Li Che slipped into a dream.
This one differed from the connection he forged for his wife and Xi Xi to encounter each other via the Dream Master Dao Fruit.
In the dream, a well-known girl appeared with her long, straight black hair. She looked much younger than during their previous meeting, but even in her tender years, her gaze held a depth of wisdom beyond her looks.
It was clear she had endured so much: treachery, betrayal from allies, brutal killings, relentless hunts…
She acted as though such hardships were routine, and in this dream vision, her young features still clung to a trace of purity while she raced through the thick woods.
Hot on her trail, shadowy figures closed in rapidly.
Li Che observed without a word, his forehead creasing at the horde of hunters behind her. Still, the girl moved through the woods like she owned them, triggering clever mechanical snares and laying out arrays using Divine Talismans…
Her expression stayed blank as she lured the foes into her setups, watching them tumble one after another.
Only after the final pursuer got impaled by a hidden mechanical blade, nailed to the earth with blood gushing freely, did a flicker of terror and frenzy cross her face.
“Don’t kill me, we…we were teammates training together!”
“Don’t kill me…please don’t kill me…ahhhhh!”
Slice.
A keen, ink-black longsword flashed through the air, severing a head clean off.
The foe’s head rolled free, crimson blood spraying across the girl’s pure yet icy and ashen features.
The moonlight gleamed coldly, and the woods reeked of fresh slaughter.
The long-haired girl in black tossed the head aside, sending it skidding far with a swift kick.
Then, with a light tap of her foot, she sprang upward gracefully, perching on a limb and tilting her head to gaze at the night sky’s stars.
“Father said…when people die, they turn into stars in the sky.”
The girl, who stayed detached and showed no emotion even in the act of taking lives.
But right then, her eyes trembled fiercely, mist gathering in them.
“Father, mother, I miss you.”
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Buzz——!!!
A fierce buzzing chant exploded near his ears.
Li Che’s eyes snapped wide, as noises around him faded swiftly then rushed back in.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh——
Beyond the window, flakes of white snow swirled, whispering and howling.
Dao Fruit evolved, Dream Butterfly unfurled its wings…
Every beat of the Dream Butterfly’s wings allowed entry into a dream, unveiling events tied to Da Xixi.
As if peering through the veil of time and space.
Like celestial lights above, guarding those who wandered below in the mortal realm.
[Dao Fruit Level 4, Second Transformation, Prototype of Divine Powers “Dream Master·Dream Butterfly” promoted, Divine Skill “Nightmare”]
[Divine Skill (Nightmare): Born in dream, fear still when awake, Nightmare enters soul, never willing to wake]
[First Layer of Divine Skill: Formless Nightmare]
No trace of elation or grief marked Li Che’s eyes; he lingered on the dream’s scenes, a subtle pity emerging in his look.
The upgrade to the Dream Master Dao Fruit, for Li Che at this stage, brought less thrill than he might have expected.