Su Cheng's elite agent Duan Chen released a supernatural entity from the Spirit Hunter Prison.
Even the most resilient individual would find it hard to accept this explosive news.
Duan Chen himself seemed to have replaced the entity, and was currently imprisoned within the Spirit Hunter Prison.
But in Duan Chen's eyes, it wasn't a supernatural entity at all; it was undeniably his mother.
And the prison wasn't a prison, but a warm and cozy home.
In this home, there were only his mother and him, no heretics, no supernatural entities, no evil gods or chess pieces. There was only the most ordinary of lives.
What was perplexing was that he could never quite make out his "mother's" face.
"Duan Chen, time to eat. Don't forget to go to work after you finish."
"Duan Chen, come take your medicine. You didn't listen and wore so little. It's raining, don't you know?"
"Duan Chen, how are things going with that girl named Li Wei?"
"How much do you think is an appropriate bride price?"
Li Wei...
Li Wei?
Duan Chen savored the name as he chewed.
Was she his girlfriend? But why did Duan Chen feel so unfamiliar with her?
Even when Li Wei approached him, he instinctively felt disgusted, even nauseous.
"Duan Chen! Don't you like me anymore?!"
Li Wei tugged at his arm, acting coy.
Duan Chen's stomach churned, and he pushed her away, running back into his home.
"Duan Chen! What's wrong with you? Why did you treat Xiao Wei like that!"
"Xiao Wei, don't be too sad. Duan Chen is probably just anxious because you're getting married soon."
After sending Li Wei away, his mother looked at him with disappointment.
"You, you. What are you doing?"
"Mom, I might not like her."
"Then who do you like? Tell Mom!"
"I like Chu..."
Chu... Chu Yue?
Who was this person?
Duan Chen froze.
Why had the name slipped out so smoothly, almost on the tip of his tongue?
And compared to Li Wei, Duan Chen felt a sense of closeness when he spoke this name, as if that woman were sitting opposite him, chatting casually.
But who was she?
Buzz!
Suddenly, a pale pink light flashed before his eyes. Duan Chen frowned, thinking something had gotten into his eye, and quickly grabbed a mirror to look.
Gasp!
Why was his left eye red?
Was it bleeding?!
Duan Chen was startled, but he could still see. In fact, he could see more clearly than before.
"Duan Chen... Eye technique..."
"Don't forget who you are..."
Eye technique...
"Duan Chen, come eat!"
The moment his mother appeared, Duan Chen instinctively raised his hand, and a dark handgun was suddenly in his grasp!
"Bang!"
"Mom, Mom?!"
Duan Chen hastily dropped the gun and rushed to help his mother up.
"I'm fine... Why were you playing with a gun secretly? You're so old, you scared me. I thought it was real."
Duan Chen didn't notice that as his mother got up, a fierce and sinister glint flashed in her eyes.
"What kind of toy is this?"
Duan Chen threw the handgun into the backyard, intending to bury it with dirt.
Just then, the handgun emitted a black and blue intertwined light and drilled into Duan Chen's brow.
Five large characters materialized in Duan Chen's mind.
Thousand Illusions Pandora.
...
"How is it?" Qi Qing asked, arriving at Duan Chen's room.
"He's been like this for a full day."
Sheng Chen stretched and prodded Duan Chen's increasingly pale face.
"What can we do?"
"Can anyone get into his mind and see?"
"Galot." Niya suddenly appeared at the doorway.
"I don't want to."
Galot's phantom form conjured two arms and tightly embraced Niya's neck.
"Uncle Galot..."
A mischievous smile appeared on Qi Qing's face.
"You should go and save Duan Chen. Think about it, if you don't save him and he becomes a madman, an imbecile, where will your Niya live?"
"Niya can live at Jia Yunlian's place, can't she?"
"Then why did Jia Yunlian put Niya here?"
Qi Qing slapped his thigh.
"For safety, of course! Otherwise, with your immense power, Uncle Galot, wouldn't you have been discovered by the Spirit Hunter Guild long ago?"
"You've been to the Spirit Hunter Prison, haven't you? Don't tell me you want to be locked up in a place like that!"
"Of course I don't!"
"Heh heh... Exactly. Uncle Galot, you know what to do, right?"
Qi Qing chuckled sinisterly.
"Just this once!"
Galot was clearly persuaded. He flashed and entered Duan Chen's brow.
Strangely, the moment he entered, the Thousand Illusions Pandora on Duan Chen's waist followed closely behind and entered as well.
"This weapon actually protects its master?"
Niya was a little surprised.
"Is your Uncle Galot alright?"
Qi Qing, for some reason, asked this question only after Galot had gone in.
Niya hesitated.
"Galot doesn't talk much with anyone other than me."
Sheng Chen rolled his eyes. "Master! Can you stop being so late with information!"
"I won't next time. Next time, for sure. Next time, for sure."
...
"What's going on?"
In the pool of water, Duan Chen's dreamscape appeared.
Chu Yue smiled.
"These bugs, one after another. Who knows when they'll all be killed."
"Girls shouldn't always be talking about fighting and killing!"
Grandma walked by and glared at her.
"I know!"
Chu Yue smiled helplessly.
She cast her gaze back to the pool.
"Oh? That little fellow has some discerning eyes."
"Mmm... And the weapon isn't bad either. It actually protects its master. It seems I don't need to worry too much."
Chu Yue clapped her hands and hummed a tune as she left the Peach Blossom Pool.
...
"Who... who are you?"
Duan Chen looked at the boy who suddenly appeared before him, startled, and fell to the ground.
The boy wore a black hooded sweatshirt and black jeans. He was thin with a pale complexion, staring at Duan Chen with an arrogant expression. If Niya were here, she might recognize that Galot's current appearance was actually how he would look as an adult.
"Your Uncle Galot, it seems I'm getting close to being an imbecile. You don't even recognize me?"
"What Galot? I don't know you!"
Duan Chen retreated repeatedly. He felt that this boy was very familiar, though he didn't know why.
"Hurry up, kill that woman, and you can escape."
Galot pointed to his mother, who was busy in the kitchen.
"Mom?"
Duan Chen froze for a moment.
This person wanted him to kill his mother?
Was he crazy?!
"Get out!!"
Galot, kicked out, looked innocent.
What did he say?
Why was he suddenly thrown out?
Is Duan Chen sick?