Chapter 243

Page Ninety-Four

Dream Reunion (Part Two)

“Whoosh—————————Boom!”

The scream was like a meteor plunging down from space (semi-transparent Ah O in the sunset revealing a cheerful smile.jpg), akin to an ultimate creature. The mysterious girl A, with her physical body breaking through the atmosphere, crashed onto the beach with a mighty and overwhelming force.

I fell to the ground due to the shockwave transmitted through the ground.

In the next moment, the intense explosion blew away the coconut trees, umbrellas, barbecue grills, Team Rocket, Little Shrimp Lěi, Kaz-sama, and the enthusiastic Little Summer Qian. Mixed with sand and dust, everything was swept toward us.

Hmm?

It seems many strange things got mixed in.

“Kai-chan, cover your head!”

Lin Hua shouted as she pushed me down onto the sand. The heat wave passed over us, and I felt a sharp pain on my back where the sand was rubbing against my exposed skin due to the swimsuit.

When the impact subsided, I got up from the sand. Lin Hua’s hand was still pressing on the back of my head. I waved to clear the dust and pulled Lin Hua up.

She complained, “Cough! What kind of disaster movie is this?”

I looked at the part of the beach that had been directly hit.

The once peaceful beach now had a large molten crater dozens of meters wide. The center of the impact had melted the sand into glass, spreading out in a radiating pattern of blackened earth, creating a scene reminiscent of hell.

“… Seriously, what am I even doing?”

Facing such an utterly unexpected development, I felt drained, but since it was a dream, it made sense.

At the center of the impact, the mysterious girl A… or rather, our mother, was holding Mom’s slender waist with a ballroom dancing posture. The latter had somehow changed into a swimsuit, not a speck of sand on her.

As if about to kiss Mom’s lips, our mother slightly leaned down, stopping at just the right distance. They looked at each other, gazing affectionately.

Time seemed to stand still.

This silent moment surpassed eternity.

I should have been moved…

But the surroundings were too *expletive* distracting!!

“Even though it’s a false dream, shouldn’t the reunion of father and mother be more romantic and warm? What’s with this disaster scene?”

I didn’t even have the energy to complain.

Master and Little Lei also crawled out of the sand, all covered in dirt, except for Cherry Sauce, who remained clean. It seemed she had dodged the heat wave by manipulating the dream. How sneaky!

“You didn’t dodge it, and I find that strange. Isn’t this your own dream?”

Don’t overestimate human limits; my reaction speed isn’t that fast!

Little Summer Qian was running around laughing.

“Hahaha! This is so much fun! Let’s do it again!”

Little Summer Qian, always seeking thrills, was ecstatic from the sudden change, more exuberant than when riding a roller coaster… but please, don’t make me do it again. I’d need several lives to handle it.

Next to Little Summer Qian was a red shrimp tail sticking out of the sand. I manipulated the dream to pull it out, revealing a little shrimp Lěi with spinning eyes and opening and closing mouth making “Ah Ba Ah Ba Ah Ba” sounds.

Is she okay?

Can you pass out in a dream?

After confirming that the burning ground had no temperature, I stepped into the large crater.

“Damn it, is this how you’re supposed to make an entrance?”

Mother held Mom and turned her head, smiling widely. “Oh! Xiao Kai, this move is called Great Asteroid Fall, it’s four characters.”

“Why emphasize four characters? Who said five characters won’t work? And nobody asked you about the name anyway!”

“I originally wanted to call it Lance of Longinus, but I don’t have one.”

“So there’s no need to explain this!”

She gave herself a thumbs-up and said proudly, “Don’t worry, I’ll protect this beach!”

I pointed at Little Shrimp Lěi and retorted, “Look at what you’ve protected!”

She was the disaster itself, failing to protect anything except Mom. Even Mr. Cao Jia’s ashes were burned into glass.

However, Mom in her arms was soft.

“Cherry? Cherry… I missed you so much.”

Without caring that her son was right there, Mom hugged Mother and cried uncontrollably. Mother gently comforted her back, treating her differently from how she treated me.

“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have appeared in front of you. But seeing you here, I couldn’t help it, I’m sorry.”

Two apologies did not calm Mom down; she was like a child finally finding a beloved toy, crying even louder.

Cherry Sauce teleported behind me and patted my shoulder.

“Our mother has accepted the possibility of disappearing. She doesn’t appear because she doesn’t want to hurt Father and us.”

I murmured, “Then why does she appear now? We will still be sad if she disappears.”

Although softly spoken, the distance in dreams meant nothing; Mother clearly heard me.

But she didn’t answer immediately, instead snapping her fingers to restore the beach to its original state.

“I couldn’t help it, my little Wei is too cute. If I had the power back then, it would have been different… Unfortunately, I didn’t understand anything back then, thanks to Hai’s help, I’ve lasted this long…”

“Let’s go to the Divine Court.”

I said frankly, “None of us want you to disappear. As long as we go to the Divine Court, there’s still hope.”

Mother shook her head with a bitter smile.

“Whether it’s a seal or disappearance, it makes no difference to me. If I can truly survive in the Divine Court, Hai… the Hai I know, wouldn’t sacrifice herself to seal us together.”

Cherry Sauce asked, “So, what will you do now?”

“I’ll do as much meaningful things as I can in the limited time. Xiao Kai, you really don’t need to worry about me. Even if you do nothing, Qian will get out soon… very soon…”

Her tone became increasingly heavy, shrouded in despair.

“Cherry, can’t you… stay with us?”

Facing Mom’s nearly pleading question, Mother shook her head helplessly.

“I’m sorry, I can’t promise you this. I shouldn’t exist; I should have disappeared long ago. Thanks to Hai’s help, I’ve crossed these years… Wei, you should know my true identity, a temporary personality of the Heavenly Punishment, disposable.”

“Xiao Kai told me… but you’re important family to us.”

Mom’s face was filled with pain. The long-awaited reunion came, only to be told they would soon part forever.

Nothing could be crueler than this.

My mood wasn’t much better, but Cherry Sauce quietly held my hand, neither speaking nor communicating mentally. She just stood beside me, watching our parents.

The sting in my nose made my eyes water.

“Just as you know, I’m just someone who suddenly appeared in the village. Even before ‘that day,’ I didn’t know who I was or why I existed.”

That day…

was the day she turned back into Brother Zhu after the happiest moment.

That was the beginning of tragedy.

Mom nodded, understanding. Then Mother continued.

“Everything about myself, Hai told me directly. But I’m sure the happiness I gained in those ten years was real. I love you, I won’t treat myself as a tool… So I can’t waste any more time. Since I can’t resist Heavenly Path’s power, I want to do more before destiny arrives. Wei, you must understand me, right?”

She repeatedly expressed her desire to achieve something, but I didn’t know what it was.

But given her current state, what else could she possibly keep from us?

“Xiao Kai, I have a question for you!”

Once Mom’s emotions stabilized, Mother approached me and placed her hands on my shoulders, her expression serious.

“…What do you want to ask?”

She suddenly smiled and asked, “Do you like a mom who is younger than you and can be a sister?”

“Huh? What are you suddenly talking about!”

Unfathomable, why does Mother, who is so gentle to Mom, throw out silly comments to provoke me?

But thinking carefully, Mom, who only exists for ten years, is in a way a “contemporary” of Little Summer Qian?!

—”Stay calm, don’t fall into her rhythm. Although she’s born as a blank slate, her age should start counting from 17.”

“…Mother, can’t we talk about going to the Divine Court?”

She shook her head.

“My stance is already clear, right? Of course, if you can force me in reality, I have no choice… But you can’t, right?”

“I will do it.”

“Huh? Do you have a plan?”

“Even if I did, I wouldn’t tell you!”

Mother pinched my cheek and said, “Nothing you do can stop me. Focus on that child named Long Tao first! She’s very conflicted about facing her biological father.”

“I’ll mend their relationship.”

“Mm! That’s what a future deity should do.”

Speaking of the biological father and the deity.

I turned to look far away. Due to some unnamed “atmosphere,” Lin Hua and the others didn’t approach, instead observing from afar.

Little Shrimp Lěi woke up but wasn’t taken out of the lobster suit, still struggling on the ground.

“Sigh—”

I sighed and reached out to grab Master, who was hiding like a turtle.

“Wah! Xiao Kai, what are you doing!”

“Didn’t you say my mother is also your daughter? Why are you hiding so far from your daughter?”

Pushed forward, Master timidly looked at Mother, but when their eyes met, he looked away and instinctively backed away, looking guilty.

“Oh, daughter?”

Finally, Mother spoke first. She grabbed Master’s head…

“Ahhhhh!!”

And lifted him up, sweat popping out on Master’s head.

Mother narrowed her eyes and asked, “So, a father who doesn’t even take care of his wife and child! Any last words to defend yourself?”

“Little Cherry, I’m sorry!”

“It’s too late!”

Like a pitcher in the Koshien, Mother threw Master Hālìlùyà towards the sea, turning into a distant star in an instant.

Surprised, she actually threw someone.