The contact between electricity and fire brings the most primitive energy in nature, and after the collision between heaven and earth, it brings annihilation. Zha Wenbin only felt a blackness in front of his eyes, and then lost consciousness.

  When the yellow leaves were swaying gently in the wind, Cha Wenbin felt someone lightly touching his forehead, it was itchy and very comfortable. He subconsciously stretched out his hand to grab that feeling, but didn't know if he used too much force or was too impatient, only to hear a "crack" sound of something breaking apart. Immediately, a chorus of voices erupted around him, saying "He's awake! He's finally awake!"

  In his daze, he felt the voice was so familiar, wasn't it Chaozi and Lao Wang and Zhuo Xiong's shouting? Were they all still alive? With this expectation, Cha Wenbin struggled hard, trying to open his eyelids that were about to stick together. When he saw the first ray of light, he was met with a basin of icy cold water.

  With a "splash", just as he woke up, he only saw a handful of water rushing towards his face. He quickly stretched out his hand to block it, but unfortunately, his mouth was open and he swallowed several mouthfuls of water, causing him to cough non-stop, which in turn brought about loud laughter from the crowd.

  When he finally managed to tidy up his disheveled appearance, he found Old Wang and the others grinning at him. Chaozi was holding a thermos with the lid already unscrewed, clearly indicating that he was the mastermind behind what had just happened.

  "Are you all right?" Cha Wenbin asked with delight.

  "We're fine, but you, how did you sleep for so long? And another thing, we..." Chaozi's big mouth had already started shouting, but was interrupted by Old Wang saying: "You've finally woken up, if you hadn't, we were about to drag you out first, you scared us half to death."

  Zha Wenbin rubbed his eyes carefully, came back to himself and took a look, only to find that he was leaning against the middle of a mulberry tree. He felt something in his hand, took it out and looked at it, and found it was a leaf. As he stared blankly at the crushed leaf in his hand, Old Wang said: "Don't look anymore, didn't you just crush it yourself? It fell from the tree and landed on your head, what a coincidence! And then you woke up right away."

  "Chaozi, your head?" Zha Wenbin was still in a daze, earlier it was clear that a series of events had occurred, he not only heard them clearly and saw them clearly, but also performed an earth-shocking feat. How could they all seem like nothing had happened just a moment later?

  "Head? How did you know?" Chaozi asked in surprise, "Oh, Wenbin brother, don't say it was you who did it, I just now suspected Zhuo Xiong, thinking that this kid had taken advantage of my carelessness to launch a sneak attack. Good guy, it turns out it was you who hit him."

  "What did I hit?" Zha Wenbin was even more confused, "No, weren't you clearly beaten by that group of dwarves? How can you blame me for it?"

  This remark made Chaozi stunned, he touched the back of his head and said: "Dwarf? Hit me? Wen Bin brother, don't try to fool me like this. If you say it's not you who did it, then it must be Zhuo Xiong and Da Kuai Tou who did it."

  "What have we done? Super son, don't spit blood at people, you see that neither of us has any unbruised skin." After finishing speaking, Zhuo Xiong and Heng Roulian simultaneously took off their clothes, and indeed there were obvious signs of being beaten on their bodies. Especially Heng Roulian, it seemed like he had been whipped, with bloodstains left on his body.

  Cha Wenbin also got up to take a look, and the mark seemed quite fresh, as if it had just been whipped by someone. Before he could speak, Chaozi turned his gaze to Old Wang: "Uncle Wang, wasn't it you?"

  Old Wang immediately said: "Don't, don't blame me, I myself have bitter things to say that can't be spoken, at my age it's enough for you all to see."

  This old Wang, stripped himself of his pants, and that white buttocks exposed, with shocking bruises one after another.

  Old Wang, clutching his buttocks, yelled: "Do you see? I'm in so much pain that I can't even sit down, and yet you're blaming me. Who told all of you to sleep like the dead? Maybe we were ambushed."

  "This...” Cha Wenbin looked at each of them, thinking to himself, "Have you all really forgotten? You guys have forgotten? I was still worried about Chaozi's head, it was covered in blood after being smashed, and I was also worried that Lei would be struck by lightning."

  "Wen Bin, what's going on?", Chaozi asked.

  Cha Wenbin thought to himself, "Could it be that everyone has collectively forgotten?" So he repeated the events of just now from start to finish. The process made those who listened shocked and amazed, their eyes wide with wonder. When Chaozi heard that he had been knocked down by a group of dwarves and thrown onto a pile of firewood, he immediately shouted: "Wenbin brother, this matter isn't right! You said I was beaten until my head was cracked open and only lacked having my brains splattered out, but you come feel my forehead, there's only one big bump!"

  Cha Wenbin walked hesitantly to Chaozi's side, who had stretched his neck out as long as possible, revealing the flat-top haircut he had been sporting since his military days. Cha Wenbin caught sight of it at a glance. Just as Chaozi had said, there was indeed a large swelling, about the size of a steamed bun, which looked quite painful. Yet, what Cha Wenbin saw was a gory scene with blood flowing profusely, so vivid that he could recall the intense pain even with his eyes closed.

  "Was I dreaming?" Zhang Wenbin muttered to himself, but the wounds on their bodies were so real. The Seven-Star Sword in his hand was still sheathed and had not been drawn out. Zhang Wenbin asked: "Before I woke up, what did you all see?"

  Old Wang had already put on his pants, and it was clear that the previous belt-pulling movement had touched a muscle, and his mouth twitched slightly: "After we arrived here, you leaned against that big tree and fell asleep. Don't mention it, I don't know how, but I felt particularly tired, and then one by one, we all fell asleep. Then, we woke up almost at the same time and felt uncomfortable all over our bodies, each of us had suffered different degrees of skin injuries, only you didn't wake up."

  They all nodded in agreement, and Old Wang continued: "We saw a thread of blood on the corner of your mouth, which scared us to death. We thought you were seriously injured and couldn't wake up no matter how we called you. Chaozi was about to pour water on you when a leaf fell from the tree, and you immediately grabbed it. Then the water splashed on you and you woke up, and then you saw what happened."

  The equipment around them was still there, even in its original state, without any signs of being moved. What made it even more strange for them was that although they were injured, especially Zhuo Xiong and Heng Roulian's injuries looked like they were caused by a rattan stick or whip, their clothes were intact and undamaged. Not even a speck of dust could be found on Old Wang's buttocks.

  A strange sense of panic surged up in his mind, and Cha Wenbin had a terrifying thought: "We may have wandered off, and when we fell asleep earlier, we entered a real dream realm. Although our bodies didn't leave, our souls were really taken away. The hidden soul symbols I gave you all had long since lost their effect, but I still had a large number on me. So they discovered you, but not me. Then, in that dream world, for some unknown reason, I triggered a divine lightning bolt that brought us back to this world. Our souls were injured and re-manifested on our bodies, and those unexplained scars are the best proof."

  "Dreams are too real, if it wasn't for what you said triggered a thunder, wouldn't it be..." Old Wang said.

  Zha Wenbin nodded: "Then it's very likely that all of you will stay in that world forever, and then...", as he said this, Zha Wenbin also brought up a few more doubts, "On our journey so far, don't you think it's strange? The environment around us has been changing too abnormally."

  Yes, from the spring scenery of the valley to the icy walls and snowy skies, and then to the scorching heat. Now, Cha Wenbin looked at the crushed leaves in his hand and said: "Autumn, as the saying goes, one leaf knows autumn, you see that this leaf has turned yellow and naturally fallen off, we have already entered autumn. Spring, winter, summer, autumn, haven't we just gone through these four seasons?

  It was indeed the case when Wen Bin said it, how could there be a short road with four distinct seasons?

  "In the world of dreams, if you can transcend the control of dreams, you will have unparalleled abilities. Just like when we encounter danger in our dreams and try to think 'if only I could fly', perhaps you really can fly. Earlier, I thought about summoning a thunderbolt to scatter them, but unexpectedly, it had such power. In that world, even the Ten Halls of Yama cannot guarantee a victory over an ordinary person, everything depends on one's willpower. It is a world where no gods or emperors can control, a world completely belonging to dreams. However, all dreamscapes must have an original form, perhaps we haven't encountered it yet, but that doesn't mean we won't in the future. Let's pack our bags and continue on if we can."

  Although they were all injured, fortunately their movements were not greatly restricted. When they set off, Cha Wenbin was the first to pass through the mulberry tree, then looked up and saw another leaf slowly falling...

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