Although it was not easy for Xia Xianning and Luo Yingbai to come out, with Luo Yingbai guiding from the outside, what Xie Hua needed to do was not difficult. Before she closed her eyes, Luo Yingbai reminded her again, “You must remember, after Liao Zhong recognizes you, tear off the tape from his body and take him away. Run quickly and don’t let anyone discover you. And you must hold onto him without letting go, return along the original path, and absolutely do not look back. Understand?” Xie Hua nodded, “I remember everything. Don’t worry.”
She closed her eyes, and Luo Yingbai shouted softly, “Move the soul, change positions, guide the spirit, go!” Xie Hua felt as if a hand had pushed her shoulder, and then she felt dizzy. In the blink of an eye, she was standing in a strange, empty void. Around her was nothing except darkness and a red path.
The path was translucent, with a jade-like crystalline texture, faintly emitting a red radiance that was both brilliant and eerie. Xie Hua carefully stepped onto it. The red light on the path sent out ripples like water, but it was stable. She quickly found the small flat house where Liao Zhong lived. The door was slightly ajar. Liao Zhong and his wife were eating. Xie Hua pretended to pass by, walking past their door and secretly glancing inside.
She only thought about how Liao Zhong had never eaten such things before and wondered why he wanted to return here. Was the woman sitting across from him his grandmother in this world? Then where was his wife?
Suddenly, there was a crisp sound from the room, followed by loud cursing. Xie Hua was startled and stood a bit farther away, but the scolding still came through unobstructed. After listening for a moment, she understood that Liao Zhong had accidentally dropped a steamed bun, and the woman was scolding him for wasting food. After scolding him for a while, she even started hitting him.
And… that woman was actually Liao Zhong’s wife whom he had been thinking about! Xie Hua suddenly understood why Liao Zhong had been desperately shouting for help in his dreams.
