hotmtlnovel Chapter 200 "Thank you, Miao.
Chapter 200 "Thank you, Miao.
Chen Miao looked at himself in the mirror, gently caressing his wrinkled cheeks, his head full of silver hair, and his hands, covered with age spots, felt too weak to grasp anything. It all felt so unreal to him.
At this moment, his mind was foggy.
He had never seen himself at the age of 70.
Could it be... he had already spent 50 years in the dream?
Wasn't it said that the time flow rate was only 10,000:1, which at most would be about twenty years?
"Since the birth of Lord Little Miao."
Lord Miao leaned over to hug Chen Miao from behind, resting his head on Chen Miao's shoulder, murmuring, "I suddenly remembered, I had long died, and you brought me into the dream to fulfill a mission."
"I remember a lot."
"Thank you, Miao."
"Forgive my selfishness for making you stay with me in the dream for forty more years."
"..."
Chen Miao sat in his wheelchair, his head bowed in silence for a long time before he finally looked up into the distant horizon, where the sky and water merged into one color, giving off a feeling of elusive emptiness. These fifty years of memories wouldn't fade away. Even though he now knew he was dreaming, the memories of those fifty years were vividly present in his mind.
Even though this place was a dream.
But it might as well be real, for he had lived here for fifty years, longer than he had lived in his two lifetimes combined.
"Actually... we don't have to wake up."
He said hesitantly, in a low voice, "I've gotten used to this life; just like this, it's quite good."
"Shh!"
Lord Miao placed a finger on Chen Miao's lips and shook his head, "You're talking nonsense again. I'm someone who has already died, and your life is just beginning. Before I leave, I have a question for you."
"This city is the most familiar city in your subconscious."
"Yet, this city has many things I've never seen before, it doesn't look like a city from the Federation."
Chen Miao struggled to pull out a cigarette from his pocket again, feeling a little guilty towards Lord Miao. As soon as he had said that we didn't have to wake up, he immediately regretted it.
He wanted to wake up.
Even if Lord Miao was in the dream.
The moment he felt the regret, he didn't even dare to look back at Lord Miao's expression. He didn't want to live forever in such a void world. He wanted to return to reality, where many things were waiting for him.
When Lord Miao refused, he even instinctively breathed a sigh of relief, which heightened the feeling of guilt in his heart.
This was the first level of the dream.
They froze and shattered again.
Accompanied by sudden darkness before their eyes, by the time they opened their eyes again, they were back on the Hell Bus.
And at this moment—
A panel that Chen Miao hadn't seen for a long time popped up in front of him.
'Ding, the next stop is the terminal station, please prepare all passengers.' Explore new worlds at empire
Gazing at this semi-transparent panel,
Chen Miao didn't even react at first, so much time had passed that he had begun to feel unfamiliar with such things as panels, but he still subconsciously glanced over the Hell Bus cabin, ensuring that no new passengers had boarded during the time he was asleep.
He breathed a sigh of relief at that.
Otherwise, the time for just one stop would definitely not be enough for him to complete a task for the new passengers.
The moment he regained consciousness, the driver at the steering wheel seemed to know something, turned back with a knowing smile to look at Chen Miao and Lord Miao, who were still in the same position as before they entered the dream.
Lord Miao was sitting in Chen Miao's embrace.
Chen Miao rubbed his somewhat numb thigh and then looked down at Lord Miao, who was lying on his chest, tenderly stroking her hair. He hadn't seen such a young Lord Miao in a long time. In the dream, Lord Miao had gradually aged, but in reality, she remained young.
"We're almost at the station."
"Do you have any messages for the outside world? I can pass them on for you."
"No need,"
Lord Miao said softly without raising her head, "Just tell my parents that I was fortunate to be their daughter. I don't want to spend time thinking about the rest now. I want to feel your warmth for one last moment."
"Miao,"
"I really like you so much, what should I do?"
"If you had met me earlier, I definitely wouldn't have died to save those people. I surely would have survived to stay by your side."
...
Chen Miao turned his head to look out the window without speaking, as a level ten-plus Supernatural being, how could he possibly meet the top powerhouse ranked number one on the Federation level leaderboard if not for this chance coincidence.
If not for this dream, how could such a person fall for him? Probably even giving him an extra glance would feel like a waste of time.
The gap was too wide.
Even an early prediction would be of no help.