*Knock knock knock.*

Qi Xia in the living room also moved his lips slightly and said softly: “An, someone is knocking at the door.”

“I know, Xia. I’ll go open it.”

Yu Nian’an snapped back to her senses, already carrying several points of urgency in her eyes. She continued speaking softly to Xiao Cheng: “Xiao Cheng, rest assured… that crack isn’t a crack at all, but rather the ‘fuse’ for everything.”

Because the amount of information flooding in at once was simply too great, Xiao Cheng’s thoughts somewhat stalled.

“‘Fuse’…?”

“Yes, it’s igniting a grand fireworks display, so I can’t patch it up, and even more so I can’t let you patch it up. All you can do is die. Otherwise…”

*Knock knock knock.*

“An… someone is knocking at the door.” Qi Xia said.

“Xiao Cheng, now ‘He’ has come. You must die.” Yu Nian’an smiled miserably. “You die, and Qi Xia will wake up. This time I’ve defended his last line of defense again.”

“You’re saying… right now ‘Heavenly-Dragon’ is standing outside the door…?”

Xiao Cheng’s entire body was trembling. He had never imagined he would be caught up in such a terrifying event.

“It’s not just ‘Heavenly-Dragon.'” Yu Nian’an said. “The entire ‘Land of End’ is standing outside the door. Xiao Cheng, are you afraid of death?”

“I…”

In the real world, Xiao Cheng might fear death, but in the “Land of End” he evidently wasn’t that afraid.

But even if he didn’t fear death, he still feared “Heavenly-Dragon” just the same.

“Listen… he’s getting anxious.” Yu Nian’an said. “He’s come looking for you.”

“Kill me… Sister Yu… kill me…”

Xiao Cheng truly was somewhat afraid. He hadn’t even seen a “Heavenly-Level” zodiac before—how could he face “Heavenly-Dragon” directly?

Heavenly-Dragon’s abilities were so bizarre—how could he possibly let himself off easy in this dream realm?

“I will, don’t worry.” Yu Nian’an slowly tightened the rope loop, strangling it around Xiao Cheng’s neck. “But there’s one thing you shouldn’t mind—I need to use you to deliver a message to the people outside.”

“What…?”

Before Xiao Cheng could understand Yu Nian’an’s meaning, he suddenly felt a burning pain coming from his back, as if some sharp blade was cutting his skin. The enormous pain made him grimace instantly.

“Bear with it.” Yu Nian’an said. “It’s just a few characters.”

“Sister Yu…”

*Knock knock knock knock knock knock knock.*

“An, someone is knocking at the door.”

The urgent knocking sounds brought Xiao Cheng’s spirit to the verge of collapse, but each time he wanted to pass out, the tearing pain from his back would pull him back to reality.

Xiao Cheng clenched his teeth tightly, waiting for that burst of intense pain to pass. Although his whole body was going numb, he felt as if Yu Nian’an had carved several characters on his back with her fingernails.

She was as light as using her nails to scrape apart foam board. Since Xiao Cheng was a person about to die anyway, there was no need to consider his pain.

Xiao Cheng felt that besides the burning sensation, his back was gradually becoming ice-cold. His blood had probably spilled all over his back. He wanted to turn and struggle, but the rope around his neck seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, pressing on him so he couldn’t move an inch. If Yu Nian’an weren’t still supporting the rope with her hand at this moment, he probably would have already been crushed to death.

A few seconds later, several muffled sounds came from the distant horizon:

“Fuck! What happened to this kid’s back?!”

“Are there any more bandages? Stop the bleeding first!”

“No good… the area of this wound is too large, bandages probably…”

The voices grew more and more muffled, gradually becoming inaudible.

Yu Nian’an looked at the horizon, then said softly to Xiao Cheng: “Rest assured, your death has great value. When Qi Xia wakes up this time, everything will be different.”

Not waiting for Xiao Cheng to reply, Yu Nian’an abruptly pulled tight the rope in her hand, then with a forceful yank, hoisted Xiao Cheng’s entire person off the ground.

As an outsider, Xiao Cheng had no way to resist anything within the dream realm. Like a fluttering piece of paper, his feet left the ground. At the same moment, a crisp “crack” sounded from his neck—his neck broke on the spot.

Everything in the dream realm gradually turned into nothingness, including those urgent knocking sounds, including Xiao Cheng’s life.

He completely left this terrifying world.

The onlookers around him saw Xiao Cheng’s body move and originally thought this “entering dreams” had ended. Just as they were about to ask something, they saw Xiao Cheng topple headfirst to the ground.

*THUD!!*

His body seemed to have completely lost its center of gravity. His head smashed into the floor, producing a huge sound.

“Ah…” Tiantian, who was wiping the blood on Xiao Cheng’s back, was startled and hurriedly stepped forward to check on Xiao Cheng’s condition.

Chen Junnan and Qiao Jiajin on the side also sensed something was wrong. After glancing at Xiao Cheng, they turned back to check on Qi Xia’s condition, discovering that Qi Xia was still sleeping steadily, but his complexion was much better than before.

Had this succeeded… or not?

Tiantian knelt on the ground and reached out to shake Xiao Cheng a few times, only to find that Xiao Cheng had no reaction at all. His back was continuously spurting fresh blood, soaking his clothes completely.

Qiao Jiajin also crouched down, then reached out to feel Xiao Cheng’s neck and said in a heavy voice: “He’s gone.”

Chen Junnan was stunned upon hearing this. He looked at Xiao Cheng’s corpse in disbelief, then slowly furrowed his brows, clasped his hands together, and bowed.

“Kid, this young master remembers you. Next time you come back, find me, and I’ll use my own life to make amends to you.”

Everyone’s mood was somewhat complicated. Xiao Cheng, as a stranger, had lost his life here for Qi Xia’s sake. Everyone felt somewhat ashamed. They didn’t even know the cause of Xiao Cheng’s death, nor what he had discovered in Qi Xia’s dream.

Could Qi Xia really have been having a nightmare? A very terrifying nightmare that could casually kill others.

Earth-Monkey walked to Xiao Cheng’s side, extended his index finger and thumb to pinch up some blood, then took down the cigarette from his mouth and used his two blood-stained fingers to extinguish the cigarette before shaking his head.

“Looks like this kid’s dream realm really was ‘invaded,’ only this ability to ‘enter dreams’…”

Earth-Monkey seemed to have thought of something, but it was simply too hard to believe.

Just now at the gambling table, Qi Xia said his “direct superior” would stop at nothing to make him lose. Could it really be that “Heavenly-Dragon” had made a move?

“Qi Xia… just what are you…” Earth-Monkey slowly furrowed his brows, feeling that things seemed to exceed his imagination.

Could Qi Xia’s stratagem have failed…?

Had he already been seen through by “Heavenly-Dragon”?

If Qi Xia had truly already been sanctioned by “Heavenly-Dragon’s” intervention, then himself…

“Wait…” Qiao Jiajin suddenly felt that the large area of wounds on Xiao Cheng’s back seemed somewhat strange.

He stepped forward and completely tore open the clothes on Xiao Cheng’s back, revealing that blood-covered skin. Then he picked up scraps of clothing to wipe away all the fresh blood on the surface. Four dark red large characters were displayed before everyone.

“The Beginning of Upheaval!”