“I’m protecting people.” Qinglong said candidly. “The ‘Heavenly-level moments’ will cause massive casualties. I need to prevent this from happening.”

“Then I’ll reduce the intensity.” The boy Heavenly-Rooster said. “As long as I can reduce the death rate, I can accomplish the mission, right?”

“Oh?” Qinglong raised an eyebrow, then lowered his head to fiddle with his fingers.

“We’re just caught in the middle.” The boy said again. “Whatever conflicts you have with ‘Heavenly-Dragon,’ we don’t care. We just want to protect ourselves.”

Several “Heavenly-level” members cast sincere gazes toward Qinglong. After all, what Heavenly-Rooster said was already very humble.

Everyone now only sought a method to complete Heavenly-Dragon’s mission while also not offending Qinglong.

“Impossible.” Qinglong smiled, then looked around at everyone present before locking his gaze on the two still-sleeping “Heavenly-level” members. “Wake up ‘Heavenly-Rabbit’ and ‘Heavenly-Pig.'”

“What…” Heavenly-Snake was startled.

“I’m here today.” Qinglong said with a grin. “No one is allowed to dream anymore.”

The air grew tense again at this moment. Everyone only vaguely felt that something was truly about to happen.

But why would Qinglong suddenly oppose Heavenly-Dragon’s methods…

What did it matter if all the “participants” here died?

Hadn’t the purpose of these two from the very beginning been to purge all the “participants”?

Everyone only knew that at this moment they needed to respond carefully. After all, neither of these two could be provoked. Although they were “Heavenly” members who had already transcended all “zodiac” and “participants,” there were still people they feared.

Once this matter wasn’t handled well, the only fate awaiting them would be disappearance.

“‘Dream Walkers’ are useless too.” Qinglong said. “Make them open their eyes and look at me. From now on, no one is allowed to contact Heavenly-Dragon anymore.”

“You…” Heavenly-Snake frowned. “That’s not, not right… I…”

“What?” Qinglong said. “Are you all willing to accept this? There were originally so many ‘Dream Walkers,’ and they all gradually woke up. Only these two are still immersed in beautiful dreams. Why should all the hard and exhausting work be done by you all, while they can keep dreaming?”

“But the condition for them becoming ‘Heavenly-level’ is to remain immersed in beautiful dreams.” Heavenly-Snake said again. “This is what Heavenly-Dragon promised…”

“I didn’t promise.” Qinglong said. “Make them open their eyes and look at me.”

A tall, robust woman on the side slowly stood up. It was Heavenly-Ox.

Her eyes flickered slightly. She walked to Heavenly-Rabbit and Heavenly-Pig’s side, then extended her thick arms to grab the two people’s collars, casually tossing them into the air.

When the two were about to hit the ceiling, they rapidly fell, ultimately crashing hard onto the floor.

“Well done.” Qinglong said while supporting his chin. “Continue.”

Heavenly-Ox knew there was no way to defy Qinglong, so she once again grabbed the two people’s collars and threw them toward the sky again.

Two consecutive falling sensations made the two people immersed in dreams wake up.

They cried out when hitting the floor, and before long they staggeringly climbed up.

Heavenly-Rabbit was a middle-aged woman, while Heavenly-Pig was a tall young man.

“What…” The tall Heavenly-Pig was stunned for a long while, immediately looking at the round table before him and everyone on all four sides. “Who are you…”

Heavenly-Rabbit also stood behind Heavenly-Pig with slight terror. She looked extremely nervous and couldn’t say a word.

“Ha…” Qinglong grinned, his gaze chilling to the bone.

Heavenly-Pig looked again at the people near the round table and discovered there were men, women, old and young here, which further convinced him that he had been kidnapped.

“Don’t do anything rash…” Heavenly-Pig looked at Qinglong. “You, do you want money?”

“You’re quite bold…” Qinglong maintained his smile, then reached up to touch his own cheek. “You slept for decades and even forgot about me?”

“What…” Heavenly-Pig blinked slightly.

“No wonder…” Qinglong said. “Constantly sleeping in beautiful dreams made you think you had already left this filthy, stinking place and returned to the ‘real world’… I merely made you open your eyes to see the truth. Look carefully, where exactly are you now? And where are your loved ones?”

Heavenly-Pig froze in place like a bolt from the blue. Countless memories began to revive.

Yes… Those memories were just too distant from now, not nonexistent.

“Ah!” Heavenly-Rabbit suddenly screamed.

It seemed her memory had already recovered.

“Qing… Qinglong…” Heavenly-Rabbit said with a trembling voice, then lowered her head to look at her own hands. “I, I’m awake…?”

“Welcome to the real world.” Qinglong smiled. “Please sit down, you two. After all, you’ve been sitting here all these decades. Don’t be polite.”

The two people’s spirits seemed to be nearing collapse. They had forgotten this terrifying place countless times and had even lived to old age in their dreams, yet when they opened their eyes, they still saw the most terrible nightmare.

“It’s ‘Peach Blossom Spring’…” Heavenly-Pig finally remembered everything. “I never got out at all… My family members are all…”

“All beautiful dreams bestowed upon you by Heavenly-Dragon.” Qinglong smiled. “I’m far more merciful than him. I prefer to let you see reality.”

The atmosphere in the room became oppressive once again.

“Sit down quickly!” Qinglong waved his hand. “You’re being too polite!”

Heavenly-Pig and Heavenly-Rabbit hesitated with their expressions, but still slowly sat down.

Everyone seated here had once fallen into Heavenly-Dragon’s dreams. Unfortunately, they had awakened earlier and despaired earlier.

“Qinglong.” Heavenly-Ox twisted her wrist on the side and said, “I woke the people up for you. Let me go out.”

“Oh…?” Qinglong looked at his fingers once again. “Did I promise to let you go out?”

“I need to release the ‘ants.'” Heavenly-Ox said. “Even if it doesn’t involve the ‘Heavenly-level moments,’ I still have my original work to do. If I delay, I truly can’t bear the responsibility.”

“Forget it.” Qinglong said. “Just sit there. Tonight I’ve given the ‘ants’ time off too.”

Only then did everyone feel what this oppressive atmosphere resembled.

It resembled “defection.”

Everyone was more like being held under house arrest by Qinglong here.

But strangely, on the other side of the room was Heavenly-Dragon’s sleeping throne. Could Qinglong truly be staging a defection at such close distance?

“Qinglong… what’s the meaning of you doing this?” Heavenly-Ox asked. “Even if you can rule everything tonight, what will you do when dawn breaks tomorrow? Can you keep us from falling into slumber forever?”

“When dawn breaks tomorrow… the show will begin.” Qinglong waved at Heavenly-Ox. “You sit down too. Let’s all spend an unforgettable and pleasant evening together.”