#156 - Chapter 156 Was it all a dream?

When the light fell, all the villagers were bathed in this pure white radiance.

The old village chief looked up at the sky with excitement, tears streaming down his face.

"Finally, we can finally leave!"

All the villagers were cheering and jumping for joy. They had waited too long for this day.

They were constantly afraid, afraid of being absorbed by the Eternal Great Emperor.

They never thought that one day, they would be liberated.

"Thank you, Immortal, thank you, Immortal!" The old village chief stood on the table and kowtowed to Ye Kong in thanks.

"You're welcome," Ye Kong said with a faint smile.

"We won't be able to eat meat anymore," Chen Xiong said with tears in his eyes.

"Immortal, please help us kill the Eternal Great Emperor!" The old village chief kowtowed.

"Kill the Eternal Great Emperor!" Everyone knelt down.

Although the Eternal Great Emperor was their father, they had no affection for him.

"I will," Ye Kong said with a faint smile.

He had promised the old farmer that he would eliminate the menace of the Eternal Great Emperor.

"Thank you, thank you, Immortal!"

Everyone kowtowed and thanked him, gradually dissipating in the radiance.

They were trapped here, driven mad by being trapped.

Ye Kong watched them disappear with a calm expression, remaining silent.

As the thousands of vengeful ghosts disappeared, Ye Kong waved his hand and dispersed the Yin energy.

The surrounding houses and trees all disappeared, even the tables, chairs, and benches were gone.

The entire Peach Blossom Garden vanished from this world.

Ye Kong sat on the hilltop, with Lin Yaoyao leaning on his left and Xiao Qing leaning on his right.

And Little White, with his head resting on his lap, was sound asleep.

Ye Kong leaned against Er Ha's back, looking at the stars in the sky.

"Dust to dust, earth to earth," Ye Kong chuckled softly and closed his eyes to rest.

… …

Inside the inner circle, in the largest palace.

Deep within the palace, there was a blood pool, and above the blood pool, hung a round ball of flesh.

Many tubes extended from the sphere, inserted into the blood pool, absorbing fresh blood.

Just then, a furious voice came from within the sphere.

"Who? Who is destroying my Peach Blossom Garden?"

With an angry roar, the blood pool boiled, and the palace trembled.

Nine figures emerged from the blood pool, the first one saying, "Father, I will go to investigate!"

"No, not for now. My resurrection is imminent, and no one can stop me!"

"Even without the souls of the Peach Blossom Garden, I can still be resurrected. Two thousand cultivators have entered this time. If I devour them, I can reshape my body!"

"You, enter the blood pool and provide me with flesh and blood!"

The voice of the Eternal Great Emperor came from the sphere.

"Yes!" The nine blood shadows responded and entered the blood pool.

"No one can stop my resurrection!" The Eternal Great Emperor said coldly.

"Demon Emperor, in the past you severed my physical body and scattered my soul! When I condense my physical body and soul, I will surely slay you first upon my return!"

After the Eternal Great Emperor finished speaking, the sphere returned to silence.

… …

The night passed quickly.

The next morning.

Ye Kong woke up and looked around.

The river was still there, and the peach blossoms were still blooming, emitting a fresh fragrance.

The Peach Blossom Garden was gone, the Yin energy had dissipated, and everything was as if nothing had happened.

"Where's the Peach Blossom Garden?" Lin Yaoyao looked at her master with a blank expression.

"Disciple, you're not awake yet, are you? Do you want to sleep a little longer? Master's shoulder is here for you to lean on," Ye Kong said to Lin Yaoyao.

Hearing this, Lin Yaoyao thought about how she had been lying on her master's shoulder all night, and her hair had been pressed down by her master… Her face instantly turned red.

She turned around and checked her body.

Hmm, nothing happened.

No, I'm asking about the Peach Blossom Garden. What is Master talking about?

Before long, Xiao Qing was also about to wake up. Her fox ears twitched, making Ye Kong very itchy and wanting to sneeze.

"Achoo!" Ye Kong sneezed, directly shaking Little White away, who landed flat on the ground.

Only then did Little White wake up from his sleep, and the first thing he did was condense a spirit halberd.

"Ghosts? Where are the ghosts?" Little White held the spirit halberd in both hands, looking around.

Xiao Qing opened her eyes, looked up at her master, and instantly sat up straight.

I… I was sleeping on Master's shoulder?

Master didn't do anything to me, did he?

Xiao Qing checked her body and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that she hadn't been beaten by her master.

After reacting, Xiao Qing stood on the small hill, looking at the river below and the peach blossoms on both sides.

"Where's the Peach Blossom Garden?" Xiao Qing asked in confusion.

Lin Yaoyao and Little White also looked bewildered. They remembered entering the Peach Blossom Garden, and the people in the Peach Blossom Garden were not human.

They remembered that the villagers of the Peach Blossom Garden were about to invite them to dinner.

They fell asleep shortly after sitting at the table, and they didn't remember anything else.

There was clearly a Peach Blossom Garden, so why is it gone?

"Could it have been a dream?" The three of them asked simultaneously, turning to look at their master.

"You were caught in an illusion and fell asleep," Ye Kong said to the three of them.

The matter of the Peach Blossom Garden was too outrageous and violated morality, so Ye Kong didn't plan to tell them.

They were still young and couldn't bear it.

"Caught in an illusion?" Lin Yaoyao asked in confusion.

"Then were you also caught in an illusion, Master?" Little White asked.

Ye Kong nodded, "Yes, we were all caught in an illusion."

"Then why do you know that we were caught in an illusion, Master, but we don't?" Xiao Qing asked in confusion.

The three of them were more powerful and insightful than their master.

Why did their master know that they were caught in an illusion, but they didn't?

"Because I woke up first. I woke up when the sun rose, and you three lazybones were still sleeping," Ye Kong said to them.

Lin Yaoyao and Xiao Qing blushed, thinking about how they had been leaning on their master all night, they couldn't help but feel… strange.

"That's not right, it's understandable that Little White is a sleepyhead, but how did we sleep for so long?" Lin Yaoyao still couldn't understand.

"Because you and Xiao Qing were sleeping on my shoulders, it was too comfortable, so you didn't wake up," Ye Kong made up.

Hearing this, Lin Yaoyao and Xiao Qing were unable to refute.

Because it was indeed quite comfortable.

If Lin Yaoyao hadn't had her hair pressed down, she wouldn't have woken up.

As for Xiao Qing, it was because her fox ears twitched and Ye Kong sneezed that she woke up.

As for Little White… he was just naturally sleepy, so there was nothing to say.

"What Master said makes sense, but I still feel strange," Little White frowned.

"Alright, now that you're awake, let's go."

"Stay close to me, don't get lost."

Ye Kong got up from Er Ha's back and kicked Er Ha awake.

"Lazy dog, let's go." Er Ha woke up, stuck out his tongue, and ran to Little White's side.

When everyone heard that their master was still going to lead the way, their expressions instantly changed.

"Master, let me lead the way!" Xiao Qing ran to the front.

It was too dangerous and terrifying for Master to lead the way!

Either they would encounter ghosts, or… they would enter an illusion.

They were really afraid.

The outer circle wasn't very dangerous to begin with, but if they followed their master, he could create danger even if there was none.