eurekapd Chapter 612 I'm not afraid of you! You're just my nightmare!
Chapter 612 I'm not afraid of you! You're just my nightmare!
The two of them avoided each other's gazes with a guilty conscience. Huo Yancheng said, "We did find it, but... it ran away again. But we found a way to get rid of the nightmare demon!"
Fan Wujiu nodded repeatedly: "That's right, Mr. Xuanming said that as long as we enter the nightmare master's dream and dispel his nightmare, we can weaken the power of the nightmare demon. Then, it will be much easier for us to deal with it."
When Jiang Luo heard this, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes: "Nightmare Master? Is he the child named Aye?"
Huo Yancheng nodded: "Yes, Ah Ye's nightmare is the source of the Nightmare Demon's power. As long as we can help him get rid of his fear, the Nightmare Demon will lose most of its power."
Jiang Luo sighed and said softly: "Aye has indeed endured too much pain that he shouldn't have to endure. If you can help him, it would be great."
At this time, Gu Ying and Xuan Ming also walked in. Xuan Ming glanced around the room, his eyes fell on Jiang Luo, his brows slightly furrowed: "Who is this?"
Huo Yancheng introduced: "This is our friend, Jiang Luo. He is currently recuperating in Renhuang Mountain."
Xuan Ming nodded, his eyes scrutinizing: "It seems that you have a close relationship." He turned to Huo Yancheng and Fan Wujiu, "You almost got lost in the nightmare's illusion just now. If it weren't for the bond in your heart that awakened you, I'm afraid you would have... Alas, young people, be careful in the future."
Huo Yancheng and Fan Wujiu blushed slightly, and they all bowed their heads and said, "Yes, Senior is right."
Xuan Ming waved his hand: "Forget it, now is not the time to blame you. Now that we have found the Nightmare Lord, let's act as soon as possible. The power of the Nightmare Demon is constantly increasing. If we delay any longer, I'm afraid you won't be able to suppress it."
Seeing this, Jiang Luo immediately said, "In that case, let's go see Aye as soon as possible. He should still be resting in the palace. I'll let Gu Ying take you there."
After that, Jiang Luo ordered Gu Ying to take Xuan Ming and others to A Ye's palace. Along the way, everyone was in a heavy mood, especially Huo Yancheng and Fan Wujiu. They had just escaped from the nightmare's illusion, and they were even more worried about A Ye's situation.
When they arrived at Aye's palace, Gu Ying knocked gently on the door, and Aye's weak voice came from inside: "Who is it?"
Gu Ying replied in a gentle voice: "It's me, Gu Ying. Uncle Jiang Luo asked me to bring a few uncles to see you. They can help you get rid of the nightmare."
Ah Ye was silent for a while before he timidly said, "Come in..."
When they opened the door, they saw Ah Ye curled up in the corner of the bed, his face pale and his eyes filled with deep fear. When he saw Xuan Ming and the others, his body trembled slightly, as if he was uneasy about their arrival.
Xuanming stepped forward and said to Aye in a gentle tone: "Don't be afraid, kid. I'm here to help you. Can you tell me what you dreamed about recently?"
Ah Ye lowered his head, his voice almost inaudible: "I... I dreamed of a black shadow. It said it would devour me, and also said it would peel off my skin and bones and offer them to the devil... I was so scared. It appeared in my dreams every night. I... I dare not sleep..."
After listening to this, Xuan Ming sighed softly and stroked Aye's hair: "Child, that shadow is just your nightmare, it is not real. As long as you face it bravely, it will not hurt you anymore. Are you willing to let me help you drive it away?"
Ah Ye raised his head, tears glistening in his eyes: "Really... can it really be driven away?"
Xuan Ming smiled and nodded: "Of course. However, you need to believe in me and believe in yourself."
Ah Ye hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded: "I am willing to try, but I can't sleep now. Since the evil spirit in my body was dispelled, I can control myself from falling asleep. Now I am very afraid to fall asleep, for fear of entering that nightmare again."
Xuan Ming thought that this was normal. A child had to face these horrible things every night. In the past, he was controlled by the evil spirit and was trapped in nightmares. Now that he was finally no longer controlled by the evil spirit, he definitely didn't want to sleep anymore.
Hearing this, Huo Yancheng walked over and sat down beside Aye's bed, holding his little hand and saying, "I know, and I understand very well. Son, when you were a kid... did you like to sleep?"
Ah Ye nodded and replied, "I like it, especially when my mother holds me in her arms. She smells so good, and I can sleep all night every time."
He is the son of the Demon Lord, and was born with a more sound mind than ordinary children. Although he said that he was only six years old, the age of demons was different from that of ordinary humans. Their age was one demon year, which was roughly equivalent to ten human years. In other words, A Ye was almost sixty years old.
Of course, the children of the demon clan have a very long childhood, and they are not considered adults until they are almost two hundred years old, which is twenty years old in human terms.
Huo Yancheng picked up Ah Ye and let him lie on his shoulder. He patted his back gently and said, "Then you can think of me as your queen mother. What kind of nursery rhymes would your queen mother sing when she coaxed you to sleep? Would she sing nursery rhymes from the human world?"
Ah Ye replied, "Yes, my mother can sing Little Bunny."
Huo Yancheng smiled softly and replied, "Well, OK, then uncle will sing "Little Bunny" for you too."
As he spoke, Huo Yancheng began to sing a nursery rhyme: "Dear little rabbit, open the door, open it quickly, I want to come in..."
While singing, he paced back and forth in the room. After singing about five or six times, A Ye, who was extremely tired, finally began to yawn. After singing five or six more times, A Ye finally fell asleep soundly.
Fan Wujiu asked in a low voice with some surprise: "I didn't expect that you have such a skill."
Huo Yancheng put Ah Ye on the bed and said, "Before Ah Han and Ah Nuan were making a fuss at night, Dad and I held one each and coaxed them to sleep."
Speaking of A'han and A'nuan, Fan Wujiu felt a little guilty, because not only had he never appeared by Jiang Luo's side, he had never appeared by A'han and A'nuan's side. He was not worthy of being a father at all.
After Huo Yancheng put Aye down, he turned to Xuanming and said, "Old senior, Aye has fallen asleep. You can proceed with the next plan."
Xuan Ming nodded with satisfaction, then turned to Huo Yancheng and the others: "All of you step back, I need to cast a spell to enter Aye's dream. During this process, no one can disturb me, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."
Huo Yancheng and Fan Wujiu stepped aside and looked at Xuanming nervously. Xuanming sat cross-legged on the ground, closed his eyes, formed seals with his hands, and muttered something. As his incantation sounded, the air in the room seemed to become heavy, as if an invisible force was slowly gathering.
After a while, a faint halo appeared on Xuanming's body, and his consciousness had entered Aye's dream. At the same time, Aye's eyebrows slightly frowned, and his expression gradually became uneasy, indicating that he had entered a nightmare.
Everyone held their breath and stared, praying silently for Xuanming and Aye in their hearts, hoping that this time the exorcism could go more smoothly.
At the moment Xuanming entered Aye's dream, the whole room seemed to be wrapped by an invisible barrier, and the air was filled with a mysterious and solemn atmosphere. Huo Yancheng and Fan Wujiu held their breath and stared at Xuanming and Aye, afraid of missing any movement.
Time passed by little by little, and the only sounds in the room were Ah Ye's steady breathing and Xuan Ming's low incantations. Suddenly, Ah Ye's brows slightly frowned, as if he had encountered some kind of struggle in his nightmare. Huo Yancheng's heart tightened, and he subconsciously took a step forward, but Fan Wujiu immediately pulled him back and whispered, "Don't go over there, Senior Xuan Ming said that no one can disturb him."
Huo Yancheng gritted his teeth and forced himself to stay where he was, but he was worried. He whispered, "Aye looks very painful. Did the nightmare demon attack him again in his dream?"
Fan Wujiu shook his head, his eyes solemn: "Senior Xuanming has entered the dream, he will definitely protect Aye. We must trust him."
At the same time, Xuanming's consciousness had already entered into Aye's dream. It was a dark world, filled with thick fog and low wind sounds. Xuanming raised his hand and waved it, and a soft white light emanated from his palm, dispelling the surrounding darkness.
He followed the fluctuations of Ah Ye's consciousness and found the core of the dream. There, Ah Ye was curled up beside a huge rock, his face as pale as paper, his eyes full of fear. In front of him, a huge black shadow was slowly approaching, its shape was distorted, as if it was made up of countless hideous faces.
The shadow laughed harshly, and the voice was full of malice: "Aye, you are finally here! Welcome back to my world! Child, why are you so naughty? Didn't I tell you that you must come back every night and accept the baptism I arranged? Come on, come and sit on the altar. You owed me so many days, and you need to make up for it all today!"
The shadow's voice gradually became more ferocious, and A Ye on the opposite side began to tremble.
Ah Ye's eyes were filled with despair, and he said in a trembling voice: "No... don't come over... please, let me go..."
Upon seeing this, Xuan Ming immediately stepped forward and stood in front of A Ye, looking at the black shadow coldly: "Nightmare, your tricks have ended here. You can't do whatever you want in A Ye's dream!"
The black shadow's laughter suddenly stopped. Its body twisted, and it seemed to become more ferocious in anger: "Who are you? How dare you break into my territory? You're looking for death!"
Xuan Ming snorted coldly, quickly formed seals with his hands, and chanted a complicated spell. In an instant, the white light around him surged and turned into countless light blades, slashing straight at the black shadow.
The black shadow let out a shrill scream, and its body was cut into pieces by the blade of light. However, it did not completely disappear, but re-condensed into a ball of black mist, with extreme resentment in its voice: "Do you think you can defeat me like this? Too naive! As long as Ah Ye's fear remains, I will exist forever!"
Xuan Ming frowned and whispered to A Ye: "Child, wake up! This is not real! It's just your nightmare! As long as you face it bravely, it can't hurt you!"
A Ye covered his face. Having been dominated by the nightmare demon for a long time, his fear of the nightmare demon had penetrated deep into his bones.
Ah Ye said in a trembling voice: "No! I... I'm scared! Don't come over here!"
Xuan Ming gently patted Aye's forehead, and a stream of pure green energy poured into Aye's head. His kind voice reached Aye's ears: "It's okay, kid, grandpa will be there to help you. That was just an illusion in the dream. In your dream, who else can beat you? Don't forget, you are the master of your dream. Don't be afraid of him, he is just an uninvited guest in your dream. If you don't like him, just drive him out!"
Ah Ye raised his head and looked at Xuan Ming's gentle eyes. The fear in his heart seemed to be dispelled. He gritted his teeth and said with courage: "I... I'm not afraid of you! You are just my nightmare! You can't hurt me!"