152: Chapter 152 [Future Tang Zheng] Resurrection

Qin Qing's words made a lot of sense; for safety's sake, it was better to leave first.

However, Chu Xuan didn't plan to act rashly; he wanted to test things out in his dream first.

When Chu Xuan came out, the others had either gone back to rest or left for personal matters; only Luo Xiaotian and Tang Zheng were still waiting outside.

Luo Xiaotian walked over and said, "The accommodation arranged for you is in the back. It's already been tidied up, so you can move in directly..."

"We won't be staying here for today."

Chu Xuan waved his hand and smiled. "Tang Zheng's parents are still at home. It's better for us to go back and stay there so we can provide protection nearby."

Hearing this, Tang Zheng immediately nodded repeatedly. "I didn't know before, but now that I know Strange Creaturess exist in this world and I have some ability, I can't leave them in danger. Especially at night, the chances of a Specter coming out to hunt humans should be higher."

Luo Xiaotian explained, "Actually, you can bring your family members to live here too; that would be even safer. As long as they stay within the Living Area and don't go to the Research Center or the Soldiers' Barracks, there won't be any problems."

Before Tang Zheng could speak, Chu Xuan cut in, "Let's move tomorrow. It's too much trouble to move in the middle of the night."

Tang Zheng glanced at Chu Xuan and then nodded in agreement.

"Alright then."

Luo Xiaotian pondered for a moment. "Then come early tomorrow. I'll take you to collect the items for official members. Regarding your points rewards, the evaluation and calculation should be completed by tomorrow."

"Okay."

After agreeing on a time, Luo Xiaotian arranged for a guard to drive Chu Xuan and Tang Zheng away from the Research Base. Over an hour later, they returned to the bottom of Tang Zheng's apartment building.

"You seem to have some concerns?"

Tang Zheng looked suspicious. "Given your personality, since you've already accepted that Oil Lamp from Qin Qing, even if you felt it was too valuable, you'd only consider returning the favor in other ways, rather than thinking about giving it back right after leaving. What did you two talk about?"

Chu Xuan answered with a question, "What do you think of the Night Watchers?"

"It's pretty good! We're lucky to have run into the restructuring of the Night Watchers; it's like a direct leap to the top. Plus, the atmosphere in the team is harmonious, without the suppression of newcomers I imagined. The captain values us, his style of doing things suits my taste, and the two Deputy Captains are also quite nice..."

Tang Zheng shrugged. "After all, order still exists and society is relatively harmonious; joining the authorities is our best choice. It's not just about huddling together for warmth; we can also gain experience in improving our strength from them. Besides, the treatment here is excellent, resources are abundant, and it's not like we're working for free. Most importantly, we can gain spirituality value by hunting Specters. Strength is the ultimate guarantee. I'm quite satisfied with this place."

Seeing Chu Xuan's strange expression, Tang Zheng became even more confused. "Is there a problem?"

Chu Xuan's eyes flickered, but he didn't voice his thoughts.

Transcendent abilities were varied and strange. Since Qin Qing had been cautious enough to communicate with him via Mental Energy, even though they were now far from the Research Base, there was no guarantee that there weren't some surveillance methods in place.

To be safe, it was better not to reveal anything in reality and wait to try it in the dream.

At this thought, Chu Xuan gave a self-deprecating laugh. "Actually, I just went back to see Qin Qing because I wanted to have more private interaction with her, but she seemed quite cold and kicked me out."

"I didn't expect there'd be a day when you'd fail!" Tang Zheng didn't doubt him and immediately let out a mischievous cackle.

The two of them went upstairs chatting and laughing. They greeted Tang Zheng's parents but didn't mention terrifying things like Specters, only saying they were going to work at a certain Research Base.

There were some holes in the story, but under the influence of Chu Xuan's Heart Bewitchment, Tang Zheng's parents only felt happy and didn't ask too many questions about the school dormitory incident. They prepared a guest room for Chu Xuan and went to bed early.

At 10:30 PM, Chu Xuan took out the Spirit Orb and absorbed 257 points of spirituality value from it, leaving only 500 points inside before putting it back into his Exclusive Space.

His spirituality value now became 266, which was completely enough for the consumption of entering the dream.

"Finally, I can sleep..." Chu Xuan let out a long breath.

Although his spirit attribute had increased rapidly, Chu Xuan still felt an indescribable sense of fatigue. He had long wanted to cast aside all distracting thoughts and have a good sleep.

Lights out, eyes closed.

Before falling asleep, Chu Xuan organized his thoughts.

In the last dream, [Future Tang Zheng] had been ambushed and pursued by the monster created by the Fusion of himself and the Phantom Demon, and had even been struck by lightning; he might have died.

But now that Tang Zheng had experienced the trip to Yinshan Village, his strength had improved rapidly, so his future self would likely be even stronger.

Furthermore, he already knew the method to step into the [Purifier] sequence; the future should have already resolved the hidden danger of the Phantom Demon, right?

As for what the future was really like, he would only know upon entering the dream.

In the darkness, Chu Xuan felt uneasy and couldn't fall asleep.

Ten minutes later, Chu Xuan frowned and got out of bed to turn on the light. Only then did he feel at ease and soon fell into a deep sleep.

...

"Never trust anyone!"

"..."

Familiar chaotic sounds reached his ears, and Chu Xuan opened his eyes.

First, he checked his spirituality value.

[Current spirituality value: 216]

50 points had been deducted!

Confirming he was in the dream world, Chu Xuan got out of bed and checked the time on his phone: 3:30 AM.

"Your spirituality value has decreased by 50 points. Is this your dream world? It seems no different from reality. What a miraculous talent..." The Phantom Demon's voice drifted into his ears.

Chu Xuan's eyes flickered. "You're not planning to cause trouble, are you?"

"Don't misunderstand. Our agreement still stands. I'm just a bit sentimental," the Phantom Demon laughed softly.

"I hope so."

Chu Xuan said calmly, then opened the chat software. The chat history with [Future Tang Zheng] was still there—it was the chat history from the second dream.

The last sentence was—

[Remember, you must not let anyone know that you can contact the future me...]

Chu Xuan narrowed his eyes.

"Sorry, I didn't want to see it, but I've already seen it now."

The Phantom Demon's eerie voice sounded. "So, you can actually communicate with the future in your dreams. I still underestimated you. I wonder just how much of the future you've learned in your dreams."

The Phantom Demon's tone had clearly changed, and Chu Xuan felt a slight sense of pressure.

Just then, [Future Tang Zheng] sent a message.

[Tang Zheng: Brother, you're really something! I wanted to ask you before—what talent did you actually awaken? I was clearly struck dead by lightning just now, and now I've actually resurrected... and a whole day has passed out of thin air!]

[Tang Zheng: The past has changed, and a lot of new memories have appeared!]