"In those few days, I had many strange dreams.
"In addition to exploring the battlefield and the temple, the dream that I had the most was in the secret cave behind my hometown with my brother, trying to figure out the mural with many flashing arrows.
"However, in the dream, there were not only the two of us, but three people. One of them was the Ancient Dream Saintess.
"The strange thing was, in the dream, I did not feel that it was strange for a strange girl to appear in the secret cave with my brother.
"No, that wasn't a 'strange girl' at all. In the dream, I seemed to have naturally regarded the Ancient Dream Saintess as my elder sister. It was as if my mother had given birth to three children from the very beginning. Everything was so logical and seamless.
"I remember that the Ancient Dream Saintess explored the mystery of the mural with my brother and me in the dream.
"She was much smarter than me and my brother. Every time she threw out her opinion on the mural, my brother and I would be suddenly enlightened. It was as if the plug that had been blocking our heads had been pulled out.
"Just like this, we cultivated together in the dreamland. Many things that we couldn't understand during the day, were easily understood in the dreamland. The battle skills that we couldn't master during the day, were quickly mastered in the dreamland under the Ancient Dream Saintess' smiling encouragement and hands-on guidance.
"In short, the dream that I had these few days was more realistic and clear than any dream that I had had before. Until the next day, when I woke up, everything in the dream was still vivid in my mind. Moreover, I did not forget the skills that I learned in the dream, such as controlling the flashing arrows in my body and condensing them into combat skills.
"What was even more bizarre was the relationship between me and the Ancient Dream Saintess.
"Although rationally, I knew that it was only a dream — my mother only gave birth to me and my brother, I was very sure of this.
"But emotionally, I could not help but regard the Ancient Dream Saintess as my sister.
"The feeling of knowing that my family was not destroyed, and that my only family member was still alive in this world, was so good!
"From that moment on, I made up my mind that no matter what price I had to pay, I would protect the Ancient Dream Saintess — I had seen my mother and brother die tragically with my own eyes, but I could do nothing. This time, I, who already had power, would never watch my only family member fall into the abyss of eternal darkness!"
"Wait …"
When Meng Chao heard this, he saw that Ye's eyes were getting redder and redder. The fervor in the depths of her eyes gradually replaced the confusion and soon occupied her entire eyes. He could not help but frown and said, "You know that it's just a dream. In fact, it's very likely that it's a dream created by the Ancient Dream Saintess. She can control dreams at will, right?"
"So what?"
Leaf looked at Meng Chao and said, "Harvester, you've taught me a lot. You've taught me that the truth of a matter might not be what it looks like. People who speak boldly might not be true warriors. The dignified and dazzling ancestral spirits might not be true gods.
"However, the Ancient Dream Saintess did indeed teach me a lot of skills in the dream world, allowing me to have the ability to continue surviving in this world where the strong prey on the weak.
"And when she looked at me and my brother in the dream, the smile on her face was also very real!
"Besides, I'm not the only one who regards the Ancient Dream Saintess as my blood-related sister. She also regards me as her blood-related younger brother!"
Meng Chao quirked an eyebrow.
"What?"
Meng Chao said, "Explain it more clearly."
"After staying in War Drum Forest for three to five days, the number of Blood Hooves Warriors in the forest suddenly increased, and there were signs of us being surrounded."
Leaf told Meng Chao that they encountered a series of bloody battles in the depths of War Drum Forest, and the Big Horn Army suffered great losses.
That was probably because Meng Chao had told the Centaur Warriors about the news that the temple thieves had entered War Drum Forest in Collapse Space Plains, and it caused a chain reaction.
In short, the Big Horn Army's strategy to infiltrate War Drum Forest was not as smooth as expected.
But the more intense the battle, it was easier for a talented young man like Leaf, who had been modified by Meng Chao, to stand out.
He continuously honed himself in the fierce battles and refined the skills he learned in the dream.
When countless veterans who had followed the Ancient Dream Saintess for years fell, he grew quickly and shone brilliantly.
When they ambushed War Drum City and burned down the local granary, they sacrificed too many veterans, causing their military strength to be stretched thin. Leaf was lucky enough to become the Ancient Dream Saintess' temporary guard, and he saw the Saintess in person!
"The Ancient Dream Saintess was in War Drum Forest at that time?" Meng Chao's pupils suddenly shrank.
"That's right, the Ancient Dream Saintess was in War Drum Forest, controlling Black Horn City's movements and the retreat afterwards."
Leaf nodded, and as if he was defending the Ancient Dream Saintess, he added, "War Drum Forest was also where the Blood Hooves Clan gathered their troops. The Ancient Dream Saintess took the lead, and the risk she took was not any less than sneaking into Black Horn City!"
"Yes."
Meng Chao did not comment. He pondered for a moment, and then asked curiously, "What kind of person is the Ancient Dream Saintess?"
"It's hard to describe."
Leaf frowned slightly, and after pondering for a long time, the corners of her mouth suddenly curled up into a smile. "Usually, the Ancient Dream Saintess looks like an ordinary and approachable little girl. Her actual age should be one or two years older than me, but because she suffered too much when she was young, she became sallow and emaciated, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't make up for it. Rather than saying that she was my elder sister, it would be better to say that she was more like my younger sister.
"Really, I know that it's very absurd to think of the Big Horn Army's creator and supreme commander as a younger sister, but that's the feeling I subconsciously had when I first saw the Ancient Dream Saintess.
"Many people are the same as me. When they see the Ancient Dream Saintess in her normal state, they can't connect her with the 'spokesperson of the Big Horn Rat God walking in Turanze'.
"Even the Ancient Dream Saintess herself, in her normal state, doesn't have the slightest awareness of being the 'spokesperson of the Rat God'.
"I still remember the first time I saw her. She was like a real little girl. She skipped towards me and talked to me about the murals in the cave in my dream. She even stood on her tiptoes and rubbed my head while calling me 'little brother'!"
"This is …"
Meng Chao's mind raced, and he said, "The Ancient Dream Saintess also had the same dream as you, and she clearly remembers the relationship between the two of you in the dream?"
"Yes," Leaf said.
"Later on, I learned that the Big Horn Rat God gave the Ancient Dream Saintess a very amazing ability called Dream Sharing. The Ancient Dream Saintess can enter many people's dreams at the same time and share everything, including emotions and skills, with everyone in the dream.
"After they wake up, everyone, including the Ancient Dream Saintess, will remember everything clearly, and they will bring the emotions from the dream into reality.
"That's why I said that everyone treats the Ancient Dream Saintess as their own younger sister and wants to protect her with everything they have. And the Ancient Dream Saintess in her normal state also treats everyone as family from the bottom of her heart."
"This …"
As Meng Chao listened, he felt a chill run down his spine. "But don't you think that there's something wrong? The dream is clearly fake. It's controlled and even created by the Ancient Dream Saintess!"
"We all know, but like I said, it doesn't matter at all."
"Most of the Ratfolk Revolutionary Army members who joined the Bighorn Army and survived to this day were forced to break up their families by the clan warriors. All of their relatives died a violent death. Their minds are filled with hatred that has condensed into magma, and they have no other emotions.
"Even if it's just a consolation in a dream, allowing us to temporarily forget our painful past and 'believe' that we still have a family member in this world, it's probably the best way to prevent our souls from being burnt to ashes by the flames of hatred.
"And the Ancient Dream Saintess told me that she envied us very much — although it is very likely that our relatives are no longer in this world, at least we know who our relatives are, remember what our relatives look like, and spend all those wonderful days with them.
"Unlike her. She seemed to have been cursed by the heavens. When she was just born, everyone in her hometown died because of a plague. She didn't even remember her parents' names and faces, much less enjoy the warmth of family.
"After that, she wandered all over Turanze and was treated as a commodity by the old warriors. The friends she knew were either quickly scattered and separated, or they died a violent death under the cruel torture of the old warriors.
"To the Ancient Dream Saintess at that time, Turanze was like a frozen abyss. No matter where she went, she couldn't feel the warmth of the human world at all. She could only use the ability that the Horned Rat God gave her to sneak into the dreams of others and become a 'dream relative'. Using this method, she could enjoy a temporary and illusory happiness.
"To a lowly ratfolk, true and eternal happiness is something too extravagant. Then, what's wrong with temporary and illusory happiness?
"These are the Ancient Dream Saintess' original words.
"Many people in the Bighorn Army, especially in the White Bone Camp, have become family with the Ancient Dream Saintess through sharing dreams.
"The Ancient Dream Saintess' figure is deeply imprinted in everyone's memories and becomes an inseparable part of our emotions. Only then can this unbreakable relationship be brought into reality.
"Rather than saying that we are an army, it would be better to say that we are a close family. So, when facing enemies who want to slaughter our family and destroy our family, even though we know that the enemy is ten times or even a hundred times stronger than us, we can still muster our courage and fight to the last man!
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