Acai's Sky

Chapter 962: Dream Ruins: Dream Square 1

Ah Cai held the round glutinous rice ball and plunged into the blue light. It felt like she fell into melting blueberry smoothie, which was cool and wonderful.

When she opened her eyes again, hey, the glutinous rice ball was patting her cheek with its little paws. There were some tiny fluorescent petals on the tender pink pads, which were flashing.

Look around, there is a translucent mist, and the sound of copper bells "ding-dong ding-dong" can be heard in the distance.

It was strange. It was broad daylight, but there were twelve moons of different colors floating in the sky. The one in the middle was shining with the luster of mother-of-pearl, and it kept scattering small stardust-like light points down.

[Ding, welcome players to the Dream Ruins (6523) Dream Square! ]

[Ding, if the player can stay safely in Youmengfang for seven days, they will receive a Youmengfang Pass*1! ]

[Ding, I wish players good luck and prosperity in martial arts! ]

Look at the bluestone pavement under your feet, which has a warm jade color. Every three steps, there is a luminous fluorite inlaid, which forms ancient totems such as lotus and cloud patterns. It is so beautiful.

Ah Cai had just taken two steps when suddenly several translucent vines emerged from the cracks in the stone slabs, with blinking flower buds on these vines.

As soon as Acai approached, the flower bud opened with a "pop" sound, spitting out a crystal clear dewdrop, which happened to fall into the open mouth of the glutinous rice ball.

The little guy's eyes instantly lit up like light bulbs, and he was spinning in circles, chasing his own tail and biting it. The look on his face was so funny.

"Sir, you have good taste!" A hoarse voice came from above his head.

When Ah Cai looked up, oh my god, she was almost scared to death - on the three-meter-high carved eaves, there was a white-haired old man hanging upside down, his gray beard hanging down to the ground, and the bronze wine pot tied around his waist was automatically pouring wine into his mouth.

"That's the Spirit Dew Vine at your feet. The dew it produces is the perfect material for refining the Spirit Refreshing Pill!"

The old man suddenly let go and tumbled down from the eaves. When he landed, he stood steadily in front of Ah Cai. In his hand, a piece of silk cloth covered with tiny calligraphy appeared. "List of Youmengfang specialties, buy one, get one free!"

As Ah Cai walked further, the shops on both sides of the street looked increasingly strange.

At the door of the rouge and powder shop, there was a talking wooden sign: "The rouge in our shop is made from the scale powder of the Dream Butterfly. Apply it and you can see other people's dreams!"

In the weapons shop next door, a gleaming longsword was clashing with a wooden sword, making a clattering sound. The owner, smoking a pipe, nibbled sunflower seeds nearby. "Don't mind me, they're here every day sparring with each other! Which one do you fancy? Our Dream-Shattering Sword can sever inner demons, and our Bone-Eroding Whip is perfect for all kinds of disobedience!"

The glutinous rice ball suddenly screamed at the lantern on the corner of the street. Ah Cai looked closely and saw that there was a ball of blue-gray mist trapped in the vermilion lantern. The human face condensed from the mist was winking at her.

"This is the Misty Tavern!"

The old man selling sugar paintings nearby flicked his hand, and golden thread drew a lively carp in the air. "The wine they sell here is called 'Drunken Life and Dream Death'. If you drink it, you can see your past life! But you have to be careful. The tavern owner is a chatterbox. He can chat with anyone until dawn!"

The most eye-catching one would have to be the Lingying Inn, with its black tiles and white walls, which exudes an indescribable elegance. The stone lions at the door have rabbit ears, and when they see people coming, they use their paws to offer incense to welcome them.

The shopkeeper was a woman veiled in black, with a faint mist lingering on her fingertips. When she pushed the bronze key towards Ah Cai, the Taotie pattern on the key suddenly blinked: "The lady's spirit beast is quite rare."

She smiled softly, and a clear, bell-like voice rang out from under the black veil. "If you're short of soul contract materials, why not go to the westernmost end of the market? There live some... special merchants."

Acai walked in the direction she pointed, and the fog became thicker and thicker.

As soon as Ah Cai turned the corner, she saw a guy covered in bandages sitting on a bamboo chair with glowing bottles and jars in front of him.

A bright green eye peeked out from the gap in the bandages. The man reached out and opened one of the jade boxes. Inside lay a beating heart, and the surface of the heart was covered with golden runes: "The Heart of Rebirth can extend the life of the dying for three years. As long as the girl brings a weapon that suits her—"

Before he could finish his words, the glutinous rice ball suddenly rushed over and took a big bite at the jade box. The heart was so scared that it shrank back into the box and several of the guy's bandages exploded.

"Don't be offended!"

Ah Cai quickly picked up the little kid who had caused the trouble, but found that he was surrounded by a group of people in strange costumes.

The scholar in a bronze mask was playing with a blood-dripping brush, the old woman carrying a bronze medicine box had half of her skull face exposed, and the most outrageous thing was the burly man carrying a hoe, with a talking carrot entangled in the vines growing out of his trouser legs.

"The Fallen have a lot of good stuff!"

The scholar wrote in the air, the ink forming a glowing price list. "Here I have the Forget Worry Pen that can alter memories, the old woman's Soul-Resurrection Pill that can make ghosts appear, and this Radish Spirit—"

He poked the twisting carrot and said, "It can grow a confession letter from my ex!"

The glutinous rice ball suddenly fell to the ground with a "plop", and its front paws grabbed the strong man's trouser legs, staring eagerly at the colorful bell hanging around his waist.

The burly man scratched his head, untied the bell, and shook it. The mist around him immediately condensed into the shape of a rabbit and started jumping. "Do you like it, little dumpling? Trade it for your master's Qiankun bag! I think her bag, which can hold the entire ocean, is quite good!"

Ah Cai protected the storage bag on her waist with a helpless look, looked up at the twelve moons, and suddenly understood what the shopkeeper meant - in Youmengfang, even the fallen have a bit of absurd cuteness.

She pulled out the meteorite dagger she'd exchanged for from the Chinese military and waved it at the scholar. "Trade this for the Forget Worry Pen and a bell for Glutinous Rice Ball to play with. Deal?"

The dusk gradually deepened, and the lanterns in Youmengfang lit up one after another.

Ah Cai was holding a cloth bag filled with strange and bizarre things, and behind her was a glutinous rice ball that was running around chasing a bell.

The aroma of wine and the sound of storytelling wafted from the Misty Tavern. The weapon shop's long sword was chasing the bone-eroding whip and shouting "One more round", but she knew in her heart that this dreamlike seven-day adventure had just begun.

00541 was like a furry little rocket, and it flipped over three times in the air with a "whoosh". The sparks from its tail almost burned the soft fur of the glutinous rice ball.

The little guy landed on Ah Cai's shoulder, panting, his fur puffing with every breath. "Host, there aren't enough of us here. If more people came, I'm sure all the goods in this market would be sold out. It doesn't matter if they're useful or not, just buy them first!"

As it spoke, it waved its little paws, as if it had already seen the warehouse full of rare treasures.

Ah Cai was intrigued by these words. She lightly tapped her fingertips in the air, and the chat interface suddenly turned into a dazzling star map floating in front of her eyes.

The glutinous rice ball curiously used its claws to grab the glowing words, and ended up messing up the three words "Tong A Cai".