Chapter 36: Interwoven Dreams (7)

This time, Gongsun Ce first heard a girl's humming.

"I bet you've never talked with time before."

"If you're nice to it, it will make the clocks obey you."

"As long as you like, you can stop the clocks, and if they're willing, the hands can even dance as they move!"

The ditty had many alterations from the original, but Gongsun Ce still recognized it, yet another element from "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," the Mad Hatter's nonsensical nonsense.

"Mad Hatter… it's time for the tea party now, is it?"

Gongsun Ce muttered darkly, turning his attention to the new scene.

He saw a particularly wide, particularly long table that seemed like something out of a giant's furniture collection, with stools just as oversized on either side. Shiyu Ling, carrying a basket of pastries and holding her kitten, hopped and skipped on the pristine white tablecloth, followed by a rabbit in a white robe leading the way.

"Whom would you like to find today, Miss Ling?"