Chapter 161: Dreams

　　That night, Jiang Youtao finished watching a classic movie from her previous life using the melon-eating system. She had just fallen asleep on the kang when she was awakened by a scream.

　　The melon-eating system was like a wild civet in a melon field. It was very excited to see Jiang Youtao wake up: [ Host, host, the Judgment Talisman is starting to work. ]

　　Jiang Youtao's sleepiness disappeared instantly: [ Hurry up, hurry up and broadcast it over here. ]

　　As soon as she finished speaking, the system broadcast screen floated in front of Jiang Youtao.

　　Jiang Youtao changed into a comfortable position and watched attentively.

　　The gossip system has improved again, and now it knows how to move the camera. Just like a TV drama, Jiang Youtao can now view a close-up at the beginning. Jiang Youtao saw that there were more than one soldier lying around Xiao Chengping's house, and even Gu Hanshen couldn't help but come to keep an eye on them.

　　The main reason was that last month, the fast traveler He Xunrao blew himself up, and Gu Hanshen and the others were suddenly idle. This time, a character like Xiao Chengping appeared, and it was possible that he was a person who backstabbed his comrades on the battlefield. As long as the soldiers did not have urgent tasks on hand, most of them came.

　　They were the best selected from various military regions, and their abilities were better than Xiao Chengping's. After returning home at night, Xiao Chengping ate, bathed, and slept as usual, and he did not notice Gu Hanshen and his men following him.

　　At this moment, Xiao Chengping was dreaming.

　　He dreamed of his former comrades-in-arms, who still looked to be in their twenties. They were playing basketball on the playground, and when they saw him, they stopped and waved to him.

　　Xiao Chengping couldn't help but follow him. He seemed to be a person in a dream. The joy in his heart made him unable to hold back the fear.

　　Just as he was about to approach them, their faces suddenly changed. They were covered with scars, and broken arms and legs were the norm for them.

　　They were on guard and evacuated carefully.

　　The evacuation route for this battle was planned by Xiao Chengping. He knew clearly that if he continued to move forward, no one in their team would survive except himself.

　　In the dream, Xiao Chengping hesitated, but in the end he still led them towards the enemy's encirclement.

　　After a fierce battle, he and the captain Bai Wu were the only ones left alive in his team.

　　They finally evacuated to a safe place. Bai Wu was treating his wound. Without hesitation, he inserted the dagger he picked up on the battlefield into Bai Wu's back.

　　After so many years, Xiao Chengping still can't forget Bai Wu's shocked look.

　　Xiao Chengping watched himself kill Bai Wu, and then he saw Bai Wu suddenly turn around and said, "Chengping, I regard you as my most trusted teammate, why do you treat me like this!"

　　Bai Wu's body mutated in front of him, from a normal person, to rotten, and finally to bones, but there were still eyes in his eye sockets, looking at him persistently.

　　That was the first time in Xiao Chengping's life that he had done something so shameful, and it was his deepest fear.

　　Especially after Bai Wu asked this question, several soldiers came out of the dense forest one after another, looking at him with persistence and hatred.

　　Xiao Chengping suddenly collapsed. He shouted, "I didn't want to do this either. It's you. You are too good. No matter how hard I try, I can't be better than you. I am insignificant among you."

　　"This mission is so important. We all know that as long as we complete the mission, we will be promoted. But I am the worst among you. When the leaders commend you, I will not be the first one to be commended."

　　"It's all your fault. If you hadn't died, I would have never been able to rise to prominence. Look, after you died, I was promoted three times in one year. When I was about to retire, I returned directly to the capital. If you hadn't died, how many years would it have taken me to climb to this position?"

　　Xiao Chengping's voice was a little hoarse, and his voice seemed particularly quiet in the dark night.

　　When he said "if you hadn't die", Gu Hanshen and other soldiers appeared and stood in Xiao Chengping's room.

　　Xiao Chengping's dream suddenly changed to the time before he joined the army. He was only fifteen or sixteen years old at that time, but he was precocious. He had a capable older brother. His father's status was not high, but not low either. Xiao Chengping grew up to be a playboy.

　　When he was fifteen, he fell in love with a girl in his class, but the girl didn't like him. In anger, he raped the girl. After that, he became scared and strangled the girl to death.

　　When he hurried back, he met his eldest brother. His eldest brother saw his panic, questioned him, slapped him, and then helped him deal with the girl.

　　Xiao Chengping had already forgotten about this past. When he saw the girl in the red floral dress walking towards him, he did not step back. Instead, he walked straight towards the girl and, like he had done before, reached out and grabbed her neck.

　　The girl's face became paler and paler, and her eyes were full of fear when she looked at him. The fear that Xiao Chengping had just felt after being frightened by his comrades turned into anger at this moment.

　　He looked at the girl coldly and said, "Don't blame me for being cruel. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for not knowing what's good for you. If you had agreed to date me, we wouldn't have gotten to that point. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being pretty and liking to wear red. Look at the girls around you. Who would wear red every day? Isn't it because they want to be a bride?"

　　"I asked you to be my bride, but you were not happy? You resisted and wanted to throw stones at me? If you didn't throw stones at me, would I have strangled you? So you can only blame yourself. You see, one wrong step leads to another."

　　If Xiao He, who came with Gu Hanshen, hadn't seen that Xiao Chengping hadn't woken up yet and seemed to be still dreaming, he would have shot him.

　　The way Gu Hanshen looked at Xiao Chengping was no different from the way he looked at the other four people.

　　As soldiers, they hate those who bully women and children, and they hate those who betray their comrades and brothers.

　　Unfortunately, Xiao Chengping stood on both points. As for whether what Xiao Chengping said was true or false, Gu Hanshen would check it out, especially the little girl he was talking about.

　　As long as they find where the little girl was buried by Xiao Chengping and his brother, then everything Xiao Chengping said in his dream must be true.

　　Xiao Chengping was still dreaming. This time, he dreamed of his old leader, who was reported and had his house confiscated and was demoted four years ago.

　　His leader gave Xiao Chengping a lot of support. It was he who discovered and valued Xiao Chengping, and it was he who sent him to the special forces against all odds.

　　He died of illness in the place where he was exiled two years ago.

　　In Xiao Chengping's dream, he was standing not far away, looking at him with a sad look. Xiao Chengping said, "Don't blame me. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for suppressing my promotion report. Wouldn't it be better if you could still support me like before?"

　　In response, Xiao Chengping received a disappointed look from his old leader.

　　Xiao Chengping woke up, and just before he woke up, the soldiers who had gathered in his room dispersed like a tide.

　　Xiao Chengping was sweating profusely. He stood up, went to the table, poured himself a glass of water and drank it.

　　The water was cool and soothed his restless heart.

　　He continued to lie back on the bed, and thinking of the people who appeared in his dream, Xiao Chengping snorted.

　　People who have been dead for many years have all resurrected in his dreams. Why would you resurrect in a dream? Why not just come to reality?

　　Xiao Chengping turned over, lay on the bed and continued to sleep.

　　Jiang Youtao turned off the broadcast screen and said to the melon-eating system: [ The creators of those small worlds are really not picky. Any good-looking or bad-looking person can become the male protagonist. Such a conceited and arrogant thing can actually become the male protagonist, and can be in a high position and have power, and can be reborn! ]

　　[ And was this Judgment Talisman a fake? Why didn't Xiao Chengping have any symptoms other than nightmares? ]

　　The melon-eating system understands this: [ Well, there was a period of time back then when this kind of male protagonist was popular? The male protagonist wandered in the dark zone, living a life of fear and uncertainty all day long, and the female protagonist appeared in his life like a little sun, bringing some brightness to his gloomy life. ]

　　[ Isn't this the story of redemption reflected in life? How touching! How many little girls were moved to tears by their love story! ]

　　The melon-eating system touched upon Jiang Youtao's blind spot in knowledge. She started reading novels after graduating from university. At that time, novels were more standardized, and legal male protagonists like this were extremely rare.

　　Jiang Youtao chuckled: [ I really hope that the creators of these small worlds can possess the heroine's soul and become the 'little sun' in the hero's dark world. I also hope that the consciousness of this fucked-up small world No. 17 can enter Yang Yuexia's body copy after accepting the punishment of the Judgment Talisman and live for her for life after life. ]

　　After Jiang Youtao finished speaking, she suddenly became alert: [ You haven't answered whether the Judgment Talisman I used on Xiao Chengping is a fake! ]

　　The system avoided answering, which made Jiang Youtao very suspicious. She skillfully touched the report button which was as big as a child's fingernail.

　　When the melon-eating system saw Jiang Youtao's action, it felt like its CPU was about to smoke: [ Host, host, why are you so anxious? Listen to me, aren't I answering your questions one by one? ]

　　[ The Judgment Talisman is real, but in order to prevent people in the real world from noticing the existence of such metaphysical items in the system mall, the power of the Punishment Talisman items will be reduced in the early stages, but this power will accumulate and finally explode at a suitable time. ]

　　The consciousness of the big world and the main brain also do not want certain functions of the system to be fully displayed to the people of the big world.

　　Jiang Youtao deleted the report page: [ Look at you, you didn't tell me such an important thing earlier, it's so embarrassing that everyone misunderstood it. ]

　　The melon-eating system chuckled and did not dare to refute.

　　It just saw the notice. The superior suddenly changed the rules. As a small follower, how could it know in advance?

　　Jiang Youtao fell asleep. She was very interested in the Judgment Talisman that the melon-eating system said would explode only after it accumulated.

　　Jiang Youtao was awakened by a knock on the door. She glanced at the time displayed on the screen of the melon-eating system and it was only six o'clock.

　　It was already light outside and the sun was out, but this was obviously not the time when Jiang Youtao woke up naturally.

　　The knocks on the door were getting more and more urgent. Jiang Youtao went to open the door. Standing outside was an unfamiliar middle-aged woman in her twenties. As soon as Jiang Youtao opened the door, she came up and tried to push Jiang Youtao aside.

　　"I heard that our Yang Yuexia was seduced by a little girl like you. Hurry up and get Yang Yuexia for me, or I will make you pay and make sure you can't stay in the capital city anymore."

　　As soon as Jiang Youtao heard the voice, she knew who it was. Wasn't this Xiao Chengjuan, the sister of the legal expert next door?

　　Jiang Youtao, who was forced to turn on the phone, saw her favorable impression of the Xiao family drop to minus one hundred. Xiao Chengjuan was still trying to pull her away, but Jiang Youtao got annoyed and pushed her hand away. She didn't use much force, but Xiao Chengjuan felt that she was pushed to the ground by an extremely strong force.

　　Xiao Chengjuan had a smooth life since she was a child. No one ever dared to touch her. Even after she got married, her in-laws still supported her for the sake of her two brothers.

　　She was confused.

　　Jiang Youtao looked down at her and said, "If you want to go somewhere else and make a scene, don't come to my house and make me uncomfortable. I don't know any Yang Yuexia or Zhang Yuexia."

　　"If you want to drive me out of the capital city, just come on. If I even blink, I'll lose."

　　"Get out of here now. It's really bad luck to see you so early in the morning." Jiang Youtao slammed the door and went back to sleep.

　　Let Xiao Chengjuan jump up and down outside.