A Girl Dies Every Day in Her Dream Life 261

Chapter 261: Dreams 

After several months, Luo Xue once again stepped onto a Suspended High Tower. Looking at the bustling city, she felt a sense of displacement.

A few months for her, but three thousand years for this world.

Three thousand years, the lifespan of a low-level Nascent Soul cultivator, was enough for this world to achieve technological leaps, which would have been even greater if not for the limitations imposed by natural disasters and the environment.

But… it was still shocking to Luo Xue.

The previous Suspended High Towers were like clunky medieval machines, with advanced disaster engines, but housed within outdated tower structures, a steampunk aesthetic.

And the current Suspended High Towers were no longer towers, but massive, mobile island cities in the sky, much larger than the old ruins.

“High Tower” was just a habitual term now.

Su Yiyao, having never seen this before, wasn’t as surprised. To her, it was just a blessed land.

Arriving at Suspended High Tower 1324 via the gravity elevator, Su Yiyao sensed that the spiritual mark she had placed had left the city, traveling on an aircraft.

To avoid collisions, the thousand-plus Suspended High Towers all had designated routes, and the public aircraft also followed fixed routes.

It would take at least a day to reach the tower where the spiritual mark was located.

Even if Su Yiyao flew directly, it would only save half a day.

However, Luo Xue wasn’t in a hurry.

She had learned a bit about Ling Ling’s life as the Great Sage in this Suspended High Tower, feeling like a mother watching her daughter grow up.

Although this “daughter” was now hundreds of generations older than her…

However… the events at Ground-Based Tower City 1 ruins were fermenting, and Luo Xue had heard unpleasant rumors about Ling Ling.

Someone was deliberately trying to discredit the Great Sage, portraying her as a villain trying to overthrow humanity.

Although most people didn’t believe it, the seeds of doubt had been planted.

Compared to seeing Ling Ling, Luo Xue was more worried about her being caught in this storm.

In her mind, Ling Ling was still the little girl she had taken care of, the one who shared those difficult seven years with her in the wasteland.

Su Yiyao, however, wasn’t worried. She hadn’t met the previous Ling Ling and only knew that the black-dressed woman she saw wasn’t easy to deal with. These petty schemes were nothing.

Following the compass, Luo Xue and Su Yiyao headed towards Suspended High Tower 1.

…

Meanwhile, atop Suspended High Tower 1.

The light of Eternal Day shone upon this prosperous city in the sky.

The bustling streets were almost deserted, only a few tired-looking people passing by—clearly overworked employees returning home late.

However, Ceres was in a good mood. This was her first time accompanying her team leader on an assignment, and it seemed like a big scoop.

Leader Xixi had even promised to give her extra credit for this, ensuring a good performance review.

There was just one strange thing: her leader seemed very interested in Sister Ling, but didn’t want Sister Ling to know.

She had only asked Ceres about Sister Ling after they parted ways, but Ceres didn’t know much, unable to answer most of her questions.

Even so, Leader Xixi wasn’t angry and even asked Ceres to accompany her to interview the Great Sage tomorrow.

This was a huge opportunity!

Although Ceres didn’t know much about the Great Sage, she knew she was an incredibly powerful figure, more so than anyone she had ever met.

Being able to interview her meant a fast track to promotion. Soon, she would become a full-fledged reporter, achieving her childhood dream.

Ceres hummed a cheerful tune as she walked towards her apartment.

But then, she saw a figure lurking around a corner ahead.

She slowed down, waiting for the person to pass, but they didn’t move.

Ceres felt uneasy, retreated a few steps, and saw the figure quickly approaching.

Ceres’s eyes widened, and without hesitation, she turned to run, raising her hands, trying to shout for help.

But before she could make a sound, a pair of slender hands covered her mouth.

“Mmm…”

Ceres looked back in terror and saw a familiar pair of eyes, filled with helplessness.

“Little Ceres, what are you doing?” Ling Ling released her hands and said, “It’s me.”

“Sister Ling…”

Ceres said awkwardly. She had thought it was someone dangerous.

But in this place, the central district of Suspended High Tower 1, it was unlikely. Even during the most dangerous periods of Eternal Night, with its constant darkness, there were frequent patrols here.

Ling Ling was also helpless. As she approached Ceres, she felt that familiar sense of danger, and to avoid alerting whoever it was, she had hidden nearby.

But Ceres was more perceptive than she expected.

“But Sister Ling, didn’t you already go home…” Ceres asked, puzzled.

Sister Ling usually stayed until Ceres got annoyed, but this time, she had left hurriedly.

And now she had suddenly appeared…

“How long has it been since we last slept together?” Ling Ling suddenly asked.

Ceres thought for a moment.

“It seems… six years? Since I went to secondary school…”

Since starting school, then work, Ceres hadn’t really gone back. Ling Ling often visited her, and the dormitory in the central district was much more comfortable than Ling Ling’s place in the outer district.

“I missed you, I haven’t really paid attention to your life these past few years.” Ling Ling rubbed Ceres’s hair, while also remaining vigilant. “Tonight… let’s talk.”

To avoid any danger, Ling Ling knew she had to stay with Ceres.

“Yay!” Ceres nodded, then hesitated. “But I have important work tomorrow…”

“Isn’t it the interview… wait, you…”

Ling Ling had thought all the media were focused on the Great Sage interview, and the interns would have a day off, but Ceres had said she had important work.

There was only one possibility.

“Yes!” Ceres raised her head proudly. “I was also chosen by Leader Xixi to meet with the Great Sage!”

“…”

Ling Ling was silent for a moment, a strange expression on her face.

Then she shook her head and sighed. “Alright, alright… we won’t talk for too long, just a little chat, like old times.”

“Yay!”

Ceres was delighted. Unlike her exhaustion after finishing her last report, she was in a good mood now and had wanted to chat with Sister Ling.

However, she didn’t know Ling Ling’s true intentions.

Ling Ling hadn’t expected… that her identity would be revealed so soon.

She recalled Ceres’s mother’s reaction upon learning her true identity, the shock and disbelief, taking a long time to accept it.

And after learning more, she had gradually distanced herself from Ling Ling—after all, Ceres’s mother was already forty when she died, the years leaving their marks on her face, while Ling Ling remained unchanged.

Ceres’s mother’s feelings towards this ageless “sister” were complicated, but in the end, she entrusted her lonely daughter to Ling Ling’s care.

She wondered… how would this generation of Ceres react upon learning the truth.

With these complicated thoughts, Ling Ling, hand-in-hand with the excited Ceres, returned to the apartment.

The sun of Eternal Day hung high in the sky, and this ordinary night passed quietly.

…

The next morning, Ling Ling slowly opened her eyes, leaving behind a long-forgotten dream.

She hadn’t slept, or dreamed, in a very long time.

Because she was afraid of dreaming.

Every time she dreamed, she would return to that silent, snowy night, that night of despair, when she was still a helpless little girl, experiencing the endless, desolate darkness.

Therefore, Ling Ling hadn’t slept for at least half a day-night cycle.

But strangely, this time, it wasn’t the familiar snowy night, but a warm bonfire.

A large pot hung above the fire, bubbling with wolf meat, the scent of blood in the air.

Ling Ling sat by the fire, rubbing her hands, a blurry figure beside her, a scene of warmth, peace, and… preciousness.

For the first time, she didn’t want to leave the dream. In this dream, she was closer to the past.

However…

“I actually… naturally woke up at this time.”

Ling Ling shook her head and sighed.

The other side of the bed was slightly rumpled, the residual warmth indicating that its owner had just left.

Just then, Ceres entered, seeing Ling Ling awake, and was slightly surprised.

“Sister Ling, you’re awake?”

“Yes.”

Ling Ling nodded slightly and sat up.

“That’s rare. You always wake up earlier than me.” Ceres said, then asked with concern, “Are you tired recently? You should rest more…”

“Just a bit tired, it’s fine.”

Ling Ling said softly, still slightly attached to that rare dream.

But she knew that dreams were just dreams, not reality, and what was happening now was more important. She shouldn’t dwell on the past.

“Ah… health is important.” Ceres didn’t know what to say. She didn’t even know what Sister Ling’s job was, only that her position in the Federation wasn’t low.

Although probably not a member of the Supreme Council, at least a department head or something?

“Are you leaving now?”

Ling Ling saw that Ceres had her bag and was dressed in her professional attire, looking like a real reporter, not an intern.

But… wasn’t the hearing in the afternoon?

“The hearing is about to begin. Although the interview is after the hearing, I still have to prepare.”

Ceres said, then slapped her forehead. “Oh right, Sister Ling, you slept late today, I didn’t want to wake you, it’s already afternoon!”

Ling Ling was slightly surprised and glanced at the still-warm bed.

“I was just taking a nap.”

Ceres’s voice rang out.

“…”

Ling Ling twitched her lips. It seemed that dream had truly captivated her.

She composed herself, looked at Ceres, who was about to leave, and said,

“Coincidentally, I also have some business there, let’s go together.”

“You’re also going to the Supreme Council?” Ceres blinked.

“Yes… to deal with some matters.” Ling Ling’s answer was vague.

“Hiss…”

Ceres covered her mouth slightly.

Could it be… that Sister Ling was actually a council member?

Today’s agenda in the Supreme Council was just the hearing, and those attending… were the council members.

She hadn’t expected Sister Ling, so secretive, to be one of the 132 most powerful people in the Federation!