Chapter Thirty-Six: Acting

  "Yí chén." Yin Ye Ming arrived at the principal's office, summoning her from her busy work. Upon hearing the voice, she lifted her head. "Is there something?"

  "Yes, let's talk outside."

  Two people walked together to the wutong forest, those posters and photos on the trees had long since disappeared. However, coming here, Yu Xiang's thoughts still returned to that time. That day, Yin Ye Ming warned her to stay away from Yin Ye Mo, but unexpectedly now she was walking with him.

  "There's something that requires your cooperation." Speaking of the matter at hand, Yin Ye Ming also became serious. "At a very young age, he had been having the same nightmare over and over again. I tried many methods but couldn't get him to stop having that dream until you appeared and those nightmares stopped. Originally, I thought he would be rid of that dream from then on, but I was wrong. That nightmare has come back to haunt him now. All these years, only you have been able to temporarily free him from the grasp of that nightmare, so I think it's also only you who can help him thoroughly get rid of that dream."

  "But why does he always have the same nightmare?" Yuexin thought back to his unusual behavior today, and only then did she understand what was going on. However, she didn't understand why he would always be haunted by nightmares. And how someone like him, who wasn't even afraid of death, could be defeated by a nightmare.

  Yin Ye sighed and said, "It's better for Ye Ye to tell you about this matter."

  "What am I supposed to do?"

  "...and so..." The two of them went on discussing for a long time.

  After they had decided on a plan, the two of them began to take action separately.

  "Hello? Night, I've investigated and Li Ren is indeed alive, and the leader of the Remnant Leaf is him. I also found out that he plans to make a move on Yicun. The location is the top floor of the Modern Building." After hanging up the phone, Yin Ye Ming didn't think twice before immediately driving to the Modern Building. However, as he gazed up at the building, he stopped in his tracks. For an instant, he wanted to turn around and leave, but he quickly took a firm step forward and walked inside.

  Roof top

  "You've finally arrived." said the person wearing a mask.

  At the sound of the voice, Yin Ye couldn't help but shudder involuntarily. It was this very voice that had been appearing in his dreams all along.

  "Move quickly." The roar of Yizhen pulled Yin Ye Ming back from his own world, and only then did he discover that Yizhen's body was tied with explosives.

  "The one who has a grudge against you is me, she has nothing to do with it, let her go." He overcame his inner fear and tried to keep himself calm. He knew that if he didn't calm down, both he and Yicun would be dead.

  "Who would have thought you had such a sentimental side?" The masked man chuckled, then pulled out a remote control from his pocket. "Yin Ye Ming, do you know? With just a light press of this button, she'll be blown to smithereens."

  "In the dark of night, he was even more frantic, 'As long as you let her go, I'll do whatever it takes.'"

  "No, you go quickly, don't mind me." Yicun shouted. The masked man covered the former's mouth, making her unable to speak again.

  "It seems you really love her, let me go of her, as long as you jump from here, I will let her go." Upon hearing this sentence, Yizhen's eyes widened, his throat continuously making sounds, his body constantly struggling, trying to break free from the rope.

  Yin Ye hesitated for a moment, then his gaze locked onto Yicun, filled with endless emotions and countless words. At this moment, he forgot everything, his eyes only had her, the woman he loved most. Under his scorching gaze, Yicun's tears finally poured down. "Don't cry, I hope you're always happy." Then he moved towards the stairs.

  Yi Chen finally broke free from her restraints and ran wildly towards him. In the end, she grabbed hold of him, burying her head in his chest as tears poured down onto his collar.

  But a dagger suddenly stabbed over, and Yizhen was still immersed in his emotions, without any awareness. Yin Ye saw it, he also saw the person holding the dagger, his eyes no longer timid, but determined. So he used his own body to protect Yizhen. Blood instantly stained his clothes red...