NFBE Chapter 109 Sweet Dreams
Chapter 109 Sweet Dreams
There are always more miserable people in this world. The gods in heaven have no eyes and cannot see the sufferings of the world; the holy Buddha sitting high on the altar has no ears and cannot hear the begging of the people below.
If an evil ghost can create a truly beautiful dream, then why can't we kneel down and worship the ghost?
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Dongren once had a happy family with a loving wife and adorable children. His family was not rich enough to squander money at will, nor was it always harmonious and happy. His wife and he would have some minor quarrels. It was just an ordinary and ordinary home, but it was constantly filled with small happiness.
My acquaintance with my wife seemed like a destined fate. It was a chance encounter, a meeting, a glance back, a greeting, and one glance was a lifetime.
Meeting, getting to know each other, falling in love, and staying together after marriage is simple and fulfilling.
A few years later, they had a daughter who was lively and cute, and everyone liked her.
However, after giving birth to their daughter, his wife's health became much weaker. But even so, they still felt happy. Their daughter was very sensible. At a young age, she knew how to take good care of her frail mother and never caused trouble to the family.
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Dongren did not believe in gods from the beginning. He used to scoff at them. However, his wife's body became weaker day by day due to an unknown disease. The poor family, the untreatable disease and the unfillable hole made him bow his head to the temple, trying to get the favor of gods and Buddhas for his wife through devout prayers and good deeds.
Unfortunately, kneeling and offering sacrifices could not improve his wife's health, nor did it make the family's health any better.
But that was in the past, things have improved now.
The new trains are more popular than the previous ones, and as a skilled conductor, Dong Ren gets a chance to be promoted.
A new train, a new job, and increasing wages put his sick wife at ease, and a smile returned to her face. His daughter jumped for joy when she heard the good news.
Everything is moving in a better direction.
My wife can now take her medicine normally, without having to hold it in until she can no longer bear it. My daughter no longer has to stare at the new clothes in the store and be reluctant to ask for them.
The gods finally heard his plea and allowed happiness to come to him.
But one day.
Misfortune strikes again.
There was no warning, so sudden that it was devastating.
The formation of a family requires years of accumulation, the efforts of two people, and a lot of love and patience. But a family is broken too easily, just on the short walk from Dongren's get off work to his home.
The first person he saw was his wife who had fainted at home. When he was carrying her to find a doctor, he saw his daughter who was surrounded on the street.
The wife fainted at home due to her weak body. The daughter went out alone to see a doctor and was hit by a passing car.
The two most important people in his life passed away on the same day.
The gods did not show him any mercy, but only gave him hope for a short time, and then took it away mercilessly.
If that's the case, it's better not to give him anything in the first place.
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After finishing his housework, he came to the station again after a long time.
Dongren actually didn't know why he still came to work. He had lost his reason for working. His wife didn't need medicine, and his daughter didn't need new clothes. And he...
He no longer wanted to even continue living.
It was probably instinct, or maybe he had gotten used to that kind of life, busy and fulfilling, days that made him look forward to them, ordinary but happy days.
It was as if he only needed to work here now, and when he got off work, he would walk home, cross the alley, open the door, and his wife would welcome him back. His daughter would happily jump into his arms, kiss his cheek, and hope that the birthday gift could be a new piece of clothing.
He would gladly agree, walk over and sit down with his daughter in his arms, and share what he saw and heard on the train.
When he got on the train again, he found that there were fewer people on board. The new conductor said that there had been rumors of ghosts recently and many people had died.
Therefore, most people are unwilling to take this train, and even many of the original staff have left.
The conductor who told him this also had some fear on his face, but Dongren was not afraid at all. He had nothing to lose anymore. If the ghost wanted his life, it could just take it.
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The ghost was not what he had imagined. It did not float in the air, and its face was not unclear.
The man was dressed very appropriately and looked like a normal human. If it weren't for the corpse with its limbs torn off lying on the ground, he probably would never have thought that this guy was a ghost.
In comparison, the boy standing next to the man looked more like a ghost. He was very young and thin. He stood there barefoot, his soles stained red with blood, and his hands were also covered in blood. Drops of blood were falling on the ground. Besides his breathing, the clearest sound was the sound of dripping water.
It was the boy who noticed him first. He turned around and looked at him, with words clearly written in his eyes.
Upper Zero. What does that mean? I have no idea.
"Ah, I actually missed someone."
The man who turned around also had words in his eyes. Dong Ren didn't know why there were words in their eyes, nor did he know what those words meant. He was just completely dominated by fear in that moment. His body slumped to the ground, and he watched helplessly as the two guys walked towards him step by step.
"Don't be afraid. Nightmares are gentle and you won't realize what's happening."
The boy walked up to him with no expression on his face, and the way he looked at him was no different from the way he looked at a flower or a blade of grass by the roadside.
"It's rare for Rinko to say something nice about me. Yes, you will have a good dream and die happily in your dream."
Dong Ren's gaze shifted from the boy in front of him, to the standing man, and then to the person lying on the ground in the distance. That person was undoubtedly dead, but there was still a smile on his face. The traces of tears were so clear, but the smile was so pure.
He must have closed his eyes in great happiness.
"Can you let me have a dream, please? Even if it's about meeting my dead wife and daughter, is that okay?"
Dongren didn't know what was going on in his head, nor where this body got the strength from, but he just lifted himself up from the ground, knelt down in front of the ghost, and slammed his head hard on the ground.
The pain is clear. This is not a dream. Everything in front of me is real.
This seems to have become a belief.
"I will do whatever it takes, even if it means dying here. Please, let me see my deceased family members again."
Deathly silence spread throughout the carriage; the short ten seconds seemed as long as a lifetime.
Until he heard a sound.
"Okay. Then come and help me with something. In exchange, I'll let you see your dead family."
I raised my head completely subconsciously, and what I saw was an open mouth on the back of my hand, which was opening and closing.
"Go to sleep."
The next second after he heard the sound, he lost consciousness and fell heavily to the ground.
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"Humans are truly despicable. They are willing to sell out their own kind for an illusory dream."
The boy sitting on the table said cruel words, but Dong Ren didn't take a word of it to heart. He just slammed his head down hard.
"Please, I have made everyone in the car fall asleep as you instructed. Please, let me see them again."
He heard the sound of his teeth knocking against each other, and he knew that the mouth was opening.
"Go to sleep."
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It doesn't matter if he is spitted by ghosts, it doesn't matter if he will die in the end. As long as he can still have such a dream, as long as he can still protect such a dream, Dong Ren will do it without hesitation no matter what it costs.
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【tips：
Obviously, Dongren is a name I made up. He's the conductor who cuts the tickets. I won't focus on the other children, but with this precedent, Nightmare will learn to exploit the fragility of human hearts and use it against other humans. That's how the other children came about.
I am just guessing. 】