"Hmm?" Tang Ye responded, putting away the money he was about to give her. Dairya seed to have made a decision, her expression hesitant. Tang Ye knew she still wanted to ask about the "Dream Forest," but he hadn’t figured out how to explain it yet.
"Go ahead and ask."
"There’s no Dream Forest in the world, right?" Dairya said without any expression on her face, as if she had already prepared herself to accept the fact that the Dream Forest doesn’t exist.
Her gaze t Tang Ye’s. The air fell silent. Tang Ye did not imdiately answer. Instead, he got up from the chair, walked over to her, squatted down, took a deep breath, and then said, "The world is vast, and anything is possible. Besides, you can’t prove the Dream Forest doesn’t exist, can you?"
"But..." Dairya lowered her head. After everything she had experienced yesterday, she no longer seed so naive. She had grown a bit and had the ability to accept reality. Instead of holding on to aningless fantasies, she preferred to understand the truth and sever all longings. Tang Ye’s words, which were ant to placate a child, had lost so effect on her.
"Mr. Pillay, you really don’t need to promise anything. Whether the Dream Forest exists or not, you can deceive for a while, but not for a lifeti. I still have many years ahead, and when I grow up, I will know..."
As she spoke, Dairya kept her head down, her voice becoming very weak. She couldn’t see it, but as she said this, Tang Ye’s eyes grew more determined. He thought of everything he had experienced with Lu Xiaojie last night, especially her words. The Dream Forest that Dairya yearned for might exist in this illusory dream, but whether it could truly exist seed to depend on his own efforts.
A flash of cold light flickered in Tang Ye’s eyes.
Whether to escape the dream himself or for Dairya, he would find the Dream Forest!
Exhaling, he refocused on Dairya and said, "Child, listen to . Before you see the Dream Forest, it must exist. We must not give up hope. What if, one day, you co across the Dream Forest?"
After speaking, Tang Ye watched her, wanting to see her reaction. Unfortunately, Dairya didn’t react at all. It seed she didn’t take Tang Ye’s words to heart. After a few seconds, she wearily said to Tang Ye, "Thank you, Mr. Pillay. Perhaps now I should leave..."
"Alright... well..." Tang Ye hesitated but decided not to stop her for the ti being, as he couldn’t think of a way to make her temporarily believe in the Dream Forest.
Standing up, Tang Ye watched Dairya walk out of the shop and head step by step towards the gate leading to the street. Just as she took her first step onto the street, a light flashed in Tang Ye’s eyes, and he held his head high. In that mont, he seed to know what to do!
He hurried after her, shouting to her in the small garden.
"Dairya!"
Dairya turned around, her eyes eting Tang Ye’s, but the light in her eyes was dim, as if she were a lifeless shell.
"What is it, Mr. Pillay?"
Tang Ye flashed a bright smile and quickly said, "Dairya, do you know why I knew your na in the first place?"
"Huh? Why?"
Tang Ye shook his head, his smile turning mysterious. He beckoned her with his hand and said, "Co in, and I’ll show you my secret."
"What secret?"
"You have to promise not to let anyone else know. This is a secret between you and ."
"Alright."
Tang Ye’s words successfully piqued Dairya’s curiosity. She nodded and returned to the shop.
"What’s the secret?"
"Co."
Tang Ye led her behind a counter, ensuring that no one outside could see them. Then he said to Dairya, "The reason I knew your na from the start is because... I can do magic!"
"Magic?" Hearing these words, Dairya’s eyes lit up. She almost didn’t doubt that Tang Ye might be deceiving her. Instantly, various images flashed in her mind, most of them unrealistic fantasies.
"Really... is it true?"
"Of course."
Tang Ye’s smile remained, but he knew that just saying it wouldn’t be convincing. He then extended a finger to her and said, "Watch closely."
Dairya focused on Tang Ye’s raised index finger. Soon, with a thought, wisps of black mist erged, transforming into various objects under Tang Ye’s control. Finally, the black mist gathered into a ball on the back of his hand. With a flick of his finger, the mist ball flew out, knocking a pen from its holder a short distance away.
"Do you believe it now?" he asked. Yet Dairya did not answer for a long ti. She seed frozen, unable to believe the scene before her. Tang Ye was a bit worried; he wasn’t concerned about Dairya’s health but whether his "magic" effect looked too evil with its black color. After all, magic in movies depicted by villains is often black, suggesting bad intentions, and Tang Ye feared Dairya might see him as a sinister magician!
But there was no helping it. Within Tang Ye’s abilities, apart from partial body particle transformation, controlling this black mist was what most closely resembled magic.
Anyway, Tang Ye thought to himself, black magic is still magic, isn’t it?
Fortunately, Dairya didn’t mind. She soon snapped out of her daze, looking at Tang Ye with incredulity.
"Mr. Pillay... you really can do magic!"
"Indeed." Tang Ye said with a smile, appearing sowhat proud.
"Then... does the Dream Forest really exist?"
"Since magic does, the Dream Forest certainly exists too."
Dairya’s eyes widened. The dim light in her gaze started to shine brightly again, filled with yearning. Tang Ye continued with, "Don’t worry, one day I’ll take you to the Dream Forest."
"Really?"
"I don’t lie."
"Then, are there many talking animals there?"
"Yes."
"And magical grandpas and grandmas?"
"Of course."
"Is there also the Desert King?"
"Yes, the Dream Forest needs your help to be saved."
"Really? Does that an I can also learn magic there?"
"Yes, many, many kinds of magic."
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