Setting aside the matter of the Dream Narrator, there's still one thing that needs to be clarified.
Ye Lan turns to look at the motionless Wish Princess and begins to ponder.
"Hmm... Is this Wish Princess really just a doll? But why did she suddenly appear and break the dream earlier? Could it be real?"
Ye Lan's heart quickly becomes uneasy.
She walks in front of the Wish Princess, carefully facing her, and then tentatively asks: "Um... cute Wish Princess, do you have self-awareness? You're not just a doll, right? If you can speak, just make a sound. At least let me know where I stand, please."
At this moment, the Wish Princess's gaze finally moves.
She glances at Ye Lan.
"It's too noisy."
"Wuwuwu!"
The next second, before Ye Lan can say anything, the Wish Princess turns into a beam of light and returns to her body.
Ye Lan looks aggrieved.
"Where was I noisy? Was it the mumbling last time? It was all just normal communication. Anyway, I'm sorry..."
However, the Wish Princess seems to have returned to her body now.
It's unclear if she can hear.
"Never mind, it seems there shouldn't be any problem."
Judging by the Wish Princess's reaction just now, she doesn't seem to have any intention of abandoning her foolish master.
Although she said "It's too noisy," she obediently returned to her body. She's a tsundere Star!
"Hehehe~ Wish Princess is the best~"
Thinking this, Ye Lan becomes less afraid of the unknown aspects of the Star.
In the common sense of Night Watchers, it's natural to have a sense of awe towards high-level Stars.
Because high-level Stars might have their own consciousness, and once an accident occurs, they might turn against their holders, such as increasing the probability of Star Eclipse and so on.
Ye Lan has always remembered this, so she's been somewhat timid about the Wish Machine.
But after seeing the Wish Princess's reaction today, Ye Lan doesn't have much of this mentality anymore.
The unknown is scary, but what about after knowing?
Isn't a Wish Princess who says it's too noisy but obediently returns to the body super cute?
Unfortunately, it seems the Wish Princess can only appear due to the characteristics of this dream and probably can't in reality.
Unless Ye Lan specifically makes a wish.
But it feels somewhat inappropriate, so it's better not to be so casual.
Ye Lan shakes the messy thoughts out of her head and quickly continues forward.
After being delayed for so long, Kong Yubai and Shu Yao must have been waiting at the destination for a long time.
Now she needs to hurry over.
A moment later, Ye Lan successfully reaches the entrance of the entertainment district and, as hoped, sees two women waiting there.
Kong Yubai and Shu Yao had indeed arrived early.
It looks like they've been waiting for a long time.
Seeing their figures, Ye Lan quickens her pace and walks over.
"Wuwuwu! I finally see you!"
Ye Lan immediately throws herself into Kong Yubai's arms and starts to act coquettishly.
Kong Yubai puts her hands on her back, smiling.
"Did something happen in the meantime? You look like you've encountered some difficulties."
Seeing that Kong Yubai has noticed something, Ye Lan quickly tells them about what just happened.
"It's like this, when I just entered the dream, I actually encountered the Dream Narrator! The kami who weaves this world! He targeted me, and used some strange ability to make me fall asleep, and I had a very strange dream!"
As she speaks, Ye Lan's emotions become more intense, increasingly attracting Kong Yubai and Shu Yao's attention.
After Ye Lan finishes describing the contents of the dream, Kong Yubai and Shu Yao continue to inquire.
"And then?"
"After that, I scared off that Dream Narrator, and even got a weakness out of him, though I don't know if it's useful."
"Is that so? That sounds quite dangerous," Kong Yubai pats Ye Lan's head.
Shu Yao also lets out a breath.
"How to put it? Not getting hurt is a blessing in misfortune."
After telling Kong Yubai and Shu Yao about her experience, Ye Lan's mood improves considerably.
"Anyway, let's forget about those troublesome things for now. Come play with me properly first!"
Kong Yubai and Shu Yao nod lightly, and thus accompany Ye Lan as they start to wander and play.
As time passes.
The time to wake from the dream approaches.
Ye Lan rushes to meet the Leader at the Night Watchers' headquarters before the flute sound rings out, obtaining minimal data from him.
"Hmm... Leader, the information we're collecting is getting less and less."
The Leader also shakes his head helplessly.
"There's no choice. The information that Night Watchers can collect out of thin air is approaching saturation. To obtain further information, we can only contact the Dream Narrator. However, all of us Night Watchers searched for an entire night and couldn't find any trace of him. We can only try again next time."
"Ah this..."
Ye Lan suddenly wants to complain.
The Dream Narrator that a group of Night Watchers searched for in vain was encountered by her as soon as she entered.
This luck is completely opposite.
She wonders what expression the Leader would have if he knew about this.
However, it's better to tell the Leader about this after returning to reality.
Telling him now, he would forget quickly anyway.
A moment later.
The sound of the flute rings out in the air, echoing to every corner of the dream.
People in the dream gradually fall down, in a sleeping posture.
The dream begins to collapse.
Ye Lan looks around and finds that the Dream Narrator and Zhu Meng Yin Yun are indeed standing in a void.
This time, they're not looking at some place, but staring directly at Ye Lan.
"Eh?"
Ye Lan is slightly taken aback, suddenly feeling a bit nervous.
She sees the Dream Narrator's lips move, but the distance is too far for Ye Lan to hear. She can only barely make out his lip movements.
From the lip movements, it looks like...
"I... am... watching... you..."
Ye Lan's breath catches.
"I'm done for!"
The dream ends!
Ye Lan immediately wakes up in bed, looking like she's had a nightmare.
"Wuwuwu~ What does that guy mean? Am I being targeted? What does he want to do to me? Saying such things to cause panic in my heart! The Dream Narrator is truly doing all kinds of bad things!"
In any case.
She needs to be careful in the coming period.
If that guy dares to do anything to her, Ye Lan will strike first and make a wish to get rid of him.
Although this might put her into some strange timeline, it's much better than the passive anxiety in her heart.
"Hmph! I'm not afraid! Bring it on if you dare!"
After shouting this out loud, Ye Lan finally drives the tension out of her heart.
Now the most important thing should be to hand over all the collected information to the Leader.
Whether it's the small amount of data collected in the dream, the daydream she thought of while wandering the capital, or the weakness mentioned by the Dream Narrator himself, Ye Lan needs to hand it all over to the Leader.
If this can help the Night Watchers quickly resolve the Dream Narrator issue, then Ye Lan won't need to be so nervous.
Following this, Ye Lan organizes this information and sends it to the Leader.
What happens next is not her concern.
Probably.