Zhang Buku felt like he was having a long and indistinct dream, in which he was very tired, not knowing what he was doing, as if some terrifying presence was continuously chasing him.
Finally, his consciousness detached from that heavy dream and began to awaken.
He opened his eyes, and what came into his view was the endlessly high grey sky, clouds layered circle upon circle, making the sky appear so distant.
He widened his eyes, suddenly sat up, and discovered he was sitting on the water's surface, with a sense of grounded stability beneath him, as if it were solid ground.
He focused his gaze and saw at the end of the water surface a vast fog, while in front of the fog, Xu You stood, facing away from him.
He stood up and asked, "Xu You, are you okay?"
Xu You did not answer him, nor did he turn around, which made Zhang Buku frown. His divine sense had already dispersed, but he could not touch that fog; he did not know what was hidden within it.
