Chapter 216: Yan Yan, Quickly Come to Mommy

In the driver's cab, the conductor placed all his hopes on the two young men before him.

Half an hour ago, all communication tools that were still functional had suddenly lost all signals. Combined with the eerie encounters the passengers had been incessantly recounting outside the carriage, the conductor sensed an unprecedented crisis.

The only thing to be thankful for right now was that the interior of the carriage was temporarily safe; if anything were to happen inside the car, the entire train would likely be wiped out.

Gan Hua took a map from the conductor to determine their current location. He also confirmed with the conductor and the crew whether similar incidents had occurred in the past, but the answers were all negative.

"I have traveled this route no less than five times this month, including passing through tunnels at night, but every single time it has been a smooth journey," the conductor said, his voice incredibly heavy.

"I have an idea," Ruan Tao, who had remained silent the entire time, suddenly spoke up. "Since we can confirm the tracks ahead are blocked by a massive boulder, as long as we move the rock and drive the train out of this tunnel, all the dangers will be resolved."

The conductor immediately shook his head in denial. "Based on my judgment, that boulder blocking the way is not something that can be moved by simple human strength. Besides, it's so dangerous outside right now; I doubt the passengers would dare go down to help."

After speaking, he stared straight into the darkness outside the window. Now, even the train's headlights seemed to have been swallowed by a thick blackness, unable to illuminate even a meter ahead.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Gan Hua made up his mind. "The two of us will go down first. As for the boulder, I have a way to move it."

Even if they couldn't move it, using a talisman to blast a path through would be no problem at all.

"Are you two sure you can handle it?" the conductor asked once more to confirm, equally unwilling to let them risk themselves so easily.

Gan Hua and Ruan Tao exchanged a glance, their expressions equally determined.

"Leave it to us!"

This answer acted as a sedative for the conductor and everyone else.

Before getting off the train, the two returned to Kong Yueqing's side once more.

Upon hearing their plan, Kong Yueqing actually volunteered to go with them.

This time, Gan Hua decisively refused; after all, Kong Yueming needed someone to look after her.

After a few simple instructions, the two headed toward the carriage door amidst gazes of admiration and expectation.

"Su Yan, do you think they can succeed?" Ma Chulong whispered to Su Yan.

Su Yan replied, "I hope they succeed."

"You just don't want to step in yourself, do you?" Ma Chulan added mischievously.

Su Yan smiled but did not argue.

Kong Yueqing stared intently through the window at the figures of Gan Hua and the other outside, but they vanished completely after only a few dozen seconds.

Every second seemed to become exceptionally long.

Some children and elderly people could no longer hold on and lay down to rest, while others held their luggage uneasily, constantly prepared to flee.

Su Yan let out a yawn and closed her eyes on her bunk.

Seeing her "relaxed" appearance, the sense of crisis in Ma Chulong and Ma Chulan's hearts diminished significantly.

Su Yan had originally only intended to take a short nap, since Gan Hua and the others wouldn't be back too quickly.

But for some reason, she gradually drifted into a dream.

The dream was a vast, golden rice field. A woman stood in the center of the field, slowly spreading her arms toward her.

"Yan Yan, come to Mommy, quickly."

"Mommy?"

Su Yan froze, looking around in disbelief, before her gaze finally landed on the woman.

She couldn't quite see the woman's features clearly, but she was certain that this woman was indeed her mother.

Something seemed to awaken within her body, and under the woman's gentle gaze, she took steps forward.

Her mother embraced her gently; it was so warm.

For an instant, it felt as if the entire world had fallen silent, and she became lost in the depths of maternal love.

"Xiangrou, Yan Yan, I'm coming."

Su Jianguo walked toward them, holding a bright bouquet of flowers with a happy smile on his face.

Having both parents by her side should have made Su Yan feel happy, yet she frowned slightly.

Something was wrong.

"Yan Yan, why don't you stay here with Mommy and Daddy forever? Mommy and Daddy will never leave you again." The woman held her hand, pleading for her to stay.

Looking at Su Jianguo's smile, Su Yan suddenly snapped awake.

"Dad, aren't you still in a coma?"

"Silly girl, Daddy has been perfectly fine all along. Our family of three is finally reunited." As Su Jianguo spoke the final words, he actually shed tears of excitement.

Su Yan took two steps back to distance herself from them, a shadow appearing in the depths of her eyes.

"You aren't my parents at all!"

As she spoke, a burst of scorching energy erupted from her pupils, turning everything in front of her into nothingness.

The next second, Su Yan woke from the dream, still lying on her bunk in the carriage.

She was certain that this dream had not appeared without reason.

She immediately looked toward the siblings, Ma Chulong and Ma Chulan, and sure enough, both were fast asleep, their faces wearing different expressions, clearly deeply immersed in their own dreams.

Su Yan tried to wake them, but after calling out a few times, there was still no sign of them waking, so she had no choice but to use a talisman.

Ma Chulong was the first to startle awake, his eyes filled with lingering terror.

"I was just haunted by a nightmare."

Although he knew what had happened, everything in the dream was something he had desired too much; his subconscious was actually unwilling to wake up, and that was what terrified him.

Su Yan asked, "What did you dream about?"

Just as Ma Chulong was about to answer, his consciousness cleared instantly, and he swallowed the words back down.

"Just some scary things."

He spoke untruthfully.

Fortunately, Su Yan was not a gossip, so she immediately shifted her attention to Ma Chulan.

After waiting ten seconds, Ma Chulan also woke up, though her expression was clearly much more panicked than Ma Chulong's.

"Phew! Scared me to death! I just dreamed I was being forced by my dad to get married!"

Su Yan relaxed her spirit, amused by her.

"And then? Was the other party not handsome?"

Ma Chulan's face slumped even further. "You know the groom."

Su Yan and Ma Chulong both became interested, impatiently waiting for her to continue.

"It was Sun Mang." Ma Chulan felt like she wanted to die of crying right now; the scene in the dream had been so realistic that she had almost slit her wrists on the wedding night.

It was truly terrifying!

Su Yan was stunned for a moment before finding it both funny and tragic.

"Let's get back to the main point. Su Yan, what exactly is going on? It seems like everyone has fallen into a nightmare." Ma Chulong's expression turned serious as he scanned the passengers in the carriage one by one.

Aside from the three of them, not a single person was awake, not even Kong Yueqing or Kong Yueming.

(End of Chapter)