Xu Qing’s sense of vertigo grew more intense. However, after experiencing it so many times, he was getting used to it. He glanced around, then focused on the peach in the Captain’s hand. He laughed.4

“I figured out some,” he said. “Everything in the Unfinished Mountains is part of a show.”0

The Captain’s eyes gleamed with admiration. He laughed heartily. “Yes, definitely a show. Little Junior Brother, all of this is a show put on for Crimson Mother. The two of us are lucky to be able to perform!”0

Xu Qing nodded. He had taken special note of what the Captain said about the show being put on for Crimson Mother.0

“In the Moonrite Region,” the Captain continued, “locations where Yin-Yang Betwixt Flowers Sects exist are places where the dream power of Crimson Mother is strong. The sect scripts out dramas there that serve as the dream of a god.” He grinned. “This is the ‘sacrificial dance’ of the Yin-Yang Betwixt Flowers Sect.”0

In all of Xu Qing’s speculations, he hadn’t thought to connect any recent events with the ‘sacrificial dance’ that he had heard about before.0

“The dancing butterflies...?” Xu Qing asked, looking at the Captain.0

“The dancing butterflies?” the Captain replied. “When the dancers use the dream power of a god to affect other living beings, the resulting friction brings dream animals to life.”12

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