C20 I’ll Take You to Realize Your Dreams!

Meng Ran pretended to be angry and said to her, “Stop crying! Hurry up and tell me what went down just now!”

Sensing that Meng Ran was angry with her, Soong Anqi soon stopped her tears and explained in between sobs.

As it turned out, the Jiangbei Television Network was hosting a Talent Competition this year. This was the chance for some people who had dreams of making it big to show their talents while on stage. Soong Anqi had dreamt of becoming a singer and releasing her first album for a while now. But the thing was that the registration fee for the Talent Competition was 5,000 yuan. Soong Anqi was raised by a single mother. Her mother only made 3,000 yuan a month. Only enough for them to get by and just enough for them to live in Wenquan Community.

The sole reason she could study in Jianghua was because the school thought she was a talented singer, thereby exempting her from paying tuition fees. But this 5,000 yuan registration fee to enter the contest was what was making her stay up at night. She knew that her mother worked very hard every day of her life. That was why Soong Anqi didn’t dare to ask her mother for any money. She didn’t want to needlessly burden her mother.

Hence, Soong Anqi came up with the idea to go to work to earn money. On weekends and during the night on weekdays, she would use that time to go to a bar to sing. After two months of this, she finally was able to earn five thousand yuan. But little did she expect that on the way home after work that night, all of it was taken from her by a thief. Not only that, the perp even took the trouble to leave a scar on Soong Anqi’s face.

Everything she worked so hard for was now shattered just like that. She only had tears left, and she cried them bitterly.

Meng Ran let out a long sigh. Life was like this. You had no idea when it would turn around and stab you in the back.

Meng Ran felt like he had gone through a lot in his previous life. His Dao Heart had been sharpened by his experiences. Nothing the internal demon could say or do to him would shock him.

However, something happened when he crossed over to the ninth level of the Heavenly Tribulation. His Dao Heart wasn’t strong enough, and that was why it was invaded by the internal demon.

‘Oh Hundred Forms of Life, if I don’t bother to comprehend this world’s soreness, sweetness, bitterness, and spiciness, how could I ever dare to claim to have an indestructible Dao Heart?’

Suddenly, Meng Ran’s mind was filled with understanding. He didn’t just need to make up for his regrets and settle his grudges. He also needed to refine his Dao Heart in this world! Only then would things work out for him.

‘There’s no way around it – I must experience the mortal world at least once. Once that happens, I will experience the sorrows and tribulations alongside mortals. With all this in mind, I will forge my invincible Dao Heart right here on Earth!’

Meng Ran, who was now enlightened, got up from his seat. His deep eyes seemed to flicker with a bright light coming from somewhere within. “Soong Anqi, please follow me.”

“Brother Meng Ran, what’s wrong?” The young girl was stunned. She didn’t know what had just come over Meng Ran.

The young man had placed his hands behind his back, and his posture was ram-rod straight. His gaze seemed to pass through everything as they stared coldly at the Heaven and Earth Tribulation in the Time Secret Realm.

“I’ll take you to realize your dreams!”

The moon was bright outside, and its light shone down on the surrounding buildings, adding a sheen of silver light over everything.

In the dark of tonight, the young man dragged the girl toward a music store that was only a few blocks away.

If he recalled correctly, there was a music instrument shop on West Street. They had both Chinese and Western instruments, but he hoped they were still open even though it was late at night.

For Meng Ran, the memories of his last life held the most precious things.

Meng Ran once purchased a high-grade jade flute at that same music store. The musical instrument was embedded with all sorts of embellishments like gold threads and jade. In order to get Jiang Yufei this jade flute, Meng Ran had to save half a year’s wages. During that time, he worked part-time so that he could save enough money to buy it.

This jade flute, which just so happened to be worth twenty thousand yuan, was the most expensive present Meng Ran had ever given Jiang Yufei.

Though Meng Ran handled it as if it were treasure, Jiang Yufei treated it like it was a piece of junk she couldn’t wait to get rid of.

However, in the thousands of years that went by, this memory stood out to Meng Ran the most. It wasn’t just that it was a bitter and heartbroken fragment of his past, but it also symbolized a frivolous bygone era of his life. At the time, he was willing to give up everything for someone.

Just like how Yin Qingxue in the past life would rather die than marry Lu Shaoqian. Meng Ran could remember it just like it was yesterday. Lu Shaoqian’s outburst made him look like a mad devil. He turned around and roared at Yin Qingxue, “Why?! Why would you rather die than marry me? You only did it for that trash! Is it worth it for you?!”

Yin Qingxue, who was bleeding profusely on the ground, could only reveal a blissful smile and say, “It has never been a matter of whether it’s worth it or not. Only if I’m willing to do it or not. In this life, I regret nothing.”

As it turned out, life was like this.

“It’s already so late at night. Do you think the music shop is still open?”

The sound of Soong Anqi’s voice broke through Meng Ran’s reveries. Looking through the window of this brightly lit shop, Meng Ran was overjoyed to see that it was still open. He directly pulled Soong Anqi into the store.

The owner of the shop was a divorced middle-aged woman. She was always polite to her customers and always gave them a good deal when she thought they needed it. When she found out that Meng Ran wanted to give a jade flute to his girlfriend, she adjusted the price and sold it to him for 24,000 yuan. Meng Ran would always be grateful for her kindness and generosity.

“Madam Wang, I’m here to buy a jade flute.” The music shop wasn’t very big. At the same time, it was filled with all kinds of musical instruments, and they were all displayed in an orderly manner.

The shop owner usually closed her store around ten o’clock on the dot. Earlier, she had fallen asleep on the table after watching a movie. Fortunately, Jiangzhou was filled with honest and hard working people, who didn’t see this as their chance to steal from her. If she lost any merchandise, the shop owner would probably never forgive herself.

The shop owner had woken up when she heard the bell on the doorway signaling that she had customers. She then checked the time. It was already half past two, and she felt a little awkward about the whole thing. However, when she saw how late it was and that she still had customers, she felt a little happy in her heart.

“Young man, you brought your girlfriend here today. My, what a pretty girlfriend you have.” The middle-aged woman naturally noticed the band-aid on Soong Anqi’s face, but she chose to ignore it. Instead, she sincerely praised the young girl for her beauty. After all, Soong Anqi was quite pretty.

Hearing this, Meng Ran didn’t bother to correct her. But Soong Anqi’s small face had turned as red as a tomato. She stammered out her next sentence, “Auntie, you misunderstood. We’re not together.”

The middle-aged woman chuckled and said, “I know all you young people are shy. Auntie understands.” But in her heart, she was puzzled about something. 'How did that boy know that my surname is Wang? Maybe a friend introduced him to me, and I forgot all about it.'

The middle-aged woman then led the two over to the side. Here, all sorts of bamboo and jade flutes were displayed on the wooden shelves.

Meng Ran pointed at these exquisite instruments individually and said, “Soong Anqi, quickly pick one that you like.”

Soong Anqi was a little bashful as she clutched the edges of her clothes with her tiny hands. She said while still blushing, “Brother Meng Ran, you brought me here because you know all about my dream to become a famous singer and musician. I know you want me to pick out a flute, but someone just mugged me, and I have no money to buy it.”