Nirvana Heiress: Reborn and Returning to Stir Up a Storm

Chapter 636 The Dream Mystery

At four in the morning, the interior of the Vision Research Institute was brightly lit. The heavy experimental chamber door slowly closed, and a notification sound rang out: "Dream Diving System Activation Countdown - 30 seconds."

Lin Chuyue lay quietly inside the transparent glass capsule, with more than ten consciousness transmission wires connected to her body, and a blue sensor chip attached to her forehead—this is currently the only technological achievement in the world that can "infiltrate the consciousness of others" while she is awake.

On the external command platform, Li Zhanchuan's gaze was cold and stern as he whispered to the researcher for confirmation:

"Which layer is her consciousness locked onto?"

The researcher replied, "The target, Lin Yun, currently has a seven-layered consciousness structure, but overlapping illusions begin to appear after the deepest fourth layer, which has an extremely strong defense mechanism."

"To ensure Lin Chuyue's safety, we have identified the third boundary as the entry point. Here, emotional memories and subconsciousness are most intertwined, making it suitable for awakening any remaining rationality."

Li Zhanchuan's gaze fell on the figure that was gradually losing consciousness, and he said slowly, "Set a 50-minute countdown. Once an excessive stress signal is detected, immediately force her to wake up."

The researcher complied immediately.

Inside the capsule, Lin Chuyue closed her eyes, and her world collapsed in an instant.

The surrounding scenery spun and reassembled like shattered mirrors, and she felt as if she had been pulled into a strange yet familiar world—Lin Yun's world of consciousness.

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[Consciousness Dream - Third Layer]

All around her was a vast, empty snowfield, a boundless expanse of white. At her feet stood an old, dilapidated house, its eaves crumbling and its wind chimes silent. She stood before the door, looking up, and faintly saw two characters written on the plaque—"Lin Residence."

But this "Lin residence" was not the Lin family mansion she was familiar with; rather, it was the "home" she had imagined countless times in her childhood dreams.

Pushing open the door, I saw a familiar figure sitting on the living room sofa.

It's Lin Yun.

But at this moment, she lowered her head like a puppet, her eyes were empty, and there was a faint black mist swirling behind her.

Lin Chuyue walked over without making a sound and sat down next to her.

"Are you waiting for me?"

Lin Yun did not respond.

"Lin Yun, this is a dream. It is also your world of consciousness." Lin Chuyue said softly, "You must wake up from here, otherwise, in the real world, you will be 'locked' in the sleeper mechanism and completely reduced to a tool."

Lin Yun's lips moved, but no sound came out.

The next second, the door creaked open.

A woman walked in.

She wore a cheongsam that the Lin family had once worn at a family banquet; her fingers were slender and her makeup was exquisite, yet she sent chills down one's spine.

—Shen Fang.

But Lin Chuyue immediately recognized that this was not the true consciousness of "Shen Fang," but rather the distorted image of her mother in Lin Yun's memory—a "mental demon."

"You've finally arrived." Shen Fang chuckled. "Chu Yue, it's been a long time."

"Did you come to save her, or to destroy her?"

Lin Chuyue's gaze was calm: "I came here to pull her out of the nightmare you left behind."

Shen Fang stroked Lin Yun's hair, her smile gentle yet eerie: "But she doesn't want to wake up at all. She has always wanted to be the 'pawn' in my ideal world. She thought she couldn't do it, but I made her believe that she was born to be a tool."

"Do you think you can wake her up by shouting a few words of justice?"

"She has always hated you."

Lin Chuyue's heart skipped a beat.

Shen Fang slowly stood up, gently pinched Lin Yun's chin with her fingers, and lifted her face.

“Tell her, Lin Chuyue, how jealous you are of her having her father’s favoritism, her legitimate status, and everything you want—her hatred is deeper than you think.”

Lin Chuyue looked into Lin Yun's empty pupils and suddenly laughed: "She hates me, that's true."

"But she hates you even more."

Shen Fang's smile froze for a moment.

Lin Chuyue continued: "You always think you can create 'loyalty' through pain, but you forget that the most fundamental human emotion is not obedience, but liberation."

"She can't break free now because she hasn't realized that she's actually stronger than you."

Lin Chuyue turned around, knelt in front of Lin Yun, and held her hand tightly.

"Lin Yun, listen to me."

"You are Lin Yun, the eldest daughter of the Lin family, someone who has radiated light since birth."

"You don't need to be anyone's test subject, nor do you have to sacrifice your personality for anyone."

"Now is your time to make your own decisions."

The air suddenly trembled, and a faint light appeared in Lin Yun's pupils.

The black mist began to churn, and Shen Fang's phantom let out a sharp, angry roar.

"She can't wake up—if she does, everything I have will fall apart!"

Lin Chuyue said firmly, "Then let it collapse."

She pulled a memory key from the consciousness system and plunged it fiercely into the center of Lin Yun's chest—the "core point of personality" at the system's entrance.

"Lin Yun—wake up!"

In an instant, the light exploded, and the dream shattered into a sky full of stardust.

Lin Chuyue's body plummeted, her consciousness about to be ejected from the dream.

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[The Real World]

Lin Yun suddenly opened her eyes, her whole body trembling violently, as if she had just been pulled back from the brink of death.

She looked at Li Zhanchuan standing beside her and said in a weak voice, "She... saved me."

Li Zhanchuan immediately pressed the activation program, "Lin Chuyue's consciousness is being retrieved... 10, 9, 8..."

"Successfully awakened."

As the mechanical beeping sounded, the experimental chamber door slowly opened, and Lin Chuyue opened her eyes, pale-faced, collapsing into Li Zhanchuan's arms in an instant.

Her voice was barely audible: "She's awake."

"We succeeded."

……

Before dawn, five high-risk areas in the entire city of B were locked down, and the city center was briefly placed under martial law.

Gu Yanchuan personally held a press conference to release a preliminary report on "mindset attacks" and stated his position:

"Gu will join forces with Vision Capital, the National Security Bureau, and the Science and Technology Ethics Committee to investigate the source of the illegal proliferation of 'consciousness weapon technology'."

Meanwhile, after a short rest, Lin Yun took the initiative to step forward and released a public video.

She openly admitted to the experiments she had participated in and acknowledged that she was "Shen Yanli's daughter".

She said:

"We cannot choose our bloodline, but we can choose our future."

“I am willing to personally end the dark experiment of the Shen family, for my mother, for myself, and for all the innocent ‘awakeners’.”

The video quickly sparked heated discussions online, and public opinion completely sided with Lin Chuyue.

Meanwhile, an anonymous document of dubious origin was sent to the National Intelligence Service.

There were only three words on the envelope—

"Night Chess"

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To be continued

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Preview:

The full picture of the "Night Chess" project is beginning to emerge, and Shen Yanli's true goals in his consciousness engineering are being revealed.

Lin Chuyue accepted the formal invitation from the National Security Group to join the Special-Level Consciousness Joint Investigation Team;

Li Zhanchuan receives an encrypted letter from England that relates to the mystery of his mother's death;

Faced with public pressure, Lin Yun began to build a "self-help organization for awakened individuals"...