By the quiet riverbank, before Zhang Yan'er finished speaking, the Zhang Family Patriarch's imposing figure suddenly halted, his face full of disbelief.
"Yan'er!" the Zhang Family Patriarch shouted sternly, "Your mother has long passed away, this is merely a monster transformed by the dream demon! You are deeply trapped in a dream, unable to extricate yourself. Quickly leave this illusory place with your father!"
Zhang Yan'er stubbornly shook her head, her hair swaying like a tambourine: "No! She is my mother! Everything here feels so real, how could it be a dream? I live here with my mother every day, it's more real than the outside world!"
"Foolish!" The Zhang Family Patriarch clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white: "Stop being deluded! Step aside, let your father kill this beast!"
A trace of fear flashed across Zhang Yan'er's face, yet she stubbornly spread her arms, refusing to give an inch like a mother bird protecting her chicks.
