I had a dream.

In the dream, I was locked in a dark place, with no light in sight.

I couldn't hear anything except for the sound of my breathing.

A fiery sensation of pain came from my neck.

Only then did I realize that my neck had been tied with an iron chain at some point.

Every time I moved, the silent surroundings echoed with the clinking sound of the iron chain.

The chain was so short that I couldn't even stand up.

I could only kneel on the ground.

Where is this?

How did I end up here?

Creak.

Light shone in from above.

Then a figure came down the stairs, it was mother.

Mother held a candle, looking at me with a solemn gaze.

"Mother used to be so good to you, now it's time for you to repay mother."

What is mother talking about?

Why do I have to repay mother?

"Mother..."

As soon as I spoke, the familiar voice of a woman came from my mouth.

It was my sister's voice.

I was so scared that I quickly covered my mouth.

But I realized that these were not my calloused hands.

These were clearly my sister's hands, pale and never used for work!

"Wang Wang, don't blame mother."

Mother said, prying open my, or rather, my sister's mouth.

Gulp, a bowl of black medicinal soup was poured into my mouth.

Instantly, I realized that this was the medicine mother usually made my sister drink.

The bitter and pungent medicinal soup poured into my mouth, and I felt my body trembling slightly.

I heard mother say, "You are a girl. Mother has raised you to be this big, and it's already enough."

Something seemed to be slowly draining from my body, making me feel exhausted and falling to the ground.

When I woke up, it was snowing outside.

I used to be very afraid of snowy days, because of long-term malnutrition, making me extremely sensitive to cold.

But now I felt unusually warm.

Full of vitality.

Mother seemed to be in a particularly good mood, holding my hand and sighing, "Wang's hand is really warm, this is the kind of temperature a healthy boy should have."

Even father was smiling along, "When Wang's health improves, we can change his name."

Speaking of this, mother was very excited.

"Mother has already figured it out!"

Mother was very excited, "Yaozu, Jianhua, Tiangi, how do you feel about these names? If you don't like them, mother will find some more, or you can think of some yourself."

Parents were so happy that they even ate two more steamed buns.

I looked into mother's eyes, suddenly bursting into tears, "Mother, I dreamt about sister."

"I dreamt that she was confined in a dark place, and I stood in front of her. A snake was coiled around me, claiming to be the Snake Immortal, saying that I killed my sister and it wanted revenge for her."

The warm atmosphere just now disappeared in an instant.

When parents heard this, their faces turned pale.

Mother scolded, "What nonsense about immortal snakes! Where did these absurd things come from! How could I not know!"

I hugged myself, shaking my head vigorously, shuddering at the thought of that terrifying scene.

"Mother! I'm really scared, is it because I exchanged my sister's fate that the snake god is coming to claim my life? What should I do!"

Mother held me protectively like a chick.

"Wang, don't be afraid! Whatever immortal it is! Mother will protect you!"

She kept muttering, "He never told me about this situation, he kept it from me! He kept it from me!"

Suddenly, mother let go of me and took father's hand, walking towards the door.

"He must be hiding something, I'm going to search the old house!"

Father was dragged a few steps, then turned back to me, saying.

"Wang, stay at home and wait for us to come back."