Lin Yuan was broke, destitute, and deeply in debt when he had a dream that he had transmigrated to ancient times. Penniless and desperate to fill his stomach, he pawned his only valuable possession, a gold necklace, to a delicate-looking pawnshop owner and bought a few big meat buns. When he woke up, he found that his gold necklace was really gone, and he was still holding a half-eaten meat bun. He broke out in a cold sweat. Over the next few days, he kept having dreams that continued right where the previous day's had ended. He also discovered that things he gave to people in his dreams really disappeared when he woke up, while things other people gave him could be brought out of the dreams. After thinking it over for a day, he decided to steal his gold necklace back from the pawnshop in that night's dream. But when he got there, he was dazzled by the shop's glittering array of jewels. Just as he hesitated over whether to swipe a few to solve his money problems, he noticed a pair of phoenix eyes fixed intently on him. He woke up in an instant, terrified. Lin Yuan had been secretly congratulating himself, but when night fell, he was troubled: should he go to sleep tonight or not...
