Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 412 Exposed?

Doris: ?

She had barely managed to hold her breath before it all slipped away.

However, we cannot relax yet.

This person has a similar feel to Mr. Music. A kind of indescribable aura, a sense of incongruity. If Mr. Music exists in this world as an illusion, yet doesn't actually feel like an illusion.

The Shang Xia before us seems to exist in this world in the form of humans, but in reality, it is not human?

Doris wasn't sure if her feelings were right, but the other person's intention just now was probably to find something in her that had changed her.

Does that refer to Mr. Music?

Is Shang Xia's current bewildered state an act, or is it something he genuinely doesn't understand?
"Forget it, I can't really feel it unless I actually encounter it. I was watching from the audience when that famous singer was performing, but I didn't sense anything special from you when you were exerting your power." Shang Xia thought for a moment and then chose to give up thinking about it.

Has this meant their identity has been verified? They don't seem to have noticed anything...

“But instead of finding what I was looking for, I found something else.” Shang Xia took a step forward, and Doris immediately took a step back.

"Doris, why do you have a 'white' feel about you?"

"what?"

"It's like a lighthouse, but it lacks a certain something, though it's very close to reality. It's very close to reality, but you didn't choose this path; instead, you mixed in other impurities." Shang Xia raised a slender finger and gently tapped Doris.

"..." Doris remained silent.

"Doris, you're actually a defective product from the training center, aren't you? And the others too?"

Doris's hands, which were carrying the violin case, slowly clenched.

“I didn’t mean to insult you, nor did I have any ill intentions.” Shang Xia noticed this action and narrowed his eyes: “That’s a scandal involving the Pure White Society, and the advice I received was not to contact anyone other than the contact person in the investigation team. They’re a group of people who aren’t very well-liked even in the inner circle.”

"But this involves..."

Shang Xia suddenly reached out and grabbed Doris's wrist.

buzz-

The violin strings inside the case trembled, and Shang Xia was stunned.

Doris easily pulled her hand back. So light… It felt dangerous at first, but when they actually touched, it felt like she was no different from an ordinary girl in terms of strength?
"Huh?" Shang Xia looked stunned and confused. "Residue?"

“Hmm, I captured the remnants of the lighthouse light source from the night of the performance using my supernatural abilities. Because I was deeply impressed by that, I was thinking that if I could retain a portion of its power, it might inspire a new song. Ms. Shang Xia, what did you mean by that just now?” Doris maintained her usual expression.

Shang Xia looked at Doris for a moment, then suddenly lowered her head: "Sorry, I made a mistake!"

“If you still have doubts, I can take you to my teammates to confirm, and let them check and there’s absolutely no problem,” Doris said casually, even extending her hand to Shang Xia this time.

Shang Xia raised her head but didn't touch it again: "I apologize, I think I misunderstood something... Is this supernatural ability? It's amazing..."

The moment she had just grasped all the feelings had vanished, and she was back to being that little girl who couldn't even use a mobile phone properly.

"But the power of the Lighthouse can't be borrowed casually. If the Pure White Society finds out, it will cause a lot of trouble... But that part is completely none of my business, sorry," Shang Xia added a reminder.

"I know, thanks for reminding me."

Shang Xia picked up her phone again, compared the information, and said, "Then there's no problem. Goodbye, Doris. Oh, by the way, your songs are really good. That night was the first time I heard you sing, and I really like your songs."

The topic jumped a bit too quickly, but Doris still said, "Thank you for your kind words. Um... would you like an autograph?"

"Is it okay? But I don't seem to have any good places to sign..."

Doris then took out her phone and said, "When the new album is released, I'll just send you a signed copy."

"okay."

The two exchanged contact information in a daze, and then Shang Xia turned and left.

Doris watched her retreating figure and blinked softly...

The person has disappeared.

After looking around repeatedly, I still couldn't see anyone.

Doris breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, she had deliberately tampered with the Seeds of Light on everyone to deal with the investigation, and the other party was someone who was not familiar with parapsychic abilities, so she really fooled them.

Originally, it was just a precaution, thinking that someone might be able to directly sense the existence of the Seed of Light, but it actually came in handy!
Who exactly is this Shang Xia...? At least we exchanged contact information, so I can find opportunities to probe her situation more in the future.

Doris had just managed to suppress her emotions. The monastery certainly did this kind of training, but the process was painful and Doris didn't want to recall it. One reason was to prevent the other party from using a lie detector, but the main reason was to prevent Mr. Music from noticing her unusual emotional state and coming to check on her.

It's possible that Shang Xia could directly see the hallucinations; if Mr. Music came over just to take a look out of concern for her, he would immediately expose himself.

She can't directly contact Mr. Music now either. His ability to appear and disappear suddenly makes Doris unsure of his whereabouts, and she can't sense him.

It's very likely he's bluffing her.

For the time being, let's keep a low profile for a while.

On the other side, Shang Xia walked along the road, somewhat bewildered.

"Ah, I thought it would be easy and close, but I was wrong?" she complained softly. "She's an important public figure in Dadu now, so we can't just touch her casually. Miss Hong Yiyi has mentioned that Dadu wants to protect that band, and overly rigorous investigations are prohibited, at least not in the near future..."

This was all told to her by Hong Yiyi.

Although she knew that no one except the investigation team of the association knew her true purpose, she couldn't help but feel a little discouraged when she thought about how troublesome it was to investigate things in these places.

I'm quitting. I'm going back.

The thought popped into my head.

But the idea was abandoned the next second.

I don't know why I have to do this, but I just have to do it anyway.

She looked at the bustling passersby around her, took out her headphones, put them on, and started playing songs by the monastery band.

Humming a little tune, she walked away with light steps.

……

"Mr. Illusion, the authorities may have deployed a series of secret weapons to investigate you." Lin Yilin suddenly spoke while looking at the message on her phone, startling Zheng Fan, who was trying to figure out how to make the toast fly higher and farther.

"Huh?" Zheng turned his head and asked, "So they're finally coming to investigate?"

Why do you look so eager?

"Because I felt I should have come earlier. Although I was quite skilled at handling the beginning and end before, the commotion caused by my impulsive decision during the earthquake was indeed quite significant."

"Mr. Illusion does have some self-awareness."

"Don't act like it has nothing to do with you. How do you know? Do you have inside information?" Zheng turned back to the main topic.

"As Teacher Niu said, the Pure White Society formed an investigation team to investigate a mysterious hallucination derived from the earthquake impact and several other bizarre events this year. Then, the core area cooperated by taking some actions. The specifics are unclear, but we need to pay attention," Lin Yilin said.

"How does Big Nose know that?"

"Why does Mr. Illusion also call Teacher Big Nose?"

"His nose is indeed big; Lao Luo's nickname is quite fitting."

“Professor Niu is an old friend of one of the heads of the investigation team, and the other party consulted Professor Niu on some issues. Professor Niu answered some superficial questions as a contribution. Although he guessed it was us right away, he didn’t reveal it,” Lin Yilin explained in detail.

"I figured he wouldn't talk nonsense since he treated you so well." Otherwise, we would have filed a complaint long ago.

It's strange that Niu Qianliu both cared deeply for his students and was quite magnanimous.

"Did Mr. Illusion leave no flaws in his performance this time? Based on my speculation, the secret weapon in the core area might have been on Nolan Street that night, and she should have gone to cooperate with the performance's security. There might also be a related investigation on the spot afterward."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Fan chuckled: "Of course, who do you think I am? Doris has been taken care of in advance, so everything is foolproof. Before we, who are shameful, step onto the stage that the whole capital is watching, we naturally have to be prepared."

Lin Yilin nodded: "I was worrying for no reason."

While it's quite possible that Mr. Illusion forgot, it's surprising that he remembered to prepare.

But he didn't say it aloud, because Mr. Illusion wanted to argue and cause a scene.

"Then I'm going to find the little zombie and the potato carrot."

"Although I've heard it many times, it's really hard to describe why you rattle off all the titles at once," Lin Yilin couldn't help but complain.

"Then you must be binary, you are my proudest creation, hahaha!" Zheng Fan laughed loudly and disappeared from the office.

(End of this chapter)