Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 504 The Jiang Family

Outside the Jiang family compound, in the open space, round tables and long benches were set up, which reminded Zheng Fan of the grand banquets of the past.

Outside the courtyard, a woman dressed in an elegant cheongsam was setting up the scene.

"Mom," Jiang Hui greeted first.

The woman turned around with a serene smile: "You're finally back. It's almost dark. Asi, come here and let your mother see you. It's been so long since I've seen you. You've traveled so far this year, and I've only heard about you from Ahui and Aming."

Jiang Si stepped forward and whispered, "I'm back, Mom."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a cold glint of light suddenly slashed down, but Jiang Si was prepared and raised her claws.

Ding!
With a crisp sound, Jiang Si took half a step back, and the long knife in her mother's hand was also deflected, her smiling face showing surprise.

Zheng Fan was stunned. Was this the zero-frame start technique unique to the older generation in the violent world?

Shocking! An elderly mother, whom her daughter hadn't seen for a year, attacked her with a knife upon their reunion!

If the IP address is from a violent world, then there's nothing to worry about.

Speaking of which, where did Madam Jiang pull out that long knife from, given that she's wearing a cheongsam?
Jiang's mother looks very young, the kind of youthful mother often seen in highly skilled individuals, but she is actually a mother of six. However, there seems to be something special about this mother?
"A serial killer," Luo Ye poked his head out and revealed the truth.

This woman is a serial killer, a very sophisticated one.

Zheng opened his mouth, but could only say in the end, "Father Jiang is really amazing..."

How can a man who can seduce a serial killer, father six children with him, and even carry them to term, not be considered powerful?

On the other hand, although there is no genetic research on serial killers, it is a strange coincidence that Jiang's mother was a serial killer, and one of her daughters also became a serial killer.

Two murderers in one family, that's really something.

"Asi, you've grown up." Jiang's mother's smile remained unchanged as she spoke softly.

Jiang Si pursed her lips and nodded, saying, "Yes, I won't let you down."

She came prepared.

Jiang's mother casually tossed the knife aside and stretched out her arms to hug her daughter tightly: "I know there are still many things you can't understand, just as we can't understand why you don't understand. This kind of understanding is innate, so it's all my fault as your birth mother."

Jiang Si raised her hand and gently grasped her mother's arm, lowering her eyes as she said, "It's okay, Mom. I've gotten used to it, or rather, I think I understand. Some things don't need to be so complicated."

Jiang's mother said, "It's a pity that A-Qiang had to go out, otherwise he would have been very happy to see this."

"Isn't Daddy home?"

“Hmm.” Speaking of this, Jiang’s mother became a little serious: “The leader of the Longhua Gang has also just disappeared, but the reaction was faster than that of the Chuan family. At the same time, a close confidant of the Longhua Gang witnessed the attack on the leader and held an emergency secret meeting. A-Qiang took people there, and your sister went with him.”

"Damn it, they can't even have a moment of peace during the New Year. Who on earth is so bold as to do this?" Jiang Huang said, frowning.

“The other party is very likely a member of the Luo family,” Jiang Hui said.

Jiang's mother, Jiang Huang, and Jiang Ming all looked over: "The Luo family?"

Jiang's mother frowned deeply: "Is it that Luo family?"

Jiang Hui nodded and gestured to everyone to Luo Ye and Luo Xingxing: "These two are members of the Luo family, but they have now essentially betrayed the Luo family, and they are now also targets of the Luo family."

Luo Xingxing waved with a smile, while Luo Ye, engrossed in pretending to be stupid in Zheng Fan's arms, did not react.

“Hey, bro, how can you be sure the so-called traitor isn’t a spy at a critical moment like this?” Jiang Huang asked with a wary and scrutinizing look.

“Jiang Si and I have both confirmed that they are acquaintances of Jiang Si, and there are also deeper ways to verify their identities,” Jiang Hui said matter-of-factly.

Jiang Huang stepped forward: "I'm now in charge of the building's security, so I have reason to know the details. Two super gang leaders have been killed, which means Dad could very well be their target! We can't be careless! Jiang Si's judgment alone isn't enough!"

Jiang Si shrugged; she had expected this situation.

Looking at Jiang Huang's serious expression, Jiang Hui also felt that things were a bit troublesome.

A violent world is not a rational world. No matter how much you confirm it, the subjective unease remains, and Jiang Huang happens to be that kind of person.

Jiang Ming, standing to the side with his arms crossed, said, "I'm on Big Brother's and Jiang Si's side."

"What's wrong with you, youngest brother?!" Jiang Huang looked at Jiang Ming in shock, never expecting that Jiang Ming would support Jiang Si.

Jiang Ming turned his head away without saying a word.

Just then, another set of footsteps approached, and a handsome young man in training clothes came to their side as they were having a heated discussion: "In that case, I support Second Brother."

"Jiang Chao!" Jiang Huang looked over in surprise.

He was Jiang Chao, the fifth son of the Jiang family. He was dressed smartly, with particularly sharp eyes and an air of brilliance.

Jiang Huang was surprised because Jiang Chao had always regarded him as a short-term goal, and the two usually didn't get along, so he naturally assumed that their relationship wasn't very good.

That's completely the opposite.

Jiang Ming went to support Jiang Si, whom he had never liked, while Jiang Chao came to support him, whom he didn't see eye to eye with? Jiang's mother looked back and forth between the two groups, feeling a bit of a headache.

Everyone thought Jiang Si was stupid, but Jiang's mother only thought that Jiang Si had a problem with her thinking and did not think that her daughter was stupid. In fact, she thought that she was the most clever one.

She supported Jiang Si, but Jiang Huang's views also resonated with her; the other party's target might include her husband!
Luo Xingxing shrank back, but there was nowhere to hide, which made her a little scared.

Jiang Si stepped forward and said, "Because of the hallucinations I have, they can help us confirm things."

"Hallucinations... How dare you say that! Hallucinations are dangerous things that you can just touch! And now you want to use them as leverage?" Jiang Huang couldn't help but scold.

“But it’s very strong.” As she spoke, Jiang Si’s eyes turned grayish-white in an instant, and her black aura enveloped the entire Ginger Building.

Everyone present stared wide-eyed and instinctively lowered their heads.

Half a second.

This all lasted for half a second, but everyone in the Ginger Building whose strength was above average felt the terror of that half-second. While Jiang Huang was still in a daze, his communications received multiple calls. He quickly came to his senses and went downstairs to reassure people about the situation.

Looking at Jiang Si, who had recovered, her family said calmly, "That's it. I think it's very convincing."

Strength convinces, and logic makes sense.

Jiang Huang and Jiang Chao stared at Jiang Si in utter shock. They had only heard from Jiang Hui that Jiang Si was possessed by a strange hallucination, but since her life wasn't in danger, they hadn't paid much attention. They were even more relieved to learn from Jiang Ming that Jiang Si was perfectly normal, and had even become quite powerful.

But they never expected the hallucination to be so outrageous!

Luo Xingxing was equally shocked.

"Sister! Sister! That illusion... that illusion on Jiang Si...!" The Luo family has a deep understanding of illusions, so Luo Xingxing has a deeper feeling about the spread of the aura just now.

She actually had such an outrageous hallucination?!

Without a doubt, it was the most powerful illusion she had ever seen. The Luo family members, influenced by illusion magic, had a somewhat obsessive collecting habit towards illusions, paying particular attention to those with useful abilities or powerful physical strength.

I've never heard of anything like this before!
Then comes the time for illusion—what level could be achieved if this illusion were combined with illusion magic? I can't even imagine.

"Sis, you and he seem to have a good relationship. Have you tried anything?" Luo Xingxing asked quietly.

Luo Ye grunted, "You're overthinking it."

Seeing this, Jiang's mother said, "In that case, Ah Huang, you should hurry back and strengthen your defenses. We can't let the New Year pass by. Your father and sister will be back in a little while, and we can talk about it in detail then."

Jiang Huang had no objection to his mother's words, turned and left, and his younger brother Jiang Chao followed him.

Jiang's mother still had to continue arranging the dinner, so Jiang Ming and Jiang Hui also had their own things to do and left first.

Jiang Si took Zheng Fan to the room where she was a child.

The room was covered with posters of handsome anime characters from unknown anime, as well as a large number of Mr. Blachu merchandise of all sizes, and next to it was a weapons rack full of real guns and ammunition.

It achieves a perfect and delicate balance between childlike innocence and hardcore violence.

"Just like a year ago." Jiang Si, Zombie Girl, and Luo Xingxing jumped and landed on the bed together.

Zheng Fan and Luo Ye stared at the three of them speechlessly.

“Although your second brother is a bit arrogant, he’s been pretty good to you,” Zheng Fan said.

"Yes, he just treats me like an incapacitated idiot." Jiang Si didn't have any complaints about her second brother, Jiang Huang, just a little annoyed.

"Speaking of which, I did forget to ask beforehand, what was your purpose in attacking the leader of the super gang? Was it simply to bring down the super gang?" Luo Ye asked Luo Xingxing, who was still playing nearby.

Luo Xingxing, lying on the bed, raised her head and said, "This was something that perverted naked man made us do. It was to collect something, but he didn't tell the rest of us. Maybe only Luo Xing knows. It's not my place to do this kind of thing."

"This year's New Year celebrations were truly lively," Zheng Fan remarked.

“I still hope to live a simpler life.” Jiang Si said, getting up and rummaging through her cabinet. “I also have some board games that I got when I was a kid. Sigh, apart from my older sister and brother occasionally playing a couple of games with me, they’re basically like new.”

Upon hearing about board games, Zheng Fan was wide awake: "Is this for real? Hurry up and bring them out so I can review these board games from the violent world!"

Overall, this is a board game full of nonsense about forming gangs and fighting for territory.

The workmanship is somewhat rudimentary, and it even allows players to physically fight each other. This "physical fighting" is explicitly stated in the rules and is not an attempt to exploit loopholes.

A game lasts quite a while, and when it came to the final results, Zheng Fan was unsurprisingly the first to be eliminated. The second was a bit of a surprise, with Luo Xingxing being the second, followed by Jiang Si, and finally Luo Ye.

Looking at the game board in front of him, Luo Ye, the number one free agent in the capital, was getting a little red-hot.

She actually came in last place in a game?! Even worse than that defective cousin?!

She can't accept it!

Just as she was clamoring to play another round, it had already gotten dark.

It's almost time; it's time to go have our New Year's Eve dinner.

(End of this chapter)