Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 606 Guests Arrive in droves
Fan Zhonghong was torn between feelings of guilt and remorse towards Li Miaosheng.

The woman named "Li Miaosheng" noticed this, but she didn't care. She looked at Fan Zhonghong, and it seemed that he was the only one in her eyes.

Li Miaosheng, on the other hand, seemed to be influenced by another version of herself, and had a very high initial liking for Fan Zhonghong, and had liked to stick to him since childhood.

After Li Miaosheng recovered, she started to like to bring Fan Zhonghong along with everything she did. She had never had a close female friend or anything like that since she was a child. The evolution brought by her life force made her stand out in the past. She looked down on most people, but as a result, Fan Zhonghong completely filled the empty spaces among her peers as she grew up.

Looking at her, Fan Zhonghong felt even worse.

Li Miaosheng, who is currently happy and joyful and can run and jump again because of her physical recovery, would fall from heaven to hell if her father or other members of the Pure White Society discovered anything unusual about her.

Li Miaosheng will bid farewell to everything and become pure white. The school will strictly protect, imprison, and continuously study him until reliable results of his life storage appear.

Considering the reputation of the Pure White Society, the above is already the best course of action.

I should take responsibility for it; by changing it, I will be responsible for Li Miaosheng's entire life.

But he was also afraid that he was still just wishful thinking, that things might not happen so soon, and that he should have a good talk with Li Miaosheng about it. But because of his initial hesitation, Fan Zhonghong found himself gradually losing the courage to be honest.

As they spent more time together, he began to fear losing Li Miaosheng and the inevitable end of their relationship.

That's how awkwardness comes about.

Even if you know it, you still can't muster the courage.

Therefore, Fan Zhonghong began to silently work hard to use his power. If he couldn't be honest about it, then he would protect Li Miaosheng and perform the necessary rituals to keep her hidden so that she would never be discovered.

It was because of his early performance in this area that his family helped him get in touch with Xu Wenli. When Xu Wenli gave his family face to come and examine Fan Zhonghong, he was amazed by Fan Zhonghong's talent for rituals and took him on as a student.

"So you've been stuck like this ever since?" Zheng Fan couldn't help but turn around and ask Fan Zhonghong.

Fan Zhonghong nodded: "Yes, right after we graduated from university, she asked me about my future plans, and then casually mentioned that she wanted to marry me... and then..."

“Your PTSD is acting up,” Lin Yilin replied.

"My God..." Li Busi felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten bad dog food.

From the perspective of his jealousy towards his sister, Fan Zhonghong was actually an "accomplice" in leading his sister down an extraordinary path.

But knowing this didn't make him feel any better.

Because Li Miaosheng and Fan Zhonghong were now completely inseparable, this special and wonderful relationship was something that normal people could never experience, and something that Li Busi envied to the point of pain!

“Brother, it’s just a marriage. With your current state, marriage won’t change anything much. Why the sudden relapse?” Zheng Fan said, leaning on the car seat.

Fan Zhonghong remained silent.

That being said, a proper marriage is probably quite different between a handsome man and a beautiful woman who are perfectly matched in terms of economic foundation, personality compatibility, and social status, even if there are no problems in their relationship.

The formal breakthrough in the relationship also meant that the problem that Fan Zhonghong had kept in his heart since childhood had once again become an insurmountable barrier.

After arguing for so long, Li Miaosheng suddenly revealed his true colors.

Upon learning of this, Fan Zhonghong's mental state completely collapsed.

In the end, it was his own actions that harmed Li Miaosheng. It was all too late; he had accomplished nothing.

However, after being placed under surveillance by Li Busi's men in a daze, he calmly reflected for a moment before belatedly realizing that something was amiss. The ritual he had been using to protect Li Miaosheng was functioning perfectly. Unless one knew of the ritual's existence beforehand to counter it, there was no possibility of "accidentally discovering and breaking through it."

Before Li Miaosheng's true colors were revealed, she, who usually couldn't stand spending a whole day with Fan Zhonghong, unusually took the initiative to send him away. However, Fan Zhonghong, whose mind was blanked by the topic of marriage, failed to react in time.

Lin Yilin, who was driving, then said, "Can you guess why Miaosheng did this?"

"...in order to marry me."

Li Miaosheng is an extraordinary woman. Fan Zhonghong, who knows her well, knows that she is now arranging and taking action to ensure that the wedding in her mind goes perfectly.

"We can see a building ahead," Lin Yilin reminded them.

Not far away, the prototype of the lighthouse stands out prominently on the ground, its white, slightly dusty surface a testament to its long history of standing tall even after being decommissioned.

……

“That’s what young love is like,” Li Meng said with a raised eyebrow, amused, though he was the only one present who could laugh so openly.

“You, who treat marriage, love, and even children as resources, truly cannot understand this beautiful sense of happiness. Right now, it's difficult for me to stand by Ah Hong’s side.” Li Miaosheng didn’t forget to make a sarcastic remark about Li Meng before continuing to talk about his own emotional journey.

“If I weren’t so fragile, Ahong wouldn’t be in this state of self-torture because of me. But in the end, it’s all because of the problems you and the Pure White Society that the environment of this world has led to all of this. If I could control myself more perfectly and have greater power, then I wouldn’t need to live in fear.”

Li Meng couldn't help but exclaim, "As expected of my daughter! What a coincidence, I also really want this powerful form of strength. I have already explored the power of the Dead Treasure, and what I will pursue next is the Life Treasure."

"Oh."

Having vented his pent-up emotions, Li Miaosheng no longer intended to give this so-called biological father any more face.

"The time is almost up," she said, her smile returning. "My auspicious day has arrived."

Xu Wenli's expression suddenly changed.

His ceremony was forcibly initiated!
Li Miaosheng's ceremony!?
As a new human, nothing would be surprising to her. The question is, when did she start doing this as soon as she arrived?
When they noticed a kind of unheard-of power silently passing by, they realized that this was the life-storing power that Li Miaosheng possessed!
Xu Wenli's ceremony needs to wait for the right time to start, and he needs to receive the promised projection from the lighthouse to summon the power of the white world before he can get married.

But now, the timing isn't right, the lighthouse hasn't been cast yet, and if we start too early... what a pointless wedding would be!?
Li Miaosheng was purely pushing the ritual forward, relying on this exquisite and complex ritual to bypass the process of influencing the entire world and opening all the hidden potential within himself, only needing to pry open the door to life within himself.

That was her goal. After all, besides Fan Zhonghong, the only person in the world who could truly open the door to life was his teacher, Xu Wenli!

Xu Wenli hurriedly shouted, "No! If you open the gate of life like this—!" When will most people get another chance to evolve?
The life-giving gate on Li Miaosheng was most likely an accidental occurrence, and such an opportunity is unlikely to come twice. Li Meng's timely arrival to find Li Miaosheng at this time further supports this, otherwise, given Li Meng's personality, he would probably have sought out a woman to repeat the experiences of the immortal and Miaosheng siblings in order to try his luck and see if he could obtain another life-giving gate.

"Old Xu, it's truly noble that you still care about the capital even after being treated this way by the school, but—"

Li Miaosheng's smile was radiant, even bordering on madness: "What! Me! Need! It! For! It!?"

The half-open gate of her chest reappeared, and she walked directly towards the front of the hall.

"Stop her! She's disrupting the surrounding ceremony!" Li Meng frowned and quickly gave the order.

Those around immediately took action. "My foolish father, I wasn't stalling for time just to push the ceremony forward," Li Miaosheng said sarcastically, glancing back at his biological father.

Several white beams descended from the sky like rays of light, but upon landing, they collided with the ground, crushing all those who attempted to disrupt the ceremony into dust.

"They are...!"

Princess Deville, holding Cheva, floated high in the sky amidst a blinding white light, with unfathomable white flames burning fiercely on both of them.

The purpose of the two lamplighters being there is to ensure the proper functioning of the ceremony.

The ceremony was taking place right here. Li Miaosheng knew she couldn't shake them off no matter what she did, but if it came down to protecting the ceremony, Li Meng's responsibility for directly disrupting the ceremony was more important than her simply arriving early and deviating from the plan.

Li Meng looked at the two special lantern bearers in the sky with a slightly solemn expression.

Deville, however, quickly shifted his gaze to Li Miaosheng. A feeling of being locked onto arose within him.

Li Miaosheng: ?

This big oaf is...

"No..."

"what?"

"—Bullying Cheva!" The enormous white pillar crashed down straight down.

This is unconventional! Not only does the lamplighter not intend to deal with Li Meng first, but he even dares to directly try and kill Li Miaosheng! What about your mission?!

Li Miaosheng was dumbfounded.

But... she couldn't even utter a curse, because after hearing Deville's reason for killing him so directly, Li Miaosheng suddenly felt she could understand.

To stand up for your lover who has been bullied.

I can understand, but this kind of unreasonable behavior can't be resolved peacefully. She clearly didn't kill Cheva; in fact, Cheva deliberately bumped into her at the exit and she jumped in herself.

Just as Li Miaosheng was about to make a move, a black light flashed past, severing the white pillar and causing it to disintegrate on the spot.

At that moment, both Xu Wenli and Li Miaosheng saw the black talisman dissolving along with the white pillar.

Even Xu Wenli himself couldn't create the black talisman that draws power from the dark world.

There is no doubt that there are only a handful of people in this world who can successfully implement this spell using the template proposed by Xu Wenli.

Fan Zhonghong appeared in the hall. Apart from Li Miaosheng, who quickly turned around and saw him, no one else reacted.

"This... seems a bit early." Fan Zhonghong looked at the luxurious decorations of the wedding hall and felt a little embarrassed. Even with a super lantern bearer in the sky, his attention was still inevitably diverted, and his face was burning.

Li Miaosheng smiled sweetly and stepped forward: "Just consider it a preview."

“Zhonghong.” Xu Wenli stared blankly at his student, mouth agape.

Fan Zhonghong turned to look at his mentor, sighed, and said calmly, "Teacher, I still respect you."

For some reason, when Xu Wenli heard Fan Zhonghong's words, even though he hadn't gained anything substantial and his efforts over the past half of his life were likely to end in a dismal failure, strangely enough, the long-standing depression in Xu Wenli's heart over the years seemed to find some solace.

In the end, he couldn't say anything, but the thought that came to mind was: I would never regret taking Fan Zhonghong as my apprentice, regardless of whether he had the talent to directly see the gate of life and death.

Deville held Cheva in his arms, his aura a symbol of his suppressed rage, even as Cheva tried to calm him. At that moment, countless white pillars pierced the clouds in the sky—a truly divine sight, enough to level the entire Lumière district. Simply watching was awe-inspiring; the sheer scale of it would easily sway any ordinary person from the will to fight.

Whoosh!
Then another sharp black light pierced through the white pillars and crashed into them before anyone, including Deville and Cheva, could react.

The sound of mechanical gears turning echoed in everyone's ears.

The lamplighter crashed.

The black light returned and landed in a corner of the courtyard, shattering a large number of floor tiles.

The red signal light flashed, and a tall, towering mechanical doll carried a petite girl with short curly hair on its shoulder as it walked out step by step.

“Beep…”

“No problem, that was definitely the lamplighter, I can’t be wrong,” Rabbi said to Carrot, reaching out to straighten Carrot’s slightly crooked military cap.

“Beep…”

"Yes, the capital is really big. It took a lot of effort to get from the outer streets to the streets near the center... However, although I don't know what's going on here, the fact that we can beat up the lamplighter means we've arrived at the right time."

As he spoke, the rabbi's simple rosewood-decorated mechanical cannon made a soft clanging sound.

White vapor was spraying out of the radish.

Outside, the Lumière Pure White Academy Research Institute was in complete chaos.

Because a piece of toast was thrown at you along with a pair of shoes and a blanket.

In the midst of this inexplicable melee, pacing behind the three little ones was "Lin Yilin," with long hair reaching her waist and skin adorned with delicate black vine patterns.

"Robin and Rabi have arrived, what a dashing entrance! Now things are even more lively." Lin Yilin stood casually with one hand on her hip, a smile on her face.

People around her tried to get closer and attack her.

Bang!
Without any warning or trace, the moment he extended his weapon, his body was shattered by a shockwave that suddenly gathered in the air.

On the streets of Lumière, tall high heels clattered on the cobblestones, and bright red coats fluttered in the wind.

The red-haired beauty removed her sunglasses, gazed at the floating white pillars in the sky and the distant lighthouse, and smiled broadly: "Isn't this interesting?"

Luoye arrived simultaneously.

(End of this chapter)