Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 713 Positive and Negative
Zheng Fan's consciousness returned to his eyes, and he was still holding Shang Xia's axe blade with his fingers.

Shang Xia was also somewhat lost in thought, a beat slower than Zheng Fan. It was certain that she had also seen what Zheng Fan had just witnessed, but in terms of the order of waking up, Shang Xia had actually woken up earlier than him.

All the tree wanted was Zheng Fan; the fragments of order were just something it grabbed and brought along, and it didn't even care about those fragments of order.

The birth of the white world and the differentiation of multiple worlds, and even the emergence of various world wills, are all stories for another time.

Even in the Root Land, the White World still harassed Zheng Fan, struggling to survive after the tree awakened.

If Zheng Fan was a product of wild growth after drinking in the essence of the tree, then Shang Xia was a product formed by separating from Zheng Fan and being nurtured by the white world.

And none of what Shang Xia said before was false.

She was born because of Zheng Fanfan, and she was born for Zheng Fanfan.

By a twist of fate, her existence became the guarantee that Zheng Fan would retain his humanity before he regained consciousness.

Surely the White World isn't planning to use Shang and Xia to reform Zheng Fan and get him to spare their lives in the future. That kind of thinking might be very human, but it's not very worldly.

At the very least, the injuries inflicted by Shang Xia's axe were also genuine.

No wonder Shang Xia was so bewildered about her own existence from the very beginning. As for Zheng Fan, she didn't know what the multiple worlds were, or what the meaning of her own existence was.

For someone who is rootless and boundless, and whose very existence contradicts her own origins, it would be far too cruel to force her to confront Zheng Fan like this.

As she slept peacefully on this green meadow, Zheng Fan's sudden departure left her without her only support.

Then, during the earthquake, Zheng Fan activated the second stage for the first time and fully unleashed his black power, which caused the white world to officially release her as well, intending to make her a weapon against Zheng Fan.

She can indeed target Zheng Fan.

Zheng Fan had difficulty getting close to her, yet she could hurt him in the most unassuming and straightforward way.

Even though Zheng Fan immediately grasped the secret and abandoned the physical body that had become a burden at this moment, while Zheng Fan was able to barely make contact with Shang Xia in the form of an illusory ethereal body, the sharpness of Shang Xia's axe aimed at him became unprecedentedly sharp.

Yes.

The source of Shangxia's power was neither Dadu nor order—but Zheng Fan. This was the last move the White World made against Zheng Fan, a move that had been brewing for a long time. Even though it was unstable due to his immature personality, the benefits were obvious.

It's as if Zheng Fan's uncontrolled immune system is trying to destroy his "self".

The goal is to kill the enemy here.

Driven by their own sense of mission, Shang Xia and Zheng Fan, driven by their instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm, simultaneously entertained this thought.

Then, Zheng deflected Shang Xia's axe, continued to step towards Shang Xia, raised his hand as if making a chop gesture, and made his choice.

Shang Xia quickly retracted his axe, gripped the handle tightly with both hands, and without retreating or dodging, stepped forward to meet the attack, making the same choice.

puff!

Zheng Fan's hand slash pierced Shang Xia's chest. Shang Xia could have swung his axe to fight back, but in the end, he let go of the axe in his hand.

The lumberjacks didn't have time to cut down the trees, but she had been waiting alone for too long.

Why was she able to meet every host of Zheng Fan so perfectly before, always just missing each other, until today when they finally met?
It was just a strange coincidence, or perhaps a joke played on her by the vague connection between her and Zheng Fan.

But if Shang Xia had to give a reason herself, she would prefer it to be: she wants to sleep on the grassy field where she was born, and the best possible outcome would be to fall asleep in Zheng Fan's arms.

She was not the daughter of Dadu, nor did she act for Dadu or any white world.

Shang Xia wanted to find something she liked, to be an ordinary, carefree girl, going to bed early and waking up early every day, with someone always by her side, running carefree together on the endless green grass.

She made the choice for herself.

in case……

If Zheng Fan hadn't possessed such extraordinary talent, had a friend who had been with him since childhood, and had simply been an ordinary human being... he probably wouldn't have allowed himself to burn in the fireworks at the very end as a mortal.

Restricted freedom, limited possibilities. This vast and even multi-dimensional world is Zheng Fan's contradictory paradise.

Shang Xia felt the familiar warmth of Zheng Fan and slowly closed his eyes.

"Shang Xia" opened his eyes, and the colors on his body seemed to have reversed. His long black hair, white eyes, and even the uniform of the processing bureau were stained.

"This is really troublesome for me too." Her tone was full of helplessness, but her face carried a relaxed and gentle smile.

Zheng opposed Shang Xia's possession.

Shang Xia did not expect Zheng Fan to possess her instead of killing her, so she did not put up any resistance. Of course, she had no ability to resist Zheng Fan's possession anyway.

Zheng Fan could not inflict damage on Shang Xia, but the hallucination's nature came into play at this moment. No matter how special Shang Xia was, she was still an individual, no different from most people.

Zheng violated her body without any hindrance.

This is a fairly perfect body, which is not surprising given the relationship between the two of them. Zheng Fan had already achieved synchronization and reached the second stage on the very first possession.

Next, once Zheng Fan absorbs Shang Xia, he can follow the trail and absorb the entire White World. He might even break through the illusion's outer shell and ascend directly to a higher level.

However, Zheng Fan chose to stop there.

It's similar to using the Lord of the Water World to create a new body for Niu Qianliu.

After Zheng Fan seized control of the Shang and Xia dynasties' bodies, he immediately began to reconstruct them.

Shang Xia herself does not have a real body, or rather, her body was temporarily prepared for her by the White World using white factors.

This is also why she has a faint presence most of the time, because she can easily blend into the white elements in her environment without even realizing it.

Now, Zheng Fan has given her a body that is no different from that of other people in the capital.

During this process, Zheng Fan sensed the emotions emanating from Shang Xia.

Shangxia is immersed in a warm embrace.

This warmth gradually spread from the heart to the whole body, the vague sense of existence was truly guaranteed, and the wandering soul found its home.

It felt just like when I was sleeping next to the unconscious Zheng Fan, even more reassuring than before.

After a long time, that embrace turned into a real tactile sensation.

Shang Xia slowly opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was blue sky and white clouds. She was lying on her back on the grass, and the grass around her was being blown by the breeze, occasionally brushing against her exposed skin, making her feel a slight itch and scratch, but this feeling was incredibly vivid.

Zheng Fan, Lin Yilin, and the Undying King stood beside her, silently observing her.

Noticing this, she quickly sat up: "Sorry! I fell asleep!"

The Undying King looked at it again and again, and finally shook his head with a sigh: "To return from the ephemeral eternity to the mundane, I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse."

Lin Yilin looked at Shang Xia curiously: "Miss Shang Xia, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

"Hey, no, I feel great everywhere!" Shang Xia got up, stretched her body, and savored the sensations. "I've never felt this good before."

She looked at Zheng Fan, her eyes slightly lowered: "Thank you."

"This is your payment for sleeping with me," Zheng Fan said with a smile, shaking his head. "I don't care what you were born for, but now go and be born for yourself."

"Hahaha!" Shang Xia couldn't help but laugh, never having laughed so heartily since birth.

Babies announce their arrival into the world with their cries, and Shang Xia can now prove his existence in this world with laughter.

(End of this chapter)