A journey into an infinite dimension

Although he is still young, Ye Jian's eagerness to learn is no less than that of an adult.

When he had nothing to do, Ye Jian's way of passing the time was basically to make a pot of bamboo tea, and then hold a blank notebook to sort out the information he had observed, as well as the knowledge he had "seen" from Yonglin and others with their permission.

However, because Kaguya thought that his way of leisure was not like that of a child at all, but rather like that of an old man who was starting to retire, she pestered Yami every day under the slogan of "Let Xiaoye enjoy his childhood", leaving him with very little time that could be called "boring".

But Ye Jian himself was also happy about it.

After all, between 'playing with his sister' and 'studying', he prefers the former.

However, even so, Ye Jian's knowledge reserves are not low at all.

No matter what he wants to know, as long as he has observed it, the relevant information will automatically unfold before his eyes when he needs it.

Of course, it's still the same.

Knowledge is knowledge, experience is experience, the two cannot be confused.

"In terms of the number of rabbits in a given area, there are more rabbits in our bamboo forest."

The ears on the top of his head moved slightly. In response to Ye Jian's question, Lingxian pondered for a moment before speaking.

"But if you add up all the creatures in Gensokyo except for the bamboo forest, then there are more creatures outside."

"However, there aren't only monsters and humans out there. There are also many other races, such as fairies, magicians, and the like."

Because she often leaves the bamboo forest and accepts Eirin's orders to sell medicine outside, it is possible that Suzusen's understanding of Gensokyo is higher than that of Kaguya and Eirin, who never leave their homes.

————"Gensokyo" is the name of this area.

The geographical location of Yongyuan Pavilion and Lost Bamboo Forest is actually not an ordinary place.

This is a paradise of dreams and uncommon sense, a secluded place that is difficult for the outside world to access.

All areas that can be called "Gensokyo" are basically covered by two huge barriers.

Rather, it is precisely because this place is shrouded by a barrier that it is called "Fantasy Village".

The two barriers surrounding Gensokyo are the "Realm of Illusion and Reality" cast by the Yokai Sage, and the "Hakurei Great Barrier" cast by the Hakurei shrine maiden who protects Gensokyo.

The function of the "realm of illusion and reality" is to separate "Gensokyo" from the area outside of "Gensokyo", making it difficult for creatures outside the barrier to enter "Gensokyo".

The "Hakurei Great Barrier" is the physical separation between the "common sense" and "uncommon sense" of the outside world and the "gensokyo".

What is common sense in the eyes of the outside world is uncommon sense in the eyes of "Gensokyo", and vice versa.

In the eyes of creatures in the outside world, common sense refers to things like "science" and "technology", while non-common sense refers to things such as "monsters" and "magic" that cannot be explained by scientific means.

This was the information that Ye Jian observed one day when he accidentally looked up at the sky above his head.

Of course, what he observed was more detailed information.

He indirectly observed everything, including things related to the 'Yokai Sage' and the 'Hakurei Miko'.

"Yeah."

Nodding, he looked at the surrounding scenery as they had left the inner area of ​​the bamboo forest where people could get lost. The number of bamboos within his sight was becoming fewer and fewer. Walking on the quiet path with a row of stone lanterns on both sides, Ye Jian's eyes couldn't help but show a hint of anticipation.

What will the outside world look like in these eyes?

With this expectation in mind, when Ye Jian and Ling Xian walked out of the bamboo forest where the sunlight was blocked, the scenery in front of them was briefly dyed pure white by the sunlight. A large amount of information that had never been observed before appeared in Ye Jian's field of vision and left a "historical record" in his "database".

For Ye Jian, who has lived in Yongingting since childhood and has never left, the world outside the bamboo forest is unprecedentedly wonderful and rich.

The information that can be obtained from seeing with one's own eyes is often more detailed and numerous than that from indirect observation.

What kinds of beings have walked on this road in front of him, and the various information about these beings - such information directly led to the fact that even if he only saw it for the first time, Ye Jian had already obtained a huge amount of information far beyond what he originally had.

Originally, he should be happy about this.

Because the expansion of the 'information database' means that he knows more things and has more knowledge to absorb and learn.

However, at this moment, he was not happy at all.

A large amount of normal information mixed with unprecedented filth poured into his mind. He wanted to stop it but was powerless. He could only despairingly allow all kinds of disgusting, filthy, twisted and dirty records to continuously impact his young consciousness and thoughts as if he had seen it with his own eyes, heard it with his own ears and it was really happening in front of him. He was unable to extricate himself.

"So dirty, so dirty, so dirty, so dirty, so disgusting ...——————"

She hugged her shoulders tightly with both hands, and even though her nails were embedded in her flesh, she felt nothing. It was as if even the information fed back by her body's sensory nerves was drowned out by the huge amount of information. Her petite body kept hunching over. Ye Jian stared at the ground beneath her feet with wide eyes, and her consciousness was no longer able to receive the observation feedback brought by pure vision.

Under the influence of the huge amount of negative information that he had never encountered in the past, a strong emotion burst out from his heart involuntarily, and a certain color gradually faded from the depths of Ye Jian's pupils.

So dirty... so disgusting... so disgusting...

I really want to... destroy everything...

At this moment, Ye Jian no longer feels as warm and close as before.

As if the situation had been reversed, the atmosphere surrounding him at this moment was filled with biting cold and chaos.

"Xiaoye, Xiaoye, what's wrong with you?!"

When Lingxian noticed that Ye Jian was acting strangely, she immediately ignored the medicine and rushed to his side, calling his name anxiously.

Although her ability actually has little to do with emotions, because the nature of the ability can also affect emotions, at this moment, at such a close distance, Lingxian can clearly sense the emotional fluctuations surging in Yejian.

What's going on? Why does Xiaoye suddenly have such dark emotions?

Lingxian, who had no idea what had happened, kept calling out Ye Jian's name. There was only one thing she could do at this moment.

"Calm down, Sayo!!"

A strange and crazy light suddenly lit up in the red pupils, and the pair of rabbit ears on the top of the head stood up high at the same time. Some invisible waves quietly spread out from Lingxian's body and acted on Yejian's brain.

Lingxian tried her best to suppress Ye Jian's emotional fluctuations to the lowest level. Looking at Ye Jian, who seemed to no longer be so cold, Lingxian knew that her method was effective. She immediately seized the opportunity and shook his body vigorously, trying to wake him up in this way.

"Lingxian...sister..."

After struggling to surface from the filthy whirlpool, like a drowning man breathing fresh air, Ye Jian, who had regained some of his sanity, was also very clearly aware that his current condition was very dangerous.

It might even hurt Lingxian, one of his most important family members.

Although Ye Jian was still just a child, at this moment, his ruthlessness and decisiveness completely surpassed that of most adults.

"I'm fine, don't worry..."

After saying this with his last bit of rationality, Ye Jian resolutely used the techniques he learned from Yonglin's knowledge and the method mentioned in the information to perfectly control the body to block the blood supply to the brain.

Because his body was too young and fragile, after just a few breaths, due to insufficient blood supply to the brain, Ye Jian's eyes went dark as he heard Lingxian's panicked voice. All the information and thoughts in his eyes fell into a state of unconscious darkness.

Chapter 357: Old Thief, You...

"Here is, where?"

Blinking, Ye Jian looked at the room in front of him which was decorated very warmly and dreamily, and couldn't help feeling a little fond of it.

For some reason, he really liked the way this room was decorated.

Every piece of furniture and every corner was to his liking, and it looked as if they were specially designed according to his hobbies.

Especially the scenery outside the window made him fascinated.

And, more importantly, Ye Jian cannot observe any information here.

It is not that observation is blocked or that there is nothing to observe, but that even if something is seen, no information will appear.

This was the first time Ye Jian had seen such a vision since he became conscious.

This felt very novel to him.

However, before he became curious, he was more concerned about where this place was.

He had just knocked himself unconscious, but after a moment of darkness in front of his eyes, the view he saw turned into this room.

"This is your conscious space."

When Ye Jian started walking around the room out of curiosity, he was startled by a sudden sound.

"Someone?"

Suddenly, he turned around with his back against the transparent floor-to-ceiling window and looked in the direction where the sound came from. A hint of nervousness appeared on Ye Jian's little face.

His current mental state was as if he had sneaked into an underground warehouse that Sister Yonglin had explicitly forbidden him to enter, but was caught red-handed shortly after entering.

In short, it's all about tension and guilt.

"Good morning."

As far as Ye Jian's sight could reach, a cute girl who looked a few years older than him, but not much older, was sitting quietly on the bed that was supposed to be empty. Her snow-white hair hung down behind her like a river of stars, and the length even made the ends of her hair spread out on the bed.

There was a light in the bright red eyes that Ye Jian could not understand. Although he could not understand it, it inexplicably made him feel a little warm.

"who are you?"

He looked at the girl in confusion, and at the same time recalled the first sentence she had just said: This is your consciousness space. He couldn't help but glance at the surrounding environment again with curiosity.

Is the space of consciousness a space that has no substance and is composed only of spirit?

This explains why the layout of this room is so to my liking.

But why does the decoration style look like my sisters’ room?

"We are you."

She gently stood up from the bed and walked slowly to Ye Jian. The girl stretched out her hand, as if she wanted to touch his cheek, but stopped halfway for some reason.

For some reason, Ye Jian seemed to see other emotions in the girl's eyes besides the warm light at this moment.

Even he could understand that, it was sad.

Is it because of what she said?

They were clearly just "strangers" meeting for the first time, but when he saw the sadness in the girl's eyes, Ye Jian felt a slight pain in his heart.

It was as if he didn't want the girl to look at him like that.

but why?

Ye Jian discovered that since he came to this consciousness space, he, who should have known everything, had encountered many mysteries one after another and felt doubtful again and again.

"....Um?"

When Ye Jian came back to his senses from his confusion, he realized that he had unknowingly taken the girl's hand, and continued the action that she had interrupted, and put her hand on his cheek.

The moment he reacted, Ye Jian subconsciously wanted to shake her hand off, but the gentle touch on his face and the beautiful eyes with tears in them made him unable to do anything.

"What means?"

Suppressing the greater throbbing in his heart and turning his gaze away from the face in front of him, Ye Jian was completely unable to understand what the girl meant.

What do you mean by 'she is herself'? Is this the reason why she appears in her own consciousness space?

————No, after all, is this really my own consciousness space?

This was just her one-sided statement. Why did I subconsciously believe her?

"...Let me explain it to you."

As if waking up from a dream, the girl came back to her senses from the surging emotions in her heart. She first rubbed Ye Jian's little face with a little force, then withdrew her hand and gently wiped away the tears in her eyes.

At the same time, Ye Jian also sensed that the slightly melancholy aura surrounding her had disappeared like melting ice and snow.

But the gentle light in his eyes did not diminish at all.

"But before that, hey~"

"Whoa!"

Caught off guard, just as Ye Jian was waiting for the girl to explain for him, he felt his body suddenly tilting down, and then he subconsciously closed his eyes. In just a short moment, he fell into a warm embrace with some kind of fragrance.

"I've wanted to do this for a while now, and sure enough, it feels so comfortable to hug."

She fell onto the springy bed, holding Ye Jian's small body in her arms, breathing in the milky scent on his body with a satisfied look on her face. The girl felt that she had no regrets in her life.

If he wanted to do this in the past, he would be rejected, and he was not so young at that time, only about 11 years old at most.

She was cute then too, but she's even cuter now!

"Let go of Kaiwo, braided!"

Ahhh, the way he struggles in vain while yelling 'pervert' in a baby voice is so cute.

So cute, I want...

Looking at Ye Jian in her arms, a strange light seemed to gradually bloom in the girl's eyes.

"What on earth do you want to do?!"