But then, he met Mingmei.

He envied that so many people worked hard for Mingmei, and he also admired that she was trying her best to respond to everyone's kindness to her.

Even when she actually met the person she knew was not meant to be with, she still tried hard to remember that person.

He was jealous of Xie Chen, jealous that he was the one who was destined to be with Xie Chen but ultimately not to be with him.

He was jealous of the other person's persistence despite knowing it was impossible, and jealous that someone was always waiting for him at the finish line he was striving for.

Their obsession, compared to their own, makes them seem like clowns.

Unwilling to rebel completely, yet unwilling to truly mold oneself into what others expect...

"Bright and beautiful".

Zenguang suddenly spoke, looking at Mingmei, and asked, "Are you happy now, no, are you happy later...?"

“Happiness.” Mingmei nodded honestly, even though she knew it was a game and this NPC wasn’t the real Zen Light.

The true Zen light had long since become a Buddha, but even so, Mingmei still earnestly replied to the other person: "Just as you said, I am loved by many people, and I have always been very happy."

"That's good then." Zenkwang smiled, fiddling with his prayer beads, seemingly not wanting to say anything more.

Suddenly, he looked up sharply, and a terrifying light flashed in his eyes. Upon seeing this, Mingmei instinctively hugged Mei Jiu, who was standing next to her, and protected her behind her.

In an instant, the rosary string snapped, and the beads flew towards Mingmei and the others!

"careful!"

Lu Xiaoyao, Zhen Po, and the rest of the group were stunned into silence by the prayer beads that suddenly flew in front of them. Then, Lu Xiaoyao felt a chill between her brows—

[Player character has died; game over.]