Why didn't you protect Meimei?!
Isn't there a third mental illusion?!
Zhao Xi was annoyed and glared at Lin Che.
The red candlelight of the Peony Pavilion shone down, casting shadows on his long eyelashes and amber eyes that were slightly narrowed, revealing a deep weariness.
He took a step closer to her.
He took her hand.
"what?"
Zhao Xi frowned and withdrew her hand, only then noticing that the bracelet had changed color.
The bracelet was strung with tiny red beads, and now two-thirds of them have turned white, while the rest have become mottled pink.
This means that the fire elemental energy is almost depleted, and the third stage of the inner demon illusion is more than halfway over.
That shouldn't be happening!
The first scene takes place in the palace, where Princess Xueyan is isolated because of her appearance.
The second scene should be here, where others covet her beauty, but she is powerless to escape.
"Huh? Does that mean day and night are counted as two separate events?"
Or has she lost her memory?
"Inner demons are obsessions, and they should be distinguished by their obsessions."
Lin Che said softly, walked to the side door of the boudoir, and opened the door.
The long street was bustling with people, lanterns blazing like fire, and people coming and going without ceasing. The noise and laughter from the Peony Pavilion's main hall drifted here, filling the city that never sleeps with a liveliness that the celestial realm lacked.
Lin Che seemed exhausted. He let out a long sigh and turned to look at her. "This illusion won't let us out until the fire elemental energy is exhausted. Come walk with me for a bit."
Zhao Xi didn't want to stay in the brothel's private room, so she followed them.
As the two walked out of the Peony Pavilion, Lin Che casually took Zhao Xixiang's hand amidst the astonished gazes of the madam and the others.
Along the long street, there are sugar painting stalls, kite and fan vendors, doll and mask vendors, and rouge and nail polish vendors. Behind the stalls is a small river where people release Kongming lanterns and river lanterns. Vendors walk around selling candied hawthorns, and some people hold up chess pieces with uncanny accuracy to tell fortunes for people.
Lin Che was very interested in the trinkets of ordinary people. He would stop at each stall, say a few words, and sometimes, like a child, he would pick one up and leave a message like, "Remember to pay at Young Master Sui's residence."
Zhao Xi wanted to follow Lin Che on a cursory tour, but her mind was elsewhere, thinking about the magical realm she had forgotten.
He suddenly sighed.
"well."
Lin Che's mood improved, and he bit off a head from the Sun Wukong sugar figurine, asking, "Still haven't figured it out?"
"I've figured it out...sigh..."
It is precisely because I understand.
Inner demons are obsessions.
Although she was disturbed by the spirit mirror and the fire spirit energy, which caused her to have memories that did not belong to her, she was still the master of the illusion, and her obsession remained.
In the first stage of her inner demons, Princess Xueyan's appearance was damaged, and everyone regarded her as a monster.
That's because Meimei's mouth was injured, and she's particularly concerned about her appearance.
The third layer of inner demons returned to the point where she was coveted by the world because of her beauty. Zhao Xi thought that she couldn't stop Young Master Sui from entering her room, which was why she took the poison.
As for this second point, what Zhao Xi thought she overlooked was that Mei Mei felt that appearance shouldn't be so important.
Is beauty the only meaning of a life's existence?
Just because she's pretty, does she have to rely on her looks?
The correct order of her obsessions is: she was coveted, she was hurt because she was coveted, and she came to terms with it and stopped being obsessed with her beauty.
Zhao Xi thought that entering would lead to the second level, but because she didn't realize the third level, she ended up cycling through the first level again.
—Look, Headmistress, I'm really good at catching fish! I can help you catch fish!
—Headmistress, I helped Sister Atu feed all the spirit pets! I'm not afraid of bugs anymore~
This little whiny creature is adorable, and sometimes it even acts silly.
"It's alright with the kingfisher's head, no one in the Beast Garden will mind. The Kangnan demon clan helps each other out, they won't mind that she hasn't fully formed her core... Hmm?"
Before Zhao Xi could finish feeling melancholy, Lin Che suddenly waved a half-eaten sugar figurine in front of her, gesturing for her to take a bite.
"I won't eat it... You, a great immortal, are holding up candy like a fool from a landlord's house!" Zhao Xi tried to lean back in disgust and avoid his candy.
Even if I don't complete the illusion of inner demons, I'll find a chance to talk to Meimei after I get out.
Lin Che wasn't annoyed. He chuckled and insisted on stuffing the sugar figurine into her mouth.
I didn't really want to eat it, but it was all put into my mouth anyway.
Zhao Xi took a small bite.
Widen your eyes.
It was the best maltose she had ever eaten!
Maltose has a unique sweetness, which is both its strength and its weakness. It was impossible for the ancients to separate the flavors with their techniques.
She explained that molecular gastronomy requires many steps to improve the sweetness.
But now, what I'm tasting is the flavor I've been dreaming of.
It was created by an illusion!
Zhao Xi was excited: "Quickly, let's book the stall!"
"The pastries are also delicious." Lin Che looked down at her, pointed behind him, and said, "I was truly lost, but I have not strayed too far. I realize that what I did yesterday was right."
The entire street had disappeared into darkness, but the lights ahead were still bright.
So this is how illusions can be used!
Zhao Xi glanced at the red beads on her bracelet; there weren't many left. Holding Lin Che's hand, she urged, "Hurry up! I have so many dishes I want to eat. Let's go on a luxury cruise!"
Before the words were finished, a large cruise ship appeared in the darkness ahead.
Zhao Xi wanted to urge him to take her upstairs.
"I miss the Peach Banquet."
Lin Che tossed the half-eaten sugar figurine behind him, hugged Zhao Xixiang, and jumped onto the cruise ship to stand still.
Zhao Xi wanted to burst into the cruise ship restaurant with a big laugh: "Since we're already here, why eat vegetarian food? Okay, I'll save you a big peach!"
Everything turned out exactly as she had predicted.
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