Chapter 111 The person standing before me as I prepare to change worlds is actually her...
The person in front of her was actually the head of the Lan family, whom she had met at a banquet in the Bubble World.
But considering that the head of the Lan family from that world would never appear in the microscopic world, let alone come looking for her in such a microscopic form, Sang Zhitao asked warily, "Who are you?"
Beneath the icy demeanor of the Lan family head lay barely concealed excitement: "You...hello."
Sang Zhitao instinctively backed away before pursing her lips and asking, "Is...is there something you need?"
The Lan family head noticed the suspicion in her eyes, quickly took two steps back, straightened his clothes, coughed lightly, and solemnly introduced himself: "I am Lan Ting, the head of the Lan family, one of the four major families in the Bubble World."
Sang Zhitao's pupils contracted slightly. She hadn't expected the other person to actually be from the Bubble World. She quickly concealed her surprise and looked at him with a blank expression: "Oh, is there... something you need?"
The Lan family head stared intently at Sang Zhitao until she spoke again, at which point he hurriedly came to his senses and explained, "You are the Daughter of Miracles, and I have come to find you."
Sang Zhitao stood there stunned for a long while before replying blankly, "Huh?"
The head of the Lan family quickly showed her the video he had received earlier.
Sang Zhitao carefully took the phone, and her expression immediately turned grim when she saw what was in the video.
The video wasn't short, but it only took a few minutes to watch. It wasn't until the video started looping that Sang Zhitao looked up at the Lan family head.
But she no longer feigned that bewildered and innocent look. Instead, her eyes flashed with sharpness as she asked sternly, "What do you want?!"
The head of the Lan family raised his hands and hurriedly explained, "I have no ill intentions. You are the daughter of miracles. We only need to protect your heart and will never harm you."
“Miracle Girl…” Sang Zhitao felt that the term was somewhat familiar.
It took me a while to remember that in the world of gems, that's what everyone calls her.
Thinking of this, she felt a little relieved, knowing that she had found a clue to the fragments of the world.
Seeing that she had lowered her guard, the Lan family head simply told her everything about their communication with Bei Hua.
After listening for a while, Sang Zhitao finally understood and then invited the Lan family head to come in and sit down.
“This place is really unworthy of your status.” The head of the Lan family sat on the sofa, looked around, and then looked at Sang Zhitao with a sad expression. “It’s all our fault for not recognizing your identity immediately.”
Sang Zhitao raised an eyebrow but didn't reply to him for a moment.
Just after the Lan family head finished saying a long apology to Sang Zhitao, Sang Zhitao suddenly asked, "Was it your people who threw me down?"
The head of the Lan family was speechless at her question.
Sang Zhitao had no intention of listening to his explanation and continued, "You, or rather you, should have already discovered that my identity was abnormal, which is why you threw me down to test me, right?"
The excited look in the Lan family head's eyes vanished instantly, and he quickly returned to his usual cold demeanor: "How did you figure that out? Of course, my acting skills are pretty good."
Sang Zhitao raised an eyebrow, took a sip of water, and then deliberately said, "You don't need to know how I knew. Just tell me if my guess is right or wrong."
“Yes.” The Lan family head agreed without hesitation.
Sang Zhitao picked up her cup again, lowering her head to hide the relief in her eyes.
She was glad that after returning to the base, she had a detailed character analysis done with the psychology team and team leader Sheng An; otherwise, she would never have thought of this.
She also remembered that Zhang Pingnan, the head of the psychology team, had specifically told her: "Tao Tao, you must remember that there must be something wrong with these four families. The existence of family taboos in the Bubble World is too illogical and inhumane."
Team Leader Sheng An chimed in from the side, "You being thrown into the microscopic world must have been done by that Lan family head. Be careful."
So when she saw someone who should have been high and mighty suddenly act so friendly, she didn't feel honored at all. Instead, she felt uneasy and had a sense of being schemed against.
Sang Zhitao had originally planned to see what the Lan family head was up to, but after seeing his insincere concern after he saw her house, she immediately felt disgusted and had no desire to deal with him anymore.
The Lan family head was unaware of her thoughts, but he could tell that the person in front of him was not someone who could be easily fooled. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "At least there is one thing I haven't lied about: you are indeed the daughter of miracles, and the one we have been hoping for all along."
He paused, then continued, "Although we don't know what changes your appearance will bring, in legend you are the savior, so..."
"So you're both afraid that the changes I bring might affect your power and status, and worried that I won't save the world?" Sang Zhitao replied without hesitation.
The head of the Lan family looked up at her and nodded without hesitation: "Yes."
"So what exactly is wrong with the world?" Sang Zhitao didn't want to delve into their complicated thoughts, but instead asked about the question that concerned her the most.
The Lan family head sighed: "You should already know about the Microscopic City and Sky City."
Sang Zhitao nodded.
“We were born and were randomly thrown into two worlds, which was euphemistically called our own chosen destiny. But we hope to regain our normal body shape and hope that our parents and children will never be separated again.” The head of the Lan family paused and continued, “Legend has it that you helped us break the shackles.”
Sang Zhitao frowned: "So, the people of Sky City don't form families and therefore don't have children, so there's no need to make a choice, right?"
The Lan family head nodded.
"Then why do you high-ranking officials have families and relatives?" Sang Zhitao's sharp eyes pierced him.
"The ceremony of choosing a life's destiny takes place about a month after the child's birth, and we will use this month to carry out forced behavioral correction for the child."
"Why does the system have this vulnerability?" Sang Zhitao asked, puzzled.
The head of the Lan family sighed deeply and shook his head: "I don't know."
"Then what about that huge crack? What's on the other side of the crack?" Sang Zhitao looked at him, thought for a moment, and then asked.
The Lan family head looked bewildered: "What crack?"
Before Sang Zhitao could reply, he instantly realized: "The forbidden zone is a rift?!"
Seeing the astonishment on his face, Sang Zhitao was somewhat surprised: "You didn't know?"
The head of the Lan family raised his hand to his chest, suppressing a sense of unease he felt for some reason. After a long while, he finally spoke and replied, "No one can enter the forbidden area. You are the first one since the Great Catastrophe."
Sang Zhitao hesitated for a moment before nodding: "Alright..."
Neither of them spoke for a moment, and the room fell silent. A gentle breeze blew in, causing the curtains to flutter in the air.
The silence didn't last long. Sang Zhitao raised an eyebrow and looked at the Lan family head: "I have something else I want to ask you."
The head of the Lan family adopted a look of being all ears.
"Do you know... about world fragments?" Sang Zhitao thought for a moment and briefly described what world fragments looked like when she encountered them in other worlds.
The Lan family head frowned, thought for a long time, and then shook his head.
“I want to see the administrator of the microscopic world,” Sang Zhitao said, rubbing her fingertips together.
The Lan family head nodded in agreement without hesitation.
The two didn't linger and went downstairs directly, got into the car brought by the Lan family head, and headed to the administrator's residence.
Bei Hua must have been notified by the Lan family head long ago and was waiting at the door early on.
Seeing Sang Zhitao get out of the car, she smiled broadly and said, "Welcome, Daughter of Miracles."
"Hello, Bei Hua, the manager of the micro-world." Sang Zhitao greeted her with the etiquette of the micro-world.
Bei Hua smiled even more happily and turned around to lead the way: "The Lan family head has already told me where you came from. I don't know where the World Fragment is, but I think He can tell you the answer."
"Him?" Sang Zhitao looked at Bei Hua curiously.
Bei Hua smiled and said, "Everyone likes to call it the Fate Choice System."
“I once saw a related planning document in Bubble World. I thought you had control over the Fate Choice System, but from what Patriarch Lan said, I know that you can only passively accept his control.” Sang Zhitao looked troubled, as if she was thinking about how to organize her thoughts.
Bei Hua seemed to understand her thoughts and said directly, "We can propose corresponding repair plans, but whether or not to adopt them is up to Him to decide. We... are more like His people."
As she spoke, Bei Hua hesitated, as if she was also wondering how to describe this strange relationship.
Sang Zhitao was somewhat surprised: "System... why do you guys talk about it as if it has a life of its own?"
Just then, they arrived at the entrance to the central control console. After Bei Hua entered the password, she opened the door, stepped to the side, and gave Sang Zhitao a mysterious smile: "How do you know He isn't alive?"
Before Sang Zhitao could speak, he pushed her inside and quickly closed the door.
The Lan family head was startled by her actions: "Bei Hua!"
Bei Hua blocked the door and smiled at the Lan family head: "I'm not trying to harm her, this is the fate she was meant to have."
The Lan family head's expression was beyond ugly. He glared fiercely at Bei Hua and warned in a low voice, "Bei Hua, if anything happens to the Daughter of Miracles, I will make sure that what happened thirty years ago is repeated!"
Bei Hua's seemingly eternally gentle smile vanished instantly, her eyes turning like icy thorns as she looked at the Lan family head: "There are some things you children don't understand and talk nonsense about, which I can forgive, but don't question my decisions so casually."
The head of the Lan family was not afraid of Bei Hua at all, and just looked at her coldly.
After a long while, Bei Hua looked at the Lan family head with that gentle smile again and said, "Alright, it's not your fault for being a little late. He required that the Daughter of Miracles must enter at this time, and there wasn't enough time for me to explain to her again."
The Lan family head finally relaxed his tense body, ignoring his soaked back, and lowered his eyes to hide the deep look in them: "Since it is His request, it is inevitable that you would do this, senior."
Bei Hua smiled and patted his shoulder, glanced at the tightly closed door behind them, and sighed silently: "Let's go, we probably won't be able to get out anytime soon."
The Lan family head nodded and followed, but after Bei Hua walked ahead of him, he turned to look at the gate, his eyes flashing with inquiry, his fingertips constantly rubbing together, but he didn't dare to linger and quickly turned back to follow Bei Hua.
Sang Zhitao was startled by Bei Hua's actions, but after she regained her balance, she realized that in the empty hall, there was only a door on the opposite wall that was emitting a microscopic light.
She waited for a while, and when there was no movement, she hesitantly walked to the door and tentatively opened it.
A blinding white light struck, causing her to instinctively raise her hand to cover her eyes, but then she felt a strange inhalation coming from ahead.
"Squeak..." The door slammed shut, and the empty hall was deserted. The door that had been opened closed again.
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