Inside a simple little room.
After listening to Hu Miaomiao's story, Chi Chen fell into a long silence once again.
"Buzz buzz buzz!"
Suddenly, a buzzing sound began to emanate from the room where Hu Miaomiao and Chi Chen were located.
This illusory world began to gradually become distorted due to the intense fluctuations in Chi Chen's state of mind.
Faced with this scene that seemed like the sky was falling, Hu Miaomiao remained calm and waited for Chi Chen to make his final decision.
Hu Miaomiao knew that even though Chi Chen knew everything, he still didn't make the final choice.
This illusory world is dominated by Chi Chen's consciousness. In other words, if Chi Chen chooses to leave, this world will instantly disintegrate, and everything here will disappear.
Of course, if Chi Chen chooses to stay, he can instantly forget everything Hu Miaomiao just said, and even Hu Miaomiao, this outsider, will completely disappear from Chi Chen's sight.
"Buzz buzz buzz!"
The distortion of space became more and more severe, and everything around us gradually began to become illusory, but at a certain moment, they solidified again, as if nothing had ever happened.
Everything around him changed in accordance with Chi Chen's state of mind.
This is enough to prove that Chi Chen is currently caught in an endless internal struggle.
"Don't be afraid. Whatever decision you make, I will support you. If you really want to stay here, then stay here! Don't worry about anything else."
Suddenly, Hu Miaomiao stood up, pulled Chi Chen's head into her arms, and said softly.
Feeling the boy in her arms tremble slightly, Hu Miaomiao felt a pang of pain in her heart. This was an extremely painful choice for Chi Chen.
What I see before me is probably what this boy truly wants, and what I want now is to take everything away from him.
In Hu Miaomiao's perception, Chi Chen was like a wounded young animal. He was afraid and hesitant. In his heart, there was probably only the word "helpless".
Hu Miaomiao's words were like a pebble, creating ripples in Chi Chen's heart, which then gradually turned into a huge wave. No matter how hard Chi Chen tried to suppress it, he could not bring it back to its original state.
"Xiao Chen, what's wrong? Are you alright?"
"Xiao Chen, are you leaving your mother behind?"
Suddenly, inside the room, Zhang Qin and Chi Yuan appeared out of nowhere.
The two looked at Chi Chen with panicked expressions, and Zhang Qin's face was covered with tears.
"Dad, Mom!"
When Chi Chen heard Zhang Qin and Chi Yuan's voices, his body trembled and he suddenly looked up. When Chi Chen saw the two lines of tears and the painful expression on Zhang Qin's face, he felt as if his heart was being crushed by an incredibly heavy mountain, making it hard for him to breathe.
Yes, I've already lost the two people in front of me once before. Now that I've regained what I lost, am I going to give it up again?
Chi Chen stared blankly at the two people in front of him who kept begging him not to leave. The pain in his heart grew deeper and deeper. Did he really have to leave them?
The illusory and distorted room gradually stabilized, and Chi Chen's fluctuating state of mind seemed to slowly return to stability due to the appearance and pleas of Zhang Qin and Chi Yuan.
Chi Chen looked at Hu Miaomiao, his eyes filled with deep regret.
"It's okay. I told you, whatever decision you make, I will support you, as long as it's really what you want!"
After a slight pause, Hu Miaomiao gave Chi Chen a reassuring smile.
Then, Hu Miaomiao blushed slightly, suddenly leaned down, and gently touched Chi Chen's forehead with her two red lips.
Now that Chi Chen has made his choice, she, as an outsider, will soon be expelled from this false world by Chi Chen's consciousness.
However, Hu Miaomiao, who had already entered the center of the magic array and transformed into starlight, merging into the ball of light formed by Chi Chen's soul, would only face the annihilation of her soul and complete death if she were expelled from this world by Chi Chen, who was her master.
Hu Miaomiao naturally wouldn't tell Chi Chen any of this. As she said, no matter what choice Chi Chen made, she would support him.
Even if the price of this support is one's own life.
"Miao...Miao Miao...?"
But suddenly, when Chi Chen saw Hu Miaomiao's carefree smile, his mind went blank. He murmured and softly called out Hu Miaomiao's name. This time, it was no longer the female ghost sister.
"Um!"
Hu Miaomiao was slightly taken aback, then smiled and answered softly. At this last moment, it was enough that Chi Chen could remember her name.
Then, Hu Miaomiao's body slowly became ethereal from bottom to top, gradually turning into starlight and dissipating.
"No, no, that won't do!"
Seeing this scene, Chi Chen suddenly seemed to realize something and roared out with a ferocious expression.
Chi Chen reached out and frantically grabbed at the air, seemingly trying to catch Hu Miaomiao, but the dissipation of Hu Miaomiao's body did not stop.
"Buzz buzz buzz!"
As Chi Chen roared, the entire world began to distort and become illusory once again.
"Xiao Chen, no, don't go, don't leave Mommy!"
"Xiao Chen, how could you bear to leave us!"
"Chi Chen, have you forgotten our promise?"
Inside the room, as the false world trembled once again, Lin Bai's figure also appeared.
"No, you can't leave. Are you really going to give up all of this again?"
"Do you want to experience that kind of pain again?"
Gradually, Aunt Zhang, the school teachers, classmates, and all the characters created by Chi Chen in this false world appeared in this room of unknown size (less than twenty square meters).
Countless pleas and cries echoed in Chi Chen's ears.
"Why? Why do this?"
Chi Chen roared angrily. The cries of his parents and friends, and the disappearance of Hu Miaomiao, drove Chi Chen into a frenzy. He didn't want to choose, but he had no choice.
"No, Xiaochen, you can't do this to your mother!"
It's her, it's all her!
"Kill her!"
"Kill her!"
Suddenly, sensing the instability of the world, everyone's attention was focused on Hu Miaomiao.
At this moment, they all saw Hu Miaomiao's presence.
They knew that as long as Hu Miaomiao disappeared completely, Chi Chen could return to their embrace.
But Chi Chen, who had just heard those resentful voices, fell silent.
"hehe!"
Chi Chen looked at their suddenly changed expressions and gave a self-deprecating smile.
Sure enough, a lie is a lie!
You can fool yourself with falsehoods for a while, but you can't fool yourself forever!
"Dad, Mom, I'm sorry, this time, I really have to say goodbye to you!"
Looking at Zhang Qin and Chi Yuan, whose expressions revealed resentment, Chi Chen smiled bitterly. What they were showing now was also a manifestation of the dark side of his own heart.
Would my parents, as I remember them, really say such things because they wanted me to stay?
After all, even in their dying moments, they were still frightened by fear, so they were still trying their best to smile at their own faces.
Their last words were simply, full of tenderness and blessings: "Xiao Chen, you must live on!"
"Bye now!"
Two lines of tears streamed down Chi Chen's face. Then, with a casual wave of his hand, Zhang Qin and Chi Yuan's bodies were the first to turn into fragments and disappear before him. Then Lin Bai, Aunt Zhang, and finally everything else vanished with a single wave of Chi Chen's hand.
Letting go is never the price of growth, but rather growth itself.
At this moment, the obsession that Chi Chen had buried in his heart for years finally vanished.
The old friends are gone, leaving only lingering memories; the people of today are by my side, why not keep them company?
The familiar room vanished, replaced by endless darkness. Chi Chen clasped his hands together, and the light spots in front of him transformed into a human figure.
In the darkness, light and shadow flashed, and countless fragments of memory continuously merged into Chi Chen's body.
Time passed, and when the last fragment of memory returned to Chi Chen's mind...
"I'm back! Thank you for your hard work, Miaomiao!"
Chi Chen looked at Hu Miaomiao, who was fast asleep in his arms, and a tired smile appeared on his face. A look of realization and complexity flashed in Chi Chen's eyes.
The basement of the Shenyuan City Lord's mansion.
"It...it worked?!"
Venerable Lingfeng, covered in sweat, watched as the four-colored cocoon of light at the center of the magic array shattered and gradually coalesced into two figures.
Just as Chi Chen and Hu Miaomiao's bodies began to dissipate in the false world, the light cocoon at the center of the magic array in the basement almost shattered, and even Venerable Lingfeng was nearly scared to death.
Fortunately, the cocoon of light quickly stabilized, which made Venerable Lingfeng give up his last idea.
As the light faded, the intricately designed magic array also disappeared.
At the center of the original magic array, Chi Chen stood proudly, with Hu Miaomiao sleeping in his arms. However, this time, the light white mark on Hu Miaomiao's forehead had not faded.
Inside the basement, the moment Venerable Lingfeng's gaze met Chi Chen's, Venerable Lingfeng was startled, his eyes filled with doubt and uncertainty.
"Thank you, Venerable Lingfeng, I have successfully returned!"
Chi Chen bowed deeply to Venerable Lingfeng, then looked tenderly at the person in his arms.
"Is it just my imagination?!"
Looking at Chi Chen, who seemed unchanged, Venerable Lingfeng muttered to himself.
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