Free Web Novel“Speak your wish...”
When such a voice rang in Lu Yibei’s mind, she almost blurted out, “I want White Little Flower, a flesh-and-blood White Little Flower!”
That voice seemed to carry a mind-influencing power, just like when you got into trouble at school and your parents were called in, and Old Dad walked out of the homeroom teacher’s office, gnashing his teeth and saying, “I’ll deal with you when we get home!” It really made one feel like they were about to see seven wolves.
But before she could speak, Lu Yibei quickly became vigilant. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com
Wait, something’s not right! Is this wish free?
In this day and age, even to get a free packet of tissues, you have to scan a QR code and follow a bunch of inexplicable public accounts, let alone a mysterious voice suddenly asking you to make a wish.
Just hearing a sneaky voice and making a wish without clarifying anything, wouldn’t that be pushing yourself into a fire pit?
Thinking of this, Lu Yibei cleared her throat and cautiously probed, “Then, may I ask, before making a wish, can I add a tiny bit of restrictive conditions without affecting the main subject of the wish?”
“When it comes to making wishes, those who understand, understand. You’re afraid I’ll make exorbitant demands, and I’m also afraid you’ll play tricks on the method, process, and after-sales service of fulfilling the wish. Wouldn’t you agree?”
After speaking, she waited a few seconds, and when no sound echoed in her mind again, Lu Yibei sighed silently.
Sure enough, there was no room for negotiation in this matter...
It was the kind where you either wish or you don’t.
She narrowed her eyes, looked up at the sky, and her gaze fell upon the figure enveloped in golden light.
At first glance, the figure seemed to be wrapped in a thick layer of golden fur, but upon closer inspection, one could discern that it was not fur, but a layer of shimmering, slowly wriggling, bizarre substance resembling countless underdeveloped tiny tentacles.
Those golden substances, like liquid or gas, flowed around its body according to some special pattern, occasionally extending out slender threads difficult for the naked eye to catch, intertwining to outline incomplete, incomprehensible figures.
Then, as those incomplete figures disintegrated, a patch of dreamlike, colorful flowers blossomed out of thin air in mid-air, followed by the flowers withering and dissipating, merging into the wind, bringing with them a muffled but inexplicably pleasant melody.
“...”
That figure appeared with the intense light that shot up a few seconds ago, engulfing the entire sky of Yumen Pass...
Moreover, from that figure, she detected a familiar Spiritual Energy fluctuation, one she had previously encountered with highly similar Spiritual Energy fluctuations on okin rod and Fang Ji...
And the voice in her mind began to sound as that figure gradually became clearer in the dazzling light.
So, that guy is a Miracle Order member?
Fang Ji, that guy, went through all that trouble to open the Yumen Pass city gates probably just for him to appear, right?
Was that wish-granting voice just now his? Lu Yibei thought.
In her opinion, making a wish to such a monstrous thing, even if it could truly be realized, without adding one hundred eighty or ninety additional conditions, the person making the wish would either die or be severely impacted after it came true.
Of course, there was not no possibility of a miracle, but even if the chance of danger was only one percent, in this kind of situation, it was one hundred percent!
Thinking in a worse direction, this kind of thing was like wishing for ten billion yuan from an unknown evil god.
Who knew if she would receive ten billion Zimbabwean dollars, or even a ten billion-denomination Ghost Money (hell money) note?
There was also the possibility of instant inflation, causing ten billion to lose its original purchasing power, or a sudden war or disaster, making it impossible to spend the money even if one had it.
Or even the moment she made the wish, the next second, Caishen (God of Wealth) of the Night Watch would appear before her, confiscating these ill-gotten gains.
But regardless of whether you received the tangible benefits of ten billion Z Country currency, the evil god had already fulfilled your wish, and now it was time to bear the cost of the wish.
From a certain perspective, wishing “to have a flesh-and-blood White Little Flower,” or any other wish, followed the same logic.
If she really made the wish, would a bloody, mangled corpse of White Little Flower appear directly?
Would a lively White Little Flower just appear, and the next second, she would use a Flower God Piercing Demon Spear to stab to death the “husband fan” who recklessly summoned her?
If the above situations didn’t happen, they also didn’t say that after White Little Flower appeared, the person who made the wish could continue to stay in this world, right?
As her thoughts diverged towards the potential costs of making a wish, Lu Yibei immediately couldn’t help but shiver.
The more she thought about it, the more terrifying it became; she almost fell for it!
It was just like online dating; one careless mistake and not only would your money be gone, but your kidney would be removed too.
So, let’s just forget it? What belongs to the two-dimensional world should stay in the two-dimensional world; that’s the most beautiful way. Forcing it into reality would be disrespectful.
Just as Lu Yibei was feeling regretful about not being able to have intimate contact with White Little Flower in the real world, and secretly lamenting that only a fool would make a wish to that guy, the voice of a “fool” suddenly rang in her ears.
“I, I want to escape the influence of the Spirit Mark authority, escape the shackles of the past, I want to have a true future.”
Hearing this, Lu Yibei was stunned for a moment. Turning in the direction of the voice, she suddenly remembered that Shen Baiwei was also present beside her.
A pure white radiance streamed down from the golden figure in the sky, passing through the ancient wooden window and illuminating Shen Baiwei, outlining faint, glowing, blurry lines.
She knelt on one knee, her gaze burning as she looked at the sky, biting her lips, her fingers tightly clasped in front of her chest until her knuckles turned white, her chest heaving violently with emotion.
She was like a maiden praying to a deity, seemingly bathed in holy light.
Very devout, but also very humble.
Lu Yibei wondered if it was her imagination, but she felt Shen Baiwei’s figure had become somewhat smaller, and a strange sense of pity inexplicably arose within her.
However... escaping the influence of Spirit Mark authority, escaping the /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ shackles of the past, and having a true future, sounded like three wishes, didn’t they? Lu Yibei looked at Shen Baiwei, wanting to speak but holding back.
She hadn’t expected Shen Baiwei to actually dare to make a wish to that monstrous thing in the sky.
After waiting for a moment, as if her wish hadn’t been granted, Shen Baiwei raised her voice and repeated what she had just said, “I want to escape the influence of the Spirit Mark authority, escape the shackles of the past, I want to have a true future!”
As Shen Baiwei’s words fell, Lu Yibei’s eyes suddenly burned with pain.
It was as if a red-hot steel needle had pierced her Eyeball, plunged into her flesh, and was stirring back and forth. The stinging pain and burning sensation erupted from a single point in her eyes, then rapidly spread through her nerves. Almost in an instant, her consciousness became hazy.
Vivid, intensely bright color blocks constantly flashed before her eyes.
The feeling was somewhat like the flashing disco ball above the dance floor of an underground entertainment club, but the light was a thousand times stronger and the flashing frequency ten thousand times faster.
In an instant, her vision was reduced to nothing but a dazzling and blurry light.
In a daze, as if a visual persistence effect had occurred, Lu Yibei saw Shen Baiwei’s figure.
Not just one...
But two Shen Baiweis!
One Shen Baiwei was still kneeling there, gazing up at the sky, while the other Shen Baiwei stood behind her, her demeanor like a puppet, numb and lifeless.
A thin, silvery-white mist floated between the two Shen Baiweis, continuously changing shape.
Sundial, pocket watch, pendulum clock...
After a fleeting glimpse, Lu Yibei’s eyes were quickly enveloped once again by the dazzling glare, losing her vision.
A few seconds later, when images flashed before her eyes again, she saw countless chaotic black lines extending from the body of the Shen Baiwei standing behind.
All the lines were violently twisting and writhing, rapidly coalescing into a bizarre aggregate that looked like a monstrous snake with ox horns.
That monstrous snake coiled around her body, wrapped around her neck, tightly bound her hands and feet, and finally connected tail-to-head at her neck.
As if guided by that monstrous snake, the Shen Baiwei standing behind slowly raised her hand and placed it on the shoulder of the Shen Baiwei in front.
Then, a flash of vibrant, strong light passed through.
When Lu Yibei saw the two Shen Baiweis again, the Shen Baiwei in front had fallen to the ground, convulsing violently.
Then.
She suddenly exploded.
Like an ink bottle full of ink suddenly bursting open.
Some black substance splattered out from Shen Baiwei’s body, splashing onto Lu Yibei and slowly invading her body.
It splattered onto the walls and ceiling, writhing and twisting, completely dyeing all the surrounding space pitch black.
Thus, a long silence descended.
Vaguely, Lu Yibei heard someone speaking in her ears, voices coming from all directions, seemingly more than one person, but all speaking in the same voice, saying the same words.
They were all Shen Baiwei!
They said with melancholy, “Alas, do we have to start all over again? I knew it wouldn’t be that easy...”
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“Hoo-ha... hoo-ha...”
When Lu Yibei finally emerged from the dead silence and pitch black, she felt an intense exhaustion, as if she had just experienced an incredibly real nightmare. Her hands rested on the window sill in front of her, and it took her a long while for her thoughts to detach from their erratic state.
As soon as she steadied herself, she eagerly turned to look at Shen Baiwei.
However, before her eyes could even catch Shen Baiwei’s figure, the voice that rang in her mind caused her heart to suddenly stop.
“Speak your wish...”
Again? What in the world is going on? Lu Yibei thought with extreme astonishment.
Immediately after, when she saw the familiar scene of Shen Baiwei kneeling on one knee, looking towards the sky like a devout praying maiden, she was stunned for a few seconds, then gradually understood everything.
Probably... it seemed... perhaps... it was a save reload?
Just then, Shen Baiwei once again spoke her wish.
“I want to escape the influence of the Spirit Mark authority, escape the shackles of the past, I want to have a true future!”
As Shen Baiwei’s words fell, as Lu Yibei expected, her eyes immediately burned with intense pain.
“...”
I’m done! Why am I the one suffering when Shen Baiwei is making the wish?
I need to find a way to make her shut up!
Lu Yibei thought, a ruthless glint flashing in her eyes. Enduring the dizziness and blurred vision caused by her abnormal eyes, she quietly approached Shen Baiwei and raised her wicked little hand.
However, before she could lay a hand on Shen Baiwei, the dazzling bright light stole her vision.
A few seconds later, Shen Baiwei exploded again.
Lu Yibei, “...”
