Chapter 26 The Reversal of the White Dream Day (1)
The last time backtrack.
Returning to 6 AM, we, who were meant to be adversaries, had already reached a truce.
As the saying goes, “There are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests.”
“So, let’s head directly to Black Street. There should be an entrance nearby.”
“Yes, I understand.”
“As long as you can return to ‘here’, I have no way of leaving.”
This is what a dead end means.
That’s why I followed Zihua so readily.
My escape would only be meaningful if I could destroy her ‘save point’. But I had no idea how she set 6 AM as the save point. There were no special markers around, so it might be a save point of pure will. If that’s the case, there’s no way to break it.
Upon entering Black Street, Zihua placed a hand on my shoulder and said,
“Find a reason to bring me to the Black Azure Pavilion.”
Since she knew the location of the Yata no Kagami, Zihua clearly had no intention of wasting time and directly told me to head to our destination.
However, entering Black Street was easy, but entering the Black Azure Pavilion was not.
“Hmm…”
Miss Qin Lianshe, the Soul Messenger from before, was easily brought into the Black Azure Pavilion because ordinary people couldn’t see her. For anyone else, even internal members, permission was required to enter.
Generally, I could obtain permission from Nana, the leader, given my status. But the key was how to bring Zihua in as well.
I was the only one who knew that Zihua was currently using Lanhua’s body. To others, Lanhua was still Lanhua. But Lanhua was now the organization’s primary target.
Because I had leaked information before, everyone believed the Yata no Kagami was on Lanhua. Now that the target was found, the organization would never let her go.
Under these circumstances, bringing Zihua into the Black Azure Pavilion was almost impossible.
“To enter the Black Azure Pavilion, you need permission from the organization’s leader. There’s no other way. Everyone believes the Yata no Kagami is on you right now, so Nana won’t allow you to move freely.”
Nana clearly understood this. She couldn’t possibly not know about the Black Azure Pavilion, so she just nodded in understanding.
“Normally, that’s true. But if… I’m also an Anomaly who needs to be confined there.”
“Huh? You mean you’re planning to go in as a prisoner?”
Seeing my surprised expression, Zihua smirked and teased,
“What? Think your chance has come? Let me tell you clearly, that place can’t hold me. The Black Azure Pavilion can only accommodate Anomalies below Rank B, and those with special abilities often break out. We F, the Destined Witches, are at a level where containment fails. If I were serious, I could escape from there without any effort.”
“I have no intention of selling you out. Since I promised to help you find the Yata no Kagami, I will fulfill my promise.”
“Hoo hoo… You say it like it’s true. I almost believed you… Forget it. Anyway, whatever your plans are, they have nothing to do with me. As long as we can find the Yata no Kagami, nothing else matters. Call that incompetent Succubus and tell her you’ve found Lanhua, and that Lanhua has awakened as a ‘Water Calamity Witch’. That should get me confined to the lowest level too.”
“Water Witch… So Lanhua is also…”
Calamity Witch, she’s indeed a different system’s Destined Witch. I just don’t know how many there are in total.
Are there four of them, like the Witch of Calamity? Or more?
And who are the others?
“Yes, it was only a matter of time. She was supposed to awaken later. But now, because of me, after I leave, she should awaken. Of course, she won’t be able to reach my level, nor does she have the ability to backtrack time. She’s completely useless, hahahaha…”
“I have no intention of using her.”
Indeed, only Zihua can do time backtracking or manipulate water. The reason she can do these things is because she possesses terrifying Destiny Power. This Destiny Power was inherited from other Destined Witches—or so Zihua claims. But the truth is unknown.
In any case, even if Lanhua awakens, she won’t be able to reach this level.
“Let’s just assume that’s the case.”
Zihua waved her hand casually, walked past me, and leaned leisurely by the entrance of the Black Azure Pavilion.
I, on the other hand, took out my phone and called Nana.
After reporting to Nana that Lanhua had been found and had awakened as a Calamity Witch, Nana was silent for a long time before telling me she would handle everything.
Then, in less than a minute, all the stationed personnel of the organization’s branch arrived near the Black Azure Pavilion and surrounded Zihua and me.
This level of treatment is indeed extraordinary… Every Destined Witch deserves such treatment. After all, anything is possible for someone who can freely wield Destiny Power.
The subsequent events unfolded like the most cliché police drama. I, the ‘hostage’, was rescued, and Zihua, the ‘criminal’, attempted to resist but was eventually captured, outnumbered.
Afterward, although Lily and Yu Hui were not entirely in favor, Nana agreed to my request to be present during Lanhua’s interrogation.
Originally, Yu Hui and Xue Qing were also going to ask to come along, but I brushed them off with various excuses like “I’m just going to provoke her emotions,” “There won’t be any danger,” and “She can’t escape again.”
And so, we successfully reunited in the depths of the Black Azure Pavilion.
When I arrived at the room where Zihua was being held, Zihua suddenly manipulated water and entangled Nana, who had followed me in. Nana’s head seemed to be submerged in a fish tank, and her face turned red from the sudden drowning.
“Don’t kill her!”
After Nana lost consciousness, Zihua removed the water cover and even extracted the water from Nana’s lungs. It seemed artificial respiration was unnecessary. A Succubus’s body is quite resilient; she wouldn’t die just from drowning.
Next, Zihua cut through the containment room’s glass with a high-pressure water blade and calmly walked out, closing her eyes to sense the Yata no Kagami’s location.
“So, Yata no Kagami—this location is—. After leaving this room, turn left at the corner, and take the first room on the right. Whose room is that?”
“The first room after turning right from the corner.”
I remember that seems to be…
“This-…”
*SH*
“San Qing Novel”
Suddenly, Zihua’s expression changed, and she ran out of the room towards the corner.
I didn’t know what was happening, but I followed her nonetheless.
Zihua turned right at the corner. Just as I was about to follow, a cat’s meow suddenly came from behind me. I reflexively turned back and saw a cat-eared maid lunging at me. I didn’t have time to dodge!
“Meow~ choosing that side was the wrong choice, meow~ ‘Schrödinger’s Cat,’ meow!”
The paw pads of the cat-eared maid’s cat-paw gloves pressed down on my chest. Before I knew what was happening, the world suddenly turned dark, as if the lights had been turned off. The cat-eared maid, like me, turned into a crudely drawn 3D model.
“Huh? Ugh!”
The next second, the world returned to normal.
I was also unceremoniously tackled to the ground by the cat-eared maid, hitting the back of my head. My head buzzed.
“What the heck is this?!”
I couldn’t help but complain. I looked up and grabbed the cat-eared maid’s hand, asking,
“What did you do!”
Startled, the cat-eared maid’s ears twitched and drooped, trembling. Her tail also swished restlessly behind her.
“Meow meow! Don’t bully me, meow! Xiao Yu just used the ability the Head Maid gave me, meow! It’s called ‘Schrödinger’s Cat.’ Giving me the ability of a cat abuser, the Head Maid is so mean…”
“Schrödinger’s Cat?! What kind of ability is that?”
“It just jumped to another choice, meow. I don’t know why, but this is Master’s order, meow! Xiao Yu is just a newly appointed meow meow maid and doesn’t know anything, meow!”
Jumped to another choice?
A newly appointed maid?
An ability given by the Head Maid?
Combining these, one clear piece of information emerged: this cat-eared maid named Xiao Yu was definitely a member of Ji Lianbing’s Maid Squad.
So, what did she mean by jumping to another choice? She said Master ordered her to do it, and her Master… that is, Ji Lianbing, why would she have this cat-eared maid do such a thing…
Speaking of which, isn’t Ji Lianbing currently sealed by her maids because her abilities went berserk?
What on earth is going on?
As I was pondering, a loud noise suddenly erupted. I saw a figure blasted out of a room, crashing into the corridor’s wall. The maid also rushed out and pressed her knife against the figure’s neck.
Zi… It’s Zihua!
Zihua was actually suppressed?
Who was it?
What room was that?
She… Could it be… It’s her…
“Hehehe, I didn’t expect someone unexpected to stir up trouble… Xiao Lan… No. Who are you?”
Just as I thought, a young lady, enveloped in black mist, walked out of the room.
“Hoo hoo, so that’s how it is… I was wondering why there was no news.”
As expected, it couldn’t have nothing to do with you… Little Bingbing, or should I call you an accomplice?
“Heh, I don’t like either name.”
“Pretending to go berserk, taking the Yata no Kagami, and then having your maids create a diversion… You must have colluded with that blank soul long ago. You really put on quite a show… Hoo hoo, indeed, in terms of cunning, you’re no match for me, Little Bingbing~”
Ji Lianbing didn’t speak, only revealing a playful smile.
Something sparkling detached itself from the black mist surrounding her.
It was a mirror—the Yata no Kagami that everyone was searching for.
It was in her hand!
