Black Book

Chapter 63 Inner Demon
He raised his foot and stepped over without hesitation. After experiencing an intense feeling of weightlessness and dizziness, Zhu Haomiao touched the ground with one foot and staggered before he could stand firm.

"Zhu Haomiao, departure time is 23 hours."

Hearing the broadcast in his ears, Zhu Haomiao raised his head in a daze and looked around at the modern decoration. He inexplicably felt a sense of disillusionment and unreality.

Is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhuang Zhou or Zhuang Zhou dreaming of the butterfly?
Which side is real?!
As if waking up from a long dream, Zhu Haomiao shook his head and it took him a long time to wake up.

At the same time, Zhu Haomiao intuitively experienced the feeling of being lost.

The experience of only about ten days made him wake up as if from a dream. For those who stayed in the fantasy realm of the high heaven for several years, dozens of years, or even nearly a hundred years, how huge a shock would their hearts feel when they came out?
In an instant, a word popped into Zhu Haomiao's mind.

It’s like a lifetime ago!

It feels like a different world in the physical sense!

No wonder [Dao Heart] is the standard for measuring a transcendent’s “endurance” in the fantasy realm.

Without a strong and solid self-awareness anchor, the mind can easily be assimilated into the fantasy realm over a long period of time, and eventually forget that it is a living creature in reality...

Zhu Haomiao patted his cheeks hard, wiped his face, and slowly walked out of the Jieguan building.

I walked all the way back to the dormitory from the headquarters. As soon as I opened the door, I saw a fluffy white creature rushing to my feet, grabbing my trouser legs and climbing up, humming.

"Chi chi chi~"

Zhu Haomiao: “…………”

After being stunned for two seconds, he remembered that he had a pet. The boy quickly held the mink in his arms and stroked its fluffy and soft fur. The confused and unreal feeling in his heart gradually faded away.

As if waking up from a hazy dream, Zhu Haomiao completely got rid of the aftereffects of the illusion, and his slightly empty eyes regained clarity.

"According to real time, I've been gone for less than 24 hours. What are you yelling about?"

Rubbing Diao Chan's little head, Zhu Haomiao couldn't help laughing and scolding, but when he saw the oil paper bags scattered all over the ground, the smile on his face froze.

No way……

When he opened the refrigerator and saw that it was empty, Zhu Haomiao's eyes gradually became sharp. He lowered his head and stared at Diao Chan in his arms.

As if sensing that his master's gaze was dangerous, Diao Chan looked at him innocently with his big, crystal clear eyes, lying on his back with his limbs exposed, revealing his soft belly, trying to awaken his father's love.

"Hey~"

"I prepared a month's worth of food for you, and you ate it all in just one day?!!"

Facing his master's fierce rebuke, Diao Chan blinked his big watery eyes and tilted his head cutely.

"grumble?"

I'm just a stupid little sand marten and I don't know what you're talking about.

Looking at its cute and naughty appearance, Zhu Haomiao felt both angry and amused. In the end, he could only pinch its head hard to vent his anger.

He buried his face in the soft belly and took a few sips, then the boy threw the pet back on the bed with satisfaction.

Zhu Haomiao vaguely realized that keeping pets can not only relax the body and mind, but also has certain benefits for anchoring his self-cognition in reality.

Staring thoughtfully at Diao Chan who was happily running around on the bed, Zhu Haomiao laughed and shook his head, then picked up the broom to sweep up the garbage bags scattered on the floor.

"From now on, you should throw the packaging bags of food into the trash can. Do you hear me?"

While cleaning and giving instructions, Diao Chan stared at him in confusion and blinked as if he understood.

"Chiji~"

It was just a casual remark and he didn't expect it to really understand. Zhu Haomiao cleaned up and picked up the phone on the pillow.

But as soon as he unlocked the interface, the boy was suddenly stunned.

Wait, I remember I put my phone on the bedside table when I left yesterday!

And...it seems that the charging cable is not plugged in...

Looking at the charging cable connected to the phone, Zhu Haomiao frowned and subconsciously looked at the mink beside him. Could it be...

But looking at the idiot chasing his tail and spinning wildly on the bed, Zhu Haomiao sneered at himself.

Nearly ten days have passed in the fantasy realm. Maybe I remembered it wrongly...

After all, no matter how human-like Diao Chan is, it is impossible for him to charge a mobile phone, right?
At this moment, the phone in his hand vibrated. Looking at the caller ID, Zhu Haomiao pursed his lips in confusion and reluctantly picked up the phone.

"Hello, senior sister."

"Haha, I knew you would definitely come back! How does it feel to come to the Fantasy Realm for the first time?"

"Hmm... not bad."

"Then let's go out for lunch?"

"Uh... I have something to do..."

"what's up?"

"........."

"Don't run away, face difficulties bravely!"

"what?"

What do you mean by saying this without any reason?
"Escape will become a thorn buried in the [Dao Heart], and may even develop into a demon in the end. If you want to ascend to the throne of God, you must eliminate all hidden dangers in your heart. The [Dao Heart] will be perfect, flawless, and completely condensed!"

"........."

"Uh...I'm talking about you, not myself!"

"Senior sister, you don't need to explain."

"........."

"Anyway, let's go out for lunch! At the same place! Hurry up!"

Hearing Ye Wanning hang up the phone in anger, Zhu Haomiao scratched his head in distress.

It seems that although the accident did not leave any injuries on the physical level of the senior sister, it left an indelible shadow on the spiritual level.

If she doesn't face it head-on, overcome it, and defeat it, there will probably be a crack in her [Dao Heart] that can never be healed!

But...how easy is it to defeat [Arrogance]?
Even I can't defeat it!
Just resisting it is already doing everything I can!

Zhu Haomiao did not forget that in that accident, the out-of-control [Arrogance] was due to his physical body being unable to bear it, so he restrained it on his own initiative.

The records in the Black Book later confirmed this.

It is not control or domination, just fighting against [arrogance] has allowed his [Dao Heart] to grow by a full 100 points!
Ugh……

With a long sigh of helplessness and realizing the sin he had committed against his senior sister, Zhu Haomiao completely gave up his plan of hiding.

Things will work out when the time comes, just let it be...

Awesome!
Cheer-ing himself up in his heart, Zhu Haomiao packed up his things briefly and was about to get up and go out when he suddenly felt something tugging at his sleeve.

He lowered his head and saw Diao Chan's tearful eyes, looking at him pitifully, and whimpering like an abandoned young animal.

"Hmm~~"

Although he knew that this guy was acting, Zhu Haomiao still couldn't bear to do it and could only open his shirt pocket in annoyance.

"Come in!"

"grumble!"

The little thing that instantly became lively and cheerful climbed up the arm and skillfully slipped into the boy's shirt pocket, revealing its little head and peeking out curiously.

(End of this chapter)