“I once thought of committing suicide to escape my misery, but the prince captured my father and brought him to the palace. Using my father’s life as a threat, I became the prince’s plaything without any dignity.”
“My body finally couldn’t bear the abuse anymore and before I died, the cruel prince opened my chest and took my heart. I was already dying, but funnily, I was still conscious. I saw the prince eat my heart and recover his health.”
“I woke up from the dream, my back soaked in sweat. The dream was so absurd, yet so real.”
“However, I turned into a mermaid on my eighteenth birthday, just like in my dream.”
“Only then did I realize that it wasn’t a dream, it was my past life, or a precognitive dream.”
“After the tragic experience, I knew how to use the power of a mermaid early on. I charmed my stepmother; I made her change her decision to sell me to a high official and I was only sent to the circus.”
“But my story still spread outside. To save my life, I took my stepmother and sisters and hid in the deep sea, where I lived in hiding.”
“Then I met a gift from the heavens, Miu Miu.”
“I liked that child at first sight. She was a beautiful and sensible girl, with many stories hidden in her eyes.”
“She called me mother, and I just happened to want a child, so I became her mother.”
“Then I somehow became a queen, and ended up this way.”
“Xin…uh…” The queen hesitated and looked at Bai Lixin.
Bai Lixin spoke knowingly, “It’s okay, my name is Bai Lixin.”
“Oh, Bai Lixin, I don’t have much time left,” said the queen.
Bai Lixin was a little surprised and saw the queen roll up her sleeve, revealing her dark and bruised wrist.
“I’m about to die, and the doctors couldn’t find the cause. My life force is rapidly diminishing. I want to protect Miu Miu for a lifetime, but I’m afraid I can’t do it.”
“This world was born for Miu Miu,” the queen pulled her sleeve back and hid her mottled arm. “Without Miu Miu, this world will cease to exist.”
“So you must protect Miu Miu so that everyone else can live.”
Bai Lixin responded to her in the same way he responded to the two before. He neither agreed nor refused, he just asked a question, “Since your mermaid power can change people’s thoughts, why didn’t you just make your stepmother let you stay at home? Why did you have to go to the circus?”
The queen was taken aback, lowered her head, and her eyelashes trembling rapidly. “Because it was the first time I used the power of a mermaid, and I couldn’t control it well.”
“I don’t know how much I can change. If I could, of course, I would have preferred to stay at the Xihai family’s home. Who would want to be outside if they had a home?”
” I’m sorry to ask, but what about your father? In your dream, your father should have lived until the end. Why is he dead?”
The queen shook her head: “I don’t know either. It seems that my actions changed the original development and everything changed. If I knew that this would kill my father, I wouldn’t have done it.”
The queen suddenly raised her head, and her voice rose by a few decibels, “You suspect that I killed my father? How could I do such a thing? What do you take me for?”
Bai Lixin: “And the message under the bed?”
The queen’s eyes drifted, “That, I don’t remember. I’m not lying to you, I really can’t remember. I left such a sentence in a daze, and then I was in the Mermaid Palace. Everything is a blur.”
Bai Lixin: “Okay, I understand.”
“Thank you for telling me so much. As for whether to protect Miu Miu or not, I’ll think about it.”
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In the live broadcast room:
[Brothers and sisters, I’ve become stupid. Kill me to have some fun.]
[Stop talking. I’ve gone stupid too. Is Miu Miu someone to be protected or killed?]
[Is Miu Miu a destroyer or a creator?]
[Who is Miu Miu!!!]
[Haha, I thought Miu Miu was the invader because she is like a bug. Her actions are like a plug in. But when I heard the Royal Magician say to kill Miu Miu, I started to use the process of elimination. The most obvious one is often innocent. So I thought maybe the invader is the Royal teacher, and Miu Miu is the one who needs protection. The Royal Magician plans to use Bai Lixin to secretly kill Miu Miu.]
[Just when I was feeling pleased with my speculation, I saw the king and saw the faded black and white world. Fuck, I think it’s Miu Miu!]
[Moreover, Bai Lixin is not agreeing or refusing. The king had the evil seed and might be shifting the blame. The more you look, the more frustrating it is and the more you feel that he’s the problem. Could he be the invader?]
[Not way! When I saw Miu Miu resurrect the butterfly and those maids’ reactions, I started to doubt Miu Miu.]
[After all that the Queen has said, you still doubt Miu MiMi]
[Wuuu, I’m covering my face. In just a short hour, the invaders kept circling around, and I am lost.]
[I feel like everyone has their own agenda. The Queen’s words are not entirely truthful, she avoids eye contact and must be hiding something.]
[Yes, and what about the King and the Royal Magician? They keep pushing the responsibility of saving people onto God Xin’s head and asking him to kill. Can’t they do it themselves? Why must they make God Xin do it?]
[Exactly, but Miu Miu is also very suspicious. Although she appears innocent and naïve, it doesn’t rule out the possibility that she’s acting or forgotten something.]
[Haha, after talking about it back and forth, isn’t the number of suspects is decreasing but increasing at the same time?]
[The King, Royal Magician, Queen, and Miu Miu. Alright, it’s time to choose one of the four.]
[I already know the rules of this game very well. The more obvious, the less likely it is, and the less likely it seems, the more likely it is.]
[Then may I ask, who do you think doesn’t seem likely?[
[…Good question, I think everyone seems likely.]
[I’m suddenly starting to worry about God Xin. Can he leave this haunted place? This is a crucial moment, and one cannot make the wrong choice. God Xin must choose correctly.]
—————–
At night, the magnificent palace hall was brightly lit.
As today’s protagonist, Princess Miu Miu stood on the steps in a gorgeous pale gold dress.
She looked very different tonight, her innocence and restraint in the past was replaced by a gentle smile.
The blond curly hair that had been spread out was wrapped in a bun, and behind the delicate and gorgeous skirt was a huge bow.
Today, she looked like a little girl who had grown up overnight.
Princess Miu Miu seemed to be very excited, her eyes were red, her upper and lower lips were slightly pursed because of nervousness, and her shoulders were tense.
Bai Lixin stood in the corner, looking at the dance floor.
Apart from members of the royal family, there were also many civilians who came to Princess Miu Miu’s coming-of-age ceremony.
The shade of black and white could be used to distinguish between the different color blocks.
In contrast, people in the palace wore colorful clothes, and their skin tone was also normal.
The colorful palace people and the others in black and white shuttled back and forth in the hall, which was both discordant and harmonious at the same time.
“Big brother.”
A low call came to Bai Lixin’s ear, and he turned to see that Miu Miu had come to his side at some point.
With a nervous look on her face, she carefully hid herself behind Bai Lixin, “They’re all looking at me, I’m a little scared.”
Bai Lixin scanned the crowd, some people openly stared, while others sneakily peeked over, but these gazes did not have any blessings for Miu Miu, but were questioning and full of blame.
A scent entered Bai Lixin’s nostrils, and he lightly shifted his body, blocking the gaze of outsiders, “Don’t worry, you are the host tonight, the protagonist, how could the protagonist care about the gazes of the supporting actors?”
Miu Miu tiptoed and looked out from Bai Lixin’s shoulder. After scanning around, she finally stood beside Bai Lixin with courage and tried to keep a calm expression.
Bai Lixin looked at Miu Miu, “Do you want to dance?”
Miu Miu hesitated for a moment, her eyes lit up and quickly dimmed, “No.”
Bai Lixin said, “Do you really not want to? Your expression clearly shows that you want to dance.”
Miu Miu bit her lip, “No one invited me to dance.”
Once those words fell, a slender hand with white gloves fell in front of Miu Miu.
Miu Miu raised her head in surprise, and Bai Lixin’s eyes showed indulgence. “Who said that? I’ll dance with you.”
Miu Miu’s eyes suddenly brightened, and her emerald eyes sparkled with enthusiasm. She cleared her throat, put on a lady’s demeanor, and happily held Bai Lixin’s hand.
The melodious sound of the piano slowly filled the hall, and the young man in a white military uniform held a graceful girl with light golden hair as they spun and danced around the dance floor.
People gradually stopped moving and their eyes were involuntarily attracted to the two.
At first, Miu Miu was still awkward when she danced, and she stepped on Bai Lixin’s foot several times. She looked at Bai Lixin apologetically but didn’t see any blame in his eyes.
With Bai Lixin’s comfort and guidance, Miu Miu gradually let go, relaxed, and danced better.
She even started to chat with Bai Lixin, “Big brother, today is the happiest day of my life. I dreamt of wearing a princess dress and dancing in such a beautiful palace.”
Bai Lixin led Bai Miu Miu around and asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear, “Other than that, do you have any other things you want to do? Do you want to get married?”
Miu Miu blushed and shook her head, “It’s not that I want to get married, but I like the feeling of being protected. I don’t have any more regrets.”
Bai Lixin sighed, “If there are no regrets, then can we leave this place?”
Miu Miu suddenly froze, and her feet stepped heavily on Bai Lixin’s foot.
“Sorry,” Miu Miu apologized anxiously, looking at Bai Lixin with a flickering gaze, “Big brother, what are you talking about?”
The chandelier above suddenly flickered without warning and was on the verge of collapsing.
The next moment, the ground also began to shake.
Except for Bai Lixin and Miu Miu in the middle of the hall, everyone else showed fear and hid on the side.
After observing everyone’s reactions, Bai Lixin lowered his head and looked at Miu Miu again. “You know what I’m talking about, right?”
“Your body has the lingering smell of hospital disinfectant, and in your room, there is an airplane model that shouldn’t exist in this era.”
“Miu Miu, the world of fairy tales is beautiful, but dreams are still just dreams. If you get too immersed in dreams, you may never wake up.”
Miu Miu’s pupils suddenly shrank, and she stared blankly at the young man in front of her. Her smile disappearing in an instant.
The ground beneath their feet shook even more violently, and with this strong shaking, the dust-free ground started developing cracks.
Everyone was fleeing, but compared to the panic and chaos, the two who were dancing in the midst of the trembling cracks appeared even more peculiar and strange.
Miu Miu was originally a bit frightened, but after seeing Bai Lixin easily step on one seemingly fragile yet sturdy stone after another, she gradually calmed down.
Miu Miu: “What are you talking about…”
BaiLixin: “You don’t remember anything?”
Miu Miu bit her lip and nodded.
Bai Lixin: “If I had seen that super-modern airplane model earlier, I might have realized it sooner.”
“You have a very special smell on you, not just the smell of disinfectant.”
“It’s a mixture of sea water, rust, blood, and disinfectant. The smell is too complex, so I couldn’t distinguish it for a moment.”
“Someone told me that you were strange and had the power of creation. I always treated these fairy tale worlds as real worlds so when I found out that you had the power of creation, I first thought you were an underage creator.”
“But it still didn’t make sense. Typically, creators are aloof and do not have too many worldly desires. The desire on your heart is too strong.”
“So I was not able to decipher what kind of existence you are.”
“When I saw those rows of story books and models in your room, I suddenly had a bold guess.”
“I was thinking, could this world of fairy tales be just a little girl’s dream filled with her deepest desires?”
“After suffering a heavy blow and injury in reality, she protected herself with her dreams.”
“But because you have experienced too much damage outside, like being injured and are undergoing treatment, so this severe injury has left you confused, causing the fairy tales worlds you have created to merge together in chaos.”
“This guess may seem far-fetched, but sometimes things that seem far-fetched are actually true. If we approach it from this perspective, many unexplainable things will become clear.”
“Why can you appear anywhere at will? Why did Miss Xihai originally have a blue tail, but after you tooke her as your mother, she developed a golden tail and her power increased greatly? Why can you change the situation with just a word? Why is everything in this world protecting you, revolving around you? Why can you easily revive life even though you have no magic?”
“It’s because you are the owner of this dream, the creator of this world.”
“This is a world completely centered around you, so of course, you have the power of creation.”
Miu Miu frowned and pushed Bai Lixin away. She held her head in pain and her face scrunched up.
Something in her brain began to break through, roaring outward.
The cracked ground under her feet did not stop, but miraculously, with every step she took, she landed on a safe spot.
“I once thought of committing suicide to escape my misery, but the prince captured my father and brought him to the palace. Using my father’s life as a threat, I became the prince’s plaything without any dignity.”
“My body finally couldn’t bear the abuse anymore and before I died, the cruel prince opened my chest and took my heart. I was already dying, but funnily, I was still conscious. I saw the prince eat my heart and recover his health.”
“I woke up from the dream, my back soaked in sweat. The dream was so absurd, yet so real.”
“However, I turned into a mermaid on my eighteenth birthday, just like in my dream.”
“Only then did I realize that it wasn’t a dream, it was my past life, or a precognitive dream.”
“After the tragic experience, I knew how to use the power of a mermaid early on. I charmed my stepmother; I made her change her decision to sell me to a high official and I was only sent to the circus.”
“But my story still spread outside. To save my life, I took my stepmother and sisters and hid in the deep sea, where I lived in hiding.”
“Then I met a gift from the heavens, Miu Miu.”
“I liked that child at first sight. She was a beautiful and sensible girl, with many stories hidden in her eyes.”
“She called me mother, and I just happened to want a child, so I became her mother.”
“Then I somehow became a queen, and ended up this way.”
“Xin…uh…” The queen hesitated and looked at Bai Lixin.
Bai Lixin spoke knowingly, “It’s okay, my name is Bai Lixin.”
“Oh, Bai Lixin, I don’t have much time left,” said the queen.
Bai Lixin was a little surprised and saw the queen roll up her sleeve, revealing her dark and bruised wrist.
“I’m about to die, and the doctors couldn’t find the cause. My life force is rapidly diminishing. I want to protect Miu Miu for a lifetime, but I’m afraid I can’t do it.”
“This world was born for Miu Miu,” the queen pulled her sleeve back and hid her mottled arm. “Without Miu Miu, this world will cease to exist.”
“So you must protect Miu Miu so that everyone else can live.”
Bai Lixin responded to her in the same way he responded to the two before. He neither agreed nor refused, he just asked a question, “Since your mermaid power can change people’s thoughts, why didn’t you just make your stepmother let you stay at home? Why did you have to go to the circus?”
The queen was taken aback, lowered her head, and her eyelashes trembling rapidly. “Because it was the first time I used the power of a mermaid, and I couldn’t control it well.”
“I don’t know how much I can change. If I could, of course, I would have preferred to stay at the Xihai family’s home. Who would want to be outside if they had a home?”
” I’m sorry to ask, but what about your father? In your dream, your father should have lived until the end. Why is he dead?”
The queen shook her head: “I don’t know either. It seems that my actions changed the original development and everything changed. If I knew that this would kill my father, I wouldn’t have done it.”
The queen suddenly raised her head, and her voice rose by a few decibels, “You suspect that I killed my father? How could I do such a thing? What do you take me for?”
Bai Lixin: “And the message under the bed?”
The queen’s eyes drifted, “That, I don’t remember. I’m not lying to you, I really can’t remember. I left such a sentence in a daze, and then I was in the Mermaid Palace. Everything is a blur.”
Bai Lixin: “Okay, I understand.”
“Thank you for telling me so much. As for whether to protect Miu Miu or not, I’ll think about it.”
————————-
In the live broadcast room:
[Brothers and sisters, I’ve become stupid. Kill me to have some fun.]
[Stop talking. I’ve gone stupid too. Is Miu Miu someone to be protected or killed?]
[Is Miu Miu a destroyer or a creator?]
[Who is Miu Miu!!!]
[Haha, I thought Miu Miu was the invader because she is like a bug. Her actions are like a plug in. But when I heard the Royal Magician say to kill Miu Miu, I started to use the process of elimination. The most obvious one is often innocent. So I thought maybe the invader is the Royal teacher, and Miu Miu is the one who needs protection. The Royal Magician plans to use Bai Lixin to secretly kill Miu Miu.]
[Just when I was feeling pleased with my speculation, I saw the king and saw the faded black and white world. Fuck, I think it’s Miu Miu!]
[Moreover, Bai Lixin is not agreeing or refusing. The king had the evil seed and might be shifting the blame. The more you look, the more frustrating it is and the more you feel that he’s the problem. Could he be the invader?]
[Not way! When I saw Miu Miu resurrect the butterfly and those maids’ reactions, I started to doubt Miu Miu.]
[After all that the Queen has said, you still doubt Miu MiMi]
[Wuuu, I’m covering my face. In just a short hour, the invaders kept circling around, and I am lost.]
[I feel like everyone has their own agenda. The Queen’s words are not entirely truthful, she avoids eye contact and must be hiding something.]
[Yes, and what about the King and the Royal Magician? They keep pushing the responsibility of saving people onto God Xin’s head and asking him to kill. Can’t they do it themselves? Why must they make God Xin do it?]
[Exactly, but Miu Miu is also very suspicious. Although she appears innocent and naïve, it doesn’t rule out the possibility that she’s acting or forgotten something.]
[Haha, after talking about it back and forth, isn’t the number of suspects is decreasing but increasing at the same time?]
[The King, Royal Magician, Queen, and Miu Miu. Alright, it’s time to choose one of the four.]
[I already know the rules of this game very well. The more obvious, the less likely it is, and the less likely it seems, the more likely it is.]
[Then may I ask, who do you think doesn’t seem likely?[
[…Good question, I think everyone seems likely.]
[I’m suddenly starting to worry about God Xin. Can he leave this haunted place? This is a crucial moment, and one cannot make the wrong choice. God Xin must choose correctly.]
—————–
At night, the magnificent palace hall was brightly lit.
As today’s protagonist, Princess Miu Miu stood on the steps in a gorgeous pale gold dress.
She looked very different tonight, her innocence and restraint in the past was replaced by a gentle smile.
The blond curly hair that had been spread out was wrapped in a bun, and behind the delicate and gorgeous skirt was a huge bow.
Today, she looked like a little girl who had grown up overnight.
Princess Miu Miu seemed to be very excited, her eyes were red, her upper and lower lips were slightly pursed because of nervousness, and her shoulders were tense.
Bai Lixin stood in the corner, looking at the dance floor.
Apart from members of the royal family, there were also many civilians who came to Princess Miu Miu’s coming-of-age ceremony.
The shade of black and white could be used to distinguish between the different color blocks.
In contrast, people in the palace wore colorful clothes, and their skin tone was also normal.
The colorful palace people and the others in black and white shuttled back and forth in the hall, which was both discordant and harmonious at the same time.
“Big brother.”
A low call came to Bai Lixin’s ear, and he turned to see that Miu Miu had come to his side at some point.
With a nervous look on her face, she carefully hid herself behind Bai Lixin, “They’re all looking at me, I’m a little scared.”
Bai Lixin scanned the crowd, some people openly stared, while others sneakily peeked over, but these gazes did not have any blessings for Miu Miu, but were questioning and full of blame.
A scent entered Bai Lixin’s nostrils, and he lightly shifted his body, blocking the gaze of outsiders, “Don’t worry, you are the host tonight, the protagonist, how could the protagonist care about the gazes of the supporting actors?”
Miu Miu tiptoed and looked out from Bai Lixin’s shoulder. After scanning around, she finally stood beside Bai Lixin with courage and tried to keep a calm expression.
Bai Lixin looked at Miu Miu, “Do you want to dance?”
Miu Miu hesitated for a moment, her eyes lit up and quickly dimmed, “No.”
Bai Lixin said, “Do you really not want to? Your expression clearly shows that you want to dance.”
Miu Miu bit her lip, “No one invited me to dance.”
Once those words fell, a slender hand with white gloves fell in front of Miu Miu.
Miu Miu raised her head in surprise, and Bai Lixin’s eyes showed indulgence. “Who said that? I’ll dance with you.”
Miu Miu’s eyes suddenly brightened, and her emerald eyes sparkled with enthusiasm. She cleared her throat, put on a lady’s demeanor, and happily held Bai Lixin’s hand.
The melodious sound of the piano slowly filled the hall, and the young man in a white military uniform held a graceful girl with light golden hair as they spun and danced around the dance floor.
People gradually stopped moving and their eyes were involuntarily attracted to the two.
At first, Miu Miu was still awkward when she danced, and she stepped on Bai Lixin’s foot several times. She looked at Bai Lixin apologetically but didn’t see any blame in his eyes.
With Bai Lixin’s comfort and guidance, Miu Miu gradually let go, relaxed, and danced better.
She even started to chat with Bai Lixin, “Big brother, today is the happiest day of my life. I dreamt of wearing a princess dress and dancing in such a beautiful palace.”
Bai Lixin led Bai Miu Miu around and asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear, “Other than that, do you have any other things you want to do? Do you want to get married?”
Miu Miu blushed and shook her head, “It’s not that I want to get married, but I like the feeling of being protected. I don’t have any more regrets.”
Bai Lixin sighed, “If there are no regrets, then can we leave this place?”
Miu Miu suddenly froze, and her feet stepped heavily on Bai Lixin’s foot.
“Sorry,” Miu Miu apologized anxiously, looking at Bai Lixin with a flickering gaze, “Big brother, what are you talking about?”
The chandelier above suddenly flickered without warning and was on the verge of collapsing.
The next moment, the ground also began to shake.
Except for Bai Lixin and Miu Miu in the middle of the hall, everyone else showed fear and hid on the side.
After observing everyone’s reactions, Bai Lixin lowered his head and looked at Miu Miu again. “You know what I’m talking about, right?”
“Your body has the lingering smell of hospital disinfectant, and in your room, there is an airplane model that shouldn’t exist in this era.”
“Miu Miu, the world of fairy tales is beautiful, but dreams are still just dreams. If you get too immersed in dreams, you may never wake up.”
Miu Miu’s pupils suddenly shrank, and she stared blankly at the young man in front of her. Her smile disappearing in an instant.
The ground beneath their feet shook even more violently, and with this strong shaking, the dust-free ground started developing cracks.
Everyone was fleeing, but compared to the panic and chaos, the two who were dancing in the midst of the trembling cracks appeared even more peculiar and strange.
Miu Miu was originally a bit frightened, but after seeing Bai Lixin easily step on one seemingly fragile yet sturdy stone after another, she gradually calmed down.
Miu Miu: “What are you talking about…”
BaiLixin: “You don’t remember anything?”
Miu Miu bit her lip and nodded.
Bai Lixin: “If I had seen that super-modern airplane model earlier, I might have realized it sooner.”
“You have a very special smell on you, not just the smell of disinfectant.”
“It’s a mixture of sea water, rust, blood, and disinfectant. The smell is too complex, so I couldn’t distinguish it for a moment.”
“Someone told me that you were strange and had the power of creation. I always treated these fairy tale worlds as real worlds so when I found out that you had the power of creation, I first thought you were an underage creator.”
“But it still didn’t make sense. Typically, creators are aloof and do not have too many worldly desires. The desire on your heart is too strong.”
“So I was not able to decipher what kind of existence you are.”
“When I saw those rows of story books and models in your room, I suddenly had a bold guess.”
“I was thinking, could this world of fairy tales be just a little girl’s dream filled with her deepest desires?”
“After suffering a heavy blow and injury in reality, she protected herself with her dreams.”
“But because you have experienced too much damage outside, like being injured and are undergoing treatment, so this severe injury has left you confused, causing the fairy tales worlds you have created to merge together in chaos.”
“This guess may seem far-fetched, but sometimes things that seem far-fetched are actually true. If we approach it from this perspective, many unexplainable things will become clear.”
“Why can you appear anywhere at will? Why did Miss Xihai originally have a blue tail, but after you tooke her as your mother, she developed a golden tail and her power increased greatly? Why can you change the situation with just a word? Why is everything in this world protecting you, revolving around you? Why can you easily revive life even though you have no magic?”
“It’s because you are the owner of this dream, the creator of this world.”
“This is a world completely centered around you, so of course, you have the power of creation.”
Miu Miu frowned and pushed Bai Lixin away. She held her head in pain and her face scrunched up.
Something in her brain began to break through, roaring outward.
The cracked ground under her feet did not stop, but miraculously, with every step she took, she landed on a safe spot.
