—“For the sake of Shancheng, please kill the Lord.”
When Baili Xin left the palace, the imperial teacher's helpless cry for help was still echoing in his mind.
Not long after he walked away, his way was blocked.
The one standing in his way was His Majesty the King, the former long-haired prince—Prince Mia, the owner of the dark seed from the silver-haired wizard's mouth.
There was no one around the king. He looked at Baili Xin with a complicated expression. After a long while, he said in a deep voice, "Follow me."
Following the king, Baili Xin came to a study.
The curtains in the study were tightly drawn. He walked straight to the window after entering and waved to Baili Xin, "Come here."
The environment was somewhat dim, the king had a difficult expression, and his back seemed somewhat sad.
Baili Xin walked forward doubtfully. Just as he reached the window, the king pulled up the curtains quickly, and the scene outside the window came into view.
Everything was gray and white: the sky, land, forest, river, and outside the castle, everything turned black and white.
King: "Prince Xin, look outside."
"Except for our castle, all other places have become like this."
"You are my child, and Lord Miu Miu is also my child. No matter what you have done, you will always be my treasures in my heart."
"But I am not only your father, I am the ruler of the country."
"Although I don't want to admit it, everything that happened outside was caused by Miu Miu."
Baili Xin glanced at the king. He looked like a man in his thirties before, but now his face was full of helplessness and wrinkles. In an instant, he became a man in his fifties.
The king sighed, "Change is like a maggot, we don't even realize when it starts."
"When I suddenly realized it one day, the world had turned into a colorless black and white world."
"I once accidentally read a prophecy book, and there was a passage in the book that described it this way."
"The witch will devour all the colors in the world. When the last trace of color disappears from the world, the world will no longer exist."
"This world has me, your queen mother, you and Miu Miu. But it's not just us. There are many other lives in this world, and they also have their own families."
"I've discovered a long time ago that Miu Miu is a witch. Her mood will change the weather here, and her mood will even change other people's personalities."
"I have seen Miu Miu holding a dead bird in her hand many times, and the bird came back to life the next second."
"I often see that Miu Miu only needs one sentence to change the status quo."
"This power scares me, but I still try to love, love my mother."
"We have been living happily these years, and our happiness is built on the suffering of others."
"I am not only the father of the country, but also the king of the country. In addition to protecting you, I must also protect my subjects."
"My child, although this decision is difficult, for the sake of this world and for those subjects, please bury Miu Miu on my behalf while I am escaping."
Baili Xin frowned and looked at the depressed and lonely man in front of him. The man took a deep breath and his eyes became firm. "I am making this request as the king of the kingdom."
"Prince Xin, I now order you as the King of Shancheng to bury Lord Miu Miu."
The king paused, and his voice gradually slowed down. "Don't let it be too painful. You are my most beloved Lord. I hope you will be happy and joyful in the last moment of your life."
"Also, don't let the queen know about this. The one she loves the most is Miu Miu. After you kill Miu Miu, go far away. Come back in 20 years when people have gradually forgotten about this matter."
"Xin, you are my only son. You are my only son now and you will be my only son in the future. When you come back, I will pass the throne to you. By then, your mother and I will be old, and we will find a beautiful place to retire."
"When you came back, you told her that Miu Miu had found love outside. Of course, this was a white lie, just to make your mother happier."
Baili Xin lowered his head and chewed on the words from the king's mouth. He sneered where the king couldn't see, and when he looked up again, he was a little helpless, "Are you sure Miu Miu is a witch? How can a little girl who dreams of the Lord every day take the blame for destroying the world?"
The king pursed his lips and remained silent for two seconds, then slowly said: "Whether it is or not, it is a disaster."
"The burden of saving the world is now in your hands. Do you hear me?"
Baili Xin: "..."
Such a heavy burden was handed over so casually with just one sentence? Who was he trying to crush
Seeing that Baili Xin still refused to give in, the king sighed and patted Baili Xin on the shoulder, "I know you and your sister have a deep relationship. It's really hard for you to accept what you heard suddenly. Please think about it again."
"No hurry. Today is Miu Miu's sixteenth birthday. I will prepare a feast in the kingdom tonight and invite the people and officials to attend the coming-of-age ceremony of Lord Miu Miu."
"After seeing this dinner tonight, maybe you will change your mind."
"Go back first, and don't tell your mother about your conversation with me tonight."
Baili Xin looked through the window at the black and white scenery outside, then turned and left.
Walking towards the winding corridor, he followed his memory and when he passed the back garden, he suddenly heard a low sob of grievance.
Baili Xin looked in the direction of the voice and saw Lord Miu Miu squatting on the ground crying sadly.
There was a maid standing in the distance, looking at Master Miu Miu worriedly. The yellow oriole was still circling around Master Miu Miu.
When Baili Xin walked over, the yellow warbler was not afraid of people, it just chirped.
When he walked around to Miu Miu, he could see clearly that Miu Miu was holding a butterfly covered in mud in her hand.
Baili Xin half squatted down, "What's wrong, Miu Miu?"
The girl held the butterfly in her hands, looked up at Baili Xin with red eyes and said, "Brother, the butterfly is dead."
Baili Xin: "Where there is life, there is death."
The girl pursed her lips and brought the butterfly to him: "Look, it's still so young, at the age of a flower. It should be flying among the flowers and competing with these beautiful flowers, flapping its wings like a butterfly to collect nectar."
"Why does death exist in the world?" A tear fell from Miu Miu's eyes and landed squarely on Butterfly's body.
The next second, the wings of the dead butterfly suddenly trembled, and then the butterfly flapped its wings vigorously as if it had just woken up and flew high into the sky.
The girl's originally sad face instantly revealed a smile. She happily pulled Baili Xin's arm and pointed at the flying butterfly and said, "Brother, look, it's alive! The butterfly is alive!"
Baili Xin looked up at the flying butterfly. The butterfly circled above Master Miu Miu's head for a while, as if to express gratitude. Then it flapped its wings, flew away into the distance, and gradually disappeared.
Baili Xin glanced at the maids standing beside him. They all stood respectfully, but if you look closely, you will find the fear and dread hidden under the respect.
Miu Miu happily pulled Baili Xin's arm: "Brother, do you remember what day it is today?"
Baili Xin: "Of course I remember. Today is your sixteenth birthday."
Miu Miu's green cat eyes sparkled especially brightly in the sun. She bent her eyes and said happily, "Hey, yes, after tonight I will be an adult. Let's go quickly. I want to dress up beautifully and attend the coming-of-age ceremony tonight."
Miu Miu quickly passed by the maids, and her clothes accidentally rubbed against a maid as she passed by. The maid's face suddenly changed.
Miu Miu ran very fast and didn't wait for Baili Xin for long.
After the girl disappeared from the corner, Baili Xin glanced at the maid without leaving a trace, and saw the maid who was touched by Miu Miu just now hurriedly wiping her clothes with a handkerchief, as if she was driving away some dirt.
Sensing Baili Xin's gaze, the maid froze instantly, holding the handkerchief with trembling fingers, she stood there trembling, her face pale and at a loss.
Baili Xin walked up to the maids, looked down at the maids who all looked a little scared and asked, "Do you dislike Master Miu Miu?"
The maids, who were already a little scared, immediately turned pale when they heard this culture, and knelt on the ground, "No, it's not."
"How could we dislike Lord Miu Miu?"
Baili Xin's eyes fell on the maid who was cleaning herself, "Then why are you cleaning yourself?"
The maid lay on the ground, looked helplessly at the maids beside her, and looked up at Baili Xin who was staring at her.
His face was pale and his shoulders were shaking violently with fear.
Seconds later, he gritted his teeth, frowned and said, "I'm not disgusted, I'm just afraid."
"I'm so scared. He actually knows the dark arts."
Prisin: "Dark magic?"
Maid: "Resurrection! You know resurrection! Resurrection is the dark magic that this world fears the most. Some lives are destined to die. Resurrection violates the principles of life and there is a price to pay."
"The cost of resurrecting these little birds and butterflies over and over again is passed on to us, to this world!"
“So scary!”
Hearing the three words "resurrection magic", his maids also began to tremble.
Seeing these people's performance, Baili Xin also recalled what the silver-haired wizard said before.
The silver-haired wizard once said that "resurrection" is a forbidden technique and will come at a heavy price.
It stands to reason that the fairy tale world he is in now is not the same as the fairy tale world the silver-haired wizard is in, but everyone seems to be very secretive about the word "resurrection".
This is a word that is not allowed.
He has also read many fairy tales, and many of the characters in these stories are about the dead and resurrection, such as Snow White.
Baili Xin looked at the maids for a while, and then heard Miu Miu calling back, "Brother, come here quickly, what are you wasting time on?"
Miu Miu stood at the end of the corridor, and the maids kneeling on the ground were just in her blind spot.
The maids looked at Baili Xin pleadingly, "Prince Xin, please, have mercy and don't tell Lord Miu Miu about this."
Baili Xin: "Are you afraid to know?"
The maids looked at Baili Xin in fear and embarrassment: "We are afraid of being infected by dark magic."
Baili Xin looked at Miu Miu who looked innocent in the distance, then looked at the maids in front of her who were well aware of the reality, and sighed softly, "I know, you guys get up and do what you need to do."
The maids then felt relieved, and one by one they helped themselves to their feet, and then dispersed in the garden to get busy.
Baili Xin came in front of Miu Miu, and before he could speak, Miu Miu grabbed Baili Xin's hand and pulled him to run forward.
The girl in the ginger-red skirt in front was full of energy. She was running and laughing, as if she was completely unaware of the sufferings of the world and what fatigue was.
Baili Xin followed behind her with big strides, looking at the girl's back with a somewhat distracted look.
"What are you running for, the two of you?" a gentle yet dignified female voice rang out. "You are grown-ups, yet you are still so irrelevant."
Hearing the voice, Miu Miu immediately stopped running and stood still.
The person who called them was the queen - Miss Xihai.
The queen's beautiful eyes looked back and forth between the two of them. "Miu Miu, after tonight you will be an adult. You must always remember your status. You are a noble Lord. Your words and actions must be in line with your status as a Lord. Do you understand?"
"And you, Xin. Miu Miu is still young and naive. Are you still naive? As a brother, you are too indulgent to your sister. Not only did you not stop her from running, but you also indulged her to run along with you."
"Neither of you two makes me worry."
Miu Miu smiled coquettishly, holding the queen's hands with both hands and said coquettishly: "Mom, please forgive me and my brother this time. Don't blame my brother, I was the one who pulled my brother to run, and he tried to stop me."
The queen looked at Miu Miu helplessly and said, "Miu Miu, when will you grow up?"
Miu Miu immediately went to the queen's arms and hugged her tightly, "No, Miu Miu doesn't want to grow up. I just want to be my mother's little cotton-padded jacket."
The queen sighed softly, a trace of pain flashed across her eyes, and she patted Miu Miu's head gently, "Okay, go back to your room first, I have something to discuss with your brother alone."
Baili Xin looked silently between the Queen and Miu Miu, and roughly understood what they were going to talk about.
After watching Miu Miu leave for a long distance, the queen turned around and looked at Baili Xin with a very sad look, "Xin, this time I want you to take Miu Miu away with you. I'll have to work hard on your waist from now on."
Baili Xin: "..."
Did the queen also ask me to kill Miu Miu
The Queen: "Let's talk in the corner. I have to prepare for the dinner and will be very busy."
Following the queen to an empty corner, the queen stared at the emerald green field in front of her with her emerald eyes. Then she glanced at Baili Xin with a complicated look and said hesitantly, "Do you still remember who you are?"
Baili Xin was silent for two seconds, then nodded gently: "Yeah, I know."
The queen's face lit up with joy, and then she looked at Baili Xin with suspicion: "Do you really know?"
Baili Xin: "Really."
Queen: "Where was it when we met that time?"
Baili Xin: "In the Mermaid Palace."
The queen's tense face relaxed instantly and she breathed a sigh of relief. "Great, it seems you still remember."
"I'm not a good person."
The queen licked the corner of her lips and began the somewhat long and absurd conversation with this opening remark.
"I know you investigated my family. Although I don't know why, you are very curious about the Xihai family."
"In order to make you trust me, what I am going to tell you next may seem fake to you, but what I say is true."
"When I was seventeen, I suddenly had a dream. In the dream, I dreamed that I turned into a mermaid when I was eighteen. My stepmother sold me to a high-ranking official, who sexually assaulted me in every way. During my escape, I met the prince."
"Not only did the prince not despise me, he rescued me from the high official and brought me back to the palace."
"I thought I had met a kind prince, but that was the beginning of my despair."
"The prince was seriously ill and had a perverted personality. He played with me over and over again, peeling off my scales one by one."
"I once thought about committing suicide to get rid of the problem, but the prince took my father to the palace. Threatening my father's life, I became a dishonorable vent for the prince."
"I finally couldn't bear the abuse again and again. Before I died, the cruel prince peeled open my chest and took out my heart. I couldn't survive at that time, but funny enough, I was still conscious. I saw with my own eyes that the prince ate my heart, and I recovered from then on."
"I woke up from the dream, sweat soaking my back. The dream was so absurd and so real."
"But on my eighteenth birthday, I really turned into a mermaid, just like the scene in my dream."
"I then realized that it wasn't a dream, but my past life, or a precognitive dream."
"After a tragic experience, I learned the power of a mermaid early on. I bewitched my stepmother and she changed her mind about selling me to a high-ranking official and just sent me to the circus."
"But my story still spread outside. In order to survive, I took my stepmothers into the deep sea and lived there in hiding."
"Then I met Miu Miu, the gift from heaven."
"I fell in love with the child the first time I saw her. She is a very pretty and sensible girl with many stories hidden in her eyes."
"Call me mom. I just wanted to have a child, so I became a mom."
"Then I became the queen without knowing why, and I have been like this until now."
“Xin… uh…” The queen looked at Baili Xin hesitantly.
Baili Xin understood and said, "My name is Baili Xin."
Queen: "Oh, Prisin, I don't have much time left."
Baili Xin was a little surprised, and saw the queen lift up her sleeves, revealing her blue and black wrists.
"I'm dying. The doctors have looked for the cause, but they can't find the cause. My life force is slipping away quickly. I want to protect Miu Miu for the rest of my life, but I'm afraid I can't do it."
"This world was created for Miu Miu," the queen pulled back her sleeves to hide her mottled arms, "This world exists because of Miu Miu."
"So you must protect Miu Miu, so that others can be saved."
Just like he did with the two of them before, Baili Xin neither agreed nor refused. He just asked a question: "Since your mermaid power can change other people's minds, why don't you just ask your stepmother to let you stay at home? Why do you have to go to the circus?"
The queen was slightly startled, lowered her head, and her eyelashes fluttered rapidly: "Because this is my first time using the power of a mermaid, and I can't master it very well."
"I really don't know how much I can change. If that's the case, I'm certainly willing to stay in the Xihai family. If you have a family, who would be willing to show up outside every day?"
Baili Xin: "Although I'm a little sorry, what about your father? In your prophetic dream, your father should have survived to the end. Why did he die?"
The queen shook her head. "I don't know. It seems that my actions have changed the original development. Everything has changed. If I knew that this would kill my father, I would never do it."
The queen suddenly raised her head and couldn't help but raise her voice a little, "You suspect that I killed my father? How could I do such a thing? Who do you think I am?"
Baili Xin: "What about the message under the table?"
The queen's eyes were vague. "I don't remember that. I'm not lying to you. I really can't remember it clearly. I left those words in a daze. I'm in a daze now in the Mermaid Palace. Anyway, I'm confused."
Baili Xin: "Okay, I understand."
"Thank you for telling me so much. As for whether or not to protect Master Miu Miu, I will think about it again."
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Studio.
Sisters, I am already stupid, kill me to cheer you up.
Stop talking. I'm confused too. Should Miu Miu protect or kill
Is Miu Miu a destroyer or a creator
Who the hell is Miu Miu!!!
So funny, a large-scale investigation scene—the mysterious Miu Miu.
At first I thought Miu Miu was the intruder, because it was so buggy. The operation was definitely a cheat.
But when I first heard the Imperial Master say that Xin Shen should kill Miu Miu, I started to eliminate supporting characters. The most obvious ones are often just interference factors. I thought that the intruder might be the Imperial Master, and Miu Miu was the one who needed protection. The Imperial Master was planning to secretly kill Miu Miu with Xin Shen's help.
Just when I was feeling complacent about my guess, I saw the king appear and saw the faded black and white world. Shit, I think Miu Miu looks like him!
Then you saw that God Xin didn't agree, and you thought that the prince was the seed of darkness, and he was trying to pass the buck. The more you look at it, the more infuriating it becomes, and the more you feel that there is something wrong with him. Do you think he is an invader
Isn't it! When I arrived at the garden and saw that Miu Miu would be resurrected and saw those maids, I began to doubt Miu Miu.
Finally, the queen has talked so much. Are you starting to doubt the queen
Woo woo woo, cover your face, yes. In just one hour, the intruder kept going in circles, I was dumbfounded.
It feels like they all have their own ulterior motives. The queen herself is a little unconvinced by what she said, and her eyes are evasive, so there must be something she is not clear about.
Yes, and what about the king and the imperial teacher? They all put the high hat of saving the people on Xin Shen's head and let Xin Shen kill people. Don't they have hands and feet? Why don't they kill people themselves? Why do they have to let Xin Shen kill people
That's right, but Miu Miu is really weird. Although she looks innocent and knows nothing, it doesn't rule out that she is acting or has forgotten something.
It's so funny. After all, the number of suspects has not only decreased, but increased
The King, the National Master, the Queen, and the Lord Miu Miu, very good, it’s time to choose one of the classics.
I have already mastered the rules of this game. The more obvious it is, the less it is; the less it resembles it, the more it is the opposite.
Then may I ask, who do you think is not similar
… Good question. I think everyone is like that.
Why did I suddenly start to worry about God Xin
Whether God Xin can leave this hellhole depends on this one move. It doesn’t matter if we make the wrong choice, God Xin must make the right choice.
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At night, the magnificent palace hall is brightly lit.
As the protagonist of today, Miu Miu-sama stood on the steps wearing a gorgeous light gold dress.
She looked particularly different tonight, her usual innocence had faded away, replaced by a gentle smile.
The blond curly hair that had been scattered all the time was tied into a bun on her head, and there was a huge bow behind the exquisite and gorgeous skirt.
She looked like a little girl who had not grown up during the day, but she suddenly grew up overnight.
Master Miu Miu seemed to be very excited as well, his eyes were red, and because of nervousness, his lower lip was slightly pursed, and his shoulders were involuntarily tense.
Baili Xin stood in the corner, looking at the dance floor.
In addition to royal family members, many commoners also attended Miu Miu's coming-of-age ceremony.
Except for these people in the palace, some people's bodies are black and white.
They wore colorless black and white clothes, and could only distinguish different colors by the shades of black.
In contrast, the people in the palace wore colorful clothes and had normal skin color.
The colorful palace people and the black and white others shuttled and collided back and forth in the hall, which was very inconsistent, but also just right and harmonious.
"elder brother."
A low call was heard beside his ear. Baili Xin turned his head and saw that Miu Miu had come to his side without him knowing when.
With a nervous look on his face, he carefully hid himself behind Baili Xin, "They are all looking at me, I am a little scared."
Baili Xin swept his eyes across the crowd. Some people looked at him openly, while others glanced at him furtively. However, not many of these looks were blessings for Miu Miu, but mostly doubts and reproaches.
A faint smell entered Baili Xin's nostrils. He gently turned his body to block the gaze of outsiders, "It's okay. You are the host. You are the protagonist tonight. Why would the protagonist care about the gaze of the supporting role?"
Miu Miu quietly stood on tiptoe and looked from the position of Baili Xin's shoulder. After a quick glance, she boldly stood beside Baili Xin and tried to look calm.
Baili Xin looked at Master Miu Miu beside him and said, "Want to dance?"
Miu Miu hesitated for a moment, his eyes lit up, then quickly went out, "I don't want to."
Baili Xin: "Really? From your expression, it's clear that you really want to dance."
Miu Miu bit her lip and said, "No one asked me to dance."
As soon as the words were spoken, a slender hand wearing a white glove fell in front of Miu Miu.
Miu Miu looked up in surprise, and Baili Xin looked at him with indulgence, "Who said that? I'll dance with you."
Miu Miu's eyes suddenly lit up, and her green eyes became more lively. She coughed lightly, performed a ladylike salute, and happily shook Baili Xin's hand.
The melodious piano sound slowly rang out, and a young man in a white military uniform was dancing on the dance floor with a graceful light golden girl.
People gradually stopped what they were doing, their eyes involuntarily drawn to these two people.
When Miu Miu started dancing, she was still very nervous and stepped on Baili Xin's feet several times. She looked at Baili Xin with some apology, but she didn't see any complaints in his eyes.
Under Baili Xin's comfort and guidance, Miu Miu gradually let go of herself, danced better and better, and became more and more relaxed.
She even started to talk to Baili Xin, "Brother, today is the happiest day of my life. I dream of wearing the main dress and dancing in such a beautiful palace."
Baili Xin took Bai Miu Miu Xuan for a spin and asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Besides this, is there anything else you want him to do? Do you really want to get married?"
Miu Miu blushed and shook her head: "It's not that I want to get married, I just like the feeling of being protected. I don't feel any regrets."
Baili Xin sighed, "If you have no regrets, let everyone leave here?"
Miu Miu's body suddenly jolted, and her foot uncontrollably stepped heavily on Baili Xin.
"Yes, I'm sorry," Miu Miu apologized hurriedly, looking at Baili Xin with flickering eyes, "Brother, what are you talking about?"
The chandelier above my head suddenly flickered without any warning and seemed to be on the verge of falling.
The next moment, the ground began to shake.
In the center of the hall, which was quiet just now, everyone except Baili Xin and Miu Miu had fear in their eyes and hid aside in fear.
Baili Xin took in everyone's performance and looked down at Miu Miu again, "You should understand what I'm talking about, right?"
"You have the lingering smell of hospital disinfectant, and there are airplane models in your room that shouldn't be there at this age."
"Miu Miu, the fairy tale world is beautiful, but dreams are just dreams after all. If you immerse yourself in dreams too much, you will never wake up."
Miu Miu's pupils suddenly contracted, and she stared blankly at the young man in front of her. The smiling expression on her face just now faded away in an instant.
The ground beneath my feet shook even more violently, and with this strong shaking, the dust-free ground began to crack in large areas.
Some people were running away, and compared to the panic-stricken others, the two people who were still standing firmly and dancing in trembling and cracked looked even more different and weird.
Miu Miu was a little frightened at first, but after seeing Baili Xin easily stepping on the stones that seemed fragile but were actually stable, she gradually calmed down.
Miu Miu: "What are you talking about..."
Baili Xin: "You don't remember anything?"
Miu Miu bit her lip and nodded.
Baili Xin: "If I had seen that ultra-modern aircraft model earlier, I would have realized it earlier."
"You have a very special smell, not just the smell of disinfectant."
"It smells like a mixture of seawater, rust, blood, and disinfectant. The smells are so mixed that I couldn't tell them apart at the moment."
"Someone told me that you are very strange and have the power to create the world. I used to think that this fairy tale world really existed. When I knew that you had the power to create the world, I thought you were an immature creator god."
"But this is very strange. Normally, the God of Creation is high up in the sky and doesn't have too many worldly desires. You have too many desires."
"I have never been able to analyze what kind of existence you are."
"When I saw the rows of fairy tale books and the models in your room, I suddenly had a bold guess."
"I wonder if this so-called fairy tale world could just be a dream hidden deep in the heart of a little girl that she longs for very much."
"I have suffered a severe blow and injury in reality, so I use dreams to protect myself."
"But because you were severely injured outside, for example, you may have been injured, seriously injured, and are now being treated. The serious injury made you unconscious, causing the fairy tale world you have seen to become chaotic and fused together."
"Although this speculation is outrageous, sometimes things that seem outrageous may actually be true. If we look at it from this angle, many inexplicable things will be explained."
"Why can you go anywhere at will? Why did Miss Xi Hai originally have a blue tail, but after you regarded her as your mother, her tail became a golden tail, and her power increased greatly? Why can you change the status quo with just a word you say? Why are all the things in this world protecting you and revolving around you? Why can you easily revive life without magic power?"
"Because you are the master of this dream and the creator of this world."
"This is a world that is completely dominated by you. Of course you have the power to create the world."
Miu Miu frowned and pushed Baili Xin away with force.
He held his head in pain, his face shrinking.
The memory of something began to break through the brain, roaring and rushing out.
The cracked ground below the ground did not stop, and Miu Miu stumbled, but the magical thing was that every step he took was exactly in a safe place.