Chapter 355: Taoyao Explodes (2)
Taoyao's words were like a warm current, as gentle as clear water.
When she heard this voice, a trace of trance flashed across Feiying's eyes, as if she was touched by some familiar feeling.
So gentle!
Feiying sighed silently in her heart.
This warm embrace, coupled with those gentle words, seemed to bring her back to a familiar place, a safe haven.
At this moment, Feiying felt inexplicably at ease, as if Taoyao was still by her side.
The feeling of relief was so strong that she almost forgot the danger and tension of her current situation.
Taoyao's embrace was warm and familiar, making Feiying feel an indescribable intimacy and comfort.
Even though the surrounding environment is full of fear and danger.
But in this embrace, Feiying felt an unprecedented peace and tranquility.
However, this trance-like state was soon interrupted by reality.
Feiying shook her head violently, trying to get rid of this strange feeling.
What on earth is she thinking?
She must be out of her mind.
This is just an old dream. Besides, Haitang is Haitang. What does it have to do with Taoyao?
She had made a similar mistake before, which caused a lot of trouble to her sister.
So after realizing that I might have accidentally gotten sick again.
Feiying told herself again that she needed to be more sober and rational and not be misled by this illusion anymore.
Feiying forced herself to stay awake, diverted her attention from this strange feeling, and focused back on the present.
The sky outside was getting darker and darker, and Xiao Hei's black fog had covered more than half of the city. The situation was becoming more and more serious, and she needed to make a decision as soon as possible instead of immersing herself in this inexplicable feeling.
While Feiying was trying to get rid of this trance, Jasmine's reaction was completely different.
When she heard what Haitang said, there was a look of obvious astonishment and surprise in her eyes when she looked at Haitang.
At this moment, Jasmine felt that there was something indescribably strange about the crabapple in front of her, or to be more precise, there was an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
It felt like suddenly seeing a familiar face among strangers.
A strong cognitive conflict and contradiction.
Obviously, she should feel unfamiliar with Haitang, after all, they didn't have much contact and understanding before, but at this moment she felt an inexplicable familiarity and intimacy.
But that's just a feeling.
Jasmine never trusts her own feelings and only trusts her own rational judgment.
In her world, everything should be based on logic and evidence, not such vague intuition and feelings.
However, Haitang at this moment truly brought her a sense of familiarity that could not be ignored.
This sense of familiarity does not only come from Haitang's appearance or words, but more from a temperament and attitude, a way of looking at problems and dealing with things.
The wisdom and insight, the tenderness and judgment displayed.
All of them made Jasmine feel a strong sense of resonance and identification, and it just felt very familiar.
So for a while, Jasmine fell into deep entanglement and confusion.
On the one hand, her reason told her that this feeling was probably just an illusion or projection, a reaction of her own psychology in a specific environment.
On the other hand, the feeling was so strong and real that she couldn't easily ignore or deny it.
After a brief thought and struggle, Jasmine finally made up her mind and decided to ask directly.
If the feeling is just an illusion, then asking directly can at least clarify that.
If there is indeed some special reason, then this question may reveal some hidden truth.
"Haitang, are you really Haitang?"
Jasmine's voice was filled with obvious tentativeness and doubt, "If you were Haitang, would Haitang really be able to easily accept the fact that this was just an old dream?"
Her questions were direct and pointed, without any veil or euphemism.
"Perhaps you may find me a little offensive, but..."
Jasmine's voice softened a little, but still full of inquiry and suspicion.
"I always feel like you understand us better than we thought. Logically, you shouldn't be familiar with us... but now you seem to know exactly what we want to do and what will happen to us in the future."
Jasmine's eyes became sharper and more focused, as if she was observing the results of a complex experiment, trying to find some pattern and truth from it.
"But we feel very strange about you as Haitang, but at the same time very familiar with you."
Jasmine continued, with an indescribable complexity in her voice.
"Strange is strange to Haitang, familiar is that you make us feel familiar. It's like... we have met somewhere before, or you are another person we know."
Jasmine knew that this question might offend the other party, but she still chose to ask directly because in her opinion, the truth was more important than etiquette, especially in such a critical situation.
After hearing what Jasmine said, Tao Yao still maintained that calm and gentle smile on her face.
There was no trace of surprise or uneasiness in her eyes, as if she had anticipated this question and was just waiting for the right time to respond.
"Didn't I tell you everything?"
Taoyao's voice is still so gentle and calm,
"Please trust your own judgment, both rationally and intellectually."
"Then if you really feel a sense of familiarity from this body, then in fact, you already have the answer in your heart, right?"
Her answer was neither a direct affirmation nor a clear denial, but a guidance and revelation, encouraging Jasmine to listen to her inner voice and to trust her own judgment and feelings.
In Taoyao's view, the answers to some questions do not need to be given by the outside world, but already exist deep in the heart of the inquirer himself.
Jasmine was visibly stunned when she heard this answer.
She had expected a direct yes or no, a clear and unambiguous answer.
But Taoyao's way of answering made her feel a familiar shock and surprise.
This way of answering...
This tone and attitude...
This way of thinking and expressing problems...
A thought flashed through Jasmine's mind like lightning, causing her eyes to widen instantly and her mouth to open slightly with an expression of disbelief.
"Sister lover?"
Jasmine's voice was filled with obvious surprise and tentativeness, "You are my lover's sister, right?"
Jasmine's words were like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples.
When Feiying heard Jasmine's question, her eyes suddenly widened and her body leaned forward slightly, as if she was suddenly awakened from a half-asleep state.
Tao Yao just smiled slightly at the expectant gazes of Moli and Feiying, neither admitting nor denying.
Her eyes moved back and forth between Jasmine and Feiying.
This attitude of smiling without saying anything made Jasmine even more certain of her guess.
Her eyes became more determined and confident, like a detective who had finally solved a mystery that had been bothering her for a long time.
"You are the sweetheart, you are definitely the sweetheart!"
There was no more doubt in Jasmine's voice, only certainty and affirmation:
"You give me a feeling that I can't imagine having with anyone other than my beloved sister."
For Jasmine, Sister Qing has always been a person who guides and supports her, and is her lead in the Mechanical City.
It is because of her sister that she is able to appreciate the charm of the mechanical puppet sisters in the Mechanical City.
Now, compared to the beginning, she loves the cold but gentle and rational mechanical doll even more.
And if the Haitang in front of him was really Sister Qing.
Jasmine is not confused about what will happen after the old dream.
Anyway, Sister Youqing is here, so all problems will no longer be problems.
At this moment, the sea fairy who had been standing aside in silence suddenly spoke.
"What do you mean? You're not Haitang?"
The sea fairy's voice was filled with incredible shock and confusion, followed by a deep sense of betrayal and anger.
"Have you been lying to me this whole time?"
The Sea Fairy's mentality has already exploded.
She said that she always felt that there was something strange about her crabapple, as if it had forgotten many things.
In the past, their apostle Haitang would occasionally mention things from the past, those secrets that only the two of them knew.
I would also bring up things from the past and tease her occasionally.
But the Begonia in the old dream didn't seem to have such thoughts.
The Begonia here never talks about the past, nor does she mention those shared memories.
At first, the Sea Fairy thought that her memory was distorted because too much time had passed.
After all, time changes many things, including memories and impressions.
Plus, Begonia is just as compatible with the Power of the Sea as before, and can use its power perfectly, displaying the same abilities and skills as the real Begonia.
This was the most undoubted evidence for the Sea Monster, because in her opinion, only the real Begonia could be so perfectly combined with the authority of the sea.
In addition, Haitang's current condition is indeed not good, and there are abnormalities in her body itself.
So, she just thought that Haitang was different in some details, and she didn't pay too much attention to it or question it.
But now, when Jasmine and Feiying's reactions suggested that "Haitang" might be someone else, the Sea Fairy finally began to re-examine those subtle inconsistencies and sense of disharmony.
Those small details that she had always chosen to ignore, those abnormal behaviors that she attributed to memory bias or environmental influences, now became possible evidence, pointing to a truth that she was unwilling to accept.
That is, the person in front of her might not be her Haitang at all.
Tao Yao looked at the Sea Fairy's eyes that were full of shock and the look that seemed like she was betrayed, and the smile on her face became a little apologetic and sympathetic.
She sighed softly and nodded slightly, responding to the sea fairy's question.
"I'm sorry that I deceived you."
Taoyao's voice was low and sincere.
At this point, Tao Yao no longer intends to hide her identity.
Anyway, the plot of this old dream has already been messed up in some aspects due to various reasons.
After all, the original plan was just a stand-alone dream.
As a result, most of the time, because of the system elf, people who shouldn't appear appear.
This has resulted in all of this now causing huge deviations and changes to the original plot line.
So, Taoyao doesn't mind making this old dream a little more chaotic and more exciting.
Moreover, through observation and experience during this period, she has almost figured out what happened between the Sea Fairy and the Twin Flowers in the past through various details.