Heart to Heart

Chapter 761: Heart to Heart

The voice was as cold as a scalpel, making Meng Chao pause slightly.

Meng Chao said, "Ya-jie, are you actually insane, or are you awake? You acted far too convincingly. When you hugged me just now, you didn't give me the slightest hint!"

"Nonsense. Of course I'm awake. The hug itself was the biggest hint."

Lü Siya curled her lips. "If something hadn't been amiss, when have you ever seen me hug you so gently?"

Meng Chao thought for a moment and had to admit, "All right, I was too dull. The very first second you saw me, you gave me the biggest hint.

"That said, I have the same question—how do I know you're the real Lü Siya, rather than a monster skilled at disguising itself as a human? Or even just a stream of information implanted into my cerebral cortex, a 'virus' meant to disrupt my visual nerves and make me see illusions?"

Meng Chao's voice became equally cold and sharp.

The corner of Lü Siya's mouth lifted. "Looks like you, like me, suspect that everything before us isn't real?"

Meng Chao pondered for a moment before slowly shaking his head. "I don't think everything before us is fake, but there must be false, hallucinatory elements within it. The best lies contain 99% truth, and the best illusions should likewise be composed of 99% reality.

"Perhaps all of Peach Blossom Paradise Town is real, except for you as formed on my retina—the final and most crucial 1% is fake?"

"Looks like we must first find a way to prove that we are the real 'Meng Chao' and 'Lü Siya' before we can communicate any further."

Rather than becoming angry at Meng Chao's suspicion, Lü Siya showed approval. "I have an idea. We each