Wenren Sheng woke from the dream before seeing the outcome of the roundtable meeting.
That left him rather frustrated, though there was nothing he could do about it.
If he kept watching, he would have to pay.
That Thousand-Eyed Monster was no good thing. It was a creature that took pleasure in interfering with people's lives and observing humanity's joys and sorrows.
It would carry you to the summit, then make you fall hard.
It definitely did not enjoy straightforward life stories where everything went smoothly.
And Wenren Sheng considered his own life to have gone quite smoothly.
So he would not cooperate with such a thing. Even if it offered him honey for the moment, poison was hidden within it.
Some believed they could eat the honey and throw the poison back. Those people overestimated their own willpower and endurance. Once their hearts began to waver, cracks would appear.
Wenren Sheng sank into a deep sleep.
Meanwhile, inside the Seed of Illusion within his body, a strange conversation was taking place.
"Little Ball, Little Ball, Sister told me you said you could give her the tastiest food, the most fun things, and the handsomest men in the world... I already have all of those. Can you really give me something better than what I have?" Little Illusion asked greedily.
"Never said that. Can't provide it. Goodbye." The grayish-white little ball directly gave her a triple refusal.
It saw through Little Illusion's nature at a glance—lazy and playful, with nothing much to say. If she activated it, she would definitely play it into ruin.
It had not been born into this world to be played with as a toy. It had been born to play with others.
That was its destiny. If it defied that destiny, it would disappear.
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