Yang the Third's "Little Sprite" (Part 2)

These are not real scenes, but illusions that Yang Zhen'er unintentionally conjured up, which appear very real.

The process of figuring it out was quite bizarre. After experiencing a near-crash due to a bird attack, Yang Zhen'er became convinced that Lao Xia had some kind of ability to summon "Little Sprite," and that it was that Little Lao Xia -like "Little Sprite" that saved their flight.

She also believes that Xiang Kun's unusual behavior all along, the spirituality and specialness of Little Bell and Little Apple, and Nana's recent abnormal behavior are all related to the summoning of "Little Sprite"—either he has "Little Sprite" or he is training "Little Sprite" to have abilities.

This made Yang Zhen'er feel a great sense of urgency. Everyone else had a "Little Sprite," so she couldn't fall too far behind!

If all these abilities originated from Lao Xia, then she needs to work even harder. After all, she is Lao Xia's cousin, the person who has known Lao Xia the longest and has the closest relationship with him among all of them!

They are related by blood!

So during that time, whether she was in Tongshi Town or Chongyun Village, whenever she had free time, she would think about how to summon her own "Little Sprite" and how to have the ability of a "Little Sprite" like Lao Xia.

However, aside from creating more and more erasers with special features, she still couldn't figure out what her "Little Sprite" really was.

She did name her erasers, including the Coin Xiang Kun gave her, but because she had so many special erasers, she often mixed up the names and sometimes even forgot some of them. So after a few days, she stopped calling them by name and simply referred to them all as "my old buddies"!

One day, when she was alone in her room in Chongyun Village, she suddenly had a whim and placed the erasers with special feelings all over the room. Then she imagined that the "Lucky Coin" was herself, and she imagined that she had become a "Little Sprite" that had been summoned.

To her inexplicable surprise, she suddenly discovered that, just as she had imagined, her entire body could glow!

This made her incredibly happy, thinking she had awakened some amazing ability, so she happily set up her phone and took a selfie.

But to my surprise, when I took the picture, there was no light at all; she was just standing there laughing by herself, which looked rather awkward.

Yang Zhen'er was a little confused for a moment, wondering if she had been thinking about the "Little Sprite" all day long, to the point of having a split personality and hallucinations.

But by chance, she discovered that the hallucinations she created could be seen by others as well, at least Xia Tianhuo and Chu Xiuwen could detect them—while she was eating, she told a ghost story, and Xia Tianhuo and Chu Xiuwen, who were eating at the same table, both noticed the distorted shadow she created and were startled. However, Tang Baona, who was also eating in the private room, did not notice it.

Then Yang Zhen'er suddenly realized that perhaps her "Little Sprite" was not another being, but herself.

Maybe that's what the "Little Sprite" ability was originally supposed to be like!

Next, Yang Zhen'er secretly experimented little by little, gradually summarizing the pattern of her ability:

As long as she believes in something, she can manifest illusions through her "old buddies"—these illusions aren't entirely arbitrary; they can't be too exaggerated, because if they were, even she wouldn't believe them. It's already quite an achievement to be able to wear magnificent silver armor, wield a greatsword with a white glow and arcing electricity, and even have some impressive special effects.

Others also have a chance of seeing those illusions, but only if they follow her "thought process." However, this doesn't require her to hypnotize others; it only requires them to "listen" to her words to have an effect and see the illusions she sees. When they were eating, Chu Xiuwen and Xia Tianhuo could see the illusions, but Tang Baona couldn't because Tang Baona was distracted and didn't listen to her "ghost stories."

Furthermore, Lao Xia couldn't see the illusions she created, even if he listened to her carefully. In fact, she herself found it difficult to create illusions in front of Lao Xia.

As for Xiang Kun... she doesn't plan to show off in front of Chef Xiang for now; she'll wait until she's mastered the skills and the deed is done!

What frustrated Yang Zhen'er was that while she could create supernatural illusions, the extent to which she could create things like silver armor and lightning swords was understandable. After all, she was already in her mid-twenties, almost thirty, a mature adult, not a naive little girl like Little Bell. She didn't have that kind of innocent naivety and couldn't believe in things that were too exaggerated. But apart from things like silver armor, lightning swords, strange and distorted shadows, eerie and terrifying black mist, holy and dazzling light, and all sorts of messy special effects, she couldn't create any more normal illusions.

It's not like she can conjure up whatever she wants. For example, it would be very difficult for her to imagine a glass of water appearing in front of her out of thin air, and she couldn't even imagine a pot of braised rabbit made by Chef Xiang. So it's hard to do anything fancy with this method.

She figured it was just like those overly exaggerated things; because she encountered overly ordinary things so often in real life, she couldn't convince herself to believe them.

This was one of the reasons why she was so eager to show Little Bell her "Little Sprite" transformation ability as soon as she returned to Peng City —she felt that the simple and innocent Little Bell must be very good at fantasizing. Moreover, she vaguely felt that her erasers and that "Lucky Coin" seemed to have some kind of connection with Little Bell as well.

She felt that the Little Bell might be able to help her, just like how she had a lot of "inspiration" after playing the Coin game with it before.

After seeing Liu Shiling's adorable expression with wide eyes and open mouth after the cool "special effects illusion" was shown, Yang Zhen'er couldn't help but squat down and rub her face.

Liu Shiling immediately realized that Yang Zhen'er's gleaming, electrified greatsword was "fake" and unreal after seeing it—because she had no way to perceive or control it.

But this didn't stop her from being amazed and envious. The old fairy sister's ability was truly amazing, and she looked incredibly cool. This was what a "magician" should be like!

Light is at your command, sword is at your command, monsters are always at your disposal, you can summon any monster you want, and unleash any move you desire. You can use them freely and fight without worrying about breaking furniture, getting a spanking from your mother, or revealing your magical secrets and angering your bald uncle.

Then, she won't need to wear her mother's oversized hooded sweatshirt to pretend she's wearing a magic robe; she can just create a gorgeous illusion of a magic robe for herself!

Maybe Chocolate, Ice Cream, Sachima can even come to life, bringing everything from her dream to life so she can experience her magical world ahead of time.

"Old Fairy Sister, what kind of magic is this? It's so powerful! Could you make me a magic robe?" Liu Shiling asked expectantly.

"Hehe, you call me 'Silver Armor Fairy Sister,' I'll give it a try." Seeing Liu Shiling's series of expressions of surprise, envy, admiration, and worship, Yang Zhen'er was so proud that she felt like she was about to float away.

Liu Shiling immediately said, "Silver Armor Elder... oh no... it's Fairy Sister!"

"Uh... never mind, I actually feel a bit creeped out by the word 'Fairy Sister'... 'Old Fairy Sister' sounds much more familiar and pleasant. Oh no, it's all your fault, Little Bell, I've really become 'Old Fairy Sister' now." Yang Zhen'er said, somewhat amused and exasperated.

Then she turned her attention to the Little Chubby Girl, stood up, stared at Little Chubby Girl, put one hand on her shoulder, and said in a serious tone, "Little Bell, I, Silver Armored Immortal... Oh my god..."

Yang Zhen'er broke down halfway through her sentence, laughing to herself for a while. Then, she composed herself, gently tapping Liu Shiling's shoulders with both hands, and continued, "I, the Silver Armor Fairy, will now bestow upon you the Jingle Magic Robe!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a bright beam of light shone down from the roof amidst a series of clear ringing sounds, illuminating Liu Shiling. The light seemed to have come directly from the heavens, piercing through the building and precisely finding the chubby, adorable little girl.

Liu Shiling tilted her head back, squinted her eyes, and opened her arms, as if enjoying the light.

Soon, she let out a soft exclamation and discovered that she was wearing a black robe, which did indeed look similar to the robes of magicians in TV shows and anime.

The robe she wore wasn't ethereal; she could even clearly feel its weight and the texture of fabric.

Liu Shiling excitedly looked up at Yang Zhen'er and said, "Old Silver Fairy Sister, there needs to be a rope here to hold the hat so it won't blow away in the wind. There needs to be a cat head here, not the Egg Pie cat head, but the Garfield kind. And the edge here needs to have some really cool patterns, specifically..."

Yang Zhen'er listened attentively to the Little Chubby Girl's description, and then, based on her description, directly "modified" the small magic robe. Soon, the magic robe was nine-tenths similar to the one the Little Chubby Girl wore in her dream.

Yang Zhen'er was pleasantly surprised to find that this time she was able to quickly and surprisingly "modify" the illusions she created. You see, before, she couldn't "modify" the illusions that had already appeared; they were all "formed the first time," and if she wasn't satisfied, she had to start all over again.

Yang Zhen'er happily squatted down and hugged Liu Shiling's cheek and said, "Little Bell, you really are my lucky charm!"

"Huh?" Liu Shiling was a little confused, but she was super excited now, and pulled Yang Zhen'er: "Old Fairy Sister, let's go back to the next house, I want to get my magic wand, and also bring the Egg Pie to play with."

"A magic wand?" Yang Zhen'er's eyes lit up. Little Bell had finally completely trusted her and was about to show her all its abilities.

However, when she followed the Little Chubby Girl home and saw the Little Chubby Girl take out a small wooden box from her room and then take out a pair of chopsticks, she was a little confused.

Well, as expected, she still can't understand the innocence and naivety of children.

Then, at Liu Shiling's request, Yang Zhen'er" modified" her "magic wand," making it look bigger and more imposing, with a cute cat head at the end.

Then they dressed her in the "magic robe" that had been "designed" beforehand, and suddenly, the image of a "majestic Great Mage" that matched Liu Shiling's self-perception appeared.

Although Yang Zhen'er thought this "magic robe" looked too strange, it was more like a sporty long coat with a few elements of a magic robe than a "magic robe." The hood was too big, covering her eyes and only revealing her mouth and round chin. As for the "magic wand" with a cat head on it, it had no magic at all and looked more like a child's toy than a magic prop.

But I have to say, this outfit really does look adorable and cute on the Little Chubby Girl, and most importantly, Little Chubby Girl likes it.

Seeing the undisguised excitement and joy in the Little Chubby Girl's eyes, Yang Zhen'er felt a great sense of accomplishment.

"Old Fairy Sister, Old Fairy Sister, and Egg Pie, and Egg Pie! Let's give it eight wings!" Liu Shiling pointed at the bewildered-looking Egg Pie with her "magic wand" and said, "And let's make it as big as a tiger, so we can ride it."

Yang Zhen'er quickly said, "Even if I turn it into the size of a tiger, we still can't ride it, Little Bell! It's not really that big!"

"I know, Sister Fairy, as long as it looks rideable, that's fine."

So, Yang Zhen'er began to "transform" the Egg Pie little by little according to the Little Chubby Girl's request. Before long, in their eyes, the Egg Pie had become a "Big Cat" with a shoulder height of 60 or 70 centimeters, a body length of nearly two meters, and four pairs of eight wings.

However, looking at the bewildered expression on Egg Pie's big face, Yang Zhen'er doubted whether it could sense the illusion she had created, or whether it realized that it had turned into an eight-winged Big Cat.

Then Liu Shiling tucked the staff into her waistband and followed Yang Zhen'er to tidy up the living room. They pushed the coffee table next to the sofa and moved the stools and some decorations against the wall to make more space.

"Old Fairy Sister, the time for battle has come! The demons from the dark world are about to invade Chongyun Village. This is the exit. To protect Chongyun Village, to protect Uncle Baldy... Ah, Uncle Baldy doesn't need protection. To protect... Uncle Big Guy, Ah Fu, and Pretty Sister, we must fight without retreating a single step! Old Fairy Sister, Egg Pie, are you ready!"

Watching Liu Shiling dressed in an adorable "magic robe," holding an adorable "magic wand," and speaking these words in a cute voice yet with a serious expression, Yang Zhen'er actually felt a little ashamed.

Alas, she still can't compare to Little Bell's innocence and carefree spirit.

If she were alone, the illusion would probably have collapsed immediately, but with Liu Shiling beside her, she found that her illusion remained remarkably stable.

"Then... Little Bell, what should a demon in the dark world be like?"

"It has to be big, its head has to reach the ceiling, and it has to be from the dark world, all black, like the one in the old fairy sister's living room. Hmm, its claws have to be long, to look scary. It should ideally be able to roar, like 'Roar~'. And then, it has to say some bad things, like 'I'm going to destroy you! I'm going to eat all your good food!' and things like that."

Following Liu Shiling's "requests," Yang Zhen'er conjured up a dark, shadowy monster illusion in the room, and then she herself began to get a little "in character"—because the monster really did look somewhat terrifying.

She wore shimmering silver armor and wielded a gleaming, electrifying greatsword. As she charged forward, she brandished her sword and shouted, "With me, the Silver Armor Fairy, here! You won't get past me!"

Behind her, Liu Shiling held up a cat-head magic wand and shouted, "Chocolate! Ice Cream! Sachima! Lemon Tea! Mung Bean Cake! Go!"

Whether the eight-winged Big Cat Egg Pie beside him saw the illusion or not, it opened its mouth wide and let out a "meow~".

The next instant, as Yang Zhen'er swung her greatsword, several electric dragons shot out from the walls of the room, quickly climbing forward and striking the huge black shadow monster that appeared at the end of the living room and the kitchen doorway.

One explosion after another, sparks flew everywhere, the refrigerator door by the kitchen door was blown open, sparks and black smoke billowing from its edges, and the television in the living room burst into flames with a loud bang.

The big cat, the small cat, and the cat inside were all startled and simultaneously shrank their necks.

"What's going on? What happened?! Little Bell, are you alright?" Yang Zhen'er, who was no longer wearing her silver helmet, silver armor, and greatsword, was still a little confused as to whether this was an illusion she had created or reality. She subconsciously turned around to look at the Little Chubby Girl.

Holding a chopstick, Liu Shiling was also dumbfounded. She had realized what had happened and how it had happened, and muttered, "We're doomed..."