"You mean, in the end, you met a 'Night Crow' that possessed self-awareness?"
The night breeze was quiet and gentle. Setting down her teacup, the woman in the deep-blue gown spoke in a soft voice, filled with surprise.
On the balcony of the hall-like garden, white, transparent gauze curtains hung down from the dome, still stirred by the night wind. Beyond the tall, slender glass windows,
the sea of flowers had already bloomed brilliantly at the end of October.
Amid the lively lights and bustling crowds of Linfu Block, the celebration of tonight's return had ended in the cheerful excitement of the lion dance performance.
When they split up to get into their cars, Fang Ran suggested taking Shui Lianxin home, only for the girl to see right through him with a sweet smile.
"Fang Ran, you're planning to see Grandma, aren't you?"
In the car Yan Jie had come to pick them up in, just like when Shui Lianxin had visited him in the Hospital Room last time,
as she listened with rapt attention, he told her a trimmed-down version of the foreign cities he had visited this time, describing their sights and local customs.
After successfully dispelling the girl's desire to travel to Paris someday, he arrived at the top-floor garden of the MoShui LinLang manor villa.
Having returned safely from Europe, Fang Ran reported everything he had encountered on his journey to Shui Linlang, all the way through the end of last night's Simulation Scenario,
when that Night Crow had appeared before his eyes.
"Mm. Logically speaking, it should have merely been another body generated by my ability, without any consciousness or personality. But while it was sealed inside the Scenario, I don't know what happened..."
Hearing Shui Linlang's equally incredulous tone, Fang Ran sighed helplessly and