" Thank you very much. I knew I could count on you. You must travel back in time and change my mistake.” Sage Zengzi said, smiling widely.
Argh, Lily had really made a fool of herself this time. How the hell was she going to travel back in time because she hadn't found that method herself yet.
Was it possible to buy a time machine or similar?
You must travel back in time and help Sage Zengzi stop a war.
When she heard the word war, she knew she had gotten herself into something she couldn't get out of. Her mouth would get her killed in the future.
William looked at Lily and shook his head because she was really crazy in the head.
" Uhm, where can I travel back in time?" Lily asked.
"I do not know. You have to find out for yourself.” Sage Zengzi replied, giving her a beautiful smile.
In that same second the sun's rays shone on him, and it made him look like there was a halo over his head and he radiated something divine. He looked like an angel or a merciful god. Lily saw the complete opposite which was an evil sleazy old man who took advantage of her to the extreme. She sighed because there really was no way out and knew the system would punish her if she tried to refuse. Either that or she would feel the wrath of Sage Zengzi . She was not interested in any of the two choices and chose the third which was to complete her quest.
"Okay. Can I at least get some help?” she asked.
Sage Zengzi took out a thick black book that had a large gold butterfly on the front. He placed it on the table and opened it. Suddenly a gold butterfly flew out from the book and landed on Lily's right knee.
Lily had a fear of caterpillars and was therefore afraid of butterflies because she saw them as caterpillars with wings. It was as if nature was trying to transform their ugly side into something beautiful, but it could not deceive her vision.
“G-get it away.” she cried out loud, burying her head in William's chest.
William looked at the butterfly and placed his left hand by it and it flew over and sat on his hand.
"Are you afraid of butterflies?" he asked, admiring it.
"I have scoleciphobia." Lily replied immediately, her body shaking in anxiety.
When William felt her shiver, he knew it was serious and looked at Sage Zengzi and asked, “What is it for?”
He replied, “It's a communication butterfly that only she can use. They only listen to her.”
Lily only heard him say 'they' and not the rest of the words and said, "Are there more?"
"Yes, there are many more that you will need." he answered.
William looked at Lily and at the butterfly and at Sage Zengzi who nodded at him, and he immediately understood what it meant.
“Only you can control those butterflies. Even Sage Zengzi does not have that ability.” he said, trying to comfort Lily.
When Lily heard that, she looked at the butterfly and at Sage Zengzi and saw that he was serious. She wondered why only she could control them since she had nothing to do with them.
"Why me?" she asked curiously.
"You remind me of a woman named Lily who once lived. Those butterflies belonged to her. Since you're also called Lily, I'm sure it's fate.” Sage Zengzi replied seriously.
Again, Lily didn't believe in fate, but she could see that he was really serious about his words and at the same time she was also curious about the woman named Lily.
You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version.
Could it be a mother she once had or was it a sister?
She pulled herself together and looked at the butterfly and took a few deep breaths.
She extended her right hand and said, “Come. I'm not doing anything to you. I was just afraid of you.”
The butterfly flew over and landed on her hand and when it landed, she felt a tickling sensation and laughed. She moved her head close to it to study it more closely and saw that it glittered incredibly beautifully. It didn't look as dangerous at all as it did a moment ago and now, she admired it instead of being afraid of it.
Did it have anything to do with her being connected to the woman with the same name?
"As I said, there are more in the book and you should not put them in the system." said Sage Zengzi.
When Lily heard that she knew it was because the system possibly saw them as a threat or that they would be enslaved by it and understood him fully.
"Then what do I do with them?" she asked because she didn't have a bag to hide them in.
“You are a Mirage Master and should have received a package as a reward.” replied Sage Zengzi.
Lily had completely forgotten about the white package she had received from Light as a reward and took it out and placed it on the table. She opened it and to her pleasant surprise saw a beautiful white hanfu. Sage Zengzi explained that she could hide the butterflies in the white hanfu, which confused her.
"It doesn't have that many pockets." she said.
"No, because it can create an illusion. Put it on first.” Sage Zengzi said and smiled.
Wow, Lily was excited and excited when she heard that and hurried into the bathroom and changed. She looked in the mirror and saw that her large breasts were not about to fall out and was relieved. She felt like she had been thrown into ancient China in a wuxia world and her heart beat faster in excitement.
When she entered the living room, the men looked at her and Sage Zengzi nodded in satisfaction.
“It looks like it was made for you. Perfect.” he complimented.
William stood up and walked over to her, staring at her speechless.
Lily's cheeks blushed because she didn't know if she looked weird in it.
"You look beautiful. It looks like you were taken out of a painting.” he said, smiling.
Sage Zengzi looked at her earrings and took out a white lily and placed it on the book, “This one can store your aura and scent.”
Lily was about to think he had sent her on an assassin mission and suddenly became nervous. Why on earth would she hide her aura and scent unless she had to kill a king or an emperor. Since it was ancient China, she was going to visit, it was probably an emperor.
“Try moving your right hand.” he said.
Lily moved her right hand and suddenly they were sitting in a flower field and were surrounded by nature. The sky was blue, the sun was shining, the air was warm, and they could smell the air and feel the warm breeze blowing past them. All around there was a green landscape with green trees.
"Is it an illusion?" William asked, confused, and surprised, standing up and walking over to a tree and touching it.
He could feel the trunk was cold and he scratched the bark and could feel it in his fingers.
Sage Zengzi got up and walked over to him and replied, “We'll see later.” He looked at Lily, "Move your hand again."
Lily moved her hand again and suddenly they were in the living room again. William looked at his hand and saw that there was still tree bark under his fingernails and his heart beat an extra beat. He looked at Lily and blinked a few times. It wasn't an illusion, but Sage Zengzi had said it was so that meant Lily had done something about it.
Lily thought it was cool that she was now an illusion master, but it wouldn't be good if it came back and forth every time, she moved her hand otherwise she couldn't use her hand at all. She looked at Sage Zengzi and hoped he had a solution.
"You can control it with your thoughts." he explained, looking at the butterfly sitting on the book and nodded to it. It suddenly flew into Lily's chest, who was startled and disappeared.
Sage Zengzi opened the book again and countless gold butterflies flew out of it and flew around the entire room. They lit up the whole room and looked like stars twinkling from afar.
“Wow.” exclaimed Lily who was completely captivated.
One by one they quickly flew into her chest and disappeared. When they had all flown into her, she held onto her chest but could not feel anything strange about herself and felt that she was magical.
"I’m a magical girl." she said, her heart beating faster.
“You can call on them when you need them at any time. Others won't be able to see them if you don't allow it. It’s also your ability as a Mirage Master.” Sage Zengzi explained.
Now Lily did not regret that she had been used as a carrier pigeon for all the deities because it had borne fruit to a great extent.
She chose to keep the white hanfu on but was afraid it would break and asked, "Can it catch fire?"
Sage Zengzi shook his head and chuckled and replied, “No you fool. It’s a divine artifact in the eyes of man.”
Lily was so excited that she cheered and ran over and hugged him in joy and said, “Thank you so much master. I promise not to disappoint you.”
Sage Zengzi nodded and said, “Good. Now off with you. I have some errands to run with Gui and Zhen.”
Lily guessed that it was the crane named Zhen because they had already met Gui. They said a nice goodbye to Sage Zengzi and flew off towards the Guild Dancing Dragons because William had something he had to deal with there.