Oh no! I'm surrounded by female ghosts!

Thump, thump, thump.

The knocking on the door suddenly broke the silence in the room.

After receiving permission, Bai Xinglan pushed open the door and entered.

She has already taken care of her personal matters.

Just now at the door, she heard Wen Qi's words and saw Su Ming's agitation and struggle.

In reality, everyone knows the truth.

The truly cruel one was not Bai Xinglan, but Su Ming, who was sitting upright on the sofa.

Since he is a human being, he naturally possesses the seven emotions and six desires, including joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.

Moreover, in the 2012 world, Shen Wanyu knew that Su Ming's inner thoughts were extremely rich.

His mind must be in complete turmoil at this moment.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to provide you with one last psychological counseling session."

Having already composed herself, Bai Xinglan returned to her usual self.

The one who really needed comforting wasn't her, but Su Ming, who was sitting on the sofa.

After a moment of silence, Wen Qi, Shen Wanyu, and Xu Qinghe got up and left one after another.

As Tangtang passed by the sofa, she quietly kissed Su Ming's cheek and whispered, "Husband, Tangtang will make you some delicious fried chicken legs later."

After saying that, she obediently left and closed the door behind her.

At this moment, only Bai Xinglan and Su Ming remained in the room.

"Your Majesty." Bai Xinglan was the first to break the silence.

She did not overstep her bounds just because she would become Su Ming's character in the future.

At this moment, she became even more respectful.

"What Lady Wen just said is actually correct."

"It wasn't you who chose us, but rather we who chose you."

"I'm happy to see you're upset and conflicted about this."

"Because this is one of the normal human emotions."

"On the contrary, if Your Majesty shows no emotional fluctuation, that would be the most dangerous sign."

Bai Xinglan took two steps forward, knelt on one knee in front of Su Ming, and looked at him at eye level: "Your Majesty, please don't think this world is too cruel."

"Actually, it's already very gentle."

"At least it gave us a chance to correct our mistakes."

"But many things, once wrong, are wrong, and there's no going back."

Upon hearing this, Su Ming smiled helplessly.

Unexpectedly, it was Bai Xinglan, who was about to perish completely, who comforted herself instead.

Before Su Ming could think further, Bai Xinglan took out her personal psychological file and began her routine questioning.

This is a simple question about basic knowledge.

"Your Majesty, what is the normal range of human body temperature?"

"Your Majesty, here are three pictures. Please point out which one is a banana."

As usual.

Bai Xinglan carefully recorded every answer Su Ming gave.

After the routine questioning was over, she put down her pen and smiled: "Your Majesty, your cognition is completely normal, and your mental state is also very stable."

"However, I still suggest that you go to Ming Tak Middle School for classes regularly in your spare time, or go to crowded and lively places to relax."

Closing the psychological file, Bai Xinglan took a deep breath, her expression becoming serious.

"Your Majesty, regarding how to increase my favorability in the future, I have devised two feasible plans based on my own characteristics."

She had already begun to devise ways to improve Su Ming's favorability towards her.

In the early stages of developing a character, it is relatively difficult to increase their affection level.

However, once you are promoted and advanced, your favorability will steadily increase, and may even grow on its own.

And this is the domineering nature of forcibly increasing favorability.

If you force it in, it will take root, sprout, and eventually flower and bear fruit, making it impossible to eradicate forever.

"Judging from my current form, I have no physical body; my true form is a ghost-like entity."

"The ability should lean towards the mental, such as creating illusions, possession, and emotional interference."

"But as far as I know, Your Majesty's mental resilience is extremely strong, and I should be unable to pose any threat to Your Majesty."

With Su Ming's current strength, he can go toe-to-toe with all the other nurtured characters except for Wen Qi and Shen Wanyu, who have already advanced.

Not to mention, he is the natural counter to a ghost like Bai Xinglan.

"So, the first option is..."

"Your Majesty, please lower some of your mental defenses and reveal to me all the memories in your mind that are related to me."

"I think I'll understand the other one."

"That's not difficult," Su Ming nodded, signaling Bai Xinglan to continue.

"The second option is for Your Majesty to try to create a complete body of flesh and blood for me."

Su Ming's eyes lit up.

It must be admitted that Bai Xinglan's considerations were very thorough.

Both of these options are indeed very reliable.

At this moment, Bai Xinglan spoke again: "Your Majesty, may I convey a few last words to my other self?"

Su Ming nodded.

This is the living conveying their final message and bidding farewell to the dead.

Bai Xinglan stood up and looked into Su Ming's eyes.

But only Su Ming knew that she was using her own memories to transcend life and death and communicate with the ghostly female spirit.

"Hello, my other self."

"When you hear these words, I in the real world will have completely perished, and all traces of us on Earth will be erased."

"The memories we have experienced are preserved in Your Majesty's memory; they are real, and you need not doubt them."

"Although my life is short, I have lived it to the fullest."

Even if everyone forgets, the fact that it existed is the fact that it existed.

"It's pointless to dwell on its authenticity or length."

"As you can see, I am the leader of the King's personal medical team, and I am responsible for the King's physical and mental condition."

"I hope that you will continue to prioritize the King, remain steadfast in your duties, and not slacken or interrupt them."

Having said that, she bowed slightly and withdrew her gaze: "Your Majesty, I have finished speaking."

Su Ming quickly asked, "Is that enough?"

"Isn't there anything else to say?"

Bai Xinglan gently shook her head: "That's enough."

The room fell silent again.

A few seconds later, Bai Xinglan broke the silence again. She smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please begin."

Su Ming hesitated.

After all, he was a living, breathing person who was about to be erased from the world right before his eyes.

This feeling is truly heavy.

"How about I give you some more time?"

"I'll choose the girl in the mirror this time, and you next time."

Upon hearing Su Ming's suggestion, Bai Xinglan laughed.

This time, the laughter went a bit too far.

She quickly composed herself: "Your Majesty, I am truly delighted that you think this way."

"But Your Majesty, please choose me now."

After saying that, she bowed deeply.

Now that things have come to this point...

Su Ming had no choice but to open the character development page and tap the [Ghostly Female Ghost] option.

He glanced at Bai Xinglan out of the corner of his eye.

She maintained her bowing posture, but her shoulders were trembling uncontrollably.

She must have been terrified at that moment.

Because this is not an ordinary death.

Rather, it disappeared completely.

"Your Majesty, do not hesitate, let's begin."

Bai Xinglan's voice came from below, giving Su Ming no chance to ask again.

Su Ming suppressed his irritation and no longer hesitated.

Click to select.

[Are you sure you want to choose the character to develop: Ghostly Female Ghost?]

[Confirm] [Cancel]

Click OK again.

The scene before my eyes began to blur and distort.

Su Ming shouted immediately.

"System, do not enter the ghostly female ghost scene for now."

The next moment, the scene before them stabilized again.

My fifth character has appeared on the page.

As for the countdown to the arrival, this warning disappeared after Wen Qi advanced to the Destruction level.

At the same time, Bai Xinglan straightened up.

Her body began to fade at a visible rate.

Those eyes, which were once filled with fear, now only show a calm acceptance after everything has settled.

In a mere second, she vanished completely, as if she had never existed.

The psychological profile is on the table.

The cover originally had the three characters "Bai Xinglan" printed on it, but at this point it began to fade and disappear.

Su Ming quickly flipped through it, and the densely packed consultation times, emotional data, and cognitive responses inside were fading and disappearing until they turned into blank.

All information about Bai Xinglan on the phone vanished into thin air, leaving no trace whatsoever.

Then a gentle breeze stirred the world.

All of Bai Xinglan's belongings began to fade and disappear.

Clothes, documents, videos, belongings—anything that had been imbued with her scent vanished.

When the second breeze stirred, the world experienced an extremely subtle pause.

It's like a high-speed, sophisticated machine that suddenly crashes and then instantly restarts.

This time, all memories of Bai Xinglan have disappeared.

Bai Xinglan's former parents and family members have lost their memories of her.

Bai Xinglan's former friends and colleagues have lost their memories of her.

Before they even realized it.

New memories then filled in, making it flawless.

On an ordinary street on the other side of the city, Bai Xinglan's parents walked side by side, watching the children laughing and playing on the street, a faint trace of melancholy flashing in their eyes.

They regretted their decision to remain childless when they were young.

If they had had children back then, they would probably be all grown up by now, maybe even have grandchildren.

The father patted the mother on the shoulder: "Don't overthink it."

"At your age, the risks of having a child are too great."

"Since it was a decision we made together, there's no need to regret it afterwards."

Everything in the world continues to operate as usual.

Sunrise and sunset, the changing of the seasons.

Unbeknownst to anyone, in those few short seconds, a girl vanished completely without a trace.

Upon closer reflection, all I feel is endless fear and sorrow.

Su Ming stared blankly at the empty desktop.

Then Tangtang came running over lightly, carrying a bowl of freshly fried chicken drumsticks: "Husband, I've made you something delicious."

After saying that, Tangtang asked another question out of curiosity.

"You said you wanted to choose a fifth character to develop, have you made your choice?"

Although he understood what was going on, the chilling feeling he experienced firsthand still sent shivers down Su Ming's spine.

"I chose Bai Xinglan."

Tang Tang tilted her head: "Bai Xinglan?"

"Is the name of the fifth character you're developing Bai Xinglan?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wen Qi, Shen Wanyu, and Xu Qinghe returned.

They had heard Tang Tang's voice from outside the door.

With an expressionless face, Wen Qi asked with slight curiosity, "Bai Xinglan is her name?"

Based on Wen Qi's previous understanding, the names of characters raised in the game do not appear directly in their previous life.

"Um."

Su Ming nodded: "Her real name is Bai Xinglan, but the system displays her as Ghostly Woman."

Wen Qi frowned slightly.

"Then how did you know her name?" Shen Wanyu asked at the opportune moment.

I've forgotten all about it.

He was the only one left in this world, and he remembered that Bai Xinglan had once truly lived.

This made Wen Qi and Shen Wanyu feel very strange about Su Ming's expression at this moment.

They couldn't help but start thinking.

Who exactly is Bai Xinglan?