He changed Tiwat

...Uh, speaking of which, why does she think she is Dina Zede's "guardian knight"?

Dina Zede just then extended her hand to Ying: "...I have many trustworthy 'guardian knights' around me, don't you think?"

Ying hesitated for a second, but still took Dina Zedai's hand.

"At your service, my lady."

Dina Zede stopped in front of the stall displaying seven kinds of fruits and vegetables and introduced to the group: "This is the stall that sells 'Seven Delicacies Table' dishes."

The stall owner, Amar, gave a thumbs up: "You're really knowledgeable, miss. I thought nobody knew about this anymore."

Just as he was about to introduce the "Seven Delicacies" to everyone, Han Fulai had already stolen his lines: "Tree King Sacred Body Mushroom, Moon Lotus, Rose, Sunset Fruit, Robbery Lotus, Spicy Fruit, and Dun Dun Peach."

"They respectively symbolize the seven virtues of 'wisdom,' 'humility,' 'courage,' 'generosity,' 'perseverance,' 'tolerance,' and 'compassion'..."

Amar was taken aback: "...Mr. Jiang Xue is indeed a person who has traveled all over the country. He even knows our local festival customs so well."

Ying was also a little stunned.

For some reason, she felt that the scene before her was both familiar and strange, with an inexplicable sense of unease.

Only Paimon, carrying the fruit basket Amar had given him, groaned, "Hey, isn't anyone willing to help me carry this?"

The group continued on their way, passing several stalls. Dina Zede was in high spirits, lingering at each stall for a while, but Han Fulai seemed absent-minded, his eyes occasionally glancing in a certain direction.

Ying noticed Han Fulai's strange behavior and quietly pulled him aside: "Hey, are you hiding something from me?"

Han Fulai pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "It's not convenient to explain to you right now... Well, I'm very interested in that stall over there."

The stall he pointed to had an alchemy table in front of it, which looked out of place among the other festival stalls.

Zimia's explanation of "alchemy divination" was still so cryptic that it left Ying and Paimon completely bewildered, unable to understand it at all... In fact, Zimia himself didn't understand it much either.

Anyway, divination is never accurate; even Mona couldn't predict their fate.

With a playful attitude, Ying and Paimon each took a piece of fruit from the fruit basket, and then encouraged Dina Zede to take a piece of fruit as well so they could do the divination together.

When it was Han Fulai's turn, he took out a Mora from his pocket, thought for a moment, and then put it back in his pocket. He also took a piece of fruit from Paimon's fruit basket.

With the four fruits placed on the table, Zimia immediately activated the alchemy station.

After a burst of intense light and smoke that felt very familiar, a very familiar graphic appeared on the alchemy table.

--"moon."

Han Fulai uttered the term before Zimya did.

Now, not only Zimia, but also Ying and Paimon were all turning their heads.

They were so familiar with Han Fulai that they knew he often pretended to be a charlatan... But even if he was a charlatan before, it couldn't have gone this far, could it? This was practically "precognition"!

Ignoring their astonishment, Han Fulai reached out to Zimia: "Could I borrow your 'reference book'?"

Chapter Seventy: Ying's Body Remembered

"'Reference book'...what 'reference book'?" Zimia asked, her face full of confusion.

He genuinely had no idea what Han Fulai was talking about.

This "alchemy divination" is said to be a divination method passed down by the Little Lucky Grass King, but the new Grass God has always lived in seclusion, never showing his face or publishing any works, let alone writing a reference book for "alchemy divination".

If you were to ask Zimia for his own opinion, this "alchemical divination" was probably a game created by some bored student of the "Minglun School" under the guise of the grass god—after all, it had virtually nothing to do with either "alchemy" or "divination"...

The "Astrology" studied by the "Minglun School" in the Academy was a serious discipline, covering multiple subjects such as mathematics, physics, astronomy, and geography.

Using "astrology" requires operating multiple planetariums for observation, reviewing star chart records for more than a year, combining the observation results with past data to draw star charts, and calculating trajectories... This whole process takes at least a month.

Even with all that effort, the application of astrology in predicting fate is still very limited. In most cases, it cannot produce a result at all, and even if it can, it is difficult to interpret what kind of fate the result represents.

According to the textbooks of the Rittal Academy, "Using theoretical astrological knowledge to solve specific problems in life is not something we should be concerned with."

The most talented "human walking calculator" in Ridovandi Academy, Senior Sister Laira, once said a famous quote: "The most useful divination method should be 'Seven Saints Summoning,' right? Because 'Seven Saints Summoning' requires rolling dice."

Therefore, students of the "Ming Lun School" usually use "astrology" in areas such as "weather forecasting" or "geographical location".

Even rigorous astrology can't predict fate, so how could this joking alchemical divination possibly predict fate? It's just a fun little activity at a festival.

As for the results of the "alchemical divination," they were entirely made up by Zimia on the spot, without any need for "reference books"...

Han Fulai stared intently into Zimia's eyes. After a moment, he came to the conclusion that Zimia was telling the truth and that he knew nothing.

This also explains the blank "reference book" in his memory—the Zimia in his memory is likely not the same person as the student in front of him from the Order of the Church.

Han Fulai remembered that the last time he played "alchemy divination" here, he took out a Mora as his material, so this time he deliberately "controlled the variable" and replaced the Mora with fruit to see if the divination result would be different.

The result remained unchanged; it was still "the moon".

He didn't know much about "alchemy," but he knew chemistry. If the elements involved in a chemical reaction changed, the result should also change accordingly—if there was no change, it meant that the experimental results had been manipulated.

The alchemy table has probably been tampered with; whatever you put on it will produce residue that looks like the moon.

The person manipulating the experiment wanted them to see this "moon." Last time, that person even used some method to transform into Zimia's appearance and specifically told them a sentence: "'Moon' means 'illusion' and 'lie'."

Han Fulai silently looked around.

No exception.

It seems he arrived early this time.

Because of those fragmented memories, he didn't wander around much along the way, and arrived at Zimia's stall much earlier than "last time," which meant that the person impersonating Zimia hadn't had time to replace the real Zimia.

Han Fulai actually had some guesses about the identity of "the other Zimia".

He had intended to use the "reference book" incident to hint at the appearance of "another Zimia"... but unfortunately, he missed the opportunity.

Well, whether or not to meet is up to them. If they don't want to show up, forcing them won't work. Besides, he can't guarantee that he'll see "another Zimia" this time.

Han Fulai thought for a moment, then left the alchemy platform with Ying and Dina Zedai, and strolled around the nearby stalls for a while.

While strolling around, his eyes were constantly on the clock on the street.

About fifteen minutes later, Han Fulai received what he had been waiting for—the ringing of a bell.

"The Flower Knight Faris" appeared at the street corner riding his wooden tricycle, and the nearby children, along with Dina Zede, Ying, and Paimon, excitedly lined up.

Everything was unfolding according to the "script" in Han Fulai's memory, even the reaction of Vigal, who played Faris, when he saw Dina Zede was exactly the same.

To cover up his goodwill towards Dinazede, Pigal indeed took out five small boxes containing Yalda candies to change the subject, and Paimon was once again startled by the "lizard tail flavor" and "herpestos flavor".

Pigal laid out the five boxes in a row and asked Paimon with a smile, "These five candy boxes are numbered one through five from left to right. Which one do you want?"

Just like last time, Paimon pushed Yingmei forward: "You help me choose, I want the sunset fruit flavor!"

"It's not like I can guarantee that she'll be chosen just because I help her..." Ying's complaint was the same as Han Fulai's memory.

Han Fulai remembered that Yingmei hadn't chosen a box last time, and Paimon had even said that Yingmei's luck was just so-so. But it didn't really matter which box Yingmei chose, since Pigar would eventually give her the sunset fruit flavored candy that Paimon wanted as well.

"Hmm, then... number five will do."

Ying casually chose a number.

however--

"Uh...excuse me, which one do you want?" Vigal looked at Ying, somewhat puzzled.

Although Ying said "number five", her hand inexplicably grabbed box number four.

Han Fulai, who was watching from the sidelines, was stunned for a moment.

Box number four contains the sunset fruit flavored Yalda candy that Paimon wanted!

Ying herself was stunned.

In fact, she didn't know why she grabbed box number four.

How to put it? It's like "muscle memory," a subconscious reaction.

Her mouth said "number five," but her body chose "number four"...

Why is this happening?

Ying hesitated for a moment, then picked up box number four.

"I'll choose this one."

Vigal clapped his hands: "Amazing! You picked the flavor you wanted right away!"

Paimon beamed with delight: "Haha, I knew it! You're incredibly lucky to have survived so many battles! I knew it!"

Ying, however, was uncharacteristically expressionless, showing no sign of smugness.

She handed the candy box to Paimon, then grabbed a few candies from it, pretending to share them, and pulled Han Fulai aside, whispering, "I feel like something's wrong with my body... You must know why, right?"

Chapter 71 "Perceptual Mimicry" Space?

"Uh...why are you asking me about your health...?"

Han Fulai was unusually unsure how to respond.

He knew that Yingmei was having some problems, and he had some clues about why, but the way Yingmei asked the question was very easy to misunderstand!

It sounds as if he did something to Yingmei's body...

Fortunately, Paimon didn't hear it.

Although Paimon is small, his mouth is bigger than anyone else's. If he says this out loud, his reputation will definitely suffer.

Ying grabbed Han Fulai relentlessly: "You absolutely know, tell me now!"

Han Fulai had been acting strangely since this morning, frequently spacing out and seeming distracted even while shopping with them, clearly lost in thought. Ying noticed something amiss and asked Han Fulai about it, but he gave a perfunctory answer and then suggested going to see "alchemy divination"...

As a result, he acted even more strangely during the "alchemy divination," almost as if he had the ability to "predict"!

While Ying was choosing the Yalda candy box, she had actually been secretly observing Han Fulai's expression.

Han Fulai was clearly surprised when she chose candy box number four, then stared at her with a thoughtful expression, his gaze seeming to pierce through her clothes and see what was hidden beneath...

Well, she'd only ever seen that look in one other person's eyes, and that person was Abedo—that's exactly how Abedo looked at his "experiment subjects"!

Seeing Yingmei's insistence, Han Fulai hesitated for a moment before answering, "At this stage, I haven't found sufficient evidence, but I suspect we may have fallen into a place similar to a 'consciousness space.' You should remember the 'consciousness space' inside the Divine Cherry Tree, right?"

"'Consciousness Space'..."

Ying certainly remembers.

She even traveled through a time tunnel inside and witnessed the five-hundred-year-long battle between the General and the Shadow.

If they are currently in a place similar to a "consciousness space", then time, space, and everything she is experiencing and seeing may be illusory.

Adding to that the strange sense of déjà vu she felt, could it be...?

Ying, somewhat incredulous, voiced her guess: "We... have already experienced a 'Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival'?"

Her sense of déjà vu, and her "physical memory" of choosing box number four, can all be explained by this reason—she had experienced the "Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival," served as Dina Zede's "Guardian Knight," and helped the Moncho League select Yalda Candy.

Although she did not retain any memory of the last "Flora of the Flower Goddess Festival," her body, or rather her subconscious, still retained the impression of the last "Flora of the Flower Goddess Festival." That is why she felt that everything in front of her was familiar, and that is why she chose the box containing the sunset fruit flavored candy.

Han Fulai nodded silently: "I think it must be the 'Binding Spirit True Seal' that I cast on you and Paimon before that took effect and protected your consciousness. There are still some memories of the last 'Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival' left in your subconscious, which made you realize that 'déjà vu' feeling."

Ying touched her forehead, recalling the scene where Han Fulai "buffed" her in the tavern.

She then turned to look at Paimon, who was enjoying Yalda candy with Dina Zede.

"Why didn't Paimon notice anything amiss? Wasn't she 'giving up buffs' with me?"

Han Fulai shrugged: "You know, Paimon also has its own little secrets. You accepted the 'buff' I gave you, but Paimon might not... and..."

He lowered his voice, "How can you be sure that the Paimon beside us is the real Paimon?"

His words startled Ying.

Paimon, is it necessarily true?

Wait a minute, if even Paimon isn't a real person, then what about Han Fulai? Is he the real Han Fulai?

Ying subconsciously distanced herself from Han Fulai.

Han Fulai smiled helplessly: "Now you know why I didn't tell you this? Once I said it, even I would doubt it. But I still hope you can believe me. After all, if I were a fake, I should continue to keep the 'consciousness space' a secret. Revealing it wouldn't do the mastermind any good, would it?"

Ying thought for a moment and nodded in agreement with his statement.

If it weren't for Han Fulai's reminder, she definitely wouldn't have been able to figure out the source of her strange "déjà vu" feeling, let alone know what her inexplicable "body memory" was all about... Moreover, if Han Fulai was a fake, there was no need for him to act abnormally so that she would notice.

From this perspective, Han Fulai is still the same Han Fulai she knows.

In fact, Ying was suspicious of Han Fulai, but Han Fulai was also suspicious of Ying.

When Dina Zede knocked on the door this morning, he began to doubt everything around him.