Chapter 115: Reason and Madness (Part 2)
Another Wang Qi and Feng Luoyi stood opposite Mi and "Wang Qi". Mi was shocked: "Junior Brother... how can you wake up..."
This is an illusion, a realm with a time flow similar to Shenzhou.
Feng Luoyi looked at the "copy Wang Qi" beside Mi, then at the real Wang Qi beside him, with a troubled expression. He asked the Wang Qi next to him: "You say you... you say, how should we reckon this?"
Wang Qi scrutinized the copy for a moment, then shook his head: "This shameless little look indeed carries my demeanor."
The attempt of the copy to blame everything on Mi when the imagined space collapsed was heard by both Wang Qi and Feng Luoyi.
Feng Luoyi squinted: "So?"
"I'm sorry, teacher! I corrupted Senior Sister," Wang Qi suddenly bowed. "Senior Sister's innocent mind was defiled by me to the point of a personality split, and a male personality emerged... I'm really sorry!"
The copy raised its hand: "Well, Master, I testify here as 'Mi' that none of this has anything to do with Wang Qi junior brother; it's all my fault as 'Mi'. I was the one who proposed to do this, nothing is related to him. He was tricked by me, 'Mi', to come in."
Mi jumped up and grabbed the copy by the neck: "Enough of you! With statements like this, such interests, do you dare claim to be me?"
"I am indeed a split personality of Mi. Moreover, according to Immortal Alliance Law, I, who possess a twenty-year-old mature personality, have more capability than this under-ten-year-old toddler." The copy nonsensically declared without a change in face: "Also, junior brother, please call me Senior Brother Mi in the future, thank you."
"Are you kidding? Are you kidding?" Mi's serene expression finally completely broke, turning into an expressive one: "Do you think I really can't delete you? Don't push your luck!"
Feng Luoyi gently coughed twice: "Mi, Wang Qi, enough."
Wang Qi, Mi, and the copy simultaneously responded: "Yes!"
Feng Luoyi sighed. First, he spoke to Mi: "Mi, this could be said to originate from the conceptual divide between your Sea God type and us, you are not to blame. However, you must be careful in the future, do not casually attempt such things."
"Yes, Master."
"Yes, Master."
Mi and the copy nodded in agreement simultaneously. Mi glared angrily at the copy, while the copy seemed to take pleasure in it.
Feng Luoyi felt the size of his aching brow increase yet again. He reached out to restrain the copy, then continued speaking to Mi: "You saw it yourself, right? Fortunately, your junior brother bore no ill will, or else you wouldn't know how you'd be now."
Mi retorted unwillingly: "Actually, I can easily delete the entire copy... for me, it's quite simple. Even if ordinary methods can't remove it, I can command the part of the body that carries that copy's Spirit Sense to collectively die off, destroying it on a material level."
Feng Luoyi shook his head: "What if it weren't your junior brother, but someone who is ten times more advanced than him in the domains of Soul, Xinling, and Logic? What if you're tricked out of your body... this sentence sounds so weird—anyway, you are not allowed to do such things anymore!"
"Yes...."
"Wang Qi, oh Wang Qi..." Feng Luoyi turned to look at Wang Qi, wanting to say something, but ultimately let out a sigh: "The ban of Tianling Ridge really has merit... If you continue to mess around unchecked, one day you'll end up killed by your own empirical research."
Seeing Wang Qi seemed like he wanted to say something, Feng Luoyi scolded angrily: "What your copy and Mi said in the imagined space earlier, wasn't that your inner voice? 'If such a Law Gate were placed before me, I would definitely use it without hesitation.' Didn't you hear what Mi said! There's opposition even in your copy!"
Wang Qi murmured: "I didn't hear what Senior Sister Mi said, but Senior Sister's split personality did hear it."
"Do you really have no fear of dying?" Feng Luoyi reprimanded: "You are facing yourself with complete wit and wisdom!"
"Should I not be on guard against my own avatar at all?"
Feng Luoyi could only finally sigh: "I originally thought you could comprehend the importance of empirical ethics... now I see, it was me overthinking——Mi, you must never learn from him in the future!"
Mi quickly nodded in agreement.
Feng Luoyi then released the pressure on the copy: "Is there anything else you wish to say?"
The copy shrugged: "My mission has been completed. Mi experienced the personality she wanted to experience for the first time, and Wang Qi will gain the mindset he desires, capable of adapting to an advanced cognitive organ."
A trace of astonishment flashed in Feng Luoyi's eyes: "Then, 'who' are you?"
"Logically speaking, I am both Mi and Wang Qi. However, psychologically, I still prefer to call myself Wang Qi." The copy scratched its face: "Oh, and the testimony just given as Mi was sincere."
Mi was utterly defeated: "There's no saving you, 'Wang Qi'!"
The copy looked at Wang Qi, and Wang Qi fixed his gaze on the copy.
The copy said: "Alright, 'me', let's complete the final pre-arranged plan."
Wang Qi nodded: "Indeed, 'another me'... ah, this appellation always makes me have the urge to store you like a building block-style container."
The copy was amused by "its own" words: "No need for that, your hairstyle isn't crazy—I mean, we are essentially one; after merging, I will exist among 'me' as 'me', what's wrong with that?"
Then, without any reluctance, the copy disintegrated into a data stream and merged into Wang Qi: "Feel it... the perspective of the Sea God type!"
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Feng Luoyi displayed a complex expression while witnessing this scene.
That copy genuinely, with absolute rationality, devoid of any sentiment, abandoned its existence as a Sea God type and integrated with Wang Qi as one.
With the most rational approach, it understood "what I am" and confidently believed itself to be Wang Qi.
Mi had distinctly "filed" "Wang Qi" as separate from "herself" from the beginning, which means this wasn't Mi's attribute.
Essentially, Wang Qi is such a person of absolute rationality.
But... is Wang Qi absolutely rational?
The Shame of Dao Seed, recklessly causing near-catastrophes, absolutely rational?
It's laughable, isn't it? This guy is simply insane!
Can rationality and madness, these two contradictory qualities, truly coexist within one person? (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)