Chapter 10: Bai Guagua Transforms

"Zhang Wei..."

"Zhang Wei... wake up."

Zhang Wei was sleeping soundly when he was suddenly shaken awake by a dark shadow. Feeling completely miserable and suppressing his anger, he said, "Bai Guagua, it's the middle of the night, why aren't you sleeping properly? What are you making a fuss about?"

He had intended to reach out and pinch those chubby cheeks, but he suddenly noticed that in the pitch-black night, Bai Guagua's eyes were exceptionally bright—bright enough to be described as shining like the galaxy.

There was a hint of panic on Bai Guagua's small face. She was clutching Zhang Wei's arm tightly, a rare sight, and her petite frame was trembling slightly: "Zhang Wei, listen to me, something terrible has happened."

Zhang Wei took a deep breath and said with forced patience, "Guagua, tell me slowly, tell me properly. Let's not act like we're in a TV drama, using sensationalist words at every turn, okay?"

Absorbed Bai Guagua's Resentment, +174.

Zhang Wei felt a toothache; why was this child so disobedient?

"I just had a strange dream. I dreamed of a strange person telling me some weird things. It was a bit like a chant, and a bit like classical text, but even though I clearly didn't understand it, I remembered it perfectly after waking up."

"What did they say?" Zhang Wei yawned, showing little interest.

Bai Guagua: "............"

Zhang Wei: "??"

Bai Guagua stammered: "... I can't say it."

"Huh?" Zhang Wei had a face full of black lines: "So, you're here to tease me?"

Absorbed Bai Guagua's Resentment, +233.

"Zhang Wei! You can't not believe me, this is real! It's not that I don't want to say it, and it's not... anyway, I just can't get it out. Every time I try to say it, my brain feels like it's covered in paste," Bai Guagua said, puffing out her chubby cheeks in anger.

"Although I can't say it, I know how to do it... Look!"

After speaking, Bai Guagua closed her eyes, spun lightly in place, drew a circle in the air with both hands, and muttered: "Magical Girl of love and justice, Crystal Moon, transform!"

Zhang Wei was completely dumbfounded. Just as he was feeling sad that this girl had been completely ruined by television, a scene that left him stunned appeared before his eyes.

On the ceiling of the old-fashioned bungalow, a beam of extremely thin Starlight suddenly pierced through and fell down, injecting itself into the space between Bai Guagua's eyebrows, making her eyes grow increasingly brilliant, as if a galaxy were rotating within them, containing an indescribable cold and lofty quality.

It was like a spotlight hitting the sole protagonist on a stage where all other lights had been extinguished, making her stand out even more in the darkness. A faint silver glow spilled from her small pink nightdress printed with Hello Kitty, making Bai Guagua look like a goddess descending to the mortal world.

"Zhang Wei, did you see it? You should believe me now, right?" The little girl returned to her usual appearance and asked, feeling uneasy.

In the darkness, Zhang Wei remained silent, but a stream of information flashed through his brain like a revolving lantern.

The posts online about strange things happening to people, Bai Guagua's sudden superhuman strength, the inexplicably multiplied Resentment Value, and...

This incredible scene before his eyes!

Combining this with some rather "chuunibyou" thinking, the only explanation was that on this planet, which had been ordinary for thousands of years, ever since the Giant Demon Devouring the Moon the night before, when blood rain scattered across the world and a white rainbow pierced half the firmament...

Miracles would be born in the mortal world!

However, truly facing this turn of events, he couldn't feel "chuunibyou" at all.

Bai Guagua leaned in close, her eyes full of confusion and panic: "Zhang Wei, am I an alien? Am I going to leave Earth? That strange person in the dream also said that after a while, they would come to pick up those who are qualified in cultivation, leave Earth, and go to some place or other..."

Leave Earth?

A stormy sea surged in Zhang Wei's heart, but his expression became increasingly calm as he said, "Bai Guagua, did you install a laser pointer on the roof to fool people?"

Absorbed Bai Guagua's Resentment, +999.

However, before the little girl could express her indignation and protest, Zhang Wei pulled her into a hug and gently stroked her bob cut: "It's okay, even if aliens want to take you away, I won't let them."

Bai Guagua stared with wide eyes and looked at Zhang Wei: "What if... the aliens are very powerful? In TV dramas, humans on Earth are no match for them."

Zhang Wei smiled: "Are you kidding? This is the territory of us Earthlings... If we really can't beat them, I'll just tag along and go with you."

"Mm... I can't bear to leave you either." Bai Guagua's little heart was filled with confusion, and she hugged his arm even tighter.

The siblings whispered to each other for a long time. After finally coaxing Bai Guagua back to her room, Zhang Wei had completely lost his sleepiness, so he simply leaned against the headboard and opened his phone.

The palm-sized screen was filled with information from across the country and even the world, with massive amounts of content refreshing every minute.

Zhang Wei opened a search engine, thought for a moment, and entered keywords like "strange things happening to me," "Starlight entering the body," and "sudden increase in strength." He carefully browsed through the massive search results and, sure enough, saw a few sparse pieces of information in this regard:

1st Floor: I was completely drunk last night and slept by Longquan Lake for the whole night. When I woke up the next day, I found myself completely soaked in the lake water. How the hell did I not drown??

2nd Floor: It's miserable to say, but I had a breakup. I found a place to cry my heart out, and I fell asleep while crying... I won't go into details, it's too shameful.

3rd Floor: Did the person above get spring fever? Hehe.

1st Floor: Yesterday I arranged a fight with a punk. We agreed on a one-on-one, but that trash actually called people to surround me. His character is really terrible. Honestly, I got beaten up badly... but a miracle happened. I was originally holding my head and letting them hit me, but then they cursed too nastily, so I couldn't help but fight back once. Who knew I'd hit someone flying three meters away? Can you imagine? The remaining few were no match for me at all. One punch each, one kick each, and they all cowered in a few moments.

I don't know why, but later I didn't have that much strength anymore, but it was still much greater than usual...

2nd Floor: Haha, did the OP eat spinach? Try to keep up with Popeye!

3rd Floor: Is what the OP said true? Something strange happened to me too. I messed up while playing parkour yesterday and fell from the 12th floor. I thought my life was over, but who knew that during the fall, my mind was exceptionally clear. I grabbed a railing with one hand, flipped lightly, and then...

Could it be that I have had an Awakening of a Superpower?

"Superpower? The trigger conditions are different for everyone, but it seems they all occur during moments of intense emotional fluctuation, and it seems not everyone can channel Starlight into their body..." Zhang Wei thought while looking at the content on his phone.

"According to the reply on the second floor of the previous post, it seems they dreamed of something shameful... This doesn't necessarily mean anything sexual; could it be like this..."

Zhang Wei recalled the set of movements Bai Guagua used to imitate the Magical Girl, and a flash of inspiration struck his mind: The miracle of Starlight entering the body certainly wouldn't be related to any Magical Girl; it was likely a deep-seated longing for the level of Transcendence in many people's subconscious, just like many boys' yearning for a Superhuman...

When miracles approach, this longing hidden deep in memory becomes a medium for communication, making people involuntarily manifest it in the form of a dream.

And what truly caused Transcendence to descend and miracles to arrive was likely the thing Bai Guagua wanted to say but couldn't!

Then... what could it be?

An immortal touching the crown of the head? Dream Teaching?