Chapter 1113

Watching Xiao Han's mother busy with the barbecue, Ning Chen felt a strange sense of dissonance.

Perhaps it was because the aura around Xiao Han's mother was too refined, giving Ning Chen the feeling that someone with such an aura would never do such things.

Moreover, she performed the task with such familiarity, not seeming like someone doing it occasionally, but rather someone who had formed a habit of doing it every day.

There was already plenty of barbecue; Xiao Han's mother had only added a bit more to accommodate one extra person.

"Come, come, don't be polite, eat quickly." Xiao Han's mother's face was filled with joy as she placed the grilled food before the two of them.

Ning Chen picked up a skewer but did not rush to eat; instead, Xiao Han ate with great relish.

Ning Chen hardly ate any of the food; he merely watched the interaction between Xiao Han and his mother, and the feeling they gave off was full of strangeness.

"Ah Han, how has work been lately?"

"It's fine, nothing special."

"Do you have any plans recently?"

"No, just taking it one step at a time."

"You are at an age where you should find a partner; is there anyone you have your eye on?"

"Mom, how old do you think I am? No rush."

Although it was a simple question-and-answer exchange where Xiao Han answered every query, it still gave Ning Chen a deep sense of eeriness.

After the barbecue, Xiao Han's mother busied herself with cleaning up, while Ning Chen, who originally wanted to help, was pulled by Xiao Han to return to the waterfall.

Feeling the wind blow, the two sat quietly in place.

Xiao Han gazed into the distance, his eyes empty, as if nothing could enter his sight.

Ning Chen frowned slightly; the two exchanged no words until Xiao Han's mother called them back to speak.

"Let's go, stay at my house for a while. Aren't you moving recently? Do you have a place to stay at home?"

Ning Chen had no intention of refusing Xiao Han, after all, he truly did not know if there was another version of Xiao Han created by illusion in this world.

If there was, wouldn't their meeting be extremely awkward?

Following Xiao Han back to the barbecue spot, the materials had already been cleared away, and the surroundings were swept clean; if not for the faint smell of barbecue drifting in the air, Ning Chen almost thought the whole thing had been an illusion.

Xiao Han told his mother about staying at their house; his mother raised no objections and agreed immediately.

Xiao Han's mother drove, Xiao Han sat in the passenger seat, and Ning Chen sat in the back.

Glancing at the two ahead, Ning Chen turned his gaze to the scenery outside.

The car had entered the city, where various skyscrapers stood tall, and the crowds on the streets were lively in small groups.

This world was much like the one he was born into, except there were still some differences.

He had never heard of many things, and there were many people on the streets wearing diverse attire.

One could say this world was more inclusive than his own.

After entering the city for about half an hour, the car stopped at a residential area, and a villa appeared before Ning Chen's eyes.

The villa had two floors, with black and white as the main colors on the exterior, looking very cold and aloof.

Xiao Han got out of the car and turned to look at Ning Chen.

In Ning Chen's view, the other's meaning was simply: shall we walk together?

Getting out of the car, Ning Chen glanced at Xiao Han's mother still sitting in the vehicle, raised an eyebrow, and roughly understood what was happening.

Entering the villa, a maid came out to welcome them and took the coat from Xiao Han.

Shortly after, another maid approached Ning Chen, seemingly wanting to take his coat as well.

Ning Chen was wearing only a thin jacket; whether it was taken or not made no difference, so he waved his hand to indicate he did not need it.

Xiao Han sat on the sofa, closed his eyes, and wore a relaxed expression.

Yet Ning Chen clearly felt that Xiao Han was only relaxed in expression; his entire body's muscles were tense, ready to attack at any sign of trouble.

【39】 Yet Ning Chen clearly felt that Xiao Han was only relaxed in expression; his entire body's muscles were tense, ready to attack at any sign of trouble.

Now that they were here, if Ning Chen still did not understand what was happening, then he truly was an idiot.

Sitting beside Xiao Han, the person beside him opened his eyes slightly, saw it was Ning Chen, and then closed them again.

"With your eyes closed, aren't you afraid someone will come to assassinate you?" Ning Chen spoke first.

"How could that happen? With you here, I feel very safe." Xiao Han replied lazily.

And it was this exchange that made Ning Chen completely understand that Xiao Han possessed his own consciousness; in other words, the Xiao Han before him understood he was within an illusionary realm.

"When did you realize it?"

Even though Ning Chen did not look at him, Xiao Han knew the question was directed at him.

"When you appeared, I sensed something was wrong; I originally thought all of that was just a dream."

Ning Chen understood Xiao Han's words, for at the very beginning, he too had thought all of it was merely his own dream.

"But you realized it before me; it seems your dream was not very deep, or perhaps you were too awake?"

Xiao Han tugged at his clothes slightly in irritation, and the button at the collar popped off.

Ning Chen said nothing; he could hardly say that the person in his heart had guided him out.

"Tsk, this is truly annoying. So how should we solve the situation here?" Xiao Han's eyes held a slight darkness.

It was evident that everyone's situation was different; Ning Chen himself did not know how he had broken the illusion realm.

If realizing the illusion caused it to break, then Xiao Han clearly realized it now, yet the illusion remained intact.

Seeing Ning Chen remain silent, Xiao Han stopped speaking; he had not expected Ning Chen to answer his question anyway.

Since there was no answer, he would find it himself; if this place would not vanish on its own, then he would destroy it.

Xiao Han's eyes were filled with destruction and madness, making one feel a chill.