[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio":3,"chapter-i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-649":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I, the System Protagonist, Joined a Cross-Dimensional Chat Group",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2293309,4485,"Chapter 649: The","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-649",649,"\u003Cp>My name is Li Huowang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t have a mental illness, and I’m not crazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baiyu Jing is real, just like the modern world; my parents, my girlfriend Yang Na, and my wife Bai Lingmiao are all real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Real, real, all real!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m perfectly sane—it’s the previous world that was sick, and now I, the normal one, look like the lunatic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I really like Song Shuhang’s line: “When the entire world falls into deep slumber, the only awake person becomes a lonely one!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t Brother Shuhang say that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But whatever—it’s such an insightful line; only someone cultured could say it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve said all this, but the truth is, many people still hold prejudices against me; their impression hasn’t changed, even those who call me brother and drink with me daily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bed A21, Li Huowang, time for your medicine.” The orderly walked over with a handful of pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not sick—why the hell should I take any?!” Li Huowang yelled at the orderly, strapped to his restraints: “You’ve got shit for brains!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The orderly glanced at him and said, “Increase the dosage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Huowang couldn’t understand why, after entering Kleen’s dream world, he ended up in a psychiatric hospital—was he still perceived as a lunatic in Kleen’s mind?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This internal impression saddened him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“God of Light, I want to have a child with you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the opposite wire bed, the patient with a sign reading [Sex Addiction] moaned continuously, alternately crying, “God of Light, I want to have a child with you!” and then, “Mr. Fool, I want you to give me a child!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the right was a man with deep black, thorn-like tattoos circling his head, imitating Jesus, his skin grayish-blue like a zombie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Huowang didn’t know what was wrong with him, but the guy kept screaming “Restart! Restart!” as if his brain had crashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the left, a woman held a lightbulb aimed at the ceiling, singing, “Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was also a naked man painted entirely pale gold, wandering the corridor, asking others, “Want to touch my magic lamp?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This one was even more heavyweight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all fucking lunatics, and I’ve been stuck with them for two days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, Li Huowang would’ve seized the chance to punch the orderly who fed him pills—but\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s fine, Miaomiao, look how well I acted out my episode? Hehehe, your cooking is delicious!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey hey hey, don’t be mad—I didn’t mean to scare you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Huowang opened his mouth and swallowed the dark, murky liquid—tasting vaguely like Banlangen herbal medicine—along with the white tablets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After swallowing, he stared straight ahead—at the sex-addicted woman with pink hair like dead branches, neither clearly male nor female—and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miaomiao, I told you I’m not in a rush about the child. Okay, let’s have the baby tonight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman across from him froze instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at Li Huowang for a long moment, swallowing as if starving, then gradually her eyes grew hazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhh—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pink-haired woman snapped back to awareness, her face twisted in terror as she curled backward: “Who am I? What am I supposed to do?! I have a child—I don’t have a child...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tonight. Daytime’s no good—too many people in the village.” Li Huowang gently reached out, as if caressing an invisible lover—actually, he was speaking to Da Nuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the other patients fell silent, their madness ceasing; deep in their eyes flickered a quiet sorrow, like rabbits mourning the fox’s death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The orderlies approached with black herbal decoctions and white tablets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the windowless room grew quiet; the orderlies finished their task and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a bunch of lunatics,” Li Huowang muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These sedatives really do work on mental illness—thankfully, I don’t have one, so taking them just made me sleepy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today was odd—perhaps because they confirmed Li Huowang was cooperative, or because they thought the dosage was sufficient, the orderlies removed his restraints after he took the medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the door shut behind them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Huowang rolled off the bed and stretched comfortably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked to the door, peering closely through the bars—nothing but darkness outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This must be a basement or several levels underground.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Following the airflow, there’s probably only one corridor.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Meals are delivered three times a day—breakfast and lunch are done; dinner’s in an hour, but there’ll be guards with it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The door’s still locked. My strength is no better than a normal person’s—if I had tools, I could peel off my skin, turn it into a resurrection artifact, toss it outside, then resurrect myself.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Huowang turned his gaze inward, thinking of how to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He entered this dream world to wake up Brother Zhou—not to relive suffering. It’s like last week when my parents took me and Na Na to a wild-vegetable restaurant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he thought, the naked man wandering the corridor suddenly vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Huowang rubbed his eyes, staring intently—no illusion, he was truly gone?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scritch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Want to touch my magic lamp?” The pale-gold man appeared before Li Huowang, speaking softly: “I can grant your wish—but I can’t find it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His clenched fist nearly swung out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wish? Magic lamp?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d studied some of Brother Zhou’s dream world rules: anything appearing in his memory manifests as “real” in the dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This lunatic—could he be a Genie? But how could a Genie appear in Brother Zhou’s dream?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Huowang suddenly realized something was off. He turned and walked to the bed of the androgynous, now dazed, pink-haired sex-addicted patient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rummaged through the pile and found a stack of medical records.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yuwen Mushi. Psychological gender, free sexual orientation, inclusive. Hukou: Rongcheng.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuwen Mushi—Desire Mother Tree?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Huowang then approached the woman with the lightbulb, singing “Twinkle, Twinkle.” Suddenly, a hand shot out from beneath the bedding and grabbed his wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me out of the barrier... I won’t come to Earth anymore...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down—a frail old man murmured in his sleep: “Your king has returned...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Huowang easily pulled free, picked up the lightbulb—and realized it wasn’t glass at all, but a glowing supernova.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you the Supernova Sovereign?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did these Outer Gods end up here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That shouldn’t be possible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Supernova Sovereign?” The dazed young woman repeated the name, her eyes clouded with confusion: “I’m the Supernova Sovereign... I’m Liu Xing... No! I can’t tell anymore! Aaaah!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiss. That’s the vibe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Huowang’s pupils shrank; he stared at this incomprehensible scene and instinctively stepped back two paces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down at the lightbulb in his hand, thought deeply, then spoke to the air: “Zhuge... what’s the phone number for Qingwang and Zhao Shuang?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could think in Red’s logic, but it’s too taxing and might be wrong—better to hear what a clever person would say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked the Genie standing in the corridor: “If I wish for you to open the door, can you do it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pale-gold Genie, resembling a Shaolin Bronze Man, smiled. He opened his mouth to speak—but Li Huowang’s gaze shifted behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A light source appeared in the pitch-black corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Genie turned—and saw a flat, round, mochi-like entity, formed of pure light, with white wings, slowly crawling toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stopped before the Genie, opened its mouth: “Did you lose this mask, or this monocle, or this die?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Genie blinked, then shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re honest. Then take them all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name “Old Hospital” struck Zhou Mingrui as odd—it sounded like a place where Cthulhu entities received treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Zhou, didn’t I ask you to make time to see me?” Audrey’s voice carried mild reproach, yet no pressure—only deep concern:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re too tired. Sometimes, just talking to me helps you relax.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, everyone else had distanced themselves from both Zhou Mingrui and Dr. Audrey, as if misunderstanding something, deliberately giving them space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No... I’ve been swamped with work lately.” Zhou Mingrui spoke truthfully—the new luxury car Huang Zong bought was proof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was another key reason: after checking Dr. Audrey’s fees online, he thought they were too expensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hours cost him a month’s salary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re in the same group—you haven’t chatted with us lately.” Audrey pouted playfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I haven’t had time online...” Zhou Mingrui smiled apologetically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a mystery-themed chat group called the Tarot Society; Audrey’s username was Justice from the Tarot deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strange, wasn’t it? In such a huge city, who’d imagine a blind date was a chat group member?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But calling it a blind date wasn’t quite right—he hadn’t volunteered for any of this; there were complicated reasons behind each one...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time, it was his boss’s daughter, Huang Beibei—a high school student—who, thanks to Li Jiatu’s mischief, became his date. He was still employed—that was a miracle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before that, it was Sharon, the doll shop owner; he accidentally went with her to see A Chinese Ghost Story. Before that, it was Forsyth, the lazy writer; she claimed his presence gave her pressure to finish her drafts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the ones before that...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was a female executive from a multinational company... Amani... Sis something? Eating with her filled Zhou Mingrui with a terrifying sense of pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that these women were bad partners—just as a salaryman, many things were unrealistic, and many were foreigners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, you’re free today.” Audrey smiled, gesturing to the large dining hall filled with medical staff: “After your work ends, I can still give you psychological counseling.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our hospital’s meal service isn’t bad—if you’re not picky, why not have dinner here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Mingrui began weighing how to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, the real issue was: where had Su Yuling, chairwoman of Taichu Group, gone? Wasn’t he here for something other than touring this hospital?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Mingrui frowned at Lu Mingfei, Xiao Yan, and the others: “It’s nearly evening—where’s Chairman Su?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll call and ask.” Lu Mingfei raised his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Mingrui gave a slight nod. “I’ll go to the restroom first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clutched his stomach and hurried toward the bathroom, looking unwell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yan watched him, then glanced at Audrey, who had been giving Zhou Mingrui subtle signals all along, and smirked: “Is your hospital planning a collaboration with the Pill Alliance?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, we need some medicines,” Audrey nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What kind exactly?” Xiao Yan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Audrey smiled calmly: “About gender dysphoria—people who can’t tell if they’re male or female.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Public restroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Mingrui washed his face lightly, then patted his cheeks—he felt better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up at the mirror above the sink, when suddenly a buzzing sound filled the air; the restroom plunged into darkness, then blazed back to light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet during this time, no fear or panic arose—though it might sound strange, being in this confined space actually calmed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, assassins could hide in shadows, merging with darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He adjusted his clothes, preparing to turn and walk out—the distance should’ve been just a few steps—but something changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he pushed open the door, the world twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Floor tiles, walls, ceiling—all became smooth, like mirrors reflecting his image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light was dim; countless mirrors held copies of himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They cannot interfere in what’s between us…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have no reason to resist…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From now on, I am your divinity…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each mirrored Zhou Mingrui urged him, their backs facing kaleidoscopic abysses—countless black worlds and suns spun within those depths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Mingrui froze, then slowly straightened his back; after a silent sigh, he said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s normal Lu Mingfei didn’t consider these things—especially since you’ve lowered his intellect. His words on the car, given the atmosphere, were clearly meant to trigger your defensive measures.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mirrored Zhou Mingruis smiled faintly, but against the backdrop of black worlds, their smiles turned chilling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still, I am moved,” Zhou Mingrui gazed at his reflection a moment, then declared firmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So even for this feeling, I won’t let divinity take control—besides, you may not even be my divinity, and I won’t become the humanity of Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He can’t help you—in this world, and his condition is poor,” the mirrored Zhou Mingruis said, smiles unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean Su Lin?” Zhou Mingrui stared at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mirrored Zhou Mingruis did not deny it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re mistaken,” Zhou Mingrui said. “I knew from the start you’d target him—I never bet on him or Lu Mingfei.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you truly became me, you’d understand what I mean.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mirrored Zhou Mingruis watched him calmly, smiles unaltered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, noise pierced through layers of deep darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Huowang swung his baton, knocking down a guard, and charged into the cafeteria from behind the pursuing crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spotted Lu Mingfei and Xiao Yan and shouted: “This isn’t a true dream world! This is reality!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>",2098,"2026-06-20T04:17:33.470Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e6733ab7ca080a04f20b05210a33ff1efb027e16be60819db68bba18bbca4baa","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-650","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-648",720,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-cover.jpg"]