Lilly knew how to leave this place!
It was actually staring right at her. One had to return where one had come from. Since she was dragged into this nightmare when she was unconscious in the Nether, all she had to do to shatter the illusion was to return to square one.
She had managed to get her hands on her dad.
The second stop should be the Crawford family.
If that were the case, the third stop should be the Ruler of Hell Palace.
So, once she managed to return to the Nether, she would be able to wake up in the real world.
Alas, she was far too weak now. Yet, she had to return to the Nether. Was the Manifestation of God's will forcing her to cultivate again?
The road ahead was riddled with potholes and an assortment of deadly traps. Nonetheless, Lilly firmly believed that it wouldn't take her long to teach this illusion a lesson!
There seemed to be a set of rules guiding the time and events in this dream. As long as she could learn what they were, she could jump to the next stage.
She had to go to the Nether and return to the real world!
"Let's go! Give me strength!"
Lilly pushed the mop and ran around the house enthusiastically, vigorously mopping the floor!
Blake tilted his head in confusion.
What's wrong with this girl? Why is she getting all excited about mopping the floor? Still, she's really happy. Maybe she likes to mop?
Blake furrowed his brows as he thought of the likeliest possibility of her acting so odd. There was a chance she was putting so much effort into doing chores because she was living under someone else's roof. So, she needed to keep herself busy as a way to prove that she was worth keeping.
Oh, you know what? Forget it. At least she's having fun.
When Blake noticed that she was still puttering about, he decided to open his computer and work.
He still had a lot of things to deal with. So, eventually, his attention was fully on finishing his job.
"Dad! Do these smelly socks need to be washed?" Lilly poked her head out of the bathroom.
Blake was still dealing with computer affairs. So, he didn't even raise his head as he replied, "You don't have to... I'll wash them myself!"
Lilly rummaged under the bed again as she hollered, "Then, does this need to be washed?"
Blake instinctively turned his head to look. He was about to say no when he saw what she was holding in her hand. His face immediately changed as he snatched the underwear from her, blustering in embarrassment, "No."
He had been looking for that particular item for a long time and couldn't find it anywhere. It seemed that it had somehow fallen under the bed.
Lilly tilted her head. Her eyes were shining in glee as she commented, "So, Dad has a messy side too!"
Blake simply took the socks and pants to wash. Of course, he answered as he left, "Nonsense. This is a rare mistake. I've been too busy lately..."
Lilly looked around. She immediately believed her when she saw the clean and tidy room, which faintly smelled of soap.
"Why have you been so busy lately?" she blurted in confusion. Suddenly, she realized that something was amiss.
Hang on. Dad isn't a policeman. He's a soldier!
How could he be leading a team of cops in South City?
This was just another one of the illusion's terrible plot holes!
Lilly thought things through carefully. She suddenly recalled that the teacher was going to send her to school when she was in the orphanage. Although there was nothing wrong with that, there was a mistake.
The teacher addressed her as 'Lilly Crawford'!
How didn't she notice such a glaring mistake back then?
How could she be called 'Lilly Crawford' when she was at the orphanage?!
Suddenly, there was a buzzing sound in her ear, causing her to stumble.
"Lilly!" Blake shouted in shock.
…
"Lilly? Lilly!" The voice in her ear came again.
Lilly opened her eyes sleepily.
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