In the screen, within Happiness Community—
What constitutes happiness?
How can one be happy?
What, truly, is happiness?
As the confusion shrouding 'happiness' grew, deepening with each passing moment.
It finally reached a certain limit.
*Boom—*
'Happiness' collapsed.
A massive energy instantly spread outwards, with it as the epicenter.
Time in the entire Happiness Community froze for a moment.
Those eating at home, those laughing and playing on the lawn, those strolling in the leisure area…
All became motionless.
Even the falling leaves in the wind were still.
Then, in the next second, everything returned to normal.
*Rustle—*
Leaves fell to the ground.
People eating continued eating, those playing continued playing, those strolling took their left foot forward…
Because it happened so suddenly and the frozen duration was so brief.
Essentially, no one realized this anomaly.
Nor did anyone notice,
That an invisible force had enveloped the entire Happiness Community.
Subtly, silently.
Beginning to alter everyone's thoughts.
How can I make you happy?
—Too much homework, don't want to do it?
Then don't.
—Wife's nagging is too annoying?
Then don't listen.
—The boss is troublesome every day and withholds wages, really want to resign?
Then resign.
"This way… you can be happy. Right?"
…
…
"Actually, at this point, its obsession had been fulfilled,"
Qing Qilin murmured, "It's just that it got stuck in a rut."
After all, happiness itself has no standard answer.
Depending on the era, depending on the environment.
Depending on each person's individual experiences.
It's destined that their understanding of happiness, their demands for happiness, are all different.
The idea of wanting everyone to be happy is not inherently wrong.
It's just… that it got stuck in a rut.
Thinking thus, Qing Qilin looked at Jiang Lin.
The collapsed 【Ling】 wreaked havoc in Happiness Community for a while.
Then this ghost messenger arrived.
And imprisoned 【Ling】 in a labyrinth for nearly three months.
"From Mr. Qi, to 【Ling】, and then to the collapsed 'happiness'.
Although the process was a bit convoluted, fortunately, everything it wanted to do was accomplished."
It was also brought to a peaceful conclusion.
Speaking of which, Qing Qilin blinked its eyes, feeling a bit tired.
"Although it still couldn't bring happiness to everyone, but…"
"This is indeed an era where everyone can pursue happiness."
An era where as long as you strive, everything is possible.
Compared to that chaotic era,
It's so much, so much better.
Jiang Xiaoyue, Sun Youfu, Aunt Li, Scarface…
Xiangshui Village.
They strived, they struggled.
Yet they still had no opportunity to pursue happiness.
"This era is already very good."
After saying this, Qing Qilin slowly closed its eyes.
It knelt on all fours, lying down.
As if it had fallen asleep.
At the same time, the green-skinned book in Jiang Lin's hand had also been flipped through.
Jiang Lin closed the book.
Qing Qilin's phantom image also returned to the Qilin horn on the table.
Was it because this book recorded the Qilin?
Did the two resonate?
Jiang Lin looked at the book, then at the Qilin horn on the table.
Or perhaps…
This Qing Qilin did not wish for 【Ling】, which Mr. Qi transformed into, to be misunderstood in its original intention?
"Captain Jiang, will it disappear?"
Xu Nan was also looking at the small Qilin horn.
"Possibly. After all, its mission is complete."
Jiang Lin said, putting away the Qilin horn.
"Later, we'll find a place with strong fortune to place it. Whether it can remain will depend on its own destiny."
Xu Nan nodded, "Yeah! I'll also look for the place with the best fortune!"
In the past, his understanding of 【Ling】 was partly from the explanation of the little white dragon Ao Bai.
More of it, however, came from the previous 'happiness' mission.
【Ling】 left an impression on Xu Nan: powerful, dangerous!
Belonging to mental attacks.
If encountered, either finish it quickly or retreat immediately.
He never expected that the formation of 【Ling】… would be like this.
It had helped quite a bit throughout the entire process of human history.
It was just that in the end…
Due to some reasons, it collapsed, leading to that outcome.
If there's a chance in the future, he'd like to witness a normal 【Ling】.
One that hasn't collapsed.
"I'm back—"
At this moment, a cheerful voice suddenly sounded from outside the hall.
The voice arrived first, and the figure followed belatedly.
The moment they saw the figure, Xu Nan and Jiang Lin both felt their foreheads ache.
"…"
What kind of books does this little fellow read all day?!
…
"Ding~ Congratulations to the host for completing the daily task—Live streaming for two hours. Points +500!"
"Ding~ Congratulations to the host for completing the daily task—Promoting Underworld Culture: 【Ling】. Points +500!"
"System prompt: The message in the drifting bottle has been updated, the host can view it at any time!"
…
The mortal realm.
As Qing Qilin fell asleep and the green-skinned book was closed.
The Live Stream of Daily Healing in the Underworld automatically shut down.
The screen turned black.
The viewers all let out a sigh of relief.
It felt like they had watched a historical blockbuster.
Even though the blockbuster had ended, the sense of shock still lingered in their hearts.
Lingering for a long time.
The anger over Mr. Qi's assassination, the sorrow and regret for Xiangshui Village.
The shock of Mr. Qi pushing historical progress, and…
The strangeness and bewilderment regarding Happiness Community.
At this time, it was still early.
Even though the live stream had gone black.
The viewers still hadn't left, and because they didn't have to watch the stream, their typing speed was even faster.
Keyboards clacked away.
"Mr. Qi, the anomaly in Happiness Community, the host's tasks… this is actually a closed loop?!"
"Holy crap! The wrong concept of happiness was caused by Mr. Qi?!"
"This plot twist… has confused me."
The viewers recalled the host's previous tasks and immediately connected the two.
It's just… why did it turn out this way?
Didn't Mr. Qi always do things for everyone's benefit before?
This is completely opposite to what happened in Happiness Community!
Although both are about happiness, one is about effort, the other is about giving up.
They cannot be equated!
"What exactly happened to Mr. Qi?"
…