It's a pity that it's fake.

 He slowly opened his eyes, still with a hazy sleepiness in them, and looked towards the mortal world. Then, He saw Lan Zhi standing on the ladder to the sky. "It's her..." If it was her, it wasn't strange. Xing Zhi lazily yawned. With just one glance, He saw through that this ladder to the sky was the "ladder of asking the heart". There were a total of nine kinds of mental state tests on the ladder to the sky, and three of them would randomly appear each time. This time, what appeared were "guilt", "hatred", and "desire". His projection appeared in Lan Zhi's "desire" test. Desire means wanting something. As the paragon of all creatures, humans have a very distinct characteristic that their desires are endless. People who don't have steamed buns want steamed buns. People who have one steamed bun want more steamed buns. People who have a lot of steamed buns want cultivation resources. People who have cultivation resources want more cultivation resources. ... There's never a time when they are satisfied. Whatever the examinees want in their hearts will appear in this test. As long as they are held back by one of them, they won't be able to pass this test. So, the "desire" test is often the most difficult one. What He was curious about was why He would appear in Lan Zhi's "desire". Suddenly, Xing Zhi wanted to see what He was doing in her projection. With a slight movement of His mind, a strand of His divine thought entered her mental state. Lan Zhi stared blankly at the "Xing Zhi" in front of her for quite a while. She then looked back at the resources that could be seen everywhere and then at the book lying quietly in the corner. She belatedly realized that this test was about "desire". She hoped to obtain resources, and there were resources by the roadside. She hoped to help Xing Zhi solve the problem of his broken sea of consciousness, so there was the book "Three Restoration Methods for a Broken Sea of Consciousness". Was Xing Zhi's appearance because she subconsciously thought that repairing the broken sea of consciousness required the coordination of divine consciousness, so He needed to appear so that they could coordinate their divine consciousness? If all of this were true, Lan Zhi would really be quite happy. It's a pity... Lan Zhi shook her head and said to him, "I really wanted to pick it up this time. It's a pity that it's fake." The "Xing Zhi" also smiled. The lights shining in the shop illuminated his side face. Standing in the uneven light, he quietly looked at her. Suddenly, she had an illusion that the person in front of her wasn't the one projected in her mental state, but that he was actually looking at her. His eyes were deep and inclusive. Although he didn't often speak, when she was being watched by him, she would always unconsciously feel protected by him. It was the same this time. Hatred and anger were like a tornado, sweeping through her body and mind in a short period of time. Although they didn't leave any marks on her body, they actually took a toll on both her spirit and soul. Since stepping onto the ladder to the sky, Lan Zhi seemed to have been swept up by a tornado and experienced the negative emotions hidden in the past again in a short period of time. The drastic ups and downs of her emotions made her feel deeply tired. Suddenly getting such a caring look from him, Lan Zhi's heart skipped a beat. It was as if her body was wrapped in warm spring water, giving her an indescribable sense of security. The remaining negative emotions disappeared, and her tense emotions slowly relaxed. In an instant, Lan Zhi suddenly thought that perhaps Xing Zhi's appearance wasn't just because she wanted to help him repair his spirit and soul. Rather, it was because in her subconscious, she hoped that there would be such a person by her side—someone who didn't need to say many words or be with her all the time, but who could appear beside her when she needed it and give her a little comfort. Lan Zhi couldn't help thinking that it would be nice if he were her elder brother. Then she could make demands on him without being willful and without having to consider the consequences. Since it was all in her mental state and everything followed her own will, Lan Zhi just asked directly, "Xing Zhi, do you lack a younger sister?"