Restricted fantasy invasion

Chapter 405, 402 is better.
"!!"

Upon hearing Miao Jiang address her as "Bai Yi," Yan Huan's initial unease due to her hazy memories immediately flared up.

He reached out and hugged Miao-chan, lifting her up, and asked in a questioning tone.
"Where is Bai Yi now? Why is my memory of her so blurry, and why does reality feel like a dream, constantly changing?"

The chubby cat looked like liquid in the darkness, its two hind paws swaying slightly in mid-air.

"You're not dreaming, meow! The reason you're like this is because Bai Yi has been traveling back in time and changing things that have already happened, which is affecting your current reality."

Its emerald green eyes widened slightly, looking quite excited, perhaps because of its long-awaited reunion with Yan Huan.
"And what she changed was the real timeline, meow!!"

"Change the past?"

Yan Huan was dumbfounded, and even a little confused about the reasoning behind it.

Miao Jiang, impatient, struggled and jumped off Yan Huan's hand, then began to gesture.

With a spit from its mouth, golden threads cascaded down like a waterfall, forming a river.

"Logically speaking, time is irreversible; but she did it, successfully going back in time and changing some things that had already happened."

"When the past is changed, the future will inevitably change, and this change will propagate from the point in time to the present."
"Since you can't travel through time, you can only experience the changing outcomes!"

Immediately, Miao-chan picked up one of them and explained to Yan Huan,

"It's like your parents were supposed to die in a plane crash, and becoming an orphan is what you end up with."

"But Baiyi traveled to the past and saved your parents directly or indirectly, so the result became 'having both parents alive'!"
Logically speaking, you wouldn't even remember that you were once an orphan!
"Because the starting point, the process, and the end point have all been changed!"

"But perhaps it's because the modifier I created for you has part of your ring finger or thumb, making you resistant to changes in the outcome, which is why you have this feeling of memory confusion."

Hearing this, Yan Huan finally understood what Bai Yi had done.

For example, Arya ate ten hamburgers last night, so she wasn't hungry this morning.

Because Arya ate ten hamburgers, she didn't eat anything else from last night until this morning, resulting in her feeling "not hungry now".

Today, Bai Yi traveled back in time and threw away all ten hamburgers that Aruiya had prepared.

Therefore, naturally, both the process and the result will change.

She might sneak into the kitchen at night to eat, and then feel hungry the next morning.

If she doesn't have a resistance to this, then she'll just feel like she didn't eat a hamburger at all last night and is still very hungry.

But if she has it, then she will have the same feeling as Yan Huan.

It was as if she had experienced two yesterdays, one where she had eaten a hamburger and the other where she hadn't.

So she might wonder:
She thought she "shouldn't" be hungry, but the reality was that she had never eaten ten hamburgers before, so she was extremely "hungry".

"hiss"

With Miao Jiang's reminder, Yan Huan's resistance to the modifier within her body seemed to be fully awakened, and she recalled more things.
"I think I understand. But the question is, where is Bai Yi now?"

"she"

Upon hearing Yan Huan's question, Miao Jiang blinked.

It hesitated for a second, looked down at the golden river in front of it, and meowed helplessly.

"It seems like she no longer exists, meow."

"?"

Yan Huan frowned and quickly asked,

"What do you mean it no longer exists?!"

"It's exactly the literal meaning of 'meow'."

Meow-chan wagged her tail and explained somewhat dryly,
"After all, people who travel back in time are also part of the timeline. If you interfere with things in the past that are related to you, even if you have resistance, you will still be affected!"

"Imagine what would happen if you traveled back in time and changed the established facts that your parents knew?"
"They won't get together, so naturally you won't exist!"

"Then, as a 'result,' you will completely disappear!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Huan's eyes narrowed involuntarily.
"You mean"

"I was just using an analogy, meow!"

Meow-chan shook her head, her tone somewhat uncertain.
"After all, we don't know exactly what she did in the past, or why she did it."
"But judging from the results, it's as if she was never born at all; she simply vanished."
"So, as a result of this change, perhaps only you, with your resistance, still remember that she ever existed, meow."
"Even her parents couldn't possibly remember her."

Yan Huan's eyes trembled slightly, and her heartbeat almost stopped.

"."

He silently took a step back, his mind swirling with jumbled thoughts, leaving him speechless for a moment.

Meow-chan observed the river of time before her, then suddenly realized something and meowed.

"Besides, I can't feel my ring finger anymore, meow!"

"."

Yan Huan raised her eyes through her black bangs.

He looked at Meow-chan, and heard it say something that sounded somewhat incredulous.
"Perhaps it was because of Bai Yi's modifier timeline that the arrival of the ring finger was disrupted. It's as if it never existed, just like Bai Yi."
"So, Yan Huan, right now, there really are only four game modifiers left!"

Aside from Bai Yi, the remaining four mods
Doesn't this mean it's already over?

No wonder Meow-chan's tone was filled with barely concealed excitement.
"."

But compared to Miao Jiang, Yan Huan leaned against the wall and sat down.

He didn't understand why Bai Yi would do this.

But because of the return of his memory, he recalled what "was supposed to happen this morning".

Through his blurred vision, he seemed to see Bai Yi, and she was saying to him:

I will definitely save you.

And right after that, she must have gone back in time and done something.

This is what led to her complete disappearance.

Because it's as if she was never born, she won't sign a contract with the Golden Lion Group, so Zuo Jiangqin won't cause trouble at the Golden Lion Group, and An Le naturally won't send her any messages.
Therefore, the past, including this day, is like a reset.

"."

Yan Huan's eyes flickered slightly, and then he looked up at Miao Jiang.

"Bai Yi, it was probably around the time I was hit by the ambulance that I first traveled back in time."

"Indeed, meow."

"She went back to save me."

Miao Jiang blinked, seemingly understanding Yan Huan's meaning, and could only helplessly say,
"But... you have a resurrection ability, meow! Even if she didn't know then, and didn't know later, she should have come back after she changed the fact that you got hit by the car, meow!"

But she didn't.

Indeed, this is a point of contention.

The key point is that Yan Huan and Miao Jiang don't know what she experienced when she traveled back in time.

Judging from the outcome alone, she returned to a distant past that she should never have returned to.

My acquaintance with her, the accident that happened to my parents, and her birth.
These things had absolutely nothing to do with what happened to him later because of Ye Shiyu.

Perhaps it's because she also has other things she wants to change?

Yan Huan didn't know either, but she felt a sense of regret.
Because when Ye Shiyu locked him in the villa that day, he pretended to be Bai Yi's cheat code and begged her for help.

If she wasn't told, then Shizhi would bring Ye Lan over through Tong Yingying.

If she hadn't known about this, she might not have traveled back in time, and she wouldn't be gone now.
"."

The night breeze caressed Yan Huan's face, like a lover gently stroking his skin.

At that moment, he suddenly thought of something, and looked up.

"Nyan-chan."

"Meow?"

"Bai Yi, how did she do that?"

"."

Meow-chan knew what he was asking:
How exactly did Bai Yi travel back in time and change what had already happened? If she could do that, perhaps Yan Huan could too.

He can also go back in time and change the established fact that Bai Yi has completely disappeared!
Without a word, Meow-chan opened her mouth, but then had to say...
"I haven't figured out the specific principles behind the ring finger's ability to travel through time yet; I need more time."
"However, what the mod can do must be a very clever trick that exploits loopholes."

"She couldn't have simply flowed backward in time; even I couldn't do that."
"I have a vague suspicion that it's related to the 'if' projections of the worlds you visited before."

After saying all this, Meow-chan gracefully squatted down, wrapped her tail around her round body, and tilted her head to look at Yan Huan.
"But are you sure, meow, Yan Huan?"

"You should realize that changing the past is not a trivial matter."
"As things stand, the ring finger issue has been resolved, and the end of the modding problem is just around the corner."

"Your parents are back, and everything else is back on track."
"This might be the best timeline Bai Yi can get, meow!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Huan narrowed her eyes.

He paused for a second, then shook his head.

"This is not it. We can definitely find something better."

"Meow"

Miao Jiang looked at Yan Huan, whose face was solemn and shrouded in shadow, and didn't say anything, but just let out a cute meow.

Immediately, it stepped forward and leaned its chubby body against Yan Huan.

Feeling the warmth of the cat, Yan Huan lowered her eyes.

But at this moment, the feeling that Miao Jiang had never changed, no matter what, gave him immense warmth.

So, he stroked Meow-chan's body and whispered,

"I forgot to mention. It's so good that you're back, Meow-chan."

"Meow~"

Meow-chan opened her mouth cutely, turned her head adorably, and meowed.
"Don't call me Boiling Mist anymore, meow! I'm a deity!!"

"."

Yan Huan rubbed its face and hugged it in her arms.

So he just sat there, silent.

"Tap tap. tap."

Outside, in the quiet night, a soft footstep echoed on the street.

Yan Huan remained motionless until, after a while, a tall figure blocked the streetlights outside, casting a shadow that climbed up Yan Huan's body from the ground.

"Xiao Huan?"

"."

Yan Huan turned her head in a daze and saw Ye Shiyu, who was also wearing pajamas and holding a phone, looking at her with concern.

"Sister Shiyu?"

At this moment, in front of Ye Shiyu, Yan Huan sat in the alley, her tattered pajamas disheveled.

They looked both pitiful and helpless.

She opened her mouth, then quickly walked towards Yan Huan.

Before he could finish speaking, Ye Shiyu pulled him into her arms.

"."

Feeling Ye Shiyu so close, Yan Huan blinked, patted her back, and asked,
"Sister Shiyu, what's wrong with you?"

"I wasn't asleep when you turned on the light. I thought you got up to use the bathroom, but you just came out of your room and downstairs, still in your pajamas."

Ye Shiyu loosened her grip on Yan Huan slightly and looked at him, saying,

"I sent you a message but you didn't reply. I was worried something had happened to you, so..."

Yan Huan glanced at her phone and found that there was indeed a message on the plane.

He just doesn't want people to disturb his sleep by sending messages at night, so he always keeps his phone on Do Not Disturb mode and doesn't send any notifications.

"So... what's wrong, Xiao Huan? Is it because of me?"

"."

Looking at Ye Shiyu, whose expressionless face seemed to say "knowing her own limitations," Yan Huan couldn't hold back any longer.

He chuckled softly and shook his head.

"no."

"."

"Then, did someone bully you?"

“No.”

But Ye Shiyu just looked at him, at his helpless smile, and then reached out her hand.
The next second, Yan Huan felt her two index fingers gently pushing against the muscles on both sides of her mouth.

Little by little, he gradually regained his smile, making it normal instead of bitter.

"."

Yan Huan blinked, while Ye Shiyu slowly withdrew her hand after seeing this scene.

Yan Huan's gaze inevitably followed the hand she withdrew, slowly moving until it finally landed on her face.

She seemed a little embarrassed, but still looked up and met Yan Huan's gaze directly.

"Then cheer up, Xiao Huan. No matter what happens, I'll be there for you."

".good."

Hearing Ye Shiyu's words, Yan Huan's originally heavy mood eased a little.

He took Ye Shiyu's hand, slowly stood up, then pointed behind him and made an excuse.
"Actually, Sister Shiyu, I just came out to look for the cat."

"cat?"

Ye Shiyu tilted her head, and just then, Miao Jiang, who had just landed, also revealed her form.
"Meow~"

It tilted its head obediently at Ye Shiyu, then walked towards her in a cute manner.

As Ye Shiyu watched the cat slowly approach her, she subconsciously wanted to lift her foot.
"Meow?!"

"."

But halfway there, seeing Yan Huan still in front of her, she struggled to hold back her tears.

He simply took a step back and nodded somewhat awkwardly.

“So that’s how it is”

Seeing this, Yan Huan slapped his forehead.

Everyone forgot that Ye Shiyu is a subscriber to CatTV!
She doesn't like things like kittens.

Seeing that Ye Shiyu couldn't kick him in the face, Miao Jiang circled around Ye Shiyu like a triumphant kitten, putting pressure on her.

Anyway, with Yan Huan around, she can't do anything to herself!
On the contrary, you could see the discomfort she felt because the kitten was getting close.

"Let's go back then, Xiao Huan."

Ye Shiyu kept backing away until she finally spoke.

Upon hearing this, Yan Huan took a deep breath and nodded.
"it is good"

As she spoke, Yan Huan took out her phone and went to hail a ride-hailing service again.

The moment Yan Huan turned around, Ye Shiyu immediately lowered her head and looked at the black cat that was still circling around her with its tail wagging.

"!!"

Make up for the loss!

Miao Jiang opened her mouth instantly and subconsciously ran towards Yan Huan.

But the next second, Ye Shiyu lightly kicked it in the stomach.

"Meow?!"

(End of this chapter)