He had just been reborn when he was imprisoned by his nemesis, the Empress?

Hearing her words, Xu Yi paused for a moment, then sighed deeply, his voice lowering slightly.

"Okay, I'll tell you."

Su Qingluan immediately sat up straight, gently placing her hands on her knees, showing a rare look of attentive listening.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths...

Seven breaths, eight breaths, nine breaths...

So much time had passed, yet Xu Yi hadn't uttered a single word.

Su Qingluan finally lost her patience, reached out and pinched his cheek, gently shaking it, her tone urging him on.

"Are you going to tell me or not? Is it fun to keep me in suspense?"

"Don't rush me, I'm organizing my thoughts!"

Xu Yi slapped her hand away, took a deep breath, and slowly spoke.

"Actually, I am not from this world."

Su Qingluan was taken aback, then her phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, clearly disbelieving.

"Xu Yi, are you lying to me again?"

Xu Yi gave a bitter smile, a faint sadness rising in his eyes, and sighed softly.

"Sigh... This world is always like this: people believe lies, but no one believes the truth."

Seeing his solitary, melancholy expression, Su Qingluan rolled her eyes without hesitation, her tone carrying a hint of sobriety.

"The truth? Do you want to hear what you just said?"

"You said you could go back to your 'original world' if you committed suicide."

"Then why haven't you gone back? And why were you reborn like me?"

"I love you now, but I won't love you to the point of losing my intelligence."

Xu Yi was speechless after being confronted with her questions, and he had a lot of unspoken bitterness in his heart.

How could he have foreseen that the system that had always guided him would deceive him?

Xu Yi lowered his eyes and his voice became several decibels lower.

"To be honest, I don't know why I was reborn."

"The voice inside me told me that as long as I did this, I could go back to the world I used to live in."

Su Qingluan frowned slightly, her fingers unconsciously tightening, and a hint of seriousness crept into her voice.

"The voice in your heart?"

Xu Yi... does he also have something called a system?

"Yes, I'm absolutely not lying to you about these things."

Xu Yi looked up, his gaze sincere and unwavering.

Su Qingluan was silent for a moment, then asked softly.

"Why...do you want to go back to your original world so much?"

"There are many reasons, such as family members, or people getting tired of living in this dog-eat-dog world, etc..."

Xu Yi answered truthfully.

"So you're still annoyed by this world?"

Su Qingluan's voice carried a hint of concern that she herself was unaware of.

A hint of a smile flashed in Xu Yi's eyes as he reached out and gently pinched her firm yet supple waist.

"If you were nicer to me, I probably wouldn't be so annoyed."

"So, can you tell me now when you started liking me?"

Su Qingluan paused for a moment, her phoenix eyes slightly lowered.

His previously assertive aura had faded somewhat, and a rare, barely perceptible hint of panic was revealed.

She quickly raised her hand and slapped away Xu Yi's restless hand, turning her face away and speaking in a deliberately indifferent tone.

"I forgot."

?

Xu Yi's eyes widened, his face full of dissatisfaction.

"Is this how you play the game?"

Su Qingluan met his gaze, her expression calm and her tone firm.

"I really forgot."

Xu Yi gritted his teeth and reached out to tickle her.

"You've forgotten? Let me help you remember!"

......

Another half hour later, Su Qingluan hugged Xu Yi from behind.

Warm breath brushed against his ear, her graceful figure pressed tightly against his back, and her jade-like legs gently wrapped around his.

Satisfied, she opened her mouth and gently bit his earlobe, her voice carrying a hint of victorious pride.

"Still reminiscing? Hmm?"

Xu Yi's body stiffened slightly, his tone carrying a hint of resentment.

"You should be grateful I'm sick, otherwise..."

Su Qingluan bit his earlobe, her voice rising at the end, full of provocation.

"Otherwise what? Just say it."

Xu Yi turned his head and casually said...

I don't talk to liars.

Su Qingluan chuckled softly, tightening her arms to hug him even more, her voice carrying a hint of domineering.

"I didn't lie to you, I just forgot."

"And if we're talking about liars, you're the biggest one."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yi sighed helplessly but did not refute it further.

......

Nighttime, in the dream world.

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye, and Xu Yi had learned all the skills Shen Yunshu had personally taught him, including combing hair, tying hair into a bun, braiding hair, and tying hair up.

In other words, he kissed forty times in just seven days.

I completed the task of giving a hundred kisses with ease, and even exceeded the target.

Xu Yi was in a very good mood, after all, he had finally done something useful for his master who always thought of him.

For the next seven days, Xu Yi stopped pestering Shen Yunshu for kisses and instead focused on cultivating diligently.

That afternoon, Shen Yunshu sat by the window, holding a celadon teacup between her fingers, her gaze gently falling on Xu Yi, who was cultivating in the distance.

The wisps of tea smoke couldn't hide the faint disappointment in her eyes.

Lately, Yi'er hasn't been close to me at all...

Just as he was lost in thought, a sharp yet swift white light flashed by.

Shen Qingyao stretched and sat down to the side, casually picked up a teacup from the table, and poured herself a cup of tea.

She glanced at Shen Yunshu, who was lost in thought by the window, a knowing smile playing in her eyes, and spoke softly.

"What's wrong, sister?"

Shen Qingyao took a sip of tea, her gaze sweeping over Xu Yi, who was diligently cultivating, her tone carrying a hint of teasing.

"You little rascal, you've been cultivating so diligently these past few days, shouldn't you, as his master, be happy?"

Why be unhappy?

Upon hearing this, Shen Yunshu's ears burned slightly. She quickly concealed her emotions and spoke in a cold voice.

"You...shut up, I...I'm not unhappy."

Shen Qingyao suppressed a laugh and deliberately dragged out her words.

"Yes, yes, my sister isn't unhappy."

She sat down, took two more sips of tea, and slowly began to speak.

"Judging from the current situation, it seems that you two, master and disciple, are going to drift further and further apart."

"Just like ordinary children growing up and gradually becoming estranged from their elders."

"Come, come, let me show you what you'll look like when you meet again in thirty years."

As Shen Qingyao spoke, a spiritual light condensed at her fingertips.

As Shen Qingyao spoke, a pale blue spell condensed at her fingertips. With a gentle wave, two chibi-style light and shadow figures appeared before her eyes.

The little figure looks adorable and even somewhat cute.

On one side is Xu Yi, now grown up, who looks even taller than Shen Yunshu.

On the other side, Shen Yunshu remained aloof and detached.

When the chibi version of Xu Yi saw the chibi version of Shen Yunshu approaching, he immediately bowed and clasped his hands, his expression both reserved and distant.

"Master..."

The chibi version of Shen Yunshu simply nodded slightly and gave a faint "hmm" in response before the two brushed past each other without exchanging any more words.

Shen Qingyao laughed and joked

"See this? This is what you'll look like in thirty years... Ouch~ My foot!"

Shen Yunshu frowned slightly, stepped on her foot, and spoke with a hint of dissatisfaction.

"You've ruined my life. I would never be so cold to Yi'er."

Shen Qingyao quickly withdrew her foot and sighed.

"Hiss~ Sister, you've lived for so many years, don't you understand that principle yet? Some things are not something you can control whether you want to or not."