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

Three days later, in the afternoon.

Shen Yunshu and Shen Qingyao both went out.

Xu Yi had planned to practice his sword in the front yard, but as soon as he reached the door, he saw Yu Nianqing lying on a recliner in the front yard, leisurely flipping through a book.

He decisively turned around and changed course to the backyard.

But as soon as they stepped into the backyard, they saw Yu Nianqing lying on a chair reading a book, her posture languid and her eyes relaxed.

Xu Yi immediately twitched the corner of his mouth, turned around helplessly, and planned to relax in the hot spring.

However, when he pushed open the door to the hot spring pool, that familiar figure appeared again beside the pool.

Yu Nianqing was still reclining on the deck chair by the pool, holding a book in her hands, as if she had been waiting there for a long time.

Yu Nianqing slowly closed the book in her hands, stood up leisurely, her gray gauze skirt fluttering in the wind, outlining her exquisite curves.

She looked at Xu Yi, a lazy smile playing on her lips, her voice soft yet alluring.

"What, want to take a bath with Aunt Yu?"

As she spoke, her fingers gently touched her clothes, and she slowly began to undress.

Xu Yi blurted out without thinking.

"In no mood."

Before he finished speaking, he turned and left, his steps quick, rushing back to his room. Only after closing the door did he lean back on the bench and let out a heavy sigh.

What exactly is this woman up to?

Just then, a soft sound of turning pages came from the adjacent room.

Xu Yi's heart tightened, and he slowly turned his head.

Yu Nianqing was already sitting on a bench in the next room.

Her legs were elegantly crossed, and her gray, tight-fitting tulle skirt draped lightly, revealing a pair of slender, fair, and flawless jade feet.

Walking barefoot on the ground, yet it was spotless and crystal clear.

The shape of those feet, the outline, the natural posture—they were exactly the same as Su Qingluan's!

Xu Yi's pupils contracted slightly as the unease that had just dissipated in the past two days surged back up.

He forced himself to remain calm and looked up at her.

"Aunt Yu...why are you following me like this?"

Yu Nianqing gently turned the pages of the book in her hand, looked up at him, a playful smile in her eyes, and slowly began to speak.

"You're wrong about that. It's clearly you who's been following Aunt Yu around. Wherever Aunt Yu goes, little Xu Yi follows right behind."

"How come it's Aunt Yu who's clinging to you now?"

Xu Yi: ......

This sounds like something Su Qingluan would say.

He took a deep breath, stepped back, and said helplessly.

"Aunt Yu, tell me a place you won't go, and I'll go there and stay there. I promise I won't follow you anymore, is that alright?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Nianqing tilted her head, feigning confusion.

"Hmm...? Places Aunt Yu doesn't go? Let Aunt Yu think about it..."

After a while, she raised her hand and gently pointed to her crossed legs, her gaze fixed on Xu Yi.

"I've got it. Aunt Yu has never been here in her life, so please sit here."

She gently patted her legs, the curves of her legs faintly visible beneath her gray gauze dress, and her feet, identical to Su Qingluan's, tiptoed slightly.

"No matter where you go, besides here, Aunt Yu will follow you."

To put it another way, even if I don't stay by her side, no matter where I am in the world, she will find me.

Could it be that Su Qingluan really chased after him into the dream using her own system?

ヽ(ﾟДﾟ)ﾉ

(;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`)

Xu Yi's expression changed slightly, and he took half a step back.

"Aunt Yu, what exactly are you trying to do?"

Yu Nianqing, however, put away the playful look in her eyes and resumed her gentle smile.

She gently closed the book, leaned back gracefully in her chair, and spoke in a calm and natural tone.

"Aunt Yu doesn't want to do anything. She just thinks Yi'er is cute and her personality suits her. She wants to become friends with you and get closer to you."

"Is there something wrong with this?"

Xu Yi sighed and shook his head.

"Aunt Yu... this isn't how you make friends. You're just scaring me."

Perhaps it was the way "Aunt Yu" sounded more natural to her, because the smile in Yu Nianqing's eyes softened a little as she reached out her hand to him.

"Then come here, Aunt Yu will apologize to you."

"Don't be shy. I've set up illusion arrays and soundproof arrays in the room. Even if your master comes back now, he won't be able to hear or see anything."

Xu Yi really didn't want to continue acting like this anymore. He was exhausted and slowly opened his mouth, uttering each word slowly and deliberately.

"Su Qingluan".

Yu Nianqing's smile faltered slightly.

"Hmm? Who is Su Qingluan?"

Xu Yi looked at her feigned confusion and sighed deeply.

"It's you."

Yu Nianqing looked at him, remained silent for a moment, and finally slowly dropped her gentle and harmless demeanor, clicking her tongue.

"Tsk... I thought you would keep acting and have a good role-playing game with your aunt."

Xu Yi lowered his head and sighed heavily.

"It really is you, Su Qingluan... How did you get into this world?"

Su Qingluan smiled and reached out her hand to him.

"Then sit on my lap, and I will tell you everything I know."

Xu Yi resignedly walked over and sat in her lap.

Su Qingluan reached out and gently pinched Xu Yi's cheeks, pulling them apart to force a silly smile onto his face.

"Don't look so down. In our original world, weren't you happy every day?"

Xu Yi's cheeks ached from her pinching, and he said helplessly.

"How could I not lose face? I knew what outrageous things you might do next."

"Su Qingluan, please don't fight with Shen Yunshu, okay?"

Upon hearing this, Su Qingluan's smile faded slightly, and she glanced at him sideways.

"Who said I was going to fight her?"

Xu Yi was taken aback and didn't react for a moment.

"Not going to fight? Are you really Su Qingluan?"

Seeing his suspicious expression, Su Qingluan slowly dispelled her disguise, revealing her stunningly beautiful face.

"Do you still want to hear how I got in?"

Xu Yi blinked as he looked at her earnest expression.

"think."

"The reason I was able to enter your dream world is thanks to the system."

Su Qingluan spoke frankly, her fingertips gently stroking his cheek, her tone calm.

"And you, being able to stay in this 'dream world,' is also thanks to your own system, isn't that right?"

Xu Yi paused for a moment, then softly responded.

"Yes."

Su Qingluan looked at his adorable face, a slight smile playing on her lips, and continued...

"I know more. Would you like to know?"

"Of course I want to!"

Xu Yi answered almost immediately.

He desperately wanted to understand what was going on in this world, whether it was to send him back to some past life or something else.

Su Qingluan spoke slowly, her voice soft and gentle.

"Once you enter the dream world, your physical body in reality will become a false, empty shell."

"And when you leave this world one day, everything here, including time, will stop completely, frozen at the moment you leave."