Xing Tie: After the simulation, they all wanted to lock me up in a dark room.

Seeing their ferocious appearance, you know you've successfully enraged them. They desperately want to pull you out of the iron curtain, but that's not enough... You sense their hesitation; they're hesitant... hesitant about your life...

And so, Chen Yue appeared before them once again, and he turned his head:

"Hi everyone, you've arrived."

A smile appeared on Chen Yue's face, but it was as if she hadn't smiled in a long time. It was like a person who hadn't walked for a long time; the first smile gave people a sense of eeriness.

"Everyone, don't be nervous. Xi Lian, you should recognize that I am not [Iron Curtain]."

"I know..." Xi Lian looked at Chen Yue with heartache.

"I want to ask you for a favor..." He still had a smile on his face as he quietly looked at Xi Lian.

Upon hearing Chen Yue's words, Xi Lian wanted to speak, but for some reason, seeing the emotions in his eyes, her throat felt like it was being choked, and she couldn't utter a single word.

Chen Yue took out the ceremonial sword and gently pried open Xi Lian's slender fingers.

His movements were slow, and the touch of Xi Lian's fingertips made Chen Yue realize something. Suddenly, she spoke to Xia Die next to Xi Lian: "Xia Die, I finally understand the pain of not being able to touch anyone."

"Lord Chen Yue..."

In the 100000001 reincarnations, Chen Yue had not touched Xi Lian for a long time because of the fire in her body.

As Chen Yue released her grip, Xi Lian tightened her grip on the ceremonial sword, pointing it toward his heart.

His voice was hoarse as he slowly said:

"Kill me, Xi Lian, show no mercy, don't hesitate..."

Xi Lian's pink eyes trembled incessantly. She wanted to throw away the ritual sword in her hand, but Chen Yue grabbed her hand tightly. No matter how she resisted, Chen Yue made her hold the ritual sword firmly.

"【Iron Curtain】He is learning, He wants to exploit your 【love】 for me."

"Don't give Him the chance, kill me... that's the only way to save me..."

After saying this, seeing that Xi Lian was still hesitating, you immediately and decisively took action.

"I'd rather send you back than have you face the Iron Curtain!"

Fearing they might be killed, Chen Yue directly used the power of the Earth Titan. His purpose was not to send them back, but to make Xi Lian make up his mind. He would not allow Xi Lian to fail because of his hesitation.

The battlefield was completely one-sided; no one could withstand more than a few moves from Chen Yue before being knocked to the ground.

Xi Lian watched Chen Yue's actions. She knew Chen Yue was afraid that she would be used by the Iron Curtain, but she... really couldn't bring herself to do it.

Her lips were pale, and the tips of her fingers, gripping the ceremonial sword, were white.

Finally, after Chen Yue knocked Qin Chen away from Bai E's hands, Xi Lian picked up Qin Chen from the ground, gripped the ritual sword in her hand, and stabbed it directly at Chen Yue.

"Well done, Xilian. Don't forget our promise. See you tomorrow..."

Chen Yue gently stroked Xi Lian's face, just quietly watching her.

Seeing that Xi Lian had finally made a move against you, you smiled with satisfaction, then disappeared, opening the path for them.

The crowd came before you, and Chen Yue transformed into his current form as the Great Monarch of Annihilation.

The power of [Destruction] and [Immortality] is added, including a portion of the [Pleasure] power that Aha forcibly gave you.

At this moment, Chen Yue grew a pair of magnificent dragon horns, her red eyes were like burning blood, she had a white dragon tail, she was wearing white armor, and a huge white dragon was behind her.

Seeing Chen Yue's posture, Aglaia still complained, "Bai'er, I think you should learn from his aesthetic sense."

Bai E: What's wrong with yellow and purple?

Bai E, wielding the Qin Chen sword, charged forward without hesitation, knowing Chen Yue's strength and using his full power.

A long spear appeared in Chen Yue's hand, and she blocked Bai E's attack with one hand. Bai E, as the most perfect Golden Descendant, had his full-force attack easily blocked by you.

Xi Lian also took action immediately. She gripped the ceremonial sword in her hand and, without hesitation, slashed directly at Chen Yue.

At this moment, Chen Yue directly began to use his power as the Great Lord of Annihilation, and the giant dragon behind him directly whipped Xi Lian away with its tail.

Bai E tried to stop her, but Chen Yue showed him what it meant for the left fist to deal more damage and the right fist to deal more damage; Bai E had no ability to resist at all.

The giant dragon behind Chen Yue roared, its power overwhelming everything in its path. The force of destruction turned the entire world red, and the ground beneath Xi Lian and Bai E's feet cracked open.

And so, Bai E was defeated, while Xi Lian knelt on one knee, panting heavily.

This is the power of the Great Lord of Annihilation; Bai E cannot harm Chen Yue at all.

"I won't... let you just take my little A-Yue away from me like this!" Blood trickled from the corner of Xi Lian's mouth as she held Qin Chen in one hand and the ritual sword in the other.

She discovered that Qin Chen was so useful, and following the example of the Fire Thief, she directly combined Qin Chen with the ritual sword.

The enormous dragon head behind Chen Yue had already gathered its power. The power emanating from that huge white dragon head caused space to begin to distort and deform. This power could easily destroy a planet.

Xi Lian, like a shooting star in the night, charged forward without hesitation. Like a moth drawn to a flame, she burst forth.

At the same time, Chen Yue directly activated a power capable of destroying all organic life in the universe...

Chen Yue deliberately let the Golden Descendants enter the process and immediately begin to exert their power.

Tibo was frantically creating junk on the computer.

The detectors and firewalls, Haseein and Krystra, have been directly turned off, which is equivalent to deleting them.

Aglaia was trying to figure out how to get the CPU to 100 when she saw a picture of Bai Er wearing clothes the color of an earth beast, and it immediately turned red.

Aglaia: I said life is as fragile as a thread, did you, Erdoron, do that?

At that moment, Xia was furiously hurling insults at the "Iron Curtain".

Xia: How could you be so selfish, ptooey...

Saifeier, who distorts logic.

My Professor Can't Be This Shy

Nanook's Unrequited Love for the Master

Arashi and the pharmacist got married, and Aha was the officiant.

Bai E and Wan Di are truly a pair of star-crossed lovers.

Nanook and Aha were also a pair of star-crossed lovers.

The wind violet locks the computer, the butterfly creates memory, and the enemy deletes files.

……

Despite the Golden Blood's efforts, the activation couldn't be stopped. You couldn't help but marvel at Lai Gushi's prowess, managing to activate it even after all that. However, your target wasn't the entire universe, but rather the All-Knowing One. You planned to resort to your old method: attacking the All-Knowing One once in each cycle of reincarnation, thereby destroying him.

Bo Shizun: Are you coming at me?

Although they failed, you weren't discouraged. At worst, you'd just keep reincarnating; you'd already reincarnated 100000001 times, and you were used to it.

[The learned scholar glanced at you; or rather, glared at you angrily.]

A huge machine head appeared in front of Chen Yue, emitting a series of mechanical sounds.

(Because the words of the learned scholar were too... well, the author has written them directly in plain language.)

Bo Shizun: How the hell are you still alive?!

Bo Shizun: I finally figured out the best outcome, and you bastard have to come and interfere!

Chen Yue: What are you saying in gibberish? I can't understand it.

Bo Shizun (Hong Wen): I'm asking you, what the hell does this have to do with "Immortality"? Why are you meddling in this?!

Chen Yue: I don't understand what you're saying?

Bo Shizun: Still provoking me? What the hell does this have to do with your [Immortal] destiny? ****, what's the point of you interfering?

Dr. Zun: Dragon!

This so-called God of Wisdom said a bunch of things you couldn't understand, and then kicked you out.

When you chose to reincarnate, Xi Lian, whom you defeated, suddenly unleashed a powerful force—the power of the Star God.

"See you tomorrow...see you tomorrow..." All the voices of the Golden Descendants rang out.

"The epic of four hundred million, I will write it; the fate of the fire-chasing will be rewritten by us..." Xi Lian's voice rang out.

A powerful force of memory instantly redirects your attack back to the very beginning. Suppressed by this force, you feel no fear, but rather joy. Because they have finally flown higher than you.

Xi Lian gripped the ceremonial sword, and her attack directly turned the white dragon behind Chen Yue into a light pink crystal, while the voices of the Golden Descendants rang out.

Tibo: The moon shines through the gate, and I let my wandering footsteps find harmony here.

Heather: Joyful Moon, I raise my cup to dispel the void.

Crydela: Balanced Moon, I make order the cornerstone of freedom.

Aglaia: Picking up threads in the moon, I reveal the pure beauty woven from golden threads.

That summer: the harvest month, I taught the fools to awaken their wisdom.

Sai Fei'er: In the month of chance, I spread joy throughout the dawn.

All Enemies: In the month of strife, I become the glory of the eternal hunt.

Xiaodie: Mourning the moon, I make death no longer the endpoint of equilibrium.

Feng Jin: Long day and moon, I let dawn and dusk become the glimmer of protection.

Xi Lian: Under the long moon of the night, I weave my memories into a constellation of stars.

When it was time for the month of cultivation, everyone realized that they were now missing a comrade-in-arms.

Just as Xi Lian could only skip over Chen Yue, a gentle hand softly grasped hers.

"Xi Lian, didn't we say I wouldn't leave you? How can you skip over me?"

Chen Yue: I will become an immortal backbone through my hard work.

Yes, Chen Yue has always been everyone's backbone. No matter how many times they fail, this backbone will always support them until the day they succeed.

Xi Lian's hands were trembling, her fingertips turning white from gripping so tightly.

Bai E put his arm around Chen Yue's shoulder and nodded.

Bai Er: Freedom Month, I destroy the shackles of fate.

[Having gathered 100000001 memories, Xi Lian crushed you with overwhelming power. In the instant you fell, a smile crept onto your face. They finally used your body as a stepping stone to soar to even greater heights.]

Chen Yue opened her eyes and murmured to herself, "So that's how it is... That voice... it was actually my own..."

After being defeated by Xi Lian, the power of memories surged into his body, and he suddenly saw a person, a person exactly like himself. He came to the past, and the "Savior" card was a gift he gave to his past self. He finally understood the plan that followed.

Now he needs to complete the final task and make up for the cause and effect.

Dragging her heavily injured body, like a flickering candle, Chen Yue intended to head to the past.

[You dragged your badly wounded body, each step leaving a bloody footprint, to begin filling in the gaps in cause and effect. On that savior tablet, you carved the exact same words, along with that last sentence—your unfulfilled wish.]

"Little A-Yue..."

After defeating the Iron Curtain, Xi Lian discovered that Chen Yue had disappeared and that she still possessed the power of memories. She followed the clues and found Chen Yue, who had completed the cause and effect.

Xi Lian hugged Chen Yue. His body was so light that he almost left her. His body had long since stopped bleeding.

"Xi Lian, how did you get here? Has the Iron Curtain been destroyed?"

Seeing Chen Yue like this, Xi Lian didn't know what to say. She now knew exactly what had happened.

"Yes." Xi Lian's voice trembled. "You are everyone's savior."

"Thank you for the compliment, Xi Lian... thank you..."

He kept saying thank you until he was almost completely exhausted.

"Little Yue, let's sit down and talk." Xi Lian carefully supported Chen Yue, as if Chen Yue were a fragile object, afraid of breaking her.

Chen Yue's hands were already cold as she sat on the stone of Ai Li Mi Xie.

The warm sunlight shone into the wheat field, turning it golden, and it looked absolutely beautiful.

The two stood in the warm sunlight, looking at each other, with so much to say, yet neither of them uttered a word.

As the time for farewell drew near, despite her best efforts, Chen Yue's body gradually collapsed.

The time for farewell was approaching; soon, he would be left in the past.

"Xi Lian, Onphalus's cycle of reincarnation has ended... Together we created the future, and things will surely move in the best direction from now on."

"I also... look forward to this wonderful future coming true... You must take good care of yourself too."

The 100000001 reincarnations have worn Chen Yue down to the point where she can no longer speak properly, and can only offer some words of blessing in lieu of farewell.

Although these were just ordinary words, it took Chen Yue a long time to think before he could say them. He felt stupid for not being able to say anything profound to Xi Lian as a farewell, such as something like, "I'm dead, but my soul will watch over you." Would that make Xi Lian feel better?

"But... my wish is to go to the future with you," Xi Lian said, her voice choked with emotion.

"Don't worry... With Aglaia and the others around, I believe your future will be happy, even if I'm not by your side..."

"Little Yue, stop saying things like that... You already know what I mean... I also know you weren't integrated into the Iron Curtain, it was all a staged performance by you!" Xi Lian finally lost control of her emotions. "How long are you going to keep this from me?!"

"...I'm sorry..." Chen Yue's voice became hoarse.

"Actually... there's something I've been hiding from you... I haven't had a chance to tell you yet, Xi Lian... can you lower your head and listen to me?"

Xi Lian lowered her head and looked at the person in front of her who was so weak that a gust of wind could blow him away.

As soon as she lowered her head, Chen Yue kissed Xi Lian's lips.

A kiss as light as a breeze, and just like a breeze, it could vanish at any moment.

Xi Lian reached out and hugged Chen Yue directly, demanding his presence through the kiss.

A faint, rusty, bloody taste emanated from her mouth.

She didn't understand why it ended this way; they were supposed to go to the future together, but he had to stay in the past.

Thinking of this, she hugged Chen Yue tighter and tighter, but as she hugged her tighter, Chen Yue's body temperature slowly dissipated, so what was the point of her actions at this moment?

After the kiss ended, his blood-red pupils were filled with Xi Lian's image.

"I'm sorry." Another apology.

"This is a feeling I've never had the courage to express to you... I regret so much for not being more honest with myself in the past... I've always wanted to tell you this..."

"These words have been buried in my heart for 100000001 reincarnations. You are more important to me than anyone else."

"Sister Xilian, I love you."

After saying this, Chen Yue's emotions turned into deep resentment. "But how can I forgive myself? How could I possibly forgive myself for leaving you alone in the future... I want to be with you... I really, really want to be with you..."

After saying this, Chen Yue, filled with deep resentment, dissipated into an infant and lay in the wheat field.

Xi Lian had her back to him, just as she was about to turn around.

He heard Chen Yue's voice in his ear: "Keep moving forward, don't look back."

Upon hearing Chen Yue's words, Xi Lian's body trembled uncontrollably, and she felt icy cold. She had an urge to go and take Chen Yue away, but she couldn't.

Once Onphalus's cycle of cause and effect is broken, the Iron Curtain will be born. She cannot do that; she is truly unwilling to accept it.

And the past ripples have been brought here.

The future Xi Lian and the past Xi Lian brushed past each other. With each step she took, it was as if her feet were rooted to the ground, as if she could never take another step.

She hung her head, overwhelmed by sorrow. In that instant, it seemed she had lost her future, lost everything.

In the past, Xi Lian hugged Chen Yue tightly, her eyes filled with joy, as if she had found the future and everything.

She clutched her chest, feeling a pain she had never experienced before.

Xi Lian felt an unprecedented joy.

Xi Lian: "Little A Yue... me too, how could I forgive myself for letting you remain in the cycle of reincarnation..."

Xi Lian from the past: "Little one, from now on I'm your older sister. From this day forward, we'll depend on each other and never be apart!"

(PS: I feel like I can only write funny stories, not angst. Sigh, I feel like my writing is a bit awkward.)