Oh no! I'm surrounded by female ghosts!

At this moment.

Su Ming already knew where the two women had gone.

Tangtang has returned to the stars.

Yu Mengnian passed away in 1996.

The missing Lin Jiajia, Cheng Yao, Chi Nian, Jiang Qian, and Gu Yan are most likely still among the stars at this time.

He finally understood the essence of the future timeline.

The foundation of the future line comes from the doomsday line.

He personally pulled them out of the apocalypse.

Thus, they were able to join forces to support the so-called future line.

A fifth ending has also appeared.

But this ending is still within the realm of fate.

Su Ming stared at the empty room.

In this unfamiliar future timeline, although the old days still exist, all the familiar people have disappeared.

Su Ming didn't even know who to talk to.

Thinking back to the doomsday scenario I once faced.

At the very least, Zhou Zhengyang is there beside him.

But now, he can't find anyone but himself, and he doesn't dare to look for anyone.

The only one who can speak to him is the Gate of All Things.

Su Ming gazed at the Gate of All Things.

It stands quietly in the corner of the room, like a door that has been there from the very beginning.

Is it within or outside of destiny?

Su Ming didn't know.

But it is different from all other things.

It is currently the only Outer God, belonging neither to humans nor to the Old Gods.

It does not exist in the old era, nor in the new era.

It belongs only to Su Ming.

Variables that are outside the scope of variables.

Gazing at the Gate of All Things, Su Ming pondered for a moment before asking a question.

"Imagine someone who, in order to keep you alive, is forever trapped in one place, unable to move, unable to speak, unable to leave, and even unable to die."

"What would you do?"

The biological network inside the Gate of All Things began to operate at high speed, like neurons flashing rapidly through the brain.

It has no thoughts of its own.

Its thinking comes from the human brain, and now it also has the brain of the Old Gods.

Su Ming waited patiently.

The answer from the Gate of All Things is the most objective answer after discarding all personal emotions.

After a long while, lines of text appeared on the door.

"Master, the answer to this question does not lie with me."

"Because the one who trapped me was not me."

"I wasn't the one who made the choice."

"But if you put yourself in their shoes..."

"If I'm trapped there, I don't want anyone to come and rescue me."

"Because I'm stuck there, there must be a reason why I'm stuck there."

"And this reason is more important than myself."

"There are many things more important to people than their lives."

Su Ming paused for half a second, then burst into laughter.

The new era is the era of humanity.

Humanity's influence on them has surpassed their influence on humanity.

Su Ming had completely understood the information left by Wen Qi.

She had long suspected the problem stemming from the source.

But she couldn't go see it herself, so she could only hint to Su Ming to go see it.

They used photos, a wall of honor, and coded messages that only the two of them could understand.

Afterwards, Su Ming returned to Heng'an Middle School.

He took out two photos he had collected in his backpack.

Both of these photos are of Wen Qi.

A photo from a game scene, the edges of which are already a bit yellowed.

A brand new, undamaged daily chart from the end of 2003.

After thinking for a moment, he posted the brand-new photo on the wall of honor.

Brand new represents clarity.

He was telling Wen Qi that he had seen what she wanted him to see and understood what she hadn't said aloud.

Given Wen Qi's abilities, she should have noticed it.

Leave Qicheng.

Su Ming returned to the courtyard house in Mengcheng.

Before playing the game with the stars, he needs to figure out what clues they have left behind.

The ever-burning lamp hanging at the entrance of the courtyard house.

That was hung up by Yu Mengnian herself.

Recalling what my old destiny had said back then.

In her dream, Yu Mengnian lived as a god who could move freely through time.

Therefore, her present is never a single point, but a line.

Thinking about this...

Su Ming took the ever-burning lamp down and held it in his arms.

There is a fundamental difference between the Old Gods and humans.

The old gods cannot dream.

They will only fall into deathly silence, a way that is infinitely close to death.

Consciousness sank into boundless darkness; there were no images, no sounds, and everything lost its meaning.

It's somewhat like a dream.

But many things can be born in dreams.

These things can be detached from reality, created out of thin air.

A single thought can grow into a forest, and a single sentence can become a river.

Therefore, they will never understand dreams.

Holding the ever-burning lamp, Su Ming gradually fell asleep.

The dream had no beginning, nor did it end.

Therefore, when Su Ming's vision cleared again, a crimson dragon appeared before him that defied description.

It's too big.

It almost covers everything in the world.

The darkness just now was simply it closing its eyes.

The light we see today is simply the light that has opened its eyes.

Su Ming stood before the giant dragon as if he were a speck of dust standing before the ocean.

The next instant, a figure appeared out of thin air.

It is Yu Mengnian.

But Su Ming couldn't see her clearly.

She is even more blurry than she was in 1996.

Even the outline of her body is fluid, as if time itself is flowing through her.

Each strand of her hair seems to belong to a different year.

Some still bear the ashes of the old era, while others are already stained with the dew of the new era.

The only thing that was clear was her pair of crimson eyes.

Those are not human eyes; they are the eyes of God.

There was no reflection in the pupils, only endless time spinning like two crimson galaxies.

This is a different system, one that Yu Mengnian personally pioneered.

In addition to the old gods, the true gods, and the outer gods, there are now ancient gods.

A god who truly grew from the ancient memories of humankind.

If Yang Jian and Nezha were to emerge from the dream again, they could also be called ancient gods.

Those eyes were fixed on Su Ming.

It's as if he's being etched into time.

After a long while, a voice came like a gentle breeze: "So this is what you look like."

At this moment, Yu Mengnian finally saw Su Ming's appearance clearly.

She had seen him countless times in her dreams.

But each time it was blurry, as if through a layer of fog.

Only now has she finally seen it clearly.

The second sentence was: "You've arrived."

There were no complaints, no grievances, and no blame.

It was just a simple "You've come."

It's like once you arrive, all the previous suffering becomes insignificant.

Then, Yu Mengnian reached out her hand.

Her hands were also blurred, her fingertips flickering between different years.

But the hand was outstretched very steadily and firmly, as if it had traveled through countless times just to hold him.

"Su Ming, let's go home."

As soon as he finished speaking, a door appeared in front of Su Ming.

This is a door woven from clouds and mist.

It's called the Gate of Dreams.

Inside the door lies a dreamless dreamscape.

That is the deepest layer of dreams, possessing eternal time.

This is the sixth ending that Su Ming has unlocked.

Enter the gates of dreams, abandon reality, and eternally sink into oblivion with Yu Mengnian in dreams.

It is neither outside nor within destiny.

This door merely pauses destiny, allowing time to stand still at this moment.

Seeing that Su Ming remained silent for a long time, Yu Mengnian understood.

She withdrew her hand, looked at Su Ming, and said, "It was them, wasn't it?"

"Then I'll wait for you."

I was suddenly jolted awake from my dream.

This is very much what Yu Mengnian thought.

She was always a decisive person, and now she's even more decisive and efficient, without dragging things out or getting bogged down in details.

Su Ming opened his eyes and stared at the ever-burning lamp in his arms.

The message Yu Mengnian left for herself was a way out.

If you are tired, sleepy, or weary, then go home.

Home is the warmest haven.

As for the forced favorability that Su Ming could actively use, he ultimately didn't dare to mention it.

If this forced favorability rating is indeed used to bind Yu Mengnian...

She will definitely force herself into the dream world.

But Su Ming cannot.

Not at least not now.

Next.

Su Ming is going to Yu City.

That oil painting might not be as simple as he had initially thought.

Because of Yu Mengnian, although they didn't know her, they all knew her.