Oh no! I'm surrounded by female ghosts!

Su Ming leaned back leisurely on the sofa.

This was the first time he had felt so relaxed since entering the game.

Wen Qi was hunched over the table, methodically sorting through all the stories he had told.

This moment seems to have returned to the very beginning.

In the very beginning, it was like this.

Wen Qi stayed by his side, helping him unravel the fog, plan the layout, and teach him step by step to grow, protecting the ignorant boy all the way to where he is now.

In a daze, the images of many people involuntarily appeared in his mind.

Wen Qi is cool and clear-headed.

Shen Wanyu is gentle and reserved.

Fresh and vibrant Tang sugar.

Xu Qinghe is a man of few words.

Bai Xinglan is calm and composed.

Yu Mengnian, detached and indifferent.

And then there's Chen Zhiwei, whose eyes always held a pessimistic glint.

Ultimately, without the constraints of favorability ratings, Wen Qi is the only one who is truly gentle and easy to get along with.

At this moment, Wen Qi suddenly looked up and asked, "You said, since this is a game between you and the Eye of the Stars..."

"So what are the rules of this game?"

Su Ming stroked his chin and seriously stated his deduction: "My guess is that when I use forced favorability to bind the Eye of the Stars, which has become the dean, and escape from the general mental hospital, I will win."

"At that time, this future line will disappear."

"Because the Eye of the Stars will become Lin Jiajia, the so-called Doomsday will not be born."

Wen Qi countered, "Then how can you be sure that the dean is Lin Jiajia?"

"What will happen if I choose the wrong one?"

Su Ming opened his mouth, then lowered his head in thought.

The only thing he was certain of was that Lin Jiajia would only be truly born if he used forced favorability to bind the Eye of the Stars.

Because only when the Eye of the Stars disappears will the Doomsday of the First Future Line disappear.

But he couldn't be sure that the dean was Lin Jiajia.

This is his guess.

"What if I tied the wrong thing?" Su Ming murmured.

The Doomsday storyline has penalties for mission failure.

If they fail, they will be eliminated.

However, there is no penalty for mission failure in the future timeline.

It was like a farce with no winners or losers, eerily calm.

Seeing that Su Ming remained silent for a long time, Wen Qi spoke for him: "The price of failure is that you will be stuck in this game forever."

"To live an ordinary life here as an ordinary person."

"Your current game system has disappeared."

"I think it's waiting."

"Once you are fully healed and become an ordinary person in this world, the Eye of the Stars will take your place and go out."

"It will kill Lin Jiajia's birth, prevent new life from being born, allow the old life that has ended to return, and allow the universe to return to eternity."

"Given enough time, everything we are experiencing now will repeat itself again, endlessly."

Su Ming pursed his lips.

He had to admit that Wen Qi's guess was very likely.

After all, when Starstalker invited him to play the game, he said, "If I win, you're mine; if you win, they're yours."

There is no truth in the future timeline.

This is a worldline covered by countless lies.

The women mentioned by the Eye of the Stars posed no threat to Su Ming whatsoever.

Because Wen Qi and the others had already escaped their sight.

At this moment, Su Ming suddenly realized: "In other words, this game was a scam from the start."

"Eye of the Stars never intended to lose."

"His real purpose is to trap me here, erase all my memories, make me an ordinary person in this world, and then He will take my place and leave."

The faceless god shared the same idea.

Killing Su Ming is not important.

Because all of them knew that Su Ming was destiny, and could not be completely killed.

Forcibly killing him would only restart the cycle of fate, halt the timeline, and leave everything stuck in the same place forever.

Therefore, they all chose to replace Su Ming.

The best way to replace Su Ming is to replace his current life trajectory with a completely new one.

This is true in the perfect worldline of Faceless God, and it is also true in this future timeline.

Meanwhile, Su Ming's true location was still trapped in the Vague Gate by the Faceless God.

"But," Su Ming asked, his tone puzzled, "why is this game recognized by the system?"

The upgraded monster-raising system is sufficient to represent the new life that has not yet been successfully born.

Its recognition is the recognition of the new era.

Wen Qi tapped the table lightly with his fingertip and said, "This is the most crucial point."

"The system has left you with a forced favorability rating that you can actively use, thus breaking the situation where the stars can win at first glance."

"If it dares to show itself, it will surely be defeated."

"Su Ming, this game is not a game of running away, but a game of hunter and prey."

"You are both the hunter and the prey."

"The same applies to the Eye of the Stars."

"In addition, you have a major advantage that He did not anticipate."

Wen Qi pointed to himself: "Us."

"According to your previous description, the Star Gate covers the entire Blue Star."

"All the ancient gods above the heavens have entered the Star Gate."

"Then, as long as we are still on Earth, we will surely step into the Gate of Stars."

"But in their perception, we are actually in a coffin deep in the starry sky."

"We shouldn't have been in this game."

"But we still showed up after all."

"Although we are no longer bound by forced favorability ratings, you know us well enough that you can win our help."

"Especially," Wen Qi's eyes flickered slightly, "Yu Mengnian."

"She lived her life as a god walking through time."

"In addition, her ability is dream weaving."

"Dreams transcend all constraints of time, space, and everything else."

"Therefore, I suspect that Yu Mengnian in this game might gain some memories in her dreams."

"That's why I think she developed severe insomnia."

Su Ming's heart tightened, and he swallowed hard.

He suspected that Wen Qi had guessed the truth.

That night, Yu Mengnian tied herself to the bed and stared at herself all night.

Perhaps it was because of her dream.

She wasn't sure if she was the figure in her dream, so she could only use the most clumsy way to confirm whether everything in front of her was real.

"If we cure her insomnia, wouldn't she be able to remember everything!"

Su Ming said excitedly.

But Wen Qi's expression turned cold: "Why should we cure her insomnia?"

She stared straight at Su Ming and asked.

"Su Ming, do you think she's more useful than me?"

"If you think so, then go find her."

Wen Qi extended his hand, gesturing for him to enter.

This was the first time Su Ming had seen Wen Qi so emotionally volatile.

He quickly waved his hand: "No, no, that's not what I meant."

Wen Qi closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

When he opened his eyes again, the coldness in them had faded slightly, but a color he couldn't understand had appeared in them.

"Su Ming, if you really want to protect her..."

"Never go near her."

"I can tell that the person you love most is Yu Mengnian, and that's a genuine affection from the bottom of your heart."

"This makes me very uncomfortable."

"Although I am not bound by forced favorability at this time, I have not developed any abnormal feelings."

"But my heart fluttered for you faster than usual."

"In just one week, I had the idea that I wanted to stay by your side forever and have you all to myself."

"Therefore, I suspect that although the constraint of forced favorability has disappeared, some remnants still remain."

"In other words," Wen Qi stared at Su Ming, "there is an inherent attraction between us, and it is our destiny."

"I think they feel the same way."

"It's just that you haven't met any of them besides me yet."

"Therefore, you'd better not contact them, and even more so, don't mention Yu Mengnian's name to anyone."

"Otherwise, she would definitely be the first one eliminated."

This sounds familiar.

Cheng Yao once said something similar.

She said at the time: If they really had to compete for Su Ming, Yu Mengnian would definitely be the first to be eliminated.

"disuse."

Su Ming's Adam's apple bobbed. He didn't quite understand those two words, but his scalp was tingling.

Wen Qi said directly, "You should understand that the future timeline is not complete at this point."

"It is unstable before it is complete."

"So, some people are destined to be eliminated by the future line, only fit to remain in the past, unable to accompany you into the future."

Su Ming's face turned somewhat pale.

At that moment, he remembered what Lin Jiajia had said to him.

She said: When the external dangers disappear, we are in the greatest danger.

In the end, we are destined to have a fight to the death.

Now it seems her prediction is really coming true.

This, too, is their destiny.

It seems that everything is heading towards the destiny that fate spoke of.

Su Ming even had a chilling thought.

The so-called disappearance of forced goodwill is never a complete removal, but merely a temporary dormancy.

Once he spends time with them, this forced affection may revive over time.

Just then, a knock on the door suddenly sounded.

After opening the door, Wen Qi turned around and said, "Su Ming is here to see you."

Su Ming was taken aback.

Looking back, his pupils suddenly contracted.

Because the person standing at the door was actually Tang Tang.

Tangtang, carrying some snacks, ran over to him with a big smile upon seeing him, naturally taking his arm and saying affectionately, "Mingming, why aren't you in the ward today?"

"I brought you some delicious food."

"I made them all by hand."

Su Ming looked at Tang Tang, who was holding his arm.

She glanced again at Wen Qi, who was standing quietly at the door.

For some reason, he suddenly felt the temperature in the room begin to drop.

This caused him to shiver involuntarily.

A little afraid to meet Wen Qi's gaze, she could only look down and ask Tang Tang, "Why are you here?"

Tangtang tilted her little face up and said with a bright smile, "I missed you."

"At first, the caregivers wouldn't let me in. I had to plead with them for a long time before they finally agreed."

"However, I can't stay here for too long."

"Mingming, let's go back quickly."

"The food will get cold soon."

Although the words were spoken lightly, Su Ming felt a chill run down his spine.

The way Tangtang got in is definitely not as simple as it sounds.

This is a mental hospital.

Even family members can only visit in the designated meeting room.

Most importantly, Tang Tang couldn't get in before, but she showed up just when I was alone with Wen Qi.

This means that she was actually watching him the whole time.

She was aware of everything that happened to her in the mental hospital.

She knew that she spent her time chatting with a female patient every day during her breaks.

Then, when she found out that she and the female patient were alone together that night, she couldn't sit still any longer.

Wen Qi also walked over at this time.

For the first time, Su Ming found her smile somewhat strange.

The skin smiles, but the eyes scrutinize.

"Su Ming, is this your girlfriend?"

"I haven't heard you mention this before."

"Quite cute."

On the other hand, Tangtang was also smiling.

The smile on his face was still bright, but there was a hint of subtle wariness and provocation in his eyes.

"Of course."

"We're getting married once Mingming is discharged from the hospital."

"Our relationship has always been very good."

"Sister, if there's nothing else, we'll be going now."

"Thank you so much for taking care of my Mingming during this time."

"After all, this is a mental hospital. We can feel much more at ease if there is a more normal patient with him."

Before Wen Qi could respond, Tang Tang grabbed Su Ming's arm and started walking out.

Su Ming could only turn around and give Wen Qi a slightly awkward smile: "Um, I'll be going now."

Wen Qi smiled and replied, "Mm."

"Since you have something to do tonight, let's continue tomorrow night."

Su Ming could feel that Tang Tang's grip on his arm suddenly tightened.

He returned to his hospital room.

Tang Tang didn't say anything, she just quietly rested her chin on her hand and watched Su Ming eat.

Su Ming didn't dare to speak, burying his head in his food, and kept praising, "Delicious, really delicious."

For some reason, he felt a little guilty.

Until Tangtang asked with a serious face, "Mingming, who is she?"

"What were you talking about in the room just now?"

This is a woman's intuition.

Su Ming has been liked by many girls since he was a child.

But Tangtang never took it seriously.

The more popular her boyfriend is, the better she thinks she has good taste.

In her view, those girls posed no threat to her whatsoever.

But Wenqi is different.

With just one glance, Tangtang instinctively sensed an unprecedented and immense threat.

That woman was the most terrifying opponent she had ever encountered.

Su Ming opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know how to explain.

Because he had never experienced anything like this before.

Wen Qi and Shen Wanyu once had a major fight.

But that was a long time ago.

But now, when Tang Tang asks who she is, how should Su Ming answer?

Lover, friend, or stranger.

Or you could tell her directly that this is a character I'm raising, and that there's a forced affinity between us.

But to Tang Tang, these words were nothing but ravings, only making her condition seem more serious.

Seeing that he was unwilling to explain for a long time, Tang Tang bit her lip and said, "Su Ming, I'll talk to Mom and Dad tomorrow and arrange for you to be transferred to another hospital."

"That woman doesn't seem like a good person."

"And don't forget, this is a mental hospital; she's definitely not normal."

Su Ming quickly said, "Don't transfer hospitals yet."

"I plan to be discharged from the hospital after a while."

He still didn't mention Wen Qi.

But Tangtang was right about one thing.

The people who live here are all mentally ill.

Wen Qi is mentally ill.

Xu Qinghe is mentally ill.

Bai Xinglan is mentally ill.

Yu Mengnian is mentally ill.

Since they are not normal people, any unreasonable behavior can be explained.

At the same time, a hidden and terrifying thought appeared in Su Ming's mind.

Even if someone commits murder during a psychotic episode, they can escape legal punishment.

and so.

Tangtang is actually in a very dangerous situation.

If Wen Qi wanted, she had a thousand ways to kill Tang Tang without bearing any consequences.

Not just Wen Qi, but everyone here has the ability to do this.

If only I had spent more time with Wen Qi.

It really brought back the forced favorability system.

Wen Qi's first target was actually Yu Mengnian.

This is why Wen Qi warned Su Ming not to get too close to Yu Mengnian.

Tangtang was not her primary target.

What she truly feared was Yu Mengnian; in fact, everyone truly feared Yu Mengnian.

hiss~

Su Ming gasped.

This game may not only be a contest of changing fates, but it could also turn into an elimination tournament for them.