I'll give my daughter one more second.

"Ah... speaking of which, Zi is still sleeping? Such a loud noise didn't wake her up?" Wu Shen also looked at the other side of the bed in confusion.

I thought Zi hadn't said anything and had quietly left after waking up, but I didn't expect her to still be lying there in a deep sleep.

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Chapter 1004 First Wife Yakumo Yukari

"Zi, wake up. We're going to ask Yunying something important later, so you'd better come along and listen in."

While shaking Zi's shoulders, Wu Shen pondered how to explain all this to her.

Come to think of it, Wu Yi and the others are also my daughters, so I shouldn't be able to keep it from Zi, right? Wu Shen thought to himself.

"Zi? Why are you still sleeping? Wake up!"

Wu Shen shook her for a long time, but found that Zi's eyes were still tightly closed and her breathing was steady, showing no signs of waking up at all.

"Can't you wake her up? Does Zi happen to like sleeping in?"

Wu Shen tried shouting in her ear a few more times, but it still had no effect. At this point, Wu Shen finally realized that something seemed wrong.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?"

Wu Shen's commotion finally attracted the attention of many young girls. Since Yun Ying was sealed on the other side of the bed, the distance between them was not far, and Qian Hui and the others could see what was happening by simply peeking out.

"So much has happened just now, and Sister Zi is still sleeping?" Wu Yi's eyes widened.

"I never expected that Sister Zi, who looks so elegant and serious, would be so lazy." Yu Yin also seemed very surprised.

"No, it has nothing to do with being lazy. Zi seems unable to wake up no matter how much we call her." Wu Shen frowned slightly.

Even if she was fast asleep, that commotion should have woken her up.

“I know, it’s the story of Sleeping Beauty.” Night Song seemed to have discovered something and volunteered to raise her little hand to explain.

"The story of Sleeping Beauty. My father always wanted to tell me this story when I was little, even though I had books I liked to read more." Yueyin rested her chin on her hand, lost in thought for a moment.

"what book?"

"Capital".

"..."

As soon as Yueyin finished speaking, the entire room became extremely quiet.

"What are you trying to do, Yueyin?" Wu Shen couldn't help but think to himself.

"What is that? Is it delicious?" Ye Ge asked, tilting her head.

"Ahem, Ye Ge, you can't just eat anything. This is a field you're too far from exploring. Let's continue discussing the story of Sleeping Beauty. By the way, why did we bring up Sleeping Beauty?" Wu Shen quickly changed the subject.

"Because, Daddy, look, isn't Sister Zi's current situation very similar to Sleeping Beauty's?"

"According to the Sleeping Beauty story, the Purple Sister, who is in a deep sleep and cannot be awakened, needs a kiss to wake her up," Ye Ge said in a serious tone.

"Whoosh, give me a kiss, give me a kiss~~"

"No, shameless! How can you do that in public!" Yu Yin retorted, her face flushed.

"What's wrong? There are no outsiders here."

"It will corrupt Chie!"

"Huh?" Chie looked completely bewildered.

"Don't worry, Dad, you can kiss me as much as you want. I'll take care of covering Chie's eyes and ears."

"Huh? What kind of shady things are you going to do?" Chieji looked completely bewildered.

Just as the group of lolis were arguing, Yunying took the opportunity to raise her head slightly and made eye contact with Yege.

"stare……"

"Um... Night Song, I'll treat you to a Baumkuchen, but could you please let go of my head first?"

"No, Yunying is more important than the Baumkuchen. How about I give you half of the Baumkuchen? Don't leave, stay and keep us company, okay?"

"……sorry."

"It's because you've all been so good to me that I feel increasingly guilty..."

"What did you say? What did you do? Why do you feel guilty?" Wei Ling, who had been staring intently at Yun Ying's every move, suddenly leaned closer.

"N-nothing..." Yun Ying guiltily turned her face away.

"Hmm? That seems suspicious. Yunying, why have you been keeping this from us?" Weiling reached out and poked Yunying's cheek with her finger.

"This, this...that, that..." Yun Ying's eyes began to dart left and right.

"You won't tell me? In that case, at least let Grandma do it..."

"Wait, wait a minute! Dad! There's a reason why Mom hasn't woken up. If we don't address it, she might stay asleep forever."

Yunying shuddered in fright and quickly looked up at Wu Shen to distract herself.

"You're saying Zi might never wake up? What exactly happened?"

Yun Ying's shout immediately drew everyone's attention.

“Speaking of which, Sister Zi’s situation is indeed a big problem,” Wei Ling said, pouting.

What's wrong with Purple?

"I forgot to tell Dad about this because of the time crunch. It seems that Yunying has kept Sister Zi's past sealed away."

"Purple's past? Does it refer to the events of the last few thousand years?"

"No, no, no, the past I'm referring to is what happened in the initial timeline. You have to understand that the origin of all reincarnation and changes in the world line is due to what happened here. You could say that my father's first wife before the reincarnation was Sister Zi."

The first generation? Wife? It's actually Purple?

Wu Shen suddenly felt as if his entire worldview had been shattered.

The character I always thought was the hardest to win over in the hellish difficulty level was actually won over right from the start?

"Wasn't my original ending supposed to be a life of loneliness?" Wu Shen complained.

"The initial timeline? Aren't all futures supposed to exist in parallel? Why is there a chronological order?"

"Numerous possibilities do exist side by side, but eventually one possibility will take precedence in a linear world."

"To give an example, Dad is facing the responses to the confessions of three girls: Yui, Miura, and Sanae. In fact, there are many possibilities, such as Dad not accepting any of them and living a lonely life."

That possibility is just too tragic!

"For example, Dad might choose Yui, Miura, or Mom, or I might want them all. But in reality, Dad's choice was that I wanted them all, so all the other possibilities were automatically superimposed and hidden away."

"While these possibilities do exist, they are intertwined and remain illusory unless a time traveler makes a new choice or some strange being observes the existence of other possibilities. They are like parallel lines that will never intersect with reality."

Why does this sound so familiar? It's like Yun Ying said something similar to me when she regained some of her memories.

The future I represent is merely an illusory possibility.

And this possibility was precisely brought forth by my power. Unlike my other daughters, it wasn't something that actually existed. Even if I told my father, it wouldn't make any difference.

Suddenly, the words Yun Ying had said echoed in Wu Shen's mind.

So this is what "illusory possibility" means.

However, it's strange. If what Mirin said is true, and Zi's route really is the original timeline without any changes, then wouldn't what Yun Ying said to me before be completely the opposite?

That said, how were the futures of the other daughters determined? Was it the work of time travelers? Or did someone observe and confirm the existence of other possibilities?

Ugh! Why does it feel like the more I know, the more questions I have?

What exactly happened in the original timeline to lead to this complex cycle of reincarnation (Misuzu) within reincarnation (Tsukine)?

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Chapter 1005 Confess and you'll be punished severely; resist and you'll be punished even more severely.

"Ah...sorry, sorry, I seem to have made it too complicated. Actually, Dad doesn't need to worry about these things." Wei Ling scratched her head sheepishly.

"Don't talk like I can't understand this kind of question! I'm a master of the mystic side, for goodness' sake!"

"No, no, no, these complex science fiction, fantasy, and super-magical realism issues are best left to Grandpa and Grandma to study. Dad, all you need to do is do naughty things to create daughters."

"Don't talk like I'm a human seed-sowing machine, okay?"

“Isn’t Daddy?” Wei Ling blinked her big, bright eyes.

"..."

What you said makes so much sense, I'm speechless.

"Okay, let's get back to the original question: why did Yunying seal away her mother's past?"

"Emmm...actually, I don't know either. But judging from the deduction, it's obvious that Sister Zi knows something, right?" Wei Ling said, stroking her chin.

"Moreover, with Sister Zi's abilities, even if the timeline changes, she might still have a way to retain her memories. Yun Ying's plan is to sacrifice herself. If Sister Zi knew this, she certainly wouldn't just watch her daughter disappear; she would definitely take some action. Perhaps it was to avoid Zi's interference that Yun Ying sealed away her past."

"Yun Ying didn't retrieve the future memories she had scattered, so her power hasn't fully recovered. Maybe Sister Zi will take this opportunity to completely regain her past memories. In any case, it's better to wake Sister Zi up first."

"The one who tied the knot must untie it. Since Yunying put her into a deep sleep, the best and safest way to wake Sister Zi is to have Yunying help her break free."

After Wei Ling finished speaking, everyone's eyes focused on Yun Ying.

"I was talking to Dad just now because I wanted to help break Mom's slumber. But in my current state, I can't use my abilities at all."

As Yun Ying spoke, she tried to activate her abilities as if giving an example. As soon as the purple light began to flash, Wu Ma instantly appeared behind Yun Ying.

"My granddaughter is being naughty~~"

Her two hands moved nimbly under Yunying's armpits, interrupting her spellcasting process.

"Waaaaah, if I don't activate my abilities, I can't help Mom wake up. If this continues and she doesn't break free from her slumber, she might never regain her past memories," Yun Ying said weakly, slumped on the bed.

"Tsk, this is troublesome. We definitely can't keep Sister Zi from waking up, but if Yunying takes the opportunity to escape while using her abilities, we won't be able to stop her."