Restricted fantasy invasion

Chapter 439, Section 436: A Futile Effort
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Upon hearing this, Yan Huan in his arms raised her head, her expression finally revealing a sense of relief.

Feeling her tight embrace, Yan Huan's voice trembled involuntarily.

"Great"

"Wu Yanye, after we go back, I want to see my father."

"it is good"

"I also want to know why my mother kept lying to me. I'm going to make her pay."

"it is good"

"I want to write so many more songs."

"it is good"

"You'll always be with me, won't you, Yanye?"

Bai Yi held Yan Huan tightly, murmuring these words with a sob in her voice.

Sensing her loneliness and sadness, Yan Huan opened her mouth, but for a moment she couldn't answer.

It's hard to imagine that for someone who lies as easily as drinking water, telling Bai Yi even one more lie at this moment would feel like torture.

But he had no choice but to say it.
If only Bai Yi could return to the present.

"I will, meow."

"woo"

Upon hearing the response, Bai Yi rubbed against Yan Huan's furry body and whimpered.

At this moment, all she had was the little cat that had always been by her side.

“Didi. Ta-da.”

Yan Huan raised her tail to wipe away her tears, gazing at the time as it drew ever closer to 4:44 PM.

Bai Yi didn't intend to do anything else; she simply held Yan Ye and waited for the time to travel through time to arrive.

Soon, the time came, and the world line opened a passage to the if timeline.

"buzz"

In Bai Yi's arms, Yan Huan turned her head to look outside the moment the timeline opened, to check the level of danger in this "if" timeline.

After all, this time Bai Yi also changed the past of her parents' accident.

Once the IF line turns red, it means it's very dangerous, so...
"Ok?"

But the next second, he suddenly froze.

Because at this very moment, just as they were about to enter the next "if" timeline, in the one minute between 4:44 and 4:45 PM when the world lines were wide open...
It was intercepted by a dazzling golden light, imbued with terrifying power!
That golden light seemed to have been lurking in a timeline outside of this point in time for a long time.
"boom!!"

这 是
Before her, Bai Yi, her eyes brimming with tears, realized something was wrong and looked up at the dazzling golden light that was rushing towards her.

"Woo!"

The golden light traversed time and space, heading straight for Bai Yi—no, not Bai Yi, but the white cat in her arms!

"Meow?!"

The golden light locked onto the white cat that Bai Yi was holding tightly in his arms, and in an instant it enveloped his small body, pulling him toward the future.

It's going to take the swallow leaves away?!

"how come."

Yan Huan's eyes widened as she instantly realized that the power came from Ariya's thumb.

But what shocked him even more was that the power of the thumb could actually transcend time and space, affecting him across so many years like a higher-dimensional force?!

Don't forget, this is a full eighteen years ago!!

And Areya's power can only be activated now!!
But it did start!
"Buzz!"

The moment the thumb's power was activated, cracks appeared on Yan Huan's kitten's body.

The thumb is locked onto Yan Huan, but now that Yan Huan and Miao Jiang have merged, Yan Huan needs to be pulled away to produce this effect.

Without a doubt, if he and Meow-chan were separated, he wouldn't have the ability to travel through time, and he would be instantly taken back by the thumb!

So immediately, Yan Huan endured the pain of her body being separated and began to fight against the power of the thumb.

"Meow"

Not only did Yan Huan suffer physical pain, but her consciousness was also affected by the thumb, giving rise to countless thoughts of betrayal.

Those thoughts, like demons, haunted Yan Huan, trying to persuade him to give up.

"Send her back; the causality bomb hasn't been deactivated yet."

"You're going to die!"

"It's either her or you who dies, so why bother?"

"Think about Aruya and the others. Even if Bai Yi is gone, you still have others."

"."

The moment these decadent sounds invaded her mind, Yan Huan's body stiffened slightly.

In an instant, he was completely enveloped by the golden light, and his body cracked more and more as he flew out of Bai Yi's arms.

"Wu Yan. Yan Ye?!"

When Yan Ye left his side against his will, Bai Yi instantly realized something.

But under that unparalleled golden light, she couldn't even open her eyes.

She could only feel Yan Ye leaving her.
Having experienced her mother's betrayal, the truth about her father's imprisonment because of her, and Yan Huan's deception, Bai Yi was already helpless at this moment.

Upon realizing that even the last Yan Ye was leaving her, Bai Yi immediately broke down, frantically reaching out in the direction Yan Ye had gone, crying in despair.

"Yan Ye, waaaaah, where are you going?!"
"Why... do I only have swallow leaves left?"
"woooooo"

! !
In the darkness, Yan Huan, enveloped in golden light, heard Bai Yi's cries, and his consciousness, which was being entangled by the thumb, was instantly pierced by a bone-chilling cold sensation.

He suddenly snapped out of his daze and looked at Bai Yi, who was all alone and growing ever more distant in the darkness.

The unbearable pain and sting in his heart awakened his rationality, causing him to begin a frantic struggle in his ethereal state.

But the once invincible ethereal power was utterly weak in front of the thumb, barely managing to resist leaving and slowly wriggling towards Bai Yi.

"Bai Yi!!"

His shout pierced through the golden light and reached the ears of Bai Yi, who was weeping.

She took a slight breath, realizing that Yan Ye hadn't left yet, and immediately reached out her hand towards the golden light.
"woo"

"Kakakaka!!"

Seeing this, Yan Huan exerted all her strength, and pulled closer and closer to Bai Yi by countless golden lights behind her.

"Snapped!"

The next second, Bai Yi's fingertips grabbed Yan Huan's fleshy pad.

"Woo!!"

After confirming that it was Yan Ye, Bai Yi gritted her teeth, pulled hard, and finally pulled Yan Ye out of the "muddy" and hugged her back into her arms.

As he entered Bai Yi's arms, the cracks on his body began to heal gradually.

"Yan Ye, you're back. Oh... what happened?"

"It's not over yet, Bai Yi!"

After embracing Yan Huan tightly, Bai Yi and Yan Huan fell together toward the "if" line behind them.

But the dazzling golden light that hadn't taken Yan Huan away showed no sign of stopping, rushing straight toward the if line.

"clang!"

The next second, Bai Yi and Yan Huan fell into the "what if" scenario, taking Bai Yi's place.

But this time, without giving Bai Yi a chance to see what was happening, everything around them began to burst forth with dazzling golden light.

"Om!!"

Everything within the visible IF line—objects and people alike—was burst open by the golden light, becoming as fragile as balloons.

Or rather, the illusions within the "if" line should have been mere mirages, only transforming into indistinguishable reality in the face of the ring finger's bizarre mechanism.

Soon, the house where Bai Yi's body had just been replaced was completely reduced to specks of firefly dust.

The entire Linmen and the whole world outside began to fall into chaos.
"Oh no, the 'if' statement can't stop it; we have to return to reality."

Seeing this, Yan Huan was terrified, knowing that it was targeting her and wouldn't give up until it took her away.

"Bai Yi, listen to me."

In his haste, he turned his head to remind Bai Yi.

But then she sniffed, pulled Yan Huan into her arms, and gripped the pocket watch tightly with an air of "no one can take Yan Ye away from me."
"So, as long as I speed up now and get back by 4:44 PM tomorrow, that's fine, right?"

"Is that so, meow? But didn't you just use it before?"

Don't forget, she already used time acceleration once in the "if" scenario before she traveled back in time. Logically, it should still be on cooldown.
But as soon as he finished speaking, Bai Yi took a deep breath and resolutely pressed the hour hand of the pocket watch.

To Yan Huan's surprise, the clock hand was once again pushed counterclockwise.
"!!"

really
Seeing this, Yan Huan was completely convinced.

Previously, when Bai Yi learned the truth about her father's imprisonment, her pocket watch evolved once again.
But according to the evil god, shouldn't her pocket watch be different from the other mods?

The third stage of ability is present from birth, so what stage has the evolution reached now?
Stage 4?

But the evil god should have descended in the fourth stage.
"."

Yan Huan became increasingly confused, but she was still in a hurry.

In a flash of thought, Bai Yi, holding Yan Ye, gritted her teeth and, under the relentless pressure of the thumb's immense force, struggled to push the clock hand forward.

Time speeds up!!

“Didi. Ta-da.”

In an instant, the power of the ring finger enveloped Bai Yi and Yan Huan once again, accelerating their time.

In the past, everything would be stripped away and become unselectable under the acceleration of the ring finger.

But this time, the thumb they were facing seemed to be different.
"Kakaka!"

The immense power of the thumb instantly sensed their intentions, and with terrifying golden light, it blasted straight towards them, easily striking the ring finger that was enveloping them.

Countless fragments fell to the ground, and the pocket watch that had been spinning rapidly in Bai Yi's hand slowed down slightly, startling Bai Yi so much that her face turned pale.
"Alas!"

"Hang in there, it's almost 4:44!!"

Yan Huan kept a close eye on the pocket watch in Bai Yi's hand, which was accelerating, and while reminding him, she also summoned the pendulum clock that was setting the time.

The pendulum clock swayed gently, weaving a timeline of "year, month, and day" from below, allowing Bai Yi to choose a point in time to travel to.

"Choose the day you begin your time travel and go back, meow!"

"it is good"

Bai Yi shakily reached out and turned the clock, quickly setting the "year and month" to the correct positions.

Just as he was about to turn the "sun" dial, the golden light in front of him struck the time-accelerated outer casing once again, causing fine cracks to appear on the watch's casing.

"Woo!"

On top of the ability to accelerate time, a huge hole was drilled out by the thumb!
Bai Yi's face was pale as she watched helplessly as the golden light went berserk, trying to snatch Yan Ye away. Gritting her teeth, she decided to go all out.

"I'm not going to care anymore!"

Without even having time to check the date on the clock, she jerked the hour hand of her pocket watch forward to speed up the time while simultaneously pressing down the clock to confirm the point in time she had traveled through time.

At this moment, the time has come exactly 4:44.

"Boom!"

As Bai Yi manipulated the portal, it immediately opened, and Bai Yi, without hesitation, hugged Yan Ye tightly and rushed into it.

"Buzz!"

In an instant, they broke free from the golden light and returned to reality.

But as soon as they fell into reality, because Bai Yi had previously given the clock hands a hard push to accelerate the process, the acceleration of time had not yet stopped.

“Didi. Ta-da.”

Outside, at 4:45 pm, the setting sun was rapidly sinking in the west, while the moon climbed high in the sky.

A few seconds later, the moon also fell, leaving only a dimly lit sky.

Only then did the acceleration of time barely stop.

"Ahem. Ahem."

Amidst the dust, Bai Yi landed heavily with Yan Huan in his arms, causing her to cough and wince in pain.

"Are you alright, Yan Ye?"

But at this moment, Bai Yi, who had gotten up, was more concerned about Yan Huan's condition.

But then the kitten lay on the ground, its eyes half-closed, breathing slightly. After a long while, it shook its head and said...
"I'm fine, meow."

"Yan Ye, what was that just now?"

"I don't know either, meow." Yan Huan actually knew it was the power of the thumb.

Moreover, judging from Ariya's desire to take him away, Yan Huan guessed the reason.

Perhaps after I left, I realized the reality of what I wanted to do, and that's why I came to stop them.
What Yan Huan is about to do must not be known to Bai Yi, otherwise all her previous efforts may be in vain.

"Perhaps it's because I changed too many things for you, meow, that it caught the attention of the world line."

"so."

Upon hearing this, Bai Yi's eyes darkened slightly.

After all, she did so much, yet she accomplished nothing.

Seeing this, Yan Huan quickly changed the subject.
"Compared to this, what we are doing now is..."

He glanced around and found the furnishings familiar.

here it is.
Baiyi's rental villas!
It was also the starting point where I first traveled back in time and saw Bai Yi begin her journey!

He brought Bai Yi back!?
"Meow?!"

Seeing this, Yan Huan became completely excited and quickly tried to stand up.

But having just been ravaged by the force of the thumb, he felt dizzy and disoriented before he could even stand up, and then fell to the ground again.

The thumb was terrifying; he had already exerted all his strength to break free and run back into Bai Yi's arms.
Even at this last gasp, Yan Huan's joy was still undiminished.

It was a success.
Success! !

"Baiyi, we're back, meow."

Yes, us.

Bai Yi nodded, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and the sweat from her forehead. Just as she was about to say something, she caught a glimpse of her phone lying on the ground beside her.

A thin layer of dust has settled on the phone screen.

"."

Seeing this, Bai Yi frowned and took the phone.

I wiped the screen and tried to turn it on, but to no avail.

The power is out.
Realizing her phone was out of battery, Bai Yi blinked, instantly understanding what was happening.

If I went back to the day I traveled back in time, how come my phone was dusty and out of battery?

"Wait a minute, Yan Ye, I'm going to charge my phone."

Bai Yi paused for a moment, holding her phone, then lowered her head, picked up Yan Ye, who was limp and delirious, and headed to the bedroom.

Now, she seemed reluctant to leave Yanye.

"Good meow."

In his arms, Yan Huan, whose consciousness was slightly blurred, squinted her eyes and, while resting for a moment, also began to think about her plans for the future.

Haven't I thought about what to do next countless times?
Using the dual identities of Yan Ye and Yan Huan, he tricked Bai Yi into giving up the modifier with them.

Then, you can
Solve the causality bomb using another method.

One way for Bai Yi not to disappear.

"."

Thinking this, nestled in Bai Yi's arms, he slowly closed his eyes and began to rest.

Sensing that Yan Ye had quieted down, Bai Yi plugged in her phone, sat down on the edge of the bed, and turned it on.

As soon as the plane was turned on, countless messages bombarded it.

The agent, the Golden Lion Group, Uncle Jiang.
These were all from several days ago.

At first, they were still asking about work and where they were.
Later, after confirming that he was missing, he began to worry about his safety.

Uncle Jiang, in particular, kept calling me and said he had already called the police.

"."

Realizing that the day she returned was not the day she traveled through time, Bai Yi blinked.

Her gaze fell on the "Contacts" list, where many people were missing.

Yan Huan, Ye Shiyu, and Sakura Miyako.
I have truly changed the past.

Now, Yan Huan has completely forgotten herself.

"drop"

Even though she already knew that Yan Huan had deceived her, at this moment, looking at the empty "pinned" page, she couldn't help but feel her eyes redden.

She had clearly pinned Yan Huan's chat window to the top.

"What's wrong, meow?"

Feeling Bai Yi's tears fall on her, the exhausted Yan Ye struggled to open her eyes.

"It's nothing. Ugh."

Bai Yi wiped away her tears and shook her head.

Before Yan Huan could ask any further questions, her finger tapped another chat box.

"Where have you been?! You were supposed to be at the event today, don't you know that?!"

"Are you still angry with me? Even so, you can't let your job go against you! Do you know how much money you'll have to pay if you don't come to work as per the contract?!"

"Come back quickly! I've already called the police!"

"You've grown up and your wings have hardened, haven't you?"

"."

Looking at the messages from Zuo Jiangqin, whose contact name was "Mom," during the days he was away, a flame inevitably ignited in Bai Yi's dim eyes.

Especially now, her mind was still replaying the memory of her father's arrest and the horrific conditions he endured in prison more than a decade later.
It's all because of you.
I've had enough.
A single tear fell from Bai Yi's eye, making her breath quicken.

"Swallow Leaf".

"Meow?"

Yan Huan opened her eyes again and slowly raised her head.

Looking up, he saw Bai Yi staring at him with red eyes, saying each word clearly.
"I want Zuo Jiangqin to pay the price."

"Okay, okay, meow."

Yan Huan subconsciously agreed, after all, he had disliked that old hag for a long time.

"Didn't she just want to make money? Didn't she value the breach of contract penalty the most? I'll make her pay!! Waaah!"

"Good meow."

"Let's leave now!"

Seeing that Yan Ye agreed, Bai Yi felt more confident.

She wiped away her tears, picked up a pen and paper, and began to write something.

"Swish"

Yan Huan's cat was trembling slightly, and the cracks on its body were gradually healing, but it would still take a little while.

"alright."

After finishing writing, Bai Yi got up again with Yan Ye in her arms and hailed a ride-hailing car as the sky began to lighten.

On the ride-hailing vehicle, she once again became "fully armed".

A face mask and a baseball cap completely covered her body.

Soon, after the ride-hailing car had been driving for a long time and entered the urban area of ​​Jinghe District, it was already broad daylight.

Around 7 or 8 o'clock, it is the peak of the morning rush hour.

"Drip!"

"drop!"

The lane was extremely congested, and the constant honking woke Yan Huan.

"Meow"

He couldn't sleep soundly, even when he was in Bai Yi's arms.

Besides feeling unwell, another reason was that he had a very ominous premonition.

"."

So he looked up and out, and could vaguely see the towering Golden Lion Building.

Here
"Master, let's get off here. I'm in a hurry."

"Row"

Seeing that there was still some distance to go, Bai Yi got out of the car.

The morning breeze wafted in, awakening some of Yan Huan's consciousness.

He looked up at the approaching Golden Lion Building and couldn't help but ask,

"Wait, wait, Bai Yi, what brings you to the Golden Lion Building?"

"."

Upon hearing this, Bai Yi's starry eyes dimmed, as if blood was seeping from deep wounds within them.

But she still hugged Yan Huan tightly and said firmly,
"I want to sever my mother-daughter relationship with Zuo Jiangqin!"

"!!"

At that moment, Yan Huan's previously heavy head jolted open.

He quickly looked up and around, and then realized what was happening.

Here
Not the day they left!
here it is.
here it is.
"Ding ~"

At this moment, Bai Yi had already walked to the lobby on the first floor with the "notification letter" in her hand.

She was originally planning to take the elevator, but out of the corner of her eye she suddenly saw a blond, blue-eyed man in a suit walking towards the main entrance, surrounded by several people.

That was William, the head of Golden Lion Entertainment.

He was also Bai Yi's superior.

"Mr. William!"

Upon seeing him, before Yan Huan could even speak, Bai Yi immediately greeted her.

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, William paused for a moment, then turned around to look.

Then I saw a girl, fully armed and holding a cat, standing in the crowd, her eyes, as dark as night, staring straight at me.
She held a piece of paper and whispered to herself,

"I want to terminate my contract with Golden Lion Entertainment. By the way, I'd also like to ask you for a favor: please give this to my mother."

In her arms, the cat, covered in wounds, stared wide-eyed, turning its head in astonishment to survey its surroundings.

"."

William narrowed his eyes, looked at what she handed him, and rubbed his temples.

"Bai Yi."

He recognized Bai Yi; after all, her voice and appearance were very distinctive.

What's more, she's been missing for so long without any explanation.
And today, upon his first public appearance, he dropped a bombshell.
After thinking for a moment, William reached out and took the note she handed him.

He didn't open it, but just looked at Bai Yi and said,
"Shall we go up and talk?"

Opposite to the Golden Lion Group, inside Yip's International.

In Ye Shiyu and Yan Huan's office, Yan Huan was squatting on the floor, examining the cobweb fragments that "cleaner" You Anlina had collected over the past few days.

Beside her, Ye Shiyu looked at the shards on the ground and spoke softly.
"Xiao Huan, these..."

"Ah, I can use them to upgrade the trainer too."

"But didn't the editor solve all that?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Huan was slightly taken aback.
"That's true. But we can't just leave it like this, can we? Meow-chan said I can keep the abilities after fixing the modifier, and it's not a bad thing to retain some advanced abilities after leveling up."

Thinking this, Yan Huan waved her hand and put all the fragments collected by You Anlina into the fragment refining device.

"buzz"

The illusory light flickered and instantly transformed into more fragments that surged into Yan Huan's body.

[Repayment of fragments successful]

[Currently missing fragments: 1]

Ok?
Seeing that the modifier not only failed to upgrade but also displayed this interface, Yan Huan became even more puzzled.

自己
When did I accumulate so many fragments?
Just as he was thinking this, his phone suddenly rang.

"Ding ~"

Look down.
It was sent by Anle.

(End of this chapter)