Ling Cage: Twelve Talismans? I have everything I need.

Chapter 133 Everything

As ASH finished speaking.

The scene in the central space fluctuated violently like the surface of water after a stone has been thrown in, and then reassembled in an instant.

The cold data and metal walls disappeared, replaced by a solemn yet noisy meeting room.

This immersive feeling is just like a real memory.

"Based on the final vote count, I hereby announce that Mr. Bai Jingyu has been elected as the mayor of Jiuchuan City!"

Thunderous applause erupted, and countless flashes focused on the stage.

Bai Jingyu, dressed in a sharp suit and with a spirited smile on his face, was waving to the audience.

His gaze swept across the crowd and found Theresa, Xiaotian, and Xiaokui sitting in the front row.

Theresa and the others clapped enthusiastically, congratulating him.

The scene suddenly changes.

boom!
A dull thud, not applause, but a gunshot!
Inside the hospital, Theresa was being strangled by a ferocious-looking man who was strapped with dangerous explosives. He was screaming hysterically amidst a panicked crowd.

Bai Jingyu stood outside the cordon, his face pale, veins bulging on his forehead, roaring at the crowd outside.

"Let her go! Name your price!" Bai Jingyu's voice trembled.

However, the prisoner's condition was that Bai Jingyu hand over a group of experts in the field of brain science, which Bai Jingyu did not agree to.

Although he was the mayor, those people were considered the property of the Coastal Union, and it wasn't something he could decide.

Xiao Tian and Xiao Kui also stood outside the cordon, watching the scene where the criminals were holding Theresa hostage.

Theresa's eyes were filled with tears, and her lips moved slightly.

then.

boom! ! !
An explosion occurred inside the hospital, killing Teresa along with other prisoners.

The scene changes again.

At home at night.

As soon as Bai Jingyu opened the door, his eyes glazed over, he saw Xiao Tian and Xiao Kui, who had already packed their luggage.

Bai Jingyu knelt down and begged the two men not to leave.

He had already lost Tereza and didn't want his children to leave him too.

But Teresa's death caused immense emotional distress to the two children, who were disappointed in Bai Jingyu for not choosing to save their mother.

During the struggle, Xiao Tian punched Bai Jingyu and then left with his sister.

The room fell completely silent.

Silence as death.

The room lights could not illuminate this deep darkness.

Bai Jingyu slowly regained his senses, slumped to the ground. His face was expressionless, his eyes vacant, as if all his emotions had vanished with the explosion.

After entrusting ASH to tell Horn to take good care of the brother and sister for him.

He raised his hand, revealing a pistol.

Without the slightest hesitation, the gun was pressed against his chin.

Fingertips pull the trigger.

boom!
The scene suddenly shattered and disappeared, and the central space returned to its original cold, data-driven state.

Bai Jingyu staggered back a step, his face as pale as paper, his breathing rapid, and his forehead covered in cold sweat.

He subconsciously raised his hand and touched his chin, where the cold, hard sensation still seemed to linger.

The scenes, the emotions, and the experiences I just witnessed felt as if he had actually experienced them.
He suddenly looked up at Ash, who was still standing there calmly.

"What...what was that?! What did you do to me?!"

ASH's figure flickered slightly, her voice remaining gentle.

"Bai Jingyu," she said softly, her gaze seemingly piercing through his soul.

That is... 'the future'.

"It is the future that you have personally experienced."

Bai Jingyu suddenly felt weak and reached out to support himself on the control panel.

ASH watched the dramatic changes in his expression and knew he needed time to process these things.

She quieted down, simply waiting for this brilliant "creator" to react.

Half an hour passed.

Bai Jingyu was processing the unbelievable information, and countless questions churned in his mind. Finally, one question slipped out.

"What happens after I die?" His voice was somewhat hoarse, his gaze fixed on the image of ASH.

"How are Xiaotian and Xiaokui...?"

ASH's expression revealed a complex emotion.

"After that, you didn't really die." She said slowly, "I wanted to save your willpower, so I pushed my computing power to its limit. I created a new body for you and uploaded your consciousness."

Bai Jingyu was suddenly startled: "Wh-what?"

“Due to the limitations of the current central hardware, I cannot allow you to fully ‘experience’ everything that happens afterward; many details cannot be perfectly simulated at this moment,” ASH interrupted his questioning.

"Next, I can only give you a general idea of ​​what happened after that."

Consciousness was reintroduced.

Everything that followed—the deal with the Coastal Alliance, Gao Wei's warning, Bai Jingyu's carbon-based immortality plan, Bai Yuekui's brain transplant surgery, and the mantle vine disaster in Jiuchuan City—all occurred.
Bai Jingyu stood there, speechless for a long time.

His heart was struck by an unprecedented shock: anger, sadness, heartache, relief, disbelief...

A mix of emotions almost overwhelmed him.

"That's all I've recorded. My consciousness was swallowed up by the Primordial Body at the back of my head that time, and it's still inside the Primordial Body's brain. Yue Kui tried to go up to the lighthouse to extract me, but he failed."

ASH stared intently at Bai Jingyu: "And when I was able to wake up again, it was Yang Chen who gave me life through that remaining body." Bai Jingyu let out a long sigh. These memories kept impacting him. After digesting them and sorting out his thoughts, he finally understood.

"And then? Tell me everything that happened after that!"

He slowly raised his head, his gaze complex as he looked at ASH: "So... that Yang Chen... he..."

“He is the partner chosen by the Moon Goddess, someone worthy of trust,” Ash replied gently yet firmly.

"The Longgu Village and the ecological base that I am showing you are also sanctuaries that they jointly established."

Bai Jingyu fell silent again.

The disaster caused by the Mana ecosystem comes from future children. No, now there's also a son-in-law.

No wonder I disliked him from the first impression.

But he protected Yue Kui very well.
Bai Jingyu slowly closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and when he opened them again, the shock and confusion in his eyes gradually cleared.

He looked at Ash: "So, you came back... to prevent that disaster from happening?"

ASH shook his head slightly, a solemn expression appearing on the virtual image's face.

"The full-scale outbreak of the Mana ecosystem is aimed at absorbing the life essence of everyone. Even if humanity immediately stops all research on 'immortality,' the ecosystem will still emerge."

Bai Jingyu's heart sank.

But ASH didn't stop there. She continued, "We've come here, and while we can't stop the ecosystem from forming, we can certainly control it well."

"The experience gained in combating the ecosystem, built up with the lives of countless people, will be invaluable before this disaster strikes. With sufficient resources, scholars, and technological foundations, we can gather our strength, deepen our research, and find a way to completely curb the mana ecosystem."

She gazed at Bai Jingyu: "The resources required for this are not something that Jiuchuan alone can support."

Bai Jingyu listened in silence, his fingers unconsciously tightening.

Having digested this ultimate goal, another, even more urgent desire welled up within me.

He looked at ASH with an almost pleading tone: "Where are Yue Kui and Yue Tian now?"

He paused, his voice unconsciously softening: "I...I want to see them. To see...them as they've grown up."

Having just witnessed what ASH had recorded, he now desperately wanted to know if they were alright.

He wanted to see for himself what his children, who should have grown up in a loving environment, were really like now.

He wanted to ask them directly how they had managed all these years.

Bai Jingyu suddenly remembered something and asked ASH, "Also, what does Yue Kui think of me now?"

Everything Ash told him, Bai Yuekui had never forgiven him since Theresa's death.

"After that, Yue Tian told Yue Kui everything, and she also felt guilty towards you," ASH stepped forward and placed her hand on Bai Jingyu's shoulder to comfort him.

"As for Yue Kui and the others, they are not in Jiuchuan City now; they have gone back to Longgu Village to find Yue Tian."

ASH's image flickered slightly, as if he wanted to say something more.

But just then, a ringing bell abruptly broke the silence in the central space.

It was Bai Jingyu's cell phone that rang.

The ringtone abruptly pulled Bai Jingyu back to reality.

He suddenly woke up, glanced at the time displayed on the screen, and realized that he had spent the entire afternoon and evening there.

The name flashing on the communicator screen was "Teresa".

Bai Jingyu's heart felt as if it had been gripped tightly by an invisible hand, and suddenly contracted.

The explosion he had just "experienced," the excruciating pain and despair of losing her, were so vividly imprinted on his mind.

He took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and pressed the answer button.

"Jingyu?" Theresa's gentle voice came through the receiver, asking with concern, "Why aren't you back yet? Are you too busy at the company? Dinner is almost cold, and Xiaotian and Xiaokui keep asking when you're coming back."

Bai Jingyu's Adam's apple bobbed, and he felt as if something was blocking his throat, preventing him from making a sound.

He paused for several seconds before speaking:
"Um...yes, yes." He continued, following Theresa's words, his voice a little strained.

"Something urgent came up at the company and I had to deal with it, so I was delayed."

"I might be back a little later today. Don't wait for me, you and the children eat first."

Theresa on the other end of the phone seemed to sense something was amiss: "Jingyu? Are you alright? You sound a little tired? Is something serious?"

"It's nothing, really nothing," Bai Jingyu immediately denied.

"It's just... things are a bit complicated. I'll be back once I've dealt with them. Don't worry about me."

He paused, then added, "Get some rest, Theresa. Say goodnight to Xiaotian and Xiaokui for me."

“...Alright then.” Although Theresa had some doubts, she ultimately chose to believe her husband.

"Don't overwork yourself. Finish your work early and come back to rest."

"Okay, sure," Bai Jingyu replied softly.

Communication hang up.

Silence fell once again within the central space.

After a while, Bai Jingyu slowly raised his head.

He looked at Ash.

"Don't tell Theresa about what happened today."

"I know."

Bai Jingyu sighed deeply, suddenly feeling immense pressure.

How long will it take Yue Kui and the others to get here from over there?

ASH hesitated and said, "It won't take long. They went back an hour ago, but I don't know why they haven't come back yet."

　There's a problem: when the young Moon King grows up, there will be two adult White Moon Kings, one with black hair and one with white hair.

　　Is it still considered a single female lead?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)