Courtyard House: My Long and Hard Body Makes Me Play with All the Women in the Courtyard

silence.

Su Ting did not answer immediately. But the look in his eyes as he gazed at the red gate was more resolute than anyone else's.

Finally, he took a step and walked towards the entrance that burned with destiny.

The others exchanged glances, gritted their teeth, and followed.

Just before the last person stepped in, the woman's voice whispered in the wind: "Be careful... the world inside will devour all emotions and faith."

The red light suddenly engulfed their figures.

A moment later, only the desolate wasteland and the low murmur of howling wind remained.

Then a faint yet exceptionally clear voice echoed through the void:

"You said that as long as you wake up, I will never be alone again."

"……sorry."

"I'll say it again, who gave you permission to open the forbidden door without my permission?" A deep voice suddenly boomed from behind the crowd.

Footsteps echoed across the cracked ground, each step like a hammer blow striking everyone's hearts.

The moment Lin Su turned around, his expression froze slightly. He should have known this person the most.

It was a man completely shrouded in a greyish-white robe, slender in build but with a steady gait. His face was hidden beneath a hood, revealing only a pair of deep, dark eyes—a gaze that seemed to pierce through appearances and reach the very soul.

Chapter 1021 It really was you

Su Ting instinctively gripped the neural terminal in his hand, his fingers almost breaking the code keys.

The man sighed softly, "It really was you who led them here..."

Su Ting stared wide-eyed: "Who exactly are you? Do we know you? Or... are you another 'severed' fragment?"

The woman gave a cold laugh: "He isn't."

She looked up at the newcomer, her eyes revealing a rare tenderness: "Because he is the last truly conscious person."

Before he could finish speaking, Chu Mo suddenly placed the data link between the two of them and said coldly, "Don't try any tricks. We're not falling for that anymore. You're either a cleaner sent by the administrator or a remnant of the human forces on the other side."

The man slowly walked into the circle of light. The wind ruffled his robes, revealing a dark purple data pattern on his arm. It was an access mark that only the original core members of the system could possess.

Lin Su's tone suddenly calmed down: "You come from the first sequence layer."

The man nodded: "That's right, my name is... Ji Yan."

The air seemed to cool down instantly.

Su Ting murmured, "The first sequence... that is, the experimental group whose memories were sealed the earliest."

Ji Yan slowly scanned the crowd present, "You have opened something you shouldn't have opened, and you have touched upon consequences you cannot bear."

Su Ting said coldly, "You're preventing us from knowing the truth."

"I'm not trying to stop you," Ji Yan said in a low but steady voice. "I'm just asking you, once you see the truth, do you have the courage to bear the consequences?"

Su Ting was silent for a moment, then asked in return, "If I didn't know, would my existence still have any meaning? Do you think we would willingly live in a lie forever?"

The woman suddenly laughed: "That's part of the reason I chose to stay."

Ji Yan looked at her, his brows furrowing for the first time: "Xiao You, I thought you had disappeared long ago."

Xiao You's lips curled slightly: "I also thought you would die in front of that first door."

The two stared at each other for a few seconds, and the air seemed to be compressed and broken.

Chu Mo finally broke the silence impatiently: "If you two want to flirt, go outside and talk."

Ji Yan's gaze darkened: "You're right, we don't have much time."

As he spoke, he slowly raised his palm, and a pale blue light emerged from his palm, condensing into a rotating sphere. Countless images appeared inside the sphere—familiar streets, former friends, abandoned city corners, and even scenes they had never remembered in their dreams…

Everyone was stunned.

Ji Yan said in a low voice, "These are fragments of memories belonging to all of you, and the last things that remained before the 'Oblivion Plan' began."

Su Ting pointed tremblingly at a smiling figure in the image: "That's... Mother? But we've never seen her in our records..."

Ji Yan nodded: "That's because that history has been sealed into an inaccessible level. Unless you truly confront it."

Su Ting stared at the images that were gradually piecing together, muttering to himself, "So, those dreams... are actually parts of ourselves that we dare not recall?"

Xiao You watched as Su Ting's expression gradually changed, as if he had recalled a deeply buried memory.

“Su Ting,” she said softly, “do you remember when you were little, someone promised to protect you forever?”

Su Ting was stunned.

“That person… hasn’t disappeared, he’s just hidden himself,” she said. “He chose to sleep so you could live, and now… he’s about to wake up.”

Chapter 1022 Nowhere to Escape

Ji Yan interjected, "If he fully wakes up, this red door will collapse, and the barrier between reality and virtuality will shatter. At that time, all those who once wanted to escape will have nowhere to run."

Lin Su spoke up: "So we have two choices—to continue walking through the door to uncover the truth, or to stay and wait for the 'sleeper' to awaken and see if he still remembers why he had to hide."

The silence lasted for a moment.

Su Ting finally spoke: "I want to see him."

Ji Yan nodded: "Okay. As long as you can prove that you are your own choice, and not a cog in the machine of fate."

Su Ting stepped forward and stood between the two, his gaze as firm as a knife.

"Then tell me, how can I wake him up?"

Xiao You smiled slightly: "Just tell me your name."

“I don’t understand… My name is Su Ting.”

A strange sadness flashed in Xiaoyou's eyes.

“No,” her voice suddenly softened, “Su Ting, that’s just a new identity they’ve given you. The real you… hasn’t woken up yet.”

Ji Yan slowly reached out and touched Su Ting's forehead.

The next moment, a severe headache surged in like a tidal wave.

As Su Ting's vision blurred, he saw a blurry figure standing amidst the ruins.

The other person was wearing a black trench coat and had a huge electronic lock on his back.

What did he say?

Su Ting couldn't hear clearly, only the last sentence—

"When you speak your real name, I will open the door for you and welcome your true rebirth."

Su Ting suddenly opened his eyes and found himself still standing in the same spot.

The others looked at him anxiously.

Xiao You asked eagerly, "Do you remember? Do you know your real name now?"

Ji Yan looked at him with a complicated expression: "Say that word—that will decide everything."

Su Ting glanced down at the neural terminal in his hand.

The screen flashed the data record he had just generated: Unknown Identifier 0138927-AX.

He raised his head and looked in the direction of the red gate.

Then he turned to look at Ji Yan and Xiao You.

Slowly, his lips parted, and he uttered a sentence:

"I remember."

Just then, a deep, thunderous echo resounded in the sky, the earth began to tremble, and a powerful and unfamiliar force was approaching!

Su Ting turned around and shouted, "The thing behind the door is about to come out! Make a decision quickly!"

"Su Ting!" Su Ting grabbed his arm anxiously. "You can't go in yet! If you are that person, what's inside might not just be secrets of the past—it could be judgment of the future!"

"Whether it's trial or redemption," Su Ting sneered, his eyes blazing, "I must see it for myself."

Ji Yan sighed: "It seems you've also chosen this path."

Xiao You looked at him and suddenly murmured softly:

"So this time, would you be willing to take me to see him?"

Su Ting turned around and looked at her for a long time.

The wind was whistling.

The distant red gate emitted a piercing buzz, as if something had finally broken free of its cage.

The next second, the sky and the earth changed color.

"Follow me!" Su Ting shouted, rushing into the door first.

The others followed suit and entered.