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

"That's... the core of the Abyss of Returning Hearts!" Lin Su's pupils shrank suddenly.

The gray-robed man's gaze lingered on Su Ting, who was still in a state of shock.

“Your dream is very special,” he whispered. “You’re trading your existence for the right to remember a certain name… that’s a high price to pay.”

"What did you say?" Su Ting's gaze sharpened.

"Didn't you want to bring her back?" the other person chuckled. "You think you can awaken a sleeping soul with a dream trial? Don't be naive. What you're facing isn't a problem of memories, but a denial of existence."

The air suddenly became quiet.

An Ran frowned. "What do you mean?"

"The meaning is simple." The gray-robed man stretched out his hand and summoned a small, dark blue fireball in his palm. "That 'person' no longer exists in the system."

Even if you pass the fourth level of the test, you can't change this fact.

“But she’s here.”

Xiao You's voice suddenly rang out, youthful yet firm.

She slowly walked forward, her face full of complex emotions.

"She said she was waiting for me... She couldn't possibly not be here!"

Her voice was like a bomb, stirring up the parts of everyone's heart that they were most unwilling to admit.

After a moment of silence, Su Ting slowly spoke: "You don't know her. Who are you? Why do you know about me?"

The gray-robed man stared at him for a long time, then slowly said:

"I am the last one left in the abyss."

His tone suddenly changed, “Or rather, the last ‘living’ recorder.”

"I remember all the names that were erased."

"For example—Shen Zhixue."

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire space seemed to be struck at its core by something, trembling violently. Streaks of icy blue light appeared on the ground, spreading out like blood vessels.

"Sister!" Xiao You exclaimed.

Suddenly, a figure materialized in the air—a girl in a white hospital gown stood quietly in the fading light.

Her eyes were blank, and her lips parted slightly but she did not speak.

But everyone clearly felt...

The emotional tremor of that moment.

The wind stopped, and time stood still for a moment.

"Is it you?" Su Ting asked in a low voice, taking a step forward.

"Do not move!"

Ji Yan suddenly called out to him, grabbing his arm, "That's not the complete Sister Zhixue, she's a remnant of her consciousness... She's being reshaped, but it's unstable!"

The gray-robed man smirked coldly: "You guessed right. But can you bear to watch her will crumble little by little, disappearing once again into a corner of this system?"

The air froze again.

Chapter 1039 The Abyss of Returning Hearts

"What do you want?" Su Ting narrowed his eyes.

"It's very simple."

The gray-robed man pointed to the swaying light screen, "The Abyss of Return to the Heart, the true key lies in your subconscious."

"I can't help you find Zhixue, but whether she can come back intact... depends on whether you're willing to let the 'past' die completely."

You want me to forget everything?

"Do not."

"I want you to make a choice." He took a step closer, his voice seemingly seeping from the depths of his bones, "Are you willing to live with regret... or let go of your obsession and use your entire being to awaken her once more?"

A soft gasp came from the direction of the audience.

“They want to force him to choose between memories and hope…” Chu Mo murmured.

At that moment, Shen Zhixue suddenly turned her head and looked at Su Ting.

Although no words were spoken, the emotions in that glance were too heavy—sadness, reluctance, and a hint of indescribable understanding and relief.

Just like the last look she gave as she lay on the lab table.

The images overlapped, and my heartbeat resonated.

"I won't let go."

Su Ting gritted his teeth and said, "No matter how many times I fail, I will not give up. I didn't come here to forget."

The man in the gray robe stared at him, remaining silent for a long time.

Then slowly extend a hand.

Behind him, the abyss began to rotate, forming a gate to heaven.

“Then come with me,” he said, “to see the true end of the dream.”

The next moment, everyone felt a blur before their eyes.

The surrounding environment has changed drastically.

They stood on an ancient bridge that seemed to float above a sea of ​​stars.

Beneath my feet lie countless flowing fragments of memories, each shimmering with the glow of fluctuating emotions.

On the other side of the bridge is a phantom palace—above the palace hangs a giant clock face, each gear glowing with a different color of light.

And the very center position...

It's empty, like a puzzle piece that's always missing.

Just as everyone had steadied themselves, Su Ting suddenly turned around and looked at a figure who had just stepped onto the bridge.

The gray-robed man stood beside him, his cloak billowing in the wind as if he might vanish at any moment.

But this time, he finally saw the other person's face clearly.

"...How could it be you?"

Su Ting blurted it out.

"It's me."

The man chuckled softly and reached out to remove his hood.

It was a face completely different from that of his youth. Time had etched countless scars on it, but it had not erased the light in his eyes.

He spoke slowly, his tone gentle yet resolute.

Do you remember what I said?

"Which sentence?"

"If you don't dare to dream a real dream... then I'll walk with you."

As the last note faded, the whole world suddenly shook violently!

In the distance, the giant clock on the top of the palace spun violently, as if propelled by an unseen force.

"The pendulum... has started to spin!" the woman, An Ran, exclaimed.

"Dream Reboot—It's starting!" Ji Yan shouted.

"Hurry up!" Lin Su took the lead and rushed towards the palace gate!

However, just as the group was about to leap into the palace gate, the gray-robed man stopped, turned to Su Ting, and his voice became extremely calm.

"There's one more thing I want to tell you."

"what?"

"She didn't tell you the truth—who really killed the children in the lab...."

As he finished speaking, a strange light flashed in his eyes.

Do you know why you chose not to turn on the surveillance footage?

Su Ting's face suddenly turned deathly pale.

"because……"

The gray-robed man's voice was low, almost a whisper—

"Because she was there too."

Chapter 1040 seems to be trying to say something.

boom!