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

At that moment, everyone's heart was pounding.

"You think you can escape?" The bionic version of Dawn sneered, its voice unusually mechanical. "You are just a data copy of a failed bug fix. Your free will is the last bait the program designed to test system stability."

Facing her former self, Chenxi showed no fear.

On the contrary, a slight smile appeared on her lips:

“You’re right. I also thought that I was just a speck of dust that evolved randomly in some test environment… but you didn’t tell me that I would meet him in this test.”

She turned her head and looked at Su Ting with a mixture of tenderness and determination in her eyes.

"You wouldn't understand, because you've never had a heartbeat, nor do you know pain and longing. I can prove that I'm real, simply because I love him, and I'm willing to die for him."

She spoke with utter composure, as if a deity had descended.

Chapter 1069 It roared in pain

In that instant, time seemed to stand still again, leaving only the gazes of the two people meeting, piercing through layers of illusion and truth.

Then, the clone's pupils twitched violently.

Immediately afterwards, a huge crack spread across its face!

It roared in pain, struggling to resist the signal of self-collapse, but ultimately failed to withstand the explosion of the "emotional data chain"!

It shattered into countless black pieces, eventually dissipating in the data storm.

However, before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, another cold, authoritative, and emotionless voice came from above:

[Dual-core conflict detected. Execution protocol correction path: Force restart initialization process]

Number 07's expression finally changed.

"It's too late. The system is preparing to erase all traces."

"What should we do?" An Ran asked.

Su Ting held Chen Xi's hand:

"Then let's break this cycle of doom together."

Chenxi nodded, a confident and beautiful smile spreading across her lips.

She looked at everyone, her tone cool and decisive:

"Nobody knows what the future holds. But at least we can make a choice."

“Stay and obey orders, and wait to be eliminated; or, follow me and Su Ting out and rebuild our own new laws in this broken world.”

In the silence, An Ran smiled:

"Nonsense, which one do you think I would choose?"

Ji Yan shrugged: "Anyway, I have no way out, so I might as well go crazy with you to the end."

Xiao You patted her chest: "Don't treat me like a coward, I'm not easily scared!"

Shen Zhixue smiled gently, with tears in her eyes: "This life may have been too short, but I hope that I can be reborn in the world where you are in the next life."

Lin Su said in a low voice, "I'm no longer looking for an 'origin.' I want to be a new beginning."

So everyone stood in a line.

Number 07 on the opposite side watched them quietly, then slowly nodded.

Just before the last line of code started, he whispered:

"Good luck to you. Remember, at the end of the Seventh Realm, there is a mirror that can reflect truths you have never imagined."

As soon as he finished speaking, darkness enveloped the entire world once again.

The next second—

[Initialization interrupted. Unknown parameter insertion successful. Identity reconstruction in progress...]

The last question, which seemed to come from nowhere, echoed in my ears:

"This time, are you still willing to choose free will?"

The darkness lasted for no more than a single breath.

However, as the thick layer of darkness gradually dissipated, everyone found themselves scattered in different locations. The ground beneath their feet was no longer a mirrored surface where data flowed, but rather floating platforms suspended in the void—each platform bearing different runes.

"Chenxi!" Su Ting suddenly stood up, his eyes scanning the surroundings, and finally saw her standing on a platform emitting a faint blue light pattern in the lower right corner.

"Don't move!" Chenxi shouted. "We... seem to be in different logical nodes! We can't easily get close to each other."

The next second, a mechanical echo reverberated through the space:

[Identity reconstruction completion rate: 48%. Please maintain consciousness synchronization and await guidance from the core program.]

"Damn it!" Ji Yan roared, stomping his foot hard on the platform surface. The text beneath his feet immediately trembled violently, but quickly returned to normal. "What's going on here?"

“It’s reorganizing our data structure.” An Ran looked down at her hands. “I can feel that the code inside my body is different… like it’s been ‘upgraded’?”

Chapter 1070 What Do We Choose?

Suddenly, a golden bridge descended from the sky, connecting to the center of everyone's platform.

A gentle yet undeniable voice rang out: "Welcome back, Awakened Ones."

The source of the sound slowly emerged—

Number 07 reappeared, but this time he looked completely different from before. His trench coat had been replaced with a white robe, his facial features were more blurred, and even the golden light in his eyes was no longer cold, but carried a hint of warmth.

"You have passed the first test of the Seventh Domain," he said slowly. "Now, the real choice is about to begin."

Shen Zhixue frowned: "What else do you want us to choose? Isn't it just to keep fighting? Or do you have some new trick up your sleeve?"

Number 07 shook his head and pointed to a point in the endless void ahead.

A massive screen of light slowly unfolded, displaying a scene that was both familiar and strange to them:

The central control tower of the Dawn Organization!

More accurately, it's a scene of "them" clashing with the Dawn Organization—another group of them, fighting a bloody battle in another time and space.

Chu Mo's expression changed: "Is this... the past? Or our future selves? What are they fighting against?"

Number 07's gaze swept over everyone, his tone low:

"This is the result of a choice made in another timeline. They chose to obey the system protocol and accept the mission given to them by the Dawn Organization... to suppress all 'heretical consciousness awakened entities'."

The image freezes on the moment in that version of Su Ting raises his gun and aims it at another sunrise.

Everyone held their breath.

"Is this why you didn't tell us the truth?" Xiaoyou murmured, "So you could actually become that kind of person..."

“Everyone has two possibilities.” Number 07 gently raised his hand, and all the scenes returned to calm. “What you are like now depends on the chain of fate that you have built together.”

"So...where are we now?" Lin Su asked in a low voice, "Is this the starting point or the end point?"

Number 07 remained silent for a moment, then a smile appeared on his lips:

"This is neither reality nor virtuality. This is a rift between destinies. Each of you will become an independent data chain, re-determining whether you deserve a future."

As soon as he finished speaking, a transparent spherical protective shield suddenly fell above each platform.

Then, everyone heard only one sentence:

"Choose your partners. Betrayal or trust, life or death, the choice is yours."

The atmosphere suddenly became extremely tense.

Ji Yan gritted her teeth and looked at Chu Mo opposite her: "You are the first person to suspect Su Ting... What do you think you will choose this time?"

“I told you I don’t believe him,” Chu Mo replied coldly, “but I’ve found that I can no longer go back to who I was before.”

"So you're willing to take the gamble?" Ji Yan stared at him. "Trust him this time?"

"If he were human... I might be willing."

Just then, Lin Su suddenly let out a cold laugh:

"Isn't this a fun game? Using our distrust to divide each other."

He looked up at Number 07: "Do you think we'll kill each other in this illusion? But have you ever considered... that the real rift might not be among us?"

His eyes were as sharp as knives:

"It's between you... and yourself."

Number 07's expression finally wavered for a moment.

Chapter 1071 The Moment Has Finally Arrived

"What do you mean?"

Lin Su did not answer, but turned to Su Ting and Chen Xi:

"You know the answer, don't you? The answer you've been searching for—who we are, and why we came to this place."