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

“Lin Che didn’t.” Lin Yin reached out and touched the photo, her fingertips tracing its surface, causing the image to sway slightly. “He remembers them, and he’s hidden them all.”

She suddenly frowned: "These photos were protected by Lin Che's consciousness."

“A place where nightmares can’t find him,” Su Ting whispered. “He’s really smart.”

As soon as he finished speaking, all the photos suddenly began to shake, and the smiles on the faces of the three people in the images gradually became distorted.

Then, "they" in the picture moved, slowly peeking their faces out of the picture frame, their eyes strange and empty.

"Brother...you abandoned me too," Kobayashi whispered in the photo frame.

"You shouldn't have come back." Su Ting slowly walked out of the scene, his tone cold, "You shouldn't have touched Lin Che's memories."

Lin Yin's expression changed: "This is... interference from a nightmare!"

She tried to grab Su Ting's hand, but was pushed away by an invisible force.

"Don't go over there!" Su Ting shouted. "These are just projections! They're interfering with your judgment!"

"You are not Su Ting." "Lin Yin" sneered. "Lin Che said you would save him, didn't he? Then why are you hesitating?"

“I didn’t hesitate!” Su Ting gritted his teeth. “I was just… waiting for you to reveal your true forms.”

The next moment, the entire corridor suddenly collapsed, photos fell off with a clatter, wallpaper peeled off, revealing a dark, shadowy figure behind them.

A tall shadow slowly emerged from the void.

It had Lin Che's face, but it was so distorted that it didn't look human. Black liquid flowed from its eye sockets, and the corners of its mouth were pulled up high.

"You really think you can get that letter?" Its voice was hoarse and low, like an echo from hell. "Lin Che no longer exists."

Su Ting did not step back, but simply looked at it calmly: "You also said that you are Lin Che."

“I am a part of him.” The shadowy figure laughed, his smile stretching to his ears. “But he was too weak, too easily hurt, so he was torn apart and left here. And you, Su Ting… aren’t you also afraid that the real Lin Che no longer recognizes you?”

Su Ting's fingers slowly tightened, gripping the Dream Sword tightly.

“You’re right,” he said. “Lin Che is not the same Lin Che anymore. But he’s still my brother.”

He raised his sword and pointed it at the dark figure.

"Whether you are his remaining consciousness or a nightmare in disguise, I will take back his memories. Because that is the only thing he left us that can bring him back."

Lin Yin's voice came from the other side, filled with anger: "Listen to me! We are not the same as we were ten years ago, but that doesn't mean we've given up on the past, nor does it mean we're willing to watch Lin Che be devoured by you little by little!"

A faint silver light appeared in her palm: "I also have the Key to Dreams."

The shadowy figure's expression suddenly changed.

"You don't belong to the dream world!" it roared. "What right do you have to interfere with our memories?"

“Because I promised you,” Lin Yin said with clear and firm eyes, “Lin Che, no matter what happens, I will help you find your true self.”

She suddenly waved her hand, and the silver light transformed into a beam of light that shot towards the dark figure.

The shadowy figure, stabbed, let out a painful roar: "You can't fool me... You've all changed. You no longer understand me, and he no longer understands you... What makes you think he'd be willing to come back and face reality?"

Chapter 1188 The Bell Tolls to Urge Us

Just as the shadowy figure roared, a deep bell rang out from the end of the corridor.

One beat, two beats, like the heartbeats deep within a dream.

"They're here," Su Ting said in a low voice. "The bells are urging us on."

Lin Yin quickly stepped forward and took his hand: "We need to hurry and find the letter."

The dark figures roared and lunged forward, but were shattered into black mist by the sound of the bell before they could touch them.

Su Ting turned around, gazing at the gradually dissipating darkness: "Lin Che, I know you're in there. Hang in there, I'm coming to find you."

They continued walking, and at the end of the corridor, a half-open wooden door gradually came into view.

A yellowed envelope was affixed to the wooden door, addressed to: Su Tinglin.

Lin Yin reached out to touch it, but Su Ting stopped her.

"and many more."

He crouched down and gently brushed away the dust from the edge of the door crack with his fingertips.

A few lines of blurry text appeared in the dust.

Lin Yin read aloud, “…Don’t rush, be careful of traps…This is the only chance. If I fail, I will never be able to come back.”

Her heart skipped a beat: "This is a hint that Lin Che left for us."

Su Ting nodded slowly: "It seems we need to be more cautious."

As soon as he finished speaking, the wooden door opened by itself.

Behind the door was not the space they expected, but a familiar meadow.

The sky was clear, and in the distance stood an oak tree they used to climb as children; the hollow of the tree was there.

The wind blows, carrying the scent of grass and leaves.

Lin Yin suddenly choked up: "This place... is where we first wrote down our wishes."

Su Ting said softly, "Yes."

Just then, a small voice came from behind them.

"You are here."

The two turned around abruptly, their eyes instantly filled with surprise and disbelief.

A figure stood quietly in the sunlight.

That was Lin Che, wearing that familiar white sweater, with a slight smile on his face, just like the boy he was ten years ago.

Lin Yin's eyes reddened almost instantly.

"Lin Che..."

He nodded gently, looking at Su Ting with a warm gaze.

"You really came."

Su Ting looked at him, her heart filled with mixed emotions.

"I told you, I would find you."

Lin Che smiled, stretched out his hand, and held a yellowed letter in his palm:

"So do you know what was written in the letter?"

Su Ting stepped forward, but did not rush to reach out.

"I'd like to hear what you have to say first."

Lin Che looked down at the letter in his hand, his eyes suddenly softening.

"I want to... go home with you."

Lin Yin couldn't help but rush over and hug him.

"We've been waiting for you to say that." She laughed through her teary eyes.

Su Ting looked at them, a long-lost smile appearing on his lips.

However, at that moment, Lin Che suddenly frowned, a hint of pain flashing in his eyes.

“Something’s not right…” he murmured, “Something’s not right here…”

His body began to tremble.

Su Ting immediately supported him: "You felt it?"

"The nightmare is... corroding this place." Lin Che's voice became urgent. "Quickly... take the message and go to the mountaintop... only there... can... protect it..."

He took one last look at them, giving them a weak but relieved smile.

"Come on."

The next second, Lin Che's figure disappeared little by little in front of them, like shattered light.

The wind suddenly picked up, and the sky turned gray.

Lin Yin reached out in a hurry to grab it, but only managed to catch a gust of wind.

Su Ting gripped the letter tightly and whispered, "We agree, Lin Che."

He looked up into the distance, where the mountaintop cottage from his memory was faintly visible through the clouds.

"We...will take you home with us."

Chapter 1189 The Stairs to the Mountain Top

Lin Yin held his hand tightly: "Let's go."

The two stepped onto the stairs leading to the top of the mountain.

The wind whistled in my ears.