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

Su Ting remained silent.

He knew this would be a real gamble—abandoning reality to protect his dream.

Chapter 1203 You Can't Stop Me

After a long silence, he slowly nodded: "I do."

Mengling looked at him and asked softly:

"You don't regret it?"

"No." Su Ting gripped the sword hilt tightly, his eyes burning with unwavering determination. "I promised to protect this world in this lifetime. I'm willing to burn for it."

Mengling smiled.

That smile seemed to illuminate the entire dream.

Golden light began to converge, transforming into a massive halo that enveloped the entire city.

The man in black robes roared in agony amidst the golden light: "You cannot stop me! I will return!"

But the next moment, he turned into dust and vanished into nothingness in the dream network.

The city begins to recover, people's memories slowly return, and the web of dreams is rewoven.

"Are you ready?" Mengling asked softly.

"Yes."

"Remember, the moment you sink into the core of the dream, you will never wake up again."

"Then—let me sink into it." Su Ting closed his eyes.

"Wait!" Suddenly, a voice came from afar.

It was a familiar yet long-lost voice—

"Don't go! You can't leave yet!"

Su Ting opened his eyes and saw in the distance—that figure was breaking through the crack in his dream and rushing towards him!

Her long hair was flowing, and her eyes were filled with tears.

Su Ting.

"Su Ting?!" Su Ting's eyes widened, and for a moment he almost thought he was dreaming.

Mengling turned her head, her expression unusually fluctuating: "Impossible...she shouldn't be here..."

The black-robed man's lingering will seemed to twist violently in mid-air, letting out an angry roar.

"You can't fool me! You're not Meng Ling at all! You're just a remnant of her spirit! The real Meng Ling has long been devoured by me!" The black-robed man's voice came intermittently from the air, but it had become broken and fragmented.

Meng Ling's eyes turned cold, and with a wave of her hand, the black mist was completely annihilated in the void.

"Su Ting, don't get distracted!" Meng Ling said urgently. "She's here, but that doesn't mean you can stop. The core of the dream is collapsing; someone must bear its weight to keep the entire dream running!"

"I can't abandon her!" Su Ting roared, his eyes fixed on the figure rushing towards him.

Su Ting's figure was enveloped in dream mist, as if each step he took tore through countless layers of dream barriers.

"Su Ting—!" She finally rushed to them, tears still wet on her face, but her voice was incredibly firm, "You can't bear all of this alone!"

Meng Ling's eyes were filled with complex emotions: "You shouldn't have come back. You are a dream walker in reality, not someone who should exist in the core dream!"

Su Ting looked at her, his eyes as firm as a blade: "I do not belong to reality, nor to dreams. I am... Su Ting's light."

“You…” Mengling paused slightly.

A complex emotion flickered in Su Ting's eyes as he whispered, "Su Ting, how could you..."

Su Ting reached out and grasped his hand: "You said you would protect me in this life. But you forgot, I am also your armor, I am willing to accompany you into your dreams."

Mengling shook her head gently and sighed, "It's too late. The core dream has already begun to be reconstructed, and only a complete consciousness can bear it."

Su Ting suddenly smiled. She slowly raised her head, and a strange golden light appeared in her eyes.

Who says only one person can bear this burden?

Mengling's expression changed.

"Your consciousness...you've awakened?!" she exclaimed.

Su Ting nodded, his eyes unwavering: "I woke up in reality, and found my true self deep within the dream world. I am not Su Ting, nor am I the Dream Spirit; I am simply... the one who is willing to protect Su Ting."

Chapter 1204 I'm Not Afraid of Disappearing

"Absurd!" Meng Ling sneered. "You are nothing but a fragment, unable to bear the weight of the dream's core! You will be utterly annihilated!"

"Then let it vanish." Su Ting slowly raised his head and looked at Su Ting. "As long as you are here, I am not afraid of disappearing."

Su Ting's hands were trembling.

He looked at the woman before him, the one he had dedicated his life to protecting and pursuing.

He opened his arms and embraced Su Ting.

“You don’t belong to the core of the dream,” Su Ting said softly. “You should live in reality. Wake up, go out, and continue living for me.”

Su Ting broke free from his embrace, tears streaming down her face: "If you want me to keep living, then stay with me! We don't need one of us to sacrifice!"

Mengling's voice suddenly rang out: "Wait... I have a method, but it is extremely dangerous."

Su Ting and Su Ting turned their heads at the same time.

Meng Ling gazed at the two of them and slowly said, "You can both sink into the dream core and share it with your consciousness, but the dream core does not allow twin souls to coexist. Once inside, only one of you can survive, and the other will sink completely."

"What do you mean?" Su Ting frowned.

Meng Ling whispered, "The core of the dream will choose for itself. Your souls will be tested, weighed, and eliminated. Only the one that remains will become the new will of the dream."

"So that means...we have to separate?" Su Ting's voice trembled.

Mengling nodded: "Only one of you can stay."

Su Ting remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking: "I will stay. I am more suitable than you to bear the dream; I have the title of Dream Guardian, and I am familiar with it."

“I also have the touch of dreams.” Su Ting looked directly at him. “I’m no weaker than you.”

“Su Ting—!” Su Ting roared.

Su Ting smiled, her eyes filled with tears but her smile was radiant: "I told you, you are not alone."

Su Ting opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.

Mengling looked at the two of them and sighed softly, "Time is running out. You must make a decision. The DreamNet is collapsing. If you don't make up your minds, everything will be reduced to nothingness."

The sky cracked open again, and the golden dream power began to collapse like a river.

The ground crumbled, and the nodes of the DreamNet began to shut down.

The wind is howling.

The dream is shattering.

“I’ll do it,” Su Ting suddenly said.

“No.” Su Ting grabbed her hand. “I told you, I won’t let you get hurt again.”

"Then I need you to promise me one thing." Su Ting stared into his eyes, "No matter the outcome, no matter who Meng Ling chooses... you must remember that you are not a remnant of the dream, but the reality of the dream!"

“I…” Su Ting’s Adam’s apple bobbed.

Su Ting smiled gently: "Don't be afraid, I will always be by your side, even if it's just a glimmer of light in your memory."

"Wait!" Mengling suddenly spoke up, "I have a suggestion."

The two looked up.

Mengling slowly stretched out her hand, and a golden heart appeared in her palm.

“I can temporarily awaken the symbiotic contract of the dream core, allowing the twin souls to merge briefly and jointly control the dream for a limited time. But this requires you to trust each other completely.”

"Soul fusion?" Su Ting's eyes widened.

"Are you saying...we'll become each other?"

Mengling nodded: "A brief fusion, sharing consciousness, and bearing the name of the dream. But it only lasts for a moment."

“A moment… is enough.” Su Ting gripped the hilt of his sword, looking at Su Ting. “Are you willing to try?”

Su Ting replied without hesitation, "I will always believe in you."

Mengling nodded, and a golden heartbeat suddenly rang out.

Chapter 1205 Forced Stitching

The two held hands, golden light flowing between their fingertips and permeating each other...

The moment the DreamNet shattered completely, their souls began to merge.

A beam of golden-black light shot straight into the sky.