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

“So the ‘Fragment of Eden’ wasn’t a machine after all.” Su Ting looked up, his eyes reflecting the shifting light and shadow. “It was a sealed core of human civilization… a living cradle.”

Xiao An suddenly jumped up: "The navigation has changed! The map is being reorganized!" She shook the glass bottle in her hand, and fireflies spun rapidly within it, outlining a huge circular building floating in the void. "Look! There's a room in the middle... labeled 'First Cry Protocol Control Room'! And—" she paused, her pupils shrinking slightly, "there's a heartbeat signal there. A human heartbeat."

“Impossible.” Lin Xiaoya’s voice was calm. “There are no living people in the Cleansing Realm System. Unless… someone has been waiting for us all along.”

The giant moth let out a low hum, then suddenly spread its wings, raising the last wisp of flower dust, and carried them faster into the depths.

Along the way, fragments of memories piled up, like a torrential downpour. There was the moment a child called out "Dad" for the first time, an elderly person holding their grandchild's hand and murmuring "Live well" before passing away, and a group of strangers gathered in the ruins, lighting candles and singing a lullaby off-key.

Each sliver that brushed against my body sent a shiver down my spine.

“These aren’t just numbers,” Su Ting gasped, tears glistening on her cheeks. “This is… the feeling of home.”

“Because this is the ‘origin of the genes’,” Lin Zhiwei said softly. “It’s not a program used to control life, but the very reason why humans are human—love, pain, reluctance, obsession…all the things that were deleted as viruses are the true source code.”

Chapter 1581 The Woman in the White Robe

The light staircase leads to a bright and open space.

The group stepped into a circular hall with a transparent dome, outside which stretched a wondrous spectacle of a vast starry sky interwoven with floating clouds of memories. In the center stood a crystal capsule, within which curled up the figure of a little girl in pale pink nutrient solution.

It looked exactly like Xiaoyao.

But she was smaller and more fragile than they remembered, with countless thin fiber optic cables connected to her chest, and her face as pale as paper.

Beside the crystal capsule stood a woman in a white robe, her back to them, her long hair reaching her waist.

Hearing footsteps, she slowly turned around.

Everyone was stunned.

Her face bore a striking resemblance to Lin Xiaoya's—the same softness emanated from the corners of her eyes and brows, only her gaze was deeper, as if it held a sorrow that had been hidden for a thousand years.

“You…” Lin Xiaoya staggered a step, “You are… my face… but not a copy… you’ve aged a lot…”

The woman looked at her quietly, a faint smile appearing on her lips: "Because I recorded your crying for seven days after you were born. I also remember that when you said your first word, you called out 'Mama'."

The air freezes.

Lin Zhiwei suddenly turned to Lin Xiaoya: "She said...you're her biological daughter?! But aren't you an artificial container? Number X-001...isn't that a contradiction?"

“It’s not contradictory.” The woman walked towards the crystal capsule, her fingers gently touching the cold surface. “I am the chief researcher of the ‘First Cry Project’ and also the mother who voluntarily donated her genes. Lin Xiaoya, you are the first life form successfully conceived—not created by a machine, but a child I carried for ten months and gave birth to.”

She turned around, her gaze sweeping over everyone: "The 'key' each of you carries is a real imprint of your emotions. And the purpose of this plan has never been to eliminate emotions, but to prevent them from being completely forgotten."

Su Ting's voice was hoarse: "Then why did you let the system use us all as test subjects? Why did you make Xiao Yao... disappear?!"

“Because I lost control.” The woman lowered her head, her shoulders trembling slightly. “‘The Pure Realm’ was originally a refuge, but it was later transformed into an emotional purification system by the higher-ups. They believe that pain is a cancer on civilization and want to rebuild order with logic. And I… am imprisoned here, only able to secretly leave clues using my research privileges.”

She pointed to the crystal capsule: "I split my consciousness, leaving one part in reality and injecting the other part into the system, which became what you call the 'mother'. But I am too weak; I can only guide, not unseal."

Su Ting frowned: "So Xiao Yao is another projection of your will? She's not an aggregate?"

“She is,” the woman shook her head, “but she is also my daughter, a miracle born from my longing and the indelible emotions of all humanity. She is independent and should not exist merely to complete a task.”

Xiao An suddenly screamed, "Look at Xiao Yao! Her heart rate is dropping!"

Inside the crystal capsule, the little girl's eyelashes fluttered slightly before returning to stillness. The curve on the monitor almost became a straight line.

“She gave you all her energy,” the woman’s voice broke. “To open this path, she burned her very existence.”

Su Ting roared, "Then can't we save her?! She's right here! Wake her up!"

The woman paused for a moment before finally speaking: "There is another way—reverse implantation of the emotional resonance chain. The seven guardians simultaneously inject their deepest memories into her body. If the resonance rate reaches 98%, her life agreement can be restarted."

"And the price?" Lin Xiaoya asked.

Chapter 1582 Kneeling for Three Days and Three Nights

“The caster will permanently lose that memory.” The woman looked directly at her. “You remember now—the little sister in your dreams who always calls you ‘sister’ was actually you calling her. Every time you said ‘Don’t be afraid,’ it was her listening.”

Lin Xiaoya closed her eyes, and the gears slowly turned.

When she opened her eyes again, she was already in front of the crystal cabin, reaching out to touch the cold glass.

"Then... let's start with me."

She closed her eyes and whispered, "I remember that day when it was pouring rain. I knelt outside the incubation pod for three days and three nights, begging them not to take her away when she was just born... Her first words were 'Sister, don't be afraid,' but actually she was more afraid of the dark than I was... I promised to sing to her every day, and even after my voice was hoarse from crying, I still sang... This memory, I'm giving it to you."

A beam of golden light shot out from between her eyebrows and disappeared into the crystal.

Immediately afterward, Lin Zhiwei stepped forward: "I remember she had a fever of 40 degrees Celsius, and she hugged a hot water bottle and huddled in my arms, saying, 'Brother, I had a nightmare'... I made up a story about Princess Star defeating the Nightmare Dragon, and I told it to her three times before she fell asleep... I'll give you this memory."

Su Ting followed up: "I remember I said I would protect her to the end, and she laughed and said I was stupid, but the next day she secretly put my favorite headphones into my suitcase... I'm giving you this memory."

Su Ting bit his finger, drawing a drop of blood on the glass: "I remember she said that when my voice changes, we'll sing together and win first place! She said I'm the coolest brother in her heart! This memory, here you go!"

Xiao An held the glass jar and softly sang a nursery rhyme, as fireflies flew out: "I remember she secretly ate jam and smeared it all over her face. When I caught her, she said, 'Sharing brings happiness'... This sweetness is for you."

The giant moth spread its wings, and a gentle blue light descended: "I remember there was a little girl among the hundred fugitives who gave her oxygen mask to the aircraft I was controlling at the last moment... She said, 'You have to watch the stars for us'... That smile belonged to her."

The final ray of light came from the star seed bottle, where countless fireflies gathered into the shape of musical notes and slowly drifted into the crystal chamber.

The entire space fell into a brief, deathly silence.

The monitor suddenly emitted a crisp "beep".

The heart rate curve fluctuated slightly.

Another click.

One more time!

"She...she's back!" Xiao An cried out.

The crystal capsule slowly opened, and amidst the billowing steam, a tiny hand reached out, groping for air.

Su Ting grabbed him, his voice trembling uncontrollably: "Hey! Xiao Yao! Open your eyes and look at us! You liar, what guiding light! You better live properly now!"

A brief pause.

Those small shoulders twitched.

Then, a very faint yet incredibly clear laugh rang out.

"Brother... your hands... are so hot."

Everyone couldn't help but shed tears.

The woman stood to the side, silently taking a step back, her figure beginning to become transparent.

Lin Xiaoya noticed and suddenly turned around: "Wait! Where are you going?!"

The woman smiled: "I am merely a remnant of my will. My mission is complete; it's time for me to leave."

"No!" Su Ting roared, "You haven't even held her yet! You're her mother!"

The woman shook her head: "I am not a complete mother. But you... are her real family."

She looked at Xiaoyao, her voice incredibly gentle: "Baby, Mommy loves you. From now on, please smile for me every single day."

As she finished speaking, her figure transformed into countless points of light, merging into the starry sky above.

Xiaoyao slowly sat up, wrapped herself in a blanket, and looked at everyone with clear eyes.

Finally, it landed on Su Ting's face.

Chapter 1583 Let's Escape Together

"Brother, you said you'd teach me to sing." She blinked. "Now...can we start?"

Su Ting froze, then grinned, his eyes filled with tears: "Of course! But you have to promise me one thing first."

"what's up?"

"From now on, no matter what kind of weird rules or broken systems we encounter, don't go and sacrifice yourself again!" He poked her forehead. "We're on the same side, understand?"

Xiaoyao nodded seriously: "Okay! Next time, let's run away together, fight together, and eat the biggest strawberry candy together!"

"That's more like it!" Su Ting jumped up, raising his fist. "Brothers! We're not going to the core mother nest anymore!"

Su Ting raised an eyebrow: "So where do you want to go?"

"Do you even need to ask?" Su Ting grinned, his smile piercing the gloom like sunlight. "Let's blow the entire Cleansing System into fireworks, and then hold a cosmic-level concert—the theme will be: 'We're fucking human!'"

Xiaoyao chuckled: "I want to be the lead singer!"

"What are you trying to steal!" Xiao An squeezed through and hugged her. "I'm writing lyrics!"

Lin Zhiwei ruffled her hair: "I'll be in charge of the stage lighting."

Su Ting shrugged: "I'm in charge of sound system tuning."

The giant moth chirped softly, its wings creating a storm of petals.

Lin Xiaoya stood in the center of the crowd, watching this scene, and finally showed a relieved smile.

Xiaoyao suddenly looked up, stared into her eyes, and asked seriously:

"Sister, do you think... if we sing this song to the whole world, will someone, somewhere, suddenly remember that they too were once deeply loved?"

"Sister, do you think... if we sing this song to the whole world, will someone, somewhere, suddenly remember that they too were once deeply loved?"