On the Dragon-Slaying Platform, I was executed and became Yang Jian's brother-in-law.

Deep within the chaos lies a secluded little world.

Here, there is no primordial clamor, no ominous aura of calamity, only peach blossoms blooming all over the mountains and a babbling brook.

This is the Peach Blossom Paradise, created by Yang Chan with countless efforts, even using the very essence of the Lotus Lantern.

Inside the bamboo house, the air was filled with the fragrance of sandalwood.

Su Bai slowly opened his eyes.

He saw the familiar bed curtains, and smelled a faint scent of peach blossoms. He tried to get up, but felt as if all the bones in his body were falling apart, and the pain was excruciating.

"hiss……"

Su Bai gasped, as memories flooded his mind.

The Battle of Mount Ling, the Buddha's Palm of Karma and Nirvana, the imprisonment by the Lotus Lantern, and Yang Chan's chilling gaze...

"Husband, you're awake?"

A voice so gentle it was almost too soft rang in my ears.

Su Bai turned his head and saw Yang Chan sitting by the bed with a bowl of medicine in her hands, looking at him with concern. Her eyes were red, obviously from crying, but there was a strange sense of satisfaction in her gaze.

"Chan'er..." Su Bai opened his mouth, his voice hoarse, "Where is this? We... escaped?"

Yang Chan gently blew on the medicine and brought it to Su Bai's lips, saying softly, "Drink the medicine first. It's made from the spirit peaches here, and it'll help your injuries."

Su Bai subconsciously took a sip; the medicine was warm and soothing, truly a holy grail for healing.

After Su Bai finished drinking the medicine, Yang Chan put down the bowl, gently held Su Bai's hand, and tears fell again.

"My lord, we are safe. This is a fragment of a world within chaos; no one can find us here."

"Chaos?" Su Bai frowned. "How's things at Mount Ling? What about the Queen Mother of the West and the others? And Tathagata…?"

Upon hearing Su Bai mention the Queen Mother of the West and others, Yang Chan's eyes turned slightly cold, but the expression vanished in an instant, replaced by one of utter grief.

"It's all gone...everything is gone."

Yang Chan lowered her head, her voice choked with sobs: "That battle... was too tragic."

"When Tathagata struck you with that palm, you were severely injured and nearly perished. To save you, the Queen Mother of the West and the others went completely mad, detonating their respective essences and perishing together with the Western Sect..."

"What?!" Su Bai's pupils constricted sharply as he struggled to sit up. "You mean them..."

Yang Chan held Su Bai down and continued to fabricate that earth-shattering lie: "That battle shattered Mount Ling, destroyed the earth's veins in Xiniu Hezhou, and triggered the immeasurable calamity to descend prematurely. The saints were forced to intervene, which led to an even greater chaotic war."

"The entire primordial Three Realms... were shattered."

Yang Chan raised her head, looking at Su Bai, her eyes filled with a mixture of relief and "sorrow" at surviving the ordeal: "Heaven and earth returned to chaos, and all things withered. At the last moment, my sisters used their last strength to send me out, so that I could carry you with me, and that we must live on..."

"I risked my life to find this untouched little world in the chaos. My husband, the outside world is now a chaotic mess, the primordial world... no longer exists."

Su Bai froze, his mind buzzing.

The primordial era... is gone?

The Queen Mother of the West, Jinling, the Three Immortal Maidens... are they all dead?

"It hurts...it hurts so much!"

Su Bai clutched his chest, the excruciating pain of losing everything making it almost impossible for him to breathe. He never imagined that his simple desire to fleece some animals at Ling Mountain would lead to such an end.

He closed his eyes, and tears slid down his cheeks.

However, amidst this extreme grief, Su Bai, as a former Time God and an old coin who has lived since the beginning of the Dragon-Han Calamity, sensed something was amiss through his instincts.

If the primordial world truly collapsed, if the great calamity truly destroyed everything, then why is this small world so stable?

The chaotic storm was terrifying; even a sage's dojo might not be safe. How could Yang Chan, a Great Luo Golden Immortal (or a Quasi-Saint in the early stage), open up such a pure land and allow it to exist peacefully?

Furthermore, since it was all the women who helped her out, why is Yang Chan completely unharmed? Not even a tear in her clothes?

This is not reasonable.

Su Bai took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the grief in his heart, and tentatively asked, "Chan'er... I want to go out and see."

"go out?"

Yang Chan, who was still shedding tears, suddenly stiffened.

She slowly raised her head, her once gentle eyes now becoming incredibly deep, staring intently at Su Bai.

"Husband, what did you say?"

Su Bai's heart skipped a beat as that familiar yet unfamiliar sense of danger washed over him once again.

"I said... I want to go and see the Chaos." Su Bai tried to keep his tone calm. "Even if the Primordial World is gone, I still want to see where they fell and pay my respects..."

"No!"

Yang Chan suddenly screamed and stood up abruptly.

She gripped Su Bai's wrist tightly with astonishing strength, her nails almost digging into Su Bai's flesh.

"Why go out? There's nothing outside! Only chaotic gales! It's a dead end!"

Yang Chan brought her face close to Su Bai's, their noses almost touching. Her eyes held a suffocating obsession and madness.

"Isn't it good here? My husband, there are mountains and rivers, peach blossoms, and me... just the two of us, together forever, isn't that good?"

"Are you still thinking about them? Do you think I'm not good enough?"

"You're mine! You promised to come back to Peach Blossom Spring with me! You're staying right here, and you're not going anywhere!"

As Yang Chan's emotions fluctuated, the entire small world began to tremble. The peach blossom forest outside moved without wind, and petals fluttered in the air, yet it exuded a chilling aura.

The Lotus Lantern floated behind her, emitting a faint blue light, like a ferocious beast ready to devour anyone at any moment.

Looking at Yang Chan in front of him, Su Bai felt a chill run from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head.

Yandere!

This is a complete yandere outburst!

He finally understood where that strange feeling came from.

The destruction of the primordial world was a lie, and the fall of the women was probably also a lie. The only truth is that he was being held captive by Yang Chan!

Moreover, this is in a world completely under her control.

Su Bai glanced at his internal condition. Although Yang Chan had diverted most of the power of Tathagata's palm strike, the aftershocks still shattered his meridians, and the laws of time were now in complete chaos, making them impossible to manipulate.

Right now, let alone breaking this world, he would have a hard time even pushing Yang Chan away.

"Since we're not strong enough... we can't fight head-on."

Su Bai made a judgment instantly.

Trying to reason with a yandere in a state of illness, or even attempting to resist, is simply courting death. She's capable of anything right now.

The surprise and doubt in Su Bai's eyes vanished instantly, replaced by a weak yet doting bitter smile.

"Cough cough..."

Su Bai coughed lightly twice, then took Yang Chan's hand in his own and said softly, "Chan'er, you're hurting me."

Yang Chan was stunned for a moment, the madness in her eyes subsided slightly, and she quickly let go of Su Bai's hand, looking at the red mark on his wrist with some panic: "I'm sorry... Husband, I didn't mean to, I was just... too afraid of losing you."

"I know, I know everything."

Su Bai sighed and gently pulled Yang Chan into his arms (though his movements were stiff). "I'm not going out. You're right, there's nothing outside, only this place is home."

"I'm badly injured and don't have the strength to go out. From now on... I'll stay here and recuperate. I'll have to trouble you to take care of me, my wife."

Upon hearing the words "wife," Yang Chan's body trembled slightly, and she instantly softened.

She nestled against Su Bai's chest, a blissful smile spreading across her face, the madness in her eyes replaced by a strange sweetness.

"Yes, I will take care of you, my husband. I will give you the best of everything, as long as... you don't leave me."

Su Bai stroked Yang Chan's hair, but his gaze went past her shoulder to the peach blossom forest outside the window, which seemed beautiful but was actually like a cage. A glint of shrewdness flashed in his eyes.

Take care of your health first.

As long as you're alive, as long as time keeps flowing, there's always a chance to turn things around.

As for this gigolo...

Su Bai gave a wry smile.

This gigolo job is a bit tough on my teeth.