He has been reincarnated through countless worlds, adorned with billions of mythological terms!

What happened next happened faster than anyone could have imagined.

Within the first 24 hours, the country announced the severance of all diplomatic relations with the country that launched the nuclear missile, recalled all diplomatic personnel stationed in that country, and demanded that the country close its embassy in China within 48 hours.

In the second 24 hours, in collaboration with domestic and international partners, my country submitted a complete chain of evidence for the nuclear attack incident—satellite trajectories, radar data, and a report on the radioactive isotope analysis of nuclear debris.

Every piece of evidence is so clear that it cannot be refuted.

The UN Security Council convened an emergency meeting.

Of the five permanent members of the Security Council, three explicitly supported our position, while one abstained from voting.

The countries that launched nuclear weapons were completely isolated at the conference.

On the third day, the sanctions were implemented.

It's not the kind of weak sanctions like "strong condemnation".

It is a real, uncompromising, and deadly sanction.

Comprehensive trade embargo – All goods, ships, and flights entering or leaving this country are prohibited from entering our territory and territorial waters.

Financial freeze – All of the country’s assets within our territory, including central bank reserves, state-owned enterprise funds, and private capital, are frozen.

Technology blockade – All companies that have technological cooperation with this country must terminate their cooperation within seven days or they will be added to our country's sanctions list.

Military deterrence – Three Chinese naval carrier battle groups simultaneously sailed to waters near the country, establishing a no-navigation zone.

All ships and aircraft that enter without permission will be considered hostile targets.

The international community was shocked.

The last time a country launched a nuclear missile at another nuclear-armed state was decades ago.

The country that launched the nuclear missile was not wiped off the map within hours, not because that country was so powerful, but because the attacked country chose "sanctions" instead of "retaliation".

This in itself is a signal.

A signal that says, "I'm going to let you die slowly."

A month later, that country began to experience shortages of supplies.

Three months later, the inflation rate exceeded 10,000 percent.

Six months later, large-scale riots broke out in the country.

Clashes broke out between government forces and opposition fighters in the streets of the capital, resulting in numerous civilian casualties.

A year later, that country had disappeared from the world map.

There was no military crushing, no invasion.

Let them fall apart amidst internal strife and collapse.

The territory that originally belonged to that country was divided up by neighboring countries, and the people were displaced.

The former "nuclear superpower" has become a negative example in history textbooks.

Yun Yi stared blankly at the images on the television—the refugee crisis, ruins, and charred national flags.

Yun Jin sat next to him, holding a cup of hot milk in her hand.

She also looked at those images and remained silent for a long time.

Did you do this?

She asked.

Yun Yi turned his head and glanced at her.

"no."

He was telling the truth.

He didn't do it.

He simply protected the city that night.

The rest was done by the country itself.

"oh."

Yun Jin didn't ask any more questions.

She handed him the milk: "Drink this, then it's time to go to sleep."

Yunyi took the milk, drank it all in one gulp, and handed the cup back to her.

"Good night."

"Good night."

Yun Jin is gone.

Yun Yi lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling.

The city lights outside the window are still dazzling, with neon lights outlining familiar silhouettes in the night sky.

Everything is normal.

Everything is not normal.

After about two weeks, the discussion about the "celestial phenomenon" gradually cooled down.

This is mainly because the official information control is too good.

All videos and images related to the "golden pillar of light" and "warm golden radiance" were completely removed within hours of the incident.

Related discussions on social media were throttled, collapsed, and deleted.

Instead, a deluge of "scientific explanations" emerged—atmospheric optical phenomena, auroras caused by solar storms, and some even claimed it was a test of a new type of weather weapon.

Most people believed it.

There is a huge cognitive gap between "nuclear attack" and "golden beam".

Ordinary people can accept nuclear weapons.

Ordinary people can tolerate beams of light.

But if you were to tell an ordinary person that yesterday was actually a myth descending upon the present world—such a claim that far exceeds common sense is obviously hard for people to believe.

Therefore, they chose to believe the more "reasonable" explanation.

Of course, there are also those who do not believe.

Those who happened to be awake at the time, who happened to be standing by the window, and who happened to see the entire beam of light knew in their hearts that it was not an "atmospheric optical phenomenon".

But they had no evidence.

All footage was deleted, all related discussions were suppressed, and all journalists who tried to uncover the truth were turned away.

Those reporters are smart; they know when to stop.

Those who were stubborn were all invited for questioning.

Thus, within just a few weeks, that "celestial phenomenon" went from being a hot topic of discussion to an urban legend, and then from an urban legend to something that people occasionally mentioned: "Do you still remember that golden light from that year?"

Only a few people know the truth.

Yunyi's two older sisters.

Yunyi's parents—did not know everything.

At the time of the incident, Yun Jingran was on a business trip in another city, and Shen Ruoqing was filming in another city; neither of them was in the city.

They frantically called home after seeing the news of a "nuclear attack."

Yun Jin answered the phone.

"Mom, we're okay."

"Are you really okay?"

"Really, not a single one was missed; they were all intercepted."

Shen Ruoqing burst into tears on the other end of the phone.

"Your dad has already booked the earliest flight, and I've also taken leave from work. I'll be going back right away."

"Mom, it's really okay."

"Stay home and don't go anywhere, do you hear me?"

"...I heard you."

Shen Ruoqing gave her more instructions for another ten minutes before hanging up the phone.

Yun Jin put down her phone and glanced at Yun Yi, who was sitting next to her flipping through a book.

When do you plan to tell them?

"Tell them what?"

"It's that..." Yun Jin gestured, unable to find the right words, "It's that..."

Yunyi turned a page of his book.

"No need to tell."

Why?

"We don't need to know for now."

Yun Jin opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but after seeing Yun Yi's expression, she swallowed her words.

"All right."

She sighed.

Yun Jingran and Shen Ruoqing returned home one after the other the next day.

Yun Jingran took a car directly from the airport to the villa.

She didn't even take off her trench coat when she came in, threw her suitcase in the entryway, rushed upstairs in three steps, and pushed open Yunyi's door.

Yun Yi was sitting on the bed reading a book.

Hearing the door open, I looked up and saw my father standing in the doorway.

He looked travel-worn, his eyes were bloodshot, and his tie was askew.

"dad."

Yun Jingran remained silent.

He walked over, bent down, and hugged Yun Yi tightly.

They were holding each other very tightly.

Yunyi could feel his father's arm trembling slightly.

"It's good that you're alright."

Yun Jingran's voice was a little hoarse, "It's good that you're alright."

Yun Yi quietly let him hold him, without struggling or saying anything.