Conquer the other worlds with abandon, they've fallen in love with me!

Lin Yu released his grip.

Ruri Tsubaki opened her eyes.

Only a small patch of dark stain remained on the floor next to the table leg, seeping into the cracks in the stone, like spilled ink slowly being absorbed by the stone.

The edge of that puddle was still bubbling with tiny bubbles, which then faded and became lighter until only a damp outline remained.

Liuli Chun stared at the stain for a long time.

She slowly exhaled, the breath surging out from the depths of her fierce chest, as if releasing the pent-up turbidity of more than a decade.

Her eyes reddened, but she didn't shed tears. She just stood there, watching the color disappear.

She heard a very soft voice in her heart, like a string that had been stretched for many years finally being gently plucked.

There was no pain at the moment of breakage, only a strange, empty silence.

Then Ruri Chun turned around and buried her face in Lin Yu's fierce mouth.

Her arms wrapped tightly around his waist, her forehead pressed against his collarbone, her whole body pressed against him.

Feeling Lin Yu gently stroking her head, Liuli Chun finally burst into tears, repeatedly murmuring:

"Thank you, Master... Thank you, Master..."

Lin Yu gently stroked Liuli Chun's head and said in a tender tone, "It's alright, it's all over now."

Liuli Chun lay on his fierce mouth for a long time.

Only after his body heat warmed the skin on the side of her face through the fabric did she slowly raise her head.

Her eyes were still red, but the shadow that had accumulated under them for years seemed to have been washed away, revealing something shiny underneath.

Her voice still had a nasal quality, but her tone was much softer than before: "Master, I feel so comfortable now."

Lin Yu lowered his head and touched the top of her head with his lips: "Let's go, there's still one thing we haven't done."

Although she had some doubts, Liuli Chun didn't ask any more questions and followed Lin Yu out of the room.

......

The dungeon steps were still damp and slippery. Lin Yu pushed open the iron bars at the end of the dungeon, squatted down, and looked at the children huddled in the corner.

This time, instead of burying their heads in their knees, they raised their eyes.

Lin Yu extended his hand: "Don't be afraid, I'm here to save you. Come on, I'll take you home."

When the iron bars were pushed open, the children in the haystack all looked up.

The youngest girl's lips were still trembling, so Lin Yu squatted down and patted her head.

After a few breaths, a slender finger touched his palm.

At this moment, Liuli Chun stood beside Lin Yu, watching this scene.

Her breath hitched, and a warm, damp sensation welled up in her throat.

At this moment, Liuli Chun realized that Lin Yu was even gentler than she had imagined.

This man has just avenged her, eradicating the nightmare she's had for over a decade.

Then he even managed to notice the children imprisoned in the dungeon.

At this moment, Liuli Chun suddenly felt that meeting Lin Yu was probably the luckiest thing that had ever happened to her in her life.

Seeing Lin Yu comforting the children, Liu Lichun didn't just stand there dumbfounded. She then walked up to a little girl and said:

Do you remember where your home is?

The little girl nodded.

......

As Lin Yu and Liuli Chun led the children out of the castle, the night was beginning to thin from the edges, and the eastern horizon was tinged with a very faint gray-blue.

Lin Yu used the wind to lift the children's bodies, and they lay on the transparent wind wall looking down. The fields, tree canopies, and winding rivers unfolded below, like a painting that was slowly moving.

The boy's family lived near a mill at the foot of the mountain, the youngest girl lived in a village across the river, and the other two siblings were sent to a small wooden house on the edge of town.

Every time she knocked on the door, every time she heard screams and cries from inside when the door opened, Ruri Tsubaki stood a few steps away from the door and did not go forward.

But as she watched the children rush into their families' arms, her fingers unconsciously tightened around Lin Yu's clothes.

After dropping off the last child, it was already bright outside. The morning light spread up from the eastern ridgeline, turning the fields into a warm gold.

A morning breeze blew from the other side of the field, brushing the ends of Liuli Chun's hair against her face.

"Master," she turned her head, her voice softer than the morning breeze, "I want to set the castle on fire."

Lin Yu didn't ask why, he just nodded.

He reached out and put his arm around her waist again, then flew back the way they had come.

As the outline of the castle reappeared in their field of vision, Lin Yu and Liuli Chun landed in front of the castle's main gate.

As Lin Yu flipped his palm, a half-burnt torch slid out of his storage magic bag and landed in his hand.

The torch cloth still carried the scent of pine resin, which lingered in the morning breeze.

Lin Yu handed the lit torch to Liuli Chun.

Liuli Chun looked at the dancing flame in her hand without saying a word.

Then she raised her hand and threw the torch onto the dry wooden floor of the foyer.

The torch hit the ground with a muffled thud, and flames quickly climbed the edge of the carpet, following the fabric's texture, licking the tablecloth, and then up the curtains.

Liuli Chun stood on the grass outside the door, watching the windows light up one after another, the firelight casting flickering shadows on her face.

She watched for a while, then suddenly remembered something, turned to look at Lin Yu, and frowned slightly:

"Master, there are still servants in the castle... I think I developed a fever too early."

There was a hint of panic in her voice.

Lin Yu placed his hand on her back and said calmly:

"These people have done so many wrong things to Agnes that letting them die in their sleep is the greatest mercy we can show them."

Liulichun's eyelashes trembled slightly. Realizing that she had not harmed any innocent people, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Then she turned her head, her gaze shifting from the flames of the castle to Lin Yu's face.

The morning light surged in from behind her, bathing her in a warm gold, and her eyes reflected the flickering firelight and the rising sun.

"Master~" Ruri Tsubaki's voice trailed off with a hint of playfulness, "Did you forget something?"

Lin Yu looked down at her: "What is it?"

Ruri Tsubaki raised her hand and tapped her chin with her fingertip: "The children have been sent back...they've all gone home."

She deliberately dragged out the last syllable, then lowered her hand and extended her palm toward Lin Yu.

My palms are outstretched, my fingertips slightly spread, gleaming softly in the morning light and the glow of the flames.

Liuli Chun took half a step forward, looked up at Lin Yu, a smile playing on her lips, her voice carrying a lightness that came from the relief of all burdens:

"Please take me home, Master!"