I reign supreme in the Western fantasy world for eternity.

The next morning, it was still snowing, but much less than the night before.

When Ji Tian woke up, the silvery-white head in his arms was still buried in the crook of his shoulder, hugging him like a giant pillow, and sleeping soundly with its little mouth smacking.

He closed his eyes and waited a while until dawn before gently pushing her forehead.

"Lilith, it's dawn."

"Hmm... I'll sleep a little longer..."

"The charcoal fire in the room is almost out. I'll go add some more, otherwise it'll get cold."

"No, if we huddle together for warmth, our bodies won't get cold."

After a while, she groggily opened her eyes, her gaze focusing on his chin, then slowly moving to his eyes, and she smiled sweetly as she said:

Good morning, Ji Tian.

"……morning."

She sat up, stretched, and the animal skin blanket slipped off her shoulders, revealing her delicate skin.

The snow stopped around noon, and sunlight shone through gaps in the clouds, making the snow appear dazzling.

Ji Tian pushed open the wooden door and tried it out; he could go out now.

He glanced back at Lilith, who was squatting by the fire warming her hands:

"The snow has lessened; you can go back now."

Lilith looked up at the silvery-white world outside the door, pouting as if reluctant to leave. But then, as if remembering something, she smiled mischievously, stood up, and dusted off her skirt.

"Okay, I'll go back."

Ji Tian was somewhat surprised by her straightforwardness, but still nodded: "Be careful on the road."

"Um!"

She put on her animal skin coat, pushed open the door, and walked step by step through the knee-deep snow toward her wooden hut.

Ji Tian stood at the door watching her staggering figure, feeling that something was off.

Sure enough, Lilith returned in less than an hour.

She was carrying a bundle of firewood, a quilt under her arm, and a pot on her back, trudging through the snow on all fours.

Lilith piled her belongings one by one at the entrance of Ji Tian's wooden house, then looked up and smiled at him:

"I demolished my house and have nowhere to live. Can you take me in?"

With a bang, Ji Tian slammed the door shut.

"Open the door! Otherwise I'll freeze to death."

"..."

Lilith was not discouraged. She squatted down by the door, curled up in a ball, hugging her knees and trembling.

In fact, Lilith wasn't cold at all. After all, her cultivation level was such that this temperature was nothing to her. However, her pitiful appearance still had an effect on Ji Tian.

Sure enough, the door was opened again shortly afterward.

"You'll sleep on the floor."

"Yay! Thank you!"

That night, Ji Tian laid a layer of dry grass and animal hides on the ground, and Lilith sat on it, hugging her knees, gazing at Ji Tian with a deep look in her eyes.

"The floor is so hard."

"You just said yes."

"It was okay before, but not now. I've changed my mind."

Lilith quietly moved closer to him, and when he didn't react, she boldly moved behind him, wrapped her arms around his waist, and buried her face in his back.

"I'll just rub against you... to keep warm..."

Ji Tian sighed but didn't push her away.

What puzzled Lilith was that if the other party didn't mind her getting close, why did he still act so indifferent?

However, I didn't think much of it, since you can't rush things like finding a strategy guide.

The night was quiet, the mountain wind blew softly outside the window, and the snow shimmered with a cold, silvery light under the moonlight.

Ji Tian lay there for a long time, and only after hearing her breathing gradually become steady did he gently open his eyes and look at the rough ceiling made of wooden planks above his head.

He discovered many unusual things during this period.

Isn't this world too similar to his subconscious "hometown"?

Spring blossoms and autumn harvests, summer rains and winter snows—even the types of plants and animals are exactly the same as in the world before I traveled through time.

If the space inside the World Tree is an extension of the World Tree's consciousness, then whose extension is this world?

If it belongs to him, then when did he begin to possess this world?

If it's not him, then who is imitating the hometown he remembers? His inner demons?

But he hasn't reached the point of undergoing the Nascent Soul Tribulation yet, has he?

He vaguely felt that he had overlooked something, but he couldn't think about it at the moment.

Lilith started kicking off the covers, snoring, and talking in her sleep again, just like a real person.

He shook his head, putting these questions aside for the time being.

Life goes on.

Lilith diligently tended the small vegetable garden in front of the house and occasionally went hunting to feed the two of them.

Ji Tian would sit outside on sunny days, watching the distant mountain ridgeline, the shapes of the stream as it washed over the rocks, and the clouds being pushed eastward by the wind.

He finally confirmed a fact: every blade of grass and every tree in this world was operating according to the memories deep within his heart.

The shapes, habits, and even habitat distribution of those plants and animals were completely consistent with his subconscious impressions.

This is no coincidence.

Finally, one late night, Lilith, as always, snuggled up to him, hugged him tightly with both hands and feet, and rubbed against him like a pillow.

Ji Tian lay quietly for a while, then sighed and spoke softly after noticing the other person's restless little hands:

"Lilith, are you awake?"

"Hoo~ Hoo~" The girl thought Ji Tian was going to scold her for her inappropriate behavior, so she pretended to be asleep.

"I have something very important to tell you."

"Hmm..." The girl slowly opened her eyes, blushing as she stammered, "I just woke up, what's wrong?"

"This world is a bit strange."

Lilith had expected Ji Tian to say something that would make her blush and her heart race, but instead she heard this: "What's strange about it?"

"The way the seasons change is exactly the same as the hometown I remember. The types, habits, and distribution of the plants and animals are completely consistent with the world in my subconscious."

What does this tell us?

"This world is either an illusion created by my inner demons, or it's a world I created for some purpose. But I can't find a reason why I created this world and why I sealed away my memories."

Lilith's expression turned pale, and she murmured:

"You mean... this world might be an illusion created by the inner demons of your Nascent Soul Tribulation? Then what about me? What am I? Am I also an illusion?"

Ji Tian remained silent.

"If I die, can I break this deadlock?"

Still silent.

Lilith was a little scared, but then she realized that she was probably fake, and she wasn't so scared anymore. "Then let's try it. Kill me, that's my wish, but be nice to the real me, okay?"

With a flash of light, Lilith abruptly opened her eyes and found herself lying on the bed in that hotel, her memories quickly returning.

She sat up abruptly and saw Ji Tian leaning against the headboard.

"You...I...you're cheating!"

Having regained all his memories, Ji Tian was somewhat embarrassed. "I didn't expect it to really be a little world I created myself. But tell me whether the impasse has been broken or not."

Lilith blinked her reddened eyes, all that remained was confusion and grievance.

She rubbed her eyes, then suddenly remembered that her wish hadn't been fulfilled yet. She looked up and asked, "What about my wish? Does it still count?"

"For calculations, you can add some restrictions so that I won't notice anything amiss."

"Can I choose another one?"

"you say."

Lilith raised her head, her violet eyes clear and bright under the light, and said defiantly:

I like you, and my wish is that you like me too.

Ji Tian raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, chuckled, and shook his head:

"There's no need to make a wish for this."