Collapse Iron: I just transmigrated! You want me to save the Black Tower?!

Then, he reached out and tentatively placed his hand over that hand.

Black Tower's fingers twitched slightly, but he didn't pull them away.

“...You’re pushing your luck,” she said, her voice devoid of emotion.

"Yes." Jiang Jiu admitted it readily. "So, are you going to play me?"

Black Tower remained silent and motionless.

The hand that was covering the back of her hand was a little warmer than hers. It didn't make any further movements, just quietly and obediently held hers.

A long time passed—

Of course, it might only have lasted a few seconds, she sighed softly.

“I’m not playing anymore,” she said. “My hands are numb.”

Jiang Jiu chuckled, his fingers tightening slightly.

"Shall I rub it for you?"

Black Tower remained silent.

The Milky Way outside the window is very quiet.

The sound of the clock tower couldn't reach the room, and Black Tower suddenly sighed.

This person, whom I've always been unable to grasp, is now staying obediently by my side.

Indeed, she is the most charming person in the world.

Yes, that's right.

I just don't know... how long this kind of life can last.

One day, a month? Or until tomorrow...?

Black Tower didn't know, but she knew that Jiang Jiu seemed to be doing something, doing a lot for the so-called future, and even risking his life to stop the predetermined end.

She didn't even know if she could stop him.

For a fleeting moment, she wanted to ask Jiang Jiu why he did those things, why he tried to stop the end, and why he valued all of this more than his own life.

She wanted to ask—

In his heart, who is more important, these things or her?

But she didn't ask.

She will only help him, not stop him.

After an unknown amount of time, the Black Tower suddenly spoke.

"Jiang Jiu...didn't you just say you wanted to know what I like?"

"Ah."

"how about you?"

Jiang Jiu was stunned for a moment.

Hei Ta didn't look at him; her gaze remained fixed on the blanket, but the fingertips of her clasped hands gently brushed against his.

"What do you like?" she said. "I didn't ask."

Jiang Jiu remained silent for a few seconds.

Then he laughed, a very soft laugh.

“You,” he said.

Black Tower's fingers paused for a moment.

"I wanted to say it when you pointed at me with the little doll just now," Jiang Jiu said gently, looking at her profile. "You asked me what I like... Black Tower, I like you."

"I've answered this question many times, but if you still want to hear it, I can keep answering it."

Black Tower finally turned his head and looked at him.

A hint of helplessness flashed in those beautiful purple eyes.

“...You won,” she whispered.

"Ok?"

"I said, you win." She turned her face away, but didn't pull her hand away; instead, she squeezed it slightly back. "If you ask me that kind of question again, I'll—"

"You're going to play a prank on me?" Jiang Jiu replied.

"...I'll kick you out of the clock tower."

"How cruel."

"It's good to know."

Jiang Jiu smiled and did not refute.

Chapter 169 I've Reappeared, and the World is About to End Again

"Don't make desserts that are too sweet for Black Tower."

"Don't try to get her to drink tea. It can be anything, but not tea. Coffee might be better."

"She likes purple."

"I occasionally try to cook some of her favorite foods, although the results aren't always ideal—I can try to cook something delicious for her."

"She likes the not-too-sweet chocolate from Onfaros. Remember to buy it."

"The rest... we'll finish later."

Looking at the contents of the memo.

Jiang Jiu thought for a while and then added a sentence.

"I love the Black Tower, I love it so much, so much."

After doing all this, he glanced at the black tower that had taken up most of the bed and chuckled.

This day felt too long and too slow.

Upon waking up, she inexplicably expressed her feelings, and then naturally began a relationship with Heita...

Everything happened as if someone had pressed the fast-forward button; before my thoughts could even process them, my heart had already made its choice.

It's like drinking fake alcohol.

It feels so unreal.

In a sense, it seems like they've only known each other for a short time in this timeline...

But after thinking about it carefully...

That statement is also incorrect.

For Jiang Jiu, this Black Tower was more familiar than ever before; for the Black Tower, it had slept in front of her for over a hundred years.

We've hardly met...

But it was too impulsive.

...However, he will not regret it in any way.

As for the future... let's take it one step at a time.

Thinking this, Jiang Jiu glanced at Hei Ta's sleeping face, then glanced again, and then glanced once more...

He didn't even know what he was looking at.

He had seen that face countless times, in different timelines and different scenes—arrogant, impatient, focused on research, and occasionally showing a hint of curiosity.

But never before had I been so quiet and unguarded beside him.

His gaze traced from her eyebrows to the tip of her nose, and then from the tip of her nose to her slightly pursed lips.

Then, he met a pair of clear, purple eyes that had opened at some unknown time.

"Have you seen enough?" That was Black Tower's voice.

Jiang Jiu was stunned for a moment.

They got caught.

He was caught red-handed, before he could even look away.

But he found himself not flustered, nor did he feel the embarrassment of having done something wrong.

He just looked at her and then asked.

"Is it not allowed?"

Black Tower chuckled lightly: "Of course, aren't you going to sleep?"

"Don't dare."

Jiang Jiu gave a very sincere answer.

Black Tower glanced at him.

"useless."

"Yeah, I think so too."

Distracted like this, the little sleepiness that was left completely disappeared. Since he didn't feel sleepy at all, Black Tower was too lazy to sleep.

She glanced at her phone and casually asked, "So, what's next? What are you planning to do?"

"Let's proceed in order. I need to first ascertain the situation on the Immortal Boat side, and then figure out how to get the train crew away from the death trap."

"Death ending?"

Hearing this, Black Tower was no longer sleepy.

She thought for a moment and asked, "Fenfeng? Do you really have to fight him? The difference in your strength seems quite significant."

Jiang Jiu shrugged.