After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

A long, long time ago, when she exchanged storage rings with Xiaxia, the girl had already worn the storage ring on her ring finger.

Although it's on her left hand, and although... Xiaxia put it on herself.

However, since it happened right under his nose, Shi Yan believed that Xia Xia should be the first one.

Moreover, it is undoubtedly the first one.

It's estimated that what Yunmengji "saw" was an option like putting a ring on a girl's finger, with added restrictions, which is why it didn't see Xiaxia.

Shi Yan took the ring out of the ring box and stared at the ring face, which seemed to be shimmering with a dazzling light.

She glanced at Wen Wan, then at Wen Ruya.

Both women looked at him almost silently.

And before him... was Yun Mengji, smiling brilliantly, yet so pale and haggard.

It felt as if I had been forcibly pulled into a space of judgment, with a huge scale in front of me.

On one side is the Cloud Dream Machine, all alone.

On one side are Wen Wan, her parents whom she has never met, and... the Demonic Sect of Love, which is showing signs of decline under the rolling clouds of calamity.

It seemed as if countless voices were ringing in my ears.

"Put the ring on her finger—"

"Just like Yunmengji himself said..."

"She was already like a person on the verge of death."

"Her life was already hanging by a thread, like a candle flickering in the wind."

"One dying man was exchanged for so many lives."

"This is a choice!!!"

"Don't hesitate any longer, the heavenly tribulation won't give you time to hesitate!"

"not to mention--"

"Yun Mengji brought this up herself, didn't she? She said it herself, that the heavenly secrets she disrupted should also be rectified by her, shouldn't they?"

“Of course not…” Shi Yan chuckled softly.

Before her stood the silent Wen Wan, the gentle Wen Ruya gazing tenderly at Shi Yan's profile, and the radiant Yun Mengji, including—

Including Little Girl Ba, including Feng Manlou.

Even... in the far, far distance, Xia Xia is coaxing the little demon to eat, while Qin Suhuai is immersed in the Ultimate Sword Realm, comprehending the Dao...

More and more.

Even a girl with pigtails who was running barefoot down the corridor suddenly collapsed.

"Your Highness!!!" came the anxious voice of the personal maid.

"Fifth Sister?"

The barefoot girl just stared blankly at the sky, her eyes seemingly filled with countless swirling stars.

Hearts leaped into their throats.

Yun Mengji's smile vanished.

On the contrary, Shi Yan had a big smile on his face.

Shi Yan immediately gripped the ring tightly in his hand.

“Of course not—” she had to say.

There's simply no way to do it; you can't just watch Yun Mengji die for you.

How could that be possible?

Ultimately, if it weren't for him, this guy wouldn't have dared to meddle in the secrets of heaven and defy fate, would he?

In the game, she clearly lived a normal life for a very, very long time.

Even when I first arrived at the outer sect of Guigu, Yunmengji had a very long lifespan.

It was only after she came into contact with the Cloud Dream Machine and the storyline began that her lifespan limit started to decrease.

If only everything could start over.

Shi Yan will definitely remember to use a cheat engine to change this guy's lifespan to 99999.

But what normal gamer would remember to modify something they can't possibly use up?

However, no matter what, Shi Yan couldn't bear to watch Yun Mengji sacrifice himself.

What's more, he had to personally put those fatal shackles on her.

Yes--

shackles.

Shi Yan brought his left middle and index fingers together and directly opened the character attribute panel.

She easily opened the equipment menu.

Yun Mengji's complexion faded at a visible speed, turning as pale as paper.

In her eyes, it was as if countless fine threads were wrapped around Shi Yan's body, threads that came from the heavens above, from the netherworld below, and from all over the land.

Even... a thin thread of light was drawn from one's own heart.

The silk threads transformed into a... scroll before Shi Yan's eyes?

In just a moment, Yunmengji's life force was on the verge of dissipating.

Just then, a very small and childlike voice seemed to suddenly ring in Yun Mengji's ears.

"Don't look—"

The sound was soft, yet it was deafening.

She was jolted out of that profound state.

Yunmeng's wedding dress was soaked with sweat, and she looked as if she were covered in water, just like someone in a game with their skin glow maxed out.

She swayed and was about to fall, but Wen Ruya quietly helped her up.

"No...don't..." A weak voice squeezed out from Yunmengji's mouth.

Shi Yan looked at his equipment inventory.

The ring's attributes immediately caught the eye.

——【Forgiveness from Heaven】——

[The ring, forged using the principles of destiny from the inner sect of Guigu, seems to be a treasure that Yun Mengji stole from somewhere.]

[Spell Resistance +100]

【Charm +50】

【Lucky-50】

The ring that defies fate seems to possess some kind of mysterious power.

Shi Yan thought... she had found a way to break the deadlock.

In front of Yunmengji, Shi Yan put on the ring directly.

"No!!!" Even though her physical strength and energy were completely exhausted, Yun Mengji still tried her best to stop him, and a shockwave formed from spiritual energy was sent crashing towards Shi Yan.

No matter how much Yun Mengji's cultivation level may be inflated, she is still a cultivator at the Tribulation Transcending Realm.

However, of course... he only wanted to stop Shi Yan, and Yun Mengji didn't dare to use force.

Shi Yan simply raised the Cloud Dream Machine in his hand, preparing to part ways with the mechanical beast that had been given to him.

Clang——

The wind pressure caused it to explode directly.

Shi Yan would never forget that although the mechanical beast in his hand was plain-looking, it was named Xia Xia.

However, back in Yanshui City, this mechanical beast could even deal with Nüba, who was at the Nascent Soul stage.

This mechanical beast was more than capable of withstanding Yunmengji's casual attack.

"don't want!!!"

"No!!!" Yun Mengji screamed hoarsely, her whole body limp, as Wen Ruya hugged her from behind.

If it weren't for Wen Ruya, Yunmeng Machinery would have just plummeted like that.

Amidst the wind pressure, Shi Yan had already put the ring on the ring finger of his left hand.

She wore a storage ring that Xiaxia had given her on the middle finger of her right hand, and a bracelet that Wenwan had given her on the middle finger of her left hand.

Since Master Yan didn't want to disappoint Yun Mengji, then... the ring finger wouldn't be a problem.

Just thinking about how Xiaxia would react when she saw the ring on her left hand after returning to Nanjun City, how to comfort the girl would probably be a headache.

The inner ring resembles drilled teeth, cutting into the skin.

The teacher felt a sharp pain.

Faint traces of blood were visible along the edge of the ring.

Before him, Yun Mengji's eyes became empty and filled with despair.

"Lord Tianji!!!" Wen Wan took out her most precious pills from her storage ring and fed them to Yun Mengji. "What exactly is that ring?"

Wenwan sensed a deep sense of foreboding from that ring.

It's like... it's like losing the teacher's words.

Yunmengji did not answer.

In her eyes, the world seemed to have been replaced by Shi Yan's hand wearing that ring.

"Lord Tianji!!!" If Yun Mengji hadn't looked so haggard, Wen Wan would have loved to shake him vigorously.

"I think... I roughly know what this ring is for." Shi Yan rubbed the ring on his left hand and looked up at the sky.