After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

I dare not get too close.

Fear……

I'm afraid that if I get too close, I'll be too weak to stand up after I lean down.

She obediently let Shi Yan stroke her hair.

Then--

"Hmm..." The girl's small hands clenched tightly.

Shi Yan returned all the spiritual energy that should have belonged to Yun Susu in one go.

The tiny nascent soul seemed to still be in a state of being squeezed out of consciousness, and was instantly overwhelmed by the surging spiritual energy, which blurred its consciousness.

"There's no need for that..." Shi Yan pretended to be tough.

Now that we know the girl didn't take advantage of my weakness, we can see that...

On the contrary... they keep squeezing themselves dry to protect themselves.

Shi Yan naturally couldn't possibly confront the girl or take the opportunity to demand something back from her.

What welled up in my heart was guilt.

Looking at Yun Susu, who seemed to be about to faint, she gently cupped the girl's face and deliberately put on a fierce expression.

"Sister Su Su actually took the initiative to attack me."

"He deserves to be punished..."

The spiritual energy given up was too much, and then too much was returned... The returned spiritual energy was also covered with the imprint of the master's words.

Yun Susu was completely dazed and confused, not knowing what Shi Yan was saying.

The girl just murmured pitifully, "No..."

"No more..."

"I won't make a move on Shi Yan's younger sister."

She didn't even know what she had said.

only--

The instant Yun Susu uttered those words, Shi Yan suddenly felt as if a thunderbolt was crashing down from the sky.

Suddenly, another image popped into my mind.

The woman sat languidly at her desk, her eyes soft and beautiful.

The afternoon sun was gentle and beautiful, highlighting the woman's delicate and fair skin, like a newly opened flower petal. She looked at herself, and the corners of her crimson lips turned up.

"I cannot take the initiative to attack Sister Shiyan."

"This is……"

"The agreement."

The woman's beautiful eyes were slightly closed as she slowly leaned back and lay down on the desk.

dong dong!

My heart felt like it was racing.

Shi Yan just stared blankly at the girl in front of him, his breath caught in his throat.

It was something that made no sense, a scene that seemed completely unrelated. But... that scene did indeed unfold before Shi Yan's eyes.

Just like last night—

Through the eyes of the womb mandala, one observes the mortal world.

Time is like a magnificent scroll, with the past and the future unfolding before us simultaneously.

"Sister Shiyan..."

"Sister Shiyan??" Yun Susu looked at Shiyan nervously.

Just now, Shi Yan seemed to have entered that strange state once again.

Yun Susu could sense it.

The "Seventeen-Year Cicada" is having some effects on Shi Yan that she is unaware of.

After the separation of their souls, Yun Susu could no longer sense the changes in Shi Yan.

But... she knew she absolutely couldn't let the girl continue to be so lost in thought.

"Seventeen-Year Cicada" is a rather dangerous martial art.

If one is not careful, one's spirit can disintegrate and be destroyed over a period of time measured in thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of millions of years.

Yun Susu began to regret the teacher's comment about "the seventeen-year cicada".

Sister Shiyan is so talented that... she can comprehend the "Seventeen-Year Cicada" to an even deeper level.

The teacher's words were like a sudden awakening from a dream.

She looked at the flustered Yun Susu and said, "I just suddenly remembered something else."

"good……"

That's what I said, but... the image that just flashed through my mind seems to be frozen in time.

It was completely different from the hazy, dreamlike scene I experienced last night, which I had completely forgotten upon waking.

This time, the scene remained frozen in place.

Shi Yan carefully examined the girl in front of him, as if trying to see the shadow of Mo Shu in Yun Susu's eyebrows and eyes.

However... although both of them are stunningly beautiful, they have completely different styles.

A delicate and beautiful flower, like a crimson blooming on the other side of hell.

And the other one... is as lovely as a lotus flower that can be held in your hands.

The only thing they have in common... is probably their equally unremarkable body lines.

While it's not exactly barren, it's... quite exquisite.

The teacher completely dismissed those wild ideas.

She tried to prop herself up.

Yun Susu hurriedly moved away from Shi Yan.

The blankets slipped down her shoulders, even though it was a warm winter day with the sun shining brightly. But... the air in Maple Valley was still slightly chilly.

Shi Yan and Yun Susu stared at each other with wide eyes.

The girl's voice grew softer and softer...

"division……"

"For some reason, Sister Shiyan sweated a lot last night."

"I'll help Sister Shiyan..."

"Stop—" Shi Yan quickly interrupted Yun Susu.

In that instant, whether Shi Yan had made a mistake or not suddenly became like Schrödinger's cat.

"It's okay."

"I know Sister Su Su is worried about me."

As long as you don't ask yourself whether something has actually happened, it will always remain in a quantum state of seemingly having happened but not quite.

Shi Yan took out another dress from her storage ring and looked at Yun Susu.

Yun Susu stared intently at Shi Yan's movements without blinking.

It wasn't until Shi Yan looked back that the girl seemed to suddenly realize something, and slowly crawled her whole body into the quilt like a caterpillar.

"Now we can't see it anymore..." came a muffled voice from under the covers.

Shi Yan looked in the direction of the girl.

The two people stared at each other through the blankets.

The air seemed to quiet down.

The girl's muffled voice, muffled by the blankets, finally broke through the darkness: "My eyes... my eyes are closed too."

The teacher was both amused and exasperated.

For a girl who is halfway to the Enlightenment Realm, whether she hides under the covers or keeps her eyes open doesn't seem to make much difference.

However, one should still pretend to care about what the charlatan says.

She slowly changed into a dress.

The main problem is that it can't be fast enough.

In the room... apart from the faint rustling sounds, there was only the sound of the girl's rapid heartbeat.

After changing his clothes, Shi Yan stroked Yun Susu's little head through the blankets.

"Sister Su Su, please get some rest..."

"last night……"

"Thanks for your hard work."

"N-nothing..." Yun Susu shook her head vigorously.

As long as Shi Yan is alright, that's all that matters.

As for myself... I don't need to care.

After leaving Yun Susu's room, in the study, somewhat unexpectedly... Shi Yan saw the figure of another girl.

Xiao Jingse sat in the study, in her original seat, holding a book and reading.

"Good morning—" Shi Yan greeted Jingse Mandala with a slightly listless voice.

The spiritual energy within his body was almost completely depleted.