Kiana, do you understand what filial piety is?

Raven couldn't help but roll his eyes. "So you're going to paint all over this blank paper?"

"Don't say such harsh words." Yu Zhe leaned over to Raven, his face almost touching hers, and the hot breath he exhaled sprayed on her face. "I will take good care of her."

He deliberately emphasized the word "take care of", with an ambiguous light flashing in his eyes.

Raven pushed his face away, her cheeks slightly flushed. She glared at Yu Zhe and said, "Take care? What you mean by taking care is to trick someone into bed, right? Even Gray Snake can see through your dirty thoughts. Don't tell me you don't have such thoughts."

Yu Zhe was not ashamed but proud. He spread his hands exaggeratedly, a smug smile on his face, "Oh, I've been seen through."

He blinked. "As expected of a Raven, you guessed my thoughts so easily."

"Who do you think can't guess what you're thinking?" Having been with Yu Zhe for so long, she naturally knew what kind of person Yu Zhe was.

Hearing this, Yu Zhe put away his joking expression and said seriously, "But seriously, I will ensure her safety. After all..." He shrugged, "supporting one more person is nothing to me."

Raven stared at him for a few seconds and snorted softly, "That's better."

"But Raven, are you unhappy?" Yu Zhe suddenly reached out and hugged Raven into his arms. He could feel the body in his arms stiffen for a moment, but soon relaxed again.

Raven's hair brushed across his chin, carrying a faint scent of shampoo. The scent lingered at Yu Zhe's nose, making him a little distracted.

She tilted her head slightly, and a barely perceptible fluctuation flashed in her red eyes, like an undercurrent surging beneath the calm surface of a lake.

"I'm not unhappy at all." Raven's voice was a little lower than usual, and his fingers unconsciously grabbed the corner of Yu Zhe's clothes and then immediately let go.

Yu Zhe noticed her subtle movement and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. He deliberately moved closer and whispered in her ear, "Really? If you're unhappy, you can tell me."

"You're so annoying..." Raven pushed him away abruptly, a faint blush spreading across her cheeks. She straightened her disheveled collar and said calmly, "I still say the same thing. You and I aren't lovers, so there's no need for me to control your private life. All I need is for you to pay me enough."

"As for Chen Tianwu, it's much better for her to follow you than to follow the Gray Snake. Besides, you will also save her sister, right?"

Yu Zhe keenly sensed her shift in mood. He dropped his joking expression and said seriously, "Of course I'll save her sister. After all..." He shrugged, "Her sister is of little use to me. I wouldn't hurt her."

Raising a Chen Tianwu is one thing, and raising another Chen Tianwen is also one thing.

"You're always like this..." Raven's voice was almost inaudible, "you always make it sound so light." She turned her head, a complex emotion flashing in her red eyes. "That girl... is everything to Chen Tianwu."

Yu Zhe noticed her fingertips trembling slightly, and calmly took a half step forward. "I know, but just leave it to me."

According to the setting, Raven has an older brother, and Chen Tianwu is also an older brother.

One is a sister who lost her brother, and the other is a brother who lost his sister.

In other anime series, the two of them should form a CP, but unfortunately this is in the world of Collapse.

Moreover, the two people did not have much interaction, but no one knew whether there was such a reason why Raven let Chen Tianwu go and led her to the World Snake.

She saw the shadow of her brother in Chen Tianwu, and either sympathized with Chen Tianwu as a brother, or saw her own shadow in Chen Tianwu who had lost her family.

Raven turned and gave him a long look. She opened her mouth as if to say something, but ultimately sighed softly, "I hope you'll keep your word."

"Well, I will definitely do what I say." Yu Zhe smiled and withdrew his hand. His eyes were so gentle that it made the raven feel uneasy. "My raven mother is the kindest~"

"Go to hell!" Ya grabbed the pillow on the sofa and smashed it on Yu Zhe's face accurately.

148 Yu Zhe: Anything? Then I won’t be polite.

The rest time was soon over, and Yu Zhe found Chen Tianwu again. At this time, Chen Tianwu seemed to have calmed down.

"It seems that you have done a good job in your own ideological work." Yu Zhe joked with a smile.

Chen Tianwu took a deep breath and straightened her back. Her eyelashes fluttered slightly, but her eyes were resolute. "After all, I've been prepared from the very beginning." Her voice was a little tense, but she spoke each word with emphasis. "No matter what I have to do, no matter what sacrifices I have to make, I will save my sister!"

She subconsciously touched her slender wrist, feeling the pulse beating beneath her skin.

"Becoming a woman was a little hard to accept at first..." Her ears flushed slightly as she spoke, her voice unconsciously lowering a few notches. "But when I think about it, it doesn't seem to be that bad."

The gender change was indeed difficult for Chen Tianwu to accept in the short term, but Chen Tianwu could not deny that it was much better than the scenes of life and death she had imagined.

Yu Zhe raised his eyebrows and the smile in his eyes deepened.

He took a slow step forward, his leather shoes making a crisp sound on the floor.

"Make any sacrifices?" His voice suddenly became dangerous and low, and the smile at the corner of his mouth was also tainted with a bit of evil.

Chen Tianwu swallowed unconsciously, watching Yu Zhe's slender fingers reaching towards her. When Yu Zhe's fingertips touched her chin, she shuddered, but forced herself not to move away.

"I don't care what you've realized," Yu Zhe's voice was close at hand, his warm breath brushing her cheek, "but these words are not to be spoken lightly."

Yu Zhe's thumb gently stroked Chen Tianwu's chin, with a force that was neither too light nor too heavy, but it made Chen Tianwu shudder.

"Because people tend to overestimate their own endurance," Yu Zhe's voice suddenly became serious. "People are inexplicably arrogant about things they haven't seen, and they think they can conquer them."

Chen Tianwu felt his throat tighten and his heart beat wildly in his chest.

She saw Yu Zhe's thin lips move in and out as he said the words that frightened her to death: "But in reality, it's not like that... For example, right now, do you dare to kiss me?"

"Kiss?!" Chen Tianwu's voice suddenly rose, and the blood color on his face faded instantly.

Her pupils contracted violently and her body jerked back as if she had been electrocuted until her back hit the cold wall.

She could never do something like kissing a man!

Even if her body has become a female now, she absolutely cannot do it because her soul is still a man!

Yu Zhe stood still, but his eyes became extremely sharp.

He slowly lowered his hand, his voice as cold as ice: "Do you still have the willpower to say what you just said? If you can't even do something as simple as a kiss, what else can you do?"

Chen Tianwu felt her legs go weak as shame washed over her like a tide. She stared at the ground, not daring to look up to meet Yu Zhe's gaze.

How confident you were just now, now you are slapped in the face.

She was clearly prepared to sacrifice her life, but faced with such a request, she was actually afraid.

"No...this...this won't work..."

"No? Didn't you just say 'any sacrifice' was worth it?" Yu Zhe deliberately dragged out his words, gently stroking his chin with his fingers. "So your so-called awareness can't even handle a kiss."

Chen Tianwu's cheeks flushed crimson instantly, and she clutched the edge of her clothes tightly, her knuckles turning white. "This...this is different!" Her voice trembled. "I mean, I can sacrifice my life to save my sister, but...but this kind of thing..."

"Oh?" Yu Zhe raised an eyebrow and slowly stepped forward. "You're willing to give up your life, but you can't even accept a kiss?" He deliberately lowered his voice, with a hint of bewitching. "Or... are you actually afraid? Afraid that you might... enjoy this feeling?"

"Nonsense!" Chen Tianwu jumped up like a cat whose tail was stepped on, with a hint of panic in his eyes.

She subconsciously took two steps back, her back almost touching the wall. "I...I'm a man! How can a man kiss another man!"

Yu Zhe suddenly stretched out his hand and supported himself on the wall beside her ear, trapping her between himself and the wall.

He leaned over, his warm breath spraying on her ear: "Why not? Or are you too conscious to break even this kind of common sense?"

Chen Tianwu could clearly feel the warmth of his chest, her heartbeat so fast it threatened to burst out of her throat. Her eyelashes trembled constantly, and she bit her lower lip so hard it nearly bled.

"I...I..." Chen Tianwu's voice was as thin as a mosquito's, with obvious trembling.

"See," Yu Zhe suddenly straightened up, the playful look on his face instantly disappearing, replaced by a serious expression. "This is what I mean by 'overestimating yourself.' You think you can handle anything, but in fact, even the most basic intimate contact makes you panic."

Chen Tianwu seemed to have lost all his strength, and he slowly slid down the wall and sat on the ground.

She buried her face in her hands, her voice muffled: "I'm sorry... I... I really can't do it..."

Chen Tianwu's shoulders trembled slightly, and it was obvious that he was going through a fierce struggle in his heart.

Yu Zhe looked down at her with a complicated look in his eyes.

After a moment, Yu Zhe sighed and softened his tone. "Remember this lesson. When facing the unknown, never say the word 'anything' lightly. Especially to me, because I'll really push it further."

Chen Tianwu raised his head, his eyes slightly red.

She had to admit that Yu Zhe was right—she had indeed overestimated her ability to bear it.

"But it doesn't matter." Yu Zhe looked at her like this, his lips curled up slightly, and he reached out and gently touched Chen Tianwu's head. His fingertips gently brushed her hair, his movements as gentle as if he was soothing a frightened little animal.

"Fear is human nature, and you don't have to be ashamed. No one is perfect; even the strongest have weaknesses."

Chen Tianwu looked into Yu Zhe's eyes, opened his mouth, and rolled his throat a few times before finally squeezing out a sentence: "I..."

The voice suddenly stopped, as if blocked by something, and finally he could only whisper: "I'm sorry."

"There's no need to apologize for this kind of thing." Yu Zhe shook his head.

Everyone has something they are afraid of, even Yu Zhe is no exception.

Chen Tianwu can accept her own death and can accept sacrificing herself in exchange for her sister's future, but that doesn't mean she can accept other things.

Things like life and death seem to be very heavy topics, but in the eyes of some people, they are not of much use.

There are always some existences that are heavier than life or death.

For example, faith, dignity...

"Okay," Yu Zhe suddenly clapped his hands, the gloom on his face cleared away, and he regained his cynical look, "Now we should go check."

He pulled Chen Tianwu's hand without saying anything, with just the right amount of strength, which would not cause her pain but also did not allow her to refuse.

Chen Tianwu stared blankly at her own hand being held. Yu Zhe's palm was warm and dry, with distinct knuckles, giving her an inexplicable sense of security.

She couldn't help but follow suit, but her eyes remained on their clasped hands.

149 Start inspection

Soon, Yu Zhe brought Chen Tianwu to the place where the inspection was to be carried out.

This is a spacious and bright laboratory. The walls are hung with various sophisticated instruments, and in the center is a comfortable-looking examination bed.

"Okay, we're here." Yu Zhe released Chen Tianwu's hand and turned to enter a series of commands on the control panel. The lights in the lab automatically adjusted to a soft, warm hue, and the air purification system in the corner emitted a gentle hum.

"Don't be nervous," Yu Zhe smiled gently at Chen Tianwu, "How do you feel about your body now?"

Chen Tianwu said: "I feel... incredibly good."

It can even be said that Chen Tianwu has never felt her body so good before. Even before her body suffered the collapse and erosion, it would never have reached its current state.

Although the collapse and erosion on her body did not take her life, it caused Chen Tianwu great pain.

It felt like having a severe cold. She felt drowsy and groggy. Every breath was extremely difficult, and every heartbeat felt like a stone pressing on her chest, causing her immense pain.

Now her body was extremely relaxed, and she had already tested the strength of her body before coming here.

She had never experienced such a powerful force since she was born.

If her gender hadn't changed to female, she would definitely be excited now!

Yu Zhe observed her expression intently, his eyes flashing with expertise behind his glasses. "Can you tell me more?"

"Every breath used to feel like I was tearing at a wound," Chen Tianwu unconsciously touched her chest, her fingertips trembling slightly. "Now it's as easy as a feather. And..." She hesitated, a faint blush spreading across her cheeks. "My strength has become so great that I can touch the ceiling with just a single jump."

Yu Zhe chuckled at this. "That's normal. Your new body's functions are much stronger than before. But to be absolutely sure, we need to conduct a more detailed examination."

Chen Tianwu nodded, but her eyes unconsciously drifted towards the examination bed. Her throat moved slightly: "How...how to test?" she asked in a low voice, a faint pink turning on the tips of her ears, and her fingers unconsciously tugging at the corner of her clothes.

She thought about Yu Zhe's physical examination of herself. If it was still the same...

Yu Zhe pushed up his glasses. "First, we'll test your nerve reactions and tactile sensitivity." He walked over to the instrument cabinet nearby, the metal drawers making crisp sounds as they slid open. "Don't worry, the whole process will be painless."

Yu Zhe then pulled out an exquisite metal box from a nearby drawer. He opened it and found a variety of tiny tools neatly arranged inside. "I'll gently touch your skin with objects of different materials. You just need to tell me how it feels."

He picked up a feather and waved it in front of Chen Tianwu. "For example, this one, do you think it will itch or sting?"

Chen Tianwu swallowed nervously, his eyes fixed on the white feather. "Shall we start...now?"

Yu Zhe noticed her tense shoulders and chuckled. "Relax, I'm not going to give you an injection." He deliberately brushed the back of his hand with a feather to demonstrate. "See, just like this, very gentle."

"I...I understand." Chen Tianwu took a deep breath.

If that were all, she could accept it.

"Well," Yu Zhe put the feather back into the box and pushed his glasses, "take off your clothes like before and lie down on the bed." His tone was as calm and natural as if he was saying "pass me the test tube."

"Yeah." Chen Tianwu nodded mechanically, her fingers already on the buttons. Her movements were slow, as if she was mentally preparing herself. When her coat slipped to the ground, she didn't even notice, her entire attention focused on what she was about to face next.

But when her fingers touched the bra clasp, they suddenly shrank back as if they had been electrocuted.

Only then did she realize that she was now a girl!

Although Chen Tianwu still considers herself a man, she has to face the fact that her body is now that of a woman.

It’s so weird, this feeling is so weird!

It's like you know cilantro won't harm you, but you still don't like eating it.

Chen Tianwu just felt very awkward now. After all, she was a mentally normal man!

Chen Tianwu suddenly looked up and stared at Yu Zhe with wide eyes: "Um...can you not take off your underwear?" There was obvious pleading in her voice, and her cheeks were as red as ripe apples.