Courtyard House: My Long and Hard Body Makes Me Play with All the Women in the Courtyard

Chapter 1025 In that instant

Su Ting turned back, gazing at the chaotic end, and softly uttered a few words:

“My name… is not Su Ting.”

In that instant, the world turned upside down.

The darkness swallowed everything.

The next moment, they heard a familiar yet long-lost voice:

"You finally came."

The dialogue ended there.

The red door slowly closed, and the world seemed to fall into a state of silence. A low-frequency hum, not belonging to the real world, floated in the air, like the trembling pulse of time itself.

When Su Ting opened his eyes, he found himself standing in a vast, empty hall. Towering white walls surrounded him, and the floor was made of an unknown metal, each step echoing softly. In the center of the hall stood a huge screen, displaying countless complex graphics and symbols.

“This place…” Xiaoyou slowly looked around, “is completely different from before.”

Su Ting dusted himself off: "Don't be nervous, we're used to this by now, right?"

Chu Mo sneered: "That sounds nice, but those people who were parallel to us just now... were like a nightmare."

Lin Su frowned as he looked at the screen, then suddenly said, "Look at these data... This seems to be the main control panel for the 'reboot protocol'."

"You mean, this place is the system that can determine our future fate?" Su Ting took a few steps closer, staring at the constantly flashing images on the screen.

“To be precise, it’s its core node.” Ji Yan’s voice came from behind. “But we are not in the real timeline now, but in the so-called ‘selection mirror layer’—every decision you make will be projected out and change the course of a certain reality.”

"In other words, we are... rewriting history?"

Ji Yan nodded, his expression grave: "Yes, but the question now is, who has the right to decide which direction history should go?"

"That sounds rather profound," Su Ting raised an eyebrow. "Do you perhaps know something you haven't told us?"

Ji Yan didn't answer, but turned to look at Su Ting: "Can you see that memory? About the man you mentioned?"

“I can sense that he’s nearby… but I still can’t pinpoint his exact location,” Su Ting murmured, a hint of pain in his eyes. “I only remember what he said to me in the fire… he said I wasn’t ‘Su Ting’.”

Xiao You grabbed his hand: "It's enough that your current name is real."

“But what if it isn’t?” Su Ting countered, a hint of unease in his voice.

Suddenly, a loud rumble of machinery starting up came from one side of the hall.

A door slowly opened, and a figure stepped out—wearing a familiar uniform, but with his face hidden in the shadows.

"Welcome to the ultimate decision-making level." The voice was cold and mechanical. "I am 'Arbitrator X-9,' responsible for recording and executing the final fate diversion."

Su Ting frowned: "The arbitrator? Aren't we supposed to be facing 'it'?"

“‘It’ no longer exists at this level.” The arbitrator stepped forward. “It is merely a projection of the past, a collection of fears that you cannot escape from your hearts.”

Chu Mo snorted coldly: "Speak like a human being."

The arbitrator stopped and scanned the crowd with his gaze:

"You are facing a choice between your 'true self' and your 'defined role.' Everyone must make the final choice here: continue searching for so-called free will, or accept the system's arrangements and return to a stable order."

Chapter 1026 This is not a game

"Ha, sounds like a two-choice questionnaire," Su Ting scoffed.

The arbitrator replied expressionlessly, "This is not a game, nor an experiment; this is the last chance. Choosing to fail will result in the permanent annihilation of individual consciousness."

The air fell silent instantly.

Xiao You's face turned pale: "You mean, we're going to die here?"

"To be precise, the traces of your existence will be erased, and all possible memory traces will be reset."

"Bullshit!" Su Ting roared, his fists clenched tightly. "If all of this was a pre-arranged script, then what are you?"

The arbitrator tilted his head slightly: "I am the executor."

"Then get out of my way!" Chu Mo drew his gun and pointed it at the arbitrator's head. "My life isn't a program written by someone else!"

"Chu Mo, calm down!" Lin Su hurriedly stopped him.

But the arbitrator did not resist; instead, he took two steps back and said, "You have emotions and a sense of resistance, which is something the system did not anticipate."

"So you're not sure you can control all of this, are you?" Lin Su keenly caught the key words.

“We cannot understand human emotional fluctuations. But in the presence of this variable, we must implement the ‘emotion-first decision’ rule.”

"What do you mean?" Xiaoyou pressed.

The arbitrator paused for a few seconds, then slowly uttered a sentence:

Only those closest to your heart can make the final choice.

These words struck everyone like a thunderbolt.

"What do you mean? Who is the one who is 'closest to the heart'?"

The arbitrator raised his finger, and the screen suddenly switched to a blurry image. In the image, the figure with outstretched arms amidst the flames gradually became clear—it was another "Su Ting".

But he was older than Su Ting now, his body was covered with battle scars, and his eyes were cold and resolute.

"Is this what I used to look like?" Su Ting was stunned.

In the scene, the "adult version of Su Ting" speaks in a low voice:

"You want to know the truth about yourself? Then come and see me."

After saying that, he turned and disappeared into the flames.

"Who are you? Why are you doing this? Tell me your name!" Su Ting roared at the screen.

You can call me—the real you.

The characters at the top of the screen suddenly flashed, followed by a countdown: 00:10:00.

The arbitrator gently reminded him, "You have ten minutes to make a decision. Moving to the next stage will completely shut down the existing path, irreversibly."

nineteen……

Su Ting gritted his teeth and suddenly raised his head: "I don't need to consider it."

8...7...

"I choose... to find the 'real me'."

Six...five...

The others exchanged glances and nodded in agreement.

"Are you crazy? But I'll go crazy with you to the very end." Su Ting grinned.

Four...three...

“I’ll go too.” Lin Su clenched his fist.

Two...one...

"Begin executing the final path guidance." The arbitrator's voice was calm as still water.

In an instant, the entire space collapsed.

They once again traversed the vortex of darkness.

When the light came back on, they were standing on a desolate rooftop.

The man stood on the edge of the rooftop.

He is the "adult version of Su Ting".

He turned around, a slight smile playing on his lips, and looked at the boys before him:

Welcome back to where we all started.

Su Ting stepped forward, his voice low and menacing: "Tell me, who are you? Why have I lost my memory? Why am I here?"

Chapter 1027 The body instantly froze.

The man stared at him silently for a moment, then suddenly smiled:

"You're not here to find answers, you're actually here to find someone—she's still waiting for you, you know that, don't you?"

Su Ting's pupils contracted, and his body froze instantly.

The wind whistled in my ears.

At that moment, he knew the answer was coming soon.

The man reached out and gently pressed his hand against his forehead:

"Are you ready? Su Ting, no... what's your real name—"

Su Ting's breathing became rapid.