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

The light shining through the crack in the door seemed to be activated by his answer, suddenly expanding and a golden stream of light poured out like a waterfall, illuminating everyone's face with a warm and sacred color.

They stepped into it step by step.

The space felt like a folded tunnel, with light wandering aimlessly in all directions, and the ground beneath our feet seemed like flowing liquid. Everyone's shadow was stretched and then shrank, as if time were being rewound.

Xiao You frowned, "Why does walking this road make me more nervous than running away from my wedding?"

"You still have air conditioning to talk about?" Lin Su glanced at her coldly. "Don't forget what happened earlier. Now is not the time to pretend to be relaxed."

Ji Yan walked on the far side, occasionally slapping the air with his palm to test stability. "This displacement is very strange... It doesn't seem like the usual behavior of the system program, it's more like... a space jump set up by someone."

Chapter 1054 can never be reversed.

He suddenly stopped, looked at the image gradually gathering in front of him, and said softly, "It's here."

The group stopped in their tracks.

A huge circular platform appeared before them, with an altar-like device standing in the center. Seven chairs floated around it, each with a transparent crystal behind it, reflecting their respective images.

Shen Zhixue's figure slowly rose from the center of the platform. At this moment, her projection was clearer than before, almost indistinguishable from a real person.

“This is the beginning of the end,” she said.

Chu Mo stepped forward, looked around, and asked, "The end? You mean, once you get here, there's no going back?"

Shen Zhixue smiled lightly, but there was no smile in her eyes: "Didn't you come here to find the truth? Then you should be prepared to pay the price."

An Ran crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow, saying, "What do we have to give in return? We can't expect each of us to kneel down and beg our ancestors for mercy, can we?"

The girl's gaze darkened, and the next second, a silver-white energy barrier suddenly appeared around the platform, sealing off the exit.

Immediately afterwards, one of the seven chairs suddenly hummed and automatically rotated 180 degrees to face the crowd.

She raised her hand and pointed to the chair: "Who's going in first?"

No one spoke; a tense atmosphere filled the air.

“I’ll go,” Ji Yan said without hesitation.

"Aren't you afraid it's a trap?" Lin Su sneered.

“We dug this pit ourselves.” Ji Yan shrugged. “Besides—it’s understandable that you don’t trust me, but I won’t let you die too soon.”

"Stop with the nonsense." Lin Su scoffed, but didn't stop him any further.

Ji Yan walked to the chair, looked down at it, and saw four words written on it: "The Seat of Honesty".

"Sounds intimidating," he muttered.

The next moment, a powerful gravitational force instantly sucked him in!

The scene suddenly changed!

He stood alone in a dimly lit room, surrounded by mountains of files and documents. He sat behind an old-fashioned desk, holding a black badge in his hand, his expression complex.

Shen Zhixue's voice came through, "In this life, you should have become a judge."

“I didn’t choose this path willingly,” Ji Yan said in a low voice, “but if I had to do it all over again, I would still make the same decision.”

Another figure began to appear in the room—a man dressed in a black robe, his figure blurry and his face indistinct.

The man's first words were:

"Are you going to betray your duty? For the sake of a human emotion?!"

“Feelings are not a sin,” Ji Yan replied firmly, “but rather the key to judging whether a person is worth living.”

"What if she's fabricating a memory echo?" the other person pressed. "What if everything you've been insisting on is just an illusion? Will you regret it?"

Ji Yan stood up, his gaze resolute. "Even if all of this is fake, as long as I can sense her, that's enough."

The moment the words left his mouth, the entire space began to collapse, Ji Yan's body jolted violently, and his consciousness was rapidly pulled away...

When he opened his eyes again, he was back on the platform, breathing slightly heavily.

But his eyes were bright.

"Are you done?" Xiao You ran over to help him up. "Are you alright? Have you lost your memory? Have you become stupid?"

Ji Yan glared at her: "I'm naturally smart."

"Tch." Xiao You pouted.

Shen Zhixue chuckled softly, "Next."

Chapter 1055 The Massive Data Center

This time she didn't wait any longer; the crystal halo automatically locked onto Chu Mo's location.

Chu Mo frowned slightly, but ultimately did not refuse.

As he sat down, the crystal immediately reflected his memory images.

In the video, he is standing on the rooftop of a tall building, with a massive data center below him, and a red controller in his hand.

“You chose self-elimination,” the girl said softly. “In order to seal the out-of-control virus AI core, you did not hesitate to destroy your own neural network.”

“Because only I can do it.” Chu Mo replied calmly, gazing at himself in the painting. “It has imitated me and learned every thought process of mine. I don’t believe anyone else can control it.”

"Aren't you worried that nobody will remember you?"

"It doesn't matter if I can't remember. I just did what I thought was right."

The scene abruptly ended, and the moment Chu Mo was brought back, sweat beaded on his forehead and his face was as pale as paper.

But he still managed a weak smile.

"You guys... continue."

Time passed by minute by minute.

They sat down one by one in the chairs to be tested, their memories replaying one by one, their souls being repeatedly cleansed.

Some wept, some roared, and some found solace in their tears.

When the last round ended and everyone gathered back in the center, Shen Zhixue stood on the high platform and looked down at them for a long time.

After a long silence, she spoke:

“Each of you has proven your authenticity… So, there is only one question left.”

She slowly raised her hand and pointed to the old metal door hidden at the end of the platform.

That is the final door to the ultimate truth.

“After you open the door, you may never be able to return to your original world. You may also never be able to be sure whether the ‘Shen Zhixue’ in front of you is the one you are looking for.”

She paused, her gaze sweeping over their faces one by one.

"Now, I want to know."

"Do you dare to walk in and face the ending?"

After a moment of silence, Su Ting stepped forward.

He turned around and looked at everyone—

An Ran had already raised her fist.

Lin Su gritted his teeth and snorted, then walked to his side.

Xiao You nodded, her eyes red, "Together."

Ji Yan shook the energy ring on his arm. "I've been using this thing for a long time."

"Hmm." Su Ting took a deep breath.

He turned around and pressed the red sensor next to the door with one hand.

The metal door slowly opened, and a strange aura rushed out—it was both warm and cold.

And from behind the door, a familiar yet unsettling sound could be faintly heard—

"I've finally waited for you. This time... I won't let you go again."

The moment Su Ting's hand touched the sensor, a red light rapidly spread along the edge of the door. The sound of mechanical gears meshing seemed to pound against everyone's heart.

"I've finally waited for you. This time... I won't let you go again."

The voice flowed slowly from behind the door, soft yet chilling. It wasn't Shen Zhixue's voice, but rather a mixture of lingering memories and unfamiliar emotions.

The air suddenly solidified.

An Ran stepped forward first: "Who said we wouldn't dare come just because you're the main character?"

As she spoke, she raised her arm, and a flame-shaped energy ring formed in her palm. The flickering flames illuminated the disdainful smile on her lips.

Lin Su sneered: "You think there's a way out behind this door?"

Ji Yan put one hand on Chu Mo's shoulder, while examining the massive door that was less than a third open. "To be honest, I don't believe she'll let us all in."

Chapter 1056 I am merely stating the facts