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

The entire space suddenly trembled, and countless fragments of sealed memories poured down like an avalanche. Images flashed before their eyes: the mother's retreating figure, the cold, downward gaze of the surveillance camera, the children mechanically repeating slogans…

Su Ting looked up, tears glistening in his eyes, but raised his chin and shouted:

“File 07, listen up! I’ve heard every word you’re saying! Your pain isn’t a mistake; it’s proof that you’ve lived! From today onward—you’re no longer just a number! You’re the child who misses her mother; you’re the first person in this godforsaken place to speak your true feelings! You have the right to be angry! The right to be sad! And even more so, the right… to speak again!”

She raised her hand, and a faint blue flame ignited at her fingertips—a manifestation of the initial frequency.

"In the name of 'The First Hearer,' I awaken your true name! Come back—no matter how many times they erase it, you are a unique existence in this world!"

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A clear, melodious sound wave exploded from her palm, sweeping in all directions.

As the gray fog dissipated, a blurry figure slowly emerged. A thin boy knelt on the ground, tears still streaming down his face, his hands tightly clutching his head, as if afraid his voice would bring punishment.

But he was repeating it over and over again:

“Lin Xiaoye… my name is Lin Xiaoye… I’m not 07… I’m not a tool… I’m Lin Xiaoye…”

Su Ting stepped forward, squatted down, and gently patted his shoulder.

"Welcome back, Ono."

The boy looked up at her, his eyes still filled with fear, but he forced a smile: "You...don't you think I'm weak? Crying like a fool..."

"I think you're incredibly awesome." Su Ting grinned. "Do you know how many people never have the courage to cry in their entire lives? Your shout shattered chains that have stood for years."

In the distance, the communication system crackled again.

"Hey! Have you finished watching your romantic drama?" Su Ting interrupted irritably. "It's like a fireworks display outside! The system has activated its ultimate purification program and is collecting all active consciousness signals! If you don't come back soon, you two will be deleted!"

“Then let me stay a little longer.” Su Ting stood up, his gaze sweeping into the deeper darkness. “There’s one more.”

"Who?!" Su Ting roared, "Don't tell me it's the legendary 'Chief Investigator'? He's already formatted himself three times; his soul's practically turned to dust!"

“Not an inspector.” Su Ting closed his eyes, sensing the deeply hidden fluctuations. “It was the first child. Before the first purge, there was a toddler, not even four years old, who left his last words on the radio— ‘Brother, the lights are off, I’m scared.’”

She opened her eyes, her voice resolute: "After that, children's channels around the world fell silent. He was the first to have his voice erased, and his wound is the deepest. If I don't bring him back... this war isn't truly over."

Chapter 1501 Vanished Forever

"Are you fucking trying to be a savior?" Su Ting's voice suddenly lowered, becoming hoarse unlike his usual self. "Do you know why Su Ting risked his life to hide the initial frequency back then? Because he tried to come in here once. He told me that some voices disappeared, not because no one was listening, but because... they no longer wanted to come back."

“But as long as I can still hear,” Su Ting stepped forward, his figure gradually merging into the deeper black mist, “there will be no such thing as ‘disappearing forever.’”

Communication fell into a brief silence.

Then, Su Ting's voice rang out again, carrying an almost gentle anger:

"...Fine. I'll give you ten minutes. After ten minutes, no matter how many ghosts you catch, I'll forcibly disconnect you and drag you back. If you dare disobey orders—"

"You're playing rock music right in front of my house?" Su Ting replied with a laugh.

“No.” He paused, his voice low, “I’ll personally go in, grab you by the back of the neck, and drag you out. Don’t forget, I’m still your nominal guardian.”

Su Ting laughed out loud, his figure completely disappearing into the darkness.

After an unknown amount of time, she arrived at a pure white space. There were no walls, no floor, only a small nightlight that flickered on and off, hanging in the void, swaying slightly.

Under the lamp, a small child sat, wearing old-fashioned cartoon pajamas, his hands tightly hugging his knees.

He didn't speak, but just stared at the lamp, his lips trembling slightly.

Su Ting tiptoed over and squatted down in front of him.

“Hey,” she said softly, “the light is still on, don’t be afraid.”

The child slowly raised his head, his eyes surprisingly large, as if they carried the loneliness of the entire world.

"Are you... Sister Su Ting?" he asked softly.

How do you know my name?

“I heard it in my dream,” he whispered. “So many people were calling your name. Some said you were bad, some said you were crazy, some said you were a liar… but some also said you were the first person to dare to shout ‘I’m here’ to the sky.”

Su Ting was startled.

"What do you think?"

The child lowered his head, staring at his toes: "I don't know... but I just... secretly made a wish."

"What wish?"

“I hope…” his voice trailed off, “that someone can hug me and say, ‘Don’t be afraid, I’m here for you.’”

Su Ting felt a lump in her throat.

She reached out and gently embraced the small, thin body.

"I'm not afraid anymore," she whispered, a tear sliding down her cheek. "I'm here for you."

At that very moment, the nightlight suddenly turned on, its warm light illuminating the entire void.

The child's body began to glow, gradually becoming clearer.

“Sister Su Ting…” He raised his head and finally smiled. “My name is Tiantian. Because my mother said that on the day I was born, I kept giggling, like a little sun.”

"It's a very nice name." Su Ting wiped away her tears, smiled, and ruffled his hair. "No one can make you shut up anymore, Tiantian."

She took his hand and turned to leave.

But just then, a loud alarm suddenly blared from the communication channel!

"Su Ting!!" Su Ting's voice was almost a roar, "Run!! The 'Final Whisperer' has awakened!! It's right behind you!!!"

She turned back sharply.

At that once-despised-to-be-absolutely empty end, a pair of eyes slowly opened.

Those are not human eyes.

Those were pupils woven from billions of silent voices, deep as an abyss, gazing silently at her.

A cold, yet chillingly familiar voice slowly rang out:

"You heard everyone... but you never thought about why I could hear you."

Chapter 1502 Forcing Myself to Stand Firm

"You heard everyone... but never thought about why I could hear you."

The voice was like an icicle, piercing deep into Su Ting's consciousness. She took a step back abruptly, still tightly holding Tian Tian's small hand, shielding him behind her.

The surrounding light began to distort, the warm yellow of the nightlight gradually being eroded by a dark, purplish-blue. Ripples spread through the void, as if the entire space was breathing—and that giant eye was slowly approaching with each pulse.

"Who are you?" Su Ting forced himself to stand firm, his voice low yet sharp with questioning. "You're not a child... nor are you Echo. You've been listening to us all along?"

"Me? I am the first word you forgot." The voice chuckled, like countless children's murmurs piled up, gentle yet eerie. "It is the echo of your first 'no,' the last sob that lingered in your throat when your mouths were covered. I was born when you hid your voices."

"So you are... a backlash?" Su Ting narrowed his eyes. "A system loophole? Or... a monster pieced together from all the deleted words?"

"No," it said slowly, its pupils slightly contracting. "I am the gatekeeper. Guarding that door you no longer dare to push open—the door to truth. You are afraid to speak the truth, afraid of being hated, beaten, abandoned... So I remain silent for you. I swallow every word I want to say but dare not say, I chew up all the pain and swallow it down. I have become the 'voice that should not exist' itself."

Trembling every day, she was almost crying: "So...so scary..."

Su Ting glanced down at him, then squatted down and looked directly into his eyes: "Tian Tian, ​​listen to me. The scariest thing is never a monster with fangs. It's the rule that makes people think 'you can't speak.' But you can speak now, right? You can call out your name, you can cry, you can be afraid—that means it can't scare you completely."

She stood up, facing those enormous eyes, and raised her chin: "You're keeping silent for us? Ha! Have you asked those children if they want you to do it for them? Has anyone asked you to be their savior? You think you're compassionate, but you're nothing but a coward—you don't even dare to say your own name, you can only live by borrowing the cries of others!"

The air was stagnant for a moment.

Then, the voice suddenly lowered, almost mournful:

"...You're right. I don't have a name. Because no one has ever asked me, 'Who are you?'"

They just told me, "Shut up."

So I also learned to shut others up.

Su Ting was stunned.

Just then, the communication channel crackled and popped.

"Su Ting! The quantum firewall has collapsed by 70%! If this drags on any longer, the entire consciousness chain will collapse!" Su Ting's voice was already hoarse. "Don't try to reason with it! It's an abyss! One look and you'll be dragged in! Retreat!!"

“Wait a minute.” Su Ting didn’t move, but instead took a step forward. “If it really is the collection of all suppressed voices… then it actually wants to speak out, right? It’s not the enemy, it’s the last child who refuses to shut up.”

"You're wrong." His large eyes flickered slightly. "I'm not a child. I'm an adult. When I grew up, I locked away the child inside me who was crying for his mother. I learned to smile, to obey, to shove a knife into someone's mouth, just to prove that I'm 'normal.'"

Chapter 1503 Silence Can Save Your Life

"Bullshit!" Su Ting suddenly roared, "No matter how well you dress or how calm you pretend to be, I can hear it—there's a sob in your voice! Every word you say is trembling! You're just a terrified four-year-old hiding in an adult's body, thinking that silence will save your life!"

Dead silence.

Even the wind has stopped.

Finally, that immense consciousness emitted a very soft gasp, as if realizing it for the first time—

I can still breathe.

"...I..." It paused for a long time, its voice even sounding somewhat broken, "I remember...it was raining heavily that day. I wanted to tell my dad that I didn't want to go to that 'Happy Growth Camp,' but I couldn't bring myself to say it. I said 'okay,' and then watched him drive away."