Defeat the system! Kiss my little monster!

As a emotionless voice rang out, He Lan's fingertips touched a soft surface. Warmth, like being wrapped in animal fur, was the same touch as long ago.

He Lan paused for a moment, then slowly grasped Su Hui, carefully tracing the outline of his body with his palm.

"...Where did you go? I just..." He Lan's mind went blank, and he said intermittently, "I just had a nightmare."

Tamo remained silent.

He didn't know why, but his body was indeed now confined within a certain system shell.

Yu Zhuo's rebirth ability can temporarily return everything to its original state. Tamo's original intention was for Yu Zhuo to meet He Lan before him, but unexpectedly... Yu Zhuo brought him back as well.

It even confined him to the shell of the previous system.

"Su Hui? Why aren't you saying anything?"

Tamo sensed the warmth of Helan's palm. The confinement within the system's outer shell wasn't strong; due to its fake silver sphere exterior, Tamo could easily tear it apart with a little force.

But now, facing He Lan, Tamo suddenly lost his strength.

He didn't have the courage to let He Lan see him like that again.

Yu Zhuo must have had the same plan. He knew about Tamo's special feelings for He Lan, so he deliberately chose this time to let them meet.

This also imprisoned Tamo within the silver sphere.

Tamo could sense Yu Zhuo's presence, so he must have come to this time and space with Tamo. But where is he hiding now?

“Su Hui?” He Lan called out again.

Tamo snapped back to his senses. He landed in Helan's palm, and after a long while, he adjusted his mechanical voice and carefully spoke.

【I am here. 】

"What's wrong with you today? You haven't said a word." He Lan rubbed the silver ball in his hand. After a while, he pressed his cheek against the surface of the silver ball's system and murmured to himself, "Are you sick?"

Tamo froze, looking at He Lan's face so close to his, and felt a lump in his throat.

I am a machine; I don't get sick.

"I don't believe you." He Lan rubbed her cheek against him. "You have a fever, your body is so hot."

【…】

Tamo withdrew all the energy he used to track Yu Zhuo's aura. He leaned against He Lan's chest, his light dimming amidst a mix of doubt, unease, fear, and extreme discomfort.

For a very, very long time... a very, very long time, He Lan had never treated him like that.

This dream, fabricated by Yu Zhuo, was fraught with danger and filled with nothing but sweet-coated bullets.

Tamer found it amusing that his monitoring equipment was emitting a warning sound similar to pain, stimulating his brain nerves, yet inexplicably making him feel calm and at ease.

He Lan, I think I'm really sick.

Tamo's voice was deep as he greedily absorbed He Lan's aura during this brief period.

Hug me, hug me...

He Lan was somewhat surprised. He gently stroked the silver ball with his slender white fingertips, his dark expression rising and then falling back down: "Why are you being so proactive? You were never like this before."

Tamoi nestled beside him without moving.

"Am I not the same as before?"

“Not at all.” He Lan’s voice was inexplicably tinged with indifference. After he finished speaking, his eyelashes drooped, and he hugged Yin Qiu again, pressing his nose against Yin Qiu’s. “But you are quite lovable like this now.”

【…】

These blunt words, spoken by Helan, never sounded vulgar. Tamo's uneasy heart resumed beating. He deleted the alarm, leaving only a lingering tingling and sour feeling in his heart from the aftershocks.

He Lan, after I leave, do you want someone to be with you? You're all alone here in this world...

He Lan never liked this topic, so he interrupted him: "Aren't you here with me?"

That was before.

"It was true before, it is true now, and it will be true in the future." He Lan's blind eyes were open, and her voice was soft but strong. "You can leave, but remember to come back. I will be here waiting for you."

Tamo's eyes were dry.

What if I don't come back?

He Lan smiled and said, "Then I'll come find you."

Tamo hovered in the air, lost in thought, when Helan pulled him outside as he spun around.

“I’m feeling much better these days. Do you remember what we talked about before? We were going to go for a walk outside. I don’t need a wheelchair; I can walk by myself…”

Tamo followed behind Helan. Helan's health had indeed improved a lot. In the past, he had difficulty walking due to his deformed dragon tail, but now he could stand up and walk a short distance with difficulty.

His ankles were pale, with prominent veins. Tamo watched for a moment, then flew forward and had Helan hold down his ankle.

I'll take you with me.

He Lan paused for a moment, his expression unchanged, and nodded slightly while holding Tamo's hand: "Okay."

The castle was surrounded by layers of mountains, densely wooded, where flocks of birds nested, their chirping softly echoing from time to time. Tamo floated in the air, landing a short distance away on Helan's shoulder, just as he remembered.

He Lan raised his eyes, occasionally telling Tamo about what he had seen in his dream, his brows furrowed as if he felt troubled and uneasy.

【He Lan, dreams are all fake, don't worry.】

Tamofei stood beside Helan, enveloping the obviously thin body beneath him in soft light, slowly transmitting his own restorative energy.

He Lan looked up and smiled, "I know those are all fake, only we are real."

As he spoke, he stepped on the stones blocking his path.

Tamo remained suspended in the air, moving slowly behind Helan, his gaze fleeting over the small pebble.

The pebble wasn't like a typical cobblestone; its surface was covered in holes and black spots. Tamo stared at it for a few seconds, then suddenly felt a buzzing in his ears.

Another small pebble fell from above, hitting his system casing before crashing to the ground.

Tamo slowly looked up. The sky was pure white, like black ink spilled on white paper, eventually torn open with a ferocious grimace. Small stones kept falling from that dark place. Tamo stared blankly up at them, knowing that these were all trash pouring in from outer space.

The sky is cracking... This world is still heading towards destruction.

"Su Hui, I feel a little tired." He Lan's figure became blurry as the sky cracked, and Ta Mo quickly flew down so that He Lan could hold him up.

He Lan's lips were pale, and his deformed dragon tail had become stiff and difficult to move again. He could only move forward slowly and laboriously.

"...I wanted to watch the sunset with you, but now it's impossible." He Lan smiled helplessly, "I'm always a burden."

It's the sun's fault if you can't see the sunset, not yours.

Tamo spoke calmly, carrying Helan as they walked slowly forward.

It simply didn't land at the right time.

He Lan pondered for a moment and said, "You really know how to talk... If the sun knew, it would kill you."

It is no match for me.

He Lan: "..."