Wait, why is this blond guy a lolicon?

A single, scalding tear.

A tear slid from Yan Youyou's eye and landed on the dark floor, creating a ripple.

tick...

"Ah Ling..." Yan Youyou slowly raised her head, her tearful eyes meeting his.

Tears, still wet, clung to her eyelashes.

She looked like a kitten that had just been pulled out of the rain.

"Youyou, please come back?"

Jiang Ling leaned close to her ear and whispered, "The love I give you may not be complete, but... it's big enough, it's passionate enough..."

click-

The moment the words fell.

Suddenly, a crack appeared in the boundless darkness, and blinding light pierced through it. The crack spread rapidly like a spider web until the entire pitch-black mental space shattered with a deafening roar.

The two opened their eyes at the same time, their gazes meeting.

Yan Youyou saw the bloodstains all over his body, with undried blood still clinging to his mouth and nose. Her eyes instantly reddened again, and she reached out with trembling hands to gently stroke his cheek.

"Ah Ling, how could you be so foolish... Why would you suffer so much for someone like me..."

"Someone like me... doesn't deserve it at all..."

"Shut up, Youyou!" Jiang Ling interrupted her self-doubt, hugged her waist tightly, and kissed her without hesitation.

He only released her when she was out of breath, staring into her eyes: "What do you mean by 'someone like you'? You think you're worthless, despicable, right?"

"No! Youyou... I'm telling you, girls like you are the best!"

"I..." Yan Youyou lowered her eyes, "A-Ling...I...I'm not good enough for you...I almost became a burden to you, A-Ling...Since you've said that...I...I..."

Before she could finish speaking, she lowered her head and began unbuttoning her clothes. Then she straddled his waist, her shoulders trembling slightly, her tone filled with a resigned cowardice:

"I will take good care of you from now on... I will give you whatever you want..."

Jiang Ling: ……

His heart clenched painfully.

Indeed, it's harder than climbing to heaven to piece together a completely shattered heart.

Especially girls like Yan Youyou, who are sensitive, insecure, and timid, are like reeds that have grown in the cold wind for more than ten years. They would shatter into pieces at the slightest touch.

Jiang Ling fell silent.

Did he risk his life to break through the ninety-nine layers of dreams set up by Niu Niu Tian Dao, only to save Youyou, who treated him as an accessory and was broken like a doll?

No... he absolutely will not accept such a thing!

If there is any power in this world that can mend a girl's broken heart and give her the strength to live again, then that power must be the power of "being needed" and "becoming someone else's support"...

"Youyou, you're not a burden. I need you to do something for me, and it's something only you can do..."

Yan Youyou nestled in his arms, cautiously raising her eyes to look at him, her voice still trembling with tears: "What is it... Ah Ling, even if it means death... I... would... Ah Ling..."

So depressing! (Yoyo!)

Jiang Ling took a deep breath, leaned close to her ear, and whispered:

"I want you to get pregnant, to have my child in your belly, and to live with me from today onwards—become a mother."

"Huh?!?!" Yan Youyou, whose eyes had been dull, froze abruptly, raising her head with wide, incredulous eyes. "Wh-what?!"

Jiang Ling coughed lightly: "That's right, we won't bring it, and we won't inactivate it either."

"I think if you had a baby who is connected to you by blood, you might have more courage to live in this world."

"I know you've never let go, you still hate your mother, you hate that she never loved you, never gave you a single day of warmth from home."

"But those things have already happened, and there's no way to reverse them."

"But you can be a different kind of mother, giving our baby all the love you've never received before."

He paused, looking at her reddened eyes, and softened his voice even more: "So, Youyou, would you... have a child with me?"

He didn't get the "I do" he was promised; instead, he received a solid Russian slap.

Yan Youyou raised her hand and tied her loose hair into a neat high ponytail. She shook her head, her eyes red-rimmed, but her voice was firmer than ever before: "A-Ling..."

"Um……"

"Youyou wants to get pregnant with your child, give it all to me..."

"wait……"

"Ah Ling..." Yan Youyou kissed him, clearly feeling the girl's disappointed heart start beating again, even with a hint of excitement:

"If only you had told me sooner... Ah Ling, I want to become a 'mother,' to let that woman know—what kind of mother deserves the title of 'mother'..."

"Okay." Jiang Ling paused, looking at the firm yet gentle light in Youyou's eyes, "It seems... the power of maternal love isn't just about carrying a feverish little one to the hospital on a rainy day..."

"By the way, Youyou, open your mouth..."

"Um, Ah Ling, do you want to..." Yan Youyou's cheeks instantly turned bright red, and she muttered softly, "...that way... I can't get pregnant, right?"

Jiang Ling: ……

"Good boy, open your mouth."

Yan Youyou pursed her lips, but obediently opened her mouth: "Ah~"

A shimmering fragment flew from his fingertips and landed steadily in her mouth—the fragment of pure love was slowly merging with her soul.

Suddenly, a familiar, mocking, and sinister voice rang in my ears.

"Youyou, do you think Bendao is really gone?"

"What..." Yan Youyou was startled and suddenly looked up.

"Before I leave, I'll give you a quick-explosive bomb!" The pure white figure smiled, "It wasn't for nothing that I pretended to be your second personality, played along with your act, and wasted so much of my time..."

"You must understand, the time I have to descend to the mortal realm is extremely precious..."

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the critical task and receiving the reward: "Heavenly Authority" (You will be permanently protected from the direct appearance and rule influence of "Niu Niu Heavenly Path")]

"Tsk..." Niu Niu Tiandao clicked his tongue lightly, "You're getting more and more impatient with your harem..."

[Pour into the boundless void of the ninety-nine layers!]

The moment the words fell.

An invisible force exploded outwards, centered on Jiang Ling.

The white mist carrying Niu Niu's will of Heaven dissipated in an instant.

But all the details, all the separations and deaths, all the painful cycles of reincarnation in those ninety-nine layers of dreams were all poured into Yan Youyou's mind in just a fraction of a second.

"Aaaaaaaahh ...

Yan Youyou suddenly clutched her head and let out a heart-wrenching scream.

She felt as if all her strength had been drained away, and she collapsed limply to the ground.

Jiang Ling was startled and held her shoulders: "Youyou? What's wrong!"

He didn't understand why Youyou suddenly clutched her head and groaned in pain.

【Zawarudo—!】 Jiang Ling immediately paused time.

[Beep! "Niu Niu Tian Dao" has been detected making a move, unlocking a major turning point option!]

Option 1: Give up

[Synopsis: Ignore Yan Youyou and let her die.]

[Reward: Food - Takamagahara Sake (Bitter, Delicious)]

Option Two: Control

[Summary: He intentionally killed Yan Youyou and used the power of the Rat Talisman.]

[Reward: A clone doll (capable of inheriting all of the original owner's memories)]

Option 3: True love lasts forever

[Summary: Continue the ritual of fusing the fragments of pure love.]

[Reward: Item - Lucky Coin (Toss it; a smiley face will increase your luck)]

"How dare you! You bastard, I'll fuck your mother!" Jiang Ling slammed his fist against the wall next to him.

The solid cement wall was instantly smashed open with a dense web of cracks, and gravel fell down in a flurry.

Damn, that's really damn shady!

Previously, since we hadn't seen Niu Niu Tian Dao make a move, and with Bai Yuan's simulated "future vision," we overlooked the danger it posed as a "Heavenly Dao"...

until now.

Jiang Ling then realized what kind of enemy she was facing.

What should I do?

His gaze swept over the first option and landed on the second.

Did he intentionally kill Yan Youyou?

A "doll" that inherits all the original owner's memories?

"No, no, no, no..."

Jiang Ling used time stop again, biting her tongue to force herself to calm down:

"There must be another way..."