"Your Highness... the people can no longer endure being oppressed! On my way here, I saw many families torn apart, some even resorting to cannibalism. We..." Tong'er choked with tears, her voice filled with grievances.

"Your father knows!" Wu Duan Tian's tone softened slightly. "Your father knows that the Starry Empire is not a good thing. That's why your father absolutely cannot let his daughter get involved in this. But... sigh... we only have two immortals left now, and one of them has already fallen under the joint attack of the three immortals in the northern region. Your father, too, only managed to escape because he reached the realm of Immortal Transformation."

"So, Father, should we retreat to the south and abandon the Imperial City?" Tong'er bravely suggested.

"... " Wu Duan Tian remained silent.

The path of the powerful is treacherous. Even if one is a powerful cultivator, without sufficient alliances and influence, it is difficult to find a place to settle on the continent.

"The Fierce Emperor is in trouble..." Long Ling shook her head with a smile, looking down on Wu Duan Tian.

"The Fierce Emperor?" I was surprised. "You mean Wu Tong'er's father, right? Although I haven't met him, I've heard rumors about him, and he's even more impressive than the legends say."

"Hehehe, if I say that his days are numbered, would you say the same?" Long Ling tilted her head slightly, revealing a sinister smile.

In that moment, a faint unease rose in my heart. Could Long Ling be hiding something?

"Master, how can you be so sure that Wu Duan Tian's time is running out?"

I didn't know how Long Ling knew, but when she looked up at the sky, I immediately understood what she meant.

Long Ling stared at the celestial map in the sky. Clearly, she had detected fluctuations in Wu Duan Tian's celestial map.

I couldn't understand the so-called celestial map. After all, I was just an ordinary passerby, my talent not as exceptional as imagined... and even...

I don't know what happened, but when I looked up, my head felt like it was about to explode. Suddenly, everything around me seemed to spin.

"Hey... hey..."

"Why are you falling asleep while working again?"

"Administrator... no, I'll find a way to wake him up."

"This won't work, this is the quickest way!"

The quickest way?!

Before I could react, the quickest way had already landed on my cheek.

Smack!

My head buzzed, almost scaring me silly.

When I opened my eyes, Yu Nai and You Xiang were both standing in front of me, as if waiting for an explanation.

"I... I don't know what to say," I didn't know what to say and could only accept reality. "I know I was wrong. Can I be leniently punished this time?"

"...Juxi, I won't punish you this time. After all, that slap just now really felt good! But I have to ask how you found this book," You Xiang didn't mention my mistake, instead asking how I found this book.

"Well, it's nothing special. I found it under the counter," I pointed under the counter and explained.

"Oh, in that case, thank you. If it weren't for you, I would've thought this book was lost!" You Xiang let out a sigh of relief.

I suddenly sat up, staring at her expression intently, hoping to find a trace of deceit from it.

"Administrator, I know I did wrong this time! If there is any punishment, please go ahead, I won’t have any complaints."

I know that admitting the mistake voluntarily is crucial; I shouldn't wait until Yuka scolds me in the end, or else the punishment will be even harsher!

But unexpectedly, she didn't say anything. Instead, she walked up and gently touched the book, as if reminiscing about something.

After a while, Yuka showed no intention of putting it down, and...this "while" has already lasted for half an hour! Yu Nai and I have been standing there for more than half an hour!

During this period, the two of us stood quietly on the side, not daring to disturb her in the slightest.

Yuka was the same, quietly flipping through the book, as if reading it carefully.

After a while, she spoke again, "I'm sorry, the small robot that repairs the treehouse was buried last time, and the cloud backup wasn't set up properly, so I couldn't find this book! It's just... I didn't expect it to have hidden the switch under the bookshelf."

"Really?" I couldn't help but quip, "That's truly a disaster..."

I really didn't expect that my actions actually turned out to be fortuitous.

"Anyway, both of you take a rest today, and I will take care of the library!"

As soon as she finished speaking, before Yu Nai and I could say anything, she hurriedly kicked us out.

Although I wanted to go back and take a good nap in the treehouse, Yuka just drove us away and locked the door behind us. We had no way to go back.

Yu Nai and I could only walk around the seaside, just like those people chatting and wandering around.

At this moment, the seaside is like a love park, full of affectionate couples. It seems like they haven't...uh...

It seems like they haven't done such things in thousands of years. It's quite normal to think about it this way.

Whether it's a man or a woman, as long as they follow their own will, isn't that right?

If that's the case, it's really interesting.

For some reason, I am increasingly disgusted with this place, even with every single person here!

Maybe... it's too boring?

Suddenly, I realized that everyone in this world is completely different from me. Where exactly are they different? Let me think... Maybe in some places, like... everyone is too obedient to the rules?

I am slightly different from them; among the humans present, I am the only one who seems to be following the rules of this world, or should I say, the rules here.

Apart from the people I know, most people are like wooden heads, they don't have any distinctive features, as if they were made from the same mold.

To be honest, this kind of situation is a bit difficult for me to accept. It's not that they've provoked me, but it makes me feel that I am so incompatible with most people here.

"I say, Yu Nai, don't you think that we are a bit out of place with everyone else?"

"Huh? Wait... What did you just say?!" (Heart starts racing suddenly)

"Hey, keep your voice down!"

"No, e-e-everyone is clearly..." (blushing, heart racing)

"I know everyone is here, just that the way you said it... I find it a bit hard to accept." (Heart starts fluttering)

"Do you already know? I thought I was the only one who felt this way. It seems we are on the same page."

"Really...? If it's your idea..."

(Heart almost stops)

"Well, since we both think something is off with everyone, it seems you're not made up!"

"Huh?"

(Myocardial infarction)

"What I'm saying is, I feel like everyone is unreal, like they were carved out in a program. It feels strange, like we're still in a dream."

After talking for a while, Yu Nai suddenly freezes, obviously realizing we've reached a common ground.

After going through this, I seem to understand something and immediately react.

I first looked at the people around me, then glanced at Yu Nai whose face was still red and immediately knew what happened.

There was also one more change...

If Yu Nai blushed earlier due to shyness, now her face is red due to anger!

Pow -!

I was just about to explain when I saw my mother in a loud noise.

"Mom, please don't go..."

"Get lost!"

"Mom..."

"I said, get lost!"

The commotion quickly attracted attention from the people around, but Yu Nai had already left, and I was the only one left.

"What do you think, should we call a medical robot?"

In the crowd, someone voiced their opinion.

Of course...

Speaking of which, Yu Nai's punch was too heavy, I fainted on the spot... No, I should say I passed out, right?

Just the thought of those people's faces made me feel like I had enough troubles.

Time... it may just be an illusion of humans, but I don't think so.

Perhaps it's the abundance of forgotten memories that tricked us, just like the world in the books! Although it feels like hundreds of years have passed, but when I returned to reality, I found... reality! No, it should be that in this world, only less than three hours have passed.

I gradually realized that I no longer had a precise meaning of time.

Every time I listen carefully, all I hear is boundless silence.

Recalling everything, it feels like nothing has ever happened.

"It's strange, I'm definitely passed out, so why do I still have consciousness?"

And the attack from Yu Nai, although it hurt at the moment, I quickly lost the feeling of pain, as if it never happened.

I slowly open my hands, only to find that myself and all sensations have disappeared!

This can't help but make me suspect, have I already disappeared in the real world?

Just the possibility of this answer makes me shudder all over, feeling like my breath is about to stop.

If this is the truth... No, no, no, don't scare yourself, it's not true!!!

"Calm your mind... Calm your mind..."

As much as possible, I console myself in my heart, not to fall into madness.

I firmly believe there must be heaven in this world!