That's always been our plan.

But he never imagined it would be this way.

Tears streamed down her face as she spoke urgently, "I won't leave! I'll save Lou Yu first if he jumps!"

[No, host, this body is made from clay; you can't go back once you're separated from it.]

Wait a minute.

[Once you're completely out of control, I'll beat you back up.]

The system had no intention of taking Nan Yu directly to the next world.

After all, according to the usual formula, a villain who is 100% corrupted either dies completely and the world collapses, or finds a miracle and his bloodline awakens.

Lou Yu is most likely the latter.

Being pushed into lava and falling off a cliff, although the places are different, he is the villain, and wherever he falls, miracles follow him.

The moment she was separated, Nan Yu fainted.

The sculpted body also collapsed on the cliff.

The once clear sky was suddenly struck by a thunderclap, and dark clouds drifted in from the north, tilting down and obscuring the sky above the ten peaks. No one was spared, whether they were at the foot of the mountain or beside the cliff.

*

*

Time flies, and five years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Hongmeng Mountain, bamboo house.

The white figure, who had been sleeping soundly on the couch, awoke. A fair hand was placed on her forehead. Her eyes were not yet open. She had a headache and wanted to massage it.

[Sorry, Yu Yu, I compressed the timeline, and five years have passed by inadvertently.] Jin Wangba quickly came out to apologize.

Because, because, it felt like something was amiss.

When Dengxin woke up, she tried to get up, but her waist felt like it was being tied up. She frowned and realized that her legs were also locked, and only her hands could move freely.

Before he could struggle, a black figure walked in from the doorway, wearing a half-mask. Even though only his lips and nose were visible, Nan Yu recognized the person.

I immediately breathed a sigh of relief; it's good that nothing happened.

"Xiao Yu".

Having been bedridden for five years, his voice was unclear, hoarse and slightly muffled.

Lou Yu held a bowl filled with dark medicinal liquid. When he saw that Nan Yu had woken up, he paused for a few seconds, then walked steadily to the edge of the bed, untied the rope around the lamp wick's waist, and helped her up.

I put the medicine to his mouth.

Nan Yu smelled the bitterness and didn't want to drink it, so she pushed it away, asking, "What is this?"

Lou Yu's gaze was fixed on his face, and the fierce look in his eyes, like that of a wild wolf, made Xiao Dengxin's heart skip a beat.

"W-what's wrong?" He stammered involuntarily.

He felt guilty.

In the last second of his memory, the boy jumped off a cliff, and he tried to save him, but his soul was taken away at that moment.

Wang Ba said that time had been compressed, and he had no memory of those five years, let alone searching for the fragments of the main god. For him, it was just a blink of an eye, or a long time, a nap.

"I survived jumping off a cliff, so how did you fall unconscious on the edge?"

The questioning voice was heavy, much more composed than before, but it carried a sinister quality that sent chills down one's spine.

Seeing that Nan Yu remained silent for a long time, Lou Yu said, "Speak."

The sound wasn't loud, but it gave off a very strong sense of pressure.

Why are you wearing a mask?

He didn't know if Lou Yu's strength was unfathomable; he only knew that he couldn't seem to sense any fluctuations in the spiritual energy within him.

"Shen Yuqing!"

He seemed quite unhappy that the other person changed the subject.

Nan Yu was startled by his voice. Lou Yu pulled him into his arms and forced the medicine into his mouth. Deng Xin stared wide-eyed, the bitter taste filling his mouth. He pressed his tongue against the bowl and refused to drink.

Lou Yu drank the medicine in one gulp, then pinched the wick under his chin and forced it all down his throat.

He used this method every day in the past.

Otherwise, how could someone without a pulse swallow?

Lou Yu planted a Gu worm in his body to prevent his flesh from decaying, and fed him medicine every day.

He jumped off the cliff with a death wish.

Unexpectedly, he survived and, by a twist of fate, obtained a secret manual and a myriad of spatial dimensions.

One day outside is equivalent to a hundred days in space.

In just three days of cultivation, his cultivation speed improved by leaps and bounds.

Having gained power, he was unwilling to accept defeat and wanted to find Shen Yuqing to prove to him that he was not a piece of trash. Shen Yuqing, however, missed out on a gem!

Unexpectedly, by the time he found his master, he had already passed away.

All the resentment turned into helplessness in that instant.

Shen Yuqing was a Celestial Venerable, just one step away from ascending to immortality. She had neither undergone tribulation nor fallen into demonic possession during cultivation. How could she have just died out of nowhere?

Lou Yu didn't believe it.

There are ways to prolong one's life in the Myriad Realms.

The Gu worms are used, with the offspring Gu placed inside the controlled person and the mother Gu placed inside the controller. This double Gu, also known as the Lover Gu, can ensure that the body does not decay. As long as it is used with medicine, the soul will not reincarnate, and the person will wake up sooner or later.

Lou Yu persisted for five years.

After swallowing a large mouthful of medicine, Nan Yu clutched her chest in discomfort.

He was angry, but his current memory still betrayed Lou Yu before he closed his eyes, so he didn't dwell on it and answered him:

"Maybe God couldn't stand seeing me do so many bad things."

"You're talking nonsense!"

"Since you're alright, do with me as you please. I admit I wronged you before and favored others."

"Master, five years have passed. I have proven that I am not a waste. Do you regret it?"

Rough fingers caressed the delicate skin of the lamp wick.

It was hard to tell whether his gaze was one of infatuation, hatred, or some other emotion.

Nan Yu didn't speak.

He never said he was a piece of trash.

Shen Yuqing didn't either.

He was simply wary of Lou Yu's future and wanted to crush the genius in his cradle.

Lou Yu wouldn't let him off the hook, insisting that he answer this question.

Nan Yu stared intently at the now-grown-up boy, "I have never looked down on you. I know you are excellent."

This is the first time I've received recognition.

Lou Yu clearly hadn't expected things to turn out differently than he had anticipated.

He immediately became like a lion with its mane bristling, his sharp and fierce eyes falling on Nan Yu.

"You're talking nonsense! You only let them bully me because you look down on me! Shen Yuqing, are you scared? If you're afraid of saying things I don't want to hear, I'll kill you!"

His large hand gripped her fair chin, his eyes fierce, as if he wanted to devour Nan Yu.

“You can kill me,” the lamp wick said calmly.

He was relieved to know that Lou Yu was still alive. That unreliable system of Wang Ba had passed five years in the blink of an eye.

He still needs to find fragments of the main god in his spare time, so killing him is just fine.

Lou Yu seemed to be very resistant to hearing the word "death." His already unstable emotions became even more agitated and furious. His pupils turned red, and he moved his hand from his jaw to his neck, applying a little force, which made Nan Yu's face turn red.

Lou Yu released him. "Wouldn't it be too easy for you to die?"

Nan Yu coughed twice before slowly recovering, then raised her head, her gaze falling on Lou Yu's face, which was covered by a half-mask, and asked softly:

Do I need to submit to you like a dog?

Lou Yu's fierce gaze gradually became confused, as if he were lost in some kind of thought.

No, he didn't need his master to set aside his pride. After a moment of distraction, his eyes suddenly narrowed, and the words he uttered were quite insulting.

“If Master is willing, you may submit on the bed. Below the bed, I will naturally show respect to Master. After all, without you, I could not have grown so quickly.” He paused.

Nan Yu was stunned: "You..."

Lou Yu chuckled and took out the pearl-embroidered shirt that his master had given him years ago.