Bai Yan's fingers slowly curled up and clenched. Listening to Nan Ze's last soft words, his heart also tightened.
He didn't answer immediately, nor did he think about the answer to this question.
At this moment, all that came to his mind was Yan Shu's performance after he came back.
As well as the relationship between Yan Shu and 717, and the sudden change in Yan Shu before he came here.
Those details that he had been unable to understand, but because it was Yan Shu's private matter, he did not intend to ask more about them and deliberately ignored them.
Those scattered fragments of memories were surging wildly at this moment, emerging in his mind, and he could no longer ignore them.
Bai Yan gritted his teeth, an idea came to his mind, but he couldn't accept the possibility.
What if he was just overthinking it?
"They're all my systems, and I'm not giving up on any of them."
Bai Yan's tone was calm but firm.
"Is that so? Is that 717 so important to you? But relatively speaking, Yan Shu has been with you for a longer time."
Nan Ze blinked, "I thought you would choose Yan Shu."
"What do you want to say?"
Bai Yan asked back indifferently, interrupting him.
"If there's nothing more to say, then I'll go back first. Don't worry, I'll be waiting for Gu Beiyu here during this time. I won't look for him, let alone cause him any trouble."
As he spoke, he stood up, turned around and prepared to leave, obviously unwilling to listen any further.
"Bai Yan, you are a smart person. How could you not notice that something is wrong with them? How could you not guess what I mean?"
Nan Ze's voice came from behind, and Bai Yan also stopped.
He continued, "You clearly know better than anyone that avoiding the problem won't solve it. Perhaps you no longer need to make a choice."
"That Yan Shu, your former system, has already made the choice for you. Don't tell me you haven't noticed that his health is getting worse."
"717 is indeed just a copy of him, but because 717 already has an independent consciousness and has always been by your side, after he regained consciousness, he gave up the opportunity to be reborn under this identity."
"Every minute and every second he stays with you, every word he speaks to you, is supported by his limited energy."
In order not to make them worry, I even overdraw my energy faster, just to reassure them.
Nan Ze sighed slowly, "But how much energy can a system have? Sooner or later, it will be overdrawn... Not to mention, the original data string already has 717."
Bai Yan suddenly turned around and stared at Nan Ze closely, but still said nothing.
He already had the answer in his heart, but he was unwilling to believe it.
To be fair, Yan Shu had spent more time with him, and was the system that had been with him from the beginning. It was the most special existence to him.
Even though he couldn't bear to give up 717, if he really had to choose between the two, he would choose Yan Shu.
But Nan Ze was right. Yan Shu might have made this choice for him from the moment he woke up.
That guy is always like this, always helping him when he needs it most and never making things difficult for him.
Even when it was discovered that there was something wrong with the person in the main temple, as a system that had been instilled with the belief in the main god since its birth, it still turned against the main god for him.
He even went so far as to self-destruct in exchange for a way to survive.
There was no reason for him not to choose Yan Shu.
Yan Shu knew him too well and knew that he would definitely choose him when faced with such a choice.
Therefore, he concealed his situation very well and did not let anyone notice that something was wrong, not even 717 who was born from the same origin as him.
He had already made the choice for him, and he still silently accompanied him, accompanied them, and quietly waited for this day to come.
That guy is always like this...
Bai Yan felt extremely uncomfortable. His mood changed drastically in just a few words.
Now that he received such news, he felt a little overwhelmed for a moment and almost couldn't stand.
Nan Ze also stood up and walked slowly to his side, helping him up.
"Are you okay? Don't blame me. I know it's hard for you to accept, but you'll find out sooner or later. That system doesn't have much time left. I'm telling you in advance so you can be mentally prepared."
Nan Ze spoke softly.
Bai Yan lowered his eyes and remained silent for a long time before he slowly said, "Is there really no other way? He can come back to me, wake up, and even completely separate from 717..."
They have clearly become two independent entities, so why can we only choose one?
He didn't even have the chance to choose.
"I've already said that everything you see about him now is the result of him overdrawing his own energy."
Nan Ze shook his head. "I won't interfere in matters like this. If he doesn't want to, there's nothing I can do even if I want to."
He did have a way to save Yan Shu. All he had to do was erase the consciousness of 717. They had the same origin, so he could just come back to life as "717".
But they all knew clearly that Yan Shu would not do that.
At that time, even if he really wiped out 717, the result would only be that Yan Shu and 717 would disappear together.
"Bai Yan, he is your system. You should know him better than I do, so go back and say goodbye to him."
Nan Ze spoke slowly, and as soon as he finished speaking, he disappeared from the spot.
Bai Yan lowered his eyes and remained silent for a long time. Strange emotions were surging wildly in his eyes, and finally slowly calmed down.
He left here, returned to the arranged residence, and knocked on the door of Yan Shu and the others' room.
The sunlight at this time of year was quite good, shining through the window into the room, making the whole room look filled with warmth.
Especially at this moment, on the hanging chair on the small balcony, 717 was sitting on it, Yan Shu was sitting on his lap, and the warm light enveloped them.
Before he came, the two seemed to be playing games. When they noticed the movement here, they just raised their eyes and looked at him in surprise.
"Ayan? You're back. Do you want to come over and play with us?"
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