Chapter 135 Returning Home
Fu Tingyun's body stiffened, then he slowly raised his hand and gently stroked the back of the girl's head, trying his best to suppress his desire to embed her into his body.
After Su Xiaoyuan's impulse, she quickly realized something was wrong. She opened his clothes and sniffed. There was also a scent of frosted pine branches, but it was not as natural as his.
She put her ear to his chest suspiciously and listened for a while, but she didn't hear any heartbeat.
Su Xiaoyuan suddenly realized what was going on. She raised her hand and touched his face, feeling the subtle difference between his skin and a real person's. "You've been transferred back? Is this the new puppet?"
Fu Tingyun nodded.
"Where's the real body?"
"Still in the Yunyu Sect."
"Why do you want to transfer souls?"
"I wanted to see you sooner." The man looked down into her eyes.
Su Xiaoyuan hadn't heard such straightforward love words in a long time, nor had she met such passionate eyes. Her cheeks suddenly felt hot. "There's no need to be so anxious. It's not like we can't wait a few days... Is your true body injured?"
Fu Tingyun unconsciously wanted to deny it, but seeing her wary eyes, he changed his tone and said, "It's just a minor injury, nothing serious."
"It's definitely not a minor injury," Su Xiaoyuan said with a straight face. "You promised not to lie to me, and you forgot about it in just half a day?"
She is now Niuhulu Yuan, she has grown up and is not as easy to fool as before.
This jealous person is even jealous of the puppets. As long as his real body can be on the road as soon as possible, he would rather wait for a few days than choose to transfer his soul. Even if he wants to transfer his soul, he will give priority to transferring it to the old puppet that has had close contact with her, rather than creating another love rival for himself.
He said that the old puppet was almost destroyed because it "didn't fit", so this time it must have been seriously injured and had to be moved to a new puppet that "fitted".
Fu Tingyun's eyes flickered as he admitted, "The seal of the Chaos Domain was loose, and I rushed to reseal it, and my soul was accidentally damaged."
Su Xiaoyuan now had some understanding of the mysterious things in the world of immortal cultivation, and said anxiously: "Your soul is already injured, and you still want to transfer it? Aren't you afraid of something bad happening? It's just a few days later..."
Fu Tingyun held her in his arms, resting his chin lightly on the top of her head, and whispered, "But I can't wait."
Su Xiaoyuan's heart suddenly turned into water. She would never be able to do anything to him.
"Don't do that next time, or I'll be really angry, seriously." She said softly, without any deterrent effect.
"Yeah, I won't do it next time." The man rubbed his cheek against her head, and his attitude of admitting his mistakes was still as good as always.
The rubbing became more and more ambiguous, and the arms around her became tighter and tighter. Su Xiaoyuan felt a little embarrassed: "Let's go in..."
"Let's go back to Longji Peak." Fu Tingyun said.
"Then I need to tell Sect Master Shen and Daojun Ci'en. They asked me to rest here..."
Su Xiaoyuan was halfway through her speech when she suddenly remembered that he didn't ask her why she was in the medicine house, nor did he ask about her fainting. Of course, he must have heard about it from his senior sisters and brothers, but he didn't ask a single question after they met, so she always felt that something was wrong.
Just as she was thinking, Fu Tingyun had already led her inside: "I have already told my senior sisters and brothers, and I have got the medicine. You go sit in the cloud car and wait for me, I will go pack my things."
Soon, the cloud car stopped in front of her small courtyard gate.
"Shall I pack my things and go back to Wuji Palace together?" she asked.
"Let's stay here tonight." Fu Tingyun said.
Su Xiaoyuan didn't want to go back and forth, so the two of them went into the yard.
She spent the night in the medicine house last night. Although there were puppets feeding her spirit pets, she still went to check on her cat, snake and dog first.
The little snow wolf hadn't seen her all day. As soon as it was released from the den, it pounced on her, wagging its tail and whimpering, almost knocking her to the ground. Fortunately, Fu Tingyun grabbed its collar in time.
The snow wolf looked at this familiar yet unfamiliar man in confusion, sniffed the scent on his body, and took two steps back vigilantly.
Su Xiaoyuan touched its big head and said, "Second generation, this is daddy, don't you recognize him? Stupid dog..."
The snow wolf tilted its head doubtfully and looked at Fu Tingyun for a long time, not daring to recognize this father with a strange smell.
Su Xiaoyuan sighed, fed it some dried meat, and played frisbee with it for a while.
Snow Wolf never got enough of playing with the frisbee. When Su Xiaoyuan saw his pitiful look, she couldn't bear to refuse him. She played with him many times without realizing it. When she put away the frisbee, she realized that Fu Tingyun had been watching silently by her side.
Su Xiaoyuan knew that because he could transform into a beautiful boy as a snow wolf, he didn't like her to spend too much time with him and would rather do it herself.
In the past, he would have urged her to go into the house, especially since they had been separated for more than a month.
But today he said nothing and just waited by the side without fighting or arguing.
Is it true that he has changed his gender?
Fu Tingyun glanced at the sky and said, "You go and rest. I'll prepare dinner."
Su Xiaoyuan suddenly remembered that she had made an appointment with Kaishan to have dinner together, but since Fu Tingyun came back early, she had to accompany him for dinner.
She took out the communication mirror: "I have to tell Kaishan..."
Fu Tingyun asked, "Have you made an appointment?"
Su Xiaoyuan nodded: "It's okay..."
"Since we have made an appointment, why not invite them over to eat together?" said Fu Tingyun.
Su Xiaoyuan almost suspected that there was something wrong with her ears.
She knew very well how possessive he was. No matter if it was a man, a woman, or even a spirit animal, as long as they were close to her, he would be jealous. He just tried his best to endure it out of consideration for her feelings, but she could still often feel that he would compete for her attention with everything around her.
In the past, if she had taken the initiative to cancel a date with her best friend, he would definitely be happy to see it happen and go along with it. How could he possibly suggest inviting them to come along?
Su Xiaoyuan raised her hand and touched his forehead: "Are you okay?"
Was it because of damage to the spirit? She had read in books that someone seemed to be a completely different person after suffering a brain injury. Could it be that a cultivator's spirit being damaged would also cause a drastic change in their temperament?
Although Fu Tingyun was very tolerant and generous, she was still scared when he suddenly acted like this. She felt like he was planning something big.
Fu Tingyun took her hand and kissed her palm: "It's okay, the damage to your soul is not to your brain. I just thought it would be lively with many people, and you like being with them."
Su Xiaoyuan couldn't help but laugh: "Kaishan and I go to class together every day, so we can see each other anytime. And I also like being with you two."
"Don't worry," Fu Tingyun said meaningfully, "We still have plenty of time after dinner."
Su Xiaoyuan was stunned for a moment before she understood what he meant and hit him: "Fu Tingyun!"
In the end, we invited the couple who started the business to come over.
Fu Tingyun asked the steward to bring two jars of good wine from the warehouse of Wuji Palace, and personally went into the kitchen to prepare a table full of sumptuous dishes.
Ruan Mianmian and Yu Yingchun were a little reserved at first, but after a few drinks they relaxed and started talking and laughing.
When the moon was at its zenith and Ruan Mianmian began to call Fu Tingyun "brother-in-law", Yu Yingchun said she felt dizzy and pulled her away.
Su Xiaoyuan sent her bestie to the door, and Ruan Mianmian suddenly hugged her neck and refused to let go: "Xiao Yuanzi, please don't leave, okay?"
Su Xiaoyuan's nose suddenly felt sore for no reason: "Where can I go?"
"You keep saying you want to go home," Ruan Mianmian hugged her tighter, "There's obviously no one at home anymore... What home do you want to go back to?"
Su Xiaoyuan was stunned and speechless. She had always thought Kaishan was careless and knew nothing. It was not until now that she realized that she also vaguely realized that she wanted to leave.
Yu Yingchun gently persuaded, "Friend Su said she's not going anywhere. Let's go back... We'll see each other in class tomorrow. Be good..."
Then he whispered in her ear, "It's been so hard for our Taoist couple to be reunited, don't get in their way..."
Ruan Mianmian slapped him away and said, "Who are you? Ugly freak! Don't get in the way of my reunion with Xiao Yuanzi!"
As he said that, he kissed Su Xiaoyuan twice on the cheek.
Yu Yingchun rubbed his forehead helplessly: "If I had known earlier, I would have persuaded her no matter what..."
He coaxed and persuaded her, and finally managed to stuff her into the crane cart and take her away.
After they left, Fu Tingyun bolted the gate, and they were the only two left in the yard.
Leaving the leftovers for the cube puppet to clean up, the two returned to the bedroom.
The room was small, and the atmosphere became somewhat ambiguous just because the two of them were in the same room.
Su Xiaoyuan knew without looking that those eyes were always following her.
But after finally closing the door, he did not rush to get close to her as impatiently as before, but just looked at her silently.
It seemed as if something invisible was expanding and spreading in the small room, squeezing out the air. Su Xiaoyuan's ears and neck became hotter and hotter, and she gradually couldn't breathe.
She couldn't help but stand up: "I'm going to take a shower first."
After saying that, he opened the closet, grabbed some clothes at random and ran to the bathhouse.
She thought Fu Tingyun would follow her, but she didn't hear any footsteps until she took off her clothes and sank into the bathtub.
She changed her clothes and returned to the room, where she saw Fu Tingyun leaning on the couch with a book in his hand.
Su Xiaoyuan subconsciously thought that it was something indecent, but when she walked closer, she saw that the yellowed cover was blank.
"What book are you reading?" She looked at the inside pages curiously. There were runes on them that she didn't recognize. It seemed very difficult.
"It's some ancient magic, just take a look." As he said that, he put the book away, stood up, and skillfully blew Su Xiaoyuan's hair and combed it.
Su Xiaoyuan sat in front of the makeup mirror, looking at the focused man in the mirror.
Although he is a puppet, at first glance he is almost indistinguishable from a real person. The spirit stone lamp gives him a warm halo.
As if noticing her gaze, he raised his eyes and looked at her in the mirror.
Su Xiaoyuan felt embarrassed by his gaze and lowered her eyelids. After a while, she couldn't help but secretly look at her reflection in the mirror. The two of them leaned against each other, feeling an indescribable warmth and intimacy.
Maybe it was because this moment was too beautiful, but Su Xiaoyuan felt inexplicably uneasy.
"Go to bed early." Fu Tingyun put down the comb and kissed her hair.
Su Xiaoyuan got into bed, feeling a little tired, perhaps due to the aftereffects of fainting yesterday: "You should go take a shower too."
Fu Tingyun stood by the bed and looked at her for a while before picking up his pajamas and going to the bathroom.
Su Xiaoyuan lay on the bed waiting for him. Perhaps because he had left her sight, the slight uneasiness in her heart turned into intense anxiety.
At this moment, a strange male voice suddenly sounded in her mind: "Hello, host."
The voice sounded like that of a middle-aged man, but the tone had a subtle pseudo-human quality.
The blood in Su Xiaoyuan's body seemed to freeze in an instant.
"Who are you?"
"I am System 0139's superior," the voice replied.
"I won't help you hurt him," Su Xiaoyuan said firmly, "I won't help you do anything anymore."
"Host, please rest assured. The previous mission has been terminated. I am here to send you back to the real world."
If it were in the past, Su Xiaoyuan would have cried with joy when she heard this, but now she was only filled with confusion.
"Why?" she asked. "I didn't complete my mission, so why can I go home?"
Why did he suddenly send her back when she had given up all hope, finally figured it out, and made up her mind to stay in this world?
She asked alertly, "What are you going to do to Fu Tingyun?"
"Please rest assured, host," the voice was inexplicably sharp, "we won't do anything to him."
It paused and explained, "We recently detected a system error and discovered that the host isn't the one we're looking for. There's someone else who perfectly matches our capture target."
"Do you mean you caught the wrong person?" Su Xiaoyuan asked in surprise.
"Yes," the voice admitted, "To make up for our mistakes, we have decided to send the host back to his original world and compensate him."
Su Xiaoyuan found it ridiculous: "How could they even get this wrong? What do you mean by 'perfect match'?"
The voice said, "In short, there's a very high probability of successfully capturing the strategy and completing the mission."
Su Xiaoyuan was almost laughing out of anger, the back of her head throbbing a little: "So you want to send me back now and let someone else capture Fu Tingyun? What do you think of him?"
The voice ignored her anger and said, "The program will start in ten minutes. Please prepare as soon as possible."
Su Xiaoyuan's heart skipped a beat. "Ten minutes?! Why so fast?"
"The host's body in reality is on the verge of death. If the consciousness cannot return to the body as soon as possible, it will die completely. Please prepare to return to the real world." The male voice said coldly.
"Don't I have the right to refuse?"
"Yes, the system will return the host's consciousness in 9 minutes and 35 seconds and erase the host's related memories. Please choose a compensation plan before then. As mentioned before, we have prepared several compensation plans for the host. Please choose one."
It continued to speak to itself: "First, monetary compensation of 100 million RM coins, distributed in the form of virtual currency. Second, body modification, which can be performed according to the host's requirements, including significant improvements in physical functions, IQ, and appearance. Third, lifespan is extended to 300 years, without aging. Fourth, a spouse with a compatibility rate of over 99%..."
It goes on to say that wealth, intelligence, beauty, power, a happy marriage, almost anything you can think of can be obtained, it is simply too generous.
Su Xiaoyuan interrupted: "What will happen to Fu Tingyun after I leave?"
She tried her best to hold back her tears, "He won't be attacked. The people you send might be in danger."
She didn't believe that replacing him with another so-called "perfect match" would be successful. He would only take it as an insult, and might even vent his anger for her leaving on the new person.
"Host, don't worry. The timeline will be reset after the host leaves."
"Time goes backwards?" Su Xiaoyuan had read many science fiction novels and watched many science fiction movies, so she understood it immediately.
"Yes, all traces of the host in this world will be erased."
Su Xiaoyuan couldn't hold back any longer and tears welled up in her eyes. It wasn't just her who was being wiped out, the entire world she had been to would disappear along with it.
Everyone and everything that had ever crossed her path would cease to exist.
She had never heard anything more cruel.
"Host, please choose a compensation plan as soon as possible." The male voice was completely unaware of her emotions and just kept urging her coldly.
"I don't want the compensation packages you mentioned. Can I make other requests?"
After a series of chaotic electrical sounds, the voice said, "The host can make his own requests, and we will evaluate whether we can meet them."
"I want to keep all the memories of this world." Su Xiaoyuan said.
The male voice was silent for a moment. "Host, are you sure? We strongly advise against retaining your memories. It won't bring any benefits to you. Instead, it may bring emotional burdens and cause psychological problems."
It's right. This world is about to disappear. What's the point of keeping memories related to it?
The rational choice is to forget everything, choose a compensation, return to the real world and live happily and without burden, just as if it was a dream that can no longer be remembered.
But she couldn't do it.
This is her world, where her family, friends, pets, and Fu Tingyun are.
If even she has forgotten, who can prove that they existed?
Who can prove that Fu Tingyun, who belongs only to her, ever existed?
Maybe one day her thoughts will change, she will become more mature and rational, and she will regret rejecting 100 million and improving her IQ, but now no matter how many times she is asked to choose, she will make the same choice.
"You don't have to worry about this. Can you do it?" Su Xiaoyuan said.
The male voice said, "If the host insists, we can satisfy you. We just need to sign a confidentiality agreement. The host cannot disclose it to a third party."
"Okay." Su Xiaoyuan agreed without hesitation.
Soon an agreement was pushed in front of her eyes, and she quickly glanced through it: "I agree."
"The return program will start in 4 minutes and 39 seconds. I wish the host a pleasant journey." The voice disappeared after saying this.
Su Xiaoyuan's senses returned to normal, and the tent embroidered with various cats appeared in front of her again.
Fu Tingyun walked in damp, with a faint scent of bath beans on his body.
Su Xiaoyuan sat on the edge of the bed, her feet hanging over the edge: "You promised not to lie to me."
The man suddenly froze, watching the girl's eyes getting redder and redder, her eyes flooding like streams in the rainy season.
He walked to the bedside, leaned over and touched her bare feet: "Be careful not to catch a cold."
Su Xiaoyuan kicked him, but she couldn't bear to use too much force: "You knew it a long time ago, and you lied to me again!"
That's why he was so abnormal today, letting her play with the snow wolf to her heart's content and even calling Kaishan to have dinner.
The system would not be so kind as to send her home to compensate her. It must be the conditions he negotiated for her using those two "hostages".
"Do you think I'm stupid?"
Fu Tingyun lifted the quilt, tucked her in, and hugged her tightly: "I won't do it again, this is the last time."
There is no future for them.
He was still lying to her until the end, but she still didn't want to forget him.
Su Xiaoyuan felt very upset, but she couldn't bear to break free from his embrace. She turned around and bit the inside of his arm.
He didn't move, letting her bite him.
Su Xiaoyuan couldn't bear to bite too hard, so she let go: "It's too hard, the real one is better."
But it was too late, she would never see his true form again.
She could only hug the puppet tightly, recalling his real body temperature and smell, but she couldn't stop the waves of bitterness in her heart from surging up.
Fu Tingyun held her motionlessly, his lips pressed against the top of her head, silently calling her name over and over again, as if he wanted to turn into a stone statue with her until the end of time.
"You are so capable, there must be a way, right?" Su Xiaoyuan suddenly raised her head and looked at him.
Tears blurred her vision and she couldn't see his expression.
She saw his lips seem to move, but before she could answer, his face deformed and melted like quicksand, falling apart with the world around him.
"Fu Tingyun, Fu Tingyun!" She felt her arms go empty. She tried to grab something, but it was empty. Then she was swept away by the wind like a leaf. She heard her own voice scattered in the wind, "Don't forget, I..."
Don't forget, I love you.
Did he hear it? Why didn't he remember to tell him until the last minute?
A huge force pulled her violently.
Su Xiaoyuan first felt her body extremely heavy, and then she felt pain all over her body.
It's dull, not severe, and has been alleviated by medication.
I could hear footsteps, the sound of instruments, and the feeling of breathing was strange.
She noticed that he was probably wearing an oxygen mask.
Su Xiaoyuan tried hard to open her eyes, but she vaguely saw the bright light tube. She felt dizzy and immediately closed her eyes again.
"Mom..." She opened her mouth, but found her throat was dry and no sound came out.
"The patient in C6 is awake!" she heard a strange voice say hurriedly.
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