Chapter 1426: Chapter 419: Schemes and Deceptions

"Ha... ha..."

The northern end of the North Sea District, the road connecting the city is hidden among lush greenery. Atop the gently undulating hills, a mere turn of the head reveals the deep and vast ocean.

With the breeze blowing, the sweat on Bai Yi’s forehead dries, but her slightly pale complexion, still unsettled, remains unchanged.

"It’s okay, Meow."

"Phew..."

After running until completely exhausted, and seeing no one pursuing when looking back, Bai Yi finally relaxes, squatting by the roadside to take deep breaths.

In front of her, is the turbulent sea.

"..."

Yan Huan sits beside her, pondering, while his tail sways back and forth.

He is contemplating the actions of the index finger just now.

Causal Law Bomb...

Could it be the ability of the third stage of the ring finger?

It’s a strange thing; even the embodiment of the modifier Little Thumb doesn’t know the intel on the ring finger, yet the index finger does...

And bizarrely, the index finger is okay with other fingers reaching the final stage, but not the ring finger...

The reason should be easy to guess:

Letting the Causal Law Bomb of the ring finger detonate would be detrimental to the Evil God.

Yan Huan doesn’t think the Evil God’s abilities would harm the Evil God, so the only possibility is that the bomb from the ring finger would foil the Evil God’s plans, rendering the existence of the fingers meaningless...

"Rather than that, it’s better to let the Evil God descend, Meow!"

At this moment, a phrase Meow once said flashes through Yan Huan’s mind.

This is what Meow said when describing "world line obliteration".

This means that the Causal Law Bomb would not only destroy itself but also produce an effect similar to obliteration.

This result, whether for the fingers or Meow, is even more serious than the descent of the Evil God!

"!!"

Thinking of this, Yan Huan widens his eyes and gazes in surprise at the stunning girl beside him.

"Ha... Yan... Yan Ye, quick, look at the world line, was it successful?!"

Bai Yi really has nerves of steel; having just experienced a life-and-death situation, she is now excited to see whether her actions have had any effect.

"..."

Yan Huan says nothing, only looking at her.

Then Bai Yi pouts, using her finger to poke Yan Huan’s head to remind him,

"Don’t worry, that ring was secretly given to me by Ye Shiyu. For other modifiers, it will be invalid for 24 hours, so no need to worry about that index finger thing!"

I know what that thing is...

Yan Huan returns to his senses, his eyes flashing slightly as he summons the golden pendulum stored in his eyes.

"Tick-tock... Tick-tock..."

Among them, the golden world line is like the ocean layered with waves by the wind before their eyes.

Excitedly, Bai Yi follows Yan Huan’s world line all the way back, until she sees July 1st, nearly half a month later.

There, Yan Huan’s world line is still dispersing and collapsing.

"..."

Seeing this, Bai Yi opens her mouth, her initially excited Star Eyes involuntarily turning dim.

She purses her lips, sighs, and says,

"You’re right, Yan Ye... it’s utterly... useless..."

Seeing her sad, Yan Huan feels his heart tighten slightly, wanting to comfort her immediately.

But at this moment, Bai Yi suddenly thinks of something and speaks first,

"That index finger just mentioned something about... a Causal Law Bomb, is it the real culprit behind Yan Huan’s troubles? It also said something about wanting to kill me... to deactivate the bomb..."

Upon hearing this, Yan Huan’s eyes narrow, and he harshly interrupts,

"Don’t listen to its nonsense! It’s just a program; what does it know?!"

"...I... I was just saying, why are you so fierce?"

It’s the first time Bai Yi has seen Yan Ye show such a fierce expression, triggering her cautious nature, she timidly says in a low voice.

"Then tell me, what should I do? How can I save Yan Huan?"

Seeing her frightened, Yan Huan pauses, then composes himself, speaking calmly,

"This ability could not have been discovered out of nowhere; July 1st is a crucial juncture! As long as you don’t interact with him from the day you obtain the modifier until that day, the problem is solved, Meow!"

"Then... doesn’t that mean everything between Yan Huan and me is... all gone?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Yi looks somewhat lost, her eyes downcast as she plays with the leaves on the ground in a bit of sadness, tossing them back and forth,

"His memories of me, him becoming my fan, also... him encouraging me to sing at the convention, filming an MV together, him kissing me in Akihabara... and, him saying he wants to confess to me, all of this..."

"..."

Perhaps Yan Huan hadn’t expected that at this moment, what she recalls is all these relatively pleasant past events...

Moreover, those so-called pleasant events are largely based on his lies.

Not to mention, there were many other experiences that couldn’t be considered good from the start.

Like the showdown for Aria in the club, when Aria forcibly kissed him while she sang tearfully from the side.

Like being whipped up like a top in Tokyo by An Le, being intercepted by Sakuragi Hitomi at the high table dinner dance, or running the entire night opposite Ye Shiyu to find Ye Lan...

And Yan Huan seemingly has yet to promise his confession to Bai Yi.

"...Well, although those things may not mean much compared to Yan Huan’s life... so, should we do it this way?"

Just as regret began to rise once more in Yan Huan’s heart, Bai Yi, sitting by the roadside, having tossed aside several blades of grass and stones, pouted and finally made a resolution, saying it out loud.

Beside her, upon hearing this, Yan Huan, contemplating the previous experiences, makes a promise,

"Actually, even if you meet after you are nineteen, I have a way for him to regain all the previous memories, Meow."

"Really?!"

Bai Yi’s Star Eyes start sparkling anew, immediately turning her head to look at Yan Huan.