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After Chapter 163

Moros and Lin Xiyue, amidst this chaos, were located precisely at the heart of the energy storm.

The two of them clung tightly to each other, their bodies contracting and expanding rhythmically, as if breathing.

Each contraction and expansion was accompanied by intense fluctuations in the surrounding energy, forming visible ripples that spread outwards. Wherever these ripples passed, space seemed to distort, inspiring fear in those who felt it.

As the energy fluctuations grew larger, the affected area also expanded, eventually enveloping the entire floor.

"Om-"

Then, a deep and long hum suddenly rang out, a sound that seemed to come from a mysterious incantation from ancient times, carrying an irresistible power.

In that instant, Lin Xiyue's graceful figure vanished from this space without warning, like a phantom! Even the system that had been lurking within her, chattering and nagging, disappeared without a trace.

At this moment, standing still, Meros looked at his hands with a forlorn expression. He was tightly holding the exquisite magic circle pendant that he had meticulously crafted. Every detail of the pendant was made by his own hands and was exquisitely carved.

However, when he looked at it again, the place in the center of the pendant where the power of spacetime should have been embedded was now empty, leaving only a chilling void. Just like the vanished Lin Xiyue, it disappeared before his eyes, and he was powerless to stop it.

"They're gone...ah..."

Meros looked at the pendant in his palm and murmured to himself.

"boom--"

"Brother Mo! What happened? Wasn't Sister Xiyue already better?"

Just then, the door to the room was flung open with a bang, and Louis's voice came from the doorway, filled with anxiety and questions.

"Brother Mo? Brother?"

The sound was getting closer and closer to Meros, but Meros didn't want to pay any attention to it.

Lin Xiyue vanished into thin air right before his eyes! It was as if a wisp of smoke had been quietly blown away by the wind, leaving not a trace behind.

He just stood there, staring blankly, his face filled with pain and helplessness. As she disappeared, he even wanted to reach out and stop her, but he couldn't; he could only force himself to remain motionless.

Only now did he realize that he had no way to stop it from happening. Or perhaps more accurately, he had created this situation himself.

But he knew perfectly well that if he didn't do this, things would be even worse for Lin Xiyue, and she would remain trapped in her pain forever.

However, when he witnessed this heartbreaking moment firsthand, his once resolute heart was instantly torn into countless pieces.

The feeling of heartache surged like a tidal wave, one wave after another, almost threatening to engulf him completely.

He felt his breathing become heavy, and with each breath it felt as if a thousand sharp blades were churning in his chest, causing him so much pain that he almost fainted.

Gazing at the spot where Lin Xiyue had disappeared, he felt as if the entire world had instantly lost its color, turning gray and lifeless. Everything around him seemed to have shut him out, leaving only endless loneliness, despair, and regret weighing on his heart.

"Brother Mo, where is Sister Xiyue?"

Louis's voice rang out again. He had walked to Meros's side and saw the empty bed.

"She...is gone..."

Upon hearing Lin Xiyue's name, Meros finally reacted and managed to answer with difficulty.

"Gone? Where did they go? Why didn't you come with them?"

Upon hearing this, Louis became anxious. He disregarded his fear of Meros and grabbed his arm, bombarding him with questions as if he would not give up until he got what he wanted.

"She...went back to her original timeline..."

Meros's eyes remained vacant. He even wondered if he should simply dissolve himself and return to his original form, so that he wouldn't be in so much pain.

However, because he was too far from his original body, if he were to disband like this, he wouldn't even be able to retain all his memories. He didn't want to lose any of his memories of Lin Xiyue.

"Hey~ I thought something was wrong. It's just going back, nothing else."

Louis, upon hearing this, suddenly appeared completely indifferent.

He thought something terrible had happened, but this is it? Weren't we supposed to go back anyway? ┐(￣(ェ)￣)┌

"I……"

"Hey, hey, hey, you just haven't figured it out!"

When Louis saw that Melos looked so lost and confused, he knew that Melos must still be upset about Lin Xiyue's disappearance.

"She's just the future her who went back; the present her is still here! It's only been ten years. Even if Sister Xiyue was only a teenager when she came, she'd be over ten now. It's not like she's gone; she's just still young. You probably don't even know her yet. ┐(￣ー￣)┌"

Louis directly pointed out the most crucial issue, which immediately enlightened Meros.

"Oh, right. Let's go."

Upon hearing Louis's words, Meros realized what was happening and immediately tried to pull Louis along to find Lin Xiyue.

"Hey, wait a minute! You're just going to go like this? You don't want the reward the official gave to Sister Xiyue? I remember she said before that she wanted a small building facing the street to open a shop."

Louis was pulled so hard he stumbled, and quickly stopped Meros.

"Don't you want to surprise Xiyue? I've heard that even after marriage, you should still surprise your wife from time to time to make her like you even more!"

After Louis realized that nothing serious had happened, he began to offer suggestions to Meros so that he could please Lin Xiyue and also distract himself.

"Hmm...you make a good point. Let's go find Ye Wanqing and ask her."

Moros calmed down and realized that there was no use in being upset now. He decided to find Lin Xiyue from when she was a child and cultivate their relationship properly. He was sure she would love him even more then.

With that in mind, he and Louis went downstairs to find Ye Qingwan.

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At this time, Ye Qingwan was extremely busy.

The location this time was in a slum, which was overcrowded and most of the buildings were flimsy shacks or similar structures.

So even though the monsters' movement space was restricted, it still caused large-scale casualties and extensive damage to buildings.

As a result, Ye Qingwan had a lot to do.

From arranging for personnel to clean up the monster's corpse and send it to the research lab; to settling refugees and mediating disputes; and then to writing reports and summarizing the situation...

In short, she was responsible for overall planning and coordination of all of this.

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