After Hou Mingzhu joined, Ye Tiancheng, Su Muxian, and she, the three of them went from rich to broke. They then had to strive for survival and level up by defeating monsters.
To level up, they also needed to find many materials, such as Blood Ginseng. Naturally, they encountered many dangers along the way. However, Ye Tiancheng protected the two women. Regardless, these two women were truly devoted. They had actually followed him into this world where they could be annihilated at any moment.
Ye Tiancheng was only doing this for his cultivation, while these two women, without exception, were doing it for him.
Ye Tiancheng had been waiting for Little Fatty, but Little Fatty had not come. Ye Tiancheng was a little disappointed. It seemed Little Fatty still had to stay in that world to manage his complicated business. Ye Tiancheng didn't fuss about it anymore. kuAiδugg
The witch Ye Tiancheng had encountered earlier, jealous of Ye Tiancheng having two women accompanying him, returned the golden finger Ye Tiancheng had given her and then kicked Ye Tiancheng out of the village.
Ye Tiancheng hadn't courted death, yet he ended up in such a predicament. It seemed women were indeed troublesome.
Ye Tiancheng could only travel and camp with Su Muxian and Hou Mingzhu.
After experiencing much of this, Ye Tiancheng's opinion of Su Muxian and Hou Mingzhu changed. It was mainly because of the many things that happened in this world. Ye Tiancheng had forgotten them, and it was the re-experience that made Ye Tiancheng remember them again.
Here, Ye Tiancheng met many good friends again, but they were all just passers-by. Ye Tiancheng didn't intend to be trapped by emotions again.
This was because Ye Tiancheng knew himself very well. Once he returned to the real world and finished this cultivation, all these people would cease to exist. Perhaps he might find their reflections in the real world, but they would ultimately not be the same people. In other words, they were entirely illusory.
Ye Tiancheng completed the tasks step by step and soon reached the final chapter. As long as Ye Tiancheng finished the last task, he could leave this world.
Upon reaching the border, Ye Tiancheng faced the final choice again.
"Do you know? It was precisely because you failed to pass the trial that everything restarted. You are still the farmer tilling the land, but if you had succeeded, you could have inherited all your previous achievements. Now it depends on your choice."
Ye Tiancheng saw the Tree of Life again. At this moment, he held his breath. No wonder everything wasn't a dream, but his failure in this world's trial had caused everything to restart.
"So, the reason I returned to that field wasn't a dream, but that everything had begun anew, right?"
"Yes, because you failed."
This system was truly detestable, having caused him so much suffering. No wonder everything in his dreams felt so real.
"I absorbed the power of the Tree of Life before, which gave me the ability to travel through time. This time, I won't fail again. I will absorb this entire Tree of Life."
"Is that so? I hope you can do what you say, and not be burdened by emotions."
The system disappeared. In front of the Tree of Life, Su Muxian and Hou Mingzhu suddenly appeared.
"Ye Tiancheng, you will become powerful, but you will also forget our experiences. In this world, you fell in love with me, but when you return to the previous world, you won't like me anymore."
These were Hou Mingzhu's words. She had transformed into another person and accompanied Ye Tiancheng for so long, sacrificing a lot for him. Hou Mingzhu truly didn't want all of this to be in vain.
"I owe you, and I will definitely repay it."
Su Muxian, standing beside them, had remained silent. At this moment, a helpless smile appeared on her face.
"Ye Tiancheng, perhaps we are destined to be together but not to be married. I had a dream of you becoming the son-in-law of the Su family, but it never succeeded. I know it's not that easy. I hope you can return to your original world and become stronger. We can still be friends."
Ye Tiancheng gave a wicked smile: "Don't listen to that system's nonsense. By absorbing the power of the Tree of Life, we can all return to our original world. Only those with weak willpower will forget everything. I won't forget everything that happened between us. Even if I forgot before, that was my fault, but this time I won't make the same mistake."
The two women didn't have high expectations when facing Ye Tiancheng, but the system that had just disappeared suddenly reappeared.
"By the way, with your current cultivation, you can preserve your memories. When you leave with your two women, you can also let one of them retain her memories. This is a difficult choice. Their fates will also change because of your choice."
Ye Tiancheng became increasingly confused: "What kind of nonsense are you talking to me?"
"You will understand soon. Your trial has ended, and you have completely absorbed the Tree of Life. You will soon return to your original world, ending this journey."
After saying that, a white light instantly blinded Ye Tiancheng's eyes. At the same time, an option appeared, which was to choose one person to share these memories with.
There was only a ten-second countdown. Ye Tiancheng had no time to think further and finally chose Su Muxian.
Perhaps for Hou Mingzhu, he didn't have that much deep affection. Although his opinion of Hou Mingzhu had changed, they couldn't be together in the end.
After the white light, Ye Tiancheng woke up in his small shack. Beside him was a worried Fatty.
"Brother Ye, you scared me to death. You've been sleeping here for a day and a night. No matter how I called you, you wouldn't wake up. If you didn't wake up soon, I would have really called an ambulance to take you to the hospital for resuscitation. But you just looked like you were sleeping, with no abnormalities. You scared me to death."
Seeing his good brother Little Fatty, Ye Tiancheng, who had spent several years in that world, excitedly hugged him.
"Brother, I missed you so much."
"What are you doing? We've only been apart for a day. Let me tell you clearly, I like women."
"How is it? Do you have a new love?"
Ye Tiancheng needed to confirm if the plot had become chaotic after he returned. The system's words before were ambiguous, making Ye Tiancheng very worried about potential bugs.
"It's not that fast. Wang Xiaomiao just left, and I need time to adjust."
Ye Tiancheng finally felt relieved. It seemed the plot hadn't gone awry yet, which was quite good.
"Don't worry, brother."
Now, Ye Tiancheng was more concerned about Su Muxian and Hou Mingzhu, as he worried that his choice would ultimately affect them.
Ye Tiancheng quickly called Su Muxian, and she answered immediately.
"Did you wake up too?"
At this moment, in Su Muxian's heart, Ye Tiancheng was already a lover. Although they hadn't explicitly confirmed their relationship in that world, they had expressed their feelings for each other one night.
"I woke up. Do you remember everything? That's great."
"Thank you for choosing me, Brother Ye. In this life, I won't look at anyone else but you."
Su Muxian was stable, but Ye Tiancheng was still worried about Hou Mingzhu. After talking with Su Muxian for a few words, Ye Tiancheng hung up the phone and then called Hou Mingzhu. The phone was not answered by her, but by a servant at Hou Mingzhu's house.
"Oh, it's Mr. Ye. Miss, after sleeping for a day and a night, her intelligence has become very low. The master is very worried and has invited the world's best doctors to see her."
Ye Tiancheng's body was now filled with true qi. After this trial, he had reached the peak of the Golden Core stage. He only needed to advance one more level to become an immortal.
He could ascend to the heavenly palace and drift through the clouds. Ye Tiancheng had undoubtedly succeeded this time, but why did not choosing Hou Mingzhu bring such a painful blow?
"Where is the hospital? I'll go and see."
When Ye Tiancheng arrived at the hospital, he found Hou Mingzhu lying in a ward. She looked as if she were asleep, with a rosy complexion, not like someone who was seriously ill.
"Why did Miss Hou suddenly fall unconscious? What happened?"
"We've done all sorts of examinations, and we haven't found any abnormalities. However, after waking up, she became very abnormal. Mr. Ye, all our doctors have consulted several times, but none of them can figure out what's wrong."
"She's awake?"
Ye Tiancheng thought she was still unconscious. It turned out she was awake. It seemed he had come too anxiously, and he hadn't understood clearly on the phone.
"Yes, she just took a nap after playing for a while."
"Brother, who are you? You look so familiar. Have I met you somewhere before?"
Hou Mingzhu suddenly woke up and looked at Ye Tiancheng with a dazed expression. Her appearance hadn't changed, but her eyes had. The previous Hou Mingzhu wouldn't have had such eyes.
Hou Mingzhu's eyes always revealed shrewdness and fierceness, but now they were gone, leaving only confusion.
"You don't recognize me? I'm Ye Tiancheng. You used to call me Brother Ye."
Hou Mingzhu tried hard to recall, but in the end, she couldn't remember anything. Her eyes showed increasing confusion.
"Ye Tiancheng? I don't remember." Normally, Hou Mingzhu would chatter endlessly when she saw Ye Tiancheng, but now she suddenly grabbed an apple from the table, "I want to eat an apple."
Hou Mingzhu's expression looked very strange. Ye Tiancheng watched from the side, feeling that she looked like a child of a few years old, appearing foolish and silly.
"Hou Mingzhu, do you really not remember anything?"
"Don't snatch my apple, I won't give it to anyone. This is my apple."
After saying that, Hou Mingzhu took several frantic bites, which made Ye Tiancheng even more stunned, speechless.
Ye Tiancheng needed to calm down. The situation had developed far beyond his imagination.
Why did such a big problem occur this time? Was Hou Mingzhu still trapped in that world? This amnesiac version of her felt like she lacked all six senses, completely unlike the original Hou Mingzhu.
Ye Tiancheng didn't even know how he walked out of the hospital. He stumbled all the way, always feeling that it was his fault that Hou Mingzhu had become like this.
After the twists and turns in that world, Ye Tiancheng had a new perspective on Hou Mingzhu. At least she had become an indispensable good friend in his life. Ye Tiancheng didn't want to see Hou Mingzhu like this, and he felt infinite pain in his heart.
After returning home, Ye Tiancheng couldn't help but ask Nuwa Stone and the Great Green Snake.
"Something must have gone wrong. Can I still change it? I want to change it. There must be a way."
Ye Tiancheng was unwilling. Therefore, after the tempering in that world, Ye Tiancheng was about to break through the Golden Core realm, but this was not what he wanted. If he lost his good friend as the price, what was the meaning of such success?