"Precisely because of this, his power was exploited by those hyenas, becoming the source of disaster and war."
"Ironically, what the hyenas destroyed was precisely what he once most wanted to protect. Perhaps this is his retribution."
Listening to Deng’s words, Yun You fell silent again.
After a long while, she slowly spoke...
"What will happen afterwards?"
"How will this world turn out? Yun Tiankui... what will happen to him?"
Deng curled her lips into a lazy smile she often wore.
She even adjusted her sitting posture comfortably before saying in an utterly casual tone, "What else can happen? It will probably be destroyed, with a bang, like a bubble being popped."
"The actual world."
Deng’s tone carried a sense of indifference.
"It’s no more noble than any world found within the books in this library. For those beings that truly touch the source of power, like Yun Tiankui now, even the slightest unconscious thought, or a tiny excess of leaked power, could lead to world destruction."
She raised her hand toward the window, making a slight pinching gesture at the Earth ravaged by war.
"It would shatter upon contact. Literally."
"If he wanted, or rather, if the uncontrollable power within him ’wanted’ even for a mont, the entire universe, along with everything that struggles upon it, would instantly beco the most basic particle dust. Not even a speck would remain."
Her gaze shifted towards Yun You.
"So, the ending is simple: the entire world, along with this generation’s human civilization, whether they are currently killing one another or barely clinging to survival... ultimately, it will all be reduced to ashes. That is destined. The only difference is if it will be tomorrow, next month, or in a few decades."
"..."
Yun You found herself unsure of what to say.
She clenched her fists, her knuckles turning white from the exertion, her body slightly trembling, with an impulse deep within to charge forward.
For Deng, who was accustod to living in the Cosmic Library, the real world might be nothing more than a character’s stroke in a book, ordinary and unremarkable, but for Yun You, it was her lifelong holand, her spiritual solace.
She once promised her teacher that she would protect that world, how could she stand by and watch civilization be destroyed without doing anything?
However, just as this impulse was about to erupt, she t Deng’s gaze.
In those deep eyes, there was no threat, no hindrance, just a knowing look... a faint playfulness, as if saying: don’t try, it’s useless.
This silent gaze was like a basin of icy water, instantly extinguishing Yun You’s boiling impulse.
She knew better than anyone that Deng wouldn’t let her go. At least not now, not until she had the power to change everything.
Her struggle, her anger, might just be an interesting segnt in Deng’s experintal script.
Thinking of this, Yun You couldn’t help but feel a bit sad. What kind of existence was she in Deng’s eyes? Though Deng called herself her mother, internally, she probably never regarded her as a daughter.
However... this sadness didn’t last long.
Because Yun You had never considered Deng as her mother either.
Her parents were the Yun Jiang couple, irreplaceable by anyone else.
"Alright, don’t pull that miserable face, you know you don’t look good crying."
Deng casually waved her hand, as if they hadn’t just discussed the destruction of a world, but rather what to have for dinner.
"Follow , little Yun You."
She said, elegantly rising from the recliner, not caring if Yun You followed or not, walking directly toward the giant bookshelf made up of countless volus, extending a slender finger, casually drawing across the seemingly seamless space between the bookshelves.
"Sshhh!"
Between the bookshelves, a passage emitting soft white light appeared out of nowhere, its interior shimring, as if paved with starlight.
Deng walked into it without looking back, her figure rging with the light.
Yun You looked at the mysterious passage, then at the window where Hell was still burning with havoc, sighed helplessly, suppressed her roiling emotions, and stepped forward to follow.
She had no choice now, but to follow Deng’s rhythm.
The sensation of passing through the passage was quite wondrous, like stepping through a warm water curtain, without any sense of spatial tearing.
As the light faded before her eyes, the scenery opened up.
They hadn’t just left the library, but arrived at a special area within it.
Here was no longer a towering forest of bookshelves, endlessly stretching upward, but a vast, uniquely adorned gigantic "flat level."
The the was rich with a library atmosphere, deep brown hardwood floors polished to a shine, the walls constructed of bookshelves, the do a slowly rotating star map projection, emitting gentle radiance, the air filled with the unique ink and paper fragrance of old books.
Simultaneously, among this hall of knowledge was placed antique furniture: a massive dining table, several sets of comfortable broad sofas covered with velvet embroidered with complex star patterns; elegantly styled desks and coffee tables, even a fireplace burning ethereal flas.
This was full of a sense of life.
What shocked Yun You even more was that there were quite a few people in this space.
They wore uniforms — won were in neat, deep blue or white maid outfits; n in tailcoat-style butler attire.
So were wiping the already mirror-like bookshelves, others tidying table arrangents, and a few carrying trays with steaming, alluringly fragrant drinks and exquisite snacks.
The whole room was enveloped in a peaceful, comfortable, even slightly cozy "ho" feeling... a stark contrast to the vast, cold library main body outside.
When Deng and Yun You appeared in this space, all the busy servant n and won stopped their actions imdiately.
They turned in unison toward Deng, their eyes calm yet filled with genuine respect.
"Should I be calling her Master?"
Sohow, Yun You suddenly had this thought.
However, what happened next exceeded her expectations.
The servants slightly bowed, their actions synchronized, speaking in chorus...
"Mother, welco ho~"
Their voices echoed in the spacious room, carrying an unusual sense of resonance.
"..."
Yun You was stunned.
Mother? They’re calling Deng... Mother?
"Oh... it must be like this!"
Yun You understood, these people likely weren’t ordinary servants; beneath their seemingly calm deanor, there was a hint of a non-human feel similar to Master Zero... and even herself.
This group must also be Calamity Demon experint subjects! Similar to her, only kept by Deng as servants.
They must have been endowed with "servant" form and function... This awful mother, not only playing with her life but also enslaving others, is simply a villain!
Yun You continued thinking.
"Don’t let your imagination run wild."
Deng, seeing through Yun You’s thoughts, showed a slight black line on her face, suddenly extended a tail hidden behind her back, "thwacked" Yun You on the head, snapping the little girl out of her wildly imaginative thoughts.
"These children were all adopted by ; they were abandoned by parents and elders in the real world."
"I figured, since Yun Tiankui couldn’t protect them, I would take on that duty for him, so I used so special ans to bring them to the Cosmic Library."
"That person you first saw when you entered the library was brought in like this."
"I give them so small tests, and if they pass, they may co to serve by my side. If not... there’s nothing I can do about it, right."
Deng shrugged, innocent as could be, but Yun You recalled a person turning into candy and exploding instantly, feeling a chill in her heart.
"Later, I taught them a bit of the thod for longevity, allowing them to continue living..."
"Co to think of it, I’m quite a benevolent person."
Deng said earnestly, proudly puffing out her calm chest, as if declaring...
"Ah, I’m truly great~"
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