As the youth's hand touched the ice sculpture, he took a deep breath, a faint trace of tears seeming to well up in his eyes in an instant.
It was her...
It was his mother.
Lin Muci dismissed the servants, and she spoke.
"She never blamed you, nor did she ever regret giving birth to you."
"The only regret she had, she worried, was inheriting the half-demon bloodline to you. She feared you would be despised by the world, feared you would be left to wander, feared you would not live well, feared you would experience malice from all over the world..."
"Fearing that no one would cherish you, no one would love you."
Lin Muci took a deep breath and sighed softly.
Truly, a parent's heart worries endlessly for their child.
She could completely understand the heavy emotions within this fox demon's heart.
And the youth reached out his hand, gently caressing the fox through the ice, he said.
"No."
"I am the Emperor now."
He narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice.
"I live extremely well."
"I can feel the obsession of my mother remaining within my body. I will take her to see that man, for the last time."
...
Lin Muci sighed. After Ling Qianhe left, she asked the little system.
"Is this world about to end?"
The little system hummed in agreement.
"The entanglement between his mother and the previous emperor is the only point he cares about. Once this matter is resolved, Host, you can leave. This will also avoid your fake pregnancy being exposed."
"Host, but in this world... you played Ling Qianhe too hard. If I'm not mistaken, he will definitely take retaliatory measures against you."
"Host, you must be careful."
Hearing the little system say this, Lin Muci snorted. She answered without hesitation.
"What do I need to be careful about? Besides, I don't fear anything."
The little system hesitated, then quietly asked Lin Muci.
"What if you get pregnant?"
"Aren't you afraid of that either?"
"You still have so many plans afterward; you want to make movies, you want to become a movie queen, you want to recall memories from other small worlds..."
"I think with Ling Qianhe's way of doing things, he will definitely make you pregnant very soon. Are you really not worried at all?"
"After all, in this world, Host... you played him too hard."
"Especially with Bai Ruanruan, you even made him call you 'Master'! You actually made him call you Master, and you did whatever you pleased with him. Doesn't Ling Qianhe have any pride? When he recovers his memories, Host, I think you won't have a good outcome."
The little system's tone was filled with emotion.
Lin Muci was also troubled by this issue.
However, she hadn't left this world yet. These problems would only need to be resolved after she left this world.
So Lin Muci thought for a moment, and still concerned about whether his inner knot had been untied.
"Has his inner knot been untied?"
The little system immediately replied cheerfully.
"It's untied, it's untied! His father, holding his mother's corpse, cried bitterly and died on the spot. Host, you didn't see that scene. His father cried and wailed, tears flowing like rivers!"
"He plans to personally take his mother's corpse to the Northern lands to be sealed."
The little system sighed, its tone filled with emotion.
"Host, in a sense, Brother Qianhe is truly beautiful, strong, and miserable. Although he is the villain in every world... he is truly pitiful and makes people unable to help but feel affection. For him, you are his only salvation, which is why he is so... so unable to let go."
The little system felt that was the case.
Lin Muci glanced at the little system and asked it.
"Am I about to leave?"
The little system blinked, then said.
"Yes... yes."
"Does Host need more time to consider? To say goodbye to the little emperor of this world or something?"
Lin Muci shook her head.
"No need. Anyway, when we return to the real world, we will meet again."
...
Lin Muci was not wrong. After returning to the real world, she lay on the sofa, still feeling a lazy sensation all over her body, feeling extremely comfortable.
She stretched lazily, straightening her fingers.
Speaking of which, she was still a little... reluctant to leave the previous small world.
After all, the previous small world was a straightforward sweet romance script. She hadn't suffered even the slightest hardship. Whether it was her father, her brother, or Ling Qianhe, they all doted on her.
Moreover, in this world, she had done whatever she pleased with Ling Qianhe!
Ling Qianhe in this world had ears and a tail, and she could freely touch his ears and tail.
If possible, Lin Muci wished that this world could be extended, extended further.
After all, this world was too comfortable for her. She stretched lazily, but felt a dangerous aura emanating from the back of her neck. Lin Muci's heart skipped a beat.
Then she heard Ling Qianhe's cold, sneering voice by her ear.
"Xiao Ci, do you think playing with me is very interesting?"
"Hmm?"
She coughed, clearing her throat, feeling a little guilty in that instant.
But no matter how guilty she felt, she still had to deny it. Lin Muci said in a low voice, softly explaining.
"I didn't—I didn't play with you. How could I play with you..."
Although she felt guilty, she could still bravely raise her head to meet Ling Qianhe's gaze.
"What do you mean by that?"
Ling Qianhe snorted coldly.
"I remember everything. The matter between the half-demon Prince Yan and his delicate and beautiful little county princess, I remember it all clearly. Who made me transform into my half-demon form and do all those embarrassing things!"
Hearing Ling Qianhe say this, Lin Muci immediately raised her head, looked at Ling Qianhe, and raised her voice to defend herself.
"How can that be... how can that be an embarrassing thing?"
Lin Muci's tone was particularly stubborn, she was eager to explain clearly.
"That's not an embarrassing thing at all!"
"And I wasn't trying to play with you... it's just that your ears were too cute. Who could resist rubbing such cute ears? It's not in my nature!"
"Your ears are so cute, I had to rub them!"
Lin Muci felt she had done nothing wrong.
"And I've always been helping you!"
Wait a moment, Lin Muci reached out and pointed at Ling Qianhe in front of her.
"How did you remember so quickly... then you... you..."
She stuttered a little.
Ling Qianhe looked at her, his gaze dangerously intense.
"I know everything. You deliberately provoked me, aren't you afraid of being held accountable by me? You gambled that I would soften towards you, you gambled that I would definitely pity you, right?"
Lin Muci rubbed her nose. She had to admit, this was indeed her purpose in her heart!
She gambled that he would absolutely not be ruthless with her, which was why she had been so unrestrained and lawless in the small world!