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"And...if Ling Xiao is forced to follow a plot he doesn't want to follow, like a puppet, being manipulated at will and eventually killing me, I'm afraid Ling Xiao will be sad too. After all, Ling Xiao loves me so much, I'm afraid he won't be able to see me die."

When Gu Qingze said this, a hint of tenderness flashed in his eyes. He sighed softly and continued:

"Ling Xiao is a man with emotions and thoughts, not a cold plot executor. I believe that even if he is forced to become my enemy, he will definitely struggle and suffer in his heart. And I don't want to see him like that."

Shen Mengli heard this, her eyes flashed with complex emotions, she whispered: "...Unfortunately, you can't stop anything now. If you try to stop it by force, you may even put yourself and him in a more dangerous situation."

"I know." Gu Qingze looked at her firmly, "That's why I won't act rashly."

He suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Senior Sister Shen...you said that in this little world, it is wise to enjoy life while it lasts and not to develop real feelings. What about you and Lan Yue? Are you sure you don't have any real feelings for her?"

Shen Mengli didn't know why he suddenly brought her up, but she quickly retorted: "Lan Yue and I are only senior and junior sisters, and at most we have an employment relationship, nothing else."

Gu Qingze smiled slightly and looked directly into her eyes: "But... Ling Xiao once told me that you were trying your best to control your emotions... and forcing yourself to respond indifferently."

"It's just that...emotions are something that cannot be completely controlled by reason."

Shen Mengli was silent for a moment after hearing this. She found that she could not deny this. A trace of confusion and helplessness flashed in her eyes.

Seeing this, Gu Qingze continued, "Actually... Senior Sister, your current situation is also very dangerous."

"If the level of authority of that maintainer is really much higher than yours, and he has the support of Heaven, and you are a transformer, he can remove you from this world at any time, and even..."

Shen Mengli raised her eyes, her emotions suddenly out of control for some reason, her voice trembling slightly: "Of course I know this, so I tried my best to suppress my emotions and couldn't give Lan Yue a clear answer."

"I'm afraid something might happen one day, leaving Lan Yue alone here, or that she'll be implicated because of the relationship between her and me."

"And I have always been a low-key person, trying to keep my presence as low as possible..."

Her eyes revealed a deep sense of helplessness and exhaustion:

"Lan Yue is too determined. I have been rejecting, resisting, and ostracizing her all these years."

"But she has always been as good to me as before, so good that I can't bear to reject her.... I really have no choice but to drag it on like this, one day at a time."

Hearing this, Gu Qingze moved slightly, moved closer to her, and gently patted her shoulder, with an unquestionable firmness in his tone:

"Senior Sister Shen, we can't continue to be passive like this. Instead of leaving everything to fate and living in fear, it is better to take the initiative and seize the opportunity. At the very least... we must strive for a chance of a comeback."

Shen Mengli seemed to be deeply moved by his words, and a hint of hesitation flashed in her eyes.

She stretched out a finger and shook it slightly. A white light instantly condensed into a small ball, and then turned into a beautiful dancing butterfly, flying lightly into Gu Qingze's sea of ​​consciousness and disappeared.

Gu Qingze only felt a sudden surge of fullness in his sea of ​​consciousness. He asked in surprise, "What is this?"

Shen Mengli was silent for a moment, looked at him with complicated eyes, and said slowly: "This is the original energy of my system. You can think of it as the 'battery' of the system. It is the energy source needed to integrate into the world."

"I will now give you half of its energy, leaving only the most basic capabilities in my system."

"In this way, when necessary, maybe it can bring you a ray of hope.... I want to gamble once, but I am a coward and dare not gamble in person, so I just bet."

"If you succeed, I will confess my love to Lan Yue and be with her. If you fail, I will use the remaining energy to eject myself from this world and keep a chance of survival."

"During this period, I will still maintain a lukewarm attitude towards Lan Yue. This way, even if I leave suddenly, I believe she won't be too unacceptable."

Shen Mengli looked at him, her eyes filled with both helplessness and expectation: "It may be a bit cruel to say this, although some of what you said before did move me, I also understand that you want to pull me into your camp and let me fully support you."

"But no matter what, there is still an essential difference between you and me. The difference is that you have no choice but to take a chance, while I am different. I still have the opportunity to choose."

Shen Mengli changed the subject, her expression was no longer as sharp as before, but softened, with a hint of gentle encouragement:

"But I still hope that you can make a name for yourself, because only in this way can I truly fulfill my wish and be with the person I love."

"That's all I can do. Come on...

Shen Mengli looked at him, with a faint but firm light in her eyes: "Although the hope is slim, I am still willing to believe in this possibility. Because sometimes, miracles are created by these insignificant possibilities."

Gu Qingze said sincerely: "Thank you, this is enough."

He really thought so in his heart. He had expected the current result a long time ago and was not too surprised by it.

After all, if he had the power to choose and a way out, he might not choose to do this.

He already felt very grateful and satisfied that Shen Mengli could give him these. This was the result of his persuasion with emotion and reason, and it was a precious opportunity he had gained through sincere communication and hard work.

Gu Qingze suddenly felt a surge of gratitude towards Chu Lingxiao.

If Ling Xiao had not mentioned to him the deep affection between Shen Mengli and Lan Yue before, he might not have been able to touch Shen Mengli's heartstrings so accurately and convince her to give him such important help.

Moreover, without Ling Xiao's reminder, he might have been completely passive due to lack of bargaining chips and would not have been able to gain this glimmer of hope for himself.

Now, with Shen Mengli's support and half of the original energy, he felt as if he had more strength, confidence, security and confidence.

Shen Mengli saw that he was sincerely thanking her, and it was not forced at all, so she smiled gently: "We... should be considered friends... Can I ask you a question, where are you planning to go next?"

Gu Qingze seemed to have thought of something, and seemed to have a clear direction in his mind: "...I plan to go to Red Maple Valley to look for Master Wuyou."

Shen Mengli frowned slightly when she heard this, and a trace of confusion flashed in her eyes: "Red Maple Valley... Is there anything special about it? And who is Master Wuyou? Why are you looking for him?"

"...Can he change the current situation and fight against the Protectors and the Heavenly Dao?"

Before Gu Qingze could speak, Shen Mengli denied it herself: "This is unlikely. Generally speaking, the Maintainer is the strongest in the small world, and he has the help of the Heavenly Dao. No one should be able to fight him."