He tricked his amnesiac partner into becoming crippled.

Chapter 25 Transition Chapter - Main World

After leaving the small world, Wen Yan was in a daze. The look Qi Gui gave her before he died was so familiar that it shook her soul.

233 huddled to the side, not daring to say a word. The host's face was too dark, and it was afraid.

After mustering her courage, 233 timidly asked, "Host, should we provide an emotional buffer?"

"No need, come with me back to the main world."

Wen Yan snapped out of her reverie and pulled 233 toward the main world.

Upon arriving in the main world, he kicked open the door of Zhaoyang Palace and saw his superior crying.

"Boss, I'm quitting. This is too emotionally taxing. I'd rather go back to the main world and maintain stability."

Upon hearing this, Wei Ji's smiling face immediately fell, and he earnestly advised her.

"Xiao Yan, it's good for you to go down there and gain some experience. Familiarize yourself with the department's procedures so you can start working right away when you come back."

"Besides, what if you get bored in the main world? You might as well enjoy yourself more, maybe even fall in love or something."

Wen Yan remained silent, appearing to be deep in thought.

Wei Ji's eyes lit up when he saw her expression: It seems there's hope!

He then added a bonus: "Here's what you want, and I'll grant it."

Wen Yan wiped away her tears readily: "Okay, you said it."

Wei Ji: ...Did he agree too soon?

"Tell me what you'd like, and I'll try my best to accommodate you." The tone underwent a complete 360-degree reversal.

Wen Yan didn't stand on ceremony with him: "I want Qi Gui's reincarnated soul to follow me."

Wei Ji hesitated, "His soul has already been reincarnated. You can't kill him and bring him back, can you?"

"I clearly told you beforehand to stop his spirit from leaving until I came back, but you didn't stop it?"

Wen Yan raised her voice several octaves, no longer pretending with him, and slammed her hand on the table, as if she wanted to knock him unconscious.

Wei Ji coughed a few times and touched his nose: "I was just a little too busy and forgot, wasn't I? How about this, you go to his little world next? Treat it as a vacation."

Wen Yan noticed his subtle movements and her eyes darkened; there was definitely something wrong here.

She wasn't in a hurry anymore. She slowly pulled out a chair and sat down, tapping the table with her fingers without saying a word.

Wei Ji felt even more guilty: "How about I bind his soul to you?"

"Wei Ji!"

Wei Ji's hair stood on end. Oh no, he wasn't even calling the boss anymore; he was really angry.

"Yes, yes, I'm here."

"We've known each other for so long, and we've risked our lives to maintain the stability of the main world. We've done our part, and you're going to keep this from me?"

Wen Yan's voice grew colder as she spoke: "Is there anything you'd keep from me?"

Seeing that she was truly angry, Wei Ji had no choice but to sigh after much hesitation and finally confess everything.

It turns out that Wen Yan had lost some of her memories before, and she had forgotten all the little things about how she met, got to know, and fell in love with the god Feng Heng.

Long, long ago, the main world experienced a catastrophe. In order to protect its stability, Feng Heng sacrificed his divine soul and eventually fell into eternal slumber.

With the last ounce of his soul power, he erased Wen Yan's memories, hoping she could live a carefree life.

"Yanyan, I..."

A tear of blood slid down Feng Heng's cheek. He closed his eyes bitterly, the words he hadn't finished abruptly cut off with his breath.

The deep-seated feelings surged up like a tidal wave, overwhelming Wen Yan, making it hard for her to breathe. She bent over, breathing rapidly.

Wei Ji hurriedly stripped away some of her emotions, but even though much had been removed, her heart still felt heavy and on the verge of breaking.

Like a seed that gathers the land from all directions, it grows into a towering tree in an instant.

Bitter and sweet emotions are tightly woven into vines that entwine around the thick branches.

Thinking back to that last look in my eyes, so restrained yet intense, so deep, so desperate yet so painful, it's hard to imagine that so many complex emotions could coexist.

Wen Yan felt a pang of bitterness in her heart.

She and Feng Heng appeared at the same time when the world was created, and they have been together for many years, so familiar with each other that they are used to each other's every breath.

"Xiao Yan, shall I help you shed some more emotions?" Wei Ji suggested, seeing how upset she was.

"No, I want to love him all over again."

Wen Yan murmured softly, making one's nose tingle with emotion.

"Wen Yan, I...I'm sorry." Wei Ji, no longer acting nonchalantly, said seriously to Wen Yan.

That catastrophe was ultimately related to him.

Wen Yan took a long time to calm down, closed her eyes and felt everything about them, and then opened her eyes after a long while.

"What about 233?"

"I called it out."

“Wei Ji, this is our destiny, it has nothing to do with you, you don’t need to blame yourself too much.” Wen Yan raised her eyebrows, and returned to her carefree self. “If you want to compensate me with your treasure, that’s not impossible.”

Wei Ji was somewhat moved by the first part of the speech, but by the time he heard the latter part, he couldn't hold back his feelings of guilt.

No way? If Wen Yan saw all his precious treasures, wouldn't she take them all in a sack?

"Can you stop thinking about your precious things all the time? Don't you already have a ton?" Wei Ji was speechless.

"What do you know? Who would complain about having too many treasures? Alright, alright, I won't bother you anymore. I'm going to find my husband. My soul is shattered into pieces; I don't know how long it will take to collect it all." Wen Yan muttered to herself, "When I see him, I'm going to give him a good beating."

Wei Ji waved his hand: "Let's go, let's go, 233 is waiting for you outside."

Wen Yan pushed open the door, and 233 was already so bored that he was drawing circles.

233: Host, change system, don't change system, change system, don't change system... Ugh, so annoying.

Wen Yan looked at it with amusement: "Alright, I won't switch with you. Go to the next world."

"Okay, okay!"