It was as though ages had passed.
He had lingered too long in memories where that figure had never existed.
And now, you and I met once more in this blank world.
"Long time no see, Tongji," Huai Shi sighed.
"Hm?"
Tongji tilted her head, full of confusion. "But we met the day before yesterday, yesterday, and this morning too. We met at noon, and now we're meeting again."
As she counted on her fingers, her smile became bright and radiant, flawless as the sun rising above a clear Sky Dome.
She looked at him.
"Where are you planning to go?"
"Uh..."
Huai Shi thought for a moment before answering uncertainly, "Save the world?"
"No need." Tongji waved her hand generously. "Something that troublesome? I'll take care of it for you."
"Really?"
Overwhelmed with gratitude, Huai Shi excitedly hugged her. "You're so good to me."
Tongji put her hands on her hips and laughed smugly. "Because you're my contractor!"
Boom!
In that instant, a terrifying roar like thunder suddenly erupted from within their intimate embrace—right in Huai Shi's hands.
The intimacy was gone. Only the absence of distance remained.
Without the slightest hesitation.
He mobilized Taiyi's authority, binding the figure in his arms and suppressing her.
For a moment, the rotation of the entire Present Realm seemed to come to a halt, as though someone had suddenly slammed on the brakes. Then, the enormous inertia followed, crushing down.
It struck...
Huai Shi!
It was like taking a shell from a tank's main cannon head-on. No, it was more like being struck by the Present Realm itself. Huai Shi went blank as he was hurled backward, smashing into an invisible wall.
He could not even pry himself loose.
Then, the restraints originally imposed upon Tongji descended in reverse, winding around Huai