The Test Ends, She's Hanging On Me and Won't Come Down

Wait...

The trial's content is to find her lost "True Heart."

And now, she's asking me for "my heart."

Isn't this a question that gives free points? No, it's a death sentence!

But Chu He remained unusually calm. In a flash of lightning, he instantly grasped the keywords: "find" her heart, not "exchange" or "give."

This is a test of understanding and empathy, not a bloody sacrifice.

Therefore, the "heart" she wants isn't the one beating in his chest.

It's... a being that can warm her and accompany her.

I am her True Heart!

With this realization, Chu He's wildly beating heart miraculously calmed down.

He looked at the little girl before him, enveloped in endless loneliness, who could only confirm her own existence by tearing apart other anomalies. He instantly understood what she truly lacked.

The so-called "True Heart" is warmth, companionship, the light that dispels this eternal cold.

Seeing little Xia Yao walk up to him, about to extend those blood-stained little hands that could easily tear apart anomalies, Chu He didn't retreat. Instead, he walked towards her, proactively crouching down to meet her gaze.

This action clearly stunned little Xia Yao.

She stopped in her tracks, a flicker of incomprehensible confusion flashing in her pure black eyes.

Why isn't this "food" in front of her afraid? Why isn't it running away?

Chu He looked at her, his face devoid of fear, replaced by a gentle smile. He spoke softly.

"I can't give you my heart."

Little Xia Yao tilted her head, a look of confusion and bewilderment on her small face.

She whispered, "You smell delicious. Your heart must be tasty. You can't stop me!"

The temperature in the entire room seemed to drop a few more degrees.

In the Dragon Country's live broadcast room, everyone's hearts were in their throats, and the bullet comments froze.

However, what Chu He said next stunned everyone, including the young Anomaly God.

"It's simple to tear out my heart for you," he said, looking her in the eyes with an incredibly sincere tone. "But a lonely heart, even if it reaches you, will still be cold. It definitely won't taste good."

He paused, then changed his tone, a hint of seductive gentleness entering his voice.

"How about... we put our two hearts together and warm each other, okay?"

This "love confession," which could be considered cheating, exploded like a bomb in the dead silent memory world!

The entire desolate space began to tremble violently. The twisted graffiti on the walls, drawn with blood, writhed like living creatures, covered in spiderweb-like cracks.

Facing Chu He's open arms and his direct confession of "warming each other," little Xia Yao's pure black eyes contracted violently, her mind going blank. She had never encountered such "food," nor could she comprehend such a "warm" proposal.

Startled by the sudden tremor, little Xia Yao took half a step back, looking at him in astonishment.

Chu He didn't give her a chance to think.

He stepped forward again, meeting her stunned gaze, completely ignoring the soul-chilling cold emanating from her, and opened his arms.

"Your world is too cold."

"I want to live in it and warm you with my body heat."

The moment the words fell, Chu He directly pulled the small, cold, blood-stained body into a tight embrace.

The ferocity and wariness in little Xia Yao's eyes crumbled inch by inch under Chu He's embrace.

She instinctively wanted to struggle, to tear apart this "food" that dared to touch her.

But an unprecedented warmth, domineeringly, flowed through Chu He's chest into the depths of her soul, frozen for who knows how many years.

This stream of warmth clashed fiercely with her innate instincts for slaughter and loneliness.

She raised her small hands, her claws faintly visible, but they never fell.

Chu He hugged her tighter.

He gently rested his chin on the little girl's cold hair, his voice, audible only to the two of them, spoke again.

"See? It's not so cold anymore, is it?"

"From now on, I'll be with you, and you'll never be lonely again."

This sentence was like a key, instantly unlocking a long-sealed gate.

The last trace of fierceness in little Xia Yao's eyes completely dissipated, replaced by endless grievance and confusion.

Her small body stopped resisting, slowly softening. Her stiff shoulders even trembled slightly.

BOOM--!

The surrounding dark world shattered in response!

The twisted blood-colored graffiti on the walls wailed and turned to dust. The memory fragments floating in the air all disintegrated. The entire memory labyrinth crumbled under Chu He's embrace!

The endless darkness receded, replaced by an ocean of pure white light.

The little Xia Yao in his embrace had vanished.

Before him, only a heart-shaped orb of light, emitting a soft glow and pulsing gently, floated quietly.

This was her lost [True Heart].

[Congratulations Player! You have passed the SSS-Class unique hidden trial: Her Heart!]

[Trial Rating: Perfect! You did not choose to search, but instead chose to become the 'True Heart' itself, greatly touching the target soul!]

[Intimacy has skyrocketed! Current Intimacy Level: Dependent!]

Chu He looked at the orb of light before him, a wave of emotion washing over him.

So the so-called trial wasn't about puzzles or battles at all, but about whether he dared to embrace that loneliness with his true heart.

I am not her True Heart, but my true heart is the only key to awakening her True Heart!

Of course, what allowed Chu He to make these decisions were the fragments of Xia Yao's memories of slaughter and loneliness he had passed by earlier. Everything had turned into subconsciousness, guiding him to these actions!

The next second, his consciousness returned.

Chu He found himself still standing at the entrance of the [Principal's Office], as if everything that had just happened was merely a fleeting dream.

Yet, in the real world, only about an hour had passed.

The moment his consciousness returned, Chu He felt a dizzying sensation, but it was immediately held firm by a soft yet cold force.

Before he could even see his surroundings clearly, his entire body was tightly embraced by a petite figure.

Xia Yao, who had somehow appeared, was hanging onto him like a koala.

Her arms were wrapped around his neck, and her slender, straight legs, hidden beneath her school uniform skirt, were tightly wrapped around his waist. The force was so strong that Chu He couldn't move for a moment.

She buried her face deep into the crook of his neck, her cool hair tickling him.

Chu He could clearly feel her heart, which had just been "found," resonating with his own heart at a peculiar frequency through their two chests.

"Cough..." Chu He gasped, finding it both amusing and exasperating, "Yao Yao, can you get down first?"

The person in his arms stirred and slowly lifted her head.

Her incredibly beautiful face was as red as a ripe apple. Her eyes, which had been lifeless and hollow, were now shimmering with moisture, filled with an unshakeable dependence and shyness.

She stared directly at Chu He, her gaze holding both the innocence of a little girl and an undeniable possessiveness.

Looking so demure and dependent, who would have thought she could make the heavens and earth lose their color with a single thought?

Chu He felt a pang of guilt, but more than that, he felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.

Nailed it!

He took a deep breath, gently patted Xia Yao's back, and softened his tone, "Alright, let's go inside."

"Mhm," Xia Yao nodded obediently, but showed no intention of getting down. Instead, she hugged him even tighter.

Helpless, Chu He resigned himself to being a human coat rack and pushed open the door engraved with "[Principal's Office]", carrying her.

The instant they stepped through the doorway--

"Swish!"

The screens of the hundreds of millions of viewers in the [Dragon Country] live broadcast room suddenly went black without warning!

Only a line of cold system prompts remained in the center of the screen: [Signal interrupted in the area ahead, content cannot be broadcast.]

The live stream froze for a tenth of a second before erupting with a tidal wave of bullet comments.

"It's black? My screen went black! Where did my Chu God go?"

"Holy crap! Did my internet cut out? Can you guys still see it?"

"Stop asking, it's black for everyone! Cutting the broadcast at such a crucial moment, is that something a human would do?!"

"The guy above is too young! Didn't you see Xia Yao's pose? She's hanging onto Chu God like a koala, wanting to melt into his body. If this could be broadcast, I'd eat my phone on the spot!"

"The one above is spot on! This is no longer just simple dating."

"So... Chu God doesn't need to sleep tonight?"

The last bullet comment plunged the entire live stream into another eerie silence and endless speculation.