Chapter 109: Your Very Existence is a Miracle

“No.”

Wen Chu’s head was buried deeply, and Xiu’s voice came from above.

Carrying a bit of bewilderment.

Wen Chu secretly moved his ear feathers a little, peeking through the gap in his wings.

Xiu squatted down, looking down at him. He seemed to want to reach out and touch his head, but withdrew his hand just as he was about to touch.

“No…” Xiu clumsily repeated, “You didn’t cause me trouble.”

Wen Chu moved his ear feathers a little more.

Upon seeing the white-haired boy’s red eyes, Xiu’s mind went blank for a moment. Then he could no longer care about propriety, reaching out to touch the corner of Wen Chu’s eye with heartache.

“Don’t cry.” Xiu said softly.

Wen Chu had already held back his tears.

But with Xiu’s words, the tears he had managed to hold back came flooding back.

He didn’t want to cry either; it made him seem like he hadn’t improved at all after so long. But everything after waking up left him at a loss.

Especially after realizing he might be a burden to Xiu, thinking of how many times he had pushed his luck in front of Xiu, Wen Chu couldn’t help feeling sad.

Since their original gap was so big, why give him the illusion that he could touch Xiu just by reaching out?

Wen Chu’s tears fell like broken beads, soaking his fluffy rabbit ears.

Xiu was obviously more panicked. Not knowing where he found a pack of tissues, he wiped Wen Chu’s tears, his cold eyes full of nervousness.

“I’m not.” Xiu unconsciously tightened his grip on the tissue bag, “I made an exception to bring you up. According to the guild’s requirements, I can’t provide you with other help.”

Alice and the others also mentioned the guild just now.

Wen Chu thought about it, and more tears flowed: “You aren’t even willing to touch me. Which guild required this?”

He had grown a brain long ago. Xiu was just fooling him with words meant to fool children.

Xiu clearly didn’t expect Wen Chu to react so quickly. His fingers curled up, and the tips of his ears turned redder.

“…Also, I don’t know how to get along with you.”

He carefully chose his words: “I’ve lived for millions of years. You are too small and fragile to me.”

When in the small planes, he didn’t have memories. After his memories returned, Xiu felt a very deep guilt of enticing a child.

Although his original intention was not to have this kind of relationship with Wen Chu at all.

But what’s done is done. Even in the end, he and Wen Chu reached the step of engagement. Learning all this caught him off guard, and Xiu’s first reaction was to run away.

However, before he could take a step, Wen Chu woke up.

Meeting the boy’s azure eyes, Xiu couldn’t move his feet.

Just like the first glance when he came to check the situation and looked down to see the white-haired boy drowning in the ocean.

Just one glance, and his brain reacted first, staying without authorization.

Wen Chu was still shedding tears. He reached out and grabbed Xiu’s wrist, sobbing: “Why is there no way to get along? Didn’t you set up all those tasks? You sleep and don’t take responsibility.”

It was okay if Wen Chu didn’t say it, but once he said it, various chaotic memories came flooding in.

Xiu only felt the wrist being held couldn’t help but burn.

He accompanied Wen Chu through so many worlds with his real body.

Just this touch, the body that had formed muscle memory already reacted, and Xiu’s breathing deepened.

“No.” He explained, “Things are a bit complicated, but I promise, it’s not like what Alice and the others said. They don’t know the truth at all.”

Xiu picked what he could explain: “I originally just wanted to lend my power to you to help temper your soul and protect you from dispersing, but this series of actions already violated the rules. I couldn’t accompany you with memories, and the system prioritized your will as the highest…”

Xiu didn’t continue, stopping his mouth in shame.

But Wen Chu already understood.

It meant that Xiu originally just prepared to simply rescue.

But when he saw Xiu, he had some thoughts that wouldn’t pass censorship, which were captured by the system, turning the originally pure rescue into an 18+ rescue.

Wen Chu: …

This really seemed like something he could come up with.

He stopped crying, staring blankly at Xiu, feeling a bit guilty: “Then why didn’t you stop me…”

Xiu pursed his lips, wanting to run away again, but afraid Wen Chu would cry, he forced himself to speak: “If you fail, your soul will disperse, and I wasn’t very firm in wanting to refuse.”

“I don’t hate you; I like you very much.”

His last few words were spoken quickly and lightly. If the surroundings weren’t quiet enough, Wen Chu wouldn’t have caught Xiu’s trailing note.

Wen Chu also inexplicably began to feel his cheeks burning. The wings by his ears completely unfolded, and the transparent tentacles that were originally drooping behind him also became active.

He mumbled: “But I tried just now, I still can’t revive plants. I might not be able to stay.”

Xiu said lightly: “It doesn’t matter. No one can bypass me to drive you away.”

Wen Chu: “…Being a relationship hire will get scolded, right?”

Xiu was stunned for a moment, then couldn’t help curling his lips, a smile overflowing in his eyes: “Who taught you this word? How are you a relationship hire? You are just a bit special, but you definitely got in by yourself.”

Wen Chu tattled: “Alice and the others taught me.”

Xiu suppressed a laugh: “Silly.”

He wondered why Wen Chu was squatting on the ground looking lost after he went out for a trip.

“Get up first… Originally I couldn’t tell you, but having said so much, it doesn’t hurt to say a bit more. Let’s talk while walking.”

Saying this, Xiu reached out to Wen Chu.

Wen Chu put his hand on Xiu’s, failing to stand up for a long time. Finally, he looked at Xiu, looking like he was about to cry: “Squatted until numb, can’t stand up.”

Xiu: …

There wasn’t a second bed sheet around to wrap Wen Chu now.

Helpless, Xiu braced himself and picked Wen Chu up.

The slender boy fell into his arms, skin contact bringing a warm touch. Even the beating of the other’s heart could be felt so clearly.

Wen Chu’s fluffy ear feathers fell right into the hollow of his neck, and his fingertips were cold, slimy tentacles.

Xiu’s steps faltered, quickly adjusted, accelerated, and walked somewhat panicked towards the nearest castle.

…Fortunately not outside.

Otherwise, if the gods saw him caring about Wen Chu so much, the guild would probably really suspect he opened the back door for Wen Chu while tempering his soul.

Although it was compliant overall, the specific implementation…

Xiu didn’t dare to imagine the guild retrieving records and seeing screens full of mosaics.

That would be the real reason he couldn’t stay in the Divine Realm.

To divert attention, Xiu asked: “How much did you hear from Alice and the others?”

Wen Chu said obediently: “They said you originally went to recycle planets, violated rules to save me after finding me, and forcibly brought me up ignoring guild regulations. Many gods outside think I’m a relationship hire.”

Xiu raised his eyebrows, somewhat surprised: “Then do you remember what I told you?”

Wen Chu continued: “You said I possess power close to a god, and you saved me according to regulations.”

Xiu flicked his forehead lightly: “Why believe them and not me?”

Wen Chu covered his head with his wings, hiding his guilty gaze: “…I’m so weak, impossible to be a god no matter how you look at it. Without you, I can’t even revive flowers.”

Xiu paused: “Without me?”

He didn’t quite understand Wen Chu’s meaning but didn’t dwell on this question, stating straightforwardly: “You are a god. I don’t know what details Alice and the others said, but this is the Divine Realm. Every god entering is an outstanding individual selected from different planets.”

“We are responsible for managing the operation of the entire universe, each performing our duties. The guild is our management agency. Guild members are elected by rotation voting each term. I was the guild president of the previous term.”

Wen Chu listened ignorantly, feeling only one thing: No wonder Xiu dared to say no one could drive him out.

Xiu continued: “And my management scope is the End, which is the death of all things in the universe.”

Wen Chu couldn’t help asking: “What about me? Do I have such a management scope?”

Xiu looked down at him: “You are New Life, the new life we have lacked for a long time.”

“Your very existence is a miracle.”

Death time and time again, resurrection time and time again, spanning tens of thousands of years of the planet.

No matter which time, he always maintained the purest kindness towards everything. Even becoming such a pieced-together appearance in the end, his soul remained consistent.

Until the end of the world, he was finally discovered.

If one wants to interpret the hope of endless new life, it should be Wen Chu’s appearance.

Wen Chu just asked casually, didn’t expect he really had a management scope. While surprised, he couldn’t help being confused: “But I really don’t have this ability.”

While talking, they arrived at the castle gate.

Xiu pushed the door, and the familiar layout inside the castle unfolded before Wen Chu.

He was gently placed on a chair in the dining room by Xiu. Xiu placed the packed food boxes on the table and opened them one by one for him.

Xiu packed all his favorite dishes.

Sweet and sour pork ribs, stir-fried lotus root slices, shrimp with corn, and two whole boxes of beautiful small cakes and a cup of fruit tea.

Wen Chu looked at the exceptionally familiar plastic cup milk tea packaging of the fruit tea, with the “God Tea” logo printed on it.

Wen Chu fell silent: “Does anyone do catering in the Divine Realm too?”

Xiu sat beside him: “We also have a contribution point ranking, similar to currency, just that contribution points correspond to our power and lifespan. There are always gods with nothing to do; they also need to earn contribution points to live.”

Wen Chu understood.

The world is a huge workplace; even gods are no exception.

He tasted the fruit tea. It was osmanthus apple flavor, sweet and sour, very fitting to his taste.

He wasn’t actually very hungry, but seeing the food, he couldn’t help craving a bit, eating slowly.

Wen Chu realized he was emotional just now. Now calming down, he could indeed detect the conflict between Alice’s words and Xiu’s words, as well as Xiu’s care for him.

Wen Chu’s gaze fell on Xiu’s ears.

Xiu was too anxious, ignoring his hair. Now those red ears were completely revealed.

Yet Xiu still maintained a cold expression, pressing his lower lip tightly, looking even fiercer.

“Why do you think you don’t have this ability?” Xiu continued the previous topic.

“Although you were very fragile at the beginning, I have transferred some power to you. After tempering during this period, I can feel you already possess the qualifications to become a god, otherwise I wouldn’t have brought you here.”

Wen Chu poked the rice in the bowl, telling the truth: “Because in the small worlds, every time I used power, I asked you to deduct life value. Without you, I don’t know what to do.”

“Asked me what?” Xiu was stunned, “Didn’t you ask the system?”

Wen Chu looked up at him slowly: “Isn’t the system you?”

Xiu completely didn’t expect to be discovered, frozen on the spot as if struck by lightning.

Wen Chu watched helplessly as the redness on Xiu’s ears spread at an extremely fast speed.

From the root of the ear to the corner of the eye, then to the neck.

Xiu was like a cooked shrimp, fingertips trembling slightly, explaining palely and weakly: “Not me.”

If he just admitted it smoothly, Wen Chu actually wouldn’t do anything. But Xiu’s shameful appearance made Wen Chu unable to resist adding another sentence: “I have evidence.”

He looked at Xiu obediently, round eyes innocent, pressing step by step: “Where is my little shell nest?”

Xiu was already in disarray. He subconsciously looked for it following Wen Chu’s words. The shell nest placed in the basement appeared in his hand.

The shell was very rough. Looking now, it was no bigger than two palms. The words “Wen Chu exclusive” on it were a bit damaged due to seawater erosion.

But it carried a familiar reassurance.

Wen Chu leaned forward slightly, taking the shell nest from Xiu’s hand.

He faced the opening of the shell to Xiu, reached out to open it, rummaged in the seaweed mat, and found a short golden hair.

Xiu stared blankly at that short hair.

“I saw it when drinking water in the system space.” Wen Chu explained.

“You have long golden hair. Although this is short hair, both are golden. You both scolded me for being stupid, so I was thinking if you were the same person.”

“But I wasn’t sure, so I just hid your hair to take away later.”

Wen Chu said with some emotion.

At first, he just wanted to take away a small shell nest.

Keeping it as a souvenir was one aspect; another aspect was wanting to keep evidence.

But unexpectedly, in the end, he took away a whole stone building, a manor, a castle, plus a large field.

Taking more and more, getting more and more exaggerated.

Xiu looked at that golden hair, lips moving, unable to say anything anymore.

He lowered his head in despair, smashing the broken jar: “It’s me, but not entirely me.”

“Accurately speaking, the system is a guide I made. I was afraid my temper would be too bad without memory and hurt you, and worried you wouldn’t know what to do, so I temporarily created a guide system with higher authority. Taking your will as the first principle, completing the mission as the second goal, taking care of you slightly according to my personality, also just right to prevent various emergencies.”

When receiving all memories from the system panel, Xiu’s first thought was absolutely not to let Wen Chu discover this matter, already prepared to rot this matter in his stomach.

Even when explaining the past, he deliberately avoided the system part.

But the cover was blown off guard. Xiu didn’t expect Wen Chu had already noticed it in the first world.

“No wonder you thought your power came from me.” Xiu finally understood.

He always thought Wen Chu didn’t know the origin of the system. From his perspective, it was entirely Wen Chu relying on his own efforts, slowly accumulating power, growing from an idiot to finally being able to stand on his own.

But Wen Chu already knew the system was him.

Wen Chu always preconceived that he was protecting him.

“Silly, this is your own power. I just gave you a growth space.” Xiu said.

Wen Chu frowned, more distressed: “But I still can’t use that kind of power.”

Xiu hadn’t had such an experience either, only roughly guessing based on existing information: “Maybe because you subconsciously think you need to rely on me? So you denied yourself.”

“The system is just an auxiliary. I didn’t give you help directly either; this is against the rules. At most, helped you bring a little more stuff, extended a little more time, relaxed the standards slightly.”

“If I could protect you so openly, I wouldn’t have erased my memory at all, let alone let you figure out missions yourself.”

He would have taken everything on himself from the beginning.

As for whether Wen Chu would grow or become delicate and incompetent under his care, this was never within Xiu’s consideration range.

If he had the ability to raise and protect Wen Chu until the end of life, there was no need for Wen Chu to suffer so much.

But obviously, he couldn’t do it.

Even a god, even he, had rules to follow and limited life.

If he was gone, what would Wen Chu, who knew nothing, do?

Wen Chu growing up was the best result. He hoped for Wen Chu to grow up safely more than anyone.

Wen Chu slowly said “Oh,” then pointed out the key point sharply: “So now you also have the memories of watching me from the sidelines?”

Xiu: …

“In that case, my clothes were actually sewn according to your aesthetics?”

Xiu: …

“So many things I did were also tacitly approved by you? All small worlds were also arranged by you?”

Xiu: …

Xiu retreated silently, daring not look into Wen Chu’s azure eyes.

“That being said, but…”

Wen Chu looked at him, suddenly curving his eyes and smiling: “Xiu, did you also like me from the very beginning?”

Xiu managed to hold back a few words of explanation, but looking at Wen Chu’s beautiful face, he couldn’t help forgetting his lines again.

He answered subconsciously: “Yes.”

At first, it was really because of the face.

Wen Chu was really too beautiful.

Such a beautiful white-haired boy, drowning in seawater, long hair scattered messily with the tide, surrounded by a few transparent jellyfish.

Humans recollected him, restored his appearance, and gave him a strange body. Grotesqueness and gentleness were displayed so vividly on him.

So much so that when those azure eyes looked at him, Xiu even forgot he came to look for abnormal fluctuations, making the seawater recede first and fishing him out of the water.

After fishing Wen Chu up, Xiu realized the beautiful boy in his arms was the person he was looking for.

That was why he took care of him so devotedly.

Initially, it was amazement and appreciation. Xiu indeed didn’t have that much selfishness. But with layers of worlds overlapping, even if his memory was cleared, it couldn’t stop him from gradually drowning in this sea named Wen Chu.

Wen Chu was right.

Even without memory, without his permission, Wen Chu couldn’t have pushed his luck like that in the small worlds.

After answering, Xiu realized belatedly what he said, his whole body tensing up.

Then, he disappeared directly.

Actually running away in panic right in front of Wen Chu.

Wen Chu: …

Wen Chu looked down at the unfinished small cake, finally choosing to finish the meal first.

Xiu ran away; he felt relieved instead, even with some indescribable joy.

Or a little bit of bad taste.

The aloof god was actually thrown into disarray because of him.

Wen Chu propped his chin, unable to help laughing.

He could also roughly understand why Xiu didn’t know how to face him.

Xiu looked fierce, but actually had thinner skin than anyone. After waking up, suddenly remembering so many messy things from the worlds…

Especially the last world. Wen Chu could guarantee that should be the time Xiu completely forgot all baggage plus had the thickest skin under the Dragon Race’s nature.

Now recalling it himself, carrying an egg and producing milk, even dragon form wasn’t spared. Probably couldn’t digest it for a while.

When Xiu touched his hand, touched his tentacles, heard his voice, probably couldn’t help recalling his appearance giving birth with a big belly.

Wen Chu’s heart beat a few beats faster, couldn’t help burying his head into his not-yet-dried rabbit ears again.

So pitiful.

Also so cute.

.

On the other side.

Xiu ran away completely subconsciously. Only when he escaped outside the door did he suddenly remember behind him was his home.

Wen Chu hadn’t officially started working, had no residence.

So he had nowhere to go now.

At the door were three curious gazes.

Minnie was surprised: “You talked so fast? Coaxed well?”

Alice was shocked: “You were kicked out of the house?”

James was the most objective: “The three of us compared information and felt the rumors about Wen Chu in the Divine Realm are a bit strange, so wanted to talk to you in detail.”

Xiu tried hard to take a deep breath to calm down, ignoring the gods on the street who seemed to pass by casually but actually had different expressions, nodding coldly: “En, follow me to the guild to talk in detail. This isn’t a place to talk.”

Just right to report work to the guild first, calm down for a while, then go back to talk to Wen Chu properly about recent overtime work.

He didn’t lie to Wen Chu. He would indeed be busy with little time to go home during this period.

Finding the long-vacant new life, staying so long missing, he not only had to report everything about Wen Chu in detail but also handle piled-up work.

It was just that now there was one more thing—

Xiu looked at the white security maintenance ball flying shakily in front of him. A line of text appeared on the screen.

[Warning: Due to violation of regulations, revealing too much test content to Wen Chu, suspected of assisting cheating, please go to the guild for investigation immediately.]

The gods around could see the text on the screen. Xiu clearly felt more malicious or resentful gazes. Even Minnie and others were shocked.

Alice was straightforward: “Why help him cheat only now? I thought you were judged for assisting cheating long ago.”

Xiu sighed: “Talk at the guild. Don’t know how much misunderstanding will happen saying it here.”

That was why he didn’t want to say too much about the Divine Realm to Wen Chu at first.

All gods explored rules themselves after coming up. He told Wen Chu the rules in advance, and Wen Chu hadn’t passed the test yet. It was easy to be judged as assisting cheating, which was bad for Wen Chu.

But according to what Alice and others said, even if he didn’t tell Wen Chu at all, rumors of him opening the back door for Wen Chu had long spread in the Divine Realm.

Leading the three behind him, Xiu stepped towards the guild, deep thought flashing in his eyes.

Who is it?

Why target Wen Chu like this?