Chapter 216

Chapter 216

Yi Tiantian thought there must be something wrong with his ears. How could the little assistant who had always been by his side suddenly transform into the mastermind behind everything?!

"How does Yang Yang know about the Dusk Society? Could it be that he has also noticed those things?"

"Is he crazy? How could someone admit to being the leader of the Dusk Society?!"

Yi Tiantian had too many questions in his mind. Although Yang Yang, or rather Cheng Yuwen, wanted to answer, he was unable to speak due to the restrictions of his inner thoughts.

So he could only let out a cold laugh and then began to talk to himself.

The serene moonlight poured into Yi Tiantian's room, also falling on the broad back of the current "Yang Yang." Against the light, Yi Tiantian actually felt an unprecedented strong pressure.

With a smile on his lips, Yang Yang began pacing in Yi Tiantian's room, recounting the entire process of how he founded the Dusk Society.

"Actually, the Dusk Society that you've been investigating was founded by me... Three years ago, on an ordinary afternoon, I was still a small star struggling in the entertainment industry. But I received a divine revelation. God instructed me to reduce the world's population so that a new era could begin. So over the years, I've been following God's footsteps. I first used several wealthy individuals to get initial capital, then started making money using various gray areas in society. Through my efforts, I eventually became a prominent capitalist in the entertainment industry and had the foundation to establish the Dusk Society. So I began to recruit, spreading God's will everywhere, and that's how my Dusk Society was born!"

As he spoke, Yang Yang's face was filled with fanaticism. He even closed his eyes, savoring the happiness of saying these words.

"War, disease, plague—these have already helped us eliminate many humans, but it's still not enough. I heard God's call, and he demands that I use the world's most developed entertainment industry to spread the message of death to every corner of the world!"

Yang Yang even raised his arms and shouted.

Yi Tiantian looked at the Yang Yang in front of him, his heart trembling, and without realizing it, goosebumps had formed on his fair arms.

"I've been infiltrating the entertainment industry, using popular stars to spread the seeds of death. Along the way, I realized that some stars needed to be eliminated, so I used various methods to destroy them..."

Yang Yang continued to speak, his expression filled with pride, as if recounting his magnificent exploits over the years.

"I should have realized that there shouldn't have been so many accidental deaths and brutal cases in the entertainment industry..."

"It turns out that all of this was orchestrated by the Dusk Society!"

When Yi Tiantian thought of this, he clenched his fists tightly, gritting his teeth.

But Yang Yang didn’t seem to hear Yi Tiantian’s angry words at all and continued to add more shocking information.

"Actually, God accelerated the plan for the Dusk Lord’s arrival. So I decided to use everyone in the entertainment industry to lead their fans to the seaside to plead for the Dusk Lord’s arrival and hold the grandest sacrificial ceremony in history, offering the purest and most special person in the world—"

Cheng Yuwen turned around and looked directly at Yi Tiantian, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, hands tightly gripping the quilt. The pale moonlight fell directly on his face.

"You, my dear Yi Tiantian."

Yi Tiantian felt a chill down his spine, suddenly feeling as if he had fallen into a pyramid scheme, with Cheng Yuwen as its leader. As a person without any physical strength, he had no way to escape and could only force himself to remain rational and calm, unable to confront this person head-on.

Seeing that Yi Tiantian didn’t react much, Yang Yang seemed a bit surprised. He felt this revelation wasn’t shocking enough, so he added more.

"Actually, I already liked you when you first appeared on the variety show. Becoming your assistant was part of my plan."

At this moment, Yang Yang’s gaze softened, filled with both tenderness and obsession.

"But I didn’t expect that you would be the purest and most special person in the world. To accomplish my great cause and welcome the Dusk Lord’s arrival, I can only painfully offer you as a sacrifice..."

Yi Tiantian's face was cold, not moved by this sudden confession.

He let out a cold snort, staring at Yang Yang, his gaze sharp as an arrow.

"This isn’t love. Don’t defile that word!" "Don’t be so hasty, Yi. After offering you to the Dusk Lord, I will join you in death. No, it won’t be death. It will be a journey to a new world, a world of eternal happiness."

Upon hearing Yi Tiantian's words, Yang Yang hurriedly began to explain, his expression blissful and intoxicated, as if he had already seen the beautiful scene of their future **suicide pact**.

"Yi Ge, would you be willing?"

"Screw that!"

Yi Tiantian stood up abruptly, glaring furiously at Yang Yang, who was also Cheng Yuwen.

"Do you even know what you're doing? This is a blatant crime! In our timeline, there's no such thing as the Dusk Lord!"

From Yang Yang's earlier confession, a bold idea had formed in Yi Tiantian's mind.

Perhaps Yang Yang was also seeing the **parallel universe** that had been frequently appearing in his **line of sight**. Yang Yang had mistaken the version of himself from that universe as a deity and had been following his lead in this timeline, committing numerous atrocities.

However, based on the discrepancies between the events of the two universes, it was clear that in this timeline, there was no impending apocalypse, nor was there any Dusk Lord. Everything Yang Yang had done was in vain and criminal!

This hypothesis was also supported by hints from the rumor system.

The rumor system had mentioned that it wouldn't include unimportant information from this timeline, and whenever content related to the Dusk Society came up, it always remained tight-lipped, leading Yi Tiantian to suspect that the system was a spy sent by the Dusk Society.

But the real reason was that in the current timeline, the Dusk Society simply wasn't a significant existence!

There would be no apocalypse, no population reduction, and no Dusk Lord summoned by any bizarre ritual!

All of this was because Yang Yang had mistaken his parallel self for a god and was mimicking his actions here.

Realizing this, Yi Tiantian angrily questioned, "How can you be so sure that what you're doing is right?! Maybe there's no such thing as the Dusk Lord in this world!"

Hearing Yi Tiantian insult the Dusk Lord by saying he didn't exist, Yang Yang, who had just been full of affection, suddenly darkened. His dark eyes, like **black holes**, locked onto Yi Tiantian, and he spoke coldly, "You can't say that about the Dusk Lord! He must exist! I have received **divine guidance** that once we sacrifice the purest and most special person in the world, the Dusk Lord will descend to lead us into a new world!"

Yang Yang was now in a state of frenzy and could no longer be reasoned with.

Yi Tiantian's heart sank, deciding it was pointless to argue further.

Continuing would only provoke this **fanatic** further.

But just then, the door creaked again, as if someone was still outside.

Both Yi Tiantian and Yang Yang heard the sound and turned towards the door, but outside it was pitch black, and nothing could be seen.

Yang Yang reacted first, walking straight to the door and **yanking it open**, only to find it was just as dark outside, with not a soul in sight.

"I thought it was you pushing the door just now?"

Yi Tiantian was puzzled. He initially thought Yang Yang had caused the sound, but that wasn’t possible since Yang Yang had been in the room with him the whole time.

"It wasn't me."

Yang Yang answered swiftly and swept his gaze across the corridor, quickly locking onto something in the distance.

"The window was left open."

Walking out of the bedroom, Yang Yang immediately spotted the window at the far end of the corridor that had been left ajar. The white curtains billowed in the breeze, and pale moonlight filtered into the hallway.

Yang Yang strode towards the end of the corridor and shut the window. The fluttering white curtain seemed to lose all life and collapsed in place.

He returned to the bedroom, clearly annoyed by the interruption.

Yang Yang turned and forcefully closed the bedroom door, and indeed, there were no more creaking sounds.

Everything returned to an eerie calm, and Yang Yang reverted to his role as a devout and fanatical believer. He sincerely looked at Yi Tiantian and asked, "Yi, join me in offering ourselves! We can be the happiest souls in the new world!"

Yi Tiantian's face twisted with disgust as he flatly refused.

"First of all, I already have someone I like. Secondly, I would never listen to the leader of a cult-like organization like yours!"

The warmth and sincerity in Yang Yang's eyes vanished in an instant. He erupted into a manic laugh, a series of guttural sounds spilling from his throat.

Yi Tiantian sensed that something was wrong, and Yang Yang might make some extreme moves, so he instinctively edged towards the door, trying to create distance.

But before he could react, Yang Yang lunged forward, covering Yi Tiantian's mouth with his right palm, eerily laughing beside his ear. "Soon, we'll be dying together..."

Yi Tiantian suddenly recognized the familiar scent—the anesthetic developed by the Dusk Society’s medical division, a drug he had encountered far too often.

Unfortunately, he fell for it again.

"Tomorrow..."

"What exactly was Actor Fei trying to say..."

"We'll never know..."

As he slipped into unconsciousness, Yi Tiantian's mind flashed back to Actor Fei's words from earlier that afternoon.

The thought crossed his mind just before he collapsed to the ground, at the mercy of Yang Yang.

And Yang Yang, or rather Cheng Yuwen, looked at Yi Tiantian, who had closed his eyes and now resembled a sleeping porcelain doll. A twisted smile spread across his lips, baring his teeth in a grotesque grin.

Tears welled up in his eyes as he knelt down, his head tilted towards the window and the sky beyond. The white moonlight bathed his fanatical face, giving him the appearance of a zealot, lost in his own twisted faith.

"As long as the sacrificial ritual succeeds, the Dusk Lord will descend upon the world, and all sins will be redeemed! The dusk will finally arrive!"

…

The next morning, Yi Tiantian was nowhere to be found in the villa. His room still bore the traces of the previous night, but he was gone.

However, Fei Cheng, who had made plans with him, had gotten up early. He prepared breakfast as usual, stopped by a flower shop to pick up a bouquet of violets for Yi Tiantian, and then drove to the villa complex.

But he didn’t expect that he wouldn’t be the first to arrive so early!

Because Gang Fengxing and Xie Yi were already standing like two formidable guards at the entrance of Yi Tiantian's villa, their arms crossed, glaring at him with unfriendly expressions.

"Let me see what you're holding!"

Gang Fengxing immediately stepped forward, his eyes narrowing as he reached for the breakfast bag in Fei Cheng's hand.

"None of your business," Fei Cheng frowned slightly and sidestepped, keeping the breakfast bag out of Gang Fengxing's reach.

"It's probably just the same boring breakfast you always bring!" Xie Yi added, his face dark and his tone hostile.

"What are you two doing here so early in the morning?" Fei Cheng asked, furrowing his brows.

"I was going to ask you the same thing—what are you doing here so early?"

Gang Fengxing wasn’t about to back down. The corner of his eye suddenly caught sight of a bouquet of purple-packaged violets on Fei Cheng's car. It was like he’d caught Fei Cheng red-handed and immediately pointed at the car window, shouting loudly.

"Are you here to confess your love today?! You’re not getting ahead of us, got it?! I’m telling you, don’t even think about it!"

"Exactly, we’ve already seen through your sneaky plans. Don’t even dream about confessing! We won’t allow it!"

Xie Yi joined forces with Gang Fengxing, and the two stood shoulder to shoulder, blocking Fei Cheng’s path.

Fei Cheng, however, spoke in an icy tone, "Whether or not I confess has nothing to do with you. This is a fair competition, and I’ll let the chips fall where they may."

Upon hearing Fei Cheng's words, the air between them grew thick with tension. Xie Yi and Gang Fengxing both clenched their back teeth, glaring fiercely at Fei Cheng.

Without another word, the three men headed to find Yi Tiantian to demand justice. They practically lunged for the doorbell.

They used all their strength, each wanting to be the first to see Yi Tiantian, but after taking turns pressing the doorbell, the long-awaited Yi Tiantian still did not appear.

After ten long minutes, the door still hadn’t budged.

Anxiety started to creep into their minds, and they looked at each other, panic gradually showing on their faces.

"What if something happened to him…"

Gang Fengxing couldn’t help but let his imagination run wild. For the first time, he felt that his wild imagination was a curse of its own kind.

"Or maybe he’s just out?"

Xie Yi also felt something was off, but he preferred to think in a more positive direction.

Both men turned to Fei Cheng, waiting for his take on the situation.

Fei Cheng was seen tightly furrowing his brows, clutching the breakfast bag even more tightly in his hand. He knew that all of this must be connected to the Dusk Society, an organization known for its secrecy. Perhaps they had already discovered Yi Tiantian's undercover identity...

He spoke in a low, serious tone, "The situation is getting dangerous."

Hearing Fei Cheng's words, Gang Fengxing and Xie Yi's expressions turned grim.

But then, the villa’s door clicked open, slowly revealing itself from the inside without any figure in sight.

The three of them exchanged wary glances before rushing inside the villa.

The living room was pitch black when they entered, with all the curtains pulled shut.

In that tense moment, they spotted a girl with long hair. Her eyes were bloodshot from a sleepless night. Her hair was a mess, and there were obvious tear tracks on her face. Seeing the three of them, she lunged forward as if they were her only hope.

"Actor Fei, Actor Fei, please save Yi! Please!"

Fei Cheng recognized the distraught girl as Yi Tiantian’s assistant.

"Yueyue?"

At the sound of her name, Yueyue’s tears fell in heavy drops, splattering on the floor.

Between sobs, Yueyue recounted everything she had witnessed the night before.

After Yi Tiantian’s birthday party, Yueyue and Yang Yang were preparing to leave. But on the drive home, Yang Yang was uncharacteristically upbeat, humming to himself the entire time.

This wasn’t like the usually calm and composed Yang Yang at all!

Yueyue found him very strange, and coupled with the blood-red sky that had flashed before her eyes earlier that day, her suspicions grew heavier.

Yueyue decided to follow Yangyang, which led her back to Yi Tiantian's villa.

The sounds from the bedroom door the previous night were actually caused by her, as she had witnessed Yangyang peel off his mask under the moonlight, revealing a face she had never seen before!

Her coworker, someone she saw every day, had been wearing a mask all along, and none of them had ever noticed!

This shocking revelation hit Yueyue hard, and she couldn't calm down for a long time.

Later, while eavesdropping, she learned that this person was not a mere assistant but the leader of the Dusk Society, Cheng Yuwen!

At Yi Tiantian's bedroom door, she also overheard words like "sacrifice, suicide pact, death," which frightened her even more.

Eventually, Yangyang incapacitated Yi Tiantian, and after a few hours, he carried his unconscious body out of the villa, while Yueyue, overwhelmed by the shock, passed out.

After listening to Yueyue, who had cried her eyes red, they all understood the severity of the situation.

Fei Cheng clenched his fists, regretting that he hadn't stayed at the villa the previous day. If he had, Yi Tiantian might not have been in danger.

But there was no going back. Fei Cheng buried his guilt and turned to the others. "Tiantian's been kidnapped. We need to call the police right now."

The organization behind Yi Tiantian's kidnapping was the Dusk Society. It was impossible for the three of them to confront such a powerful group, so calling the police was the safest option.

The other two nodded seriously, expressing their agreement.

Finally, Fei Cheng dialed the police number with a heavy heart and clearly explained that Yi Tiantian had been kidnapped.

……

When Yi Tiantian opened his eyes, he found himself by the sea, in front of a huge altar. The edge of the altar was carved with a floating green snake symbol. Looking up, he saw the blood-red sky and heavy clouds. It was daytime, but the sun was nowhere to be seen.

Sensing someone behind him, Yi Tiantian spun around to find a sea of black-robed figures trailing after him. They all had green snake tattoos on their bodies and were muttering words related to the Dusk Society.

As Yi Tiantian followed the crowd towards the sea, he listened carefully to the people around him and finally made out what they were saying:

"Noon twelve o'clock, Dusk Lord……, sacrifice……, ……will be saved!"

Everyone was repeating this phrase, and their direction was the altar.

Recalling what he had heard from Yangyang the previous night, Yi Tiantian knew that he was likely the "purest and most unique" existence they spoke of. These black-robed figures were probably escorting him to the altar.

"But where is the 'me' from this parallel universe?"

Yi Tiantian suddenly realized that there was another version of himself in a parallel dimension, but he wasn't in the group. After scanning his surroundings, he still couldn't see any familiar faces.

"Could he already be tied to the altar?"

This thought weighed heavily on Yi Tiantian's mind, like a shadow that refused to lift.

As they got closer to the altar, Yi Tiantian's heart began to race. He could see from a distance that a person was tied to the central pillar of the altar.

The area around the altar was crowded with black-robed figures, their hoods casting shadows over their faces.

Suddenly, all the black-robed figures shouted towards the sky, "The hour has arrived! Ignite the flames!"

They all knelt in unison, while others near the altar set the straw ablaze with torches. The person bound to the pillar didn't resist. Instead, they seemed to relish the moment, as if being sacrificed to the Dusk Society was the highest honor.

At this moment, all the black-robed people knelt down, but they were facing not the altar, but the crimson sun that had just emerged from behind the clouds by the sea.

Yi Tiantian was desperate to know who the person bound to the sacrificial altar was, so he ran forward with all his might, standing out among the crowd of kneeling black-robed figures.

He exerted all his strength and sped forward, finally reaching the base of the altar, where he saw the person bound there with his own eyes.

The flames had already spread across the pile of straw beneath his feet, and Fu Chongye looked utterly content, a smile even curling at the corner of his lips.

“Ah?!”

Yi Tiantian suddenly realized it wasn’t him from another world, and he froze for two seconds.

At that moment, some of the black-robed figures had already noticed Yi Tiantian, who had not knelt down. They rushed forward angrily, attempting to take him down.

Yi Tiantian stepped back twice, watching as a black-robed man with a fierce face was about to pounce on him, when suddenly he felt dizzy and everything went dark.

The thick, suffocating smoke woke Yi Tiantian, and his eyes stung so badly that they began to tear up. This time, he was the one bound to the central pillar of the altar, and there was no snake-shaped symbol on this altar.

This meant he was now in the present timeline, being sacrificed by the deranged Yang Yang to the so-called Dusk Lord.

As soon as he thought of this, a thick plume of smoke made him cough uncontrollably. Yi Tiantian struggled to free himself but found his hands were tightly bound together, and no matter how hard he tried, he seemed to have become one with the pillar.

Meanwhile, Yang Yang, dressed in black robes, stepped forward. Below the altar, he wore a wild grin on his face.

"This is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen..."

Yang Yang, also dressed in black robes, gazed at Yi Tiantian bound to the altar and sighed in sincere admiration.

The beach was crowded with people, but only some of them wore black robes. Those people were members of the Dusk Society, while the majority of the crowd were fans who had followed the celebrity. Most of them had no idea what was happening and assumed the altar was just part of a performance.

Some even remarked, “The flames look so realistic. This performance is bound to be interesting.”

The commotion had drawn Fei Cheng and the others to the beach, followed by a group of fully equipped police officers. Officer Qin barked orders to his officers, telling them to surround the altar immediately, while he quickly called the fire department, knowing the flames were growing stronger and would soon reach Yi Tiantian.

“Hands up!”

The police rushed to Yang Yang’s side, pointing their guns at him as Officer Qin shouted sternly.

But Yang Yang paid no attention to the police. He laughed loudly, his laughter echoing across the beach, while the black-robed members of the Dusk Society automatically surrounded their leader, making it hard for the police to target him.

Gritting his teeth, Officer Qin searched the crowd for the man who had just laughed maniacally.

But because they all wore the same black robes, it was difficult to pinpoint the target.

When Officer Qin finally spotted Yang Yang again, he had already rushed up to the altar, crossing through the raging flames, and hugged Yi Tiantian’s body, laughing hysterically.

But by now, Yi Tiantian had fallen completely unconscious and showed no reaction.

Fei Cheng, Xie Yi, and Gang Fengxing fought their way through the crowd, hearts pounding, as they reached the central altar. When they saw Yi Tiantian bound to the pillar, their hearts ached as if they had been stabbed.

Yi Tiantian’s pale face was now covered in dust, and his hair was singed with debris from the fire. His head hung limply to one side.

The moment Yang Yang hugged Yi Tiantian, he intended to shout triumphantly, but as his fingertips touched Yi Tiantian’s body, he had felt a wave of dizziness. When he struggled to open his eyes again, everything around him had changed.

It was exactly the scene Yang Yang had imagined—the arrival of the Dusk Lord.

The blood-red sky, the red sun high above, the heavy clouds, and the black-robed followers kneeling in perfect unison on the ground, with the person whose body was bound and burning fiercely in the flames...

As Yang Yang approached the altar, he suddenly saw the face of the person and realized it wasn’t Yi Tiantian at all, but his capable assistant, Fu Chongye.

How could the sacrifice be him?!

Yang Yang felt a panic in his heart. Everything was perfect now, except the sacrifice was wrong!

This would make the Dusk Lord angry!

Without hesitation, Yang Yang scrambled onto the altar, waving his arms wildly at the black-robed members beside him, shouting, "You've got the wrong person! You've got the wrong person!"

Not content with just speaking, Yang Yang also reached out to pull Fu Chongye, who was almost burned on the altar, down.

"Where's this madman coming from? Kill him!"

The core members of the Dusk Society, who were kneeling on the ground, turned their heads toward the disturbance on the altar. Guangyi spoke coldly.

In fact, his real name wasn't Guangyi, but Cheng Yuwen. He had deliberately approached Yi Tiantian under the alias Guangyi.

Hearing the order from the society leader, the black-robed members rushed toward the altar with fierce momentum.

At that moment, Yang Yang was searching for Yi Tiantian's figure. Suddenly, among the many kneeling black-robed members, he spotted a pair of familiar eyes.

Seeing Yi Tiantian, Yang Yang immediately rushed forward, trying to drag him onto the sacrificial altar, while viciously saying, "The one who should be sacrificed is you!"

The kneeling black-robed members looked over, and some even bowed their heads in pious prayer about the Dusk Society.

But at that moment, following the leader's command, the black-robed members had already charged up. They stabbed him in the heart without hesitation.

Almost instantly, Yang Yang, or rather Cheng Yuwen, stopped breathing. His eyes were wide with shock, his mouth open, as he slowly collapsed onto the beach.

Everything became quiet again. The other black-robed members acted as if they hadn't seen the death, kneeling on the ground, waiting to welcome the arrival of the Dusk Lord.

Meanwhile, Yi Tiantian, hidden among the crowd, was stunned.

What Yang Yang had found was actually another version of himself from a parallel universe. It seemed that this other Yi Tiantian had already joined the Dusk Society and become a loyal follower.

But in this dimension, Cheng Yuwen had ordered his subordinates to kill his counterpart from another universe—Yang Yang—which greatly shocked Yi Tiantian.

"If I kill myself, will Yang Yang still exist in my world?" Yi Tiantian wondered in his heart.

Although there were people around who could hear Yi Tiantian's thoughts, no one was surprised. Everyone's attention was focused on the clouds above the sea. The sky was becoming increasingly red, and the sun hanging high above seemed especially eerie.

In an instant, the entire beach fell into an eerie silence. Everyone closed their mouths, holding their breath, leaving only the sound of the waves pounding against the rocks.

Yi Tiantian's skin prickled with goosebumps. Trembling, a deep, unexplainable fear rose within him.

At that moment, the members of the Dusk Society, who had been bowing their heads, suddenly looked up at the sky. Yi Tiantian followed their gaze toward the clouds.

Suddenly, the blood-red sun split in two!

From the crack, an indescribable entity emerged.

Yi Tiantian couldn't be sure what he saw. He had never witnessed anything so bizarre in any world.

He couldn't accurately describe the creature that was revealed from the sun, but the reactions of the other black-robed members revealed its nature well.

At that moment, the Cheng Yuwen from this world shouted loudly, "The Dusk Lord has descended!"

Then the black-robed members of the Dusk Society began to bang their heads on the ground frantically, many of them bashing their heads so hard that blood stained the ground.

But strangely, including Cheng Yuwen, no one dared to look up.

It was as if the Dusk Lord who tore through the sun was a presence that could not be directly looked at!

But Yi Tiantian wasn't one of the fanatical cult members. His Adam's apple bobbed as he stared fixedly at the unfathomable object in the sky. The next moment, a human-like eye suddenly appeared in the center of his body, its pupil blood-red, surrounded by red veins, like the eyes of someone who hadn't slept in days.

It turned out that in this timeline, the Dusk Lord really did exist!

Yi Tiantian's heart raced, blood rushed to his head, and he even felt inexplicably suffocated.

In the instant their eyes met, Yi Tiantian felt a current surge through his body, and then he felt dizzy.

Just before he completely collapsed, he saw the black-robed figures kneeling under the blood-red sky suddenly explode, blossoming into flowers of blood on the vast beach.

Gigantic waves surged from the sea, covering the entire beach, and it felt as if the whole world was about to be swallowed by the waves. The originally blue sea water had also turned blood-red for some unknown reason, and as far as the eye could see, everything on Earth seemed to be bleeding.

The scene was apocalyptic, like something out of a nightmare.

As he was feeling dizzy, Yi Tiantian suddenly understood something.

The Dusk Lord most likely wasn’t here to save the world; it was probably here to destroy it!

It takes thousands of years to build world order, but destruction only takes a moment. This meant that in order to welcome a new world, the existing one had to be destroyed first.

Cheng Yuwen likely never imagined that his fate would end in such a way.

The god he had brought into the world had come to destroy humanity.

Seeing more and more people on the beach suddenly exploding and the waves rushing toward him, Yi Tiantian realized he had to leave this timeline immediately.

In the past, whenever he felt dizzy, he would immediately return to his original timeline, but unexpectedly, this time was an exception.

Yi Tiantian had been feeling dizzy for quite a while, but the surrounding scenery had not changed at all, still showing a hellish apocalyptic picture.

"Could it be that I will be trapped in this timeline forever?!"

"Is there any way to go back..."

Just as he was about to get up, the head of a man kneeling next to him suddenly exploded, splashing blood and flesh onto his calf.

The situation was becoming increasingly urgent, but Yi Tiantian was still unable to return to his original timeline.

"I still don't know what Actor Fei needed to say!"

"Let me go back, ahhh!"

He pounded his fists against his head, trying to use this method to transport himself back to his original timeline.

Unfortunately, this method also failed, as Yi Tiantian was still surrounded by that terrifying blood-red scene.

He suddenly remembered that he still had the rumor system with him, so Yi Tiantian immediately opened the system in his mind, hoping it would provide a way out.

Sure enough, the system showed a new alert at the top.

Yi Tiantian opened it immediately, his heart tense with anticipation, and began to read the message.

"Host, if you stay in another timeline for too long, your body will be permanently left in that timeline."

"You have ten minutes left."

As he read, Yi Tiantian's heart sank, as he couldn’t be sure he could return to his original timeline within the next ten minutes.

The system seemed to have realized this long ago, and the pinned notification quickly became a short line.

"Farewell, host."

When Yi Tiantian saw these five words, he thought for sure that he was doomed to stay in this world and wait for death in silence.

But to his surprise, the message didn’t mean he should wait for death; it had another meaning.

Suddenly, a white light appeared on Yi Tiantian's left chest and shot straight toward the blood-red sky. It was like a sharp bolt of lightning that instantly struck the eye between the two halves of the sun.

Yi Tiantian suddenly saw the eye in the sky close for a moment, and the white light vanished after exhausting all its energy, plunging the world into darkness.

Before he could react, a searing headache hit him, forcing him to crouch down, clutching his head and groaning in pain.

He felt like he was caught between two worlds, with the surrounding scenery constantly changing. Sometimes it was himself fighting against the Dusk Society in his original timeline, and other times it was himself being adored by the Dusk Society in another timeline.

He gradually began to lose his way, unable to tell which timeline he belonged to or whether he should keep moving forward or stop.

In a daze, he seemed to hear a distant voice.

The voice was so familiar, and hearing it filled Yi Tiantian with a comforting warmth, like the soft glow of an afternoon sun or the cozy embrace of a winter blanket. It brought him a sense of peace and reassurance.

But the voice seemed somewhat anxious, constantly calling Yi Tiantian's name, as if it contained a hint of restrained sadness.

Lost in the chaos, Yi Tiantian was suddenly startled awake, his eyes clearing for a moment. He suddenly realized he still didn’t know what Actor Fei had wanted to say! Because the night before, he had been knocked out and taken away by Cheng Yuwen, the leader of the Dusk Society!

Driven by the need to understand what Actor Fei had wanted to tell him, Yi Tiantian forced his eyes open with sheer willpower.

Seeing the slightly trembling eyelashes, Fei Cheng couldn't believe his eyes. He excitedly grabbed Yi Tiantian's hands, looking at him and praying in his heart for a miracle to happen.

And heaven indeed answered Fei Cheng's prayer, because Yi Tiantian really opened his eyes.

Lying in the hospital bed, Yi Tiantian’s eyelids felt heavy and sore, but the world around him slowly came into focus.

The first thing that came into view was Fei Cheng's haggard face. His already sharp features had become more gaunt, and his bloodshot eyes suggested he hadn't rested for days.

"Fei Cheng..."

Yi Tiantian tried to speak, but his voice was raspy, and Fei Cheng still had a firm grip on his hands.

It wasn’t until Yi Tiantian spoke that Fei Cheng truly believed he had woken up.

"Tiantian, here's some hot water."

Fei Cheng’s eyes glistened with relief as he gently helped Yi Tiantian sit up and handed him the warm water, which had been reheated several times.

"Fei Cheng, what happened these past few days? How long have I been out?"

After drinking the water, Yi Tiantian's throat felt much better, and he could now speak normally, so a series of questions poured out.

Fei Cheng measured every inch of Yi Tiantian's cheek with his eyes, full of deep affection. Seeing Yi Tiantian's curiosity about the recent events, he recounted everything in detail.

It turned out that after Yang Yang hugged Yi Tiantian, who was tied to the pole, he suddenly fell into a coma. However, there were too many Dusk Society members obstructing, so the police couldn't get close to him for a long time.

The standoff dragged on, but the firefighters arrived in time to put out the fire before Yang Yang and Yi Tiantian, who were already unconscious, could be harmed.

"What happened after that?"

Yi Tiantian couldn't help but ask curiously.

Fei Cheng was about to speak when a soft knock came from the door of the ward.

Yi Tiantian turned his head to look and saw Xie Yi and Gang Fengxing standing there, each holding a bouquet of flowers. They both stared in shock when they saw that Yi Tiantian was awake.

Gang Fengxing rushed over in a few quick strides. He paused in disbelief, then threw the bouquet of powder-blue roses onto the bed and quickly moved forward to hug Yi Tiantian tightly.

"Tiantian Ge, you're finally awake!!"

Tears of relief welled up in Gang Fengxing's eyes, the feeling of having him back like he'd been given a second chance was exhilarating.

Xie Yi, holding a bouquet of lily of the valley, gently shoved the overly dramatic Gang Fengxing out of the way and handed the flowers carefully to Yi Tiantian. His voice was stern, but there was a subtle hint of embarrassment.

"How are you feeling? Is there any discomfort?"

Yi Tiantian smiled and shook his head, taking both bouquets and lowering his head to sniff them gently.

Fei Cheng set the flowers on the nearby table, then said coldly, "Tiantian is weak now, he can't be exposed to too much pollen."

A tense silence settled among the three of them as they competed silently, then, as if by unspoken agreement, they all sat down on the chairs.

Yi Tiantian blinked, just about to ask about what happened next, but he was interrupted again.

Another person walked in through the ward door. She had long hair, moved gracefully, and carried a bag of treats.

"Yi! You're awake!"

Yueyue had tried to keep her voice down, but her excitement was still apparent. Her voice was almost deafening when she saw that Yi Tiantian was awake.

"Yeah, Yueyue, you're here too."

Yi Tiantian was anxious to know what had happened next. He was tormented by the need for the truth.

Yang Yang, the leader of the Dusk Society, had died in another timeline. So, did he come back like I did, or is he gone forever?

And what happened to the Dusk Society in the end?

Did the police arrest all of them?

Yi Tiantian was desperate to know the answers, but everyone was too caught up in their excitement over his awakening to answer his questions.

Seeing everyone so emotional, Yi Tiantian tried to interject.

Finally, it was Actor Fei who noticed Yi Tiantian's urgency and patiently explained what had happened.

"Here's what occurred after that..."

The two sides were at a stalemate. The police were rapidly sending more forces to the beach because there were so many members of the Dusk Society.

Officer Qin, leading the police, demanded that Fu Chongye surrender, but instead, he led the members of the Dusk Society in a defiant stand, vowing to protect their leader to the death.

Just as the police were at a loss, the leader, who had been lying unconscious on the ground, suddenly moved his foot.

The standoff ended because Yang Yang suddenly woke up.

He opened his eyes and looked around in confusion. Then, his mind collapsed.

In this timeline, the sky was blue and there were white clouds floating above.

Although the area around the altar was still surrounded by people, they were not the loyal followers of the Dusk Society. Instead, they were police officers!

Cheng Yuwen could not bear the sudden collapse of his dreams. He collapsed to the ground, his body going limp as he stumbled back several steps.

He seemed unable to accept the reality before him, clutching his head as he cried out in despair, repeatedly shouting, “This isn’t the world I wanted!”

Seeing their once formidable and cold, ruthless leader now reduced to a disheveled, hysterical mess, the members of the Dusk Society were stunned. The police seized the opportunity to successfully apprehend everyone.

Thus, all members of the Dusk Society were captured.

“Moreover, the assets related to the Dusk Society have started to be seized and confiscated. Under the leadership of Officer Qin, this evil organization will be completely eradicated!” added Yueyue excitedly.

Yi Tiantian was genuinely happy to hear this news, as it meant the disasters that occurred in the parallel universe had not come to pass here, and the world would not be destroyed.

After talking for so long, the four of them felt something was off, but they couldn’t quite figure out what it was.

It took them a moment to realize that during their conversation, they had not heard Yi Tiantian's inner voice!

They had grown so accustomed to the presence of Yi Tiantian's inner voice that it had become a normal part of their lives. So, the sudden absence of it felt strange.

Unknown to them, Yi Tiantian was also recalling the sudden action of the system from the other universe.

It had transformed into a beam of light, almost suicidally rushing into the eyes of the Dusk Lord, forcing the nearly divine being to close its eyes and expending all its power to give Yi Tiantian the chance to return to his original universe.

Yi Tiantian tried to open the rumor system in his heart, only to find that the system had completely disappeared. No matter how he called for it, the familiar panel would no longer appear.

Yi Tiantian felt sincerely grateful for the system and decided to remember it forever.

The four people saw Yi Tiantian's slightly lonely expression and instantly seemed to understand something, exchanging a glance.

But then, Yi Tiantian’s expression softened into a relieved smile as he looked at everyone.

“Perhaps in the future, there will be no more strange incidents like this.”

Everyone understood Yi Tiantian's implication. Now that the Dusk Society had been completely eliminated, the world was indeed much safer for them.

Those bizarre incidents of sacrifice, self-destruction, murder, and destruction might never occur in this universe again.

As everyone was immersed in their fantasy of a better future, Gang Fengxing suddenly spoke up, declaring loudly, “Tiantian Ge, the three of us have decided to compete for you fairly! Each of us will pursue you!”

It was typical of Gang Fengxing to bluntly say what Xie Yi was too shy to express.

But Yi Tiantian was left confused.

In his impression, the emotional relationships between Gang Fengxing and the others were incredibly complicated. It wasn’t simply a love triangle.

And yet, these people were saying they would…

Compete for him fairly?!

Yi Tiantian felt his mind spinning.

Could it be that they had always liked him?!

No, that’s too absurd!

When did this group of people start liking him? Why didn't they even give him a heads-up!

Yi Tiantian was confused but eventually forced himself to accept this reality.

However, he already had someone he liked. Yi Tiantian felt it was best to clear things up; it wouldn't be right to string them along.

So he cleared his throat and looked at the others seriously.

"Actually, I already have someone I like."

As soon as these words were spoken, the most enthusiastic reaction came from Yueyue, who was busy shipping couples. Her eyes lit up like a 500-watt bulb in the dark night. She asked eagerly, "Who is it? Who is it!"

Everyone perked up their ears to listen, but then suddenly remembered that Yi Tiantian's thoughts would no longer reveal the truth to them!

That meant no one knew what Yi Tiantian was thinking now; everything had to be guessed.

The three men were ready to compete fairly.

Meanwhile, Yueyue had already decided to enjoy the drama. As Yi's only assistant now, she was on the frontline for watching the chaos unfold!

"Don't tell us, give us a month!"

A minute later, Gang Fengxing quickly covered his ears.

"Okay, one month."

Xie Yi snorted coldly and agreed to the idea as well.

Fei Cheng raised an eyebrow and nodded.

"Since that's the case, let's compete fairly."

Yi Tiantian: ......

Yueyue was thrilled watching the drama unfold. She looked at the men with bright eyes, silently hoping her favorite CP would end up together.

……

One month later.

Yi Tiantian hadn't taken any jobs recently; he was preparing to take a long vacation and rest for a while.

After all, the incident with the Dusk Society had caused quite a stir. The entire entertainment industry had started a thorough overhaul. All the businesses operating in the gray areas were shut down, along with their protectors, who were all brought to justice.

But unexpectedly, during his vacation, Yi Tiantian got calls from the three men almost every day. They either wanted to take him out to eat or meet at his place.

For almost every single day of that month, Yi Tiantian hadn't spent a moment completely alone.

Gang Fengxing kept pulling Yi Tiantian out to play, from amusement parks to aquariums, visiting nearly every romantic location imaginable. Gang Fengxing made every girl's romantic fantasy come true.

Xie Yi liked to take Yi Tiantian out for good food. The two of them had eaten at famous restaurants all over the country during that month, and every morning when Yi Tiantian looked in the mirror, he felt like he had gotten a little bit fatter.

Actor Fei was the least demanding of Yi Tiantian.

Going out to play and eating good food were all fun, but they weren't the perfect date in Yi Tiantian's heart.

Deep down, Yi Tiantian was more of a homebody. Staying home for an entire day was more tempting to him than any delicacy.

So Actor Fei would usually bring a lot of delicious food to Yi Tiantian's small villa, and then the two of them would relax on the couch to watch shows and play games. Time always passed quickly, and sometimes Fei Cheng would stay overnight at Yi Tiantian's villa.

Today, Yi Tiantian received yet another message from Actor Fei.

Fei Cheng: Tiantian, are you free tonight?

Without a second thought, Yi Tiantian replied right away.

Yi Tiantian: I'm free! A new horror movie is being released tonight, and I have a video membership. Want to watch it together?

Just imagining watching a horror movie with him and cuddling up when it got scary made Yi Tiantian's heart race.

Although he wasn’t sure if this little trick would come in handy...

Thinking of this, Yi Tiantian's face turned red.

He didn’t know when he had started paying attention to these dating tricks, which was a bit embarrassing to admit.

A reply from Actor Fei came quickly, but it was something Yi Tiantian didn’t expect at all.

Fei Cheng: The weather is nice tonight, how about a walk by the beach?

Yi Tiantian stared at his phone for a couple of seconds, his heart racing.

Night, the person he liked, the beach, a walk.

Those words together painted a picture of paradise in his mind.

So Yi Tiantian replied right away.

Yi Tiantian: Okay, let's go for a walk by the beach tonight.

After sending the message, Yi Tiantian got out of bed, rushed into the bathroom to shower, change clothes, and apply some fragrance, all to prepare for the beach date.

As twilight deepened, Yi Tiantian was ready, phone in hand, waiting anxiously on the couch for any updates.

But Actor Fei didn’t send a message. He came directly to Yi Tiantian's villa and pressed the doorbell.

Yi Tiantian's heart skipped a beat, stood up from the sofa, and walked to the front door quickly, but not so fast as to seem odd. Opening the door, he saw a more handsome-than-usual Fei Cheng.

Fei Cheng had one hand in his pocket, and the other completely empty.

Yi Tiantian's excitement deflated a little; he had hoped Fei Cheng would bring a bouquet or something special.

But Yi Tiantian quickly composed himself, hiding his disappointment as he walked over to Fei Cheng.

Fei Cheng smiled and gestured to the open car door. "After you, my prince."

Yi Tiantian’s lips twitched. "Fei Cheng, where did you pick up lines like that? It’s not really your style, is it?"

Sitting in the car, Fei Cheng held the steering wheel with one hand and laughed. "I picked it up from Yueyue. She said it’s one of the essentials for any good boyfriend."

In fact, the three men had used all their tricks to pursue Yi Tiantian. Never having been in a relationship before, Fei Cheng was worried he couldn’t provide Yi Tiantian with the perfect romantic experience, so he sought Yueyue's advice and asked for her insights.

These days, he had been pondering various ways to love someone and discussing them with Yueyue on chat apps.

At the word 'boyfriend,' Yi Tiantian’s face flushed as bright as the evening sky. He swallowed hard, turning his head to hide his blush.

"Haha, I didn’t know that..."

Seeing Yi Tiantian’s bashful smile, Fei Cheng felt an overwhelming urge to pull him close. He stepped on the gas, starting the car, and drove through the night breeze toward the nearby beach.

The gentle night breeze lifted the edges of their clothes, and Yi Tiantian's heart raced throughout the walk as, under the quiet moonlight, the two of them strolled on the soft, fine sand of the beach.

Yi Tiantian walked ahead, bouncing and jumping, while Fei Cheng followed behind him, holding both of their shoes, watching the person he liked, laughing and playing ahead of him.

The waves gently lapped against the rocks, and Yi Tiantian felt that all the hardships and fatigue of the past days had been swept away. He stretched luxuriously, revealing a fair and slim waist beneath his white T-shirt.

Fei Cheng smiled slightly and put down the shoes he was holding.

Yi Tiantian looked at the calm sea and the bright moon on the water, and said happily, "What's happened this year is more exciting than all the experiences I've had in the past twenty-some years. Sure, it's been dangerous at times, but that edge-of-your-seat feeling is also incredibly thrilling..."

Because of his good mood, Yi Tiantian spoke more than usual, but he was suddenly interrupted by Fei Cheng.

"Tiantian..."

"Hmm?"

Yi Tiantian suddenly turned back and saw Fei Cheng kneeling on one knee. The moonlight cast a flattering glow on his profile, his nose tall and straight, his deep eyes full of seriousness and affection.

Seeing the ring in Fei Cheng's hand, Yi Tiantian's face flushed red instantly. His heart raced, and a glint of glistening tears even appeared at the corners of his eyes.

"Tiantian, I like you. Please give me a chance to be your boyfriend, can you?"

Fei Cheng's voice was gentler than the night breeze and the waves as he looked at Yi Tiantian and asked softly.

In fact, Yi Tiantian had already prepared himself for a lifetime of silent admiration the moment he realized he liked Fei Cheng.

After all, that's Fei Cheng!

Who is Fei Cheng? He is the youngest actor in history to win the best actor award, the actor with the most fans, the entertainment mogul who has won countless major awards, and the heir of the prestigious Fei Family...

The gap between them was enormous—almost insurmountable.

So Yi Tiantian thought there was no reason for Fei Cheng to like someone like him, just a minor character.

But unexpectedly, love and being loved happened simultaneously. It turned out that before he had even realized it, Fei Cheng had already fallen for him.

At that moment, Yi Tiantian couldn't hold back the tears of joy welling up in his eyes. Under the moonlight, he nodded eagerly, his eyes shimmering with tears, "Yes, I'm willing."

Hearing the affirmative answer, a flash of excitement passed through Fei Cheng's eyes as well. He carefully and seriously placed the ring on Yi Tiantian's slender finger.

It was a matching pair with the one he had already been wearing on his left hand.

Under the moonlight, the ring reflected dazzling light, and the two of them hugged tightly, more forcefully than ever before, as if they wanted to merge into one another.

Because they knew they had given themselves completely to each other.

Under the moonlight, beside the waves, Fei Cheng lowered his head and gently touched Yi Tiantian's soft lips, while Yi Tiantian awkwardly responded, using his tongue to lightly peck at Fei Cheng's lips.

Yi Tiantian's boldness seemed to stir something primal within Fei Cheng. He breathed deeply, firmly holding the back of Yi Tiantian's head, deepening the lingering kiss between them.

At that moment, the sky, the sea, and the moon together witnessed this pure love.

Moonlight, waves, rippling water, the person you like, kissing—these words together formed a term, that is eternal love.

In that moment, the sky, the sea, and the moon bore witness to their pure, eternal love.