Chapter 472: The Reckless Punishment

Chapter 472: The Consequences of Recklessness

Song Chuyi blinked slowly.

In a blink, he had already approached.

"A'Chu."

Gu Yongnian reached out to him.

"I'm here to take you home."

Song Chuyi lowered his gaze to Gu Yongnian's open palm, covered in fine wrinkles, pale and frail.

His seemingly upright body was already ravaged by unseen damage, and his calm expression masked the torment brought by the turmoil of his mental energy.

He cocked his head slightly and placed his hand in Gu Yongnian's palm, asking, "What's the instability level now?"

Gu Yongnian wasn’t surprised Song Chuyi knew about the turmoil in his mental energy.

He had never hidden it from him.

"99."

Song Chuyi rested his hand on Gu Yongnian's palm, feeling the coldness of his skin, and raised an eyebrow lightly.

"You came looking for me in this state?"

He clasped his hand, transferring his own warmth to him.

"I could really hate you for this."

Gu Yongnian took a step forward and drew Song Chuyi into his arms.

"I just... missed you so much."

He ached to hold him tight, even though he couldn’t bear to press him close.

"After you disappeared from the lab, I was scared out of my mind."

His voice carried a trace of lingering dread.

"I was afraid you wouldn’t approve of me acting as the villain in those small worlds."

"And I worried you’d come to resent me because of all the negativity."

Song Chuyi nodded faintly.

"I don’t approve."

"You must understand that if your soul gets trapped in a small world, you’ll die permanently."

"If I fail to stop you from destroying the world, if I can’t save you, you’ll be gone."

Such actions are way too dangerous. If I’d known sooner, I would never have agreed.

But once trapped in the cycle, there’s no turning back once it starts.

Unless his soul recovers its memories, he will keep being lost in the three thousand small worlds, never finding his way back to his true form.

Even if you make it back, the damage to your body is immense.

To traverse the three thousand small worlds, strong mental energy is crucial.

In the process of repeated traversals, mental energy is continuously depleted. Even if Gu Yongnian returns safely in the end, he is highly likely to die from a mental overload.

Song Chuyi sighed softly, "Are you banking on me liking you?"

Then he snorted lightly, "Honestly, I wasn’t that into you at first."

"I know," Gu Yongnian replied with a soft, doting smile. "I’m not relying on A'Chu’s affection for me."

"I just know how much I love A'Chu."

"No matter what A'Chu does, as long as he exists in the small world I’m in, I won’t destroy it."

He loved him so deeply that even without memories, his soul would light up for him.

Even if A'Chu in the small world might not like him, he would still drop his plans to destroy everything just because of his presence.

As long as A'Chu was there, it should be too precious to ruin.

Precisely because he knew this, Gu Yongnian hatched this scheme.

All beings in the Star Alliance have to sleep, and A'Chu must not be harmed.

So, he became the villain—it was the best solution.

Song Chuyi understood his implication and rose on his toes to nip his lip.

After quickly pulling away, he faked annoyance:

"Until your mental chaos level hits single digits, you’re not allowed to touch me."

"Not even hand-holding."

"And definitely no hugging."

He took two steps back, cradling Xiaotong, grinning cheekily.

"This is your punishment for jumping into the fray."

Gu Yongnian’s throat moved slightly, the faint sweetness on his lips making his soul ache for more.

Yet, A'Chu wouldn’t even let him hold his hand.

Gu Yongnian had a feeling he was about to face a dry spell.