Liguang is fine.
She’s fine…!
“Hah…!”
Fang Qi let out a long sigh of relief.
He held Liguang’s small hand, his legs giving out as he slumped into the chair beside him.
Then he stared blankly at Liguang’s right eye.
Inside the socket, the undamaged, intricate patterns were like precise star charts—quiet and mysterious.
It was the first time he had seen Liguang’s complete eye socket.
…Beautiful!
And this also meant…
He had actually succeeded flawlessly!
With nothing but that inexplicable “feeling” of his, he had removed Liguang’s crimson pupil?
He gripped Liguang’s small hand tighter; the soft hand in his palm pressed warmly against him.
“Mm…!”
Liguang let out a soft sound.
Ah!
Fang Qi immediately loosened his grip!
He’d squeezed his wife too hard!
She had just undergone “surgery” and was still weak!
How could he have been so careless?
It was truly inexcusable!
He quickly spoke:
“Are you okay, Liguang? I…”
…Hm?
He tilted his head slightly.
Looking at the silver-haired girl’s glistening left eye, he suddenly froze.
…That’s not right.
Even without her crimson pupil, Liguang still had her original core!
Back when they had eloped at sea, Liguang had indeed weakened without her crimson pupil—but that was because her original core hadn’t awakened then!
Here, however, her original core was always awake! Without the crimson pupil’s influence, she should actually be stronger now, right?
That had been part of his plan all along!
But…
Fang Qi stared blankly at Liguang’s left eye.
That amber pupil was now glistening as it looked back at him.
Tender and gentle, with watery light gently rippling.
But…
Why?
Why had that deep blue flicker not appeared again?
It had vanished completely.
Now, Liguang’s left eye was just a gentle amber eye.
Very beautiful.
But…
Fang Qi was stunned.
Why…?
“Liguang, your… your original core…”
He opened his mouth but found himself momentarily at a loss for words.
…Why isn’t your original core still awakening?
Liguang blinked, and then…
Let out a soft “ah.”
She, too, was dazed for a moment.
She blinked again, then raised a hand and lightly touched the corner of her left eye with her fingertip.
Yet, in that left amber pupil, no deep blue glow appeared.
“…Huh?”
Liguang murmured softly.
Somewhat dazed, she met Fang Qi’s gaze with her one remaining eye.
“Master…”
She slowly sat up, supporting herself on the testing table, and gripped Fang Qi’s hand tightly.
“Why can’t Liguang use her original core anymore?”
Her amber pupil went slightly out of focus, as if she, too, couldn’t believe the current situation.
Fang Qi’s eyes narrowed.
It was really like this?
Her original core… can’t be used anymore?
What…?!
She lost her crimson pupil, but her original core had inexplicably become unusable…?
Wasn’t this just…!
Liguang’s fingers tightened a bit!
Her strength had recovered somewhat, and the grip began to make his hand ache.
“Liguang feels like she’s…”
“Like…”
A flicker of obvious fear crossed her delicate face!
“…Like in that dream!”
She murmured, trembling.
Fang Qi looked at her like this, his eyes trembling.
And Liguang clutched his hand very, very tightly!
“Master…”
Her gaze on him was slightly unfocused.
“You won’t… like in that dream…”
Liguang’s voice grew somewhat ethereal.
“…Leave Liguang, will you?”
…That dream.
Fang Qi looked at her right eye, now lacking the crimson pupil, his own gaze drifting slightly out of focus.
In that dream, Liguang had lost her crimson pupil just like now.
She had become so weak then.
She couldn’t calculate the currents, couldn’t calculate the wind direction, couldn’t calculate when they would reach shore.
But she still used her wet silver hair to shield him from the rain, curling up in his arms on the raft and sleeping quietly.
In the end, she left him one sentence…
“Master is a liar. But Liguang still loves you.”
Then she turned and sank into the sea.
Fang Qi felt his eyes burn.
And now she…
Was as helpless, as filled with the fear of loss, as she had been then!
“How could it be!”
He pulled her into his arms in one motion!
In his embrace, Liguang trembled gently, her single amber eye misty as she looked at him.
Then she reached out and carefully pinched a corner of the fabric on his chest.
“Master, Liguang…”
“You are my wife now!”
Fang Qi cut her off, even lifting his hand to firmly pinch her cheek!
Softly plump.
It felt even softer than usual.
“We’ve consummated our marriage, we’re wed, and so many people came to celebrate us!”
He continued speaking!
“If I abandoned you, I’d be a complete bastard!”
“And your master is not that kind of bastard!”
Liguang, in his arms, swayed slightly in the watery light of her lone eye.
Then, slowly, her whole body softened, her tense shoulders relaxing, and her grip on the corner of his clothing loosened.
“…Mm.”
She answered in a soft, sticky voice.
Then she turned her face, gently pressing her cheek against Fang Qi’s chest, and rubbed it lightly.
Fang Qi held her, one hand slowly stroking down her spread-out silver hair.
Gradually…
He calmed down as well.
Holding Liguang, he raised his eyes to look at the core calibration device now connected to her crimson pupil.
On the screen, countless windows were stacked one on another.
He couldn’t understand them.
But no matter what…
Removing the crimson pupil was probably the right move!
At least his wife had become docile!
Her mental state seemed normal!
She wouldn’t, like before, be influenced into going crazy at every turn!
Though a crazy wife was cute too…
It was also heartbreaking!
Now, that wouldn’t happen anymore!
It’s just that…
Fang Qi pursed his lips.
Why had losing the crimson pupil caused Liguang’s original core to suddenly become unusable?
It had been so strong before…
It had not only suppressed the crimson pupil but even forcibly pushed away the “chaotic rules”…
Fang Qi: “…?”
Wait…
The original core pushing away the rules?
…Huh?!
No!
His eyes shot wide open, his body instantly going stiff!
He suddenly realized something!
If Liguang’s original core was unusable now, then what about the surrounding “chaotic rules”?!
Was there nothing to suppress them anymore?!
Then…
No way…?
Would they be transported to some strange place again in the next second?!
And worse, separated?
Separating him from Liguang, who had lost her crimson pupil and couldn’t use her original core?!
Just like…
Once before by the seaway?!
…Holy shit!!!
His whole body went rigid instantly. He didn’t dare move a muscle!
No, no, no!!!!
He hugged Liguang even tighter in his arms and held his breath!
His gaze moved slowly, scanning their surroundings…!
I’m begging you, rules!
Don’t mess with me, just don’t…!
…Hm?
His gaze paused again.
Because…
Right now, he could still see those dark blue glinting specks.
During the procedure to remove Liguang’s crimson pupil earlier, he had been too nervous, his attention entirely on the operation panel and the mechanical arms. He had completely missed these faint, barely visible points of light around them.
But now, after focusing, he noticed...
They were still far away from them?
They hadn't surrounded them at all!
And...
Fang Qi narrowed his eyes and carefully examined the faint blue dots floating in the air.
Hmm...?
The state of these blue fragments seemed a bit off?
They looked...
even farther away?
Before, when Liguang used her Primordial Core to "repel" the fragments, the range was about two meters.
But now...
The nearest "Rule Fragments" were at least four or five meters away from them!
And...
Fang Qi squinted, observing the faint blue dots flickering in and out of sight around them.
These things felt different to him now!
When Liguang had previously used her Core to push away the fragments...
Those dots seemed to be forcibly shoved back!
They swirled restlessly around, desperately trying to squeeze in!
That feeling of being "repelled" was unmistakable!
But now...
Fang Qi focused, watching the dots drifting slowly in the distance.
A few dots that had been floating toward them suddenly paused when they got about four or five meters away...
Then they turned around and vanished!
Fang Qi: "..."
What did this mean?
They looked...
as if they were actively avoiding?
Voluntarily staying away from both of them!
As if...
Fang Qi looked down at the silver-haired girl in his arms.
Something here was making them afraid.
For example...
The soft, seemingly powerless silver-haired girl cradled in his arms.
Liguang had clearly noticed this too.
She furrowed her brows, scanning the distant, avoiding dots with her one eye.
Inside her right eye socket, fine metallic patterns glowed faintly, lending her furrowed expression an odd, striking cold beauty.
"Master, Liguang clearly can't push these fragments away anymore,"
she said softly, her tone carrying a clear sense of bewilderment.
"But they..."
she tilted her head slightly.
Obviously, she didn't understand why either.
Fang Qi's emotions gradually stabilized.
He had no idea what was happening.
Liguang's Primordial Core had suddenly stopped working, but the fragments were actively fleeing from them...
Still, no matter what, the situation had actually improved!
Without the Red Pupil, his wife wouldn't go berserk again.
Without the Red Pupil draining energy, the remaining battery would last longer!
Even though they couldn't use the Primordial Core...
The chaotic rules were actually farther away!
Every part of this was baffling, but the end result was in their favor!
Still, he had no idea how long this inexplicable state would last, so...
Fang Qi took a deep breath.
"Liguang,"
he stood up, holding her small hand, looking into her patterned eye socket.
"Let's go together and adjust your Red Pupil!"
Let's check what's going on with this Red Pupil!
Having the Red Pupil affected the Primordial Core's operation, but without it, the Primordial Core couldn't even be controlled...
This Red Pupil was truly baffling!
Once we're done adjusting, we'll put it back!
He couldn't let his wife remain one-eyed forever!
Liguang blinked her amber-colored eye and nodded obediently.
She gracefully rose from the testing table, her silver hair cascading over her shoulders.
Fang Qi led her to the core calibration device.
On the screen, a dense array of data windows was still flickering.
Waveform graphs, parameter tables, core architecture tree diagrams, real-time monitoring curves...
Stacked on top of each other.
A messy, colorful display covering the entire interface.
Hmm...
He couldn't understand any of it.
Earlier, he had been operating the device through some kind of "instinct."
His fingers somehow knew where to press, how much to turn the knobs, how to move the robotic arms.
But that was an operational feeling, like muscle memory.
Now, facing these data analysis screens...
He was completely lost again.
What was all this stuff!
Did Sister An Lian usually look at things like this?
But...
He instinctively glanced at the silver-haired girl beside him.
His wife should be able to understand this, right?
Liguang, however, was frowning.
Her only amber eye stared intently at the jumping data on the screen.
Her delicate face wore an expression of...
Confusion?
"...Master, this is so strange,"
she murmured.
"Why can't Liguang..."
She turned, her amber eye glistening as it looked at Fang Qi.
"...analyze this data anymore?"
...?
Fang Qi opened his mouth.
Oh...
So it meant...
His wife had become as clueless as he was now?
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