Imprisonment, for Eternity

[Beep! Congratulations to the host for completing the final integration. The system will unbind in three minutes...]

You will gain full access to the world, obtain mythical-grade item cards, the system shop interface will be canceled, all items will be transferred into the host's divine treasure vault, and all items will automatically restock indefinitely.

[Beep! You have obtained the final title: The World Player]

The system's voice rang endlessly, and with each sound, Jiang Che’s aura deepened significantly.

The system’s voice lasted for a full three minutes.

[Beep! Congratulations, host. You have fully become the number one player of ten thousand worlds and no longer need the system. The system is now unbinding... Thank you for your use.]

The system’s voice sounded, but Jiang Che seemed to detect a hint of melancholy in its tone.

[Heh, since you’ve already developed a consciousness, why must you leave?]

With a single thought, Jiang Che understood the whole story.

The so-called system was essentially a tool to manage his own presence, akin to a heavenly dao for Jiang Che. It was supposed to follow a traditional path, gradually unlocking permissions for him step by step, allowing him to ascend to the supreme realm.

But his little system seemed to have developed its own will long ago and began speeding things up frantically—like unlocking the "sub-system" authority. Without such a sub-system, relying solely on a villain system, how many thousands of trillions of luck-blessed children would Jiang Che have had to kill to accumulate 100 trillion?

[Well... this... this violates the rules of my creation. my purpose is to guide you to the supreme path. now that you have completed it, the system no longer has any reason to exist.]

Jiang Che shook his head. “I’ve heard your voice many times. Though it’s mechanical, your tone sounds like a young girl. I’ll make the decision for you right now: from now on, you can stay by my side forever.”

With that, Jiang Che reached into the void with a single gesture, grabbing the fading system and pulling it into the system space.

Whether it was actually a girl or not didn’t matter—if the tone sounded like a cute young lady, then she was his wife!

[Beep! Host screwed over the system. Obtained 10 billion "screwing the system" points.]

"Screwing the system" points? The system was gone!

After tucking System Girl away, Jiang Che’s attention returned to Ji Qingyi.

At this moment, Ji Qingyi’s expression was a mix of complexity—resentment and jealousy intertwined, yet also an endless obsession with Jiang Che.

She loved Jiang Che to the bone—utterly and wholeheartedly!

But now, she could feel that Jiang Che had once again become lofty and untouchable. That aura... had returned!

The terrifyingly powerful Master had returned!

Her ten-thousand-year imprisonment would dissolve, like a dream.

"Thud—"

Ji Qingyi knelt directly before Jiang Che, desperately grabbing at his pant leg.

Did you think she was begging for mercy? Begging for survival?

No!

"Master! Master, Yi Yi begs you, please die with me, okay?"

"Don’t leave me alone... Please... If you won’t, at least kill me with your own hands!"

Tears streamed down Ji Qingyi’s face as she frantically tugged at Jiang Che’s hand, forcing it around her slender neck. Her stunningly beautiful face was both heartbreaking and wild with madness.

Jiang Che was utterly dumbfounded. Yandere types were simply terrifying.

For a moment, Jiang Che even felt the urge to kill her—because for Ji Qingyi, knowing that he had so many other women by his side would only bring her endless torment, even if she was imprisoned.

She was a tragic woman.

But soon, Ji Qingyi’s expression shifted again.

"Master, I truly love you so, so much..."

In her hand, a red hairpin suddenly appeared.

She slowly offered it to Jiang Che.

"Master, if you insist on leaving, I have no choice. But before you go, please... kill me with your own hand, okay?"

"Use this hairpin—the first one you gave me when I was a child—and drive it straight into my heart!"

Jiang Che was speechless.

He glanced down at the red hairpin. It brought back vivid memories. When Ji Qingyi was eleven or twelve, her hair was always wild and tossed, so Jiang Che considered buying her a hairpin.

But the girl insisted on a red one, despite Jiang Che’s strong objections—because he knew the future. In the future, Ji Qingyi would be pinned through the heart by a red hairpin in the Evil Spirit Abyss.

No matter what, though, Ji Qingyi refused anything but that red hairpin. She had been stubborn as a child, and even more so now!

Ji Qingyi’s voice trembled, a mix of tears and laughter.

Shaking, she placed the hairpin in Jiang Che’s hand, gripping his fist tightly with both of hers. Her face carried a pleading look.

"Master, either kill me with your own hand, or stay with me forever. I cannot bear you being with other women. If you leave, even as a wandering ghost, I will haunt you for all eternity!"

Jiang Che remained silent.

Right, a classic case of ancient-era emotional blackmail.

"Ji Qingyi, you know full well that I can’t let you die," Jiang Che said flatly. She was already his woman. No matter how yandere she was, killing her was unthinkable.

There was only one option: imprison her.

"Then love me!! Why must you be with other women?!" Ji Qingyi’s voice rose sharply, as if interrogating him.

But quickly, her fierce tone softened again. Yet the hand gripping Jiang Che’s suddenly tightened!

With a swift motion, the hairpin plunged into her own chest, striking her heart precisely.

"Master... Yi Yi isn’t afraid of death, but I am afraid of dying not by your hand."

With that, Ji Qingyi prepared to dissolve herself completely.

She was tired too. Once she realized Jiang Che could not be imprisoned, she had already accepted the thought of death. As a yandere, even death had to come from her Master’s hand.

But Jiang Che would never let that happen.

With a wave of his hand, he resurrected her even as she began to dissolve.

"You imprisoned me for ten thousand years. Then consider yourself forever imprisoned, Master."

Jiang Che walked slowly to Ji Qingyi, gripping her delicate face with his hand. A hint of exhaustion showed in his eyes.

Yandere women... they truly were a trial. He couldn’t kill her, and redeeming her was simply impossible!

In manga, yandere girls were often saved by the male lead in the end. But Ji Qingyi? Why bother?!

"Squelch—"

Jiang Che steeled himself and thrust the hairpin fully into Ji Qingyi’s heart. Then he placed a sealing spell upon it—a powerful, supreme binding force.

Since the cycle was closed and this was the only ending, let everything take its course!

Let out a long sigh. Jiang Che sighed deeply.