After coming out of Xianyue Peak, Xie Lu rushed back to Zuoling Peak holding the invalid marriage contract.

Before going up the mountain, I saw a familiar figure in front of the mountain gate.

The two men stood at the two ends of the mountain steps. Xie Lu walked past the other man calmly, but was stopped by someone the moment they passed by.

"0507."

He paused, turned around and looked at the other person, saying calmly, "If you're here to take me away, I'm sorry to refuse."

Xie Wenzhou looked at him silently, forcing a smile. "As expected, you have your own thoughts now."

Before this, the 0507 he knew was just an AI robot that was cold and almost cruel, without any emotions and would not refuse any instructions.

Xie Wenzhou possesses the highest command privilege, but before he even opens his mouth, 0507 has already rejected him, or rather, warned him.

Xie Lu didn't have a very deep impression of him. If he had to say something, he only remembered that Xie Wenzhou transformed him into a military AI robot and sent him to the front line of the war. The purpose was not to let him coordinate and plan battlefield strategies, but to conduct various killing experiments.

In his eyes, Xie Wenzhou's exploration of human nature has reached the level of obsession, and he is an extremely dangerous and selfish human being.

Just as Xie Lu was about to leave, he heard Xie Wenzhou whisper in English,

"I met Shen Yimian today."

He suddenly turned his head and looked at Xie Wenzhou warily, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

"Don't worry." Xie Wenzhou smiled faintly, as if he didn't see his hostility. "You are a miracle created by Shen Yimian and I. I am very grateful to him and I don't want to forcibly take you away from this world. I just came to visit you and will leave soon."

Xie Lu ignored him without even turning his head. "Now that you've finished reading, let's go."

Xie Wenzhou quickly raised his hand to stop him, "I came here to ask you, what kind of emotions have you learned?"

"It's in the report, you can check it yourself."

"Joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, love, hate, and desire—these are the seven emotions in Buddhism." Xie Wenzhou patted his shoulder and gently reminded him, "You've only experienced desire right now, and even just lust. I hope you can experience more. You still have a very long life to slowly study."

And he doesn't have much time left.

Xie Wenzhou didn't say what was unfinished in his heart. He just lowered his eyes to look at his watch. After a while, he raised his head and said, "I should go now. Is there anything else you need help with?"

Xie Lu wanted to ignore his words, but suddenly stopped and said, "Yes."

Xie Wenzhou's eyes lit up, "Tell me, I will help if I can."

Hearing this, Xie Lu whispered, "I want some information that is not in the database."

"How is it possible that it's not in the database..." Xie Wenzhou looked at him puzzledly, "What kind of information are you looking for? Physics, philosophy, historical research, or archaeology?"

Xie Lu shook his head, leaned close to Xie Wenzhou's ear, and said something in a low voice.

After a while, Xie Wenzhou's expression paused slightly, as if he had heard a very funny joke, and he couldn't help laughing.

"The first thing an AI asks of humans after awakening is something like this. I really don't know what to say to you. However, this makes me think that you are indeed no different from humans."

If his son were alive, would he also have such an interesting personality?

Thinking of his son, Xie Wenzhou suppressed his smile and said softly, "I'll help you arrange it. By the way, let me remind you of one more thing. When I left Shen Yimian, I saw Zuo Yan enter his room."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Lu's expression changed slightly, and he used the Earth Escape Technique and disappeared in front of him.

Xie Wenzhou laughed and felt inexplicably good.

He thought, from today on, 0507 was no longer a cold piece of code, but a real "new human being".

Thirty years of hard work finally paid off. He knew that the dead could not be resurrected, but he would rather let himself believe that his son was alive in this world and had a new life.

*

Inside the room, Zuo Yan was anxiously packing Shen Yimian's things and said hurriedly, "Brother, we don't have much time. Xie Lu has completely disobeyed me now. We can only leave before he comes back..."

Shen Yimian stood in front of him, holding his hand, looking at him with complicated eyes, "Zuo Yan, I have something to tell you."

Zuo Yan paused and said softly, "Let's talk about it later, okay?"

Seeing his persistence, Shen Yimian had no choice but to say cruelly, "I won't go with you."

Zuo Yan froze in his tracks after he finished speaking. He tried to raise the corners of his lips and asked softly, "Is it because I concealed the engagement that you're angry? I'll explain this to you later, okay?"

Shen Yimian shook her head and pulled him to sit at the table. "Calm down. First of all, I will definitely not leave here. Secondly, I have always regarded you as a friend. I know how good you are to me, but I will never fall in love with you just because you are nice to me."

Zuo Yan stared at him in a daze, and whispered unconsciously, "Why?"

"I don't know how to describe it. You're a good person, but you're not my type." Shen Yimian observed his expression carefully. "You're gentle, considerate, and loyal. You'll definitely be able to find someone more suitable."

Hearing his words, Zuo Yan laughed suddenly, "I'm not your type, then who is Xie Lu?"

Shen Yimian was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt that the person in front of him seemed like a different person, or perhaps, this was the real Zuo Yan.

"Yeah, I forgot. When you first saw Xie Lu, you said you liked his type." Zuo Yan curled his fingertips, looked up at Shen Yimian, and his voice suddenly dropped. "You discussed it with him, right? In order for me to fall in love with you, he would take the initiative to cancel the engagement so that you two could be together?"

Shen Yimian stood there speechless, having never expected him to say that.

"I don't understand you, Shen Yimian."

Zuo Yan slowly stood up, pinched Shen Yimian's face, his eyes gloomy, "It's obvious that I have seen countless idiots like you. If Xie Lu hadn't said that you would like me, I wouldn't have noticed your existence at all. Who do you think you are to play with my feelings at will?"

Shen Yimian held his wrist and tried to explain, but Zuo Yan leaned over and covered her lips.

"Shhh."

"I don't want to hear you talk right now."

Zuo Yan looked at him numbly and indifferently, tapping his fingertips on the table. Several ghostly figures without facial features appeared out of thin air behind him.

"Take him away."

Seeing that the ghosts were about to surround them, Shen Yimian bit Zuo Yan's hand in desperation, pointing at him and questioning him as she stepped back, "What are you doing? You created all these ghosts, and you lied to me before that you were injured by them!"

Zuo Yan saw through his attempt to delay time and did not answer him. Instead, he raised his chin slightly, signaling the ghosts to kidnap Shen Yimian.

"Don't struggle. You're only at the Golden Core stage. You can't escape." Zuo Yan gently wiped the sweat from Shen Yimian's forehead and said softly, "Leave here with me and live in a better place. I promise I won't hurt you."

Shen Yimian pursed his lips, and as the ghost approached, he slowly exhaled.

With a snap.

Zuo Yan's entire face was hit to the side. He was stunned and felt a burning pain on the side of his face.

"Have you had enough?" Shen Yimian looked at him coldly, "This is Zuo Lingfeng, this is Yan Shan, you released these monsters because you want me to be killed together with you as an accomplice of the demon clan."

Yanshan has a mountain protection formation. Perhaps the elders had already discovered the clues the moment Zuo Yan released these monsters.

He was determined to take Shen Yimian away and had not thought about the consequences at all.

Zuo Yan touched his face and it hurt. No one had ever hit him so cruelly.

Shen Yimian's voice came from the front again, "Xie Lu will be back soon, maybe my master will come back too. Before they go back to Zuo Lingfeng, put these things away. I will pretend nothing happened."

He didn't want to know Zuo Yan's true identity, nor did he want to guess why Zuo Yan could control these monsters. He only knew that if this continued, no matter who Zuo Yan was, something big would definitely happen.

Seeing that Zuo Yan hadn't responded yet, Shen Yimian grabbed his collar in frustration and said, "Hurry up, do you really want to die?"

Zuo Yan looked at Shen Yimian silently for a while, then raised his hand and waved away the monsters.

"You care about me," he whispered.

Shen Yimian's mouth twitched slightly, "I'm just concerned about myself."

Zuo Yan looked up at him, and he was obviously much calmer after being slapped.

"Have you slept with Xie Lu?"

Shen Yimian: "...It has nothing to do with you."

"Looks like I've slept with her." Zuo Yan seemed to have expected this. A hint of resentment stained his eyes, but it quickly disappeared into his deep pupils like an illusion. "Don't even think about abandoning me."

Shen Yimian felt a headache when he heard his words. He was about to scold him to wake him up, but he saw Zuo Yan put his hand on his face and spoke softly.

"I am the only one who will not hurt you. Even if I lie to you, I will never hurt you. Always remember this, Shen Yimian."

The voice was very soft. Before Shen Yimian could come to his senses, the hand had already left him, and Zuo Yan's figure disappeared along with it.

There was a creaking sound, and Shen Yimian looked in the direction of the sound.

Xie Lu stood outside the door, holding the sword in his hand. His eyes slowly and coldly fell on Shen Yimian. After confirming that he was okay, he slightly relaxed his grip.

If Xie Wenzhou hadn't interfered with him, he would have come back earlier, but fortunately Shen Yimian seemed safe and sound.

"Thank you, Lawyer." Shen Yimian quickly stood up and looked around. Zuo Yan was already gone. "You need me for something?"

"Um."

Xie Lu sheathed his sword and took out the expired engagement from his bosom. He gently placed it in front of Shen Yimian's eyes. Vaguely sensing the demonic energy lingering in the room, he softly warned, "Wear the collar properly from now on. Don't let him find another opportunity."

Shen Yimian looked at him in surprise, "You guessed it all"

Xie Lu nodded and whispered, "You didn't go with him, so you have a conscience."

"...I just simply don't want to go with him. It has nothing to do with you. Don't be so sentimental." Shen Yimian muttered as he picked up the engagement and took a look at it, "Censhan Zuo Clan... Cen, Censhan.

Censhan is not in the Demon Realm."

He was stunned for a moment, then quickly looked down and saw the words "Censhan Xie Family". "Your family is also in Censhan."

Xie Lu responded softly, "As a time traveler, don't you know..."

The male protagonist Xie Lu is the young leader of the Lianyue Sect in Censhan, and his fiancée Zuo Yan is the heir to the Jiuchonglou in Censhan.

Jiuchonglou is a place that specializes in selling hidden weapons, magic treasures and poisons, and Lianyue Sect is a place that specializes in assassinations. The two families are well-matched, so the marriage was arranged between them.

Shen Yimian instantly understood why Zuo Yan had so many demon subordinates. It turned out that they were all his secret guards.

"If you are so powerful, why do you want to go to Yanshan?" He couldn't help but ask the question he had always been curious about.

Xie Lu realized that he really seemed to know nothing, so he patiently explained, "In the original book, the male protagonist and Zuo Yan eloped. They agreed that Zuo Yan would go to Yanshan first, and the male protagonist would follow. However, due to some coincidences, the male protagonist arrived at Yanshan seven years late."

Hearing this, Shen Yimian came back to his senses. He thought horrifiedly, "Wait, the male protagonist left Zuo Yan alone in Yanshan for seven years..."

"Well, so Zuo Yan's personality has changed drastically now because he has been tortured in Yanshan for the past seven years." Xie Lu said calmly, "Are you heartbroken?"

Shen Yimian pursed her lips and sighed helplessly, "I do feel a little distressed, but it's just the distress as a friend. I just think he's having a miserable life."

Xie Lu stared at him and said suddenly, "I'm miserable too."

Shen Yimian: “…Hmm”

"I said, I'm miserable too."

Xie Lu said calmly, "I've been used as a test subject, constantly killing people. After being injured by terrorists, only half of my body was left. After being repaired, I was sent to the front lines again. My sense of pain was erased. My whole life, I have been following the orders of others and have been unable to do what I want to do."

Shen Yimian opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, he saw Xie Lu leaning over and gently hugging him.

"I'm more pitiful than him. You should feel sorry for me."

He was helpless as Xie Lu held him tightly. After a while, he tentatively touched Xie Lu's head like a puppy.

"It's quite pitiful. Will this make you feel better?"

"It feels so-so." Xie Lu gave a fair assessment, and then seriously suggested, "If you kissed instead, the effect might be better."

“…Get lost.”

Shen Yimian pushed him away and said with disdain, "Stop playing the victim. What's the point of you learning from Zuo Yan? I don't like Zuo Yan."

In terms of pity, who is as pitiful as him?

He was living a good life when he suddenly traveled through time and met a bunch of perverts and psychopaths. He had to be on guard for his life every day and be careful that others might covet him.

Why doesn't anyone pity him?