Reborn as a short-lived loli who can only live for three years

Chapter 286 Week 3

At dusk when leaves are falling, the wind blows by with a slight chill.

The swing was blown by the wind, making a rusty creaking sound. The big tree in the center of the courtyard was still standing, and the shadows of its branches were stretched out by the setting sun. The flowers and plants in the flower bed were covered with a layer of gold, and no smell could be smelled.

Ivy heard a familiar song.

The swing started moving.

Wan Ye Xi held the rope, her hair flying in the wind as the swing rose and fell, and her figure was like a dream.

Not far away, Chu Yu was concentrating on tending the flower bed. She was holding a pair of scissors with a frown on her face, and seemed to have no idea where to start. So she looked up and asked the person lying on the tree.

Ye Jiyan turned over and took the scissors, cutting off the withered parts with gentle and skillful movements. Every pause and scrutiny was like a conversation with the flowers and plants.

Their figures are like a dream.

Ivy stepped into the courtyard, and her soft humming suddenly stopped. Ivy looked at the source of the sound, and the other party happened to see her.

"Avi!" Ying was stunned for only a moment, then she smiled widely and ran over, "Why did you come back just now? We've been waiting for you for a long time!"

She waved her arms, eagerly and happily, as if Evie was the most important expectation in her life.

Her figure was dreamy.

"You're back. Did anything interesting happen on the way?" Wan Yexi sat on the swing, swinging her legs leisurely.

"Here are flower seeds." Chu Yu wiped his hands that were covered in mud and took out a seed bag from his pocket. "The soil is ready. Do you want to plant some? I'll teach you."

"Have you finished what you need to do? Since you are here, it means it's over." Ye Jiyan stood aside, looking at her seriously.

Their eyes were all fixed on Ivy. The evening sunlight gently sprinkled down, adding a haziness to the scene before them.

They seemed so far away.

The foot that Ivy had stepped into the courtyard with slowly retreated.

She shook her head.

"I forgot……"

I forgot what I was doing before and what I should do next.

I forgot where I was and where I should go.

"Are you too tired? Do you want to take a rest?"

Wan Ye Xi left the swing and walked towards the courtyard gate.

Chu Yu put down the flower seeds, Ye Jiyan also put down the scissors, and they walked towards the courtyard gate.

Ying Youyou was already standing at the door. She looked at Ivy outside and stretched out her hand.

"This... is a dream."

The moment Ivy said this, their movements all stopped.

A gust of wind suddenly blew, and the courtyard in front of me became blurry.

Once a person realizes that he is in a dream, the dream will collapse.

The figures of my companions gradually disappeared in the golden afterglow, and everything in front of me became pure darkness.

……

……

Evie opened her eyes.

It was extremely quiet around, and everyone within sight was fast asleep.

A familiar scene.

This is the dance scene.

"You woke up so quickly."

A voice came from behind.

Ivy turned her head slowly and stiffly. She saw the head of the Shi family sitting on a soft chair. She didn't know how long he had been observing her.

"It was a very warm dream. I can't see anything strange about it." The Shi family's patriarch was a little puzzled. "How did you find out that you were in a dream?"

Ivy didn't answer because the answer sounded ridiculous.

It seemed that the Sage's Heart had made the choice for her, and she returned to the time of the ball.

Here, she met the head of the Shi family for the first time, and they had a profound conversation.

She hadn't felt anything unusual in her body yet, as she still retained the memories of the second round. However, she hadn't felt any side effects like memory backlash. Perhaps it was the gem necklace that was protecting her from the backlash that was taking effect.

Speaking of which... we also have to prevent the gem mining team from being wiped out. This time we must get new supplies before the gems are broken.

There were too many trivial matters to consider, and Ivy felt his mind was in a mess, but the most important thing now was to solve the current dilemma first.

"Did you come to talk to me?" Ivy asked.

The head of the family smiled and said, "Yes, don't be nervous, just a casual chat."

The fact is, what he was going to talk about next had nothing to do with "casual".

While Ivy was thinking, the patriarch threw something upwards and caught it steadily in his hand.

That was the brooch she used to disguise the magic force field. The gems on it were basically broken, with only a few still intact.

Without this thing, the people in the family would be able to see through Ivy's special trajectory.

Just like the current head of the family.

His eyes, shining with silver arcs, were staring at Ivy. "I have long suspected that you are a time traveler, but after seeing you today, I found that things are not simple."

Evie listened quietly.

She knew that she couldn't hide it from the master of the house.

As expected, the patriarch revealed: "Double superposition of cause and effect, you... restarted the world twice."

"..."

Was discovered.

Ivy was actually unsure of the patriarch's attitude. In this situation, if it wasn't at the ball, it wouldn't be surprising if the patriarch just chopped her with a knife.

"Let me introduce myself. I am Shi Wenye, the head of the Shi family and the maintainer of the time order. Now answer my question. You restarted the world twice, right?"

Ivy could only continue the conversation.

"Yes," she admitted, "For me, this is already the world of the third round."

Admitting it frankly was the right choice. Ivy could feel that the pressure in front of him had lessened.

The patriarch was still observing Ivi carefully. There were silver arcs reflected in his eyes, which meant that he was exerting the power of his family's bloodline to search for traces of the previous cycle.

After a moment, he asked, "So, do you remember the chips we talked about last week?"

Are you talking about those conditions?

Evie nodded.

"I remember. Do you remember?"

The head of the family can't possibly remember what he said in the previous round, this doesn't conform to the rules of the river of time, and he will also suffer backlash from his memory.

"In my eyes, the world is always a single and coherent one." The head of the family tactfully said that he didn't remember, "but I can roughly guess what I would say."

Three conditions, a wish, and a few threats.

Ivy still remembers these contents.

"Since you remember, then, did I ever tell you that if you lead the world to the third round, I will kill you?" The head of the family observed her reaction.

Ivy had two choices.

Admit it, or don't admit it.

Since the head of the family does not remember what he said, in theory, these promises can be invalidated.

Ivy could just play dumb and pretend nothing happened.

Maybe she could survive.

……

Ivy was silent for only a second, then admitted: "You said it."

The patriarch raised an eyebrow.

"You said that when you found out that I was leading the world to the third round for my own selfish desires... you would kill me."

Ivy laid out the reasons he had already thought of.

“But I didn’t do it for my own selfish desires.”

"I have very good reasons."