Chapter 102: Passing the Diary — The Final Timeline
Yun Han slowly raised her head.
Her tear-filled eyes reflected the endless sky above.
Her lips trembled.
"Dad..."
"Mom..."
"I miss you so much..."
"I want to leave this place..."
Buzz—
The two intertwined memories faded like shattered glass.
Silence returned.
Shen Yu slowly opened his eyes.
His grip tightened around the diary.
His expression was calmer than ever before.
"Don’t worry."
He looked toward the distant village hidden beneath the storm clouds.
"It won’t be able to keep you much longer."
Chapter 65: Passing the Diary — The Final Timeline
Luxian looked toward the collapsing space outside the room.
The walls constantly shifted between the bloody village...
And Yun Han’s warm childhood home.
Everything was becoming unstable.
"What do we do now?"
She bit her fingertip.
Using fresh blood, she quickly began copying important information onto her forearm.
Unlike before...
This time she no longer hesitated.
After witnessing several cycles...
She had finally learned.
If she forgot again...
At least the blood would remind her.
Shen Yu glanced at her arm before nodding slightly.
She’s learning.
If Luxian hadn’t hesitated during the very first loop...
She might have uncovered the truth much sooner.
"We only have one thing left."
"We need to complete the final loop."
Luxian frowned.
"The final loop?"
"Isn’t this already the present?"
"What else is left?"
"Yun Han’s story should already be over."
Shen Yu slowly shook his head.
"No."
"The biggest mystery..."
"Has never been Yun Han."
His eyes drifted toward Harmony Burial Village.
"The Tombstone Guardians."
"We still don’t know why they exist."
"We still don’t know how this dungeon truly ends."
He inhaled slowly.
"So..."
"Get ready."
Luxian blinked.
"...For what?"
Buzz...
Buzz...
Buzz...
The entire house began shaking violently.
Reality shattered once again.
The scenery flickered rapidly.
The diary in Shen Yu’s hands grew warmer.
He held it tightly against his chest.
"This..."
He whispered softly,
"...will be the last time."
"I’ll definitely take you home."
"...Huh?"
A familiar voice suddenly echoed.
"Didn’t we just get off the bus?"
The familiar courtyard returned.
The familiar village.
The familiar Wang Family residence.
Once again—
The four participants stood where everything had begun.
Confusion filled everyone’s faces.
Except...
Shen Yu.
After only a brief moment of dizziness—
He felt something resting against his chest.
The diary.
The rattle.
Still there.
A sharp pain suddenly spread through his left arm.
He lowered his head.
Fresh blood seeped through the dense writing covering his skin.
His future self...
Had left him another message.
After reading it—
Shen Yu silently lowered his arm.
Without saying a word.
Not far away—
Luxian also noticed the bloody writing carved across her forearm.
Instead of panicking...
She quietly looked toward Shen Yu.
Watching his every movement.
She no longer doubted him.
Only Emo Han and Tai Shan quietly stepped aside.
Emo Han lowered his voice.
"Tai Shan."
"Whatever Shen Yu does..."
"We copy him."
"I don’t know why..."
"But in every future I’ve seen..."
"Only he survives."
Tai Shan silently nodded.
Clack...
Clack...
Inside the courtyard—
The familiar scene replayed itself.
The vicious little boy rode on Yun Han’s back.
His willow branch lashed across her shoulders.
"Hurry up!"
"If you’re slow..."
"You won’t get dinner!"
Shen Yu walked forward without hesitation.
He grabbed the boy by the collar...
And pulled him off Yun Han.
The boy wasn’t angry.
Instead—
His eyes immediately lit up.
"Hey!"
"You’re from the outside!"
"Are you the one bringing wives?"
Shen Yu smiled professionally.
"That’s right."
"I’m today’s supplier."
The little boy immediately grabbed Shen Yu’s sleeve.
"Can you bring me two wives?"
"Of course."
"Go call your parents."
"Really?"
The little boy’s eyes sparkled.
He turned and sprinted out of the courtyard.
Completely fearless.
Because inside Harmony Burial Village...
No outsider dared touch him.
After the child disappeared—
Shen Yu gently helped Yun Han stand.
She immediately shrank backward.
"Bad person!"
"I don’t want your help!"
She still remembered.
He was the man who sold people.
Shen Yu didn’t explain.
Instead—
He quietly placed two things into her tiny hands.
The rattle.
And...
The diary.
His eyes carried indescribable pity.
"If you miss your parents..."
"Shake this rattle."
"If you feel wronged..."
"Write everything inside."
"And..."
His voice softened.
"Don’t run away anymore."
"If you get hurt..."
"Your mom and dad..."
"They’ll be heartbroken."
His tone...
Sounded less like a stranger.
And more like a father comforting his daughter.
Yun Han stared blankly at him.
"You..."
Shen Yu simply smiled.
"It’s nothing."
"Just remember."
"Don’t run."
Footsteps approached.
The middle-aged couple hurried into the courtyard.
Shen Yu instantly switched expressions.
He wore the same business smile as always.
"I’m the new supplier."
"We’re having a promotion."
"Buy two..."
"Get ten percent off."
"Buy three..."
"Get twenty percent off."
The moment those words left his mouth—
Villagers began gathering from every direction.
Standing nearby—
Luxian couldn’t help staring at Shen Yu.
Admiration slowly appeared in her eyes.
Only Emo Han and Tai Shan looked completely bewildered.
As the sun disappeared—
Dark clouds swallowed the sky.
Moonlight descended upon the village.
Pop!
Pop!
Pop!
Firecrackers exploded.
The distorted space trembled violently.
The white mourning banners...
The banquet tables...
And the red coffin buried inside the pit...
Returned once more.
"...What?"
"This village changes again at night?"
Emo Han immediately closed his eyes.
His talent returned.
Once again—
He heard the exact same three fragments from the future.
"Fish head..."
"Fish tail..."
"Pig heart..."
"And..."
"Shen Yu..."
"How dare you not listen to me?"
Emo Han smiled triumphantly.
"There."
"I knew it."
He pulled Tai Shan toward the corner seats.
Meanwhile—
Shen Yu’s gaze remained fixed on the Tombstone Guardians.
His expression became unusually serious.
He turned toward Lucian.
"I’ve confirmed something."
"I’ve repeated this enough times."
"Every cycle..."
"The Tombstone Guardians awaken faster."
"The mutations begin earlier."
"The dungeon is accelerating."
Luxian’s face changed.
"Then..."
"We’re running out of time."
Shen Yu nodded.
"Exactly."
"We have to find the diary immediately."
He pointed toward the small room.
"Luxian."
"Go."
"If it’s still there..."
"Bring it."
Luxian frowned.
"But last time..."
"The valuable item was the rattle."
"Wouldn’t everything important still be inside that room?"
Shen Yu slowly shook his head.
"No."
"The diary..."
"Means more to Yun Han."
"If she was buried..."
"She would’ve wanted to take it with her."
"So..."
"To be safe..."
"We split up."
Luxian nodded immediately.
"Understood."
She dashed toward the small room.
Not far away—
Emo Han had heard every word.
His brows knit together.
"...A cycle?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Are you trying to trick me?"
Something felt wrong.
Very wrong.
But he still trusted the future echo more than Shen Yu.
Pulling Tai Shan with him...
He sat confidently in his designated seat.
"Hmph."
"I don’t care whether it’s a loop or not."
"As long as Shen Yu doesn’t sit down..."
"Everyone in this courtyard..."
"...will attack him first."