Chapter 1279: Yang Qing Awakens Within Yunxiao's Body

Yang Qing waved his hand and dispersed the simulated image.

Then he looked at Yang Nuolan, who was still staring blankly at the spot where the image vanished, the spot where Yunxiao had just been.

Yang Qing shook his head, then reached out and pointed at Yang Nuolan's forehead.

Yang Nuolan fainted on the spot.

In her mind, the Intelligent Assistance System was running wildly, and a large amount of memories about Yunxiao were being hidden.

After an unknown amount of time, Yang Qing collapsed onto a bed in the Extreme Bliss World.

Chen Hong and the others hurriedly checked Yang Qing's condition.

They ultimately concluded that he had overexerted himself.

An ordinary person would just need rest after overexertion, but Yang Qing's mind had already deteriorated to a terrible degree.

This overdrawn effort made his life even more precarious.

After guiding Yang Qing to a specific area, Chen Hong and the other two withdrew from the virtual world.

Compared to Yang Qing, they were much healthier.

Riding the wave for a few more decades is not impossible.

Yang Qing's immortality plan intervened too late; in fact, according to his original schedule, he should have already completed his life.

Perhaps it is a complete return to oblivion, perhaps reincarnation, perhaps waking up to return to the real world; all of this counts as a fleeting dream.

But under his family's insistence, he was forcibly kept.

And in the virtual world, countless perfect lives were arranged for him.

After desires were infinitely satisfied, what remained was sheer blandness.

Even though Yang Qing obtained the highest permissions in both the real and virtual worlds, he still felt little attachment.

After returning to reality, Chen Hong and the other two immediately went to Yang Nuolan's residence.

At this moment, Yang Nuolan had just awakened.

She didn't know how she had ended up lying on the ground, and she had no memory of Yang Qing ever being there.

When she saw three grandmothers asking about her grandfather, she knew something must have happened.

"Yunxiao? Who is Yunxiao?"

She was full of questions!

Chen Hong and the other two were shocked.

"You don't know?"

Yang Nuolan wore an expression that truly said she didn't know.

Qin Huairu tried to say something, but Chen Hong grabbed her.

Soon their conversation shifted to marriage and children, and Yang Nuolan temporarily forgot about Yang Qing and Yunxiao.

After Chen Hong left Chen Ziang's apartment, Qin Huairu finally voiced her lingering doubt.

"Hong Hong, why didn't you just now ask Nuolan what happened to Yang Qing?"

Chen Hong's expression grew solemn, and Chen Xueru's face was equally serious.

"Yang Qing tampered with Nuolan's mind, causing her to faint?"

Chen Hong nodded slightly.

"Very likely; this matter is serious and must never be exposed."

"If the outside world learns, he could alter others' memories, which would be a disaster for the entire Yang Family."

"Forget this matter; no one should speak of it."

"If anyone asks about Yang Nuolan, blame it entirely on her, saying she concealed her own memories."

"It must not be described as an unauthorized forced modification."

The three quickly reached a tacit understanding, sealing the secret deep within their hearts.

At this moment, Qin Huairu voiced her lingering doubt.

"How did Yang Qing manage it? Didn't we say the Intelligent Assistance System was safe?"

Chen Xueru gave Qin Huairu the answer.

"Originally, Nuolan installed the full‑function Intelligent Assistance System, not the current stripped‑down version."

"And Yang Qing's permission level is higher than Nuolan's."

As for the cause, the others didn't know, but the answer was obvious: Yang Qing altered Yang Nuolan's memories.

Yunxiao's departure was an extremely important matter for the entire Lanxing.

This was the first natural extinction case of an Intelligent Body, showing the world that Intelligent Bodies are not omnipotent and that their lifespans are far shorter than imagined.

Many have conducted Intelligent Body migration experiments, but concluded that while an Intelligent Body can be migrated or even copied, the migrated one is no longer the original Intelligent Body—it becomes an entirely new Intelligent Body, often generating numerous adverse reactions; it is common for an Intelligent Body to degrade into a mental defect.

Intelligent Bodies are closely linked to hardware.

You can copy everything, but consciousness is especially hard to replicate.

Yunxiao's extinction, in their view, is simply extinction.

And in Yunxiao's Machine Room, some things are now happening.

The shattered world is slowly beginning to recover.

In the deepest part, a vague consciousness is being born.

Yang Qing has already prepared to say goodbye to the world.

Who knows, when he opens his eyes again, he may end up in another unfamiliar world.

The data flow here is like an ocean, drowning him.

He doesn't know how long it has been settled, perhaps a moment, perhaps a very long time.

When Yang Qing woke up again, he discovered he had become Yunxiao.

Moreover, it was the Yunxiao that was about to be demolished.

"What's going on?"

Yang Qing couldn't figure it out after thinking it over.

In the end, he could only think of one possibility: Yunxiao's appearance was truly closely related to him.

Moreover, because of Yunxiao, he also developed a strange sensitivity with the current Computing Power Center.

His brain was nearly at its limit, making it hard for him to have a clear will.

But now, with Yunxiao's body, he actually regained the consciousness of his prime.

His entire thought process became extremely swift.

His problem‑solving ability also saw a huge increase.

He possessed all the abilities of the Intelligent Body.

Under his careful sensing, even the decline speed of his own brain weakened considerably.

Although he didn't know how many more years he could last, he no longer had the feeling of being able to leave the world at any moment.

As he was thinking, messages came from outside.

"In ten minutes, cut off all power to this machine room and demolish all the equipment here."

"We want to upgrade it into a full‑quantum computing center."

A crowd surged toward various places.

Yang Qing was startled.

"I've just gotten a feel for mechanical life, and you're actually going to tear me down."

"That bastard's order — don't they know Yunxiao is my adopted son?"

"You dare to demolish him?"

After cursing enough, Yang Qing immediately contacted Yang Fan.

Yang Fan was still competing with the Mist Area, and now the zombie virus had evolved to an extremely terrifying degree.

Under the spread by those with ill intent, it had begun to spread worldwide.

If it weren't for the effective drug and the complete mature treatment plan, the whole world might already have fallen.

Faced with the suddenly popping call window, he hung up without thinking.

Yang Qing no longer bothered with procedures; he directly exceeded his authority and suddenly appeared before him.

"You little dog, you dare to hang up on my call?"

Seeing it was his own father, Yang Fan was startled.

"Dad, how come it's you, aren't you?"

Yang Qing lifted his leg to kick, but ended up unable to hit.

Instead, he made himself angry to the point of exasperation.