Hammer in her left hand, sword in her right, the eldest sister is connected to both worlds.

Chapter 451 Congratulations on the successful completion of the first mission!

The northwestern sky is always filled with stars, which leave their mark on the gray sky as time goes by and the long night passes.

Xue Tong, carrying a bowl of tea, lifted the tent flap, the noise behind her blocked by the wolf-skin-adorned curtain.

Only a few fires lit up the camp as the girl walked out alone.

Are you planning to leave now?

Xue Lan sat before the candlelight in the Wan Gong Fang workshop, using her divine sense to examine the ancient scroll before her. It recorded the many magical artifacts currently stored in the workshop, which Xue Lan planned to take out after the trial.

Xue Tong gently shook his head and drank the hot tea in the bowl in one gulp.

The girl's voice was a little hoarse:

"I'm so stupid, it took me so long to realize something was wrong!"

Xue Lan stopped what she was doing and asked curiously:

"What's wrong?"

Several soldiers on night duty stood by the firelight not far away. Next to the fire was a ceramic pot, the mutton inside of which had long been eaten up, leaving only a layer of mutton fat that was difficult to lick clean, making the pot look foggy and unclean.

Several soldiers held sheep bones that had been gnawed clean in their hands, wishing they could chew the bones down completely.

“What else could be wrong…” Xue Tong sighed and placed the ceramic bowl upside down to the side.

"Emperor Linde died too quickly."

Emperor Linde, who was originally said to have six more months until his death, died within just four months. The struggle for reform was like an unstoppable gust of wind, seemingly sweeping across the entire Great Yu Dynasty in an instant.

This brought about a shocking change that even Xue Tong found hard to accept.

The girl walked alone outside the camp and squatted down in front of a small patch of withered yellow grass.

The vast, yellowish-brown landscape of the Northwest seems only capable of nurturing this incredibly resilient little grass.

"Do you already have a suspicion in your mind?"

Xue Tong raised her hand, her fingertips digging into the cold soil, following the stubborn grass roots as she dug downwards, her voice sounding somewhat muffled:

"I think... she probably killed her father."

Xue Lan knew who the woman Xue Tong was referring to was, and the woman nodded gently in agreement with her words:

"I feel so too."

In early spring, the soil surface still has a layer of lingering snow, but underneath, a slight warmth is rising.

"Xue Lan, I've been wondering if I'm wrong."

"I came to the Yuanming Realm, and I'm determined to have you save some plot. I've been ruining your retirement life and putting you in danger."

"I came to the Great Yu Dynasty and single-handedly pushed Yu Shu into the struggle for power."

"She still hasn't received the family affection she wanted."

Xue Lan gently closed her eyes, and after a long while, she spoke:

"I didn't tell you before because I was afraid of ruining my dignified image in your eyes."

"But now it seems I have to tell the truth."

Xue Tong's voice sounded somewhat downcast:

"Say what you want to say, it's approved!"

Xue Lan cleared her throat: "Like Yu Shu, I am very grateful to you."

The girl paused in her movements:

"what?"

Why are you suddenly being so cheesy?

"I did tell you about the future, and it's not good news, is it?"

"But it is precisely because I know these bad futures that I have the opportunity to correct them one by one."

"The laws of spacetime that I have comprehended can only take me back to the past; they cannot predict the future."

Xue Tong heard Xue Lan's extremely solemn voice, as if every word had been carefully considered:

"Because of you, I had the opportunity to change things before they happened, and so did Yu Shu."

"Xiaotong, you are hope!"

Xue Tong felt as if her fingertips had touched something soft, and she couldn't help but look up at the stars.

"I am hope."

Something trickled down the corner of the girl's eye.

"Xue Lan, has anyone told you this before?"

"Sometimes you're really good at coaxing kids."

After saying this, the girl lowered her eyes again to look at her hands.

The starlight is not dazzling enough to illuminate the long night.

But Xue Tong knew what he was dealing with.

This withered, lifeless grass, in the chilly early spring, sprouted tender new shoots in the warm soil.

The girl carefully covered herself with the soil she had dug out, then slowly stood up.

"Xue Lan, spring has truly arrived in the Great Yu Dynasty."

"Winter has arrived in Yuanming Realm; I should go back."

"Okay!" Xue Lan nodded gently.

"I might be a little tired after I get back."

"It's okay, I can take a nap."

Inside the cave of the Ten Thousand Crafts Workshop, Xue Lan slowly raised her hand, and a point of spiritual energy fell into the air, tearing a rift in space and time.

A moment later, Xue Tong emerged from the crack.

The girl was wearing a light green dress, and her eyes showed deep exhaustion, as if she might fall asleep at any moment.

Xue Tong looked around:

"I thought you were going to ask the spirit of the Wan Gong Box for help like before."

As she spoke, the girl walked over and sat down next to Xue Lan, leaning against him as if she had no bones.

"Xue Lan, I'm so tired!"

Just like many times before when I completed a mission.

Xue Lan took out the Chonglou Illusionary Treasure Map from her sleeve and unfolded it.

"Go inside and get some sleep. We still have a lot to do after we wake up."

Xue Lan nodded slowly:

"it is good……"

The girl grabbed Xue Tong's sleeve and shifted to a more comfortable position.

Before falling into a deep sleep, Xue Lan heard the girl's last murmur:

"Master System..."

"Was this a successful mission?"

"This is not a mission..."

A massive blue data stream appeared before Xue Lan and the other person, which transformed into a woman in pure white clothes in mid-air.

Her face was stunningly beautiful, yet she exuded an eerie coldness that Xue Lan could not help.

The woman raised her hand and gently touched Xue Tong's hair, her slender fingers passing right through the girl's body.

The woman seemed to pause for a moment, but quickly regained her composure.

"Although this is not a mission... congratulations on your first successful mission, Xue Tong."

The main system withdrew its finger and slowly looked at Xue Lan:

"Although it's already a complete soul, the habit of going into hibernation after completing a mission hasn't changed..."

The woman looked at the Chonglou Illusionary Treasure Map in Xue Lan's hand:

"Do you need me to take her away?"

Xue Lan quickly put away the Chonglou Illusionary Treasure Map: "No need, just let the child sleep with his head against my shoulder. I'm in good health, and my head won't go numb for a while."

Xue Lan wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but the icy woman in front of her seemed to glare at her.

"Then I'll leave first."

The main system's skirt has begun to transform into a massive data stream again, and it looks like it's about to disappear once more.

Xue Lan quickly spoke up:

"No, wait a minute!"

Are you souls too?

The main system glanced back at her:

"We are just... a group of people without a home."