"Master, Master, wake up!"

A soft, anxious baby voice kept calling out, as if through a layer of warm lake water, determined to pull her out of her deep slumber.

Nan Xiang's long, thick eyelashes trembled a few times, like the wings of a dying butterfly struggling to flap, before finally slowly opening.

At first, there was a hazy, chaotic color in his eyes, like a nebula that had not yet settled. Then, that chaos quickly faded away, settling into an extreme clarity and profundity, as if it could see through the appearances of the world and reach the source.

She woke up.

Within the pure white system space of its own system, which is described as a curly-haired white dumpling spring roll.

This place is not a physical entity, but a domain constructed from pure spiritual power and the power of rules. Soft bands of light flow around it, reflecting her true form at this moment.

Her hair was styled in a high bun, her black hair cascading down like a waterfall, and a dot of icy blue snowflake mark on her forehead exuded an indescribable Taoist charm. Her fair skin made her lips appear even more vibrant and luscious.

She wore a flowing, wide-sleeved fairy dress that gradually transitioned from light blue to white and blue. The hem moved without wind, as if it contained the fleeting splendor and charm of the three thousand worlds, swaying gently with her breath.

She simply sat there quietly, yet she was already ethereal and otherworldly, like a celestial maiden descending to earth, yet she also carried an aloofness and majesty that transcended the mundane world.

Her gaze shifted downwards, landing on a curly white ball of fur that was clinging to her knees, its fluffy fur practically standing on end in its anxiety.

This was her system, named "Spring Roll," a name she remembered giving the little guy in the Quick Transmigration Bureau.

"What's the noise about?"

When Nan Xiang spoke, her voice was slightly hoarse from just waking up, yet it possessed an undeniable rhythm.

She reached out and very naturally scooped the soft, fluffy little thing into her arms, her fingertips sinking into its warm, fluffy fur, gently stroking it.

The movements were so practiced, as if they had been rehearsed a thousand times, carrying a casual, indulgent air.

Spring roll smacked comfortably and gurgled, but immediately remembered the important matter and hurriedly said:

"Master! The Heavenly Dao of that small world, Gray Cloud! It...it seems to be causing trouble again! We just left, and it's already secretly trying to repair the barrier of rules that you broke through!"

"Oh?"

Nan Xiang raised an eyebrow slightly, a faint hint of amusement flashing in her eyes. She wasn't angry; instead, as if she'd heard something amusing, a half-smile curved her lips.

"It seems it hasn't learned its lesson from the last 'exchange'."

She held the spring rolls and slowly stood up.

Without any movement, ripples spread across the surrounding space, like water rippling.

With one step, the scene in the system space receded like the tide, replaced by a void gap. Ahead, a soft-looking, grayish-brown cloud was trembling.

It is the embodiment of the Heavenly Dao of this small world—Gray Cloud.

Upon seeing Nan Xiang appear, especially when confronted with her meaningful gaze that seemed to see through everything, the entire cloud of gray clouds trembled violently, almost losing its shape.

It dared not be negligent in the slightest, and hurriedly condensed two of the purest and most brilliant energy clusters. One cluster exuded a warm aura of the will and trust of all beings, while the other contained the immense power of the world's origin and destiny.

"Your Highness, Goddess! This is sixty percent of the world's fortune and thirty percent of its faith! Please accept it!"

Gray Cloud's voice was surprisingly a cold and elegant mature woman's voice, completely different from its soft and gentle appearance. However, at this moment it was filled with flattery and fear, which sounded quite strange.

Nan Xiang did not immediately go to catch the two spheres of energy. Instead, she held the spring roll and looked at it leisurely, her gaze distant, as if she could see a more distant time through it.

“Gray Cloud,” she began softly, her tone flat and even.

"Long time no see. This is... our second official meeting, isn't it?"

The gray cloud was taken aback. A second time? It clearly remembered… Ah! Could it be…

Before it could figure it out, a terrifying pressure emanating from the depths of its soul suddenly descended!

Nan Xiang didn't even make a big movement. With just a slight thought, a long sword with flowing light and phoenix patterns on its blade appeared out of thin air in her hand—the Phoenix Cry Sword!

The sword trembled slightly, emitting a clear, melodious hum, like the cry of a phoenix.

Nan Xiang looked at the sword in her hand, then at the gray cloud that was almost scattered in fright, and suddenly laughed. The smile was breathtakingly beautiful, but also carried a chilling meaning.

"I remember now,"

She spoke slowly and deliberately, as if recalling a trivial matter.

“In some predetermined ‘future,’ you once said that when we meet for the second time, I will… shoot you down.”

She tilted her head, her eyes both innocent and cruel:

"I'm someone who always keeps my promises. If I say something, I'll naturally do my best to fulfill it, won't I?"

Before the words were even finished, the Phoenix Cry Sword had already been swung out!

There was no earth-shattering display, only a crystal-clear, icy blue sword light, condensed to its extreme and seemingly capable of severing the cycle of cause and effect, striking the gray mass with unparalleled precision, like a bolt of lightning piercing the night sky!

"Wow--!!!"

A shrill scream echoed through the void. The avatar of Gray Cloud, with its loli-like figure and mature voice, was directly cleaved from the invisible Heavenly Dao position by this sword. The originally fluffy cloud was instantly shattered, leaving only a small ball, like a child who had been bullied badly, tumbling in the void and emitting a deafening cry.

Nan Xiang looked at her "masterpiece" with satisfaction, and then slowly reached out to put away the two pure orbs of luck and faith power.

Feeling the abundant energy contained within, she nodded slightly.

The wool from this little world was quite well harvested.

"The contract has been dissolved. Take care of yourself."

She left behind these light words, holding Chun Juan who was still excitedly rubbing against her arm because of her sword strike, turned around, took a step, and her figure completely disappeared into the void.

The gray cloud, now several sizes smaller, remained standing there, sobbing and crying uncontrollably.

But as it cried, it suddenly felt that the power of the Chaos Contract that had been binding it and suffocating it had truly disappeared. It breathed a sigh of relief, and its crying gradually subsided, leaving only a pitiful sob. It began to try its best to reassemble its scattered cloud energy...

……

Leaving the small world and traversing the boundless chaos, Nanxiang's soul essence, like a weary bird returning to its nest, crossed the endless void and finally sank into a realm whose vastness and mystery cannot be described in words—the Land of Chaos.

This is her home, the core territory jointly ruled by the Lord of Chaos, Yu Junci, and the Lord of Life, Nan Yi.

Her mother and husband's love nest, but who knows where they are now enjoying their sweet time in some other little world.

Her soul returned to her body with practiced ease, landing in an extremely magnificent palace that contained endless chaotic Daoist charm—Mu Nangong, her sleeping quarters in the Chaotic Land.

The interior of the hall is not an ordinary brick and stone structure, but is constructed from solidified chaotic air currents, shimmering regular runes, and nurtured innate spiritual objects. Every breath is filled with the most primal power.

Upon returning, a slight sense of fatigue quietly crept in, brought on by the continuous traversing of small worlds, clashing with the Heavenly Dao, and mobilizing the power of one's origin.

Nan Xiang dismissed the chaotic spirits standing in the hall, placed herself on the cloud bed made of ten-thousand-year-old warm jade and the core of a star, and almost instantly fell into a deep sleep.

Consciousness began to sink uncontrollably, plummeting into the deepest recesses of memory...

……

Instead of the magnificent dome of Mu Nangong, what appeared before them was a vast and boundless sea of ​​stars.

Beneath my feet lies the void of darkness, above me are billions of stars like shattered diamonds set on deep blue velvet, and the flowing Milky Way is like a luminous ribbon, so tranquil, profound, and magnificent that it takes my breath away.

She is floating in this boundless universe.

Even more strangely, she found herself transformed into a little girl of about seven or eight years old, wearing a bright red dress, barefoot, with her long black hair tied into two small buns with red ribbons.

She looked down at her small hands and touched her cheeks—they were soft, and the icy blue snowflake mark between her eyebrows was already clear, showing her unparalleled beauty at such a young age.

"Wow!"

Xiao Nanxiang looked at the reflection of the starry sea and exclaimed in amazement, her big eyes filled with wonder.

She tried to move her mind, and her body felt weightless as she moved freely through the sea of ​​stars, moving as fast as a streak of light, leaving a trail of silver stardust in her wake.

"Hey! New guy! Don't wander off!"

A deep, muffled sound, like the grinding of a boulder, echoed in my consciousness.

Nan Xiang stopped and looked in the direction of the sound.

A small, yellowish-brown, cratered asteroid was staring at its two massive craters, which could be considered the asteroid's eyes, looking at it with displeasure.

"Who are you?" Xiao Nanxiang floated over curiously and reached out to touch it.

"Do not touch me!"

The asteroid suddenly rolled backward a short distance, and said warily,

"Charon, the planet you touched last time, is still throwing a tantrum! You've rubbed a bald patch off its ice cap!"

"Who is Charon?" Xiao Nanxiang tilted her head.

"It's that blue and white one over there!"

The yellowish-brown asteroid pointed with its consciousness at a beautiful, light blue planet in the distance. The planet seemed to sense the gaze, turned around angrily, and faced away from them.

"Oh……"

Xiao Nanxiang was a little disappointed, but she quickly became enthusiastic again.

"Then play with me! How about we play hide-and-seek?"

Upon hearing this, several nearby twinkling stars dimmed slightly, as if they were feigning death.

A faint, almost sobbing voice came from some tiny star:

"No... Last time we played hide-and-seek, she hid inside my star core and almost extinguished my core fire... My magma stayed cold for three days..."

"Then... how about playing catch? With meteorites?" Xiao Nanxiang suggested, blinking her big eyes.

"That won't do either!"

A fiery red star roared irritably, then spewed out a solar prominence.

"Last time she played with my solar flare like a ball and ruined Vega's dress! I've been cursed at for centuries!"

Xiao Nanxiang pouted, looking aggrieved: "Why don't you guys play with me?"

The tan asteroid seemed somewhat reluctant, or perhaps fearing further destruction, and said in a muffled voice:

"Looking for some fun? Head to the center of the Sea of ​​Sin! There's a strange rock there, really hard and really eerie, none of us dare go near it. Maybe it'll suit your taste?"

The heart of a sea of ​​sin? Strange rocks?

These words were like a key, instantly unlocking a gate in Xiao Nanxiang's memory, and a vague yet intense sense of familiarity and curiosity welled up in her heart.

It was as if someone... or something, from a long time ago, had said the same thing to her.

"Where? Where?" Her face lit up instantly, and she asked impatiently.

"Flying deeper into the Primordial Universe, we saw a place filled with large, round meteorites. The one in the very center, which was dark but glowing blue, was it!"

The asteroid quickly "guided" the way, eager to send this little scourge away.

"Thank you!"

Xiao Nanxiang cheered, and her small red figure instantly transformed into a streak of red light, shooting off at an incredible speed in the direction indicated by the asteroid, leaving a long trail of light in the sea of ​​stars.

After flying for an unknown amount of time, passing through magnificent nebulae and dangerous meteorite belts, the scene before her suddenly opened up, slowly overlapping with the blurry memory of the place deep in her dream.

This is an extremely strange area.

Countless round meteorites of varying sizes and nearly perfect shapes, as if meticulously polished, float silently in the void, forming a desolate sea of ​​meteorites.

At the very center of the meteorite sea, a strange rock about the height of a person stands quietly.

Its entire body presents a deep, dark blue color, as if it were the solidified background of the universe, but within the dark blue, there are also wisps of mysterious black patterns, like living things.

The stone's surface is not completely smooth; it has natural, rhythmic edges.

Most peculiarly, it did not appear to be a solid object, but rather had a strange transparency, as if it contained endless vortexes of stars inside, exuding an ancient, desolate, and indescribably familiar aura that stirred her soul.

Xiao Nanxiang stopped in front of this rock. The magnificence of the starry sea and the complaints of the planets faded from her mind.

She stared blankly at the dark blue stone, and the pull from the depths of her soul became incredibly clear and strong.

It's as if we've traversed billions of years, passing through countless dusts of time and space; this isn't a first encounter, but rather... a return.

She stretched out her small, girlish hand, with an almost reverent, irresistible impulse, and gently touched the cold, smooth stone surface.

The instant your fingertips touch it!

The light inside the dark blue stone suddenly burst forth!

An unimaginably vast yet incredibly gentle torrent of thought, like a galaxy dormant for billions of years awakening, instantly engulfed the small town of Nanxiang!

There was no pain, only an indescribable warmth and familiarity, like returning to the womb.

Countless shattered lights and shadows, incomprehensible ancient whispers, and a profound bond that transcends the boundaries of time and space exploded in her mind!

She "saw" the birth and death of the universe, sensed the whispers of nothingness, and felt the throbbing of destruction and rebirth... In this vast torrent of thoughts, far beyond what her age could bear, one core consciousness remained exceptionally clear—

It was an absolute "silence" and the ultimate "nothingness," yet within this profound emptiness, a faint, ineffable glimmer of "existence" was being nurtured.

This glimmer of light resonated intensely with some dormant source deep within her soul, a source she herself was unaware of!

Yes, her "source of destruction and nothingness"... the root that tormented her and forced her to endure ninety-nine lifetimes of calamities, was now like a sleeping beast being gently stirred, emitting a silent roar.

In the turmoil of these thoughts, a vague yet indescribably intimate and fateful outline slowly coalesced in the depths of her soul.

Just as this vast consciousness was about to completely engulf her small mind, a clear, melodious voice, like jade striking jade, yet carrying a hint of nascent shyness and an irrepressible flutter, pierced through all the chaotic torrents, resounding clearly and directly deep within her soul:

"You came."

The voice was soft, yet it carried a sigh of relief and confirmation, as if after waiting through countless ages, one had finally seen their loved one return.

You've finally arrived.

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