6 – How Can It Only Be Three Minutes?
“So that’s what you were doing just now?”
Xie Rongyu took off his glasses and smiled. ”Even though you’re experienced, the state still wants to be absolutely certain.”
“The classes will all be taught by experts. Don’t worry.”
No, she wasn’t reassured.
She couldn’t be reassured.
She didn’t want to go to school!
She had finally come back and hadn’t even enjoyed a few days of vacation!
Xie Rongyu said, “I’ll be there with you.”
Li Ziyin gave him a resentful look. “Well, thanks a lot.”
The next day, Xie Rongyu took Li Ziyin for a physical exam.
The day after that, Li Ziyin got up at six and entered the classroom at seven—the villa’s multimedia room!
After an hour’s break at noon, she spent the afternoon being battered with knowledge by all sorts of experts.
Whenever Li Ziyin’s mind wandered, Xie Rongyu, sitting beside her, would glance at her.
A young nobleman in his twenties, yet his gaze was sharp as a knife.
One look was enough to yank her wandering attention right back.
Even letting her spirit drift away wasn’t allowed!
So the moment evening classes ended, Li Ziyin would scamper back to her own room.
Shut the door.
Lock it.
All in one smooth motion.
No monsters, demons, or Xie Rongyu allowed, ahhhh!
Xie Rongyu probably knew what she was thinking. He left her dinner at the door and didn’t disturb her again.
The next morning, Li Ziyin refused to get up no matter what.
She didn’t want to study! She loved her bed!
Xie Rongyu knocked and knocked, but the door wouldn’t open. In the end, he gave up.
Li Ziyin thought he had left, and just as she was about to breathe a sigh of relief, she heard him say gently:
“The teacher is about to arrive. If you don’t get up, it’ll be rude.”
Li Ziyin played dead.
Xie Rongyu said, “If you’re not out in three minutes, I’ll break down the door.”
“!” Li Ziyin was stunned by his “violent” idea.
Without thinking, she shot back, “I’m not dressed!”
The moment the words left her mouth, she regretted it. There was a man standing outside.
Saying that was far too improper.
Xie Rongyu indeed paused. “You have three minutes.”
So he was still going to break the door down?
Li Ziyin exploded. “How can three minutes possibly be enough for a girl to get dressed?!”
Standing outside the door, Xie Rongyu’s lips curved slightly upward. “I’m not the one at a disadvantage here.”
“???”
Even though Li Ziyin had long since gotten dressed, she was still shocked by the young nobleman’s suggestive words.
She hadn’t put on her makeup yet, and in her flustered state she couldn’t do it properly anyway, so she simply burrowed into the bed and dug in for a fight.
Three minutes later, Xie Rongyu actually broke down the door!
Li Ziyin cursed at him while wrapping herself tightly in the blanket.
And then—
She was dug out of the bed by Young Master Xie’s own hands!
!!!
Completely bare-faced, Li Ziyin stared with wide, round almond eyes. “You—you…”
Xie Rongyu said, “Time for class.”
“…”
Li Ziyin was utterly defeated.
Young Master Xie’s dedication to his work made him thicker-skinned than even she was.
She couldn’t win, so she could only let herself be tormented.
As for the Li family?
Who was that? She could barely protect herself—what did they have to do with her?
Besides, with the state protecting her, the Li family could dig three feet into the ground and still never find their way to her!
This went on for a month, until the “Transmigration Base” was finally completed.
When Li Ziyin heard the news, she nearly jumped out of her skin.
The base being finished meant that her days of torment at the hands of that demon Xie were finally coming to an end!
Li Ziyin packed her luggage early, and the moment the people sent to pick her up arrived, she eagerly got into the car.
Then Xie Rongyu got in too—right beside her.
Li Ziyin glared at him and scooted toward the edge.
Xie Rongyu remained calm and composed, as dignified and refined as ever.
The base was built deep in the mountains, in a place utterly devoid of human presence.
The area was heavily guarded.
Li Ziyin had no doubt that without permission, not even a fly could get in.
Elder Xie was there too.
He wore a neat military uniform, his chest covered in medals.
Very formal.
Smiling warmly, he took Li Ziyin on a tour of the base.
Xie Rongyu accompanied them.
The base had three buildings in total.
Li Ziyin and Xie Rongyu lived in one by themselves.
Supposedly, it was to make her feel at ease.
Li Ziyin gave a dry laugh.
If they really wanted her to feel at ease, they’d transfer Xie Rongyu away.
The building on the left was dedicated to “transmigration,” filled with all kinds of experimental equipment.
The entire second floor had been set aside, with a special transparent glass chamber at its center.
Elder Xie said, “From now on, you’ll depart from here when you transmigrate, and when you return, you can get a physical exam, plus magnetic field and spatial fluctuation testing.”
Li Ziyin nodded.
In the past, her soul had transmigrated, and it had been uncontrollable—so there was nothing to be done about it.
But from now on, it would be physical transmigration, and different time-spaces inevitably had different pathogens.
Of course she’d need to go through quarantine upon returning.
The state really was thorough!
Elder Xie then showed her the building on the right, where the experts lived.
Behind the three buildings was a large warehouse stocked with all kinds of supplies.
After the tour, Elder Xie handed Li Ziyin the Space Button from before.
“We plan to have you make your first transmigration in three days. The supplies are all inside—take a look and see if you need anything else.”
Along with the Space Button came a supply list.
Well, well.
Ten jin each of gold and silver, the hard currencies.
Various flavored canned luncheon meat, compressed biscuits, and self-heating hot pot as her rations.
In three days, they said, a batch of fresh fruit would be added as well.
So she could practice scientific wellness even in another world.
Beyond that were all kinds of essential transmigration supplies and technical materials.
One ton of rice, one ton of potatoes, one ton of sweet potatoes, and even refined salt.
Hmm? Erguotou and Maotai liquor?
Confirmed: the higher-ups wanted her to make liquor and refine salt for brainwashing.
But most important of all—
Firearms!
Li Ziyin shot Xie Rongyu a subtle glance.
No wonder, over this past month, he’d insisted on teaching her to shoot, even how to pull the pin on a grenade.
Looks like he’d seen the supply list long ago.
For all she knew, he’d prepared it himself.
Compared to her earlier world-hopping with nothing but her bare hands, this was practically emperor-level treatment.
So she had nothing to add.
For these three days, Li Ziyin finally didn’t have to study anymore.
She sprawled on her bed, eating fruit and watching variety shows—couldn’t be more comfortable.
Xie Rongyu spent all day in meetings with the experts and scholars, researching who knew what.
Li Ziyin, terrified that one question would unleash a flood of knowledge points, resolutely played dumb.
Xie Rongyu just smiled and didn’t say much.
Three days later.
Li Ziyin, fully equipped, entered the glass chamber.
All the machines outside flashed red lights, everything in operation.
The experts and scholars watched her with total concentration.
Even the First and Second Chiefs had come despite their busy schedules.
To witness with their own eyes this historic moment that would overturn science.
Before she entered the glass chamber, the First Chief said with concern, “Comrade Xiao Yin, don’t put too much pressure on yourself. If you run into danger, come back immediately. Your safety matters most.”
Elder Xie offered earnest words of advice as well.
Li Ziyin said, “If all goes well, I’ll be back within a week.”
……
Li Ziyin nodded to the people outside, closed her eyes, and activated the system.