After the two returned under the tree, Tian Chunzhu had already finished preparing breakfast.
“You two finally came back. If you didn’t, I was about to go look for you. Come eat quickly. After eating, drink some mint water—we should be setting off soon,” Tian Chunzhu nagged.
The father and daughter obediently nodded and focused on eating breakfast.
“Xiao Yu, do you have anything in your space that can hold food? I just made another pot of rice. Put it into your space,” Tian Chunzhu suddenly asked.
After thinking about the food containers she had previously stored, Xiao Yu nodded.
She placed her hand on the earthen jar, and in the blink of an eye, the rice inside disappeared.
“Even after seeing it again, it still feels unbelievable. Our daughter is really lucky to have obtained such a treasure before being exiled,” Liu Hongyi said softly, afraid others might hear.
Tian Chunzhu smiled and patted Xiao Yu’s head, then seriously reminded her, “Even if we have this treasure, we can’t rely on it too much. It’s too mysterious. What if it suddenly disappears one day? These things are unpredictable.”
“Mm, I understand, Mother,” Xiao Yu replied obediently.
Right—she remembered that the reward for this mandatory mission was a food gift pack. She just didn’t know what exactly it contained.
After drinking the mint water her mother made, Xiao Yu sat back down under the tree.
“Mother, I’m going to nap for a bit. Call me when it’s time to set off,” she said.
Tian Chunzhu nodded and continued packing, preparing to load everything onto the pushcart so they could leave immediately when needed.
At that moment, Xiao Yu was looking at the system backpack. Inside it lay a golden radiant book—“The Sunflower Manual,” which she had used all her savings to purchase.
After she clicked “learn,” the glowing book turned into a stream of starlight and entered her consciousness.
Within her sea of consciousness appeared a figure—an androgynous, breathtakingly beautiful person.
“That’s right. I will only demonstrate it once. How much you can remember depends on your own fortune,” the figure said.
Huh? So buying a secret manual doesn’t guarantee you’ll automatically learn it?
Before she could complain, the figure’s hands began to move. Confused, Xiao Yu could only instinctively follow along in her consciousness.
Soon, the figure stopped, glanced at her, and a hint of approval flashed in its eyes, though its voice remained cold.
“You have some comprehension.”
Then it vanished from her consciousness.
That’s it? That’s all the manual does?
Xiao Yu scratched her head in confusion.
Then she checked her system status page:
Name: Xiao YuAge: 16Gender: FemaleFamily: Tian Chunzhu, Liu HongyiAppearance: 70 points (delicate and pretty)Martial Arts: Sunflower Manual (Level 1)Combat Power: 60 (slight improvement~)Luck: UnknownDragon Overlord Reputation: 10 (too little… how can you become a Dragon Overlord like this?)Dragon Overlord Points: 3
So that’s it—it only showed her the first level. She’d need to train more to break through.
[Beep. Congratulations, host, for completing the “Dragon Martial Arts” mission. Reward: Food Gift Pack ×1. Please check.]
Finally, the reward.
Excited, Xiao Yu opened her inventory.
The gift pack vanished—and was replaced with 100 steamed buns, 100 meat buns, and 100 bottles of purified water.
Exactly what they needed.
She happily stored everything into her space and decided to inspect it again.
Yesterday she had been too exhausted to look closely.
As she entered the space, she first went to the thatched hut—but was stunned.
The hut was gone.
In its place stood a blue-brick tiled house.
She hadn’t noticed it at all yesterday because she was too focused on storing water.
After looking at the house, she turned to the courtyard where supplies were casually piled.
It hadn’t felt like much before, but now it looked chaotic and messy—she would need to organize it properly later.
Leaving the storage courtyard, she finally saw the full transformation.
The originally small spiritual spring had expanded several times over and was neatly divided into sections: a drinking area and a bathing area.
The originally few acres of land had also transformed into vast fields stretching as far as the eye could see. It was impossible to tell how large the space truly was.
Suddenly, she sensed something entering the space—a faint, extremely weak remnant soul.
Before she could say anything, the soul spoke.
“I am the spirit of this space. The space was damaged, and I fell into slumber with it. I never expected to see it restored before my death… I can finally fulfill my master’s legacy,” it said weakly.
Then it continued, “Although the space has only partially recovered, it is enough for your current world. The blue-brick house and courtyard are frozen in time—anything placed inside will not decay.
As for the spiritual spring and farmland, time flows faster than outside—about five to one. That means five days inside equals one day outside.”
After speaking, its faint form flickered, as if about to dissipate. It looked toward the space one last time with reluctance, then closed its eyes, waiting to vanish.
Xiao Yu poked it.
“Are you okay?”
The spirit, which had been ready to disappear, was shocked to discover it could actually be touched—and even gained energy from her touch.
“You… who are you?!” it asked in confusion.
“I’m the owner of this space,” Xiao Yu replied without hesitation.
“The owner… the owner… so it really is you! I finally met you! So this is what you look like!”
The spirit suddenly became excited, its faint form flickering.
Xiao Yu quickly calmed it down, afraid it would disperse from excitement.
“Don’t get too worked up. Breathe in… breathe out… calm down.”
The spirit quickly steadied itself and floated closer.
“Um… will you take me in? I’m very useful! As long as you provide a little energy, I can help you farm and manage everything here,” it said expectantly.
Even though it was just a soul fragment, Xiao Yu could somehow sense its anticipation.
“You said energy—what kind of energy?” she asked calmly.
“It’s your mental energy. Only the owner of the space can provide it. I’m very easy to maintain—just a little bit each day,” it explained carefully.
Xiao Yu poked its round little head, amused.
“So how do I give you energy?”
“As long as my soul form makes contact with any part of your body,” it said happily, realizing she had accepted it.
She gently touched its head.
“Like this?”
The spirit felt a surge of pure energy filling it and happily flicked its tail in satisfaction.
Wait… tail?!