Before the elder could finish speaking, the jade pendant suddenly emitted a soft, gentle white glow.
He immediately became excited and shouted,
“Senior Brother, look! Does this mean Wanwan has entered the space?”
The older man’s eyes lit up as well, and he nodded.
“It should be!”
As he spoke, he picked up the jade pendant, closed his eyes tightly, and a faint sheen of sweat formed on his forehead. Soon, a dim halo of light gradually appeared around him.
The younger elder beside him watched nervously.
After all, this was their first time operating the jade pendant—they didn’t know whether it would succeed.
Just as he was thinking this, a familiar figure appeared above the magnified halo of light from the jade pendant.
“Wanwan!”
The elder couldn’t help but call out.
Hearing his junior brother, the older man knew their attempt had succeeded.
He slowly withdrew his energy, and then he too saw the little disciple he hadn’t seen for many days.
His eyes grew slightly moist. He hadn’t expected that even after she returned to her original spacetime, they would still be able to meet like this.
Meanwhile, Su Luowan, who had just entered the space, hadn’t even had time to properly observe her surroundings when she heard a familiar voice.
“Second Master!”
She looked around, searching, and when she lifted her head, she saw the figures of her Master and Second Master appearing in the sky within the space.
Excited, she called out loudly,
“Master, Second Master, what’s going on? I miss you… I want to go back. Is there any way?”
Although this era had Lin Yuzhen, who resembled her mother, she still longed to return to the world she was familiar with—to the side of the two masters and senior brothers who had doted on her since childhood.
The First Master looked at his little disciple, his eyes filled with reluctance. He sighed helplessly and said slowly:
“Child, listen to me. Your return to that spacetime this time was destined from the start.
And you… originally belonged to that spacetime.”
Su Luowan was full of confusion upon hearing this.
Why couldn’t she understand?
“Master, why do you say that?”
“Child, you were originally born in that spacetime. But because of the jade pendant, a distortion in time and space occurred, causing your soul to swap with the Su Luowan born in this spacetime.
When your Second Master and I sensed this anomaly, we kept watching over your growth.
After your mother passed away from illness, we went to the orphanage and brought you back.”
Su Luowan’s eyes widened in shock as she stared at her Master’s image in the sky, her mind going blank.
She had thought she only transmigrated by accident while saving someone.
She never expected that she had always belonged to this world.
Looking at her two masters, her eyes reddened, and her voice choked as she said:
“Master… I’ve lived there for more than ten years. Can’t I just stay there forever?”
The First Master shook his head and sighed.
“Child, the order of time and space cannot be broken at will. If the two of you didn’t switch back in time, your souls would become unstable. At best, your memories would become chaotic; at worst… your souls would scatter and disappear.”
Hearing this, the faint hope in Su Luowan’s eyes was replaced by deep disappointment.
She lowered her head, steadied her thoughts, then looked up again and asked:
“Master… then the girl who swapped with me—how is she now?”
Ever since she arrived in this world, the one she felt most guilty toward was the original owner of the body.
Even though she now knew this body had always belonged to her, she still felt it was unfair.
After all, she had grown up under her masters’ care and had never suffered.
But that girl had endured hardship in her place.
As soon as she finished speaking, her Second Master called out:
“Wanwan, don’t worry. That child has safely returned as well!
Rest assured, your Master, I, and your senior brothers will take good care of her!”
Hearing this, the worry weighing on Su Luowan’s heart finally eased.
Her guilt lessened slightly.
No… she shouldn’t call her the “original owner.” According to her master, this body had always been hers. It was only by fate that she had swapped with the other Su Luowan from a different spacetime.
Just as she fell into thought, she heard her First Master say:
“Child, you haven’t properly looked at your space yet, have you?”
She nodded and finally looked around.
This… wasn’t this her space?
Had it followed her here too?
“Master, what’s going on?”
Seeing her confusion, the First Master smiled and explained:
“Child, the jade pendants from the two spacetimes are actually a pair—mother and child pendants.
They share the same space, but only you can open it.
No matter which spacetime you’re in, you can freely access this space.
I know life over there won’t be easy for you. Now that you have this space, your Second Master and I can be more at ease.”
The two masters then gave Su Luowan many reminders about daily precautions.
After all, they had raised her since childhood—how could they not worry about her being alone in an unfamiliar world?
At the end, Su Luowan couldn’t help but ask:
“Masters, can I contact you like this often? If I enter the space, can I talk to you every time?”
If that were the case, it would be easier to accept.
It would be like a video call—though she couldn’t be by their side, being able to talk and see them regularly would still be comforting.
Her Second Master replied:
“Wanwan, your Master and I searched through many records to discover that activating the connection between these paired jade pendants requires merit.
Only with enough merit can you initiate a connection. Each connection lasts for half an hour.”
Though slightly disappointed, Su Luowan said firmly:
“Masters, don’t worry. I’ll work hard to earn merit! You’re both getting older—leave the task of activating the space to me in the future!”
Seeing their suddenly matured little disciple, the two masters felt a pang of heartache.
Still, they reminded her:
“Wanwan, the fact that the two spacetimes can connect must remain known only to the three of us. You must not let a fourth person know. Do you understand?”
She nodded.
She had originally thought about letting the other Su Luowan stay in touch with this world’s family.
But now, she gave up that idea.
Moreover, this world’s family didn’t even know that the other Su Luowan had returned to her original spacetime.
Revealing it rashly would only cause unnecessary worry.
Half an hour passed quickly.
As the images of her two masters faded from the sky, Su Luowan suddenly felt an emptiness in her heart.
But she quickly adjusted her emotions.
At least there was still hope—she could contact them again.
She treated it as if she had simply traveled far away. Once she earned enough merit, she could speak with them again.
After sorting out her thoughts, she finally had the mood to carefully observe the space.