She checked the time—3:30 a.m. There was still a while before dawn. She had originally planned to keep absorbing crystal cores, but then she suddenly remembered that her space seemed to have changed.
With a thought, she flashed into the space—and the scene before her left her completely stunned.
The warehouse-like space, where time had once stood still, had now transformed into an endless stretch of deep brown-black fertile land. Even with her eyesight, she couldn’t estimate how many acres it spanned.
A winding river flowed through it like a jade-green ribbon, nourishing the soil as it curved and twisted across the land. At the edges of the black earth rose uneven green hills, lush and mist-shrouded, their scenery complementing the river and giving the whole place a lively, spiritual charm.
Not far away, within a bamboo grove, stood a three-story bamboo house. Amid the swaying bamboo shadows, it exuded a simple and elegant rustic beauty.
In front of the bamboo house was a clear spring pool, its water so pure that the bottom was visible, shimmering faintly with a soft glow.
Li Luoyu’s eyes lit up. Could this be the legendary spiritual spring that transmigrators always seemed to get—capable of cleansing the body, healing all ailments?
She remembered that in the novel, the original female lead’s bound space only had a thousand acres of farmland, and there was no mention of a spiritual spring. Had she missed it? Or was it something that only activated later?
Whatever—no need to overthink it.
She crouched down, scooped up a handful of spring water, and drank.
The cool, sweet water slid down her throat and instantly turned into a warm current rushing through her limbs and bones. Her internal organs felt gently cleansed, and the exhaustion from running around all night—as well as the discomfort in her heart—seemed to vanish in that moment.
Li Luoyu grew excited. She casually summoned a white porcelain bowl and gulped down five full bowls in a row.
Then suddenly, a burning pain churned violently in her abdomen.
Staggering, she collapsed beside the spring pool. Cold sweat instantly soaked her back, and it felt as though countless tiny needles were moving beneath her skin, spreading from her fingertips through every vein to her heart.
Her originally fair skin began to turn an eerie bluish-black, and thick, foul blood oozed out of her pores. The stench mixed with the spring’s freshness, exploding into the air.
Through the intense pain, she heard her bones crack faintly, as if countless tiny hammers were striking every inch of her marrow.
With a mouthful of black blood spat out, a blinding white light exploded before her eyes, and her consciousness wavered between darkness and light.
Who knew how much time passed before Li Luoyu finally exhaled.
The moment she opened her eyes, she met a pair of eyes that looked like multicolored glass.
Their owner was a beautiful little fairy, wearing a lovely dress and small wings. Its translucent wings fluttered impatiently, scattering the filth on the ground with the wind they stirred. Pinching its nose, it said with obvious disgust, “Ew, Master, you smell so bad!”
Li Luoyu: “……”
She didn’t even want to move, okay?
Looking down at her blood-stained clothes, she suddenly realized that her body felt unbelievably light. Even her breathing felt refreshed, and the original host’s heart condition had completely disappeared.
Thankfully, she hadn’t collapsed into the spring—otherwise, it would’ve contaminated the whole pool.
“Who are you?” she asked.
The little fairy lifted its chin proudly. The two rainbow-colored antennae on its head swayed smugly. “I am the spirit of this space—Liuli! The moment you fused with the Phoenix Jade Pendant, I was activated by you, Master!”
Liuli suddenly leaned closer, a mischievous glint in its eyes. “But if you want to know more about what this space can do… you should probably go wash yourself clean in the river first.”
Before the words even fell, Li Luoyu felt an invisible force lift her into the air—and the next moment, she was tossed straight into the river beside the black soil.
Water splashed everywhere as Liuli flapped its wings and giggled. “Master is so silly.”
Li Luoyu: “……”
What should you do when your own spirit laughs at you?
Spoil it, of course. Who told it to be so cute?
She casually summoned her bathing supplies and scrubbed herself for nearly an hour before finally removing all the black impurities from her pores.
Following the original host’s dressing style, she chose a floral dress and paired it with white leather shoes.
The original host had been eighteen this year, originally 168 cm tall. After this marrow-cleansing transformation, she had suddenly grown another four centimeters. Standing gracefully by the river, her slender shoulder blades rose and fell gently beneath the floral dress, making her neck appear even more elegant and her waist even more delicate. She looked like a bamboo branch soaked in moonlight—cool, refined, and distant.
Her skin was now translucent and radiant, her star-like eyes bright and clear. Even the scar at the corner of her eye had completely disappeared during the cleansing.
Her nose was small and refined, and faint dimples appeared on her porcelain-like face when she moved. Calling her a cold, peerless beauty who seemed untouched by the mortal world would not be an exaggeration.
Only… where were her “curves”?
Li Luoyu fell silent for a moment.
After getting dressed, she put on a gentle smile and asked, “Little Liuli, come—tell your big sister all about our space.”
Liuli fluttered over and landed on her shoulder. Its rainbow antennae affectionately brushed against her ear before it blinked playfully and began:
“Big sister, this space was originally called the Dragon-Phoenix Ruins. It was created by an ancient great power for the young of the dragon and phoenix clans. Unfortunately, with the passage of time, those creatures no longer exist in this world.”
“I don’t remember which great battle it was, but I was shattered into two halves. One half fell into your previous world, and the other into this one. Luckily, both halves ended up with you, which is why I can now be whole again!”
“Hehe~ Big sister, thank you!”
Li Luoyu curved her lips into a smile and gently scratched its tiny head. “You’re welcome. I’m honored too. So how much land do we have now? Can we start farming?”
Little Liuli pouted slightly. “This world doesn’t have spiritual energy, so only ten thousand acres of farmland and one large mountain range have been released. But the time ratio here is 1:10—crops can mature in about a month.”
“That’s fine. It’s more than enough here. Good thing I collected so many seeds in my previous life—we’ll plant everything.”
“Okay! I’ll plant with you, big sister!”
“What about my previous warehouse? And the things I just stored?”
“They’re all behind the bamboo house.”
“Let’s go take a look.”
With a thought, Li Luoyu appeared behind the bamboo house, where the warehouse was located.
Before the apocalypse in her previous life, she had “zero-cost acquired” supplies from multiple countries. At the far edges were even hundreds of thousands of unopened containers. Without exaggeration, even if she squandered everything recklessly, it would take her a hundred lifetimes to use it all up.
Now, all those supplies were neatly categorized and stacked in the warehouse—clothing, food, housing, transportation, books, military equipment, and more. With just a thought, she could retrieve anything easily.
“Nice. Time here is still frozen, right?”
“Yes! Nothing stored here will ever spoil.”
“Let’s check out the boxes we collected today.”
“Here—this last warehouse contains everything you gathered in this world, big sister.”
“Mm.”
Most of it came from Jiang Chi’er’s household: twenty full boxes of small gold bars (500 bars per box, 320 grams each), two boxes of “Great Unity” bills (100,000 per box), and about 8,000 yuan in scattered cash.
This windfall was indeed quite substantial.
After dawn, she would head to the bank and withdraw the more than 30,000 yuan in Jiang Chi’er family’s savings account. No way she’d let outsiders take advantage of it.
After all… she was her sister, wasn’t she?