Chapter 16: The Little Daughter Has Acquired Another Treasure (Welcome, Fellow Cultivators, to Create a New World Together)

Yi Rongying: “Dad, I understand.”

Though she still harbored many questions deep inside, since even her parents hadn’t figured things out clearly, asking further would be futile.

Hearing their second daughter’s acknowledgment, the couple fell silent, and the room grew quiet.

Outside, a gentle breeze rustled the bamboo leaves; inside, Yi Rongkun’s soft breathing could be heard.

Clearly, the little girl had fallen asleep.

In her dreams, Yi Rongkun once again entered the system space and saw that tall, handsome teacher.

The teacher first asked for her homework, checked that she hadn’t made mistakes, and, noting that her handwriting was quite good for her age, earnestly praised her: “Well done.”

“But, Yi Rongkun, you need to be a bit more careful and write your characters more beautifully.”

“Okay, okay.”

Yi Rongkun nodded vigorously, promising to be more diligent in the future.

She loved beauty, and wanted her writing to be beautiful as well.

Throughout the night, Yi Rongkun cycled between studying and resting in the system space several times before the teacher finally allowed her to go home.

That night, she not only learned how to read different tones but also how to combine initials and finals to read words.

Had she retained the memories from that dream, she would have known she had learned roughly a month’s worth of real school content in one night.

The efficiency was astonishing.

Before ending the study session and returning home, the teacher gave her a test paper.

Her exam results were excellent—perfect scores.

The teacher rewarded her with a bag of precious White Rabbit milk candies, a can of milk powder, two cans of malted milk, and a bag of fine white flour.

There was even five yuan.

Of course, there were plenty of study supplies too—picture books for recognizing characters, educational toys, several notebooks and pencils for writing.

Before Yi Rongkun woke the next morning, her parents were startled awake by the sudden appearance of these items on the bed.

Lighting their kerosene lamp, the couple took in the precious things on the bed and both gasped in shock.

“Dad, Mom, what’s wrong?”

Yi Rongying, still half asleep, was roused by the gasp and curiously asked.

“Nothing, go back to sleep. We’re just getting up to see if the rain has stopped.”

The sudden appearance of the items had not been mentioned to their second daughter the night before, nor would they explain now.

The two dressed and rose, but instead of removing the items from the bed, they covered them carefully with their quilt.

After kissing their little girl on the forehead, they stepped outside.

Hearing their footsteps retreating, Yi Rongying paid it no mind, turned over, and fell back asleep.

The couple left the house without lingering and headed toward the embankment, silently peeling the leaves off reeds.

In truth, they were checking to see if anyone was hiding within the dense reed thickets.

Live chat viewers: [“Ah, why are the two ancestors out so early?”]

[“Isn’t it still dark?”]

[“I heard that three thousand years ago, the home planet had a twenty-four-hour day, with half daylight and half night, the sun rising in the east and setting in the west.”]

[“The two ancestors are up before dawn.”]

[“Too bad we can’t see them while they’re asleep in the livestream, or we’d know why they’re up so early.”]

[“Wait, what are the ancestors doing? What use is that thing they pulled out?”]

[“Be patient, they wouldn’t come out this early for nothing.”]

Sure enough, after a short time, the couple circled the reed forest outside the embankment.

Once they confirmed no one was hidden inside, they gathered the pulled reeds into bundles while keeping watch on both sides of the embankment.

They were clearly on guard against something.

Liu Guoxiang’s hands moved slowly: “What do you think this teacher who’s teaching our little girl really is? Why does he always give her such nice things?”

“That’s milk powder and malted milk! Plus White Rabbit candies and such a big bag of white flour—how much money would that cost?”

Yi Zhongxiang’s movements were also slow, but his words came quickly: “I’m not really sure either.”

“Why don’t you carefully tell me again everything the little girl has said to you these past couple of days?”

His wife hadn’t given a complete account when she returned last night, so he couldn’t piece it all together.

Liu Guoxiang tried hard to recall every word their little daughter had spoken since she woke up yesterday morning.

She also described the child’s expressions and tone at the time.

“Tongtong?”

Yi Zhongxiang caught that keyword: “The little girl said ‘Tongtong.’ It shouldn’t be the kind of bucket we usually use, right?”

“And that Tongtong can talk, but the little girl didn’t say Tongtong was the teacher, so... is there some connection between Tongtong and the teacher?”

The couple, both born and raised in the 1970s, had no concept of the future thirty years hence—no idea of time travel, reincarnation, space, systems, or other such extras.

So before their little girl could clearly explain what she had experienced, they could only guess at her mysteries based on their limited understanding.

Live chat viewers: [“Oh, so the system is giving the little ancestor good things again, which is why the two ancestors came out here before dawn?”]

[“Such wise ancestors. Talking anywhere else can’t compare to such an open view, which also prevents eavesdropping.”]

[“Don’t underestimate our ancestors; they just have less experience, but that doesn’t mean they’re foolish.”]

[“If I could, I’d explain what a system is to them, so they wouldn’t guess wildly like this.”]

[“Too bad we can’t interact with them, or I’d trade system info for what they have.”]

[“Even a small amount. I just want to know what they’ll do with those things once they take them home.”]

[“This kind of thing, we can’t help. Interactions will depend on when the little ancestor learns to.”]

The couple discussed for a while without reaching a conclusion.

Finally, Yi Zhongxiang told his wife: “From now on, pay more attention to what the little girl says.”

“Don’t dismiss her just because she’s a child.”

“Also remind her not to say anything carelessly in front of anyone except us.”

Liu Guoxiang nodded: “Don’t worry, I know.”

“I already settled that with the little girl yesterday after seeing those things at noon. She’s very obedient and listens well.”

“Good.”

Yi Zhongxiang bent down, gathering the last few reeds into a small bundle, then adjusted the ones they had both picked and held them to his chest. “Let’s go home.”

“It’s almost dawn.”

When daylight comes, more people will appear.

Liu Guoxiang also bent down, picking up the few bundles her husband hadn’t yet gathered, tucking them into her arm, and followed him back.

As she approached, she whispered: “Should we take those things out to let the kids eat?”

The key was how to do so without drawing the attention of the family.