The bright moon hangs high in the sky, and a man and a wolf walk on a deserted path.

As the Howling Moon Wolf walked along, it suddenly howled:

"Master, I'm so tired from walking."

Upon hearing this, Qi Yu, who was walking ahead, turned around speechlessly and glanced at the enormous black wolf lying on the ground.

"I didn't even say I was tired, and you, a big guy, have the nerve to say you're tired? I didn't even ask you to carry me."

With a "poof," the Howling Moon Wolf switched into its tiny cub form and remained motionless.

"I'm so fragile, I'm just a little wolf cub, sob sob sob."

Qi Yu: "..." I give up.

Three or four hours had passed since they escaped from Wucheng.

Converted to modern hourly time, that's seven or eight hours, and it's almost 2 a.m. now.

She looked up at the moon, round as a silver plate, smiled faintly, and picked up the little wolf from the ground.

It was probably late at night like this, when she was finishing her night shift at her part-time job, that she encountered a small white dog with dirty fur.

The little dog rubbed against her leg like it was trying to scam her, howling and following her around.

Her friend Lan Ya, who worked part-time with her, was incredibly jealous when she saw this. "This little rascal, I used to feed it ham all the time, why doesn't it ever show me any affection!"

Qi Yu shrugged, squatted down and gently stroked the little white dog's fur, saying, "Maybe it's because I'm in the kitchen and I smell nice, so it thinks it smells good?"

The little white dog barked softly under her touch, and Lan Ya ruffled its fur hard, annoyed. "You're so pathetic. Can't you open your dog eyes and see who's feeding you more?"

The little white dog tilted its head, not understanding what was going on, and bared its canine teeth, biting Lan Ya's hand with a howl.

Lan Ya quickly withdrew her hand, pretending to hit her, "Damn it! You ungrateful little brat! You actually bit me!"

The little white dog hid behind Qi Yu, peeking out curiously but refusing to let Lan Ya touch it.

Qi Yu looked helplessly at the two dogs playing tag around her and made a stop gesture. "Stop! Is this dog a stray? I don't think I've seen it before?"

"It's a stray dog, but..." Lan Ya finally scooped the little white dog into her arms, ignoring its desperate struggles, and chuckled lewdly, "My house just happens to need a guard dog, so it's not a stray anymore! You little ingrate, you're mine now, hahaha!"

Qi Yu took two steps back, pretending not to recognize the shameful woman, and said, "Be careful not to get caught."

"Don't worry!" Lan Ya smiled, "I'll take it to get vaccinated tomorrow."

Qi Yu looked at the little white dog that had completely surrendered and given up, and couldn't help but smile as she slowly followed behind them.

What name should I give you?

"Let's go with Little White, since its fur is white too."

"That's right, calling a little ingrate 'Little White' is so fitting! Don't you think so?"

Little White drooped its ears, indicating that it didn't want to listen anymore.

Since then, Qi Yu has been visiting Xiao Bai at Lan Ya's house from time to time. Xiao Bai continues the sycophantic approach he adopted when they first met, always welcoming her with an attitude ten times more enthusiastic than he had towards Lan Ya. This always makes Lan Ya furious and mutter, "Xiao Bai is a perfect name, a complete ingrate."

...

Pulling herself away from her memories, Qi Yu sighed softly.

If she hadn't accidentally transmigrated into the book, she should have gone to Lan Ya's house to see Xiao Bai the next day.

I wonder if these memories will have faded by the time she completes the system's ultimate mission and returns to her original world.

After all, the years of cultivating immortality are long, often lasting decades or even centuries. After experiencing so many years, can one still remember the earliest memories?

Little Black glanced sideways at Qi Yu's expression, and seeing her looking worried, it raised its furry paw and touched her face, saying, "Master, what should we do now?"

"What should we do..." Qi Yu kneaded the wolf cub's paws and said softly, "Let's get away from Wu City first, no, let's get away from the Vermilion Bird Kingdom."

She glanced at an empty space by the roadside. "It won't do to wander around like a headless fly like this. Let's rest for a while and ask someone when it gets light."

Qi Yu took out the "Spring Breeze Brushing the Railing Hairpin" from her storage bag and infused it with a trace of spiritual power.

Hua Nongying had already thoughtfully removed the soul imprint from the magic artifact, so Qi Yu used the tip of the hairpin to pierce her fingertip and engrave her own soul imprint inside.

Once the soul imprint is formed, she will become the new owner of this hairpin.

"I wonder what kind of little house it will be..."

Qi Yu murmured softly as she tossed the "Spring Breeze Brushing the Railing Hairpin" into the air.

The next second, a mysterious white opening resembling the entrance to a secret realm appeared out of thin air on the open ground, large enough for one person to crawl through.

"It's quite high-end..."

Qi Yu, carrying Xiao Hei, stepped into the pale white cave entrance.

The moment she stepped into that world, the fragrance of flowers filled the air, and the chirping of birds was melodious and pleasant.

A winding path leading to a Chinese garden unfolded before Qi Yu like a scroll painting.

She slowly opened her mouth wide.

Commander Hua, is this... the "little house" you mentioned?

With her worldview shattered, Qi Yu walked along the path toward the manor in a daze.

The manor is a hidden paradise, with willows and painted bridges, emerald curtains and green screens, and koi swimming leisurely in the pond. Even the artificial mountains used for decoration seem to have been meticulously carved with fine brushstrokes, and everything is exquisite.

Besides the three small buildings, there is a pond, a garden, and even a hot spring with steaming heat.

The main building is a three-story building with a plaque that reads "Hua Yue Lou" (Flower and Moon Pavilion). However, for some reason, the characters "Hua" (flower) and "Yue" (moon) are abruptly severed by a deep sword mark, as if they were an insurmountable abyss.

There weren't many things in Huayuelou; apart from the teacups and tea bowls on the table, there was no other sign of daily life.

The other two small buildings, one named Chunfeng Tower and the other Fujian Tower, are much emptier than Huayue Tower.

It seems that Hua Nongying doesn't really go into this space to rest much.

The time flow within the hairpin space is the same as that of the outside world, so it is somewhat dim at this moment, with only moonlight illuminating Qi Yu's movements.

The entire manor wasn't very large, and she quickly familiarized herself with the terrain.

After traveling for so long, Qi Yu was a little tired, so she took a relaxing bath in the hot spring.

Washing away the fatigue of her journey, she entered a room that showed no signs of habitation. She took out the bedding she had bought earlier from her storage bag, spread it out, placed the little white bird beside her pillow, and lay down comfortably.

Little Black nestled on the ground and exclaimed, "Master, your teacher must be from a very wealthy family. He just casually gave away such a treasure. How generous!"

Qi Yu sighed, "Although Commander Hua has broken ties with her old friend, I also wish I had such a skillful and generous friend. As long as we can feed each other as much as possible while our friendship lasts, that would be great."

She cried out from the depths of her soul: "Rich woman, I'm hungry, I need food!"

Little Black: "Rich woman, I'm hungry, I need food."