The brown bear stood there looking around for a long time before finally leaving dejectedly.

Tang Xiaoxiao calmed her rapidly beating heart in the space. Because the flow of time in the space was different from that in the outside world, she worked in the fields for a while after calming down, sorting out the results of her work over the past few days. When she was tired, she took a nap in the bamboo house. After waking up, she tentatively left the space.

It was already dark outside, and thankfully there was no sign of the brown bear. She didn't dare to be reckless and travel through the forest at night. She calculated the time and spent another night in the space, leaving the area only after dawn the next day.

After leaving the Greater Khingan Mountains, the short trip came to an end. After getting off the plane in City A, they took a taxi directly back to the small town. Tang's parents were finally relieved to see their daughter return.

Although Tang Xiaoxiao would call them every day to let them know she was safe, how could the elderly couple not worry about her when they hadn't seen her in person?

After eating a bowl of fragrant chicken noodle soup cooked by Tang's mother, Tang Xiaoxiao washed away her fatigue and finally felt relaxed in her own bed.

These past few days outside have been novel and exciting, but being alone in a foreign land has left her feeling empty. Now that she's back home, she feels a strong sense of belonging.

Sure enough, she still preferred to stay in her own territory, surrounded by familiar surroundings and people; this was the kind of life she wanted most.

Lying in bed, she took out her phone and called everyone who cared about her to let them know she was safe: her sister Tang Xinxin, He Zhan, her mentor Gao Yong, the silly He Haisheng, her cousin Xu Mingliang, and her high school classmate Wang Dandan. The two of them had chatted occasionally on QQ since that class reunion. Once, when Tang Xiaoxiao was out of town, Wang Dandan sent her a message, and she told her where she was going. Then, Wang Dandan repeatedly told her to let her know when she got home safely.

Besides these people, there were even the guild leader and vice-leader in the game, as well as Han Yunqi. She had informed them in advance that she was away from the game for half a month and couldn't log in. When they learned that she was a girl traveling alone, they were all very worried about her safety and would send messages to check on her from time to time.

Tang Xiaoxiao didn't say anything, but she felt a warm glow inside.

She had very few friends in her past life. One reason was that she was unwilling to take the initiative to contact others, but her somewhat extreme personality also played a major role.

After her rebirth, she lost some of her sharp edges. Although she was still decisive and ruthless towards people she disliked, she was more open to accepting and reciprocating those who showed her kindness.

After sending messages to everyone she needed to contact, Tang Xiaoxiao quickly fell asleep.

The next day, Tang Xiaoxiao, having slept well all night, went out full of energy with the local specialties she had collected from various places.

She first went to the home of her distant uncle, Tang Yuanshan.

Tang Yuanshan was nowhere to be found, but his eldest daughter, Tang Rugo, was at home with her youngest sister.

Tang Rugo is three years younger than Tang Xiaoxiao. When they were young, the two were inseparable for a period of time. Tang Yuanshan was often away from home, so Tang Rugo would always go home with her for meals. It wasn't until Tang Xiaoxiao went to junior high school and had to live at school that the two rarely saw each other. Later, Tang Rugo was taken in by her mother and raised by her for several years before she gradually lost contact with her.

Perhaps influenced by her childhood environment, Tang Rugo's personality became quite eccentric as she grew up. She was somewhat insecure and cynical. Apart from their brief encounter in childhood, the two had hardly ever met in their previous life. However, when Tang Xiaoxiao got married, she didn't have any close friends, and since Tang Rugo had just returned to her hometown, she asked Tang Rugo to fill in as a bridesmaid. Tang Rugo readily agreed and even gave a 500 yuan wedding gift.