Chapter 296 The Aftermath of That World (The End) "So..."
"So in the timeline you went to, Michal lost his lover because of some things and became estranged from his brother Gaius, so he never returned to the royal family."
"What about the other two continents?" Sang Lezhi nodded knowingly and continued to ask.
Sang Zhitao picked up a cucumber, took a bite, and then continued speaking.
Lin Xiao, who was born on the Sky Continent, regrets the most that his parents died at the hands of the Hollow People.
Yes, in the beginning, the Hollow Men killed humans and ate their brains in order to steal their memories.
During the third reincarnation, the memory bottle appeared, and from then on, the hollow man stopped eating people.
However, each time he retraced his steps, it was after he had reached adulthood, so much so that he had never seen his parents again since he was seven years old.
However, after the new timeline was rewound, his parents did not experience any accidents.
“That’s good…” Sang Lezhi sighed silently. All three of them were orphans, but she and her brother had met their parents, while her sister had never met them.
Similar experiences made her feel somewhat melancholy.
"Yes, he's still a happy little guy. His mother is the owner of a bakery in a bustling town, and his father is a powerful magician." Lin Xiaohuan's laughter during her antics still seemed to echo in her ears.
"Where are Ailiya and Ying?" Sang Lezhi didn't want her younger sister to dwell on the regret of not having parents, so she directly interrupted Sang Zhitao's reminiscence.
In the magical continent, Aria and her brother Elley are orphans who depend on each other for survival. Even time travel cannot prevent their parents from dying in an accident when they were young, because their deaths have nothing to do with the changes in the rules.
However, Arya did not lose her arm, nor did she lose a leg in the cycle of reincarnation.
"She's still a primary school student, and she bickers with her brother every day," Sang Zhitao said with a smile.
"As for Ying..." she said with a smile, "now he is living a good life as king, loves his wife, and has two children."
"His daughter is a born empress who will inherit his position and become the one who unifies the continent."
Sang Zhitao couldn't help but tease, "His daughter was the founding emperor of the Kare Empire. I reckon when they met, Gaius didn't even realize he was meeting his ancestor."
“I really didn’t expect this…” Sang Lezhi said.
"The scrolls I brought have been delivered to the laboratory. Have you tried them? Are they usable?" Speaking of her experience on the Magic Continent, Sang Zhitao suddenly remembered the scrolls she had brought.
“I’ve tried it, and that magic-free scroll is very useful,” Sang Lezhi said with a smile. “But we don’t need it.”
"Why?" Sang Zhitao asked, somewhat surprised.
Sang Lezhi laughed smugly, "No matter how powerful Western magic is, how can it compare to our cultivation of immortality?"
"It does have its advantages; it's not picky about people," Sang Zhitao said with a smile.
Sang Lezhi nodded in agreement: "That's why we sold it in limited quantities."
"How much? Not a little less won't do!" Sang Zhitao quickly sat up straight.
“Of course, we don’t accept monetary transactions,” Sang Lezhi said with a smile. “Back then, many national treasures were still in the hands of these people, and we’ve tried to get them back over the years.”
“But…” Sang Lezhi sighed, “They know we value this, so they deliberately hold onto it, forcing us to pay a price far exceeding our expectations to get it back.”
“It shouldn’t be that bad now, right?” Sang Zhitao frowned. “Superpowers and cultivation have become our trump cards. Their science has fallen behind. If they don’t cooperate with us on metaphysics, they won’t be able to catch up even in spaceships.”
A hint of murderous intent flashed in Sang Zhitao's eyes: "If it really comes to that, it's just a matter of whether it's a soft knife or a hard knife, it's all up to us."
"No, let me handle this."
"No!" Sang Lezhi quickly raised her hand to stop her. "Don't worry, the country knows what's going on. Just live your own life."
The two sisters were talking when a person walked in from outside the door.
Seeing the somewhat unfamiliar face, Sang Zhitao subconsciously assumed that the person was looking for her sister and turned to look at Sang Lezhi.
Sang Lezhi looked at the newcomer with a blank expression: "Aren't you from the kitchen? What are you doing in the lab?"
The person who came glanced at Sang Zhitao before placing a basket on the table: "Team Leader Sheng An sent this over."
"Okay, I understand." Sang Lezhi carefully examined the young man, then said with a light laugh, "You can go back now."
The young man paused for a moment, then subconsciously glanced at Sang Zhitao.
"What's wrong? Is there something else?" Sang Lezhi narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze deep and unfathomable.
"No, that's all." The young man came to his senses and quickly turned to leave.
"Let Uncle Li investigate. The country is so powerful now, how could there still be rats stealing our own grain to feed the dogs?" Sang Zhitao chuckled as she watched the young man's departing figure from the window.
"Got it." Sang Lezhi waved his hand dismissively, quickly sent a message to Li Mingguo, and then reached out to open the basket.
The basket was full of gems.
"Why did you send this?" Sang Lezhi asked in surprise.
Sang Zhitao looked at the gemstone thoughtfully: "When I came back, I ran into Team Leader Sheng An and mentioned how I used to reminisce about being a gemstone person and eating gemstones. I didn't expect him to actually send me some."
As she spoke, she picked one up, popped it into her mouth, chewed it, and then spat the crumbs into the trash can: "I can't take it anymore. It's true that I can't enjoy eating gems unless I'm a gem person."
"Then you can take it back later." Sang Lezhi pushed the basket in front of her.
“Okay, I’ll chew it like candy.” Sang Zhitao had no intention of giving the basket of gems to Sang Lezhi to make jewelry.
After all, these were artificial gemstones that the country had specially researched back then, and they could be said to be no different from real gemstones, and even have higher clarity.
"Speaking of which, the country developed so many advanced technologies for artificial gemstones back then, and made quite a bit of money from it." Sang Lezhi watched as she actually pinched the gemstone and sucked on it like candy, before throwing the discolored gemstone into the trash can.
"Can colorless gemstones still be used?"
"Man-made gemstones aren't worth much, are they?" Sang Zhitao replied blankly.
"That's true." The feeling of regret that had just flashed through my mind vanished instantly.
"Alright, it's getting late, I'm going back now. You should go home early too." Sang Zhitao didn't plan to stay with her sister any longer. Seeing that it was already afternoon, she quickly stood up to leave.
"Okay, get some rest." Sang Lezhi waved his hand and said nonchalantly.
"By the way, when are you going to time travel next?" Sang Zhitao was just about to teleport to her room when she heard her suddenly speak.
Sang Zhitao thought for a moment before saying, "I guess it will be soon."
"Then remember to go back to Earth and visit your brother," Sang Lezhi reminded her.
Sang Zhitao obediently agreed.
The next morning, she played the game for a while, but got really bored, so she simply took out some jewelry she had prepared, put it in a plastic bag, and teleported directly to Earth.
"Hello, who are you?" A seven or eight-year-old girl, wearing a princess dress, looked at Sang Zhitao, who was wearing a T-shirt, slippers, and carrying a plastic bag, and asked curiously.
Sang Zhitao took a few steps back, looked at the villa in front of her, and then at the girl: "Do you know Sang Leping?"
“That’s my dad,” the girl replied obediently.
Sang Zhitao gasped in shock: "When did they have a second child behind my back?!"
"Mo Mo, who is it?" Zhang Su's gentle voice rang out in the room.
Before the girl named Momo could speak, Sang Zhitao shouted into the room, "Sister-in-law, it's me."
Soon, footsteps approached, and Zhang Su opened the door, looking at Sang Zhitao with a delighted expression: "Taotao's back!"
Two footsteps sounded behind her, and two pretty faces, one big and one small, appeared in front of her.
"Ruoruo~ Brother!" She kissed her eldest niece before stuffing the plastic bag into her hand. "A gift from Auntie."
"Are you my aunt? Do you have a gift for Momo?" Momo asked obediently, tugging at her clothes.
"Of course there are. Go and pick out your favorites with your sister." Sang Zhitao pinched her chubby little face.
Ruoruo smiled and took her sister's hand, leading her into her bedroom.
"How come you had a second child? I didn't have one when I came back last time?" Sang Zhitao sat on the sofa, looking suspiciously at her brother and Zhang Su.
Zhang Su sighed and explained, "She is the child of your brother-in-law's comrade-in-arms. The couple died at the border. Your brother-in-law was too busy to take care of her, so I adopted her after getting his and Ruoruo's consent."
"The martyr's child, huh? Not bad, she's quite well-behaved." Sang Zhitao nodded knowingly.
"You came to Earth for something?" Sang Leping served her her favorite chocolate cake and made her a cup of milk tea before sitting back down next to his wife.
"I came to see you all. I estimate that it will end in two or three more worlds, so I came to tell you."
"That's great! At least we don't have to worry anymore." Zhang Su clapped her hands happily before Sang Leping could react.
"How about we all retire together sometime and I take you on an interstellar trip, and we can travel to different places too?!" Sang Zhitao felt more and more that her idea was good.
“My brother-in-law and I don’t mind,” Sang Leping said, looking at his wife. “Your sister-in-law and your sister are both valuable scientific researchers in the country. I wonder if they can apply for early retirement.”
"I think it's possible." Zhang Su did a quick calculation. "Now that my sister has an AI to do the simulations, and students and robots to help with management, taking a leave of absence shouldn't be a problem."
"My experiment is finished, so I can take a break now."
She frowned as soon as she finished speaking and couldn't help but say, "The problem is whether Lezhi is willing to take leave. You all know her personality."
“We didn’t force her to have a postpartum period; she probably would have gone to the experimental field after only seven days.”
“It should be fine…” Zhang Su’s words made even Sang Leping a little uncertain.
"Can we go to the other worlds you've been to?" Zhang Su's interest had been piqued, and regardless of whether she would go or not, she was very happy to talk to Sang Zhitao about future travel plans.
"Mom and Dad!!" Ruoruo ran out holding a very gorgeous jewelry necklace. "Auntie...Auntie gave it to me..."
She looked at her parents helplessly. Sang Leping twitched his lips, rolled his eyes at Sang Zhitao, and then said gently to his daughter, "Sweetie, take it to Mom and Dad's room. I'll put it in the safe later."
Ruoruo obediently prepared to hand over the necklace.
Sang Zhitao raised her hand to interrupt her: "There should be a few more everyday items inside. Pick a few for you and your sister to play with, don't give them to your parents."
Ruoruo turned to her parents, and after receiving their approval, she couldn't help but cheer softly, then turned back to share the surprise with her younger sister.
"You spoil them too much," Sang Leping couldn't help but scold her.
“You’re getting older, and you seem to be acting like an old person more.” Sang Zhitao rolled her eyes at him. “It’s not just for your precious child.”
"When the four girls get together to play, let them take turns wearing them. If several girls like a particular style, we'll have someone order the exact same one. We don't need any more."
Sang Leping was so angry at her nouveau riche tone that she choked and turned to go to the kitchen to cook.
"You'd better stop teasing him." Zhang Su suppressed a laugh and pointed at him in the air. "You know your brother, he may have a sharp tongue, but he cares about you a lot."
"I know." Sang Zhitao knew that her brother was worried about her spending money, but she felt that spending money on her family was the happiest thing, since she didn't lack money now.
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