Xu Nian lived alone in that little world for another ten years before passing away peacefully at the age of 18.
Back in the system space, she awoke from her slumber, sat cross-legged, and rested her chin on her hand, pondering something she had long forgotten.
The strange sign in her mind has now turned silver.
She didn't notice when it changed, nor did she study its function, but she felt it was quite important.
Unable to understand or figure it out, Xu Nian gave up.
Let things take their course; everything will eventually come to an answer.
Yuanbao squatted down next to Xu Nian, and seeing that she had finally come to her senses, it immediately sidled up to her. "Host, congratulations on successfully completing another mission, dying peacefully in your old age, reward: 10,000 points."
"Yuanbao, send me to the next small world to do a mission!" Xu Nian said listlessly.
"Don't you want to rest for a bit, host?" Yuanbao looked at Xu Nian with concern.
"No, earning points is more important. Even though my current mission has been upgraded and my points have increased fiftyfold, I'm still far from reaching 100 million points." Looking at her accumulated points, Xu Nian truly felt that the task ahead was arduous and the road ahead was long.
Yuanbao immediately drew the mission, but when it saw that it was another small world it couldn't go to, its excited expression instantly faded.
"Host, I'll send you to the mission world now." Yuanbao sent Xu Nian away with a face full of resentment.
The familiar dizziness came over her, and Xu Nian felt as if she were in a small space.
She was fully conscious, but her body was unable to move.
She curled up in a ball, hugging her knees, burying her head between her hands, surrounded by warm, unidentified liquid.
Her state was strange, as if she were asleep, or as if she were waiting to wake up.
Xu Nian was confused about the current situation and could only begin to accept the memories.
After a moment, she fell silent.
This time, she turned into an egg, specifically a red-crowned crane egg.
In the original storyline, her egg was a legend.
Because red-crowned cranes only have one mate in their lifetime, many people have tried to awaken her to be their wife, but no one has ever succeeded.
This is a magical world where men are born human, possessing powerful mental strength and robust physique.
Women are born as eggs, and they remain inside the egg until they reach adulthood and are awakened by someone to hatch.
Some women are unable to conceive, and the fetus dies in the egg.
Some women conceive successfully but, due to racial reasons, are unwilling to hatch.
This is why women are so rare in the world, and there are many cases where several men share one wife.
Xu Nian is the egg that refuses to hatch because of its race.
She was a member of the red-crowned crane clan, but there were no more red-crowned cranes in the world, so no one could make her willingly awaken.
Xu Nian felt that she was in a very troublesome situation. If just anyone could wake her up, she would have to marry that person once she hatched.
She wouldn't want to marry just anyone, someone she'd never met.
If she stays in this egg for too long, she will die in the egg just like the original owner.
Just as Xu Nian was feeling distressed, a warm, large hand was placed on her eggshell.
She heard people talking outside, advising the man not to waste his energy, saying that this egg couldn't be woken up.
"I have to try. I really like her, and I want to take her back." Xu Nian thought this person's voice was really nice, a magnetic baritone voice, even when he was speaking it was like reciting poetry.
“Yingfan, this egg has been here for five years. Countless people have tried to wake it up in these five years, but no one has succeeded. Do you think you will be the exception?” The nonchalant voice was tinged with disdain.
"Zhou Li, I have to give it a try. How will I know it won't work if I don't try?" Ying Fan looked at the egg in front of him with burning eyes, touching it again and again with great affection.
The egg is as white as jade, with fiery red patterns swirling around it. Placed on a crystal tray, it looks exquisite and luxurious.
“Yingfan, I know you want to find a wife who only has eyes for you. Not only do you want that, but everyone thinks so.”
“But the reality is that everyone has to share one wife. The red-crowned crane clan is indeed loyal, but she seems unwilling to wake up for anyone.” Zhou Li looked at the egg in front of her with pity.
He still hoped his good friend wouldn't remain stubbornly deluded.
The fact that no one can wake the egg only means one thing: the woman inside is unwilling to hatch and accept anyone.
Ying Fan didn't heed Zhou Li's words. If he remembered correctly, he had a chance to bring home an egg like this that didn't want to wake up.
The price he had to pay was that he could never marry or have children with any woman again.
"Zhou Li, I've decided on this one." Ying Fan said, then hugged the half-person-high egg to his chest.
He needs to register the egg with the breeding center's management office first, so that no one can take it from him.
Zhou Li was dumbfounded when he saw his good brother hurriedly leave with the egg in his arms.
In an instant, he realized what Ying Fan was planning to do and immediately chased after him with a look of horror.
"Ying Fan, calm down. Are you really going to trade your happiness for this egg? If she refuses to hatch until she dies, your life is over." Zhou Li caught up with Ying Fan and stood in front of him, her face full of disapproval.
“Zhou Li, I’ve decided it’s her. I don’t know how to explain it to you, but I fell in love with her the moment I saw her. Even if she doesn’t want to accept me, I will have no regrets. I want her.” Ying Fan’s exceptionally handsome face was full of tenderness as he stroked the warm egg-shaped body in his arms. His thoughts became more and more firm.
"Yingfan, I think you've gone mad. You're gambling your whole life on an uncertain future." Zhou Li said this in a tactful way.
In everyone's subconscious, an egg like Xu Nian, who is unwilling to hatch, will not have a good outcome even if it is taken back and carefully cared for.
“Zhou Li, you don’t understand my feelings, and you don’t understand my emotions for her.” Ying Fan shook his head, unwilling to argue, and walked past Zhou Li to the management office of the breeding institute to register.
Upon witnessing the zookeeper register the egg under his own name, Yingfan couldn't help but pick up the egg and gently murmur, "You're mine now, my wife."
Xu Nian shuddered as she listened inside the egg. Who was this person?
Why did she hear him say he wanted to take her home directly?
He did this, so she didn't have no other choice.
Realizing that she could only choose this inexplicable man, Xu Nian's thoughts shattered.
The moment she had this thought, a "crack" sound came from the eggshell, and a crack spread from the top of the egg to the bottom.
"Yingfan, your egg is about to hatch!" Zhou Li exclaimed upon seeing this.
Ying Fan was taken aback, then looked at the egg in his arms with surprise. However, after a few minutes, the egg did not move at all.
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