—"Tian Huhaoqi!"
Yu Xunge jolted upright, and the cloak draped over her slid down.
Wasn't she supposed to be at the Godly Game tournament? Where was this?
When she saw Zhuri and Tian Huhaoqi seated on the other side of the small boat, she hurriedly scrambled up and ran toward them, nearly tripping over her oversized clothes.
She simply flew over to Zhuri's side and grabbed her teacher's hand. "Did I unlock Tian Huhaoqi? Why am I here?"
Zhuri looked strangely at her apprentice and their clasped hands. "Mm... something happened. You suddenly disappeared from Astralana."
"Disappeared?!" The apprentice frowned and stared seriously at Zhuri. I didn't somehow travel back, only for Zhuri to find me and bring me back, did I...? That's not impossible...
A scene had already flashed through her mind: Zhuri holding her in her arms and looking down at her family.
—"I don't care who she used to be. All I know is that she is my apprentice."
—"She's a genius. She shouldn't remain in this ordinary world. She is a chosen child, and she has her own mission."
Seeing her apprentice's expression grow increasingly bizarre—somehow melancholy, worried, and yet secretly pleased, as though she had thought of who knew what again—Zhuri, too lazy to explain, nudged Tian Huhaoqi with her elbow.
Tian Huhaoqi gave the excuse they had discussed beforehand, one that would not violate any rules.
"We aren't clear on the specifics either. It seemed to be related to your coming to Astralana. In short, you went missing, and we received word that you had ended up in the River of Time, so we came out to look for you.
"Zhuri and I spent a year tracking down your location, then another year finding you. We're currently on our way back to Astralana. There