Lin Xiao

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lin Xiao (林晓)
Species/Race	Human 21
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Guardians of Time; Su Ran's guardian team 21 22
Occupation/Role	Barista and café co-owner; guardian of time and the universe 20 23 33
Status	Active 37
First Appearance	Sands of Time 20

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Basic time magic	21	Studies time magic with Su Ran after Cangyan identifies the hourglass as a manifestation of temporal power.
Healing and defensive time magic	21	Protects herself and supports Su Ran against the creatures emerging from the spacetime rift.
Resonant joint time magic	21	Learns to synchronize her power with Su Ran's, creating a stronger combined force used to seal the rift with Cangyan.
Battlefield healing and protection	22	Heals allies, weakens enemies from the rear, and provides protection during the campaign against the force threatening all timelines.
Spacetime stabilization	24	Joins Su Ran in using time magic to stabilize disordered time and space, depriving dark creatures of their advantage.
Frequency-based support magic	27	Coordinates with Su Ran to produce sound waves at a frequency that slows hostile monsters.
Rune resonance	29	Resonates her magic with the Temple of Order's runes, helping the team breach its energy barrier.
Fusion spellcasting	33	Combines her power with Su Ran's in a fusion spell that interrupts Annihilation's leader before the Origin Crystal can be awakened.
Enhanced cosmic support	35, 36, 37	Protects allies' minds and bodies against the Void Tide, receives strength from the Genesis Heart, and sustains the team during the Chaos Storm.

Background / History

Lin Xiao was a young barista running a small café in Luo City's old district. She was skilled at judging coffee-bean roasting and grinding, and her warm manner earned the café a loyal group of regular customers despite its modest business. 20

On a rainy afternoon, she met Su Ran, a lonely customer burdened by his unspoken love for Mu Yao. Lin Xiao listened to his story, comforted him, and gradually developed a close relationship with him through their conversations. His account of regret also pushed her to confront her own dissatisfaction with merely drifting through an ordinary life. 20

After Su Ran vanished to use a mysterious hourglass to return to the past, Lin Xiao discovered the artifact in the café's storeroom and waited for his return. Su Ran eventually came back after resolving his feelings for Mu Yao, choosing a future with Lin Xiao instead. They began running the café together. 20

The arrival of Cangyan, a guardian of time, revealed that the hourglass had altered fate and drawn the couple into a larger conflict. Lin Xiao and Su Ran studied time magic, defended their café from a shadow creature, and sealed a spacetime rift that served as a dark-force stronghold. 21

Appearance

Lin Xiao is a young woman with neatly cropped short hair and bright eyes described as both lively and resolute. Her smile is notably warm and comforting to her customers. 20

• Neatly cropped short hair. 20
• Bright, lively eyes marked by determination. 20
• Often associated with the warm, flower-lined café in Luo City's old district. 20

Personality

Lin Xiao is compassionate and emotionally perceptive. She recognizes Su Ran's grief when he first enters her café, chooses to listen to him, and comforts him despite barely knowing him. 20

Although initially living a quiet, routine life, she becomes determined to seek what she truly wants after hearing Su Ran's story. Her fear of losing him does not prevent her from waiting for his return or from later standing beside him against threats to time and space. 20 21

As a guardian, Lin Xiao remains anxious in the face of cosmic-scale dangers but consistently chooses action. She is a steady source of emotional reassurance and magical support for her companions, while also showing practical tactical insight during battle. 22 26 32

Abilities & Skills

Healing and Defensive Magic

Lin Xiao specializes in sustaining allies and shielding them from physical, magical, environmental, and psychological harm.

• Casts healing and defensive time magic while fighting dark creatures near a spacetime rift. 21
• Treats injured allies during battles against ice elementals and other enemies. 22
• Protects companions from extreme heat, freezing conditions, curses, and the erosion of hostile cosmic forces. 25 29 30
• Mends mental wounds caused by psionic illusions and safeguards the team's minds and bodies against the Void Tide. 33 35

Time Magic

Having learned alongside Su Ran, Lin Xiao can use temporal magic in support, defense, sealing, and stabilization.

• Masters basic time magic after studying ancient material with Su Ran. 21
• Combines her power with Su Ran's to create a resonant force stronger than either of their individual spells. 21
• Helps stabilize disordered time and space before the group confronts dark creatures within a mysterious void. 24
• Uses time-based knowledge alongside Su Ran to study cosmic runes and enter the Temple of Order. 29

Fusion Spellcasting

Lin Xiao can synchronize her magic directly with Su Ran's for decisive joint attacks.

• Her combined magic with Su Ran helps seal the first major spacetime rift. 21
• Joins Su Ran in a powerful fusion spell that disrupts Annihilation's leader and prevents the Origin Crystal's destructive power from awakening. 33

Tactical Support

Lin Xiao contributes more than healing by observing enemies and adapting magical tools to the battlefield.

• Searches for the weaknesses of stone puppets while Su Ran slows them with time magic. 22
• Collects energized feathers from bird-shaped monsters and turns them into arrows especially effective against those creatures. 22
• Creates sound waves at a specific frequency with Su Ran, slowing monsters vulnerable to that frequency. 27
• Resonates her magic with ancient runes to expose a flaw in the Temple of Order's barrier. 29

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Sands of Time hourglass — Discovered by Lin Xiao in a symbol-covered wooden box in the café storeroom. It sent Su Ran into the past and later became a symbol of the couple's shared history; Lin Xiao carefully stored it after his return. 20
• Ancient time-magic text — Studied jointly with Su Ran as they learned the basics of time magic and prepared to confront temporal threats. 21

Relationships

• Su Ran — Romantic partner, café co-owner, and closest magical ally. Their relationship begins through his visits to her café and develops into a shared commitment to protect their home, the balance of time, and the universe. 20 21 23 33
• Cangyan — Guardian of time who explains the hourglass' significance, teaches and guides Lin Xiao and Su Ran, and assists them in sealing a spacetime rift. 21
• Leon — Fellow guardian and time-travel specialist who fights alongside Lin Xiao during multiversal campaigns. 22 23
• Ailiya — Nature witch and companion; Lin Xiao regularly supports Ailiya and the rest of the team from the rear during battles. 22 25
• Victor — Elemental mage and teammate whose offensive elemental power complements Lin Xiao's healing and defensive role. 22 29
• Xiaoyou — Young girl guided by Lin Xiao and Su Ran after seeking their help over prophetic dreams and a time-related notebook; Xiaoyou later begins learning time magic to become a guardian herself. 23
• Alice — Time-Space Administration representative who tasks Lin Xiao's group with retrieving divine artifacts needed to seal the Source of Chaos. 26

Story Role / Major Arcs

*Sands of Time*

Lin Xiao meets Su Ran at her Luo City café, listens to his regret over Mu Yao, and falls in love with him. After he returns from the past, the two choose to live together and operate the café. 20

Awakening as a Guardian of Time

Cangyan's arrival turns Lin Xiao and Su Ran's peaceful life into a mission to protect temporal balance. They study time magic, defeat dark creatures, and seal a spacetime rift with Cangyan's help. 21

Timeline Crisis

After receiving Isabella's warning that an evil force seeks to devour every timeline, Lin Xiao joins Su Ran in gathering Leon, Ailiya, and Victor. She serves as the group's healer, defender, and tactical supporter as they defeat the force's leader. 22

Legacy of Hope

Lin Xiao becomes a world-renowned guardian after helping reseal an ancient dark force. With Su Ran, she guides Xiaoyou, whose dreams and notebook warn of a coming spacetime storm, and helps establish a new generation's connection to time magic. 23

Cosmic Guardianship

Lin Xiao repeatedly leaves the café to defend the universe: restoring the nexus of time and space, sealing the Dark Dimension, stopping the Source of Chaos, quelling a spacetime storm, containing the Entropic Force, and sealing Void Corrosion. 24 25 26 28 29 30

Later Universal Crises

Lin Xiao continues fighting alongside Su Ran and their companions against the Power of Annihilation, a cosmic rift, Annihilation's attempt to seize the Origin Crystal, the Chaos Overlord, the Void Tide, the Lord of Annihilation, and the Chaos Storm. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37

Notable Quotes

“Su Ran, no matter what we face in the future, we'll face it together, okay?”
— Lin Xiao 21

“Yes. We'll always protect this world, and protect our home.”
— Lin Xiao 23