Lu Jingheng: Someone else took part in the earlier sandbox experiment

Inside the pure white courtyard, the warm and cozy atmosphere of reunion is like sweet honey, enveloping everyone.

Castorice held her youngest daughter, Shiyi Luo Li held her eldest daughter Shiyu. The two looked at each other and smiled, their eyes only for each other and the precious treasures they had found again.

Even the usually carefree Kong Yan'er was unusually quiet, leaning against a pillar with a sincere, non-teasing smile on her lips as she watched this perfect scene.

Cerydra nodded slightly, offering her congratulations once more, then turned her gaze to the distant starry sky and spoke calmly, "With this matter settled, Okhema still has many affairs of state that require my personal attention. Hysilens... must have been waiting for quite some time."

When she mentioned "Sword Banner Lord" Hysilens, her tone remained steady, but those familiar with her might have been able to detect an extremely subtle, unusual fluctuation in her voice.

Kong Yan'er immediately seemed to have a switch flipped, his previous gentleness vanishing instantly. He pursed his lips and habitually complained, "Tsk, more official business and Hysilens... I say, Your Majesty, isn't your life a bit too rigid and boring? You just witnessed a family reunion that was a miracle of the universe, and now you're thinking about going back to reviewing official documents? Can't you have some higher aspirations?"

However, despite saying this, he had already straightened up, and from somewhere produced a pair of seemingly ordinary white gloves with spatial fluctuations flowing around their edges. He slowly and deliberately put them on, his movements unusually efficient and... reliable?

"Alright, alright, I know you're extremely busy."

Kong Yan'er patted non-existent dust off her hands, glanced at Cerydra with her heterochromatic eyes, and continued the conversation with a hint of disdain in her tone.

"Perfect timing, I'm also losing interest in your pile of dry Law statutes. I'll give you a ride since I'm going that way."

He deliberately emphasized the words "on the way," as if it were just a casual remark.

Cerydra glanced at him, neither refusing nor thanking him, simply saying, "Thank you for your trouble."

That attitude was less a thank you and more a tacit agreement.

Kong Yan'er snapped her fingers, and a spatial ripple, shimmering with seven-colored light and far more flashy and stable than Luo Li's data channel, spread out around the two of them.

"Well then, Data God, Little Butterfly, and the two little princesses, let's escort this boring Empress back to her chessboard~ Until we meet again~"

He waved to the Luo Li family, then stepped into the ripples with Cerydra and disappeared.

The courtyard fell silent for a moment, with only Luo Li and Castorice, who had just become parents, and their two sleeping babies remaining.

Just then, Lu Jingheng, who had been standing quietly in the corner like a background figure, surrounded by a stream of light blue data, slowly stepped forward.

His presence always carried an air of absolute rationality and Order.

"Luo Li."

He bowed slightly to Luo Li, his tone as calm as ever. "Regarding the previous 'sandbox experiment,' there's some data about one of the participants that I think you might need to know."

Luo Li gently patted Shiyu in her arms, raised her head, and a questioning look flashed in her eyes.

"Oh? Who else is there besides us?"

"Qingqiu Ze," Lu Jingheng clearly stated a name.

The name made Luo Li pause slightly.

Qingqiu Ze... his childhood friend and game streamer friend who's loud, loves cheesy rap, and claims to be a B-level sonic ability user in the sandbox world?

"Him?" Luo Li was somewhat surprised. "He's also...?"

"Yes," Lu Jingheng affirmed. "His true identity is Qingqiu Ze, a director of the White Wolf Group of the Xianzhou Alliance's Yaoqing Xianzhou. His true form is the White Wolf bloodline of Borisin."

More information flowed calmly from Lu Jingheng's mouth:

When Luo Yi traveled to Yaoqing, it was during the Abundance War.

Because of Borisin's background, the White Wolf Group suffered considerable repercussions and suppression, causing the group to fall into a slump.

Luo Yi offered a helping hand at that time, providing crucial technology and resources to help the White Wolf Group through its most difficult period.

The price was that Qingqiu Ze, the then chairman, had to cooperate with Luo Yi's "sandbox experiment" and play the role of a comedic voice-over host who only knew how to shout rap, in accordance with the "persona".

"After you chose to go into self-suspension, effectively ending the experiment, Luo Yi paid the remaining 'compensation' according to the agreement, Qingqiu Ze returned to Yaoqing to continue leading his White Wolf Group."

Lu Jingheng added, "Based on current intelligence assessments, Qingqiu Ze's individual combat strength on the Yaoqing Xianzhou is second only to General Feixiao."

Furthermore, he is one of the few among the Borisin who has explicitly chosen to stand on the side of the Immortal Xianzhou Alliance against Abundance.

As Luo Li listened to this information, the flamboyant image in his mind—wearing a flashy livestream outfit and shouting "Who in the family understands this?"—gradually overlapped with that of a powerful and steadfast tycoon of the Xianzhou, who was in charge of a massive enterprise. It felt quite strange.

He recalled that in the sandbox world, although Qingqiu Ze seemed unreliable, he did indeed show a sharpness and confidence that was different from ordinary people at certain times.

It turns out that it wasn't an illusion.

"I see..." Luo Li nodded thoughtfully, "A 'senior' who's been keeping a low profile."

He had indeed mentioned to Castorice that he wanted to "meet" this former university senior, but he didn't expect the other party to be even more important than he had imagined.

"Should we contact him?" Lu Jingheng asked.

Luo Li looked at her daughter's peaceful sleeping face in her arms, then at Castorice, hesitated for a moment, and shook her head.

"Not for now. The most important thing right now is to take good care of Shiyu and Shiyi."

His gaze was gentle yet firm.

"As for Senior Qingqiu Ze... now that we know where he is, we'll meet again someday. Xianzhou Alliance... Yaoqing... perhaps in the future, we really will pay him a visit."

Now that he possesses a priceless treasure to protect, he naturally acts with greater caution.

Reuniting with old friends is certainly something to look forward to, but it's not the most urgent matter.

Lu Jingheng nodded slightly. "Understood. The relevant data has been archived, and you can retrieve it at any time."

After finishing his report, the data stream around him flickered slightly, and his figure gradually faded away, like a program blending into the background. He silently retreated back into his data domain, leaving this warm space entirely to the family who had just gone through hardships and were finally reunited.

The sun shines warmly, and a gentle breeze wafts through the courtyard, bringing the fragrance of grass and trees.

Luo Li and Castorice exchanged a smile, no longer pondering the conflicts of the universe, past experiments, or distant old friends.

They lowered their heads, gazing intently at the two tiny children in their arms, savoring this long-awaited, complete happiness.