Chapter 2

Yi Yun found it hard to describe his feelings when he first saw the girl. It seemed as if there was a vague sense of familiarity.

She looked to be around fourteen or fifteen years old, wearing a patched-up blue short coat and dark trousers, which were almost washed out to the point of being colorless. Her trouser legs were rolled up high, revealing a section of her legs, white as lotus segments, with fresh mud spots on her ankles.

Her figure was slender and graceful, her small waist supple and strong, and her face was like a hibiscus in the spring sun, fair with a captivating flush.

She walked along the muddy country path, like a gentle breeze and drizzle, giving Yi Yun the feeling of having his face washed by a mountain spring.

Who is this girl?

Yi Yun looked at the girl, and she saw him too. She froze, her small hand loosening subconsciously, causing the basket on her shoulder to tilt and a rope to slide down.

Yi Yun suddenly had a strange feeling. The girl in front of him, who looked only fourteen or fifteen, like a bud about to bloom, why did he feel... that she was taller than him? And probably by half a head. If she came closer, he would have to look up slightly to meet her eyes!

It must be an illusion from being too tired...

Before Yi Yun could figure it out, he heard the girl's clear voice, like a mountain skylark.

"Yun'er!"

The girl suddenly covered her mouth, dropped the basket, and ran quickly towards Yi Yun.

Her beautiful big eyes were already brimming with tears.

"Wait... wait..."

Yi Yun was stunned. He looked around and instantly realized that within a few miles, he was the only person. This girl was running towards him!

She called him Yun'er... Could she be calling him?

Yi Yun's name was Yun, but no one had ever called him Yun'er. In today's society, who would call someone that? No wonder he couldn't react.

In fact, he didn't have time to react at all. The girl ran to Yi Yun like the wind and suddenly hugged him!

For a moment, the girl's fragrance filled his nose, and her soft figure gave him a sense of enchanting ambiguity. But Yi Yun was completely stunned. He had gone to climb a mountain, been buried alive, dug a tunnel, and crawled out of a grave. After all that, he was hugged by a little girl, and he still didn't know who she was!

Yi Yun never thought that as a young man, he would be forcibly hugged by a little girl. What kind of situation is this?

"Yun'er, I was so worried. It's good that you're safe, it's good that you're safe..."

The little girl tightly hugged Yi Yun, her pointed chin resting on his shoulder, sobbing uncontrollably. Her hands were strong, using all her strength, as if trying to meld Yi Yun into her body. She was afraid, afraid that this was all a dream, afraid that she would lose him if she let go.

Yi Yun, like a stone statue, was hugged by the little girl, his body completely stiff, his expression a mix of emotions.

Sister?

At this moment, Yi Yun, who had experienced a series of inexplicable events, finally understood something. This little girl was the sister who had erected the tombstone for "him"!

The inscription "Tomb of Brother Yi Yun" was clearly written by this little girl!

It seemed that the little girl mistook him for her brother, perhaps out of deep longing...

Yi Yun tried to explain to himself, but the more he thought about it, the more it didn't make sense. This little girl should be in junior high school, right? Her brother would be at most twelve or thirteen. How could she mistake him, a grown man, for her brother?

Wait...

A grown man?

Yi Yun suddenly realized something. He compared his height with the girl's again, looking at her delicate, almost mouth-level shoulders, and he had a bad feeling.

He put his hands through the girl's armpits, bringing them to his eyes. What he saw were clearly a pair of small, tender, and delicate hands...

Are these my hands?

Is this a case of rejuvenation?

I...

Yi Yun's mind was already in chaos.

Rejuvenation, a suddenly appearing sister, an inexplicable identity, an ancient-looking tomb, a strange wilderness, unfamiliar characters, and an unfamiliar language that he could understand... Everything pointed to a possibility that Yi Yun vaguely realized but couldn't believe.

The girl's body was trembling lightly, perhaps from excitement or fear... Yi Yun's mind had no trace of this girl, but he could somehow feel her emotions, a very close and warm feeling.

At this moment, the girl wiped away her tears, took Yi Yun's hand, picked up the basket, and was about to go home.

But this pull made Yi Yun stagger, feeling dizzy and disoriented.

Yi Yun clutched his stomach; he felt... hungry. Suddenly, he felt his chest pressing against his back.

Thinking about it, he hadn't eaten or drunk anything since he was buried alive. If it weren't for that strange purple crystal card, he would have died long ago.

Being this hungry was normal.

The girl noticed Yi Yun's weakness. She squatted down, her back soft, warm, and slightly sweaty, presenting itself to Yi Yun.

"Yun'er, let me carry you. We'll go home and never be apart again."

"..."

Yi Yun didn't know how to describe his feelings. A little girl was going to carry him!

"Yun'er, come on, you're still weak after your recovery..."

The girl looked at the tunnel Yi Yun had crawled out of, her heart aching. Her brother wasn't dead at all.

Fortunately, the family was poor and couldn't afford a coffin; otherwise, he would have been buried alive! If that had happened, it would have been more painful than being cut into a thousand pieces.

Fortunately, her brother woke up, and fortunately, he was buried shallowly.

This time, she would never be apart from her brother again.

Seeing Yi Yun stubbornly refusing to get on her back, the girl thought he was embarrassed. She put the basket on her chest, stubbornly grabbed Yi Yun's thighs, and without hesitation, squatted down, placing Yi Yun's legs on either side of her waist.

Yi Yun was dazed. He didn't know how he ended up on the girl's back. He felt his body become light, and her tender shoulders and slender legs actually supported his weight.

The girl's small hands held Yi Yun's legs, lifted him up with force, adjusted to a better position, and started walking along the path.

Yi Yun, lying on the girl's back, could smell her scent, different from the perfume or shampoo of city women. It was a fresh, fragrant mix of grass, wildflowers, and earth.

He was increasingly certain that something had happened...

He didn't want the girl to carry him, but he didn't know how to ask her to put him down.

Speaking in a language that wasn't his own to a sister who wasn't his own was too awkward.

At this moment, Yi Yun suddenly heard a rumbling sound from a distance. He couldn't help but turn his head, and the girl did too.

They saw a cloud of dust rising in the distance.

The girl's face changed slightly, and she quickly carried Yi Yun behind a big tree.

The dust approached rapidly. Yi Yun saw clearly that it was a giant beast running across the field!

Seeing the beast clearly, Yi Yun drew a sharp breath.

Heavens, is this a wild beast?

It was about seven or eight meters tall and over ten meters long, with sharp fangs and limbs as thick as iron pillars. Its sharp claws, like swords, dug deep holes in the ground with each step.

Compared to this beast, the tigers and lions on Earth were like weak kittens.

What surprised Yi Yun the most was that a middle-aged man was sitting on the beast's back. The man had a sword on his back, sitting cross-legged, exuding a fierce aura. Because of the angle, Yi Yun couldn't see his face, but he felt as if his blood had frozen, as if this man was ten times more terrifying than the beast he was riding!

At this moment, Yi Yun was completely certain that although he had crawled out of the ground, this was no longer Earth.

He had come to a mysterious and unpredictable world, where he was also called Yi Yun, had died and come back to life, and had a loving and beautiful sister named Jiang Xiaorou.

The tombstone read, "Elder Sister Jiang Xiaorou," not a signature but a customary inscription of the deceased's relatives on the tombstone.

It seemed that Yi Yun's family only had one sister named Jiang Xiaorou.

This was all real, not a dream...

He had traveled through time.

Heaven, are you playing with me!

Yi Yun wanted to cry. Was there anyone as unlucky as him, traveling through time just by climbing a mountain!

Although traveling through time was better than dying, ... but traveling to a completely unfamiliar world, where there were beasts as big as mountains and suspected experts, and from the sword the expert carried, it seemed to be a cold weapon era.

His small body, weak and powerless, probably wouldn't even fill a beast's tooth gap!

Yi Yun was clear that it must have been because he touched the mysterious purple crystal card that all this happened. Perhaps at the moment the cave collapsed, he was already not on Earth, and his appearance had already changed to that of the Yi Yun in this world, but because the cave was too dark, he didn't know he had changed...

So, would he be able to return to Earth using the crystal card?

This was Yi Yun's first thought. As a modern person living in a peaceful era, he found it hard to accept traveling to a world that looked like a cold weapon era. He knew nothing about this world, had lost everything he once had, and was left with confusion.

Thinking of the crystal card, Yi Yun's heart skipped a beat. Where was the crystal card?

This thought flashed through his mind, and Yi Yun felt a chill in his chest. Reaching out, he found the crystal card in his chest, which made him even more confused. He didn't remember putting the crystal card in his chest, but it was there.

What is this thing...

Yi Yun couldn't figure it out, but it was undoubtedly not simple!

If he could understand its function, it would probably be very useful whether he stayed in this world or tried to return to Earth.

He had to quickly figure