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"Woo woo woo woo—" A sharp, piercing siren shattered the previously tranquil air, its sound grating like nails on a chalkboard, sending shivers down Xiao Meng's spine.
Why did it sound so much like the sirens from the Time-Space Administration Bureau in a sci-fi movie?
Could it be that the city management was coming to catch her for setting up her stall?
Her heart raced wildly, pounding like an anxious little rabbit.
Before Xiao Meng could react, a metallic limb slowly crawled out from the suddenly appearing Time-Space Rift.
The limb glimmered with a cold metallic sheen, covered in intricate patterns and symbols that screamed advanced technology, as if it had stepped straight out of a cyberpunk film!
Soon after, a second and third limb emerged, followed by more and more mechanical appendages crawling out of the rift, resembling some bizarre puzzle game.
Eventually, these limbs pieced together to form a… Mechanical Warrior!
"Aileen?!" Xiao Meng gasped.
The once gentle mechanical maid Aileen had transformed into this cold, hard figure; the contrast was staggering!
Aileen's mechanical eyes glowed with an eerie red light, like two burning coals, fixated on Xiao Meng, making her feel uneasy.
"Target locked, preparing for elimination." Aileen's mechanical voice emitted a chilling tone devoid of any emotion, as if she were nothing more than a lifeless machine.
"Elimination? What are you eliminating?" Xiao Meng took a step back in fright, bewildered by this sudden turn of events.
Could it be because she accidentally drank Aileen's oil thinking it was milk last time?
Just then, a familiar voice came from behind: "Xiao Meng, don't be afraid, I'm here to protect you!"
It was Sunshine!
In an instant, Xiao Meng felt a surge of confidence, as if she had grabbed onto a lifeline.
She turned sharply to see Sunshine holding a shimmering longsword, its tip aimed directly at Aileen—what an impressive sight!
He looked like a prince straight out of a comic book!
At the same time, a tall and imposing figure stepped out from the Time-Space Rift. Dressed in a black uniform and bearing golden stars on his shoulders, he exuded an aura of authority that commanded respect without uttering a word.
This man was none other than Aileen's superior—the captain of the time-space agents, Ling Xiao.
Without hesitation, Ling Xiao drew a sleek laser pen and with a swift motion pierced through Aileen's Mechanical Heart.
Aileen let out a piercing scream before collapsing to the ground like a deflated balloon.
From her punctured heart, a small chip ejected.
Ling Xiao picked up the chip, which prominently displayed the words “Black-hearted Grandpa - Chief Advisor of the Time-Space Administration Bureau.”
What?!
Black-hearted Grandpa was actually the chief advisor of the Time-Space Administration Bureau!
This was too much information to process!
Xiao Meng felt her mind struggling to keep up.
At that moment, the star-shaped scar on Sunshine's chest suddenly glowed brightly, projecting the same code as that on the chip!
What... what is going on?
Before Xiao Meng could figure it out, a loud explosion erupted from the direction of the teacher's office.
Suddenly, the office where Teacher Lin was located exploded!
Flames and thick smoke billowed out from the windows, creating a horrifying scene!
From the ruins, a figure slowly crawled out.
The figure was hunched over, with gray hair and a face full of wrinkles—it was none other than... a younger version of Black-hearted Grandpa?!
"Witch Bloodline will contaminate the time-space anchor points!" Black-hearted Grandpa screamed, his voice sharp and piercing, filled with madness and hatred.
At that moment, a Mechanical Arm shot out from the rubble and violently pierced Sunshine's left shoulder!
Sunshine let out a muffled groan, blood instantly soaking his clothes.
"Sunshine!" Xiao Meng exclaimed in shock, quickly using her hourglass to summon a modern surgical room.
She hurriedly bandaged Sunshine's wound but was horrified to find that... Xing Sha was seeping from it?!
Just then, a translucent Ancient Witch Clan Elder apparition suddenly appeared before Xiao Meng, speaking in an ancient and mysterious language: "The Starry Marriage Contract was supposed to awaken at sixteen..."
Xiao Meng looked at the shimmering Xing Sha at Sunshine's wound and then at the elder's apparition, an ominous premonition surged in her heart... "What... what is this..." Suddenly, Ling Xiao's communicator on his wrist crackled to life, breaking the chaos of the scene.
A chilling voice filled with electrical static rang out—it was undoubtedly that old rascal Black-hearted Grandpa: "Captain Ling Xiao, I hope you're doing well! Want to save your precious agent? Want to know how many 'surprises' I have left in the Time-Space Administration Bureau? Then come to the Genius Children's Training Camp to retrieve the real Time-Space Key!"
Ling Xiao's face darkened instantly, veins bulging on his forehead like an enraged lion.
He angrily ended the communication and turned to give orders but found Xiao Meng staring wide-eyed at the communicator in his hand, disbelief written all over her face.
"The training camp? The coordinates Uncle Ling Xiao mentioned about the training camp..." Xiao Meng's voice trembled slightly as if she suddenly remembered something. She quickly pulled out her phone and after a flurry of taps, the screen displayed a familiar location—the old site of the Herb Shop where Qingmei had disappeared!
"How is this possible?!" Xiao Meng gasped, feeling as if her mind was on fire.
Qingmei's disappearance, Black-hearted Grandpa's training camp, Time-Space Key... these seemingly unrelated clues were now tangled together like a chaotic mess in her mind, leaving her utterly confused.
At that moment, the hourglass in Xiao Meng's hand suddenly burst forth with dazzling light.
The light gathered in mid-air and projected two overlapping images.
In one image was a comatose Erin trapped in a mechanical pod filled with liquid, countless tubes connected to her body.
She lay with her eyes tightly shut, her face pale yet still struggling in pain as if battling some invisible force.
Seeing this made Xiao Meng gasp; what had Black-hearted Grandpa done to Erin?!
This was nothing short of a technological version of The Truman Show!
The other image was even more shocking.
It was an old photograph showing a young Teacher Lin standing beside an elderly man in a lab coat, smiling innocently.
That elderly man was none other than a younger version of Black-hearted Grandpa!
What shocked her even more was that in the background of the photo stood a familiar figure—a young Sunshine!
However, back then Sunshine wasn't yet a talented artist; he was just a little boy in a lab coat with an expression of melancholy that belied his age.
What... what is going on here?!
Xiao Meng felt as if her worldview was about to collapse. Teacher Lin, Black-hearted Grandpa, Sunshine... what kind of connection did they have? Was Sunshine's true identity not just that of a prince from another world?
"This is too much information! My brain is about to fry!" Xiao Meng clutched her head, feeling overwhelmed. She looked up at Ling Xiao, only to find him staring intently at the image projected by the hourglass, his expression serious.
“Uncle Ling Xiao, this…” Xiao Meng began to ask something, but was stopped by Ling Xiao raising his hand.
“Don’t speak, Xiao Meng. This matter… is more complicated than we imagined.” Ling Xiao's voice was low and serious, his gaze fixed on the image of Teacher Lin and Black-hearted Grandpa, as if trying to discern something from their faces.
Suddenly, Ling Xiao seemed to discover something. He turned sharply and looked at Xiao Meng with piercing eyes.
“Xiao Meng, don’t you think… Teacher Lin’s smile… is a bit strange?”
Xiao Meng paused for a moment, recalling Teacher Lin’s smile in the image. That smile… indeed seemed somewhat unnatural, even carrying a hint of… fear?
Just then, Sunshine suddenly let out a pained groan, clutching his shoulder, his face pale as a sheet of paper.
“Sunshine, what’s wrong?!” Xiao Meng exclaimed, rushing to his side to support him.
“I… I’m fine,” Sunshine weakly shook his head, but his gaze remained fixed on the image projected by the hourglass. “No… something’s not right… I feel like… my memories… are…” Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, staining the ground red.
“Sunshine!!” Xiao Meng was terrified; she quickly pulled out the hourglass, hoping to summon more medical equipment, only to find the hourglass's light growing dimmer and dimmer, as if its energy was about to be exhausted.
At that moment, a cold voice suddenly echoed in Xiao Meng's mind: “Witch Bloodline… must… be eliminated…”
Xiao Meng jerked her head up, only to see everything around her beginning to twist and distort, as if she were trapped in a bizarre dream.
She saw terror etched on Ling Xiao's face; he opened his mouth as if trying to say something but couldn’t make a sound.
She saw Sunshine's body trembling, his eyes filled with fear and despair.
“What… what is happening?!” Xiao Meng screamed in panic; she wanted to escape but found her body unable to move at all.
Just then, she saw Teacher Lin slowly turn her head to look at her, an eerie smile spreading across her face.
“Xiao Meng… welcome to… the Genius Children… Training Camp…”
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