Firefly Journey

Chapter 358, Part 2 (2)

She was familiar with the writing on the potato chip packaging; she had known it was called Chinese characters since she was a child. This ancient script can be traced back thousands of years and was the official script of a country across the Pacific Ocean.

The problem is that this script also exists in another world, and she has just returned from there.

She lied to her mother; she had been to the world of her dreams. That world had magnificent magic, diverse races, and... gods.

The journey through time was magical. Before that, she had fallen seriously ill, and her parents, worried about her, asked her to go home for treatment.

On the second day of her treatment, she found herself in a completely new world called the Pan-Ancient Continent, inhabiting the body of a noble lady.

The original owner of that body had a hidden illness since childhood. When her time was coming to an end, she was taken over by someone else. From then on, she lived under the name Xu Penglong for nearly ten years.

Later, the Grim Reaper revived, resolved the crisis on the continent, and she was able to return to her own world. Strangely, the point in time she returned was exactly the day before she transmigrated, differing by only two hours if you were to look closely. This meant that nearly ten years of experience in the other world were essentially given to her for free.

Life alone in another world is not easy—even though she has parents, teachers, and friends who love her there. But she is still lonely, and only she knows how much she wants to go back.

Now that I'm really back, I feel a little reluctant to leave.

He wanted to escape from his cell, but after escaping, he started to miss the days he was imprisoned. It's a very strange psychology.

After thinking about it for a while, it wasn't surprising. For Fengling, the name Diana meant a connection to Earth. Similarly, the name Xu Penglong also held a connection to the Pan-Ancient Continent, just like Earth, which couldn't be severed so easily.

Among the many bonds she formed on the ancient continent, one stands out most clearly and remains unforgettable.

Ario Morris, a boy from a small town in a duchy, has long silver-white hair and extraordinary magical talent.

Being with him is very comfortable and natural; it would be unreasonable for me not to like him.

She had thought it would be difficult for her and him to see each other again, but the words that appeared before her eyes made her think of a certain possibility.

They had spent a lot of time together, and this text appeared in some of the silhouette images.

In the church basement that time, there was a Chinese-language diary and a whole bunch of Chinese books. At the time, she wondered if those things might have come from Earth.

Ario Morris understood Chinese very easily at the time. He explained that the characters were similar to the pictographs of the Chu state, and with a little deduction, one could understand their general meaning.

She didn't think much of it at the time, but the moment she saw the potato chip packaging, she suddenly realized something.

There is no doubt that she is a genius. She has not studied the Chu script systematically, but she knows some of it. She can understand some of the content by applying the Chu script to Chinese books, but it is not comprehensive. This is based on the fact that she is already very talented.

Ario is not as good as me. This is not boasting or arrogance, but a fact. So how could he easily understand Chinese after only a few months as an official in the State of Chu?

This is a point of contention.

Secondly, Death had told her that oranges grown south of the Huai River are oranges, and her rapid rise through the ranks in the ancient continent was due to her unique status as a transmigrator.

Ario's cultivation speed was also quite fast, surpassing most extraordinary individuals. Throughout the entire history of the Pan-Ancient Continent, no other genius could be found like him.

Furthermore, considering what the Grim Reaper said—that she wasn't the first or the last person summoned from another world—it means there were many transmigrators, just from different original timelines.

After making her conjectures, she came to a shocking conclusion.

Ario is very likely also an Earthling, and a Great Xia person, so he can understand Chinese characters, so his cultivation speed is very fast, so... it is very pleasant to get along with him, because their values ​​are actually on the same level.

However, both of them were concealing the fact that they were time travelers, so they didn't know each other's identities. Also, because the Grim Reaper couldn't guarantee the timeline of the summoned person, he didn't tell the time travelers their identities.

Not on the same timeline...?

Fengling's heart sank. If her guess was correct, then could it be that Ario was already dead, or had not even been born yet?

Thinking about it this way, she felt sad.

In the days since returning, the image of the boy with the silver-white braid has been lingering in his mind. He had finally found hope of seeing him again, only to be plunged into despair again. How could he not be heartbroken?

But she is like a wind chime; she won't wallow in self-pity until things are completely hopeless.

So she made a decision in her heart and immediately said it aloud.

"Mom, I want to transfer schools."

"Hmm?" Diana's mother asked, somewhat puzzled, upon hearing her daughter's sudden remark, "You're not happy at school?"

The wind chimes shook their heads.

"That is?"

The wind chime took Mother Earth's arm: "The world is so big, I want to see it. Life at NYU is great, but I don't want to settle for the status quo, I want to..."

She paused.

"I want to study at Daxia University and experience life in a completely different cultural context."

"This..." Mother Earth was surprised by her idea, but she didn't expect it to be a spur-of-the-moment decision.

“This is no small matter; I need to discuss it with your father.”

Diana's mother was never one to stay put; the fact that she often left Wind Chime home alone when she was a child speaks volumes.

She has seen many different landscapes. In fact, she had been to Daxia for some reason and knew a little about it, so she was not averse to it.

After expressing her thoughts, Fengling continued eating potato chips without any worries about her parents' disapproval.

First of all, her family is considered an elite family. Her parents are open-minded and have encouraged her to read more books and go out to see the world since she was a child. Studying abroad is also a way to broaden one's horizons.

Secondly, her magical powers did not disappear after she returned. Even if her parents disagreed, would she obediently go back to school?

Going to Bactria is to verify my inner thoughts. It would be best if I could find any clues that he was also a time traveler. If I can't find any, I'll just consider it a visit to his hometown. It's better than staying in California and missing him every day.

Even if there's only a one in ten million chance, she'll still do it, because she is a wind chime.

During dinner, Fengling's parents discussed her sudden suggestion of studying abroad until late at night.

The next day, Earth's parents finally finished their discussion, and the result was as she had expected: they agreed.

Even though she had expected it, Fengling still smiled slightly. The transfer procedures were rather troublesome, but worthwhile. During the time she was processing the procedures, she wouldn't be idle; she would have things to do.

The castle banquet she planned to attend was not a relaxing social event, but an opportunity to learn about extraordinary powers.

She had already discovered that the owner of that castle was a vampire, and that she might be able to obtain some information about the world of supernatural powers on Earth from there.

Before heading to Great Xia to search for Ario's whereabouts, it's best to thoroughly understand the world we live in; that way, we might achieve twice the result with half the effort.