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Chapter 1227 Confidante Sisters and a Major Hidden Danger

Tianmen City itself has a long history, but there are very few ancient buildings with hundreds or thousands of years of history. The main reason is that the land at the mouth of the sea is really too bad.

Decades ago, before the concessions were signed with foreigners, large tracts of land were barren, consisting of meadows and swamps.

When the foreigners arrived, they thought that with their country's advanced civil engineering technology after the Industrial Revolution, they could overcome nature and change the geological features. However, they later found that something was wrong; developing this desolate place was much more difficult than they had imagined.

In the early years, everyone thought that the "ice-free ports" in the north were very important. As long as the sea surface did not freeze, there would be cargo transportation capacity and the economy could be developed.

Later, with the development of science and technology and a deeper understanding of geography, people discovered that ice-free ports are not as wonderful as they were imagined. They simply do not freeze the sea surface; there is a layer of permafrost on the land.

This stuff is like frozen tofu. Once it thaws in water, it's riddled with holes.

Friends from the south may not understand how disgusting this stuff is, thinking that only the area outside the Arctic Circle in Siberia is called permafrost.

In any case, the German Zoo that entered the Soviet Union back then had an unforgettable memory of this.

Freezing for half a year is freezing, and freezing for one day is freezing too.

The climate in Tianmen is indeed not that cold, but the soil structure is really bad, so bad that even the ancestors dared not build tombs here.

Li Mumu respectfully lit three incense sticks, offered incense money, and silently prayed for the blessings of the Heavenly Empress.

Empress Tianhou, Empress Tianfei, and Mazu are all different names for the same deity.

The belief in Mazu has always held an absolutely dominant position in the hearts of overseas Chinese, and at one point even surpassed that of Buddhism and Taoism.

As a returned overseas Chinese, Li Mumu was naturally not immune to the common practice.

There's an old saying among the people of Tianmen: "First came the Tianhou Temple, then came Tianmen City."

The history of this Tin Hau Temple can be traced back to the previous dynasty. Although it is located next to the most bustling riverside wharf in the city center, it has not changed much in the past six or seven hundred years.

It floods about once a year on average, but the temple hasn't collapsed, which speaks volumes.

According to local records in Tianmen City, the Tianhou Temple has never been recorded as collapsing or being burned down; it was only repaired throughout history. In other words, this area has remained largely unchanged for the past seven hundred years.

If you are swept back to the past by the tides of time, as long as you return here, dig a hole and bury yourself, you can return to the present after a good night's sleep.

This is the "clumsy method" that Shen Qingxi came up with.

"If your method really works, then we should be lying at your feet right now."

Li Mumu stepped on the bluestone bricks under her feet, somewhat eager to try.

"This is just one approach to solving the problem; it cannot solve all the problems."

Shen Qingxi poured cold water on her head.

"This clumsy method relies on the premise that we can retain our memories and strength. What if we time-travel again, but our memories are wiped clean and we don't remember who we are or how we got here?"

That would be terrible.

This is precisely the issue that Li Mumu is most worried about.

I can definitely survive, but living like that doesn't seem very meaningful.

Although mobile phones hadn't been developed yet, there was no shortage of various forms of entertainment, including books, newspapers, radio, and movies...

If we go back another hundred years, would you ask me to play the role of a palace intrigue master?
"If that's the case, what other options do you have?"

"Of course there are ways, but I don't like your tone of wanting to get everything for free."

Shen Qingxi sneered, "I'm working hard to start a business and figure out a solution, while you're happily studying and dating over there? Now you're asking me if there are any other solutions? How dare you even ask that?"

"So what do you want?"

Li Mumu said helplessly, "Does this mean that if I marry Wang Yunxiao, you'll be standing in the middle?"

"It's not impossible."

"Ok?"

"What I mean is, you have to put in the effort too."

Shen Qingxi said seriously, "I do have a plan, but I'm just missing a test subject to verify my guess. I just don't know if you're willing. It doesn't matter if you're not. After you leave, I'll sleep in the same bed with your husband..."

"What do you need me to do?"

"Time travel again."

"Do you have this ability?"

"I'm a genius!"

Li Mumu had little doubt that Shen Qingxi was a genius.

Since last year, she has been tinkering with her huge machine, which she calls the "Gonggong Engine," at Xiquan Mountain.

Gonggong was the one who lost a fight to Zhurong and, in a fit of anger, knocked down Buzhou Mountain.

Li Mumu had personally experienced the power of the Gonggong Engine when it was activated, and it was extremely... awe-inspiring.

It can actually cross dimensional barriers to launch attacks on another world; I don't know how Shen Qingxi did it.

It is said that when a man has been away for three days, he should be looked at with new eyes.

Li Mumu hadn't returned to Xiquan Mountain for a semester. When she came back, she found that the machine Shen Qingxi had built had expanded to at least ten times its original size, looking like a mountain peak from a distance.

This is no longer a matter of looking at her with new eyes. Judging by Shen Qingxi's construction speed, Li Mumu has a strong suspicion that if she studied outside for three years and came back, she could transform the entire Xiquan Mountain into a Warhammer 40K hive.

Master Shen's talent for creating hilarious content is truly unparalleled.

"So how does this thing work?"

"Do you really want to ask such a technical question?"

Shen Qingxi's answer left Li Mumu speechless.

"Can this machine be used to travel through time and space?"

"No."

"???"

"But when the tides of time and space ripple, we can use the power of nature to carve a crack in the river of time."

Shen Qingxi explained to Li Mumu, "You know the concept of a gravity slingshot, right? Man-made spacecraft use fuel to propel themselves in space, but they can't increase their speed. But if you use the gravity of a planet as a slingshot, you can accelerate yourself out of the space."

"The working principle of this Gonggong engine is roughly the same."

Are you sure this thing will actually work?

"Not sure."

"So you want me to be the guinea pig?"

"No, I have to do it myself the first time. Only I know the limits of the machine I created."

Shen Qingxi pointed to the control panel next to her: "I'll give you three days to read, memorize, and understand the operating instructions I've written. After three days, we'll begin our first time-travel experiment."

"Wasn't it said that we would use the power of spacetime tides?"

"We're in the midst of a time warp now, sis. Your husband was just sent back through time travel, remember?"

"Ok."

Li Mumu glanced at the thick stack of paper on the workbench, covered with densely packed Chinese and English text and mathematical symbols.

You really think highly of me.

"I need to call Wang Yunxiao."

"Whatever you want, but I bet he's too busy to care about you right now, isn't he?"

Shen Qingxi chuckled, "Don't worry, your husband and I have already agreed that I'll take care of him first, then you." "Sometimes I really want to find a sausage and shut your lousy mouth up."

…………

Wang Yunxiao wasn't actually as busy as Shen Qingxi thought, because the Special Service Bureau began to collect undercover agents from all sorts of nooks and crannies, and soon reached full capacity or even exceeded it.

He had never seen the Secret Service have such a large number of personnel; he couldn't even get food at the canteen if he went late.

Moreover, it wasn't just these field agents; the department's containment division also opened its doors, releasing some older agents whose mental state appeared unstable.

The atmosphere of impending doom was truly oppressive.

"Wang Yunxiao, come out with me after get off work."

Xia Yubing, the head of the detention department, blocked Wang Yunxiao's way in full view of everyone, and said such ambiguous words that everyone around subconsciously pricked up their ears.

"Section Chief Xia, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Your first wife and second wife are having affairs behind my back."

"..."

Section Chief Xia, have you taken the wrong medicine? Your words are as sweet as honey.

Wang Yunxiao said helplessly, "Section Chief Xia, I only have one wife."

"Then are you going?"

"Go."

Looking at his former colleagues around him, all with gossipy expressions, Wang Yunxiao knew that his reputation was probably doomed.

Xia Yubing is not a sarcastic or mean-spirited person, but there are occasional exceptions.

For example, when you're so angry at being burdened by two "burdens" that you break down.

When Xia Yubing brought Wang Yunxiao to the headquarters of the Mechanical God Cult in Xiquan Mountain, Shen Qingxi was already lying on the operating table.

Hmm...it looks like some kind of device used on an operating table, with a helmet on its head like the kind used in hair salons for deep conditioning hair, covered in tubes.

Wang Yunxiao has a low level of education and can't understand what this thing is.

Li Mumu sat barefoot in front of the steampunk-style control panel, holding a thick instruction manual in one hand and fiddling with the levers and buttons with the other, muttering to herself.

It's no wonder she was barefoot in the dead of winter; the factory was incredibly stuffy and hot. Once the machines started, the boiler temperature soared, causing the indoor temperature to reach over thirty-five degrees Celsius.

"You two, stop right now!"

Xia Yubing snapped, "Do you want to end up in the containment department?"

From a close sister to a major threat, it can happen in the blink of an eye.

Even if other people's daughters want to cause trouble, at most they'll just floor the gas pedal in their cars or drive the wrong way on the highway. That's about it.

You two are really something.

The bureau is on high alert and keeping a tight watch, and you two are secretly poaching people from behind the scenes?
If we gave you a spaceship, would you dare to fly out of the solar system?
Xia Yubing was furious.

"Commander Xia, we're just conducting an experiment, why are you so nervous?"

Shen Qingxi was completely unmoved by Xia Yubing's approach.

Since Xia Yubing admitted that she was the captain of the signal flag team, responsible for activating the signal flag, and that she did not intend to defy fate, Shen Qingxi parted ways with her.

Shen Qingxi is actually a very ruthless woman at heart. She'll have fun with those she can get along with, but she won't linger with those she can't, and she'll break up with them without hesitation.

He once told Cheng Xuefei that they would be best friends for life, but then he turned around and dumped her.

Xia Yubing earnestly advised, "The barrier maintaining the real world is already very fragile. The risks of conducting this kind of experiment are too high. You could easily get lost in the vortex of spacetime, and then there would be no way to save you. Just listen to my advice, cherish the present, and don't waste your lives like this, okay?"

"not good."

Shen Qingxi answered with a very firm tone.

"Life is precious, love is more precious, but freedom is the most precious of all!"

"Where are you not free?"

"What's the difference between a life without the freedom to experiment and a salted fish?"

Xia Yubing rolled her eyes in exasperation, and reached for the coffin to give Shen Qingxi a good talking-to. But before she could even raise her hand, Shen Qingxi on the operating table vanished in a flash.

Xia Yubing turned to look at Li Mumu, who subconsciously withdrew her hand and stared blankly at the densely packed buttons on the control panel.

"This thing is still in standby mode, and I haven't even figured out the manual yet!"

Li Mumu felt utterly wronged.

If time travel were that simple, would we need to build such a huge machine?

Xia Yubing took a deep breath and immediately emitted a sharp explosion.

"I told you there was a risk! A risk! Are you two going through a rebellious phase? Can't you even understand human language?"

"Alright, alright, everyone calm down."

Wang Yunxiao quickly stepped forward to act as a peacemaker.

He knew the problem wasn't with Shen Qingxi, but rather that the timing itself was very sensitive.

He inexplicably entered a time-travel loop and still doesn't know why. It's completely understandable that something went wrong on Shen Qingxi's side; the most crucial issue now is whether they can bring her back.

Didn't she take any precautions beforehand?

"I did it, but..."

Li Mumu looked at the instruction manual in her hand, her face filled with pain.

You need to give me time to figure this thing out!

The agreed-upon three-day period ended in disaster on the very first day. Master Shen is truly unreliable.

…………

Shen Qingxi herself felt that it did not exceed her expectations.

In fact, Li Mumu had already completed all the preliminary preparations while studying the instruction manual. As for whether the machine had started... there was no need to ponder such a mysterious question as spacetime tides.

The timing was perfect.

The location was also perfect.

Leaving aside those complex environmental factors, at least for now, we can prove that our calculation formula is correct.

The Shen Mansion is right in front of us.

To be precise, it was the Shen Mansion that I remembered, where the whole family lived happily together.

I quietly entered the villa and glanced at the calendar on the wall.

At this point in time, Shen Qingxi had just been in a car accident and died unexpectedly.

Standing outside my grandfather's study, I could vaguely hear Shen Jianzhen talking on the phone inside, his voice filled with panic.

Shen Qingxi had prepared many questions, but the moment she pushed open the door, she felt relieved.

Actually, the answer isn't that important, and the Shen family isn't as important as I thought.

As ordinary people, they are like grains of sand on a beach in the coming high tide, which could be swept away by the waves and disappear without a trace at any time.

(End of this chapter)