Tomb raiding: A mere 20 is nothing!

For a while after returning, Shen Mingchao became like a leech. When his aunt wasn't around, he would stick to his uncle. When neither of them was around, he would go to find Shen Mingyue. He even wanted to sleep in the same bed with Shen Mingyue, as if he was afraid that he wouldn't see them the next day.

Although the three were puzzled by Shen Mingchao's sudden enthusiasm, they accepted it well, simply because they were used to it.

After the college entrance exams, the whole family went to Haidilao to celebrate their success. At the dinner table, their aunt generously gave them each a sum of money, saying it was for their holiday travel expenses.

That night, Shen Mingyue grabbed her and excitedly began planning their holiday trip.

She blurted out that she wanted to wear her school uniform to Universal Studios Beijing.

Shen Mingyue, with a "I knew it" expression, said, "Then it's the same as always, you're in the Badger House, I'm in the Snake House."

The two had previously played the Hogwarts Sorting Test online; Shen Mingchao was assigned Gryffindor, while Shen Mingyue was assigned Slytherin.

Shen Mingchao nodded repeatedly at the result, deeply agreeing. Her older sister could only soften her sharp edges and show a gentle side when she was with her family; in reality, she had always been a stubborn person who refused to back down.

She remembers that when she was in the first year of high school, a male classmate kept pestering her and even instigated other classmates to make trouble, which annoyed her.

Later, Shen Mingyue, who was in a different class, found out and confronted the male classmate with a cold face like a demon. No one knows what happened between them, but later she found the male classmate bending over with his legs crossed in front of her, like a quail.

She was really curious and asked about it.

Shen Mingyue toyed with a pen and said, "Dare to harass my sister? You've got a death wish."

She smiled and teased, "Oh dear, it's like a domineering older sister has fallen for me."

"Hmph, you know that much." With that, Shen Mingyue precisely tossed the pen in her hand into the trash can.

She asked, "Hey! This pen is perfectly fine, why don't you want it anymore?"

From afar, she only heard Shen Mingyue reply, "If it's dirty, then don't want it."

As his thoughts returned to the present, Shen Mingchao stared blankly at the words "Changbai Mountain 2025 Rice Festival" that Shen Mingyue had typed on the computer.

Something she had deliberately ignored resurfaced in her mind.

This is something she has to face.

She thought about it more than once.

Is this true? Has she really come back?

Or was it just a dream?

Even the most beautiful dream will eventually end with a day of waking up.

Thinking of this, she suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

Shen Mingyue, who was standing nearby, noticed her condition and asked her what was wrong, whether she had a hypoglycemic attack.

She grabbed Shen Mingyue's hand and said, "Yueyue, you have the entire Daomu Biji series, right? I want it now!"

Although Shen Mingyue was puzzled, she still got up and went to the bookshelf: "Wait here, I'll get it for you."

Whether it's true or not, now that we're back, we should probably catch up on the original story.

Dreams are beautiful, but reality is harsh.

As Shen Mingyue placed the books one by one on the ground, piling them up to almost half a person's height, Shen Mingchao's vision went black.

After taking them all, Shen Mingyue asked in surprise, "Didn't you say you weren't interested before?"

Shen Mingchao sighed and smiled wryly, rubbing his forehead: "They're not comparable at all."

From the very first book, Shen Mingchao read novels to the point of neglecting to eat and sleep for several days in a row.

The more she read, the more she wanted to curse. How could this series have so many words? Not only was the world-building huge, but there were also a lot of plot holes.

When Shen Mingchao finally saw Yucun according to the timeline, Shen Mingyue couldn't stand seeing her younger sister staying up all night every day with a schedule like that of a beautiful country, so she dragged her out of bed.

"No matter how engrossed you are, you should still take care of your health."

Shen Mingchao clung tightly to the book, refusing to let go: "No, that's not enough. I have to memorize this novel perfectly!"

Shen Mingyue looked like she'd seen a ghost: "No way, did your third uncle bewitch you? Do you know how many words the whole series has? Over three million words! Can you even memorize that? Look at your eye bags, they're practically dragging on the floor."

Faced with her cousin's bloodline suppression, Shen Mingchao obediently listened to her lecture. How was she supposed to explain this? She couldn't very well say that she had transmigrated into a book.

Seeing Shen Mingchao stubbornly clutching his books, Shen Mingyue sighed and said, "Your school uniform has arrived. Take a day off. Tomorrow we're going to Universal Studios Beijing. Isn't that what you've been wanting to go to for a year?"

Hearing Shen Mingyue say this, Shen Mingchao silently put down the book with the cover of Yucun.

What happened next was exactly as she remembered.

The two girls, dressed in Gryffindor's red and gold uniforms and Slytherin's green and silver robes respectively, visited the Harry Potter area as their first stop. They also bought a pair of metal wand keychains from the souvenir shop.

After leaving the Harry Potter area, they went to enjoy other attractions, watched the WaterWorld stunt shows and parade floats. They returned to their starting point as night fell.

The Hogwarts Castle light show is a classic attraction that they wouldn't want to miss.

Accompanied by magnificent music, light and shadow flowed and shifted on the walls, and the totems of the four academies appeared alternately. When beams of light converged into flying wands, shimmering golden spies, and surging magical mist, the entire castle seemed to come alive.

Everyone was immersed in the visual feast before them, their heartbeats rising and falling in sync with the melody and the light and shadow.

Shen Mingchao was no exception.

Even on her second viewing, she was still deeply moved.

It wasn't until a cold touch came from her palm that Shen Mingchao came to her senses. Looking down, she saw that Shen Mingyue had placed the keychain she had bought earlier into her hand, and then they held hands tightly.

"Don't forget it this time. In the future..." Shen Mingyue paused for a moment, "If you encounter difficulties that you can't solve, use it to cast spells. Remember the spell in Harry Potter? Patronus Charm. It can summon a guardian spirit that represents your most cherished memories."

As she spoke, Shen Mingyue raised her head, her eyes filled with tears, yet she forced a smile.

"Maybe if you say so, we'll show up."

"What?" Shen Mingchao suddenly had a bad feeling. She grabbed Shen Mingyue's forearm tightly and shouted nervously, "Yueyue, what are you saying?!"

Before Shen Mingyue could answer, Shen Mingchao's pupils shrank sharply, because everything in front of her, except for Shen Mingyue, collapsed in an instant.

Then, emerging from the shadows were my aunt and uncle, both dressed in black robes, their expressions filled with sorrow.

At that moment, Shen Mingchao realized something.

"Aunt and Uncle, what's going on? Do you...do you know something? If you know anything, please tell me. How can I get home...?"

"I don't want to leave yet, I don't want to leave you all..."

She was incoherent and her voice was trembling with sobs.

The two people rushed forward, and the four of them hugged each other. In the warm embrace of his family, Shen Mingchao could only hear his aunt's voice, which was choked with sobs but incredibly gentle.

"My child, it's a pleasure to have lived with you for a while. Don't be lost or timid. We know you are a brave and resilient child."

"All we can tell you is that you originally belonged to that world. All your current experiences were preordained by fate. So, don't rush home."

"Your most important task right now is to find the memories and abilities you've lost, to find out who you are."

"When this question is answered, when everything has settled, we will surely meet again."