Tomb raiding: A mere 20 is nothing!

Shen Mingchao woke up.

The moment I opened my eyes, tears streamed down my face. I cried quietly, even my breaths were barely audible.

She simply lay there, staring at the white ceiling, letting tears stream down her face, silently falling onto the pillow and leaving a small, damp patch.

The first to notice that she had woken up was San San, who was quietly waiting by her pillow.

Her cat, always clever, seemed to sense her low spirits, meowing softly and rubbing its head against her cheek.

Yes.

She knew all along that it wasn't real.

If she really did go back to the past, there would be no way San San wouldn't be in her home.

She wasn't unaware of it; she was just deceiving herself, thinking she could stay longer, much longer.

But even the most beautiful dreams will eventually shatter.

San San's cries attracted the attention of the others in the room.

Qi Qiu, the caster of the spell, accompanied the person throughout the entire process. To ensure the fragrance continued, he had to constantly add and burn incense. After a day, the already limited incense was almost gone. He had exhausted all his efforts, all to secure a beautiful dream for Shen Mingchao. Now, as the incense was about to burn out, the departed soul had returned.

But when his gaze fell upon the continuously dripping glistening drops, he swallowed back all the words he wanted to say.

Qi Qiu unconsciously exchanged a glance with Zhang Qiling, who was sitting on the chair by the bed. This god-like figure, while everyone was arguing about who should stay and look after the Ming Dynasty, simply bypassed them and sat down steadily in the chair.

Like an unshakeable anchor.

The crowd immediately booed.

Who dares to compete with this guy for a spot? Can they even beat him in a fight?

So only the two of them remained in the room, and everyone else went back to their places. As for Zhang Qiling's cashier position, Xie Dangjia took over, and Xie Yuchen paid for Hei Xiazi to take his place.

For the first time ever, Hei Xiazi politely declined, saying that he, being blind, had taken a liking to being a doorman for a day.

Apart from the man sitting inside, there was no one else present who could defeat Black Bear. The others exchanged bewildered glances and dispersed, their faces grim.

Getting back to the point, the two people left in the room were both tight-lipped when it came to comforting the girl, or perhaps they wanted Shen Mingchao to vent his emotions.

After Shen Mingchao sat up, Qi Qiu silently handed him a tissue, while Zhang Qiling only asked, "Are you thirsty?"

"Thank you." Taking the tissue from Qi Qiu, Shen Mingchao wiped his tears and nodded to Zhang Qiling.

Then a bottle of mineral water was handed to me.

Just as Shen Mingchao was about to reach out and take it, she felt something was wrong; her fingers seemed to have touched something hard.

He quickly lifted the blanket and saw that it was the magic staff keychain.

Shen Mingchao picked up the keychain with trembling hands; its weight was substantial, and it felt incredibly real to the touch.

She had only one thought in her mind.

Not a dream.

Or rather, it's not just a dream.

Her emotions, which had just calmed down, surged up again. She clutched the keychain in her hand, thinking of Shen Mingyue's inexplicable words.

Clinging to her last glimmer of hope, she murmured softly.

"Protect the Gods."

She hoped for a miracle, but nothing happened; Harry Potter's magic did not come true.

Undeterred, she repeated it again and silently chanted it countless times in her mind.

Until she had to face reality.

"Sister?" Qi Qiu couldn't understand what Shen Mingchao was saying, but he could sense that Shen Mingchao was even more upset.

Shen Mingchao snapped out of his daze upon hearing the sound.

Tears were still flowing when she lowered her head and laughed out loud.

Honestly, how old are you? You still believe magic can come true.

"It was just a joke to tease me."

She sobbed, feeling extremely wronged.

"Shen Mingyue, you lied to me."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the door was pushed open, and before the person even entered the room, that smug, arrogant tone drifted in first.

"Oh dear, who bullied our Mingchao? Why is she crying like this after waking up? I, a blind man, can't stand seeing little girls cry, especially pretty ones. Their tears are like dull knives, it breaks my heart."

Black Bear leaned closer: "Alright, alright, what happened? Tell me, I'm being kind, so I won't charge you."

I was almost blinded by the black bear's exposed teeth.

Shen Mingchao awkwardly turned to the side, hugged the obedient calico cat, and silently shed tears without saying a word.

"Sigh—" Black Bear sighed deeply, "If you're sad, it's good to cry it out. But you've been sleeping for a whole day and night, aren't you hungry?"

That damned bear, why did he have to bring up that sore spot?

It would have been better if he hadn't mentioned it, because the moment he did, I felt hungry.

Shen Mingchao glared at Hei Xiazi and suddenly wanted to throw San San, whom he was holding, in the other's face.

Black Bear just laughed when glared at, still being cheeky: "See, you're still hungry, aren't you? Just tell me what you want to eat, and I'll have someone get it for you."

Knowing that the other person was concerned about him, Shen Mingchao shook his head and said in a muffled voice, "No need for that."

She hasn't reached the point where she needs someone to wait on her and bring her food to bed. As long as they are family, that's fine. At most, she and Hei Xiazi and the others are elders and juniors with a good relationship.

When Shen Mingchao got off the ground, she saw Zhang Qiyu raise his hand to help her, but she avoided him.

"It's nothing, I just had a good cry, it's not like I have any serious illness."

Just as she reached the door, a piece of warm music suddenly and inexplicably began to play inside.

[Happiness is always in full bloom]

[You made love flow like a river, drop by drop.]

[It flows in my heart at all times]

You don't ask for much, you just want me to be happy.

The four people in the room were all startled. The other three were more confused, and Hei Xiazi even asked if one of their phones had rung.

Only Shen Mingchao was truly shocked.

Hei Xiazi was right; it was her phone ringtone, but not the new phone she bought in the Daomu Biji world, but the one she brought from her own world.

Because there was no signal and it was unusable, she treated it as a kind of longing.

Someone is calling this phone now.

Without thinking, Shen Mingchao ran over and rummaged through the bedside table to find the phone. She turned on the screen, and the name "Yueyue" was prominently displayed. She quickly pressed the answer button.

"Hey! Yueyue! Feed? Can you hear me?" She suppressed her panic and asked in as calm a tone as possible.

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

A few seconds later, the call was disconnected with a "beep". At that moment, Shen Mingchao's panic reached its peak. Just as he was about to try to call back, a WeChat message popped up.

It is their family group.

A new message appeared at the bottom of the chat page, which hadn't been updated in a long time.

[Dumbledore, you're right, love is the greatest magic in the world.]

It can even transcend time and space to convey longing and concern to family members who are separated by distance.