Chapter 1

“Such wickedness!!”

“How could you be a mother? How can a mother treat her children like this? You’re basically sending your kids to their deaths…”

Xu Yi suddenly opened her eyes, sitting up in bed, breathing heavily, cold sweat pouring down her forehead.

In her dream, the old lady’s sorrowful cries still echoed in her ears.

And those two children, so skinny and frail, staring at her with those desperate big eyes.

Thinking of these images from the dream, Xu Yi couldn’t pull herself together for a long time.

Why was this happening?

For the past three days, she had been having these recurring dreams.

At first, Xu Yi didn’t take it seriously. After all, dreams can be about anything.

But three days in a row, the same people, the same place — only the events changed, like a continuous drama, making her gradually realize something was wrong.

After gathering her thoughts for a moment, Xu Yi got out of her soft, comfortable bed and went straight into the space.

This space was left to her by her father and mother.

It happened on Xu Yi’s eighteenth birthday.

That night, after celebrating and cutting the cake, her father and mother pulled her to sit on the sofa and solemnly said to her, “Yi Yi, we can only accompany you up to this point.”

Xu Yi didn’t understand.

Her parents were still young and healthy; why would they say something that sounded like a farewell?

“Dad, Mom, what are you talking about?” Xu Yi asked in confusion. “I don’t understand.”

Her parents exchanged a glance.

“Yi Yi, you’ve turned eighteen. We’ve done our part in raising you. Now it’s time to give this to you.”

Her mother extended a hand, revealing a small, exquisite jade flute resting on her palm.

Xu Yi took it: “What is this? Is it a birthday gift for me?”

Her father sighed, “You can consider it that.”

Xu Yi was puzzled by her father’s words. Recalling what her mother said earlier, she hurriedly asked, “Dad, Mom, are you going somewhere far away? Take me with you.”

Her parents hesitated but seeing her anxious face, finally smiled and said, “Yi Yi, your mother was just joking with you. Don’t take it to heart.”

At that time, Xu Yi didn’t think much of it.

After all, she had grown up accompanied by her parents; she couldn’t believe they would suddenly leave her for no reason.

That night, she slept soundly.

But when she woke up the next day, the house was quiet; her father and mother were gone.

Xu Yi couldn’t believe it. She checked their bedroom — their clothes and personal belongings were all gone.

They had truly left her.

Only eighteen years old, Xu Yi panicked. She went to places her parents might have gone to look for them, but without exception, she found nothing.

In the end, with no other choice, she reported it to the police.

The police searched for a long time but found no trace of her parents.

Xu Yi had no other option and eventually resigned herself to the fact that her parents had left.

Fortunately, her parents had left her enough assets, including many properties.

Xu Yi used this money to finish college.

After graduating, while her peers worried about finding jobs, Xu Yi had no such concerns.

Because of the properties, just collecting rent brought in around 40,000 to 50,000 yuan per month.

Xu Yi was not someone who liked luxury goods and had little material desire — just enough to cover daily life.

So every month, after expenses, she could still save a fair amount.

The space she entered was discovered by chance about a year ago.

She had always thought the small jade flute was a keepsake her parents left her, so she always wore it around her neck and never took it off.

One summer a year ago, when she accidentally scratched her neck while wearing the necklace, blood dripped onto the jade flute — that’s when she discovered the space.

The space was very large with a beautiful environment — like a hidden paradise, with fresh air, clear mountains, and flowing water, birds singing, and flowers blooming.

Crops grew by themselves, and most importantly, it was fully automated, with growth cycles much faster than in the real world.

In the real world, rice takes a full season to mature, but in the space, rice only needed one month.

Once the rice matured, the space would automatically harvest and send it to an infinitely large warehouse.

When to shell the rice was entirely up to her, the owner.

Whenever she wanted, she could eat the freshest rice.

Besides crops, fruits were abundant all over the mountains.

In the space, seasons didn’t matter — even tropical fruits could grow there.

Some winter and summer fruits could even bear fruit simultaneously.

There were many kinds of vegetables — bok choy, napa cabbage, baby cabbage, spinach — all thriving, vibrant, and with a unique sweetness that made them taste a hundred times better than those bought in the real world.

Nearby was a livestock farm.

Pigpens, sheepfolds, chicken coops, and duck pens were common, but Xu Yi’s favorite was the nearby horse ranch.

There were hundreds of horses there — all sleek and shiny, with smooth coats, tall and strong bodies, but very gentle temperaments.

Once on a whim, Xu Yi casually picked a horse to ride.

The horse was humble and allowed her to ride freely.

Riding on horseback, Xu Yi toured around the space.

Of course, the space was infinitely large, so she only explored the nearby area.

Besides that, there were also seafood.

Giant freshwater prawns and crabs, almost as big as her palm.

The meat was fresh and sweet; the crab roe delicious. Xu Yi especially loved the seafood from the space.

Once inside the space, Xu Yi took a sip of the spiritual spring water, then did her usual inspection tour.

Satisfied, she smiled faintly.

“Beep beep beep…”

A sharp phone ringtone sounded.

Xu Yi picked up the phone and saw it was the real estate agent she had been frequently in contact with recently.

“Good morning, Miss Xu, are you awake? Your last property has just been sold!”

The agent sounded very excited.

Miss Xu was a major client who had entrusted him with selling her properties.

Her houses were all in prime locations and easy to sell, and the commissions were very high.

Without exaggeration, just the commissions from selling Miss Xu’s properties recently were enough for him to pay the down payment for a house in this city.

Xu Yi was pleasantly surprised. “Really?”

She had been considering selling these properties for a long time. Since discovering the space, she felt as if these houses wouldn’t belong to her anymore even if she didn’t sell them.

She thought it would take a long time to sell them, but unexpectedly, the sales went through quickly.

The agent laughed, “It’s true, Miss Xu. Are you free now? I can come pick you up to handle the paperwork.”

Xu Yi replied, “Okay,” and hung up.