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In Chapter 7, "Dual Judgment in the Time-Space Rift," the sinister form of Black-hearted Grandpa writhed under the radiant glow of the Starry Marriage Contract, as if doused in sulfuric acid, sizzling and emitting black smoke while retreating step by step.
"Wow, what's going on? Old man, is this your day of reckoning? Aren't you usually so arrogant?" Xiao Meng crossed her arms, watching the spectacle with amusement and throwing in her sarcastic comments from time to time.
Just as Black-hearted Grandpa was about to be cornered, the space suddenly warped, and a silver rift appeared out of nowhere.
"Ka Cha—"
From the rift emerged a woman clad in silver armor. She was tall and imposing, her expression cold, exuding an aura that warned others to keep their distance.
With one hand pressed against the humming Time Sandglass, her voice was as frigid as the winds of the Arctic. "Those who cross into the Three Life Era without permission shall face temporal judgment."
"What is this, a line from a drama queen?" Xiao Meng couldn't help but roll her eyes, thinking that even the Time-Space Administration Bureau had become so melodramatic these days.
However, Sunshine's expression shifted to one of unease; his ears turned red as he quietly explained, "She is Erin, an inspector who safeguards the order of time and space, responsible for correcting various temporal paradoxes."
"Temporal paradoxes? That sounds really advanced," Xiao Meng pouted, feeling as if she had stumbled into something monumental.
Before she could fully process this information, the Time Sandglass erupted with a dazzling azure light once more.
"Vroom—"
A phantom figure slowly emerged from the rift. It was an elderly man dressed in an ancient long robe, his hair and beard white as snow, his demeanor solemn, resembling someone who had stepped out of an ancient mural.
"Ancient Witch Clan Elder?" Xiao Meng's eyes widened; she vaguely felt that she had seen this elder somewhere before.
The apparition of the Ancient Witch Clan Elder immediately fixed its gaze upon Xiao Meng. His voice was deep and authoritative. "The Witch Bloodline requires certification by the Starry Marriage Contract; otherwise, the time rift in the southeast will consume this world."
"Huh?" Xiao Meng looked bewildered, feeling like she understood yet grasped nothing at all. "Witch? Starry Marriage Contract? I don't know anything about this!"
She glanced down at the Starry Marriage Contract in her hand and noticed that the small ring was emitting a faint glow.
"But... I haven't found my fiancé yet..." Xiao Meng muttered softly, feeling as if fate was playing a cruel joke on her.
However, before she could finish her sentence, the apparition of the Ancient Witch Clan Elder began to blur and ultimately vanished into thin air.
"No way! That's it? At least give me a hint!" Xiao Meng shook her fist at the empty air, feeling utterly tricked.
At that moment, the Time Sandglass emitted a piercing alarm once again.
"Woo—woo—woo—"
A holographic image suddenly appeared before everyone.
He was a remarkably young man dressed in a black uniform, with a star-shaped scar above his left eye, giving him an air of coldness.
“Kevin?” Sunshine's face turned pale the moment she saw the holographic image.
The holographic projection of Kevin swept his icy gaze over the crowd, finally resting on Sunshine. “Sunshine, your star-shaped scar is proof of a temporal paradox. The code of the Marriage Contract must be rewritten using Three Lifetimes of Memories.”
“Master, what are you talking about?” Sunshine covered her left eye, her body involuntarily retreating. “I don’t know anything about temporal paradoxes; I just…”
“Just what? Just intervened in the mortal realm without permission?” Kevin interrupted her with a cold laugh. “Back then, your unauthorized interference was already a grave taboo. Now, you must pay the price for your actions!”
“I…” Sunshine opened her mouth to explain but found herself at a loss for words.
Xiao Meng watched the chaotic scene unfold, feeling as if her brain had completely crashed.
What was this Witch Bloodline? What was the Starry Marriage Contract? What temporal paradox… Everything was far beyond her understanding.
She was just an ordinary high school student; why had she suddenly been dragged into such bizarre events?
“So… what’s going on now?” Xiao Meng scratched her head, looking bewildered at Erin. “This sister from the Time-Space Administration Bureau, can you tell me what I should do?”
Erin did not respond; she merely stared at her with an expressionless face.
“My patience is limited,” Erin said coldly.
“So, who do you think… is the real…” Erin suddenly paused, her gaze becoming somewhat peculiar as if she were weighing her words carefully.
Everyone held their breath, waiting for her next words.
Sunshine clenched her fists tightly, her body trembling slightly.
Xiao Meng blinked, feeling her heart race.
At that tense moment, a faint crack suddenly appeared on Erin's silver armor… With a sharp sound like “Ka Cha,” it split open like a cheap figurine.
A hint of cracking appeared on Erin's otherwise expressionless face, revealing what lay beneath… Was this some kind of cyberpunk role-playing scene?
Where the silver armor cracked open, it did not reveal flesh and blood but rather a tangle of intricate mechanical parts gleaming with metallic coldness.
Gears, circuits, pistons… Various bizarre components piled together in a way that would trigger anyone’s fear of clutter.
“Warning: Parasitic Program activated.” Erin's voice turned mechanical and icy, resembling that of a malfunctioning robot.
The plot twist came too quickly; Xiao Meng felt her mind struggling to keep up.
No way, even the people from the Time-Space Administration Bureau were villains?
Could this world get any worse?
Before she could gather her thoughts, Teacher Lin, who had been silent until now, suddenly charged forward like a cannonball and hugged Xiao Meng tightly.
"I'm sorry, Xiao Meng, actually... I am the true..."
He leaned close to Xiao Meng's ear, his voice trembling as if he was about to reveal a shocking secret.
At that critical moment, a green figure flashed by.
It was Qingmei!
In the blink of an eye, she swiftly smeared a handful of green powder onto Teacher Lin's face.
"Cough, cough, cough!" Teacher Lin began to cough violently, his body stiffening in place like a robot that had been paused.
"Hmph, trying to expose the truth? Not so easy!" Qingmei clapped her hands and said triumphantly.
This sudden turn of events left Xiao Meng completely bewildered.
What on earth was happening?
The plot had taken such a dramatic twist!
Just then, the previously small crack in space-time began to expand wildly, with countless sticky, dark tentacles reaching out from the fissure, waving menacingly as if they wanted to devour everything.
"What the hell is this? Cthulhu?" Xiao Meng gasped in fear, hugging herself tightly, feeling like an innocent bystander who had stumbled into a horror movie set.
The Time Sandglass sensed the threat and suddenly erupted with an unprecedented golden light.
The mysterious Golden Runes flickered on the surface of the hourglass, emanating an ancient and powerful force.
Xiao Meng's eyes widened as she realized that those runes were identical to the ones recorded in the ancient texts at Qingmei Herbal Shop!
What... what was going on?
"Hahaha... so the real anchor point is here!" A chilling mechanical laugh echoed from afar, belonging to Black-hearted Grandpa.
His voice was sharp and grating, like nails scraping against glass, making one feel utterly uncomfortable.
Xiao Meng felt a sudden heat radiating from her palm.
Looking down, she saw that golden runes were emerging in her palm, just like those on the hourglass.
The runes slowly rotated, emitting a faint glow.
Meanwhile, Qingmei was too flustered to care about anything else; she hurriedly rummaged through a corner of the Herb Shop and pulled out an ancient book.
The cover of that book prominently displayed three large characters—"Star Chart."
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