Traveled through time at the same time, but both clones were beautiful girls

"..."

Oops, I accidentally blurted out my true feelings.

The little girl took a few steps back, her eyes wary.

"Kid, I was just kidding."

"Then swear to God!"

"Hahaha, to believe this stuff, you really are a clueless brat."

"You're the brat!"

"Don't be so wary. From now on, I'll be your teacher. How about you come here and let me give you a hug?"

Adam reached out and tried to touch her head.

She took a few steps back expressionlessly, then suddenly realized that there was an abandoned corner behind her, so she stared at him even more warily.

Adam took a step forward and reached out his hand to her.

"Snapped!"

The man's hand was slapped hard.

"I just gave you something delicious!"

"scare!"

"I'm really not a bad person!"

"scare!!"

This little guy raised his tiny paws, and they really do scratch people.

"Hehe, so cute..."

"scare!!!"

The two remained locked in this stalemate for a while before Adam finally stood up, sighed, and looked dejected and forlorn.

He's like a big boy who's been hurt.

He walked away, step by step, through the snow.

But after walking for a short while, he suddenly turned back.

A bright red little head suddenly shrank behind the obstacle.

The child followed silently behind him, because the ghostly creatures roamed this area, and she was genuinely afraid that he would be killed by them.

Adam walked for a while longer and came to the entrance of a village.

He turned around and smiled helplessly: "I said, shouldn't you come out now? Aren't you going to come out and say goodbye?"

"..."

"How come I never noticed before that you were so shy around strangers?"

"It's not that I'm shy, I'm just unsure if you're a good person."

She cautiously peeked out, only to be astonished to find no one in front of her.

Suddenly, my collar tightened.

She was lifted up from behind.

"I've finally caught you, my child bride!"

……

"Your ability is to separate from fire."

"Just like the phoenix, its appearance brings peace to the world, so you are called Changli."

Adam, a recent undergraduate, was swaying his head and spouting off his erudition: "Alas! The phoenix, also known as Changli, spreads its wings and floats on the dark waters!"

"Chang Li..."

Xiao Changli chewed on his name, somewhat satisfied.

It's much better than the previous "short separation", "blind monk", "destroying phoenix", and "female version of Fujiwara no Mokou"!

That day, Adam picked her up and took her away. They were forced to spend some time together, which brought them much closer.

At least, Adam could hold her in his arms and pet her as much as he wanted.

"But your fire harms both yourself and others, and the more you use it, the shorter your lifespan becomes. The first lesson I'll teach you is how to use this fire, so that you can be reborn from the ashes, like a phoenix rising from the ashes time and time again..."

Adam pointed to the teacup on the table.

"According to Huanglong's rules, kowtow and become his disciple."

Chang Li hesitated.

In her memory, teachers were all old men with white beards.

Adam is so young, it feels strange to call him master, it would sound old out of nowhere.

"You don't have to call me teacher, just call me sir."

"gentlemen."

Changli gave a crisp cry.

"Since we're not master and disciple, what is our relationship now?"

"This……"

The child frowned, unable to answer.

They are not master and disciple, nor father and daughter, nor brother and sister.

She was an abandoned orphan and naturally harbored distrust towards relationships with "family".

Adam didn't force her: "How about this, consider it a transaction. I won't stay on this land for long. I can teach you for eight years, but in the future, you will teach someone else for eight years."

Chang Li looked up: "Who is it?"

"That is the key to your future aspirations for a prosperous era."

His tone softened: "That is also my future wife, named Xi, who is able to resonate with the Lord of the Year."

……

This is the second year since the adoption.

The little girl, who was thin and frail due to malnutrition, has become healthy and robust after a year of patting and feeding by Adam.

Her little face still had a touch of cute baby fat.

Unlike Raiden Mei, Adam's approach to educating Nagato was: read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles.

Books should be read, and scenery should be seen.

Therefore, he never stayed in one place for long, but instead learned as he went.

They were temporarily staying in a large marshland in the southwest of the present state. When they passed by the Purple Moon Banyan Tree, they saw a tree that had been broken due to a fierce battle between elephants. Birds abandoned their nests and fled, leaving only scattered nests in the soil.

After the elephant had left, she quietly ran over, picked up a perfectly intact bird egg, and held it in her hand.

"Sir, I'm back."

Changli carefully walked in after opening the door of the small house.

Adam, who was writing furiously at his desk, looked up at her and asked, "What are you hiding in your hand?"

Xiao Changli stuck out her tongue shyly and spread out her right hand.

A subtle, crisp sound emanated from it.

It turned out to be a hatched bird egg, with a wet chick trembling and pecking at the shell.

Her body temperature is higher than normal, so it's fine to use her to incubate eggs.

"You picked it up, so take care of it yourself."

"Ok!"

Xiao Changli nodded happily, and after settling the baby bird down, she ran back to him with a clattering sound.

"What are you writing?"

What you're going to learn next.

She opened her eyes wide and looked at the three large characters at the beginning of the book.

"Guiguzi?"

But before she could show any interest, her stomach started growling, and her face turned bright red.

"The food is ready for you, go and eat."

Her joyful cry rang out from the kitchen.

"It's Blazing Feather Spicy Meat!"

This is Changli's favorite dish, with more chili peppers added than usual.

The bright red color makes the spiciness visible to the naked eye. The scorching heat and fresh aroma seem to take shape and burst out of the bowl. Paired with a bowl of rice, it becomes an absolute killer.

She happily began to eat.

After finishing the meal, I skillfully washed the dishes and chopsticks, took a short rest for half an hour, and then began my afternoon studies.

A cold wind howled outside the window.

The indoor temperature remained warm and cozy.

Adam watched her quietly.

She held the book, sometimes looking worried and sometimes beaming.

This kind of life lasted for eight years.

Eight years later, Adam returned to the present, leaving behind only the graceful young girl with a wistful sigh.

Two years later, she left Huanglong and traveled the world.

Now we have arrived at Lina Xita.

Here, she made a good friend, Cantrella, the new head of the Faisal family.

"Back then, I was just learning how to handle fire and didn't know how to control it. I burned a lot of things and almost burned myself. When my master saw my injuries, he scolded me severely. But while I was sleeping that night, he secretly applied medicine to my wounds..."

The beautiful yet dangerous woman, as venomous as poison, was very curious about her friend's past: "Where did your husband go?"

"I don't know, so I'm looking for it."

"The world is vast, do you have any clues?"

"No, but I have a painting. He said the person in the painting is his future wife. Have you ever seen this person?"

A long scroll unfolds.

The painting clearly depicts Jin Xi.

"I've never seen her before; she's such a refined and elegant girl."

Cantrell couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"Isn't she beautiful? The master said her name is Xi, and she hasn't been born yet. After she is born, she will be a resonance with the Lord of the Year, someone born with knowledge... I completely forgot to ask which Lord of the Year she was. Cantrela, may I have an audience with Imbrard?"

At first, she was just surprised that the man could see the future.

But as I grew a little older, every time I saw the affectionate look on his face when he painted his future wife, I couldn't help but feel a little sour.

"I'm sorry, the Black Tide swept through Laguna only a few years ago, but even then, the Lord of the Year, Inbrado, had not yet appeared in the world."

Disappointed, he bid farewell to his friends and returned to Huanglong.

At a young age, she was appointed as the Chief Secretary of the Ming Court. Several years later, she finally obtained the crucial information.

The information points to Jinzhou, a strategically important border region of Huanglong.

……

"More than twenty years have passed..."