The Vanishing Spring Orchid

She reached out her hand, able to smell the faint fragrance emanating from the petals.

Immediately after, she gently extended her hand to touch the orchid.

But the moment her fingertip made contact, the sight before her stunned her—the pot of orchids suddenly vanished right before her eyes!

Zhao Chang Ge's eyes widened, staring at the empty pot, completely bewildered.

What on earth had happened?

After a moment of astonishment, she immediately thought of a possibility—could it be... her spatial realm?

As this thought flashed, Zhao Chang Ge quickly calmed herself, turned to instruct Chun Hua to guard the door carefully. Then, she climbed onto the bed, closed her eyes, and with a slight mental command, entered her spatial realm.

Upon entering, she immediately noticed a change in the realm.

The dense mist surrounding it seemed to have thinned considerably, allowing her to vaguely see distant, towering mountain ranges.

The spatial realm changed like this just by taking in that pot of orchids?

It was truly... too miraculous!

Did that mean if she prepared more items that the spatial realm needed, it would expand further and further?

Her gaze immediately fell upon the small, still-closed building in the distance. Would that door... ever have a chance to open?

Thinking this, Zhao Chang Ge couldn't help but feel excited, wanting nothing more than to quickly find more Spring Orchids to further develop her spatial realm.

Having made her decision, as it was daytime, she dared not stay in the spatial realm for too long and quickly exited.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she happily rolled around on the bed.

The spatial realm could grow larger, meaning it could provide her with more things in the future, giving her more ways to protect herself.

But...

Her gaze suddenly landed on the windowsill—where there was still another pot of flowers.

Although she had taken one pot, what was she to do if the one she had just received had vanished?

A purple Spring Orchid, she feared, would not be easy to find a replacement for.

Thinking this, she felt a headache coming on.

It seemed she still had to find a way to replace this pot of flowers first.

No sooner thought than done, Zhao Chang Ge immediately turned and got out of bed, quickly took a set of men's clothing from the wardrobe and changed into it, then hid the remaining pot of flowers under the bed.

When she stepped outside, Chun Hua, upon seeing her attire, exclaimed in surprise:

"Young Lady, you..."

"I have something urgent to attend to outside. First, I'll go to Second Brother's courtyard. If I can't make it to Master's place later, please apologize for me."

Leaving that statement behind, Zhao Chang Ge immediately departed.

Chun Hua stood rooted to the spot, shaking her head, thinking to herself—her Young Lady's actions were becoming increasingly decisive, swift as thunder and wind.

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At this moment, in Zhao Chang Xing's courtyard.

He was listening to his Master explain new essays.

Suddenly, a servant boy standing outside softly reminded him of something.

Zhao Chang Xing's eyes flickered. He looked at his Master and quickly said: "Master, this student has something to attend to outside for a moment, may I?"

His Master glanced at him, nodding in permission: "You may."

Zhao Chang Xing quickly stood up and strode out.

Just as he stepped out the door, he saw his sister, dressed in men's attire, standing there waving to him. His eyebrows twitched slightly—what kind of disguise was this now?

"Second Brother, I have an urgent matter to attend to outside. Can you take me?" Zhao Chang Ge put on an imploring expression.

"Master is still waiting for me inside; how could I have time to go out with you?" Zhao Chang Xing refused immediately without even thinking.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Chang Ge's eyes brightened even more—it was even better if Second Brother didn't come along! She then continued: "Then just have someone escort me to the gate."

Zhao Chang Xing's eyelids twitched even harder: "If you go out alone and something happens..."