Animal-eared Girl Era: Start by Forming a Contract with an SSS-Class School Belle

What she needed to do was dispel the Human Emperor's suspicions of her, to make sure he knew she could be trusted.

"Where's the Treasure of Space-Time?"

Xiao Ye checked the Soul Bodies of both Gu Qingchengs, but didn't find the Treasure of Space-Time.

His face darkened, the Treasure of Space-Time was a high-level Supreme Treasure that could travel through time and space—if it was lost, what would happen to Gu Qingcheng?

The Destiny Rule Origin could only bring one of them back to life.

*But what about the other one?*

*There were two Gu Qingchengs inside the Soul Capturing Pearl, after all.*

*One had kept an empty room for a hundred years, a Gu Qingcheng with "yandere" symptoms.*

*And the other was the Gu Qingcheng from this time period, the one who had just had a grand wedding with him.*

*Xiao Ye started to panic.*

No matter which Gu Qingcheng it was, he wanted to save both.

Ziran mused, "I didn't see the Treasure of Space-Time either, such an important treasure, Qingcheng should've been carrying it on her person."

"After her body was destroyed, could the Treasure of Space-Time have been left behind in the pit?"

They all went to the pit.

By now, the two old folks had been taken away by Yun Bing and Yunxi and settled in the Zi Family Territory.

Xiao Ye, Ziran, and Cheng Bingxi landed at the bottom of the pit.

Looking at the debris-strewn floor of the pit, they found nothing but emptiness.

The Treasure of Space-Time was nowhere in sight!

The Space Ancestor Empress landed, reached out to investigate, and frowned, "The space here is intact, there's just one weak spot, a little hole in the space node."

"I'm guessing the Treasure of Space-Time slipped through the space hole and went into the Void Space."

The Void Space, which was the flip side of space.

She flipped her hand and changed the scenery before everyone's eyes, and suddenly they were in the Void Space.

It was a complete nothingness here. There was absolutely nothing.

*Xiao Ye felt a little worried,* "Ancestor Empress, can you help us search for it?"

"I'll pay you handsomely."

The Space Empress was the master of Blue Star's Space Rule Origin, the ruler of Blue Star's space.

If she was looking for something in Blue Star, it should be easy for her.

The Ancestor Empress waved her hand, smiling, "Forget about payment, I'll help because I want to, not because I need anything from you."

"You're the Human Emperor, I'm the Empress, we both have Imperial Qi Fortune."

"I don't want to be your enemy."

"The reason I'm getting close to you all is to show my goodwill. Who knows, maybe one day we'll fight side by side against outside threats."

*Xiao Ye thought for a moment. Was the Empress getting close to him just to show goodwill?*

*Did she not have some other motive?*

"Well, thank you then, Ancestor Empress." He cupped his fists in thanks.

The Ancestor Empress nodded, closed her eyes, and instantly sensed all of Blue Star's spaces.

The Mortal Realm, Rule Realm, Void Space, Chaotic Space…

She searched for ten seconds, her brow furrowing tighter.

After a minute, the Ancestor Empress opened her eyes, her voice full of frustration, "Sorry, I couldn't find it."

"Maybe the Treasure of Space-Time is just too high level. Just like your palace, even if it's right in front of me, I still can't see it."

*For the second time she felt powerless,* *starting to doubt herself.*

*Ever since she met the Human Emperor, she'd spent a lot of time questioning her life choices.*

*Clearly, she was at the third perfected stage of the Emperor Realm, her combat power was absolutely top tier, but every time she wanted to help the Human Emperor, she'd been at a total loss, utterly helpless.*

Xiao Ye's mouth twitched.

The Space-Time Hall was under his control.

If he wanted someone else to see the Space-Time Hall, then they'd see it. Otherwise, even if it was floating right in their face, they wouldn't see it.

The Treasure of Space-Time, even if it wasn't quite as high level as the Space-Time Hall, couldn't be much lower either.

Cheng Bingxi's eyes flashed with wisdom as she suggested,

"Xiao Ye, is it possible that the owner of the treasure that travels through time and space is actually you?"

"Maybe you lent it to Sister Qingcheng, so she could come back from the future?"

"If you're the owner, call out to it, see if it answers, maybe it'll show up."

Ziran pondered, "Xiao Ye, the owner of the Treasure of Space-Time might well be you."

"You have the Bronze Hall, the Space-Time Hall, and you have a pointer for searching for things. None of us beast girls have any of that."

"Maybe in the future, the Treasure of Space-Time is also yours."

The Ancestor Empress fell silent. Was everything she couldn't handle tied to the Human Emperor?

*Ugh, the Human Emperor really was her nemesis.*

Xiao Ye's mouth twitched, "Call out? Just... call it?"

Ziran rolled her eyes, "Just give it a shot. If it doesn't work, we'll try something else."

Xiao Ye grinned, "Alright."

He used his divine sense to shout into the Void Space,

"Little Timey, come out here."

"Hey, Time Baby, come back to Daddy, I need you."

Whoosh! Suddenly, a white light flashed to the side.

Xiao Ye, Ziran, and Cheng Bingxi were delighted, *"Did it appear?"*

The three of them looked closely and saw that it was the Time Empress, shrouded in mysterious mist, looking totally bewildered,

"Human Emperor, you called me?"

She seemed to have been bathing, loosely wrapped in a white towel.

Xiao Ye: "…"

He said awkwardly,

"Senior Time Empress, I wasn't calling you."

"I'm looking for the treasure of time, the one that can travel through time and space."

Ziran and Cheng Bingxi gave the Time Empress suspicious glances. Why did she just appear the moment Xiao Ye called out?

*Could she have been paying especially close attention to the Human Emperor the whole time?*

*The two of them instantly felt uneasy. Why was a beauty with such a high realm like her so focused on Xiao Ye?*

The Time Empress blushed and quickly wrapped the towel tighter, "No big deal, bye!"

She vanished in a flash.

The Ancestor Empress covered her mouth and laughed. It sure looked like the Human Emperor was really important to her elder sister.

A couple of random shouts, and her sister showed right up.

*Back when she herself had scoured every inch of Blue Star, shouting herself hoarse, her elder sister the Time Empress hadn't shown up once.*

*Well, ouch, that stung a little.*

Cheng Bingxi frowned, "The time treasure didn't appear. What do we do about Sister Qingcheng?"

"Are we really only going to save one Sister Qingcheng? Let the other one die?"

"Xiao Ye, if you can only choose one Sister Qingcheng, which one would you pick?"

Xiao Ye's expression changed, and he tried to dodge the question, "It's not over yet. Maybe we can save both Sister Qingchengs."

Ziran sighed, "Xiao Ye, reality is harsh."

"If even the Ancestor Empress can't find it, and the time treasure won't show itself, we're not going to find it."

"You have to face reality. Make your choice sooner rather than later. You have to save one Qingcheng first."

*Xiao Ye felt terrible,* "If I can only pick one, I want the younger Sister Qingcheng to come back. The one from a hundred years later can..."

He fell silent, unable to finish the sentence.

*Sister Qingcheng, who had traveled back from a hundred years in the future and spent all that time waiting for him, had finally gotten to be with him, and now she still had to die?*

*But if he had to choose, he'd still pick the younger Sister Qingcheng without hesitation.*

*After all, it was the younger Sister Qingcheng he had married.*

Ziran bit her lip, her pretty face sorrowful, "Whatever you want."

"Maybe the Qingcheng from the other timeline just doesn't deserve happiness!"

The Space Ancestor Empress said nothing, watching quietly.

This was not something she'd interfere in.

"Sigh, we'd better hurry up and retrieve the Destiny Rule Origin. If some other Divine Spirit snatches it up, that's going to be a real problem."

Xiao Ye said listlessly.

But just then, it felt like he heard something calling him, linked to his very soul.

It was as if there was some strange presence floating right in front of him.