Sia got a call from Dr.Malvern ,she hurriedly pick it up.
"You think you can outshine me, Sai? I'll show you!" Dr. Malvern's voice echoed in the lab as he triggered the fatal blast.
"Malvern, what have you done?!" Sai's voice tightened with urgency as flames engulfed her.
"You thought your petty research would eclipse mine, Sai? This is your reckoning." Malvern's response was cold and calculating, barely concealing his rage.
Before Sai could utter another word, the explosion consumed everything—a blinding flash followed by darkness.
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Moments later, Sai's consciousness flickered into awareness amidst the opulent surroundings of an ancient chamber. Disoriented and reeling from the sudden shift, memories of her life as Sai intermingled with the fragmented knowledge of her new existence as Princess Xueying.
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"Where... where am I? This place... it feels familiar yet so distant." Xueying's voice trembled with disbelief as she struggled to make sense of her surroundings, the echoes of Dr. Malvern's betrayal still fresh in her mind.