In the River of Time

"I get it." Xie Anan nodded. The girl who had round red cheeks that looked like red apples and was shy but persistent in the past had grown into a calm, mature lady full of grace. The only thing that had not changed was the trust and admiration for Li Yao in her eyes. "It is a problem that a lot of long-term hibernators have to face. It seems that Master and Masteress are slowly turning into 'leapers', too."

"Leapers?" Li Yao was slightly dazed. He looked at Ding Lingdang and asked, "What is that?"

"It is a new concept proposed by Senior Gui Suishou as a seasoned hibernator," Ding Lingdang explained. "Since passing the Monument Plan to preserve the civilization on to Professor Mo Xuan, he has been conducting studies in that field. Long-term hibernation should only be an approach for us to achieve a certain purpose, but for Gui Suishou, super long-term hibernation is a self-fulfilling process.