Travelling through the interstellar world, starting with the real and fake daughter

Mai Dongzi’s younger brother was named Mai Zixuan. That’s why, when she saw the name Jiang Zixuan as a supporting male character in the story, she paid particular attention and remembered it clearly.

In the story, Jiang Zixuan lost his mother at a young age. After his father remarried, he became a typical example of suffering under a stepmother and a neglectful father.

Although Jiang Zixuan was mistreated by his stepmother during his youth, he wasn’t crushed by it. While the book didn’t delve deeply into his story—mostly glossing over it—he was always active in the narrative.

Jiang Zixuan had excellent potential for cultivation. When the apocalypse began, his abilities were only at level six, but during the apocalyptic purge, he encountered a rare opportunity, and his strength skyrocketed. Eventually, he became a trusted lieutenant under Prince Arthur.

As for what happened later, Mai Dongzi still regretted not finishing the book to find out.

Overall, aside from his rough childhood, Jiang Zixuan was relatively lucky as a supporting character.

Still, she could never have anticipated that her brother would be reborn into Jiang Zixuan’s body.

This time, Mai Dongzi managed to leave without any protagonist-like twists or turns. She arrived smoothly outside the Jiang family estate without any unexpected incidents.

The Jiang family estate wasn’t particularly large—only about twice the size of Mai Dongzi’s villa on the Fourth Ring Road. However, being located in the historic district signified that the estate was at least several hundred years old, making it a property owned only by a well-established second-tier noble family.

The price of this estate was at least a hundred times that of Mai Dongzi’s villa, and even then, it wasn’t something you could buy easily.

Jiang Zixuan had been eagerly awaiting his sister’s arrival. He personally came out to greet her and even set her up as a secondary owner of the estate through the automated gate system.

With this designation, Mai Dongzi was now officially recognized as one of the estate’s owners and could come and go freely.

Mai Dongzi was a bit surprised; she hadn’t expected Jiang Zixuan to have such high authority within the Jiang family estate.

Once the siblings entered the estate, the guards and servants all greeted Jiang Zixuan respectfully and addressed Mai Dongzi as “Miss,” clearly having been instructed by Jiang Zixuan beforehand. It was evident they followed his orders.

Without Mai Dongzi needing to ask, Jiang Zixuan anticipated her questions. After they entered the living room and ensured they were alone, he explained everything clearly:

“This was my birth mother’s estate. Previously, I was the sole owner. Now, including you, there are only two of us.”

“The servants in this estate and the guards around me are all people left behind by my mother. I’ve already told them you’re my sister, and from now on, they’ll serve you as well. Sis, I want you to live here with me from now on,” Jiang Zixuan said straightforwardly.

After listening to Jiang Zixuan explain the original host’s background, Mai Dongzi finally understood why the Jiang Zixuan in the novel managed to thrive despite being oppressed by his stepmother and father.

It was because, while his father was unreliable, his mother was clever. From the moment Jiang Zixuan was born, she had already planned out his future.

Even though she died in an accident when Jiang Zixuan was only one year old, the personnel she had arranged ensured his safety and guided his upbringing, preventing anyone from leading him astray.

When he came of age, Jiang Zixuan was able to smoothly inherit all of his mother’s wealth and connections.

Although his stepmother coveted his inheritance and tried to corrupt him while he was young, the meticulous plans left by Jiang Zixuan’s mother left no openings for her schemes.

Frustrated by her failed attempts to seize his wealth, his stepmother turned her attention to sabotaging Jiang Zixuan’s education, preventing him from being admitted to the First Military Academy of Imperial Capital Star.

Jiang Zixuan only managed to completely free himself from their control last month when he came of age and moved into this estate.

With a home, loyal staff, financial resources, and his own abilities, it was no wonder that the Jiang Zixuan in the novel eventually became a key figure at Prince Arthur’s side.

Jiang Zixuan had reincarnated into this world six months earlier than Mai Dongzi.

“I reincarnated a year and a half ago. The original host of this body was attacked by assassins two years ago, suffered a head injury, and became a vegetative state. I have no idea how I ended up in this body. Since he was gravely injured and his cultivation dropped drastically, it took me over a year to raise his martial cultivation back to the fourth level,” Jiang Zixuan explained.

Unlike Mai Dongzi, who knew nothing about Jiang Zixuan’s reincarnation, Jiang Zixuan discovered Mai Dongzi’s rebirth not long after she reincarnated.

Before meeting her, Zixuan had already pieced together most of the details about Mai Dongzi’s new identity after reincarnation.

Zixuan knew early on that Mai Dongzi was likely his reincarnated sister because of a peculiar chain of events. One day, while bored, he stumbled upon news reports about the “real and fake daughters” scandal. Out of curiosity, he watched footage of Mai Dongzi participating in a survival livestream competition.

The moment Mai Dongzi appeared on camera, Zixuan immediately began to suspect her identity.

Being a reincarnator himself, he recognized her physical resemblance to his sister and noted her mannerisms, which strongly mirrored his sister’s. It didn’t take long for him to suspect that his sister had reincarnated as this girl.

Although, in his previous life, his sister was still alive when he died, Zixuan knew that, given her profession and personality, the family often worried about her safety—whether it was before or after the apocalypse.

By the time he watched the part of the survival game where Mai Dongzi arrived at the desert oasis, Zixuan was already convinced: this was his sister.

Unfortunately, since he was watching recorded footage rather than the live broadcast, the game had already ended by the time he made this discovery. He had no way to contact his sister during the broadcast.

At the time, he was also out on a mission with his mercenary team and didn’t have Mai Dongzi’s contact information, making it impossible to reach out to her.

By the time he returned to the Imperial Capital Star, Mai Dongzi had already enrolled in the Imperial University. Zixuan couldn’t find an opportunity to approach her.

Although he could have leveraged his connections to contact her, he doubted she would respond to his messages unless he revealed his identity.

But reincarnation was a sensitive and critical matter. Zixuan didn’t dare disclose the secret without being absolutely certain, so he chose to endure the wait for the right moment.

That’s why, when he heard that Mai Dongzi had gone to Liva Star for training, he couldn’t hold back any longer and rushed there to meet her.

The bond between siblings was strong, and when they finally met, they didn’t need to say a word to confirm their connection.

“Big sister, you have no idea how happy I was when I realized you were also in this world,” Zixuan said, his eyes slightly red as he couldn’t help but reach for his sister’s hand.

Even though he had lived through two lifetimes, Zixuan’s combined age was only 21. In front of his sister, he was still that same young boy.

Mai Dongzi couldn’t help but pat his head. With an eight-year age gap between them, Zixuan had always been like a little brother in her eyes.

She understood Zixuan’s emotions perfectly. “When I found out you were here too, I finally felt like this world became real,” she said.