"Lan, you're leaving tomorrow. Do you have anything else to do?" Xiong Zhi asked. As for Xiong Zhi, there was nothing left for her to handle.
"Nothing at all. It's been almost half a year, and I've done everything I needed to do." Lan and Xiong Zhi had indeed been here for nearly six months.
"However, when you get to your world, remember to bring me back a baby." Lan said playfully while hugging Xiong Zhi's arm.
"Remember what I told you, in that world you can't have too many." Xiong Zhi teased as she gently pinched Lan's nose.
During these six months, Xiong Zhi and Lan had lived together. Although there was no formal wedding ceremony, they had already affirmed their feelings for each other.
Only Xia Yun... had not appeared again.
In fact, if Lan really went to the modern world, she probably wouldn't have time to have children... There were so many new things for her to adapt to that it would take a long time.
"But seriously, going to your world... called Earth in 2014, right? I'm a bit nervous." Lan said, "When I get there, should I call you Xiong Zhi or Ziyu..."
Xiong Zhi didn't look strong at all; in fact, she was somewhat slender and of average height. However, the name Xiong Zhi made people think she was a big man.
Xiong Zhi raised an eyebrow: "You can call me whatever you like... but Ziyu sounds nicer."
"Okay."
"Do you think I should call Xia Yun..." Xiong Zhi hesitated for a moment before saying it out loud. After all, Xiong Zhi felt guilty towards Xia Yun, even though it was Xia Yun who had pursued her.
"Can you find it? If you can, then go ahead," Lan said, pretending to be angry.
In fact, Lan was not angry; she also thought it would be a good idea to look for Xia Yun.
"That's right..." Xiong Zhi had been searching for Xia Yun during this time, but in such a vast world, it wasn't easy to find someone.
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The next day, at the highest peak of the Chu Kingdom, Jing Mountain.
Two figures were nestled together, gazing at the sky.
"When will it happen..." Lan pouted.
They had been waiting here for a while.
Today, they could clearly feel the temperature rising, and the sun appeared somewhat red.
"That's right; the Solar Storm will reach here soon," Xiong Zhi said.
Zero had told Xiong Zhi that over the past few days, Zero had been observing the sun through Xiong Zhi's eyes and was increasingly certain that a solar particle storm would occur.
In fact, the solar Particle Stream had already begun... it just hadn't reached here yet.
Is this Earth? Xiong Zhi is not sure, and neither is Zero, but the layout of the countries in this world resembles that of ancient China's Warring States period... Moreover, some events are indeed similar to those recorded in the Warring States, but there are also many discrepancies between this world and the records.
"Take these two back." Xiong Zhi holds a piece of Bronze Metal in his hand, with his sword slung over his back.
Xiong Zhi wants to take the metal back to Earth for testing to see if it truly belongs to the Warring States period, and that sword... Xiong Zhi will never throw it away.
"Sir, detection complete... Please grant me control." Zero says.
Xiong Zhi's body completely relaxes.
Lan looks at Xiong Zhi and understands that this is the crucial moment.
In fact, until now, Xiong Zhi still does not know if bringing Lan along is the right decision.
Xiong Zhi's eyes shine with hope.
Xiong Zhi feels that his body is no longer under his control; instead, he experiences a floating sensation.
Under Zero's control, the tip of the sword drags on the ground and suddenly lifts, creating a shower of sparks.
"Sir, I will regain control shortly; you must be careful." Zero warns.
Xiong Zhi knows that when Zero stops controlling him, Temporal Turbulence will occur, so he must be cautious.
A sword energy, unprecedented in its nature, was launched at an angle that no one would ever think to use, colliding with a high-speed Particle Stream that could only be detected electronically and was invisible to the naked eye.
"Boom!" A thunderous sound echoed, as if the heavens and earth were splitting apart.
The sky dimmed for a moment, and a colorful light appeared above Jing Mountain. As the light gradually quieted down, a vortex emerged.
The vortex had no color; it simply revealed the distortion of the nearby space.
In fact, Xiong Zhi's attack was not that powerful; it was just perfectly executed.
The entire world sensed this tremor and turned its gaze toward Jing Mountain.
Like a drill bit, the ear twisted space, with the large end at Jing Mountain and the pointed end reaching toward the horizon.
"How beautiful!!" Lan exclaimed, mesmerized by the stunning sight. The beautiful rainbow light formed a vortex, which then gradually stabilized, revealing its astonishing allure.
Xiong Zhi and Lan were uncontrollably drawn toward the vortex, unable to resist.
"Are you scared?" Xiong Zhi asked, holding Lan's hand.
"We're gods now! What is there to be afraid of!" Lan shouted joyfully.
Xiong Zhi looked at the vortex; its depths were no longer invisible but rather a pitch-black void, contrasting sharply with the nearby colorful light... even evoking fear.
Xiong Zhi and Lan held their breath and dove in.
“Ah! Is that a celestial being?” Some people noticed the figure entering the vortex.
“It really is!” Everyone found it very intriguing.
Only one person reacted differently.
“That is…” A woman in red saw the figure in the vortex and her body trembled violently.
“Thinking too much, I didn’t expect everyone to come up with such absurd ideas.” Xia Yun shook her head self-deprecatingly.
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The darkness was like a membrane, and Xiong Zhi and Lan passed through it.
What followed was a blue world.
A blue passageway.
“Sir, this should be Temporal Turbulence.” Zero said.
“Ha ha… I know… I can see that.”
Surrounded by fragments of time and space, it wasn't that a particular piece of time had shattered, but rather that it could be seen here.
Different times, different scenes, different locations all appeared before Xiong Zhi... but these were merely fragments, and even if Xiong Zhi saw them, he couldn't discern anything from them.
"Zero, what I need to do now is find the fragment of Earth from 2014 and then dive into it, right?" Xiong Zhi said.
"Yes, sir." Zero replied succinctly, having deduced this as well.
Xiong Zhi had regained his ability to move; there was no gravity here, and the various fragments along with the two of them floated in this blue space.
"This one... is not..."
"This one... this is China on Earth in 1970..."
"This one... there is civilization here too, but I don't know where..."
Xiong Zhi dared not enter those unknown time spaces, even if they might be future Earth...
What if it was an alien world... even if he wasn't killed on the street, he would be captured for experiments.
"Xiong Zhi... ah..." A powerful pull came from Lan as she held Xiong Zhi's hand, and then she vanished without a trace.
"Lan!" Xiong Zhi shouted, turning to look.
Lan was drawn into a Time Fragment within the Temporal Turbulence.
"Hold on!" Xiong Zhi quickly maneuvered through the blue space, approaching Lan.
However, when Xiong Zhi got close to Lan, Lan suddenly pushed Xiong Zhi away because if Xiong Zhi tried to pull Lan back, they would both be pulled in together.
"That is... it looks like Earth..." Xiong Zhi observed the scene inside the Time Fragment.
"You still have your world, hurry and find it! Otherwise, I will be angry! We are just separated, it's not a life-and-death situation, so why worry... You will find me, right? But before you find me, you must definitely find the world you originally came from, that what was it called... 2014!"
Lan's voice echoed in this space.
"Idiot, go ahead. Live in that world for a few years, and I will appear." Xiong Zhi wanted to laugh; there was really no need to rush.
That world was Earth in 2008. Some scenes were very obvious; Xiong Zhi could easily recognize them. Let's just tease Lan a bit.
"I'll let you wait for six years." Xiong Zhi watched Lan enter and then turned around.
"I need to find the fragments of Earth in 2014..."
[End of Chapter]
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