Chapter 1710
by 林方方Chapter 1710 Long Journey
This way, things get complicated…
If the “Key of the Door” continues to use the Mi-Go to track, they will eventually discover the existence of this grand chess game, and even implicate some “chess pieces” whose causes and effects have not yet been concealed, alerting the gods of the K system.
In his mind, he suddenly recalled the ancient coffin placed in the core of Fengdu when he first met Jialan…
Could it be that in the end, this is the only method?
The Kusanagi Sword frantically darted through the Mi-Go swarm, slaughtering them all, then lightly shook to remove all blood stains from the blade before flying back into Lin Qiye’s palm.
Looking at the Mi-Go corpses covering the ground, Lin Qiye’s furrowed brows remained unrelaxed.
“What’s wrong?” Jialan asked curiously.
“Nothing…” Lin Qiye took a deep breath and turned to look at Jialan, “After we go back this time, I’ll find you a job, okay?”
Hearing this, Jialan’s eyes lit up, “Great! What kind of job? How many taels of silver can I earn each month?”
“You’ll know when the time comes.”
…
Chang’an.
“You’re not going back?!” Chloe exclaimed in shock in the courtyard.
“That’s right.” Lin Qiye nodded slightly, “As you said, the current power of faith cannot transport us back to two thousand years later. Since that’s the case, we won’t go back.”
“Then you…”
“My lifespan is extremely long, so enduring until two thousand years later isn’t a problem. As for Wu Quan…” Lin Qiye took out a bell from his bosom, gently shook it, and it transformed into an ancient giant clock that landed in the courtyard with a dull sound.
“I borrowed this Donghuang Clock from Lingbao Tianzun, which can suppress time. With it, Wu Quan’s time can be frozen until two thousand years later.”
From the first time Lin Qiye met Chloe in this era and learned there wasn’t enough faith to send them back, he guessed that this was likely a one-way time travel… Future Chloe was only responsible for sending them back, and for the remaining two thousand years, they could only move forward gradually with the flow of time.
Lin Qiye himself possessed endless longevity, so enduring two thousand years wasn’t an issue, but Wu Quan was different.
Wu Quan was born as a deficient “Domination Emperor,” and at his current age, he would live no more than five years, let alone two thousand years. How to keep Wu Quan alive until two thousand years later was a problem that had been troubling Lin Qiye.
But with Lingbao Tianzun offering the Donghuang Clock, this problem was solved.
Wu Quan curiously walked to the Donghuang Clock and examined it carefully. The inner space of the clock was just right for his body, as if custom-made.
“I have no objection,” Wu Quan nodded. “As long as we can return to two thousand years later, I don’t care what method we use.”
“This way, there’s another advantage.”
Lin Qiye pointed to his chest, “If we were to return, we would inevitably need to form another identical ‘Covenant,’ which would not only consume faith power but also use up one opportunity to form a ‘Covenant.’
Since we’re not going back, the remaining two ‘Covenants’ can be used for other purposes.”
Lin Qiye had three “Covenants” on his chest. The first one sent them back to the Western Han Dynasty over two thousand years ago, allowing humanity to survive from the brink of extinction and starting this grand chess game of cause and effect… He didn’t yet know the functions of the second and third ones, but undoubtedly, each “Covenant” was crucial for humanity. Using one “Covenant” just to return would definitely be a huge loss.
“Have you decided on the content of the remaining two ‘Covenants’?” Chloe asked.
“Not yet…” Lin Qiye shook his head, “The ‘Covenants’ are of great importance, I need to think carefully.”
“You said earlier that you wanted me to form a ‘Covenant’ with your past self in the church two thousand years later, right? There’s no rush, you have two thousand years to think about it.”
“By the way, Jialan and I will be leaving Chang’an for a while.”
“Leaving Chang’an? Where to?”
“Not certain yet, but probably starting from Chang’an, north to Liaodong, east to Kuaiji, south to Zhuya, west to Loulan… and then back to Chang’an.”
Chloe’s mouth fell open, “Are you planning to tour the entire Han Empire? How long will that take?”
“If we move quickly, about a year.”
Chloe’s gaze fell on Jialan, who was playing with Gongyang Zhuo in the distance, and her expression immediately became subtle.
“You won’t have a child after a year, will you?”
“You’re overthinking,” Lin Qiye said seriously. “Since her birth, she has always stayed in Yaopool. I just want to take her out to see the world… to see the mortal realm.”
“Oh? Then you’ll definitely bring Wu Quan along, right?”
“Well… that’s not impossible…”
“Brother Seven, I don’t want to go out and play,” Wu Quan walked to Lin Qiye’s side and said earnestly. “I’m different from you… my life is very short, I want to do something meaningful.”
“What do you want to do?”
“Since Brother Seven plans to leave Chang’an, I also want to go out. I want to follow the path that the Marquis once traveled during his campaigns, to understand the Marquis’s state of mind back then… perhaps it will help me better digest what the Marquis has taught me recently.”
Looking at Wu Quan’s serious face, Lin Qiye’s eyes showed surprise.
“You want to break through the mental barrier through this journey?”
“Yes.”
Lin Qiye gazed at Wu Quan with complex emotions for a long time, then nodded slightly.
“Very well, since you have such determination, go ahead and do it… When the time is right, I will come find you and seal you in the Donghuang Clock until the future.”
“Then I should also set off,” Chloe stretched lazily in the courtyard. “I’ve delayed too long in Chang’an, and my plan to establish the religion hasn’t progressed. It’s time to leave…”
“Then how will I find you when I’ve decided on the remaining two ‘Covenants’?”
Chloe thought for a moment, then drew her hand across the back of Lin Qiye’s hand, leaving a faint mark.
“I’ll make a vow with you. If you want to find me, just write my name with this hand, and the power of the vow will transport me to you.”
“No problem.”
…
After bidding farewell in the courtyard, two hours later, a carriage slowly departed from the bustling Chang’an city under the setting sun.
In the bumpy carriage, Jialan, dressed in a deep blue Han robe, sat opposite Lin Qiye. The fiery sunset cast a red glow on her cheeks. She lowered the curtain and couldn’t help asking:
“The job you said you’d introduce me to… is being your traveling maid?”
“Not a traveling maid,” Lin Qiye explained. “You know, I can’t form causal connections with too many people, so if I travel far, I definitely need someone to purchase food for me, change horses, ask for directions, and…”
“Couldn’t you assign such simple tasks to someone else?”
“What? You don’t want to do it? Fine, Yan Zhong said he knows a place that’s hiring…”
“Who said I won’t do it?!” Jialan immediately put her hands on her hips. “I’ve already gotten on the carriage, and you want to kick me off? Let me be clear, you have to pay me in silver!”
“Don’t worry, you won’t be short-changed.”
Lin Qiye smiled and leaned back against the carriage wall. The two gradually disappeared into the fiery horizon as the carriage swayed…