The journey of Emperor Donghua through time

Hei Xia Zi put away the geomancy map and the miscellaneous notes of the Dongxia Kingdom, his expression returned to normal, he stood up, and walked to Zhang Qiling and Xingdou who were playing chess.

He glanced at the situation on the chessboard and lost interest. He leaned against the bookshelf beside him, crossed his arms, and looked a little bored.

Zhang Qiling was a little uncomfortable with Hei Xia Zi's unusual silence. During the breaks in playing chess, he would cast suspicious glances at him from time to time.

Hei Xia Zi felt helpless when he was looked at by him, and gave him a meaningful smile in response.

Zhang Qiling paused for a moment as he held the chess piece in his hand, a hint of doubt showing on his face, but he did not ask. He wanted to end the game as soon as possible and go back to Hei Xia Zi to ask for clarification.

Xingdou also noticed his absent-mindedness and shook his head secretly. In a moment, he broke his chess game and ended the game.

Zhang Qiling didn't care about winning or losing. He quickly packed up the chess pieces, stood up quickly, and looked directly at Hei Xia Zi. The word "gone" was clearly written in his eyes.

"Brother Xingdou, thank you for your feng shui maps and books. If I have free time someday, I will definitely come to ask you for advice again!" Seeing this, Hei Xia Zi stood up straight, waved goodbye to Xingdou, and without waiting for the other party's response, he left with Zhang Qiling.

After leaving Xingdou's courtyard, the two quietly sneaked back to Zhinu's room.

At this time, Zhinu was still studying with Gao Ming, and the room was empty.

Hei Xia Zi didn't wait for Zhang Qiling to ask, but directly handed him the book of Miscellaneous Notes of Dongxia Kingdom, indicating that he should take a look at it first.

Although Zhang Qiling was a little confused, he still took the book and read it carefully.

After reading the contents of the book, a strange look appeared on his usually cold face.

"Here, take another look at this feng shui map." Hei Xia Zi pushed the feng shui map forward and said with interest.

Zhang Qiling stretched out his hand and spread out the feng shui map on the table. His fingertips moved slowly along the mountains on the map. When he touched the three words "Dansui Mountain", his movements paused noticeably.

"The map of the Ming Dynasty's territory, and Changbai Mountain." Zhang Qiling raised his eyes, looked at Heixiazi, and said in a firm tone.

"When you combine the two, what do you think of?" Hei Xia Zi raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Yunding Palace, Wang Canghai." Zhang Qiling blurted out without hesitation.

"We are on the same page!" Hei Xiazi raised his lips slightly, showing a playful smile, and said slowly, "It seems that this world is inextricably linked to the world we were in before. The Guixi, the mute soldiers... Tsk, mute, do you think there are any members of your Zhang family in this world? And has that old guy Wang Canghai finished building the Yunding Palace?"

"It's not important. What's important is whether the thing that Kuai Duo brought back from Dongxia is the ghost...Gui Xi?" Zhang Qiling frowned and said in a solemn tone.

"It's almost certain. If this thing is real, then the extermination of the Kuai family wouldn't be so strange." Black Blind Man sighed, "I just don't know where Kuai Duo hid the thing?"

Zhang Qiling stared at the feng shui map on the table without responding, looking a little thoughtful.

"What are you thinking about, mute?" Hei Xiazi nudged his shoulder and asked curiously.

"Why would Kuai Duo, the director of the Imperial Observatory, want the Imperial Seal?" Zhang Qiling said in a calm tone.

"This...Kuai Duo was ordered to build the Fengshan Terrace on Dansui Mountain... Could it be that he was ordered to find the Guixi?" Hei Xia Zi paused slightly, and then, he felt as if he had suddenly realized something.

Zhang Qiling nodded slightly, agreeing with his guess.

"The emperor asked Kuai Duo to build the Fengshan Terrace at Dansui Mountain. He must have known about the existence of the Guixi long ago and wanted to use this as an excuse to find the trace of the Guixi so that he could control it!" Hei Xiazi complained, "The emperors of these feudal dynasties are really full of evil. It's not enough for them to enjoy the honor of being emperors. They always have some weird and crooked ideas."

"The point." Zhang Qiling glanced at him, with a hint of helplessness in his tone.

"What's the point? Isn't it obvious?" Hei Xia Zi shrugged and said nonchalantly, "If Kuai Duo really brought back the Imperial Seal, it would have gone to the emperor. I wonder if the extermination of the Kuai family was ordered by the emperor?"

"No." Zhang Qiling shook his head and said firmly.

"How do you know it's not... Oh, by the way, those men in black went there to force Kuai Duo to hand over the treasure..." Black Blind Man stroked his chin and said thoughtfully, "But it is not ruled out that they deliberately confused people, right?"

"What a waste of time." Zhang Qiling said indifferently.

“Okay, it’s a bit far-fetched.” Hei Xiazi sighed and continued, “But even if it wasn’t the emperor’s order, he would have watched from the sidelines, or even… been happy to see it happen. After all, Kuai Duo knows too much. Even if he escapes this time, he won’t have a good ending in the future. The heart of an emperor… is terrifying!”

Zhang Qiling tapped the table lightly with his fingers, his eyes fell on the feng shui map on the table, and his expression seemed a little thoughtful.

"Want to go to Dansui Mountain?" Hei Xiazi raised his eyebrows and guessed.

Zhang Qiling glanced at him without refuting, his eyes still fixed on the feng shui map.

"Tsk, I thought you would want to go to the palace to look for the Guixi first?" Hei Xiazi smacked his lips, his tone slightly teasing.

Zhang Qiling resisted the urge to roll his eyes, he was not stupid. Not only was the palace heavily guarded, but it was such a big place, and looking for something you didn't even know existed was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Hei Xia Zi was almost amused by the other party's look of looking at him like a fool. He raised his long legs in annoyance and kicked the other party in the face. However, Zhang Qiling dodged it swiftly, but he didn't care.

"Mute, have you forgotten that the purpose of our trip is to protect the young slaves?" Hei Xiazi retracted his long legs and reminded in a leisurely tone.

"You stay, I'll go." Zhang Qiling said without hesitation.

"Ha! Why don't you rush to stay now?" Hei Xia Zi said with a smile.

Zhang Qiling looked at him innocently, as if he didn't understand what he was saying.

Hei Xia Zi was so angry that he laughed. He stood up and punched him several times.

Zhang Qiling knew he was in the wrong, so he just raised his hand to block and did not fight back.

Hei Xia Zi punched a few times, then felt bored, so he sat back in his seat, sighed, and said slowly, "It's not impossible for you to go to Dansui Mountain, but you need to wait until we understand the situation in this world. Besides, this is not the modern world where you can go back and forth in a few days. You have to prepare your luggage and dry food well."

Zhang Qiling knew that what he said was right and nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Hei Xia Zi sighed helplessly and silently took on the responsibility of preparing for the trip. After all, Zhang Qiling has not grown any brains over the years.

If he wasn't so powerful in martial arts and had a magic weapon to protect his life, Hei Xia Zi would never agree to let him go out alone, for fear that he would never come back!

The two discussed the geomancy map and the miscellaneous notes on the Winter and Summer Kingdom for a while. After Hei Xia Zi gave the leftover buns and sesame cakes from the morning to Zhang Qiling as lunch, they prepared to go down the mountain.

Zhang Qiling pinched the already cold steamed buns and sesame cakes, looking at the other party with accusatory eyes, but was simply ignored by the other party.

Hei Xia Zi waved his hand, climbed out of the window with quick and decisive movements, and his figure disappeared in a flash.

Zhang Qiling curled his lips, put away the geomancy map and the miscellaneous notes on the table, and resigned himself to eating the cold buns and sesame cakes with herbal tea.

When Zhinu came back, he saw this scene. He couldn't help but pause and frowned slightly. He walked quickly up to him and handed him the chicken leg wrapped in oil paper that was hidden in his lapel.

Zhang Qiling raised his eyes, and saw that the other person was looking at him with... loving eyes. He was startled, and an indescribable strange feeling surged in his heart.

If he was not sure that Zhinu would never recover his memories of his past life, he would probably have suspected whether the other party had recovered his memories of his past life, which was why he showed such a "loving" look to him.

"Take it quickly and eat it while it's hot!" Seeing that he didn't take it, Zhinu couldn't help but urge him.

The corner of Zhang Qiling's mouth twitched slightly. Under the other party's expectant gaze, he took the chicken leg and said thank you softly.

"You're welcome!" Zhinu shook her head, sat down beside him, and looked at him eagerly until he finished eating the chicken leg. Only then did she look away with satisfaction.

After Zhang Qiling finished eating the remaining buns and sesame cakes, he hesitated for a moment, but still told him that he would be away for a while.

"Are you leaving? Where are you going?" Zhinu blinked and asked reluctantly.

"Dansui Mountain, it's a waste of time to stay here." Zhang Qiling answered concisely and clearly.

"Dansui Mountain? It was after my father came back from there that the Kuai family was wiped out by those people..." Zhinu looked at him in surprise and asked hesitantly, "Are you going there to find out why our family was wiped out?"

"Check the things your father brought back." Zhang Qiling nodded slightly and said slowly.

"I'll go with you!" Zhinu said anxiously.

"You stay here to avoid alerting the enemy." Zhang Qiling stroked his hair and said gently.

When Zhinu heard this, she also remembered that there was still a "master" whose identity and purpose had not been figured out yet, and she really could not leave, and she suddenly felt unhappy.

"I will be back as soon as possible and will protect you." Zhang Qiling said softly.

"Yeah." Zhinu nodded, pouted, and asked sullenly, "When are you leaving?"

"It will take a few more days to prepare your luggage." Zhang Qiling answered truthfully.

"You must be careful and come back early." Zhinu advised.

"Yeah." Zhang Qiling nodded slightly and responded with a steady look in his eyes.

After Zhinu gave some more instructions like being careful on the road, he followed Zhang Qiling's guidance and started talking about his studies in the morning.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, five days have passed quietly.

Zhang Qiling and Hei Xiazi looked at Zhinu after the bandages were removed. For a moment, they were silent and a little dazed.