Doomsday Code

With Kui San waiting for them, the three of them stepped into the Crown Prince's residence.

Kui San led the three to the reception room, where maids and servants immediately brought out the finest rare and precious sacred fruits, as well as the nectar that could boost the spirits of ordinary people with just a sip.

It can be said that the things that Aoi San brought out to entertain Lyfia were truly top-level treatment that even the king would not receive.

Even so, Aoi San was still trembling with fear, afraid that if the things she offered were of low quality, she would incur Lyfia's wrath.

After the servants had set everything out, and seeing that Kui San was about to call for a song and dance performance, Chen Cheng finally spoke up.

"That's settled then, everyone else may leave."

After glancing at Lifia and noticing her expressionless face, Aoi waved for everyone to leave.

After everyone left, Chen Cheng reached out and rubbed his face, and then, to Kui San's astonishment, he transformed from a middle-aged man into a teenager.

After regaining his appearance, Chen Cheng stood up, shook his body, and returned to his original height and build. Then he let out a long breath and said:

"Ouch, that hurts so much!"

This disguise is a form of torture to one's own muscles and bones, so returning to one's original state is naturally much more comfortable.

Then Chen Cheng looked at Kui San, clasped his hands in a salute, and said:

"I apologize, Aoi San, but I had no choice. Please don't take offense."

Kui San glanced at Chen Cheng, then at Lifia, and then at Sheli, who hadn't said a word. He then straightened his robes and prepared to kneel down in greeting.

"Your subject, Kui San, pays his respects to Your Majesty the Emperor."

Chen Cheng made a shushing gesture, and then spoke:

"Get up. You don't need to be so respectful to me. Just treat me as Lifia's subordinate."

Also, only Huidun should know about my return; this matter must not be revealed to anyone else.

After giving his instructions, Chen Cheng sat down, then picked up a rare fruit from the table and said with a smile:

"These are all good treasures. It seems that Huidun has accumulated quite a fortune over the years."

However, Kui San was still in shock from Chen Cheng's sudden appearance and could only give an awkward smile at Chen Cheng's joke.

At this moment, Lifia, who was next to Chen Cheng, looked around the hall and said:

"This is the Crown Prince's residence. The architectural style of the palace here is very similar to that of ours."

Chen Cheng also looked around, and then spoke:

“This is certainly very similar, after all, your ancestors were also from here. It’s even possible that your ancestors and Huidun’s ancestors were from the same clan and family, and there might even be some blood relation.”

In fact, the simplest way to determine whether one civilization has a relationship with another is to look at their culture and art.

Culture and art require time to settle and accumulate. If two civilizations have never intersected, it is naturally impossible for them to produce similar culture and art.

The vast majority of humans in the small world where Lifia and the others lived were probably swept away from the mortal realm by that divine thought.

The two have only been separated for a thousand years, so there are bound to be similarities in their culture and art.

After the two chatted about art for a while, someone came to report that Hui Dun had returned home.

"Then you can go ahead, Master Kui. No one needs to wait on you here."

After Kui San left, Chen Cheng stretched his limbs, then used a transformation technique to shrink his bones, transforming back into the appearance he had when he entered the manor.

Just a short while after Chen Cheng shrank his bones and disguised himself, he could hear hurried footsteps outside the reception room.

Although saying this might give off a gay vibe between the two, it must be said that even though they had been separated for several years, Chen Cheng knew from the footsteps he heard that it must be Huidun coming from outside.

"All of you, stand back. No one is to come near here without my order."

Outside, Hui Dun gave orders to the maids, servants, and guards. Then he stood outside the door, took a few deep breaths, and knocked on the door.

With a creak, the door was opened by Sheli. When Huidun saw Sheli, his heart was so excited that it almost jumped out of his chest.

After entering the room, he immediately looked around, hoping to spot that familiar figure.

However, all he saw was Lifia and a middle-aged man standing next to her.

When Chen Cheng saw Huidun, he was as excited as a long-lost brother finally seeing his own brother.

He didn't change his voice, and called out to the Shield of Wisdom:

"Your Highness."

Upon hearing this voice, Huidun knew that the middle-aged man in front of him, whose voice was trembling slightly, was Chen Cheng, whom he had always kept in his heart.

The two embraced tightly, and upon touching each other, they couldn't help but shed tears.

However, after the initial excitement subsided, the two felt that their tight embrace was a bit too gay.

After they parted, both of them felt quite awkward, especially Lyfia, who was eating a slice of spirit melon.

"Hey, I've been here for so long, did things work out between you and Vivienne?"

Chen Cheng forcefully changed the subject.

"Okay, of course we're very happy together, it's just a pity I don't know if you can be our witness at our wedding."

Then Huidun added:

"Speaking of Vivian and me, we're together all the time, and the first thing you do when you come back is ask about us. Don't you want to ask your young lady?"

When Huidun asked about Finnie, Chen Cheng's heart clenched. In the three to four years he had been away, Finnie was the person he was most worried about.

Who knows if those heartless bastards will try to cause trouble for Finnie if they can't find her?

At that time, he was unable to protect her and could only place his hopes on Huidun.

"How is she? And what about the teachers?"

Hui Dun patted Chen Cheng on the shoulder and said:

"Don't worry, your young lady is now the top dog at the Royal Academy. Her progress in the past few years has been phenomenal, from silver to gold, and then from gold to platinum. She has broken the kingdom's thousand-year cultivation record."

"Melinda and the others are doing well too. They are now working at my research institute, which has the highest security level in the entire kingdom. It's even safer than my father's palace."

Furthermore, over the past few years, Melinda and the others have assisted Adolf and Pembeth, and with the exchange platform you initially envisioned, they have disassembled and collected nearly ten thousand basic magic runes.

After hearing that they were all alright, Chen Cheng's heart, which had been pounding wildly due to the fear of returning home, finally calmed down.

At this moment, Huidun wanted to tease Chen Cheng:

"By the way, do you remember your little maid? She's become a famous fashion designer now. Clothing factories are all vying for her designs, but they can't get one."

Chen Cheng certainly remembered the person Huidun mentioned. In his memory, Xiao Rou was a soft and gentle girl, but he never expected that she would become a famous fashion designer.