The Peerless Emperor-Chapter 1425 - 1426: Return to the City

Chapter 1425 -1426: Return to the City

“You can actually understand it!” After a long moment, Zhuge Ming, who was following beside Lin Qian, suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

The reason for his shock was naturally the plaque of Yuan City.

The characters from the Ancient Era were different from those used now.

Just like Yuan City, which is two characters now, in the Ancient Era, it consisted of three characters.

One character signified the meaning of ‘Yuan’, while the remaining two signified ‘large’ and ‘habitation’.

It was called the Large Habitation of Yuan, which translates to Yuan City in the current language.

At this moment, they finally realized.

They couldn’t recognize the characters from the Ancient Era, but in the Ancient City, everything was incomprehensible.

They only understood when they left the Ancient City and saw the plaque on the enormous gate of the mutated city.

It turns out that they had unconsciously already become aware of the characters from the Ancient Era.

“In fact, this is a valuable asset.” Zhuge Ming’s heart brightened as he looked at His Majesty Lin Qian.

Lin Qian naturally understood what Zhuge Ming meant, knowing the significance of recognizing the characters from the Ancient Era.

Obtaining items from the Ancient Era would mean no need to decrypt the content of the writing, saving a lot of time and effort.

However, this situation was too incredible.

Even Zhuge Ming, who was well-informed, couldn’t understand what was happening, let alone Lin Qian.

Lin Qian and his group stood bewildered in place, clearly taken aback by the sudden change.

There was no choice; the situation was overly bizarre.

“…Could it be that I’ve traveled through time again?” Suddenly, a terrifying possibility flashed in Lin Qian’s mind, but after pondering it carefully, he knew it was unlikely.

If he had indeed traveled back, the connections with Kyushu and Xuanhuan Star would have likely disappeared.

However, when Lin Qian opened the system panel just now, he found he could still receive messages from Kyushu and the Heavenly Art Department of Xuanhuan Star.

This indicated that he hadn’t traveled back to the true Ancient Era, yet everything around him felt incredibly real.

If it were an Illusion Array, Zhuge Ming should have been able to identify it, and even if great ancient powers left something behind, it wouldn’t have been unnoticeable.

But now, they were clueless about everything around them, leaving them all in a daze.

“The essence and origin show no issues.” Nearby, Lin Ancestor looked at his palm and spoke, stating that there were no issues with the situation.

Ye Xuanyan also tried himself and found that neither the essence nor the origin was affected in any way.

This situation was crucially important for their own status.

If they couldn’t ensure their own strength, they wouldn’t be able to handle any unexpected situations that might arise.

Standing at the front of Yuan City, Lin Qian’s expression changed as he felt the Xuanhuan Star again.

“This is bad!” Upon sensing the changes in the Sky Trace within him, Lin Qian’s expression instantly turned somber.

Seeing Lin Qian’s somber expression, Zhuge Ming, at his side, seemed to realize something.

He closed his eyes, focusing his will on his true form.

At the Heavenly Art Department’s grand hall on Xuanhuan Star, Zhuge Ming walked out and stood on the White Jade Avenue, gazing up at the star-filled sky.

The enormous, rotating Sky Trace was shrouded by a veil of temporal and spatial essence, sealing it.

Although there were no issues with communication or messages, the puppets of Zhuge Ming and others couldn’t return, nor could units from Xuanhuan Star go out.

At this moment, Lin Qian had Zhuge Ming, Sun Wukong, Xu Meng, Tongtian Sect Master, and Yuanshi Tianzun, four puppet entities by his side.

As well as three thousand golden-armored guards and a hundred Qing Yue!

Apart from these, Lin Qian couldn’t summon any more units from Xuanhuan Star to aid him in battle.

This situation was unprecedented, hence Lin Qian’s grim expression.

However, Lin Qian was also thankful that when he entered the Ancient City, he had summoned Zhuge Ming, Sun Wukong, and the others to be by his side.

Otherwise, he would have been left without anyone to rely on.

The cause of the Ancient City’s anomaly was beyond Lin Qian’s understanding, so he decided not to overthink it for now.

Now Lin Qian surveyed his surroundings, contemplating his next move.

At the very least, he had a considerable number of people with him, ensuring that whatever move he made next wouldn’t put him at too much of a disadvantage.

“Your Majesty, I believe that we should return to the Ancient City and temporarily stay in the estate we purchased.” At this moment, Zhuge Ming, who was beside Lin Qian, suggested, “We can gather enough intelligence in the Ancient City first.”

Zhuge Ming’s suggestion made Lin Qian nod secretly, considering the current situation, following Zhuge Ming’s advice seemed the best course of action.

Moreover, staying here wasn’t a solution either; the dense forest ahead was clearly undeveloped and going forward recklessly might entail unknown dangers.

Although he didn’t understand the current situation, observing the surroundings, it all seemed very real.

Given how real everything around seemed, regarding the surroundings as real seemed the wisest choice.

After figuring this out, Lin Qian and the others returned to Yuan City, preparing to head back to their estate.

However, when they were about to enter Yuan City, the city guards suddenly stopped them.

The captain of the guards at the gate furrowed his brow, looking at Lin Qian and the others: “Who are you, and why do you seek to enter Yuan City?”

In the captain’s eyes, Lin Qian’s group was large and conspicuous, clearly raising suspicions.

Hearing the captain’s words, Lin Qian looked at him with surprise: “What do you mean? We just came out from the city, don’t you remember?”

“With so many people coming and going, how could I remember everyone, when did you come out from inside?” The captain of the guards frowned, staring at Lin Qian and his companions.

This made Lin Qian tense, as this situation was clearly beyond his control and understanding.

However, Lin Qian soon thought of a solution, producing a deed that notably showed their estate deed within the city.

“This is the deed for the estate purchased inside the city; could this prove that we are not suspicious individuals?” Lin Qian indicated for the guard to see the deed in his hand.

Fortunately, the function to access items from Xuanhuan Star hadn’t disappeared; otherwise, it would have been very inconvenient.