Chapter 347: Twenty Years in the Blink of an Eye

In response to Du Tianming's proposal, Shen Cheng slowly nodded after thinking for a moment: "In principle, I agree, but I need to try the method you mentioned first."

"can."

Du Tianming looked at Lao Ruan who was sitting beside him and said, "Thank you for your help."

"There's no need to be polite between us."

Lao Ruan laughed and looked at Shen Cheng and Du Tianming again: "Why don't your attitudes act like father and son at all?"

It was more like they were strangers who were wary of each other, and he didn't say the latter sentence.

If this question is not answered, it is because Shen Cheng and Du Tianming are not father and son.

Lao Ruan has a very special physique. He can travel freely between parallel worlds and realities, and he can also bring others with him. It was he who brought Qin Hao and Bai Jun into that special space. It was also he who took Du Tianming to flee everywhere and they were not caught.

According to Du Tianming, there are only a few people in the world who have Lao Ruan's miraculous physique.

With the help of Lao Ruan, Shen Cheng finally experienced the feeling of entering a parallel world with his physical body.

At the same time, Lao Ruan can leave his body in reality and accompany Shen Cheng in the parallel world in the soul state. In the soul state, he can bring Shen Cheng out of the parallel world in an instant, which gives Shen Cheng the confidence to face Qin Hao and Bai Jun alone.

At the same time, he also understood why Du Tianming wanted to trick Jin Xing away. Otherwise, if Lao Ruan's body remained in reality, it would definitely be taken away by Jin Xing.

There is no time to lose, they need to complete the goal before Jin Xing finds out something is wrong, so everyone takes action immediately.

Under the leadership of Du Tianming and Lao Ruan, Shen Cheng and Ji Chan, who was forced to go out, came to a sparsely populated lake in the Eternal Empire.

"This is it."

Du Tianming found the mark he left behind by the lake.

Ji Chan looked at the small lake that he could see the other side of at a glance, and asked doubtfully: "Are you sure you are in the right place? There doesn't seem to be anything special here."

"There's nothing special about it. It's just a coordinate."

Du Tianming looked at Lao Ruan: "Thank you for your help."

Lao Ruan nodded seriously, raised his hands and grabbed the shoulders of Shen Cheng and Du Tianming respectively.

"You guys better be careful."

Ji Chan couldn't help but remind him: "If things are hopeless, run away. There will be opportunities in the future. Don't get stuck in it..."

The two could no longer hear Ji Chan's next words. They both felt the familiar feeling of traveling through the world. The surrounding environment was disappearing quickly and was swallowed by darkness.

In Ji Chan's eyes, Lao Ruan's body was still there, but Shen Cheng and Du Tianming had disappeared from the spot.

After confirming that the two had gone to the parallel world, the nervous expression on Ji Chan's face disappeared, replaced by a sense of relief.

"We have finally come this far."

She fished out her cell phone and dialed a number while muttering to herself, "I hope that guy won't tear my head off after knowing the truth."

The call was connected quickly, and Ji Chan picked up the phone and put it to her ear.

"Come here."

Soon, two familiar figures appeared in Ji Chan's sight.

……

The feeling of traveling through the world is over.

The darkness faded, Shen Cheng opened his eyes, and found himself standing on the top of a tall building.

Looking around, you can see a vast undulating city, like a wildly growing steel jungle.

If you look closely, you can see that these tall buildings are all dilapidated, the criss-crossing streets are overgrown with weeds, and there are many parked vehicles that are about to be submerged by bushes.

This is a doomsday city. There is not a single living person in the city, only countless plants and small animals living in it.

Shen Cheng looked up again and saw a huge crack running through the sky from east to west, from the distant horizon to the edge of the sky, as if dividing the entire sky into two.

Shen Cheng was not surprised to see the extremely dilapidated state of this world.

Before coming in, Du Tianming had already told him carefully that this special space was a parallel world that was about to be destroyed.

There is only one real world, but there are countless parallel worlds.

These parallel worlds come from nowhere, and most of them are unstable and in a state of destruction at any time.

This small parallel world was originally on the verge of destruction, but it was fixed by the Eternal Emperor's supreme power and remained in this ruined state forever.

After seeing it with his own eyes, Shen Cheng realized that what Du Tianming said was not an exaggeration at all.

At the same time, a doubt arose in his heart - since the Eternal Emperor was so powerful that he could even forcibly save a world that was about to be destroyed, why did he die at the hands of the three blood kings?

The three Blood Kings are indeed very powerful. When they are in their prime, Shen Cheng has no chance of winning. However, their strength is visible and understandable. They are not on the same level as the Eternal Emperor's incomprehensible strength.

Shen Cheng asked Du Tianming this question, and Du Tianming said he didn't know. He only knew that the three blood kings were very secretive about this matter. Even Bai Jun, who trusted him very much at the beginning, never mentioned it. It was obvious that there was some important secret in it.

Shen Cheng just took a look at the surrounding environment and then looked away. Du Tianming and Lao Ruan were standing next to him.

Du Tianming came in with a physical body just like Shen Cheng, but Lao Ruan was still in the soul state.

Shen Cheng has entered the parallel world many times, but this is the first time that his physical body has followed in.

He stroked the parapet beside him with his hand, feeling the exact same touch as in reality, and it was almost impossible to tell the difference between the two.

Seeing this, Lao Ruan smiled and asked, "How do you feel?"

He just moved his lips, but no sound could be heard.

Shen Cheng looked down at the dust on his fingertips and replied, "It's very real, but at the same time it feels fake."

Although this place feels exactly the same as reality, Shen Cheng can still feel a very clear sense of falseness, as if he is sure that everything around him is fake.

This feeling was very subtle, and it only appeared after Shen Cheng's body came in.

As soon as these words were spoken, not only did Lao Ruan show a shocked expression on his face, even Du Tianming frowned and looked over, his eyes flickering under his glasses.

"Do you feel the same way?"

Old Soft blurted out in surprise: "Do you also have the talent to travel through the world? No, no, if you have this talent, you won't need me."

Shen Cheng looked at the two of them in confusion: "Is there anything special?"

Lao Ruan spoke rapidly, and from him Shen Cheng learned that someone like him who possessed the talent of traveling through worlds could clearly feel a false texture in this parallel world.

But other people can't feel it and will only think that this place is exactly the same as reality.

That's why Shen Cheng's words surprised Lao Ruan. Shen Cheng didn't know why he felt this way. He and Lao Ruan looked at Du Tianming together. Perhaps only Du Tianming could answer this question.

Du Tianming thought for a moment and pushed his glasses up on his nose: "Business is more important, let's talk about this later."

Seeing him say that, Shen Cheng and Lao Ruan had no choice but to give up. They couldn't just pry his mouth open here, right?

Lao Ruan said to Shen Cheng and Du Tianming, "I will go back now and send the prophet to the gate in half an hour. You have to delay for at least ten minutes."

Ten minutes may sound short, but when facing two blood kings at the same time, ten minutes seems very long.

This was agreed upon in advance. Shen Cheng nodded and naturally would not object.

Lao Ruan's figure gradually disappeared and he had already gone back.

After he left, Shen Cheng looked at Du Tianming: "I didn't expect you to stay."

Du Tianming said calmly: "If I don't stay, you won't feel at ease."

That's true. If Du Tianming and Lao Ruan both left and left Shen Cheng alone here, he would also suspect that he was being sold out.

Shen Cheng thought so in his heart, but he said: "If a fight breaks out later, I won't be able to protect you."

"You don't have to worry about me."

Du Tianming looked into the distance: "Neither Qin Hao nor Bai Jun will hurt me."

Why does this sound a bit like the confidence of a romance heroine?

Qin Hao and Bai Jun won’t hurt you?

What? Are they all secretly in love with you?
Shen Cheng asked in confusion: "Why?"

"Because in the hearts of Qin Hao and Bai Jun, I am the only one who can open that door for them."

Du Tianming looked into the distance: "You and I would think that twenty-one years is a very long time, but for Qin Hao and Bai Jun, twenty-one years is just a blink of an eye. They won't care about such a small matter."

Shen Cheng understood that for legends like Qin Hao and Bai Jun whose lifespans were unknown, the twenty-one years they were trapped were indeed very short. They might be angry at Du Tianming's deception, but compared to this anger, they might hope that Du Tianming would help them open the door and obtain the legacy left by the Eternal Emperor.

"Let's get familiar with the surrounding environment first."

Du Tianming said to Shen Cheng: "We can delay the time better if we fight later."

Shen Cheng nodded without refusing. Facing two blood kings at the same time, he could not be overly cautious.

After exploring the surrounding environment, Shen Cheng began to make some noise. He and Du Tianming certainly would not rush to meet Qin Hao and Bai Jun, because those two people must be guarding the gate now. It would be very troublesome to take the initiative to run to meet them and then lead them away, and it is very likely to be discovered.

It would be easier to make some noise and lure them over here.

There is a manor next to a lake. The environment here is elegant and tidy, without any sense of dilapidation. It is obvious that someone cleans it regularly and clears the lush vegetation to maintain this clean appearance.

In a pavilion built facing the lake, two people were sitting together playing chess.

One of them was handsome and elegant, with a gentle temperament. If Shen Cheng was here, he would be able to recognize him as Qin Hao from the Qin King's territory.

The other one had a cold and solemn expression and was the type who never smiled. He was Bai Jun, the Baiye Kingdom who had been missing for twenty-one years.

The two bloody kings sat here quietly playing chess. Their movements were extremely slow and they had to think for a long time for each move. Their opponents did not rush them either. A game of chess like this might take a whole day.

At first glance, the relationship between the two seemed to be okay, and in fact it was not bad.

In other words, the three blood kings have a very close relationship with each other, and can be called close friends, or even blood relatives.

But no matter how good friends or how close their blood relations are, when it comes to vital interests, they will become enemies.

When Qin Hao and Bai Jun were first trapped in this place, they started fighting each other and the fight lasted for several years.

After realizing that there was no point in continuing the fight, both sides stopped at the same time.

Then they worked together to study how to leave this place, but as the research went deeper, they realized that without the help of Lao Ruan or Du Tianming, they would not be able to leave on their own.

They then spent time studying the door left by the Eternal Emperor, and realized that they could not open the door without the crucial key.

Unable to leave, and unable to open the door, the two could only stay in this place.

Although they were trapped, Qin Hao and Bai Jun were not in a hurry at all.

Because they have extremely long lifespans, it doesn't matter if they are trapped for one or two hundred years.

In addition, the legacy left by the Eternal Emperor is here. No matter what Du Tianming wants to do, he will eventually come back.

Bai Jun is more sure about this because it was he who personally turned Du Tianming into a vampire. If Du Tianming wants to break the blood curse, he must come back.

The two of them stayed here quietly, not feeling uncomfortable at all. When they were in the Eternal Empire, they also stayed at home like this.

Qin Hao was holding a chess piece in his hand and was thinking hard when suddenly a clear vibration came from afar, interrupting his thoughts.

He and Bai Jun looked up at the same time in the direction where the vibration came from.

This is a world on the verge of death, fixed in place by the Eternal Empire's supreme power. Therefore, there is no longer any geological activity, and naturally no earthquakes.

"Come back so soon?"

Qin Hao estimated the time and found that only about twenty years had passed.

When he and Bai Jun put a little effort into doing something here, such as studying the gate, time passed quickly, as if twenty years had passed in the blink of an eye.

Bai Jun said, "Maybe Jin Xing caught Du Tianming and brought him in."

Bai Jun's character is not cold, he is just a little too serious, which makes him seem to lack much humanity.

Qin Hao put down the chess piece in his hand and smiled gently: "It would be great if Jin Xing came, so the three of us can be reunited."

Bai Jun turned his head and looked at the manor not far away: "Maybe he is leading us away."

Qin Hao laughed: "If you can open the door, it doesn't matter if we cooperate."

Bai Jun frowned and thought, seeming to have a different opinion.

The three blood kings all wanted to open the door, but their purposes were different, so they could not join forces. Instead, they fought among themselves, and Du Tianming took advantage of the opportunity to trick them.

"let's go."

Qin Hao stood up, grabbed Bai Jun's arm and dragged him out: "If you stay here, they won't come. It's just a waste of time."

Bai Jun did not refuse again and was dragged away by Qin Hao.

Shortly after they left, four figures appeared near the lakeside manor.

(End of this chapter)