Shian...

Ren Xuan suddenly withdrew from his sea of ​​consciousness, and Pei Jiming's sharp curse came to his ears.

"Damn it! Old Ren! You're going backwards the more you live!"

"Can it be controlled by evil soldiers?!"

"If you don't stop, I'll kill you!"

"Damn it! I can't take it anymore!!"

Ren Xuan subconsciously wanted to retort, but suddenly realized that his blood was faintly hot.

The weapon called the Life Sword was devouring his blood and energy, drawing out his soul fire, using him as a sacrifice to awaken its dormant murderous intent.

A cold light suddenly flashed in Ren Xuan's eyes, and he suppressed his knife intent with his backhand.

The life-saving energy that was originally surging in his blood was clamped in his throat by him, and stopped with a roar.

The knife light paused, and the murderous intent suddenly subsided a little bit, and he regained control.

Ren Xuan took a deep breath and his first reaction was to curse back:

"Why the hell are you complaining here?!"

"I beat the Barbarian King! You bastard, you didn't put in any effort the whole time, and you still have the nerve to scold me?! Can you have some shame?!"

Pei Jiming was instantly furious: "Fuck! Say another word! If I hadn't held you back, you would have been devoured by the evil soldiers without leaving even a bone!"

The two were arguing fiercely when Qin Shu's voice became cold and suppressed: "Ren Xuan, the Barbarian King has escaped."

The three words "dog thing" were stuck in Ren Xuan's mouth, and he quickly clasped his fists and replied: "Your Highness, the Barbarian King is no longer a fourth-rank official, so he is not a threat."

Qin Shu was silent for a moment before he slowly spoke, "...So, this formation really exists?"

Ren Xuan looked up at the remaining light of the formation that had not yet completely dissipated, and a hint of pride flashed across his brows: "It didn't exist originally. I let him have it."

···

A hundred years ago, in the Southern Territory Dragon Vein Abyss.

The earth veins roared like the hum of a latent dragon, and the formation shifted, gradually forming a sophisticated and profound ancient formation.

Qin Chengxiu stopped and turned to look at the young man behind him. His tone was full of trust. "Heng Yan, come, add a restriction to this formation. Only people from your Lu family can open it."

Lu Hengyan didn't understand why, but he still did as he was told.

A ray of platinum light seeped into the base of the formation, and the originally ownerless formation instantly responded and moved, resonating briefly with his spiritual consciousness, and then returned to silence.

This formation is just like a toy, not to mention Qin Chengxiu who is at the super martial realm, but also to Lu Hengyan.

Lu Hengyan looked at the other person with a strange look in his eyes. "Your Majesty, have you been studying the Dragon Vein Formation for the past two years? Is this all you need?"

Lu Hengyan even expressed some dissatisfaction: "Your Majesty seems to be quite idle. At the beginning of the new dynasty, there is much to be done. If Your Majesty still has the energy to spare, I can tell the cabinet to double the number of memorials tomorrow."

Qin Chengxiu smiled, as if he could not hear the other party's sarcastic tone, but instead spoke in a serious tone like a teaching son: "Heng Yan..."

He patted the young man's shoulder and spoke gently, "You have to understand that a balance between work and rest is the long-term solution. I've exhausted myself, so who do you expect to enforce your new policies? Hmm?"

Qin Chengxiu's tone changed: "Besides, I only took this formation because someone asked me to."

He paused, deliberately lowered his voice, and added with a smile: "That's your future great-great-grandson-in-law."

Lu Hengyan's face turned pale. Han Xiuyuan had spoken of many things he had seen and heard in the palace banquet held in Beijing a few years ago.

If Qin Chengxiu insisted on bringing this up, don't blame Lu Hengyan for being rude: "Your Majesty, why don't you take care of your own youngsters first? Brother Bingzhao was thinking a few days ago about writing 'Western Xinjiang will never marry into the royal family' into the family rules to prevent future trouble."

Qin Chengxiu coughed dryly, "I've already advised him about this. Since ancient times, it's been customary for border princes to marry into the royal family. I can indulge him today, but future emperors may not necessarily indulge the Lu family. How can he change that?"

Lu Hengyan tacitly agreed with this and simply said, "Today, Your Majesty is diligently governing the country, and we have brought peace and tranquility to this world. But a hundred years from now, if it is really as Brother Xiuyuan said, the world is destined to fall into chaos again. If this cycle repeats itself, then what is the point of all our sacrifices?"

Qin Chengxiu glanced at the young man with an unusually serious look in his eyes.

He said: "Today, under your rule, the people have food and homes. This is the meaning."

Qin Chengxiu paused, as if he had finally spoken what was in his heart, and lowered his voice: "Didn't you ask me what I have been doing for the past two years studying the Dragon Vein Formation?"

He turned and looked at the array pattern that had not yet dissipated: "The person who possessed Xiu Yuan that year came from a hundred years later."

"That is to say—"

Qin Chengxiu spoke slowly, word by word, "Under certain circumstances, the Dragon Vein Formation can break the boundaries of time and space."

He looked into the distance, his expression fixed, and slowly spoke: "Heng Yan - if brother says so, brother has found a way."

He lowered his head and looked at the formation pattern under his feet that had not yet dissipated: "This method is right under your feet. There is another formation in this valley."

Lu Hengyan frowned and asked, "Who is it for?"

Qin Chengxiu smiled without saying anything, and only said: "Haven't you seen it before?"

"The Ren Xuan who possessed Xiu Yuan is one."

He looked into the distance, his expression deep, as if he had traveled through a hundred years of wind and frost: "Ren Xuan mentioned that there is another person named Fang Cun."

The valley wind blows through the forest, blowing up the sleeves of my robe.

Qin Chengxiu stood with his hands behind his back, watching the light array in the depths of the dragon vein gradually disappear, and whispered:

"A hundred years later, they will return through the formation I left behind. By then, the time limit will have expired."

Qin Chengxiu looked at the young man and asked, "Heng Yan, do you want to change the past?"

Lu Hengyan was stunned.

The young man was silent for a long time.

The wind in the valley blew up the corner of the young man's clothes, and finally, Lu Hengyan slowly shook his head.

The young man's eyes showed no sadness or joy, and he simply said, "Today we change the past, and tomorrow, someone will want to change the past we changed."

He looked towards the center of the Dragon Vein Formation, his voice as deep as steel: "If we could turn back, how many people would be willing to move forward? If everyone is looking back, how can this world move forward?"

Lu Hengyan raised his eyes and looked at Qin Chengxu, his expression unusually serious: "If Your Majesty really has such a formation, destroy it."

Qin Chengxiu suddenly smiled when he heard this. His smile was filled with a sense of relief, as if he had breathed a sigh of relief: "You... are like him in your bones."

He spoke vaguely, but his tone was very soft and gentle.

He paused, lowered his head to brush away the remaining light from the remaining formation between his fingers, as if he had made a decision: "Don't worry, I won't change the past."

The wind blows over the green cliffs, and the leaves fall silently.

The sun was higher in the sky, and three inches of sunlight fell on Qin Chengxu.

He looked up and saw that the light of day had finally broken through, and golden threads pierced through the clouds, illuminating the sky and the earth as if it were covered with golden characters.

···

After listening to Ren Xuan's detailed account of the whole process.

Qin Shu spoke softly, commenting, "It sounds like a made-up story."

Ren Xuan's expression remained unchanged. Instead, he continued seriously, "So Lord Lu said, as long as people know that this formation exists, it doesn't matter how it came about."

He shrugged, his tone still a little helpless: "After all, some true things, when you hear them, they sound like fabrications."

Qin Shu raised his eyebrows: "Super quality, how about it?"

The excitement of fighting for life and death lingered for a long time. The blood in Ren Xuan's body surged. He tried his best to suppress it, but his palms were still trembling slightly.

But when you are in the world, you have to give yourself face.

Ren Xuan wiped the blood from the corner of his lips, his expression calm, and his tone was understated: "You and I are just evenly matched."

Qin Shu narrowed his eyes and said slowly, "Now, I'm evenly matched with the Barbarian King. How much effort did you put in protecting him in the past?"

Ren Xuan almost choked to death. Damn, the dog emperor started bringing up old grudges again.

He hurriedly clarified with a serious expression, "Your Highness, I'm not hiding anything! The Dark List technique isn't good enough to begin with, and it even recognizes a knife. I'd have thrown it away long ago! When I protected you in the past, I risked my life!"

Qin Shu chuckled softly, "You came from the Dark List, and you've caused so many deaths, yet you still dare to serve as an official in the imperial court. You're truly courageous."

Ren Xuan smiled in a rather familiar manner and bowed, "Thank you for your indulgence, Your Highness."

He was about to take his leave: "I have something to do with Wen Congren, I'm going to Longyao Pass, so I'll take my leave now."

On the side, Pei Jiming couldn't help but gasp in amazement, and said with a hint of ridicule: "Old Ren, you don't even take a break, you are amazing."

Ren Xuan raised his eyebrows and said with his usual mockery: "You bastard, you only found out today that I can do it?"

Before he finished speaking, he had already hurried to meet the young man in front of him. He pretended to be relaxed and said, "That guy is probably talking nonsense, just like when he scared Xiao Jingxiu. I'll go with you to confirm it."

Lu Shian looked up, his brows slightly furrowed, as if he had noticed something unusual.

The young man's eyes were filled with worry. "Don't worry about Long Yaoguan for now. Your internal Qi is in chaos. Don't hold that life knife anymore."

As soon as he finished speaking, a white light fell from the young man's fingertips, and a healing light array slowly spread out.

The young man's voice was almost inaudible, yet remarkably clear: "Will this be any better?"

Ren Xuan was stunned for a moment, as if he only realized belatedly that his body was shaking violently.

The Qingfeng fell to the ground with a clanging sound, like a signal that some support had completely collapsed.

The next moment, he couldn't hold back any longer, and pounced on her, hugging her tightly.

The man covered in blood buried his face deeply in the young man's shoulder, breathing rapidly as if he was about to drown in the water.

Ren Xuan's voice was trembling, with a sense of torn fragility and panic.

He said, "Shi'an... I'm scared to death."