Side Story - New Chapter

Earth.

A secret underwater base.

A jade pendant shaped like two fish floated in the air, surrounded by a visible energy that occasionally produced a burst of lightning.

"Sigh, it's been half a year already. How long do you think it will take for the K9's energy to run out?" A technician said, holding a thermos.

"It's hard to say. Based on my assessment, it will take at least another ten years."

"I wonder what the Tang Dynasty looked like. I'm really curious..."

"Come on, no one will ever be able to enter the Tang Dynasty in this lifetime."

Clang.

As they were talking, the entire base suddenly went dark.

"What happened?"

Everyone looked up in horror.

Another programmer quickly returned to his position and started the backup power.

Ten fingers tapped repeatedly on the light screen.

A moment later, a look of horror appeared on his face: "Oh no!"

"What's wrong?"

"The energy of the gold energy source was too enormous, and the cable exploded because it could not withstand the energy transmission of the gold energy source."

What?

Doesn't this mean...?

The two of them suddenly looked up and saw the Pisces jade pendant floating in the air suddenly shine brightly.

Immediately afterwards, a hurricane swept out.

The base was turned into a complete mess.

"Haha, this system is free again!"

"This time, I'm definitely going to find a host who's cowardly, weak, and lacks any opinions..."

"Earth, Wei Shuyu, you just wait!"

In the blink of an eye, the jade pendant with the two fish disappeared on the spot.

"Quickly, notify everyone at the base, K9 has escaped..."

Woohoo! Woohoo!

Red alerts were activated throughout the base.

As K9 escaped, a figure dressed in a crimson robe slowly emerged.

He looked up into the distance, his eyes deep and unfathomable, as if he could see through the void.

His calm voice echoed throughout the base...

"Can they escape?"

———

The Cheng family ancestral home.

A young man was diligently wiping the ancestral tablets. When he climbed to a high place and saw Cheng Zhijie's tablet...

He pulled a bag of beef jerky from his pocket.

"Old Master Yaojin, come on, have some beef jerky."

"Let me tell you, when the clan members worship, you have to share the offerings equally with the other ancestors. Only I secretly give you special treatment, so you have to take care of me a little more, understand?"

"What? You think I gave you beef jerky because I wanted you to do something difficult for me?"

"No, I am your descendant, how could I make things difficult for you?"

"I just wanted to have a chat with you."

Do you know how strict the clan chief is with me?

“It’s the 21st century, and everyone else is communicating with keyboards and mobile phones, but he wants me to learn calligraphy!”

"Calligraphy is one thing, after all, there's still some potential in that field..."

"But do you know why he made me learn calligraphy?"

"He asked me to personally carve the tombstones for our elders."

"What kind of nonsense is this? Isn't this just cursing your elders to see you early?"

The young man kept talking incessantly.

"certainly……"

"I'm not saying all this to complain about the clan chief."

"I never thought of asking you, Old Ancestor Yaojin, to appear in my dream and persuade the clan leader."

"I never imagined you'd beat up the clan leader in your dreams."

"I just wanted to chat with you and bring you some beef jerky."

"How is it? Delicious, right? Well, with so many additives, it's definitely better than the beef from Datang."

After muttering to himself for a while, the young man glanced at his watch.

"Alright, that's long enough. Otherwise, the clan leader will accuse me of slacking off again."

He carefully placed Cheng Yaojin's memorial tablet, then gently dusted it off with a cloth, saying, "Let me reiterate."

“I sent you beef jerky simply out of filial piety. I never intended for you to beat up the clan chief in your dreams, absolutely not.”

Before leaving, the young man turned back and solemnly reminded him, "Old Master Yaojin, remember our agreement! Absolutely not!"

Um.

The fact that Yao Jin Lao Zu didn't speak meant he agreed.

The young man was very satisfied.

Just as he was about to climb down from the platform, he slipped and fell.

After knocking over a series of ancestral tablets, the young man successfully crashed to the ground.

Because his forehead hit the ground, blood splattered everywhere.

In a daze, he seemed to see a stream of light enter his body.

Immediately afterwards, he lost consciousness completely.