Chapter 75 Time Travel ~ The virtual character was wearing...
The virtual character was dressed in gorgeous clothes, with a handsome face and a dignified demeanor. He wore a crown and held a scepter. His features resembled Sang Zhitao's by about 70-80%.
Everyone naturally knew who this person was, and they subconsciously looked at Sang Zhitao because they were worried that she was in a bad mood.
“Don’t look at me like that. I wasn’t even born when he was still alive.” Sang Zhitao’s lips twitched.
This time, everyone looked away with slight embarrassment.
"This must be the emperor." Tou Lan turned to look at her.
“Let’s consider him the former emperor, since he’s already dead,” Sang Zhitao replied after thinking for a moment.
Everyone's lips twitched, and they couldn't help but roll their eyes at her.
"Why is the emperor's image in the Shisha Corridor?" Touhuang asked curiously.
“Since he’s the emperor, he must be everywhere, right?” Touqing replied subconsciously.
"But isn't it said that the Time Sand Corridor possesses the magic of time? If so, isn't it strange to put the emperor's image in here?" Touhuang asked, still puzzled.
"Who cares? It's just a video, there's no sound, and it won't move," Sang Zhitao replied indifferently.
Just as the group was about to leave, they suddenly felt a tremor beneath their feet.
"What's going on?!" Tou Lan frowned and asked instinctively.
"Hold on tight to each other, don't let go!" Sang Zhitao hurriedly reminded everyone as the shaking intensified.
The group grasped the hands of the nearest person and did not separate, even as the vibrations were intense.
The yellow sand rose high into the air due to the vibrations, and soon it covered the sky and the sun, and even strong winds rose all around.
The group gripped each other's hands even tighter, as if afraid they would lose their hold on one another.
Sang Zhitao wanted to ask about everyone's situation, but the protective suit was being blown around by the wind, and the sound she made was completely drowned out by the howling wind. She could only see through the protective suit's windows and judge from the blurry figures in the surrounding yellow sand that everyone should still be together.
They didn't know how long the strong wind had been blowing, until their hands were so weak that they slowly felt the hands of others slipping from their palms, and only then did they feel the wind subside a little.
Soon the wind subsided, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.
When the wind finally stopped, the group was covered in sand, their protective suits wrapped in thick layers of dust.
They shook themselves vigorously, patted each other for a long time, and wiped the viewing window with water before quickly scanning their companions. Only after finding that none of them were missing did they breathe a sigh of relief.
"Look!" Tou Qing's surprised voice rang out, interrupting their greetings.
Sang Zhitao looked up and saw a beam of light, shaped like an arch, flying rapidly toward them.
Before they could react and dodge, the light had already brushed past them.
Soon they were enveloped by a long white tunnel.
"This...this is?" The group was somewhat surprised and instinctively surrounded Sang Zhitao, looking around cautiously and warily.
In an instant, the blinding white light faded, and then the white wall rippled slightly until it became transparent, before disappearing from their sight.
"What's going on?" Tou Zi frowned and looked around.
The yellow sand they initially saw had disappeared, replaced by beautiful green meadows and a sea of flowers in the distance, where many gemstone people played and laughed.
"Is this the past?" Translucent asked instinctively as one of the gem people brushed past her.
"The past?" The group looked around and realized that the gemstone people were indeed wearing clothes that were popular more than ten years ago.
"Look ahead," Sang Zhitao reminded him, her eyes fixed on the distance.
The group then turned their gaze forward and saw a couple dressed in fine clothes walking towards them, surrounded by a crowd.
“It’s the Emperor and Empress,” Tou Lan reminded him, recognizing the man’s familiar face and attire.
They soon walked a short distance away, and their conversation reached everyone's ears.
"The establishment of the Time Sand Corridor has resolved the discrimination among the surrounding neighborhoods, which is excellent. Our next step is to spread the concept of the Time Sand Corridor throughout the country. Only by eliminating discrimination can the people of Gemstones unite, and only then can we continue to develop," the Emperor said with a smile to those around him.
Beside him was an ordinary-looking middle-aged man with a long, thin scar on his face. His expression seemed indifferent, but it conveyed respect for the emperor, and he nodded in agreement to all the emperor's instructions.
“Once we’ve resolved our mutual discrimination, the next step is Garbage City.” The Queen smiled gently beside her. “Garbage City shouldn’t exist. The people living there aren’t garbage; they are the citizens of the Gem Kingdom. We must love them, and then they will love this country.”
"That's right. I hope that before my little princess ascends the throne, I can build a peaceful and friendly country for her." The emperor held the empress's hand, his gentle eyes looking at her protruding belly.
“It seems this happened sixteen years ago, before you were born,” Tou Lan said.
“My father and mother have always wanted to improve the Gem Kingdom and have been taking action. However, since the riot sixteen years ago, discrimination in various regions has not only not decreased, but has become more and more serious.” Sang Zhitao frowned as she looked at the scarred man. “Especially the Shisha Corridor, which was the first to change, was completely abolished.”
"So... the emperor's death was because he wanted to break down the divide?" Tou Lan asked, frowning.
Sang Zhitao thought about the background story of the original plot and explained, "Not only that, do you remember why each area was divided that way in the first place?"
After a moment's thought, Tou Lan suddenly realized, "Contamination disease!"
“Hmm.” Sang Zhitao nodded and looked at the people discussing in front of her. “After the contamination disease was born, everyone discovered through statistics that the contamination disease would undergo subtle changes depending on the location. In order to prevent cross-infection and the evolution of the contamination disease, the royal family took the lead, with several members of the royal family and high-ranking nobles as the main force, to divide Gem Star into sixteen regions. Based on their level, they divided the planet into noble regions such as Star Radiance and ordinary regions such as Holy Light. They also divided it into special functional regions such as the Garden Region.”
"But later, the pollution disease became more and more serious. I don't know when it started, but the regions began to attack and destroy each other. Everyone said that the pollution disease originated from each other," Tou Lan continued.
“It’s been too long. Once they have the power to be free, they no longer want to be loyal to the royal family and relinquish their power.” Sang Zhitao looked at a spot in the sky.
"So they launched a riot, trying to ruin the emperor's plans." Tou Lan also looked over.
There, war is taking place.
As the explosions rang out, countless small spaceships rushed into the Time Sand Corridor, and the Gem People were terrified and scattered in all directions.
But the enemy came too many times and too quickly, and many Gem People died in the explosion.
The emperor and empress were escorted away quickly.
"Should we keep up?" Tou Lan asked Sang Zhi Tao.
Sang Zhitao looked at one spot and shook her head: "No need."
Just as everyone was wondering, the surrounding environment changed.
The emperor and empress reappeared before the crowd.
At this point, apart from the scarred man from the beginning, there was no one else by the emperor and empress's side.
"Ah!" Tou Lü exclaimed instinctively as she watched the scarred man pull out a knife from behind his back.
Unfortunately, what they saw was only a clip from the past.
The emperor looked at the man in disbelief, then his body lost its luster and became a pale, lifeless gemstone corpse.
The empress was already so frightened that she clutched her abdomen and collapsed to one side, blood flowing from her breasts.
A short while later, a baby girl was born from her womb, and she fell into a coma.
When she awoke, she found another baby girl lying beside her, along with the Dark Duke who had been waiting for her.
The images didn't appear again, and the walls slowly turned white, then the light came on and faded away...
Back in the world covered in yellow sand, everyone breathed a sigh of relief before saying, "You see, the child after the Queen woke up has changed."
"Do you think the Empress has noticed anything?" Touhui asked curiously, rubbing his chin.
Tou Qing said nonchalantly, "They definitely didn't find it. If they had, wouldn't they have looked for it?"
"I remember you said that your mother-in-law brought you out of the palace, so your mother-in-law stole you from the Dark Duke?" Tou Lan asked, somewhat puzzled. "If that's the case, why did the Dark Duke directly switch babies instead of threatening you first?"
Sang Zhitao thought about the original plot and said, "Because that baby girl is very special."
"What do you mean?" Tou Lan asked curiously, and everyone looked at her with confusion.
Sang Zhitao looked around before saying, "Let's talk as we go, otherwise we won't get out even if we walk for another three days."
"Alright." Tou Lan glanced at it and nodded in agreement.
"As you know, only the royal family in the Gem Kingdom possesses the power of purification. Therefore, some crazy scientists believe that they can start with the power of the royal bloodline. If they can research a way to give everyone the power of purification, then the pollution disease will no longer be a threat to everyone."
"Back then, the royal family wiped out that group of madmen's research base, but some nobles still had designs on it and continued to conduct research in secret. The Dark Duke was one of them."
"And this girl is a child with royal blood whom he cultivated using special methods."
"Huh?" Everyone recalled the girl from just now in disbelief. Although they couldn't believe it, they could only confirm that the girl did indeed have all the characteristics of royalty in appearance.
“I think the reason he directly exchanged us was that he hoped to bring me to the base so that he could continue his research, since only our lineage possesses the most powerful purification power,” Sang Zhitao continued.
"Then aren't you in great danger right now?" Tou Lan frowned and said with some worry, thinking of how Sang Zhi Tao had purified him. "The awakening of the royal family will cause strange phenomena. If he finds you then, you'll be in real danger."
“That’s why I plan to go to the Floating Mirror Lake to awaken. It’s the world of the Mirror Clan and has special powers that can temporarily suppress the strange phenomena,” Sang Zhitao nodded in agreement.
Everyone nodded, indicating that they understood.
Having answered some questions, the group became more determined about the road ahead, and the soft sand beneath their feet seemed to harden for them.
"We're almost there." It wasn't an illusion; they were indeed slowly walking onto solid ground, and a beautiful garden area came into view.
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