The World a Hundred Years Later

A'zhu's story touched everyone deeply.

Wu Yazi, Li Canghai, Wu Xingyun, the three orphans, remembered their master who had been both their father and mother.

While Huang Rong was relieved that her father wasn't like that, she also missed Peach Blossom Island. Even the mute servants she had never wanted to see seemed much more endearing in her memory.

Mu Wanqing and the others, on the other hand, realized the true nature of their mothers: love conquers all, and their daughters were merely a burden and a means of vying for favor between them and their lovers.

This included Zhong Ling, whose mother remained silent for several days afterward.

What she didn't know was that while Gan Baobao had forgotten her daughter after getting a man, Duan Zhengchun was also frightened by Ruan Xingzhu's reaction after returning.

Duan Zhengchun thought that if he really let them come to see his daughter, he would probably lose not only his daughter but also his lover.

Regardless of the circumstances, the dejected crowd all turned to Li Lin as a new source of support.

In particular, I discovered in life that he is not only outstanding in appearance, but also very rich in inner qualities.

It allows one to compose poems, paint pictures, and discuss the past and present.

You can also talk about things that men wouldn't bother to know about, like women's cosmetics.

He could engage in any topic, offering a constant stream of novel viewpoints. His mastery of martial arts and Curse Technique broadened their horizons, giving them the illusion that Li Lin was omnipotent and almost godlike.

Its internal function transforms any tangible substance or intangible concept into Internal Energy, producing corresponding miraculous effects.

A'bi was granted the Internal Energy to absorb the essence of water and transform it into internal energy by Li Lin. A'bi that, Abi gained the extraordinary ability to breathe underwater and to quickly recover her Internal Energy when near a water source.

What's even more surprising is that this is said to be just a small part of Li Lin's "Four Symbols Manifestation Chapter".

At the very beginning, A'zhu and the others were only moved by Li Lin's face and had the idea of getting closer to the beautiful product.

Now, she has truly made up her mind and broken free from the constraints of worldly ethics.

"Father is gone just like that?" Zhong Ling sighed.

She watched the disappearing figure, unsure whether to feel sadness or joy.

"They're gone, they're gone." A'zi toyed with the dagger Li Lin had given her. "We're at the Lingjiu Palace now."

She didn't care about her so-called father; what she cared about more was the honor that came with being the daughter of the Prince of Zhennan in Dali, and her older sister, A'zhu.

The reason she was able to clearly express her indifference towards her father in front of her sister was...

The answer lies in A'zi's words—they are now in the Lingjiu Palace.

If the Lingjiu Palace in the past was at most blessed with the Undetectable Extension Charm and the Muggle-Repelling Charm, its interior space was much larger and inaccessible to ordinary people.

The Lingjiu Palace, after being modified by Li Lin, now has a wondrous bronze door.

This door was placed at the Immortal Sorrow Gate.

This rendered the skybridge almost useless.

The bridge to the sky is actually just an iron chain spanning two cliffs, overlooking a deep valley full of jagged rocks.

It is the only passage connecting the two perilous natural barriers of Baizhangjian and Xianchoumen, and also the only entrance to the Lingjiu Palace.

Now, the word "only" should be put in quotation marks.

This bronze door is now the only entrance and exit for the Lingjiu Palace.

The door will only open under two circumstances.

First, once the visitor's information is entered, the door opens automatically and the chain is released.

The second is from the inside.

But when you open the door from the inside, what you see is not the scene behind the door.

Rather, it is the scene depicted in the Crystal Ball embedded in the center of the door.

Turning the handle on the bronze door, accompanied by the sound of gears turning, changes the scenery inside the Crystal Ball.

Each scenic spot corresponds to a gateway, distributed across the north and south of the country.

It contains information about locations such as the foot of Tianshan Mountain, Shaolin Temple, Dali, and Bianjing (Kaifeng).

Therefore, A'zi felt that Zhong Ling didn't need to care too much about her father's departure.

Simply turn your coordinates to Dali, and you'll be in Dali once you open the door.

It's entirely possible to have lunch in Dali and then return to the Lingjiu Palace afterwards.

"Ling'er, if you miss your father, we can go back to the palace for dinner tonight," A'zhu comforted her.

"No way," Zhong Ling said coyly. "I won't go back to the palace unless my mother comes to pick me up."

In fact, compared to the Prince's Mansion, Myriad Tribulation Valley was the home she truly recognized.

But now, Myriad Tribulation Valley has long since fallen into ruin with the disappearance of its mistress.

The man she considered her father— Zhong Wanchou —had also disappeared without a trace.

Her sigh was actually more because she hadn't seen her mother.

"Alright then," A'zi said nonchalantly, her little hands gripping the handle and turning it around, her big round eyes fixed on the scenery inside. "Little Mirror Lake, secluded valley, Ageless Spring Valley, Bianjing, this is it!"

She was going to Bianjing, because it was now very lively with Qiao Feng's ascension to the throne.

"A'zi!" A'zhu grabbed A'zi by the back of her neck, like grabbing a big-eyed cat with its claws outstretched. "Don't run around."

A'zi waved the purple dagger in her hand, "I have a gift from Brother Lin. If I'm in danger, it will automatically take me away."

This dagger is Door Key; the location is the Crimson Purple Palace.

The Crimson Purple Palace is a palace entirely made of purple plants and flowers, with walls and bricks all in various shades of purple. It was built by Li Lin on a plot of land on Misty Peak for A'zi.

Not only A'zi, A'zhu, Mu Wanqing, Zhong Ling, and Li Canghai also have their own palaces and the Door Key to those palaces.

A'bi, Wang Yuyan, and Huang Rong didn't have it because they already had the Mandala Villa, which they could carry with them.

"What if it gets lost—" A'zhu hadn't finished speaking when she saw A'zi throw the dagger into the ravine. "What are you doing?"

A'zi raised her little hand, and a purple light flashed. "Look, it's back again. Sister, you haven't noticed yet, have you? This little thing Door Key will appear in your hand as long as you think about it."

A'zhu looked at the dagger in A'zi's hand, pulled out the red rose hairpin from her head, and threw it away as well.

"It actually works!" She looked at the hairpin that had been lost and found in her hand, her round eyes darting around as if she had thought of some ways to play with it. She and A'zi exchanged a smile.

"A'bi!" x2

The two spoke at the same time, simultaneously thinking of someone to prank.

"I can borrow my hairpin from A'bi to wear." A'zhu said with a sisterly affection. "When Brother Li gave it to me, I noticed that A'bi looked at it several times."

"I hope Sister A'bi will be careful and not lose your hairpin." A'zi smiled wickedly, but with her face, she only looked like a kitten baring its teeth and claws.

The big-eyed kitten looked at the fish that had been caught in the net, "Ling'er, where are you going?"

A'zhu jumped lightly, blocking Zhong Ling's path. "Don't you want to see A'bi cry?"

Zhong Ling puffed out her cheeks, making a very fierce face, and raised the lightning ferret, which was just as cute as herself. The gray little beast had a pair of bright little eyes that rolled around as it stared at A'zhu, and opened its big mouth in a cute and fierce way, just like its owner.

However, Zhong Ling wanted the Lightning Sable to bite A'zhu.

However, among the group, her Door Key was the most unique; it was a living creature, namely the lightning ferret in its hand.

A'zi's big eyes darted around, "You want to escape using this little guy?"

A'zhu immediately understood her sister's meaning and replied, "We know where Zhongcui Palace is."

Translation: Don't even think about running away, we know where you live.

Lingjiu Palace, by the window.

Seeing this scene, Li Lin couldn't help but smile.

That's great.

A'zhu has finally returned to her former self.

She doesn't have a long face all the time anymore.

They're in the mood to mess with A'bi again.

"Brother Lin, can we begin now?" Huang Rong tugged at Li Lin's sleeve.

A month has passed.

Today, we are going back to a day a hundred years from now.

Li Lin grasped Huang Rong's hand. "It's ready."

Huang Rong had expected to witness an incredibly magnificent spectacle, just like the several palaces that had sprung up from the ground before.

However, just as Li Lin finished speaking and she was about to lean her head against Li Lin's chest for a tender moment, the scene before her eyes began to change.

Under the moonlight, a cluster of white flowers, layer upon layer, resembled a small lake made of white blossoms.

In the small lake, something rises high.

"Peach Blossom Island?" Huang Rong's bright and clear voice trembled, like the mournful cry of a deer.

The high, raised structure was a stone tomb, with the inscription "Tomb of Feng Shi Mai Xiang, the Mistress of Peach Blossom Island" in eleven large characters on the front tombstone.

I'm back?

Did I return to my mother's grave?

The evidence is simply irrefutable.

So, Father

"Rong'er? You lecherous scoundrel, get your filthy hands off me!"

Upon hearing the voice, Huang Rong quickly turned around.

A scholar-like man dressed in a blue robe and wearing a square scarf of the same color on his head raised his right hand, with his right middle finger bent and tucked under his thumb.

This was none other than Huang Yaoshi, the Eastern Heretic, and the movement he was making was his divine skill known as the "Finger Flicking Divine Skill".

This martial art is exquisite and profound. When used to launch hidden weapons, it has a very long range, extremely fast speed, and strong force, just like a powerful bow and crossbow. It can be used to deflect enemy weapons and strike enemy pressure points.

At this moment, Huang Yaoshi had no hidden weapon in front of his middle finger, as if he was preparing to rely solely on his finger strength from a distance.

Even so, he seemed afraid that the power might be too great and cause injury.

Li Lin understood instantly.

They were afraid of damaging the grave.

At this moment, Huang Yaoshi's face was ashen, and his features were distorted.

He had completely lost his usual calm and composed demeanor.

Li Lin understood perfectly.

If you come to pay respects to your deceased wife late at night, you might find a young man with a ghostly glow embracing his daughter whom he raised single-handedly.

If he were in this situation, he would probably go even crazier.

But he really didn't do it on purpose.

After all, just a moment ago he was still in Tianshan Mountain a hundred years ago, so being able to locate Peach Blossom Island was already quite impressive for Li Lin.

It's normal for the position to be slightly off.

As for why he didn't explain,

This is because he is resisting the backlash from the [Hour Reversal Charm] that was intended to be inflicted on Huang Rong.

The Time Chamber has actually done research on this. Putting aside the historical confusion caused by the butterfly effect, time travelers who go to the distant past often suffer the backlash of time.

In 1899, Heloise Mintab was trapped in 1402 for five days, and when she returned to the modern world, her body had aged five centuries, causing irreparable damage.

Huang Rong, who had lived there for several years, naturally suffered a more severe backlash.

Even Li Lin was momentarily captivated by it.

This immense power of time is churning within his Lesser Universe and meridians.

But more importantly, it contains information.

This time distortion that divides the world into different levels is something he can't resist.

It smells even better than Huang Rong in my arms.

In Huang Yaoshi's eyes, this meant that the lecherous man was not afraid of him at all, and even showed an expression of enjoyment.

Rong'er's eyes were full of tears, clearly indicating that she had suffered some injustice.

His concern for his daughter outweighed his concern for his wife's grave.

"Die!"

With a light tap of his left foot, he leaped more than ten feet into the air, spun twice in mid-air, and then swung his palm in mid-air.

This palm strike is the [Flying Flowers of Jiangcheng] move of the [Falling Blossom Divine Sword Palm], the most powerful move, aimed at the enemy's leader.

In his rage, Huang Yaoshi also incorporated the power of the "Void Splitting Palm" technique.

At the same time, the left thumb and index finger are clasped together, while the remaining three fingers are slightly spread, extending like an orchid, creating an extremely beautiful posture.

His touch was as graceful as a spring orchid in full bloom, his movements elegant and leisurely, understated and effortless.

The speed, accuracy, wonder, and clarity of the "Orchid Finger Acupoint Hand" technique have been brought to their fullest potential.

"No, Father!" Huang Rong also retaliated with a palm strike, the force of which was like waves, advancing heavily, though shallow.

The basic martial art of Peach Blossom Island: Green Wave Palm Technique.

A loud pop echoed through the night sky.

Huang Yaoshi only felt a force coming from his palm, and he subconsciously used the [Mysterious Gate Five Revolutions] movement technique to dodge it.

The peach tree behind them snapped in mid-air with a crack.

The cross-section is as smooth as a mirror.

Huang Yaoshi was almost seriously injured, finally realized something was wrong.

Firstly, Rong'er actually defeated him when he attacked with all his might in a fit of rage using only basic martial arts.

Secondly, Rong'er has grown much taller and her figure has become a bit fuller.

Thirdly, he could not sense the man's aura. This man seemed to be one with heaven and earth, and facing him was like facing the vast void, elusive and unfathomable.

"Father, I thought I would never see you again." Huang Rong rubbed her eyes, seemingly forgetting that her casual block just now almost made her father kneel down.

"You almost didn't see me again," Huang Yaoshi said coldly. "If I hadn't dodged just now."

Through Huang Rong's crying and expression.

He was certain that this was his daughter.

But he got even angrier.

What is this? Murdering one's husband for the sake of a lover.

Yes, my lover.

He noticed his daughter's subconscious response to the man when she spoke.

"Ah~" Huang Rong stuck out her tongue. "I didn't expect you to be so weak, Father. This is Li Lin, Brother Li. He brought me back. I wouldn't have been able to come back without him."

Fifteen minutes later.

Huang Yaoshi plucked out his beard, seemingly unaware, and asked, "You've traveled back a hundred years. Everyone there knows magic?"

He couldn't believe it.

But the flowers that kept withering and blooming in her daughter's hands proved that this was not a lie.

He could tell that this was not a magic trick.

"Yes." Huang Rong nodded.

"Father-in-law," Li Lin said naturally, "You can try sensing it with your eyes closed."

At this moment, Li Lin has already retrieved the [Library] component, but the traces it left in this world, or rather, its projection, still exist.

Martial arts practitioners can still use their Internal Energy to condense "Library Ticket," which are what they call talismans, and draw cards at the projection point.

The card draw will still be determined based on their own capacity, and there will be no situation where players can draw any card. Instead, they will be given one to three cards that are most suitable for them.

And by drawing cards, you can increase the level of the cards you already own.