The Days of Courting Death in Tiangong

As night fell, it shrouded all the scenery, and the bright moonlight sprinkled on the lake, shimmering like a layer of sparkling shredded silver paved on the water, giving people a dreamlike feeling.

"Sasha~"

Sudden, hurried footsteps broke the silence, startling the birds resting on the branches. They fluttered their wings a few times and flew into the night sky. The footsteps grew closer and closer, and before long, a small figure stumbled out of the forest.

This person, or more accurately, this boy, was not very old, about eleven or twelve years old. He was dressed in luxurious noble attire, with delicate features, bright eyes, and white teeth. The eyes beneath his thick eyebrows carried a maturity that did not match his age.

He took a few deep breaths, and by the moonlight, he looked around. Suddenly, his face lit up with joy. He quickly ran to the lake, rolled a stone out of the grass, and patted it twice with satisfaction.

"Huff... the size is just right... I must succeed this time!"

With that, he drew a long rope from his waist, deftly tied himself up, and then secured the stone behind him.

"Damn... it's so heavy... but I can't worry about it anymore. If I delay any longer, that Gus guy will definitely find me!" The boy muttered, bending over, and walked forward with faltering steps.

Standing by the lake, he took a long breath and couldn't help but look back in the direction he had come from, with a look of relief on his face: "This grand dream should come to an end. Goodbye~ I...?!!"

"Slippery~"

"Plop!!"

The heavy stone had already made it difficult for the boy to stand steady, and now, coupled with the slippery moss on the shore, it would be strange if he didn't slip. After falling on his butt, he rolled into the lake and sank completely after a few splashes.

Damn it, I haven't finished my sigh yet... At least let me catch my breath...

Watching the lake surface getting farther and farther away, the boy paddled desperately, but the weight of the stone behind him made him sink faster instead of rising. His desperate struggles were in vain, and a mouthful of lake water rushed into his mouth.

A violent tearing and burning sensation came from his lungs, making him feel terribly uncomfortable. Not only that, but he also felt his ears, nostrils, and even his chrysanthemum area being filled with water. I must have been out of my mind to think of jumping into the lake...

His limbs grew weaker and weaker, and his consciousness began to blur due to lack of oxygen. The feeling of pain disappeared, and everything around him was dark, and he could see nothing and hear nothing.

It seems I really succeeded this time... Dad, Mom, and Little Bean... wait for me, I'm coming back...

My name is Han Xu, a college graduate who has just entered society. If nothing unexpected happened, I would probably be like the average person, working, getting married, having children, and living a plain life, coming and going in a hurry...

But I'm really puzzled. I didn't fall off a cliff, I wasn't struck by lightning, and I didn't save a little girl who was wandering around on the street for no reason. How could such an incredible thing as time-travel happen to me?

Whenever Han Xu thought about this, he wanted to curse. He had been working for less than half a year after graduation, and he was happily sitting on the train back to his hometown, dozing off when he suddenly felt someone calling him. He sleepily looked around.

Good heavens, the chatting aunties across from him had disappeared, and the old man next to him reading Romance of the Three Kingdoms was gone. In their place was a luxurious bedroom and a delicate little beauty standing by his bed...

After a certain embarrassing incident, Han Xu finally realized that all of this was not a dream. He had actually time-traveled?!

At first, he was quite excited about this. After all, he had read many online novels, and who hadn't fantasized about something like this? However, as time went on, this excitement grew weaker and weaker until it completely disappeared, because he suddenly realized a very serious problem: how do I get back?

Since I'm here, I might as well settle down and enjoy this new world, pretending to be a pig to eat tigers, acting cool and slapping faces, and then marrying a rich and beautiful woman and reaching the peak of my life... What a joke! I have parents who love me and a sister who I love at home, as well as many relatives and friends. If I come here, wouldn't I lose them all?

Even if life here is luxurious and comfortable, it's not what Han Xu wants. He wants to go back, but how to go back has become a problem.

Most novels talk about time-traveling after death. Although it's very unrealistic, what if it's true?

Once this idea appeared in his mind, he couldn't shake it off. His longing for his family gave him great courage, so he began all kinds of suicidal acts, such as cutting his wrists, slitting his throat, and jumping off cliffs, all of which were prevented by others.

He also thought about starving himself, intending to end his life by fasting, but in the end, before anyone could say anything, he couldn't stand it himself. Not eating is really uncomfortable.

Until two days ago, he finally came up with a perfect plan: first, he would stop for a while to make people lower their guard, and then, when everyone was asleep in the dead of night, he would come to the small lake, find a stone, tie it to himself, and then plunge into the lake...

So, the scene that happened before occurred. Although it was utterly foolish, he didn't regret doing it in order to return to his family.

All in all, he was successful, wasn't he?

As for whether he could really travel back... heh, he would leave it to fate...

"Your Highness, please don't scare me, wake up quickly..."

In a daze, Han Xu heard someone calling him, and at the same time, he felt a burst of pressure coming from his body.

"Your Highness, Your High..."

The familiar voice still didn't disappear, and the pressure was getting stronger and stronger. His back was hurting so much, so uncomfortable~

Gus looked at the pale-faced, unconscious little boy beneath him, sweating profusely with anxiety. He gritted his teeth, "Damn it, I'll risk it!" After saying that, he pinched the little boy's nose and chin, took a deep breath, pursed his lips, and blew down.

"Pfft..."

"Ouch... my eyes..."

Just as he was about to kiss him, unexpectedly, a small fountain suddenly spurted out of the boy's mouth, hitting him right in the eyes. The strong water pressure made Gus scream, cover his face, and fall backward, rolling around on the ground.

"Wah~ cough cough..."

"?! He's awake, Your Highness, you're finally awake..." When he heard the violent coughing, Gus shuddered, ignoring the pain, and scrambled to the little boy's side, staring with wide eyes, excitedly shouting.

"Cough cough... you... you son of a..." As his consciousness gradually returned, Han Xu squinted his eyes and looked around, quickly understanding what had happened. He laboriously reached out his hand, pointing at Gus, wanting to speak.

Gus breathed a sigh of relief and slumped down, then he looked at Han Xu with a tangled expression, "Your Highness, you only calmed down for two days, why are you starting again~" Anyone could hear the helplessness in his tone.

After emptying the lake water from his stomach, Han Xu finally recovered. Looking at Gus, he said weakly, "Cough cough... I say... Gus, you little brat, are you so bored that you're farting? Why... why are you following me all the time..."

Gus grinned, feeling wronged in his heart, "I am Your Highness's personal guard, of course I have to follow you, and you have been..."

After cursing for a while, Han Xu said in exasperation, "Stop dawdling, quickly... quickly untie me, how long do you want me to lie here?" Being pressed down by this grandson, the stones on his back were about to kill him.

Sigh~ recently, I don't know what kind of evil wind this little master has caught, he actually likes playing suicide, coming out to jump into the lake at night instead of sleeping, is it very interesting? After venting frantically in his heart, Gus had no choice but to do as he was told.

After untying the rope for a long time, the cold sweat on his forehead increased. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore and said with a mournful face, "Your Highness, how did you tie this? I can't untie it at all..."

"Waste, even the tortoise shell... huff huff... can't you use a knife to cut it?" Han Xu certainly wouldn't have a good tone, as his plan was ruined by this kid once again.

"Oh~~"

Back in the bedroom, after Han Xu was washed and dressed by the maids and sat on his small bed, Gus's tense heart finally settled down. However, he didn't dare to leave. To prevent this little ancestor from causing any more trouble, he had decided that from today onwards, he would stay by His Highness's side every moment!

"I say, Gus~" Han Xu looked at him standing like a wooden stake by his bed, and said with a dark face, "You're not going to sleep at night, just staring at me with wide eyes here, are you trying to tire me out?"

You still know it's nighttime~

Gus couldn't help but complain, then said with a bitter face, "Your Highness, we really can't keep messing around like this. Look how dangerous it was today. If I had been one step late, the consequences would have been unimaginable!"

Han Xu picked his ears while raising his eyebrows, "So, what does my business have to do with you? I'm committing suicide, shouldn't you just do what you need to do?"

"My duty is to protect your safety. If something happens to you, and the Angel King blames us, not only me, but everyone here will be executed! So, Your Highness..."

"What the hell does it have to do with me, a bunch of NPCs... Hey? Wait a minute... what did you just say? Angel King?" Han Xu thought he was hallucinating because of water in his ears, and asked Gus uncertainly.

"Yes... is there something wrong, Your Highness?" Gus was confused by him.

"Heh~" Han Xu sneered and continued to pick at his ears. As a four-good youth who believes in science, he must have a firm scientific outlook on development. Angel King? Do you really think I'm a child?

In Han Xu's impression, angels are birdmen with halos on their heads and wings on their backs... well, maybe four, six, eight, or ten pairs of wings, and the most important thing is that they are all a group of genderless transvestites.

His eyes swept over Gus, and he curled his lips. You don't have wings, you don't have a halo, and you're a rough and burly man, who are you trying to fool...

Gus noticed his gaze and felt a little inexplicable: "I'm telling the truth, Your Highness. In the past two days, people have been talking about it, saying that you committed suicide. If the Angel King knew..."

Han Xu yawned boredly: "Ah~~ I know, I know, I'll pay attention in the future, hurry up and wash up and go to sleep, Angel... so funny!"

Looking at him like this, Gus felt a burst of helplessness in his heart. Not only does His Highness have intermittent seizures, but now he even says he doesn't know about angels? I don't know if he's sincere or pretending, so rebellious.

Thinking of this, he felt it was necessary to speak with facts. With this thought in mind, he communicated with the gene system in his body, and with a bang, a pair of pure white wings instantly stretched out from his back.

Han Xu on the other side was startled by the sound. He turned his head and saw his mouth, which was about to close, open wide, almost pulling off the hook. He stared and pointed at Gus behind him, stammering: "F*ck... wings?!! It's... it's really an angel!!"