Ancient Four Kingdoms

In an Elegant Room within the Xiao Family estate in Wu Tan City, a young girl in green sat gracefully upon a chair. Her temperament was fresh and elegant, like a lotus just beginning to bloom. She held a thick book in her hands while a Black-Robed Old Man stood before her with his head lowered.

"Old Ling, do you think everything written in this book is true? Is there really a powerful empire called China? And the Buddhist Sect, the Dao Sect, and Sun Wukong?" The girl slowly closed the book, her brows furrowed and her expression grave.

"This... that should be impossible. If such a powerful force truly existed, how could our clan have no news of it at all?" Hearing the girl's words, the old man answered uncertainly. The contents of the book were simply too shocking. There were numerous Dou Saints mentioned within, along with many powerful treasures. If it were true, would the Huaxia Empire not be stronger than all the Ancient Eight Clans combined?

"Yes, I also think it cannot be true, but the contents do not seem fabricated either." The girl's expression was filled with confusion and solemnity.

"Miss means..."

"It mentions the Four Seas Dragon Kings. Isn't that the Void Ancient Dragon clan? And the Dragon Phoenix Initial Tribulation—isn't that the great war between the Void Ancient Dragons and the Ancient Heavenly Phoenixes? There are also many things within that do not sound false at all. What is going on?" the girl murmured.

"Miss, isn't it said that the Buddhist Sect of the Huaxia Empire will send someone to the Gama Empire to spread their teachings? There are still ten days until the date stated on the notice. Once he arrives, this subordinate can investigate. What do you think?" Clearly, the old man attached great importance to the matter as well. Though he did not believe the events in the book were real, whoever had written it surely knew many hidden secrets. Otherwise, how could they know of the dragon clan, the phoenix clan, and the Ancient Divine Monkey? They must belong to a major force.

"Mm, that will do. I'll have to trouble Old Ling then." The girl considered it for a moment before nodding.

"You flatter me, Miss. Mm, someone is coming. Miss..."

"Withdraw." The girl waved her hand.

"Yes." Before the word had even faded, the old man had vanished without a trace. A Dou Emperor expert was indeed extraordinary.

"Xun Er, are you in there?" A knock sounded at the door, followed by a young man's voice.

"I'm coming, Brother Xiao Yan." Upon hearing the voice, the girl hurriedly rose and opened the door.

"Brother Xiao Yan, why do you have time to come here today? Aren't you avoiding me?" the girl asked, pretending to be angry.

"Hehe." Hearing her words, Xiao Yan awkwardly scratched the back of his head.

"Father has summoned all the clan disciples to the Council Hall. I came to call you," Xiao Yan said, quickly putting aside his embarrassment.

"Oh, so Brother Xiao Yan came to run an errand. Hmph, Brother Xiao Yan does not keep Xun Er in his heart at all. You never even come to see Xun Er of your own accord." Hearing Xiao Yan's words, the girl pouted in displeasure.

"No, that's not it. Well, this... I've had some things to deal with lately, so... Xun Er, I'm a little thirsty. Can I have a cup of tea here?" Xiao Yan was deeply moved by her words. Ever since his Dou Qi had fallen to the third stage, everyone had looked down on him. In the entire Xiao Family, aside from his father Xiao Zhan, only the girl before him sincerely treated him well.

"Hmph, come in. I'll pour you some water." At Xiao Yan's words, the girl's slight anger immediately turned into shy delight. Taking Xiao Yan's hand, she led him into the room.

"Mm, all right." Seeing the girl go to pour him some water, Xiao Yan glanced around idly. It had been a long time since he had come here.

"Mm?! Th-this is!" His gaze suddenly swept over the book on the chair. Xiao Yan's mind exploded, and he immediately rushed forward, snatched it up, and opened it.

"What is it, Brother Xiao Yan?" Holding a cup of clear tea, Xiao Xun'er asked. She had no idea why Xiao Yan had suddenly become so agitated.

Xiao Yan ignored her and continued reading the book in his hands, becoming more excited the further he read.

"What is it, Brother Xiao Yan?" Seeing his appearance, the girl asked worriedly.

"The Huaxia Empire... There's actually a Huaxia Empire here, and Sun Wukong too. Th-this... Xun Er, where did this book come from?" Hearing her concerned voice, Xiao Yan closed the book and excitedly asked her.

"One day, when Xun Er was out on the streets, someone I did not know gave it to me. At the time, Xun Er saw several people handing out this same book. They gave one to everyone they met."

"The streets?" Upon hearing her words, Xiao Yan was about to dash out.

"Those people are no longer here. They left Wu Tan City half a month ago." Seeing Xiao Yan's reaction, how could the girl not know where he wanted to go? She immediately told him.

"What? They left? Ah, why did I keep staying indoors? Otherwise, I would not have missed them. Maybe by now I could have... Damn it!" Xiao Yan gritted his teeth and slammed a fist down onto the table.

"What is it? Does Brother Xiao Yan know this book? Do you know the people who handed it out?" Hearing Xiao Yan's words, the girl asked in surprise. Ling Ying, on the roof, could not help pricking up his ears as well.

"I don't know the people who handed it out, but I've read Journey to the West no fewer than ten times. I never thought I could actually..." The moment the words left his mouth, Xiao Yan realized something was wrong. Sure enough, when he looked up, he saw Xiao Xun'er staring at him with a puzzled expression.

"Brother Xiao Yan knows of the Huaxia Empire?" the girl asked seriously.

It was not just the girl and Ling Ying above them who were curious. Yao Lao inside Xiao Yan's ring was as well. Seeing Xiao Yan's expression just now, he had released his spiritual power to examine the book. What he saw had stunned him—what was this? The Great Sage Equal to Heaven, the Jade Emperor... What kind of experts were these? Looking at his disciple's current appearance, it seemed he knew something.

There was no way to explain this matter without giving them a reason. Furthermore, his teacher had said that Xun Er possessed an extremely great background, and even Yao Lao was curiously watching him. Xiao Yan had no choice but to think of a way to transplant Earth's stories here.

It happened to be exactly the same as what Ye Qiu had done. After all, Xiao Yan felt that since Journey to the West had appeared and even become a history book, the other events should be real as well. On the Dou Qi Continent, there was a China just like the ancient myths and legends.

Of course, he did not realize that there was no China here at all. Instead, there was another transmigrator like himself.

Xiao Yan organized his thoughts, then said to the girl before him and Yao Lao within his ring, "The Huaxia Empire was one of the four great ancient empires. In the past, Fire God Zhurong and Water God Gonggong fought a great battle in China, causing the heavens to collapse and the earth to split, bringing devastation to all living things. Goddess Nvwa used Five-Colored Stones to repair the sky and reshape the earth, while the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors rebuilt China... And the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong, was transformed from the remaining Five-Colored Stone left over when Goddess Nvwa repaired the heavens." Xiao Yan spoke without pause. In his heart, he too was a descendant of China. Naturally, he was not afraid of others knowing how powerful the empire was.

"How could this be? The Ancient Four Kingdoms? Brother Xiao Yan, besides the Huaxia Empire, what are the other three kingdoms?" Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Xiao Xun'er felt that she must be dreaming. Besides the Ancient Eight Clans to which she belonged, there were actually four ancient kingdoms, and they seemed even more powerful.

"The Greek Empire, the Indian Empire, and the Babylonian Empire."

"Brother Xiao Yan, how do you know about these things? Can you tell Xun Er?" the girl asked curiously.