Li Hao: You Come From the Same World
Ning Caichen looked puzzled.
Is it related to us?
Ning Caichen: "Please speak, group leader."
Ma Xiaoling: "What do you mean? Is it related to us?"
Omniscient Li: "This matter is a bit complicated."
Li Hao frowned, looking somewhat conflicted.
How should I tell the two of them that they actually come from the same world, but from completely different points in time? And how should I tell Ma Xiaoling that Ning Caichen is her predecessor from eight hundred years ago?
The Omniscient Li: "Ning Caichen comes from the Song Dynasty."
Ning Caichen: "Indeed, this place belongs to the Song Dynasty, and the current emperor intends to join forces with the Mongolia to attack the Jin Dynasty."
Ma Xiaoling: "The Song Dynasty, the war against the Jin Dynasty, you mean the late Southern Song?"
Gu Santong Invincible Urchin Gu Santong: "Holy crap, what time is this? The Southern Song Dynasty is attacking the Jin Dynasty, and soon they'll be facing the Mongolia. The whole world will fall. Damn it, I'm from the Ming Dynasty, well, to put it simply, the dynasty that came a hundred years after the Song Dynasty."
Ning Caichen felt a little dizzy.
The Southern Song, the dynasty that lasted for a hundred years after the Song Dynasty —what does all this mean?
Zhu Youjian: "The Southern Song was a rather complicated period. Since Brother Ning is a person from the Southern Song, it would be best if he looked into the history related to the Southern Song."
Ning Caichen: "The history of the Southern Song???"
Ma Xiaoling: "You guys know about the Southern Song too?"
Angel Yan: "Many people in the Chat Group come from Earth, which you can think of as different parallel universes. Some come from the same modern society as you, some from a much more ancient era, and some from Afterlife far beyond your time. So there's no need to be surprised that many people in the Chat Group know about Earth or Eastern the Myth."
Ma Xiaoling, being a high-achieving student and having been influenced by modern society, roughly understood what Angel Yan meant.
Ma Xiaoling: "I see. But when I joined the Chat Group, it seemed like everyone already knew me. Does that mean there are legends or stories about me in your world?"
This question had been lingering in Ma Xiaoling's mind for a long time, and now she finally couldn't help but ask it.
The crowd looked at each other strangely.
Goddess Leona: "Hehe, you're wrong. If you want to know why, just look at the file ' My Date with a Vampire ' in the chat Group Library, and you'll find out."
Upon hearing this, Ma Xiaoling became even more puzzled.
What is "My Date with a Vampire"?
Omniscient Li: "Alright, we can talk about ' My Date with a Vampire ' later. Let's address the immediate issue first."
Omniscient Li: "@Ning Caichen, the era you live in is the late Southern Song Dynasty. There is history about the Southern Song in the Chat Group; you can retrieve it from the chat Group Library."
Ning Caichen: "Okay, I'll go take a look right away."
Omniscient Li: "Don't study it in detail for now, just take a look."
Ning Caichen: "Yes, Caichen understands."
Invincible Urchin Gu Santong: "Sigh, Ning Caichen is actually from the Southern Song Dynasty. I really don't know what to say."
Zhu Youjian: "What's there to say? For Ning Caichen's world, this is at least a good thing. They still have the chance to Days of Future Past and change the dark ages ahead. With the help of the Chat Group, Ning Caichen will definitely be able to change the future."
Li Xunhuan: "Although I'm not from Earth, I do know a bit about the history of the Southern Song. The Mongolia' actions against the Central Plains are countless. But Ning Caichen's world is no ordinary world; it's a world with immortals, gods, demons, and monsters. Even with the help of the Chat Group, it won't be easy for Ning Caichen to change the future."
Ma Xiaoling: "Hmph, what's there to worry about? Regardless of the final outcome, if you don't even dare to think about it, what future are you talking about? No Huaxia person can sit idly by and watch the Yuan Dynasty destroy the Central Plains. If Ning Caichen chooses to remain indifferent after learning about the history of the Southern Song, I will despise him."
Li Hao's lips twitched slightly.
Ma Xiaoling, are you sure you're serious?
Li Hao put his hand to his forehead, he simply couldn't imagine what Ma Xiaoling would think if she found out that Ning Caichen was actually a character from her own world, and Song Dynasty more than 800 years ago.
However, one thing is certain: if Ning Caichen changed the history of the Southern Song, he would definitely change the modern world!
Just like the story of "My Date with a Vampire III".
Originally, Ma Xiaoling was Destiny to die in the Song Dynasty, but because someone changed her Destiny, she escaped death and altered part of history.
Since Ning Caichen is My Date with a Vampire," if he makes changes to the Southern Song, he will certainly change modern history as well.
Thinking about this, Li Hao suddenly realized something.
Li Hao: " In the Chat Group, if Ning Caichen changed the history of the Southern Song, would Ma Xiaoling be affected and disappear, or undergo some other special changes?"
Chat Group: "After joining the Chat Group, Ma Xiaoling, in a sense, becomes a special being who has transcended the world of <My Date with a Vampire>. Changes in Destiny timeline will have a certain impact on Ma Xiaoling, but they will not make her disappear. Furthermore, with the changes in the timeline, Ma Xiaoling can remember events from different timelines."
Li Hao frowned slightly.
Can Ma Xiaoling remember things from different timelines?
Chat Group: "The shift in the world line will affect all living beings in the world, but most of them will not remember anything from before the shift. To them, the world has never changed; they have always lived in this changed world."
However, certain special beings who transcend the five elements of Destiny and the world can remember things before the world changed, thus discovering shifts in the worldline.
Li Hao roughly understood what it meant.
Simply put, changes in the world line have no impact on ordinary people. They are unaware of these changes and have no idea what has happened to them. All their knowledge comes from the altered world.
However, special individuals like Ma Xiaoling can perceive changes in the timeline of Destiny and understand the changes in the world.
Li Hao didn't know whether this situation was good or bad.
The Nine Heavens Holy Maiden Daji: "(__)(-)(~O~)...(-), what's the point of all this talk now? We still need to wait for Ning Caichen to finish understanding the Southern Song before making a decision."
Tushan Yaya: "Just bored."
Chen Nan: "Perhaps."
Lin Jiu: "Although we cultivators shouldn't meddle in Hongchen affairs, I am also a member of the Earth system. I can't comment on the Yuan Dynasty, but Brother Ning, as a person from the Southern Song, if you can save millions of lives from future wars, it would be a good deed."
Little Fairy Yan Lingji: "(ˉ▽ ̄~) Tch~~, it's hard to comment on this, you've already stated your purpose directly, okay?"
Goddess Leona: "So, some people are just being pretentious."
Uncle Nine was both amused and exasperated.
I simply hope that Ning Caichen can change the fate of the common people who died tragically in the war at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, okay?
Ultimately, no matter who rules the country, it is always the common people who suffer.
How innocent are the people of the world?
While everyone was talking, Ning Caichen had already gained a general understanding of the history of the Southern Song and the Yuan Dynasty.
After witnessing the vision of the future, Ning Caichen's excitement completely subsided, leaving only a heavy, oppressive sense of responsibility and indignation.
He lived in ancient times with strict social norms. Although he had access to the Heavens Chat Group, he still remembered the doctrines of Heaven, Earth, Ruler, Parents, and Teacher. After learning about the tragic future of the Southern Song and the miserable Destiny of the people of the Central Plains who were far inferior to the fourth class, even worse than donkeys, he felt a burning rage, as if it would incinerate him completely.
Ning Caichen stared bloodshot at the future sky outside the window, his heart heavy with a sense of impending doom.
It must change!
The future of the Southern Song must be changed!
I am a descendant of the dragon, how could I be relegated to the fourth class, even inferior to a donkey, a lowly person who doesn't even have a name?
Our glorious Eastern civilization should not be subjugated by the barbarians of the North.
Ning Caichen clenched his fists so tightly that he didn't even notice his fingernails digging into his palms.
Chat Group.
Ning Caichen: "I have a general understanding of the events surrounding the Song Dynasty and Yuan dynasties."
Zhu Youjian: "Brother Ning, don't put too much pressure on yourself. The future is just the future; it's something that hasn't happened yet for you. You still have enough time and energy to change it."
Ning Caichen sighed with a wry smile.
Enough time?
If historical records are accurate, the imperial court should have quickly agreed to the campaign against the Jin dynasty.
Although the conquest of the Jin dynasty could be considered a way to wash away past humiliations, it was tantamount to cutting off one's own arm, opening the door to the Song Dynasty for the Mongolia.
Judging from the timeline, the Mongolia invasion was not far off.
It would be difficult for him to change the court's alliance with the Mongols to attack the Jin, but he had to find a way to change the situation of the Mongolia' growing power and the court's weakness.
Otherwise, decades later...
Ning Caichen couldn't help but shudder at the thought of the tragic plight of the Song people in the Yuan Dynasty.
Names could only be numbers, like animals numbered by humans. If a superior person killed a Song person, they only needed to pay compensation equivalent to the price of a donkey. In Ning Caichen's view, these measures were not merely humiliation, but a trampling on the soul, a contemptuous and cruel act of treating the Song people like animals.
This is not the future Ning Caichen wants, nor is it what he wants to see.
Ning Caichen: "No matter what, I will strive to change the Destiny and the Destiny of the Song people."
Ma Xiaoling: "You still have some manly spirit. I hope you won't be intimidated by future difficulties."
Invincible Urchin Gu Santong: "Haha, Brother Ning, as long as you have the will, that's good. With the Chat Group at your fingertips, changing the future of the Southern Song isn't actually that difficult."
Ning Caichen: "I hope so."
Ma Xiaoling: "Have some manly spirit, okay? Shouldn't you give yourself a pep talk at a time like this?"
Li Hao rubbed his temples.
Ma Xiaoling.
never mind.
Omniscient Li: "Ahem, Ma Xiaoling, have you forgotten what I said before? This matter is also closely related to you."
Ma Xiaoling: "???"
Omniscient Li: "Actually, you and Ning Caichen come from the same world."