Chapter 954: Chapter 954

At this moment, Zhao Douan’s mind buzzed unexpectedly, momentarily numb, feeling like there was a thorn on his back despite not having a physical body!

Have I been discovered? Has Zhenbao finally realized something’s wrong? Has he guessed my connection with Zhang Hui?

Zhao Douan was somewhat panicked. As a Dao partner with whom he had an intimate relationship, he did not distrust the Empress. It’s just that the matter of "transmigration" has always been his biggest secret, and as his cultivation progresses, he increasingly finds his transmigration seemingly intricately connected to Xu from six hundred years ago.

Zhao Douan has never figured out how to explain it to the Empress.

"Your Majesty... I..." Zhao Douan felt as if a huge stone was pressing on his chest, making it hard for him to breathe.

Xu Zhenguan said, "Therefore, I have a new hypothesis. Perhaps only when you and I visualize simultaneously, can the inexplicable change happen in the ’Human World.’ Even if you can only exist inside for an instant, you will pass through the Stone Wall to the Imperial Palace, or back to Linfeng. As long as we seize that moment, maybe I can meet that guide again."

"...Huh?" Zhao Douan looked bewildered: "Your Majesty means you want me to..."

"You happen to have nothing else to do, conduct an experiment with me." Xu Zhenguan said enthusiastically, "You will return shortly. I will simultaneously attempt to visualize and see if we can succeed."

Zhao Douan saw the Empress’s expectant gaze and suddenly realized he was worried for nothing.

She hadn’t guessed at all and was mistaken...

But thinking about it, it makes sense; the idea of a transmigrator is too far-fetched. From the Empress’s perspective, deducing that he and Zhang Hui are the same person is truly bizarre... On the contrary, the current hypothesis seems more reasonable and feasible.

What follows, should he cooperate with her? Not meet her there? Hmm, doing so would certainly exclude his connection with "Zhang Hui," but what then?

Zhao Douan also wants to explore the Human World, which means they can’t avoid the simultaneous visualization situation. Instead of being discovered later, every time Zhang Hui appears, he is visualizing.

Why not go along with the Empress’s mistaken hypothesis, making it seem natural...

However, Zhao Douan highly doubts that if things continue this way, his identity being exposed is just a matter of sooner or later, but... at least handle what’s in front of him first.

The Emperor and his minister agreed to immediately commence the experiment.

Xu Zhenguan evidently valued this greatly, immediately opened the door, entered the room, and sat cross-legged before the mural, looking towards the dog under his seat: "Begin."

After speaking, the Fairy-like Empress closed her eyes silently, visualizing.

Zhao Douan took a deep breath and stepped into the mural.

The bustling metropolis welcomed a new day.

In the office, Zhao Douan awoke once more, squinted his eyes, adjusting to the incandescent light.

The computer with a flickering screensaver, colorful sticky notes on the edge of the monitor, a stack of blue folders on the desk... under the night, a dark curtain hanging at the glass window fluttered slightly in the night breeze, outside the lights of passing cars flickered in and out.

"Back again, don’t know how long I’ll stay here this time."

Zhao Douan stood up and stretched, first went to wash his face, letting cold water wet his cheeks.

Looking at the somewhat unfamiliar face in the mirror, he pulled out an exaggerated smile, talking to himself: "The plan to deceive the Empress continues..."

Zhenbao wanted to explore the secret of this painting, searching for the revelation left by the Grand Ancestor Emperor.

And Zhao Douan wants it too?

These past days, time and again in the "Big Dream Scroll," he followed Pei Niannu roaming the Martial World, yet couldn’t find much about Xu’s clues.

Now he pins more hope on this metropolitan world in the painting.

Without wasting time, Zhao Douan immediately went downstairs, heading straight for the barbecue place they met last time.

When he arrived, he was surprised to find the Empress, wearing a shirt, pants, and women’s sandals, standing obediently and anxiously at the barbecue shop entrance.

Looking around continuously.

Suddenly, the Empress’s gaze scanned over, bypassing the greenbelt, spotting Zhang Hui getting out of a ride-share car.

Her eyes lit up instantly, nearly jogging over.

Zhao Douan simply didn’t move, hands in his pockets, smiled waiting for the Empress to run over. As they were close, his expression turned odd.

He heard the Empress muttering lightly, "It really works, had I known, I would’ve brought him over to try days ago..."

Under the night, on the street, two young men and women strolled facing each other by the greenbelt.

Neither spoke for a moment.

Xu Zhenguan was a bit uncertain whether this NPC retained the memories of their last meeting and if he needed to "trigger" tasks again.

Fortunately, after a brief silence, Zhao Douan laughed and spoke first, "Miss Xu’s quite punctual, saying last time there was something sudden and leaving, set today to meet again. I’m a bit late."

Whew... good thing, indeed just Painting People, not real living people; apparently from the eyes of people in this world, my departure wouldn’t seem abrupt. Everything seems to have a reasonable explanation... Xu Zhenguan silently exhaled, feeling pleased about it. The source of thɪs content is 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝕟𝕖𝕥

Seeing Zhang Hui increasingly with a commanding gaze—after all, just Painting People, nothing different from people in the previous paintings. In this painting, I am the "master."

The Empress instantly relaxed; after entering this unfamiliar world, she always had a slight sense of crisis. It’s an instinctive vigilance against an unfamiliar environment.

However, as entering became more frequent, the demeanor of the female emperor gradually returned.

"Well," the Empress haughtily raised her snow-white chin like a peacock, saying indifferently, "You better know. My time includes not wasting time; you should take me to see what my father left."