Chapter 959: Chapter 959

In the room, Zhao Douan faced the Empress’s sharp gaze, expressionless, though a parade of thoughts ran through his mind.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t or didn’t want to share the methods of firearms research with Xu Zhenguan.

The high-end stuff was beyond reach, but some basic knowledge, whether from library books or online databases, was accessible.

Given the current industrial level of Yu Country, the new firearms he designed were already the best solution. To create more powerful weapons, an entire industrial chain was needed, something that couldn’t be elevated in a short time.

"The confidentiality level of those things is very high. With my abilities, I can’t access them," Zhao Douan thought for a moment and gave a reasonable explanation.

The Empress paused, then the heat in her heart cooled significantly.

She did not doubt it, as logically, this was reasonable.

But she felt a bit unsatisfied. After watching so many film clips, she always had a feeling of entering a treasure mountain but coming back empty-handed.

"I’ve seen in those films, your place used to have poetry as well. You should at least be able to access that," the Empress suggested after a moment’s thought.

Although it was useless for warfare, it would be good to show off to that young imperial guard with a belly full of poetry.

"..." In that moment, Zhao Douan was extremely grateful that the number of poems he copied in Yu Country was very limited. He thought for a while and, without refusal, nodded, "That, I do have."

He planned to find a few poems he hadn’t copied yet to muddle through.

However, at that moment, the Empress’s figure suddenly began to fluctuate and tremble. She was momentarily stunned, then sighed softly and murmured, "Is it time already?"

Even though she was in the Heavenly Human Realm, her time here was limited.

This time had already been unexpectedly long.

As soon as she finished speaking, her figure was erased inch by inch, disappearing from the living room, leaving only a spatial rift in the air. The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the 𝚗𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚕·𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚎·𝚗𝚎𝚝

Watching the Empress disappear, Zhao Douan suddenly felt a sense of relief.

Just then, there was a knock on the door; the delivery had arrived.

Zhao Douan went to open the door, took back two deliveries, sat on the sofa, and muttered, "What a pity, you left just a moment too soon..."

He then opened one portion and handed it to Qingyun to eat.

Opening his own portion, he found he had lost his appetite, and sat on the sofa in the living room, frowning in thought.

"Why is there still no clue this time? Could it be that my previous conjecture was wrong? Did Old Xu leave no trace in my home? But this place had the greatest potential."

Zhao Douan did not understand.

According to his expectations, if this painting was indeed heavily related to him, there was no reason not to discover it after entering several times.

"Stay calm, perhaps there’s another possibility."

"Perhaps the key to this painting is not with me, nor with Zhenbao. The real clue has yet to appear, maybe the timing is not yet right. If I advance to Heavenly Human, perhaps it will be different."

"Before I traveled through, ’Human World’ did not include a modern city. The people other than Zhenbao saw a different city. So, it can be inferred that this painting was left by Old Xu for this generation’s emperor, and I am the key element triggering its appearance. That I was able to successfully visualize this painting in the ’World’ Realm also proves this point."

"’Human World’ is a legacy beyond the Heavenly Human Realm, so this painting should help the Heavenly Human advance to ’Human Immortal.’ But 600 years ago, Old Xu probably hadn’t reached ’Human Immortal,’ so perhaps this painting doesn’t contain any so-called cultivation legacy but rather is a treasure trove he left for his descendants... Despite its many bugs, much of the knowledge within this city is undoubtedly a treasure for Great Yu... This also explains why Zhenbao and I never encountered a ’guide,’ because there’s no cultivation path here at all."

"Yet, even taking a step back, even if there’s no cultivation path here, it makes no sense for Old Xu to go through so much trouble to hide this city painting in a mural without leaving any extra information for his descendants. So... logically deducing, there should be information left, only that neither Zhenbao nor I have explored it yet."

Zhao Douan sank into the sofa, frowning in deep thought.

He knew that there could very likely be information concerning the truth of his travel through time.

"Maybe, I should spend some time slowly exploring here on my own from now on," Zhao Douan thought.

He wanted to understand his origin before telling the Empress; otherwise, in a world with divine presence, he wasn’t sure what thoughts the Empress would harbor regarding an existence like his, akin to an "Outer Realm Demon."

At this moment, Zhao Douan felt it increasingly difficult to stay here.

He didn’t return to Linfeng, he just stepped straight out of the rift in the living room.

In the old building on the fourth floor.

The noontime sun spilled in through the door gap.

Zhao Douan walked out from within the Stone Wall and saw Xu Zhenguan sitting on a cushion, seemingly in thought.

"Your Majesty?" he feigned curiosity, "Did you succeed just now?"

Xu Zhenguan returned to his senses, seeing him, eyes lit up, full of enthusiasm, pointed in front of him, a face once dignified and majestic, now especially vivid, like a child who discovered an interesting toy, eager to share:

"Sit down, you would never imagine how many strange and bizarre things I saw inside this time!"

Xu Zhenguan then animatedly shared, vividly describing his experiences within "Human World."

Starting from meeting that Painting People Zhang Hui, to inspecting the mortal residences, watching the common people’s movies in that world.