Simultaneous travel: City, infinite evolution

Chapter 243 Obtaining the Tiger-Shaped Pendant
My father is so obsessed with immortality that the amount he has spent on alchemy over the years is considerable.

Fusu saw this and didn't have much affection for those alchemists who spent their days pretending to be gods and ghosts and concocting elixirs.

In Fusu's view, these were all sorcerers who used his father's obsession with immortality to bewitch him.

They wished Meng Tian would slaughter them all.

In Fusu's view, this so-called immortal must be just another gimmick concocted by some charlatan.

It's just a smokescreen to fool those ignorant common people.

How could Father Emperor have fallen for this trick again?
Fusu really worried himself sick over his old father.

"Father, the matter of seeking immortality and divination is extremely ethereal."

Since the time of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, there has been no known immortal who has achieved immortality…

"Hmm?" Ying Zheng glared at him, twitched his beard, and said unhappily, "Fusu, stop talking."

"I have heard your advice at least eight hundred times. It is all cliché and has nothing new to offer."

"That's settled then. You need not concern yourself with matters concerning immortals and gods; I will make my own judgments."

"You... just do your job well."

Fusu had no choice but to bow.

"Yes."

"Fusu takes his leave."

"Well, let's go down."

Ying Zheng cupped his hands in greeting, and Fusu withdrew.

Ying Zheng walked out of the palace gate, gazed at the bright sun in the sky, and remained silent for a long time.

"The sun can be eternal and never die, existing forever."

Why can't I?

I still have so many great achievements to complete, how can I die like this?

"I wish to borrow another five hundred years from Heaven!"

"Fairy?"

"Humph!"

"I will surely find a way to achieve immortality."

"So what if they're immortals?"

"I must become an immortal!"

Ying Zheng turned around and walked back to the main hall.

"Summon Li Si!"

His voice was firm, carrying a great sense of authority that brooked no refusal.

"Yes!"

The eunuch immediately went to summon him.

We will not discuss how Ying Zheng and Li Si discussed reforming Qin laws.

Chen Hong took Cui Wenzi back to the Lü residence.

Yi Xiaochuan and Gao Yao also came along.

Looking at Yi Xiaochuan, Chen Hong was very displeased and wanted to get rid of the guy as soon as possible.

It is common knowledge that those who get too close to Yi Xiaochuan and are too good to him never have a good ending.

Xiang Yu, Xiao Yue, and Gao Yao all treated him very well. The two Xiang Yu and Xiao Yue died tragically after the Battle of Gaixia. One of them became a eunuch and Zhao Gao, struggling and suffering in the world for more than two thousand years.

Yu Shu's love affair with him was even more tragic. She became Ying Zheng's concubine, was NTR'd every day, and had to endure loneliness in the underground palace for more than two thousand years.

Needless to say, Lü Su's story is a tragedy; she gave everything but couldn't win true love.

It was just a tool Yi Xiaochuan used to fill the emotional void out of guilt. In the end, he found that he couldn't even make up for his guilt by getting married, and he was completely gone.

Meng Tian believed that Yi Xiaochuan was his younger brother Meng Yi, and he entrusted the Meng family army to Yi Xiaochuan with his heart and soul. However, after Meng Tian died, the Meng family army was directly destroyed by Yi Xiaochuan and disbanded on the spot.

It played no role in the great turmoil at the end of the Qin Dynasty, disintegrated, and was consumed by various internal wars.

Those who were unkind to Yi Xiaochuan all prospered.

Liu Bang ruthlessly exploited Yi Xiaochuan, repeatedly trying to kill him.

Using Yi Xiaochuan's connections and resources, he climbed the ranks step by step, amassed wealth, successfully launched a rebellion, and eventually became emperor.

Empress Lü, driven by love turned to hatred, plotted to ruin Yi Xiaochuan's future, separated him from Yu Shu, and ultimately became empress.

Therefore, Chen Hong came to the conclusion that if he wanted to live a good life, he would inevitably have to beat Yi Xiaochuan.

We must severely suppress Yi Xiaochuan, frame him, exploit him, and constantly try to kill him.

In this way, one can absorb Liu Bang's fortune step by step, transforming from a python into a dragon, and soaring to the heavens.

In this way, Yi Xiaochuan would feel grateful to those who harmed him, forgive those who hurt him, and say that this was in line with history.

The better you treat Yi Xiaochuan, the more he will parasitize you, naturally absorbing all the nutrients to achieve his own success.

He might even turn around and bite you back. Why not be a good person and obediently dedicate your love?

In the end, he was left with nothing, a complete failure, devoid of love, and a tragic death.

Although Yi Xiaochuan is incredibly powerful, Chen Hong is a cultured gentleman and would certainly not resort to shameless and extreme methods like Liu Bang.

So Chen Hong glanced at the treasure hanging on Yi Xiaochuan's chest with great composure.

"This is not yours."

"Bring it to you."

Chen Hong reached out and sucked the tiger-shaped pendant into his hand, holding it tightly.

"Ah! You robber!"

"This is my stuff, give it back to me!"

"You shameless robber."

Chen Hong sneered: "I think it's you who's shameless, isn't it?"

“Is this yours?”

"Is your name engraved on it, or is it a family heirloom?"

"This is clearly an antique, do you think I don't know that?"

Yi Xiaochuan's shouting immediately subsided.

"Even if it's a cultural relic, it's not yours. I found it, so it's mine. What right do you have to take it from me?"

"Hehe, it's a waste to keep this treasure with you. It's better to keep it with me so it can be put to a greater use."

Chen Hong made no attempt to hide his opinion, saying, "Besides, as the saying goes, treasures belong to those with virtue."

What is virtue?

“I am virtue, child.”

Chen Hong took out a flying sword, casually used magnetism to transform it into a sword with the character "德" (virtue).

"See that, child?"

Chen Hong simply emphasized the word "virtue." He said, "I, Chen, am the one who wins people over with virtue."

Anyone who disagrees, step forward.

Seeing Chen Hong's sly and cunning expression, Yi Xiaochuan was furious.

"Shameless!"

"This is the first time I've ever seen someone describe winning people over with virtue in such a shameless way."

"I have never seen such a shameless person!"

"how?"

You're not convinced?

Chen Hong smiled and swung the sword with the character "德" (virtue) on it, slapping it onto Yi Xiaochuan's head.

Bang!

Yi Xiaochuan collapsed to the ground, a bump forming on his head, from which a trickle of blood oozed.

Touching the crimson stain on his cheek, Yi Xiaochuan froze.

"You... you dare to hit me?"

"You dare to kill me?"

"What do you think?" Chen Hong still smiled, like a smiling tiger.

Looking at Chen Hong's smile, Yi Xiaochuan felt a chill run down his spine.

Seeing Yi Xiaochuan's silly look, Gao Yao couldn't help but remind him:

"Xiao Chuan, you need to be smarter. You can't be rude to immortals, or you'll only hurt yourself."

"Fairy?"

"Just him?"

Yi Xiaochuan asked incredulously, "Old Gao, what kind of spell did he cast on you?"

"Have you forgotten that you've never seen a magic trick before?"

"This world is scientific."

"You don't even understand this?"

"Where in this world are there immortals?"

"Besides, he was a security guard at your old research institute, you knew that, didn't you?"

"You're not that stupid, are you? You'd be easily fooled by someone like this, would you?"

Yi Xiaochuan looked at Gao Yao as if he were looking at a fool.

Gao Yao refuted this with just one sentence:

"Then tell me, why did we travel back more than two thousand years to the Qin Dynasty?"

"This this……"

Yi Xiaochuan was stumped by the question and forced a rebuttal:

"Can't this be explained scientifically? Wormholes? Parallel universes? Quantum realm?"

Chen Hong immediately smiled.

"Child, read more books."

"In scientific theory, time does not exist."

It is simply a physical unit that people use to record changes in things.

Without humanity, the concept of time wouldn't even exist in the universe.

Yi Xiaochuan was stunned. "Is...is that so?"

"Son, I know more about science than you do. If you want to talk to me about science, you should go back to school and study for a few more years."

Click!

It was like a sharp arrow piercing Yi Xiaochuan's heart.

Poisonous, extremely poisonous.

It hurts, it hurts too much.

Being despised by someone you despise—that boomerang-like blow still hurts too much.

Chen Hong shook his head. "Science is just a methodology, which usually includes observation, questioning, hypothesis, experimentation, analysis, and conclusion."

It refers to the methods and steps used to analyze things.

Most of those who claim to believe in science are simply lazy and blindly believe in technology.

There is no essential difference between being superstitious about science and being superstitious about gods.

True science involves studying and analyzing anything that exists.

No matter how illogical something may seem—be it metaphysics, cultivation of immortality, or quantum mechanics—if it truly exists, then it is reasonable and can be studied using scientific methods.

"The more you know, the more you realize how insignificant you are, and the more humble you become."

"Even scientists dare not definitively deny everything, but ignorant people can easily deny everything."

Because the more ignorant one is, the narrower one's understanding becomes, and the more absolute one's beliefs become.

"Now, do you realize how arrogant you've been?"

"You think you're some kind of time traveler, looking down on the natives here."

There was a strange sense of superiority within me.

You feel a sense of crisis when you discover that there are other time travelers.

You want to elevate your own status among the transmigrators by belittling them.

To prove that I am the best time traveler, I should be in a leadership position.

Essentially, you are no different from the masses.

"But then again, this is only human nature."

"Aren't I like that myself?"

"To be honest, I am just one of the masses."

“Gao Yao and the others call me an immortal and praise me to a high position, simply because they fear my power, envy my power, want my power, and want the opportunity to live forever.”

"Only I know who I am."

"I am Chen Hong, I am just an ordinary person, just one of the masses, so what?"

"I dare to admit that I'm just an ordinary person who wants power, freedom, beautiful women, and to change the world. So what?"

"what about you?"

“Yi Xiaochuan, you always have this inexplicable sense of moral superiority, criticizing everyone but never yourself.”

"You're asking everyone to be a good person and sacrifice their own interests."

You're the only good person out there, yet you never sacrifice your own interests.

Yi Xiaochuan was furious. "When did I ever ask others to sacrifice their interests while refusing to sacrifice mine?"

(End of this chapter)