Simultaneous travel: City, infinite evolution

Chapter 412 Rescuing Princess Yunluo and Obtaining the Tathagata Palm [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

The peaceful days didn't last long. Soon, Chen Hong received news that a company was secretly smuggling Chinese cultural relics and ancient treasures.

Chen Hong naturally could not let such scum go unpunished.

An investigation revealed that they had dispatched two white-collar workers, Wu Dehui and Li Chi, to leave Hong Kong Island and travel deep into mainland China, specifically to Heilongjiang in the north, to pick up goods.

Because both of them are novices and don't know the truth, it's actually more convenient and safer for them.

When Chen Hong heard their names, they sounded familiar, and he realized that this must be the plot of some movie.

So Chen Hong also went to Heilongjiang in the north and found the place where the two would deliver the goods.

These two idiots thought they were just going to get fake goods to cheat people out of their money, not knowing that they were going to get the real thing.

By the time they discovered the truth, it was too late; they were surrounded by mainland troops.

Selling cultural relics and national treasures without authorization is a serious crime; it could get you arrested and forced to work on a sewing machine.

The two sides exchanged fire, and the smuggling gang was scattered by the army.

The two panicked and fled, running around aimlessly.

Chen Hong followed them, scanning with his divine sense, and quickly discovered a cave before they did.

Chen Hong casually used a superpower from the Under One Person world—the ability to create a maze—and made the two of them spin around in circles, completely bewildered. They were so frightened that they quickly ran away, afraid that they wouldn't have many legs left and would be haunted by a ghost.

Chen Hong then went to explore that cave.

This is a cave with puddles and vines.

Chen Hong immediately noticed a huge gold ingot placed on the stone, with the words "A great gold gift to the destined one" engraved on the wall.

Chen Hong knew this was 100% a trap, designed to swindle greedy people; the tomb raiding tactics were too obvious.

Chen Hong naturally didn't touch the mere gold ingots.

Continuing their exploration, they discovered a stone tablet inscribed with: "The only way to survive is to wade through the water. Chapter Twenty-Four."

"That's interesting." Chen Hong felt like he was exploring a secret map in a game.

So Chen Hong took off and flew over a small lake.

There is a group of snakes living on the shore of this lake, and it is clear that there are snakes underwater as well.

Chen Hong avoided yet another trap.

After passing the snakes on the shore, we arrived at a new burrow.

A stone tablet reads: "Once a copper coin is inserted, it shines brightly."

Chen Hong casually tossed a copper coin into the mouth of the toad statue beneath the stone tablet, and clusters of flames immediately lit up, illuminating the entire cave.

"Interesting." Chen Hong's lips curled up. "This mechanism is quite ingenious."

Looking around, all I could see were people with holes everywhere.

In the middle sat a man wearing a straw raincoat, who looked like a wandering swordsman, with his hand on the white bones of a skeleton.

Turning my head, I noticed a pillar that was emitting a red glow, flashing as if it contained magma.

Continuing to wander around, I saw another man sitting cross-legged, his palms facing the sky, his body covered in spider silk, yet his flesh remained incorruptible.

A stone tablet stands nearby: "The great hero Long Jianfei is buried here."

Chen Hong finally couldn't help but complain: "There are stone tablets and signs everywhere, as if they're afraid people won't know. Do they have time to do all this when they're dying in such a panic?"

"These predecessors really like to play the game of leaving opportunities for future generations."

Chen Hong found a box next to Long Jianfei's body, sealed with a yellow label that read: Great Rejuvenation Pill.

Uncover the yellow scroll and you'll find two secret manuals inside: "Buddha's Palm" and "Seven-Spinning Slash".

Opening the book "Buddha's Palm," it turns out to be a completely new version of "Buddha's Palm," different from the Stephen Chow version.

Chen Hong couldn't help but complain: "How many versions of the Tathagata Palm are there in this world?"

"The bigger the brand, the more pirated copies it gets."

After thoroughly studying and memorizing the "Buddha's Palm" and "Seven-Spinning Slash" manuals, Chen Hong looked at the contents of the box.

There was something wrapped in a red cloth, with a piece of paper on it that read: "Can cure all poisons and double your power."

Upon opening it, I saw something that looked exactly like a penis-shaped banana. It appeared to be well past its expiration date and looked terrible.

However, Chen Hong knew that this thing really worked, and its effects were many times stronger than the Shaolin Great Rejuvenation Pill in the martial arts world.

After carefully scanning and analyzing the drug's ingredients, Chen Hong put them all away.

Chen Hong knew that the Great Rejuvenation Pill was extremely powerful; ordinary people who took it could immediately gain the internal strength of a master and learn martial arts instantly.

Chen Hong scanned the pillar emitting red light and realized that there were actually two people inside, so he struck out and shattered it.

Suddenly, a peerless beauty appeared, dressed entirely in white gauze, with long black hair and a white silk crown, resembling a goddess, and appeared to be practicing her internal energy with her eyes closed.

Beside her stood a maid-like servant, also dressed in a white gauze dress.

Seemingly waking from a long slumber, the two slowly opened their eyes.

"How long have I been unconscious, Xiaoman?" the stunning beauty asked her maid.

“Princess, I’ve been waiting for quite a while,” the maid replied while massaging the beauty’s shoulders.

The beautiful princess looked at Chen Hong: "Did you save me?"

Chen Hong listened to the two women's strange accents and his expression turned odd.

How should I put it? It's like a celestial fairy descending to earth, transforming into a down-to-earth, earthy woman from the Central Plains. "Yes, that's me."

"Judging from your voice, is it a Central Plains accent?" the beautiful princess asked.

This beautiful princess speaks with a northern accent, a mixture of Mongolian and Chinese, somewhat like a fusion variant, quite different from the authentic Central Plains accent.

The maidservant quickly replied, "Hehe, yes, Princess, he's just like me, a southerner, and he speaks the Central Plains dialect."

Chen Hong narrowed his eyes and judged that this princess should be from the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, the Han people in the Central Plains were called "southern barbarians".

"Why are you dressed so strangely?" The maid looked at Chen Hong's modern attire with a puzzled expression.

"In fact, in this day and age, it is your clothing that is strange."

Chen Hong explained, "If I'm not mistaken, you should be from the Yuan Dynasty."

Now, we are in modern times, nearly a thousand years from now, and the Yuan Dynasty has been gone for almost several hundred years.

"What!" the princess exclaimed in shock. "Our Great Yuan Dynasty has been extinct for hundreds of years?"

"We've slept for so long?" The princess looked at her maid, completely bewildered. "Didn't I remember just taking a short nap to regulate my breathing? How could hundreds of years have passed so quickly?"

"Moreover, our Great Yuan Dynasty unified the world and had a vast territory, so how could it have perished so quickly?"
They've been extinct for almost several hundred years. So, they didn't even last a hundred years? That's too fast!

At this moment, Xiaoman's maid caught a glimpse of the wandering swordsman standing there in a straw raincoat.

"not good!"

“Princess, Tiancan is still alive; he’s still alive today.”

"What!" The princess looked over and, sure enough, saw Tian Can's familiar face.

"Oh no, Tian Can is the number one expert among the evil sects in the world. We can't beat him."

"Why don't we... kill him before he wakes up and solve the problem once and for all?"

Xiao Man's eyes darted around, and she made a brilliant suggestion.

The princess rolled her eyes speechlessly: "Tian Can is too strong. With our skills, it would be difficult for us to kill him."

What if he encounters danger and his martial arts instincts awaken him prematurely?

Chen Hong smiled slightly, "Let me do it."

Chen Hong took direct action, altering Tian Can's mind and turning him into his servant.

In Tiancan's memories, Chen Hong also learned that this guy had eaten a thousand-year-old ginseng king, which extended his lifespan by a thousand years. Therefore, unlike the princess and the other two who were frozen in ice, he was able to survive until now on his own.

Chen Hong couldn't help but complain: What kind of amazing ginseng king is this that can make people live for thousands of years?

Despite how outrageous this ginseng was, it didn't stop Chen Hong from extracting Tiancan's cells to test the exact components of the thousand-year-old ginseng king and the mechanism by which it extended lifespan by a thousand years.

This tyrant actually liked Princess Yunluo, so he kidnapped the princess and Xiaoman back then, wanting to marry the princess.

It was later subdued by the four great monks of Shaolin, and thus fell into a deep sleep for hundreds of years.

Chen Hong also found all the martial arts he knew from Tian Can's memories, including a very powerful one called "Tian Can's Kick," which was his signature martial art.

Chen Hong only awakened Tian Can after turning him into a servant.

Princess Yunluo and her companion were startled: "Young Master, why did you release this villain?"

"Don't worry, he's under my control now and won't attack you again."

"Master." Tian Can knelt down and bowed respectfully to Chen Hong.

Princess Yunluo and the other woman then confirmed that Chen Hong had indeed taken control of Tiancan, because Tiancan, with his pride, would not kneel before anyone casually.

Princess Yunluo looked at Chen Hong with a hint of curiosity.

To be able to subdue such a vicious person as Tian Can is something that not everyone can do.

"Alright, let's go back to Hong Kong Island first. It's no longer the Yuan Dynasty, and you'll need to adjust to modern life."

"You can stay with me from now on. I'll help you integrate into modern society."

"Then thank you very much, young master." Princess Yunluo bowed gracefully to Chen Hong.

"Okay." Chen Hong nodded. "Let's go."

Chen Hong led the three out of the cave, and then flew on clouds, taking them directly to Hong Kong Island.

"Wow!" Princess Yunluo and her maid were both terrified and amazed.

"You...you can fly through the clouds? Are you some kind of immortal?"

Princess Yunluo grabbed Chen Hong's arm in fear, disregarding all restraint and etiquette. Looking down at the distant and insignificant earth beneath her feet, she felt her legs go weak, fearing that she would fall and be smashed to pieces.

Xiao Man also grabbed Chen Hong's other arm in fear.

Tian Can looked at Chen Hong with even greater awe. Even though he was the number one expert of the Great Yuan Evil Sect, he was as insignificant as an ant in the face of a god-like figure like Chen Hong.

"Alright, don't be afraid. It's just flying through the clouds. It's the same as driving for the first time. You'll get used to it after a while," Chen Hong comforted him.

"Driving? What is driving?" Princess Yunluo asked Chen Hong with an innocent and naive look in her big eyes.

"Driving a car? You can think of it as driving a horse-drawn carriage."

"Oh, I understand now." Princess Yunluo covered her jade-like hands with her wide white silk sleeves, patted her chest, and looked at the vast land and tiny city under the white clouds with lingering fear.

"Don't be fooled by how light and airy the clouds seem; they actually have substance. Stepping on them is soft and bouncy, just like jelly or cotton. Why don't you try it?"

Princess Yunluo actually tried it. She stepped on it and found it to be soft and bouncy, just like stepping on something solid. It was amazing and very comfortable.

(End of this chapter)