My System Is Three Thousand Years Early

Behind the ferocious mask lay eyes as profound as an ancient well.

When Cheng Guang entered the bamboo house, the young man seemed to still be gazing at the pond outside the window in a dazed manner.

He stared in that way for a good while.

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He didn’t turn his head to look at Cheng Guang.

It was as if he hadn’t even noticed Cheng Guang’s presence.

Cheng Guang saw the young man’s behavior and didn’t mind, a slight smile appearing on his lips. He just stood quietly to the side, observing the young man.

This young man was the Great Tang Emperor, treated with such respect by Zhou Qingxu.

He looked very young, but Cheng Guang had no idea how old he truly was.

He was also unclear about the extent of the Great Tang Emperor’s cultivation realm strength.

For now, he decided to quietly watch for changes.

If there were no changes later, he would immediately use his means to escape from this place.

Cheng Guang’s mind flickered with thoughts, having already made up his mind.

Seconds and minutes ticked by.

Cheng Guang didn’t have to wait too long before he suddenly heard a sigh from the young man who had been focusing on the pond outside the bamboo house.

Following that,

The young man slowly turned his head to look at Cheng Guang.

When Cheng Guang’s eyes collided with those of the young man in black clothes and hair,

For a moment, the world around Cheng Guang spun, and all the scenery began to twist.

The dark aspects within Cheng Guang’s mind surfaced one after another, resentment, greed, and cruelty all inundating him.

“This is…”

Cheng Guang had already lost himself, but when his Primordial Spirit fell into the darkness, or perhaps it was said, in his ears, a flash of golden light suddenly shimmered.

An image of a man with a halo above his head, dressed in a Buddha Robe, appeared in Cheng Guang’s mind, hands together, muttering: “Amitabha Buddha.”

The moment that voice sounded, Cheng Guang’s mind instantly cleared up.

Cheng Guang took a deep breath; the confusion in his eyes gradually vanished, and the twisted world around him returned to normal.

The young man saw how Cheng Guang had snapped back to his senses, his eyes slightly raised in surprise, taking a few more glances at Cheng Guang, then seeming to sense something from Cheng Guang’s presence.

A trace of shock flashed in his eyes.

“Master Xuanzang…”

“No, it might not be him, Master Xuanzang can no longer be revived and reborn, so why do I sense the aura of Master Xuanzang from this Town-Nation Duke’s Heir?”

The young man murmured to himself, shocked, but his face showed no unusual expression.

“Princely Heir of Great Zhou.”

After a pause, the young man was the first to speak, observing Cheng Guang and uttering his identity in an even tone.

“Your strength is indeed a bit peculiar; your cultivation realm seems to have been forcibly elevated, and you’ve even utilized Tri-color Grass, no wonder Zhou Qingxu has no way to deal with you.”

The young man slowly spoke.

With just a few words, he had peeled away Cheng Guang’s background.

Cheng Guang, listening to the young man’s words, couldn’t help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

He truly hadn’t expected that the Great Tang Emperor knew of the existence of the Tri-color Grass.

Had it not been for the system task alert, Cheng Guang still wouldn’t know what Tri-color Grass was or its function.

Yet the Great Tang Emperor knew.

Could it be,

Was the Great Tang Emperor really some ancient immortal who was buried in a coffin and had climbed out again?

Cheng Guang did not conceal the emotions within his heart, and the young man could tell what Cheng Guang was thinking just by looking at his face.

The Great Tang Emperor’s face showed a smile, and though he laughed, he made no sound, “Although with your means, with your identity, you have quite a few ways to gather intelligence, I still can’t figure out how you came to learn about Great Tang’s existence.”

“Or even how you made contact with me through Zhou Qingxu.”

“What do you want to do with me?”

The Great Tang Emperor smiled slowly and voiced his doubts.

Cheng Guang, facing the gaze of the Great Tang Emperor, did not feel much intimidation but calmly and steadily replied.

“I also learned of Great Tang by accident, and I don’t quite remember how it came to be.”

“I don’t quite remember…”

The Great Tang Emperor nodded slightly, not saying much, only responded: “Hmm… continue…”

Cheng Guang then said, “As for contacting you through Zhou Qingxu, my main purpose is that I hope to join Great Tang.”

When the Great Tang Emperor heard Cheng Guang’s words, he smiled again, “You want to join Great Tang?”

“Are you sure?”

Cheng Guang’s expression remained unchanged as he said, “There are extraordinary people and wonders in the world, no one knows what the future holds.”

“If a Sky-Man as powerful as Zhou Qingxu is willing to follow you, it seems to me there’s nothing out of the ordinary for me to want to join Great Tang.”

The Great Tang Emperor smiled and nodded, “Makes sense.”

After saying this, the Great Tang Emperor fell silent again, silently observing Cheng Guang.

If the Great Tang Emperor had not seen the possibility of Master Xuanzang’s aura on Cheng Guang, upon learning Cheng Guang’s purpose for finding him, he would have immediately rejected him.

Even if Cheng Guang, the Town-Nation Duke’s Heir, had vast power in the mortal realm and a prestigious identity, he was nothing but a passing cloud in the eyes of the Great Tang Emperor himself.

But,

Having seen a different aura on Cheng Guang, the Great Tang Emperor suddenly changed his original thought.