Chapter 2285: Past Body (1)

A super powerhouse had tailed Su Yu's father when he was six.

This was a being so powerful they didn't dare to look straight at even though they were merely observing a memory fragment.

After laying down a formation to seal everything off about them, he dragged the others toward his home. All along, they kept their backs to the mysterious figure to prevent any potential interruption to this memory fragment.

Su Yu was quite familiar with this whole thing. This was a memory fragment. As long as he was careful enough, the mysterious figure would not be able to detect the spying across time and space.

Back in Su Yu's home, they continued keeping their backs to the young Su Yu, Su Long, and the mysterious figure.

Su Long was in a good mood as he exclaimed, "We're rich!"

"Dad, did you pick up some money today?"

"More or less." Su Long grinned, "You only need to know that we're rich! Son, I'll show you this, but don't show it to anyone. Look, this is a book your old man picked up earlier. A golden book.

"Do you understand the implication of a golden book? In the past, only the most important people would dare to use golden books. Even in the current era, we can still sell the gold for money. I only need to find a suitable opportunity to sell this book and we'll be rich!

"But we still need to be careful since wealth provokes evil designs. Unfortunately, I can't open this book. I wonder if it's a chunk of gold carved in the shape of a book or it's really a book I can't open. This might even be a supreme cultivation treasure..."

"..."

Su Long rambled on and on, but it was clear he was in a good mood. Su Yu could see that Su Long had really stumbled upon the book accidentally.

But he could also feel the sheer power the book was emanating. Su Long seemed completely oblivious of the power radiating from the book. Perhaps the mysterious figure had been masking it from Su Long.

In short, the Book of Time wasn't drained when it was first found. However, the power within was sealed, allowing an ordinary person to walk away with it.

"But why my father?"

Su Yu was feeling doubtful. Who was this mysterious figure? Why would the mysterious figure allow his father to walk away with such a treasure? His father seemed completely ordinary. Or was it possible that this mysterious figure was here for Su Yu? But back then, even Su Yu himself was nothing special.

Su Yu had countless questions. Did he receive the Book of Time as Time Sage's inheritance, or was it simply something given to him by this mysterious figure? The Book of Time was the basis of his rise. Without the book, he wouldn't be where he was.

The mysterious figure remained completely silent. Before long, Su Long was done cooking for the young Su Yu.

Su Yu still avoided looking at the people from the past directly, but he could determine what they were doing by sound. A scene of what was happening appeared in his mind, with the mysterious figure included within it.

By the time they were done eating, Su Long said, "Yu, stay home and don't run around. I'll go out and look for a proper channel to sell this book. I'll buy you a nice, big house after that. I'll even beat Wu Number Three's father up for you before we move. Remember, stay home and wait."

"Ok. Got it."

"I'll leave the golden book home first. Don't show it to anyone. You won't be getting a nice, big house if it ends up stolen. If anyone visits, just say that your father isn't around so you can't open the door for strangers."

"Understood."

"Good boy. I'll go and revisit some of my old connections. Let's see if I can get in contact with Marquis Xia. That damn fatty is very rich. We don't even know what we can do with this book. As long as we can catch that fatty's eye with it, we can even claim that this is an Eternal treasure. He's dumb yet rich. The Xia Family isn't one to do you dirty once the deal is finalized. We're getting rich!"

Listening to Su Long as he rambled along, the adult Su Yu smiled. His old man had been quite gutsy back then. As a nobody, he was actually planning to make a deal with Marquis Xia. If he had succeeded, Su Yu would have lived a completely different life.

Before long, Su Long was gone.

The expression of the adult Su Yu changed. The mysterious figure...had remained. This unknown entity wasn't tailing Su Long. Rather, this entity was following the Book of Time.

Time Sage?

Culture King?

How curious.

Great Zhou King and the others were greatly surprised as well. The unknown figure wasn't here for Su Long. In that case, this figure could only be here for the book or Su Yu.

"How did the cookbook end up in the hands of a piece of trash?"

Suddenly, an unfamiliar voice rang out. South Heavenly King nearly leaked their presence from her sheer shock. Fortunately, Su Yu was able to cover up for her in time.

"A pity."

The same voice continued speaking.

They didn't know what the figure did, but next, the young Su Yu spoke, "You...who are you?"

Su Yu's face turned solemn. He saw that figure when he was six?

Did that figure reveal itself to him?

Before the figure could respond, the young Su Yu exclaimed with a tone of pleasant surprise, "Grandpa? Is that you, Grandpa? Dad said that Grandpa is amazing. He can fight ten mayors alone. Are you back, Grandpa?"

Su Yu's expression turned odd. Grandpa? He remembered that his grandpa had died long ago. Why would he mistake this stranger for his grandpa?

"Grandpa?"

The figure laughed and said, "Little Guy, you got the wrong person..."

"Not at all! Grandpa! You're Grandpa!" The young Su Yu cheered, "Allow your filial grandson, Su Yu, to give you a kowtow! You're finally back, Grandpa! The people here have been bullying me! Grandpa, Dad just left. I need to tell him that Grandpa is back!"

And then, thuds rang out as the young Su Yu performed the kowtow.

The adult Su Yu's expression changed again. At the same time, the figure muttered with surprise, "What a sharp mind. Little Guy, are you scared that I'll kill you?"

"N-not at all. H-how will Grandpa kill y-your grandson?"

"Kid, you need to understand that when one grows strong enough, they can grasp even the thoughts of others."

The figure smiled, "I'm very surprised to find a boy with such a sharp mind here. Are you thinking of having your father deal with me? It won't work. He's too weak."

Great Zhou King and the others looked at the adult Su Yu with odd expressions. Was this guy so shrewd at such a young age? At six, he was already smart enough to kowtow and call a random guy his grandpa just to survive.

Good heavens!

The young Su Yu's acting was so good that they had nearly believed that his grandpa had really returned. It was either that or the boy had gotten the wrong person. But nope, it was all an act.

"Wu...Grandpa, are you hitting me as well? I'm a motherless boy. Everyone bullies me for it. Is grandpa going to bully me for it as well? Grandpa..."

The eyes of the adult Su Yu gleamed. This was definitely not him. Nope. He did not remember any of this happening. He would never kowtow or call anyone his grandpa. At six, he was already old enough to attend school. He definitely wouldn't do something so embarrassing.

Of course, anything was possible if he was desperate enough. But he couldn't remember this whole scene happening.

The figure smiled and said, "A pity. I'm not here for you or I wouldn't mind accepting a disciple here. I'm here for the cookbook. With the Heaven Gate shut, my time here is limited."

That simple sentence was enough to jolt Su Yu's heart. What was this? Heaven Gate was shut...Was this someone from behind the gate? Like the Master of Death, he couldn't manifest himself out here for long. Previously, the Master of Death was only able to send his willpower projection out for a short time.

Was this figure...a mere projection as well? A mere projection or a clone, yet it felt incomparably strong to Su Yu's senses.

Su Yu was greatly shocked as a vague story took form in his mind. Something must have happened to Time Sage. Thus, she tossed the Book of Time out.

As a result, the Heaven Gate was temporarily opened by either Time Sage or the main body of this figure, allowing this figure to leave alongside the book. However, the figure couldn't stay for long.

The Book of Time was supposed to return to Culture King's Residence, but Su Yu's father had stumbled upon it and brought it home. Why didn't this figure kill his father instead of following his father home?

Su Yu was feeling very doubtful about that.

The young Su Yu showed none of his fear as he asked curiously, "Grandpa, aren't you back to see Yu?"

"You're an interesting one, little guy." The figure chuckled, "I'm here to find Xing Yu. A pity. I thought that I could see Xing Yu by following the Book of Time when Wen Yu encountered trouble. But no, that didn't happen."

Once again, Su Yu's heart jolted. Human Emperor? Why was this figure looking for Human Emperor? The figure had assumed that the Book of Time was sent to the Human Emperor, but that wasn't the case. Instead, the book was merely sent back home.

"Xing Yu? That's me!" The young Su Yu exclaimed with joy, "So you know my name, Grandpa! I'm Xing Yu! My official name is Su Yu, but my mother was a Xing, so I can also be called Xing Yu!"

"..."

Su Yu's face darkened. Absolute nonsense! Wait, was he such a liar at such a young age? Nope. No way! He was a simple and innocent boy!

Great Zhou King and the others knew that Su Yu would survive this encounter. He would even inherit the Book of Time from this encounter. Thus, they weren't too worried. Rather, they were looking at Su Yu wordlessly. Did this powerhouse fall for the lies of a wimpy kid like that?

How would Su Yu have received the Book of Time otherwise? After all, this figure was clearly not here for him. Did the first fortuitous encounter in Su Yu's life something he received through a scam?

As for why the figure was looking for Human Emperor, nobody could be sure. It could be anything. They only knew the result of this encounter. Ultimately, the Book of Time would go to Su Yu.

The figure chuckled, "Xing Yu? You're not Xing Yu, little guy. That is an almighty being. But you can consider calling yourself...Wen Yu. You have Culture's bloodline in you(Wen = Culture). Wait, isn't this Nanyuan, the former home of Wen Yu and the others?

"Territory of the Culture...with many descendants of Culture's bloodline here. Culture isn't any weaker than me. Culture won't be happy that you're switching your ancestor as you pleased."

The figure smiled and said, "Culture, Sun, Moon, Eternity...all these people were supreme powerhouses. But their bloodline inheritance had thinned after so many years. Humanity...is indeed the beloved of the heavens. There are so many powerful bloodlines to be found in this tiny Human Realm. Unfortunately, many of them are watered down."

The figure lamented.

The adult Su Yu and the others were both surprised and unsurprised to hear that. There were indeed many descendants of big shots in the Human Realm. For example, anyone with the surname Zhou could claim the heritage of Human Ancestor.

One only needed to go far enough back to find a powerful ancestor. But they were so many generations apart that they might as well not be related. Nanyuan used to be Culture King's fief, but was that not all? Many years before that, this was also the territory of Culture King's ancestor, someone known as Culture? In that case, it wouldn't be surprising for anyone in Nanyuan to have the bloodline of Culture.

Su Yu wasn't too bothered about it. After all, standing right beside him was Great Zhou King, someone who might have descended from Human Ancestor's bloodline.

The young Su Yu couldn't understand all that. He spoke with the same sweet and innocent tone, "Grandpa, are you a Wen as well?"

"Me?"

The figure seemed rather relaxed even when he was supposed to have limited time here. Why was he wasting his time chatting away with a wimpy brat?

The figure said, "I'm not a Wen."