My Dreams Connect to Ancient Times-Chapter 162 - 19: The Supreme Daoist Robe Is Upon Me

Chapter 162: Chapter 19: The Supreme Daoist Robe Is Upon Me

"The Celestial Eye system in Langya City has detected a face from the archives. It’s that Lu Xuan."

At Sakata Heavy Industries Headquarters, a message was passed up through the chain of command, finally landing on the desk of a senior director.

He stared at it for a long moment before saying coldly,

"Report this to the Chairman. Let’s see how he decides to handle it."

As he spoke, the senior director glanced at a screen displaying various metrics on Sakata Heavy Industries’ recent performance. All of them were negative.

Of the more than one thousand various enterprises under Sakata Heavy Industries, nearly half had been shut down or acquired in just a few short days. Many of them were vital corporations involved in providing basic necessities for the public.

Along with this, the Human Dao Fortune that enveloped Sakata Heavy Industries had dissipated by more than half...

Recalling the drastic drop in his cultivation speed over the past few days, the senior director’s expression grew even colder.

......

In the dream.

Ancient Times.

Lu Xuan was sitting on a meditation cushion, quietly sipping his tea and contemplating the Profound Mysteries of the Dao, when he heard a sound from outside the door. He froze for a second, then shot to his feet!

He strode to the entrance and pulled open the heavy doors. As blinding sunlight poured in, the scene outside was laid bare.

At the very front stood a dignified middle-aged man dressed in austere black robes. Behind him were the Eighty-One Armors and over a hundred soldiers on warhorses, every one of them reeking of iron-blooded slaughter. A Black Dragon Banner snapped fiercely in the wind!

"You said..." Lu Xuan was not intimidated by the terrifying aura of the man before him, only asking urgently, "Zhang Ling?"

Duke Mu of Qin was slightly taken aback to see such a young man, but he immediately clasped his hands in a salute and said,

"Lu Zi!"

After a pause, he continued,

"At the behest of Brother Zhang, I have come... to deliver a message."

Lu Xuan quickly stepped aside, gesturing for the middle-aged man of unknown origin to enter the Guardian Storage Room. He then closed the great doors and returned to his meditation cushion, sitting cross-legged.

The middle-aged man also sat down cross-legged.

"May I ask who you are...?" Lu Xuan remained composed, refusing to panic despite the bad feeling brewing in his heart.

The middle-aged man took a deep breath and said in a solemn voice,

"I am the Ruler of the State of Qin, Ying Renhao."

Lu Xuan’s expression shifted slightly. ’The current Ruler of the State of Qin?’

’Duke Mu of Qin??’

He remembered clearly that the Qi Kingdom, where his Senior Brother Zhang had gone, was at war with the Qin Kingdom. The flames of war had even spread to the extremely remote Sui Region, which was why he hadn’t received any letters from his senior brother for some time...

As his mind raced, Lu Xuan remained vigilant, staring at the middle-aged man before him and asking,

"So, you are Duke Mu of Qin. What message did my senior brother ask Your Highness to deliver?"

"Senior Brother?"

Duke Mu of Qin seemed a little surprised but quickly regained his composure. He closed his eyes for a moment, then said softly,

"Brother Zhang asked me to tell Lu Zi something. He said he has entered the cycle of Reincarnation to face his tribulations and that Lu Zi should not worry for him. Also..."

As he spoke, he opened his hand, and a Jade Box materialized in his palm.

Duke Mu of Qin pushed the Jade Box forward and said,

"Brother Zhang also said that he won’t be able to share this Peach of Immortality with you, so he entrusted me to bring it to you, Lu Zi, for you to consume yourself."

As he spoke, he raised his head to size up the newly arisen Great Virtue of the age standing before him.

This Lu Zi said nothing, merely staring blankly at the Jade Box, motionless.

After a long moment, Duke Mu of Qin sighed softly and spoke tentatively,

"Lu Zi?"

Lu Xuan snapped back to his senses. He took the Jade Box but didn’t open it, simply stroking it in his hands.

The last letter from Senior Brother Zhang did say that he had found a Peach of Immortality, and that when he returned famous, they would share it together.

Now, his senior brother’s name had not resounded through Luoyang, nor had the man himself returned. All that had arrived was this Jade Box, and the Peach of Immortality within.

After a long, dead silence, Lu Xuan asked softly,

"’Facing tribulations in Reincarnation’... what does that mean? Where is my senior brother? Where is he now? Where?"

Duke Mu of Qin fell silent.

After a long moment, he said softly,

"His body... has likely been devoured. His head is hanging from the Great Banner of the Qi Kingdom."

Those words struck Lu Xuan’s mind like a clap of Great Thunder, leaving him completely stunned.

’Devoured... his head hung from the Qi Banner...’

The young man’s body swayed slightly, and the fine hairs on his skin visibly stood on end.

"Why..."

He asked with extreme difficulty, his head lowered,

"How could this have happened?"

Duke Mu of Qin opened his mouth but didn’t know where to begin. In the end, he only managed two words:

"My condolences."

A long, long time passed, until the Sandalwood Incense had burned to ash and the hot tea had grown cold.

The young man suddenly looked up, his eyes bloodshot.

"Please, Your Highness, tell me everything that happened. From beginning to end."

Duke Mu of Qin hesitated for a moment but did not refuse. He simply began to recount the events:

"The Qi Kingdom turned its forces to attack the Sui Kingdom. Since my Qin Kingdom has an alliance with Sui, I personally led an army to the Sui Region to engage the Qi Army."

"But the Qi Army was powerful and had the aid of Immortals from the heavens. They were unstoppable."

"Afterward, using the heavy losses caused by the resistance from the people of Sui as justification, Duke Huan of Qi ordered the city to be slaughtered. Brother Zhang confronted him about it to no avail, and subsequently defected from the Qi Kingdom."

"I fought alongside Brother Zhang, leading the Qin and Sui armies against the Qi Kingdom, but we were still defeated. Qi conquered a hundred cities in succession, and they slaughtered a hundred cities in succession. Rivers of blood flowed, and the corpses numbered in the countless millions... After that, the Qin Army was beaten back and retreated from the Sui Region."

"But Brother Zhang did not retreat with us. He went alone into the Qi Region, carved a path through the Qi Army, and engaged Duke Huan of Qi in a battle to the death. I rushed to his aid. We should have won, but the Immortal Gods from the heavens interfered once again, descending with a great punishment..."

"In the end..."

Duke Mu of Qin clenched his fists.

"Brother Zhang entrusted the Jade Box to me, asking me to deliver a message to you, Lu Zi. And then... he..."

Lu Xuan closed his eyes.

Just then, a knock sounded at the door of the Guardian Storage Room. A serving maid entered cautiously, and sensing the heavy atmosphere in the room, she whispered softly,