Hearing this explosive news, Ye Youxiao's excited heart was about to jump out. Xingzhen Guan! Ah ah, Xingzhen Guan, you damn, adorable Xingzhen Guan! If it weren't for you, would I be in such a miserable and dangerous situation! And thankfully, the Tang Dynasty has you, me, haha, I am Lin Neng! I'm going back!

I originally wanted to ask a fellow internet user to guide me, but Ye Youxiao also knows that the more people who know a secret, the less of a secret it becomes! If my journey through time is exposed, I'll be stuck here forever, living a miserable life and being treated like an inferior human! Just thinking about it is terrifying! It's something I can't accept! So, he decided to go alone.

Remember before crossing over, grandpa took him to Xinzhen Guan. They rode in a three-wheeled vehicle, it probably only took about twenty minutes. That means it was less than twenty miles. When he was younger and his physique was better, he estimated it would take half an hour or so to get there. Well, ancient roads certainly weren't as good as modern ones, but where there's a will, there's a way!

Suddenly, it was as if he saw his adoptive father and mother's concerned and kind eyes. Ye Youxiao couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart: "Is this really goodbye? Isn't it too cold?" When he had rashly crossed over to this world with no relatives, it was his elder sister who stepped forward to save him from those hooligans. It was his adoptive father and mother who gave him a warm home again. For their adopted son, they left the relatively safe Bianzhou and traveled thousands of miles to seek refuge with Lord Xue, almost becoming someone else's dinner!

Just escaped danger and then left without a word? Isn't that a bit heartless?

People can't be so heartless!

Ye Youxiao walked resolutely towards the inn, but he hadn't gone far when he suddenly remembered: how could he say goodbye to his family? Should he just say that he was actually from another time and now needed to go back?

A sarcastic look appeared on Ye Youxiao's face.

Absolutely not!

My stepfather wouldn't believe such outlandish claims. Mother would surely pat her forehead and say, "How can this child be so full of nonsense?" My elder sister would then chime in, claiming he must have been possessed by a malevolent spirit. Mother would then hire someone to perform a ritual to exorcise the evil, and even tie my stepfather up to prevent him from moving an inch...

You'll never be able to travel back in time again!

Xingan Guan is still here, but tomorrow Ye's family will continue westward, gradually drifting farther and farther away. I no longer have any chance to end my time travel back to modern China!

Perhaps in another few decades, my elder sister will be married, and my foster parents will have passed away. Even if I could live to that time, would I not get married and have children? How could I abandon my wife and children then?

His hesitant steps circled again and again, Ye Youxiao's hesitation and uncertainty were written all over the dirt road of Bailuzhen. He finally realized that if he didn't go back now, he would forever be trapped in this chaotic world! Spending decades as a nobody during the Tang Dynasty, becoming a faceless lump of earth silently was his fate. This was Ye Youxiao at the end of the Tang Dynasty, perhaps before the Song Dynasty was even established, he had already been completely forgotten by the world.

Not content!

Taking one last longing look towards the inn, Ye Youxiao muttered to himself: "Foster father and foster mother, don't blame me for being ruthless! Treat me as a dream! I must go back in time, and I definitely can't say goodbye to you. When I return...

Ye Youxiao scratched his scalp, feeling helpless. Should he burn paper for them? They were alive and well! Besides, there was no blood relation between them. Oh, this time travel had brought so many ethical dilemmas!

Suddenly, I thought of the ancestors of the Ye family from my nightmare. Were they really our ancestors? It's even more unclear now. Fortunately, as long as I get to Xingzhen Temple, I can immediately travel back in time. Maybe grandpa is still sleeping! Go home tomorrow, see my parents, and then go back to school...

It brings back so many memories, I'm practically boiling with excitement. Alright, father-in-law and mother-in-law, it's been great knowing you! Farewell for now!

Tonight, there was a moon, and the moonlight cast a gentle glow on the ground. The gibbous moon hung in the west, and Ye Youxiao ran towards it with all his might. In ancient times, there wasn't much nightlife. After 9 p.m., even though it was considered "quiet," Ye Youxiao didn't encounter anyone during his run.

Thus, after half an hour of walking, Ye Youxiao stopped and looked around. The mountain under the moonlight should be Tianjieshan, right? He still remembered that Xingzhen Guan was located on the hillside of Tianjieshan. But what the heck? Where was the road? What about the road to Xingzhen Guan?

Suddenly, a thought popped into my head: Don't you want me anymore?

Ye Youxiao suddenly stopped in his tracks, his scalp tingling. Was it that little ghost? Didn't he leave a long time ago?

Thought: I won't leave, and you are not allowed to leave either.

Ye Youxiao thought to himself, the little ghost must be worried that I crossed over.

Thought: Yes, you left, and with that, my body is gone. I am just a lonely ghost now.

"Ye Youxiao helplessly said: 'I'm not from this era to begin with, heaven has eyes and sent me back to where I belong. Isn't that normal?'"

Thoughts are very stubborn: abnormal, just abnormal!

Ye Youxiao wants to cry but has no tears: people who travel through time are all wind, flowers, snow and moon, then they shake the world. I traveled through time and became a nobody's adopted son, not to mention that I am constantly possessed by little ghosts.

Thought: Don't wear it, don't put it on.

Ye Youxiao was a little angry: If I hadn't come here in time, this body would have been buried and rotten long ago. If I hadn't come here in time, would this body still exist!

With no new thoughts arising, Ye Youxiao felt a bit more at ease. It seemed he still had quite the debating skills. At least, convincing an ancient little spirit wasn't a problem. Thinking this, he ran even harder towards Tianshan Mountain.

But then another thought flashed through my mind: this isn't the way.

Ye Youxiao looked carefully ahead. There was still a field of wild land. However, he didn't believe the little ghost's words. The little ghost was young and had never been here before, so his words were completely useless as a reference.

But a thought crossed his mind: the little ghost hadn't bothered him lately, wouldn't it be out wandering around? So...

Ye Youxiao hesitated, wondering whether to follow his intuition or the little ghost's advice. But the little ghost was against him going back in time; listening to him might lead him astray.

I had a thought: maybe the little ghost could come back with me. After all, it doesn't have much mass, so it wouldn't affect the speed of the travel.

Ye Youxiao was taken aback: "If this little ghost travels back in time with me, then I'd truly be haunted forever. No, no, in that world, I must remain pure and clean. Oh, right, it would be best to go to a temple or Taoist观 and perform a ritual to ensure the little ghost stays far away from me. That's what true peace means."

Thoughts: Would it be too cruel? After all, although the little ghost was bothering me, it didn't hurt me, and it never even played a prank on me.

Ye Youxiao knew that these thoughts were just little ghosts communicating with him. Suddenly, he remembered what his grandfather had said: when doing things, you must prioritize and only choose the right things to do. The most important thing for him now was to travel back in time. As long as he could accomplish this right thing of "traveling back," whether or not to bring the little ghosts along didn't really matter. Besides, he was just in his head, thinking about not bringing him along wouldn't expel him either, would it?

Everything, all of it, is about going back in time. He won't be bothered by the little demons anymore; let them come or go as they please.

Thought: Of course he came. The little demon can't leave this body.

Ye Youxiao smiled wryly and shook his head. Following the little ghost's instructions, he had indeed stepped onto a small path. He thought to himself, "This little ghost really has some tricks up its sleeve."

Thought: The little demon is in my own head. Isn't scolding the little demon just like scolding myself?

Shaking his head, Ye Youxiao decided to stop bothering the little ghost and strode towards the direction of Xinzhen Temple. The more he walked, the more grounded he felt: many of the scenery, though in the night, were places he must have seen before.

I had a thought: wasn't life before crossing over just the previous life?

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"The Taoist priests shut the mountain gate, presumably to resist the invaders, but it was ultimately futile. The invaders broke through the gate, so to speak, and stormed in."

Then a thought crossed my mind: this guess is most likely correct.

Ye Youxiao's mind was racing, but his feet kept moving. His excitement was mingled with half fear: this was the Tang Dynasty, had the pond for releasing animals been built yet? If it hadn't, and with bandits attacking, the Taoist temple could be ruined. Would his journey here have been in vain?

Restless, he searched around and suddenly cried out in joy: "The pond is right by the wall! It's still in the same place as before I crossed over!"

I rushed over to take a look, but I was disappointed again: the fish pond was completely dry. There weren't any koi or turtles, not even one. If there are no released animals, will it affect my time travel?

Never mind, Ye Youxiao gathered his courage, closed his eyes and jumped into the release pond. The familiar feeling of traveling through time came back immediately - he fell again, his butt landing with a painful thud, the world went dark, then bright: he had indeed traveled to the late Tang Dynasty!

Wait a minute, all the previous scripts were right. What's with this "eyes shining" thing? What does "traveling to the Tang Dynasty" even mean? I meant "traveling back to China," okay?

I had a thought: since I've already time-traveled,

Ye Youxiao was exasperated: "What are you wearing? Isn't this just like before we traveled through time?"

Ye Youxiao only had four words in his mind: Time travel failed!

Whenever I think of my grandfather, his words of encouragement always come to mind: "Failure is the mother of success!" Teacher Li also said: "Where there's a will, there's a way!" Ye Youxiao suddenly understood that it must be because his heart wasn't sincere! Alright, I am now sincere, discarding all distractions, let's go!

I fell again, my butt still aching from the impact. My vision went black for a moment, then returned bright: I had indeed traveled to the late Tang Dynasty!

Ye Youxiao narrowed his eyes angrily, I don't believe it! Come again!

How many times have I gone back and forth? A fall was inevitable, and my backside swelled up accordingly. But traveling back in time—it has always been just a beautiful dream.

Just like the beautiful starry sky.

Finally, Ye Youxiao propped himself up against the wall. No, if he kept pushing on like this, even if his butt was smashed to pieces, he wouldn't be able to cross over!

He sat down on the ground in disappointment, and immediately his butt hurt so much that he jumped up.

She jumped up, then suddenly thought of a difference: compared to before she crossed over, the fish pond not only lacked fish and turtles, but also water! Yes, water is the source of life, possibly also the root of crossing over!

The problem is, where to find water?

A thought popped into my head: there seems to be a well in the southeast.

Ye Youxiao hurried over, this time to his great delight: perhaps due to the long period of neglect, the well was almost overflowing. And beside the well, there was even a bucket!

A wooden bucket, the rim is damaged a little, but relatively speaking, it's the least damaged one. Probably no one wants to rob such a thing, so it has always been lonely lying here. Now, it finally has a new owner.

A bucket of water was a bit too heavy to carry. Ye Youxiao could only carry half a bucket back, and although he splashed quite a lot, it proved the saying "a half-bucket of water sways." However, Ye Youxiao's enthusiasm was high. He went back and forth countless times, and finally accumulated most of a tank of water in the pond. At this time, Ye Youxiao discovered that not only his butt hurt, but now his arms were almost too tired to lift.

Hi, if it wasn't for my future—no, it should be said for my past—wait, is it the past or the future?

A thought flashed through his mind: What's the point of agonizing over this useless stuff! Didn't Grandpa say to prioritize? Right now, the most important thing is to travel back in time!

I recalled my experience crossing over: looking at the "fish" in the water (this point relies on imagination), then entering the release pond, and then—back to modern China, just like coming back from a picnic!

Looking at this half-pool of water, I suddenly had a thought: so much water! If the time travel fails, would people find a corpse floating here tomorrow morning?

No. It's estimated that it will take several decades, until after the Song Dynasty society prospers, for someone to come here and repair the Taoist temple, recast the golden statue, and rekindle the incense. Only then will someone discover a skeleton of a young man in the dried-up pond...

He shuddered involuntarily, and Ye Youxiao hesitated. If there was a lifeguard nearby...

A thought flashed through his mind: it would be better to have Aye lead a squad of soldiers standing by for rescue!

Ye Youxiao wryly smiled, thinking to himself: "I'll just take a gamble this time!" If I win, I'll return to elementary school and focus on my studies, becoming an outstanding student. If I lose, I'll become another nameless skeleton in the Song Dynasty!

In short, even if it means becoming Qin Zongquan's servant or food, I absolutely refuse to do so!

Thinking this through, Ye Youxiao closed his eyes and jumped into the fish pond with all his might! top: 74step on: 97