Huo Zhanji and Dai Ying had met up ten days ago, and their every move had been observed by Audrey and Adam.
What they ate, how much water they drank, what clothes they wore, and even their browsing history on the magic network were all meticulously recorded by Adam and Audrey.
Especially Adam; Audrey had worked with him for several months, and this was the first time she had seen him so human, at least showing some emotional fluctuation.
Huo Zhanji and Dai Ying's initial plan was to investigate the truth about time travel themselves.
However, a Soul Master and a Soul Douluo were not even considered high-ranking figures on the continent; they were just two minor figures.
Investigating such a high-level thing as time travel was simply wishful thinking.
After encountering setbacks on the continent for a while, Dai Ying gradually explained the true situation of their family to Huo Zhanji, including the identities of his father and mother.
Later, Dai Ying thought of seeking help from the God Realm; perhaps their maternal grandfather, the Sea God Tang San, would lend a hand.
Huo Zhanji was not familiar with his maternal grandfather, having only met him once when he was very young.
Before that, he didn't even know that the Sea God Tang San was his maternal grandfather.
His parents had never taken him to his maternal grandfather's house.
Dai Ying was in a similar situation; her grandfather seemed to have left when she was little, and she didn't know how he ended up winning the resurrection tournament.
When her grandfather returned, she was already the God of Arrogance, working under the God of Destruction, Tang Wulin.
In her memory, her parents seemed somewhat afraid of her grandfather.
Just as Dai Ying was preparing to set up a ritual passage to contact the Sea God Tang San, and Adam and Audrey were about to intervene, a spatial fluctuation surged into Dai Ying's mind.
The spatial fluctuation was extremely fragmented, leaving only a few strands of information.
Adam quietly watched this information in Dai Ying's dream; it was sent by another "Huo Yuhao" who had almost exhausted his divine power and consciousness.
Even for a God King, with a super artifact in hand, sending information across timelines and world lines was not easy.
As for physical transmigration?
Now that the spatial turbulence had gradually stabilized, that would be like an old man eating poison, tired of living.
There was no other possibility than getting lost in billions of timelines.
After a while, when the spacetime turbulence completely disappears and even information can no longer be sent, the two worlds will once again become completely parallel.
"Xiao Ying…we can't find him…"
"Be careful…"
"Anyway, don't…ask your…father for help, at least not in that era!"
Upon receiving this message, Dai Ying immediately stopped the ritual passage and, with Huo Zhanji completely bewildered, used the Butterfly God Slash to erase all traces.
Although she didn't know why her father would say that, she trusted her father more than her maternal grandfather, whom she had only met a few times.
The two sat in Xingluo City, utterly lost for a moment, until Dai Ying finally decided to go to Xilu City to find Huo Yuhao.
At this moment, Dai Ying and Huo Zhanji walked side by side on the streets of Xilu City, looking around at the shops.
The city gates of Xilu City were guarded much more strictly than those of other cities, but when the guards saw Huo Zhanji and Dai Ying's appearance, their hands trembled.
After issuing them temporary identification documents according to procedure, they quickly let them into the city.
Who in the entire Xilu City didn't know what Huo Yuhao looked like?
However, everyone knew that the great leader, the uncrowned king of the Heavenly Dou Plain, had a daughter.
The members of the Passionate Alliance all knew this, after all, Huo Yuhao himself hadn't denied it, tacitly acknowledging it.
The enthusiastic guards were already mentally reeling from classic fantasy novels about illegitimate children and their inheritance disputes.
"Sister, this place is so advanced!"
"The technology here is comparable to what it will be ten thousand years from now."
Huo Zhanji exclaimed in amazement at the skyscrapers, bustling streets, and soul-guided vehicles of Xilu City.
Many streets were being widened, with better road materials being laid. Dai Ying could tell with a slight step that this kind of surface was definitely prepared for soul-guided vehicles.
"Yeah."
"Incredibly advanced."
"With the internet, Xilu City's technology might be approaching that of Uncle Wu Lin's era."
"How is that possible?"
Dai Ying frowned, looking at the city in confusion.
Huo Zhanji, however, didn't think so much.
He looked at the maid café in the distance with astonishment and said,
"Amazing."
"Did they have maid cafés in this era?"
"I can't even see many in Xingluo City."
Dai Ying turned to look at the maids coming and going, her face showing surprise.
In her perception, the weakest maid was a Great Soul Master.
A Great Soul Master working as a maid?
Even in the future, such a thing wouldn't happen.
Dai Ying suppressed her curiosity and hurried forward. Her immediate priority was to find her father in this era.
According to the description on the Magic Network, her father was actually a Super Douluo in this era.
With his help, they could definitely find the truth about time travel much more easily.
Huo Zhanji was still curiously observing the maid café, even though his parents in the future strictly forbade him from going to such places.
Looking back, he saw that his sister had already reached the end of the road. He anxiously ran over to her side.
"Sis, why are you walking so fast?"
"Wait for me!"
Huo Zhanji stood next to Dai Ying, slightly out of breath, when he saw his sister suddenly stop.
"We're here."
"We're here?"
Huo Zhanji followed his sister's gaze and saw a three-story villa, its overall color yellow and purple, standing out among the many buildings.
"Wow, what an exaggerated color."
"Dad in this timeline must be very powerful!"
Dai Ying led Huo Zhanji closer to the villa and to the front door.
Next to the door was a soul-guided communication device, and Dai Ying pressed the ringtone with slightly trembling fingers.
The unique ringtone of Huo Yuhao's family began to play.
"Hakimi North Green Bean~~"
"Hayaku Milk Dragon~"
"Heh."
A soft laugh appeared behind the two of them, but they seemed not to hear it at all.
"Senior Adam, are you laughing?"
Behind Huo Zhanji and Dai Ying, Adam and Audrey stood openly.
A Soul Master and a Soul Douluo couldn't see through their psychological invisibility.
"I remembered something happy."
Adam maintained his gentle smile, quietly watching the two figures walk away, his clear golden eyes revealing no trace of malice.
After Huo Yuhao learned that Huo Zhanji and Dai Ying were related to the Time Crown, he only temporarily supervised them to prevent them from causing trouble.
Otherwise, Adam had already used his imagination to write a script for them, leading them to their destined end through coincidence.
In Adam's view, these two time travelers were disruptive elements in the plane and should be eliminated.
Audrey glanced at Adam, said nothing, crossed her hands over her lower abdomen, and watched the two figures' actions quietly.
As the master's blade, she would wholeheartedly carry out the master's will.
"Sister...sister, this song is so strange."
"Did Dad like this kind of avant-garde art?"
Huo Zhanji listened to the stilted Hakimi song and felt a little tense.
Dai Ying's tense face also instantly fell.
For some reason, this kind of strange music was very popular on the internet in this world.
It only had a few words, but it could be matched with all kinds of music, and it seemed to be related to cats.
"Tap-tap-tap,"
came a series of hurried footsteps on the floor from inside the villa, the sound strangely muffled.
"Please wait a moment."
A clear and melodious voice entered the ears of the four people through the door.
Dai Ying and Huo Zhanji exchanged a glance, each seeing the other's confusion and bewilderment.
"Sister? What's going on?"
Dai Ying shook her head and said,
"I don't know, maybe she's the sister of Dad's friend in this timeline?"
"Don't worry about that now, let's think about what to say when we see Dad."
Soon, the door opened, and Dai Ying and Huo Zhanji both swallowed hard, starting to organize their thoughts.
"Meow~"
The first thing that caught their eye wasn't the familiar figure, but an exceptionally large black cat's head.
The black giant cat's fur was glossy and smooth, and the soul power fluctuations on its body were extremely strong, probably close to ten thousand years old.
Huo Zhanji recognized this kind of soul beast as the Shadow Cat, a soul beast from the future that had already gone extinct, with a very weak bloodline, and this one was actually close to ten thousand years old!
And how could it be so fat!
Soon, a small head peeked out from behind the Shadow Cat.
It had white-purple hair, a slightly nervous expression on its indifferent face, and seemed unaccustomed to speaking to strangers. Its amethyst eyes held a hint of confusion.
"May I ask who you two are?"
Xia Die asked, holding the Shadow Cat, standing behind the door.
Behind them, Adam briefly appeared, gave Xia Die a gentle smile, and then disappeared again.
Xia Die's eyes brightened slightly, her nervousness easing considerably.
(End of Chapter)
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