NOVPUBThe town looked like it had not been built long, with a steady stream of people coming and going, making the place lively.
Tian Shi grabbed one of the passing men and asked with a smile, "Brother, may I ask where we are?"
"Who are you people?" the man quickly stepped back, asking warily.
"My brother and I were attacked and passed out, and now that we’ve awakened, we don’t know where we are," Tian Shi explained, "and we can’t find our way back home."
"This place is called Cangyan Town," the man replied, "Of course, you might not know.
Because I am one of the first settlers here, this place didn’t have a name long ago.
It was only given a name after we came to live here."
"Cangyan Town?" Tian Shi turned and exchanged glances with Xu Zimei, both shaking their heads.
"Then could you tell me which continent this is?" Tian Shi continued to inquire.
"What do you mean which continent?" the man said with confusion, "Isn’t there just one Yuan Central Continent?"
"Just one?" Hearing the man’s words, Tian Shi was startled, then his face changed dramatically, and he anxiously asked, "Big brother, what era is it now?"
"Hey, have you lost your memory, or is your head muddled?" the man asked with a laugh, "Of course, it’s the Mythical Era. Could there be another era?"
"It’s over, all is lost," at that moment, Tian Shi sat down in a panic, completely dumbfounded.
The Yuan Central Continent was divided into five parts; that was something from the Wild Desolation era.
In the current Mythical Era, the continent was still whole.
"Are you alright?" the man looked at Tian Shi with some perplexity, asking.
"No worries, my friend is just a bit emotionally unstable, he’ll be fine in a while," Xu Zimei hastily said.
"Well, that’s good. I’m Zhang Chong, if you need anything, you can come to find me," the man said before preparing to leave.
"If you don’t have a place to go, you can also seek out the blacksmith at the east end of the town.
He is the head of the town, and he would surely be willing to let you stay in town.
In this day and age, we should stick together to fight against those monsters."
After Zhang Chong left, Tian Shi looked helplessly at Xu Zimei and said, with a downcast expression, "You said you came from the Extreme West Region.
It appears we have both been transported to this Mythical Era by a chaotic time-space flow."
The Extreme West Region didn’t exist during the Mythical Era; the name came into being after the True Martial Great Emperor ushered in the Era of Emperors.
"What should we do?" Xu Zimei asked with some concern.
"No worry, I happen to know a bit about the laws of time and space," Tian Shi replied, "After all, we don’t belong to this already vanished era.
Since there is a disorder in time and space, once it rectifies itself, we can go back.
It’s just that I don’t know how long it will take."
"That’s all we can hope for," Xu Zimei nodded.
"Do you also come from the era of the True Martial Great Emperor?" Tian Shi stood up and asked.
"No, the holder of destiny in the last era was the Mortal Great Emperor," Xu Zimei shook his head as he responded.
"The Mortal Great Emperor? I haven’t heard of him," Tian Shi’s eyes brightened, and then he remarked, "We might be from different minor eras.
How many Great Emperors were there in your time?"
Upon hearing Tian Shi’s question, Xu Zimei hesitated slightly and then answered, "Quite a few, I suppose. I haven’t counted them precisely.
At the very least, there were several dozen Great Emperors. After all, the Era of Emperors has been gone for hundreds of thousands of years."
"Then do you know who the second Great Emperor to carry the mantle of destiny in history was?" Tian Shi eagerly asked.
Looking at Tian Shi’s eager gaze, Xu Zimei said in confusion, "It seems to be called the Time Emperor."
"Time Emperor, Time Emperor," Tian Shi repeated the name over and over again.
The more he recited, the more excited he became, until he suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "That’s it, it must be me.
I carry the destiny now, haha, I’ve finally become a Great Emperor."
"Are you alright?" Seeing Tian Shi like this, Xu Zimei asked, not understanding his behavior.
"Kid, I’ll tell you the truth," Tian Shi shook his head and laughed, "I come from the second epoch of the Era of Emperors.
The Time Emperor you mentioned, if I’m not mistaken, should be me."
"How can you be so sure?"
"Because in my time, I was the only one cultivating the way of time and space," Tian Shi said with confidence, "If someone else claimed the title of emperor, they would definitely not use this title."
"Oh," Xu Zimei nodded indifferently.
"Why aren’t you surprised?" Tian Shi looked at Xu Zimei somewhat bewildered, "I am a Great Emperor, could you show a little respect?"
"What’s the big deal about being a Great Emperor?" Xu Zimei walked towards the town, turning his head to ask.
"The strongest of an era, you should at least have a sense of awe," the man replied.
"But that doesn’t change the fact that you are currently just a weakling in the Esteem Vein Realm," Xu Zimei glanced at Tian Shi and replied nonchalantly.
He thought to himself, it seems the Time Emperor must have unexpectedly traveled to the Mythical Era not long after he had embarked on the path of cultivation.
His own strength was only at the Esteem Vein Realm, after all.
"Young man, don’t be so hot-headed," Tian Shi shook his head slightly, putting on an air of aged wisdom, "Treat me well now, and maybe when we go back to the Era of Emperors, I can look out for you." 𝘯𝑜𝘷𝘱𝘶𝘣.𝘤𝘰𝑚
"How can one be called a young person if they are not hot-headed?" Xu Zimei replied, "Besides, even if we go back to the Era of Emperors, our timelines are vastly different. You would have already ascended. What use would it be?"
"That’s true," Tian Shi nodded, then continued, "Young man, you’ve got to look further into the future.
Maybe you will be the one to carry the destiny of this world and ascend to join me."
"Let’s hope your words bring good fortune!"
...…
Xu Zimei lifted his head; the two had chatted all the way and had already arrived inside the town.
There was a blacksmith shop there, with a brand-new flag flying above it.
The flag fluttered in the wind, bearing the words "Lin Family Blacksmith Shop."
At the moment, a middle-aged man inside the shop was busy at work.
The sound of hammering iron "clank, clank" emanated from within.
Xu Zimei and his companion walked in.
"Uncle, you are the mayor of this town, right?" Xu Zimei asked with a smile.
The man turned around, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said with a laugh, "Two unfamiliar faces. It seems like you’ve also drifted here?"
"Yes, we’d like to stay here for a while. Would that be alright?" Xu Zimei inquired.
"Cangyan Town welcomes anyone’s arrival. After all, the more, the merrier," the man said with a smile, "But I do need to point out,
once you live here, you’ll need to contribute to the town’s development, just like everyone else.
We don’t support idlers here."
"If the mayor needs anything, just instruct us. We will certainly comply," Xu Zimei replied with a smile.
"We have some who are responsible for farming, others for building houses, or going out to hunt monsters," the man said cheerfully, "Many areas need people, you can choose the work that suits your skills."
