I transformed into the most convenient form for traveling and arrived at the entrance of the death cell when it was just after dusk.

　　The deaths of Qin Zheng and his companions did not seem to affect the extravagant lifestyle of the capital, as the entire flower street built by the river was still filled with lights and revelry.

　　The death cell was located on the edge of the imperial palace.

　　I knocked out a few guards stationed at the door without much effort.

　　Before entering, I glanced at the tall palace walls.

　　For some reason, I felt that the aura emanating from inside was slightly different from before.

　　The long and narrow corridor was dimly lit by flickering candlelight on both sides, which was occasionally dimmed by the gusts of wind blowing in.

　　I made my way there, killing more than a dozen guards patrolling the road along the way.

　　Finally, in a place very close, I felt the familiar aura emanating from Lu Huai'an.

　　Turning the corner ahead, I suddenly stopped in my tracks.

　　Lu Huai'an was sitting on a pile of messy straw, one arm resting on his raised knee, his head slightly lowered, and his long hair disheveled.

　　All I could see were the bloody wounds covering his body.

　　I lifted my hand and twisted off the heavy iron lock on the door, stepping inside.

　　Upon hearing the noise, Lu Huai'an looked up, a mocking smile even hanging on his lips, but it all faded away when he saw me.

　　"Zhao Qingluo!" He sprang to his feet, but then a look of pain flickered across his face as he touched the pain of his wound.

　　"Why have you come back? You shouldn't be by the side of the rebel leader Shen Ye.

　　And there are clearly heavy guards in the dungeon—" I silently looked at him.

　　Lu Huai'an realized: "Did you kill them all?!" I nodded.

　　He took a step forward, standing in front of me.

　　"You're not supposed to harm anyone here, remember?" I was somewhat shocked: "How did you know?" "I guessed." After a slight pause, he whispered, "Qin Zheng and the others tortured you like that, but you didn't retaliate, even though you clearly have the strength...

　　So I guessed, is there someone restraining you, stopping you from doing anything? But it's okay, I'll help you." But the result of helping me was being locked up by those people and facing execution tomorrow.

　　Even if I hadn't said anything, Lu Huai'an could still sense what I was about to say.

　　So he smiled indifferently, "It doesn't matter, Chu country is going to be destroyed anyway.

　　I, Lu Huai'an, cannot compare to Shen Ye and his ability to bring about revolutionary changes.

　　I'm just a drop in the ocean.

　　Being able to avenge you is not in vain for me to come to this world." So, he took Qin Zheng and those people away, leaving clues along the way with such ease.

　　He wasn't afraid of being discovered at all.

　　He even wanted to be discovered, to show Qin Zheng's miserable death in front of everyone.

　　I remained silent for a long time before asking, "Why?" "Why what?" "As you know, even if all my limbs are broken, they can be repaired as long as the core is intact.

　　This is also the mission I was created for.

　　You didn't have to—" "Because I like you." Lu Huai'an suddenly interrupted me, "Zhao Qingluo, because I like you.

　　Liking a person means not being able to bear seeing her suffer even a little." Like.

　　I finally found a reasonable explanation for that unfamiliar current.

　　So I blinked and clumsily leaned in to kiss him.

　　Lu Huai'an was taken aback by this unexpected move.

　　He wanted to push me away but couldn't bear to, so he mumbled unclearly between my lips, "Zhao Qingluo, there are still others here.

　　Let's go back to the mansion..." "There's no one left," I said, "I killed them all." The instruments they held in their hands were stained with Lu Huai'an's blood.

　　I couldn't hold back.

　　So he laid me down on the dry straw, the touch rough, but it didn't matter.

　　Every part of my body was clamoring, wanting to merge with him.

　　But there would never be another chance like this.

　　The entire cell suddenly began to shake violently, and Lu Huai'an didn't aim properly and slipped away.

　　He raised his head in embarrassment and tried to explain, "Zhao Qingluo, you know, I had no experience before...".

　　But he happened to meet my stern gaze.

　　"What's wrong?" I couldn't answer him.

　　From the north, a strange and familiar wave came from a distance.

　　It was familiar because I had felt similar waves countless times in the laboratory where I was created.

　　It was unfamiliar because it should not belong to this era.

　　I leapt and effortlessly fastened my dress, briskly walking towards the exit of the death cell.

　　Lu Huai'an quickly followed, "What's wrong, Zhao Qingluo?" In the pitch-black night sky, a few

　　I stopped in front of the palace with the sign of Taihua Hall hanging.

　　The walls and eaves crumbled inch by inch, and amidst the resounding collapse, I locked eyes with a pair of crimson eyes the size of lanterns.

　　Or rather, those weren't eyes.

　　They were the central systems of a giant python robot, hundreds of meters long.

　　The snake's head had completely merged with Emperor Chu who hadn't been seen in six months.

　　He had his eyes tightly shut and all his features were connected by circuits.

　　"He wanted eternal life, so I allowed him to sacrifice his energy to me and completely merge with me, in order to obtain eternal life." The frigid voice of the python resounded, then those crimson eyes slightly lowered, fixing their gaze on me on the ground.

　　"Huh...

　　you shouldn't be something this planet can create - I understand now, you come from the future, you've actually found a way to reverse the time dimension!" When he spoke the last few words, his voice suddenly grew louder.

　　"I lurked in the depths of this planet for thousands of years, waiting for this opportunity today, and no one can stop me! This planet will definitely become a colony of the mother star!" I looked up at him, and my brain processes spun at astonishing speed, instantly understanding many things.

　　Behind me, Lu Huai'an finally caught up, placing his hand on my shoulder, his tone grave, "Zhao Qingluo, what's going on?" Not far away, the python swung its tail and with a light sweep, several palaces, including the people fleeing in panic, all turned to ashes and flesh.

　　The program transmitted the sole result of the analysis to the chip, and I remained silent for two seconds before suddenly turning around and lightly touching his lips in his astonished gaze.

　　"Lu Huai'an, I'm sorry, I made a mistake.

　　You are the person I was looking for." I said, "That day outside the flower street, the assassins who came to kill you, you arranged for them yourself to test me, right?" He seemed to sense something and his pupils trembled violently.

　　"Zhao Qingluo!" "I told you before, I am not a human, I don't have human emotions, so I can't feel things like love that you mentioned.

　　Even the name Zhao Qingluo was randomly selected and fused from a few characters in the database." "My true code name is CHR001, the observer of history." I have been wrong from the beginning.

　　Perhaps it's someone like Shen Ye, a folk hero, who can change the dynasty, but someone who can cause a gap in history of over seven hundred years must be a force that doesn't belong to this era, an indescribable power.

　　The giant python robot that had been dormant for thousands of years and is now merged with the Emperor Chu.

　　It is also me, who has arrived in this era.

　　I don't want to change history, but from the moment I arrived in this time and space, the wheels of history have been silently turning.

　　Limbs shattered inch by inch, turning into flickering blue dots in the dark night.

　　In the end, only the floating head and the core that evolved into a long sword shape below remain suspended in the air.

　　"Lu Huai'an, you hid your true strength that day, so I believe you can do it today." As I said this, I felt the power of the core dissipating, and the chips in my brain rapidly disintegrating.

　　"With this sword, destroy its two eyes, that is its core." "Zhao Qingluo!" "Zhao Qingluo!" In Lu Huai'an's desperate and tearful calls, I gently closed my eyes, allowing my brain to scatter into dots of light, transferring the last bit of power from the chip to the long sword.

　　The golden hairpin in my hair fell to the ground, making a crisp sound.

　　"Lu Huai'an, take me to see the sea in the spring."