Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 110 - 85: The Truth Revealed!

Chapter 110: Chapter 85: The Truth Revealed!

This was a passenger terminal.

From its architecture and layout, it must have been identical to the real world.

Both worlds exactly the same?

The crow flapped its wings and flew into the passenger terminal.

It immediately spotted the clock hanging on the wall.

The city’s power had not gone out.

So the crow saw the digital numbers on the electronic clock:

"06:09, October 15, United Era 2035"

Below the clock was a national map.

Even though many place names didn’t match, Wu Xiaode still spotted the location of the Capital at a glance.

As for Baijiang City, it corresponded with Jiangxia City in the real world.

Indeed.

The two cities were just differently named.

The crow pondered for a moment, then flew out of the passenger terminal and transformed into human form beside a derailed train.

He took out his phone, opened the navigation, selected to use offline maps, entered "Jiangxia" to "Capital," and tapped start.

A sultry female voice immediately sounded:

"Ready to depart."

"Going to the Imperial Capital, the total distance is 308 kilometers, it will take approximately 3 hours 22 minutes, estimated arrival time 9:32 AM."

There was no reason to hesitate!

Wu Xiaode transformed into a crow and soared into the high sky, wrapping himself in the thick silence of the Demon Mist, flying towards the direction of the Capital.

Only that gradually fading female voice came from the clouds:

"You have deviated from the route, please replan your route."

"You have deviated from the route, please replan your route."

"You have deviated from the route, please replan your route."

Several breaths later, the female voice abruptly ceased.

The demons swirling around in the air suddenly lost their target, hovered in mid-air, feeling oddly perplexed.

...

A raging storm.

The crow finally saw a familiar cluster of buildings.

He flew down, quietly landing on the roof of an apartment building.

Looking inside through the glass—

Almost nothing had changed.

The crow gazed through the window, indifferent to the rain drenching his feathers.

Television. Bookcase. Dining table.

Sofa. Coffee table.

Even the photo that hung on the wall.

—No change at all.

This was home.

But this was the Otherworld!

Why did this Otherworld also have such a home?

The crow flapped his wings, circled in the air, and landed in the stairwell, transforming back into Wu Xiaode.

He hesitated then walked to the door of his home and reached up.

The keys were indeed there!

Holding the familiar key, he unlocked the door.

Wu Xiaode stepped through the doorway.

Inside, there was thick dust everywhere, clearly, no one had lived there for a long time.

But it still existed.

Unlike in his original world, where his home had been burned down by someone.

Wu Xiaode walked to the bookcase, touching the thick books one by one.

"High School Essential Problems"

"Sprint to the College Entrance Exam"

"Dragon Gate Question Bank"

...They were all too familiar.

Wu Xiaode suddenly felt nervous at the thought of something.

He held his breath, lightly pulled out a workbook from the shelf.

The cover of the workbook clearly read:

"Class: Senior Year Class Eight"

"Name: Wu Xiaode"

—It was himself.

It really was himself!

Was his counterpart in this world still alive?

Wu Xiaode felt both anxious and nervous as he walked step by step to his bedroom door and pushed it open.

Desk.

Bed.

The boxing champion poster on the wall.

Everything just as it had been.

What about himself?

His gaze circled the room, finally resting on the desk.

Though the desk was covered in dust, the black and white photo was still clearly visible.

The photo was of him.

Beneath this photo, there was a notebook pressed.

Wu Xiaode stepped forward and flipped open the notebook, only to see rows of graceful handwriting:

"Today is July 15, United Era 2032, Little Wu, I finally found the person who stabbed you and avenged you."

"You can rest now."

Wu Xiaode took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

First of all, the current world’s time was 2035.

This notebook was written three years ago!

The handwriting was Xia Huilan’s.

She—

Was she still alive?

In this world, he had already died three years ago.

—Dead from a stab in the back from a little thug.

Wu Xiaode turned the page.

"July 16, the disaster erupted."

"July 30, it was said that the Royal Palace offered refuge, but the princess, after losing her father and brother consecutively, had decided to seal off the Royal Palace completely, shooting anyone who approached on sight."

"July 31, the princess left the Royal Palace leading an army to fight against the demons, ultimately dying in battle."

"August 5, I can’t hold on any longer, might as well go out and die fighting the monsters, that way, I could at least see you again, Little Wu."

The handwriting ended there.

No more entries followed.

She was gone.

Wu Xiaode closed his eyes.

Calm down, calm down, this is another world.

Yes—

In this world, he had been stabbed to death three years ago.

Xia Huilan was dead.

Zhao Junyu was dead.

Zhao Zhibing was dead.

They were all dead.

This was a parallel world.

"Three years later..."

Wu Xiaode murmured to himself, turned around, walked back to the living room, took down the photo of his parents from the wall, then left the house.

This was actually a parallel world three years later!

Who could have guessed the truth would be so shocking?

Wu Xiaode stood outside in the hallway for a while, gathering his thoughts.

At least in his own world, that thug who stabbed him from behind had been burned to death in this building.

Sister Lan was still alive and well.

He still had a chance to survive.

Two worlds, entirely different fates!

Even though countless disasters could descend in the next three years, at this moment, the Emperor of the Empire was still alive; everyone was still alive.

There was still a chance!

Wu Xiaode lightly leaped, transformed into a crow, and soared towards the direction of the palace.

...

In the wind and rain.

The crow gently landed, perched on the railing, and shook off the raindrops from its body.

The palace had become unrecognizable—

It had turned into a massive metal box, seamless at every joint, with no visible entrances.

Zhao Zhibing had sealed the palace and then went to meet her death.

If that was the case, why hadn’t the demons attacked the palace?

Unless—

There were no living humans inside.

The crow transformed back into Wu Xiaode and gently landed in front of the palace gate.

Beep!

An icy electronic voice came from the gate:

"Warning, only members of the Royal Family may enter the palace. If you insist on proceeding, you do so at your own risk!"

Holes popped out around the gate’s walls, each housing a dark gun barrel.

Wu Xiaode took a few steps back and examined the entire structure.

There were human corpses everywhere, even many skeletons lying on the rooftops.

But the entire structure was intact.

There was no damage that would allow anyone inside.

—Should he try using the Dream Blowing Blade?

Wu Xiaode pondered for a moment, then looked up at the row of hidden cameras above the palace gate.

The icy voice immediately sounded again:

"Warning, this is the palace. If you do not leave, you will be exterminated immediately!"

Leave?

He indeed had to leave, but before leaving, could he take a look inside?

After all, only the Emperor’s information system could record all that had transpired in the nation over these three years.

This held enormous reference value for the real world.

—At least one could know what disasters would occur and when they would erupt.

But how to gain entry?

Barge in?

What if there were self-destruct measures left inside...

Suddenly, Wu Xiaode remembered something, felt around in his pocket, and took out his cellphone, aiming the back at the palace gate.

"Sorry, please scan my QR code,"

he said.

—Indeed, this was somewhat absurd.

But this QR code was bestowed by His Majesty, possessing the effect of "as if the Emperor himself were present."

And this was a parallel world.

This meant that many things were interconnected.

Wu Xiaode stood holding his phone for a while.

The voice did not drive him away again or bring out anything formidable to kill him.

Beep!

A soft sound.

The Emperor’s majestic voice resounded around the entrance of the palace:

"As if the Emperor himself were present!"

Boom, boom, boom—

The gate opened.

Two humanoid robots stood at the entrance, one holding a machine gun and the other a spear, both warily aiming behind Wu Xiaode.

"QR code holder of the Imperial court, please enter quickly,"

"Our energy is running low; if monsters attack, we might not be able to hold them off,"

the two robots said.

Wu Xiaode immediately walked in.

Boom, boom, boom—

The gate closed.

"Do you need to preside over national affairs?" one robot asked.

"...Please lead me to it," Wu Xiaode said.

"This way."

The two robots guided him through the side halls and directly into the council hall.

All the bamboo plants had withered away.

The entire hall was empty, except for the heavy silver metallic helm placed squarely on the throne.

Both robots stood on either side of the throne.

"Please put on the state affairs real-time connection helm,"

one robot said.

Wu Xiaode stepped forward and placed the helmet on his head.

Hum—

A soft noise emanated from within the helmet.

It was too large, completely covering his eyes and nose, turning everything pitch black before his eyes.

But in the next second,

this darkness transformed into brightness.

Lines of luminescent text appeared before his eyes:

"Regenerating new Emperor’s privileges."

"Attention!"

"You are not a member of the Imperial Family."

"You do not have Imperial privileges."

"You cannot use this helmet to view any state affairs!"

Wu Xiaode was stunned for a moment, then removed the helmet and gently placed it on the throne.

What to do?

To know what had happened over the past three years, he must download the data from this helmet to understand the details of all events!

Imperial Family members.

That would only be Zhao Zhibing.

Maybe some other permissions were needed too.

He must go back and inform the Emperor.

Wu Xiaode abruptly stood up, then slowly sat back down.

How could he make the Emperor believe all this?

After pondering for a few moments.

Wu Xiaode took out his cellphone, opened the video, and began filming.

"I have discovered that this is a parallel world, yes, it’s three years into the future."

"Your Majesty, look, this is the palace."

"I have not touched the throne or the helmet, but they are indeed here."

"Ah, no, I did touch them. This was to investigate the history of the past three years in this world, but I couldn’t access the system."

"I am sending this video to report to you, to see if we can find a way to obtain privileges and use the helmet."

"This is the situation; look at the bamboo behind me, all dead."

"Definitely not some special effect."

"I’ll go outside and show you."

"Now we have left the palace, we’re on the street outside, look, there’s no one around, just monsters, and there’s a monster over there."

"It’s chasing after me, okay, I’ll end the video here."

Wu Xiaode put away his phone, stepped back, and hid within the silent Demon Mist.

The monster suddenly lost its target.

It looked around suspiciously and let out a frustrated roar.

Wu Xiaode quietly watched the monster.

Now, the secrets of the Otherworld had been laid bare.

—Should he kill this monster and then return to the real world?