Chapter 1: Traveling through time and space to become a death row inmate

Chapter 1: Traveling through time and space to become a death row inmate

Traveling through time and space to become a death row inmate, is this a popular time travel setting in recent years?

Zhao Cheng barely opened his blood-stained eyes, looked at the dim cell in front of him, felt the pain all over his body, and gasped in pain.

It's fine if I traveled back in time to be a death row inmate, but it's impossible to travel back in time for two days and be beaten several times every day.

"Awake? Let's continue." A bearded jailer wearing ancient leather armor heard that Zhao Cheng had woken up. His eyes suddenly lit up. He put down the wine jug, picked up the whip and walked over.

With a snap, a fresh bloodstain appeared on Zhao Cheng's face. Zhao Cheng could no longer scream. His mind was filled with thoughts of who he was, where he was, and what had happened.

"He is the only suspect. Beat him to death. You go find the tribute?" A cold voice sounded from the darkness. The jailer holding the long whip shuddered and quickly turned around and knelt down: "Your humble servant pays respect to Her Highness the Princess."

Zhao Cheng raised his head with great effort. He heard footsteps approaching from afar. Soon, six maids and a large group of fully armored guards escorted a beauty in purple and white palace dress into the cell.

The cell was not big, so only two guards were left behind, and the rest quickly lined up outside. The originally noisy screams and cries of injustice in the dungeon suddenly stopped.

"Untie him. I have something to ask you."

The jailer hurriedly took Zhao Cheng down from the rack and gave him a sip of cold wine, which calmed the trembling Zhao Cheng down a little.

"I, I am innocent." Zhao Cheng just shouted a few words, and the princess stretched out her hand. A maid immediately stepped forward and with a snap, a palm print was placed on Zhao Cheng's face, which was covered with skin. It hurt so much, and the hand was so strong.

"I ask, you answer, no nonsense, no silence, no lies. If you can't do it, you die. Do you understand?"

I understand, sir!

Zhao Cheng nodded hurriedly

"name"

"Zhao, Zhao Cheng"

"Oh? So your real name is Zhao Cheng? I thought you would say your nickname, Jade Rat." The princess smiled slightly: "Age"

This made Zhao Cheng a little panicked. Before he traveled through time, he was a young office worker who had just graduated from college, 21 years old. How old was this body?

Suddenly, Zhao Cheng felt a sharp pain in his head, and a picture suddenly popped into his mind. The Jade Rat, who was hiding in his yard counting silver, suddenly looked up, and a man wrapped in a black cloak suddenly appeared in front of him, with the doors and windows still closed.

'You are the Jade Rat?'

'Who are you?'

"Haha, I didn't expect that the famous Cloud-Exploring Jade Rat in the Eastern Capital is actually a teenager of sixteen or seventeen."

"What are you talking about? You got the wrong person. Get lost."

'I want something, you name the price'

"I told you, you got the wrong person, get out of here."

'If you don't answer, you will die'

A ray of light burst out in the darkness, and the sharp aura pierced Yushu's face. However, the next moment, the sharp aura suddenly turned and turned to stab behind the man in black. The tip of a fine steel sword stopped at Yushu's brow, which was originally in front of him, and Yushu's dagger only pierced the man in black's elbow.

"Everyone in the industry thought that the Jade Rat relied on his superb earth escape technique to never fail. I didn't expect that it was the Shadow Stepping Technique that had been lost for a hundred years in Beimang Mountain. No wonder it was so difficult to defend against. This is the last time. Make an offer or die."

Pah, the memories shattered in his mind, and Zhao Cheng was slapped on the other side of his face. A maid stepped back expressionlessly, and it seemed that she had been distracted just now and made the princess impatient.

This seems to be a fantasy world.

"Seventeen"

"He's a talented guy, but what a pity. Where is his stuff?"

"what?"

The maid was about to go up again, but the princess raised her hand to stop her and stood up from the chair.

"Your shabby house was searched from top to bottom by my palace guards, including your three treasure houses that were hidden quite ingeniously. There are many good things, but there is no tribute that my father was going to present to His Majesty. I appreciate that you are a talented person. Hand over the things, and I will give you a chance to redeem yourself by making meritorious contributions."

Zhao Cheng wanted to cry. I wanted to say something, but I really don’t know. I didn’t inherit any memories when I traveled through time. I only remember that someone asked me to get something and you interrupted me with a slap.

Wait, what are you asking me, no, what are you asking the Jade Rat to take? It's not the tribute from the palace, is it?

"Wait, let me think about it, I have an impression"

"My patience is limited"

Zhao Cheng raised his injured hand that was about to show the bone, and slapped his head hard. "Remember, you unlucky jade rat, if you die, you die. Don't make me die with you again."

The scenery in front of him changed. A copper lock shining with a strange light was hung on the heavy iron door. Jade Rat took out a strange tool and slowly reached for the copper lock.

"Oh, such a small lock can be engraved with the five thunders of Longhu Mountain. What a master! Unfortunately, I am taller than him."

Tiny streaks of lightning spread along the tool. Jade Rat flicked his fingers, sending all five streaks of lightning into the air. Then he twisted his hand, and with a click, the anti-theft lock that the palace treasury had spent a lot of money to build opened.

"Wow, the painting of the Phoenix by the previous dynasty, which was said to have been taken into the coffin by the previous emperor, is here. Let me see, hmm, the pair of Mantingfang plates from Ding kiln, I guess there are only these two in the world. This Prince Fu is probably richer than the emperor."

The Jade Rat moved forward all the way, only sighing a few words about these rare treasures that were placed outside and could cause an earthquake, and then never looked at them again. Various ingenious traps were easily cracked, and finally it came to the innermost

A golden table sat in the center. The pure gold reflected the light of the night pearl and shone with warm colors, but it was still completely obscured by the offerings on it.

'A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains!'

"Yes, it is the Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains, the legendary heavenly treasure, which contains a world that can only be possessed by a virtuous person. The Cloud-Seeking Hand is indeed worthy of its reputation. The Five Thunders Technique that I dare not even touch is like child's play in front of you."

A man in a black cloak slowly entered, walked straight to the golden stage, and stared at the scroll emitting a magical light.

"Everyone has their own expertise. I got the stuff, but where's my reward?"

"It's ready, just go there and pick it up."

'where? '

'Naturally the underworld'

The sword flashed, and the Jade Rat snorted coldly, and a group of silver needles were scattered towards the man in black.

The man in black swung his cloak, and all the silver needles rolled back. Then the Jade Rat disappeared from the spot, and the Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains also disappeared.

"Want to leave?" The figure of the man in black blurred and suddenly appeared less than a foot behind the Jade Rat.

What a quick movement! The Jade Rat gritted its teeth, shook its hand and threw the Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains backwards. As the scroll turned, a slender dagger fell out of the scroll.

They were both stunned. Zhao Cheng vaguely thought of a famous story from his previous life.

However, memories will not wait. The man in black stretched out one hand towards the scroll, and a suction force came, sucking the scroll from mid-air into his hand. With the other hand, he stretched out his hand towards the dagger, but unfortunately, an invisible thin thread rolled up and entangled the dagger directly.

Seeing that it was too late to catch it, the man in black changed his claws into palms and slapped them from a distance. A dark palm print appeared out of thin air and slapped towards the jade rat at high speed.

Jade Rat could no longer dodge in mid-air, so he had to grab the dagger and hold it across his chest, taking the blow.

A mouthful of blood spurted out, the dagger shattered into pieces of light, the Jade Rat was knocked out of the treasure house, and the man in black quickly approached.

"Catch the assassin!" Jade Rat screamed to the sky, and the whole palace was in an uproar. The man in black snorted coldly, and his figure disappeared into the night. Jade Rat was caught by the guards who came and thrown into the dungeon.

"Have you thought about it?" The princess looked down at him coldly.

"You mean, Qian..." Before she finished speaking, the princess waved her hand and said, "Everyone, withdraw."

The maid and the guards quickly left the cell, and the jailer followed them out.

"A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" Zhao Cheng slowly uttered these words

"Anything else?" The princess subconsciously moved closer, her voice trembling slightly.

She didn't care about the picture! Zhao Cheng suddenly realized that it was the dagger. Wait, that's it.

"The picture was taken away by a man in black. I didn't touch anything else. If you don't believe me, you can go and compare them." Zhao Cheng decided to tell a lie. If it involves power, anyone who knows about it must die.

“So, you don’t know where the picture is.”

"Although I didn't see his face clearly, I can describe his skills. I think I can use them to find him."

"I don't need your description. I have other ways to lure him out. Come here."

Two golden-armored guards walked into the cell quickly, their cold eyes revealed from behind their helmets, staring at Zhao Cheng on the ground.

"Destroy his Snow Mountain Qi Sea and throw him back to his doghouse."

Although Zhao Cheng didn't know what the Snow Mountain Qi Sea was, he thought it must be something like the Dantian. If it was destroyed, he would be a complete useless person. With Yu Shu's previous reputation, if people spread that Yu Shu was already a useless person, just thinking about that scene would be exciting.

Zhao Cheng's eyes were red with anger: "You want me to die!"

The princess walked out of the cell without looking back: "You touched my things in Prince Fu's Mansion, Yu Shu, no, Zhao Cheng, don't you deserve to die?"