Chapter 1 (1/2)

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

The colors of dusk spread across the sky, the clouds red as blood.

In a desolate mountainous region, a carriage pulled by two black Pegasi was flying and weaving through the multitude of mountains. The wind howled as the carriage sped through the air.

On the edge of the carriage sat an old, armored man with a robust and muscular build. Although his hair was pure white, he looked as ferocious as a tiger and was extremely imposing.

In the carriage, there was a mother and a child. The mother was young and beautiful. She wore a long dress embedded with jewelry, and in her hair was a golden hairpin made of phoenix feathers. She looked like an empress.

She was full of tears and hugged her son tightly, shivering as she cried.

Her son was only two years old, laid in her arms. He was wearing a gold-laced garment and had a delicate face, like a porcelain doll.

The two-year-old stared blankly, his eyes showing a level of fear and discontent that did not belong to children his age.

“I have only been reincarnated for two years, and now I’m going to die?” The two-year-old bellowed desperately in his heart.

In his past life, he was from Earth, but he passed away before he was able to thoroughly enjoy life. He played computer games for four days and four nights straight and died suddenly while still at the keyboard.

He reincarnated into this world, which seemed like a world of heroes and cultivation from ancient times, but he retained the memories from his past life!

Compared to his past life, this life was dramatically better.

His father was the Lord of the Zhou Empire– Emperor Yan of Zhou!

Emperor Yan of Zhou is an immortal. He has in his control over tens of kingdoms and over ten billion people. He raised an army of tens of thousands of soldiers and conquered the entire Northern Wastelands.

His mother was a concubine of Emperor Yan of Zhou, named Lady Zhao Xuan. She was much favored by the emperor. Even after she had given birth to a son, Emperor Yan of Zhou still visited her palace regularly.

This continued until last month when Lady Zhao Xuan’s father was reported to be starting a rebellion, and the Emperor became furious. Although Lady Zhao Xuan pled to the Emperor that her father was innocent, the evidence was overwhelming. In his fury, the Emperor threw her into the cold palace.

Five days ago, Lady Zhao Xuan heard that the Empress wanted to murder her with poison, so she asked her sister concubines, who were close to her, to help her escape the Zhou Imperial Palace.

During this time, Emperor Yan of Zhou went out to visit other kingdoms and planned to return in a few months.

If Lady Zhao Xuan were to stay, she and her son Zhou Xuanji would both perish.

His heart ached as he saw his mother in this life crying so miserably. He raised his small hand and touched Lady Zhao Xuan’s face and said, “Mother, don’t cry…”

The physicality of people in this world was stronger than that of humans on Earth, which was why the two-year-old could open his mouth and speak.

Zhou Xuanji usually kept his sentences short, so as not to give those around him a shock.

In the Royal Palace, those who were outstanding will be persecuted.

Lady Zhao Xuan sobbed even harder after hearing what he said.

“Lady, there is a huge river ahead which converges with the Huang Chuan River. If we place the young prince in it, there may be a slimmer of hope for him to survive,” the old general uttered solemnly.

Throw me down?

Adrenaline rushed through his body. This old man was indeed ruthless.

After she had heard the old man, Lady Zhao Xuan took off her necklace, which had a small wooden bead as its pendant.

The thumb-sized bead was just an ordinary bead.

She put the necklace on his neck and kissed his little face, and said, “My son, this wooden bead was born with you. It is also a symbol for you as a prince of the Zhou Empire. When the Emperor finds out the truth in the future, he will send someone to find you.”

After she finished speaking, her right hand pressed lightly on his body. A semi-transparent golden light appeared and enveloped him.

She carried him out of the carriage, looking down.

Below them was a valley as broad as a thousand feet. The river water was rushing down ferociously. Water slapped the rocks by the riverside and threw countless droplets of water into the air.

Any ordinary person would surely die horribly from such a fall.

Zhou Xuanji was freaking out at the sight of it.

My previous life ended with sudden death, and in this life, I have to die so horribly with my body and bones torn and crushed into pieces?

“I’m sorry. If I am still your mother in the next life, I will surely make up for this,” promised Lady Zhao Xuan softly.

The tears on her cheeks were wiped dry. With a determined look, she let go of Zhou Xuanji after she finished her words.

The little child swirled in the air, raised his head, and looked at Lady Zhao Xuan.