Guarding the River of Time

Chapter 413 - 403: Reincarnation Beneath Time, the Brilliantly Lit Ancient City

This is not the power of an array, but a power of law!

Moreover, this power of law is very advanced, and... I don’t know if it’s just my illusion, but the aura of this power of law feels very similar to the aura I sensed in the Stone Ring.

There is a sense of coming from the same origin.

Thus, the black ship touched solid ground and stabilized. With a wave of Du Ziren’s hand, the light pillar enveloping the black ship reverted into a token, flying into his sleeve.

.....

Only then did Su Mu see the surrounding environment clearly.

At first glance, what entered his sight was a series of ancient buildings, with bluish lanterns shining one after another; on the balconies, shadows danced gracefully, pavilions and platforms crafted an elegant dance with the shadows of the clear moon.

On the ground, small rivers crossed and flowed through the Ancient City, with exquisite rainstone bridges crisscrossing the banks. Small wooden boats moved slowly down the waterways, with old men in bamboo hats steering the boats. Inside the lantern-lit boats were the reflections of women with graceful figures, gathered in threes and fours, seemingly drinking and occasionally bursting into melodious laughter.

Looking at this bustling, lively Ancient City comparable to Chang’an City before him, Su Mu was stunned.

He looked up towards the sky and found that it was bluish—that wasn’t actually the sky but the lake’s water.

In other words, under a large lake, there was such a big Ancient City hidden??

The power of law had severed the lake water above, preventing it from flooding the city, creating a bluish sky.

Under the bluish sky, lights were bright, small bridges and flowing water, lanterns adorned—giving a sense of indulgent dreaminess.

....

"Is this your home?" Su Mu came to his senses and asked the two of them.

Hearing this, Du Ziren clasped his fists and said, "Pardon our inadequacies, senior. It’s actually thanks to your blessing that we have a stable life here."

Because Su Mu maintained the stability of the Long River, he indirectly protected the stability of "this city."

After speaking, Du Ziren took a ghost face mask from his sleeve, wearing it to cover his face and conceal his aura.

"Senior, I apologize. I’m afraid of causing unnecessary commotion, so I covered my face."

"I believe you are also someone who enjoys peace and dislikes being disturbed."

Du Ziren’s status was quite significant. If he appeared in this "market area," it would cause quite a stir.

The Reincarnation King also wore a mask; although his status wasn’t as high as Du Ziren’s, it was still quite significant, just relatively lower than Du Ziren’s.

"It seems your statuses in the city are quite high indeed," Su Mu joked.

"No, no, no, you’re kidding, senior."

Du Ziren hurriedly waved his hand. Before this senior, he considered himself just a minor figure, not daring to show any arrogance.

"The bridge you mentioned, where is it?" Su Mu and Du Ziren, walking down the city’s streets, got straight to the point after a few steps.

The main purpose of his visit was to repair the bridge.

"Senior, we’ve already prepared a banquet to receive you."

"Let’s put the matter of bridge repair aside for now."

Du Ziren said with a smile.

Just as Su Mu was feeling somewhat unhappy, the Reincarnation King seized the moment and said, "Senior, I know you are busy dealing with big matters. We can’t afford to delay your time, nor do we dare to."

"But senior, you have worked so tirelessly for many years; you should allow yourself some relaxation. We won’t take up too much of your time."

After hearing this, Su Mu said nothing further.

Looking at the bright streets of the Ancient City, Su Mu’s heart seemed to relax quite a bit.

Honestly, this was the first time in years of guarding the river that Su Mu had seen so many people, his first visit to a crowded place. To say he wasn’t moved at all was impossible.

Judging the time, it was likely already dark outside now, and he could call it a day.

He decided he might as well stay for the night; early tomorrow morning, he’d repair the bridge, collect his Favor Points, and leave.

Part of the reason for Su Mu’s decision to stay the night was because he thought of Nannan.

If this Ancient City truly poses no danger, he considered... whether he could bring Nannan here for some fun, as Nannan had been by his side, largely isolated from the world.

This beautiful Ancient City seemed to have many fun things, likely to Nannan’s liking.

....

Walking down the street, Su Mu noticed an issue.

The residents of the city, despite their exceptional demeanors, handsome and beautiful, each with quite striking appearances, had no trace of cultivation on them.

This was quite strange; not a single cultivator.

Walking and walking, Su Mu stopped at a small stall around the corner.

The stall was simple yet refined.

A small wooden cart filled with all sorts of handcrafted art pieces, including hairpins, fans, sachets, etc.

Each was exceedingly exquisite; Su Mu casually picked up a hairpin.

He found the material of this hairpin to be very special, textured like wood but feeling like jade, very smooth, with carvings of plum blossom imprints, highly detailed. This seemed not to be handcrafted because an ordinary person couldn’t possibly carve out such artistry; at least spiritual power would be needed.

"Sir, you have a good eye."

The stall owner was a very beautiful woman with her hair in an elegant bun, wearing a light green robe. Even though the robe was somewhat loose, it could not conceal her impressive figure.

Her eyebrows defined, eyes sparkling like flowing autumn waters, neck white as snow—her appearance was truly one in a million.

It was hard to imagine that even a simple stall owner in the Ancient City would have such high beauty.

Yet why did Du Ziren and old ten, these two... look entirely unsightly?

....

"How much is this one?" Su Mu asked.

Nannan had grown, and her hair was long; just tying it into a ponytail every day wasn’t suitable anymore. Maybe she would like this hairpin, this little thing.

"This might be a bit pricey." The woman in the green robe replied with a smile.

"No problem," Su Mu replied.

.....

"One thousand."

The woman in the green robe slowly extended her jade-like finger, speaking softly.

A thousand Spirit Stones?

Su Mu casually took a thousand Spirit Stones from his Space Ring and handed them to the woman in the green robe.

Upon seeing the Spirit Stones, the woman’s beautiful eyes were filled with a puzzled expression.

Spirit Stones?

Seeing her expression, Su Mu thought perhaps the grade of Spirit Stones was too low. Could it be a thousand top-grade Spirit Stones?

Behind him, Du Ziren took a black token from his sleeve and handed it to the woman in the green robe, "Charge it to me."

Upon seeing this dark green token, the woman’s expression changed drastically, and she swiftly declined, "My lord, there is no need; consider it a gift from me to you."

"No nonsense, take it,"

Thus, the woman in the green robe carefully took the token.