Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

"Is this the ruins of the Divine Hidden Dynasty?" Song Chi felt incredulous and said, "I can hardly imagine that this Royal City is an ancient structure from over two thousand years ago; it looks even more exquisite and advanced than the buildings in our world."

"It seems that during the era of the Divine Hidden Dynasty, our ancestors had already mastered advanced technology. How strong must the Divine Martial Realm have been, which carried on the civilization and technology of the Divine Hidden Dynasty?"

This question stumped both Xu Xingguang and Huo Wen’an.

After all, the Mortal World is made up of the Infected abandoned by the ancestors of the Divine Hidden Dynasty era.

It’s already remarkable that they could continue to thrive in this infected world and develop a new civilization of their own.

Huo Wen’an had remained silent all along. He gazed at the ancient city sleeping amidst the mountains and rivers, furrowing his brow as he said sadly, "I feel like I’ve been here before..."

He raised his hand to point at the circular domed castle on the highest peak and said, "I remember there used to be a swing there, and when it swung, sitting on it would allow one to see the entire city."

Song Chi looked at the mountain and said, "I don’t see the swing."

Xu Xingguang said, "It’s been over two thousand years; even if there was a swing, it would have collapsed. But even if it’s collapsed, there would still be traces. We can go take a look later." After a moment of silence, she suddenly remarked, "Why do I feel like this place seems familiar too?"

She frowned and walked with Huo Wen’an and the others toward the large gate of the city walls.

When they reached under the city gate, Xu Xingguang looked up and saw the plaque above the gate with the words ’Nocturnal Palace’ written on it. Her steps suddenly halted, and her pupils slightly trembled.

"This is..."

Noticing Xu Xingguang’s unusual behavior, Huo Wen’an turned to look at her and asked, "What’s wrong?"

Song Chi also found it strange.

In Xu Xingguang’s mind, a distant and vague scene flashed by. She suddenly drew a clean set of clothes out of thin air and tossed it to Song Chi, "Find a place to change your clothes."

Song Chi knew Xu Xingguang wanted to send him away as she found him an eyesore.

He held the clothes and went behind a pillar to change.

Only then did Xu Xingguang say to Huo Wen’an, "In my fifth reincarnation, I was the only daughter of a marshal, and my country was called ’Divine Xia Country.’ At that time, our Emperor was unwell, and the Prince started handling state affairs at a young age."

"I remember the year my father died in battle; I was only 17. After his death, I picked up his war sword and became the Young Marshal of the Divine Xia Army. With the sword in my hand, I protected Divine Xia Country and my Prince. Later, when the Prince ascended to the throne, I became his sharpest sword, and at the age of thirty, he named me the National Marshal."

"When I was 45, while on a campaign in the Western Border, a meteorite unexpectedly fell from the sky, releasing black poison gas continuously to the outside world. My army and I only managed to hold out for five days before we all perished."

Xu Xingguang looked at the plaque of ’Nocturnal Palace’ and said, "I vaguely remember that before I died, our Emperor, disregarding his own safety, rushed into the heavily afflicted zone where the meteorite fell and found me."

In that life, she died in the arms of the Emperor.

She pointed at the plaque, unable to conceal the shock within her heart, and murmured softly, "In my fourth reincarnation, I became a very skilled architectural designer, also proficient in the art of traps. The Nocturnal Palace was the tomb I designed for the Emperor."

This is why she felt that the palace seemed so familiar.

Huo Wen’an’s eyes trembled slightly as he asked Xu Xingguang, "What was your Emperor’s name?"

Xu Xingguang said, "Between monarch and minister, initially, I called him Highness. Later, after he ascended to the throne, I addressed him as Majesty. Over time, his name became less memorable to me."

"However, he should have the surname Divine Hidden, though I’m not certain if he was Divine Hidden Crane An. Because the year I died, the meteorite had just fallen. According to Zhang Zhiyi, when the Super Power User sealed us in the Infected Zone, the meteorite had been there for twenty years. So, it could be possible that the person I knew was Divine Hidden Crane An’s father."

Yet this possibility was actually very slim.

Because Zhang Zhiyi had said that Divine Hidden Crane An was the earliest emerging Emperor among the Super Power Users and also the last Emperor of the Divine Hidden Dynasty. He should have been a revered adult Emperor, not a young one.

"However, back then, we never referred to the royal family as the Divine Hidden Dynasty; instead, we called it the Divine Xia Dynasty." This is also why Xu Xingguang had no suspicions upon hearing terms like Divine Hidden Crane An or Divine Hidden Emperor.

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