Chapter 2: The Tenth Year of Zhenguan

  Du Changtian suddenly woke up.

  Open your eyes and see that it's not your small apartment but a tastefully decorated room with an antique elegance.

  Mahogany bed headboard, mahogany bookshelf, mahogany armchair and mahogany eight immortal table, as if in a strange world.

  Where is this?

  Du Changtian touched his chest, and the "Transmission Jade Seal" had disappeared without a trace. Those eyes with three points of cunning turned around, and an inexplicable idea arose - this place was strange, it's not suitable to stay for long.

  As soon as he thought of it, his right hand patted the bedside, and he was about to turn over and climb out of the window onto the roof, looking down from a high vantage point.

  He sprang up into mid-air and was unexpectedly affected by inertia, causing him to heavily fall onto the ground.

  The severe pain from his back made him dizzy, and he only had one thought in mind: What the hell is going on?

  For a moment, Du Changtian was horrified, and the scene in his mind still lingered before he fell asleep.

  Du Changtian is a great thief, a legendary great thief.

  Thief Hero Chor Lau Heung is a legendary figure for martial arts fans, but only To Yat Tiu knows that Chor Lau Heung is a real person living in the world. Because he, To Yat Tiu, is actually Chor Lau Heung's junior apprentice.

  When he was young, Du Chang Tian obtained the "Liu Xiang Bao Jian" left behind by Chu Liu Xiang through a chance encounter, and learned Chu Liu Xiang's unique skills, especially his lightness kung fu.

  Du Changtian is a top university history department graduate and an outstanding student, who has a thorough knowledge of China's five-thousand-year history. Every time he reviews Chinese history, his emotions are mixed with all sorts of feelings.

  He was crazy for the great Han Dynasty's heroic spirit, and angry at the Five Barbarians' invasion of China; he was delighted with the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, and sighed at its decline; he was pleased with the flourishing Southern Song Dynasty, and hated the nomadic beasts; he was proud of the Ming Dynasty's integrity, and ashamed of the Qing Dynasty's betrayal. He could only regret that he wasn't born in their era to contribute his strength to China's progress. In his leisure time, he could only read and indulge in fantasies about the past.

  One day, Du Changtian witnessed an antique auction in the West on the internet, and among the items being auctioned off was a Chinese Soul Gem.

  Witnessing this scene, Du Changtian's heart was unable to calm down for a long time. Due to Nu Qing's incompetence, the national treasure was stolen. How many ancient artifacts that witnessed China's prosperity and strength were left abroad?

  Du Changtian didn't dare say that his lightness skill surpassed the blue to come out of the blue, but at least it was not inferior to the realm of Chu Liuxiang in the ancient dragon. He jumped seven feet without blowing dust, and his speed reached the state of coming without a shadow and leaving without a trace. Even if he flashed past someone's side, he wouldn't blow away a single hair on their body.

  With such abilities and facing such a situation, as a descendant of the Huaxia nation, how can one remain unmoved?

  Then, Du Chang made up his mind to rely on his own strength and devote his life to returning the national treasure that had wandered abroad back to its homeland, not disappointing his master Chu Liuxiang's reputation as a "thief chief".

  Since then, a new generation of thieves emerged.

  For five years, Du Changtian traveled across various countries, taking away no less than a hundred cultural relics.

  Du Changtian still remembered that day when he heard about the "Heirloom Seal of the Realm" from the "Rockefeller family".

  Faced with this symbol of Huaxia imperial power, the "Heirloom Jade Seal", Du Changtian handed over the note without any hesitation.

  The defense of the Rothschild family is very deep and strict, Du Changtian absolutely does not deny this. Even if there were 10,000 US Marines, it would be difficult to break through in a short period of time relying solely on manpower.

  But for Du Changtian, it was nothing.

  In "Blood Sea Drifting Fragrance", Chu Liuxiang said, "This time in the capital, I really saw a lot of those so-called famous heroes' faces. Except for Old Bald Eagle and two others, everyone else is a good-for-nothing. That Sheng Sihai is said to have decent martial arts skills, with a pair of judge's pens in hand that can supposedly hit 218 acupoints on the human body, but I just slipped past him and he was still dreaming."

  Even famous martial artists couldn't detect Chu Liu Xiang's figure, let alone Du Chang Tian whose lightness skill was no less than Chu Liu Xiang, not to mention those big guys holding heavy weapons?

  Du Changtian effortlessly jumped over the Rothschild family's wall, then openly and honestly passed by one guard after another, finally lying on the roof of the Rothschild family's conference hall listening to the three silly A's chatting below, waiting for time to arrive.

  Du Changtian had originally planned to use some means, but unexpectedly the stupid and rubbish Rothschild family leader actually took out the "Imperial Jade Seal" in front of him.

  How can this be...

  So arrogant, it's clear that he doesn't take this bandit leader seriously.

  Since the other party was so polite, Du Changtian could only directly enter the hall and take away the things.

  From his entry into the hall to his departure, the time used was only half a second, which shows how high his qinggong is. It's really astonishing and shocking.

  Back home, Du Changtian hid the "Heirloom Jade Seal" away.

  "The Heirloom Seal of the Realm" was too precious, and the Rothschild family was not to be trifled with. Du Changtian wasn't afraid of the Rothschilds' threats, but he was worried about causing unnecessary trouble for the country.

  Although the "Heirloom Seal of the Realm" is a treasured artifact of China, it has fallen into someone else's hands and become their property. Moreover, the means by which they acquired it were not honorable. Therefore, I have decided that after the dust settles, I will pretend to purchase it from the black market as a patriot and present it to the nation.

  Years later, Du Changtian took out the long-buried "传国玉玺" (National Treasure Seal), held it in his hand, lay on the bed to admire it, planning to sleep for a while and then donate it to the Palace Museum as a patriot the next day, letting this priceless treasure return to its rightful owner.

  In his dream, Du Changtian had a dream where the "Heirloom Jade Seal" in his hand emitted a faint glow, as if it was going to take him somewhere.

  When he woke up, he found himself in a strange place.

  His previously unbeatable agility was unable to be deployed: in the past, with just a slight movement of his body, he could float out for tens of meters, but now, with just a slight movement of his body, he merely flipped over and heavily fell off the bed.

  If the world were to know, a great thief chief would be in such a state, wouldn't it make people laugh their teeth off?

  "Second Master, Second Master, wh-what's wrong with you?" A timid voice sounded from beside him, seemingly frightened by his actions, the tone already carrying a hint of wanting to cry.

  Second Young Master?

  Is that you calling me?

  Du Changtian shuddered and closed his eyes in fright, with a very strange expression on his face: Was he dreaming?

  A cool small hand touched his forehead.

  Small hands are soft and delicate.

  Du Changtian suddenly opened his eyes, and a green-clothed girl in her early teens was squatting in front of him, looking at him with a tense face, her eyes red.

  "Who are you?" Du Changtian asked subconsciously, but a terrible thought arose in his heart.

  Did I really travel through time?

  Before becoming a bandit leader, Du Changtian often hung out at the starting point and was no stranger to the current trend of crossing over.

  "Second Master, I'm Linglong! Your maid, you...you don't recognize me?"

  Young maid!

  Where can you still find maids in the 21st century?

  Du Changtian stared at the little loli in front of him, who was almost as cute as a TV star, and tried to calm himself down. He asked: "Linglong, I have a headache and can't remember many things. Tell me, what year is it now? Where are we? What's my name?"

  Linglong Yatou sobbed and replied: "It's now the tenth year of Zhenguan, Second Young Master is called Du He, and this is the residence of Duke Cai!"

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