That gold coin was put in a rectangular transparent crystal box on the desk of Dragon Emperor's study room. It seemed to be an ornament on the desk. Because it was a bit special, it was put in a crystal box.
Zhang Tie was very familiar with this gold coin because it was the most common standard gold coin which was produced by Pangu Bank under the authorization of the government of Taixia Country. On the obverse side of this gold coin, there was a vivid and delicate pattern of rat bridge, one of the 12 zodiac bridges over the Golden Water River in Xuanyuan Hill. On the reverse side of this gold coin, there was a pattern of blooming peony and the words "Pangu Bank".
In the Chinese culture, rats could gather wealth. The water of the Golden Water River also meant wealth. The blooming of peonies represented wealth. This was the meaning of these patterns on this gold coin.
There were over 100 standard gold coins circulating in Taixia Country. This was just one of them. Zhang Tie had a lot of gold coins in Castle of Black Iron.
This was definitely not an imitation made by someone in Motian Realm on a whim. Because there was no gold mine in Motian Realm at all. The currencies in Motian Realm were all special metal crystals that Zhang Tie had not seen before. The currencies made of these metal crystals were crystal coins.
Zhang Tie was shocked inside; however, he didn't show it.
Zhang Tie picked up that crystal box on the desk and took a look at it out of curiosity. After that, he asked Hong Yukun who was holding some account books on his side, "What's this? Why haven't I seen it before?"
"I don't know either!" Hong Yukun shook his head.
"If you don't know it, why is it here?"
"Over 300 years ago, when Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace held a celebration ceremony, Force Emperor assigned someone to deliver it to Dragon Emperor. It was brought by Force Emperor from Mountain Ruins. Nobody knows what it is. It's said that Force Emperor gifted the same item to Star Emperor. However, as Dragon Emperor had not shown up for many years, nobody knew what it was. Therefore, it was left here for hundreds of years …"
'It was brought by Force Emperor from Mountain Ruins?'
When Mountain Ruins and Taixia gold coins were connected with each other, a possibility occurred to Zhang Tie at once — — there might be a space tunnel connecting Mountain Ruins and Taixia Country in Motian Realm. Otherwise, it couldn't explain why gold coins from Taixia Country could appear here.
Since he came to Motian Realm, Zhang Tie had been looking for ways to return to Taixia Country. Pitifully, he couldn't find any clue no matter how he inquired about it. Therefore, Zhang Tie felt a bit restless. He had not imagined that he could see a wisp of hope to return to Taixia Country in the study room of Grand Dragon Emperor.
This gold coin made Zhang Tie excited at once. He was in a good mood.
Zhang Tie had not found that a common gold coin could be so cute. The luster of the gold coin was full of hope. This gold coin in Motian Realm represented the possibility for him to return to Taixia Country. If not being in the presence of others, Zhang Tie would have exclaimed and danced with joy. Those who were not stranded in another world could never understand Zhang Tie's excitement and feelings at this moment.
Additionally, Force Emperor gave one gold coin to Grand Dragon Emperor and Star Emperor respectively after finding one gold coin in Mountain Ruins. This itself carried a special meaning. It seemed that Force Emperor wanted to pass a special message to the other top powers through this gold coin. As for Force Emperor, a top power in this world, the message that he wanted to pass to the other top powers through this gold coin was absolutely significant. From the perspective of those top powerhouses, what kind of information would interest them?
The answer seemed to be obvious.
Before this, Zhang Tie had almost not thought about the relationship between the disappearance of Grand Dragon Emperor and the world where he came from. However, the possibility indicated by this gold coin reminded Zhang Tie of one thing — — Force Emperor had disappeared for over 900 years while the Catastrophe happened 907 years ago. Is there any relationship between the two events?
"Oh, I've always heard that His Majesty Dragon Emperor has disappeared for over 900 years. How long is it?" Zhang Tie asked Hong Yukun.
Hong Yukun had served as the internal servant of Dragon Emperor Pavilion for over 200 years. He had been in charge of many items and materials related to Grand Dragon Emperor. Although his battle strength was not worth mentioning, he was one of the people who knew the life of Grand Dragon Emperor best in Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace.
"Director, you're really asking the right person!" The internal servant of Dragon Emperor Pavilion replied with a passionate yet humble smile, "It's said that His Majesty Dragon Emperor has disappeared for over 900 years. Many people think that His Majesty Dragon Emperor has disappeared for at least 930 years. In fact, His Majesty didn't disappear for over 930 years. Because His Majesty's whereabouts are mysterious and could barely be grasped by commoners. Sometimes, when His Majesty is in secluded cultivation or deep in some exotic place, outsiders would think that His Majesty has disappeared. Actually, His Majesty has not disappeared for that long. Actually, His Majesty's last time was when he returned to Dragon Emperor Pavilion. When His Majesty returned to Dragon Emperor Pavilion, he entered secluded cultivation for over 1 month and prepared a lot of things. After that, he left there silently. Since then, His Majesty has not appeared anymore. Only some elders in Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace know about this. When I served as the internal servant of Dragon Emperor Pavilion, I read the Daily Notes of Dragon Emperor left by the former internal servant of Dragon Emperor Pavilion. His Majesty last appeared on the 2677th year of Emperor NvWa's Calendar. Therefore, it's 907 years since His Majesty last appeared. After a few more months, it would be the 908th year …"
'907 years, it's really 907 years …'
When Zhang Tie got the answer, he became dumbfounded as his mind became blank.
After a short while, when Zhang Tie started to recover his brain function, the first word that popped up in his mind was — — F * ck! Then, the second word — — F * ck!
Of course, it might be a coincidence; however, the possibility was too low. Therefore, the greatest possibility was — — the catastrophe in the world where Zhang Tie came from and that piece of God's Star were probably related to Dragon Emperor.
'That's not God's Star; it should be Dragon Emperor's Star.'
"Erm … did Dragon Emperor say what he was going to do before he left?" Zhang Tie swallowed his saliva as he asked Hong Yukun after a short while.
"He didn't say it concretely. However, in the record left by the former internal servant of Dragon Emperor Pavilion, it was faintly mentioned that Dragon Emperor might have discovered something great in Mountain Ruins. He came back to make preparations so as to return to Mountain Ruins …"
"Where's the former internal servant of Dragon Emperor Pavilion? Where is he? Is he still in Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace … "
"The former internal servant of Dragon Emperor Pavilion was a supreme-level immortal general of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace and the No. 1 powerhouse in Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace besides His Majesty. He was loyal to His Majesty and followed His Majesty for many years. He was also the henchman of His Majesty Dragon Emperor. After Dragon Emperor disappeared, that person stayed in Dragon Emperor Pavilion for a long time. As he didn't get any news about His Majesty Dragon Emperor, over 300 years ago, when Mountain Ruins was opened, that person risked his life to enter Mountain Ruins for the trace of His Majesty Dragon Emperor and Nine-Heavens Immortal Spring. Unfortunately, he died in Mountain Ruins …" Hong Yukun said as he shook his head with a proper grief look, "What a pity …"
"Is there a portrait of His Majesty Dragon Emperor here?"
"There's no portrait of His Majesty in Dragon Emperor Pavilion. Previously, His Majesty didn't like to hang his own portrait; however, there are some memory crystals in Dragon Emperor Pavilion, which contain the image of the former His Majesty!"
"Where are those memory crystals? Show me!"
"Right on the 2nd floor of the study room. Director, wait for a second, I will get them right away …"
"No need, let's go upstairs and take a look …" Zhang Tie couldn't wait anymore. After hearing that there were memory crystals on the 2nd floor of the study room, he directly went upstairs with Hong Yukun.
There were some jade boxes on a shelf on the 2nd floor of the study room, which contained some memory crystals about Dragon Emperor left by the former internal servant of Dragon Emperor Pavilion.
Hong Yukun opened a jade box. There were four memory crystals inside. Zhang Tie directly took one of them and injected his spiritual energy into it.
There was a person in the memory crystal. Under the moonlight, that person was playing a guqin in the garden.
That person looked dignified and elegant. Eyes half closed, he looked tender and merciful. Watching the guqin, his fingers were slender and powerful as if they were made of steel or jade. Even though he was just sitting there quietly, his transcendent qi of an emperor could never be covered. This person's demeanor definitely ranked first among all the people that Zhang Tie had ever seen.
Amidst the sound of the zither, the moonlight that fell from the sky twisted with the sound of the zither, becoming alive. Slowly, the moonlight condensed into glowing butterflies and all sorts of small birds that danced around the person playing the zither. If one hadn't seen everything with their own eyes, they would have thought that it was a dream.
Undoubtedly, the one playing the guqin was Dragon Emperor.
The image in the picture was very clear. The one who was listening to the guqin was on one side. Therefore, Zhang Tie could clearly see the look of Dragon Emperor — — the image in the memory crystal was definitely that of Dragon Emperor. Additionally, he didn't disguise himself. Undoubtedly, it was reliable.
Dragon Emperor's face was completely strange to Zhang Tie. After glancing at Dragon Emperor's face for a short while, Zhang Tie moved his eyes onto Dragon Emperor's ears.
Ears could transmit a lot of bloodline information. In many cases, ears were more important than looks.
Zhang Tie directly compared Dragon Emperor's ears with Xuanyuan Changying's ears in his memory.
After comparing the shapes and geometrical relationships of some special points and some parts of the ears, Zhang Tie was stunned by the result once again.
Dragon Emperor didn't leave any bloodline in Motian Realm; however, Xuanyuan Changying of the imperial households of Taixia Country had the bloodline of Dragon Emperor …
'Is Emperor Xuanyuan Dragon Emperor?'
No, of course not. Dragon Emperor was already above sage-level knight; however, Emperor Xuanyuan was just a sage-level knight. What counted most was that the legendary life of Emperor Xuanyuan, who founded Taixia Country and saved the fate of humans, was traceable. He grew up step by step since he was young.
Therefore, the correct answer was that all the imperial households of Xuanyuan Country, including Emperor Xuanyuan, had the bloodline of Dragon Emperor. This might be the biggest secret of imperial households of Taixia Country!
The most mysterious process of Emperor Xuanyuan's obtaining Xuanyuan God Sutra in all the legendary life of Emperor Xuanyuan was finally explained.
'Where's Dragon Emperor?
'He's dead!'
This was the closest inference and answer to the truth. If Dragon Emperor was still alive, as a being above sage-level knight, Zhang Tie must have heard about him. None of the human knights across Taixia Country could reach a dead end after promoting to a sage-level knight. If Dragon Emperor was still alive, the history of Taixia Country and humans in the Age of Black Iron over 900 years would be rewritten.
Dragon Emperor was a human, not a deity. Although he was powerful, he was not immortal.
The great price that he paid for crossing two worlds, the unknown dangers brought by the God's Star and the Catastrophe or some experiences in Mountain Ruins might cause irreparable harm to Dragon Emperor.
However, before leaving the world where he came from, Dragon Emperor left his bloodline and Xuanyuan God Sutra to humans in the world where he came from. He also left the hope for humans to survive in the Age of Black Iron and fight demons …
Dragon Emperor ended the secret rule of demons over humans and founded the entire Age of Black Iron alone.
In the study room of Dragon Emperor Pavilion, Zhang Tie unveiled the biggest secret of the world where he came from. Zhang Tie didn't feel thrilled; instead, he felt frustrated and frustrated …
"This scroll of calligraphy was left by His Majesty Dragon Emperor before he left Dragon Emperor Pavilion. It's also the only calligraphy treasure that His Majesty Dragon Emperor left in Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace!"
When Zhang Tie was in a daze, Hong Yukun found a case and opened it before taking out a scroll of calligraphy meticulously.
Zhang Tie unfolded the scroll of calligraphy while a mountain-like qi assaulted his face in a split second, making him breathless.
There were only four words left by Dragon Emperor — —
I die, humans live!
Watching the four words, Zhang Tie's heart pounded all of a sudden as his hands quivered uncontrollably.
"His Majesty Dragon Emperor rarely left calligraphy works. Nobody knows why he left such a set of calligraphy works before he disappeared. When His Majesty Dragon Emperor disappeared, humans in Motian Realm were not in a life-or-death situation …" Hong Yukun said as he pointed at that set of calligraphy works. All of a sudden, he found that the set of calligraphy works was a bit wet as a drop of water spread over the blank space. Hong Yukun was shocked as he turned around and saw Zhang Tie gazing at the calligraphy works of His Majesty Dragon Emperor in a daze. Not knowing why, Zhang Tie's eyes turned red …
(To be continued.)
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