Meeting Emperor Hades
This was Ye Zichen's cycle of reincarnation.
In order to confirm his suspicions, Ye Zichen returned to the first lit spot on the stairs. He placed his hand on the wall and looked at the patterns on it, as well as the words.
2717 BC – 2599 BC, Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan.
1105 BC – 1045 BC, King Xin.
795 BC – 771 BC, King You of Zhou.
Ying Zheng, Lu Bu, Li Shimin, Zhao Kuangyin, and Zhang Sanfeng.
The walls clearly recorded their births and deaths, as well as all the major events that had transpired while they were still alive. Their lovers, their lives, and their deaths.
At the end of the stairs, they saw ….
Ye Zichen.
Nine lives.
This was clearly a record of Ye Zichen's nine lives of reincarnation. Ye Zichen couldn't close his mouth in shock. He stared blankly at the walls, at the records, unsure of what to say.
"If you've finished reading, come on over."
Suddenly, the scene inside the hall changed. The stairs Ye Zichen and Su Yiyun had taken earlier suddenly disappeared.
They were now standing in the center of the hall. At the very front of the hall stood a youth in black robes. He held an ancient tome in his hands and slowly flipped through it.
"Master."
The bald Su Yiyun immediately bowed to the youth. Ye Zichen, despite his shock, bowed as well.
"Junior Ye Zichen greets Your Excellency Emperor Hades."
The youth closed the tome and set it to the side. Only then did Ye Zichen notice that there was a small bookshelf to the youth's left. The bookshelf was filled with bamboo slips and scrolls.
At the same time, the youth looked over. Ye Zichen finally saw Emperor Hades's face clearly.
He was too young.
Emperor Hades's face was as young as a teenager's. This was completely different from the Emperor Hades Ye Zichen had imagined.
However, Emperor Hades's gaze was as deep as the sea, as if it could pierce through time itself. Under his gaze, Ye Zichen felt as if he had no secrets at all. He was standing before him, completely naked.
"Yiyun, you can leave. I want to have a good chat with your friend."
After a brief moment of staring, Emperor Hades spoke. Su Yiyun, who was waiting in the hall, nodded and cupped his hands.
"Then this disciple will wait outside."
Ye Zichen turned around and left the great hall. As he left, Ye Zichen shot him a meaningful glance.
He didn't know Ming Di at all. It was already strange enough that Ming Di was looking for him, but now he wanted to talk to him alone.
Although Ye Zichen had seen quite a bit of the world, he couldn't help but feel a bit nervous when facing such a powerful existence alone.
"Ye Zichen."
After Su Yiyun left, Emperor Hades said his first words to Ye Zichen.
She simply called out his name and did not say anything else. Even so, the pressure on Ye Zichen increased exponentially.
After taking a few deep breaths, he cupped his hands and replied.
"Junior is here, Your Excellency Emperor Hades. Why did you purposely bring me here and use such a troublesome method to send Su Yiyun to find me? What does Your Excellency Emperor Hades want to talk to me about?"
Given Emperor Hades's status, if he wanted to see Ye Zichen, he didn't need to go through all that trouble.
"Also, when I came in earlier, the patterns on the walls seemed to be related to my reincarnation."
"Yes."
"I asked Yiyun about it on the way here, but he couldn't see the patterns. In other words, Your Excellency Emperor Hades wanted me to see them on purpose."
"Of course."
"I don't understand."
Ye Zichen cupped his hands, then looked up and waited for Emperor Hades to explain.
"What does that have to do with me?" Emperor Hades flatly refused.
Ye Zichen was certain he didn't understand. Anyone else would've been at a loss after what he'd just gone through. There was no problem with him seeking an explanation, but he'd forgotten …..
He was nothing more than a nobody who hadn't even reached the supreme level.
No matter how well he'd done in the Lower Lands, he was currently sitting across from Emperor Hades, who was on par with the God Emperor. In the face of such an existence, he was nothing.
Just because he didn't understand didn't mean Emperor Hades had to explain.
Such a resolute response made Ye Zichen's hands tremble involuntarily. Emperor Hades's resolute response reminded him that his status wasn't equal to Emperor Hades's.
Ye Zichen silently lowered his head. Emperor Hades glanced at him a few times, then casually pulled out a scroll.
"In truth, I've been keeping an eye on you for a long time. As for that long, I'm afraid you'll have to trace it all the way back to your first life, the Yellow Emperor. "
Emperor Hades's tone was calm, and he didn't try to exert any of the authority he usually did in front of others.
Despite himself, Ye Zichen's heart trembled, but when he thought back to the time he'd seen his record on the Wall of Reincarnation, he knew that Emperor Hades was telling the truth.
Without waiting for him to speak, Emperor Hades placed the scroll on the table, then tossed the other scrolls onto the table in front of Ye Zichen.
"These scrolls all record your cycles of reincarnation. The stories of your reincarnation are quite interesting. Whenever I have nothing better to do, I'll take a look and pass the time. Of course, I'm only telling you this to let you know that I've been keeping an eye on you. "
A faint smile surfaced on Emperor Hades's face. Sensing it, Ye Zichen spoke up.
"Thank you for your concern, Senior, but what exactly is it about this junior that's worthy of your attention?"
Emperor Hades chuckled, but didn't answer Ye Zichen's question.
It seemed that Emperor Hades wouldn't answer any of his questions. Ye Zichen didn't want to embarrass himself, so he just shut up and let Emperor Hades speak.
"There are some things you shouldn't know, so it's best if you don't ask. I'm getting old, and I'm starting to talk too much. I almost forgot why I called you here. Let me ask you this: do you know the Five Elements Great Emperor? "
Why was he suddenly bringing up the Five Elements Great Emperor? Ye Zichen inexplicably furrowed his brows.
Given Emperor Hades's status, there was definitely a reason he was asking this question. Furthermore, he had no way of confirming Emperor Hades's relationship with the Five Elements Great Emperor, nor did he know his relationship with the God Emperor.
"This junior has heard of him."
It would be a lie to say he didn't know, but if he said he did, the Five Elements Great Emperor had died tens of thousands of years ago, and the God Emperor had sealed off all information about him.
Saying he'd heard of him was the safest answer.
"You've only heard of him? It's that simple?"
To Ye Zichen's surprise, Emperor Hades laughed inexplicably. He hooked his right hand at Ye Zichen, and he sensed a strange fluctuation from his spatial ring. Before long, the Yao-Sealing Pagoda flew out.
The pitch-black pagoda flew towards Ming Di and landed in his hand. At the same time, Ming Di spoke.
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