My System Is Three Thousand Years Early

The Tai Chi Diagram of the Wang grade was still a significant temptation for Cheng Guang.

He carefully considered his system task for a long time, then sleepiness washed over him and he fell into a deep slumber.

When he woke up, Cheng Guang pushed open the door to his room, letting the sunlight flood in.

After a quick wash, Cheng Guang planned to head out.

Today, he needed to make his way to North City.

North City was under the jurisdiction of Duke Zhen's Mansion, or to be precise, a city on the border of the Great Zhou's realm.

It bordered other Eight-layered Devil Realms, or the Ten-Layered Demon Sea, where heaven and earth intersected.

It was closest to the Boundary Battlefield and also served as the foremost barrier of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty.

As Cheng Guang stepped out of the courtyard, Qing Luan brought over a horse.

Cheng Guang mounted the horse and headed towards the Entrance Hall of Duke Zhen's Mansion.

Before reaching the Entrance Hall, Cheng Guang noticed that Wu Yuemei and Cheng Zhihai were already standing by the Entrance Hall, watching him quietly.

Wu Yuemei's expression was gentle, her brows filled with warmth. She watched Cheng Guang quietly, smiled graciously, and then handed him a golden jade ring.

"Guanger, this ring contains quite a few things for Qin Yanqiu. When the time comes, just give it to her directly," she said.

"Besides, the journey is long, so take care of yourself, child. There's no need to rush; travel at a steady pace."

Wu Yuemei spoke with the worry of a mother whose child was about to travel afar.

Cheng Guang didn't seem to be particularly concerned by Wu Yuemei's words, simply smiling and offering reassurance.

"Don't worry, mother, nothing will happen."

Wu Yuemei breathed a sigh of relief, "That would be for the best."

"Recently, there have been many assassination attempts against you, but it seems they were all machinations of the reminiscing crown prince. Now that the reminiscing crown prince has been executed, it seems unlikely that anyone else would dare to attack you."

Cheng Guang nodded with a smile.

Cheng Zhihai then added, "Even so, we cannot afford to be careless."

"Guanger, if it weren't for the busy affairs of the Bureau of the Lamp, I would have liked to accompany you to North City myself," he said.

"Once you're there, go and see your grandfather first. After seeing him, make sure to speak well; you mustn't ignore him."

Cheng Guang nodded.

Wu Yuemei and Cheng Zhihai gave Cheng Guang a few more instructions and then stepped aside, letting him depart.

Outside Duke Zhen's Mansion, carriages filled the space, flags fluttered in the breeze, and the autumn wind whistled.

On each carriage, bearing the emblem exclusive to Duke Zhen's Mansion, the appearance alone exuded an extraordinary prestige that seemed invincible.

Ordinary people would feel an inexplicable pressure upon just one glance at the carriage team of Duke Zhen's Mansion.

Cheng Guang tugged at the reins.

"Giddy up!"

As his words fell, hooves kicked up dust, and he raced towards the Capital city outskirts.

After Cheng Guang had set off, the entourage from Duke Zhen's Mansion gradually rose and followed his steps, leaving the Capital city.

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North City was extremely far from the Capital city.

Even though Cheng Guang rode a horse with the blood of an Exotic Beast, capable of covering a thousand li in a day, he wouldn't reach North City in a short time.

If Cheng Guang were in a hurry, he could shorten the journey to seven days.

But if not in rush, taking the journey at a leisurely pace over ten days or half a month was not unusual at all.

Although Cheng Guang was not in a rush, the thought of the Secret Realm that could take Qin Yanqiu's life about to appear at any time, still prompted him to quicken his pace.

When he arrived in North City, seven days had passed.

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Even though it was barely past February and far from April, the heavens above North City were still sprinkling heavy snow.

The snowflakes scattered lightly, carrying a touch of chill, and landed on Cheng Guang's shoulders.

Tramp, tramp, tramp.

Horse hooves stepped on snow.

Snowflakes whirled.

The closer Cheng Guang got to North City, the more he could feel the temperature plummet.

Even with his cultivation at the Fourth-grade Divine Realm, he still felt somewhat overwhelmed by the cold weather of North City.

Cheng Guang wrapped his clothes tighter around himself and gazed into the distance at North City.

The vast North City stretched across the northern lands, with an emanation of cold solemnity coming from there.

It was uncertain whether the chill was due to the weather or the bone-piercing intent to kill emanating from the million-strong Northern Expedition Army within the city.

As the horse hooves treaded on the snow, and the thundering noise reached the front of North City, the soldiers standing on the tall, blood-stained city towers turned their gaze upon Cheng Guang.

Upon recognizing Cheng Guang's figure and face, the soldiers' expressions turned to surprise.

They had already heard that the Town-Nation Duke's Heir would soon be coming to North City to marry Qin Yanqiu, so when Cheng Guang appeared, everyone was not too astonished.

After a brief moment of surprise, they called out loudly.

"Open the city gate!"

The command issued, the heavy Black Iron gates of North City were slowly raised.

The bustle within was revealed.

North City was a city of war, with few shops, taverns, or other entertainment venues; it was mostly filled with training grounds, military camps, and fighting arenas.

Upon entering North City, Cheng Guang immediately felt that each soldier passing by radiated an extraordinary aura.

Each one of them had emerged from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

This was the Northern Expedition Army.

The Northern Expedition Army of Duke Zhen's Mansion, and of the Cheng Family.

As Cheng Guang observed the soldiers passing through North City, he couldn't help but feel a sense of nostalgia and sigh to himself. At this moment, he understood why Emperor Zhou, despite his wariness of Duke Zhen's Mansion and concerns about its growing power, was still helpless against them.