We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

Chapter 1015 Trip to Yunmeng Mountain (5)

Xu Jiezi's face showed a hint of helplessness: "Your Majesty, I have already wasted more than a hundred years of my life. How could my master still be alive?"

Upon hearing this, Li Che couldn't help but feel a sense of disappointment.

People from the same hometown... are they really from different times and spaces? In the end, we were destined never to meet...

Just then, Xu Jiezi waved his hand, signaling Lin Qingyuan behind him to step back.

Lin Qingyuan understood, and although he was full of doubts, he still respectfully bowed to Li Che.

Then, he quickly led the innkeeper and staff to retreat far away, leaving the space to the two people sitting opposite each other.

The surroundings quieted down, with only the rustling of the mountain wind through the treetops and the babbling of the stream in the distance.

Xu Jiezi looked intently at Li Che and finally asked the question that had been lingering in his mind for a long time:

"His Majesty's 'smallpox' vaccination method, as well as the 'bacteria' and 'antibiotics' you mentioned..."

"This knowledge is exactly the same as what my mentor taught me; they must be from the same system, right?"

Looking into his double pupils, Li Che knew there was no need to hide anything anymore, and nodded frankly: "Although we have never met, judging from his knowledge and ideas... it should be true."

Xu Jiezi took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in his heart: "When Your Majesty was young, did you ever come into contact with the people of Yunmeng Mountain? Or did you receive any special inheritance?"

Li Che shook his head again, his tone certain: "I can also confirm that before today, we had no dealings with the Ghost Valley sect of Yunmeng Mountain."

Upon hearing this answer, Xu Jiezi's pupils contracted sharply.

Even with his century-long cultivation of inner strength, his heart was filled with shock at this moment: "So... Your Majesty... you and my mentor are both 'born with knowledge'?!"

Looking at Xu Jiezi's shocked expression, Li Che shook his head with a wry smile: "In this world, there is no such thing as 'born with knowledge'."

Seeing Li Che's firm denial, Xu Jiezi's suspicions deepened: "Then what else does Your Majesty know about this 'smallpox' method...?"

Li Che raised his hand to interrupt him: "Leaving aside the method of smallpox vaccination, let me guess... The knowledge left by your master is probably far more than just medicine, isn't it?"

Xu Jiezi remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.

Li Che continued, "Is there any mathematics or arithmetic? That's right, something like simple numerical symbols used to replace complex Chinese numerals."

As he spoke, he dipped his finger into the remaining water in the bowl next to him and wrote the Arabic numeral "9" on the wooden table.

Upon seeing the symbol, Xu Jiezi's body trembled, his double pupils fixed on the distorted symbol before him, his breath catching in his throat.

Li Che took in his reaction and continued calmly, "This is 'nine,' an Arabic numeral that has been promoted for use in freshman mathematics courses at Fengguo University for several years."

Xu Jiezi remained silent, but fine beads of sweat had already appeared on his forehead.

Li Che gave him no chance to catch his breath, and continued, "There's also the multiplication table, is it like this? One times one equals one, one times two equals two, one times three equals three..."

As the familiar rhythm, etched into her very soul, began to play, the color drained from Xu Jiezi's face little by little.

Li Che went a step further, each word like a hammer blow striking Xu Jiezi's heart: "There is also the way of investigating things, the study of exploring the origin of all things... for example, the periodic table?"

"Hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine, neon..."

boom!

Xu Jiezi could no longer remain calm. He suddenly stood up, causing the bench beneath him to tip backward with a dull thud.

He stared intently at Li Che, his gaze completely changed.

Those eyes were filled with horror, ecstasy, bewilderment, and the fear of seeing the true nature of the world revealed.

Seeing this, Qiu Bai, Hu Qiang, and the others in the distance assumed that the old man was going to harm His Majesty, and instantly drew their swords and ran over.

Several men even pulled out pepper spray pistols they were carrying and shouted sternly, "What are you doing?! How dare you be disrespectful to His Majesty!"

Lin Qingyuan was terrified and rushed forward, spreading his arms to stop them: "Misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding! Generals, please don't lay a hand on me!"

Li Che immediately raised his hand and waved it behind him: "Put away your weapons! Do not move rashly!"

When Qiu Bai and the others heard His Majesty speak, although they were extremely vigilant, they still put away their weapons as ordered, but their eyes remained fixed on Xu Jiezi.

Li Che ignored the commotion behind him, his gaze never leaving Xu Jiezi's double pupils.

He then sighed softly and said, "It seems... I guessed right."

Xu Jiezi's chest heaved violently, and it took him a while to regain his composure.

He straightened his slightly disheveled robes and bowed deeply to Li Che:

"Your Majesty, I have devoted my entire life to this cause, yet I have still not been able to grasp the full scope of my late master's knowledge."

"Today I have come to see the connection between Your Majesty and my late teacher. I humbly request Your Majesty to enlighten this old minister!"

Looking into his sincere eyes, Li Che's voice lowered:

"Old sir, there was originally only one person in this world who knew my secret."

"And this person is no longer here... He was the late emperor."

He paused, then looked directly at Xu Jiezi. "So... does the old gentleman still wish to persist in asking? Knowing too much is sometimes not a good thing."

Upon hearing this, Xu Jiezi paused for a moment, a complex expression flashing in his eyes.

He raised his head and said resolutely, "Your Majesty, the knowledge and learning left by my late master is vast and profound."

"I have been sitting in seclusion on Yunmeng Mountain for a full sixty years, and I still feel that I have only understood three or four tenths of it. It is just a glimpse of the whole picture through a tube."

His tone became impassioned: "I am getting old. This body of mine is well-maintained and can last for ten years without much problem, but after twenty years... I will have to leave it to fate."

"I am but an old man from the mountains and fields. When I die, I die. What is there to say about me!"

"However, if my late master's world-changing knowledge cannot be passed down because of me, it would be a loss to the entire world!"

Li Che was speechless. Good heavens, is this even human language?

At 110 years old, he casually says, "Living another ten years shouldn't be a problem"?

If this beauty secret were to be revealed, emperors and generals all over the world would go crazy for it.

But as he looked closely into Xu Jiezi's eyes, he saw that in those double pupils, there was only a pure thirst for knowledge, without the slightest impurity.

Li Che suddenly smiled. His original intention in coming here was to confront Xu Jiezi.

The secret of his journey through time was something he needed to keep tightly guarded when he first arrived in this world.

But now that he has reached his current status, this secret is no longer a big deal.

Especially when dealing with someone as detached and otherworldly as Xu Jiezi, it wouldn't hurt to tell him the truth; he had no reason to leak it.

"Very well." Li Che breathed a sigh of relief, his voice calm. "If I am not mistaken, your teacher, like me, is not from this world."

"We all come from the same 'place,' but it's a completely different world!"

Xu Jiezi's eyes widened, as if a nebula were exploding within his double pupils.

"what did you say?!"