To open?
Or not to open?
This was a choice.
But the answer was right before his eyes, to give up like this.
He was unwilling!
Just as Li Zhen exerted his strength, preparing to push open the door, a voice that struck the soul directly came.
"Curiosity killed the cat!"
Li Zhen felt a chill down his spine; the owner of this voice was far superior to him in strength.
But why did this voice sound so familiar?
Li Zhen suddenly realized.
Something was wrong.
Wasn't this the voice of that brat Yu Daochen?
The moment he turned his head, the scene instantly changed.
When he came to his senses, he found himself deep in a forest.
"Where is this?"
Li Zhen was dumbfounded, no longer able to distinguish whether this was reality or within Yu Daochen's dantian.
But why did everything before his eyes seem so real?
As he was filled with doubt, he saw a man, both familiar and strange, standing before him.
The man's hair was tied high, with a few long strands on each side of his bangs. A smile revealed itself on his pale cheeks, and a black outfit, set against a gray trench coat, exuded an extraordinary aura.
But more importantly, it was because he was inherently handsome.
Li Zhen looked at Yu Daochen before him, feeling a sense of dread.
Although the person before him looked exactly like Yu Daochen, he was certain it wasn't him.
In terms of age, this person should only be about three years older than Yu Daochen, but his aura was terrifying.
"Who exactly are you?!" Li Zhen narrowed his eyes, ready to flee at any moment.
He couldn't possibly defeat this person; he had to escape.
A smile played on Yu Daochen's lips, his voice filled with vicissitudes, "I am Yu Daochen!"
"Impossible!"
Li Zhen shook his head, denying, "You are definitely not Yu Daochen. If..."
Before he could finish, Li Zhen suddenly thought of something, looking at Yu Daochen before him with disbelief, "You are the future...!"
Yu Daochen nodded and said, "That's right, I am indeed Yu Daochen, returned from two hundred years in the future."
Hearing this, Li Zhen couldn't believe his ears.
Although he had considered this possibility, he still found it somewhat unbelievable.
Could this truly be achieved through magic?
Moreover, he could be human.
From ancient times to the present, there had been those who lived to two hundred years old.
For instance, Zhang Tianshi, Zhang Sanfeng, lived to over three hundred years old.
And this was recorded.
But even Zhang Sanfeng couldn't achieve eternal youth.
How did he manage it?
These questions plagued Li Zhen, leaving him unsure where to begin.
Yu Daochen maintained a smile throughout, but his eyes seemed to pierce through Li Zhen's thoughts. He said, "I know what you want to ask, but I suggest you'd better not, because you can't handle it."
Upon hearing this, Li Zhen fell silent and asked, "Is this a hallucination or reality?"
Although he couldn't ask about matters concerning himself, this question should be answerable.
Yu Daochen did not answer, but his smile remained as usual. He retorted, "Don't you already have the answer in your heart?"
Hearing this, Li Zhen couldn't help but glance at the surrounding forest again.
He had already felt that this was not a hallucination, but reality.
But now, after hearing Yu Daochen's reply, he was certain.
This was reality!
But where exactly was this place?
Was he somewhere in the human world, or within Yu Daochen's dantian!?
If he were still in his dantian, wouldn't that mean he harbored a small world within himself!?
Was this brat truly human?
Even immortals couldn't achieve this.
Seeing Li Zhen's shocked expression, Yu Daochen chuckled, "This is indeed reality, but it's not the human world, nor the celestial court, nor the underworld, but rather..."
He stopped speaking abruptly at this point. Li Zhen asked, "Where is it?"
Yu Daochen suddenly became playful and teased, "Heh heh, I won't tell you."
"This..."
Li Zhen was instantly speechless, but he dared not lose his temper.
After all, he couldn't defeat the current Yu Daochen at all.
"Do you want to know what scenery lies beyond that door?" Yu Daochen suddenly asked.
As for the previous topic, Yu Daochen had chosen to forget it.
Perhaps he never intended to answer, merely to pique Li Zhen's curiosity.
"Can I know?" Li Zhen asked tentatively.
He could vaguely sense that the secret of the current Yu Daochen lay behind that door.
Yu Daochen thought for a moment and continued, "I originally didn't plan to tell you, but seeing your curious expression, I've decided to let you have a glimpse."
"Thank you," Li Zhen expressed his gratitude.
To be honest, he truly wanted to know what scene lay behind this door!
Yu Daochen nodded slightly, then raised his hand. *Click*.
The surrounding scenery instantly changed. When Li Zhen came to his senses, he found himself back in the dantian.
Li Zhen carefully sensed his surroundings and discovered that there was no similar aura to the forest from before.
Although Yu Daochen had said it wasn't a hallucination, he still found it too incredible, so he deliberately sensed it.
He found that the forest from before was indeed reality.
Yu Daochen looked at Li Zhen, his expression suddenly becoming serious, "Didn't you want to know what's behind this door? Stop overthinking, focus your mind!"
Yu Daochen's tone was very serious, making Li Zhen involuntarily swallow.
What scene lay within?
Yu Daochen looked at Li Zhen and continued, "Once we go in, everything must be done according to my instructions, even taking a single step must be according to my instructions."
"Alright," Li Zhen nodded.
Yu Daochen continued to instruct, "Also, once we go in, you cannot speak, not a single word!"
Seeing Yu Daochen's extremely serious expression, Li Zhen couldn't help but nod, "I understand."
Seeing Li Zhen nod, Yu Daochen finally smiled and said, "Let's go in."
Yu Daochen led Li Zhen to the door, placed his hand on it, and then looked back at Li Zhen, his smile turning sinister, "Remember, no speaking."
Li Zhen nodded solemnly.
Yu Daochen nodded with satisfaction and chuckled, "Prepare to witness a world-shattering scene."
As soon as he finished speaking, the door was pushed open.
A burst of bright light flashed, and what met the eyes was... a grassland?
Li Zhen was utterly bewildered, confused, and filled with questions.
What kind of grassland is this?
What the hell is this?!
What was the point of this guy telling him not to speak?
Wait!
Li Zhen's expression suddenly turned solemn.
Often, the calmer the surface, the more turbulent the undercurrent.
Perhaps something terrifying was hidden beneath this facade.
Li Zhen examined it carefully, but after staring for three minutes, he found nothing special.
Meanwhile, Yu Daochen beside him looked puzzled, "This doesn't make sense, how could it appear here?"
Li Zhen looked at Yu Daochen next to him, about to speak, but suddenly remembered something and immediately closed his mouth.