Traveling to Ancient Times: My Space Contains Weapons

Chapter 1040 The Code Lock of the Lan Family Ancestral Land

Inside the imperial study, a man in his forties looked at Chu Chen with a terrified expression.

Then, incredulously, he spoke.

Chu Chen didn't waste any words with him and went straight to the point: "Are you a descendant of the Lan family?"

Lan Pi saw that the man in front of him had managed to enter his imperial study quietly.

Moreover, he looked exactly like the man in the portrait, and since he directly mentioned the Lan family, no one dared to be negligent.

He could only cautiously ask again, "Are you really Chu...?"

"That's right, it's me, Chu Chen!"

After Chu Chen finished speaking, he casually sat down on the chair in front of him.

Then he looked at the person in front of him with a smile.

"My name is Lan Pi, and I am the Emperor of the State of Chu. Senior Chu, your presence is truly awe-inspiring. This..."

"No need for formalities, I'm here for two things."

After saying that, Chu Chen took out a purple crystal and a document and placed them in front of him.

Since Lan Pi was an ordinary person, he could not sense Chu Chen's aura.

So he picked up the amethyst and looked at it, then picked up the document. The document was written by Zhou Linsi, in order to prevent Lan Pi from acknowledging Chu Chen's identity and then from cooperating.

After reading it, Lan Pi knelt down before Chu Chen.

"Senior, as you know, the State of Chu was named after your surname."

"When our ancestors came here, they established the Chu Kingdom and the Chenqi Kingdom, all so that our Zhou and Lan families would remember your kindness for generations to come."

"I never expected that you would appear before me at this moment. I am flattered and overwhelmed."

After hearing this, Chu Chen thought to himself that it was indeed true. Now there was still one problem: the arrival of the Zhou and Lan families in the Xuan Domain.

Was it arranged by someone on purpose, or was it a random draw, and I just happened to be lucky enough to be drawn from those two families?

But if it's the former, then this is going to be interesting!

Chu Chen then stepped forward to help him up, saying, "Lan Pi, there's no need for such a grand gesture!"

“Your ancestors, Lan Tianlei and Lan Pengyun, were my close friends. As a descendant of the Lan family, you are also one of my people, Chu Chen.”

"The first thing I've done for you is to collect this item for me within the Chu Kingdom. Collect as much as you can; I have a great use for it!"

"Rest assured, I will not neglect the task assigned by you, senior, and will carry it out immediately."

Chu Chen nodded after listening and gave him an approving look.

"Okay, then let's talk about the second thing."

Do you know how your Lan and Zhou families' ancestors came into this world?

Lan Pi was somewhat bewildered after hearing this, and shook his head, saying, "Senior, this... this junior does not know."

Chu Chen was not discouraged, but continued to speak.

"Did your Lan family ancestors leave behind any ancient texts for me to see?"

Faced with Chu Chen's order, Lan Pi dared not delay. He immediately got up and went to the inner room of the imperial study. When he came out, he was holding two ancient books in his hands.

"Senior, this is a major record of the Lan family's contribution to the entire Chu Kingdom, and also the history of the Lan family's development in the Chu Kingdom."

"If you wish to learn about the past, senior, our Lan family has an ancestral land. However, there are some places I have never been able to enter. If you are interested, you can go there and search for it!"

Hearing that it's the ancestral land, a place even Lanpi couldn't enter, there must be a secret there.

So he immediately stood up and said, "Alright, take me there. I'll take this ancient book with me and return it to you once I've figured it out."

"Alright, this way please, senior!"

After saying that, Lan Pi led the way, and the two walked out of the imperial study and headed straight for the back mountain of the royal palace.

Before long, the two arrived at the back of the mountain. After crossing a wide carriage road and passing through a natural barrier of the mountain, they arrived directly at a large platform at the top of the mountain.

Looking up, one can see a huge royal estate built on the mountaintop.

Lan Pi didn't offer much explanation and led Chu Chen straight to the largest palace in the center.

After entering the palace, Lan Pi finally spoke, "Senior, this is the ancestral land of my Lan family. No matter what method we use, we can't get through that gate. Perhaps you have a way!"

"This junior will not disturb you any longer, senior. Our ancestors said that everything the Lan family has is a gift from you, senior. Please do as you please!"

After saying that, Lan Pi turned and left.

Chu Chen smiled but didn't say anything. Instead, he dragged over a chair and sat down.

He wasn't afraid that Lan Pi had any bad intentions. As the ruler of Chu Tian Realm, if something happened to him within his own Chu Tian Realm, then he might as well relinquish the position.

Opening the ancient book of the Lan family, the first page was, to my dismay, a photo of myself and Lan Pengyun.

Chu Chen felt nauseous looking at him, thinking to himself that he was fine with Xiao Si, but what was this guy all about?

The sentence below is exactly the same as what the Zhou family wrote.

Chu Chen continued flipping through the pages. Besides recording some modern construction methods like those of the Zhou family, there were also things like scarcity marketing, building conglomerates, developing real estate, and developing the tourism industry.

It seems that Lan Pengyun has learned a lot in his life.

Chu Chen flipped through the book, shaking his head. Two hours later, he put it down, unsurprisingly finding nothing.

There is still no record of how they came into this world.

Chu Chen couldn't help but look up at the tightly closed door.

Without saying a word, Chu Chen took three steps at a time and went straight to the gate.

After examining it carefully, he smiled.

"Good heavens, you even made a combination lock. It's a three-digit combination, but thankfully it's not complicated. You can open it using the dumbest method."

Immediately afterwards, Chu Chen began to arrange the three numbers in combination. With his Saint Realm strength, he could calculate these things very quickly.

Another way is to break it open with brute force.

But after a moment's thought, Chu Chen abandoned this idea. If you go to someone's ancestral land and ruin it, it would be unfair to the deceased Lan Pengyun.

As his proficiency increased, Chu Chen's speed also increased.

Half an hour later, the door made a clicking sound, and the dust on the door fell down in a flurry.

"Hahaha, Lan Pengyun, what the hell did you lock in there?"

As Chu Chen spoke, he forcefully pushed open the heavy door.

The door opened, and a putrid smell wafted out, causing Chu Chen to instinctively cover his mouth and nose.

After catching his breath for about half an hour, Chu Chen strode inside.

In his hand, a large, powerful flashlight illuminated the inside brightly.

After walking about a hundred meters, a set of steps appeared in front of Chu Chen, leading down into the ground.

"Not bad, at least you thought of making a basement."