Sky Curtain: My Happy Daily Life Exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 12 Rumble! There are no gods in heaven!

Beep beep beep! The little guy ran all the way home.

When we got home, the little guy, still panting, was still caught up in his excitement.

Lu Chen led her to the restroom to wash her hands.

While washing her hands, the little one was still a bit confused. She tilted her head and asked, "Brother, why does everyone call me 'Hanfu Baby' and 'Little Tang Dynasty Doll'?"

"Because you're different from us." Looking at the little girl's bewildered expression, Lu Chen felt it was time to talk to her about it.

He crouched down and gently rubbed the little guy's round head:

"Sizi, look, we are modern people, and we usually wear clothes like this. You are from the Tang Dynasty, so you wear Tang Dynasty clothes. Right?"

Lu Chen pointed to her jeans and short-sleeved shirt, then to the little guy's ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress).

Yes! My clothes are different from others.

Little Sizi nodded.

"However, many modern people like to wear ancient clothes."

We refer to all dynasties before modern times, such as the Qin, Han, Three Kingdoms, Tang, Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties, collectively as ancient times. So, you are a person from ancient times, understand?

"Yes, I understand." The little guy nodded again.

"We call the clothes worn by the ancient Han Chinese Han people Hanfu. The clothes worn by the Tang Dynasty people also belong to Hanfu."

"Oh, buddy, why did I come to you?"

"This, even you don't know? This is a very strange thing." Lu Chen smiled and shook his head.

"Did the old man with the rope tie send me home?" Little Sizi's eyes sparkled.

"No, that's not true. There are no gods in the world." Although Lu Chen wanted to follow the little guy's train of thought, he felt he couldn't deceive a child.

"Sizi, you have traveled through time. Something special happened in our timeline that brought you here a thousand years in the future, just like you took an elevator and arrived in a flash."

Rumble...

Although the sky was calm, the heavens of each dynasty were about to explode.

The first to fly into a rage was Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng.

"What?! There are no gods in heaven? The young master has already proven that in later generations!" Ying Zheng flicked his sleeves: "Bring Zhao Gao and Xu Fu to me!"

The bronze goose-fish lamp inside the hall suddenly flickered, and Ying Zheng gripped the armrest of the dragon throne tightly, his knuckles turning white:

"When Xu Fu presented the map of Penglai, he swore oaths with unwavering conviction; when Zhao Gao presented the elixir of immortality, he was eloquent and persuasive—today, the heavens are clear, how long will you continue to deceive me?!"

Below the steps, Zhao Gao collapsed like a limp rag doll, wailing hoarsely, "Your Majesty! This old servant only concerned himself with verifying the elixir formulas. Xu Fu's eastward voyage over three years consumed ten thousand bushels of grain..."

Before he could finish speaking, the clanging of armor outside the hall revealed two black-armored warriors lifting up Xu Fu, whose face was deathly pale.

The sorcerer's crown was askew, and he still argued in a trembling voice: "The elusive traces of immortals are not my fault! Perhaps... perhaps it's because future generations of children haven't encountered true immortals..."

"Shut up!" Ying Zheng's sleeves fluttered like dark clouds. "I want to see you swallow that 'elixir of immortality' with my own eyes!"

"Your Majesty, spare our lives..." Xu Fu and Zhao Gao collapsed on the spot and were dragged away.

"Your Majesty, should we go to the East Sea and bring back the people and supplies that Xu Fu took away?" Meng Tian asked with high spirits.

"Yes! Pry open Xu Fu's mouth for me!" Ying Zheng's voice shook the entire palace.

The candlelight flickered red in Jianzhang Palace, and the jade ruyi in Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che's hand, cracked with a "crack".

He gazed at Lu Chen's gentle gesture of ruffling Xiao Sizi's head in the sky, then suddenly laughed loudly, "The future... what a wonderful 'elevator whooshes'! A thousand years later, it's so prosperous!"

In an instant, his eyes darkened, and he whispered to Wei Qing below the steps: "Order the Grand Historian: Burn all the books on seeking immortality. At tomorrow's court assembly, I want to discuss the establishment of military farms and the defense of the border."

Inside the Lizheng Hall, Li Shimin lightly tapped the "Clan Records" on the table with his fingertips, but his gaze was fixed on the pomegranate blossoms on Xiao Sizi's dress.

Empress Zhangsun said in a low voice, "Second Prince, it turns out there was no celestial realm in the world..."

Li Shimin's Adam's apple bobbed slightly, finally settling into a sigh: "Since later generations have already proven it, we should also give up on this idea. Fang Xuanling—"

He suddenly raised his voice, "Quickly check if there are any records of 'time and space' in the *Youyang Zazu*!"

A sudden clap of thunder echoed through the Fengtian Hall of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang kicked over the prayer mat at his feet and grinned at Empress Ma, saying, "Sister! Back when we were at Huangjue Temple, listening to the monks chanting sutras, we always thought 'ascending to heaven in broad daylight' was nonsense! Sure enough! There are no immortals in heaven!"

Empress Ma lowered her eyes: "Chongba, why are you still so unsteady? We knew this was a good thing."

"Hmm." Zhu Yuanzhang said sternly, "Imperial Guards, listen to my order: Immediately seal off all alchemy furnaces in the capital region. Anyone who dares to speak of 'elixirs of immortality' will be punished with eighty strokes of the cane!"

The Three Kingdoms period.

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao immediately understood his position in the Three Kingdoms period.

Cao Cao threw his head back and laughed heartily, his voice echoing across the Bronze Sparrow Terrace: "Brilliant! Later generations will use 'Three Kingdoms' as their title, while my struggle with Xuande and Zhongmou will become a laughing stock in history!"

Immediately following was a sigh of regret: "In the end, I failed to unify the Central Plains."

Dian Wei clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Prime Minister, human effort can accomplish anything, and destiny can be changed."

Xun Yu and others chimed in, "Indeed, Prime Minister, since there are no immortals, there is no destiny. You can still win!"

"You are all right." Cao Cao stared at the seven characters "There are no immortals in the world" in the sky, a sharp glint in his eyes, and lightly tapped the "New Book of Mengde" on the table with his fingertips:

"In the past, when Zuo Ci spat wine and it turned into a rainbow, I still had some doubts; now, seeing the metaphor of the 'elevator whooshing by,' I realize that all illusions are created by the human mind!"

He turned to Xun Yu and said in a deep voice, "Wenruo, immediately issue the 'Prohibition of Licentious Sacrifices' decree: those who use magic to mislead the public shall be punished with caning and exiled; the Imperial Medical Bureau shall be dedicated to studying the 'Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases'; and the Military Colony shall submit a report on the actual wheat harvest within three days."

As Emperor Qianlong counted the dynasties one by one, and then looked at his own Qing Dynasty, he realized that the Qing Dynasty was the last "ancient" dynasty.

"A thousand years? It's only been a thousand years from the Tang Dynasty to the present day? How many years has my Qing Dynasty been?" Emperor Qianlong began to panic.

He hurriedly picked up his pen to calculate.

"That's not right! If we're talking about a thousand years, the Ming Dynasty hasn't fallen yet. It's definitely been over a thousand years, but no more than that, otherwise it would be close to two thousand years."

"We must be mindful of potential dangers even in times of peace, for the future is bleak! Our Great Qing Dynasty has only existed for a few hundred years in history, and it's possible that it will be over in one or two generations after me."

Emperor Qianlong was horrified upon closer examination.

"We must strive to improve! It's not too late!" The middle-aged emperor decided to pull himself together.

"I will not be going to Jiangnan."

……

Each dynasty began to reflect on its past.

Ordinary people don't care.

Anyway, they were quite happy looking at the sky. Although life was hard, they were happy to see the prosperous life of the future on the sky, as if they were living there themselves.

"Brother, do you think I can still get fat enough to go to the Tang Dynasty? I'm afraid my parents will worry, and my older sister and brother will miss me too." Little Sizi was a little worried, her little brows furrowed.

"Don't worry, after a while, your grandfather will receive the letter we wrote, and everyone in the family will be at ease," Lu Chen said after thinking for a moment.

"Okay~~ After the sky opens up again and the cute little thing comes crashing down, I'll go home for a bit, and then I'll go home again!" The little guy's eyes were full of stars.

"Okay, I'll wait with you."