Daming: After self-explosive time travel, Lao Zhu's mentality collapsed

A trace of fear flashed in Chu Ze's eyes. He wanted to resist, but found that he couldn't move at all.

The black mist gradually engulfed Chu Ze's body. His consciousness began to blur and his memory began to fade.

In the end, Chu Ze's body turned into a cold statue, standing on the top of the world.

He conquered the world, but ultimately lost himself.

And that mysterious man uttered a sinister laugh and disappeared into the night...

The black fog dissipated, and the top of the world was empty. Chu Ze disappeared, leaving only the cold statue, as if silently telling the tragic song of an emperor.

However, the story does not end there.

In an unknown time and space, Chu Ze suddenly opened his eyes. The red light flashed and was replaced by a deep black, like an abyss that swallowed everything. He found himself in a chaos, surrounded by gray fog, and he couldn't see his hand in front of him.

"Where am I?" Chu Ze whispered, his voice hoarse, as if he had experienced a long time. He tried to mobilize the power in his body, but found that the powerful force that allowed him to conquer the world disappeared, replaced by an inexplicable feeling of weakness.

"You're awake." A voice suddenly sounded, echoing in the chaos.

Chu Ze looked in the direction of the sound and saw a blurry figure gradually appearing. The figure was tall and mysterious, shrouded in a black cloak, and his face could not be seen clearly.

"Who are you?" Chu Ze asked vigilantly.

"You can call me...Observer." The figure said slowly, "You are dead, Chu Ze. Or rather, you have lost your original world."

"Dead?" Chu Ze sneered, "I am invincible in the world, how could I die?"

"Invincible?" The observer laughed as if he had heard a joke. "The world you conquered is just a drop in the ocean. The power you possess is also just a drop in the ocean. In front of true power, you are as fragile as an ant."

Chu Ze was silent. He thought of the mysterious man, the black mist that swallowed everything, and his own gradually fading consciousness. He had to admit that the observer's words seemed to be true.

"So, where am I now?" Chu Ze asked again, his tone less arrogant and more confused.

"A new world," the observer replied, "a world more vast and more dangerous than your previous one. Here you will start over and experience the ups and downs of life all over again."

"Start over?" A gleam of light flashed in Chu Ze's eyes, "I don't need to start over! I want to return to my world, I want to take back everything I have!"

"You can't go back," the observer said coldly, "You have lost your soul and the foundation of your existence. The only thing you can do is to find new meaning in this new world."

"New meaning?" Chu Ze muttered to himself, with a trace of confusion in his eyes. He once lived for revenge, for power, and for conquest, but in the end, he lost everything. Now, what meaning does he have?
"I will give you a new identity and a new starting point," the observer said. "As for how far you can go in this world, it depends on your own luck."

Before he finished speaking, a beam of white light shot out from the observer's hand, enveloping Chu Ze. Chu Ze felt dizzy and his consciousness fell into darkness again.

When he woke up again, he found himself lying on a simple wooden bed. He sat up and looked around, and found himself in a dilapidated thatched house. The house was simply furnished with only a bed, a table, and a few chairs.

"This is..." Chu Ze frowned, trying hard to recall everything that had happened before.

Suddenly, a strange memory flooded into his mind. He "remembered" that he was an ordinary farmer's son named Chu Ze, whose parents died young and he lived alone in this remote mountain village. "A new identity... a new starting point..." Chu Ze whispered, with a complicated light in his eyes. He was no longer the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, no longer an invincible existence in the world, he was just an ordinary farmer's son.

He walked outside, took a deep breath, felt the fresh air, looked at the rolling hills in the distance, and felt a peace he had never felt before.

"Perhaps," Chu Ze raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "this is also a kind of relief."

Just then, a crisp voice broke the silence.

"Brother Chuze, are you home?"

Chu Ze turned around and saw a girl in coarse cloth standing outside the fence, smiling like a flower. The girl had a pair of bright big eyes, clear and transparent, as if they could wash away all filth.

"You are..." Chu Ze looked at the girl, but he had no memory of her in his mind.

"I'm Liu Ruyan," the girl said with a smile, "Brother Chuze, you wouldn't have forgotten me, right?"

Liu Ruyan… This name, like a thunderbolt, exploded in Chu Ze's mind. His former lover was also called Liu Ruyan.

Could it be... this is fate?

Chu Ze looked at the girl in front of him, feeling mixed emotions. He didn't know if this was a new beginning or another reincarnation trap. But he knew that in this new world, he was no longer alone.

"Ruyan..." Chu Ze called softly, with a hint of trembling in his voice.

Liu Ruyan walked up to Chu Ze and asked with concern: "Brother Chu Ze, what's wrong with you? You don't look well."

Chu Ze looked at Liu Ruyan's concerned eyes, and a warm feeling surged in his heart. He reached out and gently stroked Liu Ruyan's cheek, feeling her body temperature and her breath.

"It's okay," Chu Ze said with a smile, "It's just...long time no see."

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from afar, breaking the warm atmosphere between the two. Chu Ze and Liu Ruyan turned their heads at the same time and saw a group of cavalrymen galloping towards the small mountain village.

The cavalrymen were dressed in black armor, holding spears, and looked aggressive. It was obvious at first glance that they were not good people.

"They are..." Liu Ruyan's face changed and a trace of fear flashed in her eyes.

Chu Ze narrowed his eyes and looked at the cavalry getting closer and closer, and an ominous premonition arose in his heart.

"It seems," Chu Ze whispered, "new trouble has arrived."

The black-armored cavalrymen were getting closer and closer, and the sound of their hooves made the ground tremble slightly. Liu Ruyan was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she tightly grasped Chu Ze's sleeve, as if she was grasping a life-saving straw. Chu Ze protected her behind him without making a sound, narrowed his eyes, and looked at the newcomer.

The cavalry was led by a man wearing golden armor and a tiger helmet. His face was full of flesh and shook with the bumps of the horse. It was obvious that he was not a good person. He pulled the reins, and the warhorse raised its front hooves high and neighed. In the dust, the golden armored cavalry looked down at Chu Ze with contempt in his eyes. (End of this chapter)