Sky Curtain: With a vermilion mirror, Jing travels through the modern world, shaking all dynasties.

Zhu Jingjing was stunned.

Jiang Chuan's question, like a fine needle, gently pierced the secret she had been deliberately avoiding.

She was very happy in the modern world, where there was sweet cotton candy and countless new and exciting things.

More importantly, Jiang Chuan was here, the brother who first stirred strange feelings in her heart.

However, as Lin Xiaoyu said, she was a princess of the Ming Dynasty, where her father and mother lived.

She's gone. Will her usually stern father be worried?

Does the gentle and kind-hearted Empress Dowager secretly shed tears at night?

Thinking of this, her moist almond-shaped eyes finally filled with tears, which rolled down her cheeks one by one.

She sobbed, "Brother, I..."

Jiang Chuan's heart tightened; it seemed that even she herself hadn't figured out the answer yet.

"Jingjing, you don't need to answer right away." He reached out and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. "Take your time to think it over, and then tell me when you've made up your mind."

Zhu Jingjing nodded vigorously, said nothing more, and threw herself into Jiang Chuan's arms, burying her tear-stained face in his chest, rubbing against him repeatedly, unwilling to lift her head for a long time.

"Alright, alright, that's enough for today." Lin Xiaoyu stood up and said softly, "Jiang Chuan, I'm going back now. You should comfort Jingjing."

Seeing that she was about to leave, Jiang Chuan quickly reached out and grabbed her. "Xiaoyu, it's already late at night. Why don't you stay here tonight?"

Lin Xiaoyu paused, sighed softly, and nodded. "But let Jingjing have some peace and quiet tonight. I'll sleep in your room."

Jiang Chuan frowned slightly and asked, "Then where will I sleep?"

Lin Xiaoyu pointed to the sofa, "Of course it's the sofa. What else? Want to sleep in the same bed with me?"

"Who wants to!" Jiang Chuan rolled his eyes at her and said irritably, "Fine, I'll sleep on the sofa then, but you're in charge of breakfast tomorrow!"

"make a deal!"

The Great Ming Dynasty, Kunning Palace.

"My lady, I'll tell you!" Zhu Yuanzhang gave a bitter smile and sighed, "Jing'er is so attached to the pleasures of the afterlife that even if she had the chance, she wouldn't want to return to our side!"

"Zhongba, Jing'er never said she didn't want to come back." Empress Ma frowned slightly and retorted, "She's still young, and it's only natural that she couldn't make up her mind right now. If she were truly as heartless as you say, why would she shed tears?"

"That's true." Zhu Yuanzhang reached out and gently pulled her into his arms. "Actually, even if Jing'er truly didn't want to come back, I could understand. Even I yearn for those wondrous things of later generations, let alone Jing'er?"

modern.

The night was as dark as ink, and all was silent.

In the living room, Jiang Chuan's even breathing could be clearly heard, like the only rhythm in the dead of night.

In a daze, he suddenly felt a dizzying sensation as if the world was ending and the heavens and earth were collapsing!

He suddenly opened his eyes, but the familiar ceiling was no longer in front of him; he found himself in a hidden cave!

"Jingjing?" He saw the little princess sitting on the ground, looking equally bewildered, and quickly went over to help her up. "What happened? Where did we get here?"

Zhu Jingjing seemed frightened and threw herself into Jiang Chuan's arms, her voice trembling with tears: "Brother, Jingjing was so scared, it felt like the whole world had collapsed!"

Jiang Chuan gently patted her back to calm her down before looking up and surveying his surroundings.

This cave was not a dark grotto; on the contrary, it was as bright as day, yet no light source could be found.

The sky was obscured by darkness, and beneath their feet lay not soil or stone slabs, but a jade-like ground shimmering with a soft glow. The novel, "Sky Curtain: Traveling Through Modern Times with Zhu Jing, Shaking the Empire," is available for free reading on the "Renren Bookstore" app. Search "Renren Bookstore" on Baidu to download and install the Android app. Read the latest chapters of "Sky Curtain: Traveling Through Modern Times with Zhu Jing, Shaking the Empire" anytime!

The cave walls are not rough rock, but are made up of countless semi-transparent, irregularly shaped crystals stacked together. Faint light flows within the crystals, like fireflies that have been sealed away, or like some kind of ancient script.

The light flowed slowly, sometimes bright and sometimes dim, and the entire cave was sometimes clear and sometimes hazy in this breathing halo.

"Brother...where is this?" Zhu Jingjing peeked out from his arms, her voice trembling. "Have we time-traveled again?"

Jiang Chuan did not answer immediately. He looked around and a strange feeling welled up in his heart.

Although this cave was unfamiliar, it did not inspire fear; instead, it evoked an indescribable sense of peace and antiquity.

"It doesn't seem like time travel." He frowned slightly, slowly released the little princess, and took her hand. "Time travel would at least take you to a place with historical traces, but this place doesn't seem like a creation of the human world."

As soon as he finished speaking, the rock wall above his head suddenly surged with rosy light!

The rock wall at the top of the cave seemed to have cracked open with a huge fissure, and was slowly opening up at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Blinding rays of light shone through the cracks, as if an invisible giant hand was tearing the ceiling of the cave open from the other end.

If emperors of all dynasties were here, they would be astonished at how similar this scene was to the opening of the night sky!

"Brother, look!" Zhu Jingjing suddenly opened her mouth wide and pointed to the cave ceiling. "It looks like a mirror there, and people are gradually being reflected in it!"

Jiang Chuan frowned slightly and subconsciously pulled her over, shielding her behind him.

Gradually, the figures in the sky became clearer.

Jiang Chuan was taken aback.

The scene in the picture appears to be inside a palace.

A middle-aged couple is sleeping in each other's arms. Judging from the style of the furnishings in the hall, it is not modern, but ancient.

"Father, Mother!" Suddenly, the little princess exclaimed in surprise, "What's going on? How come Father and Mother are in that mirror?"

"Jingjing, what did you say?" Jiang Chuan was so shocked he almost couldn't believe his ears. "You said the person in the scene is Old Zhu?"

Zhu Jingjing nodded firmly, her tone resolute: "There's no mistake, I couldn't possibly mistake my father and mother!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the scene suddenly rippled like a drop of water falling onto the surface of water.

Once things stabilized again, the scenery in the background changed once more.

It looked like a workshop, but although the various tools looked new, they gave him a sense of age!

"Brother, why does this look so much like the imperial workshops of our Great Ming Dynasty?" Zhu Jingjing frowned slightly, as if trying to recall something. "I secretly sneaked in before, and it's exactly the same as the one in this picture!"

"Jingjing, look!" Jiang Chuan's brow twitched suddenly. "Is that robot being surrounded by people your 'Daming No. 1'?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Jingjing looked closely and nodded, saying, "It really is! Brother, that's wonderful! 'Da Ming No. 1' has truly arrived in the Ming Dynasty!"

Jiang Chuan seemed to be deep in thought. He had a premonition that he and the little princess were touching on the truth behind the time travel phenomenon!

He held Zhu Jingjing's hand tightly, a surge of excitement rising within him!

Suddenly, golden light flowed from the top of the cave, and then a line of golden characters slowly appeared!

When he saw the words clearly, a sudden, sharp pain shot through his mind!

He suddenly sat up, only to find himself half-lying on the sofa in the living room. Was it all just a dream?

Just then, the little princess's bedroom door suddenly opened, and she walked into the living room, where they met eyes.

"Brother, just now..."