How did I, a fake bodyguard, become a terrestrial immortal?

"Finally found you, fellow countryman from Earth..."

An unfamiliar voice appeared directly in Lu Yang's mind.

The smile on Lu Yang's face gradually disappeared.

The fire continued to burn, but the voices of Fang Xuan and the others quickly faded into the distance.

The surrounding scenery began to blur.

When Lu Yang could see his surroundings again, he found himself standing on a familiar street.

High-rise buildings, streetlights, and a constant stream of vehicles.

In the distance, brightly colored signs hung from shops, and pedestrians hurried past him, heads down, looking at their phones.

Lu Yang looked down at the ancient robes he was wearing, then looked towards the end of the street.

A short-haired man wearing glasses was standing there.

His body was somewhat ethereal, but his facial features were much clearer.

Let's get to know each other formally.

The man wore a gentle smile.

"My name is Chen Zhiyuan."

"If we follow the naming conventions of the Great Li, I should be considered one of the first extraterrestrial demons."

Lu Yang did not approach.

"How did you get in?"

"Your soul once came into contact with that woman's divided spirit."

"After she accepted our power, that connection became a bridge."

Chen Zhiyuan looked up and around.

"But you don't need to be nervous. We can only talk to you now; we can't control your body."

Lu Yang didn't believe it.

These guys can pull his consciousness into an illusion from who knows how far away.

Who knows what other tricks they're up to!

"You said you're from Earth?"

"good."

"Odd changes, even remains the same?"

Chen Zhiyuan was slightly taken aback, then laughed.

"The sign indicates the quadrant."

Lu Yang fell silent.

They even matched the secret code!

Wow! It really is someone from the same hometown!

Chen Zhiyuan continued, "We arrived here at different times, and our identities are also different."

"Some people come from the time you live in, while others come from an earlier or later era."

"The earliest group of people arrived in Dali more than 600 years ago."

Lu Yang frowned: "Has he lived for six hundred years?"

"We no longer have physical bodies."

"What is now trapped in the well is only the soul that has not completely dissipated."

The surrounding streets changed rapidly.

Modern cities are gradually disappearing, replaced by the ancient Li kingdom from hundreds of years ago.

A group of people dressed in different clothes taught the people how to use waterwheels, make paper, smelt iron, and practice medicine.

They helped a small army manufacture weapons, which led to the overthrow of a once-tyrannical dynasty.

The leader of that army was none other than the ancestor of the Zhao clan of Dali.

"The Zhao family was able to establish the Great Li without our help."

Chen Zhiyuan looked at those images.

"But after they secured their power, they began to fear us."

"Because we know that the emperor is not chosen by destiny, and we also know that the so-called dynastic destiny is not unshakeable."

"The Zhao family used the knowledge we imparted to them to establish a dynasty, but in the end they called us extraterrestrial demons."

"They destroyed our physical bodies and then had the Star Gazer suppress our souls in the Heavenly Demon Well."

Lu Yang did not completely believe these images.

"So you want to overthrow the Great Li?"

"We just want our freedom back."

Chen Zhiyuan raised his hand.

A bustling city appeared before the two of them.

There were no emperors or aristocratic families.

Ordinary people could study, and women could enter schools and the imperial court. Martial arts techniques were no longer monopolized by a few.

"Don't you think this kind of world is better than the current Dali?"

"sounds good."

Lu Yang looked at him: "So, who are you planning to make emperor?"

Chen Zhiyuan's smile paused slightly.

"The new world needs no emperor."

"You don't hold power either?"

"We simply provide knowledge and direction."

Lu Yang smiled.

He had heard this phrase many times before, in various places.

They say they don't want power, but when it comes to actually doing things, they want to dictate even which hand others should use to eat.

Why are you looking for me?

"Because you come from the same world as us."

Chen Zhiyuan extended his hand to Lu Yang.

"The people of Dali cannot understand us."

"But you can."

"As long as you cut the nine chains on the Heavenly Demon Well, we will regain our freedom."

"In return, we can help you end the Zhao Dynasty, and even send you back to Earth."

Lu Yang's eyes flickered slightly.

"Can you take me home?"

A door appeared at the end of the street.

Behind the door was a bright room.

Familiar tables and chairs, a phone charging by the bedside, and the never-ending flow of traffic outside the window.

Everything was no different from the world Lu Yang remembered.

He only needed to take a few steps forward and push open that door to leave Dali.

"Now that we've gotten here, we'll naturally find our way back."

Chen Zhiyuan's voice carried a hint of seduction.

"That's your home."

"Bai Yixin, Zhao Mingtang, and the others are ultimately just passersby in this world."

……

The old ferry crossing.

Lu Yang sat by the fire, his eyes unfocused.

The lock mark on Zhao Mingtang's wrist suddenly turned cold.

"Master?"

She reached out and grabbed Lu Yang's wrist.

Lu Yang did not react.

Bai Yixin also sensed something was wrong.

"Mr. Fang, what's wrong with Young Master Lu?"

Fang Xuan propped himself up and sat up, placing two fingers on Lu Yang's brow.

The moment a wisp of true energy entered, it was forcibly repelled by some force.

"Someone is making contact with his soul."

Zhao Mingtang gripped Lu Yang's hand tightly.

The lock glowed with a pale red light, but it couldn't wake Lu Yang.

"Now he can only rely on himself..."

Fang Xuan's expression was solemn: "Don't believe what you see, or your consciousness will gradually sink into it!"

He wasn't sure if Lu Yang could hear him, but he still raised his voice and shouted.

……

In the illusion.

Lu Yang had already reached the door.

You can touch the doorknob simply by reaching out your hand.

I could even hear cell phone notifications coming from behind the door.

Chen Zhiyuan stood not far away, without urging him.

"Go back. Everything here never belonged to you."

Lu Yang raised his hand.

Just as his fingertips were about to fall, the movement suddenly stopped.

"You're saying this is my home?"

"certainly."

"Then why is no one here?"

Chen Zhiyuan was taken aback.

The room behind the door was still familiar, but there was no trace of anyone having lived there.

Only items that Lu Yang remembers.

There was no new information, nor any change since he left.

This is not the door to Earth.

It was merely an illusion pieced together using his memories.

"You have no idea how to get back."

Lu Yang withdrew his hand.

The smile on Chen Zhiyuan's face gradually disappeared.

"Even if we don't know now, we can find a way after we leave the Heavenly Demon Well."

"Then we'll talk about it once you find it."

Lu Yang flexed his wrists.

"There's one more thing."

"What?"

"When fellow villagers meet, they don't necessarily shed tears."

The Xuanwu Qi and blood within Lu Yang's body circulated rapidly.

A golden dragon shadow rose up from behind.

"They could also shoot you in the back!"

Chen Zhiyuan's expression changed slightly.

"This is a dreamlike realm of the soul, your martial arts..."

Lu Yang thrust out with his palm.

The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms had been directly imprinted into his soul by the system.

Since his consciousness can enter this place, his palm intent can naturally appear as well.

A golden dragon shadow stretched across the entire street.

The high-rise buildings, vehicles, and pedestrians along the way were shattered one after another, eventually turning into countless fragments of memory.

Chen Zhiyuan's body was also engulfed by the force of the palm strike.

Before the illusion completely collapsed, his voice rang out again: "Lu Yang, you will come to find us."

"Because Lu Chenzhou is in the Heavenly Demon Well."

Lu Yang's pupils contracted slightly.

"What did you say?"

"The ninth chain that binds us..."

Chen Zhiyuan's voice faded into the distance.

"It was forged with the life-fire of your father."

……

Lu Yang suddenly opened his eyes.

The internal palm force then erupted.

A golden dragon shadow flew past Zhao Mingtang, blasting the old ferry stone tablet not far away into pieces.

Zhao Mingtang remained frozen in place, still holding his wrist.

She was only half a foot away from receiving that palm strike.

Lu Yang snapped out of his daze and quickly withdrew his hand.

"Accidental injury, purely accidental injury."

Zhao Mingtang looked down at the few strands of long hair that had been severed by the palm strike.

"Master."

"Um?"

"Could you please let me know before you wake up next time?"

Lu Yangqian chuckled twice but did not reply.

Fang Xuan looked at him: "You just saw them?"

Lu Yang nodded: "A man wearing glasses, who called himself Chen Zhiyuan."

Fang Xuan pondered for a moment, clearly not having heard of this name before.

"What did he say?"

Lu Yang did not hide anything and briefly recounted the conversation in the illusion.

Upon hearing that the other party could send Lu Yang back to his original world, Bai Yixin's expression changed slightly, but she remained silent.

Zhao Mingtang then asked, "Do you believe them?"

"The first half might be true, but the second half is mostly just empty promises."

"But he said my father is still alive."

Zhou Shun asked excitedly, "Is the old镖头 (bodyguard/escort) in the Heavenly Demon Well?"

"He said that the ninth chain that suppressed the Demon Well was forged with my father's life fire."

Fang Xuan's expression gradually turned ugly.

"Nine locks suppress the heavens, each lock holds a life."

"There are indeed similar records in the ancient books of Wanhua Valley."

Lu Yang asked, "What do you mean?"

"That means what he said might be true."

Fang Xuan looked towards the depths of the sunken shipyard.

"But once the ninth chain is severed, a gap will appear in the seal of the Heavenly Demon Well."

"If you want to save Lu Chenzhou..."

"We must first release a portion of the extraterrestrial demons."