Chapter 120: The Old Ancestor Supports You Breaking Off the Engagement

Chapter 120: Chapter 120: The Old Ancestor Supports You Breaking Off the Engagement

Following his Crown Prince through the Array, Su Xiao’Er glanced back and saw the strands of hair he’d dropped being stirred up by a breeze.

The moment the strands were clear, the Array resumed its smooth operation.

Su Xiao’Er touched his own long hair, silently praying. ’I hope the Crown Prince does a little less Tomb Raiding from now on.’

’That’s three strands already. A fourth one is bound to fall on the way out.’

’If we do this too often, I’ll go bald!’

...

"Ancestor, get out here!"

After walking down a long, secluded path and past the burial mounds of the Imperial Mausoleum, Su Han shoved open the doors to the main burial chamber and bellowed at the coffin lying silently within.

However, in response to Su Han’s shouts, the coffin remained as still as if it were asleep, showing no reaction at all.

"You’ve got the guts to screw over your descendant, so you’d better have the guts to come out!"

The coffin: "..."

Not a single stir.

"Don’t hide in there and play silent. I know you’re in there. You had the guts to set me up, so have the guts to come out."

The coffin: "..."

It continued to play dead.

"Fine! You’re forcing my hand!"

Su Han raised his hands. Between his palms, lightning surged, and a Thunderball quickly took form.

"Coming out or not?"

"BEEP~ BEEP BEEP..."

Su Han dispersed the lightning and rolled his eyes in annoyance. "Stop with the beeping. You’ve already croaked. Aren’t you afraid all that beeping will make you even colder?"

"DING DONG~ Unknown energy detected. Activating defense mechanism."

"Initiating defense mechanism one."

"Defense mechanism one successfully initiated."

"KLANK~ KACHA~ SKREEE-KACHUNK~"

The coffin lid flew off, and the coffin itself broke apart, its pieces reassembling in midair.

Before long, an exquisitely crafted, powerful-looking robot appeared before Su Han.

"Gongshu No. 8, attack power 594,000..."

Su Han: "...Right. Keep pretending."

"Foreign biological entity detected. Now initiating facial recognition function."

Two beams of light shot out from the robot’s eyes and onto Su Han’s face. He frowned instinctively.

"Facial recognition failed. Issuing primary crisis alert. Initiating aura recognition function."

A beam of light enveloped Su Han.

And then...

"Aura recognition failed. Issuing intermediate crisis alert. Initiating bloodline recognition function."

Another beam of light fell upon Su Han. The beam moved up and down, scanning his body from front to back and top to bottom.

"Bloodline recognition successful: Emperor’s Blood inheritance. Bloodline inheritance rate: 99.999%. Bloodline unawakened."

"Young Master, Gongshu No. 8 is at your humble service."

Su Han: "..."

"Ancestor?"

"WHIRR~ WHIRRR~"

The robot swiveled its neck and shuffled forward a few steps.

"Young Master, please do not be so courteous. This one, No. 8, is unworthy of such a title."

Su Han: "..."

’Who the hell is being courteous to you?’

"Who are you?"

"Young Master, Imperial Mausoleum Guardian Gongshu No. 8, at your service."

"Gongshu No. 8?"

Su Han thought for a moment. He remembered that the last time the coffin transformed... it was Gongshu No. 7.

’So, is this Gongshu No. 8 the brother of that last one? Or its son?’

"Where’s the Ancestor?"

"Replying to the Young Master, the Old Master croaked thoroughly one thousand three hundred years ago."

Su Han: "..."

’What’s with the way you talk...?’

"Young Master, No. 8’s linguistic logic functions were personally set by the Old Master. The Ancestor said it would make his descendants feel a sense of intimacy when they heard it."

Su Han: "..."

"Didn’t the Ancestor just pop out for a spin a few days ago?"

"The Imperial Mausoleum contained a fragment of the Old Master’s Divine Soul. After it manifested through No. 7 last time, the Divine Soul fragment the Old Master left in the Imperial Mausoleum is gone."

Su Han stared into the robot’s eyes. They were perfectly clear, without the slightest hint of guilt or evasion.

"Young Master, is there a problem with No. 8’s eyes?"

Before Su Han could answer, the robot added, "Even if there were a problem, it would be useless. No. 8 was left behind by the Old Master. You, Young Master, only have the right to command, not the right to have it scrapped and rebuilt."

Su Han: "..."

’Are you damn sure you’re not the Ancestor in disguise?’

But after a moment’s thought, Su Han dismissed that possibility.

No matter how shameless the Ancestor was, he was still the Ancestor. His status and position were undeniable.

’How could he possibly call his own descendant ’Young Master’?!’

"The Ancestor... is he really gone?"

"The Old Master’s Divine Soul fragment has already dispersed."

Su Han looked at it, pondering for two seconds. "How about... you summon another one of the Ancestor’s Divine Soul fragments?"

The robot: "..."

It froze for a full three seconds before intricate symbols began to flicker in its eyes.

"This command cannot be executed."

Su Han: "..."

’This robot... is a bit lame, and I’m not even allowed to have it rebuilt.’

’With my skills as a nine-star Array Master, combined with four-star Inscriptions... never mind, forget the four-star Inscriptions, the gap is too wide.’

’With the experience from my skills as a nine-star Array Master, if I were to modify it, I could definitely improve this robot by more than just one level.’

"WHIRR~ WHIRRR~"

Noticing Su Han’s gaze, the robot retreated several steps. "Young Master, the Old Master set a core directive—looking is permitted, dismantling is not!"

Su Han: "..."

’Dammit... It’s not like I was thinking of dismantling you!’

Hmph!

"So the Ancestor really croaked again? Don’t tell me he found out about the marriage contract and is too guilty to face me?"

"Young Master, it’s not ’again.’ The Old Master has truly been thoroughly croaked for a long time.

As for the marriage contract you mentioned, No. 8’s database contains related information left by the Old Master."

"Hm?"

Su Han looked at it. "Let’s hear it."

"Initiate holographic projection function?"

’Holographic projection?’

Su Han was stunned. ’The Ancestor’s robot has even developed virtual image storage and projection functions?’

’So high-tech?’

The idea of dismantling this robot to study it grew stronger in his mind. Su Han glanced at the robot and nodded.

"Initiate."

"WHIRR~"

A beam of light projected downward, and the figure of the Ancestor appeared before Su Han.

"My dear grandson, I forgot to mention this before.

Before I passed on, I arranged a marriage for you.

Although, I have no idea if your fiancée was born a few hundred or a few thousand years before you, or a few hundred or a few thousand years after you.

But one thing is beyond doubt.

Their entire clan is... well-endowed.

With such an excellent bloodline, your fiancée is definitely a well-endowed young lady too."

Su Han: "..."

"What do you think? Aren’t you touched? No need to thank me, my dear grandson. It’s what an ancestor ought to do.

And... ever since I met you, I’ve started to regret arranging this marriage for you.

Do you want to know why?"

Su Han: "..."

’How the hell... am I supposed to know?’

"My dear grandson, I don’t know if you’ve heard this poem. I can’t quite remember when or where I heard someone recite it.

I think it went something like: ’To gaze at distant mountains and rivers is an empty yearning; better to cherish the one before you.’

I gift these lines of poetry to you."

Su Han: "..."

Before he had a chance to retort, the projected Ancestor winked. "Go for it, my dear grandson! I support you in calling off this marriage!"

PS: Fourth update of the day. And... that’s all, right?