Chapter 3: Six Years Passed in the Blink of an Eye

  It's been six years since I started learning about the beautiful continent of America.

  At night, it slowly became quiet, but the Tianxing Palace had no feeling of night, countless bright magic balls illuminated the entire palace like daylight, and this new life brought endless joy to the palace.

  Hong Hong has been reincarnated, this is him being forcibly reincarnated with his memories intact. He knows that there are people in the dark who are powerful enough to control his fate, he wants to change but cannot refuse, and now he is still a child in reality.

  Ziwei opened her big, bright eyes and looked at the novel scenery around her. She gazed at her mother, Lingwei, who was holding her in her arms. She wanted to say something, but when she finally made a sound, it was just a loud wail.

  The surrounding palace maids covered their mouths and giggled, and Ling Wei also smiled lightly. Zi Wei was stunned, so beautiful, it's simply stunning. But in an instant, she scolded herself for being a beast, although it was just borrowing a body to return her soul, but after all, that person was still her own mother.

  This is the Jian Ning Palace. The imperial family has lived here for generations, with eight golden pillars standing tall above the grand hall, each pillar carved with nine golden dragons and nine golden trees. Zi Wei felt depressed, it was fine to have carvings of dragons in the imperial palace, but what's with the carvings of trees? When he could speak, he would definitely ask for an explanation.

  On the rooftop, a five-clawed golden dragon and a phoenix that had bathed in fire faced each other from afar, forming a scene of "Dragon and Phoenix Bringing Good Fortune". The entire house was filled with gold everywhere, dazzling to the eye. Golden silk curtains, golden beds, every item was an invaluable treasure. He was recalling what Lu Li Huo had said to him at the moment he was born, "No matter where you go in the world, I will always have one eye watching over you. I won't interfere with anything you do, even if you die again, I'll bring you along and continue to reincarnate."

  Zi Wei reminisced for a long time, he especially wanted to grow up quickly, so that he could find some information about Lu Li Huo. His sister, also the porcelain doll-like Zi Ling, happily ran over from outside the palace gate, walked to the bedside and carefully helped Zi Wei wipe away the sweat on his forehead, saying: "Mother, you've worked hard, let me take a look at my brother."

  Ling Wei was still a bit weak at this time, with a pale face, half-reclining on the bed, covered with golden silk quilts. Just now, Zi Feng had just taken a look at his son and was summoned by his father, the Emperor, for something urgent. Ling Wei said: "Zi Ling, can you hold your little brother?" Zi Ling smiled: "Empress, you underestimate me too much, I am a natural-born water-system genius, even my mentors praise me, now I can already condense simple small water droplets, look."

  Her small hands were flat, a thread of blue ripples slowly condensed under Ziling's control, and finally condensed into a drop of water in her palm. However, even so, it was enough to make Ziling tired, she gasped straight. The eyes of the palace maids beside her were filled with admiring glances, one of whom said: "Princess Ziling is indeed a genius, at such a young age, she has achieved such achievements, and we are all in awe."

  "Alright, stop flattering her, it's bad for her. Alright, your brother will hold you, but if you get tired, have the palace maid take him back."

  Zi Ling happily took the little "Zi Wei" from Ling Wei's hands, looking at that rosy face, Zi Ling couldn't help but give it a quick peck on the cheek. Zi Wei was stunned for a long time, could it be that she had been taken advantage of like this? No way, she must resist, but her cries only made Zi Ling laugh even more. In the end, Zi Wei got so angry that she closed her mouth and refused to say another word.

  The sun is chasing after the moon, but little does it know that the moon is also chasing after the sun. The peaceful six years slipped away quietly.

  August 14th of the year of Perfect Continent was a Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Reunion Day, one of the most important festivals on the continent.

  Ziwei grew up slowly in that vast palace, Ziwei was highly praised by his grandfather, the Emperor Ziheng. The emperor loved this eldest grandson of his very much. Ziwei had an air of maturity unusual for his age, he didn't like to talk and thought a lot.

  With a pair of eyes that were different from those of children, Hong Hong had accepted the fact of Zi Wei's existence after several years. Zi Wei sat in the quiet pavilion by the lake, staring at the calm lake surface, thinking about all this, behind her stood two maidservants, the one in green clothes was called Xiao Qing, and the one in blue clothes was called Xiao Yu, both were six years older than Zi Wei.

  On the day of Ziwei's birth, she was selected to enter the palace as a maid for Ziwei. They were once young ladies from two large families, but in order to curry favor with the Zi family, they ruthlessly sent their own daughters into the palace. Ziling walked over quietly, and Xiaoyu and the others saw that just as they were about to pay their respects, they were stopped by Ziling.

  Walking behind Zǐwēi, that enchanting mouth corner overflowed with a mischievous smile, and a sly gaze flashed in those big eyes. Suddenly covering Zǐwēi's eyes with both hands, intentionally speaking in a loud voice: "Guess who I am."

  Zi Wei smiled lightly and removed Zi Ling's hand, turning around to look at her. She pinched her cheek and chuckled: "Of course it's my lovely sister."

  Zi Ling's adorable pouting face, she couldn't help but feel helpless towards her younger brother. It was impossible to guess his thoughts like a normal child would. Zi Ling said: "You should go to the academy and study now, don't waste your studies and get scolded by Father."

  "Alright, sister, I'm off. You stay here and enjoy the view from the pavilion. I'll test your poetry skills later."

  The two maids behind Ziling curtsied and said: "We bid farewell to our young master."

  In Ziling's gaze, Zimei rushed to the Imperial Study with her two maids.

  Yushu Garden is a magnificent palace, divided into two layers. The lower layer is decorated with elegant and exquisite furnishings, but not in a vulgar way. On the golden walls, emerald green glass is inlaid, and in the glass, countless historical classics are treasured, exuding a subtle fragrance that delights people.

  The first layer is to learn poetry, books, etiquette and music, teaching the royal etiquette of Zi Wei and many unknown royal secrets. From the age of three, Zi Wei had been here for three years since he learned to speak. He also studied etiquette for three years, which was crucial for these royals, as it was a matter of imperial pressure and face.

  Every move he makes exudes an extraordinary elegance, with a natural sense of superiority that is inherent in his bones, which is the kind of elegance and majesty required by royalty.

  From today on, he will also enter the second floor, which is also a place where no one is allowed to enter. Even the maids of Ziwei can only stay in the first floor, a forbidden area for people with surnames other than Zi. Xiaoqing and Xiaoyu were left on the first floor to continue learning etiquette.

  Ziwei stepped onto the stage with an extremely excited heart, since birth, Ziwei had rarely left the palace, and even now she hadn't fully explored the entire palace. When she went to ask Ziling about things she didn't understand, who knew that Ziling knew even less than herself.

  So he knew very little about the outside world, but today he was able to fulfill his wish. After passing through endless bookshelves, a librarian bowed to him and took him to the second floor before retreating on his own.

  Upon arriving at the entrance of the grand hall on the second floor, a light screen automatically generated. A handprint appeared automatically. Zi Wei inserted her right hand into it, and a streak of electricity-like sensation swept across her entire body. It was numb and very comfortable. This is an exclusive soul recognition system and blood recognition system, which can be found in only a few places on the entire continent. Legend has it that this was brought from the immortal realm.

  The large door opened quietly, without the rows of bookshelves that lined the first floor like a row of houses. There were many books, and everything was available. But on this floor, all you could see were a few tables scattered around. On the tables, only a few books lay quietly. In the center of the hall, several genuine leather cushions were placed sparsely.

  Here is the translation:

  But here, there was only an old guard. The old man didn't say a word after seeing Ziwu enter. Ziwu slightly nodded in respect. Ziwu roughly knew this person's identity, but it was better not to mention it.

  She walked randomly to a table and "The Secret History of the Continent" immediately caught Ziwie's attention, she was eager to know about the world she had come to.

  The continent where I am located is called the Perfect Continent, and the Perfect Continent was born at an unknown time. Before the ancient war, there were only two royal families on the Perfect Continent, namely the Northern Tianxing Purple Clan and the Southern Yelü Yelü City's Yelü Clan. The ancient war affected too many people, and the Yelü Clan could not withstand the blow, eventually disintegrating. A legendary imperial city ended like this, while the Purple Clan survived the war and subsequently developed unprecedentedly, but did not monopolize the southern part of the continent.

  They knew that even the strongest power, if monopolized, would be dissatisfied by the masses and destroyed. The Zǐ family let them develop freely until more than 3,000 years after the end of the ancient era. The Xiāo Yáo family and the Zhù Róng family suddenly appeared, occupying both sides of the south of the mainland with their absolute strength.

  Thus, the three imperial families on the mainland have continued to this day. The three imperial families also had friction and disputes from time to time, but they did not dare to take too much action. Their wars were not ordinary wars in the classical sense. In the end, it was all about the strength of the older generation, so no one could swallow anyone else.

  The Perfect Continent was divided into eighteen states of Yunyun, each with vast and boundless land. The administrative system under the Imperial City was the same everywhere. Under the Imperial City, there were nine states in Tiān Xīng City, five states in Zhù Róng City, and four states in Xiāo Yáo City. Within each state, the imperial family would set up a provincial government, where the official in charge could be called the "Prefect". Under each Prefect, there were tens of millions of kingdoms, and within each kingdom, there were generally thousands of square kilometers of land, with larger ones reaching hundreds of millions. The head of each kingdom was called the King, who would pay tribute to the Imperial City every hundred years. Below the kingdom, there were county cities, which also governed a considerable area. Under the county city, there were counties, and under the county, there were towns, and finally, villages. Zi Wei took a deep breath of cold air, thinking that the scope of her own rule was enormous... just thinking about it was terrifying.

  And Tian Xing's north, that is the Lu Ri Forest, where legend has it that the sun sets. And the master of the Lu Ri Forest, for generations, has been the Ling family, and this family, although there are very few people in the clan, but no one dares to provoke them, because their bodies flow with the blood of the Five-clawed Dragon God tribe. Zi Wei's heart suddenly skipped a beat, her own grandfather, her mother's family... were they gods? And not humans?

  Zi Wei couldn't accept it. In the north of Lu Ri Forest, there was still an endless region. Some knowledgeable people called it the Arctic Tundra, and there was a secret place above it. To the south of the mainland, there were also endless desolate lands that the two major royal families didn't bother to rule, which were eventually controlled by barbarians, known as the Southern Barbarian Lands. In a strict sense, they weren't human. Although the influence of the Southern Barbarians wasn't great, it had been going on for so long that it was almost like half a royal family.

  There is a place that must be mentioned, which is the intersection of Tianxing City, Zhurong City, and Xianyao City. There is a country called Dugu Country, this country has been established for a long time, and it does not belong to any of the three imperial cities. Although the territory is small, it stands among the three major imperial families without being defeated, and the three major imperial families know the ferocity of the Dugu family.

  No one provoked him, and a small country didn't care much about it. Now, Ziwei's grandmother, the current Empress of Tianxing, is the eldest daughter of the current King of Dugu. Most importantly, under the Dugu family, the largest three magic academies on the continent were established, which is the dream place for all young people on the continent.

  The Perfect Continent is vast, Tianxing City has nine states, and each state has countless principalities. In those principalities, a small oasis or desert can be as large as millions of square kilometers. So for ordinary people, being able to visit another country is their lifelong dream.

  Zi Wei was shocked beyond compare, wondering just how vast the territory under his family's rule was, and how large this continent was. If he were to speak of his past life, it would be but a grain in the ocean.