Chapter 2: Recalling the past life, getting the chance, and traveling through time

In the blink of an eye, it was the next morning. Looking at the rising sun, Zhuang Xingyu stretched himself and fell into deep thought. He thought of what happened before the time travel:
In his previous life, he was born on the Blue Star Kyushu, a planet without spiritual energy, or rather, the spiritual energy had dissipated, where technological civilization dominated.

His name in the previous life was also Zhuang Xingyu. The amazing thing is that he looked exactly the same in these two lives.

Zhuang Xingyu grew up in the Fanqie Orphanage. Later, he found that the treatment in the Fanqie Orphanage was not as good as that in the Air Cushion Orphanage, so he ran to the Air Cushion Orphanage.

Then, with the help of the Jiuzhou Prefecture, he successfully completed elementary school, junior high school, and high school. Later, he was admitted to the Tiankeng major of an ordinary non-local university. During this period, he relied on scholarships and part-time jobs to graduate successfully.

Zhuang Xingyu has the bloodline of five tribes, namely, the [Moonlight Tribe], the [Office Workers], the [No Sleep Tribe], the [No Balance Tribe], and the [Single Aristocrats], and he has a noble status!

Although he didn't earn much money after graduation, Zhuang Xingyu himself didn't have any big ambitions. All he required of himself was to have food and drink. He lived a carefree life and was very satisfied with it.

Because he is a lonely man, Zhuang Xingyu will play tricks on anyone who dares to bully him. Therefore, no one dares to provoke Zhuang Xingyu. As the saying goes: the soft are afraid of the hard, the hard are afraid of the tough, and the tough are afraid of the ignorant.

My biggest hobby is visiting street stalls, just looking but not buying, which makes me happy. After all, I’d rather spend my spare money on food.

But on his 26th birthday, as usual, when he was returning home after visiting the remains of Brother Dao on Shenyang Street, something unexpected happened!

"Young man, Tathagata, Tathagata, come here, I want to discuss something with you." A strange old man who was walking side by side with Zhuang Xingyu suddenly took a big step forward and stretched out his arm to block Zhuang Xingyu who was walking with his head down.

The old man's long hair covered half of his face, and his eyes were like deep lake water, bright and clear, full of wisdom and profound connotations. He looked like a Taoist master, but his clothes ruined his temperament.

The old man was wearing a patchwork robe, with a whisk on his waist. In his left hand he held a Bible, and in his right hand he held an old-fashioned bamboo slip, on which the words "Lun Yu" could be vaguely seen. He was still mumbling: "Is Tathagata coming or not? Is Tathagata coming or not?"

From a distance, it looked very dirty, but when you get closer, you can see that the old man's clothes are very clean, just a little torn. Combined with the things in his hands, it is really weird.

"No, I didn't. I didn't steal the captain's tribute iced tea. I just borrowed it!" Zhuang Xingyu was frightened, as if he was caught stealing.

This attracted the attention of a beautiful young lady on the side of the road. Her big eyes were bright and her face was full of curiosity.

Zhuang Xingyu just glanced at the other person and turned back, ignoring her. Humph, women will only slow down the speed at which I lie down.

And the other side.

"What's the matter with stealing? That's not what I'm talking about," the old man replied.

"Grandpa, what can I do for you? Is there anything I can help you with?" Zhuang Xingyu asked politely. The main reason was that there was a camera nearby, otherwise Zhuang Xingyu would have run away long ago. After all, he didn't know who the other party was. What if he was a scammer?

"Oh my, kid, you actually possess the three forbidden physiques of the Samsara Dao Body, the Cause and Effect Dao Body, and the Eternal Immortal Body. Moreover, you have bright eyes and white teeth, are as beautiful as a crown of jade, are handsome and elegant, and are gifted. You are truly a rare demon-level genius! Although your pearl is now covered in dust, it won't be long before the dust is gone and the light is reborn, illuminating the mountains and rivers! Born for the Dao, and coming to meet the calamity, you are destined to wear a yellow robe in the future, and your future is limitless! I have two treasures here, which I will give to you today. I hope you can carry them forward!"

After saying that, he took out two things from his arms like a magic trick: a broken bead and a stone tube, and stuffed these things into Zhuang Xingyu's arms.

"Old bastard... Ugh, sir, I have no money. I don't buy things or give alms. Please ask someone else!" Zhuang Xingyu said in panic. He quickly stepped back and tried to push the thing back into the old man's hand, but found that he couldn't push it no matter what he did. The thing was still in his hand.

"Oh no, I've met an 'expert'. I guess I can't add eggs to my instant noodles tonight!" Zhuang Xingyu thought nervously.

Zhuang Xingyu has seen this kind of situation many times. When he was a child, there were many fake nuns who would go to other people's homes and take out a few thumb-sized Buddha statues. It was obvious that those things were worthless things made of plastic on an assembly line. If sold wholesale, they would cost less than a dime each.

Then the fake nun said she was begging for alms, or building a temple and asking for donations. She asked for at least 20 yuan from you, and if you didn't give it, she would cling to you like a dog-skin plaster, attracting a crowd of onlookers, and those who were thin-skinned or in a hurry would be forced to give it.

Just as Zhuang Xingyu was considering what to do, he suddenly found that the thing in his hand turned into a ray of light and drilled into his abdomen and disappeared. Along with this ray of light, the old man also disappeared.

The pedestrians around, including the young lady, were stunned for a moment as if there was a bug in their brains, and then continued with what they were doing as if the scene just now had not happened.

Suddenly, I heard a voice faintly: "Boy, I'll wait for you at the end of the road!"

(Later, Zhuang Xingyu spent his entire life trying to figure out the meaning of this sentence. He never stopped looking for the old man, and he couldn't find him even after traveling all over the world. It wasn't until Zhuang Xingyu reached the top of the avenue that he knew who the old man was, and realized the meaning of this sentence was: "..." Of course, that's all for later.)
The people around him obviously didn't hear this.

Zhuang Xingyu was terrified and didn't know what to do. This matter obviously couldn't be treated according to common sense. What should he say if he reported it to the Jiuzhou Governor's Inspection Office? After all, he had no evidence in his hand, and the camera next to him probably couldn't see anything. No one would believe him!

If they really saw it, they would definitely be curious about how that thing got into Zhuang Xingyu's abdomen, and they would probably be captured by external enemies and sliced ​​into pieces for research.

The most important thing is that Zhuang Xingyu is not feeling unwell now, but is more energetic. If there is no harm to others, nothing is wrong with him, and there is no evidence, the Jiuzhou Provincial Procuratorate will generally not intervene. They may even think that Zhuang Xingyu is mentally ill and it would be bad if he was sent to a mental hospital.

Is this an illusion? I haven’t worked overtime recently! I shouldn’t be doing this!

As he walked along, he was thinking, and when he came to an old street with no people and no cameras, Zhuang Xingyu was suddenly enveloped by a ball of purple light and fainted. The purple light broke through the void and disappeared.

Oh no, I haven’t deleted the browsing history on my phone! This was Zhuang Xingyu’s last thought.

I don't know how long it took, but Zhuang Xingyu woke up again, and the content of the previous chapter happened.

(End of this chapter)