My System Is Three Thousand Years Early

Cheng Guang set down his teacup, gazed into Commandery Princess Ning’s beautiful eyes, and asked indifferently, "The Commandery Princess just mentioned that among the Great Yan Dynasty, there is news of Great Chu remnants. It was disseminated by the Heavenly Machine Elder from the Heavenly Machine Pavilion. What exactly are the Heavenly Machine Pavilion and Heavenly Machine Elder?

I haven’t heard of them before."

Cheng Guang looked at the gorgeous visage of Commandery Princess Ning with a calm demeanor, but his heart had already been set adrift in a storm.

Who exactly was this Heavenly Machine Elder, and how could it be that news of the Great Chu remnants hiding within the Great Yan Dynasty came from him?

Furthermore.

He had somehow calculated it.

How did he calculate it?

Peering into the heavenly secrets?

No matter what means the Heavenly Machine Elder used,

Cheng Guang suddenly felt doubtful at this moment; if it weren’t for the existence of the Restraint Pearl on his person, could this being known as the Heavenly Machine Elder have calculated his presence?

Just the thought sent a chill down Cheng Guang’s spine.

Commandery Princess Ning, upon hearing Cheng Guang’s question, looked at him and seemed to discern from his expression that he truly was unaware of the existence of the Heavenly Machine Elder, so she began to explain:

"It’s normal for the Princely Heir to be unaware of the Heavenly Machine Elder."

"The Heavenly Machine Elder is the master of the Heavenly Machine Pavilion. He lives reclusively, possessing profound cultivation, and no one knows his age. The Heavenly Machine Elder occasionally opens his pavilion. As long as one can afford the price, he can divine the secrets of heaven for them."

"Since the price the Heavenly Machine Elder requires is significant, apart from the World Royal Family, there are few from the Sects with the power to afford it, so very few within the Four Directions Mortal World are aware of his existence." n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"Some time ago, when the Heavenly Machine Elder opened his pavilion, he unusually didn’t wait for others to pay the price before giving answers. Instead, he directly announced the news that Great Chu remnants were hidden within the Great Yan Dynasty."

Commandery Princess Ning’s expression turned slightly ugly as she spoke resentfully, "Who knows why that Heavenly Machine Elder did what he did, but once he spoke those words, the World Royal Family believed them. The Heavenly Machine Elder has never been wrong about anything. Regardless of his intent, they all acted upon hearing the news."

"After the Heavenly Machine Elder released this piece of news, he closed his pavilion and did not receive visitors. Hence, even if people from the world wanted to ask the Heavenly Machine Elder to calculate the exact location of the Great Chu remnants, there was no way to do so."

Cheng Guang listened to Commandery Princess Ning’s words, nodded slightly, raised his teacup to his lips, but before he could take a sip of tea, he placed the teacup down again.

Cheng Guang felt that something was amiss.

This Heavenly Machine Elder, whose identity and status were so exceptional, whose calculations and revelations were without fail, was precisely why the World Royal Family, upon learning the possible emergence of the Great Chu remnants within the Great Yan Dynasty from him, didn’t harbor the slightest doubt and all took action.

Cheng Guang didn’t quite understand.

Why would this mysterious Heavenly Machine Elder suddenly announce the news of the Great Chu remnants?

The Heavenly Machine Elder, who lived for an unknown length of time, was a being whom the World Royal Family sought to curry favor with. In a sense, he was the most uniquely placed person in the world.

Back when Great Chu was prevalent, it’s likely that they had not offended the Heavenly Machine Elder and might have even sent him a good deal of resources.

Regardless, the Heavenly Machine Elder would have no reason to target Great Chu.

Why, then, did he suddenly reveal the news of the Great Chu remnants’ existence this time?

What was the reason for this?

The more Cheng Guang thought, the more bewildered he became.

Compared to Cheng Guang, Commandery Princess Ning was even more bewildered. Every time Heavenly Machine Elder was mentioned, Commandery Princess Ning’s exquisite face stiffened, a few lines of frustration appearing on it.

The emotions on Commandery Princess Ning’s face only showed for a moment before she quickly concealed them.

She turned to Cheng Guang and said, "Princely Heir, if you wish to obtain news of the Great Chu remnants from me, you need not bother further. You should know that I seldom venture out. Within the entire Great Yan Dynasty, my influence is minimal, and my intelligence capabilities are inferior to those of your Bureau of the Lamp."

"So if you wish to know where the Great Chu remnants are, you might as well seek them out yourself."

"I regret that I cannot be of much help."

After speaking, Commandery Princess Ning picked up her teacup again, her gesture signaling the end of the visit.

Cheng Guang gave a slight smile. His main purpose in coming here was to observe Commandery Princess Ning.

Having seen Commandery Princess Ning, he guessed that she was likely to be a remnant of Great Chu; thus, his goal for this visit had been achieved.

However, what puzzled Cheng Guang was,

Why hadn’t his mission status indicated as complete?

Was it only when he pointed at Commandery Princess Ning and declared, "You are the remnant of Great Chu, and I have found you," that the task would be considered complete?

If he did that,

Wouldn’t it be too foolish?

Cheng Guang’s mouth twitched slightly.

At this moment, Commandery Princess Ning believed her cover was impeccable, and indeed it was, for if he hadn’t had prior enlightenment, noticing that Commandery Princess Ning could likely be the Great Chu remnant would not have been easy.

Although he now fairly certainly knew Commandery Princess Ning was likely that "remnant of Great Chu," he had no evidence yet.

If he pointed directly at Commandery Princess Ning declaring her as the remnant of Great Chu, even if he completed the task, she might outwardly say nothing but turn against him in secret, possibly even harboring harmful intent towards him.

Cheng Guang’s former identity, after all, was the Crown Prince of Great Chu. Thus, he had no desire to directly confront "the remnant of Great Chu."