Chapter 1340: Chapter 1329: Is the Old Man Still Alive?
In the astonished gaze of Ning Fan, the small wooden cart that Guiguzi was riding in the ancient painting suddenly moved.
Although the body of the cart showed no signs of movent, its wheels were indeed spinning in place.
Seeing the rotating wheels, Ning Fan thought he was seeing things, but he clearly heard the creaking sound of the wooden axle turning, along with the sound of wind rustling the grass.
That wasn’t the most surprising thing. What shocked Ning Fan most was that Guiguzi, who was sitting on the wooden cart, actually stood up and then stepped onto the grass.
The depiction of Guiguzi in the painting was still a portrait sketched in ink, but the expressions and movents were lifelike, just like a real person.
At this mont, the entire painting ca to life.
“What on earth is going on?”
Just as Ning Fan was bewildered, the Guiguzi in the painting spoke,
“Ning Fan, the fact that you could break the seal on the painting proves you have beco an expert at the Aerial Mastery Stage.”
Ning Fan didn’t mishear; it was indeed the voice of the old man.
“No wonder I couldn’t discover it before. It turns out only soone at the Aerial Mastery Stage can unlock it.”
Thinking of this, Ning Fan instinctively asked, “Old man, are you still alive?”
But the Guiguzi in the painting did not answer; instead, he said, “Next, I have sothing very important for you to rember.”
“It seems this painting is like an answering machine. Old man, you are truly impressive. I’m convinced by this trick.”
Ning Fan was filled with emotions and couldn’t help but admire the old man’s thods.
“First of all, let tell you sothing: I am not dead. Wait, by now I might very well be dead.”
Listening to the old man’s self-mockery, Ning Fan found it impossible to laugh.
He clearly heard an unusual aning in this sentence.
The old man probably left with the determination of not returning, which is why he chose to fake his death.
“Old man, where exactly did you go? Why did you leave without saying goodbye?”
The more Ning Fan thought, the more questions arose in his heart; everything about the old man was a complete mystery.
“I am not Guiguzi. As for my real na… forget it, you might as well keep calling old man.
My true identity is the Great Prince of the Ancient Sky City. If nothing had happened, I should have ascended the throne as Pharaoh, becoming the last Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.”
Ning Fan exclaid in surprise, “No way. The Great Prince of Ancient Egypt! The last Pharaoh! Old man, your status is too incredible!”
The Guiguzi in the painting continued, “On the eve of ascending the throne as Pharaoh, I never expected to be betrayed by the person I trusted the most, and so I was gravely injured and fled to Huaxia.”
“During my ti in Huaxia, the greatest blessing of my life was being able to take you as my disciple.”
“All good things must co to an end. Forgive my unannounced departure. The flas of vengeance consu my soul like a venomous snake. Just as I am unwilling to ntion my true na, my past experiences are a mark of sha for .”
“Now it’s ti to unravel this grudge. I am leaving; you don’t have to look for , nor will you find .”
“I originally didn’t want to leave a ssage for you, but I was afraid this brat would bla for being too heartless. That’s why I left this ssage specifically.”
“Brat, wish luck! If I reclaim the throne, I will definitely return to find you. If I don’t co back, then consider truly dead.”
After the last sentence was spoken, the ancient painting began to burn on its own, quickly turning to ashes.
Processing all this information, Ning Fan burst out cursing, “You old bastard, going off to seek vengeance on your own. Do you look down on ? Can’t I help you?”
Only Ning Fan himself knew that his outburst was entirely to mask his inner fear; he was worried that the old man’s departure might be a one-way journey with no return.
The old man’s departure without a word, even choosing to fake his death, was because this journey was too dangerous, and he had no confidence in avenging himself.
“Old man, you probably didn’t expect to reach the Aerial Mastery Stage so quickly.”
Thinking of this, Ning Fan’s expression darkened.
Just as the old man had said himself, he didn’t want Ning Fan to bla him, so he set up a seal that could only be broken at the Aerial Mastery Stage.
He probably didn’t want Ning Fan to know the truth subconsciously.
The old man was very aware of Ning Fan’s nature, fearing to implicate him, he didn’t even provide more detailed location information.
“You old bastard, do you think I can’t find you?”
Rembering the ntion of the Ancient Sky City by the old man, since he said it couldn’t be found, it ans the Ancient Sky City is not known to the outside world.
Ning Fan had encountered such places before, like the Celestial Clan territory protected by a barrier; it was evident that Ancient Sky City is a similar place.
Fearing he might miss sothing, Ning Fan imdiately contacted Ouyang Feifei, “Ouyang Feifei, help look up the data on the Ancient Sky City in Egypt; I need all the information related to it.”
After all, everything just now was speculation, and now he needed to ensure the accuracy of the information.
“The old man is the last Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.”
Thinking of this, Ning Fan rushed into the inner room like the wind, where the old man’s living quarters were.
In the old man’s usual desk, Ning Fan found a book, “Chronicles of Ancient Egypt.”
The cover of the book was already yellowing, and the pages inside were curling at the edges, clearly often read.
Ning Fan murmured to himself, “Old man, I used to think you were well-read and had a wide range of interests, but now it seems you were just using this to reminisce about the past.”
According to orthodox history, the last Pharaoh of Egypt is famously known as Cleopatra.
“Could the old man be a cross-dresser?”
With a shudder, Ning Fan shook his head, dispelling the mischievous thought, and carefully looked at the contents of the book.
According to Egyptian historical records, in the 300s BC, King Alexander of Macedon conquered Egypt, ending the nearly 3000-year era of Pharaoh’s rule in Egypt.
Cleopatra was indeed the last Pharaoh, which conflicted with the old man’s ssage.
Judging from the information the old man revealed, his identity as Pharaoh and the Ancient Sky City were simply not recorded in official history.
“Honey, are you okay?”
At this mont, Xu Ruolan burst in from outside, having been worried about the situation inside for so long.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered, she saw Ning Fan staring blankly at a book.
“I’m fine.”
After so thought, Ning Fan decided not to tell Xu Ruolan the truth, mainly because he was afraid she’d worry.
The Ancient Sky City, a place even the old man dreaded,
If Xu Ruolan knew the place Ning Fan was headed was so dangerous, she’d likely be on edge all day.
Ning Fan was determined that even if he had to search every corner of the earth, he would find that damned Ancient Sky City.
Ning Fan’s achievents today could be said to be entirely thanks to the old man’s efforts; even this life of his was given by the old man.
Knowing the old man’s whereabouts and the potential calamity of this journey, Ning Fan simply couldn’t pretend not to notice,
No matter what, he would do his utmost to find Ancient Sky City and then lend the old man a helping hand.
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