207: Chapter 207 Odd Changes, Even Remains the Same!

"We're fellow countrymen, don't be afraid!"

These seven words struck Chu Wushuang's ears with even more shock than the poem that had just resonated with the heavens and earth.

He fell onto the grayish-white ground of the Void Realm, his knees aching from the impact, but his mind could no longer spare a thought for the pain.

A fellow countryman! The Great Emperor said they are fellow countrymen! He was in luck! He had been noticed by a big shot! Hahaha!

Chu Wushuang raised his head, staring at Lu Chen three steps away, staring at that face so lazy it was almost punchable, and staring at the silver-haired little loli sleeping with her head on his shoulder.

Chu Wushuang's heart beat rapidly.

Fear was receding, replaced by a surge of irrepressible ecstasy.

He didn't kill me.

In front of so many people outside, he brought me alone into this space, didn't act publicly, and instead said "don't be afraid."

What does this mean?

It means he wants to have a private talk with me! It means he doesn't want outsiders to know that we are both Transmigrators! It means he is protecting me!

Chu Wushuang's train of thought reached a state of perfect self-consistency at this moment.

He scrambled up from the ground, squeezing out a smile he thought was friendly but was actually fawning to the bone.

"Great Emperor, hehe, fellow countryman!"

He lowered his voice, leaned forward half a step, and rubbed his hands together.

"Well, since we're on the same side, I won't hide anything."

He cleared his throat.

"Odd changes, even stays the same?"

As the words left his mouth, Chu Wushuang's eyes were fixed on Lu Chen's face.

This was the most classic secret code among Blue Star Transmigrators, the mnemonic for induction formulas that everyone had memorized in high school math class.

If the other party truly was a Transmigrator, they would definitely follow up with the second half.

Lu Chen supported Yue Shiyun with one hand while extending his pinky with the other, slowly picking his ear.

Looking at Chu Wushuang's expression, he rolled his eyes inwardly.

Yet, he naturally spat out four words.

"Signs depend on the quadrant."

Chu Wushuang reached a peak of excitement.

"I knew it! I knew it!"

Chu Wushuang's voice rose three octaves, echoing in the empty isolated space.

"Great Emperor, you really are from our Blue Star!"

He took another step forward, leaving only two steps between him and Lu Chen.

"One more! Heavenly King covers the Earth Tiger?!"

"Pagoda suppresses the River Demon."

Lu Chen didn't even lift his eyelids, answering with effortless flow.

Chu Wushuang was almost in tears.

"Gugu Gaga!"

"My knife and shield."

Chu Wushuang completely lost his composure, his grin stretching from ear to ear.

"Brother! It really is you, brother!"

He took the final step, reaching out to pat Lu Chen's shoulder.

An invisible force froze his arm in mid-air when his palm was still a foot away from Lu Chen's shoulder.

It wasn't a heavy force, it just didn't allow him to touch.

Yue Shiyun, leaning on Lu Chen's shoulder, glanced at Chu Wushuang, curled her small mouth, and closed her eyes again.

She couldn't be bothered to pay him any attention.

Lu Chen shifted the little loli on his shoulder, adjusting to a more comfortable position.

"No need for the shoulder patting."

Chu Wushuang's hand was bounced back, but he didn't care at all. Instead, he dropped down with a thud and hugged Lu Chen's right foot.

"Brother! I've finally found my Golden Finger! It's you!"

Lu Chen looked down at his foot, then at Chu Wushuang who was hugging his ankle.

If the group of Prodigies outside saw this scene, they would probably all have a collective breakdown.

The dignified Chief of the Great Xia Hanlin Academy, the most brilliant Literary Dao Genius of Great Xia, currently looked no different from a common street thug throwing a tantrum.

"Let go."

"I won't!"

Chu Wushuang hugged even tighter, his face pressed against Lu Chen's shoe, a mess of snot and tears.

"Brother, you don't know how much I've suffered! I've been transmigrated here for over three hundred years! Three hundred years! No System!"

"I was all alone, living timidly. When I heard there was a path of Literary Cultivation, I carried five thousand years of Blue Star's cultural heritage and struggled in this broken world, wanting to use poetry to attain the Dao, but it simply wasn't recognized!"

He looked up, snot smeared across his face, his eyes as red as a rabbit's.

"Today I finally understand, it wasn't that the poems were bad, it was that my Realm wasn't high enough!"

"But you're different! You're already a Great Emperor! Just reciting a couple of lines causes resonance with heaven and earth!"

Chu Wushuang sniffled, let go of Lu Chen's foot, and stood up abruptly.

He began rubbing his hands together, making a snapping sound, his eyes darting around like a revolving lantern.

"Brother, let me tell you, if the two of us team up, there's so much potential!"

Lu Chen raised an eyebrow.

"Oh?"

"Think about it!"

The more Chu Wushuang spoke, the more excited he became, his habit of gesticulating wildly acting up again.

"You'll be responsible for fighting and holding down the fort, while I'll be responsible for reciting poetry and picking up Saintesses—no, I mean, strategizing! We two brothers, one martial and one literary, will trample every Holy Land and Immortal Dynasty under our feet!"

He extended two fingers and gestured in the air.

"Won't this world belong to us Blue Star people? Both of us are from Blue Star; we should help each other, complement each other's strengths, and strive to grow bigger and stronger to create new glory!"

Yue Shiyun tilted her little head and watched Chu Wushuang for a while, then leaned her small mouth toward Lu Chen's ear, her voice very low.

"Revered Master brother, is this person's brain broken?"

Lu Chen patted her back.

"Yes, it's completely broken."

Chu Wushuang didn't hear this exchange; he was entirely immersed in his grand blueprint.

"Brother! Look at that Great Xia Princess Princess Xia Qingyue, she's so beautiful! The Fairies in this world are so gorgeous! What were those celebrities in our past life even for?"

"Doesn't Yaochi Holy Land only accept female Disciples? Let's go there and host a poetry gathering, make friends through literature, and take advantage of the proximity!"

"And also, I heard that some Qingqiu Sky Fox Mountain is full of fox tribe beauties, I..."

"Your plan is very ambitious."

Lu Chen interrupted him. Chu Wushuang stopped talking and looked at Lu Chen expectantly.

The corners of Lu Chen's mouth curled up slightly.

"However, regarding what you just said, there is one point this Emperor needs to correct."

Chu Wushuang immediately perked up his ears.

"Please say it! Say that we are brothers."

Lu Chen looked down and rubbed Yue Shiyun's little cheek with his thumb; the little loli hummed softly and grabbed his thumb with her tiny hand.

"This Emperor has lived in this world for untold years. I don't have many friends, and even fewer fellow countrymen."

He looked up, staring at Chu Wushuang.

"Since we're both from Blue Star, and this outside world is so dangerous..."

He paused.

"In the future, I will definitely protect you well."

Chu Wushuang's body stiffened for a moment, and then a surge of ecstasy that rushed from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head submerged him.

A Great Emperor! Personally said! He would protect him!

Isn't this the legendary 'carried by a big shot'?

Isn't this the standard script from web novels where the protagonist follows a big brother and rises to the clouds with cheats all the way?

He, Chu Wushuang, after three hundred years of Transmigration, had finally reached this day! He had finally made it through!

"Brother!"

Chu Wushuang's tears gushed out, even more intensely than when he was hugging Lu Chen's leg earlier.

"Brother, don't worry! From now on, your younger brother will go through fire and water for you, never hesitating even at the cost of my life! If you say go east, I'll never go west!"

Lu Chen smiled, a very gentle and casual smile.

Yue Shiyun, leaning on his shoulder, turned her little head and stared at Lu Chen's profile for a couple of breaths.

Though she was young, her intuition was sharp to an absurd degree.

Revered Master brother was smiling, but this smile was different from the one he had when he rubbed her head.

It was also different from the smile he had when he teased sister Yue Qingxuan.

This smile made her back feel a bit chilly.

Lu Chen raised his right hand and patted Chu Wushuang's shoulder twice.

He withdrew his hand, the curve of his lips unchanged. He tilted his head, observing Chu Wushuang, then extended his right hand from his sleeve, fingers spread, and made a gentle clenching motion in the void.

Chu Wushuang was overwhelmed by the favor, bowing his waist even lower.

"Then it's a deal! Thank you, Big Brother! People from Blue Star are the best!"