Chapter 1: A Mistake

Sui Empire, Henan Prefecture.

September 10th, the 12th year of Daye (616 AD ).

The Grand Canal winds and twists like a white jade ribbon.

The river water is dotted with ripples and rippling with clear blue waves; colorful fish swim in it and the water is crystal clear.

The golden autumn brings cool breeze to both sides of the canal, the rice flowers are fragrant, the weeping willows are swaying, and the wind is gentle and the clouds are light.

Looking from a distance: rows of gorgeously decorated large and small ships, surrounding a majestic and magnificent dragon boat, are leisurely sailing on the wide water.

Yang Guang, the controversial leader of the Sui Empire, ignored the defeats in the three expeditions to Goryeo and was not ashamed of the humiliation of the siege at Yanmen.

What is even more disheartening is that he ignored the advice of his loyal ministers and still led the huge dragon boat team towards Jiangdu.

From then on, the empire was on the road to collapse.

An old minister knelt on the side of the dragon boat and tried his best to dissuade Yang Guang, who was wearing a yellow robe:

"I, an old minister, dare to advise you that your Majesty should not make another southern tour."

Yang Guang was enjoying his trip, and when he saw that the old minister was so ignorant, he shouted:

"The executioners are waiting. Take him out and behead him!"

Without saying a word, the two Tiger and Wolf Soldiers stepped forward, knocked his jaw off with two punches, and dragged the old minister away.

With a loud "click", the old minister's head and body were separated.

After Yang Guang killed three old ministers of the Heavenly Dynasty in one day, no one dared to stop him and the dragon boat team continued to move forward.

At dawn that day, the dragon boat team arrived at Liang County in Henan Province.

A sixteen-year-old boy sat quietly in front of a mountain temple on the shore, looking at the luxurious dragon boat team and muttering to himself:

"I wanted to travel back to the Tang Dynasty, but I ended up back in the late Sui Dynasty and became an unemployed vagrant named Li Ji?"

The name is still the same, but the age has changed from twenty-two to sixteen, making him six years younger in an instant.

In his previous life, Li Ji was a graduate student in the history department of Fudan University, but now he has become a refugee at the end of the Sui Dynasty.

It is hard to say whether he later became a civilian or not. In any case, after traveling through time, Li Ji had to make a living and could not wait to starve to death.

Before traveling through time, Li Ji read "Book of Sui", "Old Book of Tang" and "New Book of Tang" day and night in order to complete his graduation project, and he had some knowledge of the history of Sui and Tang dynasties.

Now that I have traveled through time, I might as well have fun with these heroes who have passed by like smoke and clouds.

Li Ji was thinking about this and then took a look at the current environment. Damn, the house was bare and there was not a single valuable thing.

My parents passed away five years ago. My younger sister, Li Fei, is only nine years old, and no one knows where she was sold to by human traffickers.

He is now like an abandoned child, living in a dilapidated Guandi Temple and living on the pitiful money from incense offerings.

The fortune teller who can read people's fortunes is not even half-hearted. Because of his inaccurate fortune-telling, people mistakenly think he is a liar.

Two years ago, he was beaten to death by people sent by the Ye family in Luoyang County, Henan Prefecture, leaving Li Ji alone and helpless.

He cried and sighed, wondering when this life that felt like years would end.

As the saying goes: If it is destined to be yours, you will eventually get it; if it is not destined to be yours, don’t force it.

Even if the mountains don't move, the water will. Li Ji's life should not end.

On this day, Yang Guang's dragon boat team happened to stop in Liang County, and he had a crazy idea:

"Sell your martial arts to the imperial family, why not try to get close to Brother Yang."

"Ding!"

"The host has been bound to the Time Tunnel Life-Changing System!"

At this moment, a voice sounded in my mind:

"Host: Li Ji; Age: 16; Identity: Physiognomist."

Oh my god, I’m so young, who would believe me if I said I was a fortune teller?

My master said he could tell fortunes and read faces at the age of 68, but he ended up being beaten to death. What hope do I still have?

Time Tunnel Fate Changing System Description:

The host can be represented by the year, month, day and time of birth of the person using the stems and branches respectively, with four groups of eight forming the eight characters.

Convert the stems and branches into the five elements, and use the mutual generation and restraint of the five elements to predict good or bad luck.

Li Ji knew that the Eight Characters expressed the position of the sun when a person was born, and based on the principles of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, one could infer a person's personality and the direction of life that this personality would lead to.

"Main quest released: Successfully change your fate once and you will receive a generous reward."

Li Ji thought, this time travel would mean a reversal of fate, a turn of events, and a reversal of time. Could it really change one's fate?

Li Ji was stunned.

I silently chanted the name of the system in my mind, and a water curtain interface suddenly appeared in the air before my eyes:

Host: Li Ji

Age: 16

Skills: None

Items: None

…

"Oh, this mission to change my fate is quite interesting. Not only do I have nothing right now, but I am also a loser. I don't have any skills and can't do anything."

Li Ji was pondering the content of the system task and there were no further prompts.

It is nothing more than relying on one's own historical knowledge reserves.

Combined with the practice of previous lives.

Let's be foresighted.

This will improve your skills, increase your value, and gain trust, and that means you have successfully changed your destiny.

He also thought of the funny sketch "Selling Crutch" from his previous life.

The master tried to trick the man and actually broke his good leg.

His mind was a little confused, with a lot of information from past and future lives mixed together.

system:"……"

Suddenly, Li Ji felt that the system was a bit down.

Is there something wrong with the host's reading comprehension ? This is already heading towards deception.

At this time, Li Ji realized that he had fully understood the true meaning of the system in changing one's destiny.

He imitated his master's behavior when he was alive, then put his hands behind his back and staggered out of the mountain temple.

He looked up in the direction of the dragon boat team docked on the bank of the canal.

perhaps……

You can talk to Yang Guang, the leader of the Celestial Empire, and change your destiny.

Thinking of this, Li Ji picked up the yellow cloth sign and walked towards the busy market on the shore in an orderly manner.

Take a closer look: Yang Guang's dragon boat team recruited as many as 80,000 to 90,000 boat trackers, and 9,000 of them were pulling the dragon boats.

The food and drink expenses for these people were provided by officials along the way.

Once the dragon boat team docks, they may not be able to move for three to five days. If Yang Guang is happy, they may stop for ten days or half a month.

Just as Li Ji was about to approach the river bank, a patrolling guard shouted:

"Get out of here, kid! Be careful of your head being moved."

"Fuck you, you won't even let me see you. When can I see Yang Guang?"

Li Ji muttered and stepped back.

Snapped!

A guard with a squinting look came over, aimed his eye at Li Ji and slapped him in the face.

"Damn it, who are you scolding? Did you call the emperor by his name? You're looking for death."

boom!

Li Ji was not going to show mercy. He raised his leg and kicked the slanted-eyed guard in the crotch.

The guard didn't expect a child to fight him. His face turned pale and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He shouted in pain:

"What are you standing there for? Catch him and beat him to death!"

Li Ji was surrounded by more than a dozen guards.