Ren Baqian opened his eyes and stared at the familiar ceiling above him in a daze .

Teleportation in novels was always irreversible or could be done at will . His current repeating cycle was causing quite a bit of trouble .

He was lucky that the empress' birthday coincided with his time in the other world .

But, he was not going to be this lucky all the time . If Ren Baqian was to return back to Earth during an important event in the other world, he would be in a load of trouble .

If only I had total control over the teleportation, things would go so much smoother .

Racking his brains for a bit, Ren Baqian had the idea to install a surveillance camera . Since he could not figure out why he was teleporting, perhaps recording the process might give him some clue .

He got out of bed and opened the windows, it was even colder now . A wave of chilly air blew right into his face, and some residual snow could be seen on the window ledge . From the looks of it, it had just snowed not too long ago, possibly even last night .

It was already November, four months since he had first teleported to that world .

However, only two months had pa.s.sed for Ren Baqian . This was including both his time on Earth and on the other world .

Ren Baqian wondered if his life span would follow the time he was experiencing, allowing him to age just five years while others had already age ten .

On the flip side, four years for people in the other world was six years for him .

Differences were unlikely to manifest greatly in the short run, but as time went by, they would become more and more obvious .

Ren Baqian was living in two worlds, yet experiencing time differently in both .

This was the biggest issue he had with the relativity of time in both worlds .

Of course, this was only his hunch . He would require much more time to figure out if his hunch was correct .

It was about time for him to prepare the things he needed .

The upcoming Great Hunt was a large obstacle for him . Ren Baqian would be done for if he did not perform well .

If he could make the Seventh Prince see eye to eye with his ideas, Ren Baqian would be able to reduce the amount of misgivings the Seventh Prince had against him .

In addition, he had to account for those annoying n.o.bles who wanted to devour him at the earliest opportunity .

Above and beyond these people, Ren Baqian had to also worry about the ferocious beasts in the mountain range .

Ren Baqian felt that to others, this event was an opportunity to showcase themselves, have fun, or observe others .

To him however, the Great Hunt was an event filled with danger lurking in every corner .

There was of course the possibility that he was over thinking the issue . If there were people from the aboriginals around him, it was unlikely that anyone would dare to lay a hand on him .

But at the end of the day, he did not know much about the Great Hunt . It was still safer for Ren Baqian to be as prepared as possible and stick close to the aboriginals .

This safer way was, however, not in line with the empress' orders for him not to lose face .

Ren Baqian believed that his life was much more precious . If given the choice, he would much rather hug tightly onto the empress' leg and avoid going up the mountains . Perhaps the empress would still kick him up the mountain, given that she told him not to lose face .

Ren Baqian went online to check out the stuff he might need . The first thing he deemed useful was a crossbow . It was extremely suitable for hunting up in the mountains, and its silence would help prevent others from tracking him .

A crossbow might not be as powerful as other bow and arrows, but Ren Baqian would not be able to hit anything with a composite bow anyway . With only three days left, Ren Baqian knew that he could not possibly master the bow and arrow . .

The next item was a handgun . This modern killing marvel was way more powerful than any crossbow, and Ren Baqian was intent on keeping one by his side .

If possible, he would even like to have at least two hand grenades on him . In any case, throwing a hand grenade would kill, maim, or at least scare the other party long enough for him to make a run for it .

In addition to these few main items, there were several other smaller items he deemed necessary as well .

As far as he knew, he would have to camp for one night during the hunt and need to prepare adequately for that too .

The things he needed included a sleeping bag, rations, and a swiss-army knife .

Ren Baqian did not have access to channels where he could purchase crossbows or firearms . Even though he had seen a flyer, next to one about a gathering for h.o.m.os.e.xuals, in the bus terminal's toilet that advertised firearm sales, Ren Baqian felt that it was too exposed to be reliable . If he was lucky they might sell him a BB gun, otherwise they might sell him water guns . The way they worded these flyers was always tricky, and it was better for him to avoid any more trouble .

It looks like he wwill have to ask Chen Qing for help . The guy was practically a n.o.ble and could probably find someone to get the weapons .

Ren Baqian microwaved a bag of milk that he stored in the fridge and consumed it with a cookie for his breakfast . He then proceeded to give Chen Qing a call .

"Say, what have you been up to recently? I haven't been able to reach you at all . Seems like it's true that men become monsters once they have money, are you afraid that I'll bother you?"

Ren Baqian laughed upon hearing Chen Qing's voice . He was deliberately distancing himself from Chen Qing, and it seems like he caught on to it . Ren Baqian had no other choice since he was afraid that Chen Qing would discover his secret . His disappearances and reappearances were too orderly, making it highly suspicious .

"Is that why you're terrible?" Ren Baqian chuckled .

"That was all in the past, I'm a changed person now," Chen Qing immediately replied .

"Are you free to have lunch?"

"Sure, send me the address . Jiang Nan was just talking about you yesterday," Chen Qing promptly answered .

"Alright, I'll see you later . "

Ren Baqian hung up the phone and noticed that he had received several texts . One was sent from an unknown number two days ago . It read, "This is An Fei . I've just received my first pay from my new job and would like to treat you to a meal as thanks . "

An Fei? Ren Baqian's first thought was that this person had gotten the wrong number . He only realized after a moment that this was the girl with the hearing aid who was super confident about finding a job .

Closing his messages to open WeChat, he found a message from Dong Hai . "Prince Ren, are you completely ignoring the existence of your old cla.s.smates . "

A strong wave of anger seemed to emanate from the screen in his hand .

Below that message was one from Chen Bing, "I haven't heard a word from you after the gathering . Are you okay?"

Ren Baqian shook his head lightly .

Let them think what they want .

He had just entered the other world at that time and still had the mood to meetup with his old cla.s.smates .

But so much time has elapsed since then . Ren Baqian often felt that the other world was his main one now, and did not feel much over the things happening on Earth anymore . This was also partly due to the fact that most of his conscious thought was focused on how to climb the power ladder in the other world . On Earth, he could easily survive as long as he had money . There was nothing much for him to worry about here .

He continued scrolling through his WeChat feed and saw that his parents were still sharing posts about the "secrets to longevity" and "ten things that everyone must know" .

Placing his phone back on the table, he continued to surf the web for a while before putting on a change of clothes and heading down to the city center to look for a shop selling surveillance equipment . After purchasing a set, he arranged for its installation .

He stopped at a beautifully furnished hairdresser to get a haircut .

The moment he entered he noticed a girl wearing a red hearing aid was.h.i.+ng someone's hair .

"Could things get any more coincidental," Ren Baqian thought to himself and smiled . He was not intending to reply to her message, and had only helped her previously because he had nothing better to do . Ren Baqian never thought that they would meet again in a city filled with millions of people . Many people never meet for their entire lives, yet here he was .

To think he would run into An Fei just by walking into a random hairdresser . Was this merely a coincidence, or could one call it fate?

Ren Baqian stood at the doorway for a long while before deciding that there was no reason for him to avoid her . He headed inside with large strides .

Ren Baqian opened his eyes and stared at the familiar ceiling above him in a daze . Teleportation in novels was always irreversible or could be done at will . His current repeating cycle was causing quite a bit of trouble . He was lucky that the empress 39 birthday coincided with his time in the other world . But, he was not going to be this lucky all the time . If Ren Baqian was to return back to Earth during an important event in the other world, he would be in a load of trouble . If only I had total control over the teleportation, things would go so much smoother . Racking his brains for a bit, Ren Baqian had the idea to install a surveillance camera . Since he could not figure out why he was teleporting, perhaps recording the process might give him some clue . He got out of bed and opened the windows, it was even colder now . A wave of chilly air blew right into his face, and some residual snow could be seen on the window ledge . From the looks of it, it had just snowed not too long ago, possibly even last night . It was already November, four months since he had first teleported to that world . However, only two months had pa.s.sed for Ren Baqian . This was including both his time on Earth and on the other world . Ren Baqian wondered if his life span would follow the time he was experiencing, allowing him to age just five years while others had already age ten . On the flip side, four years for people in the other world was six years for him . Differences were unlikely to manifest greatly in the short run, but as time went by, they would become more and more obvious . Ren Baqian was living in two worlds, yet experiencing time differently in both . This was the biggest issue he had with the relativity of time in both worlds . Of course, this was only his hunch . He would require much more time to figure out if his hunch was correct . It was about time for him to prepare the things he needed . The upcoming Great Hunt was a large obstacle for him . Ren Baqian would be done for if he did not perform well . If he could make the Seventh Prince see eye to eye with his ideas, Ren Baqian would be able to reduce the amount of misgivings the Seventh Prince had against him . In addition, he had to account for those annoying n.o.bles who wanted to devour him at the earliest opportunity . Above and beyond these people, Ren Baqian had to also worry about the ferocious beasts in the mountain range . Ren Baqian felt that to others, this event was an opportunity to showcase themselves, have fun, or observe others . To him however, the Great Hunt was an event filled with danger lurking in every corner . There was of course the possibility that he was over thinking the issue . If there were people from the aboriginals around him, it was unlikely that anyone would dare to lay a hand on him . But at the end of the day, he did not know much about the Great Hunt . It was still safer for Ren Baqian to be as prepared as possible and stick close to the aboriginals . This safer way was, however, not in line with the empress 39 orders for him not to lose face . Ren Baqian believed that his life was much more precious . If given the choice, he would much rather hug tightly onto the empress 39 leg and avoid going up the mountains . Perhaps the empress would still kick him up the mountain, given that she told him not to lose face . Ren Baqian went online to check out the stuff he might need . The first thing he deemed useful was a crossbow . It was extremely suitable for hunting up in the mountains, and its silence would help prevent others from tracking him . A crossbow might not be as powerful as other bow and arrows, but Ren Baqian would not be able to hit anything with a composite bow anyway . With only three days left, Ren Baqian knew that he could not possibly master the bow and arrow . . The next item was a handgun . This modern killing marvel was way more powerful than any crossbow, and Ren Baqian was intent on keeping one by his side . If possible, he would even like to have at least two hand grenades on him . In any case, throwing a hand grenade would kill, maim, or at least scare the other party long enough for him to make a run for it . In addition to these few main items, there were several other smaller items he deemed necessary as well . As far as he knew, he would have to camp for one night during the hunt and need to prepare adequately for that too . The things he needed included a sleeping bag, rations, and a swiss army knife . Ren Baqian did not have access to channels where he could purchase crossbows or firearms . Even though he had seen a flyer, next to one about a gathering for h.o.m.os.e.xuals, in the bus terminal 39 s toilet that advertised firearm sales, Ren Baqian felt that it was too exposed to be reliable . If he was lucky they might sell him a BB gun, otherwise they might sell him water guns . The way they worded these flyers was always tricky, and it was better for him to avoid any more trouble . It looks like he wwill have to ask Chen Qing for help . The guy was practically a n.o.ble and could probably find someone to get the weapons . Ren Baqian microwaved a bag of milk that he stored in the fridge and consumed it with a cookie for his breakfast . He then proceeded to give Chen Qing a call . Say, what have you been up to recently I haven 39 t been able to reach you at all . Seems like it 39 s true that men become monsters once they have money, are you afraid that I 39 ll bother you Ren Baqian laughed upon hearing Chen Qing 39 s voice . He was deliberately distancing himself from Chen Qing, and it seems like he caught on to it . Ren Baqian had no other choice since he was afraid that Chen Qing would discover his secret . His disappearances and reappearances were too orderly, making it highly suspicious . Is that why you 39 re terrible Ren Baqian chuckled . That was all in the past, I 39 m a changed person now, Chen Qing immediately replied . Are you free to have lunch Sure, send me the address . Jiang Nan was just talking about you yesterday, Chen Qing promptly answered . Alright, I 39 ll see you later . Ren Baqian hung up the phone and noticed that he had received several texts . One was sent from an unknown number two days ago . It read, This is An Fei . I 39 ve just received my first pay from my new job and would like to treat you to a meal as thanks . An Fei Ren Baqian 39 s first thought was that this person had gotten the wrong number . He only realized after a moment that this was the girl with the hearing aid who was super confident about finding a job . Closing his messages to open WeChat, he found a message from Dong Hai . Prince Ren, are you completely ignoring the existence of your old cla.s.smates . A strong wave of anger seemed to emanate from the screen in his hand . Below that message was one from Chen Bing, I haven 39 t heard a word from you after the gathering . Are you okay Ren Baqian shook his head lightly . Let them think what they want . He had just entered the other world at that time and still had the mood to meetup with his old cla.s.smates . But so much time has elapsed since then . Ren Baqian often felt that the other world was his main one now, and did not feel much over the things happening on Earth anymore . This was also partly due to the fact that most of his conscious thought was focused on how to climb the power ladder in the other world . On Earth, he could easily survive as long as he had money . There was nothing much for him to worry about here . He continued scrolling through his WeChat feed and saw that his parents were still sharing posts about the secrets to longevity and ten things that everyone must know . Placing his phone back on the table, he continued to surf the web for a while before putting on a change of clothes and heading down to the city center to look for a shop selling surveillance equipment . After purchasing a set, he arranged for its installation . He stopped at a beautifully furnished hairdresser to get a haircut . The moment he entered he noticed a girl wearing a red hearing aid was.h.i.+ng someone 39 s hair . Could things get any more coincidental, Ren Baqian thought to himself and smiled . He was not intending to reply to her message, and had only helped her previously because he had nothing better to do . Ren Baqian never thought that they would meet again in a city filled with millions of people . Many people never meet for their entire lives, yet here he was . To think he would run into An Fei just by walking into a random hairdresser . Was this merely a coincidence, or could one call it fate Ren Baqian stood at the doorway for a long while before deciding that there was no reason for him to avoid her . He headed inside with large strides .