SBCEJM -Chapter 166 Qibian Oubian, what comes next?

“Qibian Oubian, what comes next?”

This bizarre line of text on the stone door left the Crown Prince and the Third Princess completely stunned.

Xiao Mingxuan frowned and stared at it, repeating it several times.

“Every word is recognizable… so why does it make no sense when put together?”

“Could it be some kind of military code?” he tried to analyze. “Odd-number troops change tactics, even-number troops stay steady?”

Xiao Mingyue leaned in as well.

“Or maybe it’s some martial arts manual? A cultivation formula for the Eight Extraordinary Meridians?”

Feng Zewan was secretly delighted.

【Hahaha, the transmigrator code has appeared! This Emperor Xiyan really isn’t from ancient times!】

【System, this confirms it, right?】

【Host, absolutely a fellow traveler!】

Feng Zewan pretended to think for a moment, then typed into the input box:

“Symmetry across the x-axis.”

Click—

The stone door opened immediately.

“Zhenbei Wang!”

The Crown Prince turned in shock.

“How did you know that?”

“Guessing.”

Feng Zewan answered calmly.

“Since the first half mentioned odd and even, the second half should relate to symbols. ‘Quadrants’ sounds like directions, so it fits logically.”

【Host, that explanation is way too forced!】

【Who cares, they don’t understand math anyway!】

The Crown Prince and the Third Princess: Do you think we’re fools?

Despite their shock, they were still deeply impressed by Feng Zewan’s “wisdom.”

Inside the secret chamber was only a large desk.

It was made of high-quality purple sandalwood, carved with intricate dragon patterns.

On it lay a book.

The cover was embroidered with gold thread, reading: “Xiyan Emperor’s Daily Records.”

“Daily Records?”

Xiao Mingxuan walked over and opened it.

“Huh? Why are these characters missing strokes?”

Feng Zewan took a look and almost laughed out loud.

Simplified characters!

The entire book was filled with simplified Chinese!

【System, this guy even uses simplified characters! 100% modern person!】

Xiao Mingxuan carefully turned the pages and read aloud:

“Year One of Tianqi, third month, third day, I… I…”

He paused; he didn’t recognize the next character.

“Traveled through time.”

Feng Zewan “helped” from the side.

“Traveled through time?”

Xiao Mingyue looked confused.

“What does that mean? Passing through somewhere?”

Xiao Mingxuan was also confused and continued reading.

“Twenty-first century? Co… coder?”

Xiao Mingyue became more and more bewildered.

“What are these things?”

Feng Zewan understood everything but pretended not to.

【Hahaha, their reaction to modern terms is priceless!】

Xiao Mingxuan continued, his voice trembling:

“Fortunately, I liked reading history books in my past life, so I know some etiquette. At least I didn’t get exposed.”

“But I have no idea about this dynasty’s history… it feels like an entirely fictional world.”

“Fictional world?”

The Crown Prince paused.

“What nonsense is this Xiyan Emperor talking about?”

“Keep reading.”

Xiao Mingyue urged him on, already captivated.

“On the tenth day after transmigration, I realized the original owner of this body was extremely narcissistic.”

“He looks in the mirror for an hour every day and requires people to praise his looks.”

“To avoid being discovered, I can only keep pretending.”

“Good heavens!”

Xiao Mingyue exclaimed.

“He said ‘original owner of the body’? So he isn’t the real Xiyan Emperor?”

The Crown Prince and the Third Princess exchanged looks and slowly began to understand.

This Xiyan Emperor… was not the original person.

“After pretending for a long time, I even started thinking I was getting more handsome.”

“After one month of transmigration, I completely let go.”

“If I’m going to act narcissistic, I might as well go all in!”

“I even established a Praise Department, responsible for flattering me. Before court every day, I listen to them praise me for half an hour—it feels great.”

The Crown Prince’s mouth twitched.

“This… isn’t that absurd? Wouldn’t it be embarrassing to be praised like that every day?”

“Three months in, I started missing modern life.”

“I really want hot pot, barbecue, milk tea.”

“So I secretly instructed imperial chefs to recreate them based on my descriptions.”

“Though the taste is far off, it’s still better than bland ancient food.”

“Modern life?”

Xiao Mingyue couldn’t understand at all.

“Hot pot, barbecue, milk tea… what are those? Sounds interesting though.”

【Modern food. Too bad you’ll never taste the real thing!】

“Five years in, I realized this dynasty was doomed.”

“External enemies, internal rebellion, empty treasury, suffering people.”

“But I’m just a programmer. How would I know how to govern a country?”

“Forget it. Since it’s going to collapse anyway, I might as well live as a useless emperor.”

“At least I can leave behind some modern knowledge before the fall.”

At this point, all three fell silent.

So the Xiyan Emperor was not truly incompetent—but a powerless outsider.

“And in the eighth year…”

“The enemy army has reached the capital.”

“I hid all treasures under the throne and left behind some modern technical materials.”

“I hope future rulers can make use of them, unlike me.”

“If a fated person finds this place, please treat my people kindly.”

“Although I was a foolish emperor, I truly loved this land.”

On the last page, the handwriting was messy:

“The city has fallen. I am going to die.”

“I hope in my next life I can return to the modern world and be a programmer again.”

“I never want to be an emperor again. It’s too exhausting.”

“If possible, I want to say sorry to my people.”

After reading, the three remained silent for a long time.

So the seemingly absurd Xiyan Emperor was actually a traveler from another world—and a conscientious one.

Xiao Mingxuan sighed.

“I never expected Emperor Xiyan to have such hidden hardships. Historical records called him foolish and tyrannical… but it seems there was another truth.”

Xiao Mingyue’s eyes even grew misty.

“He’s actually quite pitiful… alone in another world, still bearing the burden of an entire nation.”

【System, this Xiyan Emperor is the perfect cover for me.】

【Anything modern I bring out later can be blamed on him!】

【Host, look under the desk. There’s a hidden compartment!】

Feng Zewan followed the system’s guidance and found a mechanism under the desk.

Click.

The hidden compartment opened.

Inside lay a neatly placed book titled “Essentials of Modern Technology.”

But the contents were incomprehensible symbols and diagrams.

【Heh, all code. This Xiyan Emperor really was a programmer.】

Feng Zewan quietly exchanged various modern seeds from the system.

Then, without anyone noticing, she placed them into the compartment.

【Now I have an excuse! Left behind by Emperor Xiyan!】

“There’s more!”

Xiao Mingxuan found sealed boxes behind it.

Inside were various seed packets.

Each labeled clearly:

“High-yield rice,” “Drought-resistant wheat,” “Super sweet corn,” “High-yield potatoes”…

Each also included planting instructions and expected yields.

“High-yield rice… 1,000 jin per mu?”

Xiao Mingyue widened her eyes.

“How is that possible? The best rice today only yields three to four hundred jin!”

“If these are real…”

Xiao Mingxuan swallowed hard.

“The Great Xia will never worry about food again!”

【System, how was my move?】

【Perfect!】

At that moment, a strange sound echoed in the chamber.

Click… click…

All three turned sharply.

The wall behind the desk slowly moved, revealing a pitch-black passage.

“A self-opening mechanism?”

Xiao Mingyue widened her eyes.

“What else did Emperor Xiyan leave behind?”