Magical Girl's Knight Brother

Chapter 487 Searching for the 'Future'

Back on Katie's steam train, Tang Zijun finally felt a sense of relief after being on edge for so long.

Previously, he had been living within the past timeline and dared not make any rash moves. He was always in a state of extreme vigilance, fearing that any action he took might cause an anomaly in the timeline.

Now back in the train carriage, having completely left the current timeline behind, Tang Zijun can finally relax.

But before he could catch his breath, he discovered that the carriage was much more lively than he had imagined.

All the passengers in the carriages were stirred up, moving back and forth between them, each carrying a plate filled with various beautifully presented foods.

Looking into the carriage they were coming from, Tang Zijun saw Qin Nan sitting alone on a private leather sofa. Four girls were massaging her shoulders and legs, and two more stood beside her, one fanning her and the other peeling grapes for her. Staring blankly at this incredibly decadent scene, Tang Zijun's mouth dropped open.

"You've ascended the throne?"

"Pretty much," Qin Nan said, crossing her legs and beckoning Tang Zijun with her index finger. "Minister Tang, come here and give me a foot massage." Curly-eared Qin Nan poked Tang Zijun's calf. "Has she always been this arrogant?"

"Maybe he took the wrong medicine." Tang Zijun shrugged, but he still walked towards Qin Nan. The passengers along the way made way for him and bowed.

Tang Zijun nodded in return. Although he knew these were rulers, he genuinely regarded them as living, breathing people, since they truly possessed human memories.

Upon arriving in front of Qin Nan, Tang Zijun saw Katie, who was also sitting in the car. Katie was in a semi-transparent state, indicating that she had not fully recovered.

I guess this silly girl only recovered about 70-80% before she couldn't wait to come find me.

Tang Zijun casually sat down in the chair, and as soon as he did, Qin Nan put her feet on his lap. "I haven't even let you sit down yet, and you haven't even greeted me."

"Stop messing around, Katie hasn't fully recovered yet and you're already bullying her." Tang Zijun gently patted her leg, but the other didn't pull back. "I didn't bully her!" Qin Nan puffed out her chest. "This was all a spontaneous action by the [passengers], okay? You can't wrong me!" "Spontaneous action?" Tang Zijun raised an eyebrow.

At this moment, the girls beside her nodded repeatedly. "Yes, sir, this is all voluntary. We are so grateful to Sister Qin Nan, otherwise we would have been in danger. We can't offer any other help, so we can only do this small thing to repay her."

"Yes, yes," the girl peeling the grapes chimed in. "If it weren't for Sister Qin Nan risking her life to protect us, we would have been torn apart by those robots long ago."

"Sister Qin Nan fought them for three days and two nights despite her injuries. At that time, Lady Katie didn't have enough power to summon us to join the battle, so she could only rely on Sister Qin Nan."

The girls chattered away, leaving Curly-Ear listening in a daze.

Tang Zijun looked at Qin Nan with some surprise; he was genuinely surprised this time.

It's important to understand that the AI ​​that the God of Time and Space brought this time are not ordinary, mass-produced machines. Each one of them possesses captain-level combat power, and their sheer number makes them extremely destructive.

But Qin Nan actually managed to protect Katie's steam train all by herself without any spirit beasts by her side. This feat is probably unparalleled among other green-level magical girls.

Although it sounds easy now, Tang Zijun knows very well that every minute and every second of those three days and two nights was a life-or-death struggle for Qin Nan.

If she relaxes or slacks off even slightly, not only her, but without Katie's help, they will no longer have the ability to return to the future, and the entire timeline will be thrown into chaos.

Thinking of this, Tang Zijun looked at Qin Nan with a hint of admiration.

Qin Nan raised her chin, let out a soft snort, and then kicked Tang Zijun in the stomach. "Did you hear that? This is the voice of the people. Hurry up and give me a foot massage."

Tang Zijun rolled her eyes at her helplessly, but still grabbed her mischievous little feet and gently massaged the acupoints on her ankles. "Okay, I admit you did a good job this time."

"Just 'not bad'?" Qin Nan crossed her arms, speaking indignantly. "Then how are you going to reward me?"

"Didn't I give you a foot massage?"

"This is your reward?!" Qin Nan immediately bristled. "In the words of the Flower Fairy Clan, I'm your divine messenger! I did something so amazing, and you just give me a foot massage to get rid of me?"

"Have you ever seen a god personally massage the feet of his own messenger?" Tang Zijun's lips twitched.

Upon hearing this, Qin Nan's expression froze. "Well, that's true."

She quickly pulled her foot back and said, "That doesn't count. I'll think about it again and tell you when we get back."

After saying that, she quickly changed the subject, as if afraid Tang Zijun would change her mind. "By the way, how's it going on your end? Which timeline were you sent to? I think I saw Lao Chang outside just now?"

"Yes, it really is Lao Chang." Tang Zijun took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled.

Seeing that Tang Zijun and the others seemed to have something important to say, the female passengers quickly got up and left the carriage, sensibly closing the carriage door behind them.

Tang Zijun didn't hide anything and told them everything about his and Juan Erduo's experiences after traveling through time. However, he slightly concealed what happened after his own consciousness returned to the past, only telling them that he successfully prevented the assassination attempt in the "past." Listening quietly to Tang Zijun recount his dramatic experiences, Qin Nan couldn't help but grab a handful of sunflower seeds. "You really are something else. Compared to what you've gone through, my three-day, three-night battle is nothing."

"So, the 'present' and the 'past' have already been eliminated, then all that's left is the so-called 'future'?" Katie blinked and asked softly.

"Yes." Tang Zijun nodded slightly. "I fought him in the reverse time flow before, and he should have split into three at that time."

Curly-Ears sighed wryly. "I wonder where that guy is right now. With his abilities, he'd be a huge problem in any timeline."

Upon hearing this, Katie and Qin Nan also became nervous.

Only those who have truly experienced time travel understand how threatening it is to alter history. Although the two bodies of the God of Time have been destroyed, even if only one remains, it is enough to cause a huge disaster.

Most importantly, they have no idea where the other person is, which means that the other person could very well be hiding in any timeline.

But Tang Zijun said softly, "I think... I might know where that guy is right now."

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone's eyes immediately turned to Tang Zijun.

Tang Zijun didn't keep them in suspense and explained directly. "The 'present' and 'past' are dead, which means that most of the historical process has not been changed. Under these circumstances, no matter which timeline the 'future' goes to, he will encounter a fully-fledged version of me." "In this situation, he cannot gamble on it. Therefore, in conclusion, there is only one time anchor point he can go to, and that time anchor point does not have me."

Hearing Tang Zijun's words, Qin Nan was immediately confused, but Katie quickly regained her composure and whispered, "It's the time anchor point where we just traveled through time!?"

"That's right." Tang Zijun nodded emphatically.

This is the true killing move of the God of Time and Space. The purpose of "now" is merely to ensure that the opponent's anchor point will not change and to keep the opponent at a fixed time anchor point.

At the same time, the "past" and the "future" began their actions from opposite ends of the timeline. What is this called? This is called turning a single-minded approach into a double-edged sword. Tang Zijun can believe that in the wasteland universe, no civilization can stop this operation by the God of Time and Space, even if that civilization also possesses the ability to travel through timelines.

Perhaps this is why the gods of the era were able to lord it over the wasteland; in a sense, their power had truly reached the level of gods.

Unfortunately, their three tricks don't work in the real world, and even their existence is anchored to the timeline by the great forces of the real world—after all, this is a world that once gave birth to the gods of Earth.

Tang Zijun continued, "The God of Time and Space told me before he died that I could never return to the future in my memories. This means that the 'future' has already begun to take action."

"Then what are we waiting for?" Upon hearing this, Qin Nan jumped up. "Let's hurry back and save them!"

She didn't believe that the current Bureau of Demonic Supervision could withstand the power of the God of Time and Space. Although the opponent was just an artificial intelligence, it was a complete dimensional reduction attack against the current Earth.

"We definitely need to go back," Tang Zijun nodded gently. "But we still need to pick up a few people first."