Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1038: Can’t Go Back Anymore

Chapter 1038: Chapter 1038: Can’t Go Back Anymore

In ancient times, within an inn of a small city, Gu Fan, Lin Xi, and Su Hui ate breakfast listlessly. Even the local specialty delicacies brought by the waiter failed to whet their appetites.

Sighing deeply, Su Hui said, "Looking at yesterday’s situation, the space-time door must be destroyed. We can’t go back; we have to stay here in ancient times."

Gu Fan also appeared pessimistic, "I think so too. Therefore, the primary issue is how we are going to survive in ancient times. Since we’re already here, let’s face reality."

"I can return to the outer realms and be queen. We won’t have to worry about our livelihood. It just feels weird. Am I supposed to do Qian Ye’s tasks and become my own reincarnation?" After saying this, Lin Xi felt both like laughing and crying; the situation was too chaotic.

Gu Fan and Su Hui gave a bitter laugh. Indeed, it seemed like the course of history had changed, and they didn’t know how it would affect the future.

Seeing the dejected expressions on Su Hui and Lin Xi, Gu Fan tried to console them with a reassuring comment, "Don’t be so pessimistic. Let’s go back to that place today and check it out. Maybe the space-time tunnel has opened up again?"

"You’re really optimistic." Su Hui nodded without holding much hope.

Gu Fan added, "At worst, we’ll join Lin Xi in the outer realms. Lin Xi becomes the queen, and we enjoy wealth and luxury; life might not be too bad."

Lin Xi immediately retorted, "Bullshit. Do you know how boring ancient times are? No cell phones, no internet. You think it’s fun to be a queen? There are endless matters to deal with every day. Who would want that? I might as well abdicate in your favor."

"Has there ever been a precedent of Queen Qianye abdicating for someone else in history? That would be absurd," Gu Fan said with reluctance, which earned him an eye-roll from Lin Xi, "History has already been messed up by us. You’re still worried about that?"

Su Hui sighed, "Unless there’s a miracle, we shouldn’t even think about going home."

Suddenly, a click sound alerted Gu Fan, Lin Xi, and Su Hui, way too familiar—it was the sound of a camera phone.

"Who’s there?" Gu Fan, Su Hui, and Lin Xi immediately scanned their surroundings and noticed a few people sitting in a corner of the inn’s hall. One of them raised a hand, covering something with a sleeve, carefully watching.

That posture, those movements, they were all too familiar—this was the act of taking a stealthy photo with a mobile phone.

"You can’t be serious?" Gu Fan, Su Hui, and Lin Xi secretly observed the group and indeed saw them using cell phones to take photos and then hiding the phones in their sleeves, pretending as if nothing had happened, which dumbfounded them.

Did people in ancient times have cell phones? And all four people at the table?

There was something off about these four individuals. So, Gu Fan, Su Hui, and Lin Xi looked at each other with bewilderment, struggling to comprehend what was happening.

After the four individuals settled their bill and left, Gu Fan quickly paid for breakfast. They decided to follow them to find out their true identities, and Su Hui and Lin Xi unanimously agreed.

Along the way, Gu Fan, Su Hui, and Lin Xi blended in with the passersby on the streets, discreetly following the four people.

As the four individuals walked and laughed together, Gu Fan, Su Hui, and Lin Xi, who weren’t far behind, could overhear their conversation. The tone and accent were distinct from the locals around them. However, this didn’t arouse suspicion since the onlookers simply assumed they might be from another place, speaking a different local dialect.

Su Hui, with her keen observation skills, remarked, "Have you noticed? The tone and accent of these four people are different from the ancient locals; they sound much more like us."

"I feel the same way. Maybe..." Lin Xi thought of the mysterious masked person and suddenly had a premonition. Continuing to follow these four would undoubtedly lead to a discovery.

They had only walked a short distance when they saw the four individuals arrive beneath an old locust tree.

Gu Fan, Su Hui, and Lin Xi immediately found a corner to observe and noticed that apart from the four individuals, there were several other people waiting under the tree for a long time, chatting and seeming to be in good spirits.

What happened next was astonishing. Some women even gathered together and made the gesture of a peace sign. If that wasn’t for taking a photograph, what was it?

The person taking the photo was careful, covering their phone with their sleeve as they pressed the button.

Gu Fan stared in disbelief, thinking to himself what kind of people these were? Why did they seem so out of place?

Just then, a few more people arrived and greeted their companions who had arrived at the old locust tree first, "You guys are really early, aren’t you?"

"We had no choice. There’s not much fun here, so we just wanted to quickly move on to the next place."

"Yes, we agreed to arrive at the historical site tonight. This is just a brief rest stop. We never expected to rest for such a long time, I really don’t understand what the tour guide was thinking."

Gu Fan, Su Hui, and Lin Xi could vaguely hear the conversation of these people and were secretly amazed, feeling that these people were just like a tour group.

At that moment, someone from the tour group reminded them, "Alright, the guide told us not to take our phones out and randomly snap photos, to prevent causing a disturbance."

"I’m just going to take a couple of quick snaps, and I’m being very careful."

"Taking pictures isn’t the most important thing. I’ve already bought quite a few antiques and calligraphy paintings. If I resell them, I don’t know how much I could make."

"Big brother, even though there are many antiques, the truly valuable ones are not something you can buy casually on the street. Even if you take these back, it’s not guaranteed that anyone will want them, unless that person is ignorant."

Everyone agreed, "If you could get rich using your method, people would have been flocking here long ago."

Listening to them taking turns speaking, Gu Fan had a hunch about a possibility but thought it was too ridiculous. How could such a thing happen?

Lin Xi interjected, "Maybe that mysterious figure with a mask actually came through the space-time door, traveling from the distant future to the ancient past, perhaps..."

Gu Fan and Su Hui knew what Lin Xi was hinting at and also felt it was possible, but everything was still unclear, so they preferred not to speculate and continued observing instead.

At that moment, someone complained, "How come we’ve waited so long and the guide still hasn’t shown up? Did he forget the agreed time? Everyone, check what time it is."

One of them looked around to make sure no one was watching, then rolled up their sleeve to check the watch on their wrist.

"They even have wristwatches. Could it be that these people really are..." While Gu Fan, Lin Xi, and Su Hui were astonished, they saw a familiar face appear.

"Sorry, I was delayed because I was buying some stuff." Ouyang Jin, holding a pile of goods, arrived smiling and met up with the others.