Chapter 025: Lost

Wang Bo had always thought that Qin Liangyu had only recently arrived in this world; he never imagined that she had actually come to this world two months ago.

How to put it—extremely surprising.

Seeing Wang Bo's astonished expression, Qin Liangyu couldn't help asking, "What's wrong? Did I say something incorrect?"

Wang Bo shook his head and said, "Actually, I'm just a bit curious. I only replaced An Lushan within this past month. Since General Qin arrived in this world two months ago, why didn't you kill An Lushan at the first opportunity?"

Two months ago, Wang Bo had not yet replaced An Lushan.

With Qin Liangyu's skills, killing An Lushan would have been effortless.

But she hadn't made a move in two months. Wang Bo was curious about the reason.

Qin Liangyu's face flushed slightly—perhaps from the alcohol, or perhaps from embarrassment—but she finally explained, "Actually, I got lost."

"Lost?" This answer once again caught Wang Bo off guard.

"Yes." Qin Liangyu nodded. Since the topic was out in the open, she no longer concealed it. "Actually, after I arrived in this world, I appeared at the terminus of the Silk Road. I was unfamiliar with the place, so it took me two months to travel back from there, determine the dynasty, and then decide to assassinate An Lushan."

Wang Bo: ...

This was indeed an unexpected answer.

But upon reflection, such a thing seemed perfectly reasonable.

Not everyone, like Wang Bo, could teleport and easily travel anywhere on Earth.

In fact, most Heroic Spirits from the Fate world couldn't teleport.

Especially a Lancer-class Heroic Spirit like Qin Liangyu.

Their means of movement, aside from walking, were limited to the transportation of the current era.

Actually, Qin Liangyu was already fortunate that her landing point in this world was the terminus of the Silk Road.

If she had accidentally appeared in distant Africa or South America, she might not have made it back even in a year, let alone two months.

Qin Liangyu wasn't sure what Wang Bo was thinking, but since the ancients valued reciprocity, and since Wang Bo had asked her a question and she had answered, she didn't hesitate to ask Wang Bo a question in return.

"Young Master Wang, you just said that you replaced An Lushan, meaning An Lushan is not An Lushan. May I ask how you replaced An Lushan?"

She was also very interested in Wang Bo.

Wang Bo perked up and said, "This question touches on my origins. General Qin, come, let's drink. Allow me to explain slowly."

He stood up and poured another cup of wine for Qin Liangyu, then smiled and slowly recounted his origins, the collision of the multiverse, why Qin Liangyu had appeared here, and his work.

By the time Wang Bo finished explaining, half an hour had passed.

Afterward, Wang Bo added, "General Qin, if there's anything you don't understand, please ask. I will tell you everything I know."

Qin Liangyu shook her head and said with a complex expression, "I understand now. So it was I who implicated you, Young Master Wang."

"That's not true." Wang Bo raised his hand and said, "General Qin is also a victim. There's no talk of implicating me. This is just my job."

Qin Liangyu smiled sweetly and said, "Young Master Wang is truly a good person."

Wang Bo smiled bitterly.

Qin Liangyu drank a cup of wine and said freely, "Since this is Young Master Wang's job, please send me back."

Hearing this, Wang Bo said with surprise, "General Qin wants to go back already?"

Qin Liangyu was taken aback.

Wang Bo continued, "You've finally come to this world, finally come to the Tang Dynasty, and can witness the elegance of the Tang. Don't you want to stay a few more days and experience life in the Tang?"

"Ah, can I?" Qin Liangyu was at a loss.

"Why not?" Wang Bo countered.

Qin Liangyu said, "But isn't your job to send me back?"

"That's right, my job is indeed to send you back, but no one said when. I can send you back now, or a year from now, or ten years from now."

Wang Bo said calmly.

Qin Liangyu stammered, "But wouldn't that be inappropriate?"

"What's inappropriate about it?" Wang Bo countered again.

Qin Liangyu said, "Aren't you afraid the Multiverse God will be angry?"

Wang Bo replied, "No, no. General Qin, you must understand, the Multiverse God is very busy. To Him, such a small matter is not worth worrying about."

"Besides, my current boss isn't this God, but an artifact created by the God."

"As I said earlier, that artifact is just a business manager. As long as you send people back, it doesn't care how many years it takes."

"After all, the world is so big; finding a transmigrator is like looking for a needle in a haystack."

"For example, if the transmigrator this time weren't you, General Qin, but an ordinary woman, what do you think she would do?"

Qin Liangyu pondered for a moment and slowly said, "I think she would try to integrate into this world and survive."

Wang Bo said, "Would she go around proclaiming that she's a transmigrator?"

Qin Liangyu shook her head. Unless she was a fool, no normal person would do that.

Wang Bo clapped his hands and continued, "Then what do you think are the chances of me finding this woman?"

Qin Liangyu was speechless.

Wang Bo smiled and said, "That's the thing. Actually, entering a new world and finding a transmigrator is like looking for a needle in a haystack—a long-term task. Not everyone, like you, General Qin, will appear before me voluntarily. So a delay of a few years is no problem."

After saying this, Wang Bo felt quite guilty inside.

After all, his words were insincere. He had traveled through several worlds, but most transmigrators had jumped out in front of him on their own, including Qin Liangyu.

Wang Bo had rarely had to actively search for a transmigrator.

But Qin Liangyu didn't know this. She listened carefully to Wang Bo's words, found them somewhat reasonable, and besides, before becoming a Heroic Spirit, she had indeed admired Tang culture.

Finally, she nodded and said slowly, "In that case, let me witness it—the elegance of the Tang."

Wang Bo smiled slightly.

In his heart, he gave himself a thumbs up and cheered, "Well done!"