Chapter 1 I am a shadow
"Your Majesty, what do you think of this man?"

"They look exactly like each other. They are just like two peas in a pod."

In a trance, two completely different voices suddenly sounded in Zheng Yi's ears.

One sharp, one hoarse.

"Hehehe, Your Majesty, we have gone through untold hardships to find this person. With this person, Your Majesty can rest assured."

A sharp voice sounded, clearly with a flattering tone.

"Hehehe... You did a great job on this matter, I will reward you. Ahem..."

He coughed hoarsely and continued, "He's just a little darker, thinner, and his temperament is a little different from mine."

"Your Majesty is the true dragon emperor. It is a great blessing for a country bumpkin to look even a little like Your Majesty. How can we really be compared with Your Majesty?"

The sharp voice continued, "Your Majesty, don't worry. If you raise this man for a while, he will become just like you."

"I will find someone to teach him some etiquette and knowledge. With more training, he will be able to help Your Majesty solve your problems..."

"So good."

Zheng Yi struggled for a while, and finally a faint light seeped in front of his eyes, and he quickly woke up.

Only then did I realize that in front of me was a room with exquisite carvings of dragons and paintings of phoenixes.

And in front of him, there were two completely different figures standing.

A man was about forty years old, with a fair face and no beard. He was wearing a purple dragon robe, holding a whisk in his hand, his waist slightly bent, and his face full of smiles, looking like a typical eunuch.

The other person was about twenty years old, thin, with a ruddy complexion. He was wearing a bright yellow five-clawed dragon robe. His eyes were very bright, and he was looking at him curiously.

"W-who are you?"

"Your Majesty, this man has awakened."

The eunuch stepped forward and said, "How dare you! Have you forgotten what I told you to do before you came? Why don't you come and see His Majesty!"

Zheng Yi's head shook, and then a strange memory quickly filled his mind.

It turns out that I... traveled through time!

I was playing games all night in the dormitory the night before, and the next second I appeared in this country called "Dayu".

In my memory, 'I' was just a country bumpkin, whose name was the same as mine, Zheng Yi.

One day when he went to the city to sell firewood, he was suddenly kidnapped and taken away. He was guarded by a special person and brought here with his face masked all the way.

Later, I found out that because I looked 90% similar to Emperor Dayu, I was favored by Wang Zhongyi, the eunuch beside Prince Zheng. He was secretly brought into the palace and did the work of the Emperor's shadow!

The so-called shadow is a substitute who is specifically responsible for handling some things and places that the emperor does not need to be involved in personally.

According to Zheng Yi's own understanding, this world is somewhat similar to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in his previous life, when more than a dozen countries were fighting against each other and wars often occurred.

Some emperors, princes, and dukes would specially cultivate or seek out people who were similar to themselves as shadows in order to ensure their own safety.

At this moment, Zheng Yi was undoubtedly the shadow that was sought out by the current Emperor of Dayu, 'Emperor Zhengyong' Zheng Yuanluo!
Isn’t this just the same as the movie I watched in my previous life!

"Hey~ Don't be nervous, Otomo."

Emperor Zhengyong waved his hand and said, "This person will become my shadow, how can he do something humble and kneel down? If he gets used to it in the future, how can he replace me?"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"Resemble, really resemble. I have never seen anyone so similar."

Emperor Zhengyong was amazed and said, "Zheng Yi, right? From now on, you will be my shadow. As long as you obey me, I will ensure that you will live a life of wealth and glory."

Zheng Yi also reacted at this time. He decided to make the best of it and get through the current crisis first. He couldn't let the two people in front of him find out that he was no longer the same Zheng Yi.

I could only pretend to be terrified and said nervously, "Yes, I know."

"Yeah, that's right, the voices are somewhat similar, but if you lower the tone they're more similar."

Wang Zhongyi said humbly: "Your Majesty is wise."

"Oh, your majesty, I have called the chief steward of the Jingshifang, and asked him to personally castrate Zheng Yi. I guarantee that he will be able to get out of bed in three days. Then I will personally lead people to teach Zheng Yi."

what? !

Castration?

Damn it!

This old guy wants to castrate me?
Zheng Yi then realized that in the palace, apart from the underage princes and the guards on duty, there could only be one man, and that was the emperor!
And if I want to become the emperor's shadow, I have to stay in the palace.

If you want to stay in the palace forever, you can't be a man, you can only be... a eunuch!
No, I'm still a virgin.

"This……"

Emperor Zhengyong spoke up: "What if this person is discovered?" Shadows are supposed to be secretive. Now, the only people who know Zheng Yi's identity are Emperor Zhengyong and the eunuch Wang Zhongyi.

The guards who had invited Zheng Yi had already been secretly dealt with.

"Your Majesty, rest assured. We only need to put a mask on this person and strictly prohibit anyone from exploring his identity..."

"in this way……"

Emperor Zhengyong said, "Don't purify yourself first. I still have great use for this man."

Zheng Yi then breathed a sigh of relief. Now that his brother was saved, everything else would be easy to deal with.

"This is!"

Wang Zhongyi hesitated for a moment, then quickly remembered something and remained silent.

"Otomo, I'll leave this person to you. Starting tomorrow, you will teach him some rules."

Emperor Zhengyong said, "This person will go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to offer sacrifices and pray for blessings in three months."

"Yes! Your Majesty."

Emperor Zhengyong left, and the chief eunuch Wang Zhongyi also left after leaving behind a few words that were half promises and half threats.

Before leaving, he also ordered the guards stationed around the room to kill anyone who tried to leave.

"Oh... It's such a headache. How did I get to this world?"

Zheng Yi rubbed his head and fell on the bed.

After thinking about it for a while, I learned from my memory that this world is actually a martial arts world.

There are warriors who can easily fly over eaves and walls and injure people with flying flowers.

There are also legendary innate masters who have great aura and can kill people with swords. It is no problem for them to take the head of a general in the midst of thousands of troops!

Xia uses force to break the ban!
It was precisely because of the existence of these martial arts masters that bloody incidents were often committed, and even emperors were assassinated by them.

The late emperor...died in the hands of an assassin.

This is why the importance of shadows is demonstrated.

"I am in the palace, but I am neither a eunuch nor the emperor. What should I do?"

"Waiting online, it's quite urgent."

Zheng Yi raised his head slightly: "System?"

As a person who stays up late at night and a hardcore bookworm, of course I know the essential magic weapon for time travelers!
After a few breaths, there was no response.

He raised his arm again. There was no ring, and no jade pendant or jade beads on his waist.

"Grandpa?"

no response.

"immortal?"

Look at the body, there are no tattoos.

"monster?"

After a few breaths, Zheng Yi's face changed and he tried again: "This... deep blue?"

"The main god space?"

"Crossing!"

The whole person was jumping around like a shaman, and there was no reaction at all.

Just when Zheng Yi was feeling somewhat desperate, a bright black and white light suddenly burst out in his mind.

That's... a mirror!
Or rather...an ancient bronze mirror!

At the same time, a faint mental fluctuation appeared in his mind.

[Name: Yin Yang Treasure Mirror]

[Heading: The first ancient mirror born in the chaos, it can grow with the passage of time, absorb the yin and yang energy, travel through the long river of time, reflect the heavens and the world, and give the host infinite power. ]

[Owner: Zheng Yi]

【Talent: Yin and Yang】

"This... Yin Yang Treasure Mirror? Golden Finger!"

(End of this chapter)