Chapter 2 The light of the sword and the shadow of the sword are far away ()
There are evening drums and morning bells in Guanyue City, which start at sunrise and stop at sunset.
It has been half a month since Zhang Kuang came to this world. During this half month, Zhang Kuang has been learning about the history of this world. To his surprise, the development of this world is surprisingly similar to that of China! There are ancient legends about Nuwa creating human beings and about the divine emperors of the immortal world. Even Buddhism was introduced from the West! The territory of Shenwu Kingdom is exactly the same as that of the original China, but the name is different.
Outside the Mirage City in the east is the vast sea, and there are also Fusang and Liuqiu overseas! Zhang Kuang even thought that this was a part of China¡¯s lost history.
But he was disappointed. No one in the world knew about Emperor Qin and Han Wu. There was one Overlord of Chu, but the Overlord of Chu was not Xiang Yu. The Overlord of Chu was named Chu. What made him vomit blood even more was the name of Chu Overlord Chu Liuxiang!
In Zhang Kuang¡¯s view, the Shenwu Kingdom is surprisingly similar to the Tang Dynasty. It ended the short-lived Qingyao Kingdom of the previous dynasty, unified the troubled times, settled down, and recuperated.
Shenwu State uses Buddhism as its national religion and established the "Tianlong Temple" in Wuyunling Mountain. The Shenwu Kingdom also has three religions: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, which are simply a replica of the Tang Dynasty. The country is divided into nine states. There are hundreds of thousands of mountains in the southwest and snow ridges in the northeast. There are Tianshan Mountains on the border, and the five mountains are neutral. Zhang Kuang finally felt a familiar feeling.
Zhang Kuang listened to the early morning bells of Guanyue City and walked slowly on the main street of Guanyue City. It was only five o'clock, but there were already many vendors. The sky was slightly bright and people were already coming and going in the city. Guanyue City is located in Zhongzhou, with barriers on the left and right. It sells goods all over the world and is extremely prosperous. It is one of the few big cities in the Shenwu Kingdom.
Zhang Kuang was walking towards the pier when suddenly, "Little brother" a call came from behind him. Zhang Kuang felt something sounded familiar. He turned around and saw that it was the old man with white beard who showed him the way that day. Zhang Kuang asked in confusion: "Old sir, what are you calling me for?"
The white-bearded old man smiled and said, "I have been secretly observing you for half a month."
Zhang Kuang¡¯s heart skipped a beat and he asked, ¡°Why is the old gentleman observing me?¡±
The white-bearded old man shook his head and said: "Don't panic, I don't mean any harm. Your name is Zhang Kuang, right?! Haha, you are young and frivolous, but you are not bad at all. Speaking of which, we are still from the same family, my name is Zhang Ruoxu." Zhang Kuang's eyes twitched, Zhang Ruoxu? In the Tang Dynasty, there was a poet named Zhang Ruoxu, who wrote the famous "Moonlight Night on the Spring River" which has been passed down through the ages.
Zhang Kuang took a closer look at Zhang Ruoxu in front of him. Although he was nearly twilight, he was still in good spirits. Wearing a scholar's green shirt, he looks quite academic. Zhang Kuang then asked again: "Mr. Ruoxu, what advice do you have?"
Zhang Ruoxu stroked his white beard and said: "I am a devotee of the Sage Confucian Academy in the capital. I see that little brother, you have great ambitions, are poor but strong, and are well versed in the world. I would like to recommend you to go to Tianchi City in Kyoto and enter the Sage Confucian Academy. Practicing literature and theory in the academy.¡±
Zhang Kuang was relieved, but frowned, Sage Confucian Academy? The Holy Confucian Academy is the holy place for the three major Confucian sects today, teaching people to learn Confucianism, and the founder of this Confucianism is also Confucius. After clarifying his thoughts, Zhang Kuang smiled and said: "Thank you very much, Mr. Ruoxu, for your kindness. However, if Xiao Ke does not have an ambition to stabilize the country, it is difficult to be kind and generous. Xiao Ke just hopes to settle down and live in peace. It's okay not to think about the rest!"
Zhang Ruoxu wanted to say something else, but when he saw Zhang Kuang's steadfast expression, he sighed and said, "Oh, that's fine. Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. Even a gentleman like me doesn't want to interfere with Ruoshizi's national affairs, let alone I have to force my little brother. To be honest, I have not only studied Confucianism, but also studied the rare books of Taoism and Buddhism. I have seen my little brother¡¯s face in the "Yu Zhao Ding Zhen Jing", and he is born to hold a dragon weapon. What a strange man. What this little brother does in the future will definitely be extraordinary!"
Zhang Kuang clasped his fists and said, "Thank you sir for the tip"
Zhang Ruoxu smiled and shook his head and said: "What can I say? It's just a few nonsense, but I see that the little brother is in a difficult situation now. I have some silver here, which can solve the urgent need of the little brother." He took out a bag of money and said Passionate and arrogant.
Zhang Kuang did not refuse, took the money bag and said, "Thank you Mr. Ruoxu for your help. Xiao Ke will not forget it."
Zhang Ruoxu took out another thread-bound ancient book and said: "This is a set of boxing scriptures given to me by a monk from a monastery when I was traveling around the world. Little brothers can take the time to practice it. Although this is not a peerless skill. , but it can build a good body for the little brother."
Zhang Kuang took the book, feeling quite like getting a skill book in a game. There are only three words in the thread-bound ancient book - Luohan Quan. Zhang Kuang suddenly couldn't laugh or cry, and didn't care, so he put it into his arms.
Zhang Ruoxu nodded and said with a smile: "I think my little brother has a tough mind, far better than ordinary people, but there is murderous intent in his eyebrows. I hope that my little brother can cultivate his moral character and not kill indiscriminately. That's it for now. See you again if we are destined!"
Seeing Zhang Ruoxu walking away, Zhang Kuang said to himself: "Hey,?The man in black fell down weakly, landing just in front of Zhang Kuang. Zhang Kuang glanced at the man in black who was still alive, and a surge of anger surged up.
Zhang Kuang pulled out the poison dart from his chest and squatted down, a frightening smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Then, he pinched the man in black's cheeks, causing him to open his mouth, and stuffed the poison dart into the man in black's mouth! ! !
Zhang Kuang let go of the man, but the man held his throat and made painful "uh" and "uh" sounds. He couldn't scream because the poison dart had cut his throat! Then, the body of the man in black changed horribly. The man's lips suddenly turned black, and blood flowed from his eyes.
His whole body was twitching constantly, and he was spitting out bloody foam from his mouth.
Within a few breaths, he was already poisoned and died. Zhang Kuang touched his chest, but it was the Luohan Boxing Sutra given by Zhang Ruoxu just now. After being arrogant for a while, I was afraid.
But the rooftops were so full of killing that no one noticed what was going on below. Gongsun Wan'er suddenly made a killing move and killed all the Tiangang dead soldiers in a row. Tie Ying was furious and stepped forward to pursue him.
Zhang Kuang took a deep look at the two people who were fighting, then turned and left.
Zhang Kuang naturally knew that he had just escaped from the gate of hell. Although he was afraid of being angry, he could not defeat Gongsun Wan'er, and even a Tiangang dead man could kill him easily. So, he left without hesitation.
"It seems that this world is not that monotonous. Martial arts and mysterious skills, hey"