Chapter 1: The Great Jianghu
"Brother Chu, let's get on the road quickly. If we miss the time, I'm worried that Yue Lao San will harm my friends."
In the tavern, a young man in a green shirt was urging a fellow dressed as a street warrior who was traveling with him.
Passerby A was not very old, about the same age as the young man in green. When he heard the young man in green urging him, he said with a somewhat worried look on his face, "Old Duan, don't rush me! I...something went wrong with my practice and I'm adjusting it!" As he said that, he stuffed a big piece of braised beef in soy sauce into his mouth and looked at the latest "Chivalrous List" of this month.
Seeing the other party's attitude, the young man in green could only worry secretly, but the other party had just saved him once not long ago, and the matter of rescuing Miss Mu still required more help from Brother Chu, so he couldn't say much.
Thinking of this man's hobby, the young man in green shirt had an idea: "Brother Chu, how about this? Let's go and rescue my friend quickly. Later, I will invite you to visit Dali City. I will lend you the secret book of One Finger of Sun as a thank you gift, okay?"
"I told you not to... What? One Finger Zen? You should have told me earlier, Old Duan. No, Your Majesty, let's go!" Passerby A threw the "Chivalrous List" onto the table without any moral integrity.
This booklet was originally borrowed from a tavern - when traveling around the world, even in a remote place like the southwest, every issue of the Chivalrous List is a must-read. Generally, taverns frequented by people of the world would subscribe to a few more issues.
Twenty years ago, the "Heroic List" founded by the Iron-Hearted Godly Marquis Zhao Wusi is now operated by the number one village in the world. It includes thirty-six heroes on the Heavenly List, seventy-two heroes on the Earthly List, and countless heroes on the Mysterious List and the Yellow List. After twenty years of operation, it has become very influential in the martial arts world!
Especially for those who travel the world, every issue is a must-have book...
I saw the book on the table, just opened to the first page - the top ten on the Heavenly Ranking, which has not changed for a long time.
The first one is none other than Wudang Grandmaster Zhang Sanfeng. Although he has not been in the martial arts world for decades , he has been "occupying" the top spot since the publication began.
The second place has been turbulent in recent years. Ever since Yan Nantian, who was ranked second on the Heavenly Ranking fifteen years ago, was defeated in the Valley of Evil, the ranking has changed several times over the years. Now it is the famous Northern Qiao Feng who is ranked here - the great hero who conquered the leader of the Northern Beggars' Sect, Hong Qigong, four years ago and unified the Northern and Southern Beggars' Sects at the age of thirty...
The third is Zhao Wusi himself, who has also not changed for a long time.
Regarding this, the "Hou fans" in the martial arts world believe that Tiedan Shenhou was being modest and only ranked third, while the "Hou haters" believe that there were many shady dealings involved - after all, the owner of the number one manor in the world was Tiedan Shenhou's adopted son.
As for the fourth and fifth, they are the most "shady", namely the abbot Fangzheng of Northern Shaolin Temple and the abbot Xuanci of Southern Shaolin Temple.
According to the official statement of the No. 1 Manor in the World, the chivalrous list is ranked based on "chivalry", and martial arts is not the only criterion. From this perspective, the two abbots have the added power of the Zen Buddhism's ancestral temple, and if the impact of Shaolin on the martial arts world is also taken into consideration... it is not excessive to rank them here!
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The passerby A on the table is none other than the senior time traveler “Chu Lu Ren”… How senior is he? Doesn’t it say in the job search handbook that if you have been in the job for three months, you can definitely call yourself a senior time traveler? And Chu Lu Ren had been a time traveler for three months three days ago, so he is definitely a senior time traveler!
Unfortunately, Chu Lu Ren searched the list again and again, but still couldn't find himself - "I clearly defeated Zuo Zimu of Wuliang Sword Sect a few days ago. The update speed of this list is not good enough..."
As for this young man , he has a great background. He is the prince of Zhennan of the Duan family of Dali. Considering that the Emperor of Dali has no son yet, this guy is most likely the future Emperor of Dali.
Moreover, from the perspective of the underworld, the Dali Duan family's "two old men" should not be underestimated!
Back when the Chivalrous List was first created and needed traffic and popularity the most, Zhao Wusi shamelessly ranked Dali Zhennan Wang Duan Zhengchun and Yulang Jiang Feng as seventh and eighth, and took advantage of their popularity to hook up with the little fans in the martial arts world to attack each other all day long...
However, twenty years have passed, and the authority of the Chivalrous List is much higher. Zhao Wusi has also gained some moral integrity, and it is rare for someone to get promoted purely based on his looks. However, the eighth place on the Heavenly List is still held by the Duan family of Dali.
That is the current Dali Emperor Duan Zhengming. Compared to the pure hot topic Duan Zhengchun, Duan Zhengming's martial arts are much more reliable.
Nineteen years ago, the young Duan Zhengming had a decisive battle with Hong Qigong, Huang Yaoshi, Ouyang Feng and Wang Chongyang on Mount Huashan. Wang Chongyang, who won at that time, has passed away, and the other four have become masters of martial arts after more than twenty years of accumulation.
Of course, Duan Zhengming’s ranking as eighth is obviously closely related to his identity as the Emperor of Dali. After all, Dali and the Song court had good diplomatic relations!
The so-called "chivalry" of the No. 1 Village in the World is also the chivalry from the standpoint of the Song court. For example... Yang Xiao, the acting leader of the Ming Cult, who has been involved with the anti-Yuan army, is clearly considered a "devil cult" in the martial arts world, but is still ranked 28th on the Heavenly List. Chen Jinnan, the leader of the Tiandihui, who is committed to opposing the Qing Dynasty, is ranked 16th on the Heavenly List!
However, the difference is that after the protest, the Qing court still cared about its semi-cooperative relationship with the Song court. After all, the Mongols were now the biggest enemy of both. Therefore, after mutual concessions, the Qing court pretended not to see those anti-Qing masters on the chivalrous list, and at the same time, the No. 1 Village in the World would also include the Qing court masters.
And the Mongols... simply refused to acknowledge the chivalrous list, and the No. 1 village in the world did not include Mongolian masters.
Even the head of the Emei sect, Master Miejue, who was extremely dissatisfied with Yang Xiao's inclusion in the list, was kicked out of the list - after all, for the Song court, the Ming Cult, which rebelled against the Mongols, was much more chivalrous than the Emei sect!
However, the No. 1 Village in the World also took into consideration the reputation of the Ming Cult as well as its current predicament, and thus pushed the ranking of the Ming Cult masters downward.
Even if the "Sun Moon Divine Sect" had not been so disappointing and had not even rebelled against the Qing court, I'm afraid Dongfang Bubai would have been ranked on the list of chivalrous people!
Thirty years ago, the leader of the Ming Cult, Yang Dingtian, went insane and died. People from the Persian Zoroastrianism came with the intention of controlling the Ming Cult, which resulted in the Ming Cult being split into two. Under the leadership of Ren Woxing, one branch went to Heimu Cliff and established the Sun Moon Cult.
Afterwards, Ren Woxing was dissatisfied with being told what to do by the Persians, so he also turned against the Zoroastrianism and drove away the Zoroastrian envoys. However, he disappeared ten years ago. It was rumored that he was killed by the new leader Dongfang Bubai...
At the beginning... when Chu Lu Ren just traveled through time, he was stunned for a long time when he saw the profiles of the characters on the Chivalrous List!
This is still in the martial arts world. After three months of understanding, the people of Chulu also know the current situation of the court - ten years ago, the Northern Song Dynasty collapsed, the Mongols occupied Guanzhong, and the Jurchens occupied the Central Plains...
Among the three major countries today, the Song Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty confronted each other in Luzhou, the Qing Dynasty and the Mongols confronted each other in Hebei, and the Song and Yuan Dynasties confronted each other in Xiangfan!
In comparison, the relationship between Song and Qing was more relaxed, and the Qing court also took advantage of the Han culture. Although the Central Plains was occupied by the Qing Dynasty, the Jingdong Road, that is, the peninsula east of Mount Tai, was still in the hands of the Song court. Although Mongolia was strong, the Queen Mother was interfering in politics, the court was in chaos, and rebellions broke out everywhere under her rule...
In addition to the three major countries, places such as Dali in the southwest, Xixia in Longyou, Tubo in the western desert, etc. still have to exist... What a mess!
Fortunately, Chu Lu Ren’s time travel did bring him some “benefits”. He was able to defeat Zuo Zimu of the Wuliang Sword Sect within three months of traveling through time, and it was thanks to this that he did so.
