"What is martial arts?"
Jiang Zhihong waved his hand.
A huge force burst out of his body, pushing the people on the top of the city wall and the city gate away.
Then a light flick.
——Click.
Starting from the city tower, the entire city gate wall quickly cracked.
Then came a series of collapses.
——Boom.
Huge vibration, roar, and smoke.
The Fenggu County city wall, which had been strictly guarded for so many days, was breached with a huge gap.
When the smoke and dust cleared, all kinds of broken wood and gravel had piled up to form a triangular platform that was pointed at the top and wide at the bottom.
Jiang Zhihong stood on the tip of the mountain, his blue shirt fluttering in the wind, and his voice spread far away.
"I have great strength, I can run as fast as the wind, I am immune to all diseases, I eat little and live much."
“This is the way of martial arts!”
"Starting tomorrow, I will teach you how to enter the martial arts world!"
After saying this, Jiang Zhihong once again displayed his inhuman strength. He leaped up more than ten feet and landed in the city.
It disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Until this moment, deafening noise broke out inside and outside the city, quickly spreading in all directions.
"Why did the city wall collapse suddenly?!"
"It was Lord Jiang. Lord Jiang collapsed the city wall!"
"It's fake, right?! Can a city wall be brought down by one person?"
"Really? It's all coming from the front. Lord Jiang only threw one punch and the wall collapsed!"
"Martial Arts, is this the martial arts that Lord Jiang is talking about..."
"Besides! Lord Jiang said that he will teach us martial arts starting from tomorrow!"
"This, this, this kind of power, if I could have it..."
The good news seemed to have wings and reached everyone's ears in just half a day.
Even those who were the farthest away, who only heard Jiang Zhihong's words but could not see any movement at the city gate, learned all the details in just half a day.
Of course, by the time it was passed down, the version had become somewhat exaggerated.
He can lift an entire city wall with one hand, and he can go to heaven and earth. He is omnipotent.
In short, everyone was immersed in emotions such as excitement, joy, and shock.
However, soon, another bad news spread quickly!
"What?! There isn't that much food?"
"Really? It was the Dianshi of Fenggu County who personally led people to spread this news!"
"Master Jiang is lying to us! There is not enough food!"
"If that's the case...if we stay here, we'll still die!"
"How could this happen? How could this happen..."
"Brother, are you stupid?"
"Why are you cursing for no reason?"
"It's better to call you stupid, because I'm afraid you'll die of stupidity... Didn't you hear what Lord Jiang said? Eat less and live more, this is the way of martial arts!"
"Eat less and live more, what does that mean..."
"What this means is that from now on, we only need to eat a little bit of food to live for a very long time, and we won't have to worry about starving to death anymore!"
“This, this, this…”
"Don't be too happy too soon, the prerequisite is that you have to learn this martial art."
"I can do it, I can do it!"
“…”
Just like that, the disaster victims, who had no longer doubted their survival, were suddenly stimulated by the problem of food shortage.
The feeling of gaining and losing suddenly magnified their fear of "hunger" many times, and it surged into their hearts more violently than ever before.
In order to survive and not to starve to death in the future, everyone was ready to try, secretly resolute to learn this martial art.
Of course, there are also quite a number of people who are already imagining what will happen after they learn martial arts.
The more timid ones still think that they will never be bullied again.
Those who are more courageous start to fantasize about "how to bully others" to make their lives better.
Unfortunately, they don’t know at this time that there is something called knowledge and view obstacles in this world.
Xu Chong ignored all this.
When he found Jiang Zhihong in the county government office, Jiang Zhihong was pale, with his eyes closed, and was trying hard to recover his strength.
Xu Chong was waiting on the side.
After more than half an hour , Jiang Zhihong's face regained color, he let out a long breath and opened his eyes.
"I never imagined that just talking could consume all the energy of the ninth level of body cleansing."
Xu Chong spoke.
“I just found out about this now.”
Jiang Zhihong laughed and said, "If you have any questions, just ask."
"you……"
Xu Chong opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and finally asked: "Do you know that you will die if you do this?"
As early as when Jiang Zhihong came back with the food, the halo in his body was only red, without any white or purple.
This makes it impossible for the Yin God to control fortune and misfortune.
In other words, Jiang Zhihong is doomed to die.
Xu Chong couldn't save him.
"I know."
Jiang Zhihong nodded calmly, "Openly raising martial slaves is a naked provocation to the majesty of the court. What's more, I have raised not just one or two, but millions... No matter who it is, they can't protect me this time."
Xu Chong was silent for a while, then asked, "Is it worth it?"
"This is an easy sum to calculate."
"In terms of my status, I am only a county magistrate. It is definitely worth it to be able to exchange for the land of a province."
"In terms of human life, I don't have many years left to live. One life in exchange for a million people is truly the most cost-effective deal in the world."
Jiang Zhihong smiled and said, "Besides, I'm old, why should I be so clear-headed? It's enough to feel comfortable in my heart."
"It seems like you already have a complete plan."
Xu Chong sighed slowly.
Indeed, given the current difference in strength between the two, he could definitely stop Jiang Zhihong by force.
But as Jiang Zhihong said, after the Dao Seed collapsed, there were only a few years left to live...
Things have come to this point, the arrow is on the string and has to be shot.
"Yes, I had this plan ."
Jiang Zhihong nodded and suddenly asked, "Do you remember that time in the Black Prison of the Bloody Guards? The time between me and Lou Youzhi?"
"Remember, what's wrong?"
Xu Chong raised his eyebrows.
"You said at the time that I offended the emperor and was demoted to the Censorate, but that was actually wrong."
Jiang Zhihong blinked teasingly, "Not to mention that I didn't offend the emperor at all, even if I did, I wouldn't be demoted because of this."
"The real reason I was demoted was because of my lack of aptitude... In nine years, I still haven't been able to break through to the Body Cleansing Stage."
"Others can't stand the fact that I've risen so quickly despite being so weak, and that's why I got into trouble."
Difference?
Xu Chong was stunned.
This was a question he had never thought about.
"hehe."
Jiang Zhihong leaned back and leaned on the back of his chair. "Back then, I certainly stood out as the first in the palace examination. The contribution I received as a reward from the court was enough for me to choose most of the skills and true skills."
“But after I really embarked on the path of martial arts, I realized that my aptitude was really too poor.”
"In the first month after the palace examination, I only reached the ninth level of enlightenment, and I couldn't even connect my meridians."
A top scholar only reached the ninth level in one month?
Xu Chong was stunned.
Compared with Zhang Shunyi's months of washing, it's really too bad.
"The direct consequence of this is that I can't open my meridians."
Jiang Zhihong smiled, his eyes showing some reminiscence, "I just thought, this technique must not be suitable for me."
"So I went into the armory and exchanged for nearly a hundred techniques, and tried them one by one."
"Later, I found a technique that was more suitable for me, and after re-cultivating it, I was able to break through the meridians."
"Unfortunately, even so, my aptitude is only at the level of an ordinary person. In the nine years from the fourteenth year of Wenchang to the twenty-third year of Wenchang, I have only managed to break through to the fifth level of Tongmai."
"So more and more people disliked me, especially those in the Censorate, who kept complaining that I was not qualified to serve in the Imperial Academy. So I was demoted to the Imperial Academy."
At this point, Jiang Zhihong raised the corner of his mouth with pride, "It's really a matter of fate."
"What's the meaning?"
Xu Chong was puzzled.
"You forgot, I just said that I exchanged hundreds of skills."
Jiang Zhihong chuckled and pointed at his head, "It's all stored here."
"Kung Fu..."
Xu Chong finally understood, "So, you plan to teach all these techniques to ensure that more people can step into the martial arts?"
"That's right."
Jiang Zhihong nodded, "I estimate that within half a month, we will be able to organize enough warriors to go to various places in Yongzhou to look for food."
"Looking for food..."
Xu Chong frowned, "Are you planning to run back and forth, reminding these people every day so that they can recover their memories?"
Even if you become a warrior, you are still a martial slave.
The next morning I will forget everything.
One reminder can only take twelve hours at most.
Going out to look for food would not allow you to return in one day.
"That's right."
Jiang Zhihong sighed depressedly, "Unfortunately, the household registration change must be done by the Ministry of Household Registration. Otherwise, we can select a group of people to settle in Fenggu and become officials."
"Can your body... handle it?"
Xu Chong asked with some concern.
"How can you know if you don't try?"
Jiang Zhihong waved his hand, "This matter is of great importance, you should just watch and don't interfere... There is already a Chu Wei, and I don't want to implicate more people."
Xu Chong was silent.
The conversation between the two ended here.
…
…
The next day, at the hour of Mao.
Millions of refugees woke up early out of excitement and looked at the ruined city gate with great anticipation.
However, when the light from the sky just penetrated the earth, these countless expectant faces lowered their heads at the same time.
Like a breeze blowing across the lawn, a large piece of grass fell down with a rustling sound.
When they stood up again, they had completely forgotten what martial arts were.
"Uh...why did the city gate collapse?"
"I don't know. I don't remember at all..."
"Did I sleep so soundly last night?"
"Never mind, let's get in line for the porridge."
"Yes, food is still the most important thing. They say there is not enough food, and I don't know if we can hold out until the imperial court provides disaster relief..."
“…”
Without the memory of martial arts, the only thing left in everyone's heart was the desire for food.
At this moment, a figure appeared at the tip of the ruins of the city gate.
"——What is martial arts?"
Jiang Zhihong opened his mouth and used his strength to spread the sound to everyone's ears.
What is martial arts?
Everyone's expressions became dazed one after another.
"Martial arts... martial arts..."
“I remember now!”
"Infinite strength, running as fast as the wind, immune to all diseases, eating less and living more... this is the way of martial arts!"
"Eat less and live more. Yes, eat less and live more!"
"As long as I learn martial arts, I won't have to starve to death!"
"But...why did I forget something so important?"
"It's not just you, I forgot too... I think everyone has forgotten!"
"this!!"
“…”
A huge noise spread out, one after another.
After half an hour, the crowd gradually quieted down and looked at Jiang Zhihong eagerly.
"You don't need to panic, this is the martial arts fog."
Jiang Zhihong said, "All your memories related to martial arts will disappear at the next dawn. You need to be reminded by someone before you can remember them again."
"So, if you want to learn martial arts and want to survive, you must listen to me talk about martial arts here every morning."
"Once you leave the wind drum, the next day you will become ordinary people who know nothing again."
"——You guys, did you hear clearly?"
The huge sound echoed, but did not cause any panic.
Those who were unable to protect themselves from the natural disaster naturally accepted this statement.
They may be confused or unwilling.
But they believed.
So after a while, Jiang Zhihong spoke again.
"Everyone, those who can see clearly, follow me, and those who can't see clearly, follow the person in front of you!"
"Not for others, but for myself."
"Only by learning martial arts can you survive."
Under the gazes of countless people, Jiang Zhihong slowly struck a pose.
While posing, he also explained loudly.
"Take a half step forward with your left foot, point your toes forward, and arch your instep!"
"Bend your knees slightly, look at the tip of your nose, and put your tongue against the roof of your mouth..."
"This is a martial arts technique, called - Zongyun Jin!"