Volume 16: The Wheel of Reincarnation Chapter 11: Eastern World (Part 1)
"In the fifteenth year of Tianyuan, a star fell from the north. No trace was found after searching for it, and it became a strange story." - Taihang County Annals
Taihang County, the central point of three provinces and nineteen prefectures, is known as the Dragon Pass, a battleground for world domination. However, as the Xianwu forces took over the mountains and opened the era of sects, Taihang County, which only had excellent terrain, gradually withdrew from the course of history.
Those knights who were able to fly high and high with their unique skills were nightmares that soldiers could not resist. Any expert who had opened up the Ren and Du meridians could attack soldiers around the chaotic army 24 hours a day. Moreover, every throw would hit the target, and the means were skillful. If the army did not have any experts, it would not be able to fight back. As for the idea of siege and killing, it was nonsense. An expert with a little Qinggong could step on the heads and spears and fly away, and did not care about these soldiers who had no internal strength at all.
During the last dynasty, the Zheng Dynasty, 140,000 soldiers were dragged on the march by 30 masters. Simple weapons such as locust stones and sling swords were stabbed into the soldiers' heads from hundreds of meters away, and the army's masters were not capable enough and had no way to pursue them. In just three days, the entire army collapsed. 30,000 soldiers were killed in three days, and no one was injured. They fled in chaos. This sniper war also finally announced the end of the Zheng Dynasty, allowing the power of the clans to rise, and then the entire Tiannan was divided through detailed relationships .
The one in charge of managing Taihang County is Renqi Taihang Temple, one of the Four Qimen. In the Buddhist temple built on the cliff, all the monks are martial arts masters. There are also new magic spells that are said to have come from the mysterious Western Regions, which can temporarily enable people to perform magical spells similar to the law of heaven and earth.
In addition, as one of the Four Wonders, there were many secrets and strange stories when the Zheng Dynasty was destroyed, so basically no one was willing to take on this strange force.
Therefore, Taihang County became the favorite place for people to travel . Countless merchants drove their exotic animal caravans from the southwest sea, and then exchanged them with camel caravans from the northern desert in Taihang County. Although the price was not as expensive as going directly to their respective regions, it was much safer with the middleman, and there was no need to worry about many risks on the road. Over time, although Taihang County was just a county, its prosperity was no less than that of major capitals.
Most importantly, as a place where hundreds of rivers converge, there is no shortage of strange people and events here, and countless legends and tragedies continue to rise and fall in this city. Whether it is a fallen young master whose engagement was broken off, or a young hero who suddenly awakens, this wonderful Taihang County has everything.
For the residents here, Taihang County is not only their home, but also a place of rise. People will be intoxicated by the mountains and waters of Taihang County until they die.
"So, little sister, after hearing so much, you should know what the rules are here, right?"
After all, we know each other, so why don’t you give me some feedback?
The pretty young swordswoman didn't mind her brocade robe at all. She squatted at the door of the dilapidated temple and spoke to the figure in black robe inside the door.
Although he looked like a handsome man in his twenties, the small scar on his face and the faint bloodstains on his neck were enough to prove that this person had an extraordinary experience. She was wearing a wry smile, as if trying to coax someone, and earnestly advised the figure in the dilapidated temple:
"You have been alone in this dilapidated temple for a long time, looking stupid and silent. I kindly helped you repair the dilapidated temple, and paid for your food out of my own pocket. And it is not good for you to stay here all the time. After all, I am also a top swordsman in the Canglang Sword Sect. It is not an insult to you to be your master, right? At least give me some feedback. This dilapidated temple in Taihang County is not too big, but it is not too small. If you stay here for a long time, you will easily get into trouble."
The shadow squatting inside the ruined temple trembled, then turned around, slowly opened his eyes and blinked, as if he was touched by something.
Although it looked like he had just come back from somewhere, it was a good start. Compared to the child's previous behavior of being dumb and speechless, the girl couldn't help but feel some inexplicable sadness in her heart.
She saw the child in black robe in the center of the dilapidated temple.
No one knew what kind of tragedy had happened, but a huge gap was smashed into the roof of the ruined temple, and the child was lying among the rocks and broken soil, bleeding all over his body, and it looked like he would not live long. The girl rescued this guy somehow and placed her on a straw mat in the ruined temple. She had originally thought of using herbs to heal the wound, but the wound on the child's body had already healed under an inexplicable and strange force.
Although it is said that a man should not talk about strange things, the swordsman was still frightened when he suddenly saw such a strange appearance. He originally wanted to find the monks of Taihang Temple to deal with it, but the inexplicable good impression made him decide to conceal the matter. Then during this period of time, he went to Taihang County alone in the morning to gamble and get some money and food, and came back in the afternoon to feed this girl who looked a little stupid and seemed to have become like this due to some external force. After a period of time, he inexplicably developed a deep affection for her. This time he came back mainly to complete the task and wanted to take her away to Taihang County.
But it was obvious that the little girl in black robes had no ability to walk alone, and there was no such thing as rejection. At least that was the case at the beginning. The girl talked so much, mainly to reassure herself, after all, this silly child could not say anything.
It can’t be said that she can’t speak. Now she raised her head with a confused look on her face, and mumbled a bunch of difficult to understand things.
I guess it’s the kind of idiom made up by autistic children. I’ve seen it before when I was wandering around in the world.
Faced with the black-robed girl's hesitation, the young swordsman stood up, as if treating a frightened little animal, with a gentle smile on her face, rubbing her hands constantly and walking slowly over.
"Then I'll take you with me. I'll take you back to the sword school to train for a while, and then we sisters will go out and make a name for ourselves. What do you think? If you have no objection, then it's settled. I'll take you with me, okay?"
"...I have something to correct you about."
The black-robed 'girl' stood up and looked at the shocked swordsman with disdain.
"Who said I'm a woman? I, Li Lin, look like a man from beginning to end. Is your vision not good?"
