This martial saint's health bar is too thick

Chapter 221 That Year and This Day in This City

Li Fei stood up and left the lobby, returning to where he parked.

After he got back into the car, three cars slowly drove out of the mansion.

More than half an hour later, the vehicle returned to Wuhan University.

When entering the school gate, I stopped to be inspected by the gate guard as usual.

"Hello, are you student Li Fei?"

A security guard walked to the rear window of the dark golden 'Qilin' and spoke to Li Fei inside the car.

"it's me."

"Someone left something at the gate and specifically asked for it to be given to you."

"what?"

"A book."

As he spoke, the security guard handed over a beautifully packaged book.

Li Fei took the book and asked, "Who sent it?"

“The other party did not leave any information.”

The guard shook his head.

"OK, thanks."

After expressing his thanks, Li Fei looked at the book in his hand - "The Tragedy of the Prodigy".

He was stunned when he saw the title of the book.

This is a bit too targeted.

After flipping through the book and taking a few glances, I discovered that it was indeed a serious history book, specifically recording all those peerless geniuses who had appeared in the history of martial arts over the past thousand years, and who eventually died prematurely in various ways.

So this book is called "The Tragedy of the Proud Wanderer".

The strong are all geniuses.

But a genius does not necessarily make a strong person.

Li Fei also saw the person whose record he broke in this book.

This man's name was Situ Jian, and he was a member of the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty more than 800 years ago.

It took him a little over a year from receiving the implant to breaking through to the Dao Foundation Stage, and 92 days to "return to Oneness".

This record has remained unbroken for more than 800 years!

You have to know that today, more than 800 years later, the development of martial arts has improved a lot compared to the beginning. The implants are more mature, there are more elixirs available, and the speed of breaking through the realms at all stages is much faster.

This shows how talented Situ Jian is.

However, this peerless genius named Situ Jian died in the second year after he broke through to the Dao Foundation Stage. He had not even reached the peak of the Dao Foundation Stage, and had not yet begun to impact the realm of a martial arts master.

Regarding Situ Jian's death, the official historical record said that he went insane while practicing martial arts and died suddenly.

There are many versions of the story in unofficial history, including being killed, being poisoned, being murdered by the crown prince of Zhou, etc. There are all kinds of reasons.

The book "The Tragedy of Prodigies" records the most dazzling geniuses of each era, but without exception, these geniuses failed to live to see the day when they could fully realize their talents.

At the end of the book, the author wrote a short story based on his own experience:

The author visited a small village in the seventh year of Hongguang, where the people had made a living by catching snakes for generations.

Because most of the snakes in the surrounding area are venomous, people in this village generally die young.

After talking to many people in the village, the author was surprised to find that the longest-lived people in the village were those with average snake catching skills. Those with the best skills and qualifications died first.

At the end of this short story, the author wrote in a meaningful tone:
"Throughout history, the vast majority of warriors who have reached the pinnacle of martial arts were not actually the most dazzling geniuses of their respective times."

Seeing this sentence, Li Fei couldn't help but think of Hao Yi.

More than 30 years ago, this teacher of mine was the most dazzling genius in Datong Prefecture and even in Feng Province, but his final outcome was not good.

A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. The words left by our ancestors still make a lot of sense.

Although it is not known who sent this book, the exhortation and warning contained in it are obvious.

Li Fei actually knew that it was not possible to scare people with just the title of "No. 1 in History", so he asked to see Shi Caiming first, and then applied to Wuhan University to provide him with protection.

What he wanted was to use his status as an unrivaled genius to gain advantage over others.

But he hasn't figured out yet why Yan Shijin rejected him so bluntly.

After getting off the car, Li Fei went to the Academic Affairs Office with "The Sorrow of the Prodigy" in his hand.

He walked into Wen Ke's office and said bluntly:
"Professor Wen, I want to know all the deeds related to my teacher Hao Yi more than 30 years ago. Is there any record in the school?"

The incident caused by Hao Yi at that time was too big and had extremely bad consequences. It directly led to many officials being sent to jail and a garrison commander had to retire early.

Such deeds are naturally not allowed to be widely circulated, so the government has been deliberately blocking the news and erasing the traces that Hao Yi once left.

So much so that more than 30 years have passed, and it has become very difficult to find out what happened back then.

At the beginning, the Tiger Blade Gang only found out a rough outline.

The General Supervisory Office must have detailed records, but Li Fei certainly cannot see them with his current authority, so he can only obtain them through Wuhan University.

Wen Ke looked at Li Fei: "It is recorded, but it requires permission."

"Do I have this authority?"

Li Fei took out the token and showed it to Wen Ke.

Wen Ke was silent for a moment, then said, "Just go to the archives. If you can read it, they will give you the information."

"Okay, thank you Professor Wen."

Li Fei thanked him politely, then left the Academic Affairs Office and went to the Archives Office.

Just like when he went to the Security Department before, he first asked to see the person in charge, then took out his token and asked to view the information from that year.

The person in charge also said that he would ask for instructions from his superiors.

After waiting for a few minutes, he came back with a complicated expression:

"It said that I can give you the information, and also asked me to bring you a message."

Li Fei: "What?"

Person in charge: "Don't push your luck, kid."

Then he immediately added: "I'm just delivering a message."

Li Fei looked calm: "Okay, I understand, thank you."

This sentence must have been said by Master Caiming.

Although the other party is willing to support you, there are limits.

If Li Fei uses this token to do something again, he will most likely be rejected.

Next, the person in charge of the archives department handed a thick file bag to Li Fei:
"You can only read it here. You cannot take this information out or record it."

"it is good."

Li Fei nodded and took the file bag.

He speculated that the thing in his hand was most likely the real "dark history" of Datong Prefecture, so it must not be leaked out.

The head of the archives department left the office, leaving Li Fei to browse the materials alone.

Perhaps he did not have the authority to read this information. When Li Fei was looking at the top-secret information of the year in the archives, there was also a copy of "The Sorrow of the Pride" on the desk of Bian Jingru, the garrison commander in the government building.

He picked up the book and flipped through a few pages, then put it down and looked at Qu Xun, the Chief Inspector of the General Inspectorate, who was sitting opposite him:
"You sent him the book?"

"Yes, he should have received it by now. I hope he can be a wise man."

Qu Xun said.

The book "The Tragedy of a Prodigy" in Li Fei's hand was sent by him.

"With the evidence and witnesses we have now, we can close the case. However, we haven't caught any important Western spies yet. We still lack some convincing evidence to implicate the Tiefeng Sect."

Qu Xun looked at Bian Jingru and said, "If the investigation team wants to use the influence of Wuda to delay the handling of the case, we can give up dragging Tiefengmen into it and choose to close the case directly! Besides, Wuda is the Wuda of our Datong Prefecture, and it is not up to Shi Caiming alone to decide."

"Ah."

Bian Jingru nodded and suddenly asked, "Do you feel that the investigation team has been too quiet since Zhang Shiwei was arrested?"

Qu Xun was stunned when he heard this, and recalled what had happened in the investigation team over the past few days.

The investigation team sent people to participate in the entire process of investigating Zhang Shiwei, but they just watched the whole process and did not express any opinions or jump out to make comments.

This made the case handling progress in Datong Prefecture proceed exceptionally smoothly.

It seems that the investigation team is really here to supervise Datong Prefecture's handling of the case and want to find out the truth as soon as possible.

But neither Qu Xun nor Bian Jingru believed that the other party's purpose could be so simple.

Now almost everything Zhang Shiwei said has been confirmed, and the whole case has reached the point where it can be closed, but the investigation team still has not taken any action.

At first, Qu Xun thought that this was because he had acted quickly enough, and what Zhang Shiwei said, as well as the witnesses and evidence left behind, were all clear and difficult to overturn.

But now that Bian Jingru had said this, he also felt that the investigation team was a little abnormally "quiet".

"What if Shangguan Xiao is really not the murderer?"

Bian Jingru murmured.

He and Qu Xun don't have any "God's perspective".

From his perspective and that of Qu Xun and others, the collusion between Shangguan Xiao and Zhang Shiwei was very clear and the evidence was sufficient, so the real murderer could almost be identified.

And unlike Li Fei, they fully believed that Shangguan Xiao could choose to murder her own father in order to gain control of the Zhang family.

This kind of thing is not uncommon and is consistent with their understanding.

Their hearts are inherently dark, so they can also look at others in a dark way.

But what if Shangguan Xiao was really framed by someone?

This possibility emerged in the minds of the two people, and combined with the abnormal behavior of the investigation team, the two began to reverse reasoning.
"Sir, could it be..."

Qu Xun's expression suddenly turned ugly.

Bian Jingru remained calm and said slowly:

"If this is really a trap, we are already on the edge of our seats."

"Then us"

"If I'm not mistaken, the real target person should be coming to Datong Prefecture. Let's wait and see what happens."

"In July of the ninth year of Hongguang, Jiao Zhijiang, the helmsman of the Zhige General Hospital in Datong Prefecture, shielded his nephew from murder, and later sent people to kill 27 people in the family to silence them. This matter was exposed by Hao Yi, who personally escorted the only surviving witness back to Datong Prefecture. On the way, they were ambushed and killed. A total of three Daoji-stage warriors and more than a dozen Qibian-stage warriors died at the hands of Hao Yi. In August, Jiao Zhijiang, the helmsman of the Zhige General Hospital in Datong Prefecture, was imprisoned."

"In September of the ninth year of Hongguang, Hao Yi reported that Dai An, deputy chief inspector of the General Office of the Datong Prefecture, abused his power for personal gain, shielded many court officials, and accepted a large amount of bribes. In the same month, Lu Yinjie, the fifth on the Feng Province Ranking, publicly challenged Hao Yi to a duel. At this time, Hao Yi had just broken through to the Dao Foundation Stage less than four months ago.

Hao Yi accepted the challenge and won, becoming a famous figure in Feng Province. In November, Dai An, deputy chief inspector of the General Office of the Datong Prefecture Supervisory Office, was imprisoned.

"In May of the tenth year of Hongguang, Hao Yi reported a total of eleven officials, including Liu Zhong, the chief inspector of the Datong Prefecture Inspection Office, and Zhang Shoulin, the deputy chief inspector, including two seat officials and nine appointment officials.

In July, Hao Yi was surrounded and attacked by six Daoji-stage masters outside Datong Prefecture, including three at level 3, two at level 4, and one at level 5. In the end, Hao Yi killed four of them and scared off two. After this battle, Hao Yi topped the Feng Province Ranking.

In September, several officials from the Datong Prefecture Inspection Office were imprisoned, and Chief Inspector Liu Chong retired early two months later.

“In May of the eleventh year of Hongguang, Hao Yi was included in the candidate list of the Kyoto Fengyun General Ranking.

In the same month, he publicly accused a group of officials, including Luo Pingjun, the governor of Datong Prefecture.

In the office, Li Fei looked at his teacher's brilliant achievements back then.

Shangguan Xiao's description was not exaggerated at all. Hao Yi really had offended almost all the big shots he could!

It is really difficult to find out who is most likely the mastermind behind this incident in a short period of time.

When Li Fei was browsing Hao Yi's battle record of that year, at the east gate of Datong City, a middle-aged man wearing a gray robe, with a serious expression and black leather gloves walked through the gate.

After he passed through the city gate, he stopped and stood there, looking at the city in front of him that had become very strange, with a complicated expression.

Looking back to those days, he was the most dazzling person in this city, the subject of discussion in every household, and the most popular person in the city!

And now, few people in this city remember him.

"You shouldn't have come."

A voice came from not far away.

An old monk in a yellow robe walked towards this side.

Since Emperor Wencheng planned to destroy Buddhism and promote Taoism more than a hundred years ago, the status of Buddhism in the Great Lan Dynasty has declined sharply.

There is only one temple in the whole Datong Prefecture, called "Baoyun Temple".

The old monk walking towards this side is the abbot of Baoyun Temple - Master Yunshen.

Master Yunshen has not left Baoyun Temple for many years. Today he made an exception and went out to meet his old friend, Hao Yi.

"Then why did you come to greet me?"

Hao Yi looked at Master Yunshen with a rare smile on his face.

"I'm here to persuade you to turn back."

Master Yunshen walked up to Hao Yi with a sad face, clasped his hands together, and spoke.

"Being a monk is not fun at all."

Hao Yi touched the other person's bald head with his leather-gloved hand and said jokingly.

Although Buddhism was not prominent in the Dalan Dynasty and the Baoyun Temple was not very popular, for some believers, Master Yunshen was a true eminent monk who was highly respected.

It was hard to imagine that anyone could be so rude to him.

Master Yunshen was not angry, he just sighed, his expression became even more sad:
"So many years have passed, many people have changed, but you are still the same as before."

He knew he couldn't persuade his good friend, but he came anyway.

Just like Hao Yi knew he shouldn’t come, but he came anyway.

Hao Yi restrained his smile, looked at the traffic ahead, and said calmly:
"This city has changed too. I wonder if the peach forest at Baoyun Temple is still there?"

Master Yunshen nodded and said, "It's still there. I remember that you defeated the 'Cloud Splitting Hand' who was ranked fifth on the Feng Province Ranking List in that peach forest and made it onto the list."

Hao Yi smiled faintly when he heard this:
"That's good. At least the peach blossoms are still there. Do you mind taking me to see them?"

Master Yunshen turned around and made a gesture of invitation.

Since I can't persuade my friend, I can at least accompany him to see the peach blossoms.

On this day of that year in this city, the faces of people and the peach blossoms complemented each other.

After many years, Hao Yi returned to Datong City, and the first thing he did was to go to Baoyun Temple to see the peach blossoms.

Asking for monthly ticket

(End of this chapter)