Comprehensive Martial Arts: Relying on Pili Martial Arts to Achieve Dimensionality Reduction Attack

Chapter 122: The Suzaku Dynasty also has unofficial history
At the beginning of the Suzaku Dynasty, Emperor Taizu established seven counties with the capital city as the center and the "Five Mountains and Seven Sects" that helped him become emperor as the base.

Among them, the two counties in the northeast and the north center are called Taiyue County and Xuanyue County respectively. The leading sects in these two counties are Daizong and Youheng.

The Daizong sect is based in Daizong Mountain, which is also called 'Taizong Mountain'. In Taiyue County, the largest martial arts sect besides Daizong is the Guyue sect, which is said to have been passed down by Li Qinglian of the Central Eastern martial arts world.

Therefore, the origin of the name of this county is obvious - the word "Tai" is taken from Taizong, and the word "Yue" is taken from the ancient Yue.

The names of the other six counties were mostly chosen in the same way. For example, Youheng was also known as "Xuanyue Mountain", and there was another large sect next to it, the Sun and Moon Sect, so this county was named "Xuanyue County".

At the junction of Taiyue County and Xuanyue County, northeast of the capital city, there lies a towering mountain.

Tianyun Mountain.

Thirty miles west of Tianyun Mountain, there is a city. People in the martial arts world call it "Fengyun City", which implies that the winds and clouds gather here and the martial arts world is surging.

I heard that in the beginning, Fengyun City was not a city, but a wilderness with only two or three teahouses and inns.

But with the emergence of the Fengyun Monument, this place gradually developed into the scale of a village and a county town. Until now, it has become a place more magnificent than a princess's mansion, and even has an economic level that is not inferior to that of the capital city.

However, unlike the main palace, Fengyun City has neither city gates nor urban management, and is a place with a strong underworld atmosphere.

……

Dusk.

In Fengyun City, in an inconspicuous inn.

A group of people from all over the world with different appearances are surrounding a sly storyteller, listening to the wonderful and exciting stories of the underworld told by him.

At this moment, the storyteller was telling the wild history of the olden days, about how Emperor Taizu of the Suzaku Dynasty rose to prominence and relied on his own charm to win over the five mountains and seven sects to serve him.

The storyteller took a sip of the peach blossom wine given by the audience, coughed a few times, lowered his voice, and his face was full of mystery and trepidation.

"You all know that the history of our Suzaku Dynasty's Emperor Taizu conquering the Southern Martial World was actually beautified."

"His true identity is not the beggar or monk as rumored, but a rabbit god. This story was passed down by my grandfather..."

"The three years that Taizu wandered, he actually sold his clothes, earning ten taels of silver each time. My ancestor was a killer who bought his life for money, a real gangster. He bought it once..."

"What, you don't believe it?"

"I can understand your suspicion, but think about it carefully. How can he, a man without any money and special skills, win over the martial arts masters of the Five Mountains and Seven Sects?"

"You know, in that chaotic world, martial arts masters are more valuable than gold! Could it be that just because of his empty words, those martial arts masters would sincerely accept him as their leader and help him build a country?"

"We are all in the underworld, who wouldn't do anything without profit? If he wants others to help him, he must pay something, right? The business without cost in this world is just selling ditches..."

"You mean the 'Chivalrous Order' granted by the dynasty after the founding of the country? Please, without giving some sweet things first, which martial artist would be willing to work for others? Let me ask you, are you willing? No... Are you willing? No... Right, we are not fools, so do you think the old martial artists of the Five Mountains and Seven Sects were fools?"

"Have you not heard 'Why don't men lend me the ditch and take over the fifty states of Zhuque'?"

Hearing this, the diners in the inn finally couldn't hold back and burst into laughter.

Everyone was laughing so hard that they were bent over, clapping their hands on the table and stamping their feet. The atmosphere in the inn suddenly became cheerful.

As we all know, official history may not be correct, but unofficial history is definitely unofficial.

The people in the underworld are all brainless ruffians who have not read many books and do not even have much knowledge of history. They do not care whether the stories told by the storytellers are true or false. As long as they think they are interesting and funny, that is enough.

On the second floor of the inn, there is a window seat.

Lu Ping was laughing as happily as the other martial arts heroes downstairs.

Sure enough, no matter in which world, ditch literature is an inevitable derivative of social development?

After laughing, Lu Ping couldn't help but look at the storyteller below again, feeling sincere admiration for his behavior.

You know, now this Fengyun City is just as its name suggests, it is in a period of great turmoil, there is a mixed crowd in the city, there are all kinds of people, including many people from big sects.

If the words he just made up were heard by the court or the disciples of the Five Mountains and Seven Sects, he would be beaten to death or at least half paralyzed. "This guy is really not afraid of death..."

After sighing, Lu Pingben was about to get up.

But at this moment, the storyteller, with the generous reward from the top brother on the list, shared with everyone a secret story of the underworld called "The Romance of Water Splashes".

"Originally, I didn't want to tell this story, but today this big brother is so kind that I can't refuse..."

"Well! I will make an exception today and share this with you. But first, I want to make it clear that this secret comes out of my mouth and enters your ears, so don't tell anyone..."

"Dear readers, do you know that the Palace Master of Shenshui Palace, Shuiji Yinji, and the Palace Masters of Yihua Palace, Yaoyue and Lianxing, once had a love triangle story that was intolerable to the secular world and full of love?..."

After hearing the first sentence, Lu Ping knew that the scholar was talking nonsense again.

In my heart, I wanted to sneer at the scholar's story, but my body honestly sat back in my seat, ordered another plate of peanuts from the waiter, and continued to listen with relish.

What followed was a long paragraph about the romantic affairs between the two palaces and three women. When he got excited, the scholar even mentioned a line or two of poetry that he had adapted.

What are the lines like 'After getting drunk, I didn't know I was in water, the moon was shining on the bed, and the stars were shining on the river', 'Two flowers fell into the water of the sacred lake, and the water alone occupied the stars and the moon', 'Eight hundred pitiful stars, dotted in the water and the moon'?
What about "flowing water flows through the spring valley, listening to the water flowing among the flowers", "three parts of spring, two parts of stars and moon, and one part of flowing water", "blame her for the long flowing water, the bright moon in the lake and sky, the dense stars in the valley, I just want to be in the depths of the flowers"...

Of course, there are also some that remain unchanged word for word, but the metaphor is misinterpreted.

For example: "I am afraid that the flowers will fall asleep late at night, so I light candles to illuminate their red makeup", "People leave and water flows, flowers fly and the door is half-closed", "Flowing water and falling flowers, spring is gone, heaven and earth", "Flowers fall and water flows, one kind of lovesickness, two places of idle worries"...

In short, it seems like nothing was said, but everything was said.

From dusk to nightfall, for more than an hour, the scholar talked and acted without any restraint.

The audience in the inn were so excited that they wanted to enter the story and replace the three girls of Shuiyuexing, or marry them.

At the end of the hour of Hai, the story is over, the song ends and the crowd disperses.

The audience left the inn with unsatisfied looks on their faces and headed towards the brothel nearby. The storyteller carefully collected the tips from the audience, packed his bags and prepared to run away.

Perhaps he understood in his heart that writing books like he did was too risky and he couldn't keep doing it in the same place for long.

……

In the dark alley, the storyteller held his bag tightly, covered his face and lowered his head, and hurried on his way.

Suddenly, a "pop" sound was heard in the originally quiet alley.

The storyteller was so frightened that he stood there in a daze, because the source of the voice was a hand that reached out from behind and gently rested on his shoulder!
"This...this hero, I'm stopping you late at night. I wonder if you have any advice for me?"

"I am a scholar, penniless, not good-looking, and I haven't bathed for three days. If I have offended you in any way, please show some mercy and let me go..."

The person who stopped him was, of course, Lu Ping.

"You kid... weren't you quite bold and talkative in the inn just now?"

"You even dared to make up gossips about the Yihua Palace, the Shenshui Palace, the Suzaku Grand Ancestor, and the Five Mountains and Seven Sects. Why are you shaking like a quail now?"

At this time, the storyteller had his back to Lu Ping. Lu Ping could not see his expression, but he could tell that he was not panicking at the moment. His tone remained unchanged: "My dear hero, I don't understand what you are saying..."

Lu Ping couldn't help laughing: "Be a little more honest!"

"Although you were cautious and found a place where no one was around to change your clothes and shoes after the storytelling, and even changed your appearance, my eyes never left you from beginning to end, so it's useless for you to play dumb now!"

Hearing this, the scholar seemed to be a deflated ball, and suddenly his whole body wilted.

"Don't worry, I am not the person involved in your story, nor have I anything to do with those people. I have no intention of helping them."

"Then... I wonder what the hero wants from me?"

Lu Ping smiled slightly: "Since you are good at speaking, I want you to help me promote it!"

(End of this chapter)