Fantasy: I Am the Villain.

Chapter Forty-Six: Beneath Shaoshi Mountain

To be fair, after so much time has passed, Bai Ke only remembers some things about the Battle of Shaolin Temple and the selection of a bride in the Western Xia Kingdom from the original novel.

Therefore, ever since arriving in the world of Tian Long Ba Bu, Bai Ke has been paying close attention to news from the Central Plains martial arts world.

However, Wuliang Mountain is located in a remote mountainous area of ​​Nanzhao, where news is scarce, and so far there has been no progress. Unexpectedly, today we received news from Zuo Zimu.

Bai Ke was very interested in the peerless hero Qiao Feng. Qiao Feng's choices regarding the martial arts world of the Central Plains and the Liao and Song dynasties were something that Bai Ke, who was once an ordinary person, greatly admired.

Now that he's in the world of Tian Long Ba Bu, Bai Ke is not about to let this opportunity slip by easily. However, he's been holding back in Wuliang Mountain for the sake of his sect's future plans. Otherwise, Bai Ke would have already gone to the Central Plains.

Although the story of the Beggars' Sect and Shaolin Temple vying for the title of martial arts alliance leader was already widely known in the Central Plains, only the Duan family of Dali was invited to attend the ceremony in Dali.

Very few others even knew about this, and it was unknown where Zuo Zimu got the news. However, his Eastern Sect was not as powerful as it had been during the heyday of the Wuliang Sword Sect.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Zuo Zimu decided to take Xin Shuangqing's group from the Western Sect to broaden their horizons.

Xin Shuangqing was just wondering how to find an excuse to stay in Dongzong for a few more days and couldn't find an excuse, so he readily agreed.

Unlike Zuo Zimu, who, despite his advanced age, still wanted to travel to the Central Plains to broaden his horizons and revitalize the Wuliang Sword Sect, she simply wanted to see what unique methods Zuo Zimu had in teaching his disciples.

Little did they know that their momentary greed would trap them as well. Now, the two of them are firmly under Sikong Xuan's control here, and there is no way they can escape.

Regardless of how the two blamed and shifted responsibility after their inner evil thoughts were fully unleashed, Bai Ke turned and left after testing his abilities and learning about the news from the Central Plains martial arts world.

As Bai Ke was about to leave, he turned back and listened intently, only to hear muffled sobs coming from the cells of Zuo Zimu and Xin Shuangqing.

He instructed Sikong Xuan, who was guarding outside the door, to separate and control Zuo Zimu and Xin Shuangqing, and to prevent them from coming into contact with anyone.

Bai Ke's evil spirit talent allows him to control the evil thoughts within others, releasing and amplifying them, or using these evil thoughts to control others' emotions and ideas.

Note that this involves using malicious intent to control other people's emotions and thoughts rather than directly controlling their minds. Therefore, Bai Ke's ability is more like inducing rather than controlling.

He had previously tested the former ability on Zuo Zimu and Xin Shuangqing, releasing and amplifying the evil thoughts hidden in their hearts.

Those two are probably already corrupted by evil thoughts, becoming heartless, selfish, and vicious. Putting them in the same cell as anyone else would be a disaster, so it's better to keep them in solitary confinement.

Back in his room, Bai Ke carefully recalled what he had gained in this world. In the past month or so, he had learned the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) and the Dog-Beating Stick Technique.

He has now mastered the sword techniques that his predecessor practiced, and he has also mastered all the memories that remained of his predecessor.

It can be said that the current Bai Ke has completely integrated the legacy of the previous Bai Ke, and is now completely inseparable from him in both body and soul.

Even if Bai Yan were to come over, he would only be puzzled by his son's strange and unruly demeanor, and would not suspect that his son had been possessed or anything like that.

Compared to when Guang transmigrated and hid from seeing any acquaintances, Bai Ke is now free to roam as if he were a fish in the sea and a bird in the sky, with nothing to worry about anymore.

With the matters concerning the Shennong Gang and the Wuliang Sword Sect essentially concluded, the removal of the blockade around the Jianhu Palace was handed over to Sikong Xuan for management.

Anyway, that spatial gap is undetectable unless one has a high enough level of spatial perception, so Bai Ke wasn't worried about Sikong Xuan discovering anything and was quite at ease with him.

After resting for a few days, Bai Ke stored some century-old Solomon's seal, ginseng, and other spiritual herbs from the Shennong Gang and Wuliang Sword Sect's stock in his storage ring, and then bid farewell to Sikong Xuan and the others.

Sikong Xuan tried to persuade Bai Ke to stay, but to no avail. He had no choice but to let Bai Ke go. Having just annexed the Wuliang Sword Sect, he still had many things to deal with and could not go to the Central Plains with Bai Ke.

Sikong Xuan, who has broken through to the Innate Realm, would be a powerful figure in the Central Plains martial arts world, capable of establishing his own sect. However, he can only stay in Dali now.

With the help of Sikong Xuan, Bai Ke obtained a complete set of travel permits, identity documents, etc. He casually found a security escort agency, boarded a carriage, and leisurely headed towards the Song Dynasty.

Dali, which is now Yunnan, was not as famous as it is in later generations, and there were no crowds of tourists taking pictures with their phones and cameras on the streets.

Only a few idle women leaned against their gardens, chatting with each other, watching the martial arts masters escorting the goods pass by, and occasionally chuckling.

The journey was peaceful and uneventful; there were no highway robbers, no elderly people or children begging by the roadside, and they arrived in the Central Plains in a tranquil manner.

Bai Ke sighed regretfully, bid farewell to the head镖师 (bodyguard/escort) who wanted him to go to Kaifeng with him to broaden his horizons and find a wife, and rode his horse towards Shaoshi Mountain.

For some reason, the head镖师 (bodyguard/escort) kept trying to take him to Kaifeng Prefecture along the way and even wanted to find him a wife.

In his words, "Brother Bai, don't think I'm being nosy, but in all these years of traveling around the country, I've never seen such a handsome young man as you. You really look like a banished immortal from a play!"

If you were willing to come with me to Kaifeng, wouldn't all the women on the street be so infatuated with you that they wouldn't be able to eat or sleep? Hahaha…”

Bai Ke's irritable rebuttals were always interrupted by the laughter of the group of rough men, and over time he just let them be.

Upon learning that he couldn't keep him, the head镖师 (bodyguard/escort) smacked his lips with regret, then gave Bai Ke a horse for transportation, and led his men to continue towards Kaifeng.

After watching them from the roadside for a while, Bai Ke also turned his horse and galloped towards Shaoshi Mountain. He had already found out that in two or three days, all the major sects in the Central Plains would gather at the foot of Shaoshi Mountain to celebrate the grand event.

When they learned that Bai Ke was going to Shaoshi Mountain, the bodyguards advised him not to get involved in that mess, but they gave up after seeing Bai Ke's firm attitude.

However, before leaving, the group gave Bai Ke a lot of useful advice, such as not getting involved with the Xingxiu Sect. They were probably afraid that Bai Ke, at such a young age, would offend those perverts in the Xingxiu Sect.

They sped along the way, occasionally resting for a night in the wilderness or at an inn, or simply traveling through the night. In short, Bai Ke arrived at the foot of Shaoshi Mountain in less than two days.

Upon arriving here, Bai Ke finally experienced the prosperity of the Central Plains and understood why his teachers in his previous life always marveled at how wealthy the Song Dynasty was.