Yumen County City, in Fuyan Library, Nancheng District.
Zhao Chen sat at a table near the glass window, drinking tea and reading "The Legend of Gaozu Heroes" in his hand.
Since arriving in Yumen County, he would sit here every morning after morning exercises until noon, learning about the history of the world with the help of books.
The Fuyan Library is named "Fuyan" because it was donated by Li Fuyan, the deacon of the Li family in Yumen and the number one "Green Lotus Sword" in Yumen's list of outstanding people.
Both the scale and the number of books in the library far exceeded the public libraries established by the imperial court.
If you just want to come here to borrow books, there is a certain "threshold".
The Zhao family, where Zhao Chen lives, can be considered an in-law of the Li family, so they successfully obtained the "membership card".
After previously studying the history books of this world, Zhao Chen has discovered that the history of this world before Zhuangzong Li Cunxu of the Later Tang Dynasty proclaimed himself emperor was very similar to the situation in his original world. The major historical events, culture, and art were also almost the same...
The only difference is that the history of this world is in the style of "Romance". It is quite normal for a general to be one against a hundred, and even weird stories such as "Zuo Ci Plays with Cao Cao", "Nanhua Grants Taiping", and "Zhuge Jian's Seven Stars" The matter was also recorded in history books in a grand manner.
Later generations' annotations also seriously speculated on the cultivation of these generals and strangers.
For example, Zhuge Liang was a monk in the True Qi realm, and the magic he practiced had many taboos, so he died immediately after Wei Yan inadvertently broke the taboos.
And fierce generals such as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are masters who have opened at least seven orifices. The inner heaven and earth have just been formed, and their spiritual power is strong. They can intimidate others with their momentum. Killing generals in the midst of thousands of troops is like picking out objects from a bag.
But in general, until Tang Zhuangzong Tongguang two years ago, this world did not have much power beyond the norm. The highest level was only the level of true energy and orifice refining, and they were extremely rare.
All the turning points came from the "Jiashen Heavenly Change" in the second year of Tongguang!
After that, evil spirits came to the world, Taichu preached, and the upper limit of power in this world was gradually raised to what it is now...
"Tongxuan", "Dongxuan" and "Shengxuan" are not the focus. Some people have even reached the realm of Dao Lord above "Shengxuan"!
It is a pity that from two years after Tongguang to the fall of the Tang Dynasty and the end of ancient times, there are no historical records in the tens of thousands of years, only the three paragraphs said by the master:
"In the second year of Tongguang's reign, the sky changed in Jiashen, evil spirits appeared in the world, and all living beings were devastated.
"In the early days of the Taoist period, Kunlun, the Taoist king, preached, and the method of cultivation was first seen in the world. Brothers Zhuang Zong cultivated magical powers, suppressed evil spirits, wiped out the world, and continued the Tang Dynasty.
"At the end of ancient times, the Andong Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty disappeared, and evil spirits occupied the vast sea; the ten branches of Kunlun and hundreds of countries in the Western Region disappeared, turning into endless deserts, and the world was in chaos."
The rest are just legends and stories, which are not believable...
What is hidden in this history? And is the loss of that period of history related to the "mist of history"?
With doubts, Zhao Chen turned his attention to the "The Legend of Gaozu Heroes" in his hand.
"The great ancestor of the Great Xia Dynasty had a surname of Ming, taboo Zhen, and the courtesy name Shuzhi... His mother, Peng, dreamed of the stars at night and saw the stars in her arms, and the great ancestor was born...
"At that time, the ancient Tang Dynasty came to an end, and the princes of China rose up together and had been attacking each other for hundreds of years. As a result, evil spirits were everywhere and the people were in dire straits.
"And the great evils in the sea often invaded the inland. Fortunately, the Taoist holy places such as 'Daoxianmen' and 'Lichen Sword Palace' blocked them, and we could barely resist...
"The great ancestor raised his army in Liyang, and after one thousand five hundred and thirty-eight years, he successively defeated more than ten countries including Chen Han, Zhu Wu, Zhang Chu, Zhao Song, and Shi Yan, and finally wiped out the world and established Daxia.
"The reason why it is named 'Xia' is because the first dynasty in China was 'Xia', and Emperor Gaozu's ambition was to end with 'Xia', echoing the ending, which means that the world will not change from now on. Daxia will not change for thousands of years..."
Looking at the "Huaben" written in vernacular in his hand, Zhao Chen had the illusion that he was reading a pirated book worth three yuan for ten yuan in his previous life.
Although I knew that the level of this kind of reading material would not be too high, it was much worse than expected...
Zhao Chen sighed slightly, but had to read on. After all, there is no official history book of this dynasty in Daxia... Even if there is, it is not publicly released... In addition to the historical materials recorded by various sects and families, there are only storytelling and scripts. I can understand some stories that happened in Daxia over the past eight thousand years.
It is said that Emperor Mingzhen has entered the realm of "Ascension to Xuan" and may not be dead yet. Who dares to write historical materials about him while he is still alive?
Fortunately, although many of the stories in the storybook are exaggerated, they can reflect some realities, and reading them can also increase your knowledge... Hey, the original owner's thoughts are all on playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, if only he could focus more on business, I can do it too It takes a lot less effort.
Just when Zhao Chen picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, and was about to continue reading, he suddenly saw a familiar figure flashing through the window through the window from the corner of his eye.
"Huh? Is that one of the two men who confronted the Chai family on the dock?
"Miss Qi also asked me to find them to get information about the Chai family, but I didn't expect that I would meet them..."
As soon as Zhao Chen thought of this, he saw that not long after the man walked through the street, two more people quickly followed, chasing the man's figure.
Is this...being targeted? Zhao Chen squinted his eyes, immediately closed the book, went to the administrator to handle the "borrowing", and then Shi Shiran left the library.
Randomly walking into a deserted alley, Zhao Chen used "toad light" to hide his figure, and then took out an ugly folded "paper crane" from his pocket.
Then, he "outlined" the appearance of the man just now in his mind, and passed it to the "paper crane" controlled by his own energy with his "spiritual sense".
The "paper crane" immediately took off on its own and pointed in a direction with its slightly bloated head.
This is the "Paper Crane Tracing Method" in the fragment of "The Twelve Methods of Heart Light" that Zhao Chen obtained. It is also the only method that a man from the Chai family has "translated" the practice method, so there is no need to go to "Xingcha" to exchange it.
However, the method interpreted by the Chai family man was even more incomplete, and if it weren't for the taboos, it would be reduced accordingly. However, Zhao Chen didn't want to learn it because he couldn't be called out by name when casting the spell.
The principle of this method is to obtain the location of the person you want to find through the "consciousness" that naturally escapes from living things.
For example, the man Zhao Chen is looking for, as long as someone nearby sees him, his image will naturally remain in his mind, and through his own spirit, he will be captured by the "Paper Crane Tracking Technique".
But the biggest problem with this technique is that ordinary people may not be able to remember the details after just one glance, and will soon forget them. However, most monks can restrain their thoughts, and the "Paper Crane Tracking Technique" cannot be used at all...
Therefore, after a little time, it becomes difficult to trace.
Unless the characteristics of the target it pursues are particularly distinctive, so distinctive that they are unforgettable at first sight.
The reason why Qi Feimeng was tracked in the desert before was entirely because her temperament was so unique that she could "save" all living beings, including animals and plants, so she could be found by the Chai family man.
Getting back to the topic, Zhao Chen quickly arrived in front of a temple under the guidance of the paper crane.
(Updated this morning~~)
