Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2102 Wang Yu bestows a spear, the Northern Underworld is in peril.

When Li Xuanyi first met Li Hui, Li Xuanyi was not yet a Han official, much less a disciple of Zhuge Liang.

At that time, Li Hui was only seven or eight years old. In fact, because of poverty at home, she often went hungry, so she was thin and bony, and looked only five or six years old.

At that time, Li Xuanyi's small act of kindness became the starting point for the entanglement of fate between Xuanyi Divine Physician and Liuyun Spear God.

In comparison, Li Hui should be considered lucky.

The earlier encounter had little impact on Li Xuanyi, but it had a significant impact on Li Hui's life trajectory.

Compared to the original historical trajectory, they met a few years earlier. However, it was precisely because they met Li Xuanyi earlier, and because of his good deed, that his mother and younger brother survived.

Their second encounter was shortly after the establishment of the Han Dynasty. During his appointment as prefect, Li Xuanyi was assassinated but was saved by the thirteen-year-old Li Hui by chance.

After that, Li Hui stayed by Li Xuanyi's side for the time being.

In this vast world, to have the chance to meet twice is already a rare occurrence. Moreover, these two meetings were marked by Li Xuanyi helping Li Hui once and Li Hui saving Li Xuanyi once.

The wonder of fate lies precisely in this.

Li Xuanyi believed in fate. Part of the reason he was able to befriend Shi Feixuan, who was using the alias Qin Ge, was because of this, and Buddhism places great emphasis on fate.

Moreover, although Li Hui already seemed to have considerable martial arts skills at that time, his age was still a factor, and he also had a mother who was bedridden for many years and a younger brother at home.

By keeping him by his side, Li Xuanyi could help him and guide his life onto a different path, rather than simply throwing away some money.

Some people are just born lucky.

Like Fang Baoyu in Gu Long's novels, who learns from heaven and earth, eventually comprehends the way of the sword, becomes a sword prodigy, and creates a natural sword triggered by his own thoughts.

Like waves crashing against the clouds, if one has no teacher, then one should learn from heaven and earth; if one has no swordsmanship, then one should learn it from the waters of Dongting Lake. The ebb and flow of the tide, the morning frost and evening dew, all contain the profound principles of heaven and earth. Heaven and earth are his teachers, and the waters of Dongting Lake are his swordsmanship.

The death of his wife Ji Xixi allowed Lang Fanyun to see through the secrets of life and death, and understand that only by being able to be extremely passionate can one be extremely skilled with the sword. He used the sword because of his emotions and entered the Dao through the sword.

Fang Baoyu and Lang Fanyun are like this, and so is Li Hui, the Flowing Cloud Spear God in the original historical trajectory, who is also a typical example of someone who was fed by God.

His father was just an insignificant chivalrous man who, after joining the government army, was only a low-ranking officer. Obviously, such a family could not provide much help for his martial arts path.

Therefore, his path to martial arts was actually just a basic spear technique from a book left by his father, so basic that it only contained a few movements.

However, it was with this extremely basic spear technique that he later observed the changing clouds in the sky, thus beginning the prototype of his Flowing Cloud Spear Technique. And that year, he was only twelve years old.

Therefore, sometimes the difference between people is greater than the difference between people and dogs.

It was only after following Li Xuanyi that Li Hui truly began to have the opportunity to receive systematic martial arts education.

Li Xuanyi may not be able to invite any extraordinary martial arts masters or renowned figures, but he certainly has the qualifications to invite someone who is qualified enough to lay the most basic foundation in martial arts for Li Hui.

In fact, for someone like Li Hui, who is naturally blessed with good fortune, finding someone who can teach him the most basic things is enough.

During the two years that Li Hui followed Li Xuanyi, he observed the changes in the flowing clouds every day, and the rudimentary form of the Flowing Cloud Spear Technique began to be perfected.

Therefore, although Li Xuanyi may not be strong at this time, his understanding of guns is already above that of most people, and he has embarked on his own path of gunmanship.

People like Li Hui are very pure.

Just like those swordsmen, not everyone who uses a sword is qualified to be called a swordsman.

Figures like Dugu Qiubai, Ximen Chuixue, Ye Gucheng, Yan Shisan, and Lang Fanyun were swordsmen, pure individuals like Li Hui. They each had their own understanding of the way of the sword.

However, assassins like those from the Luo Wang organization, and the Six Sword Slaves, while possessing considerable strength, could only wield swords and could not be considered true swordsmen. The fundamental reason was that in their hands, a sword was merely a sword, an ordinary weapon; they lacked an understanding of the sword.

Like Zhuge Liang, Li Xuanyi liked this kind of clever child.

Therefore, after taking Li Hui under her wing, she practically raised him as her own younger brother.

Not only did they find someone to teach him martial arts, but they also taught him to read and write in their spare time.

It was precisely because Li Hui not only had talent in martial arts, but also had some talent in reading, especially in military strategy and theory, where he even had some insights.

Although Li Xuanyi thought this insight was extremely naive, how old was Li Hui at that time? Before that, he had never even read a book and couldn't write.

Therefore, upon returning to the capital for this transfer and meeting his mentor Zhuge Liang, Li Xuanyi naturally recommended Li Hui to Zhuge Liang.

This is a rough gem; he should be given a better teacher.

"Kongming has gained another excellent disciple! Congratulations!"

Upon hearing that the young man in the hall was actually Zhuge Liang's disciple, many acquaintances among the officials offered their congratulations.

Of course, there were a few who secretly felt a pang of envy.

Why can't they find such fine materials and beautiful jade?
A good disciple is not so easy to find! But Zhuge Liang had two in total.

Of course, if we really have to talk about it, the first one was recommended to him by Wang Yu.

It was Wang Yu who allowed the still somewhat inexperienced Li Xuanyi to learn from Zhuge Liang for a period of time, which indirectly led to this master-disciple relationship.

Li Xuanyi, at such a young age, has already risen to the position of prefect, and in a couple of years, he'll definitely be promoted to governor. After wandering around the various regions, it's quite possible that he'll become a high-ranking official in one of the Six Ministries in the future.

In fact, given his age, he would likely only be middle-aged when he joined the ranks of the six ministries, and it is quite possible that he will compete for the position of prime minister in the future.

And Li Hui, who is now in the hall, is equally remarkable. Although it is a sword dance and a competition, it throws Guan Ping, who has been in the army for many years, into complete disarray with his swordsmanship.

Of course, this doesn't mean Li Hui is stronger than Guan Ping. At fifteen, Li Hui is still no match for the twenty-one-year-old Guan Ping in terms of strength.

However, sword dancing is different from a real competition. This kind of competition focuses more on technique, and strength is not very useful. And Li Hui, who has not yet entered his growth period, is definitely far inferior to Guan Ping, who is almost fully grown, in this respect.

After all, in the original historical trajectory, Li Hui himself never made any significant achievements in terms of power; he was merely a normal general.

Moreover, everyone knows that if someone only had martial arts talent, would Zhuge Liang have taken on such a disciple? In other words, this young man in the hall is a promising talent who excels in both literature and martial arts.

Having taken on two outstanding apprentices, the officials present couldn't help but feel a little envious.

"Ding, Li Hui, Commander... Martial Strength 91..."

Skills, generals, Flowing Cloud (not fully awakened)...

At fifteen years old, he already possessed a basic combat strength of 91!
This made Wang Yu even more interested!

When Wang Yu was fifteen, he didn't yet possess this level of skill. Of course, at the same age, Wang Yu had not only developed external martial arts skills but also internal martial arts skills that progressed simultaneously. However, Li Hui's internal martial arts skills had only just begun to take shape.

But what kind of treatment did Wang Yu receive from childhood to adulthood? And what about Li Hui's situation from childhood to adulthood?
Therefore, on the surface, fifteen-year-old Wang Yu and fifteen-year-old Li Hui may seem similar. But in reality, Wang Yu's talent is far inferior to Li Hui's martial arts talent.

Furthermore, Wang Yu could think of anything his ministers could think of.

Li Hui was not only exceptionally talented in martial arts, but also a true all-rounder in both literature and martial arts, which allowed him to be accepted as a disciple by Zhuge Liang.

"Kongming, you have guarded the Eastern Barbarians for me for many years and your contributions are immeasurable. In my treasury there is a Wind and Thunder Divine Eagle Spear. Today, I would like to present it to you as a token of my appreciation!" Wang Yu said after a moment of contemplation.

"Your Majesty, I thank you for your gift!" Zhuge Liang returned the gesture with both hands and a smile.

The Wind and Thunder Divine Eagle Spear, though said to be a gift to him, was clearly given to Li Hui through him. Zhuge Liang understood this.

However, Zhuge Liang was even happier when he gave the reward to his disciple than when he gave it to himself.

This spear, in fact, belonged to General Magri of Zhennan. It had been passed down in the Ma family for several generations. After Magri was killed by Li Yuanba with a single blow on the battlefield a few months ago, the spear came into Wang Yu's hands.

Over the years, during the campaigns in the north and south, we have obtained quite a few powerful weapons from the enemy generals who died in battle.

However, the vast majority of them were kept by the generals who killed the enemy generals; after all, they were their own spoils of war. No one can have too many powerful weapons. If they couldn't use them themselves, they could pass them on to their children and grandchildren.

Therefore, only a very small portion ended up in Wang Yu's own private treasury.

Apart from a small number of collectible items, many of these, like the Wind and Thunder Eagle Spear, were distributed one after another.

Of course, they were all distributed to the younger generation.

After all, his Central Imperial Guard itself recruited a large number of the eligible sons and nephews of generals. Many of these sons and nephews were only thirteen or fourteen years old when they were sent to the Imperial Guard.

At thirteen or fourteen, Wang Yu could have been a carefree young man on Blue Star in his previous life.

However, in this feudal era, whether it was Earth or another world, it could become the pillar of a family.

At another table not far from Zhuge Liang and his group, the atmosphere was clearly a bit off.

Dongfang Yu and Beiming Youyu, these two wanted to avoid each other whenever they saw each other's faces. In their youth, they also had some personal grudges.

However, we are now forced to sit together.

"Brother Dongfang is now the Emperor's father-in-law. I heard that as soon as Brother Dongfang entered the capital, His Majesty invited him to a welcoming banquet. What a great honor!" Bei Ming Youyu glanced at Dongfang Yu and said reluctantly.

Upon hearing the name Bei Ming You Yu, one immediately knows that this person is from the royal merchant family of Bei Ming. Moreover, he is Bei Ming Qing Ying's uncle.

"His Majesty also saw you!" Dongfang Yu replied irritably.

Normally, he would put on a show of nonchalance. After all, he had come out on top in the old grudges. The one who couldn't let go was Bei Ming You Yu, not him.

However, unfortunately, he really wasn't in the mood for it today.

"And what about you? What are your plans?" Bei Ming Youyu asked in a low voice.

He was pulled aside for a talk by the emperor, who brought up the matter of the Nangong family, both openly and subtly.

Therefore, Bei Ming Youyu had ample reason to believe that the emperor and Dongfang Yu must have discussed this topic during their conversation.

This topic was an extremely heavy one for the four imperial merchants.

As for how good the relationship was among the four imperial merchants, that's not necessarily true.

However, their interests are aligned.

The coexistence of the four imperial merchants, and their joint actions, would carry significant weight for any faction in the former Great Cang.

The four of them working together truly have the power to cause the economic collapse of these eighteen regions. Even areas beyond Da Cang will be affected to some extent.

Therefore, the other three families helped the Nangong family to impact the economies of Dongcang and Da Yan.

What were they after? Was it really to stand up for the Nangong family?
Ultimately, wasn't it the Nangong family's experience that served as a warning to them?

Therefore, they need to show their strength appropriately.

Normally, they try their best to cooperate with the imperial court and various other forces. However, while they are willing to be kind to others, they also cannot allow others to think that they are easy targets.

However, the current situation involving the Nangong family has made them feel a sense of crisis.

They weren't worried about the fate of their two families, but they were genuinely worried about the fate of the Nangong family.

If one of the four imperial merchants were to be missing, while they would still have a certain deterrent effect, the weight of that deterrent effect would be significantly reduced.

Most importantly, will the Ximen family become the Nangong family in the near future?

Having a sword in your hand and not using it, and not having a sword in your hand, are two completely different concepts!
If one day only two of the four great imperial merchants remain, then the swords in their hands will truly be gone.

Moreover, neither of them are fools. If only two of the four imperial merchants remain, they may not be able to keep some of their privileges.

Therefore, it would be a miracle if someone were in a good mood at this time!