Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1428 The Ancient Scroll
  To the west of Songhai City, on a remote mountainside.

Zhang Liang said he wanted to change places, so he took Shao Yu and the three of them all the way here.

It's a nice place. Not only are there no outsiders eavesdropping and disturbing you, but you can also enjoy the city's scenery from a high position.

But now Shaoyu and others are definitely not in the mood to enjoy the scenery, they are all waiting for Zhang Liang to explain what this gift is.

Zhang Liang was not in a hurry to reveal the answer. Instead, he warned Tianming first, "Everyone is not guilty, but he is guilty of having a jade. This gift is too expensive. You must keep it carefully and don't tell others casually."

"So what is this, are you so mysterious?" Tianming flipped the book in his hand back and forth, trying to find some information.

Zhang Liang pursed his lips and smiled, and said slowly, "The Yellow Stone Heavenly Book!"

Upon hearing this name, Tianming became excited. He exclaimed and then looked at the gift in his hand with disgust:
  "Hey! It's really a book!"

"It's still the Book of Heaven..."

He couldn't help but slander Chu Nan Gong in his heart.

I finally got a gift, and it turned out to be a book...unlucky!
  Zhang Liang saw his grimace and couldn't help but ask with a smile, "Why, Tianming, you don't seem to be very happy?"

Tianming scratched his head and replied honestly with a slumped face:
  "Third Master, you know me well. I don't know much about reading. It's hard to read ordinary books, let alone these heavenly books..."

"This is a completely useless piece of trash!"

After saying that, Tianming hung his head dejectedly.

Seeing his performance, Zhang Liang shook his head and sighed:

"You seem to have no idea how many people would be envious or even jealous of you for getting this 'useless piece of trash'!"

"Ah?" Tianming raised his head and looked at Zhang Liang with wide eyes.

Zhang Liang continued, "You don't know how many people have spent their entire lives looking for this unique book."

"Unparalleled... strange book?" Tianming grinned and looked at the scroll in his hand, and asked in disbelief, "Is this book... really so powerful?"

At this time, Shao Yu, who had been chanting the words "Huangshi Tianshu" since he heard the name, suddenly slapped his palms and suddenly realized, "I remembered it!"

"Third Master, is this book also called "The Book of Taigong"?"

Zhang Liang smiled and nodded.

Tianming muttered to himself in confusion, "Grandpa..."

Apparently, he had no idea who the name represented.

Of course, he was not the only father-in-law present, and Shi Lan also didn't know who the grandpa was.

It's just that she listened quietly the whole time without saying a word, which was easy for people to ignore.

Unlike Tianming, as a father-in-law, he is afraid that others will not see it.

Fortunately, everyone present was acquaintances. Shaoyu had long been accustomed to his friend's illiterate traits and explained patiently:

"It is said that this book is a military book written by Jiang Taigong, a strange man eight hundred years ago."

"Tai Gong Jiang?" Tian Ming heard that the name sounded familiar, and he touched his chin and thought about it, "I think I've heard of this name before, um... it seems like it was in a temple!"

"Isn't that a fairy!?"

Shao Yu couldn't help but rolled his eyes.

Sure enough, Tianming's level of education has no bottom line.

Zhang Liang smiled and explained, "Tai Gong Jiang is a real person."

"Eight hundred years ago, with the assistance of Grand Duke Jiang Ziya, the Emperor of Zhou united eight hundred princes, overthrew the mediocre and unprincipled King Zhou of Shang, and established the Great Zhou Dynasty."

Tianming curled his lips, "I think you should stop explaining. The more you talk about it, the more confused I become. Who is this Great Zhou Dynasty?"

"You're stupid!" Shao Yu complained with a tone of hatred, "How can you not even know about the Zhou Dynasty!" Tianming was not happy when he heard this. He leaned in front of Shao Yu and choked with a dark face, " Yes, you know everything! It’s not like you studied for two extra days!”

"If you know, just tell me!"

Shao Yu couldn't help but rolled his eyes again, but he still explained helplessly, "The place where you are standing now was once the land of the Zhou Dynasty."

"The seven kingdoms of Qi, Chu, Yan, Qin, Han, Zhao, and Wei were all part of the Zhou Dynasty in the past, and they were all under the rule of the Emperor of Zhou."

Although Emperor Zhou had almost lost all his power.

Shao Yu only muttered the last sentence in his heart but did not say it out loud.

"So why is Ying Zheng ruling the world now? Where is the Emperor Zhou you are talking about?" Tianming asked again.

When Shao Yu heard this question, he turned to look at the city down the mountain, crossed his arms, and said with emotion, "Oh, Emperor Zhou... it was already hundreds of years ago."

Shaoyu is quite good at history.

Eight hundred years ago, the Zhou Dynasty was established, which ushered in the era of Emperor Zhou ruling the world. However, five hundred years ago, Emperor Zhou gradually lost his power and slowly became a mere decoration.

In fact, the Emperor Zhou was indeed a thing of the past hundreds of years ago.

"Hundreds of years ago...so long." Tianming sighed subconsciously at the long time, and then his face darkened, "So what do these messy things have to do with this book?"

"And after all, isn't it just a book?"

Zhang Liang took over the conversation with emotion and said:
  "A thousand years is enough time to see clearly everything in the world - personnel changes, birth, old age, illness and death, and even the change of dynasties."

"For the vicissitudes of life between heaven and earth, a thousand years is just the blink of an eye."

Tianming scratched his head and replied distressedly, "Third Master, I don't even understand what you are saying."

"Haha!" Zhang Liang chuckled, turned around and looked at Tianming, "Although the "Huangshi Tianshu" is related to Jiang Taigong, it was not actually written by him."

"It is true that the past events of the Zhou Dynasty have passed for nearly a thousand years, but the origin of this book of heaven extends far beyond a thousand years."

"Not even for a thousand years..." This time it was Shaoyu's turn to be shocked. He looked at Zhang Liang with wide eyes and asked eagerly, "Then who is the author of this book?"

Zhang Liang smiled and said, "Since it is a heavenly book, it is naturally not written by ordinary people. As for who wrote it, I don't know."

"However, you should be familiar with the person who first recorded something related to this book."

"who is it?"

"The surname Ji is Xuanyuan, the Yellow Emperor!"

"It is said that the Yellow Emperor gained strength from the "Huangshi Heavenly Book" and defeated Chi You in one fell swoop."

Upon hearing this name, Tianming's face twisted.

There was a person he didn't recognize, but... his name seemed familiar?

Tianming suddenly opened his eyes wide and blurted out, "The Demon God of War!"

Shao Yu grinned and patted Tian Ming on the shoulder, "Hey! It seems like your brain is not just a decoration. You still remember something."

"The Yellow Emperor is the man who defeated Chi You in the legend we heard in Loulan."

"Then... that... that..." Tian Ming continued stuttering, "Then the one who wrote this heavenly book is that... uh, the Nine Heavens Xuannv?"

Shao Yu shrugged, "I can't tell."

"According to the legend of Loulan, Emperor Xuanyuan defeated Chi You with the power of the Nine Heavens Xuannv."

"If you combine the two legends, maybe the power passed down by the Nine Heavens Xuannv is the "Yellow Stone Heavenly Book"."

"But who can say accurately about myths and legends?"

(End of this chapter)