Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 413 The Beginning of the Journey

Qin State, Hanoi County, on the bank of the Yellow River.

Today, the Yellow River is still the mother river of the Chinese people. It cares for the people living on this land with gentleness and kindness, nourishing the earth and warming life.

After more than a thousand years, she began to get angry.

On an official road located on the west side of the Yellow River, a carriage with rather elegant and luxurious decoration was driving leisurely on it.

On the carriage frame, a handsome man in white clothes crossed his legs, waving a horsewhip casually with one hand, driving the carriage continuously, and holding a book in the other hand.

At this time, the carriage curtain was opened by a bare hand, and Yan Lingji's delicate and beautiful face was revealed, full of boredom and exploration.

She and Gu Xun had been away from Xianyang for more than half a month, and their life was very boring.

I thought I could see the world of the Central Plains when I came out, but in the end I was in a hurry.

Every day, you sit in a carriage, waiting to arrive at the city where you will stay, then eat, sleep, and wait to continue on the road. Sometimes you will be late to enter the city, so you have to find a nearby village or even sleep in the wild.

Of course, she didn't feel miserable. No matter how bad the conditions were, they were still better than those in Baiyue. Moreover, Gu Xun had fully prepared the supplies. For the two of them who were practicing martial arts, it was really nothing.

I just feel bored.

The only thing worth mentioning along the way is that they killed a lot of bandits, well... there were also two wild boars and five wolves.

"Where are you now?"

Lazy questions rang in Gu Xun's ears. He flicked his riding crop again, and then turned to look at Yan Lingji on the side of his face:

"I'm still in Hanoi County now. If I walk a little further north, I'll probably... be close to Chaoge, the ancient capital of the Shang Dynasty."

"I can't tell you, shopkeeper, are quite familiar with the road!" Yan Lingji was a little surprised when she saw Gu Xun's coherent answer.

Gu Xun raised the book in his hand, curled his lips and said, "Didn't you make this map specially?"

It's not easy to find a reliable map in this day and age. He forgot about this when he set out from Xianyang. In the past, he was always followed by someone who knew the road and could show him the way. But this time, he didn't know the road. Yan Ling Not to mention Ji.

I wandered around on the road, asking for directions, and finally managed to walk on a fairly correct road.

When he was resting in the last city, he finally found a good map book, which was owned by a local nobleman. The guy was not a good bird, so Gu Xun didn't show any politeness and took it away happily. Only two gold coins were left for the paper fee.

However, although the map is quite detailed and clear, unfortunately it is still very difficult for Gu Xun to identify, and he has to spend a lot of time thinking about it every day.

Upon hearing this, Yan Lingji grabbed the map curiously and looked through it twice with gleaming eyes, as if she planned to find some fun in it.

"Give it back to you!" After flipping through it for a few times, Yan Lingji's face fell, and she threw the atlas back and stopped reading.

can't read!
  She is even more illiterate than Gu Xun and cannot understand the map at all.

Gu Xun was also used to Yan Lingji's depressed mood, so he calmly organized the atlas and put it away.

"Since Chaoge is the capital of the Shang Dynasty, wouldn't it be more fun?" Then Yan Lingji began to try to have fun again.

Even though she is an illiterate person with no knowledge or skills, Yan Lingji still knows about the Shang Dynasty, which is already very good.

Gu Xun shook his head, "I'm afraid there's no need to play."

"The Chaoge of the Shang Dynasty should have been destroyed by the war, leaving only ruins. The current Chaoge was rebuilt by the Wei Kingdom later."

"The State of Wei? Why does it want to rebuild Chaoge?" "The capital is here, how can it be accomplished without repair?"

"Isn't Wei Du Daliang? Why is he related to this place again?"

After hearing this, Gu Xun realized that the two of them were not on the same channel at all.

"It's not the Wei Kingdom among the Three Jin Dynasties. It's another Wei Kingdom. It's one of the vassal states with the surname Ji."

"Ah..." Yan Lingji didn't care after being found out that she was wrong, and still replied lazily, "Is that a country that has been destroyed long ago? Their capital must have declined."

"Weiguo is not destroyed." Gu Xun once again corrected Yan Lingji's mistake, but confirmed her last sentence, "Chaoge has indeed declined. It is just an ordinary small town now."

Yan Lingji felt something was wrong when she heard what Gu Xun said so eloquently. She suddenly grabbed the map that had been put aside and flipped through a few more pages before suddenly saying:

"I asked you, shopkeeper, how do you know so much? It turns out there are related introductions on this map!"

She said that although Gu Xun had read a little more books than her, he was still at a half-experienced level. How could he know Chaoge's situation so well.

"Otherwise, why do you think an atlas is so thick?" Gu Xun shrugged and replied indifferently.

"According to the current direction, in two days, we will cross Qishui and reach the border of Zhao State."

"Would that be more interesting?" Yan Lingji didn't care where she was, she just wanted to see if there was any fun to be had.

"It stands to reason that the world of Qin is dead silent, but Zhao is different. It is much more lively." Gu Xun nodded, and then said something that was good news for Yan Lingji, " We can find something to do now."

"What's the matter?" Yan Lingji sat up a little straighter and asked curiously.

"Look at that." Gu Xun pointed at the rolling mountains not far to the west.

The mountains were not far away from them. The mountains were basically clearly visible. The trees were lush and the altitude was not too high. But from a distance, they knew the scenery must be good.

"Mountain? What's wrong with the mountain? Do you want me to accompany you to visit the mountains and see the scenery?" Yan Lingji didn't know why.

She has little interest in appreciating the scenery of nature!
  "That's Yunmeng Mountain." Gu Xun explained unhurriedly, "The mountain itself is not important, what's important is the people."

"Ghost Valley is located in Yunmeng Mountain."

"Gui Gu? Is that the paralyzed sect of Wei Zhuang?" Yan Lingji was indeed a little interested and confirmed with her head propped up.

"That's right." Gu Xun nodded, "Weizhuang and Gai Nie's teachers, contemporary Gui Guzi lives in seclusion here."

"When I was chatting with Wei Zhuang before, he mentioned that we happened to be on this road today, so we went to look for him. How about it?"

"Hmm... Okay, it's more interesting than rushing." Yan Lingji naturally had no objections and agreed immediately, and asked curiously, "Guiguzi... bring a 'zi', he should be very powerful, right?"

"Theoretically..." Gu Xun pondered for a moment, and then said after estimation, "He should be one of the strongest people in the world, well...excluding me."

Gu Xun is not sure. After all, he has never seen anyone, and the anime he watched back then didn't really say how strong Gui Guzi was, so he can only make a guess.

So far, among the people Gu Xun has seen in this world, the strongest ones are Donghuang Taiyi, and the mysterious man who hid behind Ying Zheng when he said goodbye that day. Guiguzi should theoretically be not much behind them.

　There are about five or six famous Yunmeng Mountains in our country, and each one of them says that it is the place where Gui Guzi lived in seclusion and taught his disciples.

　　Which one is it specifically...who knows, I chose a more mainstream view.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)