books44 Chapter 284 The Record of Broken Swords in China (Data-Saving Version)
Chapter 284 The Record of Broken Swords in China (Data-Saving Version)
In the following days, March 7th spent either practicing swordsmanship or going to other places to cultivate, his mind was completely focused on sword practice.
Yun Li, who was so eager to learn, was naturally generous with her skills. Even Yan Qing rushed back after get off work to teach San Yueqi his sword moves.
However, since one of them used a flying sword and the other a greatsword, their fighting styles were quite different, which made things difficult for March 7, who was using two swords.
The two often clashed over this, each believing that their own sword techniques should prevail. In the end, it was the Herald of Knowledge who came to watch the spectacle who persuaded them with reason and decided to let March 7 learn swordsmanship from Li Sushang.
It wasn't that the Lawyer of Knowledge was biased; it was just that Yanqing and Yunli's swordsmanship styles were really incompatible with March 7's dual swords. I don't know what Yanqing was thinking back then, letting someone who played with flying swords and someone who used greatswords teach a novice how to use dual swords.
Although Li Sushang had little experience using dual swords, she had mastered all the sword techniques in the world since childhood by learning the Taixu Sword Qi, making her the most suitable person to teach Sanyueqi swordsmanship.
Therefore, although Yanqing and Yunli were somewhat unwilling, they still chose to let Sanyueqi learn sword moves from Li Sushang, while the two of them would teach Sanyueqi more basic things.
Li Sushang, wanting to teach Scott a lesson as well, naturally agreed.
In the days that followed, March 7th had to learn how to properly use dual swords from Li Sushang while also completing the basic training assigned by Yanqing and Yunli. Although life was tough, it was fulfilling, and his strength was rapidly increasing.
So a week later, after three months of continuous effort, his swordsmanship finally made some progress, and he passed Yanqing and Yunli's small test.
Therefore, Yanqing and Yunli decided to give Sanyueqi a day off. After all, it is important to balance work and rest, and the same applies to training. In the past week, apart from three meals a day, Sanyueqi has been practicing swordsmanship every day and is already exhausted. Naturally, he needs to rest well.
"Finally, we can rest!" March 7th put down his sword and breathed a sigh of relief. "Xing, Miss Sushang, what are your plans for the future?"
Xing said she didn't have any specific plans, but if nothing unexpected happened, she would probably just accompany March 7 to rest. This made March 7 blush.
"I don't really have any plans. I just want to wander around looking for material to shoot videos. After all, I'm traveling alone in China, so I need to have some income. Although I have the help of fate, it's not good to be indebted to others. But if I take odd jobs, I'm afraid I won't be able to appreciate the scenery along the way. After thinking it over, I can only become a video blogger."
“So that’s how it is…” said March 7th. “I wonder if Miss Su Chang has had a hard time doing all this.”
"It was certainly hard work, but I also enjoyed it," Li Sushang explained. "At first, I knew absolutely nothing about these things. After all, I had only recently learned how to use electronic devices like computers, let alone how to record videos on my phone, edit them, and upload them to video platforms."
“Um, Miss Su Chang has been a blogger for seven or eight years now. Even if we go back in time, Miss Su Chang shouldn’t have been completely ignorant about these things back then,” March 7 said, puzzled.
“That would be true under normal circumstances, but the problem is I’m not a modern person.”
"what?"
"Are you also an immortal being?" Xing asked after thinking for a moment.
“No, my lifespan is no different from yours.” Li Sushang shook her head. “It’s just that I was seriously injured at the time. The Rakshasa people said that with the technology at that time, they couldn’t heal my injuries at all, so they proposed to freeze me until the medical technology in the outside world was good enough to heal me before releasing me.”
I had no choice but to agree, but who knew that when I was awakened, five hundred years had passed outside, and everything had changed..."
“I see. So, your family… I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have asked that.” March 7th scratched his head.
“It’s alright,” Li Sushang comforted her. “My family died long before I was frozen into a deep sleep, and they were killed right in front of me.”
"Ah this..."
"Didn't you ever think about revenge?" Xing asked.
"Yes, but I was no match for the person who killed my parents at the time, and then I let it go."
"Who killed your parents...? Sorry, never mind."
Realizing she had gone too far, Xing immediately apologized, but Li Sushang shrugged indifferently. On the contrary, the Herrscher of Knowledge looked rather unpleasant.
Seeing the two acting somewhat strangely, Xing immediately realized that there might be some juicy gossip going on, and it was a big one at that!
However, due to the privacy concerns of others, Xing did not reveal the truth. Although she was indeed very curious about what had happened, she suppressed her curiosity.
Eventually, Kiana, who happened to be passing by, learned the cause of the incident and spoke up to end the somewhat awkward atmosphere.
"Actually, this matter is simple in some ways, and complicated in others; it all depends on how you interpret it." Kiana then turned to the Herrscher of Knowledge and asked, "You don't mind me telling anyone, do you?"
"...Forget it! Anyway, these are all old stories. Since she's let it go herself, I won't say anything more. If you want to say it, then say it!"
On the surface, the Herrscher of Knowledge agreed, but her face still wore an expression of utter displeasure, as if she had swallowed a fly. Realizing that she might lose control of her emotions during the explanation that followed, the Herrscher of Knowledge simply turned around, walked to a corner, and plopped down on the floor.
Xing and March 7 exchanged bewildered glances. They were confused as to why the Herrscher of Knowledge had reacted that way when the topic was brought up, and even deliberately avoided the following conversation. And why did Li Sushang also show a troubled expression? Shouldn't she be indifferent or angry at this moment?
"It's right that you don't understand now. What I'm about to tell you is the cause of everything. Once you hear it, you'll know why the Herald of Knowledge and Su Chang became like this."
Xing and March 7th held their breath and began to listen attentively to Kiana's explanation.
"What I want to tell you is the story of the Crimson Iris Immortal who has protected the land for a thousand years..."
With Kiana's explanation, Hoshi and March 7 finally understood what was going on.
In short, Fu Hua, a pioneer who survived the previous civilization, along with her two researchers, Dan Zhu and Cang Xuan, established the first civilization on that land called Shenzhou.
After years of living among the humans of the New Era, Fu Hua and the others inevitably became acquainted with and befriended the human leaders among them.
Unfortunately, this period of prosperity was short-lived. Because the civilization on Shenzhou was accelerated and catalyzed by Fu Hua and others, the Honkai also broke out prematurely. During the time that Fu Hua left Shenzhou, a Honkai beast named Chi You appeared on the land of Shenzhou.
Fu Hua's friends Dan Zhu, Cang Xuan, and the human leader Ji Lin sacrificed their lives to seal Chi You. By the time Fu Hua learned the news and rushed back, everything was over. Only one of her friends, another human leader, Lian Shan, was left standing on the beach, staring blankly at the sea.
This marked the first time Fu Hua lost her friend. Fortunately, Dan Zhu and Cang Xuan had anticipated that they would one day leave Fu Hua, and for this reason, they specially created the armed puppet called the Book of Cang Xuan as a companion.
Since then, Fu Hua has always been accompanied by the Book of Azure, keeping her promise to her friends to protect the civilization of Shenzhou, until the Book of Azure's energy was exhausted, and Fu Hua once again lost her loved ones.
However, just before the Book of Azure Xuan ran out of energy and was about to shut down, it suggested to Fu Hua that she take on a disciple, so that at least in the future Fu Hua would still have someone by her side and wouldn't be alone.
Fu Hua did indeed take on seven disciples in the Ming Dynasty of Shenzhou as promised. However, all seven disciples were orphans who had lost their parents, and the reason they lost their parents was somewhat related to Fu Hua.
For example, the parents of Lin Chaoyu, the eldest of the seven disciples, were killed by Fu Hua himself.
"Why?" March 7th asked.
"Because Lin Chaoyu's parents broke a taboo." Kiana sighed. "Lin Chaoyu's family were descendants of a tribe that worshipped Chi You. They could have lived their lives as ordinary people and nothing would have happened, but they insisted on trying to use a so-called ritual to awaken the sealed Chi You. In the end, the class monitor arrived and stopped them, killing Lin Chaoyu's parents who had already gone mad with evil."
"Huh? It's just a case of qi deviation, why are you being so strict?" Xing asked, puzzled.
"Going into a demonic state was just the term used in Shenzhou back then. In terms you can all understand, it's actually called becoming a death warrior. I believe you all understand what death warriors are after reading the stories of our world in the group chat, right?"
Xing and March 7 nodded silently. They had learned about the concept of "zombie transformation" in the group chat. Once someone becomes a zombie, there is no saving them. Before long, they will turn into a zombie and start attacking everyone who is alive in front of them.
Once Kiana saw that the two understood what had happened, she continued her story.
From then on, Lin Chaoyu was kept by Fu Hua's side as a maid, and eventually, when she was twelve years old, Fu Hua took her as his eldest disciple.
In the following years, Fu Hua gradually took in the remaining six disciples. However, because Fu Hua was always out dealing with Honkai-related matters, Lin Chaoyu was mostly responsible for taking care of the other six.
As time flew by, the small sect Taixu Sect, formed by Fu Hua and her seven disciples, gradually became the number one sect in China. The reputation of the seven disciples also grew. However, this period of prosperity was short-lived, as Jiang Wanru, one of the seven disciples, fell into demonic possession.
For many years, Fu Hua has taken it upon herself to protect the land of Shenzhou and eliminate the Honkai. She has never been soft-hearted towards those who have gone astray, not even her own apprentice.
Fortunately, Fu Hua happened to be outside when Jiang Wanru showed signs of going berserk. So the seven of them began to discuss countermeasures. Finally, under the instigation of their second disciple Su Mei, the seven of them made a rebellious decision - that is, to join forces to kill Fu Hua and then find a way to disguise him as an immortal ascending to heaven to avoid the condemnation of the world.
"This...this is too cruel! So what if they went mad? Didn't they even think of discussing it with Fu Hua?" March 7th exclaimed indignantly.
"If we had discussed it, the outcome might have been different," Kiana sighed. "Back then, our class monitor was obsessed with eliminating the Honkai, and she wouldn't listen to anyone else when it came to anything related. Plus, the seven of us had relied on each other for so many years, and our relationship had long since transcended the simple senior-junior relationship."
"How could this be..." Suddenly March 7th realized, "We've been talking about Kiana for so long, but you still haven't mentioned Miss Su Chang. Could it be..."
"That's right, just as you guessed." Kiana nodded, acknowledging March 7's guess.
"Su Chang's mother was the youngest of the seven, and also the only one among them who had a change of heart and risked her life to collect Fu Hua's body. If it weren't for her, we might not have the class monitor we have today."
"Huh? Not only did those seven people defeat Miss Fu Hua, they also managed to kill her? This, this, this..." March 7th was somewhat incoherent.
"Although I don't know exactly how they did it, the seven of them did manage to set the entire Taixu Mountain ablaze. If Su Chang's mother hadn't had a change of heart and secretly returned to the scene while the others were away to hide the class monitor's body in the basement, the fire might have really killed the class monitor."
Twenty years later, Su Chang, having mastered swordsmanship under the fifth of the seven disciples, was qualified to venture out for training. The class monitor, after a long period of recovery, also awoke, but having lost all his memories, wandering aimlessly across the land, searching for the meaning of his existence.
"Oh, I see. The rest of the story is that Miss Su Chang, who went out to gain experience, met the Rakshasa she mentioned and traveled with him. Later, she met Miss Fu Hua, who had lost her memory. Eventually, Miss Fu Hua and Miss Su Chang, who regained their memories, went to find the seven disciples to seek revenge. In the end, they killed Miss Su Chang's mother in front of her, right?"
"Simply put, yes, Su Chang's serious injuries were actually sustained during her duel with the class monitor."
"No wonder Miss Su Chang said she couldn't beat her enemy. So that's what happened," said March 7, scratching his head.
"Actually, after the modern revival, Su Chang and the class monitor had a contest, and Su Chang won that contest in the end."
"Don't even mention it. If my grandmaster hadn't rushed over to help you out in that sparring match, and if I hadn't chosen to go all out at the last moment and launch a sneak attack, the outcome of that match would have been very uncertain," Li Sushang quickly explained.
“But you still won that match, didn’t you?” Kiana laughed. “Even the class monitor herself admitted that she lost, so you don’t need to be modest here. In terms of the Void Sword Qi, you have already surpassed the class monitor, who is the founder.”
Li Sushang originally wanted to decline, but was interrupted by the Herald of Knowledge who had returned at some unknown time.
After all, she had this consideration in mind when she recommended Li Sushang as the swordsmanship teacher for March 7th. If Li Sushang herself denied it, wouldn't that be a slap in her face?
The proud Herrscher of Knowledge naturally wouldn't agree, so Li Sushang had no choice but to accept Kiana's praise, and only then did the Herrscher of Knowledge let her go.