Chapter 228: Changes in the Situation
"This is a map!" This was the first time Han Yi had seen such a detailed map since coming to this world.
The maps he saw on the market could only mark about thirty miles around Anyan City. They were not detailed yet, just rough records.
In this era, the reason why ordinary people find it difficult to communicate with each other and dare not leave the city or travel far away is because they don't know how to get to where, what dangers there are, and which route is safer.
Only warriors with a certain strength, engaged in the business of Escort Bureau merchants, or those with the strength of a family like Huang Shanjun who often goes out with caravans, can know the situation outside. These are all secrets that have been explored bit by bit with human lives, and cannot be easily learned. Will show people.
Han Yi himself visited many places on weekdays and recorded a hand-drawn map bit by bit.
But compared with this detailed and clear map, his own crude hand-drawn map was like the sky and the earth.
On this map alone, the names of various locations, dangerous locations and solutions recorded on it cannot be measured in terms of value.
It is not an exaggeration to describe it as being hard to find!
On this map, the details of the route from Anyan City to Xin'an Fucheng are recorded in detail, which is thousands of miles long. There are also places specially marked in red and blue writing on it.
The red writings, at a glance, are all dangerous places. Either bandits are rampant in the village, or ferocious beasts are raging. There are also detailed annotations in small characters on them, marking which forces are not easy to mess with, the types of monsters that are raging, what is the pattern of activity time, and What route can be taken to avoid it?
And the blue writing.......
Anyan City, Nanhuze...until the last blue point, a blue line.
The blue dot is Xin'an Fucheng, and the blue is a specially marked safe place. This route is the safest route to Fucheng!
This map is like a treasure to Han Yi!
This is precious knowledge that no amount of gold and silver can buy!
He had always wanted to visit Fucheng, but after opening up the meridians, all kinds of martial arts knowledge and the lack of communication made his idea even stronger.
This map can be called his biggest gain in recent days!
Han Yi carefully folded the map, wrapped it in oil paper, and put it in his arms.
He had a hunch that he would definitely need to use this map in the future.
He continued to look through the package, looking for the harvest.
Needless to say, the gold tickets and silver were stored in the pocket, and the other thing...
"Black snake legs"!
This booklet labeled "Black Snake Legs" contains everything from human body training diagrams to tips, tricks, and training methods.
the most important is......
Han Yi turned to the last page of the book. On an ink painting, perhaps because of the artist's deep brushwork, only a few strokes showed the scene of a dense forest and swamp.
And between the woodland and under the swamp, the twisted curves are like snake shadows, sharp and continuous, making people shudder.
This is a powerful martial arts book that includes visualization pictures!
If you want to become a second strength martial artist, you must develop martial arts that complement the first strength...
Han Yi recalled some of the words Bai Sanhe said to him...
'A martial artist in the Tongmai stage still needs to find the entering martial arts that is complementary to the power generated by the major martial arts and practice it again. If the practice is successful again, the two complementary powers will be superimposed without conflict, and can be called a second-jin martial arts master. The same The process, and then, is the Three Strength Martial Arts Master! ’
However, can this martial art complement each other with "Qian Yang Kung"?
Moreover, why is it necessary to find complementary martial arts to practice?
Han Yi felt a little overwhelmed now. He was not complaining about the vagueness and ambiguity in Bai Sanren's words. After all, Bai Sanren was only a blood-refining warrior, and most of his training in the realm of martial arts was just hearsay and imaginary.
What troubled him was that he didn't know anything about martial arts or common sense knowledge about how to open up the meridians and enter the energy.
Thinking of this, he took out an old key from his arms, brass in color, with a ring at the end and several holes in the middle.
Before they parted ways with the Bai San people, the Bai San people had given him this key.
Bai Sanren said that this was the key to his cabinet, which contained some miscellaneous books and classics left by Bai Yuechou.
At first, after Bai Yuechou abandoned his wife and son and ran away from home, he wanted to burn the things Bai Yuechou left behind, but later, he was reluctant to do so. He still looked forward to Bai Yuechou's Chou could change his mind one day and return home, so he locked everything Bai Yuechou left behind in the cabinet.
"Hey, every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite. Old Man Bai, his family is also unlucky..." Han Yi sighed and regretted the tragic experience of the Bai San family.
Crunch!
Han Yi walked out of the room, came to Bai Sanren's house, and pushed open the wooden door.
He first walked to Bai Sanren's bed and groped around the bed for a while.
Boom!
The floor was pressed somewhere, and the hidden grid turned up.
"This old man Bai is really rich..." Han Yi looked at the several golden tickets and several land deeds in the secret grid, with golden light shining in his eyes.
Unexpectedly, Bai San people usually dress slovenly, wearing nothing but white robes all day long, but their net worth is unexpectedly strong.
Let alone putting the gold notes aside, Han Yi took a glance at these land deeds and found that they were all borderline shops in prosperous areas, with a high monthly rent.
"No wonder old man Bai, who eats and drinks all day, can easily support my previous practice..." Han Yi folded the land deeds and gold notes and put them back into the secret compartment again.
Although these wealth looked coveted, they were not his after all. After a while, Bai Sanren and Qianxue would come back from the capital city, and he only had to take care of these things.
Then, he walked to the wardrobe next to the bed.
As expected, this yellow wardrobe made of nanmu exuded an old-fashioned smell, and the copper lock on it was rusty, as if it had not been opened for a long time.
Click!
The key was inserted into the keyhole and collided with the lock spring. Han Yi pinched the key handle and turned it to the right. With a crisp sound, the copper lock fell off and the cabinet door opened.
Puff!
A cloud of dust blew in his face after the cabinet door was opened. Han Yi fanned it several times before blowing away the dust.
In the cabinet, there were two large wooden boxes, in vermilion color, with pull rings on them, stacked together.
Han Yi lifted the pull rings, pulled them up, took out the two boxes, and put them on the ground.
As the objects shook, a smell came, which was similar to the insect repellent and preservative drugs such as camphor, and the smell of ink produced by long-term storage of paper.
Han Yi opened the lid of the wooden box, which was filled with various things, silk, wooden signs, picture albums, etc., but the most were books with different covers.
He lifted the wooden box, tipped it over, and poured out everything. After the miscellaneous books and miscellaneous items, a book with a black leather cover and covered with dust on the top, tied with a black rope, rolled out like a scroll.
He picked up the book casually, untied the laces, and flipped through it.
‘On May 20th, the tenth year of Emperor Xuanwu, I was taught by Elder Huang Ze that if I want to advance as a one-strength martial artist, I need to practice complementary martial arts. However, the “Bai Family Swordsmanship” I practiced is extremely incomplete. It is already the limit to be able to open the meridians and enter the strength. How can I break through? ’
‘It’s difficult! ! ! ! ’
‘In the eleventh year of Emperor Wu, I traveled near Nanhu Lake and met a strange man named Yin Chen. We fought and were evenly matched. We had a very pleasant conversation. His ideas were very novel. He promised to tell me everything if I could join his organization! ’
‘Unfortunately, my father is still alive, and my swordsmanship has not reached its limit. I am worried and it is difficult to agree...’
“Is this... a diary?!” Han Yi looked at the book in his hand with interest. This book, which looks like a notebook, may function similarly to the diary that Han Yi understands. Although the time is not continuous, it can be seen that Bai Yuechou will record it whenever he encounters something.
More than a decade ago, Bai Yuechou, when he was young, seemed to have come into contact with a force that declared "cut off emotions and desires, cut off ties and ruthlessness."
"But, who writes a diary, serious people..." He complained in his heart.
Usually, people who can communicate normally will not appear to be fine and go to the trouble of writing their inner thoughts in a diary. Only those who have a lot to say but nowhere to confide will write a diary to vent their inner depression.
"Obviously, Bai Sanren's discipline of Bai Yuechou is indeed a bit strict. No wonder there was a strong backlash later..." Han Yi shook his head. Not to mention Bai Sanren's family education, he continued to look down at the diary.
‘In the 13th year of Emperor Wu, in April, I met Yue’er. My father was very pleased. We will have a wedding soon...’
‘In the 13th year of Emperor Wu, in October, we have had a wedding. Yue’er is kind and gentle. We are very happy to live together. Our life is sweet. However, I have not made any progress in martial arts for a long time. Is there really no way out...’
‘In the 14th year of Emperor Wu, in June, Yin Chen sent me a letter with a medicine lead. He asked me for a secret technique. Through the lead, I can temporarily see the realm above the martial arts master. Although this technique is good, I feel depressed after experiencing it. When can I break into a higher realm? ! ’
‘In the 16th year of Emperor Wu, in November, Yue’er gave birth to a daughter. It happened that snowflakes fell from the sky, as big as goose feathers. I named her Qianxue. Both mother and daughter were safe, my father was happy, and I was also very excited, but I also felt a little complicated. I had made some breakthroughs in my life, but I had not made any progress in martial arts. Although I could experience the feeling of a master through secret techniques, I felt extremely empty every time I woke up. Moreover, the medicine was used up again... Perhaps I should write to Yin Chen and ask him to send more medicine next time...’
“So Qianxue’s name was given like this....”
Seeing this, Han Yi felt a little funny. Bai Yuechou, this father, was indeed a little sloppy, but there was another possibility that his mind was not on this at all.
He rubbed his fingers and prepared to turn the next page, but when he glanced, the next page had not been completely turned over, and his fingers were stuck in the air, and he was stunned.
Because the next page had no content, only three big characters, bright red, like blood, with clear characters, so deep that they almost penetrated the paper!
Hate!
Hate!
Hate!
"What... happened?!" Han Yi quickly turned back and continued to turn the pages, trying to find the reason and see if Bai Yuechou left any relevant records.
But behind the booklet, large pieces of blank paper, page by page, flew by quickly, forming an arc shape, as if mocking Han Yi's every move.
"It seems that Bai Yuechou really didn't leave any explanation..." Han Yi flipped through the remaining books and classics again, and he fell into deep thought after finding nothing.
"Is there something wrong with the medicine?"
After thinking about it, Han Yi could only infer this possibility from the diary.
From the few words that Bai Sanren had said about Bai Yuechou's character before, Han Yi could easily roughly outline Bai Yuechou's appearance, figure, and personality characteristics.
This person has outstanding appearance, superior talent, and extraordinary qualifications. What's more rare is that he can be obsessed with martial arts practice and not be tempted by external things. Therefore, Bai Sanren has high hopes for him to deduce his family martial arts to a higher level.
In terms of personality, Han Yi can also roughly glimpse his temperament by combining the text records in the diary and the verbal records of Bai Sanren.
Although he was obsessed with martial arts training, he was definitely not a heartless and unreasonable person. Otherwise, how could he have rescued Lian Chengyue from the bandits and bullies, and how could he have mentioned his father Bai Sanren many times in his diary.
However, in the end, Bai Yuechou hurriedly left a letter on a stormy night, without much explanation, and disappeared. Something must have happened in the process to lead to this huge change.
In the diary left by Bai Yuechou, Yin Chen, medicine, and new ideas were mentioned many times...
This is the only way to understand it and barely explain it...
The real truth has been lost in the long river of time with the passage of time. No one knows it. Perhaps, only by finding Bai Yuechou can we get a glimpse of what happened at the beginning...
However, even his father Bai Sanren knows nothing about Bai Yuechou's whereabouts. Then, all this has become a mystery...
"Perhaps, Bai Yuechou was really bewitched by the evil forces as Bai Sanren said..."
Han Yi sighed. If he had no way to advance in martial arts, and there happened to be other places that could help him, even if he knew it was poison wrapped in honey, he would want to eat the outer layer of honey!
Who would care about the result!
"Fortunately, I still have a way ahead. If it doesn't work, I can add points through the system and force a way out..."
He thought so.
