Chapter 173 Xiaoyaozi

have to! have to! have to!
Tianxuan arrived at the foot of Mount Zhongnan and rode on his mount named Huoyun. The horse king inlaid with horseshoes galloped wildly in the endless green of spring. The crisp sound of horse hooves echoed between heaven and earth. Riding on the horse's back, Tianxuan clamped his feet tightly around the horse's belly and looked around. The surroundings were empty.

Galloping between heaven and earth, Tianxuan couldn't help but feel a great sense of pride, as if he was the only one in the world.

[Prince Fusu has come to me several times in a row, saying that there is something good? What is the good news? ]

Tianxuan, who was riding a horse at full speed, felt a long-lost peace in his heart, but he did not indulge in it for too long, as this thought lingered in his mind.

Huoyun was a horse king tempered in the snow outside the Great Wall, a veritable thousand-mile horse. In addition, Tianxuan was intoxicated by the pleasure of galloping on horseback, and he and his horse quickly left the Zhongnan Mountain area. When Tianxuan was about to reach the road built by the Qin government, something unexpected happened.

A gray-black phantom suddenly appeared in Tianxuan's eyes, blocking Huoyun's way from a distance. Although the distance was several dozen feet, if an ordinary person saw a strong horse running towards him, he would quickly get out of the way. However, the gray-black figure had no intention of dodging. Tianxuan, who was on horseback, was shocked when he saw this.

Immediately, he pulled the reins of Fire Cloud with both hands, causing the galloping warhorse to stand up.

Huoyun's front hooves were suspended in the air for a few breaths before Tianxuan loosened the reins and landed on the ground. At this time, Tianxuan was only a little more than ten feet away from the person who suddenly blocked his way. Although the warhorse stopped, it brought a gust of wind, which acted on the uninvited guest, causing his three thousand gray hairs scattered behind his head to curl back and look elegant.

"Brother Xiaoyaozi, what do you mean by this?"

Tianxuan locked his eyes firmly on the person in front of him, slowly raised his right hand, grasped the hilt of the Crescent Moon Sword behind him, and said in a deep voice.

The person who came was no one else but the head of the Human Sect: Xiaoyaozi. The Tian Sect and the Human Sect were both located on Mount Zhongnan. As Bei Mingzi's last disciple, Tianxuan had naturally met Xiaoyaozi, the head of the Human Sect.

"Are you here to avenge your apprentice?"

"No." The leader of the Human Sect, Xiaoyaozi, who was blocking the way, noticed Tianxuan's little action, but didn't take it seriously, saying nonchalantly, "I came here just to ask Junior Brother Tianxuan, can you resign and quit the Qin officialdom?"

"Of course," Tianxuan looked puzzled when he learned of Xiaoyaozi's intention, and deliberately lengthened his voice, "No!"

"Brother Xiaoyaozi, you are not stupid. You should be able to see that an unprecedented new era in the Central Plains is about to be born in the hands of Qin Wangzheng."

Xiaoyaozi did not deny it, "I have indeed seen this. If the Qin people only wanted the empty title of the common ruler of the world, they could have forced the Zhou emperor to abdicate long ago after the Battle of Changping. As long as the six eastern countries can continue to survive, they don't care whether the emperor above them is surnamed Ji or Ying!"

"Born in this old era that is about to end and the new era that is about to emerge." Tianxuan looked excited, "I only want to establish some achievements and leave my name in history."

"Although the ancestors of these countries are somewhat related, and even still related by marriage, their writing systems, weights and measures, and so on are all different. They are different countries." Xiaoyaozi said, "In addition, the Qin army was too brutal. Such a new era should not have appeared at all! The order since the Xia Dynasty should not be destroyed by Qin Shihuang's personal ambitions!"

Since the legendary King Yu Gui Wenming founded the Xia Dynasty, the Central Plains has always been practicing the feudal system. First, the royal family, which represents the orthodoxy, is constrained by low productivity and unable to control the vast Central Plains; second, the meritorious officials and relatives who followed the royal family to conquer the country also need to be rewarded.

Because of this, the three dynasties of Xia, Shang and Zhou all perished at the hands of the princes who had succumbed to them. "Brother Xiaoyaozi," Tianxuan heard Xiaoyaozi say this, and the look in his eyes, no longer cold and respectful, turned into outright contempt, "You think this way, which only proves that you are a coward, and you don't even have the courage to welcome the new era!"

'coward?'

If other people heard this extremely insulting term, they would definitely want to fight Tianxuan to death. Xiaoyaozi heard it but did not get angry.

"Coward?" Xiaoyaozi chewed on the word with a bitter face, "Maybe! In my opinion, it is not worth paying such a huge price for this new era! Nearly a million lives, hundreds of years of heritage of various countries, and even the different cultures nurtured by various countries should not become sacrifices for this new era!"

“Brother Xiaoyaozi,” Tianxuan said indifferently, “In your opinion, this price is too high; but in my opinion, this price is just a necessary sacrifice.”

"You!" Hearing Tianxuan's words, which showed that he didn't care about the lives of thousands of lives at all, Xiaoyaozi's withered face showed anger for the first time, and he opened his mouth to scold.

Tianxuan raised his left hand and made a gesture to stop Xiaoyaozi: "Okay, Senior Brother Xiaoyaozi, you can't convince me, and I can't convince you either. As for whether that new era should appear, future history books will have their own opinion."

Clang!
At this point, Tianxuan slightly exerted force on the right hand that was holding the handle of the Cangyue Sword. Amidst the crisp sound of the sword, the sharp blade of the Cangyue Sword appeared about a foot long.

"Now, if you want to do something, just come on; if you don't want to do anything, just get out of the way, I still need to resume my job!"

Following these words, a cold murderous aura brewed between Tianxuan and Xiaoyaozi. This pair of brothers, who originally had a close relationship, could start a war at any time due to their different beliefs.

………………

Baiyue.

A peculiar country. No, strictly speaking, Baiyue cannot be called a country at all.

Everyone knows that Wu and Yue fought for supremacy. However, few people know that after the fall of Yue, the remaining forces were not wiped out by the victorious Chu, but split into Minyue, Dong'ou, Wenlang, and Ouluo, and merged with the barbarians who had lived in the southwest for generations, and were collectively called Baiyue by the Central Plains countries.

Although the royal families of various countries all claim to be descendants of King Gou Jian of Yue, no one knows whether this is true or not.

In order to better resist the pressure from the Central Plains countries, the royal families of various countries formed an alliance, acting on their own internally and respecting the Baiyue royal family, which was rumored to have inherited the most orthodox bloodline of King Goujian of Yue. However, the real power of the Baiyue royal family was not strong. This is why, decades ago, the recognized weakest country, South Korea, could easily sweep the Baiyue and turn the Baiyue prince, Tianze, known as the Red Eyebrowed Dragon Snake, into its prisoner.

Years pass and time flows.

The State of Han was destroyed by the powerful Qin army. King Han An, Ji Wuye, Bai Yifei and other people who had roamed the Baiyue region all died. The Baiyue region, which was regarded as a barbarian land by the Central Plains countries and was not taken seriously at all, also underwent incredible changes.

(End of this chapter)