78: Qinling dragon vein! The remnant of the sorcerer!

The small Wupeng boat slowly sailed on the black stream, and after three or four turns, a huge mountain peak came into the view of Wu Tian and the other two.

“There!”

Zhang Meng’s eyes lit up!

She pointed at a dark mountain cave in the middle of the mountain and said excitedly to Wu Tian and Fatty.

“There’s a cave there!”

“It should be the Peach Blossom Garden, right?”

“…”

Bang!

Wu Tian slapped the Faceless Man on the back of his head, who was paddling with his head down!

“I’m talking to you!”

“Don’t just keep paddling, take a look!”

“…”

The Faceless Man’s body twitched subserviently, then he reluctantly raised his head and glanced at the spot Zhang Meng was pointing to.

He nodded.

“Yes!”

“That’s the Peach Blossom Garden.”

“You can go straight in after you get off the boat. As long as that person hasn’t returned, it’s temporarily safe inside. You can do whatever you want in there.”

“Mm!”

Wu Tian smiled and nodded.

“Not bad, after searching for so long, today I finally saw the gate of the Peach Blossom Garden!”

“Let’s go!”

“Dock the boat!”

“Yes…”

…“Clang!”

Finally, with the Faceless Man desperately paddling, the small Wupeng boat crossed the last stretch of the stream and docked by the bank.

Wu Tian was the first to grab the Faceless Man and jump off the boat.

Then came Zhang Meng, followed by Fatty.

“Hehe…”

“Big brother, since you’ve all arrived, then shouldn’t you…”

The Faceless Man said with a fawning smile.

“Let me go?”

“What’s the rush?”

Wu Tian threw the Faceless Man to the ground, then he, Fatty, and Zhang Meng surrounded him.

“You still haven’t answered the question I asked earlier!”

“What… what question?”

The Faceless Man lay on the ground, head bowed, somewhat evasive.

Bang!

Wu Tian slapped him backhanded!

“Do I need to remind you what question it was?”

“The first question I asked you on the boat!”

“What exactly happened here that caused the peach blossoms and the stream to turn black? Didn’t you say something happened over a thousand years ago?”

“Tell me about it?”

“…”

“I can’t say!”

The Faceless Man shook his head.

“If that person finds out I told you all this, he will definitely kill me, and then my beloved will never be revived!”

“Really can’t say?”

Wu Tian asked again!

“Really can’t say!”

The Faceless Man replied unequivocally.

“Alright!”

Wu Tian pouted, then brought his index and middle fingers together, beginning to form hand seals.

“The five viscera are profound and dark, Azure Dragon and White Tiger, arrayed in opposition, Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise…”

“Holy crap!”

The Faceless Man, who had been in the Peach Blossom Garden for thousands of years, immediately swore, then knelt on the ground, kowtowing like pounding garlic!

“Big brother!”

“Stop chanting!”

“Please, please stop chanting, okay?”

“I’ll talk!”

“Can’t I just talk?”

“Oh?”

Wu Tian blinked.

“Not afraid that person will kill you anymore?”

“…”

“Not afraid anymore!”

“Not afraid your beloved won’t be revived anymore?”

“…N-not afraid anymore!”

“Oh…”

Wu Tian slowly nodded, the faint purple light swirling around his fingers gradually dissipated. He bent down and patted the Faceless Man’s blank face, saying coldly to him.

“Now you are the fish, and I am the chopping board!”

“I hope you have a clear understanding of your position!”

“…”

The Faceless Man nodded in silence.

“Speak!”

“What happened a thousand years ago?”

“Hm…”

The Faceless Man nodded and began to slowly narrate… It turned out that the Peach Blossom Garden, in the very beginning, was indeed a place where a group of people from the Chu region, whose country had been destroyed by Great Qin, had hidden to escape the war, intending to live in reclusion for a long time!

At first, people lived in peace and contentment, men tilling and women weaving.

Although their living space was small and isolated, at least people didn’t have to worry about war, didn’t have to fear death!

And even less did they have to worry about whether their heads would be chopped off while they slept!

So… everyone was very happy.

This was indeed a paradise on earth.

But… after only a dozen years, Qin destroyed the six states and unified the world!

It commanded respect from all corners of the world, sitting in the Central Plains and looking out over the world!

But the remnants of the six states did not die… they attempted to overthrow Great Qin again and re-seize the Nine Tripods of the Central Plains!

Thus!

A group of people, led by the former nobles of the six states, operated in the shadows, recruiting sorcerers and extraordinary individuals from all over the world, preparing to sever Great Qin’s Dragon Vein and then subvert Great Qin’s rule over the world!

And unfortunately… these sorcerers actually found the Dragon Vein deep in the Qinling Mountains and killed Wuming, the master sword-smith who was guarding the Dragon Vein at the time!

They stripped the Dragon Vein from the Qinling Mountains!

And imprisoned it in a dark, unknown underground cave!

Qin Shi Huang was furious!

He ordered the arrest of all sorcerers in the world and the search for all schools of thought in the world except Confucianism!

From then on, the world was in turmoil, and the common people lived in fear.

The remnants of the six states, lurking in the shadows, stirred at the news, looking for an opportunity… to launch an uprising!

After a month!

Qin Shi Huang’s massive search finally ended. A total of over four hundred and eighty sorcerers and those associated with them were buried alive by Qin Shi Huang in Xianyang, the capital of Great Qin!

It was at this time!

The desperate remaining sorcerers, carrying Great Qin’s Dragon Vein, stumbled into the Peach Blossom Garden!

And Qin Shi Huang, having lost the protection of the Dragon Vein, fell ill from then on, and the national fortune declined!

The remnants of the six states rose up and attacked him!

Leading to the contention between Chu and Han!

Ultimately leading to the demise of Qin… in its second generation!

“…What the heck?!”

Fatty’s eyes widened, and he immediately blurted out a curse.

“Is that so outrageous?”

“The Dragon Vein… can even be carried?”

“What do you know?”

The Faceless Man was quite disdainful of Fatty’s question.

“The Dragon Vein, though seemingly illusory and bizarre, truly exists. What’s so strange about it being carried?”

“Do you believe the Dragon Vein can even speak human words?”

“No way!”

Fatty immediately shook his head.

“Hehe…”

“Even you, an outsider with yellow hair and green eyes, can speak human words, so how could my Huaxia Dragon Vein be inferior to you?”

Fatty: “…Holy crap!”

“You’re asking for it!”

Saying that, Fatty was about to rush up and punch the Faceless Man.

Rip!

Wu Tian grabbed Fatty by the collar.

He waved his hand impatiently.

“Stop making a fuss, the adults are talking serious business!”

Fatty: “…You said… the sorcerers back then took away the Qinling Dragon Vein, and then hid in the Peach Blossom Garden?”

“Yes!”

The Faceless Man nodded.

“That’s not right!”

Wu Tian said with a frown.

“The Dragon Vein is an auspicious object; where it is, all ghosts should retreat!”

“How did the Peach Blossom Garden turn into this ghostly state now?”

“Alas…”

“That’s exactly what I wanted to tell you!”

The Faceless Man sighed and continued.

“There were about thirty-odd of these remaining sorcerers carrying the Dragon Vein. After they stumbled into the Peach Blossom Garden, they were warmly welcomed by the Villagers, and these sorcerers also didn’t expect there to be such a paradise on earth.”

“Furthermore, they were being hunted by the Qin army outside while carrying the Dragon Vein!”

“Under duress…”

“They settled down here!”

“At first, the two groups of people lived in harmony…”

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