Tome of Troubled Times

Chapter 173: Seal of the Sword Emperor

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It's late at night and everyone is asleep.

Zhao Changhe lay on the bed, staring at the battle process with the sword guards shown on the gold foil.

I don’t even know if the actual picture has been thought through.

All that was in his mind was the sudden surprise on Tang Wanzhuang's face after he sent Sisi back to her and explained his thoughts to her. It was so obvious on her usually calm face.

Just talking about the thinking from the perspective of diplomatic united front, it is not the way of thinking that ordinary people in the world would have. This is what a prince would do, and he is a prince who is willing to consider the country.

But Zhao Changhe knew that he just wanted to help Tang Wanzhuang a little, and the pressure on her weak shoulders was too much.

People are strange. The more she forced it, the more Zhao Changhe dared to say that he would have turned against her and ran away long ago. But she was so generous that she said nothing and let you decide. Instead, Zhao Changhe appreciated it and felt that he should do something.

sigh.

There is another thing... Although he is disgusted by Sisi's behavior and does not intend to have any further contact with her, and is serious about "breaking off all ties", his anger is actually less than Sisi imagined, and he does not have the rage and fury that he often had in the past.

It has nothing to do with Sisi, it’s still because of Tang Wanzhuang.

It must be admitted that the practice of Blood Evil Skill has more or less affected his temperament. Zhao Changhe reflected on many of his previous behaviors and found that he was indeed a little irritable and quick-tempered.

The song calms my mind and has a calming effect throughout the day. I always feel my heart is like a calm lake without any ripples, and both anger and desire are very light.

Throughout the entire process of exploring the tomb, and even now, Zhao Changhe has a sense of detachment, as if he is having the illusion of watching what he is doing, so he observes more carefully, and all the details are like the moon reflected in the water, but he is no longer into the play and does not have much emotion.

This is peace of mind.

She was not angry and had no desires, that was all. She didn't even have any feelings of regret, nor did she have the sense of closeness brought by fighting side by side with Qiao Xiaoqianxi. Zhao Changhe always felt that looking at Sisi tonight was like looking at a stranger. He could use the calmest mindset to make a decision from the perspective of the empire.

Although this may be a bit exaggerated and not that outrageous, it is roughly true.

I wonder if Sisi would think it’s better to get angry and beat her up or to be like this now

Maybe this is where Tang Wanzhuang's calm temperament comes from? Has she always been looking at everything around her with a very detached mentality? So I always feel that my interactions with her are too official.

It's probably very difficult for a woman like this to have any urge to talk about love. No wonder in this world, she has no intention of getting married at the age of 28.

The one who had broken her defense the most so far was the miraculous Tang Buqi...

No matter what, her study of piano, music, calligraphy and painting is indeed meaningful and should continue.

Forget it, don’t think about it for now. I’ll talk to her about it when we meet tomorrow.

The battle between Jin Ye Shang and Jian Wei is not worth studying, after all, he is a "corpse" with little rationality. Reviewing such a battle with low rationality has little significance for self-correction and improvement. If you want to learn swordsmanship, you can watch it, but now there is a sword seal.

Zhao Changhe took out the sword seal. It was a small sword that looked like it was carved out of jade. In reality, no one knew what material it was made of. It exuded an extremely rich sword intent. With a little perception, one could feel all kinds of intents emerging in his mind, as vast as the ocean and extremely broad. This was a typical seal of inheritance.

It can be perceived that, depending on the different levels of people's practice, their understanding of swordsmanship, their different temperaments and styles, each person who comes to comprehend this sword seal may gain different things from it, comprehend different swordsmanship and sword intents, and take a corner of them.

Sisi said that this could be considered the general outline of the world's swordsmanship, which was a little exaggerated, but it also fits the positioning. If she took it back to the clan and let everyone comprehend her swordsmanship, I'm afraid the strength of the clan could really be improved; now that it is given to the Demon Suppression Division, Tang Wanzhuang can cultivate more swordsman seeds, which is of great significance.

But Zhao Changhe had a cheat, so he didn't need to comprehend any suitable sword techniques on his own... He didn't even want to learn sword techniques.

He took out the gold foil and placed it together with the sword seal.

Gradually, the gold foil began to glow softly, enveloping the sword seal and Zhao Changhe.

Zhao Changhe suddenly felt like he was "dreaming" again.

The scene in front of me changed completely, as if I was on the top of a steep and dangerous peak, with an old man in a white robe sitting cross-legged.

Suddenly he stretched out his hand and pointed, and an ancient sword shadow pierced through the sky and flew thousands of miles away.

With a loud "boom", a hill in the distance was razed to the ground, mountains and rivers collapsed, and the sea waves surged.

The sword shadow rose again, and the raging sea split apart, revealing deep ravines. Wild waves swept left and right, but they could not break through the barrier of the sword energy. The sea was split into two halves.

One sword splits the mountain, one sword divides the sea.

It was just a simple finger, and he didn't even move!

Jian Huang!

In the world of the last era where gods and demons were rampant, there was an existence that could be called the king with the sword!

This is the mark of inheritance he left in the sword print, which was materialized by the Heavenly Book. There is no need to comprehend or analyze it. The Sword Emperor himself will demonstrate it to you!

The sword shadow flew back, the old man stood up, holding the long sword, and slowly began to demonstrate the simple sword technique of the Tiansha Sword.

Zhao Changhe had taken a rough look at this sword technique before going to bed, and even tried to use it to fool the sword guards in the mausoleum, but he only got the form of it. Mainly because the sword technique embodied by the evil sword felt too straight and simple, and there was no value in learning it.

But at this moment, when the Sword Emperor himself used it, Zhao Changhe felt his heart beating wildly.

What is the simple horizontal and vertical...

The horizontal line is like the line connecting the sky and the water, dividing the heaven and man. The vertical line is the distance between the mountains and the sea, dividing the continental shelves of the continents.

There are endless mysteries contained in it, and all changes eventually merge into the original horizontal and vertical.

This is more than just a sword

The same goes for knives!

The way of truth is simple, returning to nature, isn't it

Zhao Changhe suddenly remembered his time as a novice in the mountain village. He turned around and chopped countless times, chopped wooden stakes countless times, over and over again, and it was still the same.

It’s a pity that this is not just basic swordsmanship. It is a highly concentrated form that contains infinite sword arts. Zhao Changhe knows that he can’t learn it, understand it, or use it.

There is too much lack of accumulation. This requires at least learning thousands of sword skills and fighting against thousands of enemies before one can hone and summarize.

The Sword Emperor's figure changed, starting with simple sword moves, and gradually began to demonstrate countless different sword techniques, from entry-level to advanced, and then to high-end sword techniques, all kinds of things, hundreds and thousands of them.

Zhao Changhe memorized silently. He felt that the process of organizing these sword techniques was itself a process of learning martial arts principles to a great extent, and it was also a process of great improvement in his own swordsmanship. He benefited a lot from it.

… …

The next morning.

When Tang Wanzhuang arrived at the guest house, Zhao Changhe had already gotten up early as usual to practice swordplay.

Tang Wanzhuang watched quietly for a while, and suddenly asked: "Have you ever thought about practicing swordsmanship as well?"

Zhao Changhe did not stop practicing with his sword, and answered while practicing: "Maybe it's because the swordsmanship in the martial arts world is so high? The people who can teach me, such as Yue Hongling and you, are all good at swordsmanship. I have never had anyone to teach me my swordsmanship, including this time. The sword seal inheritance is really good, but it's a pity that I can't use it much."

"From your tone, do you still have no intention of learning sword?"

"Well, biting off more than you can chew, I started late and already have too much time compared to others. I can't waste it on learning more weapons."

Tang Wanzhuang nodded and continued to look for a while before saying, "Sisi is at the bottom of the mausoleum, directing the Demon Suppression Division to explore various places and providing very useful insights on how to reseal it—she is too familiar with the things from the last era."

"Nothing strange happened, right?"

"No, she is very honest."

"Don't trust her. She's such a good actress."

Tang Wanzhuang tilted her head to look at Zhao Changhe's expression. Zhao Changhe was concentrating on practicing sword skills and had no expression on his face.

Tang Wanzhuang laughed: "Are you really going to break off all ties with her?"

"Of course, I'm not a bitch. If she cheated me, would I still be her friend? Just do business as usual. Her knowledge and the special items of the Ancient Spirits will be useful to you."

"Just to me?" Tang Wanzhuang's expression almost said: This is your kingdom.

Zhao Changhe did not answer this question, but asked: "What restrictions did you give her?"

Tang Wanzhuang smiled and said, "My Spring Water Ban. Do you want to learn it? You can use it on other girls in the future."

Zhao Changhe felt that Tang Wanzhuang's attitude was a little strange today, so he finally put away the knife, walked closer to Tang Wanzhuang, and looked left and right.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm trying to see if it's Sisi pretending to be me."

"I'm just in a good mood." Tang Wanzhuang smiled slightly: "I always want to reward you with something, but I don't know what you want."

Zhao Changhe glanced at her for a long while, and suddenly asked, "Do you know what annoys me the most about you?"

"Um?"

"It's this tone and mentality of elders looking at juniors, superiors looking at subordinates, that makes me want to break it and see what you look like when you are shy."

Tang Wanzhuang was somewhat helpless: "This is not a chivalrous thought, it's very bad."

"Who told you I'm chivalrous? I'm a bandit." Zhao Changhe said, "If you want to reward me, then I'll offer you a reward."

Tang Wanzhuang had a bad feeling and took a step back unconsciously: "What?"

"Continue teaching me how to play the piano today, step by step." Zhao Changhe said, and even added: "I'm not sure if I would touch it on purpose."

Tang Wanzhuang stood there in a daze with a strange look on her face.

You... teased me

(End of this chapter)