Conceptual melting pot, the fusion of all realms starting from the Qin Dynasty.

Although Chen Hao only traveled between the states of Chu and Han during this period, becoming familiar with the languages ​​used in these two countries already gave him a huge headache.

Even with his perfect memory and the assistance of the Great Sage, Chen Hao dared not say that he could recognize all the characters.

This made Chen Hao inwardly complain to the Great Sage, "Great Sage, how could I have forgotten to install the ancient character library on my phone's input method?"

"If I install it, I'll at least be able to understand Qin Wen now."

The wise voice of the Great Sage resounded in Chen Hao's mind: "Please, Master, do not indulge in wishful thinking about things that are impossible."

"Furthermore! This world is a different world from the last century in which the master lived; they are not different points on the same timeline."

"We cannot guarantee that the two languages ​​developed in exactly the same way."

"after all..."

"In the history you know, Master, steamed buns probably didn't exist during the Qin Dynasty, right?"

Chen Hao turned around and looked at the steamed bun shop not far behind him, somewhat speechless.

Yan Lingji followed Chen Hao's gaze and said, "That's right, it's Zilanxuan, the largest brothel in Xinzheng City, Korea."

"What?" Yan Lingji looked at Chen Hao with a teasing smile and said charmingly, "Is it not enough for little Chen Hao to have his older sister? Does he want to go to Zilan Pavilion to broaden his horizons?"

"Sister Yan Lingji, please spare me!"

Chen Hao groaned helplessly, "In my current state, going to a place like that would just be asking for trouble."

"Hehe~!" Yan Lingji glanced at Chen Hao's lower body, covered her mouth and laughed, "Maybe little Chen Hao, you can find someone in Zilan Pavilion who can break your virginity seal."

Chen Hao said, somewhat speechless, "How could you possibly find someone you genuinely like in there?"

"Instead of wasting time, it would be better to..."

Before he could finish speaking, Chen Hao's extraordinary perception sensed a scrutinizing gaze coming from the upper level of Zi Lan Xuan.

This made him stop talking, and he followed his instincts and looked towards the upper level of the Purple Orchid Pavilion.

Yan Lingji, who also noticed something was amiss, did the same thing as Chen Hao.

"That is...?"

After clearly seeing the source of the gaze, Yan Lingji frowned seriously, "A swordsman?! And a swordsman at least at the Innate Realm."

In a window of the top floor of the Purple Orchid Pavilion stood a young man with white hair, a cold expression, and sharp eyes, dressed in a black outfit with gold accents.

He was the one who had just been observing everyone coming down the main street from that window.

After noticing Chen Hao and Yan Lingji looking at him, he showed no embarrassment whatsoever. He simply stared coldly at them for a moment before casually closing the window beside him.

Squeak!

"Wei Zhuang, a disciple of Guigu!" Chen Hao withdrew his gaze, but felt as if he were traveling through a sacred land. "I didn't expect Wei Zhuang to be at Zilan Pavilion at this time."

"It seems the story of 'Nine Songs of the Sky' is about to begin."

This thought allowed Chen Hao to confirm that Han Fei had not yet returned to South Korea.

After all, if Han Fei were to return as the ninth prince of the state, Chen Hao and Yan Ling Ji would likely be able to gather some information along the way.

Yan Lingji withdrew her gaze, a rare serious expression appearing on her face: "I didn't expect to encounter such a master so soon after arriving in Xinzheng City?"

"It seems that as the capital of a country, Xinzheng City has many hidden experts."

As Chen Hao led the horse and Yan Lingji forward, he asked curiously, "Yan Lingji, you just said that the other party is at the Innate Realm? Does that mean he is stronger, or are you stronger?"

Over the past few days, Chen Hao had already learned about the realm divisions of martial artists in this world from Yan Lingji:

Acquired, innate, grandmaster, great grandmaster, unity of heaven and man!

Upon hearing Chen Hao's question, Yan Lingji solemnly warned him: "Cultivation realm only represents a person's cultivation stage, and cannot represent a person's accumulation of true qi and combat ability."

"Xiao Chenhao, don't try to judge a person's strength based on their cultivation level."

"If you do that, you'll suffer a great loss sooner or later."

Chen Hao quickly begged Yan Lingji for forgiveness: "Yes, yes! I understand, Sister Yan Lingji."

Chen Hao actually understood the experience that Yan Lingji mentioned.

Just like himself, every day when he cultivates, he can draw upon the essence of the sun and moon to refine it. If we were to categorize it carefully, he would have already reached the Innate Realm on the very first day of his cultivation.

But can Chen Hao say that his Innate Realm necessarily has more energy than that of a martial artist who has cultivated for decades to reach the Innate Realm?

Does not!

Moreover, Chen Hao's martial arts skills and combat experience are somewhat weak, and he often needs to make up for it with the various tricks he creates.

"Good that you understand!" Yan Lingji breathed a sigh of relief.

Then Yan Lingji took the lead and walked a few steps quickly, saying to Chen Hao, "Let's find a place to rest quickly, or we might have to sleep on the streets if it gets too late."

"coming!"

Chen Hao immediately caught up with Yan Lingji and together they searched for an inn to stay at on both sides of the road.

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Chapter 016 Calligraphy and Painting Workshop: Qingping Studio

After Chen Hao and Yan Ling Ji left.

Inside Wei Zhuang's private room on the top floor of Zi Lan Xuan.

Crunch~!

A beautiful woman, dressed in a purple fishtail dress that revealed her fair skin on her sides and back, with alluring cloud patterns embroidered at her waist, black stockings, and crimson high heels, walked in through the door.

She is none other than Zi Nu, the mistress of Zi Lan Xuan!

Zi Nu possessed long purple hair and purple eyes, qualities that would have been impossible for any member of the Huaxia clan in her previous life, and exuded a bewitching and mysterious aura.

"What interesting thing did you discover?" Zi Nu looked at Wei Zhuang with a puzzled expression. "It even caused your aura to fluctuate?"

Zi Nu came specifically to check on Wei Zhuang because she noticed the fluctuations in his aura.

Wei Zhuang's voice remained cold and stern, "I've discovered two interesting people!"

"Judging from their clothing style, they should have come from the border area between Baiyue and Chu."

"I just don't know what they're trying to do, traveling all the way to Xinzheng, South Korea at this time?"

"A powerful figure?" Zi Nu pressed.

Wei Zhuang walked to the table and knelt down, replying calmly, "The twenty-year-old woman in the fiery red dress is probably at the Innate Realm; but I don't quite understand the fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy with her."

Zi Nu slowly walked to the window, opened it, and looked outside. "Are those the two leading the horses?"

Wei Zhuang picked up the wine cup in front of him and drank a sip of the Hundred Flowers Wine:

"That young man possessed a clear and profound aura, clearly a sign that he had entered the Innate Realm, but..."

Wei Zhuang frowned in confusion. "The opponent's aura when they looked over seemed much weaker than expected?"

"Furthermore!"

"The other person's behavior and demeanor seem somewhat out of place in this world and this era?"

As outstanding disciples of the Guigu School in this generation, Wei Zhuang and his senior brother Gai Nie, although they did not study the Guigu School's doctrines in depth, achieved far greater success in swordsmanship than ordinary people. However, they could still sense the disharmony between Chen Hao and this world.

Zi Nu looked at Wei Zhuang curiously: "It seems I need to investigate this strange young man I've described."

"Casual!"

Wei Zhuang said nonchalantly.

...

Three days later, not far across the street from Zilan Pavilion, a calligraphy and painting shop called Qingpingzhai appeared silently in Xinzheng City.

No one was alerted, and no one came to congratulate them.

now!

Chen Hao and Yan Lingji were busy in Qingpingzhai, cleaning and hanging up the various calligraphy and painting works that Chen Hao had prepared over the past few days.

Yan Lingji flipped through the copy of the *Tao Te Ching* in her hand, then glanced at the scattered copies of the *Four Books*, *Five Classics*, *Analects*, *Zhuangzi*, *Laozi*, and other great works beside her, looking at Chen Hao with a bewildered expression:

"Xiao Chenhao, are you really going to put all these classic works of yours out here for sale like this?"

"Don't you know the value of these classics in this era?"

"Moreover, everyone is now using cumbersome bamboo slips to record text..."

Yan Lingji looked at the various classics recorded in the thin book in her hand with some speechlessness, and said with concern, "If people saw that we have such a convenient medium for recording text as paper, they would probably go crazy."

Chen Hao hung a painting of bamboo on the wall and said calmly, "Don't worry!"

"Given that paper is such a convenient medium for recording text, those greedy fellows in Xinzheng City dared not act rashly."

"After all, the most influential people in this world are the various schools of thought and the many insightful individuals."

"The paper is in our hands, so it's a temporary safeguard."

"and..."

Chen Hao turned to Yan Lingji and said worriedly, "I don't want you, Sister Yan Lingji, to risk going to find out the exact location where Crown Prince Tianze is being held."