Gao Wu Da Qin: You don't want your secret to be known, do you?

Chapter 96: The Sixty Years of Demon Extermination, the Completion of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the Purification of the Universe, and the Martial Arts Ranking of the World

The three of them drank until the early hours of the morning, but their enthusiasm remained undiminished. 🎀♠ ➅❾𝐒нỮ𝔁.匚๏𝐦 👌♨

Just as they were enjoying themselves, someone walked in from outside.

Gu Niantong looked up and saw that the man was over 1.8 meters tall, with a burly build, and around fifty years old. His features were not particularly heroic, but they left a strong impression, making it impossible to forget the resolute and iron-blooded man's image after just one glance.

He was dressed in the robes of a senior officer in the Space Force, and walked with a powerful stride, exuding a stern and menacing aura.

With just one glance, Gu Niantong felt a chilling aura emanating from her.

Who is this person?! They exude such a menacing aura!

What are you doing at the enhancement station so late? Upgrading weapons?

Just as Gu Niantong was about to politely decline his offer, he strode into the foyer.

Before Gu Niantong could even stand up and speak, Fusu, who was drinking heavily and had a flushed face, suddenly jumped up and bowed respectfully to the newcomer, saying, "Fusu greets Lord Wu'an!"

When Fusu bowed, everyone was stunned!

Lord Wu'an?

Bai Qi, the Pillar of the Qin State and Lord of Wu'an?

Qin Feng and Gu Niantong's expressions changed drastically!

Especially Qin Feng!

Qin Feng had long admired the legendary killer Bai Qi, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him an idol.

The shock I felt from hearing the news for the first time that Bai Qi and Qin Shi Huang were in the same court lasted until we entered Xianyang.

Qin Feng had thought he would get to meet his idol Bai Qi at the finals of the Jinghong Tournament, but unexpectedly, it was Vice Alliance Leader Wang Jian who showed up. Bai Qi seemed to have no interest in such childish banter.

Later, Qin Feng built an enhanced station, hoping to meet Bai Qi, but Bai Qi still did not show up.

He was like the most solid pillar of the Qin Dynasty, and he would not easily appear in front of anyone!

This made Qin Feng somewhat disappointed, but it also made him admire the god of human slaughter even more.

Throughout history, there have been countless famous generals, and many of them have won every battle, but Bai Qi is in a class of his own!

There's no other reason than that other generals only care about defeating the enemy.

Bai Qi is about annihilating the entire enemy!

Throughout his life, Bai Qi fought wars of annihilation, with the fundamental goal of eliminating the enemy's manpower. He did not have the concept of surrender, nor did he accept surrender. He believed that a victory could not be considered a victory unless the enemy was physically destroyed.

Only with such iron-blooded military strategy could one stand out among the four great generals of the Warring States period. It's not that the three great generals like Li Mu were not excellent, but that they were ultimately inferior to Bai Qi!

Therefore, Bai Qi became the head of the military strategist family in the modern era!

Why would such a pillar of the Qin state come to my reinforcement station in the middle of the night?

Filled with curiosity and excitement, Qin Feng bowed respectfully, "Qin Feng greets Lord Bai Qi, Head of the Military School!"

Gu Niantong was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and kowtowed, not daring to utter a sound.

The atmosphere in the hall became somber and cold, utterly silent, with everyone sitting upright, except for one person.

Qin Feng's uncle sat upright on the sofa, not even glancing at Bai Qi, and continued drinking and eating fish.

Qin Feng realized something was wrong and tried to get his uncle to get up and pay his respects, but it was too late.

Bai Qi swept past Qin Feng and Fusu, and walked behind his uncle who was eating fish. A rare ripple appeared in his usually calm and still old eyes, like the Dead Sea. "Zhuangzi and Huizi were strolling on the bridge over the Hao River. Zhuangzi said: 'The minnows swim leisurely; this is the joy of fish.'"

My uncle, who was drinking, chuckled and said, "You are not a fish, how can you know the joy of a fish?"

Bai Qi said, "You are not me, how can you know that I do not know the joy of fish?"

The old uncle said, "I am not you, so I certainly don't know you; you are not a fish, so you don't know the joy of a fish!"

Bai Qi sat down, looking at his uncle's dark red face, and teased, "So, you came down from the mountain this time because the fish on the Hao River have all been eaten?"

Without looking up, the old man said, "The fish in the Hao River are endless; how can they ever be eaten up? But you, woodcutter, how much have your skills deteriorated since I last saw you a hundred years ago?"

Bai Qi poured himself a glass of wine. "Fisherman, forget about your clumsy attempt to provoke me. I'm not going to fight you."

My uncle laughed heartily, "What do you mean? Are you afraid of being defeated by me and losing face in front of your peers in Xianyang?"

Bai Qi said, "I'm afraid if I beat you too badly, you won't be able to hold your head up in front of your nephew! Fill it up!"

My uncle raised an eyebrow and said, "Who should fill my cup? You're always the one pouring my wine at Hao Liang. By seniority, you're my junior brother! You don't pour my wine, but I have to pour yours! What kind of behavior is this!"

Bai Qi said calmly, "The rule on the Hao Liang Bridge is that the one who leaves the bridge first is the senior brother. Although you entered the sect earlier than me, I came out first! Was it wrong to ask you to pour the wine?"

The old man said, "Was it you who went out of Haoliang first? I disdained to go out of Haoliang! I've gone out countless times!"

Bai Qi said, "But you always come back after you go out!"

Uncle argued, "That's because it's too boring outside! At least when we go back to Haoliang, I have you, this silly goose, to keep me company. Now that we're out here, there's no one to keep me company. Hurry up and pour me some wine!"

Bai Qi leaned back on the sofa, spreading his hands in a gesture of refusal to pay, "You want me to pour you wine? Dream on!"

This conversation between the two, witnessed by Fusu and Qin Feng standing nearby, instantly shattered their worldviews and twisted their facial expressions.

What the heck?!

The butcher Bai Qi was actually drinking and chatting happily with my uncle!

Judging from their tone of voice, it seemed as if the two had known each other for a long time and had fought many times. It seemed that the uncle had a slightly higher win rate than Bai Qi.

This is ridiculous!

Bai Qi is the head of the Military School, a school known for its martial arts. It's unreasonable that the head of the Military School was beaten up by my uncle!

And what exactly is this place they're talking about, the bridge over the moat? How did they become fellow disciples?

The bridge over the Hao River is the place where Zhuangzi and Xunzi played chess. Could it be that their teachers were Zhuangzi and Xunzi?

in the case of!

So, which of them was a disciple of Zhuangzi? Which was a disciple of Xunzi?

Xunzi was skilled in law, and the military strategists and legalists were in cahoots. Without a doubt, Xunzi's orthodox doctrine was taken over by Bai Qi!

Zhuangzi was carefree, while his uncle was always wandering around with his fishing rod in hand. It was obvious that the uncle had taken over the Daoist tradition of Laozi and Zhuangzi!

In this era, both Xunzi and Zhuangzi were enlightened individuals!

Such powerful inheritors are actually here discussing who are senior and junior brothers, and who pours wine for whom!

Qin Feng and Fu Su exchanged a glance, and the two juniors wisely began to pour wine for the two big shots.

Qin Feng poured wine for his uncle, and Fusu poured wine for Bai Qi; neither side could afford to offend the other.

Bai Qi picked up his wine cup, no longer so serious, and waved his hand, saying, "Sit down, everyone!"

"Thanks!"

Qin Feng and Fu Su sat on the side in small vests, not daring to come closer and share a table with the big boss.

Bai Qi picked up a piece of fish and ate it by himself. "Fisherman, your cooking skills haven't improved at all over the years. Your dishes are still just as awful!"

My uncle chuckled and said, "Disgusting? You ate that for thirty years back then? If I hadn't been fishing, you would have starved to death long ago!"

Bai Qi said, "We're all old acquaintances. I can tolerate you bragging about your cooking skills in front of me, but don't boast about your fishing skills! Nine out of ten times you catch nothing! You always come up empty-handed! If I hadn't chopped firewood to make you a fish basket, do you think you could have caught any fish with your fishing skills? We'd probably be starving to death by now!"

The old man's face turned embarrassed. "Fishing is all about luck. Don't you know how my grandfather fished? It's all about whether someone is willing to take the bait. It's normal not to catch anything..."

Bai Qi couldn't help but complain, "Taigong fished with a straight hook and no bait! And you! Every time you bait the fishing spot, the water level in the Hao River rises several feet!"

"Those who know you're baiting the fishpond will understand, but those who don't might think you're raising fish!"

"And yet, you raised the water level so high that the fish were lying belly-up on the surface, and you used your meticulously prepared, supposedly 100% blessed fishing rod to fish!"

"We didn't catch a single one!"

"We've been together on the Hao Liang Bridge for thirty years! Because of your dedication to fishing, I almost starved to death several times!"

"Every time I'm starving and try to catch fish with my hands, you hit me! You say fish must be caught, not caught, otherwise it's breaking the rules!"

"Tell me, is this true or not?"

"Even though my skills are terrible, I still can't resist casting my line whenever I see water. If you could catch one out of ten fish, I wouldn't have had to starve and leave the fishing spot prematurely!"

The old man said angrily, "I'm just indirectly encouraging you to improve! If I hadn't starved you every time, would you have been able to leave Hao Liang so quickly? And you're blaming me! Oh! You've got some nerve!"

Bai Qi retorted angrily, "So what if it's your fault? Being bad is the original sin! Your skills are so poor, others catch nothing nine out of ten times, and you catch nothing 999 out of a thousand! Can't people even criticize how bad you are?"

Uncle said angrily, "I see now, you came here just to argue with me! Xiao Bai, if you're a real man, let's go outside and fight. What kind of behavior is this, arguing and shouting!"

Bai Qi said, "Fighting and killing are the ways of the underdogs in the martial arts world. True masters only discuss matters of skill verbally. Aren't Xunzi and Zhuangzi like that?"

My uncle said, "Are you determined to make things difficult for me today?!"

Bai Qi said, "Unless you apologize for starving and beating me back then!"

"That's impossible!"

"Then let's not live together anymore! I'm going to target you today, so what!"

"Do you think this is Xianyang, and I can't do anything to you?!"

"Hey! This isn't the place on the Hao Liang Bridge. You think you can hit me here? You'll have a tough time!"

"..."

Fu Su and Qin Feng watched the two powerful figures pointing fingers at each other and exchanging barbs, and for a moment, they whispered to each other, "This scene is unprecedented!"

Fusu whispered, "Who says otherwise! It's surprising that Lord Wu'an can be so refined and doesn't fight. You know, normally he'd start a fight at the drop of a hat!"

Qin Feng said, "Tell me the truth, how good is my uncle at fishing? Didn't he catch three fish like you?"

Fusu's expression was a bit unpleasant. "To be honest, it's not very good. 👺😂 ❻❾丂hU𝔁.𝐜𝕠ᵐ ☜☠"

Qin Feng asked, "So, how is it? Is it as delicious as Lord Bai described?"

Fusu said, "To be precise, your uncle didn't catch my three fish; he cleaved my pond into pieces with a fishing rod, and incidentally reduced the palace next to it to ruins as well! Then he picked up the three fish! That's why I didn't dare chase after him because he said he was your uncle. With such great skill, who would dare to chase after him? What if he caught up with me and beat me up? Wouldn't that be terrible?"

Qin Feng gave Fusu a thumbs up, "Young Master is truly brilliant! Seeing that he couldn't afford to offend my uncle, he quickly turned his attention to me! He really understands the principle of picking on the weak and bullying the strong!"

Fusu was furious. "What do you mean by bullying the weak and fearing the strong! Your uncle disregarded the Prince and the royal power. He's obviously no ordinary person. Such a person must be a reclusive master. How could I dare to offend him! But you, we're quite familiar with each other, so I'm not afraid to offend you either."

Qin Feng moved a little further away. "I don't know you well, don't try to get close to me!"

Fusu, like a persistent plaster, drew closer again.

One vat of wine after another.

Uncle and Bai Qi finally stopped pointing fingers and cursing at each other, and the atmosphere became somewhat more amicable.

Bai Qi sighed, "Confucius said, 'At fifteen, I set my heart on learning; at thirty, I stood firm; at forty, I had no more doubts; at fifty, I knew the will of Heaven; at sixty, my ear was attuned to the truth; at seventy, I could follow my heart's desire without transgressing the rules!'"

The old man said, "According to Confucius, although we are both over a hundred years old, we are actually only fifty years old, just reaching the age of knowing one's destiny."

Bai Dian nodded. "We met when we were young, parted when we were thirty, and now we're meeting again after forty or fifty. It's truly amazing!"

My uncle chuckled and said, "I still remember how absurd you were when you first met me..."

"Enough!" Bai Qi said. "With the younger generation present, you should act like an elder. Let's not bring up what happened back then."

My uncle laughed heartily, "Let's not talk about it anymore! I'm saving you face."

Bai Qi continued, "Speaking of which, senior brother, you've always disliked things outside Hao Liang. Why did you leave Hao Liang today? Don't tell me it was Master Meng who called you out. You probably don't like Confucianism much, nor do you like Master Meng."

The uncle pointed at Qin Feng, "I came out of retirement for my nephew! Do you believe me?"

Bai Qi stubbornly shook his head, "I don't believe it!"

My uncle spread his hands. "Don't believe me? Fine! I won't explain any further!"

Bai Qi continued, "Then let's change the subject. Master Mencius must have had a plan for traveling the world, right? You should know what Master Mencius was going to do!"

The old man said, "There are still three days, no, two days left. The 'Walking the World' announcement will be made then, and you'll naturally know!"

Bai Qi said, "Would it kill you to talk about it now? I'm your junior brother!"

The uncle snorted and glared, "Didn't someone just say they didn't acknowledge me as their senior brother? How come they suddenly acknowledge me as their senior brother when they're asking for a favor?"

Bai Qi said with a dark face, "Will you talk or not!"

My uncle pointed to the wine glass, "Fill it up!"

Bai Qi could only suppress his anger and refill his uncle's wine cup. "You can speak now!"

The old man, holding the wine poured by Bai Qi, said proudly, "Master Meng is traveling the world mainly to do four things!"

Bai Qi asked, "Which four things?"

My uncle said proudly, "Fight a battle! Write a book! Do something! Win a martial arts competition!"

Bai Qi seemed thoughtful. "Who did he fight? What kind of book did he write? What kind of work did he do? Whose martial arts did he judge?"

The old uncle said, "It doesn't matter who you fight, what matters is the duration of the fight. This fight will last for a full sixty-year cycle. Call out the name: Sixty-Year Demon Slayer!"

"What kind of book is written is not important; what matters is who writes it! When Confucius traveled the world, Yan Hui recorded his achievements in the Analects. Now, when Mencius travels the world, Qin Feng records his deeds. All the mountains and seas he passed through were recorded, and his name was chosen, thus creating the Classic of Mountains and Seas!"

"What we do is not important; what matters is the outcome! When this is accomplished, the world will be cleansed, evil spirits will disappear, and the universe will be cleansed by our name."

"As for whose martial arts will be judged, it will naturally be the martial arts of all martial artists in the world! The Master will rank all martial artists in the world based on his own tests, calling out their names, thus conducting a martial arts evaluation of the world!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Qi muttered to himself, "Sixty years to vanquish demons, the Classic of Mountains and Seas to be completed, the world to be cleansed, martial arts to be praised throughout the land! Master Meng truly possesses great ambition!"

The old man continued, "I originally intended to live out my days on the Hao River Bridge, but Master Meng gave me three conditions that I couldn't refuse, so I had no choice but to come out and go with him."

Bai Qi said with great interest, "Three reasons that you, Senior Brother, couldn't refuse must be quite interesting!"

The uncle said, "The first reason is my father's will! It says that there is still a branch of my royal bloodline, left by my uncle Zichun. Later, we searched all the way down and found Qin Feng's branch."

Bai Qi said, "I already know that. What are the last two reasons?"

Uncle laughed and said, "The second reason is naturally the messenger. The messenger is too important; I can't refuse him."

Bai Qi asked, "Who exactly is the messenger?"

My uncle said, "He's a divine being; it's impossible to describe him."

Bai Qi gave up on pressing the matter. "And what's the third reason?"

My uncle said proudly, "The third reason is that Master Mencius praised my fishing skills as being comparable to Jiang Ziya's, saying that breaking a rod and a house is nothing to me! Where in life can one find such a kindred spirit? Just because of Master Mencius's words, I absolutely have to come out and make a trip!"

Upon hearing the third reason, the atmosphere in the hall became unusually quiet.

Everyone was deeply impressed, realizing that Mencius was really going all out to travel the world, even lying about his uncle's superior skills.

My uncle's fishing skills are so bad that they almost starved his junior apprentice to death several times. How can his skills be good?

Sure enough, as soon as Uncle finished his third reason, the wine glass in Bai Qi's hand shattered. Bai Qi frowned deeply, "Master Meng's joke has gone too far, even with such a huge success rate, it's like a dream come true!"

The old man said smugly, "Master Meng's words are absolutely true! You're clearly just jealous of me!"

"I'm jealous of your grandpa! Your intellectual level is so low, even a glance from me would be an insult to me!"

"I understand you, you're just not as skilled! All you can do is fight and kill! You've been on the Hao River for so many years, and all you've learned is chopping wood! Unlike me, I'm proficient in everything from playing musical instruments to fishing and cooking!"

"You may be multi-talented, but you're not good at any of them! Even your best skill, cooking, hasn't improved at all over the years! Although I only know how to fight, my cultivation level in this area is higher than yours!"

"Strong my ass! When I said you only know how to fight, I was comparing you to ordinary people. Compared to someone like me from Hao Liang, you're still lacking..."

Just as the two resumed their verbal sparring, Qin Feng and Fu Su felt extremely uneasy on the side.

Upon hearing Master Meng's four principles for traveling the world, especially the "Jiazi Demon-Slaying" principle, Fusu thought to himself, "Didn't you say it would take twenty or thirty years? How come it's gotten longer? It's now sixty years! This is going to cause chaos throughout the world! And that martial arts ranking, Master Meng personally tested you and created a ranking list—this is unprecedented! Even Confucius didn't have that! Master Meng really put his heart into this."

Upon hearing Master Meng's four guiding principles for traveling the world, Qin Feng's mind was filled with only the four words "the Classic of Mountains and Seas." The affairs of mountains and seas, the classic of mountains and seas—isn't this the "Classic of Mountains and Seas"?

According to my memories from my previous life, the Classic of Mountains and Seas was written at the end of the Warring States period, after the Qin Dynasty unified China and into the early Han Dynasty.

Many experts say that the Classic of Mountains and Seas is a summary of the final chapter of the mythological era.

So, the *Classic of Mountains and Seas* itself hasn't even appeared in our time! And what I'm going to write is the *Classic of Mountains and Seas* that people of the future will want to read.

Who would have thought that the renowned "Classic of Mountains and Seas" would come from my hand!

While feeling a heavy responsibility, Qin Feng was also keenly aware that by the time the Classic of Mountains and Seas appeared, all the mythical beasts and monsters described in it had already died out!

But the Classic of Mountains and Seas hasn't appeared yet! Doesn't that mean that all the demons and monsters in the Classic of Mountains and Seas are still around?

So, next, when Mencius led himself on a journey across the world to cleanse the universe, he was going to fight against the primordial alien species in the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

Taotie, Qiongqi, Xiangliu, Bashe, Gu Diao, Jishu, Guiche, Zhujiuyin...

The more Qin Feng thought about it, the colder his hair became!

Traveling the world is definitely not interstellar travel or small-scale skirmishes, like fighting a noble today or achieving mechanical ascension tomorrow. It's about truly confronting the remnants of mythology and suppressing all evil spirits!

Moreover, and most importantly, you can't use your past life's Earthly memories of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" to define these ancient and exotic creatures!

Don't you see, the Great Qin Dynasty is now a genuine space science fiction era. If the people here can be this exaggerated, then those mythical remnants who are even more powerful and outrageous than humans must all be flying high. Any one of them could easily crush a post-apocalyptic god like Cthulhu. They've probably already reached an absurd level of enhancement!

And these mythical giants who surpassed even the cosmic civilization of Cthulhu, Mencius actually said that they should all be eradicated, leaving not a single one alive!

Is this something a human being would do?

Any one of them could take my life, but the Master said he would crush them all to death!

Qin Feng finally realized how terrifying it was to travel the world, and he could understand why Master Meng stopped traveling the world. It seemed that Master Meng was worried that he was no match for those beings.

At this moment, Qin Feng was filled with regret. Who could possibly defeat so many gods, demons, and monsters? Even if they could, they would be badly injured!

I shouldn't have broken Master Mencius's faith back then!

This wouldn't have happened!

Just because I was ignorant and talked nonsense!

All right!

Once the Master's resolve crumbled, he spread his hands and said, "Let's start fighting!"

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(End of this chapter)