"That's it?" Yi Wei looked at the thin slices of fish on the chopping board and asked with a frown.
"I'll have to trouble the chef to mix the bitter wine, ginger juice, and sea salt into dipping water. Oh right, you can also add some Qin pepper.”Zhang Yi held onto the pillar and said after catching his breath.
The chefs here were very efficient. As soon as they finished speaking, plates of dipping water were already prepared. There were also pepper pieces from the State of Qin beside them. They could choose to add them.
"It seems to have some tricks up its sleeve."
"Interesting. How does it taste?”
While everyone was discussing, Yi Wei made a look and the surrounding attendants cleared a spot.
"Young Master, Grand Preceptor, please go ahead.”Yi Wei said to Zhao Wenjun and Bai Shun with a big smile.
"Grand Preceptor?" When Zhao Wenjun heard Yi Wei address Li Xiang in this manner, he also had a guess about Li Xiang's identity.
The two picked up their chopsticks, picked up a thin piece of fish, dipped it in water, and put it into their mouths…
"How is it? How does it taste?" Yi Wei and the others looked at the two of them expectantly.
Although Li Xiang was curious about Guigu 'zi's fish slicing technique, it was not the first time he had tried sashimi. However, Zhang Yi's sashimi from 1,000 years ago did have some tricks up his sleeve.
Even though the sauce was ordinary, the fish and the "knife technique" were both top-tier. The texture was extremely comfortable, as if he was in nature.
Li Xiang nodded to Zhang Yi after eating a slice. Unlike Bai Shun, Zhao Wenjun didn't have a 'lesson' like Bai Shun. He felt very curious after tasting raw fish for the first time.
"What kind of wine is used to go with the dishes?" Zhao Wenjun asked as he chewed.
"Yan's wine is thin and spicy, just right for the monarch and minister.”Zhang Yi replied.
"Quick, quick! Serve the wine!" Yi Wei hurriedly urged.
"If you two gentlemen don't mind, I'd like to invite you to share a table and get drunk.”Zhao Wenjun turned to Zhang Yi and Li Xiang and greeted them politely.
……
"Master Li is famous throughout the world, and his sword of the Divine Path is like the sun. I wonder where this gentleman's master comes from?”Zhao Wenjun asked after a discussion with Li Xiang and Zhang Yi.
"Master Guigu 'zi." Zhang Yi replied.
"It's fascinating…Mister Guigu 'zi is a legendary person, I don't think he really exists.”
"There is indeed such a person. Zhang Yi Meng's teacher did not abandon him and taught me all his life's secret arts.”Zhang Yi said.
"Nonsense, how long will Guigu 'zi live? Sir is only in his twenties. How can he be taught by him personally and return his lifelong martial arts?”Zhao Wenjun smiled and expressed his complete disbelief.
However, Li Xiang knew that Guigu 'zi was still a mysterious legend. The world did not know that Guigu' zi could be " succeeded ". If nothing unexpected happened, Zhang Yi would be the next Guigu 'zi.
"No need to explain." Zhang Yi naturally wouldn't reveal the sect's secret. He could only smile and shake his head.
"Everyone in the world is proud of a great teacher, but I see that you are already a famous person, so there is no need to use other people's flags to boost your courage.”
Zhao Wenjun felt that questioning Zhang Yi without permission was not in line with etiquette, so he said.
"Actually, I seem to have forgotten something. Is your teacher really Guigu 'zi?”Zhao Wenjun smiled and toasted the two of them. When he saw them, he suddenly thought of his age.
Li Xiang first appeared in Jixia Learning Palace in the Kingdom of Qi. It had been decades since then, but he was still an elegant young man?
"Eh? That's right, Li shi, how old are you this year?”Zhang Yi took a sip of wine, his face slightly red. He burped and asked. "I can't remember clearly. He's about a hundred years old?”Bai Shun shook his wine glass and replied.
"A hundred years old? Hahahaha! You're drunk, the Grand Preceptor is drunk!" Zhao Wenjun laughed out loud, no longer bothering about Bai Shun's age.
"A hundred years old. If Brother Li is really a hundred years old, Zhang Yi will have to call you ancestor.”Zhang Yi said.
Seeing that they didn't believe him, Li Xiang didn't say anything more. He picked up his chopsticks and picked up the raw fish slices. He dipped them in the dipping sauce that he had secretly taken out and began to eat.
"What is this?" Zhao Wenjun saw that Li Xiang's dipping sauce was different from his and Zhang Yi's, and he was immediately curious.
"Mustard sauce, black pepper sauce. Try it?" Li Xiang invited.
Zhang Yi and Zhao Wenjun were curious. They picked up a thin piece of paper and dipped it in it. Their expressions instantly changed.
"So spicy!" "Delicious!"
Zhang Yi, who was soaked in a large lump of mustard, pinched his nose and cried. Zhao Wenjun's eyes lit up, and he began to dip it in the black pepper sauce, no longer caring about the bitter wine in front of him. Yi Wei, who had been secretly observing from the side, saw this scene and immediately discovered the benefits. She carefully walked to Li Xiang's side and began to ask. Li Xiang didn't have the time to talk about seasonings with Yi Wei and told him to go to Xianyang City's Sunken Fish Pavilion to talk when he was free. Zhao Wenjun also looked at Yi Wei with a dissatisfied look, so Yi Wei could only tactfully retreat.
"I don't understand one thing. I saw your eloquence, you can enter the Prime Minister's office and enter the Lord's shogunate. Why are you dressed in rags, like you're homeless?”Zhao Wenjun looked at Zhang Yi and asked.
"If you want to choose a wise ruler, you must first find someone to recommend you.”Zhang Yi replied with a smile.
"In that case, Senior Grand Preceptor Li is the person you recommended? Such a wise man, perhaps he was the one who recommended him.”Zhao Wenjun sighed.
This was how the world was now. Without the imperial examinations, talents could only be determined by recommendation and reputation. It was already a great offense to test many students like what Ying Quliang did before.
Those self-conceited scholars looked down on their peers, not to mention that the imperial examination was open to all commoners.
Moreover, before the imperial examinations, schools must be established. Otherwise, even if the imperial examinations were held, only the students of the aristocratic families would participate.
If they were to start a school, it would definitely impact the current strategy of the Qin Country. Under the situation where the Qin Country could not fight against six alone, they definitely could not change it rashly.
The only thing Li Xiang could do now was not to change the "literary" aspect, but the "martial" aspect. After he returned to the State of Qin, he would begin to take action.
After hearing Zhao Wenjun's words, Li Xiang started to think about his plans for returning to Qin. He didn't really listen to what Zhang Yi and Zhao Wenjun said.
……
"Teacher Li is so worried about the country and the people that even he was distracted while eating.”
Zhao Wenjun laughed and looked at Zhang Yi and Li Xiang.
"I know Zhang Zi's talent, but I don't use Zhang Zi's talent. What a pity.”
Although Zhao Wenjun still had a smile on his face, his tone revealed the sorrow of the Zhou family's decline.
He had clearly seen a genius who could rule the country, but he could only give up to others, give up to the dukes, and then go to chaos, extinguishing the last spark of the Zhou family.
"Young Master, Grand Preceptor, did you eat well?”Yi Wei saw that the three of them had finished eating and drinking, so she quietly came up and asked in a low voice.
"Very good."
"I still have a few jars of Sunken Fish Wine from the State of Qin's Grand Preceptor's Sunken Fish Pavilion, do you need to serve them?”Yi Wei smiled and said.
"No need, send it to my residence. I have yet to taste the taste of the world-famous Sunken Fish Wine.”Zhao Wenjun laughed.
"Alright, alright." Yi Wei waved his hand and the waiter carrying the two jars of wine left.
"Bring up the brush and ink."
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Zhao Wenjun named Yi Wei's newly opened restaurant "Jiayu House" and received a hundred gold as a pen polishing fee from Yi Wei.
After Yi Wei heard Zhang Yi explain the meaning of "Jiayu Residence", she gladly accepted it and left with satisfaction.
"Li shi, Zhang Zi, it's noisy here, so why don't we move to another place to talk?”Zhao Wenjun cupped his hands and asked.
"I once heard that there was a Nine Provinces Treasure Cauldron in the capital. Zhang Yi wanted to ask the heavens in front of the cauldron and drink wine to achieve his ambition.”Zhang Yi said without hesitation.
"Zhang Zi, if it were anyone else, their heads would have fallen off a few times.”Zhao Wenjun naturally had no intention of blaming Zhang Yi, but he was still worried that others would hear him, so he reminded him in a low voice.
"I have no intention of ascending, I sincerely worship you." Zhang Yi explained.
" Li shi, are you willing to go with us?" Zhao Wenjun bowed slightly and asked.
Li Xiang gladly accepted it. It was also a good time to see how much faith the nine cauldrons had gathered after a thousand years.
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Luoyang Zhou Wangji
Li Xiang and Zhang Yi were led by Zhao Wenjun to the capital of Zhou. This was the place where the nine cauldrons were stored. The sky had already darkened along the way. Fortunately, Zhao Wenjun was a young master of the Zhou family, so they entered very smoothly. There was no one following them.
"This is the world!" Zhang Yi raised the torch and walked around. He looked at the nine cauldrons around him and shouted with excitement.
"Shh!" Zhao Wenjun smiled and whispered to Zhang Yi," The world is not so peaceful and quiet.”
"In the past, Emperor Shun ordered Emperor Yu to forge the nine cauldrons. He once said,'The nine cauldrons are as heavy as the world.' Even the strongest man in Yanzhao has never been able to lift a cauldron.”Zhao Wenjun saw that Zhang Yi and Li Xiang were both looking at the cauldron, so he took the opportunity to preach.
"Oh? No one knew how heavy these nine cauldrons were for thousands of years?”
Zhang Yi was curious. He put the torch aside and tried to kick the cauldron, but the cauldron didn't move at all. Instead, Zhao Wenjun and Bai Shun burst out laughing.
"Those who can obtain the world do not need to lift a cauldron. Those who can lift a cauldron may not necessarily obtain the world.”Bai Shun put his hand on the cauldron and said to Zhang Yi.
"That makes sense!" Zhang Yi and Zhao Wenjun nodded in agreement.
"However, Zhao Wenjun said that no one could lift it, which is not entirely true.”
Under the watchful eyes of Zhang Yi and Zhao Wenjun, Li Xiang held a corner of the cauldron with one hand. Without any movement, he lifted the cauldron off the ground as easily as raising a wine cup.
"This…As expected of the master of the Sword of Divine Path. The nine cauldrons are as light as a feather in front of Li shi.”Zhao Wenjun rubbed his eyes and finally realized that this was reality and not an illusion. He couldn't help but sigh.
Zhao Wenjun saw Bai Shun easily lift the cauldron and then put it back down. Although he was shocked, he didn't care too much about it.
Zhao Wenjun only thought that Li Xiang could lift the nine cauldrons because of the Xuanyuan Sword, but he did not think of a deeper level.
Li Xiang had already taken a portion of the merit points from the nine cauldrons.
If Li Xiang was willing, he could also directly extract all the merit and spirituality of the nine cauldrons. However, at that time, the nine cauldrons would really be nine cauldrons and would no longer have the function of suppressing fate.
Of course, luck might be very important in the world of Immortals and Heroes in the Untainted Land. However, in this world without Immortals and Demons, luck could play a certain role. What was more important was that man could conquer nature!
"Since ancient times, the Ascendant cultivators have become the clouds of the past.”Zhao Wenjun looked at the nine cauldrons with the help of the fire and sighed.
"However, Zhang Yi's name will forever remain in history after a thousand years! Hahahaha!" Zhang Yi raised his torch and said boldly.
"Hahahaha!" Zhao Wenjun also laughed and asked,
"Then may I ask, which country's history is willing to save Zhang Yi?”
Zhang Yi turned around and looked at Li Xiang. His eyes were filled with confidence as he said loudly,""Qin!"
A strong wind blew, blowing Zhang Yi's hair and causing it to sway in the wind.
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After seeing the nine cauldrons, Zhang Yi decided to follow Li Xiang to Qin with great ambition.
The two of them took a carriage and left Luoyang. Less than an incense's time had passed when the carriage was stopped by someone. It turned out to be Zhao Wenjun from yesterday.
Zhao Wenjun only admired and respected Li Xiang, who had been famous for a long time. He truly treated Zhang Yi as a confidant. Unfortunately, the identity of the Zhou family's young master meant that the two of them were not fated.
Zhang Yi alighted from the carriage. Li Xiang was still resting in the carriage with his eyes closed, not listening to what they were saying.
However, when Zhang Yi returned to the carriage, he was holding a gold ingot and Zhao Wenjun's sword of benevolence, the Clear Sable.
" Zhao Wenjun insisted on giving me Zhanlu for self-defense. Brother Li, I'm just a weak scholar. If I encounter danger, don't even mention giving me Zhanlu. Even if I'm fully armed, it's useless, haha."”
Zhang Yi saw Li Xiang looking at Zhan Lu, so he raised his head and started talking about what happened under the carriage.
"Oh? The Sword of Benevolence was given away so easily?”Li Xiang stroked his chin and asked.
"Zhao Wenjun said that chaotic times are muddled and there are no benevolent kings, so he gave it to me. He even asked me to learn some martial arts from others so that I wouldn't disgrace Zhan Lu's reputation.”Zhang Yi laughed and replied.
"Oh? I have the Horizontal Sword Technique and the Horizontal Sword Technique. Do you want to learn them?”Li Xiang gently stroked the Xuanyuan Sword and asked indifferently.
"What? There's such a sword technique named after it? Interesting, but I don't have time to learn martial arts.”Zhang Yi was surprised to hear that there was a sword technique named Zongheng, but he still rejected it.
Li Xiang did not insist when he saw Zhang Yi reject him. Since that was the case, it was good to let Zhan Lu be an ornament on Zhang Yi. After all, it was the sword of benevolence and righteousness.
Not long after the two of them rode in the carriage, they did not expect to meet another group. Moreover, there was an old acquaintance they had met not long ago, Yi Wei.
"I'm really fated to meet the two of you. Qin, Wei, and Hexi are at war.”Yi Wei didn't fear that Li Xiang was from the State of Qin as he smiled and said.
"When the two countries are at war, you are selling rations?" Zhang Yi was instantly convinced by this richest man. This was simply giving up his life for money.
"If you want leather armor and swords, I have them too. Why don't the two of you follow me to watch the battle?”Yi Wei didn't understand the meaning in Zhang Yi's tone and even sent an invitation to the two.
"Lead the way." Li Xiang glanced at Yi Wei and said.
"Yes, yes! Coachman, please bring the two gentlemen to my horse.”Yi Wei nodded with a smile and said to the coachman.
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