After the master said these three words, the hall was obviously divided into two groups. The expressions of Song Hanzhi and others in the academy became very ugly, as if their beloved woman had been snatched away by bandits and lived there for another year and a half.
However, a master of martial arts like Ma Meng is at a loss: What is the Shanshui Sutra?
Cheng Dalei also belongs to the Jianghu sect, and this is the first time he has heard the words "Shan Shui Jing".
Liu Facai had obviously never heard of these three words. Chu Yunsheng was also in the hall at this moment. Cheng Dalei waved to him, and Chu Yunsheng came over obediently.
"Shan Shui Sutra...what is it?"
Chu Yunsheng was worthy of being an educated man, and said slowly: "The academy collects books from all over the world, and writes books and biographies of its own. The academy once sent disciples to inspect the geography of the mountains and rivers of the empire. It took ten years to dispatch hundreds of disciples to form one Local Geography. One hundred and eight cities in the thirteen states of the empire are all included in this landscape classic."
"Hey, it's just a map. If you lose it, just throw it away." Liu Facai said disdainfully.
There were many people on the scene who had the same idea as Liu Facai, and the expressions of many people in the arena became relaxed.
"What did I expect? It turns out it's just a map. It shouldn't be that important."
"Thinking about how many books the academy has, they just stole a map. It seems like these thieves don't have much foresight."
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The master had no expression on his face and sat quietly. Song Hanzhi and others could hardly hide their impatience: it was really impossible to communicate with this group of uneducated people.
Cheng Dalei did not join in with these Jianghu people this time. He could still understand the importance of mountains and rivers. He is a person who attaches great importance to maps. If he can master the geography of the empire in advance, he will know where is suitable for cavalry to charge and where to station troops for defense. , where you can ambush and set up traps, you will have a better chance of winning without fighting.
The key is to see how detailed the Shanhe Classic produced by the Academy is.
So here comes the question. The Academy worked hard and painstakingly to figure out what the purpose of this book is.
"Um..." Cheng Dalei asked first: "Is there a copy?"
The Master sighed: "After the Classic of Mountains and Rivers was completed, it has been kept in the library because this book is extremely important. Even in the academy, only a few people are qualified to read this book."
"So..." Cheng Dalei asked again: "Do you have any original data or something?"
"On the day the book was completed, all the collected information was destroyed by my own hands."
"Well, what about the person who wrote the book? Shouldn't he also be killed?" Cheng Dalei.
"Uh..." Master had no choice but to focus on Cheng Dalei. This kid broke the casserole and asked the question. He was obviously very interested in the Book of Mountains and Rivers. What would happen if there was a copy? Would you steal it again?
It's not that Cheng Dalei didn't have this intention, he had already made up his mind to visit the library at night today. What if the master lied? To be honest, he didn't trust the character of the scholar very much.
After a while, another person walked into the hall. He was Zhang Liu, the gatekeeper of the academy. Back then, he was also a huge thief in the academy, and he was not afraid of the powerful men in the world.
"Zhang Liu fought with the thief last night. Zhang Liu, tell me, what is the thief's skill?" Master.
Zhang Liu stood upright, with an expression that no one was looking at. He said: "The leader is a big man in black robes. I didn't see his appearance clearly, but his kung fu is very broad and he focuses on strong attacks. Look, It doesn’t look like the Imperial Road.”
This speculation is exactly the same as Cheng Dalei's guess. According to what Zhang Liu said, there are currently several possibilities. One is that the masters of various princes did not use their own skills in order to hide their identities; the other is that the opponent may come from the sea.
There are many merchants coming and going in Langya City, either merchants from foreign lands or thieves entrenched on the sea. The third possibility is that the other party may be the Rong tribe.
"One more thing, I fought with them last night and I should have injured one of them." Zhang Liu said.
"Seriously?" Song Hanzhi's eyes lit up.
Zhang Liu was not very willing to pay attention to him, and snorted coldly: "I'm afraid there are only a few people in the world who can escape from my soul-chasing stick."
Zhang Liu has always had this temperament, and Song Hanzhi didn't take it seriously. He said: "The city gate was closed last night. Because of this incident, the city gate has not been opened yet, and the thieves are still injured. It is very likely that they will still
Didn’t leave Langya City.”
The master nodded: "I want to apologize to you, because the Shanshui Sutra is very important. If it falls into the hands of foreigners, there will be endless troubles. Therefore, before the thief is found, the entrance and exit of Langya City have been blocked. You will be allowed to stay in Langya City for a while.
A few days, of course, all the needs will be taken care of by our academy."
"Okay, that's how it should be." Cheng Dalei said loudly: "Being able to listen to the teachings of saints in the academy is a blessing we all dream of, don't you think so?"
Everyone looked at him, thinking that this kid must be a joke.
Who doesn’t know that Master’s words imply house arrest? To put it more deeply, it is related to the book theft incident. Even if he is not personally involved, it is impossible to say that he is colluding inside and outside.
Everyone agreed hypocritically and said things like "yes, yes", but they all felt a little unhappy in their hearts.
Cheng Dalei was willing to stay in Langya City. He was not interested in helping the academy catch thieves, but he was extremely interested in the Landscape Scripture. The Landscape Scripture was also of great use to Toad City.
Of course, Cheng Dalei did not forget another thing. After the people in the hall dispersed, he caught Song Hanzhi.
"Mr. Song, may I ask, have the Hua clan arrived?"
"They arrived this morning and have temporarily arranged to live in the back mountain. Does Mr. Ou want to see them now?"
"No, no, if something like this happens, let's wait for a while."
Cheng Dalei hasn't figured out how to meet the Hua clan members yet. He can't say a word on his own, and they will just follow him as a bandit. This matter needs to be thought about carefully.
Anyway, now that the city gate is closed, they can't leave. Once the book theft is solved, it won't be too late to solve the Hua clan's problem.
Nowadays, the entire Langya City is blocked, and entry and exit are prohibited. Not only the city gates, but also the docks where merchants come and go are also blocked. It is only in Langya City that the academy has such power.
In the city, in an abandoned charity village, several men in black appeared.
One of them was lying on the coffin board, the clothes on his back were separated with a knife, and there was a black patch on his vest, which looked very scary.
The big man in black robe asked with a cold face, "How is she doing?"
"The tenderness penetrates deep into the heart. Nothing can be seen from the outside, but all the internal organs have been seriously injured. The only way to save her is to operate an operation to release the congestion." The man replied.