"I'm so old! I'm so dizzy and uncomfortable after not sleeping all night. It seems like I'd better do less of this kind of thing in the future."
Luo Changshan woke up just after noon, not because he had slept enough but because he couldn't sleep anymore. Age comes with it. After staying up late, you won't be able to recover in just one sleep. It will probably take a few days to recover.
Turning to look at his sleeping apprentice, Luo Changshan smiled and stood up without waking him up. Instead, he went to the lobby of the inn downstairs, ordered a bowl of clear soup and plain noodles to satisfy his hunger, and stopped by to sit down and wake up his brain.
After noon, there were not many diners in the lobby of the inn, and a clear soup noodle dish was quickly served. Luo Changshan was indeed hungry, so he picked up his chopsticks and started to chatter.
After finishing a bowl of noodles, he felt much better. He picked up his tea and sat in the corner of the lobby as if to rest his mind. He closed his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking.
“Why was this unheard of before?”
Suddenly Luo Changshan muttered something like this to himself. No one else heard him. Only he knew that he was talking about the young man who had never expected to be in such a situation before he came, Zhang Yan.
Luo Changshan first heard about Zhang Yan when he was chatting with some old friends at a gathering more than half a year ago. At that time, two old friends who often traveled in the west talked about the border troubles in the west in the past year or two.
He praised it greatly and mentioned the Yubei Mountain Fortress, and then talked about the "Bagua Array", "Kongming Lantern" and "Pulley" that appeared in the Yubei Mountain Fortress, saying that they were very brilliant on Yubei Mountain.
, which is also a key help in easing the border troubles in the west.
The other people had heard about it for the first time, especially those three things. They felt strange when they heard the names, so they asked about it. Only then did several people, including Luo Changshan, know that the three things were considered to be the means of their miscellaneous learning lineage, and
The person who took out these things was still a young man, and he was even a criminal soldier at that time.
Because it involves military secrets, even if the two old friends have access to some inside information, they are still limited. They can only briefly talk about and draw pictures of those few things, but the internal structure is not very detailed. Especially that
The unpredictable Bagua array only knew its name, but its power but not its reason, which made several old men who always liked to inquire about the root cause scratching their heads and restless.
But everyone at the party unanimously felt that these three things were methods used in miscellany, especially the pulley and the Kongming Lantern, which could almost be directly identified as coming from the same source of knowledge. Only the most mysterious Bagua array was not known much.
Then the question arises. Whose student is that criminal soldier? Don’t you know the rules of the miscellaneous school? How can it be spread so wantonly? And after two years, no one has come out to recognize this student? Such a situation
Isn’t it because there is a lack of discipline?
This has to do with the origin of the lineage of miscellaneous studies.
In the past, the lineage of miscellaneous studies was not as noble and popular as it is now. In the beginning, the lineage of miscellaneous studies went through many hardships. It was regarded by mainstream scholarship as "the source of chaos in the minds of bad people", whether among the people or in temples.
They were all shouting and killing, which once made the Zaxue family sink to the bottom and almost be cut off.
Over a long period of time, although the knowledge remained anonymous, the knowledge of miscellaneous studies gradually showed its effects and showed amazing practicality in many aspects. Only then was it gradually recognized by people and is now sought after.
But after experiencing that long period of darkness, people in the miscellaneous school lineage have a kind of restraint and wariness towards the outside mainstream. Although it is not called "hatred", they try to hide themselves as much as possible to prevent the mainstream from being able to directly
There is room for making use of the topic. Even if some methods are exposed, they are limited to a very small range.
It is precisely because of this that both Lin Zedong and Song Qinghe were so surprised when Zhang Yan was a member of the miscellany school, because it was too rare.
"How about I go find someone to ask, isn't it a hidden sect that is not under control now?" That's what Luo Changshan said to a few old friends at that time. Later, he went to the Eastern Army camp to find him.
That episode about my friend Shi Xuan.
Luo Changshan's original intention was to find out the specific information of the criminal soldier through Shi Xuan, and then he would go to the door to contact him and teach him some rules of the Zaxue lineage. If there was a chance, he would lead him to the Zaxue school today.
Come into a circle that is loosely connected but still has a lot of protective effects.
They were all well-intentioned thoughts. But in Shixuan, Luo Changshan was stunned by the new news about the elixir. He couldn't help but be surprised for a while, and even wanted to explore a little more.
Because compared to things like the Bagua array, Kongming lanterns, and pulleys, the topic of elixirs has nothing to do with the knowledge of miscellaneous studies! Instead, it has a direct interest in martial arts.
As a result, the identity of the other party's miscellaneous students, which was previously certain, suddenly became confusing. Although it was not revealed to Shi Xuan explicitly, it still had an idea.
"Could it be that he is a cunning person who is deliberately trying to become a miscellaneous scholar?" Luo Changshan couldn't help but have this thought. But at the same time, he also knew that even if the other party was a cunning person, it would not prevent him from recognizing that the other party's methods were indeed "remarkable"
”.
After getting the specific information about the criminal soldier, Zhang Yan, from Shi Xuan, Luo Changshan rushed to Langyuan City with the help of Shi Xuan's order and the army's post horses without stopping.
First, he found the already famous "Zhang Ji Woodware Shop" in Langyuan City. When he saw the wheelchair, although it was not exquisite, but very practical, Luo Changshan couldn't help but shake his mind. Because
This wheelchair is basically a course for miscellaneous studies, and it is also a simple application of knowledge. It is outstanding in its entry point and practicality.
"Could it be a new knowledge system developed by some hidden lineage of miscellaneous scholars? For example, that kind of elixir?" This thought made Luo Changshan's heart surge again, and he even ignored the etiquette and directly revealed his identity to invite Zhang.
Yan's eldest brother led him to the door.
Luo Changshan knew about Zhang Yan's family background before he came here. It was not bad but not good either. Later, Zhang Yan gradually improved after he showed his ability in miscellaneous studies. Now he lives in Zhuzui Lane, which is a relatively relatively quiet environment.
The difference was not surprising. However, the Zhang family's simple affection for Luo Changshan made Luo Changshan make some judgments in his heart, and felt that there should be no cunning people in such a family tradition.
Then Zhang Yan came out of the alchemy. He had a handsome face and a civilized and martial spirit. His conversation was also to Luo Changshan's liking. The two talked from dinner to the early morning of the next day. The content was not much, but it once again confirmed Luo Changshan's last idea.
, he thought that Zhang Yan should be a successor of a new school who had opened up new paths in miscellaneous studies.