mtl008 Chapter 357 The Chaotic World of Martial Arts
Chapter 357 The Chaotic World of Martial Arts
Given Li Xiuning's family background, since she enjoyed the privileged environment that her family provided, she naturally had to pay a certain price and bear her responsibilities. For example, things like love and freedom simply didn't exist for her.
All Li Xiuning can do is try her best to prove her abilities and fight for certain freedoms so that she won't become a mere tool in a marriage alliance in the future.
As for Bai Yuxiu and her group, who roamed the world freely, that was something Li Xiuning was living in a dream! Therefore, Li Xiuning was indeed very envious of the four women.
Li Xiuning expressed her utter contempt for Li Jiancheng's attempt to take advantage of Bai Yuxiu.
You can't compare to her in martial arts, interpersonal skills, or wisdom and decisiveness. Do you deserve Miss Bai?
Even in terms of appearance... Brother, do you really think you can compare to that Great Qian Dynasty Physician?
Even if it comes to status and position, you're just a mortal prince. Even if the Tang Dynasty unifies the world in the future, you'll only ever be a crown prince! How can you compare to that disciple of the immortal sect in the lower realm? You won't even get past the lifespan barrier!
Miss Bai and the others are all at the Longevity Realm! They have at least five hundred years of lifespan! (Li Xiuning was unaware that the four women also cultivated immortality.)
Instead of wasting this time, you'd be better off using it to cultivate your spiritual practice!
Li Jiancheng was speechless. Compared to Li Muyang, he was indeed incomparable. After all, he had seen Li Muyang with his own eyes in the dream space.
Unfortunately, once you fall in love at first sight and become attracted to someone's beauty, it's not so easy to let go.
Of course, this has nothing to do with Bai Yuxiu and the others anymore! Because they have already left the Tang Dynasty and are heading to the Warring States period!
To be honest, this timing was indeed somewhat targeted at the First Emperor!
Apart from the Tang Dynasty, which was still in the Sui and Tang period, the other dynasties and states were in the later stages of their establishment, some in a period of development, and at least the overall situation was stable.
Even on the Tang Dynasty's side, with the intervention of a group of players, Cihang Jingzhai and Yin Gui Sect were actually won over by Li Shimin! The Dugu family and the Song family were also drawn away.
This is simply outrageous! Even Li Muyang couldn't understand how this future Emperor Taizong of Tang managed to do it.
Perhaps this is what personal charisma is?
As for the two protagonists who were destined to be together, they were also tricked away by Li Shimin long ago.
It can only be said that it was the Legend of the Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty that limited Emperor Taizong of Tang, not Emperor Taizong of Tang who limited the novel.
Perhaps among the four emperors who were considered great figures in Chinese history, Li Shimin's achievements are the most significant! This is because his strength lay in himself! If there were changes in his subordinates, the impact would not be significant!
Li Shimin's only flaw was that he was the second son!
In this chaotic world, the only one who could rival him in the future would probably be the First Emperor at his peak.
However, in the Warring States period, the First Emperor had only recently begun to rule, let alone conquer the six states! It was uncertain when he would be able to compete with the future Emperor Taizong of Tang. It was likely that Li Muyang wouldn't have the opportunity before he clashed with the mastermind behind the scenes!
Although the Three Kingdoms period still exists, the player's involvement has significantly accelerated the formation of the Three Kingdoms situation! Most importantly! With Liu Bei's "succubus" attributes, there's a real possibility of rebuilding the Han Dynasty!
Players keep chanting about Cao Cao's ambitions! But when it comes to actually making a choice, most of them still go for Liu Bei! Because it was precisely because of Shu Han, Liu Bei, and idealists like Zhuge Liang that the Three Kingdoms period was truly the Three Kingdoms! Otherwise, it would have been nothing more than a chaotic era!
Of course, there were quite a few players looking for Boss Cao, but after Boss Cao made several disastrous mistakes, the number of players decreased significantly, and they became disheartened!
They thought they were "Xun Yu", "Guo Jia", "Xi Zhicai"... In reality, they were at most servants of Lü Boshe's family, who were killed to silence them because of suspicion, and ordinary people who were slaughtered by Cao Cao in Xuzhou.
Unfortunately, being Cao Cao's subordinate doesn't mean being valued as much as players might imagine.
For those who work for Boss Cao, ability isn't necessarily the most important factor, but it's not unimportant either; power is far more crucial! Boss Cao's side is surrounded by powerful families! These influential families would never allow any player to compete with them for their share!
They want players to work for them and grovel before them—this is incredibly disrespectful to these powerful and wealthy families! How many players can tolerate such humiliation? Before long, they united and protested! Of course, unsurprisingly, they failed!
After all, the powerful clans are deeply entrenched in Cao Wei! And the players have no chance of turning the tide, let alone overturning the game! Boss Cao wouldn't allow it!
After all that turmoil, apart from a few truly skilled players, Boss Cao was no longer well-liked by the rest of the players. He also had no way to oppose the powerful and influential families, because his power stemmed from these very people.
In Cao Cao's view, having a few players who could help him was enough. The most important role of these players was to know the development history of the Three Kingdoms, nothing more! After all, there were quite a few players, and history had been distorted beyond recognition! The special status of those with foresight was greatly diminished!
The only difference between modern players and these ancient people is the information gap! But with so many players, the information gap has diminished, so this difference is negligible!
Of course, Boss Cao wouldn't do anything himself; the dirty and hard work was done by his subordinates. Given his cunning, there was no need for him to ruin his reputation for such a small matter, even though Boss Cao's reputation was already bad enough.
If someone hadn't planned ahead to get to where they are today, they would be hopeless. Boss Cao may have character flaws and be a bad person, but his abilities are definitely not an issue.
In other words, figures like Yuan Shao had already fallen, and it can only be said that he was born at the wrong time. When Li Muyang notified the whole world and created the Dream World, he had only been dead for a short time.
Otherwise, if the expert in playing against the odds were still around, Boss Cao wouldn't be so relaxed and carefree.
Ultimately, most players flocked to Liu Bei's side. With the help of a large group of players, Liu Bei and Prime Minister Zhuge Liang were able to make things much easier and their progress was much faster than before.
As for Jiangdong Jerry... those who know, know!
Players might go looking for Zhang Lu, Liu Zhang... but they're not going to Eastern Wu to find Jerry! Let whoever wants to go, go! I'm not going!
The situation in the Three Kingdoms region is very chaotic. Apart from players who are passionate about this period of history, most people don't choose this location because they are afraid of wasting time and effort with little reward!
Therefore, Bai Yuxiu and the others did not choose this place as their travel destination, since this place was truly in a state of war!
In the Warring States period, there are quite a few players willing to help the First Emperor, especially now that he has nothing. The First Emperor is extremely eager for players to appear, and with the advice of some "talented" players, he has gotten rid of some unnecessary troubles!
For example, the "King of the Wheel"... well, not the one among the Ten Kings of Hell, but someone who achieved greatness late in life.
He was dead beyond any hope of survival!
Then, the First Emperor and his mother reconciled!
The reason for this was that the First Emperor, due to his own power, actively became hostile and distant towards Zhao Ji, leaving Zhao Ji feeling empty inside, and a rift developed between mother and son.
But some "talented" players noticed this problem and, after some psychological counseling, managed to make Emperor Qin Shi Huang (Zhao Zheng) understand! Why was he arguing with his mother? They had risked their lives to return from the State of Zhao! Was he really going to let power cause such a rift between mother and son?
You want to talk to a woman about the big picture? You might as well talk to her about the bond between mother and child! Or do you really have no feelings for your mother anymore?
The First Emperor might not be able to bring himself to do it in the future, but those who haven't yet seized power will certainly not do so!
Originally, Zhao Ji and Zhao Zheng had a complete falling out, which was due to the existence of a fake eunuch and Zhao Zheng's own distant attitude. As a result, Zhao Ji's maternal love was completely transferred to those two illegitimate children! Once it reached that point, there was truly no turning back!
but now?
Heh, that fake eunuch didn't even leave a trace. Don't say that killing one will just lead to another. Other fake eunuchs won't pop up so easily either. Zhao Zheng is keeping an eye on things himself!
Secondly, there's another reason: Lü Buwei and Zhao Ji might have had an affair! But regardless of whether this is true or not, it must be a lie!
Lü Buwei wanted a fake, Zhao Ji wanted a fake, and Zhao Zheng wanted a fake too! So it had to be fake!
The timing of the player's appearance was too early for the Warring States period; there was still room for maneuver.
Most importantly, Zhao Ji and Zhao Zheng have absolutely no reason to be enemies! If the First Emperor wants to rule, the simplest way is to first seize power from Zhao Ji!
Zhao Ji refused to relinquish power because her early experiences in the Zhao state made her feel insecure. As her son, does Zhao Zheng not even have the ability to give his mother a sense of security?
That must be impossible!
What Zhao Ji wanted was a simple sense of security: to no longer be alone and vulnerable to being bullied! Isn't that exactly what Zhao Zheng, as her son, should be doing?
Appealing to her emotions and reasoning with her, Zhao Ji relented first! She's more driven by emotion than reason; reasoning with her is useless, you have to appeal to her feelings! Spend more time with her! So she voluntarily relinquished power! It wasn't Zhao Zheng who proposed it!
This is also the advice players gave Zhao Zheng! Because even if Zhao Zheng himself doesn't bring it up, the palace maids around Zhao Ji will! Zhao Ji herself will also think about it! Therefore, these kinds of words must never come from Zhao Zheng's mouth! Otherwise, it will be more likely to backfire!
After that, it was only natural that Lü Buwei would step down. Zhao Zheng's rule was an inevitable trend, and if he continued to oppose him, he would surely die! It was better to step aside sooner rather than later and at least preserve a good reputation!
Incidentally, the players' chat channel is invisible to people in this world. This was intentionally set up by Li Muyang. Otherwise, these ancient old foxes might have tormented these modern young players to death!
Who says people in ancient times were stupid? They just lacked information!
Not to mention, there was also the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven) in the Warring States period!
Li Muyang wants players and natives to develop in a balanced way and make progress together, rather than one side dominating. History has proven that both sides have their advantages and disadvantages, and one side dominating is not conducive to development.
There are still many secrets in this chaotic world that have not yet been revealed.