The Immortal Taoist Priest in the Martial Arts World

Chapter 90 No old friend in the mountains and rivers

France cut off several pieces of territory, and the Shenluo coalition retreated, leaving a garrison.

Other small countries were either annexed or divided into several pieces.

It's not that they don't want to occupy the whole country, it would be too difficult. In addition, there is also the Ottoman enemy in the east. If too much strength is consumed, it will easily cause total collapse. Swallowing so much territory is already their limit.

The current situation of the Shinra is similar to that of the Qin Dynasty in Shenzhou. Many places were changed to counties for the first time. Many nobles and their descendants are still within the territory. Although they were temporarily suppressed, once they relaxed against them, these nobles immediately counterattacked.

There is only one word to deal with them: "endure", endure until they die, and until you have trained a large number of officials to replace their ecological niche.

To deal with those who have prestige, we can only adopt the parallel system of counties and states, and then reduce the vassals step by step.

In addition to the army, there were also Ai Xiru and a group of Baidi Sect disciples, both foreigners and Chinese.

People are walking on the streets of Paris, with sewage flowing across the streets, and feces and urine on both sides of the road. Men wear high heels to prevent them from stepping on feces and urine.

"Tsk, tsk, what a bunch of barbarians. Is this the most prosperous capital city in Europe?" Canaan, a member of Esiru's tribe, said sarcastically. It's not as good as Venice.

In fact, Venice was pretty much the same before. Later, Aisiru and the Chinese people came and improved it.

Canaan blamed them wrongly. The water supply and sewage here are actually pretty good, but no one has cleaned them due to years of war and poverty.

On both sides of the street, there were many people staring at them with resentful eyes. Some people still had traces of syphilis and measles on their bodies. Fortunately, no one saw smallpox, otherwise more people might die next.

"Haha, it seems that the people still don't trust us enough." Ai Xiru said with a smile.

But that's okay too.

According to the old practice, food is distributed first, and then free treatment is given, especially for infectious diseases.

More importantly, syphilis. Disciples of the Baidi Sect who have the ability to cure syphilis will be welcomed by all classes in Europe.

Formerly a church, the place was temporarily converted into a hospital.

"O Lord!! You are the real messengers. It turns out that we were deceived by the devil!"

An old nobleman with all his hair and teeth fell out. After feeling that his body ravaged by syphilis had improved slightly, he immediately knelt down and worshiped everyone.

Tell everyone about the conspiracy of some people before.

"Haha, the truth will never fade because of others' slander, let them speak."

Soon, the reputation of the Baidi Sect was successfully established. The disciples of the Baidi Sect who had the ability to cure smallpox, measles, syphilis, and plague were regarded as gods descending to earth. If they did not have divine power, how could they have the means to turn death into life.

The conspiracy of the church in the old era was defeated before it could be revealed. People forgot about it and the Baidi Sect became orthodox.

For them, they worship the same God, but with different names and different churches.

In the French palace, Louis XIV hosted a banquet for Aisiru and others.

At the banquet, the King of France and other nobles were a little curious as they looked at the people in Aisiru holding chopsticks.

"what is this?"

"Chinese chopsticks, real nobles never use knives themselves."

The servant helped him cut it, while Ai Xiru held the food with chopsticks.

"Elegant, so elegant. I'll get a pair of chopsticks when I get home."

Thinking of this, Louis also felt that it was not very elegant to hold a knife and fork. A group of people were slaughtering and cutting a piece of meat like a murderer, like rude butchers, without the elegance of chewing slowly with chopsticks.

Customs such as drinking hot water and using chopsticks began to spread among Western European aristocrats.

On this day, Ai Xiru suddenly had a sudden impulse and called Wang Qi and said, "I am planning to go back to China and want to see it."

"Why?" Wang Qi was puzzled. Ai Xiru was already at this age and there was a risk of death at any time.

"My life is up, and I want to return to my roots."

There is an old saying in China that when one enters China, one becomes China. He spent the best years of his life in China. Being influenced by Chinese culture, he has already formed a sense of belonging to that place.

He heard that China has developed well in recent years, and he also wanted to go back and have a look.

"Okay, go back and bring me a message." Wang Qi brought his family over. He still wants to continue to develop here. His ambition for success is greater than his homesickness.

News of Asiruru's trip to China spread throughout Europe. Some monarchs who were curious about China also sent their princes or envoys to France, Spain, Poland, Denmark, etc., either by direct princes or other great nobles.

Everyone wants to know about Shenzhou, the mastermind behind the revival of the Roman Empire, and they also want to see what the Celestial Master with mysterious power looks like.

Of course, Asirru would not take them for free. Instead, he took the opportunity to ask for many royal treasures, especially books related to occultism. As long as they were old enough, the more the better, no matter which school they were in, he would take them all into his bag.

These things may be true or false, but Aisiru cannot tell them apart, so he can only pass them by.

Soon, the ship set off for China.

This is the second time Ai Xiru has returned to China, and it will probably be the last time.

Ai Xiru's body was unable to bear the bumps of the ship, but he still taught Chinese on the ship.

Gradually, Ai Xiru became tired and sometimes had to give up what he was doing. As soon as he was free, he would think of the past.

At that time, Emperor Hanchang was still a local warlord, and the Heavenly Master had just come down to travel in the mountains. The Ming Dynasty was still there, and he was a little priest traveling in the Central Plains.

At that time, I remember that it was on the way to Changsha that I saw the Celestial Master display his magical powers for the first time.

From that moment on, the gears of fate began to turn, and the history of Europa began to change.

Thinking of the past, Ai Xiru became energetic, and his whole person seemed to be glowing. On the way, he kept telling everyone about the history and culture of China, as well as their amazing resilience and knowledge.

This is a land of gods, a place where countless miracles are born.

Even if you fall asleep occasionally, you will wake up again and create glory again.His remarks made all the nobles fascinated.

Soon, the mainland appeared ahead.

"This is Yuezhou, we have arrived in Yuezhou!"

As the ship approached, everyone was shocked when they saw the scene on the shore.

"This... sea coachman Holland is nothing more than that."

The huge port, so many ships... handle hundreds of millions of goods, including cargo ships from Japan, raw materials from Qiongdao, spices from Southeast Asian countries, merchant ships from all over the world, large and small, large and small. order.

The ship docked, and the coolies on the shore also had rosy and plump faces. Except for their darker skin, their other conditions were much better than those of the people at the bottom of Europa, and they were also taller.

Factories spewing black smoke can be seen everywhere on the shore.

"What is this?" asked the Prince of France.

Officials from Guangdong Province took them to visit the steam factory. Everyone was stunned and horrified when they saw the large number of steel castings and textiles rushing out at incredible speeds.

"The production capacity of this factory is enough to meet the needs of the entire Shinra. The thousands of factories in the south of the Yangtze River, even without steam, can overwhelm Europa's industry." Guangdong officials laughed.

I originally thought that Europa was not much different from here, but it turned out to be such a crushing lead.

The nobles couldn't help but reflect, what happened to Europa?It must be a system problem.

Aisiru did not stop, but set off directly.

The railway from Guangdong to Zhongjing has not yet been completely completed. Take a train for a distance and then set off by water.

Zhongjing is the thoroughfare of nine provinces, and it is no more than two provinces away from any one province.

On the way, we got off the bus and headed to Changsha, and the remaining people continued their journey to Beijing. When they arrived in Changsha, they met their old friend Li Jianxing, who was now also gray-haired.

"Haha, Lao Ai, you're still alive." Li Jianxing's eyes turned red when he saw Ai Xiru, but he still joked.

"Are you feeling well?" Ai Xiru held his old friend's hand.

"That's great. I'll be the host tonight and treat you all to dinner."

They haven't seen each other for many years, and they just got drunk. At their age, if they see each other less often, they may not have the chance to see each other again next time.

The servants helped them into the room to rest.

The next day, Li Jianxing had a splitting headache and came to Ai Xiru's room.

"This old man..."

Opening the door and seeing his old friend quietly sleeping, Li smiled helplessly: "This old man left before me."

The bright stars of the times fade away one by one.

The news of Ai Xiru's death spread to Chang'an by train, and then to Zhongnan Mountain from Chang'an.

The bell of Zhongnan Mountain rang, bringing the news.

……

Indus cave to the sky.

The vegetation is lush, and the fruit, water ganoderma, and ginseng grow through the earth's atmosphere. Transparent butterflies float on the fruits. When the wings of these butterflies flap, little bits of fluorescence can be seen.

There are about six of them. This kind of butterfly is very expensive. Tianluo spent a lot of resources to find six of them. This butterfly can be used as medicine to improve physical defects.

In the mansion, Xu Xuan had a pile of resources and classics from Europa in front of him.

Looking at the word "Jing" in the center of the hall, I didn't know what I was thinking.

The news of Asirru's death has been received.

Xu Xuan didn't say much, feeling really regretful that he couldn't see them off for the last time.

Death is always unexpected. Dying unconsciously and in a daze is not a blessing.

Knowing the date of death is often caused by a painful terminal illness.

As your cultivation level increases, time becomes faster and faster.

This kind of thing will become more and more common. Why do monks in the ancient myths of the Mirror Realm often have to hide away from the world in order to be less tainted with cause and effect?

Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect.

Watching the lovers, friends, and comrades of the past pass away one by one, disappearing into time, how could I not be touched by the fear of death in my heart.

As time goes by and lifespan decreases, this fear attacks the heart and devours people until it destroys a person and breaks his heart.

However, unlike the people in the mirror world, Xu Xuan did not have the fear of death in his heart, but only the perception of death.

Perhaps the world here is changing too slowly, and there is no need to fight for one's own survival every day, and the mind is tense; in a relatively relaxed environment, one can calm down and think about life.

Understanding the mortal world and cultivating the state of mind have never been the exclusive domain of top masters, but a state that monks must maintain at every stage. It's just that low-level monks in the mirror world don't have that stable atmosphere.

"It's a happy ending."

The wine was poured on the ground, and a glass of turbid wine was served to the old friend.

The Yangtze River has flowed forever, and the mountains and rivers have no old friends. .

(End of this chapter)