Xiao Ning thought to himself.
Nothing was said that night.
Early the next morning, just as the morning bell rang on Wudang Mountain and the loud voice of Song Dachuan, the supervisor of the outer courtyard, echoed throughout the outer courtyard, Xiao Ning had already arrived at the foot of the mountain after giving a greeting.
He was dressed in a simple blue robe, carrying only a standard longsword of a Wudang disciple, and set off.
Unbeknownst to him, ten years had passed since he came to this world. He had grown from a mischievous child into a handsome young man, and his martial arts skills had also improved from a clueless novice to a legendary martial arts master.
The events of his past life were already buried deep in his memory, and Xiao Ning's every word and action was no different from those of people in this era.
From the initial fear and unease upon learning about the world after transmigrating, to the ecstatic joy upon obtaining the sign-in system's cheat code, all these feelings surfaced in my mind.
Xiao Ning's cautious nature kept him at home on Wudang Mountain, and although he longed for the poetic and picturesque life of wandering the martial world with a sword, he never dared to cross the line.
Now, I have finally taken the first step onto the path of the martial arts world: descending the mountain!
I, Xiao Ning, will send my voice to the world: I'm here!
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Chapter 26 Heading to Dadu
Carrying the childhood longing for the martial arts world from his previous life, Xiao Ning descended Wudang Mountain and entered the legendary martial arts world of his past life.
After leaving Junzhou, Xiao Ning headed north towards Dadu.
However, to his dismay, many days passed, and he still hadn't seen a trace of the legendary scene of a young swordsman venturing out into the world.
There were no bullying young masters harassing ordinary girls, no heroines being drugged and losing their virginity, and no highway robberies where people claimed to own the mountain or the tree. None of these things happened.
This isn't quite what I expected!
Xiao Ning muttered to himself as he traveled.
It wasn't until they left Huguang Province and were nearly a hundred kilometers away from Wudang Mountain that they arrived.
It wasn't until they entered the territory of the Central Secretariat Province that the true spirit of the martial arts world became apparent.
Along the way, all they saw were barren fields, hungry people, and a growing number of petty thieves along the path.
Xiao Ning originally intended to uphold justice and give the people a fair chance.
In the end, they discovered that most of them were commoners who had no other choice but to become outlaws and bandits, so they had to give up.
Only then did Xiao Ning realize that not the whole world was as peaceful as the area around Wudang Mountain.
It's just that people in the martial arts world have divided the area within a hundred kilometers of Wudang Mountain into the territory of Wudang Mountain, so they dare not cause trouble.
He gradually came to a realization.
Perhaps the so-called struggle for supremacy among martial arts sects is simply a struggle over the size of their territory, just like the Hong Kong triads fighting for territory in my previous life.
If your sect has many disciples and their martial arts skills are high, others will have to obediently offer you tribute every year.
If you are weaker than others, you have no say and have to obediently follow their orders.
The "might makes right" principle, a dark forest law, is vividly demonstrated in this world.
To put it bluntly, people in the martial arts world are just petty thugs from their past lives.
Jianghu sects are essentially one after another underworld gangs.
Some of them may not have been as wicked as the legends say, but this is only a small minority.
Most people in the martial arts world disregard the law and act recklessly, doing things entirely according to their personal whims.
The laws of the dynasties could not restrain them at all; they believed in letting things be done in the martial world.
The so-called "knights-errant who break the law with their martial arts" refers to these kinds of people.
It's no wonder that every dynasty, regardless of its era, would openly or covertly suppress these martial arts practitioners.
After all, they were destabilizing factors in society, affecting the dynasty's rule and bringing no good to the country or its people.
However, what frustrated Xiao Ning was that he himself had become that kind of person, even a gangster boss.
One can only say that life is unpredictable! Is it fate? Or is it destiny?
After traveling north for about ten days, Xiao Ning finally arrived in Dadu.
The Mongol cavalry were invincible, their military might extending for tens of thousands of miles.
No dynasty in Chinese history has ever covered such a vast territory as any other.
Dadu was the capital of the Mongol Yuan dynasty, which is the modern-day Beijing.
The emperor's residence was filled with countless envoys from various small countries and tribes.
As soon as he entered the city gate, Xiao Ning saw that most of the people coming and going on the streets were blond-haired and blue-eyed, while Han Chinese were in the minority.
Xiao Ning randomly chose an inn and settled down in Dadu.
As for accommodation, it all depended on the tributes from the bandits who appeared from time to time along the way.
Otherwise, there would be no way to reimburse the expenses incurred along the way.
After washing up and changing clothes in the guest room, I washed away the dust and grime of my journey.
Xiao Ning went downstairs and casually found a table in the lobby to sit down.