Volume 1 The Wind Rises Chapter 4 The Secret History of the Rivers and Lakes

Today, there are ten super forces above the rivers and lakes, namely the Moon God Palace, the Sword Sect, the Sword Sect, the Tianyahai Pavilion, the Mofeng Pavilion, the Tianji Pavilion, the Yuanhua Sword Sect, the Xuanxuan Sect, the Eagle Yang Sect, and the Dongxuan Sect. These ten major forces are beyond the state and are inextricably linked with the countries of the mainland.

The Moon God Palace is the most mysterious sect, no one knows where it is, and the descendants of the sect rarely walk the rivers and lakes, but every heir who walks in the rivers and lakes is the strongest person in the mainland, and it is its unusual features that make it a first-class super force in the rivers and lakes.

The Sword Sect is located within the territory of the Great Qin Empire, and the sect town sect mastery "Heart Sword Decision" is one of the four great masteries of the rivers and lakes. The sect heirs were active throughout the Great Qin Empire and were closely related to the Great Qin Imperial Court, and many of the masters in the imperial army came from the Sword Sect.

The Sword Sect is located in the territory of the Great Wei Empire in the western part of the mainland, and it is the most powerful sect in the Great Wei Empire. The Sword Sect is to the Great Wei as the Sword Sect is to the Great Qin, the Sword Sect and the Sword Sect can be said to be the natural enemies of the inheritance for thousands of years, looking back at the historical process of the mainland for nearly a thousand years, the history of the Sword Sect and the Sword Sect fighting each other is absolutely indispensable.

Located outside the South China Sea, Tianya Haige rarely intervenes in the disputes of mainland countries, and is an ancient sect that has been inherited for thousands of years.

Mofeng Pavilion is located in Mobei, is the largest sect in Beihu, most of the disciples serve in the Beihu army, its sect's "Desert Wind and Smoke Array" is the most suitable for group battles, this set of formations is known as the first group battle formation in the mainland. Therefore, the most difficult thing for the rivers and lakes to provoke is the disciples of Mofeng Pavilion, because they have never understood what it means to fight alone.

Tianji Pavilion is located in the Central Alliance in the middle of the continent, the Central Alliance is a rather alternative existence in the Canglan Continent, not the existence of a country, just a loose commercial alliance composed of more than a dozen nearby principalities, there is no regular army, only the existence of mercenaries. And Tianji Pavilion is not like the general martial arts sect, but like a commercial organization, relying on the strong commercial tentacles of the business alliance, Tianji Pavilion has become the most well-informed organization in the rivers and lakes. Every ten years, the list of "heaven", "earth" and "people" released by Tianji Pavilion has become the most authoritative and recognized by people in the rivers and lakes.

The Yuanhua Sword Sect is located in the territory of Baiyue in the southwest of the mainland, and it is also the strongest force in the territory of Baiyue. Their sect's mastery "Yuanhua Sword Record" is also a mastery of the mighty rivers and lakes.

The Xuanxuan faction is located on the island of Xuanxian outside the East China Sea, and every year there will be descendants to travel to the mainland, and their descendants are also very distinctive, they are a man and a woman, and every year there will be a pair of descendants entering the mainland for a year-long travel, and they are good at joining forces to fight the enemy.

The Eagle Yang Sect is located on the Eagle Yang Mountain in the northwest of the empire, and the sect town faction "Eagle Yang Sword Decision" is said to come from one of the four great schools of the "Heavenly God Map", which is said to have the ability to shatter the void when practiced to the extreme. However, the most well-known of this sect is not martial arts, but the method of taming beasts, and almost all the animal tamers in the mainland are from this sect. Therefore, the Jianghu consensus hawkish faction is an existence that must not be provoked, and no one wants to face an army composed of wild beasts.

Dongxuan School is located in the southwest of the Great Qin Empire and the border of Baiyue in the 100,000 mountains, advocating Taoist quiet nature, self-cultivation and qi, and the method of raising qigong is a unique in the world.

In addition, there are still two martial arts holy places in the rivers and lakes: Pudu Cihang and Ethereal Immortal Palace. These two holy places have always existed in legends, and they have never been passed on to the world in peacetime, but whenever there are frequent wars and chaos on the mainland, there will always be descendants of two holy places who enter the world to save all sentient beings and straighten things up. All in all, the descendants of these two holy places have not entered the world for nearly a thousand years, and even many people in the rivers and lakes believe that they only exist in legends.

Fengming City, Yongzhou Prefecture, an important hub leading to the northwest border of the empire, was named after the legend that a phoenix was reborn here in ancient times, and it has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times. Since the beginning of the empire, a county city has been set up here, and after thousands of years of development, it has become the largest and most prosperous city in the northwest of the empire. However, due to the severe drought in Yongzhou in recent years, the people have been displaced, and this ancient city that has lasted for thousands of years has lost its former prosperity, and gradually revealed a trace of depression.

The twilight is slightly smoky, and the entire Fengming City is rendered in a slightly dark night, and you are like a huge desolate beast entrenched on the Yongzhou Plain, which looks ancient and distant. The county soldiers guarding the gate at the city gate lazily leaned on the edge of the city gate hole and took a nap, waiting for the sound of the gong to be changed, and it was about to be the time to close the city gate.

Just when the county soldiers guarding the gate were feeling sorry for themselves, a rapid sound of horses' hooves sounded from far and near, and the county soldiers opened a pair of somewhat yellow eyes to look, only to see a white figure on the official road not far away flashing like a lightning bolt, and it had stopped in front of him in a few breaths. Only then did I see that it was a tall steed covered in snow-white with no stray hair, and immediately sat a handsome young man dressed in white and tied with a scarf and hair. "What a beautiful young man! What a wonderful horse!" the county soldier couldn't help but let out a sigh of admiration from his heart.

The young man's cold face showed a hint of joy at this time, "Fortunately, it was in time and the city gate has not been closed yet." He took out a piece of broken silver from his bosom and threw it into the arms of the guards of the county, and then beat the horse into the city. "Thank you for your hard work, please drink!" the voice came, and one man and one horse had already gone far. The soldier guarding the gate looked at the vague figure in the distance a little stunned, and shook his head, if it weren't for the broken silver in his hand, he suspected that he was dazed and confused just now. Suddenly came back to his senses, the sound of the watch just now seemed to have sounded, hurriedly went to close the city gate, cleaned up and went home, and then remembered the piece of broken silver in his arms, and let his aunt buy more rice in a hurry, the price of this rice has risen every day recently, phew...... These unscrupulous profiteers.

Not to mention the complaining soldiers of the gatekeepers, but said that after the white-clothed young man entered the city, he led the horse slowly along the bluestone paved street, and it was completely dark at this time, and there were few pedestrians on the street, and occasionally one or two were seen, and they were also in a hurry. From time to time, you can see curled up in the shadows of the street corners, all of whom are people fleeing from the surrounding counties. Seeing this, the young man in white couldn't help but feel sorry in his heart: since he entered the territory of Yongzhou, he could see people starving to death when passing by from time to time. For the sake of these people who are poorly clothed and hungry, Yan Mou must also make a career, so as to live up to this seven-foot body and come to this world in vain. It turned out that this young man in white was Yan Wushuang, who had just bid farewell to Yang Zhenhai and his son.