I'm only one year old, what the heck is a Overturning System?!-Chapter 215 - 132 The Mystery of Beixiong Pass (Please Subscribe)

On the unnamed hillside, the cold wind of late autumn blows, rustling the treetops.

Beside it, water from a mountain spring smashes against the rocks on the cliff, splashing droplets, but a faint red glow sweeps them into the creek.

Xie Dongan’s crisp voice was filled with certainty, his eyes squarely and directly gazing at Chen Yi.

His appearance wasn’t particularly handsome, quite inferior to Chen Yi, yet he was extremely clean.

A delicate and slightly immature face, with eyebrows flying diagonally at the corners of his eyes, a full and broad forehead, noble, upright, and brimming with heroic vigor.

He was clad in a tidy and spotless azure robe, without a single wrinkle, and his wide sleeves were folded beside his knees, sitting upright.

Even if his looks weren’t outstanding, the wisdom cultivated from extensive reading was enough to make every person who saw him remember him deeply.

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At least at this moment, Chen Yi felt a touch of odd fascination towards Xie Dongan.

"Zhou Guanwu..."

Chen Yi savored this name, lightly laughing he said, "It seems that many things have happened in the Kyoto Prefecture that I’m not aware of."

Xie Dongan noncommittally nodded his head, further confirming his suspicions.

"When your name first became known throughout the Wei Dynasty, Grandfather said, fortunately, you were initiated into the Grand Void Sect, rather than staying in the Kyoto Prefecture."

"At the time, I thought what Grandfather meant was he feared you’d be schemed against by others should you remain in the Kyoto Prefecture."

"Now it seems, Grandfather was afraid you, impulsive in your youth, would unsheathe your sword and shatter Kyoto Prefecture’s century of peace."

The speaker unintended, the listener intentional.

Chen Yi calmly looked at him, having already confirmed in his heart that Xie Dongan knew of the covert actions taken by Duke Jingye, Zhou Tiance.

However, he did not immediately ask about those secrets, instead, he laughed and said:

"Brother Dong An, we have a lot of time tonight, why don’t you tell me about some major events of the Kyoto Prefecture?"

Xie Dongan paused, then shook his head with a smile, and poured another cup of wine for each of them, lifting his cup he said:

"Mr. Chen, you’re calmer than I expected."

Chen Yi raised his cup to clink with his, drank it in one gulp, and laughed:

"Some things, having waited a long time for, don’t mind waiting a while longer; they could turn out to be more interesting."

"Interesting? Haha, Mr. Chen is an interesting person," Xie Dongan laughed.

After the laughter, he spoke seriously, "In recent years, there hasn’t been much of note in the Kyoto Prefecture."

"At least, none that would seem significant in the presence of Mr. Chen’s mastery of the Sword Dao. There are only two matters worth mentioning."

Chen Yi slightly bowed his head in a listening pose.

"One, the strife between civil servants and the marquis has grown irreconcilable; the second is that the Holy Emperor intends to appoint the Crown Prince."

Xie Dongan didn’t leave them in suspense, and the matters he spoke of were significant, each more so than the last.

"Let’s start with the first matter."

"The discord between civil servants and martial lords has a long history, rooted since the founding of the Wei Dynasty."

"I believe Mr. Chen has read the historical records of the Dark Ages."

"That time wasn’t just the history of the Human Race struggling against demon enslavement but also an era of diverse legacies flourishing."

"Until the previous Emperor Wei ’dismissed all other teachings, exclusively venerating Confucianism’, did that era come to an end."

Xie Dongan, with a gift for oratory, recounted with rhythm and emphasis, as if transporting them back a thousand years to that illustrious period.

However, what concerned Chen Yi was his admiration for Confucianism in his words.

Although it was not unreasonable for Xie Dongan, who hailed from the Kyoto Academy, to admire Confucianism, it inevitably caused a ripple in Chen Yi’s heart, someone from a martial background and an initiate of the Taoist way.

What he did not understand was why such a smart person as Xie Dongan would say those words to him and what was his purpose?

Surely it wasn’t to make him abandon the Taoist way and convert to Confucianism?

Xie Dongan’s voice paused for a moment, his eyebrows raised slightly as he addressed him, "Since that time, the battle for legacy turned into a struggle between literature and martial prowess."

"On the surface, the martial lords seem to be weaker, but in reality, their strength has not diminished due to the existence of the Ten Thousand Mountains in the north, the Southern Barbarian Land, and the West Continent Buddha Country – their power has even been growing yearly."

"By now, the garrison soldiers recruited by the various martial lords have essentially become their private troops."

Hearing this, Chen Yi slightly furrowed his brows.

To his knowledge, Xie Dongan’s words were not fabricated.

Not to mention others, in Duke Wuan’s residence where he lived, there were many guards from the Wuan Army.

Or rather, many of the Chen Family would join the Wuan Army.

"Brother Dong An, the martial lords guarding the borders is the Wei Dynasty’s frontline; even if, as you say, they have private soldiers among the troops they lead, they are still defending the frontier."

Xie Dongan smiled and shook his head, "Mr. Chen, you’ve seen only the good side, but do you know how much trouble the martial lords have caused over the years because of this?"

"Not to go too far back, did you see the shield-bearing soldiers led by Marquis Annan at the South-Garrison Pass?"

Chen Yi nodded; he had noticed the soldiers on the city walls when he previously left the South-Garrison Pass.

Xie Dongan continued to ask: "How strong are they?"

"Very strong," Chen Yi thought for a moment and replied.

His definition of strong was not compared to the prodigies of Sects, but rather relative to the guards in county towns and prefectural cities.

Almost all the defense soldiers at South-Garrison Pass were above the Seventh-grade Realm, with some captains even reaching the Fifth Grade Core Formation Realm.

"Yes, being at the Fifth Grade Core Formation Realm to only be a Captain, the Fourth Grade Spirit Aperture Realm to be a Colonel, and the Third Grade Heavenly Union Realm to be a General."

Xie Dongan said with a tone tinged with emotion: "On this South-Garrison Pass, aside from Marquis Annan Xu Hengjun’s forces, there are four Generals and a hundred Colonels."

"And this is just one branch of the Annan Army, merely one-third of the troops under the King of the Southern Garrison."

"If we account for the three martial lords stationed at Beixiong Pass and the grand army outside the main peak of Luofu Mountain in the west, seventy percent of the Wei Dynasty’s soldiers are under the control of the martial lords."

Having said this, Xie Dongan looked at Chen Yi, asked with a serious tone: