This Martial Saint's Health Bar is Too Thick!-Chapter 365 - 83: In the City, Today That Year
Chapter 365 -83: In the City, Today That Year
Li Fei rose from the great hall and retraced his steps to where his car was parked.
After he got back into the car, three vehicles slowly drove out of the estate.
Over half an hour later, the cars returned to Wuda.
Upon reaching the gate, they stopped as usual for the guard’s check.
“Hello, are you student Li Fei?”
A guard approached the rear window of the dark gold “Qilin” and spoke to Li Fei inside.
“Yes, I am.”
“Someone left something at the guardhouse for you, specifically asking to give it to you.”
“What is it?”
“A book.”
Saying this, the guard handed over a neatly wrapped book.
Li Fei took the book and asked, “May I know who sent it?”
“The person didn’t leave any information.”
The guard shook his head.
“Okay, thank you.”
Li Fei thanked him and looked at the book in his hand—”The Sorrow of the Princes.”
He paused for a moment when he saw the title.
It was a bit too targeted.
Flipping through the book, he found it to be a serious history book that recorded the unparalleled geniuses in the history of Martial Arts from the past thousand years, who all met their early demise in various ways.
Hence the title “The Sorrow of the Princes.”
The strong are all geniuses.
But not all geniuses become the strong.
Li Fei also saw the man whose record he had broken.
This man, named Situ Jian, was a royal descendant from Zhou Country over eight hundred years ago.
From implant insertion to achieving the Tao Foundation Stage, he took just over a year, and “Unity” took him 92 days.
This record had stood unbeaten for over eight hundred years!
Considering the advancements in Martial Arts today, over eight hundred years later, with more mature Implants and more available Elixirs, the speed of breakthroughs has significantly increased at every stage.
This demonstrated how exceptional Situ Jian’s talent was.
However, this unparalleled genius named Situ Jian died in the second year after reaching the Tao Foundation Stage, without even hitting the Tao Foundation Stage Peak or beginning to target the Realm of Martial Arts Master.
According to official history, Situ Jian’s death was caused by a Deviation during practice, which led to his sudden demise.
In unofficial history, there are numerous versions, claiming he was murdered, poisoned, or conspired against by the Crown Prince of Zhou Country among various reasons.
“The Sorrow of the Princes” documents the most shining talents of various eras, but none of these geniuses lived to fully realize their potential.
Towards the end of the book, the author included a short story based on his own experience:
During the seventh year of the era of Hongguang, the author visited a small village whose inhabitants had traditionally lived by snake catching.
Because the majority of snakes in the surrounding area were venomous, the people of the village generally died young.
After talking with many villagers, the author was surprised to find that the longest surviving individuals were those whose skills in snake catching were quite ordinary. Those who were the most skilled and talented had all died earlier.
In the climax of the short story, the author wrote in a meaningful tone:
“Looking through the long river of history, the majority of those who reached the summit of Martial Arts were actually not the most brilliant talents of their respective eras.”
Reading this sentence, Li Fei involuntarily thought of Hao Yi.
His own teacher had been the brightest talent in not only Datong Prefecture but the whole of Feng Province over thirty years ago, yet his ultimate fate had not been favorable.
“The tree that sticks out gets beaten by the winds,” an old proverb that still held much truth.
Although Li Fei did not know who had sent the book, its cautionary and warning implications were quite clear.
Li Fei knew that simply relying on the reputation of being “the best in history” was not enough to awe people, which was why he immediately sought out Shi Caiming and then asked Wuda to provide him with protection.
He wanted to use his status as an unparalleled genius to leverage power.
But he had yet to understand why Yan Shijin had flatly refused him. freewebnσvel.cøm
After getting out of the car, Li Fei took “The Sorrow of the Princes” and made his way to the Office of Academic Affairs.
He entered Wen Ke’s office and straightforwardly said:
“Professor Wen, I’d like to know all the deeds associated with my teacher Hao Yi from over thirty years ago. Does the school have records?”
The incidents caused by Hao Yi back then were too significant and had an extremely negative impact, leading to the imprisonment of many officials and even forcing a Garrison Commander to retire early.
Such events were naturally not allowed to spread widely, so the Government had always been deliberately blocking the news and erasing the traces left by Hao Yi.
So much so that after more than thirty years, it had become difficult to clarify the specifics of the incidents.
Back then, the Tiger Saber Gang only managed to find a rough outline.
The Inspection General Office certainly held detailed records, but Li Fei, with his current level of access, definitely could not view them, so he had to rely on Wuda.
Wen Ke looked at Li Fei, “There are records, but access is required.”
“Do I have the access?”
Li Fei showed his Token to Wen Ke.
Wen Ke paused for a moment and then spoke, “You should go directly to the archive department. If you’re eligible, they will provide you with the information.”
“Okay, thank you, Professor Wen.”
Li Fei politely thanked him and then left the Office of Academic Affairs for the archive department.
Similarly to his previous visit to the security office, he first requested to see the person in charge and then showed his Token, asking to browse the old records.
The person in charge also said that he needed to consult with higher authorities.
After waiting a few minutes, he came back with a complex expression:
“They said the information can be given to you, and they also asked me to pass on a message to you.”
