Xu Piao died and was reborn, transmigrating in a blink of an eye into an interstellar online game sweet romance novel, becoming a cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name.
As soon as these words fell, the distance between the stone wall and the mountain where the players were located suddenly shortened, as if they were about to collide. The players exclaimed again, and many of them closed their eyes reflexively. But the next moment, they passed through the stone wall and came to a bamboo forest.
The mountains disappeared, the clouds disappeared, and the man in white disappeared.
"...It really deserves to be called CH, every CG is so..." The person who finally breathed a sigh of relief tried to think of an adjective, but after thinking for a long time, he could only think of "thrilling".
"When I heard the first few lines, I felt that it was very much in the style of Taibai. I didn't expect that the poem was actually written by Taibai. It's worthy of me!"
"Why is it worthy of you? It should be worthy of Li Bai!"
People who have a preliminary understanding of the beauty of poetry keep repeating the line "Kill one person every ten steps, and leave no trace in a thousand miles. When the task is done, leave with a brush of clothes, hiding both body and name." Although they don't understand what's so beautiful about this line, people who have a little feeling for it all say that some images seem to vaguely appear before their eyes.
Even Huang He, who had never played "Peach Blossom Spring" or other CH games, couldn't help but replay these words in his mind. He didn't even understand the meaning of these words, but he felt that something in his heart was mysteriously touched.
Something is stirring and awakening.
Of course, this CG did not end so quickly. Just after the players' vision shifted to the bamboo forest, they suddenly heard a very clear "clang" sound in the bamboo forest.
In the shade of layers of bamboo forest, a man in green clothes, almost the same color as the bamboo forest, flew out of the bamboo forest. With a lightness and silence that was almost as light as falling bamboo leaves, he tapped the bamboo pole with his toes, and a flash of cold light suddenly jumped in front of their eyes, and at the same time, the sharp and cold murderous aura also jumped out.
When had the interstellar people ever experienced such primitive and powerful murderous aura? They were unable to move, but soon they saw another person in black clothes stand up from under the dead branches and leap up to meet them. The two swords flashing with cold light collided with each other, making a loud clanging sound.
Huang He couldn't help but hold his breath, watching the two weapons collide and split open without blinking, watching the cold light flash and bamboo leaves flying. The two men fought in a way that was more straightforward and beautiful than using hot weapons, as if dancing. One of them put his sword close to the ground behind him to block the other man's knife, then swept his leg to force the other man back, then turned around and pinched a falling bamboo leaf with two fingers. The bamboo leaf turned into a blade in that man's hand, and after shooting out, it was dodged by the other man and nailed to the bamboo pole.
So, so beautiful!
Many people were fascinated by this battle in the bamboo forest. Their adrenaline surged and their faces turned red with excitement.
Then the scene changed again, turning into a bustling town. There were also several people fighting with swords. They fought to the edge of a bridge, stepped on a railing on the side of the bridge and flew down to the bridge. A tent on the side of the bridge was stepped on by one of the people, and a shaky pole fell down.
"Ouch!" A disheveled old man sitting under the bridge was hit on the head by a falling pole. He rubbed his head and looked up unhappily, "A few young, inexperienced boys, just fighting, and hitting passers-by. How unruly..."
As he spoke, the old man with a dirty face stood up shakily, holding on to a thin wooden stick. At a speed that was difficult for ordinary people to see, he came to the middle of the people who were confronting each other on the bridge, and hit the knees of several people with the thin wooden stick at a tricky angle, making them scream and shout, "Old senior, please spare my life!" All his arrogance was gone in an instant.
The scenes then changed much faster. There was a girl riding a four-legged animal galloping across a grassy grassland. The girl was wearing a strange and cool outfit. The wind blew her hair and clothes. She laughed happily and boldly, "Good horse, run faster!"
In the desert filled with yellow sand, someone was walking slowly, leading an animal with two humps on its back. The animal was wrapped tightly, but on his back was a weapon that looked very sharp, with a bloody cloth bag hanging on the weapon.
...In addition to this, there are many, many more pictures.
These scenes flashed by, there were two people holding swords and looking at each other, there was a woman in a wedding dress holding a sword, cutting off her hair in tears and turning around, there were people sitting at a wooden table in different postures drinking and chatting, there was also a person with his face covered and only one eye exposed, landing lightly on the roof in the rainy night... These countless scenes went from quiet to noisy, and from noisy to quiet, and the last figure turned his back to the people, raised his hand and waved, and left in a leisurely manner. The figure blurred and turned into the three words "Bu Liuxing".
The CG is over.
The surrounding environment has also changed back to that of a virtual network square.
"Hu——" Someone let out the breath he had been holding for a long time.
The situation was similar in many virtual networks, and after things calmed down, the players started talking about it.
"It's amazing! The last time there was such a stunning spectacle was in Record of Mountains and Seas! I have a feeling this will be a game I'll definitely love. When does it launch today? I'm going to play it right away."
"So cool! I've always thought the weapons used by travelers were cool, but I never thought they could be this cool when used properly!"
"But why do people in this game fly? It doesn't look like something like 'Record of Mountains and Seas'?"
"I won't go into the other stuff, but what's that rideable animal? It looks awesome, especially when you can ride it in an open area. You saw it just now, right? It must be really cool to ride it!"
"I know that one. It's called a horse. It actually exists in Peach Blossom Spring. You can occasionally see horses in the background stories of travelers. But I haven't ridden one in Peach Blossom Spring. They're used to collect mare's milk to make kumis."
“…”
All the thousands of words finally came together into one sentence.
——"We agreed to launch the game online starting today, where's the game?"
Huang He naturally started thinking about this question, completely forgetting that he came here in the first place to see what game made Shi Yue say goodbye to him.
Otherwise, just play and observe the game first. After all, they are games made by the same producer, so there will always be something in common. Maybe playing this can help me figure out the reason - this is how Huanghe convinced himself.
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard someone in front of him shout, "Is that the entrance over there? It's open!"
The light screens connected between the five pillars previously had game entrances and exits on four of them, while the other one was empty. Now, a light screen is gradually connected to the empty space.
The words "Bu Liuxing" slowly emerged on the pillar next to it.
…
Not surprisingly, Huang He, who had convinced himself, stepped into the martial arts world of "Bu Liuxing".
As the boundary between virtual and reality changed, Huang He felt that his eyes went dark for a long time. When his eyes gradually began to see a little light, the first thing he heard in his ears was the clanging sound of swords colliding, just like the one in the video just now.
But after he could fully see his surroundings and move, the clanging sound disappeared.
Huang He looked around and found that he was in a small house. His clothes had become similar to those worn by some characters in CG - a simple short shirt with a belt and straw sandals, and even the sleeves were patched on.
Although Huang He had never played CH's game before, as a veteran gamer, Huang He was quite familiar with the process.
He was thinking about the noise he had just heard from outside, and did not spend too much time investigating the situation in the house. Instead, he chose to go out and check the situation outside.
——As a result, as soon as Huang He went out, he saw a middle-aged man dressed similarly to himself lying on the ground with his hands covering his chest, with a large pool of blood on his chest.
He subconsciously ran over to help up the middle-aged man who was stabbed in the chest. His first reaction was to find a medical cabin. After looking around, he realized that there should be no medical cabin in this world.
"My son, leave... leave here..." The middle-aged man grabbed Huang He's hand with great effort, spitting blood from his mouth.
"Don't talk for now!" Huang He prepared to give first aid to see if he could save the man, but the man didn't listen to him and continued to speak intermittently:
"The murderer is..."
What is it?
"It's Yang..."
What is Yang?
Huang He was about to listen carefully, but he saw the middle-aged man talking for a long time, and before he could finish his words, his eyes closed, his head tilted, and he died.
Huang He was unable to react for a moment.
Huanghe: ...
...Why don’t you tell me who it is in one breath!
He stared at the dead middle-aged man for a long time and took a deep breath.
However, after the death of this middle-aged man, his mission was updated and became [Newcomer to the Jianghu: Burying My Father].
He buried the middle-aged man according to the system's instructions, and then searched around the house, where he found a series of footprints and bloodstains, as well as an [Iron Sword].
After completing the first chapter of "First Entering the Jianghu", there is another chapter "First Entering the Jianghu: Becoming a Master"
However, for Huang He, he actually didn't understand many of the words in these task prompts. For example, there is no such word as "dad" in StarCraft. So he treated the system as a question-and-answer machine and asked what "dad" is.
It's your dad
Huang He frowned, "What does 'jianghu' mean, and what does it mean to become a disciple?"
[The Jianghu is a collection of intentions. Players will understand this later. Becoming a disciple is similar to attending school.]
Huang He understood what I said.
After the task [Newcomer to the Jianghu: Become a Disciple] is completed, the system points out the eight directions: east, south, west, north, northwest, northeast, southeast, and southwest, and explains that there are eight different sects in these eight directions. The player can choose any direction to go in and become a disciple of a sect.
Huang He looked at the names of the eight sects marked by the system. Even with the annotations, he felt that he could not understand them at all. Names like Jingyue Pagoda, Kongchan Mountain, Shaolin Temple, Taichu Palace, Wuwei Sect, etc. gave him a headache but he still couldn't choose one. After looking for a long time, he saw a small lit map in the gap between the northwest and north of the map given by the system, marked with [Suiyi Town].
He subconsciously felt that this random town sandwiched between various sects was a bit strange, so he pointed at it and asked the system, "What about this?"
[This…] The system's voice seemed to pause. Huang He didn't know why, but he felt as if he heard a hint of laughter in the system's flat voice. [Suiyi Town, as its name suggests, is a very casual town. However, many small and hidden sects outside the eight major sects will stop here to purchase their supplies. Players can also complete the quest to become disciples in this town. However, you may become disciples of a powerful hidden sect or a master who hides his identity, or you may become disciples of some empty shell of a fraudulent sect, where you won't even learn the basics of martial arts.]
In other words, it is an option that relies more on luck.
When had Huang Hetangtang, the male protagonist of the original novel, ever been afraid of gambling? After hearing what the system said, he immediately made a decision, "Then I'll go to this Suiyi Town to take a look."
The system didn't say much and marked the route to Suiyi Town for Huanghe.
According to the map, Huanghe was able to walk along the Huanghe River. In this way, Huanghe started his journey to Suiyi Town. When he encountered some difficult roads on the way, he spontaneously learned to use the iron sword in his hand to clear away the bushes and dead branches that blocked the road.
Along the way, he also saw a few players sporadically, but not many of them were proficient. The system did not actively introduce Suiyi Town. Most players probably chose one from the eight sects introduced. Only a few people noticed Suiyi Town.
Although they were not coming from the same direction, Huang He communicated with the players who were planning to go to Suiyi Town and found that everyone had experienced the "The murderer is..." plot at the beginning.
As Huang He was walking, he suddenly noticed a man squatting by the roadside, grunting and digging something. The man was using an iron sword as a shovel and muttering something happily.
"...What are you doing?" Huang He was a little curious, so he stopped and watched the man's movements for a while before asking.
"There are so many blue-headed mushrooms here, maybe they will be useful. I want to dig them up and put them in my backpack... There are also blue-headed mushrooms, they are growing so fat!" The man didn't even raise his head, digging happily. Huang He only saw the man dig out a small thing with a hat, and was very confused about what he said.
What is the tricholoma? ...What is the tricholoma?
When the player finished digging and looked up, he finally had time to greet the bewildered Huanghe. "Hello, I'm Xiaobaicai... Um... Haven't you played Peach Blossom Spring? The tricholoma and the scutellaria are both delicious. I didn't know if they were edible in this game, so I saw them on the road and thought of digging some up."
After all, hoarding anything useful you see is an old habit of players of "Shan Hai Lu" and "Taohuayuan".
"Hello, I'm Huang He." Huang He had occasionally heard of Xiao Bai Cai's name and knew he was a big streamer. Seeing that Xiao Bai Cai seemed to know a lot, he exchanged names with Xiao Bai Cai. "I've definitely never played these games before... Are you also going to Suiyi Town to try your luck and become his apprentice?"
Xiao Baicai scratched his head in confusion. "Suiyi Town? I don't know. I was planning to go to Zhenjian Sect to take a look. Isn't this the road leading to Zhenjian Sect?"
Huang He: “…No.”
"Oh, then I must have gone in the wrong direction. But since we're already here, why don't we go together!" Xiao Baicai said in a very Buddhist way.
"Okay." Huang He said.
The two chatted for a few minutes, and then Xiao Baicai put the mushrooms he had dug into his backpack and left with Huang He.
Along the way, Huang He knew that Xiao Baicai was a player of "Taohuayuan", so he couldn't help asking him a lot of questions, and Xiao Baicai answered them all patiently.
"They say that the poem on the stone wall was written by someone in "Peach Blossom Spring"? " While asking, Huang He suddenly asked this question.
Xiao Baicai didn't expect Huang He, who claimed he had never played any CH games, to suddenly ask this question. After a moment's pause, he smiled and said, "Yeah, that song 'Xia Ke Xing' by CG, right? You can tell from the words that it's Taibai's style."
He then recited a line from "The Knight-errant" that was still fresh in his memory: "I stopped by Xinling to drink, my sword drawn and laid across my knees. I offered roast meat to Zhu Hai and cup to Hou Ying. When I heard this line, it felt as if I were seeing him drinking in my own village. It was so vivid!"
Huang He listened to Xiao Baicai's familiar words when she talked about this person, and couldn't help but blinking and looking at Xiao Baicai. At this moment, he felt that Xiao Baicai seemed to be from a different place. When she said these words, Xiao Baicai seemed to be from another world.
"His name is... Li Bai?" Huang He continued to ask.
"Yes, but people usually call him Taibai. Taibai is his pen name." Seeing that Huanghe was very interested in Li Bai, Xiaobaicai gradually came up with the idea of recommending him. She pulled Huanghe to talk about Li Bai's story, and read him several of Li Bai's poems that she had memorized, and explained what each sentence meant.
How could Huang He, a somewhat elementary school student, resist the heroic spirit and unrestrainedness of the poet Li Bai? He was so fascinated by the music that he didn't even realize that his eyes were getting brighter and brighter.
…
Because they spent too much time on the road, by the time they arrived at Suiyi Town, a lot of time had passed.
But after arriving in Suiyi Town, they found they didn't know where to start.
Because the people in Suiyi Town look very casual, and most of them don't seem to be the masters with fluttering robes and various weapons that they have seen in CG, but they also look a bit powerful.
For example, the first person they saw after entering Suiyi Town was hammering iron in a shop. He had a long scar across his nose, and he looked very fierce.
There is also an old man under the bridge. Except that he is not holding a thin wooden stick and only has a bowl in front of him, he looks very similar to the old man with the wooden stick in the CG.
There was a young man setting up a stall in front of the restaurant. His clothing style was very similar to the Miao girl that Xiaobaicai had seen when watching Xiaoqin's live broadcast. There was a snake wrapped around his body that was taller than a human. The snake quietly stretched its head out and circled around the buns in the restaurant. When the proprietress was not paying attention, it took a bun and returned it to the young man. As a result, the proprietress discovered him, picked up a broom and chased him out. The young man ran away quickly with the snake and the buns.
Xiao Baicai was a little interested in the sect represented by the young man, but the young man ran too fast and he had no time to catch up with him, so he had to give up.