Fang Zheng couldn't use magic in this world, but he was a time dragon after all. Apart from reincarnation, his dragon power would definitely be preserved. So during this period of time, Fang Zheng traveled around, and in addition to collecting refugees, he was also looking for interesting animals to subdue.

Most of the animals in this world are not much different from those in modern times, but perhaps because of the martial arts world, there are also many unique species. For example, in martial arts novels, there are often descriptions of thousand-year-old ice clams, which can make people immune to all poisons and increase their strength by a hundred years. This would definitely not exist in Fang Zheng's world, but similar species actually exist in this world.

Not only that, Fang Zheng actually found some species described in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the most famous of which were naturally the four sacred beasts: Azure Dragon, Vermillion Bird, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise. Of course, these four sacred beasts were not as mysterious as described in the Classic of Mountains and Seas. After communicating with them, Fang Zheng found that these strange beasts were at best longer-lived, smarter, and looked a little weirder.

However, Fang Zheng discovered some problems in it, that is, most of the creatures described in the Shan Hai Jing are actually prehistoric relics!

Like the most famous of the four sacred beasts, the white tiger is the famous saber-toothed tiger. When Fang Zheng saw it, he was so excited that he wanted to take a picture with his camera...

The same is true for the other three sacred beasts. The Azure Dragon is a genetically mutated python, most likely a descendant of the Titanoboa. It is green all over, nearly 15 meters long, and weighs tons. Perhaps because of its atavism, the head of this Titanoboa looks like a dinosaur. From a distance, it really looks like a blue dragon shuttling through the mountains and forests.

As for Xuanwu, it is a giant ground-patterned turtle. It is nearly four meters long, and its head alone is one and a half meters long. If the ancients saw this monster, they would definitely be scared to death.

The phoenix is ​​also a prehistoric giant bird. It stands three meters tall and has a wingspan of at least seven meters. The mere sight of a prehistoric giant bird like this flying through the sky is terrifying.

From this point of view, the Classic of Mountains and Seas is quite scientific. After all, most prehistoric animals were huge, and the ancients liked to make exaggerated comparisons. For example, the most famous "There is a fish in the north sea named Kun" is probably some kind of prehistoric marine creature. After all, there are occasional reports of prehistoric creatures that were thought to be extinct being found in the deep sea, so it is more normal for prehistoric creatures to escape the catastrophe and come out for a walk in ancient times.

Moreover, in the era of Shan Hai Jing, the ancient painters were not good enough, so they had to make do with existing descriptions, which naturally resulted in a lot of mistakes. For example, the description of "six legs, four wings, and snake body" in Shan Hai Jing looks like some kind of monster - to put it bluntly, it is actually a dragonfly.

What’s even worse is that you can’t say that this description is wrong.

This shows the importance of classifying organisms. At least you don't have to fill in the blanks with a bunch of similar but incorrect words.

Of course, for Fang Zheng, it would be best to find two Tyrannosaurus Rex to guard the gate, and then find a Triceratops to pull the cart, and then get a group of Plesiosaurs to fill the facade... Well, he can only dream about this when he starts to make Jurassic Park.

The above are scientific, and some are unscientific.

That is, these prehistoric creatures, especially those who have lived for a long time, almost all have special powers similar to internal strength. Of course, they can't call the wind and rain, but they are already very close to the description of internal strength in some martial arts TV dramas. For example, Xuanwu has an internal force barrier that can block physical attacks, and Qinglong can use internal force to condense water vapor into ice mist... This is very similar to the Golden Bell Cover or the Ice Palm.

Fang Zheng was amazed by this, but he didn't care much. After all, this was the world of A Step into the Past. If Fang Zheng remembered correctly, there would be The Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty, Shattering the Void, and Turning the World Upside Down. Not to mention The Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty, Shattering the Void and Turning the World Upside Down both had similar descriptions of the supreme martial artist breaking the void and escaping from the mortal world.

Of course, if we look at it from a scientific perspective, this is actually very similar to humans breaking through their original boundaries and becoming higher-dimensional creatures. This is understandable from a purely scientific perspective. However, using martial arts to achieve this effect is very unscientific.

However, Huang Yi's martial arts novels have always been like this, jumping back and forth between science and unscientific, so it is not surprising that this world is the same as well.

Ji Yanran was immediately fascinated by these animals. After all, girls like small animals, and Fang Zheng has collected many cute animals, the most famous of which is the giant panda, which is a national treasure. Fang Zheng raised them directly in the courtyard of Xiaoyao Palace. Looking at these cute and soft animals, Ji Yanran couldn't walk on the spot, and rushed over to hug and rub them.

The image of a talented woman or a barren woman has long been forgotten.

"If you don't mind, Mr. Fang, Yanran is willing to help you."

After playing with the panda enough, Ji Yanran looked very satisfied, and her attitude towards Fang Zheng was extremely nice.

"Yanran knows that there are many talented and elegant people in the six countries who are frustrated. If Master Fang agrees, Yanran is willing to invite them to Xiaoyao Palace."

"That's good."

Fang Zheng nodded. Although Ji Yanran was not famous in history, she was the most talented woman in the world in A Step into the Past. Apart from other things, she must have known more people in this era than Fang Zheng. Fang Zheng knew almost nothing about other people except for the names of people in idioms and anecdotes, such as Zhao Gao who called a deer a horse, Lian Po who asked for forgiveness with a thorny stick on his back, Xiangru who returned the jade intact to Zhao State, and Qin Shihuang, the greatest emperor of all time.

Before, when Fang Zheng was looking for someone, he would basically go to a place, then go around to ask around, and then after confirming the target, he would take the initiative to go to the door and chat, and then make an invitation after confirming the other party's strength. Of course, this is indeed a waste of time, but Fang Zheng has a thousand years to kill, so he doesn't care about this little time.

But now that Ji Yanran was willing to help, he was of course happy to do so. However, Ji Yanran also made a request, which was that Fang Zheng had to go with her.

Fang Zheng didn't care about this. The novel A Step into the Past didn't mention Ji Yanran's exact age. Of course, that was a novel. In reality... well, Fang Zheng wouldn't be stupid enough to ask Ji Yanran this question, but from his estimation, Ji Yanran's age should be between 18 and 20. Considering that people in ancient times usually got married and had children at the age of 14, Ji Yanran was already considered an older young woman in this era.

If Ji Yanran was not indeed so talented and beautiful that no one could compare to her, she would have been married and had children by now. However, it was precisely because of her great charm that the princes, nobles, and scholars from all over the world were fascinated by her. The reason why Ji Yanran wanted Fang Zheng to accompany her at this moment was probably to announce to the world that she was taken and that others should stop bothering her.

After all, there were no newspapers or magazines in this world, nor was there any news broadcast, so Ji Yanran couldn't advertise it. The most convenient way was to take Fang Zheng around in front of dignitaries from all over the world - no matter what era it was, rumors spread faster than the speed of light.

But Fang Zheng didn't really care. After all, even if Ji Yanran had this idea, she didn't tell him. Moreover, Fang Zheng's attitude towards Ji Yanran was also very calm. On the one hand, he didn't take the love between men and women that seriously. Besides, Ji Yanran hadn't confessed to him yet. Who knows, maybe she would fall in love with Xiang Shaolong in the future according to the original plot?

In any case, being able to easily recruit talented people is enough for Fang Zheng. As for Ji Yanran's problem, it will not be too late to deal with it later.

However, the return journey was smooth, so smooth that it was... unexpected.

"How strange."

Ji Yanran was dressed in tight clothes, riding a horse, looking around with a puzzled look on her face.

"Why is there no one on this road?"

Ji Yanran's doubts were not unreasonable. You have to know that the two of them were taking the official road back to Daliang, and it was ancient times, during the Warring States period. Once an enemy invaded, you certainly couldn't just send a telegram or make a phone call to notify the rear.

In fact, on the official roads of the Wei State, soldiers usually set up checkpoints and camps, and also set up beacon towers, so that if there was an enemy invasion, the news could be immediately transmitted to Daliang.

However, there was not even a ghost in front of them. If the enemy country invaded, they would rush directly to the capital without fighting.

This naturally made Ji Yanran very suspicious, but she couldn't figure it out. However, Fang Zheng seemed very calm. He rode on the white deer and turned his head to look back.

"We'll know exactly what's going on when the people behind us arrive."

"later?"

Ji Yanran turned her head and looked back in the direction Fang Zheng was looking. Soon she saw a large team in the distance slowly moving towards here along the official road.

The banner they flew was...

"Is it the envoys from Zhao?"

"Yeah, it looks like we're going to have something interesting to watch."

At this moment Fang Zheng also spoke with a smile. His eyesight was dozens of times better than that of ordinary people. In Ji Yanran's eyes, he could only see a group of people, but Fang Zheng could clearly see that the man in the front, wearing armor and riding a warhorse, was Xiang Shaolong.

I never expected that I would meet you here again.

Seeing Xiang Shaolong and the others, Fang Zheng also raised the corner of his mouth and smiled slightly. If he remembered correctly, in the original novel, Xiang Shaolong accompanied the princess of Zhao to marry in Wei to steal the secret records of Lu Gong.

Although the plot is somewhat different from the original novel, I wonder what Ji Yanran’s reaction would be when she meets Xiang Shaolong here?

He actually has a little interest in this.