Yun Wei was naturally curious and quickly asked, "Another version? What are the differences between the two? Please enlighten me, Brother Qin."
“Since you’re not from our Bili City anyway, it won’t hurt to tell you,” Qin Lushu said slowly, his smile fading.
His fingers, as delicate as scallion roots, lazily brushed against the jade flute at his waist, his expression lost in memories. The waterwheel-shaped elevator platform slowly moved back and forth, and the fan blades next to it cast a large, shadowy shadow on the young man's face.
He then began to recount his long-buried past: "In truth, when our group arrived at the Zhuyuan Continent after enduring countless hardships and near-death experiences, we were confronted with an empire rising like the morning sun..."
"After all, we are strangers who arrived unexpectedly. The emperor, who rules over the entire continent, naturally harbors suspicions towards us. At the urging of our ancestors, the emperor gave our forefathers a handful of grains."
He said that three years later, in the autumn, the extent of the wheat fields that grow on the mudflats will be your burial ground.
"This mudflat is saline-alkali land, making it difficult for crops to grow. Fortunately, the area has plenty of sunshine, enough for three harvests a year. Our ancestors worked day and night and devised the method of hydroponics."
"So three years later, we actually managed to grow a large wheat field in this remote and desolate place."
"Do you remember the white stone steps we saw outside the city gate? This place is thousands of miles away from the nearest coast, so it's impossible to transport stones from there."
"So our ancestors calcined seashells and fish bones into ash, and boiled fish scales and swim bladders into a gelatinous substance, mixed them together and poured them into a box woven from ironweed... Ah, sorry, sorry, I got carried away and you may not have seen that plant before."
"It is a kind of algae that resembles barbed wire, growing in the crevices of rocks in the deep sea. After drying, it is extremely tough, and pig iron can be extracted from it."
"Alright, that's the end of my story. Anyway, Brother Yun, just consider it an interesting anecdote."
Upon hearing this, Yun Wei snapped out of his daze and quickly smiled, "Brother, you truly are a young hero. You know everything about local customs and people. I was completely captivated by what you were hearing."
But he glanced at Isaac without making a sound, only to see that the other man also had a furrowed brow.
It was obvious that both of them had gleaned some clues from Qin Lushu's story.
This is a plane where magic exists. What could bind the Azure People for a thousand years is certainly not the empty text buried in the dust of history, but rather something representing supernatural power—
contract.
As for the emperor mentioned...
A thousand years ago, at the pivotal moment of "Phantom Night," was the time of transition and renewal between two great dynasties.
It's unclear whether the Bili people arrived in the Zhuyuan Continent during the First or Second Dynasty.
“Sigh, I stay in the Imperial Academy every day, just to keep company with these historical anecdotes.” Qin Lushu sighed again, looking dejected. “I envy those merchant caravans; they can travel so far and see so many sights. I can’t; my family is always worried about me…”
Yun Wei comforted him, saying, "The Zhuyuan Continent is not peaceful. Brother, you are still young. In the future, when you have skills to rely on, you will naturally be able to go to heaven and earth and do anything."
He could tell at a glance that Qin Lushu's strength was only at the mid-level of the third rank.
Although she is already considered exceptionally talented (fully meeting the admission requirements of Lunagal Academy), it would indeed be too risky for her to travel through the universe alone.
The young man with rosy lips and white teeth raised his hand in a gesture of pressing down, but glanced at Yun Wei sideways and said, "Stop, your tone is too much like my old man's."
His eyebrows and eyes were clearly defined, and he looked extremely handsome and dashing, as if they had been outlined and painted with ink.
Yun Wei chuckled and changed the subject, "Young man, you tell stories very well. Have you perhaps written them into novels?"
"How did you know—" Qin Lushu was startled and blurted out, only to realize he had been tricked. He could only awkwardly reply, "No, although I wrote some jokes, I am still inexperienced. It was just a child's trick."
Just as Yun Wei was about to speak, Qin Lushu perked up and said with utmost seriousness:
"However, I have carefully compiled a collection recording the habits of various creatures, and I have already finished compiling the part about Bili City."
"When I have the opportunity to travel all over the continent of Zhuyuan in the future, I will write down all the creatures I see in a book. That way, there will be many more children like me who can learn about the world they live in without leaving their homes."
"As for the name, I've already thought of one. Since it records the creatures on the Zhuyuan Continent, I'll call it 'The Record of the Spirits of Zhuyuan'."
As he spoke excitedly, the young man suddenly blushed.
Qin Lushu scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly and stammered, "I'm sorry, I couldn't control myself for a moment... I don't know what's wrong with me, but as soon as I saw you, I couldn't help but have so much to say."
"Haha, because I'm genuinely interested in what you're talking about." Yun Wei couldn't help but laugh.
Then he was pulled into Isaac's arms again.
The other person stood behind him, resting their chin lightly on his shoulder, and said to Qin Lushu in a joking manner, "Yun is also a good storyteller. He has told many stories that I have never heard before."
The knight spoke in the language of Azure.
Compared to her previous cute tone of wanting to "fall together" with him, Isaac's use of the Blue Glass Language has improved by leaps and bounds.
But Qin Lushu was stunned for a moment when he saw the intimate posture of the two.
He hesitated for a while before finally saying with a complicated expression, "It's fortunate that Brother Yun isn't from our Bili City, otherwise, if the four old-fashioned elders saw this, they would cause a lot of trouble."
Yun Wei understood instantly.
But Brother Xie...
He couldn't help but purse his lips, and his expression became serious.
"Yun, he spoke so fast, I didn't understand." Isaac said, sounding a little aggrieved. He was determined to buy an authentic copy of "Introduction" in the city of Jade in the next few days.
Yes, in order to be able to understand what Fafa is saying to others without any problems, he is determined to start all over again!
"Pfft." Yun Wei couldn't help but chuckle. Even just hearing the other person's tone, he could roughly guess what Issa was thinking.
Just then, through the gap of the turning waterwheel, he saw a shop on the street corner below. An oil-paper umbrella hung at the door, while inside were rows of antique bookshelves.
He patted Isaac's large hand on his waist and said, "Okay, then let's go to the bookstore later."
Qin Lushu immediately laughed and said, "I was a little skeptical when this gentleman told me that you could also tell stories, but now I do believe it."
Only those who love reading can tell stories. And those who can tell stories must love reading.
A love of reading is a necessary and sufficient condition for being able to tell stories.
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