552 Dongyi (1/2)

”Is this the strength of a typical person?”

Within the jungle, swords shimmered and many surrounded him.

Stretching his finger out casually, he caused their blood to spurt out. None of the blood managed to land on him.

Although Meng Kuo did not suspect that he was mutated, he was in awe at Fang Yuan's bravery and strength.

”Whoosh!”

Fang Yuan's sword sliced the throat of the last fighter of Dongyi and the blood splattered everywhere. ”This is definitely different from the Xia empire. I have new abilities now!”

”Warrior! Hold up!”

Meng Kuo leapt to his feet.

”What now? Do you have something to say?”

Fang Yuan looked towards Meng Kuo as his metal sword reflected the sunlight.

Meng Kuo placed his hands on his chest and took a deep bow. ”I am deeply thankful for your assistance in saving my life. Please, let me know your name!”

”My name? I'm Jie!”

Fang Yuan smiled. ”You don't have to repay me for what I've done. I'll take this sword as my reward!”

He was already walking away as he spoke.

”Wait up!”

Meng Kuo chased after Fang Yuan. ”Where are you heading to? This is not the direction of our Shang Army camp...”

”Who says I'm returning to the camp?”

Fang Yuan casually responded. ”Now that our army is defeated, I'm returning!”

”We are not defeated!”

As soon as Meng Kuo heard Fang Yuan, he raised his voice and continued to convince Fang Yuan. ”This is but a small defeat. Compared to the large scale of things, what will this count as?”

He looked towards Fang Yuan with passion in his eyes. ”Jie! You have such powerful abilities as a warrior! Why are you leaving? This is the best opportunity to accomplish something! Are you unhappy with being a mere trooper? I can promote you! As long as you have accomplishments, you will be promoted to become a nobleman!”

”...”

Fang Yuan was speechless.

If he was the actual Jie, he would've accepted the offer to become a nobleman for it would have been his lifelong dream.

The tables had turned around and this resembled the democratic society of the West. Everyone would want to have such an opportunity to be promoted so easily.

To Fang Yuan, he knew that this was but a useless title.

”I've said that I no longer want to fight. Don't you understand me?”

Meng Kuo froze in his steps. He knew that if he were to say anything more, his brother's sword might just plunge into his own chest.

”Alright... Since you insist, I shall not try to persuade you to stay...”

Meng Kuo felt a tinge of pity.

Fang Yuan gave him a satisfied expression and casually asked Meng Kuo. ”Do you know where is Fang Mountain? Which tribe is currently occupying that place?”

”Fang Mountain?”

Meng Kuo was stunned and he started to give a weird expression. ”How can you not know!”

”Why should I know?”

Fang Yuan continued to probe further. It was already fortunate enough that the body he was possessing knew the general situation of the realm. How would it be able to know for certain the situation of specific tribes?

”Fang Mountain is the old capital of Shang[1]!”

Meng Kuo continued to mumble the details. ”Long time ago, the Heavenly Bird gave birth to Shang. He then had a son named Qi, who was named the leader of the tribe. Afterwards, the son of Qi lead the people of Shang to the plains and defeated the last king of Xia, taking over as the king in the process. 400 years ago, the Shang Empire had shifted to the capital, but Fang Mountain was still regarded as holy ground. It contained the entire cultivation of the witch doctors and priests, and the past few kings were also buried there...”

As he spoke, he came to a realisation that this person before him had the average look of a commoner but was much more powerful than he seemed. It was already a miracle if this person were to know what was happening around here, let alone the situation at Fang Mountain.

”The Heavenly Bird gave birth to Shang?”

To Fang Yuan, this was a piece of shocking news.

”Also... Fang Mountain resulted in the Shang Empire? Does this mean I am responsible for the creation of the Empire?”

Fang Yuan was stunned beyond words. ”I am the ancestor of Shang? Alright... Although it is just a title, I still feel incredible...”

Unknowingly, as soon as Fang Yuan heard the tale of the Heavenly Bird giving birth to Shang, he immediately thought of the reckless young girl. Could they be related?

It was a pity that 500 years had passed by just like this. The young girl would have become a pile of ashes by now.

”Jie... you?”

Meng Kuo started to feel suspicious about Fang Yuan's expression.

”I wonder how's the progress of our invasion towards Dongyi?”

Fang Yuan snapped out of his trance and changed the topic.