Chapter 382: Guangchengzi

Cement is also mud, Baifeng thought to himself; anyway, I didn't lie to you, I just didn't explain it in detail. Xuanyuan also just leaned down to observe the ground himself, knocked on it, and then carefully touched it with his hand, saying nothing more.

Afterward, Baifeng led Xuanyuan straight toward the office. Xuanyuan only secretly memorized the appearance of these houses in his heart; this was too important for their Xuanyuan Tribe, and it had to be learned.

Along the way, Xuanyuan saw many people hurrying about, but not one of them looked like they were not getting enough to eat; they were all ruddy-faced and plump, a far cry from the overall appearance of this era. Coupled with the Ironware that could be seen everywhere, it gave Xuanyuan the feeling of having arrived in a strange world, and he had a new understanding of the gap in strength between the two sides.

Xuanyuan did not know how big this city was either; in any case, he kept walking behind Baifeng. He was not in a hurry; instead, he felt this was quite good, as it gave him enough time to observe Huaxia.

The temporarily cleaned-out office had no soldiers standing guard, but there were people from the Shangshu Department waiting at the entrance. After they welcomed Xuanyuan inside with sufficient etiquette, Xuanyuan was finally able to see clearly what kind of structure this room had. A structural diagram quickly formed in his mind; he felt that after he returned, he would be able to immediately start building such a house.

After inviting Xuanyuan to be seated, tea and fruit were placed on the table one after another. Xuanyuan was not the least bit reserved, picking them up and starting to eat. He even felt that the fruit of Huaxia was larger and more fragrant and sweet than that in their own territory.

Afterward, Baifeng poured tea for Xuanyuan and asked him to drink. Xuanyuan looked at the color, which was similar to that half-canister Baifeng had given him at the time, so he also tasted it carefully, not downing it in one gulp.

Baifeng asked with a smile, "How is it? Can you get used to our Tea Leaves now?"

Xuanyuan turned the teacup in his hand, shook it slightly, and said, "It is indeed much better in taste than the Tea Leaves we gave you. Although I don't know why you want Tea Leaves, or why you have to process them like this, I think it is certainly not just for the sake of it tasting good."

Baifeng gave an answer that Xuanyuan had never expected: "You are actually wrong; I just want to make the water taste a little better. Isn't a person living in this world just for the sake of eating and drinking well? Being full and satisfied is the pursuit of beasts."

"As for other things, what effect could tea have? I believe you have already tried it long ago. The so-called matter of tea being able to detoxify is nothing more than a legend; it is very fake and has no such contribution."

After hearing this, Xuanyuan also put down his teacup: "You are right, I indeed have not discovered that tea has a detoxifying effect. But for you to spend so much grain every year to exchange for some leaves just to make the water taste a little better, I really have no way to understand it. Wouldn't your clansmen have objections to you wasting grain so casually?"

"You say that being full and satisfied is the pursuit of beasts, but we cannot even achieve that much. Then, is our Xuanyuan Tribe perhaps not even as good as beasts?"

Baifeng shook his head: "A pursuit is a pursuit, and reality is reality. I think that even after another few thousand years, there will still be many people who do not get enough to eat. Only once people are able to be full will they think about other things, such as how to eat well, or how to make themselves happy. Perhaps there will even be some people who will pursue the Longevity Technique."

Xuanyuan's gaze instantly became sharp, and he pressed the teacup in his hand heavily onto the table, then asked word by word: "How did you know that?"

Baifeng was very puzzled: "What matter? Everything I just said was only a guess."

Xuanyuan's gaze gradually softened a little: "Not long ago, a Sage came to our tribe. He said that in a place called Kongtong Mountain, there is a Sage among Sages who understands the Longevity Technique and understands the laws of Nature. He calls his knowledge 'Dao', and he said that as long as I go to learn 'Dao', I can make the entire Xuanyuan Tribe strong, make the entire human race unafraid of hunger and cold, and even achieve immortality. I have never told you about this; why do you know this? That Sage did not say he had been to your Huaxia."

Baifeng was also stunned. Was the legendary Xuanyuan seeking the Dao at Kongtong Mountain actually starting under these circumstances? Because of a casual remark of his own, would that cause Xuanyuan to no longer believe in this matter and abandon the trip to Kongtong Mountain? And would he himself have a chance to seek the Dao?

In legend, Guangchengzi is an incarnation of Taishang Laojun, who later incarnated as the most widely known Laozi to preach the Dao to the world. If I were to go...

Baifeng was distracted, his thoughts running wild. Although he did not know what the real Guangchengzi was like, since he could leave his name in history and was a central figure in an important event that influenced the true history of Huaxia for thousands of years, Baifeng felt that this Guangchengzi was definitely extraordinary.

Baifeng wanted to intercept this opportunity, to go find Guangchengzi himself and witness it with his own eyes.

Thus, Baifeng said: "Guangchengzi, how could I not know him? He is a Sage, and he has outstanding ability and profound knowledge. How could you know that my learning and everything I have does not come from the teachings of Guangchengzi? You must know that Kongtong Mountain is right within my territory; Guangchengzi is the Sage of our Huaxia."

Xuanyuan was shocked by this news and could not recover for a long time. However, he was also constantly thinking about whether what Baifeng said was true. Afterward, he found a loophole: "Kongtong Mountain is in your territory, but according to the Sage from my tribe, Kongtong Mountain is indeed in this direction of your Huaxia, and Huaxia is even the only way to get to Kongtong Mountain, but it is not your Huaxia's territory, right?"

"He said there are many small tribes in that area, but I have not heard that it is your Huaxia's territory. Moreover, is your Huaxia's territory really that big?"

Baifeng was suddenly unable to justify his words, but he still stubbornly said: "How do you know our Huaxia's territory is not that big? We just don't want to govern such distant places. Furthermore, you can tell by looking at my hair. I believe that Sage told you what kind of person Guangchengzi is, right? If I had not learned from Guangchengzi, then why is it that on this land, only we in Huaxia bind our hair and wear crowns?"

Xuanyuan was shocked by Baifeng once again. What Baifeng said was logical and sounded as if it were true. But before this, he had never heard of a Sage named Guangchengzi, and now suddenly Baifeng was saying he was a person from their Huaxia.

Between the Sage's words and Baifeng's words, whom should he believe? As for the image of Guangchengzi, the Sage had not spoken of it, only of his skills and the place where he lived. But Baifeng was so confident, and it did indeed make sense, so Xuanyuan was also a bit uncertain.