Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 1389 - 1438 - Linguist

"Yes, otherwise how could I call you? Wouldn’t that be to provoke you?" Yao Lingfu chuckled, feeling she had punished Li Yifei enough, then said, "Before discussing the solution, I first need to talk to you about the distribution of the Miao Ethnic Group. They are not only in our Huaxia but also across the South Asian Countries. Most of them have been assimilated with the Han people and other ethnic groups for generations, making it hard to distinguish between Miao and Han. However, a small portion, like the White Miao, Black Miao, and us, the Miao people, still live reclusively. Most spend their entire lives never venturing into the outside world, and it is these Miao who have inherited the will of the witches."

"The Black Miao and White Miao have inherited the Worm Technique, which is also a type of witchcraft, while we inherited another, called the Body Forging technique. We treat our bodies as alchemic furnaces, as steel, constantly tempering them to reach the peak state, resisting the world with our bodies. This is similar to your cultivation practices, just with different names. Additionally, in witchcraft, there is also Talisman Technique, akin to your Taoist Priest’s Yin Yang practices, such as the Corpse-chasing Craftsman of Xiangxi. However, the Talisman Technique of Corpse-chasing Craftsman is nearly extinct now, as modern society doesn’t allow such occurrences. In ancient times, especially in the Xiangjiang region, transportation was inconvenient, and for those who died away from home to be buried back in their hometowns was very difficult. Thus, the Talisman Masters invented corresponding techniques to control corpses, allowing the deceased to walk home.""

"Furthermore, the Talisman Masters and Han culture merged, becoming a branch of present-day Taoism, but let’s not talk about that now. What I want to mention is another branch of witches, known as the Linguist."

"Linguist?" Li Yifei repeated. He had never heard of this title and instinctively said, "Is it based on writing?"

"That’s right, Linguists are the most mysterious and powerful among witches. They are differentiated from the oldest witches, use writing, study writing, and worship Great Shaman Cang Jie. They believe that the most wondrous thing in heaven and earth is writing, which is a medium that allows humans to create and record civilization. The reason humans are different from other animals is that they have language and writing, which enables them to communicate."

"Linguists, as great shamans, communicate between heaven and earth, nature, and between humans and spirits."

Li Yifei couldn’t help but gasp. When he first heard the term ’witch’ from Yao Lingfu’s lips, he was already quite shocked. According to her explanation, those civilizations before the Xia and Shang, the legends, might be true, and even the tales of ancient humans ascending to heaven and plunging into the earth could also be real.

Originally, Li Yifei did not believe in such things, but now he himself had reached the Innate Realm, with True Qi constantly coursing through his body. He could no longer deny these possibilities, and it made those legendary things seem much more plausible, as due to the passage of time, the inheritance might have been severed.

Listening to Yao Lingfu’s explanation of Linguists at this moment, Li Yifei couldn’t help but be fascinated.

Li Yifei suddenly remembered something and hurriedly asked, "Cang Jie? Wasn’t he in legends part of the Han tribe? I mean, by historical accounts, wasn’t he on the Yellow Emperor’s side? How did he become the belief of the Miao?"

"Hehe, is what you know really the truth? Cang Jie’s original surname was Hougang, his name was Jie, commonly known as Cang Jie the Ancient Master, also known as Shihuang. Legend has it that he was a subordinate officer of the Yellow Emperor. Is this what you’re referring to?"

"Ah... Yes, that’s what was written in the elementary textbook."

"However, there is an ancient text called the ’River Map Jade Version’, which records Cang Jie as the leader of a tribe. Cang Jie conducted in-depth research based on the symbolic writing on the Luo Book, absorbing some pictograms collected from folklore to create a unique system of ideograms, which he made the orthodox writing of his tribe. Yan Emperor Shennong’s fourth emperor, Jiang Ming, was reportedly very angry upon hearing this, believing him to be rebellious against his ancestors, and dispatched troops to attack. Cang Jie was undefeated, personally leading his tribe to repel the army of Yan Emperor Shennong. Cang Jie then led his tribe eastwards, conquering parts of the area north of the Yellow River (present-day northern Henan), and soon after, established Yangwu as his capital, proclaiming himself emperor with the title ’Emperor Cang’. The first year of his era, designated as the Year of the Dragon (4637 BC), was termed the first year of Emperor Cang. The text states: ’Emperor Cang conducted a southern inspection, ascended Mount Yangxu, confronted the Yuanshu at the Luo Rui water. The Spirit Turtle carried the script, presenting it in vermillion armor and azure writing above him.’

"How is that possible? Elder Yao, are you saying Cang Jie was also a tribal leader, not allied with the Yellow Emperor and Yan Emperor?"

"I am unsure, but the records exist in history, and among the Miao people, there are Linguists who worship Great Shaman Cang Jie. Although rare today, the presence of Linguists still exists, so I believe only what I see."

"Alright, I believe it too. In any case, Cang Jie is the ancestor of civilization, having created writing which paved the way for the glorious five-thousand-year civilization."

Yao Lingfu suddenly spoke solemnly, "Indeed, should you find a Linguist, remember, never disrespect Cang Jie. You can speak of the Yellow Emperor or Chiyou the Great Shaman, but never Cang Jie, otherwise the Whole-hearted Worm within you will never be solved."

Hearing this, Li Yifei felt a chill in his heart and quickly asked, "Elder Yao, do you mean to say that a Linguist can break the worm within me?"

Yao Lingfu replied, "Yes, if you find a Linguist, it will be easily resolved. Unfortunately, in such a vast world, neither I nor my kin know the whereabouts of Linguists or where Cang Jie’s descendants have dispersed to. However, I’ve found from ancient texts that the worm within you is not just any worm but a character from a Great Linguist."

Li Yifei had already accepted much of what Yao Lingfu explained, but at this, he couldn’t help but question, "What is meant by character? Are you saying there’s a character in me? But Na Yi and her father both said it’s a worm."

"How to explain this... You are afflicted with a worm, but it is also a character of a Linguist, which is known as ’Lu’, referring to text. The mystery of a Linguist lies in their truth-speaking, versatile beyond measure. It is said that a single character from a Linguist can change the colors of heaven and earth, summon wind and rain, akin to the Eight-Character True Words in Buddhism. In Buddhism, ’Om Ah Mi La Hou Ka Jia La He’ is the Eight-Character True Words, rumored to be mastered only by grandmasters of Supreme Buddha’s Law. Similarly, the character of a Linguist is like this. They study words from birth to death, drawing power from them and using words to unleash their strength."

"So, your worm is also a character and the transformation of its power, and if I am not mistaken, the character within you should be the ancient form of the character ’love’, one of the nine characters of a Linguist’s alphabet." frёewebnoѵēl.com

Li Yifei was utterly astounded. There was no reason for Yao Lingfu to deceive or joke with him. It turned out that what afflicted him was not a worm but a more powerful, mysterious character. No wonder a single character locked him and Na Yi together, making his heart feel as if it were being squeezed whenever he felt affection for other women.

"If I can’t find a Linguist, will I have to remain like this?" Li Yifei asked in a deep voice.

He had encountered fortune-tellers who interpreted writing to predict the writer’s emotions and questions, theoretically similar to a Linguist, but he knew they were not the same.

"At least there’s hope. Although I haven’t met a Linguist, my ancestors once did. During times when foreign powers were invading Huaxia, leaving corpses everywhere, our ancestors ventured out to uphold justice and aid ordinary people. They once met a Linguist, who, by mouthing an admonition, could heal incurable patients — incredibly miraculous. But it was only a chance encounter for our ancestors, without inquiring about the Linguist’s whereabouts. Old masters of that time emerged to save others and would not question their origins, only doing what was necessary to do."

"Then... where should I go? Elder Yao, you just said you didn’t know where the Linguists were located."

"I have three locations where you might search. However, honestly, the prospects are quite slim. You may as well try; meanwhile, I’ll continue helping you find a way. Firstly, legend has it that the place of Cang Jie’s death was at Mount Song and Wangwu Mountain in Southern River Province, which you could investigate. Furthermore, this place was also where Zhuan Xu reportedly died. It’s said to be in the Land of Southern River, which has a reason, as Cang Jie originally belonged to Zhuan Xu’s clan and later separated, so there could be potential in the Land of Southern River."

"Secondly, South Asian Countries. Legend states that during those tumultuous hundreds of years, many Miao people migrated southward to escape disasters, opting to live in seclusion. The clan of Linguists also went south and settled in what’s now Southeast Asia. After the Battle for the Deer, Chiyou died, and the Nine Li Tribe collectively moved south, ultimately settling in Lingnan for a long time, while the Yellow Emperor did not pursue them to the end, allowing the Nine Li Tribe their escape."

"The Nine Li Tribe?"

"Chiyou and his eight brothers from the same mother, nine people in total, all with the surname Lio, were known as the ’Nine Li,’ namely Lio Tan (Chiyou), Lio Ju, Lio Lu, Lio Wen, Lio Guang, Lio Wu, Lio Po, Lio Fu, and Lio Bi, along with seventy-two clan brothers, totaling eighty-one Lio Clan sub-tribes. Moreover, the phrase ’common people’ in Chinese refers to the people of the Nine Li, while the masses refer to the people of Yan and Huang."

"I feel I need to digest this. Altogether three places for me to search, correct? So far, I’ve got two, and what about the third?"

"The third: reportedly, a clan of Miao people once migrated south, stopping only when they reached the seaside. I found that in Peng City, there is a family claiming to be descendants of the Nine Li, with the surname Lio, thus I suppose this option might have a better chance."

Li Yifei’s eyes widened with surprise. Upon hearing the first two locations, he thought the chances were slim. After all, going to Southeast Asia without knowing the language would be like finding a needle in a haystack. However, upon hearing Peng City, a shred of hope emerged. There were people claiming to be Nine Li descendants, so he could certainly try his luck there.

Peng City of Huaxia was among the first cities to open during the reform and opening-up, and now it’s a star city in the southeastern gate, crucially, being a single family, making it relatively easier to locate.

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