Chapter 75

"Such a masterpiece, it’s really a pity that those two magazines couldn’t recognize its value and missed out on it, missed out on it!" Wang Yang said with a hint of fear.

Lin Mu understood his feelings and his thoughts, and did not deny his evaluation of it as the "first strange book of martial arts."

*The Legend of the Condor Heroes* deserves this title!

Wang Yang sighed for a while and said, "Let’s take a look at *The Wanderer*! The boss has been waiting for my news, I bet he’s not even thinking about anything else right now, hehe."

Lin Mu opened the document.

"Zhaoguest wears a tangled headdress, Wu Hook shines like frost and snow. Silver saddle shines on the white horse, swift as a meteor.

Ten steps to kill one, a thousand miles without a trace. After the deed, he leaves without a word, hiding his name and identity.

Leisurely drinking with Prince Xinling, sword laid across his knees. Feasting with Zhu Hai, toasting Hou Ying.

Three cups and a promise, the five mountains seem light. After the wine and the heat, the spirit of the rainbow rises.

Saving Zhao with a golden hammer, Handan was first shocked. Two heroes of a thousand years, renowned in Daliang City.

Even in death, the bones of the hero remain fragrant, not ashamed of the world’s heroes. Who can write the *Taixuan Jing* under the eaves, with white hair?"

Li Bai’s ancient style poem "The Wanderer" tells the story of Hou Ying and Zhu Hai, the retainers of Prince Xinling of the State of Wei during the Warring States period. Even after a thousand years, the heroic spirit still exudes a fierce and powerful aura.

Daliang City, near the Yellow River, later known as Bianliang, is today’s Kaifeng, Henan. Although it has been the capital several times, the local people are simple and straightforward, and the ancient heroic spirit of generosity and righteousness has never been extinguished...

...

"Ten steps to kill one, a thousand miles without a trace... Two heroes of a thousand years, renowned in Daliang City..." Wang Yang recited repeatedly.

Lin Mu found it strange. Why was he not reading the plot below and kept reciting this poem?

Hadn’t he seen Li Bai’s poem before?

It’s true, in his previous life, if it weren’t for the book *The Wanderer*, many people wouldn’t even know about the poem *The Wanderer*.

While Lin Mu was lost in thought, Wang Yang suddenly turned around and looked at him with a gaze as if he were seeing a ghost.

"What’s wrong?" Lin Mu felt a bit uneasy.

Wang Yang swallowed hard, his mouth dry, and said, "Are you sure this poem was written by Li Bai? I’ve never seen it before."

Lin Mu looked at him strangely, "Li Bai wrote so many poems, it’s normal that you haven’t seen this one, right?"

Wang Yang seemed to be insulted, "What?! You’re saying I haven’t read all of Li Bai’s poems? As someone who works with words, if I can’t know all the poems of our country’s top ancient poets, what kind of work am I doing!"

"Search for this poem on your phone!"

Lin Mu opened his mouth wide, his lips also dry, and picked up his phone, typing in the key phrase "Zhaoguest wears a tangled headdress."

"*The Record of Zhaoguest’s Stormy Life*! First published..."

"Zhaowuling’s Hu clothing and horse riding..."

"Zhaoguest’s personal Weibo..."

"*The Young Lady Zhaoguest*..."

"*The Younger Brother Ake*..."

"..."

Row after row of similar key phrases, but not the expected *The Wanderer*!

Lin Mu wiped his sweat, "That’s strange, I remember it was written by Li Bai..."

He already had a guess in his mind.

This world has no Jin Yong martial arts, no Four Great Classical Novels, no classic movies that are well-known.

So, it’s possible that those famous poems in history don’t exist either...

It felt like winning a big prize. After all, he still needed to use reputation to exchange for novels, but some classic poems, he could remember without exchanging.

However, with his current low reputation, even if he published these poems, the reputation he would gain would be minimal.

It’s like, the same motivational quotes, when attributed to wealthy and successful people, are seen as advice from successful people to their juniors.

But when said by ordinary people, they are just pretentious words, and not even successful pretentious words.

While his thoughts were in chaos, Wang Yang sighed and gave Lin Mu an excuse.

"You don’t need to worry, I’ve encountered this kind of thing many times."

"Many people remember doing something in a certain place, but in fact, they did nothing. They just did it in a forgotten dream, and their subconscious makes them believe it was a real experience."

"This is even more common among people who work in literature."

"Thinking about story plots and character portrayals all day, they often dream about them, mistaking their imagination for reality, like the origin of 'plum wife and crane child,' which might not be just Lin Bu’s deep love for plums and cranes, but a hallucination..."

Lin Mu was speechless. This reason was appropriate, saving him the trouble of explaining.

After explaining, Wang Yang thought of the poem again and became excited.

"I thought our cooperation would be in the future, but I didn’t expect you, Lin Mu, to give me such a big surprise! There’s no doubt about it, just the extraordinary aura in this poem is enough to make it a classic of its generation!"

After sighing, Wang Yang continued reading the main text.

In the first two chapters of *The Wanderer*, the protagonist "Dog Bastard," later known as Shi Potian, is not particularly outstanding, not even his name is mentioned, just referred to as "little beggar."

These two chapters have three main characters: the Black and White Swords Shi Qing and Min Rou, who are dazzling and famous in the martial world.

The other is the even more renowned master of the Black Iron Token, Xie Yanke.

In Lin Mu’s eyes, influenced by the classic martial arts novels of the later era, the first two chapters are somewhat bland and tasteless.

But it’s important to note that this is in comparison to top-tier martial arts novels. For true experts, these two chapters are written very impressively.

In just two short chapters, the Black and White Swords are portrayed as being different from the common folk, almost like celestial beings.

Wherever they go, no matter how famous the person in the martial world, they can easily take them down.

The portrayal of Xie Yanke is even more extraordinary. The Black and White Swords, along with the Snow Mountain Sect, try to seize the Black Iron Token, but it is taken by Xie Yanke, who overpowers all the heroes, showcasing the demeanor of a supreme expert.

In the third chapter, it becomes even more exciting, as the protagonist "Dog Bastard" begins to play a role. He receives eighteen clay figures from the Old Man of Great Sorrow, which contain the cultivation methods of internal energy. On Mount Motian, Xie Yanke deliberately teaches him the wrong cultivation steps, showing signs of going astray.

Unlike in *The Legend of the Condor Heroes*, where Di Yun’s cultivation of the *Shenzhao Jing* is mentioned briefly, *The Wanderer* directly introduces Shi Potian to internal energy cultivation at the beginning, detailing the acupoints and the sequence of cultivation for the major meridians.

For readers who are captivated by the concept of internal energy, this is an extremely exciting thing.

Moreover, the conflict between the simple and innocent Shi Potian and Xie Yanke, who deliberately leads him down a dead end, makes one worry about his fate.

PS: Thanks to Mr. Wu Yu for the 688 reward, brothers, please give me some recommendations!