"It's not exactly like what you said."
Mo Wu Dao couldn't hold it in any longer as he watched Ling Yun answer his own questions. He glanced at Ling Yun, who was leaning on the battlements and looking out into the distance, and interrupted him. "It's true that the Great Wall is built on the mountain and dragon veins, but no matter what, its militarized construction still serves as a deterrent, early warning, and defense against the Xiong Nu and Tartars in the north."
"Furthermore …" Mo Wu Dao said provocatively, "This Badaling Great Wall is not the Qin Great Wall, but the Ming Great Wall!"
"I know …"
Ling Yun nodded and smiled. Suddenly, he turned his head and grinned at Mo Wudao. "Looks like you've done your homework."
Mo Wu Dao sulked for a long time before he finally spat out, "Really shameless."
"Tsk!"
"Don't forget that the person standing in front of you just graduated from high school and entered Yanjing University as the top scorer of the Jiangnan Province's college entrance examination! I got full marks for history and geography! How could I not know that this is the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty? "
"…"
Facing such a powerful fact, Mo Wu Dao was speechless. However, he still asked unwillingly, "Then what about the Qin Changcheng you mentioned earlier?"
"Earlier, we were talking about the leyline, as well as the essence of the Great Wall. Naturally, we have to start with the Great Wall."
Mo Wu Dao placed his hands on the battlements and sighed towards the sky: "You really know how to quibble! How shameless! "
Ling Yun couldn't be bothered to bicker with Mo Wudao anymore. His expression turned serious as he said, "Ever since Emperor Qin, our Huaxia has built the Great Wall. It does have the military uses you mentioned, but that's just its surface use."
Mo Wu Dao nodded in acknowledgment.
"But have you noticed? Although almost all the dynasties have built the Great Wall, only the Qin and Ming dynasties have actually built the Great Wall over 10,000 li. Why do you think that is?"
Mo Wu Dao seemed to know what Ling Yun wanted to say. His face was deep in thought, but he didn't say anything.
He didn't want to say it, but Ling Yun didn't let it go. "Why? You don't want to say it?"
Mo Wu Dao rolled his eyes at Ling Yun.
Ling Yun had no choice but to answer his own question, "Because the Qin dynasty and the Ming dynasty each produced a Daoist figure who could be called a demigod."
"Xu Fu and Liu Bowen."
As he spoke, he first looked towards the west, then turned around and looked towards the south. "To the west is the Mausoleum of Emperor Qin, and to the south is the capital!"
"And according to my guess, the shocking great formation in the Forbidden City that can suppress our divine senses should have been set up by the outstanding figure of your Taoism, Liu Bowen."
With that, Ling Yun smiled at Mo Wudao. "Is there anything you want to say?"
Mo Wu Dao's heart shook violently. His expression changed drastically, and the corners of his eyes twitched violently.
"You're awesome!"
Mo Wu Dao could no longer maintain his composure. He could only turn around and give Lingyun a thumbs up, expressing his complete admiration.
He now completely believed that Ling Yun really knew that the Badaling Great Wall was the Great Wall of Ming.
The Qin Dynasty had built the Great Wall of China, and so had the Ming Dynasty. The Qin Dynasty's Great Wall was more than 10,000 kilometers long, while the Ming Dynasty's Great Wall was less than 9,000 kilometers long. Adding the two together, the total length was more than 20,000 kilometers.
The Great Wall stretched from west to east, and most of it was built on the mountain ridges and dragon veins. It meandered for a total of more than 20,000 kilometers, connecting the many dragon veins in the main mountain ranges of Northern Hua Xia together.
However, Ling Yun did not mention the other dynasties, only the Qin dynasty and the Ming dynasty, and directly pointed out a common point between the two dynasties.
That was because these two dynasties produced peerless figures of Taoism.
The Qin dynasty had Xu Fu, who sought the elixir of immortality for Emperor Qin. The Ming dynasty had Liu Bowen, who founded the country. Moreover, according to Taoist legends, the location of the Mausoleum of Emperor Qin was related to Xu Fu.
And Liu Bowen's large scale construction of the capital of Yan Jin, especially the Forbidden City, was no longer a Taoist legend. It was directly history.
Mo Wu Dao might not have read history in textbooks, but he had read countless Taoist classics since he was a child on Mao Mountain. There were countless Taoist legends in them.
It was widely spread among the people of Hua Xia: "Zhuge Liang divided the world into three parts, Liu Bowen unified the country; the military advisor of the previous dynasty, Zhuge Liang, and the military advisor of the later dynasty, Liu Bowen."
Liu Bowen assisted Zhu Yuanzhang to complete the empire, founded the Ming dynasty, and did his best to maintain the stability of the country. That was why he was famous. His achievements were comparable to Zhuge Wuhou.
How could Mo Wu Dao not know these things and people?
Otherwise, this guy wouldn't have given up on sleep and only rested for two or three hours before getting out of bed and climbing the Great Wall no matter what.
What he didn't expect was for Ling Yun to say such a thing while standing on the Great Wall. This shocked Mo Wu Dao.
Because from Mo Wu Dao's point of view, Ling Yun's vision was thorough and far-reaching.
Moreover, Ling Yun was not speaking without thinking.
That was why he was shocked and in awe.
"Two sections of the Great Wall and one dragon vein. In terms of time, there is Qin Youming. In terms of strategic significance, there is the protection of the capital, Xianyang, and Yan Jin respectively."
Ling Yun continued, "In terms of characters, there is Xu Fu and Liu Bowen respectively. Moreover, the Qin Dynasty has the Mausoleum of Emperor Qin, and the Ming Dynasty has the underground palace under the Forbidden City."
Finally, Ling Yun looked at Mo Wu Dao, his bright and deep eyes shining with the light of wisdom. He asked seriously, "Why do you think there are so many similarities?"
Mo Wu Dao was helpless. He shrugged and said, "You ask me, but who am I supposed to ask?"
Ling Yun smirked. "Then why aren't you sleeping at home today? Why are you here at the Great Wall?"
"To listen to your bragging."
"Haha …"
Ling Yun ignored him. Instead, he looked at the vast and majestic landscape in front of him and sighed. "This is really a big deal!"
For their own wishes and merits, the Daoists did not hesitate to support the founding of the country, and did not hesitate to seek medicine for longevity.
Building the Great Wall and connecting the dragon veins. Building the imperial capital to gather dragon energy.
Using the country as paper and thousands of miles of mountains and rivers as a painting, of course this was a big deal!
Since Mo Wu Dao did not want to say more, Ling Yun could not be bothered to ask. However, after a long silence, Ling Yun suddenly asked, "Wu Dao, do you want to surpass them?"
Mo Wu Dao's eyes suddenly emitted endless light, but it dimmed in an instant. "I don't dare to think about it!"
"You want to go to the underground palace in the capital, and you also want to go to the Mausoleum of Emperor Qin."
"Me too. Then let's explore together, and then personally unveil the mysterious veil of history. Let's see what the Daoists, who left behind countless mysterious legends in the history of China, want to do, what do you think? "
Finally, Ling Yun agreed.
Mo Wu Dao's heart was moved. The energy in his body flowed, and the Daoist robe on his body fluttered.
Finally, he nodded. "Okay."
Ling Yun smiled and nodded. He raised his hand and pointed into the distance. "I went around just now. You should be able to see some clues from the places I went. Since Lingyu and the rest have not come up yet, you should go and take a look too. You will find something."
Mo Wu Dao was touched. He hesitated and asked, "Then I'll go?"
"Get lost!"
Mo Wu Dao glared at Ling Yun angrily, but he immediately used his movement technique and flew away.
Only Ling Yun was left standing on the city wall. He held the battlements with both hands and looked towards the northwest.
From here, Zhang Jiakou was a hundred kilometers away in a straight line.
When Ling Yun first came to Beijing, he had asked the Ling Family to help him make arrangements there. A few days ago, Ling Yue had personally told him that the Ling Family had already helped him with everything he had requested.
Looks like I'll have to wait for a while to go there, Ling Yun thought to himself.
Ling Yun thought to himself. He had no idea where exactly he was referring to.
"Xu Fu, Xu Fu, did you really go to the East Sea to ask for the elixir for Emperor Qin?"
The corner of Ling Yun's mouth suddenly curled up as he muttered to himself.
"Hey, rascal, what are you standing here like a fool for?"
At this moment, Ling Xiu and the rest had also climbed up. Ling Xiu naturally took the lead. She couldn't help but ask when she saw Ling Yun staring blankly at the battlements.
"Looking at the scenery!"
Ling Yun suddenly turned around and leaned against the city wall. He smiled lazily and said, "This is indeed a 5A scenic spot. This Badaling Great Wall and the Forbidden City we went to yesterday are really different. This trip was not a waste."
Ling Yun's words were half-true and half-false.
Ling Xiu giggled. "That goes without saying. The Badaling Great Wall and the Forbidden City are must-visit places for tourists in Beijing! Otherwise, don't even think about going to Beijing! "
"Eh, where's Big Brother Wudao?"
Ling Xue had also climbed up. She couldn't help but look around when she saw that Ling Yun was alone.
After two days of interaction, Ling Xue's attitude towards Ling Yun was no longer cold and hostile. Her attitude towards Ling Yun had obviously warmed up a lot.
Even though it wasn't that natural.
Even so, Ling Xue still hadn't called Ling Yun 'Big Brother' in front of him.
"There's still a long way to go."
Ling Yun sighed in his heart when he saw that Ling Xue didn't dare to look at him even though she was asking him a question.
However, he still smiled and said, "That guy came up to me to brag about his Fengshui. He said that the Fengshui here is heaven-defying. Then, he left me here and wandered around by himself."
Ling Xue moved her lips after hearing that, but she didn't continue Ling Yun's words. Instead, she looked into the distance.
"Ling Yun, Ling Xue has to take it slow. Don't rush."
Ling Xiu hurriedly used telepathy to warn Ling Yun. She seemed to be worried that Ling Yun would have other thoughts.
"Thank you, Big Sister. I'm not in a rush."
Ling Yun replied telepathy as well. He was very clear that during the process of Ling Yun's integration into the Ling Family, this seemingly energetic and valiant Big Sister in front of him had secretly helped him a lot. Otherwise, Ling Yun's transition period in the Ling Family would have been very long.
"Big Brother."
At this time, Ning Lingyu and Chi Xiaoqing had also arrived at the city wall. Ning Lingyu's expression was normal, but Chi Xiaoqing's smooth forehead was full of sweat.
It had to be said that accompanying Ning Lingyu, Ling Xiu, and Ling Xue up the Great Wall was extremely taxing for Chi Xiaoqing to keep up even if the other three deliberately slowed down their pace.
"Hmm."
Ling Yun responded. Then, he glanced at Chi Xiaoqing and asked casually, "Are you tired?"
"I'm alright."
Chi Xiaoqing replied faintly. (To be continued.)
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