Golden Greenery

After searching around the coastline of Europa for more than ten years, Yang Yi reluctantly returned to the country called Leon on the corner of the southern peninsula.

Twenty years ago, I left the Immortal Changchun Valley in Dali because I heard a monk from Dali Tianlong Temple say that beyond the far west, across the boundless ocean, there is a vast continent, and there are many countries on that continent.

In fact, the monk had only been to Tubo as far as possible, and he only heard about it through hearsay. But Yang Yi knows where the Far West is and the ocean over there, because he has indeed been there, more than once.

In order to find his way home, Yang Yi will not let go of any hope.

After parting ways with his apprentice Li Xiaoyao in Shushan, Yang Yi set out on his journey to the west again. Before leaving, Li Xiaoyao gave his master two human skin masks. They were given to him by Elder Bai Miao, who had a close relationship with him when he was in Miao territory.

The human skin mask is very lifelike and as thin as a cicada's wings, so it's hard to see anything strange after wearing it. The Miao people are very particular about these strange arts.

Two masks can't change much about the appearance, but one middle-aged and one old are indeed very suitable for Yang Yi, so he doesn't have to wear 2 all the time in special circumstances.

However, when going to the far west, the mask will not be used for the time being.

The land in the far west is Europa. Sheep has been there many times. It is the western end of the world that people now understand, just like the Central Plains is the eastern end of the world.

More than a thousand years ago, the arrogant Macedonian King Alexander led 10,000 Macedonian elite troops all the way eastward. He was invincible. He defeated Greece and Persia with ease.

They fought all the way to Congling in the east. I heard that there were many extremely wealthy countries there. Alexander the Great became interested and led an army of 10,000 Macedonians and 40,000 servants to attack the Central Plains.

Then a businessman told him that the country there had just ended a war, and a country called Qin buried alive the other party's 400,000 troops. Your Majesty, you heard correctly, it is four hundred thousand.

Alexander turned around and went directly to Tianzhu.

People here in Europe call the Central Plains "Qina" because they first knew about the Central Plains in the Qin Dynasty. They walked eastward through the vast western regions and arrived at the then Qin State. Europeans are all big-tongued and cannot pronounce the sound of 'Qin' correctly, and over time they become 'Qina'. No matter how the Central Plains dynasties changed, they were still called Qina.

Of course, there are also smart people who still call the Central Plains "Datang".

As soon as the sheep arrived in Europa, they walked along the west coast and inquired about it.

As a result, the land at the end of the ocean is just a vague legend, and no one has ever been found there.

Yang Yi even hired a boat and walked west for twenty days, but still found nothing in sight. The captain refused to move forward, and the supplies could no longer keep up, so he had to return. A whole crew of people almost died in the sea because of Yang Yi's stubbornness.

If they could beat Sheep Yi, they would have beaten him long ago and thrown him into the sea.

After searching for nearly twenty years, there was still no clue. Yang Yi didn't want to give up, so he first found a place to settle down. So, he came to the Kingdom of Leon.

A few years ago, in the wilderness of northwestern France, Yang Yi met Prince Bermudo of Leon and his party who were being intercepted by armed bandits. They had just crossed the strait after returning from a visit to England. As soon as the sheep saves them, Bermudo warmly invites him to the Kingdom of Leon.

Yang Yi said that he was Duke Yang Yi from Eastern Qina, and more than half of the group immediately saluted him.

A title is a name, but this name is very useful in Europe. In short, it can intimidate people. The key is that Yang Yi is really rich. Rich people are very rare these days, and many nobles with titles are extremely poor. How could Yang Yi not be a high-ranking nobleman if he was so wealthy?

Europe is much poorer than the Central Plains. Even in the war-torn years of the Central Plains, it was far richer than here.

Moreover, the countries here are very different from those in the Central Plains. Taking the southern peninsula of Europa as an example, there are three countries in the north: the Kingdom of Leon, the Kingdom of Pamplona, ​​and the County of Barcelona.

Not only are the three countries at odds with each other all day long, but they are also extremely fragmented within the country. The entire country is composed of many city-states and territories. They all have their own city lords and lords, and the king is just their elected co-lord.

It's a bit like the Central Plains during the Emperor Zhou's era thousands of years ago, but it's much smaller than the Central Plains, and disputes often occur between city-states and territories.

It is normal for dozens of people to fight with bows and arrows. They call it war. Whenever the number of people exceeds a hundred, it is a war, and when the number of people exceeds a thousand, it is a battle. There are tens of thousands of people. For example, when the cannibals from the Caliphate of Cordoba in the south attack, the king will call on the city lords to provide money, and we will fight together.

In fact, the king and even the city lords basically have a close relationship with the big cannibal. There is nothing surprising. They often fight with each other and do business as well. They are good brothers even if they put down their swords and bucklers.

The so-called national border is also a hazy area. You and I are deeply intertwined with each other.

Come to the Kingdom of Leon and find Prince Bermudo, who introduces him to King Alfonso III. After Yang Yi paid the money, he got a dilapidated manor near the seaside called Porto. Although it was small, Yang Yi, who had lived in a cabin, was already content.

This is a mixed area of ​​Christians, believers of the sea god Poseidon, and cannibals who believe in ripping blue clothes. It is quite chaotic.

Yang Yi is very rich, and of course all his money was stolen, some passively, and some actively. He especially likes to rob the big cannibals because they have more money than the Leonese.

Duke Yang Yi was basically a small lord. Although his territory was pitifully small, his main income came from taxes from farmers and markets, which probably amounted to less than three gold coins a year.

Therefore, we still have to rely on grabbing.

Most of the time he is a respected Duke of the East, but he just doesn't like to go out. When necessary, Yang Yi would cover his face, ride a white horse with a sword in his hand, and go out to rob people.

Masking is very particular and must be done so that others cannot recognize you. Yang Yi looks very different from the people here, especially from the nose up. He does not have a high nose and deep eyes, but otherwise he is pretty much the same.

Therefore, like a genius, the sheep only cover their noses, which is equivalent to a wide blindfold with two holes.

It is so creative that it has simply lost its original features.

No one here can beat him. Yang Yi's martial arts skills are basically invincible in Europe, and he is superior to others.

The Masked Sheep didn't often kill people. After he intercepted the rich man, he scratched his chest with the sharp edge of his narrow sword and told him to hand over the money, otherwise I would stab him in if he got tired of scratching.

Usually after the third stroke, the person who was robbed would almost urinate, and he would be given whatever he asked for.

Over time, the legend of the masked thief spread throughout the Kingdom of Leon, and the people here gave the thief a very affectionate name - Zorro.