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Chapter 2: Axe Town - Meeting Point

  2. Axe Town - Meeting Point      Axe Town was on the Southwest side of Kan Town, located in a remote area surrounded by mountains. To go to the town, one had to pass through a few canyons. The mountains surrounding the town were formed naturally, steep and neatly formed in the shape of an axe, and hence the town was called Axe Town.         Although the town was not big, it was extremely well-known; there were many tourists due to the exquisite scenery. To enter and leave the city one has to go through a narrow mountain pass. The mountainous town was not small but it sure had the smallest town gate in the Song dynasty.          In the early morning on a narrow mountain road, a sharp and clear bell sound travelled from the foot of the mountain.         At the foot of the mountain, there was a scholar leading a donkey on his way up.              The scholar was in his twenties, his appearance was that of a piece of paper, although he looked thin, he was energetic. He was good looking,

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In order of apperance Chapter 1:   Taishi : royal tutor Emperor Renzong : also called Zhao Zhen Heizi : Pang Ji's nickname for Bao Zheng Jianghu : the community of martial artists Yamen : the administrative office or residence of a local bureaucrat Duan Tou : decapitation Duan Dao : the sect name, meaning broken Dao Fusang sword : a Japanese sword Fusang : it is an island in ancient literature often interpreted as Japan Heng Dao : a style of swords (for cutting horizontally) [ ref ] Nei-li : refers to mediation and spiritual practice disciplines in Chinese martial arts, think of chakra from Naruto Miao : one of China’s many ethnicities; also means sprouts Yun Zhong : in the cloud Yun Zhong Dao ke Yun Zhong Dao : lit. the user of Yun Zhong sabre is a hero in the cloud

Chapter 1: Duan Tou Dao

Duan Tou   Dao The whole city was covered in peach blossoms in April. Kaifeng residence in the capital of Northern Song dynasty held a small civil service examination, with papers to be handed over to the Longtu Pavillion. This time the examination was not to select gifted scholars or government officials, but to select those who were well versed in ancient and contemporary literature, had the patience and care for details, and those with the talent to organise and repair unordered antique books. The ones marking those examination papers were two old officials, those two had been busy recently. Talking about Kaifeng city, it housed the royal family and the commoners, they all knew about the two completely incompatible officials, one was the infamous corrupt official Taishi * Pang Ji and the other one was the well-known honest and upright official, Bao Zheng. Taishi: royal tutor Bao Zheng and Pang Ji had been government officials for the same imperial court for twenty-o