Age of Heroes (Age of Heroes Chronicles)

Chapter 213: Staying at the temple

VANGUA

LINZI TEMPLE

After that spectacle the other martial artist all climb down the mountain while whispering about the implication of what the Western Serpent has proclaimed.

And the implication of such declaration is diverse and surely by the time the story is told many people would want to join.

Eastern Devil, Southern Healer, Northern Badger and Western Serpent would surely meet and settle their differences once and for all. It would be the battle of the century.

It has been many years since the Martial Art world has Martial Arts Meets.

The last time the martial arts meet was held it established the Four Immortals. This time it is to establish who is the strongest among the four.

The venue is not yet finalized but surely the Western Serpent will announce it later and send invitations to all the heroes of the world.

And with fanfare it will be received considering it has been a long time.

Surely this would be one in a lifetime event. Arial could even hear some people have already been talking about it and eager to join the meet two years later

Arial just listen to them.

Usually the martial arts meet is held to solve matter of importance to the Martial Art world.

Such matters are like the matter of a blood debt that involves many sects or martial arts schools that might lead a war among the sect and schools of martial arts

The meet is also sometimes organized when some criminals of the Martial Art world that has done many terrible things to the martial art world but have the protection of their sect and they decide it at the meet whether some sect will save them or fight to kill him.

The winner of the battle is the one in the right

And this to the world of martial artist is regarded as important. But this battle that the Western Serpent proposed it is interesting.

The strongest martial artist of the era. However, it doesn't concern him.

He quickly after being offered thanks by most of the righteous sect for helping the Abbot to diffuse the situation get acquainted with Shu Ren Gui, the Arathorne Brothers and many others while hiding his name.

Shu Ren Gui, when Arial spoke with him, said that he is searching for someone. Then after it calmed down, Arial asks to meet the Abbot in private.

The Abbot thankful that no one is hurt and for the timely intervention Arial had exercised agrees wholeheartedly to meet him

Arial is then transported from the yard by some other monks to the Inner Temple and he looked at the Teachings Sarativat, the teaching written at animal skin that detailed the Teachings.

He looked at one of the teachings and marvel at its wisdom.

"A wise ruler should not neglect minority opinions and give a careful hearing. Nevertheless, it would be foolish for a monarch to make decisions based on a single person's opinion."

He looks beside the Teaching and saw another teaching

"When a sage ruler committed a mistake, he would reflect upon the mistake and correct it. When he accomplished any achievement, he would attribute the achievement to the people. The self-reflection would help him to stay disciplined, while the attribution of success to others would bring great joy and happiness to the people. Making people feel happy while he remained watchful over his own actions is the successful governing principle of a good leader."

Arial nodded

How true and wise the teachings. The Three Ancestors left a lot of Wise saying, this Arial had to admit.

After perusing some of the words, he has finally arrived. After that the other Monks leave the Abbot alone with him and he began by saying that he wants to meet the Abbot with a request.

Arial then introduced himself to the Abbot and his position in the continent. He tells him everything, shedding his disguise, for Arial believe that honesty is the right thing to do here.

The Abbot is shocked when hearing the truth but he did not interfere in politics, like most monk and he promises no word will come out of his mouth that Arial have ever come here. Arial express his gratitude for the Abbot cooperation.

'Why did Patron come here to this temple?' the Abbot ask

The Abbot looks at him and asks what the request is, for surely a noble of such stature does not come here to chat.

Arial then held out his hand.

'Venerable Abbot, please feel my pulse.' The Abbot stared at him but the Abbot had already had inkling

He then with puzzlement feels Arial pulse and then his eyes widened.

'Patronyou have been poisoned with Seven Black Worms!' the Abbot said startled and shocked and once again he tries to check the pulse and he shakes his head.

He smiled a bitter smile.

'Yes, Abbot I have been poisoned'

The Abbot looked at Arial with resignation and a bitter smile

'It is remarkable that patron have endured it this long. If not for patron miraculous strong internal energy, this Monk doubt patron will survive. But this poison it gnawed on patron health, this poison.'

Arial nodded.

He knows this. After being inflicted by this poison he has made many inquiries, read many medical texts to see if there is any treatment.

The Abbot then sighed and ask

'What do you expect from me, Lord Arial? Even I am not capable to treat such poison especially one this long exposed. Poisons are not my specialties. The Serpent may have more knowledge about it than me, but considering you have offended her, I doubt she will help you.'

Arial nodded again.

'It is regrettable for me to say, when I see such a young promising man have so little time, but this I could not cure.'

'I know' Arial replies which puzzled the Abbot.

'Then why did you come?'

'My request is for something else.'

And then Arial open his knapsack. He scrambled around, looking and grabbing, checking the content and handed him the scroll. The scroll is a copy of the originals.

'What is this?' he asked.

'My salvation' Arial reply back and quickly he explained to the Abbot about his request.

He explained that the document is a rare text found by one of his people in an excavation, detailing many medical conditions.

He then explains to the Abbot about the inability of his people to translate certain parts of the documents.

'Please, venerable Abbot, if you could help me to translate the documents using the many text that is kept in the Temple'

Arial explained to him he would appreciate if the Abbot would help him in this endeavor. The Abbot listen to this request silently and then he opens the scroll

He opens the scroll and looked at the Seven Worms illustrated in the scroll and when his gaze looks at the bottom of the scroll, his eyes widened.

Arial know what he sees. Treatment. That is the word that he translated from the ancient scroll.

At least that he understands.

'Then ' the Abbot said 'you have to wait for a few days here while I try to translate this passage' Arial heaved a sigh of relief and nodded.

And as the Abbot began translating the scroll, Arial began his life at the Temple.

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