Chapter 56: The Heir of the Ancient Tomb Sect
Faced with the deliberate provocation of the mercenaries, the heroine Jeanne remained unmoved.
These people have never heard of the Tomb Sect, which is actually normal.
The training site of the Tomb Sect is located in a hidden valley in the hinterland of Egypt. It is full of tombs of Egyptian pharaohs in ancient times, hence the name.
The valley is extremely dark and full of ghosts and mist, and it is said that there are even zombies. When ordinary men enter, they may harm their bodies or even kill their lives. Over time, the natives believe that there is a curse from the Pharaoh in the valley.
They dare not go there. And because of this, the Ancient Tomb Sect basically only recruits female disciples.
This martial arts sect has a very long history, and many European nations did not necessarily have a parent throughout their entire civilization history.
They were originally tomb guards arranged by the Pharaohs. Later, the Persian king Cambyses invaded Egypt. Since then, Egypt has gradually become the territory of outsiders. Even though there were several efforts to restore the country, they failed in the end.
The tomb party was very angry about this. To this day, novice disciples are required to spit on the Cambyses mosaic at the door as a symbol.
Due to its long history, the Tomb Sect has a very deep accumulation. Starting from the era when the Tomb Kings lived, it inherited the martial arts of the Pharaoh Guards. Later, it absorbed Greek wrestling skills, Arabic swordsmanship, Frankish marksmanship and other various techniques.
Lu Wu Gong can be regarded as the culmination of European martial arts.
However, with the passage of time, the beliefs of the Tomb Kings gradually faded with time, and the Tomb Sect was inevitably affected, and was successively influenced by the Coptic Church, the Orthodox Church, and the Tianfang Sect. Fortunately, they have
A more basic belief, so it can still be maintained.
The Tomb Sect and France also had connections more than a hundred years ago.
At that time, King Louis IX of France led the Crusaders to attack Egypt. At the critical moment, the Sultan of Egypt passed away. The Sultan's concubine, Pearl Twig, a member of the Tomb Faction, temporarily took charge of state affairs and reorganized the chaotic army to fight against France. In the end, the French
The army was defeated and surrendered, and Louis IX was also captured.
Louis IX was also a warrior with profound skills. He saw that Pearl Sprig was very capable and must have some special skills.
The Capetian kings passed down the method of "entering the sound of heaven into the body", and Louis IX practiced it to an extraordinary level. It is said that as long as he touches a sick person, he can put his strong internal force into the body of the person and make the disease disappear.
He recovered. The French revered him for this reason and named him "Saint Louis". He has many admirers to this day.
The two did not know each other before fighting, and they established a friendship from then on. When Louis IX paid the ransom, he gave her a lot of money as tuition fees, and selected women from France to go to Egypt to receive training from the Tomb Sect.
Later, due to a power struggle, Pearl Branch was killed by some generals and assassins of the Assassin faction. However, one of her generals at the time, Baybars, later received the support of the Tomb faction and defeated the Mongols who were rampant in West Asia. Later,
He became the ruler of Egypt, so the Tomb Sect was also protected.
As time goes by, France gradually shows the vision of Louis IX. Whenever France faces a crisis, some brave and capable women appear and try to save the country. Many people die on the way, but still
People keep appearing out of nowhere and are hailed as "holy ladies" by the people.
After the direct heirs of the Capetian dynasty were extinct, the Valois dynasty that succeeded them failed to inherit all the secret information. These women did not recognize the authority of the Valois royal family, which led to the interruption of contact between the two parties. So they formed their own organization, relying on
With the funds received by the members, and the occasional sponsorship from some kind-hearted nobles and priests, they were able to operate secretly everywhere, and continued to send people for training.
After that, France fell into years of wars and internal strife, and this incident gradually became unknown. These ordinary mercenaries who were hired to work did not understand the various entanglements between the Tomb Sect and France, which is not surprising at all.
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Facing the mercenaries who rushed up to capture her alive, the heroine Jeanne pulled out an ancient and weird long-handled knife in her right hand, holding a dagger in her left hand, and strode forward to meet her. The mercenary captain had a lewd smile on his face, and also
Before he could react, a knife broke through his armor and cut his throat.
The mercenaries screamed in surprise and wanted to pay the captain. However, the heroine Jeanne was so good at moving around like a loach in the water that she couldn't hit her. The Tomb Sect's moves were extremely cunning and vicious.
, some of the mercenaries had their hands broken, and some were stabbed on the face, and fell down one after another. Seeing this, the remaining people were frightened, turned around and fled into the forest, scattering in all directions.
At this time, fire appeared at the head of the village. It turned out that the villagers here were in troubled times and were very alert. The mercenaries were discovered as soon as they approached the river. The village chief Dalke hurriedly summoned the militia to prepare for defense. But they did not expect that,
It was unexpected that the situation was solved so quickly. By the time the militiamen arrived, the mercenaries had already fled.
The heroine Jeanna reported her identity to the villagers again, saying that she had to find King Wu's daughter in order to live up to her trust. Village chief Dark was very vigilant and did not believe her, so she took out a token and said
Just show it to those Seris people and they will know it naturally.
Qi Tai and others were still in the village at this time. When they saw the token, several grown men who had traveled all the way here burst into tears. The village chief was quite surprised and asked them what was going on. Qi Tai said that this was the answer.
Tiancheng, the seal from King Wu's Mansion, I was in a hurry when I fled, so I didn't take it with me. Someone sent this, and the meaning was very clear.
He immediately took Zhu Youzhen to find the messenger. The heroine Jeanne said that she actually didn't know any more information, but she would help and send the child to a safe place.
It may not be easy to hide in the whole of France now. Fortunately, France is also a classic European country, and the court's control over local areas has been severely damaged by the war. It is still possible to escape if you want.
They left a lot of belongings and thanked the villagers. Then they took only Xinruan and followed the route Huang Zicheng took at that time, planning to go to Dadu to join the princess, prince and others there.
In order to deceive others, they made another disguise. Qitai and others had documents from the Purple Horde Khanate in their hands, so they forged some documents and claimed to be officials and merchants of the Purple Horde. As for the little princess, in order to thank the heroine Jeanna and the enthusiastic villagers
They gave her a French name, Jeanne Darc, to make it easier to deal with inquiries on the road.
Fortunately, with protection, there were no more twists and turns along the way. The group successfully reached their destination, the Purple Horde Khanate.
Chapter completed!