Three months have passed in the blink of an eye.
In the Battle of the Wei River, the Göktürks army of 300,000 was annihilated. Legend folklore, His Majesty the Tang Emperor received divine assistance and Heavenly Punishment twice by heaven. In one instance, the heavens froze for ten miles, wiping out half of the enemy. In the other instance, the heavens and earth were burned, and only eleven members of the Göktürks army survived.
Today, along the banks of the Wei River, the scorched earth and a section of the river that has been baked dry remain.
Jiali Khan is currently under house arrest in Chang'an, and is said to have been so frightened that he has lost his mind.
The previous notion that the Tang emperor's ascension to the throne was illegitimate has been completely changed; at least in the hearts of the people now, the Tang emperor is the true one "bestowed by Heaven."
Inside a restaurant in the eastern market of Chang'an, Ling Yi ate the food, which was practically inedible, with a pained expression.
There were no stir-fried dishes or deep-fried foods in the Tang Dynasty.
No soy sauce, no vinegar, no chili peppers, no scrambled eggs with persimmons, no cucumber salad with shredded pig's ear...
The main cooking method in the Tang Dynasty was boiling, with just a little salt added.
The key point is that the salt was also bitter, not only very coarse, but also containing sand.
Looking at the white, pungent-smelling boiled mutton in front of him, Ling Yi finally gave up.
He casually tossed down a string of copper coins, then turned and left.
As for where the money came from...
Ling Yi visited over Xiao San, gathered in Chang'an City, and he didn't miss a single one of them.
In any case, the wealth of these aristocratic families is just buried in the cellars and rusting away anyway.
It wasn't that Ling Yi harbored any hostility towards the aristocratic families, or that he wanted to help Li Shimin deal with them.
Instead, on Ling Yi's very first day in Chang'an City, while dining at a restaurant, he was Taunt by Cui Wen'an, the eldest son of the Cui Family.
They say: Eating like a pig, sitting or lying down inelegantly, and looking at someone like that is an eye ailment!
It means that watching Ling Yi eat is like watching a pig scrambling for food; his posture is unseemly, and just looking at it will give you an eye infection.
Ling Yi didn't know what a pig was at first, but he knew that this kid was Taunt him.
This greatly displeased Ling Yi. Ling Yi didn't say anything at the time, and didn't even acknowledge the person.
Having transmigrated to this world, Ling Yi tried to keep a low profile as much as possible.
But keeping a low profile doesn't mean Ling Yi doesn't stir up trouble.
That was Ling Yi's first time eating at a restaurant in the Great Tang, and naturally he couldn't stand the bland and bitter taste of the food, so he spat it out immediately.
That's why Cui Wen'an Taunt him.
That very night, the Cui Family's 15 million strings of copper coins, 2,000 catties of silver, and 300 catties of Kingpin vanished.
It should be noted that the annual tax revenue of the Great Tang at that time was less than ten million strings of cash.
The Cui Family is truly incredibly wealthy, comparable to a nation.
But it's excessive for them to simply bury so much money in the cellar and let it rust.
As for why Ling Yi was able to steal the copper coins successfully without being discovered, it's because Ling Yi developed a new skill related to his Personal Space...
Mist Concealment.
It absorbs moisture from the air, compresses it, slowly releases it, then absorbs again and releases again, forming a cycle that creates a small cloud of mist around Ling Yi...
Ling Yi originally wanted to develop a true Invisibility skill, but unfortunately, his Personal Space had certain limitations.
After all, this is just Personal Space, not Telekinesis ability. Once it leaves the Personal Space, it becomes uncontrollable.
Whether or not he can truly Invisibility is not important to Ling Yi; he only needs to ensure that no one can see his face or body.
Anyway, as long as you don't know who I am, I'll always be " Invisibility ".
Seeing so much money for the first time, Ling Yi was incredibly excited.
They got carried away and figured they might as well take all the rich families since they were so wealthy.
From then on, he would never have to worry about money again in the Great Tang.
In any world, you can't do without money.
So he spent seven days visiting more than thirty prominent families.
The reason it took so long was mainly because he was unfamiliar with Chang'an, and finding people and the location where the money was buried took up a lot of time.
Now, Ling Yi's Personal Space is filled with copper coins that are almost as big as a mountain!
This incident caused a huge uproar and lasted for almost a month, with Bad People roaming the streets.
But in the end, it all came to nothing.
Ling Yi took the money through his Personal Space, and there was no surveillance in this era.
Finding a "thief" who is completely unknown—whose appearance, name, methods, and who leaves no trace—is like searching for a Dahai. It's an incredibly difficult task.
After acquiring the money, Ling Yi bought a courtyard house in Chang'an.
The yard is very large, divided into a front yard and a back yard. There are six houses in the front yard and three main houses in the back yard.
The total area exceeds 1,000 square meters.
However, the house looked like it hadn't been lived in for a long time, and many parts of it appeared very dilapidated.
In many places, it even needs to be renovated.
The three main rooms were slightly better, but for Ling Yi, who was used to the high-rise buildings and fashionable homes of later generations, the layout of these main rooms was really hard for him to accept.
To Ling Yi's surprise, people in this era slept on wooden beds, and their bedding was made of hemp or silk, which was neither attractive nor warm.
In the dead of winter, we can't expect heating, but not even having a stove is going too far. Even if we don't have a stove, a heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove) would be fine.
But none of them were available.
There is a heater, but damn it, isn't it dangerous to have it burning in the room? Aren't you worried about carbon monoxide poisoning? Aren't you afraid of the smoke and flames?
The people of the Great Tang lived a very hard life.
Because Ling Yi has the passive skill of "air conditioning" in his Personal Space, he is not afraid of the cold.
So for the past three months, Ling Yi has basically just made do with what he has.
When I'm hungry, I go to a restaurant for a meal; when I'm sleepy, I sleep; Bored, I wander around the streets aimlessly.
I did manage to explore Chang'an thoroughly, becoming familiar with every street and alley.
The East Market has many street vendors selling acrobatics and small stalls, as well as many inns and restaurants. The West Market is mostly occupied by shops owned by aristocratic families. Oh, and by the way, Chang'an's largest brothel, Intoxicated Heart Pavilion, is located here.
The Northern District was the core of the Great Tang's political power and the location of the imperial palace.
Some of the workshops are also located in the Northern District.
The Southern District is mostly residential, inhabited by both ordinary people and high-ranking officials.
Ling Yi lives in the Southern District, near Vermilion Bird Avenue.
The entire Chang'an City was divided into thirteen Daoist School, three Daoist School in the east, west, and south, consisting of one main gate and two side gates. Only the North Xuanwu Gate Daoist School in the east and two Daoist School in the west.
It must be admitted that Chang'an City, which has not yet been Corrosion by a thousand years, is magnificent, especially the imperial palace. Whether in terms of scale or architectural style, it gives people only one feeling: grandeur and nobility.
Ling Yi didn't understand architecture or feng shui, but Ling Yi believed that the layout of Chang'an City must have been carefully surveyed by professionals.
The inside and outside of the city give people completely different feelings, as if separated by a city wall, the inside and outside are two different worlds.
However, after these three months, Ling Yi not only failed to integrate into this dynasty, but also felt increasingly out of place in it.
No food, no Computer, no air conditioning, no drinks... no toilet paper.
Ling Yi's biggest wish right now is to return to his own world; he has absolutely no interest in time travel.
Staying home, watching movies, playing games, and drinking sugary drinks—isn't that great?
What was the purpose of sending him through time?
Oh, right, he had no specific purpose; his time travel was just an accident.
He was unexpectedly hit by his Personal Space, which caused the primordial Power of Space-Time of the Personal Space to tremble, and then he was transported to the Tang Dynasty, or rather, Parallel World Tang Dynasty.
Furthermore, the last bit of essence in the Personal Space has been completely exhausted, with virtually no possibility of recovery, meaning...
Ling Yi can't go back.
Ling Yi truly couldn't adapt to this world.
He didn't know how the time travelers in those novels adapted to unfamiliar worlds, but Ling Yi simply couldn't adapt.
After leaving the restaurant, Ling Yi returned home feeling lost.
Seeing the dilapidated courtyard, Ling Yi felt even more irritable, lonely, and inexplicably angry.
Standing in front of the houses, looking at the spider webs on the windows, Ling Yi waved his hand in annoyance, and the nearby houses were all put into his Personal Space.
Then, as if he had gone mad, Ling Yi put West City in the entire courtyard except for the courtyard walls into his Personal Space.
Looking at the empty, vast courtyard, Ling Yi stood in the center, appearing even more lonely. He just stood there, stunned, completely lost in thought.
Ling Yi didn't know how much time had passed, but when he came to his senses, it was already evening.
The glow of the setting sun shone directly on Ling Yi's face, creating a dazzling spectacle.
This radiance seemed to possess a power that could elevate the Mind Stone, and in that instant, Ling Yi seemed to have understood something.
"Since I can't adapt to this world, then let this world adapt to me."
Ling Yi murmured.
Looking at the empty courtyard, Ling Yi scratched his head. Had he just ruined his own home?
Where are we staying tonight?
Ling Yi's consciousness entered his Personal Space, where he saw houses scattered in disarray. He was about to use his consciousness to restore the houses before releasing them back into the space.
"Damn, why don't I just build myself a modern villa?"
Although he doesn't understand architecture, he has his Personal Space, right?
Thinking of this, Ling Yi suddenly became excited. A modern villa appearing in the Great Tang should be quite interesting.
With a thought, all the houses he had stored in his Personal Space shattered into dust.
Then, through continuous compression, a huge imitation Dali slab quickly appeared.
This imitation Dali slab is 100 meters long and 100 meters wide, and only 5 millimeters thick.
The next moment, the Dali slab was Cutting into square "floor tiles" measuring five meters on each side.
Then, Ling Yi threw a piece at his feet.
Ling Yi stepped forward, tapped it, and kicked it a few times. It was very sturdy, and the surface was smooth and shiny, like a mirror. It was already a very high-end "floor tile".
But if you want to build a villa, simply having floor tiles is clearly not enough.
"Hmm, the Cui Family's manor is ten times the size of this. Then let's go to the Cui Family again." Ling Yi revealed a mischievous smile.
It seems that with the change in his mindset, he felt much more relaxed.