Chapter 983: Chapter 969: The Origin of Japan
Su Xuan, with an air of mystery, began to explain.
“Wow, it sounds so interesting. Hurry up and tell , what’s the legend? I’m so curious! I love listening to these kinds of tales.”
At this mont, this little girl looked extrely excited.
“Hmm, okay, seeing how eager you are to learn, I’ll explain it to you. I’m telling you, do you know why most people’s nas in Japan are Ooshima, Inoue, and suddenly Aoi?”
“I don’t know. There shouldn’t be any special reason for this, right? It’s like in Huaxia, where nas like Zhao, Qian, Sun, Liu, Zhou Wu, Zheng and Wang are passed down from our ancestors. Is there so particular significance to them?”
The little girl said with the curiosity of a baby.
Of course there’s a reason. Let tell you, ‘Cang Mountain has a well nad Kong’ is actually the best way to explain Japanese nas. Have you ever heard of Wu Dalang?”
“Heard of him, heard of him, the guy who sells pancakes, right? His wife is so beautiful, she’s Panpan, my idol!”
“Ahem, ahem…”
At this mont, Shen Ruoqiu almost choked to death. To be honest, he didn’t know how Su Xuan was going to explain ‘Cang Mountain has a well nad Kong.’ Actually, ‘Cang Mountain has a well nad Kong’ refers to Kongkong. Although Shen Ruoqiu is known as the Snow Lady, he actually knows about these things. However, this Shu usually appears quite carefree on the outside, but in reality, he’s the most innocent one; he genuinely doesn’t know.
And when Su Xuan started explaining ‘Cang Mountain has a well nad Kong’ and linked it to Wu Da, and this Shu even claid Panpan was his idol, Shen Ruoqiu thought this was quite a treasure.
“Uh, Ruqiu, is your throat uncomfortable? Didn’t you say you wouldn’t listen to us? Shu, I’m telling you, we should not be ashad to ask questions. If we don’t understand, we should ask, in case soday we are tested on what ‘Cang Mountain has a well nad Kong’ ans, wouldn’t that be a bonus? Okay, Su Xuan, continue your explanation. By the way, where were we?”
Shu was nibbling on a bag of chips, asking eagerly as he ate.
“Oh, you just ntioned that Panpan is your idol. Actually, great minds think alike; Panpan is my idol too. Uh, not to stray from the topic, I’m telling you, Wu Da was actually not dead. He was kicked into the river by Xin Qing, and then Wu Da drifted across the sea and ended up in Japan.”
“No way, Wu Da didn’t die? That’s impossible. How did Wu Da manage that?”
Shu asked curiously, looking as if he wouldn’t be easily fooled, being a wise person.
“Hmm, I’m getting a bit hungry.”
Su Xuan cleared his throat twice, and Shu imdiately understood, handing over his bag of chips to Su Xuan, saying.
“Brother Xuan, have so chips.”
This Shu classmate really has a desire to learn, Su Xuan wanted to give him a thumbs-up.
“Nightmare. Shu, don’t rush, I’ll tell you slowly with evidence. It is said that when Wu Da crossed the sea to Japan, at that ti the Japanese were very backward, not even able to speak properly and having no writing system or country. They were still living primitively. When Wu Da saw this, he was very excited because he felt very accomplished.”
“Why did he feel accomplished?”
Shu asked with great curiosity.
“Because Wu Da knew how to make pancakes! Think about it, the people of Japan were so primitive then, while our Song was already flourishing. Wu Da managed to make things with fire, so he easily gathered a group of followers. As the number of followers grew, Wu Da thought about establishing his own grand empire. At that ti, he set up his base on a mountain. He wanted a majestic na for it, initially wanting to na it Liang Mountain, but he didn’t know how to write ‘Liang,’ so he nad it Cang Mountain instead.”
Su Xuan explained eloquently.
“So that’s the origin of Cang Mountain. What happened next? Did Wu Da manage to make a coback and beco an emperor for the ages?”
Shu was extrely excited, believing deeply in Su Xuan’s words.
“Of course, with his pancake-making skills, Wu Da conquered Japan. As more followers joined him, many ministers asked Wu Da if Japan should have a flag. Wu Da thought for a mont, looked at his pancake, slapped his forehead, and placed a pancake on a piece of white cloth, and that’s how Japan’s flag ca to be!”
“Pfft…”
When Su Xuan finished speaking, Shen Ruoqiu burst out laughing. Oh my, this guy’s imagination is as ridiculous as ever, even coming up with an origin story for Japan’s flag.
“Yes, yes, Japan’s flag really is like this. So it originated from pancakes, huh? Tsk, tsk, our Wu Da was quite sothing.”
Shu said excitedly.
“And there’s more. Wu Da believed that to govern a country well, they must have a writing system. But Master Wu hadn’t read many books, so he didn’t know many characters. That’s why half of the Japanese characters are the sa as Huaxia’s, with so being made up by Wu Da himself. This is the origin of Japanese writing!”
Su Xuan explained with a soft voice.
“Yes, yes, many of Japan’s characters are like ours. So that’s what happened, huh? Su Xuan, Japan really forgot its roots, claiming we copied them when their ancestors were all Wu Da’s followers.”
Shu continued passionately, quite indignant.
“But Su Xuan, what’s this got to do with ‘Cang Mountain has a well nad Kong’? It seems you only talked about Cang Mountain!”
Shu asked curiously, while Su Xuan gave a mischievous smile.
“That’s the key part. Let tell you, later on, a big earthquake struck Japan, causing many casualties. Wu Da thought he should encourage procreation. So he ordered all females over sixteen to go into Cang Mountain. Wu Da started his procreation plan, and because he was so busy, he didn’t have a particular place for it. Sotis under a tree, sotis under the moon, basically wherever. But Wu Da preferred to do it on the well because he felt the most accomplished there.”
Su Xuan explained, and when he finished, Shu’s face turned red with embarrassnt. He knew full well what Su Xuan’s ‘that thing’ referred to.
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