This is the best of times, when people are simple-minded and have a clear understanding of love and hate. The story of a promise for a large sum of money and drinking with each other after cutting off one's stock is not an isolated case, but a trend that encompasses society.
At the same time, this was also a bad era, an era of blockage up and down, human life was like nothing, and disasters lingered.
Autumn, the fifth year of Emperor Xin's reign.
It’s another year of heavy snowfall, and it’s coming earlier and earlier, and it’s getting heavier and heavier.
The country of Meng Ji did not have too many worries. The innovative laws attracted countless scholars to this land that pioneered new policies. When the national policy changed to farming and war, food was still in short supply, but there would no longer be the exchange of children and freezing to death like other countries. , thousands of people starved to death in Guangsha.
This year's winter in Mengji is particularly lively. Red ropes are hung on the eaves of every house, with this white stone tied to the end of the red ropes.
They were commemorating the Nuwa family and praying to their distinguished maternal ancestors. They prayed that their newly born young master Mengji would grow up healthily, inherit the title of Prince Mengji in the future, and continue the peace and harvest of this land.
"Merciful and loving Empress Nuwa, please bless our young master. He was born in the cold winter, just like our people of Mengji rose from flesh and blood and ruins. He is our future and our hope, please May he be healthy and strong, and possess the wisdom and bravery of a prince."
The people spontaneously cleared the snow on the street in front of their door. In the empty space at the intersection, the snow piled up into a small mountain. After a while, an ox cart shoveled away a large piece of dirty snow, pulled it towards the outside of the city, and threw it to In troughs or frozen rivers.
After the road was clear, they gathered in groups, took the pregnant women at home to the Marquis Mansion, presented some of the dried vegetables and cured goods they had reserved for the winter, and offered their sincere blessings to the young master.
At the door of the inner courtyard, Wei Hu and Rakshasa Girl were guarding the door of the study, not allowing anyone to enter.
"Hey, Wei Hu, do you think our master is a heartless and unjust person?"
The Rakshasa girl yawned and seemed to be unwilling to do this kind of job of standing guard. If it weren't for the person she believed to be a true Buddha who was retreating in the study, with her fiery temper, she would have given up the job long ago and returned to Lingshan with a big wave of her hand. .
Well, there are some other reasons. She actually thinks that this true Buddha is very interesting. Unlike the quasi-Buddhas of the same religion who practice Dharma and Golden Body on Lingshan, this Lord is more humane and has more personality.
Wei Hu did not answer, but stood motionless at the door with his eyes closed, holding the Vajra Demon-Conquering Pestle in his hand.
"You are so boring, you are even more rigid than those quasi-Buddhas on Lingshan Mountain."
"What on earth do you want to say? My Lord is making a breakthrough, why can't you just be quiet? If you disturb your Lord's opportunity to break through, I will be the first to spare you!"
"Haha, you are not being gentle. Don't think that you are invincible if you have magical weapons. My aunt is not afraid of you." The Rakshasa girl rolled her eyes, and it seemed that she did not agree with this outstanding third-generation disciple of Yuxu Palace.
"I just feel that the master is too tired. He has just experienced a big battle and has a son. Why don't you take a good rest? You must retreat at this time."
The bellicose Rakshasa girls felt that Meng Chang was too tired, and they didn't know what he was worried about. Currently, Meng Ji was prosperous, and there was no place in the world where Meng Ji could be happier.
In her eyes, no king is so busy that he vomits blood and the people live and work in peace and contentment. If he is the king, singing and singing day and night, leaving everything to the people under his command, he only needs to be greedy for pleasure, otherwise If you work so hard to build a big business and don't even have time to enjoy it, isn't it in vain?
"Salted fish!"
"What did you say?"
"I said you are a sparrow, how can you know the ambition of a swan?"
"How dare you call me a bird, you're looking for death!!"
The soft sword and dagger in the Rakshasa girl's hand slipped out of her sleeves, and she stared at Wei Hu with a fierce look. Just when she was about to step forward and teach this soft-footed shrimp from the great religion a lesson, there was a sound of waves in the study. It was heard that a huge roaring wave seemed to be pouring out of the small room at any time.
Wei Hu Xuan Gong was running, and he grabbed the Rakshasa girl who was about to rush in. He frowned and asked, "What do you want to do?"
"Go in and protect your true... master!"
"The Shennong family is inside and needs your protection? Don't make any arbitrary decisions!!"
At this point, Wei Hu became a little irritable, stared at the Rakshasa girl, and said meaningfully: "Read well and study hard, otherwise you will die from your own recklessness sooner or later. In today's world, the first thing is to learn to observe words and emotions. , discern the situation.”
"Tch, isn't it just Gou? Do you think everyone is the same as you?"
There was still a hint of ferocity in her tone. At least the Rakshasa girl had calmed down a lot. Looking at the man in front of her who didn't like to talk much and was always smiling, the Rakshasa girl's eyes revealed some complexity.
In the study room, with the help of Shennong, Meng Chang gradually calmed down the turbulent divinity. Under the water bloodline, the third blue node was lit.
Vast Sea/Cangming/Water Disaster: (3/4): Obtain the qualification to ascend the water system. In the third stage, control the shape changes of water, condense into ice, and disperse into air.
Obtaining the power of the Water God for the third time is completely different from the first time he successfully climbed the stairs. No wonder Ancestor Fuxi came by such a coincidence and did not arrive at the moment to kill Ao Guang, nor did he wait for him to survive the climb naturally. Come back later.
Ascension to the third level of divine power has allowed him to gradually begin to understand the meaning of many forms of water. Water has endless magical uses, encompasses everything, and can be melted into everything. It can be understood as a basic component of the world.
Mengchang had a premonition that at the end of his water control, the moment he ascended to the position of Water God, there would be two great terrors.
He has become an extremely terrifying existence on a certain path. At the same time, he will also complete the transition and be noticed by an even more terrifying existence.
Lighting the divine fire and illuminating the world also means being noticed by other gods in the world.
It's just that he didn't expect that the first one to get was the mortal fire. Unexpectedly, in the end, the water type came to the front of the ladder. He only needed to plunder another divinity of different types, and he could give priority to other water gods. , relying on his own ability to ascend to the position of Water God in advance.
Marshal Tianhe, the position of Water God, not to mention, this position seems to be really tailor-made for him. His destiny is simply wonderful.
Looking at Shennong who came to help in person, Meng Chang stood up and thanked him.
Unexpectedly, Shennong's face revealed a hint of exhaustion and weakness.
"It's funny, I'm not good at fighting! I advocate the way of peace."
Well, Emperor Yan, the Red Emperor Shennong of the Southern Fire Elephant, said that he was not good at fighting, but was better at playing with flowers and plants, and there seemed to be nothing wrong with him.
"Zu, I..."
Mengchang looked at the Shennong family and seemed hesitant to speak. He didn't know why, but when he faced his ancestors such as the Fuxi family and the Gaoyang family Qiongchan, there was no emotion in his heart. He only had the excitement and excitement he felt when meeting historical celebrities. Proud, but when he faced Shennong, there was always an inexplicable throbbing in his heart.
This was a question that he found difficult to ask, but he also wanted to know some other details, so he seemed a little cautious.
If Qiong Chan has his own wisdom, Fu Xi is heavy and awe-inspiring, Zhu Rong is solemn and solemn when he sees him, and Gonggong is the heroic and ambitious person who dares to ask how high the sky is, then Shennong is a heartfelt spirit. mild.
Chidi is very gentle and doesn't seem irritable at all, which is good.
"I know what you mean. In fact, you don't need to be too entangled with this problem. Whether it is the Yandi tribe or the Huangdi tribe, we are essentially from the same clan. We just started from the Suiren clan. We discovered the magical functions of heaven and earth, and evolved in order to survive better. Take a different path.”
"But, I..."
"Don't talk, listen to me first."
Shennong took out a small red sand gourd from his arms. As soon as he took it out, it turned into half the size of his body, and then spit out three red, blue, and green pills.
"At the beginning of eternity, Sui Renshi lit the mortal fire and opened the secret treasure of the human body. From then on, we started the road to awakening, but there are thousands of ways to awaken. Who can say that his own path is true and other people's path is false?"
"Therefore, due to the different ways of awakening, many wars within the human race were triggered. Until Patriarch Fuxi grew up, he merged with the Nuwa clan and established three paths, which brought order to the chaotic and unnecessary tribal disputes."
"Our lineage is the Dao Zang of the human body, and it takes the path of mortals becoming gods. The Li Tan, Zhu Rong, Gong Gong, Kua Fu, and Hou Tu you see are actually people in this Dao. You can also see the ending. When the time comes, human nature will eventually be worn away, mortals will defy nature, and failure means losing control."
Shennong put the three elixirs into three exquisite three-color vials, handed them to Mengchang, and then continued.
"The Xuanyuan family is another lineage. They do not cultivate themselves, but use magic weapons and magical weapons to bear the power of heaven and earth. As for the result, your descendants have already seen the final result. At least in this area of heaven and earth. , the Xuanyuan clan defeated all opponents and became the first Human Emperor."
"There are no high or low paths. A cunning rabbit has three caves. Isn't it normal for us mortals to take more paths and try new ways?"
Therefore, Mengchang's understanding is that the Yan Emperor lineage represented by Shennong specializes in physical magical powers, while the Huangdi lineage is like today's immortal cultivators, cultivating the road to immortality by themselves, and borrowing magic weapons and magical weapons to protect it. My own body, to eliminate demons and protect the Tao?
But Meng Chang didn't understand. He still believed that he was truly powerful only when he was strong, and relying on external objects had its limitations.
For example, in the original story, the Twelve Golden Immortals would be beaten to the point of panic by their disciples who had only been practicing Taoism for a few years without their magic weapon.
"Hahaha, little guy, don't make blind guesses. There is no right or wrong between these two paths. You must know that the ancestor of the Suiren clan broke through the shackles of heaven and earth only after he was physically strong. It's not that our lineage is not good, but Because he is too powerful, his spirit and body are bound by God's will. Divinity is both a gift and an ongoing curse."
Mengchang understands this, one version after another, one god after another!
"Then why are you still embarking on this path?"
"Silly boy, if your Meng Jixin gets ten cities, but your warriors are not enough to defend these ten city-states. If you don't defend them, the city-states will be occupied by the enemy. What will you do?"
Mengchang thought for a while and suddenly realized: "I understand. I will station most of my troops in the outermost cities, and we will guard the front line as horns."
"So what you are saying is that if we don't occupy them, other races or alien beasts will take these divine positions. Therefore, even if we know that there are some disadvantages in this road, we must capture them, otherwise We will have many more invincible enemies.”
"Hahaha, that's the truth, so sometimes we don't have to choose this way, we still have to make a choice."
"Three pills, you can take the green one when you lose control of your body's power in the future. When you encounter a life-or-death crisis, the red one may give you the strength to fight for your life. As for the blue one, keep it." Give it to Meng An and carry it with you. Your heir will not be as powerful as you after all. If his seal is loosened, this elixir can save his life. "
(End of chapter)
