In the Shang State, the retainer system was prevalent. This system, to put it bluntly, is to give casual cultivators a way to ascend. It is neither smooth nor tortuous, but at least there is a way.
On the basis of this system, there are sects composed of aristocratic families. ——Blood ties are not only ancient, but also stronger. To this day, monks still take care of the so-called "human feelings".
The six great princes, together with the royal family Shang, controlled the Shang Kingdom. The rest of the small sects are all attached to this seven clans (the six major princes plus the Shang clan).
The Shang family maintains a transcendent status among the seven families in name and strength.
If you want to know what happened or will happen in the Shang Kingdom, just look at the movements of the six major princes.
Qingyun fiddled with the porcelain bowl, raised his black hair on his temples, and looked sideways at Han Yin. When he lowered his head, he pursed his lips and smiled softly.
"A year ago, the six princes aggressively recruited followers, casual cultivators, and even secretly expanded the army. - At that time, there was no trace of the Nine Sons Holy Army in the Demon Kingdom. Well, the Holy Army was like a rat under the soil. I don't know where it came from. Climbing out of the pit. It was so sudden." Jin Zhicao sat down next to Qingyun.
"Master..." Qingyun was about to stand up and salute, but Jin Zhecao waved his hand to stop him and shouted at Han Yin, "You brat, come over and eat! I'm starving to death! Your chest is against your back!"
Han Yin turned his sword and threw it diagonally, inserting it into the mountain rocks. It floated like a broken branch and arranged flowers, and was as happy as the strong breeze.
"Boy, I heard that you want to apply for a job as a retainer? Which one have you decided to go to?" Jin Zhecao asked, stroking the straight beard on his chin.
Han Yin was silent for a moment and said, "Li family."
"You want revenge?" Jin Zhecao hit the nail on the head.
Han Yin took a big mouthful of rice and nodded silently.
"Li Guogong and Han Guogong have always been at odds with each other. Li Bushu, the eldest daughter of the Li family, is about to get married, but she has repeatedly touched the Han family's eyebrows." When Li Bushu was mentioned, Qingyun's delicate face was filled with a hint of faintness. red.
"Do you have to take revenge?" Qingyun looked at Han Yin.
Han Yin lowered his head and did not answer.
Jin Zhecao shook his head, "There are two ways of living. One knows tomorrow, and the other knows today. People who know tomorrow will spend their lives moving forward. Just like the solar calendar."
"Then..." Qingyun opened his mouth and moved his lips. Before he could finish speaking, Han Yin said, "Swordsmen only know today. They will not think about the meaning of life, anyone's emotions, or even the beliefs that support life. He only knows Care about the sword in your hand.”
Qingyun was a little angry, "Even if you make a hundred steels and teach Hongxia to take a bath, you will be softened by the cold. How can you only care about the sword?"
Jin Zhecao burst out laughing.
Old people always like the ignorance of young people. That is the youth that they can never return to no matter how envious they are. Just like young people often long for the wisdom of old students.
They are all things that I don’t own at the moment.
"A swordsman must believe in the sword in his hand. That is his belief." Jin Zhecao sighed, "Go ahead, you must give him a piece of his mind."
Qingyun frowned and pouted, "Okay. I'm just afraid that he won't be able to take care of himself with just one... hand."
Jin Zhecao blinked, "Aren't you afraid that's not the case? - Okay, okay. I understand."
Han Yin was wary and asked tentatively, "Master, aren't you angry if I join the Li family?"
Jin Zhecao put down the bowl and said, "Dead. My heart has long since died. Before the Supreme Uprising, I was a mule on the ditch. The girl I liked taught the bandits composed of casual cultivators to humiliate them day and night and then drowned me in the well, because She just cries and doesn't enjoy playing.
I didn’t know a single brother on the battlefield. Those monks I knew gathered together the night before to lament the delicious meat, and the next day most of his head was cut off. "
"Oh, oh, I used to think that the Supreme Being could lead us to bring peace to the world. I thought that no one would bend down and bury their fate like a cow or mule.
It is a pity that the Supreme Lord abandoned us after preaching. How pitiful. A large number of people I know died again. Some of them had just welcomed their children and suddenly learned to laugh, and their lives suddenly stopped. "Jin Zhecao was as calm as a stone on the roadside, as if these were stories heard after being drunk, rather than unforgettable memories.
Or maybe, people's hearts are all stones. Can be engraved. It’s just that some people have experienced too much and no longer know what to do next.
"Is there any force in the world that has not participated in the strangulation of the Luoyang Calendar? We have been here, and we are being strangled. So for me, I don't hate the six princes. In other words, if I hate them too much, who are they?" Jin Oricao chuckled.
laugh.
It was as if all his wine was in his dream and his words were all dream language.
"I'm still quite surprised that that boy Chun Yijian can actually accept a disciple." After saying that, Jin Zhecao fell silent. ——He has learned from Han Yin that Chun Yijian's time is running out.
"Another person I know has left, how can I survive like this? Isn't it going to be the end, really alone?" Jin Zhecao laughed at himself in his heart.
"The first time I met Master was at my family's noodle shop. Speaking of which, before that, my life was really ordinary. My parents ran a noodle shop and even provided me with some training." Han Yin smiled bitterly, "After so many years... …I haven’t been back yet.”
After a moment of silence, Han Yin sighed and said, "Master came to eat noodles and asked me to pick out the thicker one. I don't know why, on my first try, I managed to pierce the noodles with just one chopstick and succeeded. Master smiled happily. Accept me as your apprentice."
"As for why he accepted me as his apprentice... He said that he never knew why he was alive. He hoped that someone would pass on his skills and find the lost faith for him." Han Yin suddenly understood the meaning of this sentence.
The monks in the Lunar Calendar all had different experiences, and they were equally confused. New and different roads always attract them.
When the Supreme Being, as well as the groups, dreams, ideas, and even beliefs represented by the Supreme Being disappeared together, their lives lost their flavor again.
"The Supreme Being once said that you must have faith, not belief. Faith is placed in idols, and only faith comes from the heart. - Oh, the most primitive belief of human beings is to live. But how to live has become another question, the one that concerns the most It's a matter of faith." Jin Zhecao stood up, took Lone Ying with him, and ran straight into the distance. ..
Han Yin knew that Jin Zhecao was going to vent his inner anger and lowered his head to eat.
Qingyun held the bowl and thought thoughtfully, "I heard that the Han family has two talented disciples. _o_m They are already in the Ningding realm."
Han Yin chuckled, "One is named Xiong Huai, and the other is named Zhang Zhilin. I heard that Zhang Zhilin has some background. Rumor has it that Zhang Zhilin is already a four-star Ningding player."
"What a genius." Qingyun was a little envious, but also a little worried.
"Don't worry, brother has sense. I will make my own decision on my grudges with Han Si." Han Yin looked at his empty wrist.
"You are not my eldest brother." Qingyun pouted, a little angry.
Han Yin smiled proudly, "The Shang Kingdom is ready to stir up trouble in the Demon Kingdom. I think that if I have the chance, I can make Han Si pay the price on the battlefield without even relying on the conflicts between Li and Han."
Qingyun didn't care about this, and complained complainingly, "Just pay attention to your own safety. - What about you? What is your belief?"
Han Yin looked at Shi Zhongjian and was speechless.
Qingyun couldn't laugh or cry, "It's still a long time, look for it slowly... I will accompany you."
Han Yin was slightly stunned and put down the bowl, "Thank you."
Qingyun grabbed the bowl and said, "I don't want you to thank me! - What a sword nerd!"
Han Yin scratched his head, not sure why. .
