Ying Yang sake the Heaven: Visiting the village

Two, years passed,  

Shrek Academy is located in the central area of ​​the former Douluo Continent, which happens to be the junction of the three empires of Tianhun, Douling and Xingluo. Anyang City is located in the northern border of the Heavenly Soul Empire, which is also the northern part of the Douluo Continent. If they want to go to Shrek Academy, they naturally need to go south.

Li Wangxian embarked on a journey that would take them through the Tianbei Road, skirting the Radiant Canyon, until he reached Tiandou City, the capital of the Heavenly Soul Empire. From there, He planned to take the Sky Cableway to Suonan Province in the Tianhun Empire, and finally make his way to Shrek Academy along a trail. The total distance he needed to cover was around eight thousand miles, but with their abilities as soul masters, they could complete the journey in just seven days if He traveled day and night.

However, He didn't feel the need to rush because He had plenty of time before the enrollment period at Shrek Academy began, with half a month remaining. Li Wangxian wasn't particularly concerned about joining Shrek Academy as he knew his own talent would garner attention wherever he went.

The main reasons he chose Shrek Academy were to fulfill Hong Zhen's wishes, because at that time, when he was studying in Anping city,Hong Zhen , the citry lord of Anping city helped him various times. Additionally, joining Shrek Academy offered him numerous advantages, such as obtaining soul rings and soul bones. Lastly, Li Wangxian harbored a modest ambition to become the master of the number one academy on the mainland, which motivated his decision to pursue his studies there. After all at In his Life time he did not got to college. That's why he want to go.

Hong Zhen Arrange his daughter with him to go to shrek accademy, His daughter name Nanni, whose innate soul power high as eight, Martial soul Fire Leopard.

due to this Hongzhen personally arranged the carriage and due to Hongzhen his relation with nanni was quite good. As they continue to going. due to him, he treats her like small sister.

"Brother, there seems to be a village in front, let's stay overnight." nanni pointed to the looming fireworks in front of him, very pleasantly surprised, and suggested to Li Wangxian.

  "Yes." Li Wangxian thought for a while and agreed.

  They have been sleeping in the wild for three consecutive nights, and they have visited several cities along the way, but they have not stopped in. At this time, they were in the city of Fran which was about 300 kilometers away from Tiandou city. They left the city of Fran in the afternoon, and without accident, they would be able to arrive in Tiandou city tomorrow morning.

  The night was dark, and the fireworks in the small village were particularly obvious. After Li Wangxian and his two left the official road, they walked another three or four miles on the small road before they could see the whole picture of the village clearly.

  This is a small village with only thirty or forty families, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and a small forest on one side. Outside the forest is the official road. Li Wangxian and the two entered the small village from the forest path. They stood at the entrance of the village and looked around, then walked towards a family at the entrance of the village.

  "Dong dong dong!"

  Coming to the door, Li Wangxian knocked on the door.

  "Who is it?" A hoarse and weak voice came from inside the house, footsteps came from far to near, the closed door opened, and an old woman with silver hair poked her head out. Seeing two strange faces, the old man was puzzled and asked. , "Who are you?"

  "Hi old woman, we are travelers passing by, and I would like to stay at your place for one night, is that okay?" Li Wangxian said with a smile.

  "This..." Hearing this, the old man hesitated on his old face, looked at Li Wangxian and Jiang Nannan with cloudy eyes, and saw that they were both eleven or twelve-year-old children. Decades of life made her realize that these two The boy is not an ordinary person, so he nodded and said, "Okay, come in."

  The old man opened the door and let Li Wangxian and the two enter the house.

  "Thank you, mother-in-law." Jiang Nannan was very happy, and thanked the old woman with a sweet smile.

  "No, you're welcome." The old man said.

Li Wangxian and nanni walked into the old man's house, only to find that the family's situation is not very good.

  The layout of the house is simple, one bedroom, one main room, and one kitchen and dining room. The furnishings in the main room are very simple and clean, except for the table, chairs and cabinets, there is only an old pendulum clock.

  "Mother-in-law, what's your last name? Are you the only one living in the house?" Li Wangxian looked at the environment in the house, while nanni said to the old man.

  "My surname is Yang, and I have a little granddaughter, she is asleep." The old man replied, and she went to the cabinet, rummaging for something.

  "What about your son and daughter-in-law? Are you not at home?" nanni asked subconsciously.

  "The son died, and the daughter-in-law went with him." The old man said, his tone was flat, as if he was talking about an unimportant matter.

  "Ah!" nanni couldn't help apologizing when she heard the words, "I'm sorry, mother-in-law." "It's okay

  , old lady, I'm used to it." The old man said, there was no emotion on his old face, like a piece of wood.

  "Grandma, what's the name of our village? It doesn't look like there are many people?" Seeing this, Li Wangxian changed the subject and asked.

  "The guest doesn't know, our village is called Zhangyang Village, and it is under the rule of Viscount Notting of Hetian Town." The old man replied calmly, "Everyone in the village has moved to other places." "Moved to other places.

  " Already?" nanni was puzzled, tilted her head, and said, "Why did you move away?"

  "If you don't move away, the children won't be able to awaken their martial souls." The old man's tone finally had some emotion, which was intertwined. The helplessness of pain, struggle and despair, she said.

  "Why?" nanni was puzzled, and asked, "Is there no Soul Masters Association in Frankenstein City?" "The

  Soul Masters Association needs to pay fifty gold soul coins to awaken a martial soul." The old man didn't speak, Li Wangxian answered nanni's question, With a thoughtful look on his face, he said.

  He still didn't say anything later, but nanni is not stupid, she has already understood. Fifty gold soul coins, for a family in such a small village, may be a lifetime savings.

  The Soul Masters Association, after the collapse of the Wuhun Temple, was established by various empires to take over all matters related to the Wuhun Palace and Soul Masters, including the awakening of the Wuhun. After ten thousand years, the soul master associations in various places have been controlled by nobles in various places. This is undoubtedly bad news for ordinary people. There are probably countless small Zhuangzi like Zhang Yangzhuang in the territory of the Three Great Empires.

  "What the guest said is true." The old man was silent for a moment, and echoed, "When the old viscount was still alive, he would bestow gifts every year and send soul masters to every village to help children awaken their martial souls for free. But now, I It's been more than ten years since I've seen a soul master from the Viscount's Mansion." "

  Nowadays, those who want to awaken their martial souls and don't want to sell themselves to the Viscount's Mansion have all moved away. The rest of the village are those who can't walk. The old fellow, and some children who have not awakened their martial spirits, how can it be good..." The old man babbled, as if chatting, and then stopped abruptly, "The old lady is rambunctious, the guest forgive me."

  " ..." Li Wangxian and nanni were silent.

  He understands that this is the true portrayal of the life of ordinary people in this era.

  In this era, the awakening of martial souls was controlled by the nobles of the empire. If commoners wanted to awaken their martial souls, they had to pay fifty gold soul coins to the Soul Masters Association, and the soul masters of the Soul Masters Association would awaken their martial souls. There are soul master associations; either sell yourself to the noble mansion and become a servant of the noble, and each noble will awaken the martial soul for his servant.

  In addition to these two methods, when some high-level soul masters also travel to the mainland, they will also show kindness and help the children who pass by the village to awaken their martial souls.

  The aristocratic class like Hong Zhen, the lord of Anyang City, is still rare after all.

  This is an era of class solidification, the only way out for common people's children is tightly blocked, there are only one or two remaining gaps, but no one can touch them.

  Li Wangxian suddenly wanted to cry, and felt sad, but he didn't know where the sadness came from.

  The old man found a key from the cabinet, walked towards the locked bedroom, and said in a low voice, "Guests can rest in this room tonight.

  " His face was expressionless, but his eyes were extremely deep, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

  "Guest, please come in." The old man opened the bedroom door, walked in with an oil lamp, and said to the two.

  The two of them followed the old man into the bedroom, and saw that the layout of the bedroom was very festive. There was a big red curtain on the big red bed, and the Chinese character "囍" was pasted on the dresser beside the bed.

  Such a scene made nanni's pretty face slightly flushed.

  "This is my son's wedding room. I only stayed for one night and never came back." The old man lit a red candle and said to himself, "The two guests can just make up for it." "

  Okay , thank you." Li Wangxian did not shirk, although he has a compassionate heart, he will not act hypocritically because of this.

  "Old lady, I won't delay the rest of the two guests." The old man said, her attitude was always alienated and in awe, obviously aware of the identities of Li Wangxian and the two.

  "Good night, mother-in-law." nanni said subconsciously.

  The old man left the room without forgetting to close the door.

  "Let's rest, we have to get up early tomorrow." Li Wangxian said.

  "En!" nanni nodded, folded the quilt on the bed and put it aside, then took out the quilt she brought with her from the luggage and spread it.

  The two slept in their clothes.

  Nothing to say all night.

  —The

  next day, early in the morning.

  Li Wangxian and the two walked out of the room and found that the old man had also gotten up.

  Beside her was a timid little girl who looked about four or five years old, secretly looking at Li Wangxian and nanni.

  "Grandmother, you got up so early!" nanni greeted with a smile, then looked at the little girl, smiled and waved, "She is your granddaughter, she looks so cute!"

The old man replied, and when nanni mentioned her granddaughter, her face showed kindness, she looked at the little girl beside her, and said, "Yes, niece, say hello to the guests."

"Hello "The little girl shouted weakly.

  nanni was a little surprised, leaned over and patted the little girl's head, and said with a smile, "Your name is Nannan, the same as my sister's. My sister's name is also Nan Nan." "Really!" The little

  girl Shouted in surprise, looking at nanni with a little more kindness.

  "Two guests..." the old man hesitated to speak.

  "Grandma, is there anything we can help with?" Li Wangxian noticed the old man's hesitant expression, and said aloud.

  "This..." The old man hesitated for a moment, and with a hint of expectation on his old face, he said, "The two guests are soul masters, right?

  " Guess what the old man was going to say.

  "That's great, that's great!" the old man said repeatedly, looking at Li Wangxian with a pleading look on his old face, "May I ask you something, if you pass by here in the future, can you help me with this?" Poor little granddaughter awakens her martial spirit."

  The old man's words were exactly what Li Wangxian thought, and he fell silent.

  Seeing this, the old man couldn't help feeling a little anxious, but he didn't dare to speak loudly, for fear of offending Li Wangxian, so he could only plead more humblely: "This child lost his parents when he was just one year old, and I am a person who is about to die I'm gone, I don't know when it will be gone. This child is still young, and I will be gone in the future. She has a martial soul and she has a possibility of survival..." "Okay, old lady, needless to say." Zhu

  Ziyang After interrupting the old man's words, his face was calm.

  The old man was terrified, her face was as white as paper, she thought her words had offended Li Wangxian, her mouth was trembling and she couldn't speak.

  However, what Li Wangxian said next made the old man's complexion turn red.

  "I promise you, old woman." Li Wangxian said, his face was still calm, but there was a strange brilliance in his eyes. Also as a commoner, he felt that he had to do something.

  "This, this..." The old man was ecstatic, and trembling, he was about to kneel down to Li Wangxian, but nanni stopped him in time.

  "Grandma, I can assure you that I will definitely come again at this time next year. At that time, you can bring other school-age children from the village to come together, and I will help them awaken their martial spirits together." Li Wangxian said.

  "Mmm! Mmmm! Thank you! Thank you!" The old man was very excited. Although Li Wangxian only said a few words, this was their only hope!