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Chapter 4708 4711 [Low Martial Arts World]

"Second Master, are you really a god?" Qingwen asked boldly.

"Of course, it's genuine." Xiang Nan nodded.

"What is the life of a god like?" Qingwen asked curiously.

"Not very good, very boring." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "It's not as interesting as the human world."

"No way? Aren't gods all very free?" Qingwen asked puzzledly.

"It's free and easy, but it's also really boring." Xiang Nan nodded and said, "Life in the fairy world will not change for a thousand or ten thousand years."

As he spoke, he pointed to the enamel clock on the table and said, "Like this clock, as long as it is powered up, it can keep going like this for a thousand or ten thousand years, but can you say that this clock is happy?"

Qingwen was stunned, then shook her head.

"That's why I want to come down to the mortal world and visit this land of gentleness and wealth." Xiang Nan said with a smile.

"So that's how it is. Then when will you return to heaven, Second Master?" Qingwen asked curiously.

"We'll go back when we've had enough fun." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "But I'm not just here to have fun. If you have any wishes, just tell me. As long as they're reasonable, I can help you realize them."

"What wishes can we have? We just want the good of our ancestors, master, mistress and second master." Xiren said hurriedly.

"You are always so virtuous, thinking only of others and not yourself." Xiang Nan nodded and smiled, "In fact, this is also my wish. They gave birth to me, raised me, cared for me, and loved me, so I will naturally not treat them unfairly. I will let them all live a long life, be healthy, prosperous, and enjoy a happy family life."

"We feel relieved that Second Master can do this." Xiren nodded.

"Why should you worry about me? Am I a yaksha or evil ghost?" Xiang Nan said with a smile.

"Of course not." Xiren waved her hands quickly.

"You don't have to worry. I'm a deity, not a monster. I won't kill innocent people." Xiang Nan comforted him, "We are still the same as before."

"Yes." Everyone nodded.

But Xiang Nan knew that it was basically impossible to go back to the past.

……

After talking for a while, Xiang Nan returned to his bed to meditate and regulate his breathing, while at the same time releasing his sensory power to observe the entire world of "Dream of Red Mansions".

Although this world has gods, monsters, the underworld, and the fairyland, the overall technological progress is similar to real history.

The Age of Discovery had already begun in Europe, and trade with Middle-earth was very active and prosperous.

The Jia family had Western imported clocks, pocket watches, perfumes, glass, cloth, snuff, wine, headache medicine, gold-coated pheasant fur coats, duck-cheeked fur coats, and so on.

Xiang Nan knew that in another hundred or two hundred years, Middle-earth might suffer the same fate as the real world, which was the "end of the world" mentioned repeatedly in the book.

Although Xiang Nan tried to stop it, he didn't want to do that.

Because it is totally unnecessary. Although there are gods, demons, and the underworld in Dream of the Red Chamber, these have nothing to do with ordinary people.

Those gods and immortals don't care about the affairs of the human world, they are all high in the sky, far away from the mortal world. Even if the Great Master Mangmang and the True Man Miaomiao walked in the human world, one was transformed into a bald monk and the other into a lame Taoist priest, and they were only willing to save those who were predestined to be saved.

Therefore, the world of "Dream of Red Mansions" is generally just a low-level martial arts world. Xiang Nan can't learn anything new here, so he is naturally too lazy to stay any longer.

Moreover, if we try to forcibly change the world situation, I don’t know how many people will have to be killed.

After all, Europe was almost at the point of undergoing the Industrial Revolution and the Enlightenment. The Industrial Revolution and the Enlightenment liberated Europe from productivity to thought and brought it to a new level.

If Xiang Nan wants to stop it, he must kill them all. Although he can do it, it is really not necessary. Anyway, the Ming Dynasty can only last about 100 to 200 years, and Xiang Nan has enough for these 100 years.

……

While Xiang Nan was meditating and regulating his breathing, Xiren had secretly told Mrs. Wang what Xiang Nan had said.

When Mrs. Wang heard Xiang Nan say this, she couldn't help but chant a few more times, "Amitabha! The fact that he can think this way shows that he still has filial piety and is still my son."

"Now that things have come to this, the rise and fall of our Jia family, honor and disgrace, all depend on Baoyu." After hearing this, Jia's mother also said, "I hope this child will do what he says."

Others also agreed.

"Baoyu has always been well-educated and well-mannered. It doesn't matter."

"We watched Baoyu grow up. He has always been loyal, kind and loving. He would never harm us."

"Since Uncle Bao is a deity, he shouldn't harm us."

Everyone said this.

The male relatives were also anxiously waiting for news from the palace.

However, no one came to report for a long time, which made them extremely anxious. They didn't know whether the emperor would appease or wipe out the Jia family.

……

At this time, Xiang Nan had finished his meditation and came to see Lady Jia and Lady Wang and said, "Grandmother, Madam, I want to go to the palace and bring my sister back."

Yuanchun is now working as a female historian in the palace, a type of female official in the palace, not a concubine.

In the book Yehuobian·Gongwei·Female Scholars by Shen Defu, a great scholar in the Ming Dynasty, it is recorded that: "All palace maids who have been taught by eunuchs and are proficient in literature and reason are first female scholars. They are promoted to female historians, palace officials, and even the seal holders of the six bureaus."

Although she was not a concubine, once she entered the palace it was like entering a deep sea. She has been away from home for seven or eight years and has never returned once.

In the eyes of the common people, the Jia family was a noble family with slaves and servants at their command. But in the eyes of the royal family, the Jia family was just slaves.

The eldest daughter of the Jia family was a slave in the palace. Even if she became a virtuous concubine, she was still a concubine, not the queen.

Therefore, the maids and servants in the Jia family actually echoed the masters of the Jia family.

For example, when Jiao Da followed his master to the battlefield, he risked his life to rescue his master after being defeated. He even endured the thirst and gave water to his master, thus making a great contribution.

In the past, Jia Yan and Jia Yuan also followed the previous emperor Hongguang to fight on the battlefield and made great contributions, so they were named the second duke of the same family. Now, with the passage of time, Jia Zhen no longer remembers Jiao Da's contributions, and the new emperor Jiaxing no longer appreciates the contributions of the Jia family.

For example, when Jia Yuanchun came to visit her relatives on the Lantern Festival, she had to serve the retired emperor, the empress dowager, the emperor, and the empress before she could go home late at night. And she had to return to the palace when the time came, and she could not stay even for one night.

When Xiren's mother was seriously ill, she asked for leave to go home to visit her. Even though she was anxious to see her for the last time, she had to dress up according to the rules, for fear of bringing shame to the Jia family.

Grandmother Jia knew that she had to observe mourning, but she also said, "It is not right to talk about filial piety or unfilial piety with the master."

Yuanchun entered the palace originally to become a concubine, so that the Jia family could also benefit from it.

Just like Yuanyang said, "No wonder everyone envies other people's daughters for being concubines. The whole family relies on her to bully others. The whole family has become concubines! If I get the face, you will bully others outside and call yourself uncle."

But now that the Jia family can become the emperor, who cares about a "concubine"? It would be better to bring my sister home and reunite with the family.