Myths Begin From Boys' Gong

The north wind howled and the frost was as cold as ice.

In the early morning of Majiazhuang, the sky was still dim, but the lights were already on inside. Dozens or hundreds of servants had already started a new day's work. Many young men of Majiazhuang were practicing boxing in the martial arts field in the village, and the sounds of "Hey, Ha" could be heard incessantly, as they were working diligently.

In the area within a hundred miles, Majiazhuang is undoubtedly a giant. Its reputation and strength are superior to ordinary gangs, sects, and even government offices.

Forty years ago, the old owner of Ma Village started out as a horse slave. He learned the saber technique by chance and made some progress. Later, he became a disciple of a famous swordsman and practiced the Thunder Soul Sword. He developed amazing skills and, together with his twelve sworn brothers, became famous throughout Liangzhou.

Twenty years ago, the old owner of Majiazhuang died due to a recurrence of internal injuries, and the current owner, Ma Ruzhen, took over and managed Majiazhuang.

At that time, the owner of Ma Manor was only eighteen years old, but he had amazing swordsmanship. It was unknown where he learned two powerful skills, the Invisible Sword and the Miluo Magic Skill. Together with the family heirloom Thunder Soul Magic Sword, he was better than his master and his martial arts were even better than the old owner. He was able to suppress the nearby powerful people and make the Ma Family Manor increasingly powerful.

So far, Ma Ruzhen has been regarded as a well-known strong man in Liangzhou Jianghu. Although he has only reached the level of innate great perfection and has not yet reached the level of a grandmaster, compared with the powerful people in the area, he has already exceeded the standard.

His disciples have many industries to support their disciples to practice martial arts, and their military force can be considered luxurious.

However, in recent years, Ma Ruzhen's whereabouts have become increasingly strange. He often leaves the manor and no one knows where he goes. He also often embezzles the manor's property, causing the rapidly growing Majiazhuang to gradually slow down its development and fall into stagnation.

Although there were some strange voices in the village, Ma Ruzhen was very powerful, overbearing, and arbitrary, so he did not cause any waves.

Meng Zhao, on this early morning, before dawn, walked with his hands behind his back, touring Majiazhuang.

Along the way, we saw craftsmen with exhausted faces, maids who were yawning and sleepy, and warriors with swords on their waists who had practiced martial arts. Their overall mental outlook was that of a person who looked empty and exhausted.

The reason? Although Meng Zhao did not eavesdrop on purpose, the art of eavesdropping on the wind originated from supernatural powers, so he could roughly understand it.

In a dozen days, it will be the annual horse racing meeting in Majiazhuang. The powerful people within a hundred miles are invited to participate and watch, in order to shock the four sides and show the strong strength and foundation of Majiazhuang. This has been the case for years and has continued for nearly fifteen years.

However, in recent years, the wealth of Majiazhuang has often been embezzled by Ma Ruzhen and its whereabouts are unknown. As a result, the finances are stretched, especially this year. If the money is not enough and the family wants to run the business well, they have to squeeze the people in the manor, causing everyone to be depressed.

"Mi Luo Divine Blade, Ma Ruzhen, has a clean background and was born in this place, but he is actually the leader of the Liangzhou Moon Guards. How did the Beitang family do it?"

Yes, Meng Zhao learned from the sturdy man that the true identity of the leader of Liangzhou's Moon Guard was Ma Ruzhen, known as the Miluo Divine Sword.

Although this man is a local tyrant in Liangzhou, he has accumulated considerable reputation over the years and has extremely powerful martial arts skills.

Especially the Miro magic skill, combined with the secret of the invisible sword, it turns into the Miro invisible sword, which is invisible and inaudible. Before the opponent knows it, he has fallen into a dead end, wrapped in the dense invisible sword energy in the air, and may be torn into pieces at any time. It is quite powerful and is widely praised.

It seems that this Mi Luo magic skill and the invisible sword were rewards from the Beitang royal family. Otherwise, the Lei Po magic sword inherited from the Ma family alone would not have such high attainments and achievements.

As for recent years, Ma Ruzhen has often been away from the village. While wandering outside, he has also embezzled the village's finances, causing the village's development to slow down.

Meng Zhao could also roughly deduce that it was closely related to the rebellion in the south and the chaos of the Beitang royal family. Ma Ruzhen was the leader of the Moon Guards. He had to worry about the Moon Guards in the whole state. He would definitely not be as stable as before. Wandering around was the norm.

Moreover, the Beitang royal family's resources have been greatly depleted, and they cannot even pay the salaries of the Moon Guards. The Moon Guard commander may have to use part of the savings of Majiazhuang to maintain the normal operation of the Moon Guard system.

Otherwise, some people who can only be bribed with money and maintain relationships will find it difficult to continue working for Yuewei.

Meng Zhao couldn't help but feel that the Beitang royal family was worthy of being a family that had sat on the throne for more than a hundred years. They did have some skills and background, and had loyal subordinates like Ma Ruzhen and Zhuang Han.

However, based on what Meng Zhao learned from Old Wu and the results of his investigation when he came to Majiazhuang today using the art of eavesdropping.

It can be roughly estimated that Ma Ruzhen is now at his wit's end and can only last until the end of this year at most, after which it will completely collapse and even Majiazhuang will be affected.

“It seems that the Beitang royal family has indeed reached a critical juncture, and even the Moon Guard system cannot be maintained.

But, are the royal family and dynasty that have ruled the world for more than 130 years really so fragile?

In just a few years, the dynasty's accumulation of so many years has been exhausted. Is it possible?"

Because of the promotion of the Dharma-Ending Martial Arts, the Dayong Dynasty was different from any other dynasty in history. Even though they looked similar, they were actually completely different inside.

For this reason, the Beitang royal family can never be compared to any royal family or dynasty in history.

Meng Zhao knew that royal families like the Beitang family were definitely not as wealthy and powerful as the royal families of a truly unified dynasty. The gap between them and the top gods, demons, and supreme powers was insurmountable.

But, it was only a rebellion of a few short years, it is impossible for it to have reached such a desperate situation!

Or is it that the Li family is really so powerful that they, together with their allies, have forced the Beitang family to such a point.

Meng Zhao suspected that there might be a trick here, and that the Beitang royal family was deliberately fishing for tricks, either to lure the enemy out of their hole or to show weakness to lure them into a trap.

However, the Moon Guard system is also very important. It is the eyes and ears of the royal family. If it really has the foundation and can be maintained, it cannot be left alone.

Otherwise, just like now, if Meng Zhao grasped a thread, it would be easy for him to follow the thread and expand to the whole surface, and then pull out the entire Moon Guard system and usurp it into his own hands.

Such a loss is also huge. In a short period of time, it is impossible for the Beitang royal family to establish a comparable system to serve as their eyes and ears.

There is even a risk of it being cut off from the North.

So, what is the truth?

Meng Zhao pondered in his mind, but he kept walking along Majiazhuang until he reached the depths of the manor... (End of this chapter)