I stole divine power in Daxia

Chapter 660 People and Things in the Village

“Are there really saints in the world?”

Seeing that his mother was willing to tell the secret, Meng Qiuyu hurriedly asked.

He saw descriptions of saints in the books. They were all extremely benevolent and kind, such as Buddha, Confucian saints, Taoist saints and the like. However, people outside the village said that the saints were not only extremely holy and kind, but also extremely great and powerful.

The whole world is nothing but a big dream in the eyes of saints. Saints can create whatever future they want.

Meng's mother looked at her son. Indeed, her son was already eighteen years old. Even if she thought some things were good, she could not make all the decisions for her son.

"Naturally there is."

Meng Qiuyu was very smart. He suddenly thought of a problem. Their village didn't have any special products, but the nobles outside were willing to risk the dangers of the mountain road to send their children to the academy to study. If the bragging of everyone in the village was true...

“Is the Master a saint?”

Meng Qiuyu's expression was filled with awe and a bit of hope.

Mother Meng smiled and said, "Master is not a saint."

Meng Qiuyu looked a little regretful, but still asked, "What is the Master? Why can he attract people from outside to come in and study?"

Meng Mu did not answer this question directly. "What is the Master? What realm has he reached in his cultivation? No one in the world knows. The Master even had a name originally, but something happened and no one in the world can remember his name. So the Master is the Master. If you want to know more, you can ask the Master directly."

Meng Qiuyu nodded. The teacher was very witty and humorous. Even if many questions offended him, he would not blame them, but he would hit people directly.

Meng Mu continued, "As for the birth of a saint, that is something that happens outside our village. It is a rare opportunity that only comes once every thousands of years, but the dangers involved are also difficult to control."

"What danger?"

Meng Qiuyu asked quickly.

Meng Mu smiled and said, "How can a village woman like me know this? The only thing I know is that it is safe to stay in the village. No matter how the world outside the village changes, it will not change anything here."

Meng Qiuyu felt that there was something else his mother said, but his mother was unwilling to say more. She just told him to go and ask the teacher, and it would be up to him to decide whether to go or stay.

After finishing his homework, Meng Qiuyu left home and came to the old banyan tree where he had agreed to meet Qi Renchan.

Qi Renchan told Meng Qiuyu another good news.

He told the stupid son of the teacher that he was going out. The stupid boy was so confused by Qi Renchan that he was willing to go out with him.

The Master had a son and a daughter, but the two children were completely opposite from birth.

The girl is smart and clever, and is the big sister of the village. She can learn anything quickly, and the nobles outside will even show great respect to her when they see her.

The boy was silly and naive, a complete optimist. He could not remember anything he learned for long. People in the village and outside the village were very taboo about the boy. Even Meng's mother warned Meng Qiuyu when he was a child that he could play with the master's daughter but not with the master's son.

The only people who were kind to the boy were a few childless and helpless poor people in the village, but they had a bad relationship with the teacher and were among the few people in the village who scolded the teacher as a "stinky teacher".

Meng Qiuyu was not as naive as Qi Renchan. He vaguely knew that there was a big secret hidden in his village. "We should not make a decision on this matter without authorization. Let's tell the teacher first."

Of course, he also wanted to go out with the Master's son. This was definitely a life-saving talisman, but people in and outside the village were afraid of the Master's son. There must be a reason for this.

Qi Renchan opened his mouth, and suddenly realized something, and said in surprise, "Auntie agreed to let you go out?"

Meng Qiuyu hummed, "My mother asked me to make my own choice. I want to ask the teacher first and tell him about Zhou Qian."

The village is not big. Meng Qiuyu came to the teacher's courtyard. At this time, the summer cicadas were making a lot of noise, and the sound of cicadas could be heard inside and outside the bamboo forest.

The Master and Taoist Li are playing chess.

Taoist Li scratched his head and face, obviously annoyed by the cicada's chirping, and muttered, "Why don't you find someone to catch the cicada? It's ruining your mood for playing chess."

The Master laughed loudly and put down the chess piece. "This is exactly my advantage. How can I let others catch the cicada?"

Meng Qiuyu didn't say anything and just watched the two people play chess.

Li Laodao is a well-known chess player, but he has a very bad temper when playing chess. He particularly doesn't like others interrupting him while playing chess. He even forbids others to close the board and go to the toilet during a game. If you dare to do so, he will hold the chessboard and chase you until you admit defeat.

Meng Qiuyu looked at the chessboard. It was just the beginning of the game. As expected, Taoist Li played Tianyuan chess again. No one knew where he learned this move from, but no matter whether it was black or white, he would play Tianyuan first.

I heard that he used to be quite good at chess, but his skills got worse and worse and he couldn't even beat these young guys.

The two of them made their moves one by one, and at the end, as expected, the Master won another game.

Taoist Li waved his sleeves unhappily and left with his chessboard.

After Taoist Li left, Meng Qiuyu said respectfully, "Master, I want to go out and study."

The teacher curled his lips and said, "There are many people leaving the village, why are you asking me?"

Meng Qiuyu said, "Master, can I continue to study with you after I come back from my study trip?"

The Master stroked his beardless chin and said jokingly, "Good fellow, so that's why you ask me. You want to have your cake and eat it too."

Meng Qiuyu was not embarrassed and continued, "I heard from people outside that the monkey has been out for eighteen years, and it is time for a saint to be born, so I want to see what a saint looks like."

The Master muttered, "What kind of saint is this? He is still a human being, with a mouth and two eyes. There are many of them in the village. What's so good about them?"

"Dad, I want to see the saint too."

Zhou Qian came in from outside at the right time. He was a few years older than Meng Qiuyu and was extremely tall. He was a head taller than the master and half a body taller than Meng Qiuyu.

However, despite this extremely intimidating figure, he always has an innocent smile on his face.

The Master looked at his innocent son and said, "It is indeed time for you to go out."

The Master turned to look at Meng Qiuyu, "What did you tell him?"

Meng Qiuyu didn't dare to hide it in front of the teacher, "Qi Renchan said it, I came to ask your opinion."

"What do I have to say? It's going to rain, and my mother is going to get married. Since my stupid son wants to go out, I can only let him go. I may not be able to let him be stupid and foolish for the rest of his life."

"Master, do you agree that we should go out with Zhou Qian?"

The Master glanced at Meng Qiuyu again and said, "Follow Zhou Qian and bear all the consequences. If something happens, don't blame me for not helping you."

The teacher's words were unusually serious this time. Meng Qiuyu thought about it and nodded in agreement. Zhou Qian followed the teacher and said he was going out to see some uncles and aunts.

They are the only ones among the impoverished families in the village who are kind to Zhou Qian.

Meng Qiuyu naturally didn't think much about it and nodded in agreement. However, as soon as he came out, he saw Taoist Li standing under a locust tree not far away, looking at the two of them with a smile, "You want to go out?

Zhou Qian and Li Laodao were familiar with each other. In the past, Li Laodao was stung by a bee and his eyes were swollen for more than a month while trying to get some candy for Zhou Qian.

"Well, go outside and see the saint."

Taoist Li clapped his hands and laughed, "It's good to look at the saint, it's good to look at the saint!"

His attitude was completely different from the Master's. He patiently persuaded Zhou Qian, "The best in the world is a saint. If you look at a saint, you will be able to become a saint in the future."

Then he turned to Meng Qiuyu and said, "I have an old friend in Qingpingzhou. Can you help me take a letter with you when you go out this time?"

Meng Qiuyu was a little embarrassed, "We may not go to Qingpingzhou."

Taoist Li shook his head and said with a smile, "It will come, it will come."

He said it twice, very confidently, and then took out a black piece from his chess box, "My old friend is also a bad chess player. He played chess with me back then, but he closed the game halfway through, making me wait for a long time. He owes me a favor for this. You give him this black piece and let him repay the favor. This is your reward."

There is also a reward. Meng Qiuyu thought about it and thought it was a good idea. "Where is your old friend in Qingping Prefecture? Should I go to your place tomorrow to get the letter?"

"No need." Taoist Li waved his hand, "You will meet him when you arrive in Qingpingzhou, and that letter is you."

After Taoist Li finished speaking, he waved the sleeves of his Taoist robe and floated away.

Singing while walking.

"Everyone says saints are good, but they cannot forget their achievements and fame! Where are the generals and ministers of the past and present? Their graves are covered with grass.

Everyone says saints are good, but they can't forget gold and silver! All day long, they only regret that they can't gather much, and when they close their eyes, they will be gone.

Everyone in the world says that saints are good, but only their lovely wives can't forget them! When you are alive, you talk about your kindness every day, but when you die, you are gone with others.

Everyone in the world says that saints are good, but only their children and grandchildren can't forget them! There have been many foolish parents in the past, but who has ever seen a filial child and grandchild? "

Taoist Li floated away, Zhou Qian said he wanted to visit Feng Niang, Meng Qiuyu held the black chess piece in his hand, he vaguely felt that this was the difference between the village and outside the village.

People in the village may come into contact with many secrets, but these secrets that they are accustomed to will only cause a sensation outside the village. This is true for Li Laodao and perhaps Feng Niang as well.

So Meng Qiuyu took Zhou Qianxian to meet Qi Renchan, and then came to the blacksmith shop at the entrance of the village together. Although Feng Niang was a woman, she was also the only blacksmith in the village. The kitchen knives she forged would not become dull even after ten years of use.

Although Feng Niang also had no children, she was different from other impoverished families in the village. She was very kind to these children. When they were young, their toys, such as rolling hoops and nine-linked rings, were all forged by Feng Niang.

Zhou Qian told Feng Niang that he was going out. Feng Niang was not as fussy as Li Laodao. Instead, she said, "It's chaotic outside. Each of you should pick a weapon that you can use to defend yourself."

She brought a few people to the storage room and opened an iron box, which contained common types of weapons such as swords, spears, sticks and clubs. They all appeared to be forged from black iron, similar to the kitchen knives in the village.

Meng Qiuyu was embarrassed to ask, "Feng Niang, do you have any friends outside? Do you need us to help you deliver a letter?"

Meng Qiuyu did not ask Feng Niang whether she had any family. If she did, why would she not come back to visit for more than 20 years?

But to Meng Qiuyu's surprise, Feng Niang smiled and said, "My friends are all in the village. But there is a useless son who is causing trouble outside. If you meet him, just call him by his nickname 'Cai Feng'er'."

The letter brought by Feng Niang was as incoherent as that brought by Li Laodao. What did it mean to call out the nickname 'Cai Feng'er' when meeting her? How did they know whether they had met her or not?

Afterwards, Meng Qiuyu followed Zhou Qian to visit several other impoverished families in the village.

Long Gong, who liked to fish in the small pond in the village, saw the three men holding the weapons given by Feng Niang. He cursed them and called them traitors. He turned his head away with a gloomy look on his face and did not give them a good look.

The woodcutter Uncle Lei readily gave them three pieces of lightning-struck wood, saying that they could ward off evil spirits.

The storyteller gave a copy of "Journey to the West", which is a story book from outside and not available in the village.

After visiting several impoverished families, Meng Qiuyu suggested visiting Teacher Li.

Although the academy in Liangjie Mountain is small, it is beyond the ability of the master to manage it alone, so Instructor Li has been assisting the master in managing the academy. The master generally teaches liberal arts knowledge, while Instructor Li teaches everyone the basics of martial arts.

When he heard that the three were going out, Instructor Li did not take it for granted like the others. He first showed a look of surprise, then looked at Meng Qiuyu and said, "They look alike, really alike."

"Like what?" Meng Qiuyu asked curiously.

"Like me back then." Teacher Li said with a smile, "I was just like you back then, I walked out of my small mountain village to see the world."

"By the way, since you are going out, please help me take some things out."

Meng Qiuyu originally thought that Instructor Li would also take out some seemingly ordinary things like Feng Niang and the others.

Although Instructor Li took out a very ordinary package from his room, when the package was opened, Meng Qiuyu and Qi Renchan were so shocked that they were speechless.

Qi Renchan even stuttered a little, "Teacher...Teacher, you are not planning to rebel, are you?"

On the cloth wrapped in the flower basket was a jade seal that was broken into five pieces!
That is the real jade seal, and you can tell its authenticity at a glance.

It is as warm as mutton fat, seeping into the yellow jade body. Even if it is broken, the lifelike dragon pattern can still be seen, and the brilliance of it can be vaguely felt.

Instructor Li laughed and said, "What era is this? You are still rebelling."

Qi Renchan swallowed and said, "Where did you get this? If we take it outside and are discovered, we won't be beheaded, right?"

Instructor Li thought about it carefully and said, "Probably not."

What do you mean it shouldn't happen? Meng Qiuyu smiled bitterly, "We dare not take this thing out."

Instructor Li shook his head and said, "You don't understand. If you carry this thing with you, you will be in great danger of death if you go out. If you don't carry it with you..."

He stretched out his voice, still wanting more.

Qi Renchan asked quickly, "What will happen if I don't take it with me when I go out?"

"Ten deaths lead to no life."

(End of this chapter)