People are in reality, transcending the other side

Chapter 56 Old events from those days
The eighth day of the first lunar month, nine in the morning.

A huge convoy of more than 30 vehicles headed towards the mountains.

New Year hunting is a tradition of the Li family. Of course, the participants are limited to three types of people: one is the direct descendant, one is the one who has made great contributions to the clan, and the other is the one who is outstanding enough and has demonstrated his ability in one of the two arts.

Before Li Qi, he was naturally the first type. Relying on his close blood relationship, he occupied a place after he turned twelve.

This way of managing a family, the so-called equal treatment, naturally does not mean that all clan members are completely equal, but that there is equality, as well as closeness. Forcing equality is not a good thing.

At this time, Li Qi was sitting in a car with the old man. The driver was none other than Li Tianxing. Apart from the three of them, there was no one else in the car.

This is naturally a treatment that has never been seen before.

However, Li Qi has now achieved success in his cultivation, and his mind is strong and firm. He does not have any special emotions about all the changes, and just regards them as natural.

"There are three major clans in the Tiannan area today: the Mu, Zhang, and Li clans. However, my Li family has only been here for over 150 years. Our ancestral home was originally in the Huainan area, but due to the chaotic world, our ancestors moved here to avoid disasters, staying close to the mountains and away from people, to avoid war..."

The old man narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke slowly.

"Unlike my Li family, the Mu and Zhang families are already major surnames in Tiannan. Once upon a time, there were five surnames in Tiannan: Wang, Zhao, Zhou, Mu, and Zhang. These five surnames stood firm for hundreds of years. Even when dynasties changed and the banners on the city walls changed, the five surnames remained unmoved. Many key positions in the local area were occupied by people from these five surnames, and no one could compete with them. Otherwise, I wouldn't have had to leave my hometown when I was young."

"Over a hundred years ago, the Wang family was engaged in the medicinal herb business in Qishan. Qishan is dangerous, but there are always experienced herbalists. However, in the world at that time, even if a herbalist found a good herb, he would only get one hundredth of its actual value..."

"I started going into the mountains with my family when I was eight, and started collecting herbs on my own when I was twelve. I still nearly starved to death..."

"When I was fourteen, I knew this wasn't the way to go, so I followed the people in the village and went out to explore the world."

Li Changqing was talking about the old days.

"Of course, my name at that time wasn't Li Changqing, but Li Gou. After all, a humble name is easier to maintain."

"We were a huge group of over 20 people. By the time we reached our destination, only five were left. After a few years, I was the only one left."

"I was able to survive, partly because I was lucky, and partly because I was shameless and ruthless enough. When I met a strong man, I would kneel down and become his disciple. When I met a weak man, I would eat him..."

"Those three remaining White Tiger Seven Killings moves were learned by me on my knees as my disciple. Some may think this is shameful, but begging for life is not shameful. If there is anything shameful, it is the world at that time. If it weren't for the fact that God wanted to eat people and people wanted to beg for life, who wouldn't want to live with dignity?"

Li Changqing spoke calmly about the past.

Li Qi listened and understood that the current Li Changqing did not think it was a shame to kneel down when he met a strong man in the past, but when he was young, he must have cared about it in his heart, otherwise he would not have remembered it so clearly.

"This is a great era. The Holy Alliance King swept across the world, compiled martial arts manuals, and spread martial arts widely. Although only the basic chapters are circulated in the world, if you achieve something, you will naturally seek further methods. Even the sects in the world are forced to spread basic martial arts to the world to prevent all the talents in the world from being taken away by the court."

"But it is precisely because of this that people in this world no longer attach so much importance to martial arts..."

Li Changqing let out a long breath, remembering his own era, when countless people scrambled to acquire even the slightest bit of martial arts prowess. "Besides that, technological advancements have brought unprecedented material abundance, allowing ordinary families to afford martial arts training. However, this technological advancement has also brought more temptations to the glamorous world, making it less likely that the younger generation will be diligent."

Li Qi listened quietly, but felt that the truth here was probably that nothing was the best.

In the past of this world, martial arts were hard to come by and survival was difficult. Countless people scrambled for it as a stepping stone to heaven.

Now that there is no need to worry about survival, many people have lost their obsession and just take it as normal.

However, Li Qi thought of the math, physics and chemistry knowledge he had learned in his previous life. These things were actually the steps to success. If you could really learn them, you would have no worries about your future. But they were too easy to obtain, so not many people could study hard.

I am now determined to become extraordinary. Besides having the cheat, it is mainly because I have experienced a world where the extraordinary does not exist and an ordinary life. Therefore, I yearn for the extraordinary even more...

"That's a bit off topic."

Li Changqing said.

"Although too many people don't value martial arts, in this era, there are more people and more people practicing martial arts. Martial arts have prospered more than a hundred times compared to a hundred years ago, and there are more strong and talented people."

"Tiannan Five Families, Li Qi, if you encounter someone with ulterior motives approaching you in the future, they might not be the remnants of the Wang, Zhao, and Zhou families. You must be more cautious."

"Some things are too bloody and not recorded in the family tree. Although I slaughtered the Wang, Zhao, and Zhou families back then, there might be some who escaped!"

When he said this, a faint red light flashed in Li Changqing's eyes.

Li Qi was not at all surprised by what Li Changqing said. He was no longer a naive child. Although some things were not recorded, he was able to see the big picture from the details and had already guessed them from some things.

For example, how did the old man start his family business back then?

The place is completely monopolized. The only way for Li Changqing to gain a foothold is to physically eliminate some of the obstacles.

And three of the five major families were wiped out at once. One can imagine how bloody the situation was at that time.

"If an outsider wants to gain a foothold in a local area, he or she will probably have to go through the experience of being treated like a dog after being invited to dinner. But I didn't believe that, so I wiped out the Wang, Zhao, and Zhou families, and then treated the Mu and Zhang families like dogs. That's how the three powers came to be..."

Li Changqing spoke lightly.

What Li Changqing said was similar to what Li Qi had guessed.

This world is different from the previous life. History has already gone in a different direction. Although the time points are similar, many things are completely different.

Three hundred years ago, Emperor Chongzhen relied on the unique skills of Lord Yu to continue the Ming Dynasty's national destiny for another hundred years. One hundred and fifty years ago, the world's great navigation, major countries coveted the East, and then the great chaos began.

(End of this chapter)