Often deep in the world of mortals, vitality is at its weakest. Shen Lian had stayed in Qingxuan for a long time and felt uncomfortable returning to the human world. The gains from practicing Qi every day are only used to let go of the old and absorb the new, and to keep the body pure.
This is also the reason why Qi practitioners mostly hide in the mountains and fields and do not walk in the world of mortals, unless it is necessary to come and go in the world of mortals because of their cultivation skills.
The world of mortals is not suitable for training Qi, but it is suitable for training the heart.
Dharma is created by the heart. If one obtains supreme wisdom, a flower or a leaf can become the world, and it will no longer be limited to the secular world or the heaven.
The territory under the jurisdiction of the Wei Dynasty was thousands of miles long, and even in Yuanzhou, it was a relatively large country. Although there are many other surrounding countries, they are no more than a thousand miles wide and their national power is far less than that of the Wei Dynasty. Therefore, they must pay homage to the Wei Dynasty from time to time.
In fact, although Qi practitioners have great supernatural powers, they rarely interfere with the change of dynasties in the human world. The imperial power is tied to the hearts and minds of billions of living people. Therefore, the emperor has the dragon spirit, and every word and deed is majestic. As the saying goes, 'Thunder, rain, and dew are all the kindness of the emperor.' This is also where it comes from.
Think of the earthly clay sculptures that have been worshiped by people for a long time, and they have divine responses. Moreover, the emperor is worshiped by tens of thousands of people, and his grace and power have been deeply rooted in people's hearts since ancient times.
If one's virtue is perfect and the people's hearts are directed towards it, even the gods and Buddhas may not be willing to oppose it.
Shen Lian knew from some records that even though some holy emperors in ancient times did not meditate and practice their Qi, they were able to escape the Great Thousand without any disasters.
In such a vast country, changing dynasties is a big deal, but it does not affect most of the state capitals.
The emperor of the Wei Dynasty was originally named Zhao. However, the previous emperor was weak and weak, so he gave power to the queen. After the death of the first emperor, the queen came to the court and took the title of ruler, and everyone in the world respected her as the 'Holy Queen'.
The Queen was still dissatisfied, and a year ago, she deposed her son from the throne, became emperor, and changed the name of the country to "Dazhou".
The empress has been in power for thirty years, and her decrees have been passed. The party members are densely spread throughout the government and the public, and they are deeply rooted. Therefore, although the Yuan Dynasty has changed, it has not caused much turmoil.
However, the three northwest states, including Qingzhou, rebelled under the leadership of a clan member.
Female emperors are actually not too rare in this world. There are many countries in the world, and in some countries, the throne is only passed on to women but not to men, or both men and women can inherit the throne.
But for the first time since the founding of the Wei Dynasty, even the previous dynasty could only have the Queen Mother in power. When they got old and frail, the power would be taken back by the later Emperor Shengming.
Moreover, although the Wei clan has been cut off quite a lot since the Empress has been in power for thirty years, after all, the world is so big that there are always clans that are missing or have lurking minions.
People in the world always have the luck to climb up to the dragon and follow the phoenix. The three northwest states are far away from the center. That clan was originally the king of Qinghe County, and he was the descendant of the eldest brother of Taizu of the Great Wei Dynasty.
The Prince of Qinghe County led the crowd to revolt, and the momentum was so great that it actually shook Longting's posture.
It's just that although the empress is from Emei, she is a hundred times more decisive than ordinary men. She sits in the center, dispatches three armies, and quickly defeats the Qinghe County Prince's rebels. It takes less than a month. She really moves like thunder, or has a premeditated plan.
When Shen Lian returned all the way, Qingzhou was really much bleaker than when he left. The troops that came were like bandits, whether they were rebels or imperial troops. Once the army passed by, no matter how disciplined it was, the people would suffer.
Besides, this rebel army is really not a strong and disciplined army, otherwise it would not have been defeated so quickly. The suffering brought by the escaping rebels to the people, although there is no rooster crow for thousands of miles, Shen Lian can often hear the cry. .
All he can do is to remove deserters who cause harm to people on the road or gangsters who rise up when they see chaos like weeds.
In fact, this is the first time he has really started killing people, but he doesn't feel much. With his state of mind, he can lie down calmly even in the mountains of corpses and seas of blood. He will not kill people like ordinary people. Feeling scared, even nauseous.
The road under his feet was built by Mr. Shen to facilitate business travel.
Shen Lian seemed to be neither fast nor slow, but in fact, he was like a cloud of smoke, walking quickly on this business road.
Even so, it will not delay him and eliminate harm for the people.
In fact, if most other monks in the world encountered this kind of thing, they might not bother to deal with it. After all, the world is so vast. There are injustices all the time. If we really try to deal with them, how can we deal with them
Shen Lian is naturally not a swordsman who will ignore injustices in the world, but he will not really turn a blind eye to them.
Qingzhou Mansion is now here, the city remains the same, but the people's livelihood is poor.
When he quietly entered the city and arrived at the Shen family, he saw only broken walls and ruins.
Although Shen Lian had expected it, he still felt a little uncomfortable when he actually saw this scene.
He still clearly remembers the face of the old man who earnestly hoped that he would inherit the family business, or the young girl who disliked him. Even the old man's wrinkles and the thin, curly hair on the young girl's ears are all present in his mind.
He asked himself whether he was unkind and unrighteous, and felt a little sad in his heart. But if he could do it again, he would still choose to seek immortality and visit the Tao without any regrets.
The slight complacency that arose from eliminating harm for the people had now turned into a huge irony.
He was not wrong, and indeed he was guilty.
A piece of talisman paper appeared in the void in front of him, and it fell on his left hand. The tip of his right thumb scratched the belly of his index finger, and a blood mark appeared. He did not stop bleeding. He used the blood as ink and his index finger as a pen. He ran like a dragon and snake. In an instant, the talisman paper was There is an extra bloody cloud pattern.
I saw a phantom appear with his left hand, and then a paper crane flew out of the air, pecked Shen Lian's head, flew around the yard, and then followed a direction.
Shen Lian was slightly touched when he saw this, with a solemn look on his face. He fluttered his feather coat, and the broad sleeves, like a pair of wings, took him up slowly and followed the paper crane.
It's just that ordinary people couldn't see him. After all, in the secular world, one shouldn't be too frightened, so he used a blindfold to cover up his figure.
There is blood on the paper crane. If someone close to him is alive, he can catch a trace of his breath. With the help of inspiration, it is very possible to find the surviving members of the Shen family.
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Qingxia Mountain is the private property of the Shen family. Since Shen Lian left, no one has taken care of the Qingxia Temple on the mountain.
Qingzhou Prefecture's commerce has become more and more developed in the past few years. Many villagers at the foot of the mountain have gradually moved to the town. The income from working is far more than the hard work of digging in the land all year round, so that the villages at the foot of the mountain are abandoned. .
Until the year before last, even the last family moved here, and the place turned into a barren land.
No one even remembers that this mountain belongs to the Shen family.
The stone steps going up the mountain were submerged in weeds, and the original appearance was almost invisible. Perhaps there were several mudslides, and many of the mountains on which the stone steps were attached collapsed.
I'm afraid no one knows that there was once a mountain road here, and there was a Taoist temple hidden deep in it.
It is said to be a Taoist temple, but in fact it is in dilapidated condition, and it is not even enough to protect it from wind and rain.
The paper crane fell from the sky and landed on a pile of collapsed walls. Shen Lian's figure came closer and closer, and finally paused. When he walked behind the wall, he saw a little girl covered in mud, crouching in the corner. middle.
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