Chapter 4

The state of Qi is located on the peninsula protruding from the east of Dongzhou continent. It coexists in the same area with the Yan state and the Huang state. All of them are backed by the vast ocean of the East China Sea and the barbarian wasteland of the Western Dynasty. Therefore, it has been an alliance with each other for hundreds of years and often advance and retreat together.

Daqi is located in the center of the peninsula and is just clamped in the middle by the other two countries, but its national strength is the most powerful. It is known that there are millions of standing armour troops, followed by Huang and Yan.

In addition to the capital area directly under the central government, the following areas are divided into nine prefectures and 36 prefectures. Each state has jurisdiction over several to more than a dozen different cities, and there are countless villages and towns.

Fengcheng is not only the largest city in Quanzhou, but also the state city of Quanzhou. Even in the whole Kaiyuan Prefecture, it can be ranked in the top five.

The Jin family is one of the giants in Quanzhou. It has a large number of fields and manors outside the city and is also engaged in the sale of some herbal minerals. Its influence can almost affect less than half of Quanzhou.

Shi Mu learned all this from the old man in green shirt.

At this time, he already knew that the old man's name was Jin Cheng. He was a foreign affairs housekeeper of the Jin family. He seemed to have some status among the Jin family's servants. At least the Jin family knights were very respectful to him.

The party walked on the road for about a month. After crossing two cities in a row, they finally came to Fengcheng, directly crossed the city gate and went to the northwest corner of the city.

Shi Mu sat at the carriage window and looked at both sides of the street.

He grew up in a fishing village and hardly traveled far. The largest city he has ever been to before is the nearby county.

Fengcheng is worthy of being the largest city in Quanzhou, with tall buildings on both sides of the street and bustling pedestrians on both sides of the road.

Although the city in front of him is very huge and lively, Shi Mu's heart is surprisingly calm without any fluctuation.

When the party slowed down, the carriage walked for half an hour before it stopped in front of an insignificant house.

Shi Mu jumped out of the car, looked at the white flag on one side of the gate, his face changed slightly, and then followed the old man in green shirt into the gate

Several Knights stayed near the carriage honestly.

After a short time, Shi Mu saw a woman and a teenage girl in the memorial hall decorated with white cloth.

The woman was only twenty-eight or nine years old. She was graceful and elegant. When she saw Shi mu, she said in an indisputable tone:

"You're late. Your father died a few days ago. I don't know what you think of your father, but you are his own flesh and blood. Come and worship him first. I'll talk about other things later! "

The girl next to her had some red and swollen eyes, but she still looked at her brother with curious eyes.

Shi Mu looked at the black coffin placed in the middle of the hall, with a complex complexion.

When the plain woman saw this, she did not urge.

The old man took advantage of this opportunity to take a few steps forward, went to the woman, whispered a few words, and silently withdrew.

After a while, Shi Mu finally moved, walked slowly to the coffin and said calmly:

"Open the lid. I want to see him one last time."

"No problem"

The woman clapped her hands twice.

Suddenly, two big men poured out from both sides of the hall and pushed the coffin cover open, revealing a man lying quietly inside

Shi Mu looked down at the face of the man who was similar to himself in the coffin. His face became pale. After a long time, he took out a seemingly ordinary copper mirror from his waist and silently placed it next to the man's body.

"This is..." the plain woman frowned slightly.

"I don't know what my father's hardship is. He will abandon our mother and son for many years, but my mother has a last wish before she dies, hoping to bury this relic with her father." Shi Mu said slowly, turned around and put a incense stick in the incense burner in front of the coffin, and then knocked his head three times on the ground.

The plain woman was slightly stunned. It seemed that she was surprised, but she didn't stop anything

Shi Mu stood up again and stared at the coffin without saying a word.

At this time, the woman waved and the two men closed the coffin again.

"Come with me, this is not a place to talk. Your father asked me to tell you something before he died. " After she said a word, she took the girl to the side hall.

Shi Mu picked up his eyebrows and followed him without saying a word.

"Since you're willing to kowtow, it's not worth asking the steward to pick you up. I don't ask you to call me "mother". If you like, you can call me "aunt Zhen". This is your half sister "Yuhuan". Yuhuan, come and meet your brother. " When the woman came to the side hall, she immediately turned and said.

"I've seen brother Mu"

Shi Yuhuan has big eyes, curved eyebrows, a small nose and a small mouth. When his eyes rotate, he gives people a very fairy and strange lovely feeling. When he heard his mother's words, he immediately gave a clever cry, with a clear and pleasant voice.

Shi muchong nodded and barely smiled.

"Although your father joined the superfluous Jin family, he also made a family property, including the manor outside the city. You are his eldest son, and naturally you will inherit it. Yuhuan and I only need this house in the city. After all, I'm the Kim family. I don't lack this money. Besides, your father made a great contribution to the Jin family, which is also the reason for his early death. He has never used this credit. In that case, I can give you two choices now. " The woman paused when she said this.

Shi Mu was surprised when he looked at the woman.

"Just as steward Cheng said, I can use this credit to directly exchange an Qi elixir for you from the Jin family, so that you can have a chance to enter the Kaiyuan martial arts academy in the future. Second, you can use the power of the Jin family to seek a low-level title for you in Daqi, so that you can have no worries about food and clothing, and even honor future generations. " The woman stared at the boy and continued to speak seriously.

"Real title?" Shi Mu frowned when he heard the speech..

"Good. The titles of the great Qi Dynasty are divided into Duke, marquis, son, man and honor, each corresponding to the corresponding status and power. Gao doesn't say that with this credit and our Jin family power, a Lord will certainly have no problem, and can also seek certain official positions for you later. " The woman explained a few words.

"No, I want Qi elixir!" After hearing this, Shi Mu said without hesitation.

"You'd better think it over before making a decision. If I were you, I would choose the latter." After hearing this, the woman said with a strange color on her face.

"What does that mean?" The boy vaguely heard something.

"How much do you know about understanding Qi and martial arts?" The woman asked back.

"Listen to Aunt Zhen's tone, are you also a warrior?" After staying for a while, Shi Mu asked slowly.

This time, the woman didn't answer anything, but after shaking her body, she suddenly appeared in front of one side of the wall. As soon as her arm was raised, a long sword with gold handle for decoration on the wall suddenly came into her hand.

The sound of "hiss" and "hiss" broke through the air. The long sword waved in the woman's hand and turned into many sword shadows near her body. Then the cold light flashed and a clear sound sounded. The long sword turned into a startling rainbow and disappeared into the wall, leaving only the hilt trembling outside.

This scene stunned Shi Mu!

"Don't look at me. I'm actually one of the three martial artists of the Jin family in the later days of the day after tomorrow. Otherwise, why should I get an Qi elixir from the Jin family. After all, Qi elixir is worth thousands of gold and often has no market. When people die, even if your father made great contributions before his death, it is not worth paying such precious pills in the eyes of some people in the Jin family. This is also one of the reasons why I advise you to give up. After all, if you want a spirit elixir, some people in the Jin family will be dissatisfied. I can protect you for a while, but I can't protect you for a lifetime. "

"No matter what difficulties, I must become a real warrior." Shi Mu replied thoughtlessly.

"Since you insist on this, I won't advise you much. Let's talk about the division of martial arts realm you know first." Aunt Jane sighed and said so.

"Isn't the martial arts divided into quenching body, formal martial arts and national defense martial arts? It is said that once you become the most powerful protector of the country, you can be on an equal footing even in the face of princes and ministers! " Shi Mu said.

"You know all these things from the martial arts school in the town. That's not wrong! However, I'm afraid those martial arts instructors who have the highest accomplishments have just entered the day after tomorrow. It's impossible to tell you ordinary disciples about the real division of the martial arts realm. " Aunt Jane looked so sure.

"I hope aunt Zhen can give me some advice!"

"Quench body", the formal title of martial artist and martial protector, is actually just a common saying among ordinary people. The real name of the martial arts realm in the whole Dongzhou continent should be martial disciples, acquired martial arts and congenital martial arts. That is, they correspond to quench body, official warrior and national protector respectively. At the martial apprentice stage, anyone can practice the body quenching method, but those with poor bones may have no hope of success in their life. The day after tomorrow's martial arts are those who can cultivate true Qi after understanding the sense of Qi. At this time, with the help of true Qi, even in the face of fully armed warriors, they can often defeat hundreds with one. They are already real warriors in the ordinary population. The innate martial arts is the martial arts who can give birth to the innate genuine Qi in the body after successfully opening up the Qi house in Dantian to a certain extent. Congenital martial arts is the real strong martial arts! If more than a dozen martial arts disciples who have achieved great success together may also kill the acquired martial arts, even if hundreds of acquired martial arts join hands, they often can't do anything about the innate martial arts. Because when you reach the state of congenital martial arts, you can take real Qi out of the body and kill people in the air. Generally, the latter martial arts can't get close at all. But the difficulty of entering the congenital is not what ordinary people can imagine. As far as I know, there are only seven or eight people with congenital martial arts in the whole Qi country. " Aunt Zhen told the boy carefully.

"There are so few congenital martial arts?" Shi Mu was really surprised.

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