The women of the village are busy cooking food, and the children of the village are playing and running.

Smoke billows from the cooking in the small mountain village, which celebrates a festival that is unique to them.

This is their rice flower festival, which means a good year in the fragrance of rice flowers.

The warm sunlight was projected, and Old Man Qin sat on a small stool, smiling and watching the children happy.

Mu Li stood beside him, leaning on the hundred-year-old tree at the head of the village, accompanied.

Xiao Budian was wrapped in fur and lay at the feet of Old Man Qin, like a sleeping puppy.

Time is quiet, delicate and silent.

"Five thousand years of China, I don't know how many wars we have experienced along the way, if the world can be as harmonious as here in the future, how good it would be......," Old Man Qin said.

Mu Li didn't answer him.

There will never be peace in the true sense of the word.

As long as there are people, there will be fights, and the killing can be stopped, and the scheming and secret war cannot be stopped.

"The future is changeable, the wind and rain are turbulent, even if there are many capable people, it will be difficult, but unfortunately I can't do it anymore old man......"

Mu Li let him sigh there alone.

They don't talk much in this combination, but more in a wordless silence.

Old man Qin may belong to some mysterious organization in Huaxia, and his perspective on the problem is different from those so-called martial arts masters who stand at the peak on the surface, maybe he has a premonition that the future situation will be turbulent and the world will be chaotic, he is full of worries but he is already powerless.

In the evening, a long street banquet was set up in the village, and the people in the village respected Old Man Qin very much, so they let him sit in the first seat, and Mu Li also sat next to him with Xiao Budian.

The long street banquet was placed from the east end of the village to the west end of the village, and the elders sat in a long row.

The whole village is here, and it is a common festival for everyone.

The food is rice fish and various rice foods raised by the villagers in the rice fields, and the wine is glutinous rice wine, which is fragrant and sweet.

This kind of small village has a harmony that cannot be matched by the prosperous world outside.

First, the eldest man gets up and smiles and says some words of blessing, then salutes the gods, and then the village feast begins.

Everyone was happy, and laughter filled the village.

"Young man, your master is a good man, and he is pitiful, and there is no child around him to serve, so you have to honor him well......

The old man next to Mu Li approached him and said.

Mu Li nodded yes, and politely thanked the old man for his teachings.

After the village feast, a big fire was lit in the open space of the village, and the old people sat around the fire and sang mountain songs in dialect with beats, while young men and women gathered outside to join hands and dance around the old man and the fire.

They prayed for good weather and good weather, for the health of the elderly, and for good wishes for the future.

Xu is firelight is warm, the mountain song is intoxicating, and the old man Qin dozed off and slept peacefully.

At the end of the night, Mu Li declined the kindness of the young people in the village, and personally carried Old Man Qin back to the mountain.

Xiao Budian put two small hands around Mu Li's neck, hanging on him like a koala, and he had already fallen asleep.

The mountain road is rugged, but it is not difficult for Muli, and he will not feel tired.

"Mu Xiaoyou, I'm tired of you......" When he walked halfway up the mountain, Old Man Qin woke up and spoke.

"It doesn't matter." Mu is noncommittal.

"If only I had an apprentice or junior like you, I could leave in peace......

He admired Mu Li, who was the most potential person he had ever seen in his life.

But when he thought about it, he couldn't laugh dumbly.

is only in his early twenties, and his realm is almost the same as himself, and this kind of apprentice can't be his turn to accept it.

Mu Li didn't speak much, and quietly carried Old Man Qin all the way back to his small grass house.

When he put down Old Man Qin, he suddenly had a question.

"Senior, there is a question below."

"You say."

"What is your realm? How many people are there in Huaxia? Mu Li asked.

Old man Qin was stunned for a moment.

With his amazing cultivation, don't you understand?

"I'm a solitary cultivator, and I don't know much about the martial arts world." Mu Li said.

Old man Qin's eyes lit up.

It is really appalling that a unique cultivator can reach such a level at this age.

"I am a martial saint, there are not many people in the world, only a few people." He gives the answer.

Mu Liran and asked again: "Imperial capital, can I go?" ”

Old Man Qin glanced at him meaningfully.

"With what heart do you have?"

"A little injustice, a little murderous ......"

Old man Qin groaned for a while.

"If you make a breakthrough, the imperial capital can come and go freely."

Mu Li nodded, and he had a number in his heart.

Now that the middle stage of Qi training is stable, the late stage of Qi training is not far away, and it will be silent for a while.

Mu Li saluted Old Man Qin and withdrew from the cottage.

……

The next morning, Mu Li was standing in front of the grass hut breathing, and Xiao Budian ran out and pulled his trouser legs, and pointed to the inside of the house.

Mu left the mind and walked into the grass house.

Old Man Qin sat cross-legged on the bed and looked at him with a serious expression.

"I've thought about it, and I think I'm too preoccupied." Old Man Qin said seriously.

"There are no true saints in this world, everyone has selfish intentions, and it is impossible to be truly selfless......"

"I have been walking in the world for decades, and I can't find a suitable candidate to be my heir, and now I don't have time, I don't want Jingzhou to be left unmanaged, otherwise the people of Jingzhou will have no ...... to rely on in the future."

"I decided to choose you, I want to entrust Jingzhou to you together, are you willing to accept it?"

Old Man Qin looked at him expectantly.

Mu Li was silent.

Is this to make him a person like Old Man Qin?

He admires this kind of person, but if he wants to do it himself, it is simply impossible.

"I've said I'm not a bad person, but I'm not a good person either. I'm sorry, I'm not that great, I can't protect what you want to protect, I'm limited in ability, selfish, and can't do selfless dedication to others. Mu Li said bluntly.

"I know, you say you're not a good person, but you're not a bad person either. My old man can't be wrong in his eyes, you just act in a principled way, have goodness in your heart, and troubled times are coming, maybe your principled goodness is the real goodness......"

Old Man Qin recognized him and didn't give up.

"If you forcibly put me in such a position, maybe I will help the people when they are in trouble, but if there is a force that I can't fight, I will definitely only take care of myself and the people I care about, and I will not risk my life to save people who have nothing to do with me......" Mu Li still refused.

Giving for the sake of others without expecting anything in return is not his value.

I am neither wicked nor pure.

However, instead of being disappointed, Old Man Qin showed a relieved smile.

"That's enough," he said with a smile...... "principled, but not a hypocrite, this position is not only a responsibility, but also a power." ”

"I don't want you to be like me, as long as you can do your best, if you can't do it, you can leave it alone, I won't blame you."

Mu Li was silent.

Old man Qin was determined to ask him to take over his class.

And he is used to it, and he doesn't want to be bound by some so-called responsibility.

"Don't worry, this won't cause you any constraints, you don't need to do anything when it's busy, you just have to do your part when it's in turmoil." Old man Qin continued.

What he likes is Mu Li's talent and principles, who can know how far he can reach after many years, if this person can be persuaded, he will definitely be a pillar of China in the future, playing an important role that cannot be ignored.

Xiao Budian ran to Mu Li's feet, pulled his trouser legs, and looked at him pitifully.

His eyes seemed to say, "You just promise this old man, I beg you......"

"You said that this position is accompanied by power, what level of power?" Mu Li looked at Old Man Qin.

Old Man Qin grinned and said, "The power that can shake the foundation of Huaxia. ”

Mu Li didn't react much.

Isn't that to be expected......

A martial saint who has surpassed the realm of martial honor, how can the power he possess be simple?

"If you take it, you can be a god now." Old man Qin said again.

Mu Li moved.

He thought of his mother and sister again.

Maybe he can be invincible, he can be proud of the clouds, but his relatives must also have enough strength to protect them, otherwise they will be timid.

"Okay, if you don't want me to do so much, I'll take it." Mu Li said.

Old Man Qin smiled with satisfaction.

"This order is the Jingzhou order." He pulled out the bronze order he had used.

"In ancient times, Emperor Yu pacified the world, cut the demon and cast the tripod, divided the world into Kyushu, set up a state pastor, and created nine state pastoral orders, which only the state pastor is qualified to hold."

"This state pastoral decree is a symbol of power and status, and it is also a treasure, containing the true dragon qi, but unfortunately with the decline of the times, no one can really urge its power now. However, I think you may be able to ...... in the future."

Mu Li took the bronze order and held it in the palm of his hand.

He had long felt that this token was not simple, but he didn't expect it to be handed down from ancient times.

However, the legend is exaggerated, and it is not certain whether there was Emperor Yu in ancient times.

"I have erased my own traces, you drop a drop of essence blood into it, and it will be under your control only in the future." Old man Qin gestured.

Mu Li did so, the essence blood dripped down, and the bronze made the brilliance flash, and returned to calm.

But he had a sense of connectedness.

"From this moment on, you are the pastor of Jingzhou, this Jingzhou, I will hand it over to you......"