Chapter 39: Peace Rests on the Edge of the Sword
Yang Chan followed the people of Qingyuanmen down the mountain, and they all left on Qingqu horses.
Qingqu horse is a horse in Qingzhou, suitable for crossing mountains and forests, has good endurance, can be ridden for a long time, and is a good horse for the road.
Although Yang Chan had never ridden a horse before, it was not difficult to master it.
People who comprehend the strength of the body, physical fitness and various reaction abilities far exceed ordinary people, as long as you master the essentials of horseback riding, you can quickly learn.
Although it is not suitable at first, and there will be some minor problems with the body, it will soon become familiar to you.
Yang Chan is a master of external refining, Tai Chi health maintenance and turtle breath health cultivation is even more successful, the body recovery is far beyond ordinary people, the symptoms of discomfort did not appear for long, and it was completely recovered, and the whole process was very fast.
Compared with Yang Chan, most of the formal disciples such as Shu Yu are not in good condition, which is the reason why they have just learned to ride a horse, and the reason why they have been traveling for a long time.
These physical conditions did not make Yang Chan care too much, but what he saw and heard on the way made Yang Chan feel a little emotional.
Fortunately, he didn't come down the mountain, otherwise he might have been among the corpses on the way.
Although there was a heavy rain in Qingzhou, the continuous drought before it still made many people unable to survive.
There are high taxes from the Qingzhou government, oppression by local forces, and a major drought and natural disasters, and many people can't survive.
If you want to flee from your homeland, you still have to face bandits and fierce beasts in the mountains and forests, which is also full of dangers.
It is really very difficult for ordinary people to survive.
On the contrary, there are people from all over the country, such as the powerful, gangs, and the government, who are full of oil, but they still don't know how to restrain their oppression, which is completely disregarding ordinary people as human beings.
When Yang Chan saw this situation, although his heart flashed unbearable, he did not become a virgin, he knew that in this kind of world, only ruthless people could live for a long time.
He doesn't have the power to change the world, so he can only blend in with it, and he shouldn't be the object of oppression.
Qingyuanmen is very famous in Qingzhou, and when passing through those county seats, those rich officials and Haoqiang are all smiling and dealing with each other, which shows the power of Qingyuanmen in Qingzhou.
To some extent, it can be said that it is a local emperor of the soil, which is not a special case, but a norm.
The thirty-two states of the Great Zhou Dynasty were like this in most places, which was also the reason for the chaos of the dynasty.
The imperial court lost control of the place, especially far from the imperial capital.
These places are controlled by sects, haoqiang, gangs, etc., and the local government also takes the initiative to cooperate with these forces to oppress the people.
This situation is too common, and it is difficult for conscientious officials to persevere, and if they are too serious, or even accidentally killed by mountain bandits, the bones may not be found.
In order to take revenge, these local forces will also take the initiative to let the people collect donations and gather people to suppress bandits, and similar methods emerge one after another.
In the end, the remaining officials are in the same league as these forces.
The closer these local forces are to Qingyuanmen, they must be subordinate forces of Qingyuanmen, protected by Qingyuanmen, and at the same time will make offerings every year.
It can be said that it is a first-level offering, and in the end, most of the benefits naturally fall into the hands of Qingyuanmen, the overlord-level force of Qingzhou.
If there are affiliated forces that do not want to make offerings, there will be all kinds of troubles in the future, and if they take refuge in the hostile sect, they will directly send disciples to destroy them.
This is the most intuitive law of the jungle, the more chaotic, the more so.
In troubled times, we talk about strength and weakness, and in times of peace, we talk about the law.
Peace is built on the edge of the sword.
This is the case in Qingzhou, Qingyuanmen is the strongest in Qingzhou, it is the government, and it has to give face to Qingyuanmen, not to mention local forces.
The destination of Yang Chan and the others was not told to them in the sect at first, this was to keep it secret and prevent someone from setting traps according to the destination.
Qingyuan Sect had already lost an Inner Refining Grandmaster-level elder for this, so naturally there could be no greater loss.
Among Yang Chan's group, there was an inner refining elder, two intermediate pharmacists, and six junior pharmacists.
There are twenty elite disciples and a few junior disciples.
Yang Chan is also among several.
If he reveals his status as an external cultivator or a medicine master, he can add an accurate number, which is a status symbol.
On the way to the destination, I met a small thief who didn't have long eyes, but before he finished the robbery, the people were gone, and even the bandit village disappeared.
In the end, Yang Chan also got a piece of silver in his hand, which was an unexpected joy.
Most of these short-sighted bandit villages have not been established for a long time, or they don't know much news, otherwise they wouldn't dare to rob Qingyuanmen.
This is the lantern in the thatched house.
Although Yang Chan didn't make a move, he still watched those bandits die among the disciples of Qingyuanmen one by one without any resistance, although he was not used to it, he still endured it.
In troubled times, killing people is inevitable.
If he doesn't kill, others kill him.
Most of the bandits had let the official disciples who had come down the mountain for the first time be killed, but Yang Chan and his pharmacist assistants did not have this request.
The medicine master's assistant is mainly to assist in the rear, and under normal circumstances, he will not directly participate in the battle, but other official disciples are different, and they all have to participate in the battle.
Now that he has seen blood, when he fights with the disciples of the enemy sect, he will not hesitate to kill someone.
Encountering these bandits who are not long-sighted can only be regarded as unlucky, otherwise the leader of the elder will also find evil forces to train these formal disciples.
Yang Chan also heard about this from the mouths of elite disciples, and it was a common practice.
Although Yang Chan didn't do it himself, his mentality has become more indifferent, and now he must quickly adapt to this era.
Although there will be dangers in the Qingyuan Gate, compared to the outside world, there are many fewer sources of danger.
If you're outside, maybe just looking at you well-dressed and walking is a reason to kill. Just in a thought, all evil will be released, and then it will be done.
Yang Chan found that the pharmacist assistant who went down the mountain with the pharmacist was also much more silent from the excitement at the beginning to now, because at this time he could more truly realize that the danger of going down the mountain this time was not as simple as the good news sent back.
Every good news sent back means that countless people are bleeding, and these bandits who have been exterminated are not even qualified to pass on the good news again.
When Yang Chan rested halfway, he would also practice the flying claws on his body, and he would also practice the demon subduing sword technique, he was not a special case, most of the disciples were like this.
When you are aware of the danger, you will naturally pay more attention to the demon subjugation sword technique and other life-saving methods, and those who need to practice take a little time to familiarize yourself with it, and you can also play a role at a critical time.