Entering the mountain village, Ding Qi keenly felt that compared with the peaceful village in the past, the atmosphere in Zhangjiaao today was a little strange.

"Is there something going on?" thought to Tintzy curiously.

When it was time for dinner, Ding Qi heard the reason from his family.

Today, the people of Zhangjiaao went to sell mountain goods outside the mountain and brought back a news that shook the mountain village. It turned out that the towns outside the mountains had posted official lists to fight and recruit soldiers. The mountain villages near Qixia Mountain are all within the scope of conscription, and Zhangjiaao is no exception.

This news, for the people in the mountains, is tantamount to a bolt from the blue, and it also makes the atmosphere in the mountain village so strange.

The Qixia Mountain area was originally the junction of Xia and Shandong, and it was located in a remote area, which was a place where three things were not regarded. Twenty or thirty years ago, a war broke out between the two countries, and it spread to the vicinity of Qixia Mountain.

That conscription made most of the young people in the villages near Qixia Mountain not come back.

Many people in the mountain village still have fresh memories of the last conscription, and they are full of sorrow when they talk about it.

I heard from many old people that the land near Qixia Mountain has changed hands at least four times in the past hundred years. The last time I pulled Zhuangding, this was the territory of the Lu country. However, in the last war, the Lu State suffered a defeat, and now it is nominally under the jurisdiction of the Xia State.

In this kind of three-regardless zone, the people in the mountains naturally have no idea of joining the army to serve the country. This forced conscription has brought nothing but panic here.

After learning the news, Ding Qi's face was full of astonishment.

However, the words of the Ding family after that made him breathe a sigh of relief.

Regarding this conscription, the military service of the Ding family has actually been eliminated. The person who eliminated the Ding family's military service was Ding Qi's second uncle, Ding Shan.

Originally, Ding Shan, as an ordinary outer gate of the Qingyun Sect, naturally did not have this ability. But an unexpected thing changed that.

Soon after Ding Qi came back from Liangcheng, after Ding Shan had been working hard outside for many years, he finally met the opportunity to get ahead, he was promoted by a big man in the Qingyun faction, and his status in the sect was improved a lot.

Hearing this explanation, he finally understood why Ding Shan suddenly had such great ability.

In a place like Jingzhou, where the government is extremely weak, the influence of the Jianghu sect is very large. Many times, the local government has to look at the faces of the Jianghu sects.

It seems that this time, Ding Shan borrowed the power of the Qingyun faction to eliminate the military service of the Ding family.

"I just don't know which big man has taken a fancy to the second uncle. After understanding what happened, Ding Qi thought with some curiosity.

During the inner door assessment, Ding Qi also met several big figures of the Qingyun faction. He thought back to the Wei Hall Master, Shi Protector, Deputy Sha Sect Master and others in his mind, and he didn't know if the big man who promoted the second uncle was one of the few people he had ever seen.

For a moment, Tintze fell into speculation.

Ding Qi probably wouldn't have thought that the person who promoted Ding Shan was really the high-level people of the Qingyun Sect he had seen. To be precise, it was Elder Guan who, under the instruction of the deputy head of Sha, co-opted and promoted Ding Shan.

Speaking of which, Ding Shan's matter, it was because of Ding Qi's special performance during the assessment that Deputy Sha Boss accidentally remembered Ding Shan, and promoted him, which has something to do with him, if Ding Qi knows the reason, I don't know how he will feel. All of these can be regarded as blessings and misfortunes.

"Forget it, next time I go to Liangcheng, just ask the second uncle. Ding Qi, who really couldn't guess, finally thought in his heart.

In any case, the family was freed from military service, and Ding Qi finally settled down.

In the next few days, Ding Qi also spent the days of picking anchovies in the mountains. However, on the fifth day, news also came about the apprenticeship that Ding Shan had arranged for him outside.

The last time Ding Qi came back, the matter had already been finalized. Now, finally, the final news has arrived.

At the same time, it also indicates that he will soon set foot out of the small mountain village again. But this time, in addition to his original expectations, Ding Qi was a little uneasy.

On this day, Ding Qi looked at the stars in the sky outside, looking like he had something on his mind.

"I don't know, what kind of apprentice the second uncle arranged for me. I hope it's not too busy. Ding Qi sighed slightly.

Going out to do the apprenticeship, and it was determined so quickly, made Ding Qi feel a little caught off guard.

From the eldest brother, he also knew that apprenticeship was a hard job.

Ding Qi was not afraid of hard work, he was just worried that the apprentice was too busy with his affairs and had no spare time to practice the exercises.

In the final analysis, it is his wish to have a good time in the rivers and lakes after he has achieved cultivation.

However, as soon as he thought that he would be able to enter Liangcheng again and choose the martial arts that suited him, the original small worry in Ding Qi's heart was quickly replaced by joy. As for his departure from the small mountain village this time, he began to gradually look forward to it.

Raising his head, Ding Qi looked at the stars in the sky with longing, as if he saw that after he had achieved cultivation in the future, he was dressed in white, holding a long sword, and fighting for righteousness. Even on his face, he unconsciously showed a smile of hope.