Chapter 39 Peace is built on the edge of the sword
Yang Chan followed the people from Qingyuan Sect down the mountain, all riding Qingqu horses.
Qingqu horse is a horse from Qingzhou. It is suitable for crossing mountains and forests. It has good endurance and can be ridden for a long time. It is a good horse for traveling.
Although Yang Chan has never ridden a horse before, it is not difficult to master it.
People who have realized the power of strength have physical fitness and various reaction abilities far beyond those of ordinary people. As long as they master the essentials of riding a horse, they can learn it quickly.
Although it is not suitable for you at first and you may have some minor problems with your body, you will soon get used to it.
Yang Chan is a master of external exercises, and has achieved great success in Tai Chi health-preserving exercise and turtle breathing body-nurturing exercise. His body's recovery ability is far beyond that of ordinary people. It didn't take long for the symptoms of discomfort to appear before he completely recovered. The whole process was very fast.
Compared with Yang Chan, most of Shu Yu and other formal disciples are not in good condition. This is because they have just learned how to ride a horse and have to travel for a long time.
These physical conditions did not make Yang Chan pay too much attention. On the contrary, what he saw and heard on the way made Yang Chan feel a little emotional.
Fortunately he didn't go down the mountain, otherwise he might have been among the corpses on the road.
Although there was a heavy rain in Qingzhou, the previous continuous drought still made it difficult for many people to survive.
Due to the high taxes imposed by the Qingzhou government, the oppression of local forces, and the severe drought and natural disasters, many people could not survive.
If you want to leave your hometown and escape, you still have to face bandits and wild beasts in the mountains and forests, which is also very dangerous.
It is really difficult for ordinary people to survive.
On the contrary, there are powerful people, gangs, government officials and other personnel from all over the world. They are all full of words but still do not know how to restrain themselves from taking advantage of them. This shows that they do not regard ordinary people as human beings at all.
When Yang Chan saw this situation, although he couldn't bear it in his heart, he didn't become a virgin. He knew that in this kind of world, only cruel people can live long.
He does not have the power to change the world, so he can only blend in and not be an object of oppression.
The Qingyuan Sect is very famous in Qingzhou. When passing through those counties, the wealthy officials and powerful people were all smiling when talking to each other, which shows the power of the Qingyuan Sect in Qingzhou.
To a certain extent, it can be said that he is the local emperor. This is not an exception, but the norm.
This was the case in most of the thirty-two states of the Zhou Dynasty, which was also the reason for the chaos of the dynasty.
The imperial court lost control of local areas, especially those far away from the imperial capital.
These places are controlled by sects, powerful men, gangs, etc., and local governments also actively cooperate with these forces to exploit the people.
This situation is so common that it is difficult for conscientious officials to persevere. If they are too serious and are even accidentally killed by bandits, the bones may not be found.
In order to take revenge, these local forces will actively ask the people to collect donations and gather troops to suppress bandits. There are endless methods like this.
The last remaining ones are the officials who are colluding with these forces.
The closer these local forces are to Qingyuan Sect, they must be affiliated forces of Qingyuan Sect and receive the protection of Qingyuan Sect. At the same time, they 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 the Qingyuan Sect, the overlord-level force in Qingzhou.
If there are affiliated forces that do not want to surrender, there will be all kinds of troubles in the future. If they join the hostile sect, they will directly send out disciples to destroy them.
This is the most intuitive law of the jungle, the more chaotic it is, the more so.
In troubled times, we talk about strength and weakness; in times of peace, we talk about law.
Peace is built on the edge of the sword.
This is the case in Qingzhou. The Qingyuan Sect is the strongest in Qingzhou. Even the government has to give the Qingyuan Sect face, let alone the local forces.
The destination of Yang Chan and others was not told to them in the sect at first. This was to keep it secret and prevent anyone from setting traps based on the destination.
The Qingyuan Sect has already lost an elder at the level of an internal refining master, so naturally it cannot suffer any greater losses.
Among Yang Chan's group, there was an internal refining elder, two intermediate pharmacists and six junior pharmacists.
There are twenty elite disciples and several junior disciples.
Yang Chan is also among several.
If he reveals his external cultivation or identity as a pharmacist, an accurate number can be added, which is a status symbol.
On the way to the destination, we encountered some short-sighted thieves, but before they could finish the robbery, they were gone, and even the bandits' stronghold disappeared.
In the end, Yang Chan also got a piece of silver in his hand, which was an unexpected surprise.
Most of these short-sighted bandit villages have not been established for a long time, or they don't have much information, otherwise they would not dare to rob Qingyuan Gate.
This is lighting a lantern in the hut.
Although Yang Chan did not take action, he still watched the bandits die among the Qingyuan Sect disciples one by one without any resistance. Although he was not used to it, he still endured and watched.
In troubled times, killing is inevitable.
If he doesn't kill, others will kill him.
Most of the bandits were killed by the formal disciples who came down the mountain for the first time, but Yang Chan and other pharmacist assistants did not have this requirement.
Pharmacist assistants mainly assist in the rear. Under normal circumstances, they will not directly participate in the battle, but other formal disciples are different and must participate in the battle.
Now that we have seen blood, when the time comes to fight with the disciples of the enemy sect, we will not hesitate to kill people.
It would be bad luck for them to encounter this group of blind bandits, otherwise the leader would find evil forces to practice courage for these formal disciples.
Yang Chan also heard this from elite disciples, and it was a common practice.
Although Yang Chan did not do it himself, his mentality has become more indifferent. Now he must quickly adapt to this era.
Although you will encounter dangers in Qingyuan Sect, there are many fewer sources of dangers compared to the outside world.
If you are outside, maybe just seeing that you are well dressed and walking waiting is the reason to kill. In just a thought, all the evil will be released, and then he will take action.
Yang Chan found that the pharmacist's assistant who followed the pharmacist down the mountain was much more silent from the excitement at the beginning, because only then could he realize more clearly that the danger of going down the mountain was not as simple as the good news sent back.
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Every piece of good news sent back represents the bloodshed of countless people. These bandits who were killed are not even qualified to be among the good news sent back.
When Yang Chan takes a break, he will also practice the flying claws on his body and practice the sword technique of subduing demons. He is not a special case, most of his disciples are like this.
When you realize the danger, you will naturally pay more attention to the magic sword technique and other life-saving means. You need to practice and take some time to become familiar with them, and they can also be used at critical moments.