Taoist Yaofeng felt a little strange when facing his close friend who came suddenly in the rain late at night.
Because according to his understanding of his good friend, he is a very strict and strict person. Even if the two of them are as close as brothers, if they come to visit Wudang Mountain, they will definitely inform Elder Lishi in advance, and then
Then he was introduced along the way by Wudang disciples. This is the rule of mutual visits between respectable and powerful men in the sect!
But tonight, Huang Lishan took his personal token and entered the mountain directly, which was a little unusual...
Soon, the dusty Huang Lishan appeared in front of Taoist Yaofeng.
He could tell at a glance that his best friend was in bad shape and seemed to have been seriously injured. And it was the kind of injury that had already affected Douji!
"Brother Lishan, what's going on with you? Sit down quickly."
Taoist Yaofeng was surprised and quickly called Huang Lishan to sit on his favorite jade futon. This futon contains the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and is very effective in calming the mind.
Huang Lishan was not polite to him. After sitting down, he said with a wry smile: "Brother Yaofeng, I came to see you today not only to say goodbye to you, but also to entrust you with something."
bid farewell?
Taoist Yaofeng's heart skipped a beat, and he felt something was not good. Looking carefully, Huang Lishan, in addition to his injuries that had affected Taoji, also had a look of despair on his face. He was obviously determined to die, and he seemed to have nothing left to live on.
The thought came...
He calmed his mind, handed Huang Lishan a cup of hot tea, and then said slowly: "Brother Lishan, if you have something to do, it's okay to say it. You and I have been close friends for many years, and we are already better than brothers."
Huang Lishan hesitated for a moment, then spoke: "Brother Yaofeng... I have kept something secret from you for many years. I am really sorry. Today, I plan to make it clear to you."
Um?
When Yaofeng heard this, he was even more surprised.
He knows that everyone has some secrets in their heart that can only belong to them. These secrets may sometimes be difficult for even close relatives to reveal.
Unexpectedly, Huang Lishan seemed to want to tell him something today. This further showed that he might have already been determined to die.
Yaofeng was grieving, and Huang Lishan had already said: "Brother Yaofeng, you should know that the name Huang Lishan is not actually my real name. I chose both my surname and first name myself."
Yaofeng nodded: "You told me about this after we became brothers. Your real last name is Zhang? Right."
That’s right!
Huang Lishan said word for word: "My real name is actually Zhang Mingyu. I was originally the young master of one of the only three remaining tribes among the six founding tribes in Qingcheng."
What?
When Taoist Yaofeng heard this, his hands trembled immediately.
Even though he has great magical power and as the chief elder of the Wudang Sect, he has a calm demeanor. Now when he heard Huang Lishan's words, he was extremely shocked.
Yaofeng can be considered a big figure in the supernatural world, and he knows a few rumors in the circle. For example, Qingcheng Mountain is the largest Taoist sect in the southwest!
It has a long history and extremely profound foundation. Although it is not a Taoist giant, it should not be underestimated.
Legend has it that Qingcheng Mountain was founded by six close friends more than 2,000 years ago, so it is called the "Six Founding Clans". This is also because Qingcheng Mountain's Taoist inheritance and hereditary flavor are very strong.
In the supernatural world, most sects actually have more or less remnants of family influence. After all, the founders of many sects are married and have children, and are passed down by their descendants. The descendants of the founders
Of course, future generations will also be in the sect.
However, as a sect, it cannot select the next sect leader or leader based solely on "hereditary" like a supernatural family!
Because, since the sect will attract disciples, it is not based on "blood relationship" as the bond. Instead, the same values and the sense of honor of the sect are the bond connecting each other.
When choosing the next sect leader or headmaster, one must consider overall strength.
To put it simply, in the supernatural world, sects implement a democratic selection system. In a supernatural family, it is a hereditary inheritance system!
Even if Longhu Mountain, the leader of orthodox Taoism, has left the sect's training "non-Zhang family members cannot be the leader" from the beginning of the sect, but future generations will also have a compromise... that is, no matter who it is,
, as long as you become the leader of Longhu Mountain, your surname must be changed to Zhang.
In this way, there is no violation of group training because the Zhang family has always been the leader! At the same time, it also ensures that Longhu Mountain can continue to attract the best practitioners, rather than resting on its laurels.
This is probably one of the important reasons why Longhu Mountain has been the leader of orthodox Taoism for more than two thousand years since the pre-Qin Dynasty, right?
Qingcheng Mountain is different.
Because of the existence of the "six founding clans", the sect system in Qingcheng Mountain has always been between ordinary sects and supernatural families!
Although the upper echelons of Qingcheng Mountain also accept people with foreign surnames, and can also be selected from ordinary disciples who have joined Qingcheng Mountain, the headmaster of Qingcheng Mountain must only be born from the "six founding clans". Only those with the blood of these six clans
Only future generations can serve as the headmaster of Qingcheng.
However, as time goes by, the descendants of these six clans are not monolithic. They will also compete for power and gain with each other, and they will also annex each other.
In the end, only three of the six Kaizong clans were left. And just a few decades ago, after another civil strife, only two clans were left among the original "Six Kaizong clans".
At the beginning, there were six ancestors of the six clans in Qingcheng, five of whom were named Zhang and one was named Zhao. But now, only one family named Zhang and Zhao is left.
Taoist Yaofeng looked at Huang Lishan in surprise: "So...Brother Lishan, you are the young master of the Zhang family that disappeared during the civil strife in Qingcheng Mountain more than sixty years ago? I was just an ordinary elder at that time and didn't know much about it.
.I only heard that some people with foreign surnames wanted to seize the power of the sect. In the end, the three clans came forward to suppress it. After a fierce battle, one of the clansmen named Zhang suffered all casualties. They must be Brother Lishan’s relatives. Now it seems that there may be a hidden secret? What happened in the first place?
what's going on?"
well……
Huang Lishan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's a long story here. There are some very complicated things in our Qingcheng Mountain. They are all family scandals and should not be publicized. And they involve too many things and cannot be explained in a short time. You just need to know,
My real name is Zhang Mingyu, and I am the young master named Zhang, one of the six founding clans of Qingcheng Mountain who disappeared sixty years ago. My parents, relatives and direct descendants all died in that civil strife. I was disheartened, so I took the rest of my family with me.
More than a dozen of my descendants left Qingcheng Mountain together and went to Liangjiang Town to hide their names and start from scratch."