The graveyard of Cui family was not far away from the mansion of Cui family. It only took them less than 1 hour to arrive there.
During these years when Cui Li, the young master of Cui family left home to learn martial arts, the servants of Cui family were loyal and honest. They would always go to the mountain to clean and offer sacrifices to the deceased on the Qingming Festival each year. Therefore, this graveyard was clean and tidy.
Under the guidance of Afu and Cui Wang who were both over 50 years old, Zhang Tie leisurely walked on the mountain road for 40-50 minutes and finally came to the front of the graveyard of the master and the madam of Cui family.
The graveyard of Cui family was very decent. It was surrounded by stone fences. There was a bluestone floor in front of the graveyard. On both sides of the graveyard, there were some auspicious beasts who guarded the graveyard.
Standing in front of the graveyard and watching the names of the couple on the graveyard, Zhang Tie had a complex feeling.
Afu and Cui Wang had already been busy sweeping the graveyard and arranging offerings, incense and candles for Zhang Tie.
You and your son were killed by Zhu Liang the ferocious wolf. The real Cui Li died in the mountain and was fed to wild beasts by Zhu Liang. Even his bones were gone. I killed Zhu Liang the ferocious wolf. From now on, I will live in the world with the appearance and identity of Cui Li. In the eyes of the others, I am your son. Today, I will kowtow to you three times, which means that your Cui Family and I are destined to be together …
Zhang Tie thought about it. At the sight of the things that Afu and Cui Wang had prepared, Zhang Tie directly knelt down in front of the graveyard and kowtowed to the couple three times sincerely.
After that, Zhang Tie picked himself up and patted his clothes. After that, he melted the yellow and white paper money in a special stone pot beside the graveyard with Afu and Cui Wang.
When they burned the paper money, Afu and Cui Wang couldn't stand dropping off tears.
Afu burst into tears as he said, "Master, madam, open your eyes. The young master has come back. He has made a great achievement. Our Cui family will bring honor to our ancestors from now on..."
Cui Wang's eyes also turned red as he said, "Yes, our young master will be a general and a castellan from now on. You can die contentedly in the underworld..."
The servants hired by Zhu Liang were all honest and simple. In their eyes, Mr. and Mrs. Cui died of illness one after another, and Young Master Cui was still the same Young Master Cui. This time, Young Master Cui came back, and Cui Family would prosper. Young Master Cui was a kind and generous man. As soon as he came back, he increased their monthly salary, money, and grain by two times. In the future, they would all have a good life. Now, they all felt that they had finally made it through all the hardships.
After melting the paper money, Afu had Fu extinguish the sparks in the stone pot with the river water. After that, he sprayed a water water around the graveyard. After that, when they were going to leave the graveyard of Cui, they saw Cui couple. Cui family from Cui Cui family.
At the sight of Cui LI, County Magistrate Li's eyes gleamed.
At this moment, Cui LI was still bald. He was taller than 2 m and had bulging muscles all over, which made people feel that he was as strong as a mountain. The young master of Cui clan was almost 50 years old; however, he didn't look old at all. At first glance, he was at his 30s. For commoners, this young master of Cui clan was in his prime. However, for a knight, even if he was 10 years older, he was not old; instead, he was too young. He was like the sun at 8 or 9 o'clock in the morning.
What impressed County Magistrate Li was that Cui LI had a pair of thick eyebrows which were as dark as a guillotine. At first sight, County Magistrate Li felt that Cui LI was full of killing intent. The pair of thick eyebrows combined with his iron-mountain-like body made him look ferocious … oh, no, it was a dignified qi field. Under the thick eyebrows, Cui LI's eyes seemed to be flashing flames, which was more terrifying …
As the county magistrate, of course, he was much more knowledgeable than Village Magistrate Jia. At the sight of Cui LI's eyes, County Magistrate Li instantly remembered that when he had a party with his friends one year, a distinguished guest brought by his friend told him that some powerhouses who cultivated senior secret methods would have a special phenomenon on their looks after promoting to a knight. Eyes were the gateway of one's spirit. Therefore, many of those special phenomena could be seen in the eyes so that the others could see them in his eyes.
Combining with the news brought by Village Magistrate Jia, County Magistrate Li almost instantly realized that Cui LI had already promoted to a knight; additionally, he seemed to be cultivating a special secret method.
'This Cui LI must have a bright future after promoting to a knight at such a young age. '
Therefore, before Village Magistrate Jia introduced Cui LI, County Magistrate Li had bowed towards Cui LI, "This humble man is Li Chunfeng, the county magistrate of Tongguang County. Nice to meet you, Mr. Cui!"
As Cui LI's status had not been confirmed, he didn't have an official status. Therefore, he couldn't call Cui LI lord. As the local magistrate of a county, it was almost flattering to call Cui LI young master Cui; however, it was impolite to call Cui LI by his full name. Therefore, County Magistrate Li directly called Zhang Tie Mr. Cui. This indicated the difference between civil and military officials. County magistrate was a civil official in Taixia Country. A civil official could call a knight Mr. Cui out of respect.
"Oh, County Magistrate Li!" Zhang Tie nodded with a smile. Although he was not arrogant, he was not too enthusiastic either.
As for a knight, a county magistrate was nothing. They had long been in two different worlds. Unless they were acquaintances or friends, it would be strange if they were too enthusiastic.
Zhang Tie's attitude made County Magistrate Li firmer his judgment.
After greeting Zhang Tie, County Magistrate Li walked to the front of the tombs of Mr. and Mrs. Cui and kowtowed three times seriously as he said, "If a filial son comes from a family, his clan will be glorious; if a pillar comes from a village, he will benefit the whole region. Today, this official would like to appreciate Mr. and Mrs. Cui Shi'an of Tongguang County on behalf of over 800,000 commoners in Tongguang County. Strict father and kind mother, they cultivated the first knight in Tongguang County and won the first awe-inspiring memorial arch.
Zhang Tie burst out into laughter, 'County Magistrate Li is really a marvelous person. How could he praise someone so well in front of me? He's really something.'
"County Magistrate Li and Village Magistrate Jia must be tired. How about having a cup of tea and having a rest at home?"
County Magistrate Li revealed a smile as he crossed his hands once again, "Thanks for your hospitality!"
Watching County Magistrate Li's attitude towards this young master Cui, Village Magistrate Jia who had watched Cui grow up with a bit superiority as a senior also became docile.
They then went downhill once again.
Compared to going uphill, it was much easier to go downhill.
County Magistrate Li's pace was as vigorous as that of young people. Therefore, it was not strenuous for him to chat with Zhang Tie while walking.
"County Magistrate Li, have you already reached LV 7?" Zhang Tie asked County Magistrate Li.
"I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed. This humble one could only reach LV 6 in the past. It was very difficult for me to make any progress. Therefore, I could only learn how to manage affairs and become an official. Over these years, I've gradually cultivated and meditated every day and lit over 10 surging points. I've just promoted to LV 7 last year. I dare not boast about it in front of Mr. Cui!" County Magistrate Li said modestly.
When in Youzhou Province, Zhang Tie had been told that the lowest rank officials in Taixia Country was the county magistrate of LV 9, who was at least a LV 6 fighter. As Zhang Tie had not contacted these grass-roots officials in Youzhou Province, he was dubious about it. He had not imagined that it was true.
This was true in Taixia Country. No other country could make and insist on such a talent selection standard.
In Waii Sub-continent, a LV 6 fighter was already a grass-roots officer in the army platoon of each country.
Although County Magistrate Li looked like a scholar, he had advanced to LV 7, which meant that more than ten ordinary burly men and thieves were no match for him at all. Even three to five LV 6 fighters might not be able to defeat him.
The formal school education in Taixia Country even academies followed the combination of literature and martial arts, which had been passed down among Hua people in Taixia Country for thousands of years. If one looked at the history of Hua people before the Catastrophe purely from the perspective of education, one could find a rule — — all the dynasties where scholars carried bows and poets carried swords, Hua people were always very powerful and brilliant as stars in the history. By contrast, those dynasties which abandoned the combination of literature and martial arts would gradually decline. Among them, the dynasties which emphasized martial arts would lead to internal turmoil. In such dynasties, military generals would be on the rise and conquer everywhere. As a result, Hua countries would emerge one after another; however, they were all very short-lived. By contrast, those dynasties which completely emphasized martial arts would live a bit longer; however, they would all be invaded by foreign clans, causing great disasters to the entire Hua people. In many cases, those disasters almost led to the extermination of the entire Hua people.
The future of a country could be determined by the current education of this country. Those who emphasized martial arts would be strong and chaotic; those who emphasized literary arts would be weak and perish. Only the combination of literature and martial arts was the right way.
The national policy of Taixia Country was written in the "Laws of Taixia Country" — — the combination of literature and martial arts.
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After returning to Cui's Mansion, Village Constable Jia excused himself. Finally, only County Magistrate Li and Zhang Tie came to Cui's Mansion and drank the spring tea that was picked from the tea garden of Cui family.
"Mr. Cui, which sect did you join these years so that you could promote to a knight?" County Magistrate Li asked Zhang Tie as he drank tea.
"It's very difficult to join a major sect. You have to be talented or have a strong background!" Zhang Tie shook his head, "I don't belong to any sect. I could only visit powerhouses in famous mountains and rivers to learn skills. Later on, God helps me. I had a fortuitous encounter in a famous mountain and found a cave of a knight who had passed away. After gaining secret methods and medicinal pills in the cave, I finally promoted to a knight after over 10 years of ascetic cultivation!" Zhang Tie threw out the excuse that he had long prepared. This excuse was basically true and could stand the test. If someone really wanted to argue about it, Zhang Tie would take him to the mountain cave where he got the "Fire Dragon Sutra" so as to dispel all the doubts.
County Magistrate Li was dumbfounded. Such a thing had happened in Taixia Country; however, it was very legendary. He had not imagined that such a thing could happen to Cui LI in Liuying Town under his administration.
"Mr. Cui, what's your plan then?"
"In this holy war, as a knight, of course, I have to serve the country. I have to go to the most dangerous place to strike demons!" Zhang Tie said passionately, "I will stay at home for a few days to pay homage to my parents and visit my fellow villagers in Liuying Town. After that, I will go to the Earth-elements Realm to fight demons to my heart's content..."
"Mr. Cui is so brave. A real man should be like that. Pitifully, I'm too weak. If I could promote to a knight, I would also fight demons on the battlefield like Mr. Cui!" County Magistrate Li patted the table out of excitement.
"Coincidentally, County Magistrate Li is also here. I have a favor for you!"
"Please tell me, as long as I can do it, I will definitely do my best!"
Touching his bald head, Zhang Tie said straightforwardly, "After I leave, I don't know when will I come back. My loyal servants are guarding the home for me. These loyal servants are getting old and have no relatives. If something happens to them, please take care of them in case of being bullied by others in their old age!"
"Don't worry, I will take care of it!" County Magistrate Li promised at once. It was hard to find such a good opportunity to establish a relationship with a knight, not to mention that Zhang Tie came here on his own initiative. Of course, County Magistrate Li refused it.
"Thank you so much!"
After returning to Liuying Town and confirming his identity as Cui Li, Zhang Tie became reassured...
County Magistrate Li only stayed in Cui Clan for a short while before leaving Liuying Town.
After confirming Zhang Tie's identity as a knight, County Magistrate Li returned to the county by car. On the same day, he sent an official document.
The official document was sent to Zeyun City. Tongguang County belonged to Zeyun City. After confirming that a knight appeared in Liuying Town of Tongguang County, of course, County Magistrate Li had to notice the mayor of Zeyun City at once. It was not a trivial matter for Zeyun City either.
Therefore, even the mayor of Zeyun City was shocked. The news that Cui Li, the young master of Cui Clan in Liuying Town had promoted to a knight also spread over the foot of Coiling Dragon Mountain.
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In the next few days, Village Constable Jia and the villagers in Liuying Town felt that the entire Liuying Town had become a vegetable market. All the big figures within hundreds of miles were gathering in Liuying Town like going to a market and paying their respects to Cui Clan. It was said that the gifts brought by the people who came to visit the Cui Residence were enough to fill the entire Cui Residence's storeroom.
Liuying Town had never experienced such a splendid scene since its beginning.
After being boisterous for a few days, one evening, some residents in Liuying Town saw a flame flying into the sky from Cui Clan. On the next day, when those people who were waiting to pay their respects to the young master of Cui Clan heard a news — — the young master of Cui Clan had already left last night...
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PS: 10 years in the snow, thanks for your company!
Thinking about it carefully, ten years ago, it was probably at this time that Tiger started to write and had the idea of creating a snow wash. Today, ten years later, Ebon was at his peak, and all the friends who had accompanied Tiger along the way, all the friends who supported Tiger, voted, clicked, advertised, recommended, and supported Ebon again and again, and sent him to the top ten of the fantasy monthly votes.
What kind of deep friendship was this?! It's Tiger's fortune to have you!
Tiger could only express his gratitude, 'Tomorrow, May 1st, I will break the Heavenly Wasteland Festival and update 10 chapters. Thanks for your support over 10 years!' (To be continued.)
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