Darkness is Coming

   "A century-old tribe, a thousand-year-old family."

   This was the first sentence Mo Huan learned in the clan school, and it was also the first lesson that Xue Zong gave to each generation of Mojia children. Since the literacy, this sentence has been firmly engraved in Mo Huan's heart.

Under the sky lanterns, even the most powerful and prosperous clans have only a hundred years of lifespan. Even the Tianhuan clan, which created the rune civilization, only existed for more than a hundred years before suddenly disappearing at the peak of its heyday. .

Due to different concepts, the Tianhuan tribe was divided into hundreds of large and small tribes or aristocratic families. All the tribes, without exception, either melted or disappeared within a hundred years, while the aristocratic family was separated from each other. Become the center of the world, and never withdraw from the world stage.

   Throughout history, since the Tianhuan tribe, there has never been a longevity tribe that has crossed the 100-year limit.

  All things in the world are mortal, the tribe is like this, and the family is like this. It's just that the lifespan of a tribe is usually within a hundred years, and in this complex world, the vitality of aristocratic families is more vigorous, so people always talk about "a century-old tribe, a thousand-year-old family", and over time, this sentence seems to become the world's The law, with a mysterious power beyond runes, makes all tribes and families abide by its boundaries.

   But one of the three great masters of the Mo family, Master Xue Zong, gave another explanation for this sentence.

"It is not correct to measure clans by the principle of life. It is true that clans only exist for a hundred years, but after a hundred years, some clans have not died, but have continued to exist in a different form. Some clans have transformed into noble families, while others have survived. In the collision of power and ideas, it is integrated into other tribes and becomes the flesh and blood of the new tribe.

Therefore, it is not that the lifespan of a clan is only a hundred years, but the form of a clan should only last for a hundred years. In this one hundred alternations of spring, autumn, winter and summer, every member of the clan will think and change, and finally gather sand into a tower, which leads to the transformation of the entire clan. . When this transformation is manifested in internal solidarity, the tribe is transformed into a family; when this transformation is manifested in the desire to possess, there is war between clans, and the weak are integrated into the strong, or eliminated; when this transformation is manifested in the desire to possess When ideas diverge, clans split into new clans or families.

   In the same way, it is not that the lifespan of an aristocratic family is only a thousand years, but that the transformation period required by a family clan is much longer than that of a clan. Looking back at the rise and fall of thousands of tribes and families, those who refuse to change will surely decay with the ancients. Only by accepting change and daring to think about change can they survive in the world. "

   This is Master Xuezong's explanation. His point of view was not recognized by the other two great masters of the Mohist family, and not many children of the Mohist family understood it, but it had a huge impact on Mohuan in his childhood.

   At that time, Mo Huan thought: If Lord Xuezong is right, then even the top big family has only a thousand years to seek changes, and the Mo family, which has a history of a thousand years, is still the same Mo family.

  Yes, the Mo family is still the same Mo family, still prominent and powerful, still standing at the top of the Rune Avenue, and still a behemoth that the world needs to look up to.

   Therefore, none of the Mohist disciples took the words of Lord Xuezong seriously, and none of the Mohist disciples would "seek change", and everyone only thought about how to go further on the Rune Avenue.

  The same is true for Mohuan. As he grew older, his childhood worries no longer existed. He devoted himself to studying runes for five years, and at the age of twelve he finally became the youngest young master of the Mo family for a thousand years.

When Mo Huan became a grandmaster, the Mo family celebrated with the whole family, singing and drinking continuously for three days and three nights. All the children of the Mo family were proud of the birth of an unparalleled genius in the Mo family. People expressed their joy in the most cheerful way of celebration. There were smiles all over their faces, except for Lord Xue Zong.

At the ceremony where Mo Zong, Xue Zong and Fu Zong gave the talisman to Mo Huan, Mo Huan saw the dark clouds on the face of Lord Xue Zong, and he told Mo Huan: Stop your own steps and study first. The inheritance of the Mo family, inheriting the wisdom of the ancestors for their own use, can also open up the road under their feet.

   Mo Huan could see deep worries and fears in Lord Xue Zong's eyes, but Mo Huan still didn't care at that time.

  As the next Mozong in the clan, Mohuan listened to Xuezong's advice and began to study the precious inheritance accumulated by the Mohist for thousands of years.

The learning process is a kind of enjoyment for Mohuan. After entering the Mojia Fu Pavilion, Mohuan will use the talisman as a quilt and a talisman as a pillow. .

   Six years passed by in a flash, and it was not until the fire of war reached the Mo family that Mozong stepped out of the pavilion, and did not know the drastic changes that had taken place in the past six years.

   "Huntian theory" and "Gaitian theory" have been fighting for 60 years, and finally, shortly after Mo Huan entered the cabinet, a **** case occurred. Immediately, a world-shattering battle between clans and families kicked off.

   However, none of the aristocratic families expected that in the melee that swept the continent, a strange and cruel force was expanding rapidly in an unprecedented situation.

  The Ming family, an inconspicuous second-rate family, also had a young master 20 years ago, which attracted the attention of major families. After rejecting olive branches from major families, the teenager became blind due to an "accident".

   Everyone knows that the so-called "accident" is not an accident, because "the genius of the Ming family is blind" not only means the fall of the young master, but also symbolizes a sinister metaphor.

   But compared with the real big family, the Ming family is just an ant that can be crushed easily, so the Ming family can only swallow their voices and keep a low profile, and the young master who once had the supreme glory has disappeared.

An old incident 20 years ago planted the seeds of dissatisfaction and hatred in many people's hearts. No one noticed how it took root and sprout. It was not until 20 years later that when it reappeared, the major families discovered that it had grown. Become an unshakable giant tree.

When the aristocratic family fought over the concept of "Huntian theory" and "Gaitian theory", the genius who had fallen and was almost middle-aged took the Ming family to absorb nourishment from the war and rose silently. Twenty-six tribes have been annexed in one year.

But the genius of the Ming family did not use twenty-six tribesmen to prosper the Ming family. On the contrary, he personally ended the life of the Ming family as an aristocratic family. Twenty-six tribes combined to form a super tribe, and he also took a strange name for this tribe: Daming.

The structure of   Daming is very peculiar. It is neither like a family clan nor any tribe. Its founder gave it a strange name: the country.

In Daming, everyone has a family, not an aristocratic family, but a "small family" composed of a few people with close blood ties, and thousands of small families form a "big family", that is, "the country" ".

The state renounces all the rules of the aristocratic clan—in the words of the Ming Dynasty, it is called stereotypes and bad habits—and provides protection and necessary alms to every small family recognized by the state, and every member of each small family must do something for the country. And the return made by each small family will be clearly and clearly recorded. When the small family encounters difficulties, the state will give back and help according to the contribution that the small family has made.

More importantly, in a country, bloodline is no longer the standard for measuring personal value, and all obstacles due to bloodline have been swept away. Anyone who contributes to the country can have a higher status and a better life. In life, no matter whether the bloodline is high or low, you can get rid of the predicament by hard work.

   In three years, I do not know how many tribes have been conquered and become part of this "nation", and countless children of aristocratic families risked being hunted down by their own families, and escaped from the aristocratic family privately and fled to the Ming Dynasty.

As long as you enter the Daming frontier, you will be protected by the state. Even the top aristocratic families cannot defeat the military that Daming has trained in the long-term war and is dedicated to war-except the newly born Daming, no family or clan has ever thought of or did not think of it. The ability to support a large army dedicated to combat.

   There are more and more people fleeing. After finding that the situation is not good, the major families finally stopped the war, and each sent dead soldiers to Daming, but the dead soldiers who inquired about the news were often turned against or easily seen through.

The dead man who was rebelled by Daming stayed in Daming and became a citizen of Daming, while the dead man who was seen through was sent back to the aristocratic family and brought back news: Daming had no intention of fighting against the aristocratic family, just wanted to let many backward and ignorant tribes become Daming Part of the tribal force to open up territory and create a more livable environment for the people.

   What a lie that cannot stand scrutiny, but still some people are willing to believe it.

   Peace only lasted for two years, and the increasingly powerful and greedy Daming extended his plundering hand to the aristocratic family.

  The aristocratic families thought that the so-called state was just a larger tribe, and the Ming Dynasty was just a powerful tribe, chasing other tribes and gaining benefits. This kind of thing is commonplace.

   However, this is not the case. Every tribe conquered by the Ming Dynasty became a part of the Ming Dynasty. Just as the Mohist school said, it was reborn in another way and continued to exist.

   And these surviving tribes all have one thing in common: greed.

The way of contribution that Daming advocates most is to establish meritorious deeds, so Daming can have a group of troops that are not afraid of death, so Daming can last for six years and the war will never stop, so when the tribe can no longer satisfy Daming's appetite, greedy eyes Invested in the family.

  In the sixth year after the "Battle of Hungai" started, the Ming Dynasty officially established the country. Its founder held a ceremony called "Ascension to the Throne", calling himself "Emperor" and ruling the world.

  On that day, the world will know that the Emperor Ming, who walked to the throne on thousands of corpses, was the blind young genius more than 20 years ago.

   In the same year, Daming announced that the entire continent was the border of Daming, and all affairs within the territory were governed by Emperor Ming and his courtiers, while those "kings" who were enfeoffed regions due to their military exploits were in charge of affairs in the enfeoffed regions.

The aristocratic family is also in the border of the country, but there is no one to manage the family. Just when the major families think that the family can live in peace with the country, just like when the family can live in peace with the tribe, Emperor Ming decreed that within the border, all citizens must respect and trust. Gaitian said, abandon Huntian.

  The war has begun again.

  An aristocratic family that has not changed for thousands of years has experienced such a big change, and the building is about to collapse.

   In the **** storm, there was someone who turned the tide.

  The Mohist schools and sects united vertically and horizontally, not only persuading the major families headed by the Mohist that supported the Huntian theory to unite, but also persuaded other aristocratic families who supported the Gaitian theory not to act rashly.

Everyone can see the way of fighting one faction and pulling one faction. The major families who supported Gai Tian’s statement were not stupid enough to act immediately. Taking advantage of this breathing opportunity, the Mohist School of Learning secretly lobbied the “King Qin”, “King Liang” and “King Zhou” in various places. "King" and "King Wu", tell them: Emperor Ming's idea of ​​"seeking change" has always been to expand externally and tighten internally, and dividing the territory is just for you to manage it on your behalf, digest the results of the war with the fastest speed, and wait until the family is destroyed. , then the feudal lords who are entrusted to various places are dying, and they are also going to the end, because Emperor Ming's ambition is not limited to the middle earth. When the family is overthrown, Emperor Ming will naturally recover his power and go to the road of centralization, otherwise why should he "collect the world's power"? silver to cast the heavenly ring"? This is just a means of controlling weapons.

   After gaining the recognition of the major families and princes, the Mohist school proposed a "change" that he had been thinking about for many years in order to fight against Emperor Ming: to form a time-limited alliance with the family, princes, tribes and even individuals.

   This may be a feasible path, or it may not, no one knows the result, because everyone underestimated the courage of Emperor Ming.

  On the second day after the Mohist school returned to the clan, Emperor Ming led an army to conquer the Mohist family in person.

   was a battle, the Mo family was isolated and helpless, the three great masters died in battle, and the thousand-year-old family was destroyed in one fell swoop.

  Mo Huan succeeded in danger. With the fire of the Mo family, he escaped from the secret path that Master Xuezong had prepared for many years, but the world was so big that there was no place to live.

  On the day when the Mo family was pacified, Emperor Ming said to all the aristocratic families: "The era of a hundred schools of thought contending has come to an end. From now on, if I don't speak, which worm dares to make a sound?"

  This is everything Mohuan knows. As for the ending of the family and the princes after that, it has nothing to do with him, because now he is about to say goodbye to this world.

At the moment of passing through the crack, Mo Huan wanted to look back, but he didn't dare to look back. He thought to himself, if I could have a deeper understanding of the changing laws of human hearts and the world like Master Xue Zong, maybe the Mo family wouldn't leave. Up to now.

   But all this is empty talk. Emperor Ming has written down the ending of the Mo family. At least in the world blessed by runes, the Mo family has become history.

The silver carriage passed through the door leading to the other side of the world, Mo Huan tensed his face in the irritating cry, and looked around at the bizarre world in front of him. As far as his eyes could see, Mo Huan couldn't understand. The more things he saw, the more solemn his expression became.

The surrounding monsters are not worth mentioning. What really shocks Mohuan is the towering buildings in this world. Even the Talisman Pavilion that the Mo family has built continuously for thousands of years is just like this. All are, at a glance, countless.

  What kind of place is this...?

   Mo Huan stared at the tall building, but saw a phantom passing through the air, coming to him in an instant.

   Twenty-eight silver mirrors flew out of the wide sleeve robe before that, blocking Mo Huan's body.

  The figure stopped in front of the silver mirror. The visitor was dressed in white, stepping on a flying sword, and his face was full of shock.

   Mo Huan was also shocked when he saw his face clearly.

   In the twenty-eight silver mirrors, twenty-eight faces identical to Mohuan are reflected.