Jingtian Douluo of the Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 30 Small Village!

Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan walked into the elderly home and discovered that the family's situation was not very good.

The layout of the house is simple, with one bedroom, a main room, and a kitchen and dining room. The furnishings in the main room are very simple and very clean. Apart from tables, chairs, cabinets, there is only an old pendulum clock.

"Mother-in-law, what's your last name? Are you the only one living at home?" Zhu Ziyang looked at the environment in the house, while Jiang Nannan said to the old man.

"My surname is Yang, and I have a little granddaughter. She is asleep." The old man replied. She went to the cabinet and rummaged for something.

"What about your son and daughter-in-law? Are they not at home?" Jiang Nannan asked subconsciously.

"When my son died, my daughter-in-law also went with him." The old man said in a calm tone, as if he was talking about something insignificant.

"Ah!" Jiang Nannan couldn't help but apologize when she heard this, and said, "I'm sorry, mother-in-law."

"It doesn't matter, I'm used to it, old lady." The old man said, without any emotion on his old face, like a piece of wood.

"Old lady, what's the name of our village? There don't seem to be many people there?" Seeing this, Zhu Ziyang changed the subject and asked.

"The Soul Master Association requires fifty gold soul coins to awaken the martial soul." The old man did not speak. Zhu Ziyang answered Jiang Nannan's question with a thoughtful look on his face.

"Mother-in-law, you got up so early!" Jiang Nannan greeted with a smile, then looked at the little girl, smiled and waved, "She is your granddaughter, she looks so cute!"

The old man found a key from the cabinet, then walked to the locked bedroom, and said in a low voice: "Guest, please rest in this room tonight."

The Soul Master Association was established by various empires after the destruction of the Soul Master Palace to take over all matters related to the Soul Master Palace and Soul Masters, including the awakening of the Soul Master. After thousands of years, the Soul Master Associations in various places have been

The nobles took control, which is undoubtedly bad news for ordinary people. There are probably countless small villages like Zhang Yangzhuang in the three empires.

But the old man was frightened and his face was as white as a sheet of paper. She thought her words had angered Zhu Ziyang, her mouth was trembling and she was speechless.

"Okay, thank you." Zhu Ziyang did not shirk. Although he had a compassionate heart, he would not act hypocritically.

"Good night, mother-in-law." Jiang Nannan said subconsciously.

"What our guests don't know is that our village is called Zhangyangzhuang, and it is under the rule of Viscount Nordin of Hetian Town." The old man replied calmly, "Everyone in the village has moved to other places."

"Really!" the little girl shouted in surprise, looking at Jiang Nannan with a more intimate look.

After all, nobles like Hong Zhen, the lord of Anyang City, are still very rare.

The next day, early morning.

"Well! Sorry to trouble you." Zhu Ziyang said, his face was expressionless, but his eyes were extremely deep, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"If we don't move away, the children won't be able to awaken their martial arts spirits." The old man finally said with more emotion in her tone, which was a mixture of pain, struggle and despair.

"That's right." Zhu Ziyang nodded and replied, already vaguely guessing what the old man was going to say.

Next to her was a timid little girl, who looked to be four or five years old, secretly looking at Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan.

"Old lady, I won't delay the rest of the two guests." The old man said, her attitude always maintained a distance and awe, obviously she was aware of the identities of Zhu Ziyang and the two.

The two slept with their clothes on.

He understood that this was a true portrayal of the life of ordinary people in this era.

He still had something to say, but Jiang Nannan was not stupid and had already understood. Fifty gold soul coins may be a lifetime savings for a family in such a small village.

Zhu Ziyang and the two walked out of the room and found that the old man had also gotten up.

"Moved to another place?" Jiang Nannan was confused, tilted her head and said, "Why did you move?"

"Let's take a rest. We have to get up early tomorrow and go on the road." Zhu Ziyang said.

"Yes!" Jiang Nannan nodded, folded the quilt on the bed and put it aside, then took out the quilt he brought with him from the luggage and spread it out.

"Guest, please come in." The old man opened the bedroom door, walked in with an oil lamp, and said to the two of them.

The old man left the room without forgetting to close the door.

"I'm old, Jue Qian." The old man replied. When Jiang Nannan mentioned her granddaughter, her face showed kindness. She looked at the little girl beside her and said, "Yes, Nannan, say hello to the guests."

However, Zhu Ziyang's next words made the old man's face suddenly turn red.

The old man's words were what Zhu Ziyang thought, and he became a little silent.

The two of them followed the old man into the bedroom, and saw that the bedroom was very festively decorated, with bright red bed curtains hanging on the bright red bed, and the word "囍" on the dresser beside the bed.

Jiang Nannan was a little surprised. She leaned over and touched the little girl's head, and said with a smile: "Your name is Nan Nan. It's the same as my sister's. My sister's name is Nan Nan too."

"That's what the guest said." The old man was silent for a moment and then agreed, "When the old Viscount was still alive, he would send gifts every year and send soul masters to every village to help children awaken martial arts for free. But now, I

It’s been more than ten years since I’ve seen a soul master from the Viscount Mansion.”

"..." Both Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan fell silent.

"This is my son's wedding room. He only stayed for one night and never came back." The old man lit a red candle and said to himself, "Just make do with the two guests."

Such a scene made Jiang Nannan's pretty face turn slightly red.

Seeing this, the old man could not help but feel a little anxious, but he did not dare to speak loudly for fear of offending Zhu Ziyang, so he could only plead more humbly: "This child lost his parents when he was just one year old, and I am about to be buried."

I don’t know when it will be gone. This child is still young. If I disappear in the future, she will still have a chance to survive if she has a martial spirit..."

A night of silence.

"This..." The old man hesitated for a moment, and said with a hint of hope on his old face, "Are the two guests soul masters?"

"Why?" Jiang Nannan was puzzled and asked, "Isn't there a soul master association in Frank City?"

"I promise you, old lady." Zhu Ziyang said, his face still calm, but his eyes were shining with a strange light. As a commoner, he felt that he needed to do something.

"Great, great!" the old man said repeatedly, with a look of pleading on his old face, looking at Zhu Ziyang, "Old lady, can I ask you something? If you pass by here in the future, can you help me with this?"

The poor little granddaughter awakens her martial spirit."

In addition to these two methods, some high-level soul masters also show kindness when traveling to the mainland and help children passing by the village awaken their martial souls.

In this era, the awakening of martial souls is controlled by the imperial nobles. If civilians want to awaken their martial souls, they must pay fifty gold soul coins to the Soul Master Association, and the soul masters of the Soul Master Association will awaken their martial souls. Every city in the empire

There is a soul master association in all of them; you can either sell yourself to a noble's mansion and become a slave of the noble, and each noble will awaken the martial soul for his slave.

This is an era of solidified classes. The only way out for common people is tightly blocked. There are only one or two gaps left, but some people still cannot touch them.

"Two guests..." The old man hesitated to speak.

"Nowadays, all the people who want to awaken their martial spirits but don't want to sell themselves to the Viscount's Mansion have moved away. The only ones left in the village are old guys who can't walk, and there are some children who haven't been able to awaken their martial spirits. But

What should I do..." The old man rambled on, as if he was talking, and then stopped abruptly, "I'm so verbose, my guest, please forgive me."

Zhu Ziyang suddenly wanted to cry and felt sad, but he didn't know where the sadness came from.

"Hello." The little girl called weakly.

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"Okay, old lady, you don't need to say anything anymore." Zhu Ziyang interrupted the old man's words with a calm expression.

"Old lady, do you need our help with anything?" Zhu Ziyang noticed the old man's hesitant expression and said.

"This, this..." The old man was ecstatic with joy, his body was trembling and he was about to kneel down to Zhu Ziyang, but Jiang Nannan stopped him in time.

"Old lady, I can assure you that I will definitely come again at this time next year. At that time, you can invite other school-age children in the village to come together, and I will help them awaken their martial spirits together," Zhu Ziyang said.

"Yes! Yes! Thank you! Thank you!" The old man was extremely excited. Although Zhu Ziyang only said a few words lightly, this was their only hope!

Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan left Zhang Yangzhuang with a somewhat heavy heart.

(End of chapter)