Li Chen did not know what to say. He had no way to judge whether the Fire Country's Imperial Family was right or wrong. After all, he was just an outsider.
Of course, if such a thing happened on Earth, it would definitely be a crime. Cutting off the inheritance of the written language was equivalent to destroying the inheritance of a nation's civilization. It was equivalent to strangling the soul of the nation and destroying the roots of the people.
If such a method were to appear on Earth, it would definitely be condemned by generations of people. They would never be able to live in peace.
Li Chen thought that he would never accept this no matter what. He had always been influenced by the saying that knowledge was power. As a person from the 21st century, he deeply understood the truth that knowledge could change everything. It was better to die than to live in ignorance.
However, this was not Earth. This was the True Martial Continent. It was a world where power was supreme and martial arts was supreme. It was the world of martial artists.
The commoners were vassals here, ants. They could never become the main characters of the continent. They had to worry about food and survival every day. Their knowledge and ability to read and write were indeed far from them. It had been the same for thousands of years.
They had no hope of changing. They only wanted to eat, wear, and have a warm wife and children. That was all.
In other words, the Fire Country's methods were not wrong at all. They were only targeting practitioners. When immortals fought, little ghosts would suffer. The commoners would only be implicated and perhaps they would not care at all.
If Li Chen were to stand in that position, he might have used the same method as the Fire Country, to prevent any cultivators from usurping the throne. This was the most effective and simplest method.
"Poor guys, it's your fault that your fists aren't as hard as theirs." Li Chen mourned for them in his heart. Seeing that the atmosphere was silent, he coughed dryly and started to talk."Then is there no power that can restrain the Fire Country's Imperial Family and allow them to do as they please?”
"There seems to be a faction that is on par with the Fire Country but this is a hidden sect. They have tacitly agreed to the Fire Country's Imperial Family's actions because the Fire Country's Imperial Family has never touched their interests. They are not afraid of the Fire Country and to them, the Fire Country's Imperial Family is just a sect.
Moreover, there are many Fire Country people but very few cultivation resources. If they can exterminate martial arts families like us who do not have any power, they will be able to obtain even more cultivation resources.”Niu Wen said unhappily.
The big fish ate the small fish. It was the same in any world. It was just that it was more obvious in the True Martial Continent. Li Chen sighed and nodded. He changed the topic and said,"Tell me about the situation in your Niu Village. I'm afraid there's some story behind it!”
"There is indeed a story behind this." Niu Wen was stunned for a moment before he hurriedly said: " Our Niu Family Village is located at the border between the Yan Country and the Xi Yuan Country. As it is too far away from the political center of the two countries, the Imperial Family does not know about our Niu Family Village's cultivation of martial arts. Besides, we've always been careful…"
The story was as cliché as Li Chen thought, but Li Chen still listened with relish.
The Niu Family Village was an ordinary village on the border. There were thousands of people with the surname Niu living an ordinary life, working at sunrise and resting at sunset.
More than twenty years ago, the heavens had taken pity on them. When the Niu Family Village Chief went out, he met a severely injured and dying martial artist. With a kind heart, he saved that person and took good care of him. A very simple person.
The cultivator was also a person who would repay kindness. After recovering, he taught the Village Chief the cultivation method of martial arts. After teaching him for a month, he floated away and left some books for the Niu Family Village.
Unfortunately, there were no literate people in the Niu Family Village. The martial arts cultivation method that the village chief cultivated was taught by the martial artist to him.
Ten years ago, their village chief had already practiced the cultivation method he had memorized to the end. In the past ten years, because there was no follow-up cultivation method, his cultivation had been stagnant. It could be said that he was greatly restricted.
They had also thought of many ways to learn the language, but in the end, they had no choice but to give up for various reasons. The Niu Family Village had only been practicing martial arts for twenty years. They were very weak and had to be careful not to let the outside world hear about them.
Thinking about it, if the Fire Country's Imperial Family were to find out, what awaited them would definitely be the calamity of extermination. Under the power of a country, their Niu Family Village was like a child without any power to resist.
Niu Wen told him about the development of their village and the biggest difficulty they faced. Finally, he held Li Chen's hand and said with a burning gaze,"Our Niu Family Village is facing many problems now. The Village Chief has been stuck at Tier Seven Warrior for many years. We can't let go of this opportunity to grow. Scholar brother, you must help us. I, Niu Wen, will do anything to repay your kindness…"
"Brother Scholar, please help us.”Niu Wu also looked at Li Chen expectantly.
"Alright, I agree. My little life was saved by Awu. Since you've already begged me so much, wouldn't it be too unreasonable if I didn't agree? Besides, I don't have anywhere to go." Li Chen thought about it and nodded in agreement. He chuckled.
After knowing so many secrets of the Niu Family Village, Li Chen knew that he was tied to the same rope as them. If he refused, he would probably not be able to leave this mountain.
In order to keep the secret of the village, they might not kill him, but they could still leave him on the mountain to fend for himself.
Li Chen was not very angry. If he were in his shoes, he would have done the same. Besides, he was saved by the people of the Niu Family Village. A drop of water should be repaid with a spring, and a life-saving grace should be repaid a hundredfold. This was what his father had taught him since he was young. How could he forget it?
After a long time of communication, he could tell that they were a group of simple mountain residents. Only the Niu text was a little weird, but it was nothing to the people of the 21st century. He did not have any resistance to living with such a group of people.
Most importantly, one could come into contact with martial arts in the Niu Family Village.
"Really, that's great. I was afraid that you wouldn't come because you were afraid. You're such a loyal brother, you'll be my best brother in the future.”Niu Wu jumped up in excitement. His hands danced wildly as he punched Li Chen's chest.
This was usually a gesture of friendship between men, but how could Li Chen's small body withstand Niu Wu's sandbag-sized fist? He immediately coughed repeatedly, and half of his body went numb.
Although Niu Wen was trembling with excitement, he immediately cried out when he saw Li Chen fall back. He hurriedly supported Li Chen. Li Chen was now a golden lump and could not be injured at all. Otherwise, the hope of the village would be over.
Fortunately, Niu Wu was not so ignorant. Li Chen slowly recovered after a while, and his numb and sore body also had some strength. Looking at the hesitant Niu Wu, he smiled bitterly,""Awu, you're going to kill me!"
Niu Wu was so nervous that he didn't know where to put his hands. He stuttered,"Brother Scholar, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I didn't do it on purpose. I really didn't use much strength.”
The more nervous Niu Wu was, the more he said the wrong thing. As soon as he spoke, Niu Wen glared back at him.
Li Chen rolled his eyes, and his mind was filled with black lines. You're even rubbing salt on my wound! You're indeed awesome, but I've never cultivated before!”
Niu Wu didn't even dare to say anything. He just laughed foolishly. Li Chen rolled his eyes and felt relieved. To be honest, he quite liked Niu Wu's straightforward and simple personality.
"You guys, stop pretending. Come over and greet Mister.”Seeing that Li Chen didn't treat him as an outsider, Niu Wen secretly heaved a sigh of relief and shouted at the seven people who were holding it in.
These seven little fellows had been secretly listening to the commotion here. They knew what was going on. When they heard that Li Chen had agreed to be their teacher, they were so happy that they scratched their ears and cheeks. However, they did not dare to come over because of Niu Wen's dignity. It was really difficult for them to hold it in until now.
Upon hearing Niu Wen's instructions, the seven youths immediately came out from their cultivation and ran to Li Chen to greet him. They were not young anymore. They knew how much help scholars could give them. At this time, the seven youths were all crazy with joy. They simply treated Li Chen as their ancestor, making Li Chen very uncomfortable.
"Brother Awu, you're too reckless.”Niu Ze glared at Niu Wu with disdain. The friendly Niu Ze attentively massaged Li Chen's back and legs. He asked about his well-being and served him like a master.
"Brother Scholar, is it comfortable like this? Is your grip too strong?"
"Ah Ze, right? Don't press it. My waist isn't sore, and my legs don't hurt…"
After a long time, Li Chen used a series of threats and other methods to make them treat him normally. Looking at the few of them who had returned to normal, he took a deep breath and felt comfortable.
I was not born to be a master! Li Chen sighed in his heart.
He turned around and looked at the happy young faces. He could clearly feel that their respect for him came from the bottom of their hearts. He had thought that it would be difficult for others to look up to him in this world where martial arts were respected. He did not expect that he would become their hope.
With Li Chen's experience in foreign companies for a year, it was easy for him to get along with a few people. It didn't take long for everyone to become friends and follow his lead.
"Awu, did you see my backpack when you saved me…"It's just a leather backpack." As he spoke, Li Chen suddenly realized that his backpack was missing, which made him very anxious.
It didn't matter if he lost his backpack. The most important thing was the Nine Heavens Dragon Jade, which was the only thing related to the family other than his body. He couldn't lose it.
"Wait, Scholar Bro, is this the bag?”Niu Wu picked up his backpack from the grass beside him and walked in front of Li Chen. The camouflage colored leather backpack was different from the big bags on the True Martial Continent. It was Li Chen's backpack.
The few of them looked at it curiously. They were all using bags. They had never seen such a strange-looking bag.
It turned out that in order to let Li Chen lie down, Niu Wu tore off the backpack and threw it to the side. Coincidentally, the place where he threw the backpack was deeper in the grass.
"Yes, yes. Thank you, Awu. Whoosh! Fortunately, it's still here." Li Chen heaved a sigh of relief as he weighed the familiar weight.
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