Taiping Ling
Chapter 576: Side Story - The God of Wealth and the Poor Ghost (Part One)
Between the original borderlands of the Ying and Chen kingdoms once lay a range of mountains where many martial arts sects dwelled, hidden deep within the crags.
Over the past several hundred years, these martial sects had flourished tremendously.
“Back in those days, our sect possessed all kinds of martial arts manuals, skilled masters, and divine weapons. In times of chaos, wandering heroes roamed all corners of the land. Whether it was for chivalry and justice or to rule their region by might, everyone had their own place to belong.”
“When we reached success and fame, we’d wash our hands clean of the world, retire from the martial scene, look for two or three disciples, and spend our days freely among the mountains and rivers. Isn’t that the height of carefree bliss?”
“But that was all in the past.”
“Now…”
“Everything is different from before.”
On a green mountain, beneath a pine forest, an old man leaned on his staff and sighed deeply.
Thinking about the glory days, he could only let out a long breath.
Now that the world was unified under strict laws and settled order, the heroes of old no longer held the same glamour.
On top of that, Qin’s complete system of educating children made it hard to find youngsters willing to follow them into the mountains.