After entering the mountain village, Ding Qi felt keenly that compared with the peaceful village in the past, the atmosphere in Zhangjia'ao today was a bit strange.

"Did something happen?" Ding Qi thought strangely.

At dinner time, Ding Qi heard the reason from his family.

Today, people from Zhangjia'ao went to sell mountain products outside the mountains and brought back news that shocked the mountain villages. It turned out that official lists were posted in towns outside the mountains to recruit soldiers for war. The mountain villages near Qixia Mountain were all within the scope of the recruitment.

Zhangjia'ao is no exception.

This news was like a bolt from the blue to the people in the mountains, and it also made the atmosphere in the mountain village so weird.

The Qixia Mountain area was originally the junction of Xia and Shandong, and it was located in a remote place, a place where no one cares. Twenty or thirty years ago, a war broke out between the two countries, and it spread to the vicinity of Qixia Mountain.

During that conscription, most of the young people in the villages near Qixia Mountain did not return.

Many people in the mountain village still have fresh memories of the last conscription, and they are full of sorrow when talking about it.

I heard from many old people that the land near Qixia Mountain has changed hands at least four times in the past hundred years. The last time the land was recruited, it belonged to the State of Lu. However, the last time they fought, the State of Lu suffered a defeat.

, now this place is nominally under the jurisdiction of the Xia Kingdom.

In this kind of land where no one cares, the people in the mountains naturally have no idea of ​​joining the army to serve the country. This forced conscription has brought only panic to this place.

After learning the news, Ding Qi's face was filled with astonishment.

But what the Ding family said later made him feel relieved.

Regarding this conscription, the military service of the Ding family has actually been eliminated. The person who eliminated the military service of the Ding family is none other than Ding Qi's second uncle, Ding Shan.

Originally, Dingshan, as an ordinary outer sect member of the Qingyun Sect, naturally did not have this ability. However, an unexpected incident changed this situation.

Shortly after Ding Qi returned from Liangcheng, Dingshan finally encountered an opportunity to stand out after years of hard work outside. He was promoted by a big shot of the Qingyun Sect, and his status in the sect improved a lot.

After hearing this explanation, he finally understood why Dingshan suddenly had such great abilities.

In a place like Jingzhou, where the power of the government is extremely weak, the influence of Jianghu sects is very large. Many times, local officials have to act based on the faces of Jianghu sects.

It seems that this time, Dingshan borrowed the power of the Qingyun Sect to eliminate the Ding family's military service.

"I just don't know which big shot is interested in my second uncle." After understanding the whole story, Ding Qi thought curiously.

During the inner sect examination, Ding Qi also met several important figures from the Qingyun Sect. He recalled Hall Master Wei, Protector Shi, Deputy Head Sha and others in his mind. He didn't know that the important figure who promoted his second uncle,

Is it one of these people that I have met before?

For a moment, Ding Qi fell into speculation.

Ding Qi probably would not have thought that the person who promoted Dingshan was really someone he had met among the top officials of the Qingyun Sect. To be precise, it was Elder Guan who recruited and promoted Dingshan under the instructions of Deputy Head Sha.

Speaking of which, the incident of Dingshan was due to Ding Qi’s extraordinary performance during the assessment, which made Deputy Head Sha accidentally think of Dingshan and promoted him. This had something to do with him. If Ding Qi had been

If Qi knew the whole story, he didn't know how he would feel. All these things can be regarded as blessings and misfortunes.

"Forget it, I'll just ask my second uncle when I go to Liangcheng next time." Ding Qi, who really couldn't figure it out, finally thought in his mind.

In any case, the family members were freed from military service, and Ding Qi finally felt at ease.

In the next few days, Ding Qi also spent his days going up the mountain to pick ferns. But on the fifth day, news came about the apprenticeship that Ding Shan had arranged for him outside.

The last time Ding Qi came back, this matter had been finalized. Now, the final news has finally come.

At the same time, this also indicates that he will soon step out of the small mountain village again. But this time, in addition to his original expectations, Ding Qi felt a little uneasy.

On this day, Ding Qi was looking at the stars in the sky outside, looking worried.

"I don't know what kind of apprentice my second uncle has arranged for me. I hope I won't be too busy." Ding Qi sighed slightly.

Ding Qi was somewhat caught off guard when the matter of going out as an apprentice was decided so quickly.

From his elder brother, he also knew that being an apprentice was a very hard job.

Ding Qi is not afraid of hard work, he is just worried that his apprentice will be too busy and have no free time to practice the exercises.

After all, after he succeeds in cultivation, it is his wish to make a career in the world.

However, when he thought that he could enter Liangcheng again and choose martial arts that suited him, Ding Qi's original little worry was quickly replaced by joy. He gradually began to look forward to his departure from the small mountain village this time.

Raising his head, Ding Qi looked at the stars in the sky with longing. He seemed to see himself wearing white clothes, holding a long sword, and fighting for justice in the world after he succeeded in cultivation. Even his face was unconscious.
Chapter completed!