Chapter 1206: Explanation
Shaolin had always held a towering position in the martial world.
Shaolin's Seventy-Two Arts and the Yi Jin Jing were renowned throughout the land.
Combined with the web of connections spread by its many lay disciples, its position was practically unshakable.
They looked like a group of monks free from desire and ambition, yet their influence was beyond imagination—the complete opposite of the tranquil, detached Xiaoyao School.
This time, Xu Yue had specifically designated Shaolin as the site of the Heroic Assembly to settle Qiao Feng's matter, pushing Shaolin's prestige to its peak.
Who was Prince Yue? The Imperial Prince! The current Crown Prince, the man who would rule the realm in the future.
For someone of such status to personally appoint Shaolin as the venue for the Heroic Assembly undoubtedly added further glory to its name.
Outside Shaoshi Mountain, a party traveled slowly onward. Farmers worked in the fields along the road, their faces turned toward the soil and their backs toward the sky.
"I heard that Hero Qiao's adoptive parents were both farmers from Shaoshi Mountain?"
Xu Yue's voice came from within the carriage, causing Qiao Feng, who rode alongside as an escort, to pause in surprise. He then replied with a trace of sorrow.
"That is indeed so. My parents had originally lived carefree and contented lives, but they were unfortunately silenced by a great villain."
"Contented lives, you say... Hero Qiao, do you think the farmers of Shaoshi Mountain live contented lives?"
"Of course. Compared to other places, the farmers of Shaoshi Mountain pay thirty percent less in land rent. When harvests are poor, it can be reduced further. The eminent monks truly possess virtue and have saved countless lives."
Qiao Feng answered as though it were only natural. Wang Yuyan, Mu Wanqing,