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Chapter 324
In a small carriage, you can see a powerful warrior, which is very interesting to Fang Yang.

In the current era when the feudal dynasty just ended and various new ideas sprouted, it can be said to be a golden age in which various masters emerge in large numbers. In addition to the national art, in the literary world, masters emerge one after another.

However, things must have two sides. This golden age of great masters is also a chaotic world with many images.

This led to the appearance of various characters.

But when Fang Yang looked at the man, he saw that the man who had been drinking tea and didn't care about everything around him seemed to be aware of it, and turned his head to look at Fang Yang.

In this way, Fang Yang can be regarded as able to see clearly the face of the man who originally turned his back to him.

I saw that this man was around fifty, with gray hair shaved short, long beards under his nose and chin, a round face, short and thick neck, and not very tall.

His eyes were piercing, not at all like the eyes that an elderly person should have. A pair of thick and black eyebrows stood upright, giving people a sense of calm and prestige.

After looking around for a while, Fang Yang smiled at the man in the black long coat as a greeting.

See here.

The man frowned slightly, and after looking at Fang Yang for a while, he also nodded at Fang Yang, as a return of courtesy, and he didn't want to turn against Fang Yang, who seemed to have an extraordinary background.

At the same time, looking back, the man thought to himself, where had he seen this Taoist?

This person is not an ordinary person at first glance. Although he is wearing a Taoist robe and is approachable, it is difficult to conceal the aloof temperament on his body. Could it be that he is a descendant of the former prince's family?Or was he from a family of warlords at this time?

Shaking his head, he couldn't figure it out, it's better not to provoke him!

The man said to himself.

Looking at Fang Yang again, after seeing the man turn his head, he turned his gaze to the young man who was behind a few rows of seats and looked around with beads dripping around.

However, he saw that this young man was wearing a long coat of coarse cloth, his hands were covered in the sleeves, his waist was slightly bowed, as if there was something hidden in his waist, and he didn't want to show it to others.

His eyes rolled around, and it happened that he was looking at Fang Yang. As soon as his eyes made contact, the young man immediately turned his head and looked away, not daring to meet Fang Yang's gaze.

In this regard.

Fang Yang smiled. From this young man, he felt a wave of mana. Although it was not clear, it did exist.

Moreover, his mana fluctuations are different from those of Taoism and Buddhism. It is difficult to say exactly what is different. If I have to describe it, it is the mana of Taoism and Buddhism. Compared with the mana of this young man, it seems to have a brilliant righteousness , above board.

And the mana of this young man seems to be following a deceitful path!
Regarding this point, Fang Yang thought for a while, and immediately thought of the records in "Maoshan Secret Records" and some books he had read on the Maoshan Buddhist scripture tower, and judged that this young man should not belong to Taoism, Buddhism, etc. No family, but a low-level monk.

The so-called inferior nine streams refer to the nine streams of the three teachings and nine streams.

The three religions and nine streams are a collective term. Separately, the three religions refer to the three superior religions of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism; the nine streams refer to the division of all social strata into nine levels according to their high and low status. Later, with the complexity of the social division of labor, they were derived There are the sayings of upper nine streams, middle nine streams, and lower nine streams.

The upper nine streams: first-rate Buddha (Sakyamuni), second-rate immortals (Yuanshi Tianzun, Taishang Laojun, Eight Immortals, etc.), third-rate emperors (real dragon emperors, feudal emperors), fourth-rate officials (big and small officials), and fifth-rate pots (wineeries) In the feudal era, it was the largest manufacturer) Liuliu pawnshop (pawn shop), seven merchants (merchants), Bake (manor owner) and Jiuzhuangtian (farmers).This statement seems to be influenced by the pastoral taste of Taoism)
Second-rate doctor (doctor, doctor, doctor, pharmacy Mr.) Third-rate Fengshui (Mr. Fengshui, Mr. Yin and Yang) Fourth-rate batch (batch horoscope, fortune teller) Fifth-rate Danqing (calligraphy and painting) Six-rate phase (Psalmist, looker) Seven monks (monk) Eight ways (Taoist) Jiuqin chess (guqin and go, symbolizing literati)
The lower nine streams: first-rate witch (a southern wizard who draws amulets and chanting spells to summon gods and exorcise ghosts), second-rate prostitute (clear prostitute, dark prostitute and singing prostitute), third-rate great god (a witch possessed by immortals who cures diseases by dancing and singing), fourth-rate bang (watchman) five The shaved head (the barber who carries the burden and travels around), the six blowers (drummers, trumpet makers), the seven actors (all kinds of actors), the eight calls Street (beggars), and the nine sugar sellers (sugar blowers).

Of course, from a literal point of view, the combination of the upper, middle and lower "nine streams" is 27 and 72 lines. In fact, it is not true, and even [-] lines are included in it, because the industry name of each stream includes many peers or industry names. Occupations similar to those of the same industry, such as the fifth-rate "head shaving" in the lower nine streams, include pedicures, waiters, cart pullers, and service industries such as massage, shop assistants, dancers, and helpers.

Basically, it can be summed up as: a first-rate actor, a second-rate pusher, a third-rate bastard, a fourth-rate tortoise, a fifth-rate shaved head, a sixth-rate back rub, a seventh-rate prostitute, an eighth-rate robber, and a ninth-rate ashes.

It can be said that the nine streams include all occupations in the whole society.

And among these occupations, most of them are ordinary people, just to make a living, and only a very small number of them are able to embark on the path of cultivation.

Because, the many occupations of the lower ranks can be said to be a continuation of the schools of thought, and the schools of thought, like Confucianism and Taoism, have their own methods of cultivation.

Therefore, among these many occupations, there are hidden nine streams of sects that have been passed down from ancient times to the present.

As far as Fang Yang knows, the formation period of the nine schools of thought was after Dong Zhongshu of the Western Han Dynasty "respected Confucianism and deposed the hundred schools of thought". Because the emperor at that time suppressed the hundred schools of thought, the hundred schools of thought were unable to fight against Confucianism. At that time, they gave up the court and hid themselves among the people, turned into various professions, and continued to pass on.

For example, craftsmen have evolved into many occupations such as stonemasons and carpenters.Physicians needless to say, curing diseases and saving lives is the function of physicians.farmer, farmer, etc.

Of course, these are only superficial evolutions, and there are more professions that have evolved at a deeper level. The scope is so wide that it is difficult to explain them all.

But now, according to Fang Yang's general judgment, the young man in front of Fang Yang should be a disciple of the Thief Sect among the lower sects.

The three occupations of robber, prostitute, and killer can be said to be the oldest occupations.

They are not among the hundred schools of thought, but they are very powerful, and their strength is not at all inferior to the other schools evolved by the hundred schools of thought, or even surpassed.

Among all the sects, these three schools can definitely be among the top, at least among the top ten.

But now, the young man looked around. Needless to say, he was born in a family of thieves, so he was naturally looking for fat sheep and was ready to strike.It is also because of this that after he met Fang Yang's gaze, he immediately turned his head and stopped looking at Fang Yang. Fang Yang really looked like an ordinary person. Have a guilty conscience.

Not wanting to get into trouble, Fang Yang's goal was to go to the Forbidden City to absorb the imperial energy, so as long as this young man didn't mess with him, he wouldn't meddle in other people's affairs.

This is not to say that Fang Yang doesn't care about these sneaky things, but because this is other people's way of life, and it is also a common phenomenon in this era when ordinary people's lives are difficult. Besides, there are so many injustices in the world. I can't manage it either.

Sure enough, not long.

After the young man found the fat sheep, he first glanced at Fang Yang, and seeing that Fang Yang didn't pay attention to him, he got up and walked in the direction of Fang Yang, and the person who happened to be walking opposite him was a family in suits and leather shoes children.

Needless to say, his target is the children of this aristocratic family.

Seeing this, Fang Yang, who also wanted to see how the young man did it, looked up with interest.

I see.

Just when the young man passed by the young man of the family, the young man had been swaying lightly back and forth, but his left hand suddenly moved in the direction where the young man met.

An undetectable cold light flashed across, and the small blade hidden in his hand suddenly cut open the pocket of the aristocratic child.

However, he didn't put his hand into the bag like ordinary thieves, but the weak mana in his body was running, and in an instant, a wallet automatically jumped out of the slashed pocket and slid down into his outstretched palm.

After getting it, the young man smiled, looked back at the back of the ignorant family member who passed by, stretched out his hand, and put the wallet into his pocket.

I don't know.

Just when the corner of the wallet was in his pocket, his hand holding the wallet was suddenly grabbed by a strong and powerful palm, making it impossible for the wallet to go into his pocket again.

Seeing this, Fang Yang smiled. Unexpectedly, the two people who aroused his interest in this carriage actually made a move.

That's right, the one who was pinching the young man's wrist was exactly that 50-year-old Hua Jin man.

Someone meddling?

Turning around suddenly, the young man who was happy for his success glared at the man holding his wrist, his eyes full of threats and warnings.

The man didn't care about this, he looked at the young man and shook his head, exerting a slight force on his palm.

In an instant, the young man showed pain on his face, but he didn't dare to shout out. After all, he was the one who was caught stealing.

"How are you doing?"

The young man used his mana, trying to shake the man's palm away, but when he found it was useless, he knew that he had encountered a hard stubble, so he had to approach the man for a few minutes, endured the pain, and asked in a low voice.

"Return to the original owner!"

Staring at the young man, the man's palm was even more forceful.

"I'm a disciple of the Robbery Sect, you want to be my enemy?"

"Huh~?"

"Yo Yo Yo! Tap tap tap!"

Grinning his teeth for a while, seeing that the man ignored his threats, the quick-reacting young man immediately gave up, threw his wallet on the ground, and at the same time shouted at the son of the aristocratic family who was walking forward, "My friend, you lost your wallet! "

"Me~?"

Hearing this, the disciple of the aristocratic family turned around and looked at the young man suspiciously.

See here.

The young man who had been let go by the man rubbed his swollen wrist while pointing to the wallet on the ground, "I saw this wallet fall out of your pocket just now. Whose do you say it's not yours!"

He stretched out his hand and found that his wallet was indeed lost. He stepped forward and picked up the wallet.

After confirming that it was correct, the children of this aristocratic family hurriedly expressed their thanks.

Seeing his appearance, the displeased young man waved his hands impatiently because he lost his wallet because he got it, "Okay, okay, just be careful in the future!"

After finishing speaking, he glanced at the man sitting beside him, then stepped up and prepared to return to his seat.

I don't know.

"Wait a minute!"

As soon as he set off, he heard the sound of Fang Yang's body.

Turning around in confusion, he saw Fang Yang smiling lightly and pointing to the empty space in front of him: "This donor, could you please talk to me?"

heard.

He had long felt that Fang Yang was not an ordinary young man. He didn't know why Fang Yang called him, but he didn't dare to refuse. After thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and sat down opposite Fang Yang helplessly, looking at Fang Yang anxiously.

In his opinion, Fang Yang should be trying to make trouble for him because of the theft just now.

As for the man who stopped the young man from stealing, he also looked back at Fang Yang curiously, but didn't say much.

Seeing the uneasy look of the young man, Fang Yang smiled: "Don't be nervous, I just have nothing to do, I'm just talking to the benefactor!"

"really?"

"It's true!"

Hearing what Fang Yang said, and seeing that Fang Yang really didn't look like he was looking for trouble for himself, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and cupped his hands: "Then I don't know what I am looking for!"

"Didn't the poor say it? It's just that one person is bored and just talked to the benefactor!" Fang Yang shook his head and said solemnly.

Of course, Fang Yang would not really be bored and find someone to talk to.The reason why he stopped this young man was entirely because of his identity as a disciple of the Thief Sect.

Fang Yang went to Beijing this time to enter the Forbidden City, and now the Forbidden City must be strictly guarded by the military government, and it is hard to say whether there are monks from other sects serving the current military government to guard the Forbidden City.

It would not be difficult for Fang Yang to sneak in secretly, but it would not be that easy to absorb the imperial energy without alerting the others.

After all, Fang Yang has never absorbed imperial energy, and he doesn't know what will happen then.

If the scene is too big to restrain at that time, and he has absorbed half of it, if someone interrupts it halfway, he has no idea whether it will affect the imperial bestowed sword.

Therefore, just in case, it is best to use the powerful forces to enter it openly and absorb the imperial aura.

The Pirates are undoubtedly a big force, they have been passed down for many years, and they have their own set of operating rules. In addition to the major sects, there are naturally high-ranking officials and gentry.

It would be easy for them to help Fang Yangguang enter the Forbidden City openly.

Of course, in fact, Fang Yang can also use Mao Shan to enter it. As long as he tells Xu Jing, Mao Shan will definitely help him arrange everything.

It's just that Fang Yang didn't mention this when he just came down from the mountain, so Maoshan didn't help to take care of it.

It would be a bit of a waste of time to ask Mao Shan to come forward now that they are almost in the capital.

Instead of this, it is better to directly find a major force in Kyoto and enter it.

Therefore, the young man who stole the door became the medium through which Fang Yang came into contact with the thief.

"Are you a disciple of the Thief Sect?"

"Exactly!"

After glancing at Fang Yang, he admitted without any concealment.

Hearing the words and smiling, Fang Yang pointed to the aristocratic child who had already sat back in his seat: "Your technique just now was too rough, and it would be easy to be noticed!"

"Senior said yes!"

The young man shook his head helplessly, "But there is no way, the junior is a disciple of an outside sect of robbers, so he can only learn some superficial techniques, just to make a living! How can we get into the eyes of the seniors.

It's not like the brothers and sisters of the inner sect, who have inherited the true Dharma and are dedicated to seeking the Tao, never doing such dirty things. "

Seeing that the young man looked a little disappointed, Fang Yang said lightly: "All sects are like this!"

Stealing sects are divided into inner and outer sects. There are many disciples in the outer sect, but they have to steal to support the cultivation needs of the few elite disciples in the inner sect, and bear the cause and effect.

The inner disciples, on the other hand, practice with all their heart in order to seek the Dao, which is the foundation of the robbery.

And it's not just the stealing sect, it's the same for all sects of the nine streams. Some shady things are done by the disciples of the outer sect, while the disciples of the inner sect don't get involved at all, and don't cause such unnecessary karma.

Even the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism are not much better. They also have the division of disciples, what they do, and the resources they get.

As an outer disciple of the Thief Sect, it is normal for this young man to have many unsatisfactory things.

However, no matter how unsatisfactory he is, as long as he is a disciple of the Thief Sect, this is a kind of luck, which is much better than those who can't even eat.

Not to mention, he can also learn some superficial cultivation methods of stealing sects.

If he can get some opportunities in the future, he may not be able to become an inner disciple of the Thief Sect.

(End of this chapter)