The Book of Heaven

Chapter 319

If it is said that birds can fly, Ma Zheng believes, but if it is said that a person can fly, Ma Zheng does not believe it.

However, he had never seen any real Martial Saints, so he couldn't categorically veto Lin Gao's statement, besides, Liu Xu was there to testify for Lin Gao.

Even Liu Xu, who is a member of the royal family, has never seen a Martial Saint before. Ma Zheng felt that he had reason to doubt that Lin Gao's words were just a speculation. arrived.

"Chengdu City is here, let's go to the city and rest."

Fortunately, Liu Xu didn't reveal his identity, otherwise he might be troubled after entering the city. The city guards would definitely celebrate the arrival of Her Highness the Princess, and they would waste a lot of time.Of course Ma Zheng didn't want to waste time on these boring things, instead of talking nonsense with those bureaucrats, he might as well chat with Ling Gaoduo about martial arts and Jianghu.

With Li Ping taking care of him one step ahead, everything was arranged properly. After eating in the room, Liu Xu took Yinggu to rest, while Ma Zheng sat at the table with Lin Gao and held a glass of wine.

"The old man has never heard of breaking through into the innate realm at my age. My uncle really has a bright future."

"Really? But Mr. Lin, I'm still very curious about your age. How old will you be this year?" This question has been entangled in Ma Zheng's mind for a long time, and finally he has time to ask it.

"I passed my [-]th birthday last year."

Without Her Royal Highness Liu Xu around, Lin Gao finally showed the aura of a martial god. His [-]th birthday was far beyond Ma Zheng's estimate, and Ma Zheng couldn't close his mouth anymore.

"Among the six warrior gods in my family, I'm the second-to-last youngest."

And Lin Gao's next sentence completely destroyed Ma Zheng's common sense.

A person can live to be two hundred years old, and it seems that there is no problem in living another hundred years. If it is true that the higher the level of martial arts, the longer the life will be, then wouldn't the martial arts saints easily live to be four or five hundred years old?Counting the history of the founding of the Han Empire, which is only more than 100 years old, Ma Zheng really has some doubts. Are there any old monsters who can live from the founding of the country until now?
If such an old monster really existed, wouldn't it be a living history book?
"Well, I can't judge the old man. Under normal circumstances, there is no problem for the martial gods to live to three hundred years old. As for the martial arts, the old man has never seen them, so he doesn't know how many years they can live. But there are rumors in Jianghu."

"Rumors? Mr. Lin, don't hold back your appetite, tell me some rumors quickly."

"Do you know the Zhao family?"

"The Zhao family? Of course you know. Who doesn't know about Zhao Zilong, the Qingfeng in white?" Fortunately, Ma Zheng has been in this era for a long time. After all, the Lieyang sword of the Zhao family is quite famous among the five kings with different surnames. I am afraid that no one would think that the Zhao family's marksmanship is better than swordsmanship.

"That's right, it's him. The reason why the five king families with different surnames have been able to stand tall for 600 years is how can they do it just by relying on the power on the surface."

"Ah, Mr. Lin, you don't mean to say that Zhao Zilong, the white-clothed Qingfeng..." A conclusion that is enough to drive Ma Zheng crazy is being drawn, and no matter how open-minded Ma Zheng is, his reason is unwilling to admit it this point.

If Zhao Zilong is still alive, what about Ma Chao, the ancestor of the Ma family?Is it true that the five kings with different surnames have an old monster who has lived for 600 years to support them, so these five kings with different surnames can stand upright?

"Well, anyway, I can't answer you, but since you are going back to Tianshui soon, maybe you can ask your Ma family if you have a chance, they should know better than me, the old man."

"Really?"

Lin Gao's words made Ma Zheng think of Ma Daoming.

Although Ma Daoming publicly admitted that he was adopted as his adopted son, and Ma Daoming did not stand up to deny this relationship during the period when Ma Zheng was wanted by the court. In other words, he could still stand the test, but Ma Zheng still felt that In Ma Daoming's heart, he did not regard himself as one of the real heirs of the Ma family.

In this era, the meaning of "heir" does not mean that you must have the opportunity to inherit. After all, with the improvement of martial arts, people's life span and vitality are also gradually increasing.

As far as Ma Zheng knows now, it is no problem for a martial artist in the innate realm to live to 150 years old. As long as he enters the ascendant realm, his life span can be doubled to [-] years old. To become a Martial Saint, one should live to be six hundred years old?

"But Ma Daogong doesn't seem to be very old now, so what's going on? Mr. Lin, do you understand?"

"Well, this thing is like this."

Ma Zheng's doubts really didn't bother Lin Gao, after all, he was also a warrior and knew a lot.

After reaching a certain level, the lifespan of a warrior will be greatly extended. After all, the number of people who can enter the innate realm is limited. If the head of a family is a martial god, he can live for three hundred years, and there is not a single innate warrior among his descendants , then in the [-]th year when he managed the family, he was probably leading a group of old "grandchildren", or even "successful grandsons". This is not a good thing for the reproduction of a family.

In the same way, if the Ma family is managed by a Martial God, but the Zhao family does not have a Martial God, after 200 years, the Zhao family's patriarch will be three or four generations shorter than the Ma family's patriarch. When discussing things together, how can there be fairness?

Even if the gap between families can be ignored, how to deal with the gap between the family and the royal family?However, anyone who becomes an emperor has a lot to do every day, so it is impossible to have so much time to practice, and it is impossible to experience countless life and death struggles to achieve a breakthrough in comprehension of opportunities. Since the founding of the empire, there has never been an emperor of the innate realm , if those martial gods or even martial saints who enter the palace are allowed to control the wealthy and noble families, how can it be embarrassing to be an emperor?
Therefore, not long after the founding of the Han Empire, there was an agreement between the royal family and the major noble families that the time for the replacement of the family's power holders shall be based on the emperor's replacement. The same generation, or even a lower generation.

For example, Ma Daogong, the current Patriarch of the Ma family, is of the same generation as the current emperor, and also the same generation as Liu Xu, but if it is a second-tier family, then the patriarch must be a generation lower than the current emperor in order to be recognized by the entire empire.

"It turns out that there is such a complicated relationship."

Hearing Lin Gao's words, many doubts in Ma Zheng's mind were resolved.However, he still has a question. According to Lin Gao, the number of Martial Gods seems to be quite a lot, but why has Ma Zheng never heard of this before.

The answer to this question is very simple, just like the people from the Da Yue Clan attacked Zhuge's family recently, Ma Zheng knew everything inside, but the news heard by outsiders was quite different.

"So uncle, you still have a long way to go."

(End of this chapter)