【Tales of the Land】(Volume 1, Chapter 2)

Chapter Two: Third-Class Commoner

Shui Linfeng reluctantly stood up slowly. His blank gaze traveled from her milky-white, smooth bare feet upwards,

across the snow-covered ravine, over two high snow-capped mountains, and finally settled on her delicate, cold, pink face

.

The stunningly beautiful girl was also 174cm tall, wearing five-centimeter-high sandals. Even

after Shui Linfeng straightened up, she still had to crane her snow-white, delicate neck to see Shui Linfeng's face.

184cm tall, with a physique like a lion or tiger, his bare, powerful arms

were muscular like coiled dragons, and his two large, frighteningly defined pectoral muscles bulged high on his cheap t-shirt. His healthy,

bronze skin was taut against his body, glistening with barely visible sweat.

His face was also a smooth bronze color, gleaming with a dark sheen, and his sword-like eyebrows slanted sharply, reaching towards his temples. His eyes

shone like bright stars, his nose was like a hanging gall bladder, and his thick lips added to his masculine charm, making him appear robust and imposing. The

stunningly beautiful girl looked him over several times, and Shui Linfeng really wanted to ask, "Are you hiring security guards or

buying a stallion?"

He stood there bent over for a long time, feeling quite tired, and unconsciously straightened up, making him appear even more majestic and

imposing.

The younger sister twitched her delicate little nose and asked, "Are you a noble?"

Shui Linfeng quickly replied, "No! I'm a commoner!"

The younger sister coldly and slowly extended

the cloud-patterned and said, "A commoner who dares to stand up straight and hold their head high in front of me, are you courting death?!"

The country Shui Linfeng lived in was called the "Great Swamp Empire," with a territory of nearly 20 million square kilometers. Its citizens were divided into

four classes and twelve ranks, the highest being the "Royal Family." The Royal Family was further divided into three ranks: the Sun Royal Family, the High Sun Royal Family, and the Great Sun

Royal Family ; totaling 34 families and over 3,000 people, less than one ten-thousandth of the empire's population. These 34 families took turns serving as

the highest heads of state in the national administrative, judicial, and military organs, each term lasting twelve years.

The second class was the nobility, also divided into three subcategories: the noble nobility, the prominent noble nobility, and the wealthy noble nobility; totaling 150

families and over 50,000 people; they controlled high-level imperial power at the city level and above in the administration and judiciary, and at the division level and above in the army.

The third class, also the largest group, was the common people, also divided into three sub-classes: the commoners, the wealthy, and the poor.

They could freely engage in commerce, and their officials could reach positions such as mayor or division commander. Wang Jianbo was a wealthy commoner.

Shui Linfeng, on the other hand, was the poorest of the commoners. Even after graduating from university, no matter how capable they were, they could only work

for others , or be senior employees in state-owned enterprises, or start their own companies. Even if they went through hardships to pass the exams and enter

government agencies, they could only work as clerks or something similar.

The fourth class, and the lowest class, was the slaves, also divided into three classes: the slaves of the scholars, the slaves of the commoners, and the lowly slaves

. These slaves were commoners who had committed serious crimes, prisoners of war from other tribes, or adopted abandoned infants and vagrants. All slaves

could be transferred or sold, possessing no political power. Their masters could abuse and kill them at will, and no one else was allowed

to interfere.

A slave could only escape slavery by achieving military merit or receiving a pardon from the supreme ruler. Of the three classes of

slaves , only female slaves among the scholar-slave class could escape slavery by marrying a commoner.

The royal family was exempt from crimes; nobles could only be punished for treason. All laws applied to commoners and slaves

. Extremely strict boundaries existed between the classes, and even the slightest violation was met with immediate and severe punishment.

The continent had a history of over 13,000 years and a relatively high level of civilization; people of different

races could make friends and study and work together. The royal family and nobles, regardless of gender,

could take countless male concubines or wives of different ranks if they did not seek partners from the same or higher class.

Commoner men were only allowed to marry one commoner wife or serve as male concubines to women of the upper class.

However, if a commoner man could not find a suitable partner, he could, with the consent of his slave's master, marry

a female slave This restriction was only broken three years ago.

Shui Linfeng's racial rank was far below that of the stunningly beautiful woman before him; he could not speak with

his head . Violators, according to imperial law, would be whipped a hundred times and forced to do hard labor for three years. With just

one phone call from this beautiful woman to the Criminal Investigation Bureau, Shui Linfeng would be immediately arrested, and commoners had no right

to appeal to nobles in any court.

Although Shui Linfeng hated this racial system, he was "under the thumb of a lowly person" and,

startled , quickly bent down and lowered his head. The woman seemed to smile smugly, extending her slender fingers

to casually touch Shui Linfeng's muscular, bulging body as if she were buying vegetables.

Satisfied, she nodded slightly. "Alright! Wait for me at the Nanda University Library at 6 PM tomorrow. I

need to review your information again! Bye!"

With that, she turned and walked away with a flirtatious twitch of her pretty, round bottom. Shui Linfeng called after her, "Wait! May I ask

your name, Miss? It'll be easier to find you if you need anything!"

The stunningly beautiful girl didn't even turn her head as she walked away, saying, "What could you possibly need? Remember! Tomorrow evening at 6 PM

, no exceptions."

Shui Linfeng thought for a moment. The wages in Jiangdu District were paid daily. How could this troublesome little dragon girl understand

the worries of ordinary poor people? For the sake of this 500 yuan a month "big spender," he gritted his teeth and decided to spend another day in Nantian City

waiting for her news!

Shui Linfeng hadn't eaten much all day. He figured that eating at the construction site was more reliable. Although the food was mostly vegetables

and tofu , at least the meals were plentiful! In the city, everything required money, and Shui Linfeng didn't have much money to begin with!

Finally, 6 PM arrived. Shui Linfeng walked nervously into the Nanda

University .

"Huh! Why is it so lively today? School hasn't even started yet! How come the world has changed! Everyone loves studying now!"

Shui Linfeng muttered to himself.

He went inside and was even more puzzled. Almost the entire group was boys, each clutching a book,

drooling and staring in the same direction.

Shui Linfeng followed the gazes of these dazed boys, but the stunning girl who had asked him out yesterday was dressed even more

sexy and alluringly. Her short, narrow white cotton skirt squeezed out her snow-white buttocks, and her bra was

even smaller, just a narrow strap, revealing the curves of her breasts below and a deep cleavage above.

Two full, slender, pink legs were clad in snow-white knee-high boots, one leg crossed over the

other , shifting casually. One snow-white hand flipped through a foreign magazine, while the other

held a piece of cooked meat, munching on it with nonchalant ease, seemingly oblivious to the wolves watching them.

Shui Linfeng had barely eaten all day, and the aroma of the cooked meat made him involuntarily swallow

.

Just then, the stunningly beautiful girl saw him, rolled her eyes, tossed the meat aside,

and pouted, "Aren't you coming over? Do you want me to treat you?!"

Shui Linfeng walked over, feeling embarrassed, and sat down across the aisle. The girl tossed a large stack

of photocopies in front of him; Shui Linfeng saw they were all his personal files.

The pretty young woman's voice, a mix of amusement and amusement, was clear and alluring as she said, "Siblings filled in as unknown, family income

as unknown, race as unknown, even birth date is unknown! It's a wonder Nanda University dared to accept you!"

She then burst into laughter!

Shui Linfeng hated the empire's racial system and had no intention of attending university, so she filled out her personal file haphazardly.

The Great Ze Empire had been established for 193 years, and many of the systems established at its founding

were now .

Many of the old scholars at Nanda University didn't take these imperial systems seriously, and were even less inclined to look at these formalities

; they only admitted students if their scores were high enough, asking no further questions.

Shui Linfeng gave her an awkward, bitter smile, knowing that people of her noble rank valued the imperial system that protected their

privileges .

Thinking his monthly salary of 500 yuan was gone, he was about to turn and leave when the stunningly beautiful young woman said sweetly, "

Come to Phoenix Pavilion at 6:00 AM on September 10th to officially start work. No lateness allowed. My name is Ma Yingfei. You can call me Miss or

Master from now on."

She then handed him a contract, which was nothing more than some rules and regulations: 1.

Greet ; 2. Do not say anything detrimental to the Master behind his back; 3. Do not pry into the Master's privacy; 4.

Ask for leave if you need to, and you may only leave after the Master agrees; ...

Shui Linfeng was too lazy to read it, picked up a pen and signed it, and Ma Yingfei accepted it with a smile. She picked up a pen again, wrote a few

lines, and handed it to Shui Linfeng, saying, "This is the exact address of Fengqi Pavilion. Just look for Axiang when you get there; you don't necessarily have to

look for me!"

Seeing that everything was settled, Ma Yingfei stood up, leaving behind a delicate, fragrant scent, and walked a few steps

with her two fair, smooth legs clad in high-heeled white boots. Then, remembering something, she suddenly turned back and said,

"Oh! There's something I need to tell you. From now on, when you see me, don't swallow your saliva! Understand?"

Shui Linfeng was about to explain when Ma Yingfei had already turned and left. The beautiful sound of her high heels hitting the concrete floor

captivated the lecherous men.

Shui Linfeng shook his head, stood up, and dashed out as well. The lecherous men in the entire library, like ducks awakened by a hunter

in the middle of the night , wiped their drool, sighed, and cursed incessantly.

Shui Linfeng ran out of the library, but not to chase after Ma Yingfei. He tore two sexy

semi-nude photos of beautiful women from a magazine in the library and went to detox. Squatting on the toilet, in the dim light, Shui Linfeng unfolded a note that

read, "Opposite No. 34 Middle School, Phoenix Pavilion by Yandang Lake." Shui Linfeng thought for a long time. Was there a "Phoenix Pavilion" by Yandang Lake near Taining

Gate ? After thinking for a long time, he sighed and decided to just find it when the time came.

The road was right under his nose; he wasn't afraid of not finding it.

Inadvertently, he caught a glimpse of the "shit culture" on the toilet door. He didn't know which year's senior

had written on the door with a black pen: "Nanjing University girl turns her head once, and a herd of cows on the roadside dies of fright; Nanjing University girl turns her head twice, and all the boys jump

off three times, and Einstein becomes an ape; ...

Nanjing University girl turns her head ten times, and humanity comes to an end."

The gist is that if a man looks at a girl from Nanjing University turning her head ten times, he'll never want to get married again; he

'll feel nauseous at the sight of any woman. Is that an exaggeration? A little, yes!

But the girls from Nanjing University are indeed not conventionally attractive. Shui Linfeng deeply agrees. Entering the university, seeing all these

upperclassmen and underclassmen walking around, those who know the area think they've arrived at Nanjing University, but those who don't might think they've entered the Jurassic period!

Ma Yingfei is also a girl from Nanjing University, right? She's quite an anomaly. If the guy who wrote "Nanjing University Girls Turning Head Ten Times"

saw Ma Yingfei's head turn just now, I wonder if he'd still write it that way?

Old Lin, the excavator operator at the Jiangdu construction site, is sick. Now, only Shui Linfeng knows how to operate that thing.

The foreman, Boss Zhang, was overjoyed to see Shui Linfeng return and quickly gathered everyone to prepare for work.

Jiangdu District, south of Nantian City, is full of ancient tombs. Normally, if an ancient tomb is unearthed, it must be reported to the Imperial Cultural

Department , and construction can only begin after the department has investigated and confirmed the findings. The contractors were all rushing to finish the project, hoping to get paid sooner

; no one was foolish enough to report the discovery of a grave immediately.

Shui Linfeng drove a huge excavator, frantically digging and pushing towards a small hill. The workers on the site

were all lower-class poor people. Unlike slaves, these people were paid by the foremen

and had personal freedom; they could leave if they wanted to quit.

They were said to have various rights, but in reality, they had none. They could never become officials and could only obediently

live as poor people, at the mercy of others, but their living conditions were much better than those of slaves.

Shui Linfeng came to work on the site partly to earn money and partly to relieve his pent-up frustration. Sometimes he himself didn't

know whether the motivation was more about relief or money.

The excavator ripped away a thick layer of soil from the hill, revealing neat rows of

tomb bricks . The laborers working below cheered. Everyone knew that ancient tombs like this would definitely have

burial goods.

Foreman Zhang Wentian also rushed over, ordering his men to close the construction site gates to prevent outsiders from entering.

He jumped onto the excavator and instructed Shui Linfeng, "First, shovel away the loose soil around the site to see how big it is.

We'll uncover the tomb bricks after dark, and distribute the loot as usual!"

Whenever a large ancient tomb was discovered on a construction site, it was kept secret. According to the rules, everyone

working that day who found it got a share. The first two people to jump into the pit and pull out the contents got double. The foreman also

got double. The empire had been established for a long time, and many laws and regulations were gradually ignored by ordinary people,

as long as the Criminal Investigation Bureau didn't find out!

Night quietly fell. Shui Linfeng, high on the excavator, couldn't help but think how large the excavated tomb was...

The tomb was haunted. Ordinary people wouldn't notice, but Shui Linfeng had been learning martial arts and Taoist arts from "Shao Daoren" since he was seven.

Not only was his martial arts skill good, but his Taoist arts were also quite accomplished.

From the moment the corner of the tomb bricks was lifted, a faint black aura

surged out Shui Linfeng was directly in the path of it, feeling extremely depressed. Knowing this was due to the tomb's size,

he resolved that he would never enter the tomb again, even if it meant forfeiting his share.

Zhang Wentian waved his hands at Shui Linfeng from below, signaling him to stop and eat dinner.

After the tomb was excavated, large construction machinery couldn't be used carelessly, lest the valuable items be damaged, resulting in losses for everyone.

Shui Linfeng ate a large bowl of rice and followed behind the crowd. The bowl was filled with cheap

vegetables from the market, like bitter melon and tomatoes. Shui Linfeng didn't care; having something to eat was good enough, better than paying for it

himself .

Just now, when Shui Linfeng went to get his rice, two daring poor laborers tried to take double portions. They grabbed

their tools and, without thinking twice, attempted to jump into the opening of the tomb. They were struck by the yin energy and are now completely

unconscious. If a few people die on a construction site, as long as the families don't cause trouble, the criminal investigation bureau won't care. But those

two poor laborers seem neither dead nor alive.

One hundred and ninety-three years since the empire's founding, most people within it have developed a profit-driven mentality. Shui

Linfeng isn't stupid; he'll eat first, then see what's going on. Nothing is more important than eating. When

Shui Linfeng first came to the construction site as a laborer, he carried red bricks for the foreman. There happened to be a fatal accident there,

and Shui Linfeng kindly went to rescue the person. By the time he brought the person back, he had no food left. The foreman wouldn't

give him any special food for saving someone, and no one sympathized with him. His eyes screamed "foolishness." That night,

Shui Linfeng nearly fainted from hunger. Carrying red bricks was already strenuous physical labor; without food,

the feeling was unbearable. Afterwards, no matter what happened, Shui Linfeng would always grin foolishly and serve himself rice first

. Holding his bowl, he would eat while observing, helping those he could and not helping those he couldn't.

Shui Linfeng squeezed into the crowd, craning his neck to see the two poor laborers, one named Li Shun and the other

Liu Chang. They weren't from Nantian City, but from nearby Anru Province.

Their faces were ashen, their eyes dark and blurry, seemingly afflicted by foul air. With a little magic,

they would be fine. Zhang Wentian, however, panicked. While the death of one or two people wasn't a big deal, covering it up and preventing

the Criminal Investigation Bureau from investigating might cost a considerable sum.

Two barefoot doctors hired from the construction site were examining the two men's eyelids, noting their

shallow breathing, cold hands and feet, and general weakness. They couldn't diagnose the problem, and sending them to

the hospital . Hospital fees were exorbitant—who could afford that?

A large crowd shook their heads and sighed, offering only sympathy, nothing more. Even if they gave the two men a year's

wages , there was no guarantee they'd survive.

That's how it is for the poor; they'd rather die than suffer in this state. Poor families have no spare money;

if one member falls seriously ill, the whole family suffers, unable to afford expensive medical bills.

Shui Linfeng finished his meal and then ladled out a large bowl of vegetable soup. The soup was mostly water; the vegetables

had long gone by those who ate quickly. Unhurriedly, he scooped half a bowl of cold water from his rice bowl. Taking advantage of a moment when no one was looking,

he made a "Spirit-Calming Technique" with his left hand, circling it twice in the air. A faint, almost invisible purple aura, carrying several

tiny purple particles of light, silently merged into the cold water.

Imperial decree: Commoners are forbidden from cultivating the Dao; those who disobey—will be killed!

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