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Chen Guisheng did not hesitate any longer and nodded: "I saw Brother Jisheng when he came back. He was in a hurry and seemed not very well. But he only stayed in the village for one day and left. I asked him where he was going, and he said he didn't want to bring trouble to the village..."

Chen Huaisheng frowned, "When did that happen?"

"Five days ago." Chen Guisheng answered immediately: "But he didn't bring too many things with him, and I don't know where he went."

It seems that the people who invaded the village should have come specifically for Chen Jisheng, but why was there such a big scene?

Chen Huaisheng had some impression that Chen Jisheng had come to Hebei three years ago, but he was not there at the time, and Bao Liu received him. She said that Chen Jisheng should have been at the fourth level of Qi Refining at that time, which was considered a very fast progress.

Chen Jisheng's talent is not bad. If he has the chance, it is reasonable for him to advance to the middle stage of Qi Refining. As one of the candidate families of the three major families in Xijing, the Xiahou family was once glorious. The three major families in Xijing also had their names. It is reasonable for Chen Jisheng to marry into the Xiahou family.

But now he suddenly returned to Yuanbao Village from Yi County, and attracted the pursuit of outsiders, and even the village was massacred. Even Chen Shangxiong, the "head of the family" in the village, was killed. It is a bit strange.

"Are these people looking for Jisheng? Where are they from? How many people are there? Are they still in the village or around it?" Chen Huaisheng asked a series of questions.

Before Chen Guisheng could answer, the middle-aged Taoist next to him said, "They must be here to look for Jisheng. They have been to Jisheng's old house several times, but it has been abandoned and no one lives there. Later, they found someone hiding near Jisheng's old house, as if they were waiting for Jisheng..."

"There are about five or six of them. I don't know where they came from, but their accents sound like they are from the north." Another man added, "I haven't seen them for the past two days, but I don't know if they are outside the village..."

This northern accent generally refers to the accent of the three northern counties, Yi County, Si County, and Wei County, all in the north.

It seems that Chen Jisheng had something wrong in Yi County, so he fled back to his hometown. Now someone is following him. He is a cultivator of the fourth or fifth level of Qi Refining. If the Xiahou family or the Xiahou family's enemies are chasing him, it would be difficult for him to escape.

Fortunately, this Yuanbao Village is close to the forbidden area of ​​Yushan Mountain, with many valleys and ravines, and many hiding places. If Jisheng wanted to hide, it would not be easy to find him in a short time without the help of local people.

"Haven't seen these people in the past two days?" Chen Huaisheng asked.

"The other day, Uncle Shangxiong was killed. The village sent people to the county to report the news, but the Zijin Sect has not come yet. Now the village is in chaos, and no one has come forward to take charge. Everyone is afraid that the other party will return. These people in the village can only wait for death,..."

Chen Guisheng's voice is low and full of helplessness.

The few people in the village can barely deal with first-level monsters such as strange wolves, mountain hyenas or iron-bristled wild boars. Facing those Qi-refining monks, it is really a suicide.

Faced with this situation, Chen Huaisheng was also a little bit of a dilemma, not knowing how to deal with it.

Chen Shangxiong died, and now there is no one in charge in the village, and it is not clear what these foreign strongmen are doing.

If they can't find Chen Jisheng, will they stay here forever or just give up?

If he comes back, who will take care of him? Maybe he will die again. Who is willing to do such a thing?

Usually, people think that being in charge of the village is lucrative, but now that he is threatened with death, no one will do it.

The problem is that Chen Huaisheng can't stay in the village for too long. He will leave sooner or later. Now, whether it is Chen Jisheng's affairs or the external enemies who are chasing him, or the impact of reporting to the Purple Gold Sect, it has nothing to do with him, and he doesn't have so much energy to take care of these trivial matters.

It's just that at this stage, if I ask a few questions indifferently, do nothing in the end, and just leave, it would be a bit too heartless and cold-blooded.

After all, this is where he grew up. Even though his parents are dead, the Chen clan members are more or less related to him. He just left without caring and let Yuanbao Village suffer. In his heart, Chen Huaisheng couldn't get over this.

Sighing, Chen Huaisheng knew that he couldn't just leave without caring. He shouldn't have come back this time. He was dragged into this vortex out of thin air. It's still unknown what it is and whether he can bear it.

"Let's go, let's go back to the village first." Chen Huaisheng waved his hand helplessly.     The three people, including Chen Guisheng, were full of joy and excitement. In the past few days, the village was leaderless. Chen Shangxiong died. Originally, Yin Lifeng, who was a prominent figure in the Yin family, competed with Chen Chongyuan for the right to speak in Yuanbao Village after the death of Chen Chongyuan and Yin Heng, the heads of the Chen and Yin families. But when he saw Chen Shangxiong being killed without even saying a word, he was so scared that he fled to the county town overnight and dared not come back.

Originally, I was hoping that the Purple Gold Sect would send someone to intervene, but after two days, there was no news at all, and no one in the village was willing to step forward.

Entering the meeting hall, Chen Huaisheng couldn't help but touch the doorpost at the entrance. The shiny black capital had experienced vicissitudes of life, and the bluestone steps and the ground were bright and shiny. There were two rows of official hat chairs in a vertical row, and the two seats in the middle seemed to be still narrating the history of the past.

Chen Huaisheng knew that the two seats were originally the seats of Chen Chongyuan and Yin Heng. The one on the left was the most respected, which was Chen Chongyuan. After the two died, it was probably Chen Shangxiong who sat there.

But now that Chen Shangxiong was dead and Yin Lifeng had run away, he probably didn't dare to sit there. The entire meeting hall was empty, and there was a bit of a desolate atmosphere.

"Guisheng, how many Dao seeds are there in our village now?" Chen Huaisheng was distracted for a short time, and then he walked straight into the meeting hall, motioning Ou Wan'er to open the windows on both sides to get some fresh air, while asking.

Chen Huaisheng sat directly in the seat on the left. Now, except for him, no one dared to sit there, even the seat on the right.

"Including me, there are 24 people, 5 from the Chen family, 7 from the Yin family, 2 from the Zheng family, 2 from the Song family, 1 from the Zou family, 2 from the miscellaneous surnames. In fact, there are quite a few Dao seeds born in our village in the past ten years. The highest number was nearly 40 three years ago, but some died of old age in the past few years, and a few went out to travel and joined the Purple Gold Sect and the White Stone Sect. Last winter, our village was attacked by strange wolves, and nine people died. Five more died in the past few days, leaving only 19 people. Two of the Yin family left for the county, and now there are only 17 people left in the village..."

I didn't expect Chen Guisheng to be so familiar with these situations, which surprised Chen Huaisheng. Is this kid 14 years old?

It seems that he is not yet. He is an innate Dao seed, but he has not entered the Dao. His talent is okay, but it can't be said to be very good. At most, he is at the level of Hu Delu, Sanderling, and Wei Wuyang, or even a little worse.

"Have you notified everyone?" Chen Huaisheng nodded: "I remember that Chen Shangxiong has another son who should be a congenital Dao seed. Later, he went out to travel. He hadn't come back when I left. He should be in his early twenties now, right? By the way, he has a nephew who seems to be a congenital Dao seed, about the same age as me, and is also out. Is there any news?"

Chen Guisheng was stunned and quickly replied: "Everyone has been notified. As long as they are here, they will come here immediately. Sixth brother, you are talking about Chen Baisheng and Chen Zhusheng, right? Brother Baisheng was recruited by the Dingling Lu family and has never come back. Brother Zhusheng seems to have come back once three years ago. At that time, he was at the fifth level of Qi Refining. I heard that he joined the Taiyuan Sect of Huai County..."

Chen Shangxiong's son was recruited by the Dingling Lu family? Chen Zhusheng joined the Taiyuan Sect?

The Dingling Lu family is considered a prominent family in Yiyang Prefecture, but it is nothing in the entire Yi County. As for the Taiyuan Sect, it is also very famous in Huai County. It seems to be ranked around 50 among the entire Dazhao Sect, which is quite good.

"Guisheng, are you fourteen now? When did your spiritual roots awaken?"

Chen Huaisheng was really interested in this young man in front of him. He was very similar to himself more than ten years ago. He also awakened his spiritual roots at the age of fourteen, and then went out to travel for many years, but failed to find a suitable way to enter the Tao. Finally, he had his own opportunity on the way back in disgrace.

My story may also become a long-lasting legend in the village. Perhaps all the Taoists who have not passed the age have such a dream in their hearts?

Perhaps my return this time has become his opportunity in the eyes of this young man in front of him?

Hearing Chen Huaisheng finally ask about himself, Chen Guisheng was excited.

This sixth brother has become a legend in the village. He has not been able to enter the Tao at the age of twenty. He has been running around outside for many years, and no sect has accepted him. But on the eve of turning twenty, he jumped into a dragon, entered Chonghua, and ascended step by step. What state he is in now, Chen Guisheng can't tell, but he knows that it is definitely beyond his reach.

"Sixth brother, I will be fourteen in half a year. My spiritual roots were awakened last year..." With his heart pounding, Chen Guisheng felt his cheeks and body getting hot, and even his voice was trembling.

He knew that in the path of cultivating immortals, nothing can be said without talent, but with talent, there are also thousands of differences. An opportunity may change a person's life and take a completely different path.

How could Chen Huaisheng not understand the other party's thoughts? He sighed in his heart.

In terms of talent, Chen Guisheng is no longer qualified for the threshold standard of the Chonghua Sect, let alone the requirements of Dahuaishan, but this young man is similar to himself in some aspects, and he is clear-headed and has very organized ideas. The cultivation talent alone cannot explain everything, but...

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