Strange mountains and rivers

"Well, I will be fourteen in half a year. My spiritual roots have awakened. What are your plans for the next step?" Chen Huaisheng asked softly.

"Ah, I haven't thought about it yet. After awakening my spiritual roots last year, I wanted to go out and travel to find opportunities this year, but the monster beast wave attacked last winter and the village suffered a catastrophe, so I was delayed and haven't thought about it yet..." Chen Guisheng was a little disappointed, but he calmed down and said in a deep voice: "If it weren't for this incident, I wanted to go to Dingling to see if there was a chance to join the Zijin Sect, or go to the neighboring Huai County. I heard that Taiyuan Sect is also recruiting disciples. If it doesn't work, I can still..."

The big sects all have their own special guides. Even in a remote mountain village like Yuanbao Village, someone will come to look for it every two or three years.

Chen Guisheng awakened his spiritual roots at the age of thirteen. Obviously, he has been excluded by local sects, such as the Zijin Sect and the Baishi Sect next to it, so Chen Guisheng's mood suddenly became a little depressed.

He said he wanted to try his luck in the neighboring Huai County, that is, he wanted to try some small sects. As for Taiyuan Sect, the possibility was not great. After all, it was a sect ranked in Huai County, and even in the entire Zhao, it was ranked in the top 50.

If there were no other accidents, Chen Guisheng would most likely be like himself, wandering outside for a few years, gaining nothing, and finally returning. Then, if he worked harder, he would become the leader of a mountain stronghold like Chen Shangxiong or Yin Lifeng, and be considered a small local tyrant.

Looking at the unwilling look in the boy's eyes, Chen Huaisheng's heart softened for no reason.

He thought of himself back then.

Of course, he also knew that if he hadn't had the adventure that night in the small temple, even if he joined the Chonghua Sect, he would only become a mediocre member of it. It would be quite good to have the achievements of Hu Delu and Zhao Liangkui.

And what about Chen Guisheng?

His talent should be slightly better than his original self, but now he doesn't even have the opportunity to join these sects.

Wei Wuyang, for example, had similar talents to Chen Guisheng, but Wei Wuyang was able to join Lingyun Sect. Was there no other factor involved?

Similarly, Mi Shaohua's talents were also ordinary, but as the eldest son of the Mi family, he easily obtained various favorable resources, and now he is already at the seventh level of Qi Refining at the age of forty.

However, if Mi Shaohua's talents were placed in ordinary sects, it would be considered an anomaly to be able to enter the fourth level of Qi Refining at the age of forty. This is the gap.

In Chen Guisheng's current situation, if he wants to go out to travel and visit sects, there is basically no hope. Even if he can join some small sects, the result is nothing more than a mediocre life.

Then can I change his fate?

Am I qualified to change his fate now?

If I intervene, it seems that I can really do it.

After his eyes wandered around the boy's face, Chen Huaisheng retracted them and lowered his eyelids.

He needed to think about the unexpected things he encountered on his trip back to his hometown.

I had never considered these things about my hometown before. I always felt that it was far away from me. My focus would be on Dahuai Mountain and Weihuai Road for a long time in the future. Even if I wanted to expand, I would definitely infiltrate Fuyang Road in the east, where the foundation was much better.

Yuanbao Village, Guzhen, and even Liao County were not worth mentioning. Liao County had only 200,000 people, Guzhen had only more than 10,000 people, and Yuanbao Village had only 4,000 people. They were thousands of miles apart, so how could they have the energy to take care of this place?

As Chen Guisheng said, even the Zijin Sect had little interest in Guzhen, a town in a remote mountainous area, and even the Zijin Sect in Liao County had little interest. The focus of Yiyang Prefecture was in the north, and Liao County and Liao County were supporting roles, with a total population of less than 500,000.

Of course, he could let Chen Guisheng follow him back to Hebei, but he didn't think this was the most suitable path for Chen Guisheng. Now even Wei Wuyang and Yao Wenzhong, who were more talented than Chen Guisheng, felt a lot of pressure in Dahuai Mountain. What would Chen Guisheng do?

When he arrived at Dahuai Mountain, he couldn't treat Chen Guisheng too well. A superior must be impartial, otherwise why would others follow him?

Chen Guisheng could be placed in Yuanbao Village, perhaps as a chess move.

But the premise is to make Chen Guisheng willing, and at the same time give Chen Guisheng opportunities and resources.

Before Chen Huaisheng could think clearly, people outside the meeting hall had arrived one after another.

In addition to the Chen family and the Yin family, the Dao seeds of several other families had also arrived, but in addition to these adult Dao seeds, there were also some young Dao seeds who followed their elders. Obviously, the news of Chen Huaisheng's return gave countless people hope.

After being surprised, Chen Huaisheng understood their thoughts. Since they were all here, he didn't mind meeting these young men who had grown up slowly in the past few years since he left. But he didn't hold much hope. If they were really outstanding, they would have been selected by Zijin Sect or Baishi Sect.     Most of them were already innate Dao seeds, but their talents were still a little short of their threshold.

The situation was similar to what Chen Guisheng said. Chen Shangxiong died, Yin Lifeng escaped, and the remaining Dao seeds had few opinions and lacked the courage and ability to carry the burden of this mountain village.

On the contrary, these seven or eight young Dao seeds were still full of vigor. Most of them were not yet fourteen years old, or they were fourteen years old but could not go out to travel because of the monster beast tide. There were also a few who came back on their own initiative after the monster beast tide because they felt it was too dangerous outside.

Chen Huaisheng was not polite. He called the nine people, including Chen Guisheng, in front of him. He used his spiritual sense to check them one by one, and he had an idea in his mind.

The nine of them are all innate Taoist species, two of them are eighteen and one is seventeen. They have all been traveling for several years, but they have not been able to enter the sect or the Tao.

The remaining seven are all between the ages of eleven and thirteen. Judging from the current situation, their qualifications and talents are all below average. Chen Guisheng is considered the best among them. The other six are also similar and may still have two years to grow. space, but not much will change.

If nothing unexpected happens, they may be able to follow some casual cultivators to enter Taoism and live their lives, and then die in a foreign country, or they may return to the village, and in twenty or thirty years they will become like these middle-aged and elderly Taoists sitting in the hall, silently living in the mountains and wilderness.

This situation was also expected by Chen Huaisheng. If he was really a talented disciple, there was no way he hadn't been selected yet.

But how should I face such a group now?

Seeing the eager anticipation in the eyes of a group of people and the complex looks of other Taoists, Chen Huaisheng had to think carefully.

But first he needs to calm down everyone's minds. This Yuanbao Village will not collapse due to the influence of outsiders.

"Let me tell you, except for a few of them, everyone here is my elder and watched me grow up. I have been out in the past few years, and everyone may also know that I have joined the Chonghua sect, but the Chonghua sect It is no longer in Langling. Langling is now the territory of Baishimen. The Chonghua sect first went to Hebei, but since the year before last, the Chonghua sect has re-established the mountain gate in Chongyang Mountain, Jijun..."

Chen Huaisheng talked eloquently: "I know that in Liao County, the Zijin Sect should be here to protect us. Now it seems that the Zijin Sect did not fulfill its duties. Well, foreign enemies attacked, Uncle Shang Xiong was killed, and Uncle Lifeng ran away to hide. I’m up now, and I don’t know if I’ll come back. I originally just wanted to come back and have a look, and then head back north, but now I feel like it would be unreasonable if I just left like this..."

There was silence in the meeting hall, with only Chen Huaisheng's voice echoing.

All the older people felt very strange to Chen Huaisheng who was now appearing in front of them. They could not imagine that the young man whose parents had died who ran away from home more than ten years ago would now appear in front of them in such an image. .

"I have thought about it. Life in the village must continue. Winter may be coming in a few months, and monsters will invade Yuanbao Village. Without strong support, the situation may be more severe than last winter. …”

Chen Huaisheng's words finally caused a stir in the silent assembly hall. Nine Taoist species died last winter, and most of them were young and strong. What should we do if the situation of last winter happens again this winter? ? Can the group of people in front of me resist it?

"Huaisheng, can't you stay this year?" Someone finally spoke. Chen Huaisheng knew him. Chen Shanghong was his uncle. Of course he was a distant relative and also an innate Taoist. He was in his fifties.

"Uncle Shang Hong, I am not alone. I am a disciple of Chonghua. I need to follow the rules of the sect. I can stay for a while, but I, Xiaoxue, must return north before..." Chen Huaisheng shook his head, "That's why I hope Before winter comes, the village will come up with a countermeasure to help the entire village survive this winter safely. "

After a few sighs, everyone fell silent again.

Chen Huaisheng could see the disappointment and frustration on their faces. There was no substantive solution. Just talking could not solve the problem of the monsters attacking. Even some first-order monsters would be a disaster for them.

"Uncles, you have to protect the village by yourself, but I will do my best to help the village. It would be best if Uncle Lifeng comes back. If he doesn't come back, Uncle Shang Hong, you, and Guisheng , Yusheng, and Liquan, you guys can shoulder this burden."

Chen Shanghong smiled bitterly. He knew what he was capable of and knew the situation in the village.

Chen Guisheng was his nephew, and he was considered the best in the village in terms of talent, but he was not selected by the recruiters of the Zijin Sect and Baishimen.

Chen Yusheng is also his nephew, but his blood relationship is farther away. He went out to wander for a few years and came back, but he also achieved nothing.

And Yin Liquan, who also traveled abroad for several years, came back dejected and died down.

I thought Chen Huaisheng could stay, but now it seems that it's just lip service.