Chen Guisheng did not hesitate anymore and nodded: "I saw Brother Jisheng when he came back. He was in a hurry and seemed not well. But he only stayed in the village for one day and then left. I asked him where he was going, and he

He said he didn't want to bring trouble to the village,..."

Chen Huaisheng frowned, "When did that happen?"

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

It seems that the people who invaded the village are specifically coming for Chen Jisheng, but why is there such a big battle?

Chen Huaisheng had some impressions. Chen Jisheng came to Hebei three years ago, but she was not there at the time. Baoqi received him. She said that Chen Jisheng should have been at the fourth level of Qi Refining at that time, so he entered the country quite quickly.

Chen Jisheng's talent is not bad. If he meets the opportunity, he can advance to the middle stage of Qi Refining. The Xiahou family, as one of the candidate families for the current three families in Xijing, once had a glorious time. The three families in Xijing also had their names.

It would be reasonable for Chen Jisheng to marry into Xiahou's family.

But now he suddenly returned to Yuanbao Village from Yijun, and also attracted the pursuit of outsiders. Even the village was massacred. Even Chen Shangxiong, the "head of the village", was killed.

Bizarre.

"These people came to see Jisheng? Where did they come from? How many people are there? Are they still in or around the village now?" Chen Huaisheng asked a series of questions.

Before Chen Guisheng could answer, the middle-aged Taoist priest next to him said: "They must have come to see Jisheng. They all went to Jisheng's old house several times, but Jisheng's old house had long been abandoned and no one lived in it. Later,

I also found someone hiding near Jisheng’s old house, as if he was waiting for Jisheng..."

"There are about five or six of them. I don't know where they come from, but their accent is from the north." Another man also added: "I haven't seen them in the past two days, but I don't know if they are here."

Outside the village,..."

This northern accent generally refers to the accent of the three northern counties, Yijun, Sijun, and Weijun, all of which are from the north.

It seems that something happened to Chen Jisheng in Yi County, so he fled back to his hometown. Now people are following him. He is a monk at the fourth or fifth level of Qi Refining. If he is pursued by the Xiahou family or enemies of the Xiahou family, I am afraid that he is here to pursue him.

It's very difficult to escape.

Fortunately, Yuanbaozhai is close to the Yushan Forbidden Area, with numerous valleys and ravines, and many hiding places. If Jisheng deliberately hides, it will not be easy to find him in a short time without the help of local people.

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

"Uncle Shang Xiong was killed the day before yesterday. Everyone in the village sent people to the county to report the news, but no one from the Zijin Sect has 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 again.

, these people in the village can only sit back and wait to be killed..."

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

The few manpower in the village can barely survive against first-order monsters such as the wolf, the wild boar, or the iron-maned wild boar. But facing those Qi-refining monks, they are really going to die.

Faced with this situation, Chen Huaisheng was a little confused and didn't know 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, should they stay here forever or give up?

If it comes back, who is going to carry it, and who may be killed? Who is willing to do such a thing?

I've always felt that being the boss in the village is a lucrative job, but now that it's life-threatening, there's no one left to do it.

The problem is that Chen Huaisheng cannot stay in the stronghold for too long. He will leave sooner or later. Whether it is Chen Jisheng's affairs or the impact of the foreign enemies who have been pursued, they have been reported to the Zijin Sect.

It has nothing to do with him, and he doesn't have that much thought and energy to mind such noisy matters.

But at this stage, it would be a bit too callous and cold-blooded if I asked a few questions in a nonchalant manner, only to do nothing in the end and just pat my butt and walk away.

After all, this is also the place where I grew up. Even though my parents are deceased, the Chen clan members are more or less related to me. They just leave without caring and let Yuanbaozhai suffer. In his heart, Chen Huaisheng can't live with it.

This level.

With a sigh, Chen Huaisheng knew that he still couldn't do it and left without asking. He should have never come back if he had known it. He was dragged into this vortex out of thin air. What was going on? Can he handle it?

Whether he can live there or not is still unknown.

"Let's go back to the village first." Chen Huaisheng waved his hands 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, the Yin family still had

Yin Lifeng was considered a provocative figure. After the death of Chen Chongyuan and Yin Heng, the heads of the Chen and Yin families, he competed with Chen Chongyuan for the right to speak in Yuanbao Village. However, when he saw Chen Shangxiong being killed without even saying a word, he was so frightened that he fled overnight.

After leaving the county seat, I dare not come back.

We originally hoped that the Zijin Sect would send someone to intervene, but two days later, there was no news at all, and no one in this village was willing to come forward.

Stepping into the meeting hall, Chen Huaisheng couldn't help but caress the doorposts at the door. The shiny black capitals were weathered, the bluestone steps and the ground reflected a bit of luster. There were two rows of official hat chairs, two of them

The chairs seem to still be telling the history of the past.

Chen Huaisheng knew that the two seats should have been occupied by Chen Chongyuan and Yin Heng. The one on the left was honored, which was Chen Chongyuan. After the two men died, it was probably Chen Shangxiong who sat there.

It's just that now that Chen Shangxiong is dead and Yin Lifeng has run away, he probably doesn't dare to sit down anymore. The whole meeting hall is empty and has a bit more desolate atmosphere.

"Guisheng, how many Taoist species are there in our village now?" After being distracted for a moment, Chen Huaisheng walked straight into the meeting hall and asked Ou Wan'er to open the windows on both sides for some air.

Chen Huaisheng sat directly on the seat on the left. Now, no one except him dared to sit, not even the seat on the right.

"Including me, there are twenty-four people, five from the Chen family, seven from the Yin family, two from the Zheng family, two from the Song family, one from the Zou family, and two with mixed surnames. In fact, in the past ten years, more than 100 people were born in our village.

There are many kinds of Taoists. At the highest point, that is, three years ago, there were nearly forty people. But in the past few years, there have been more and more people.

Some died of old age, and a few went out to travel and entered the Zijin Sect and Baishimen. Last winter, our village was attacked by sly wolves, and nine people died. Five more died in the past few days, leaving only nineteen people left.

, and two of the Yin family left to go to the county, and now there are only seventeen people in the village..."

Unexpectedly, Chen Guisheng was so familiar with these situations, which surprised Chen Huaisheng. Is this kid over fourteen?

It seems that it should not be full yet. He is born with Taoism, but he has not entered Taoism. His talent is acceptable, but it cannot be said to be very good. At most, it is on the same level as Hu Delu, Sandang Ling, and Wei Wuyang, or even worse.

"Have you all been notified?" Chen Huaisheng nodded: "I remember that Chen Shangxiong also has a son who should be an innate Taoist. 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 also has a nephew who seems to be an innate Taoist. He is about the same age as me and is also out. Is there any news about him? "

Chen Guisheng was stunned for a moment and then quickly replied: "Everyone has been notified. Anyone who is here will come over immediately. Sixth brother, are you talking about Chen Baisheng and Chen Zhusheng? Brother Baisheng was recruited by the Dingling Lu family and has never come back.

Brother Zhusheng seems to have come back three years ago. At that time, he was at the fifth level of Qi refining. I heard that he entered the Taiyuan Sect of Huai County..."

Chen Shangxiong’s son was recruited into the Dingling Lu family? Chen Zhusheng entered the Taiyuan Sect?

The Dingling Lu family is considered a prominent family in Yiyang Prefecture, but it is nothing compared to the entire Yi County. As for the Taiyuan Sect, it is also famous in Huai County. It seems to rank fifty among the entire Zhao sects.

About that, pretty good.

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

Chen Huaisheng was really interested in the young man in front of him. He was very similar to himself more than ten years ago. He didn't awaken his spiritual roots until he was fourteen. Then he traveled for many years, but failed to find a suitable way to enter the Tao. In the end, he became disillusioned.

On the way back, I had my own opportunity.

My own story may have become an enduring sung in the village. Probably all Taoists under the age have such a dream in their hearts, right?

Maybe his return from this trip will become an opportunity for him in the eyes of the young man in front of him?

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

This sixth brother has become a legend in the village. He has not yet been able to enter Taoism at the age of twenty. He has been traveling for many years and no sect has accepted him. However, on the eve of turning twenty, he transformed into a dragon and entered the Taoist priesthood.

Chonghua has risen step by step. Chen Guisheng cannot tell what state he is in now, but he knows that it is definitely beyond his reach.

"Brother Six, I still have half a year to turn fourteen, and my spiritual roots were awakened last year..." His heart was pounding, and Chen Guisheng felt that his cheeks were hot, his body was hot, and even his voice was trembling.

He knows that if you don't have talent, you can't talk about cultivating immortals. But with talent, it's also very different. An opportunity may change a person's life and lead him to a completely different path.

How could Chen Huaisheng not understand the other person's thoughts? He was also sighing secretly in his heart.

In terms of talent, Chen Guisheng is no longer up to the threshold standards of the Chonghua sect, let alone the requirements of Dahuaishan. However, this young man is somewhat similar to himself in some aspects, and he is clear-headed and very organized.

It’s the cultivation endowment that can’t explain everything, it’s just...

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