"This is?!"

Chen Xiao widened his eyes, Tong Nuonuo opened his mouth, Xi Yunting stood up, and Du Rong dropped the wine bowl he had just picked up, not caring about the wine spilling all over him.

After getting used to the sudden bright light, Chen Xiao could see clearly that it was a particularly clear blue, so blue that it reminded him of the extreme purity of the sea where the sky and the sea merged into one.

Xi Yunting looked solemn, he slowly walked around the table and approached Ah Shou. Ah Shou was completely stunned on the spot, he himself did not expect that his innate spiritual roots would make the light emitted by the magic weapon so bright and dazzling.

Ah Shou held the inkstone with his hand, not daring to move. His body was stiff, and he turned his head to ask the others, "Maybe it's because the sky is too dark that it looks so bright?"

Tong Nuonuo tried to hold back, but couldn't. He said, "There are torches all around, it's not dark at all!"

Xi Yunting looked at Chen Xiao who was sitting there with a complicated expression, and then said: "Single spiritual root is excellent, water element mutation, ice."

"It's really a single spiritual root water attribute mutation!" Du Rong shouted. He stood up and patted his clothes that were completely soaked by the wine, stretched out his big hand and patted Ah Shou's back twice, "Ah Shou, Ah Shou! You are really a real person who never shows his true colors! I was wondering why I couldn't beat you in everything! So this is how it is. I surrender! I surrender!"

Ah Shou was still in disbelief. After Du Rong slapped him twice, he slowly began to feel the reality. He laughed foolishly: "Hehehe! Hahaha!!! I actually have only one spiritual root! And it's an excellent one!! " As he laughed, Ah Shou's tears welled up in his eyes. A few people thought he was crying for joy. Who knew that Ah Shou became more and more excited as he cried, and finally collapsed to the ground, sitting on the stage with his legs crossed, crying with his mouth open and his head tilted back.

Tong Nuonuo was stunned by Ah Shou's crying. He quietly stood up and moved closer to Chen Xiao, whispering, "Is he extremely happy? It doesn't seem like it."

Chen Xiao shook his head with a serious expression: "He is not happy, he is really sad."

Now they couldn't eat or drink. The four people could only watch Ah Shou until he cried his heart out and vented his emotions. Ah Shou knew that he was crying inappropriately, but he couldn't help it. Ah Shou cried and hiccuped, sobbing and saying, "I ruined this happy occasion. It's all my fault. I apologize to you all."

After saying that, he stood up and bowed to the people. Without waiting for them to speak, he knelt down in front of Xi Yunting and kowtowed to him. He said, "Master Xi, thank you for your righteous act today! You solved the mystery that has puzzled me for many years."

Xi Yunting said calmly, "I accept your courtesy. Please stand up."

Du Rong hurried forward, helped Ah Shou up, and made him sit on the chair. He said, "Ah Shou, brother...if you don't mind me marrying above my station, I will still call you brother." Ah Shou stood up again, his eyes red and swollen, and he said seriously with a nasal voice, "How could I despise you! We are brothers! No matter what my talent is, it can't change that."

It was the first time for Du Rong to make friends with such a talented practitioner. He laughed happily, "Great!" Then he put away the smile on his face, frowned and asked, "Brother Shou, why are you crying so sadly?"

Ah Shou sighed, and seeing that the others were still standing, he asked the four to take a seat. After everyone sat down, he spoke, "How can I not be sad when I think of the past? I have told you before that there are more than a dozen young people in our village who want to cross the mountains with many ferocious beasts and go to the other side of the country where ordinary people live, hoping to find a way out for the village. In fact, I am one of these young people."

"Ah?" Tong Nuonuo asked in surprise, "But didn't you say at the time that none of these young people came back alive?"

"Yes, we originally planned to go together." Ah Shou nodded, his voice choking again, "At that time, we gathered all the people of the same age who were talented and had made rapid progress in cultivation. Because this matter was done without the knowledge of the villagers, if we all left at once, we would definitely be discovered immediately and come to chase us back. At that time, another person and I were both more prestigious among our peers, so we discussed and decided to leave one of us to do the superficial work to avoid being quickly discovered that something was wrong. At that time, both of us were vying to go. In the end, it was decided whoever was the best would go. In the end, I lost the battle..."

Needless to say, they also knew the outcome. The young people never returned, and were completely annihilated by the beast.

Ah Shou wiped his face, his expression half crying and half laughing: "If I had known earlier that I was a single spiritual root with an excellent mutated ice attribute, I would have been the one to go! I would not be the only one alive, they would all be dead. You don’t know, when the news of their death came back, although no one blamed me, I felt so sad - I wished I could die outside with them!"

After hearing about this, no one knew how to comfort Ah Shou. In that area where ferocious beasts were rampant, even a Jindan stage cultivator could not say that he could pass through safely. Not to mention several young people who might not even be at the foundation building stage. It can only be said that their isolated life made them too ignorant of the outside world. Arrogance and blindness ruined their young and vibrant lives.

Du Rong sighed, and then asked Ah Shou: "You have such a good spiritual root talent and excellent conditions for cultivation. Even if you only practice common exercises, you should be able to complete your foundation. But, from what I see, how come your cultivation is only slightly better than mine?"

Ah Shou shook his head: "After they died, I lost interest in cultivation. I only practiced for a few days and then stopped for a few days, so I am like this now."

Du Rong looked at him with envy. It was really the same person but with different fates. He practiced desperately, but could only barely reach the latter stage of the body refining period. He practiced casually, but his cultivation level was higher than his. But he definitely didn't envy him. Look at his situation. If there were no opportunities, he would be trapped in this small mountain village for the rest of his life.

Xi Yunting said in a blaming voice: "You are so stupid!"

"Ah?" Ah Shou turned to look at Master Xi in confusion.

"Since you were a prestigious person among your peers at that time, those people left you in the village, not only to cover up their whereabouts, but also to let you protect the village on their behalf. After all, there are other people with less talents who need your guidance. You don't consider fulfilling the wishes of the deceased, but spend your days in a muddle, which is extremely wrong!"

Ah Shou was stunned as if he had been hit on the head by a stick. He thought for a moment, then said in annoyance and shame: "Master Xi is right. I was really confused! I was so obsessed with resentment and regret that I forgot to do what I should do."