Chapter 385 The Entrustment of Mr. and Mrs. Zhong

The master and his disciples chatted together for a long time.

Zhong Cai finally said, "Master, Master Jiang, I don't know how long Dong Xiao will need to consider this. Why don't you two stay home for the next few days?" He thought for a moment, then said mysteriously, "If Master is worried that the time is too short and there won't be enough time to leave Canglong with enough level-eight pills, that's alright. I'll just buy them from the sect and have Dong Xiao take them back. If Master Jiang is worried that Canglong's combat strength will be insufficient and its status will be affected after he leaves... I also have a way."

Sang Yunchu raised her delicate eyebrows: "Oh?"

Zhong Cai chuckled: "I won't go into the specifics of the method; we'll have to wait for Master and Master Jiang to make the decision first."

Sang Yunchu could tell that his little disciple genuinely wanted him and Senior Brother Jiang to come over.

He hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Did you suffer any injustices at the Spirit Immortal Sect and the War God Hall?"

—Although Sang Yunchu thought it was unlikely, what if it was?

Zhong Cai quickly shook his head: "I'm not wronged at all. The benefits offered by the two forces are very generous, and the rules are even more lenient than those of Canglong."

Sang Yunchu felt relieved and teased with a smile, "So the little brat misses his master?"

Zhong Cai's lips twitched slightly: "Yes, Master, come and take care of the child."

Sang Yunchu couldn't help but chuckle and gently patted Zhong Cai's head.

He actually understood that his beloved disciple simply felt that he deserved a better cultivation environment. Moreover, level nine forces had more treasures and channels, which would increase his and Senior Brother Jiang's chances of reaching the highest levels in the future.

Wu Shaogan raised his glass to Jiang Chongguang.

Jiang Chongguang clinked glasses with him to indicate that he understood.

The master and disciple didn't have any fancy interactions, and they didn't talk much usually. But Wu Shaogan's meaning was clear at this moment: he was listening to Zhong Cai and asking his master to come as soon as possible.

·

Sang Yunchu and Jiang Chongguang indeed stayed in the Land of All Beings for a few days—not only to catch up with the two of them as the disciples suggested, but also because Wu Dongxiao, who opened the gate, hadn't come over for the past two days.

Then, Wu Dongxiao finally arrived.

He looked a bit dejected, as if he couldn't muster any energy.

Xuan Bing walked alongside him, his face revealing a hint of reluctance.

It seems that a wise decision has been made.

Zhong Cai smiled and poured tea for the two of them, saying, "Have you thought it through?"

Wu Dongxiao nodded, his expression immediately becoming resolute, and said solemnly, "This is indeed an opportunity, and I'm sorry to have troubled you two uncles to waste your spots."

·

Before returning, Wu Dongxiao had discussed things with his senior brother, and while waiting for his master to emerge from seclusion, he took care of some miscellaneous tasks. After his master emerged from seclusion, he discussed things with him again.

He's here to inform his two uncles that he needs to spend some more time making arrangements, and also to ask his two grandmasters whether they should leave with him or stay in the Land of All Beings a little longer.

·

Wu Dongxiao said, "I've been looking for someone to take over the things my two uncles entrusted to me before. Over the years, I've trained some people in the sect, and with Uncle Xia's help, I should be able to fulfill their requests."

Speaking of this...

Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan exchanged a glance.

Wu Shaogan pondered for a moment and said, "You went back to the Wu family?"

Wu Dongxiao said calmly, "We're just about to go back."

Zhong Cai understood—so, the matter that still needs some time to be arranged is probably the Wu family's affairs.

Wu Dongxiao honestly said, "I occasionally keep an eye on the Wu family's situation. They've been on a downward spiral, while the Zhong family has been developing and getting better and better."

At this point, he looked at Zhong Cai, and what he was about to say was clearly directed at her.

"The Zhong family changed heads more than ten years ago. Now, the branch from which Uncle Zhong came from is in charge. Although it's still early and they haven't reached the Fusion Realm yet, the Zhong family is already the leader of the entire Kunyun City."

"I helped out a little in previous years, but overall the Zhong family mostly relied on external support and developed on their own."

Zhong Cai nodded: "My stepfather and stepmother are quite capable." He looked up, "Do you know anything about my grandfather and aunt in Xihu?"

Wu Dongxiao nodded and said, "I have people under my command keeping watch in Kunyun City."

Zhong Cai smiled and said, "Then tell me about it."

Wu Dongxiao said, "Commander Xihu is already an enlightened cultivator, and the young commander will soon be enlightened as well." He recalled, "The young commander got married more than 20 years ago. Her husband was a rogue cultivator who married into the family, and they now have children."

Zhong Cai was taken aback, then smiled with joy: "I didn't expect that my aunt would find someone she likes so quickly! Dong Xiao, after you return to Kunyun City, find out how many descendants my aunt has, then come back from there again and bring the news to me."

Wu Dongxiao replied, "Yes."

Zhong Cai thought for a moment and then said, "Also count the descendants of my stepfather and stepmother. If nothing unexpected happens, Zhong Lan'er and Zhong Yun should be married and have children by now." He suddenly thought of something and his expression became a little strange. "By the way, if my stepmother has any more children, remember to tell me."

Wu Dongxiao still agreed: "Okay."

Zhong Cai smiled and said, "When the time comes, I'll pack some things and you can help me give them to them. Just say that Lao Wu and I had them brought back from afar and asked you to deliver them."

Wu Dongxiao still agreed.

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Seeing that Zhong Cai had no further instructions, Wu Dongxiao looked at Wu Shaogan and said, "Uncle, do you have any advice for the Wu family?"

Wu Shaogan calmly replied, "No."

Back then, he had already stopped taking the Wu family seriously, and everything about the Wu family had nothing to do with him.

Zhong Cai, however, couldn't help but ask, "Your grandparents..."

Wu Dongxiao's eyelids twitched.

Don't be so familiar with them! If your uncle doesn't want to admit they're his parents, does he think he'd admit they're his grandparents?

Ahhh!

But Wu Dongxiao dared not say it aloud; he could only let his eyes dart wildly.

Afterwards, he honestly said, "Nobody likes them, and they never see anyone. It is said that occasionally someone catches a glimpse of them and finds that their strength has stagnated for a long time. Although the poison has been cured, they still look decades older."

Zhong Cai snorted softly, probably consumed by regret!

Wu Dongxiao added, "The Wu family has a new head of household now; it's Wu Shaowei."

Zhong Cai felt the name sounded familiar and couldn't help but look at Wu Shaogan.

Wu Shaogan said, "They were the first to give us a gift."

Zhong Cai suddenly realized, "It's him!"

He remembered that there were three decent members of the Wu family, and he had given them all gifts. Wu Shaowei was one of them.

Wu Dongxiao nodded: "Actually, Wu Shaowei's strength is not quite enough, but he has a lot of spirit."

Zhong Cai mentioned it casually, but he was mainly concerned about his old Wu's indifferent parents. Knowing that they had also been abandoned by the Wu family, he could understand a little of what his old Wu had felt back then, which made him feel better.

Wu Shaogan didn't care at all.

He simply said, "Don't waste too much time."

Wu Dongxiao smiled and said, "Don't worry, Uncle."

In fact, he only planned to deal with his old enemies; he didn't intend to do anything more.

The main problem was that the Wu family was already in such a sorry state, and he really didn't know what else he could do—he couldn't very well just rush in and kill the two Wu family patriarchs, could he? It would be enough to just kill those two ingrates.

·

The group stopped discussing the Wu family's affairs.

After a moment's thought, Wu Shaogan asked, "How is Xiang Lin now?"

Zhong Cai also asked, "How are Zhong Da, Qiao Hong, and Bi Cen doing lately?"

Wu Dongxiao seemed to have anticipated these questions and said directly, "I have been cooperating with Xiang Lin all these years. He has greatly improved his strength and is still running the shop left by Uncle Zhong. I have already set up connections for him with alchemists in the sect, so even if I leave, he can still maintain it in the future." He added, "The same goes for Xihu."

Zhong Cai nodded with a smile.

Wu Dongxiao also said:

"Although Zhong Da and Qiao Hong are also assisting Xiang Lin, they have also set up their own residence and moved out. They already have quite a few descendants. One of their grandchildren has some talent for alchemy and has already learned some alchemy under Xiang Lin's guidance. He should have a promising future."

“Bichen and his wife also had a very harmonious relationship and had two generations of children.”

"The younger generations of Bichen and Qiaohong's families often develop feelings for each other and get married, so they are considered close family friends. The younger generations of both families also respect Xianglin as their uncle or great-uncle, and they are usually very filial."

Zhong Cai couldn't help but chuckle when he thought of Xiang Lin's perpetually composed, icy face, now that he was an uncle. But then he remembered how grown up Dong Xiao was; if he were to marry a girl soon, he'd become an uncle too—and his laughter vanished.

Let's skip this topic.

As Zhong Cai's thoughts raced, she retrieved two mustard seed bags from the ancient city, took out several items, stuffed them into the bags, and handed them to Wu Dongxiao, saying, "This smaller one is for Xiang Lin, reminding him to cultivate diligently. You should also give this larger one to Xiang Lin, telling him not to reveal it to anyone else for now. When Zhong Da, Bi Cen, and Qiao Hong need it, Xiang Lin can decide how to distribute it. If any descendants of the two families are particularly ambitious and deserving of a reward in the future, let Xiang Lin choose one from among them as a gift."

Wu Dongxiao took the mustard seed bag and carefully put it away.

Zhong Cai then picked out some resources of even better quality, put them in a mustard seed bag, and handed it to Wu Dongxiao.

“These are mainly for the West Tiger Hunting Group, and secondly for my father and stepmother’s family… Don’t send them there for now. When they need something, Xiang Lin will help them and give them whatever resources they need.”

Wu Dongxiao understood: "I will arrange some people to oversee the work of Gu Xihu and the Zhong family, with Xiang Lin in charge."

Zhong Cai agreed: "Okay." He suddenly smiled, "Please tell Xiang Lin for me that the capable should do more work, and thank him for his hard work."

Wu Dongxiao said, "I will give Uncle Xiang more resources then."

Zhong Cai casually replied, "That works too."

By this point, we had said almost everything that needed to be said.

Sang Yunchu said softly, "This time we'll go out with Dong Xiao first. After that, whatever our plans are, on the day Dong Xiao leaves, Senior Brother Jiang and I will come together."

Zhong Cai smiled and said, "That's fine too. We'll just have to wait for the two masters to make a decision."

Then, Sang Jiang and Wu Dongxiao prepared to leave.

Xuan Bing wasn't leaving, but rather because he wouldn't be able to enter the Land of All Beings for a period of time afterward, so he took this opportunity to cultivate at the Starlight Arena for a few days.

Before the group left, Zhong Cai took out two mustard seed rings and gave one to each of his two masters.

Sang Yunchu raised an eyebrow: "What's going on?"

Zhong Cai said with a smile, "These are some little trinkets that Lao Wu and I have collected over the years. Masters, feel free to take them back and play with them."

Sang Yunchu and Jiang Chongguang accepted the gifts without hesitation.

Zhong Cai waved to his two masters again and shouted loudly, "Come back soon!"

Sang Yunchu chuckled and waved twice in response: "Okay!"

Jiang Chongguang didn't do anything fancy. He simply patted Wu Shaogan on the shoulder for what seemed like the umpteenth time, then walked steadily beside Sang Yunchu, and together they stepped into the Gate of All Beings opened by Wu Dongxiao.

·

After everyone left, Zhong Cai leaned against Wu Shaogan and said lazily, "I wonder how our blind box shop and the Dao soldiers are doing."

Wu Shaogan, still holding Zhong Cai, smiled slightly: "Ever since we came to the top continent, we've been just a piece of the puzzle. If we can leave, we can leave; if we can't, it's no big deal."

Zhong Cai hummed in agreement, then rolled over and rubbed against Wu Shaogan's chest.

Wu Shaogan then said, "It's only been a few decades. Even if those special Dao soldiers are very capable, they can't improve much and can't conquer much territory. We'll have to wait until our strength reaches at least Nirvana or Tongtian level before we go back and see the results."

Zhong Cai pondered that, in truth, once all the masters came up, only her maternal grandfather was worth visiting.

My adoptive father has countless children, and with his arrangements for their care, it's not necessary for us to meet.

Grandpa might have missed him often in his younger days, but now Aunt has been married for many years, her descendants are growing, the family is expanding, and they also need to develop Xihu. He, Grandpa, and Aunt each have their own lives, and there's nothing to be sentimental about... Judging from Grandpa's lifespan, there's still a long way to go.

·

The two of them quietly and affectionately cuddled for a while.

Zhong Cai let out a breath and laughed, "Speaking of Dao soldiers... we haven't summoned them in a long time."

Wu Shaogan nodded: "We have enough Xuan Stones. Let's head straight for the Dragon Armor Soldiers this time."

Zhong Cai pondered, "However, it will also summon a considerable number of special Dao soldiers at the same time..."

Wu Shaogan casually replied, "Let them choose for themselves."

Zhong Cai thought for a moment and nodded, "Alright." Then he said, "But Lao Wu, did you get any feedback from the ancient city? The ancient city informed me before that if we summon Dao soldiers in the Land of All Beings, those special Dao soldiers can only stay in the ancient city and cannot truly reach the Land of All Beings."

Wu Shaogan replied, "I also received the notification."

Zhong Cai smiled again: "Then let's go and summon it directly."

At this moment, Wu Shaogan was still holding Zhong Cai as they entered the ancient city and flew into a pavilion to prepare to muster their troops.

·

Since arriving on the top continent, the two have not summoned any Dao soldiers, but their wealth has been increasing. They have accumulated a large number of Xuan stones, enough to cultivate dozens of Dragon Armor Soldiers to their peak.

Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan lay side by side on the stone bed, looking at the summoning pool that was emitting flames in front of them.

The current pool can summon 10,000 Dao soldiers each time.

However, as long as a certain number of Xuan Stones are invested and controlled by voice, the invested Xuan Stones will be continuously consumed, with 10,000 stones emerging each time, until all the Xuan Stones are exhausted.

Zhong Cai turned his head and asked, "Old Wu, how many Xuan Stones do you think we'll spend?"

Wu Shaogan said, "Just throw in a thousand high-grade Xuan stones. It can summon a billion Dao soldiers. Even if the probability is low, it should still be able to summon a few Dragon Armor Soldiers for our use."

Zhong Cai was pleased to hear this, and felt even more comfortable while lying down.

"Then let's summon them slowly. We can do everything right here."

Wu Shaogan naturally had no objections and quickly issued orders: "Ordinary Dao soldiers should quickly synthesize on their own after leaving the pool, and stop when they are synthesized into Golden Armor Soldiers. Special Dao soldiers should enter the side room on their own, and all Golden Armor Soldiers and Dragon Armor Soldiers should enter another room."

Zhong Cai then took out a sufficient amount of Xuan Stones and threw them directly into the pool.

·

Flames surged in the pool, and in just a moment, a full ten thousand Dao soldiers appeared!

More than 90% of these soldiers were iron-armored, but at a glance, there were also silver-armored and gold-armored soldiers, though in very small numbers.

There is only one special Dao soldier, a handsome and cheerful young man who carries a venomous snake-like beast.

Zhong Cai briefly explained the arrangements for the summoned Dao soldiers and then instructed him to explain the arrangements for other special Dao soldiers later.

The special Taoist soldier received the order and quickly entered the nearest side room.

The ordinary soldiers followed orders meticulously, entering the various synthesis rooms in unison and quickly exhausting themselves, leaving only the highest-level ones remaining...

·

In just a few breaths, the Taoist soldiers summoned by the command platform took care of themselves.

Flames burst forth ceaselessly from the pool, summoning another ten thousand Dao soldiers!

These Taoist soldiers also quickly categorized and processed the goods themselves.

Then the third, the fourth, the fifth...

The Taoist soldiers appeared in waves, but they no longer needed the Zhong and Wu couple to look after them.

It solves problems automatically.

·

Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan were also busy, estimating the possible number of children among their relatives and filling them with resources in separate mustard bags.

After organizing the resources, the two of them worked together, one refining pills and the other cultivating.

The stone bed was incredibly spacious; it easily accommodated them, even as they were busy working.

·

After Sang Yunchu and Jiang Chongguang stepped out of the door, they parted ways with Wu Dongxiao.

Wu Dongxiao wanted to gather some people to go to Kunyun City with him.

Sang Jiang and the other two planned to first take stock of their own assets, and then immediately go to pay their respects to the dean.

In fact, the two were quite swayed by the enthusiastic invitation from their apprentices and had already made up their minds.

However, if the two of them also go to the top continent, they may never come back in this lifetime—even though it is said that travel tokens can be bought in Cai'er's area, they are not as cheap as cabbage, and the price is definitely not to be underestimated—they still need to be fully prepared.

·

A few days later.

Sang Yunchu used the teleportation array to directly send a sound-recording crystal to Yuan Yifei.

Yuan Yifei was originally reading alchemy books and immersing himself in the ocean of alchemy. After noticing the movement of the teleportation array, he did not move. Yuan Bing immediately went over and brought back this sound-recording crystal.

Then, Yuan Bing activated the crystal.

Sang Yunchu's beautiful voice then came through in a dense, continuous stream.

"Brother Yifei, you may not know this, but my beloved disciple has already contacted me and given me quite a few generous gifts..."

“My beloved disciple is very generous. In particular, I love drinking tea, and my disciple actually prepared five kinds of grade seven tea, three kinds of grade eight tea, and one kind of grade nine tea for me!”

"In addition, there are rare medicines..."

Yuan Yifei: "..."

He thought that this situation would not occur again after this guy's disciple went to the top continent, but how long has it been peaceful? Only a few decades, and it has happened again.

No, wait a minute.

How did Cai'er send the resources back to her master, and what secrets were involved?

That's not a good question to ask.

As for Sang Yunchu, after repeating himself several times, until Yuan Yifei was completely dizzy, he finally... still refused to shut up.

Yuan Yifei: "..."

·

On a mountain peak within the Azure Dragon Academy.

Jiang Chongguang sat upright.

All the junior brothers and sisters were present, and they all had a serious attitude.

Jiang Chongguang said, "I have found a way to travel to the top continent, and I will set off soon."

The junior students were all stunned.

Just as they were about to ask something, they saw Jiang Chongguang show off his mustard seed ring and then take out the resources inside one by one.

There are at least level 7 resources, and a large amount of level 8 resources as well.

There were also some that were perfect for his junior brothers and sisters, which Jiang Chongguang then presented to them one by one.

For a moment, the junior students were at a loss for words.

Jiang Chongguang, however, laughed heartily and said, "These were all sent by Cai'er and Shaogan! They have ways to contact them, but opportunities are few. It was thanks to their many efforts that I was able to go over as well, and I don't want to let the children down!"

Junior brothers and sisters: "..."

Yes, yes, yes, they were still able to contact each other across the mainland, but the price they paid must have been considerable.

They all knew that their eldest brother's beloved disciple was the best!

After the junior disciple left, many of the younger disciples realized that their senior brother could occasionally be quite talkative...

·

Kunyun City, Zhong Family.

Zhong Guanlin, now in full power, was radiant.

He is now in charge of the entire Zhong family, and under his leadership, the family business is booming, a glorious life he never imagined before—and all of this is because he has a good son with whom he has no enemies!

Even if they might never see each other again in this lifetime, his son's generosity has already made him content.

Because building a career takes a lot of time, Zhong Guanlin became less greedy for beautiful women. He didn't add any new women to his harem, until even Luo Fengxian asked him if he wanted to add a few more concubines, which he simply refused.

·

Just as Zhong Guanlin picked up a small wine cup to sip his wine, Luo Fengxian remained elegant and composed, but the urgency in her steps ultimately revealed a hint of anxiety in her mind.

Seeing her like this, Zhong Guanlin asked, "What's wrong?"