The family has lived in the mountains for a long time and does not have the giant birds that the Zhou family rides to travel, so they must open up a new road.

As for letting the family move to another place to develop, Chen Xingzhen had no such idea.

Where the sacred tree grows is where the family lives.

Not to mention that there is a natural blood spring and a mass grave here with abundant resources of ferocious beasts.

These conditions may not seem very good to other families, but they are two indispensable factors for the development of a family today.

As long as the family is strong enough, it doesn't matter where it is.

On the contrary, it is not all bad for the family to be here. At least there is no need to worry about raids from other families.

However, it is not easy to open up a new road here, not to mention that there are not many tribesmen now, and opening up a road is also a cumbersome project.

In order to speed up the process, Chen Xingzhen immediately began to gather villagers from various villages, recruit young people from the villages, and use grain as a reward.

The family's rice harvest comes before the blood rice. In addition to the fertile fields, the family also has a lot of ordinary fields. The rice produced from one crop is enough for the family to eat for several years. It is most appropriate to use rice as a reward now.

When the villagers from various villages heard that it was the Chen family who called the meeting, they all rushed over with their tools.

They didn't know the significance of opening up the road, nor did they know what the Chen family's purpose was.

Perhaps in their view, this kind of thing is thankless.

After all, many of them have lived here for generations and have long been accustomed to this kind of life.

But after hearing that it was the Chen family who called the meeting, they did not ask the reason and rushed over directly. Many villagers even said that it would be fine as long as they were provided with food.

By the second day, the number of people who responded to the call had reached about 500, which was several times the number of family members and almost the number of all the young people in each village.

This scene also surprised many members of the Chen family. They did not expect that the family now has such a strong appeal.

With the joint efforts of the tribesmen and villagers, they cut through the mountains and built bridges over the rivers, and the progress was several times faster than before.

Although these 500-plus people eat a lot of rice every day, and the family also needs to pay them a certain amount of compensation, the consumption is quite high.

But compared to what the family is doing now, this is nothing.

…

At night, the locust leaves in the ancestral hall once again glowed with a faint fluorescent light.

It has been seven days since Chen Qingyu left the family.

Below the sacred tree, Chen Xingzhen, Chen Tianyu and several other family Blood Coagulation Realm warriors were reporting on today’s road-clearing situation.

There are quite a lot of people clearing the way, but most of them are villagers who have no self-defense skills. While clearing the way, they will also encounter many ferocious beasts. If they are attacked by ferocious beasts, the villagers will inevitably be injured. At this time, the family warriors need to work together to take precautions in advance.

Fortunately, the tribe still has enough manpower, and no major accidents have occurred in the past few days.

However, even though there are many tribesmen, it still takes a lot of time to open up a complete road.

During these seven days, with the cooperation of many villagers and tribesmen, they only managed to open up a road of about one kilometer.

At the current speed, it will probably take quite some time.

But according to reports from the tribesmen, the road clearing has been much smoother in the past two days, and there have not been many obstacles along the way. I think the speed will be greatly improved in the future.

After reporting today's situation, Chen Xingzhen turned his head to look at the family sacred tree and said to himself:

"I don't know how Qingyu is doing now, and whether he has arrived at the Zhou family. I hope the trip goes well."

Chen Tianyu and others on the side also began to pray to the sacred tree, praying that Chen Qingyu would be able to return safely and that the family's path to opening up would be smooth.

Just as several people were praying, a locust leaf with a faint golden glow above the sacred tree suddenly glowed with a faint light.

As the locust leaf glowed, a white light curtain rose in front of Chen Xingzhen and his companions.

The people who saw the light curtain looked surprised, but they soon realized that this light curtain was probably the masterpiece of the sacred tree.

And when several people looked at the small light curtain in front of them, a hint of surprise appeared on their faces.

I saw a familiar figure in this white light curtain.

As the light curtain gradually became clearer, several people quickly recognized the person in the light curtain. It was Chen Qingyu.

They didn't expect that the sacred tree had such divine power. After praying, Chen Xingzhen and others gathered together and began to watch the scene in the light curtain.

…

"Phew, we're finally here!"

Looking at the familiar family in the distance, Zhou Honglang let out a breath of pent-up air.

Although they were helped by the Wind-Chasing Falcon, the blood rice it brought back slowed down its speed a little, so it did not reach the family until the evening of the seventh day.

The other tribesmen who were traveling with them also sighed when they saw this, with a hint of joy in their eyes.

As soon as they landed, a tribesman came forward to salute:

"Welcome the old Hui people of Huaian."

Zhou Huaian nodded slightly, and then said to Zhou Honglang beside him:

"You are responsible for handling this. I will go back to the tribe to report first."

"Uncle, take care. Leave this to me."

Zhou Honglang agreed immediately, and then ordered his tribesmen to start removing the blood rice from the Wind-Chasing Falcon.

These wind-chasing falcons are ferocious beasts that have been domesticated since childhood in the family. They are very strong and can fly very fast when at full speed. In the past, they were used in family battles, but now they are used to haul goods, which is a bit of a waste of their talent.

After this trip, these wind-chasing falcons will need to rest for a few days. After all, these wind-chasing falcons are not only used for traveling, but also a special symbol of the family besides the totem, and they need to be taken seriously.

When several people were unloading the blood rice, Chen Qingyu in the back also jumped off the Wind Chasing Falcon.

And when Chen Qingyu saw the scene in front of him, a hint of surprise appeared in his originally calm eyes.

What comes into view is a huge mansion built in the center of the city. Outside the mansion, there is a high wall. The wall is smooth, like paper, and seems to have been strictly carved. The outside of the wall is covered with a layer of white paint.

At the gate of the mansion, there are several red trees several meters high serving as supports for the gate. Chen Qingyu could not tell what materials these red trees were made of, but he could smell the faint fragrance coming from the mahogany.

On both sides of the house, there are glowing white stones hung every few meters. These stones are extremely dazzling even in the dark, illuminating the surroundings extremely brightly.

Above the gate hangs a carved plaque with the four large characters "Yunmeng Zhou Family" engraved on it. The handwriting is vigorous and majestic, and even has a mysterious quality, not like something carved by ordinary people.

After looking around, Chen Qingyu turned his head to look behind him, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.