He had no experience in taking on apprentices and had never even considered it.

With his appearance, he should be lucky if he doesn't scare people; why bother himself with unnecessary trouble?

"Instead of asking me to take on apprentices, you might as well find someone to marry, so that your lineage will continue."

I've heard countless pieces of advice like this from Zhan Wu, but this is the first time I've heard it from Zhan Xiang.

"Who's been gossiping in your ear?" Zhan Wu began to ponder who had been visiting his home these past few days.

Zhan Xiang, "Hasn't this topic always been around? I know many older women in the village have talked to you about potential partners, but you've rejected them all."

I know you're worried about me, but there's no need for that. I can live a good life on my own. I've already burdened you for so many years; I can't be selfish any longer."

“I thought we had already reached a consensus on this,” Zhan Wuye sat down on the kang. “It’s already good enough that the two of us brothers are alive. How could I dare to dream of anything more?”

At first, he wanted to start a family, but what did those people say?

As long as you date them, you have to leave Zhan Xiang behind. They all think Zhan Xiang is a burden, but they don't know that the biggest source of income for their family comes from this person they look down on.

After these experiences, he's come to terms with it. Everyone else values ​​profit more, while he values ​​brotherhood more.

He is alive because Zhan Xiang never gave up on him despite his mental illness for so many years. Now that he has lost his eyes, he will become those eyes.

As for having no descendants, what does it matter? He was abandoned at birth anyway, so whose lineage will he carry on? People like them are tough enough, so why should they harm others?

When they have saved more money in the future, or when they really can't move anymore, finding a place deep in the mountains will save them a lot of trouble.

"Besides, I don't think there's anything wrong with how we are. You've seen it before; those families in our village are always arguing and bickering. I don't have the patience for that..."

Zhan Xiang sighed deeply, "I don't want you to regret it when you're old. With my health, I'll definitely pass away before you. What will you do when you're all alone?"

Zhan Wuqing chuckled, "Having sons and daughters doesn't necessarily mean they'll be filial. Just like our master took in so many of us, but in the end, not even a single corpse could be found."

When he first joined the sect, he envied his senior brothers who had already mastered their skills. However, as life went on, he realized that things were not as wonderful as they seemed on the surface.

Similarly, every family does the same; they present what they want others to see, but in reality...

Neither brother could convince the other, and they were quite nonchalant, quickly changing the subject.

When Jiang Yi arrived, he saw lights in the courtyard and guessed that Hua Xiangyun's martial uncle had arrived.

He didn't go in to disturb them, and instead carried his prey directly to the Wu family's house.

"I was lucky today; a small wild deer fell into the trap," Jiang Yi said. To avoid attracting attention, he now keeps his prey in his storage bag and only takes things out after entering the house.

Besides the little wild deer, there were also some pheasants, rabbits, and the like.

“That’s perfect, give it to your uncles and the others to replenish their strength,” Wu Chenxi said, thinking about how Jiang Yi had been sending things over the past few days. She tossed him a storage bag, which was larger than the one he had in his hand.

Jiang Yi accepted it without ceremony, but when he looked inside, he found there were several gold bricks. "Master Wu?"

"Here you go. You're always bringing things home, and I don't have much to give you back. I'll find some time to exchange it and buy you something you like."

“But this is too much,” Jiang Yi said. He had plenty of these things on hand. Thinking that he would be leaving soon, he dug out all the things that the Jiang family had hidden under the kang (a heated brick bed) and slowly moved them here, putting them into Hua Xiangyun’s storage ring.

There were several boxes of gold bricks, not to mention other valuables. Even if the two of them did not work, they could live an easy life for the rest of their lives.

“What’s so great about this? It’s not enough for a trip to a big city.” After saying that, Wu Chenxi turned and went into the room, leaving the rest to them to handle.

Hua Xiangyun continued walking the prey towards the backyard, saying, "We've been having guests at home these past few days, so let's take advantage of the early hour and get everything out here."

Jiang Yi: "Have you set a date for going into the mountains?"

He didn't know much about breaking formations, but he was one of the designated members, and it would take him some time to learn them all at once.

Hua Xiangyun said, "You should ask for leave after work tomorrow. Your master and uncle will explain it to you in detail. We may need to prepare to go into the mountains the day after tomorrow."

"So rushed?"

"We're worried that things might change. We went into the mountains a few times before, and we were afraid that the spies they left behind would notice us. Now that we have enough manpower, we naturally need to speed things up."

"But there aren't nine sacrificial arrays, and there are only three of us..."

“That’s enough. Sometimes having too many people isn’t necessarily a good thing,” Hua Xiangyun told Jiang Yi without hiding anything. “My master has already found the core of the formation. Once we break the core, we can deal with the other parts.”

The Nine Dragons Return to One True One, among which there is a leader dragon. Once one of them is subdued, the other smaller dragons will be much easier to deal with.

Furthermore, with the core of the formation destroyed, it would be impossible for the enemy to salvage it.

It was only after these past few days of repeated deliberation that they were able to break through the formation's core. For them, this was definitely much more difficult. However, they had their eyes on the underworld officials they had invited last time, since the Nine Dragons Returning Formation had trapped so many souls, which was inextricably linked to their work.

Besides, with so many ancient souls, the master and disciple alone couldn't send them to the underworld in a short time. They would have to ask for outside help, so it would be better to do it all at once.

“Alright, you guys are more knowledgeable about these things than we are,” Jiang Yizhi was not here, so he was always a bit lax in his cultivation. This time, in order to be able to help, he meditated continuously for a long time.

He had put in a tremendous amount of effort to break through the formation this time, and naturally hoped that everything would go smoothly.

It's just a matter of taking a few more days off. Anyway, he's already in a very good position, and things will run normally even if he's away for a few days.

After finishing the business, they started talking about family matters. "After we've dealt with all this, you should go back home. Your nephew is having his one-month celebration."

Hua Xiangyun: "...I have to ask for leave again. Among all these educated youth, I've asked for the most leave..."

“If all else fails, I’ll arrange for you to move back to the city,” Jiang Yi really felt there was no need to continue living in the village. “Our wedding is almost here, so if we leave now, no one will gossip.”

By then, news about the college entrance exams would be coming out soon, and who would care about such things?

Hua Xiangyun really had no intention of returning to the city. "...Let's wait a little longer. After all, it's better to see things through to the end. Besides, with my master here, it will be easier for me to ask him some questions."