Zheng looked at her daughter's stubborn eyes and forced smile, and she could no longer insist on anything. She had to step forward and help pack the clothes and things.
Sometimes Er Shun couldn't help crying, and Zheng pretended not to notice and deliberately avoided her sight, but her heart was filled with heartache.
Zheng had not expected things to turn out like this, which made people feel helpless and exhausted to deal with it.
After Chen Xiao left Fan Village, the Wu family was overjoyed because their son was chosen by the Immortal Sect, so they naturally would not cause any trouble.
The Chen family lived a relatively peaceful life.
Unexpectedly, it was the Fan family that really brought trouble to the Chen family.
It was precisely because of Chen Xiao's meddling and the use of some kind of housing technique that Wu Xinzhi was selected and Fan Shiming was not. This was the unanimous opinion of the Fan family.
The Fan family is the largest family in Fan Village. Although they are not as powerful as those immortal cultivation families, they also have many low-level cultivators as guards and confidants, which is enough to make them a powerful family in this countryside.
After Fan Shiming recovered from his injury, he naturally bore the deepest hatred towards the Chen family. He wanted to take revenge on the Chen family himself, but was stopped by the head of the Fan family.
The head of the Fan family is not a kind-hearted person who believes that it is better to resolve a feud than to create one. Instead, he uses a soft knife to cut the flesh, which is a more insidious method.
If Chen Xiao, this young man with an inexplicable adventure, becomes successful in the future, or if Wu Xinzhi, who was selected by the outer sect of Zhongxuan Sect, becomes successful in the future, no matter which one of them returns home in glory, it will be disadvantageous to the Fan family.
From then on, under the secret instructions of the Fan family, Chen Changgen's family began to have a hard time. Chen Changgen was originally a long-term worker in a wealthy family in a village. His boss always made things difficult for him and asked him to do impossible tasks.
After many times, Chen Changgen also felt something was wrong. Fortunately, he was popular in the village, and someone secretly told him about it. Knowing that it was the Fan family who was secretly doing bad things, Chen Changgen did not confront them head-on, and simply quit his job and went home.
Anyway, their family's foreign debts were paid off, and the house had just been renovated. The family didn't need him to support them, so Chen Changgen looked for a temporary job in the county. No matter how powerful the Fan family was, they only had influence in Fan Village and couldn't reach the county.
However, they ruined Chen Changgen's job and drove him out of the village to work outside, which did not satisfy the Fan family, so they started to target other members of the Chen family.
Fan Village is rich in land and water, and rice is grown there. There is a huge waterwheel in the village. The first day of irrigation every year is called the Waterwheel Festival, and a group of small children will go to step on the waterwheel for a festive and auspicious occasion.
Chen's Sibao was of the right age, so he was allowed to go this year. But something went wrong. The waterwheel suddenly made a cracking sound and fell down, hitting Sibao on the head. If Sibao hadn't slipped on the mud and rolled out of the gap in the waterwheel, he might have died.
This frightened Zheng so much that she never dared to let her youngest son go out alone again.
The following year, Zheng discovered that Fan Shiming of the Fan family suddenly rarely appeared in the village. After asking around, she only learned that he was sent to another school because his dantian was damaged.
She thought that the matter of Fan Shiming leaving Fan Village was over, but she didn't expect that one day, when someone from the Fan family went to the Wu family, they brought the news that Wu's mother-in-law was seriously ill. Then the Wu family came to urge the marriage, asking Er Shun to marry quickly to bring good luck!
And because Wu Xinzhi was not at home, he had to ask his brother to marry Ershun on his behalf!
Zheng was completely stunned and at a loss as to what to do. She had no choice but to ask Sanshuan, who was already fourteen years old, to run to the county town alone and call Chen Changgen back to discuss the matter.
Chen Changgen was determined not to do so. He had originally disagreed with Ershun not breaking off the engagement. Wu Xinzhi was just not at home. He was neither seriously ill nor deceased. Why should someone else marry Ershun?
Wu Xinzhi had been gone for three years without any news. Who knew if he would come back in the future? Could it be that his daughter would really marry him and become a widow? If Wu Xinzhi was unlucky enough to have her fiancé die, it would be much easier for her to marry someone else than to become a widow.
Besides, even if it is for a happy occasion, Er Shun doesn’t have to marry him. Mother Wu’s eldest grandson is of marriageable age and is also a suitable candidate.
At this time, Chen Changgen had not yet thought about the critical illness of the old lady of the Wu family. After all, when Wu Xinzhi failed to be selected as an inner disciple, she fell seriously ill, and her health had been a little unwell since then.
But unexpectedly, because Chen Changgen disagreed, the marriage was delayed again and again. The old lady of the Wu family couldn't bear it and exposed her true colors. She was just pretending to be sick. She just wanted to find a name to trick Ershun into marrying!
This really pissed off the honest Chen Changgen, and the two families not only broke up, but also became very tense. Even when the head of the Wu family and the eldest son came to apologize in person, Chen Changgen and Zheng still couldn't calm down.
It was only when the Wu family came to apologize that Chen Changgen realized that it was all because of the Fan family's gossip, saying that the mortality rate of people who practice Taoism is extremely high. Maybe Wu Xinzhi is in danger after not hearing from him for so long. He suggested that they should take advantage of Er Shun's youth and let her marry in as soon as possible, so as to avoid the Chen family regretting the marriage after a long time.
Previously, Wu's mother supported the cancellation of the engagement in order to find a good marriage for her son. But now she is afraid that the Chen family will regret the engagement. She is really worried that something might happen to her son and he would become a wandering ghost without even a support in the future.
When Chen Changgen refused the Wu family's request to marry Ershun right away, Wu's mother jumped up and started scolding him.
She scolded Er Shun for being cunning, kind-looking but evil-hearted. She only wanted to be a ready-made fairy wife, but didn't want to serve her parents-in-law and be filial to her husband. She was a treacherous person who only wanted to enjoy happiness and was unwilling to endure hardships!
Not only did he scold Ershun, he also scolded Chen Changgen and Zheng, saying that if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be upright, and that Ershun was like this because his parents were not good people either.
This made the Chen family furious, and they responded that Wu's mother pretended to be sick to force the marriage, which was not a good intention. Who would dare to marry into the family if she insulted and bullied the girl before she even married him.
Under the instigation of the Fan family, the two families almost became enemies. There was no harmony between the two families at all.
Ershun had a good idea at the time. He wanted to help his family and his two younger brothers by marrying into the family. However, not only could he not help them, but the two families are now in such a mess that it is awkward for them to meet each other.
What made her even sadder was that even Sanshuan was affected. With the Fan family secretly fanning the flames, the rumors about their family in the village became increasingly negative, and he still hadn't found a husband until he was seventeen.
Ershun is now 20 years old. Girls of her age have all married and become wives. They are restrained by their elders and no longer associate with her. Sanshuan is isolated in the village and no one talks to him. Sibao is even more confined at home by Zheng, and his temperament is getting more and more silent.
Because Chen Changgen worked in the county town, their life was not poor, but it was very aggrieved! If they had nowhere else to go and the daily cost of moving to the county town was too high, they really didn't want to stay in Fan Village anymore.
After Han Wa left, there was no news. Chen Changgen asked Master Zhou Wu who passed by the county town several times to inquire about him, but he didn't know where he went. Unexpectedly, in winter, a fairy master suddenly came to Fan Village, saying that he was sent by Han Wa to visit them.
The Chen family never dreamed of this. This was an immortal master, but he actually said that he was sent by a fool! When did the fool become so amazing?
The arrival of this immortal master named Du Rong was like a magic needle that stabilized the sea, and he immediately suppressed the rumors in the village.
Chen Changgen only reported good news and not bad news. He was still very reserved and concealed their current situation from this humble immortal master.
However, no one knew what method this immortal master used. He only took a look around and realized their predicament. He then suggested that the family move to the county town.
Du Rong said that he had received an order when he came out, and he could handle it at his discretion and make the decision on his behalf. Since the Chen family was not comfortable living in Fan Village, it would be better for them to move directly to the county town. First, Chen Xiao still had an empty house in the county town, so they didn't have to worry about where to stay. Second, Du Rong's relatives all lived in the county town. With the Du family helping to take care of them, the Chen family should be able to adapt to life there quickly.
Chen Changgen and Zheng were a little hesitant.
They had no land in Fan Village, only a small house, and not much belongings, so they were reluctant to leave. But if they really moved away, would there be any more twists and turns in Ershun's marriage with the boy from the Wu family?
After all, Ershun was a girl waiting to be married, and was considered half a member of the Wu family. If the Chen family took her to a place as far away as the county town, it would make Wu's mother, who was already full of resentment towards them, even more disgusted with Ershun, and it would definitely be more difficult for her to marry there in the future.
The couple was discussing this matter when Er Shun overheard it.
Ershun was deeply moved by her parents' consideration for her, but she felt that she could no longer let her parents and brothers suffer because of her.
She and Wu Xinzhi have been childhood sweethearts, and the feelings of the young Mu Ai are not so easy to change. She will still wait for him, but she can't let her family be embarrassed because of her.
If Wu Xinzhi comes back in the future, if he still cares about her, he will naturally ask where she is. If he can't wait for that day, then just think that they are not destined to be together.
Chen Xiao, who was far away at the border of Taizhen, would never have thought that so many things would happen in that small village far away in another heaven.
At this moment, he was so absorbed in marveling at the majestic grandeur of the Tulu Tower that he was stunned by it.
He had never understood why the Heaven Realm was flat and the edge was empty. But now that he was standing here and really seeing with his own eyes, he could finally understand the meaning behind it.
The Atlas Tower was at the end of the road, on the top of a high mountain. When Chen Xiao climbed to the top of the mountain, he stood on the ridge and looked in another direction, and there was nothingness.
It was as if there was an invisible dividing line in the air, splitting the whole world into two halves.
In front of me was a huge stone tower integrated with the top of the mountain, covered with thick ice and snow, full of vicissitudes and simplicity. To the right were dark clouds, blizzards, and to the left was endless emptiness with no end in sight.
This spectacular sight, created by the magic of nature, made Chen Xiao tremble uncontrollably.
"Don't block the way!" An impolite voice sounded, accompanied by a huge force that hit Chen Xiao's shoulder.
When they were about to collide, Chen Xiao dodged. The man turned his head and looked at Chen Xiao in surprise, and Chen Xiao gave him a cold look in return.
After staring at each other for a while, the man moved his mouth silently, snorted, and walked towards the huge stone tower with big strides.
Chen Xiao looked at his back with a sullen face, tightened his cloak tightly, and walked towards the stone tower.
The road here was very steep. Even if the gray deer was pulling the sled, it would not be able to go up the mountain. So Chen Xiao found a place with trees and dead grass and released the gray deer.
These gray deer have strong survival ability and can dig up the thick snow to find grass roots underneath to eat. Eight gray deer were driven by Chen Xiao and ran into the woods.
The stone tower that serves as the top of the mountain looks huge from a distance and even more spectacular up close.
Chen Xiao looked at it for a while, but couldn't tell whether the stone tower was originally carved out of the rock on the top of the mountain, or whether the stone tower was weathered over a long period of time to form a blurred boundary with the mountain.
Even though there was heavy snow and strong winds, there were still many cultivators coming in and out.
Chen Xiao had just arrived, and calmly pulled up the hood of his cloak and covered his head with it. Most people here were dressed in cloaks, and the wind and snow were too strong.
The entrance of the stone tower seemed to be cast with magic. As soon as you entered, it immediately became much brighter and no wind or snow could blow in at all.
The first floor of the stone tower is very large and looks like a hall.
Chen Xiao observed for a while and then followed the crowd inside.
Everything here is made of stone, including the decorations, counters, and seats. There were people behind the scattered stone counters, and Chen Xiao found an empty one.
"I want to record an anchor point." said Chen Xiao.
The practitioner behind the counter said without even raising his eyelids: "One hundred spirit beads for one anchor point."
No wonder Li and Zhou said that Shenzhou Tulu is not a place that the lower-class people in the world of immortal cultivation can afford. Just one ticket costs one hundred spirit beads!
Chen Xiao, who uses Feng Shui to cheat, doesn't count. For an ordinary practitioner, it would take two years of work to be able to afford it.
After handing the spirit bead to the practitioner behind the counter, he casually grabbed a sign from below and said to him, "No. 14, West District, Second Floor."
Chen Xiao glanced at the sign and found that there was a subtle fluctuation on it. Chen Xiao turned around and walked away, thinking. He felt very familiar with this feeling, just like the feeling given to him by some runes on the magic weapon.
After walking around the counter, Chen Xiao found the stairs leading to the upper floor. After going up to the second floor, there was also a hall, but it was much smaller and lower than the first floor.
Chen Xiao had an excellent sense of direction, so he walked west without having to think about it. Soon, a row of rooms appeared in front of him. Following the signs on the doorplates, he quickly found number 14.
As soon as he stood in front of door number 14, the small sign in his hand responded, and the moment Chen Xiao looked down, the door opened.
The room is not big, only four or five square meters, and it is empty.
Chen Xiao hesitated for a moment, but finally walked in. When he was fully inside the room, he suddenly felt a pulling force. According to what Shi Fengdu said, he did not resist, and let the force pull him and he instantly disappeared into the room.
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