"Patriarch, someone from the Xie family is here."
Chen Xingzhen, who was checking the growth of the family's blood rice, had a hint of doubt in his eyes after hearing this, but he still turned and walked towards the clan, asking about the situation.
After a while, Chen Xingzhen arrived outside the family and saw the clan members sent by the Xie family.
After confirming his identity, Chen Xingzhen's eyes were still filled with doubt.
The Xie family has birds to send messages, which is faster, so why would they need to send someone over in person and waste manpower?
"To be honest with you, Chief Chen, my sister asked me to come here because she has something important to discuss with you."
As if seeing Chen Xingzhen's confusion, the man said with a smile.
Chen Xingzhen also smiled and replied:
"I don't know what the matter is, please tell me."
"There are quite a lot of people in the clan, and we are lacking in cultivation resources. I think the nobles still have some blood rice left, so the clan would like to exchange some blood rice. I wonder if Patriarch Chen is willing?"
After hearing the visitor's intention, Chen Xingzhen did not rush to answer.
The family does have some blood rice left, but that is used to supply the family members with daily body tempering. It is also very important to the family, so naturally it cannot be exchanged at will.
However, the Xie family had sent messages to the clan twice, so it could be considered that the clan owed them a favor. Now that the Xie family needed blood rice, it would not be a big problem for the family to exchange some.
Seeing Chen Xingzhen hesitate, the Xie family member immediately said:
"Don't worry, Patriarch Chen. The blood rice we exchanged will also be exchanged by the family for cultivation resources. We won't let the nobles suffer any loss."
"You are too polite. Since you are in need, our family can spare some blood rice. However, the quantity may not be as much as last time."
After discussion among the family, the Xie family members took away 500 kilograms of blood rice and left other resources of equal value.
After the Xie family members left, Chen Tianjing frowned and said:
"Patriarch, the last time the Liu family came, the Xie family did not inform them of the news. Could it be that the Xie family was also involved?"
Chen Xingzhen shook his head:
"It's unlikely. If the Xie family also wanted to attack the clan, then there wouldn't be only one person coming here a few days ago. According to the information Tian Lei and his men gathered in Yong'an City, the Xie family has had many conflicts with the other three families recently. I don't think they will attack the clan at this moment."
"It's just that these big families also have their own ideas. The family can cooperate with them in the short term, but it is not a long-term solution. After all, the family itself needs to be strong."
"As for these blood rice, just consider it as repayment for the favor I received last time."
Chen Tianjing nodded and said no more.
"By the way, what's the situation in the ancestral hall?"
"Those green fruits will probably be ripe tomorrow."
"Okay, I understand."
…
The next day, in the ancestral hall, many clansmen came after hearing the news, and cast their eyes towards the branches of the sacred tree above, where there were several fruits that had transformed into gray.
The faces of several tribesmen in their lifetime are clearly depicted on the fruit.
However, the tribesmen who had seen it twice were not as surprised as the first time. They only marveled at the magic of the family sacred tree.
As everyone looked up, several ripe gray fruits began to shake and then fell to the ground.
But before the green fruits fell completely to the ground, their figures disappeared in mid-air.
But in the invisible sight of the crowd, there was another lively situation.
"Welcome, welcome."
"Congratulations to you all for your new life!"
"Uncle Xingyi, I have been waiting for you for a long time. You finally come to accompany me."
A tribesman said this happily, but then he felt something seemed wrong.
However, the few tribesmen who had just been resurrected were not depressed. Instead, they looked excited and happy.
"This is my nephew Tianhen, right? I remember that you were only in the early stage of the Body Tempering Realm when you passed away. I didn't expect that you would be in the late stage of the Body Tempering Realm so soon."
"Thanks to my uncle's concern, my nephew has been working harder recently."
"Brother Xingba, long time no see, have you been doing well lately?"
"Chief, I finally see you, woo woo woo."
"Aunt San, you seem to have become more beautiful again!"
"Oh, no, there is none."
…
Chen Changming looked at the resurrected clansmen with joy, and was getting along well with the crowd. He did not feel uncomfortable at all, and a look of strangeness could not help but appear on his face.
He brought these tribesmen here with the intention of comforting a few of them. After all, the process from birth to death was still difficult for many people to accept, and their mentality could not be changed for a while.
But seeing the situation of the tribesmen in front of him, it seems that they have been looking forward to it for a long time? Have they admired him for a long time?
Looking at Chen Xingzhen and other clansmen below, they saw worried expressions on their faces.
One life and one death, one joy and one sorrow.
It is really difficult to tell who the deceased tribesmen are.
At one side, a golden locust leaf among the branches of the locust tree flickered with a faint light. As the golden locust leaf flickered, Chen Xingzhen, who was worried, trembled slightly.
In his sight, he saw his father and other deceased tribesmen, as well as several tribesmen who died in the battle a few days ago. At this moment, they were floating in the air and talking enthusiastically.
Seeing several tribesmen successfully integrate into the group, the worry on Chen Xingzhen's face gradually faded away.
"Ahem."
Chen Changming interrupted several tribesmen who were in high spirits and talking enthusiastically, and said:
"Xing Zhen asked me to ask you, what should be done with your bodies? Should we bury them in the cemetery built by our family, or should we perform a ritual..."
Before Chen Changming finished speaking, several people spoke loudly:
"Sacrifice, you must sacrifice!"
"That's right. I finally died, so I have to make a sacrifice to my body. It's best to take it out from time to time to stroll around, so that I don't get moldy!"
"That's right, that's right. We have already discussed that we can make some contribution to the family after our death..."
"Hehe, we're happy to do that too!"
“Yes, yes, yes.”
After hearing this, Chen Changming's expression became even more strange. These people clearly saw that he didn't have long to live, so they came here to retire, right?
If we don't find a way to stop this, the number of people dying in the family may be faster than the number of people born. How can the family develop like this?
Below, Chen Xingzhen looked at the scene above and the words of several people, and his thoughts couldn't help but wander.
Except for the three warriors in the Body Tempering Realm, the others had already arranged their funeral affairs before the battle, and judging from their injuries, they seemed to have no external injuries. This meant that they committed suicide.
No wonder they were so excited, it turned out this was a long-planned plan.
Chen Xingzhen also looked helpless about this.
If you think about it carefully, several of them are of the same generation as him and are older than him, but they have just reached the blood coagulation stage and their life span is indeed not long. It is not difficult to understand why they would seek death.
If one dies at this time, the body will still be warm and can be used to serve as a guardian for the family, and can still provide some spare energy for the family.
It seems to have been planned for a long time, but in fact, it may be for the good of the family.
However, this incident had a bad impact on the family, so he still needed to find a way to stop it, so as to prevent the young members of the family from going astray.
When Chen Xingzhen finished thinking, the scene in front of him had disappeared.
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