When Chen Xiaoli saw that Hua Xiangyun had actually released the man, she panicked, "Master, you can't let him go..."
Hong Zhengmen, who was still nearby, heard everything. He turned around and gave her a sinister look, which frightened Chen Xiaoli so much that her face turned pale and her heart started beating erratically.
"Master, we can't let this person go, otherwise the mother and child will be in danger."
I regret it so much now. Why did I have to be so stupid and say those things in the first place?
Hua Xiangyun countered, "Then what do you want me to do?"
"..." Even if Chen Xiaoli wanted to spare the other person's life, she didn't dare to speak at this moment.
Xiao Bao just looked at them with some unease, not yet understanding what this person's departure meant for their family.
Hua Xiangyun, however, only stared at Xiaobao, "Have you thought it through?"
Xiao Bao shook his head. "I just want to be with my mom."
Chen Xiaoli simply covered her face and wept, seemingly indicating that the mother and son had reached a consensus.
Hua Xiangyun pursed her lips, "If you don't leave, you will no longer have a mother-son bond with her, and your mother's lifespan will be shortened because of you."
Xiao Bao hesitated again, but Hua Xiangyun didn't wait for his answer and turned to leave.
Today she witnessed the selfish side of human nature again, so why waste time with them here?
Hong Zhengmen couldn't see the small courtyard when he looked back, so he quickened his pace. He didn't have the Hundred Ghost Banner he had made, so it couldn't help him. He also didn't have the spiritual energy to control the other magical artifacts. He could only grit his teeth and run as fast as he could.
When he reached the village entrance, he didn't dare to follow the main road, so he turned around and ran up the mountain.
I don't know how long I ran in the dark or how many times I fell. I thought I was safe, but then I heard a clear laugh in my ear.
He gritted his teeth and stopped. "Young friend, why are you pressing me so relentlessly?"
Hua Xiangyun then strolled up to him and said, "It's not that I'm pressing you too hard, but I don't want to leave myself any future troubles."
I suspect this fellow Daoist shares the same sentiment as me; even after we leave here, he won't let me go.
Some secrets are better left unsaid, especially to a stranger like Chen Xiaoli.
As for Chen Xiaoli and the others' choice, she had already guessed it. They only had two months left to live. Once the so-called Nan'an Sect came to investigate, they would find some clues.
“Don’t do anything reckless. My sect can track down every trace I leave when I go out,” Hong Zhengwen threatened.
Hua Xiangyun said, "If your sect knew what you were doing out here and still indulged you like this, then your Nan'an Sect has really committed a lot of sins. I can keep you here, let alone them."
"It's better that they're here; it'll help get rid of some of the scum."
Hong Zhengmen said, "Young friend, why be so aggressive? With your cultivation level, you are not enough to withstand my sect."
Hua Xiangyun grinned at him, "Even someone like you has a sect, let alone me. You don't really think I'm just a rogue cultivator, do you?"
Hong Zhengwen clenched his fists, trying hard to recall whose territory this was, but he had no clue.
Over the years, many sects have gone into seclusion or left. He has been refining magical artifacts for so many years, but he has not found any of his kind. Otherwise, he would not have become bolder and bolder, and that day he actually dared to perform the ritual directly in a farmhouse courtyard.
He also regretted it in his heart. If he had known that he would have grabbed the little devil and run into the deep mountains that day, none of these things would have happened.
It's probably going to be very difficult to escape now, and I know the other side won't let me go easily.
No matter how hard he racked his brains, he couldn't come up with a reason to persuade the other party. He could only grit his teeth and try to offer some benefits in the hopes of winning them over.
Hua Xiangyun couldn't help but find it amusing as he rambled on about all sorts of magical treasures.
If he really had that many resources, why would he be wasting his time here with me?
She never leaves herself any trouble, so despite her discomfort, she still threw out the waves in her hand, piercing the other person's heart.
Hong Zhengmen had no way to dodge and closed his eyes unwillingly.
Although Hua Xiangyun had made full mental preparations before coming, she still felt flustered when she actually got to this point.
Carefully erasing his traces in the surrounding area, he then stored Hong Zhengmen in his storage ring and arrived at a cliff in the deep mountains.
After further careful planning, the bottom of the cliff became Hong Zhengmen's final resting place.
As for the items and magical artifacts he had shown off earlier, Hua Xiangyun did not touch them at all.
Including the wooden gun, they only took away all the bows and arrows.
After confirming that everything was normal, she went around to another hilltop, shot a pheasant, and then returned home under the cover of night.
Clutching her still violently pounding chest, Hua Xiangyun knew she wouldn't be able to sleep that night, let alone cultivate.
They went to the small courtyard at the end of the county and turned over all the soil in the backyard. By the moonlight, they sowed all the seeds.
After working day and night for two days in a row, my mood finally calmed down, and I was able to fall asleep peacefully on the third night.
She didn't even consider that keeping her mind so tense would be unbearable, even for a god, let alone someone with a body of iron.
The educated youth who had just been sent to the countryside didn't have any holidays. They worked from sunrise to sunset; that was their life.
After so many days of intense work, the once high-spirited group of people had become somewhat listless.
“I really want to go back,” Li Mingli was the first to complain.
“Who doesn’t want to go back? But we can’t go back.” Wang Yayun looked up at the sky. “The village won’t give us leave. Besides, what good would it do if we went back? We’d just have to come back anyway.”
The men had the same expression. At first, they were still curious about doing something new, and Captain Ren knew what it meant to proceed step by step, so the tasks the boss gave them each day were not heavy.
But as time went on, they could now be said to be receiving the same tasks as everyone else in the village.
The fellow villagers who used to be very warm and welcoming to them have become somewhat sarcastic and unfriendly after so much time has passed.
But when you're on someone else's turf, you have to bow your head. Even if you have a lot of opinions in your heart, you can only keep them to yourself.
“My family promised to come visit us every month, but only ten days have passed,” Wu Yanxin said, counting on her fingers. These days are really hard to get through.
Hua Xiangyun said, "It's alright for us who are assigned to nearby places, but we don't know what will happen to those students who are going to farther places."
Everyone sighed with emotion. If they were already suffering so much here, it was hard to imagine what it would be like in other places.
&
Zhou Xiaolan finally boarded the train. She didn't know the journey would be so long. After several days of train travel, she transferred to a bus, an oxcart, and then walked for nearly two hours before finally arriving at the village where she had been sent to work.
The other educated youth who came with me looked at the barren land and the dust flying everywhere, and really wanted to turn around and leave.
The village chief had someone take them to the former educated youth settlement. There, they saw a few simple mud-brick and thatched houses, and the group of people looked bewildered in the wind.
The older educated youth, seeing their appearance, merely sneered, told them which room was available, and then left.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
