Chapter 442 Can I pick this one?

Five years of fighting had left everyone feeling heavy and reserved, like bamboos that gradually mature after the autumn frost.

The people of the Supreme Sect finally stood up and prepared to return to the sect.

Before leaving, they saw some excited monks pushing down one of the temporary defense lines that had been set up in the middle. As the barrier collapsed, it seemed as if a wall that had placed constant vigilance in the hearts of all the spiritual practitioners over the years also collapsed.

Several people in the Supreme Sect tacitly chose to walk slowly instead of going directly to the sect gate.

Together with the Tongtian Sect, they passed through a small town on the border and rested in a shed built in a shop.

"Don't look at the environment. A store like this has been open for so long, so the food must be good." The fat old man looked unhappy and said.

After hearing this, Hou Cang glanced at the old man indifferently. The fat old man added, "It is true that the spiritual energy is scarce, but at this stage, you don't need to rely on food to replenish your spiritual power."

Lin Du smiled, looking at the brine meat being served and listening to the discussions of the people who were resting nearby.

"Did you hear? The war is over!"

"Well, I thought it would take decades, but it happened so quickly."

"How slow is it going to be? You don't know how many spiritual practitioners have died. I know a family whose only son had talent and joined a large sect, but he also went to this spiritual and demon battlefield. Now he is dead or alive. I don't know how many people like this there are."

"I heard it was organized by the Supreme Sect. This evil demon only eats humans. Why does it have to fight? There will be countless casualties."

"All they see is what is good and what is evil, how can they see the countless bones that were left after hearing those words?"

The people from Tongtian Sect all looked unhappy, only Shengyan was still able to sit still. The people from Wushang Sect were all calm and there was no trace of emotion. Ni Jinxuan just lowered her head and kept drinking tea, and did not put the tea in the rough tea bowl on the table until it was empty.

At this point, the waiter came out with bowls and placed hot soup noodles and fried cakes on their table. After he was done, he turned around and walked past the other tables.

"You can't say that. We weren't so peaceful before. The town next door was massacred by evil demons, leaving no one alive. At that time, some people even cursed the big sects for being useless. Now that they have killed all the evil demons, the world is peaceful. And you are saying that we didn't fight well and too many monks died."

The guy was very fluent in naming dishes and speaking even more fluently.

"Anyway, everyone in our town is grateful to them." The guy grinned, "Who doesn't want to live? But at least our children won't be in constant fear of being eaten by evil spirits."

Lin Du said, "This noodle soup is good. It has been simmered overnight. It is delicious."

The fat old man laughed and tried to liven up the atmosphere, "I'll tell you!"

The people at the table picked up their chopsticks in silence and ate their own noodles. There was a rare lack of activity.

When they were on their way again, Shengyan spoke up, "You took them all the way through these borders just to hear this?"

Lin Du did not comment, looking at the group of nephews walking in front of him, "It's easy to be passionate, but it's hard to be calm. When you make a choice, there are always two sides. If you don't show them, if they are still immersed in this resolute atmosphere of moving forward blindly, they will also have problems."

"Are you also honing yourself?" Shengyan turned his head and looked at her profile. "After all, the decision was largely made by you."

"Those who hold the highest position should bear the weight of the people." Lin Du raised his eyes, "People's hearts also need to be polished. The higher the position, the more serious the consequences of every decision and every word. We must be more cautious."

"If you stay in the sky for too long, you will be detached from the ground and the clouds above will inevitably cover the real ground."

This was the last lesson that Lin Du taught to his disciples who were about to grow up, and it was also a constant reminder for herself.

Shengyan laughed, "So I am not as good as you."

She is so much older than Lin Du, but she is still not as good as him.

Lin Du shook his head, "It's different. We have different paths. There will be times when you are better than me."

For example, being unrestrained and aggressive.

Shengyan thought for a moment and said, "But it is a blessing for Dongming Realm to have a strong man like you."

After parting with the Tongtian Sect, they also went all the way to the northern border.

Hou Cang didn't know why he had to hang out with the younger generation, but he just followed these six people aimlessly and toured most of the border.

Until they met a dirty child on the road. The child's hair was tied up with a cloth strip, and his clothes were loose. But his face was tanned very dark, and at first glance he looked like a little monkey.

The child was carrying a bag and seemed to be asking for directions.

"Excuse me, Master, is the Pure Yang Sect heading down this path?"

The person who was asked for directions was just a cultivator in the Qin Heart Realm, who was still far from being a real person. He also didn't know where the Chun Yang Sect was going, so the child was a little frustrated.

Several people immediately realized that the child seemed to have deliberately changed his voice.

Lin Du suddenly stopped and looked at the child walking towards them.

"Excuse me, masters, is the Pure Yang Sect heading down this path?"

Ni Jinxuan leaned forward slightly, "No, he's not here. The Chunyang Sect is still far away. You'd better go directly to a big city to see if there is a teleportation array."

The child thought about it carefully, looked at the people in front of him, seemed a little nervous, and held a handful of ashes in his palm. He thought he was very hidden, but everyone in front of him knew it.

"Then...how much does it cost for one teleportation array?"

Those people in the sect don't know about this yet, and they don't want to use the teleportation formation.

"This is the north. It will cost about 10,000 low-grade spirit stones to get to the city near the Pure Yang Sect." Hou Cang suddenly said, "It will also cost 10 spirit stones to enter the city."

The child was a little embarrassed for a moment, but he forced himself to hold back his thoughts, "Then, which path should the Pure Yang Sect take?"

"That's really far away. You, a kid, can't walk there. Why do you want to go to the Chunyang Sect? To become an apprentice and learn skills? I'm a disciple of the nearest sect, the Supreme Sect." Ni Jinxuan said patiently.

Lin Du suddenly spoke up, "You can get there by yourself, but we can help you get there faster."

The child was stunned for a moment, and looked at the blue-clothed Taoist priest with a profound aura, and swallowed the words that he could go there, "I, I want to find my father. My mother died of illness. My father is a cultivator of the Pure Yang Sect, a super powerful cultivator! I want to find my father."

After listening to this, Yan Qing thought seriously and said, "We are all disciples of the Supreme Sect. I know a lot of people there. My cousin is in the Pure Yang Sect. Tell me your father's name and I can help you notify your father."

The child still looked alert. When he saw the valuable-looking disciple tokens on their waists, he hesitated for a moment before saying his name.

Yan Qing immediately sent a sound transmission note.

While waiting, Ni Jinxuan gave the candies and snacks from the storage ring to the child. The child declined at first, but after repeated requests, he took the candies and snacks but did not eat them right away.

After Yan Qing received the message, he activated it with his spiritual power. The child, who had just smiled, heard the extremely cruel truth.

"Ren Qiang, there really is such a person. He was an outer sect cultivator. I remember that he seemed to be very strong. He also went to the front line this time. He was originally responsible for transporting supplies, but he died in a sudden attack by evil spirits."

The child bandaged his face for a long time, then raised his hands and wiped his eyes with his dirty hands without saying a word.

"Thank you. I understand."

The child gave a rather crude salute and turned to leave.

Ni Jinxuan felt a little reluctant, "Where are you going? Is there anywhere else to go?"

The child didn't say anything. He just walked a few steps with his head down. When he was far away from them, he raised his hand and punched a dead tree on the side of the road.

The dead tree cracked, revealing a huge hole, causing the people who were following it to stop in their tracks.

"That's your style. I'm serious." Yuan Ye turned and looked at Ni Jinxuan.

A group of people looked at the child carefully and scanned him with their spiritual sense. There was indeed nothing abnormal about him. Judging from his bone age, he was only about eleven or twelve years old, but his bones were very rare.

Hou Cang suddenly stepped forward and said, "Hey, kid, I think you have good qualifications. I want to take me as an apprentice. Are you okay with that?"

The child turned around, obviously a little flustered, "Me?"

Hou Cang nodded, "Yeah."

Yan Qing hesitated and turned to look at Lin Du, "Can I pick this one?"

Lin Du glanced at Hou Cang's back with an inexplicable expression, "Use the Vision of Tracing Life to check it, and then take it back to my hometown to check it out and confirm that it is correct."

Hou Cang’s wish has been fulfilled, but people still have to live.

No matter the outcome is returning to the cycle of reincarnation or achieving perfection in cultivation, one must first live one's life.

Hou Cang carried the gray little monkey back to the sect. When he was about to kill the child, the child resisted hard, and then he realized that it was a little girl.

Hou Cang ran out to find Lin Du with a cold face, but when he opened his mouth he was stunned, "That's a girl!"

Lin Du: ...

"You didn't use your spiritual sense to scan her?" Lin Du asked curiously, "You planned to take her in as your disciple without even taking a look?"

"I... I thought he looked like a pretty conspicuous boy." He was confused.

"Can't you see that the child did it on purpose? A little girl has to walk a long distance alone. In order to reduce the risk, she can only dress a little dirty and speak in a low voice. At least it can reduce the risk a little."

Lin Du had never thought that Hou Cang was so ignorant. "When I was a kid, I had no money and I didn't dare to go out of the city. In order to go to Zhongzhou for the election, I pretended to be a skinny boy who was about to die. I didn't have any cultivation to begin with, so I had to walk such a long way. Did I really think there were no cripples in Zhongzhou?"

Whether in the Dongming world or the modern world, it is difficult for a girl to live alone. She needs to be cautious and disguise herself. Only by looking difficult to mess with, or not looking like a woman, or not being worth being trafficked, can she live in peace.

Until you become strong enough to ignore the hidden damage.

But even if you are weak, that is no reason to get hurt.

But this is the way the world is. On the road to becoming strong, the weak still have to rely on being cautious and disguising themselves, taking every step carefully.

Hou Cang thought about it seriously, "That's true. When I was a child, those female slaves who were kidnapped together with me were not caught and trained too often, but they seemed to be even more miserable."

He stopped talking, turned around and went back, "Call me when you have the formation ready."

Lin Du waited until he walked out before speaking, "Okay."

Hou Cang turned back and asked, "Can you finish your sentence next time?"

Lin Du spread his hands, "You didn't ask."

Hou Cang left with a sullen face and went to capture the child to test him.

No matter male or female, all have to be trained under him. It would be a waste not to train such a good talent.