The Village Head's words caused Wang Lu, this professional adventurer, to fall into a considerable confusion. He felt that everything that happened in the village was particularly strange.
"Grandpa Village Head, what's wrong?"
Hearing the four words "Village Head Grandpa", the color of regret in Wang Qinian's eyes became a bit thicker. Looking at Wang Lu's dusty face, Wang Qinian lamented, "Child, all these years … you've gone astray!"
Although he knew that what he said was definitely not the same thing, Wang Lu still felt distressed. Damn it, who said it wasn't?
"But, fortunately, your luck is good." Wang Qinian's expression seemed like he could still be saved. "The Daoist Immortals of the Seven Stars Sect will soon come to the village to enlighten the predestined person. I think … we should be able to ask them to help you. Although your relationship with Xiaohu is not very good, he is a person who remembers old friendship, so he should be willing to come forward to help."
When these words came out, in Wang Lu's mind, tens of thousands of alpacas spread their wings like doves of peace, and their droppings fell like rain. The youth felt that these droppings were as dense as a lotus seed, enough to drive him crazy. But …
Seven Stars Sect? That group of wild chickens, and Wang Xiaohu?
Wang Lu calmed himself down and suddenly remembered the duel that took place on the Cloud Platform of the Spirit Sword Mountain a few months ago, as well as the fuse that led to the duel.
"... I think I probably understand what happened in the village." Wang Lu sneered and inwardly said, "It's really the same as what the textbook says. Looking at the aura, if the color is yellow, then this place might be haunted by a demon, not a big disaster, but a group of demons and monsters. I was worried that there might be some hidden devil, but it turns out they're just a group of fake medicine scammers! "
He didn't say these words to the old Village Head. Although the old man had white hair and a youthful face, he was actually over seventy years old. If he said these words that were enough to shock his worldview, if he got a cerebral hemorrhage, then that would be a sin.
"Grandpa Village Head, how long have these Daoist Immortals of the Seven Stars Sect been in the village?"
Seeing the dignified expression on Wang Lu's face as he began to inquire about the Seven Stars Sect, Wang Qinian thought that the youth had the tendency to turn over a new leaf, which greatly relieved him.
Because according to the Seven Stars Sect's Daoist Immortals, some of the youths who were cheated by the swindlers would become particularly stubborn and difficult to be enlightened. Even if they were killed, it would still be difficult to make them admit that they were cheated. And Wang Lu, who left the village two years ago and went to a secluded sect to be his Master, was likely to become such a victim.
However, in the end, he was still the clever and likable child in the village, and he quickly came to his senses.
"The Daoist Immortals came to the village more than two years ago. Speaking of which, it is also thanks to the child Xiaohu's good fortune. If it weren't for his extraordinary talent and being chosen by the Daoist Immortals, it would be difficult for our Wang Family Village to have such good fortune. Over the years, many people have been enlightened by the Daoist Immortals. Hehe, even in the entire Great Ming Kingdom, there are few villages as lucky as ours."
Wang Qinian was about to go on and on about the Seven Stars Sect's great achievements when Wang Lu interrupted him, "Who were the people that they enlightened?"
Wang Qinian said, "Needless to say, Wang Dafu's family. In addition, Wang Tiezhu, Wang Laogen, Wang Shanyao … there are about seven or eight people."
Wang Lu sneered, thinking, "What a coincidence, the richest people in the village are all on the list! The only exception is Wang Shanyao, but he has a beautiful daughter, who happened to be the goddess that Wang Xiaohu has been longing for for many years!
Tsk, tsk, tsk, this is too unscrupulous. Fortunately, this is the Wang Family Village, this kind of remote and inexperienced village. If this was another place, it would have been seen through long ago!
"Then, what about my father?"
As the richest man in the village, he was, of course, the best development target, right?
It would have been better if he didn't mention it, but once he did, Wang Qinian began to sigh again. "Little Lu, your father … is indeed a fated person in the eyes of the Daoist Immortals, but who told the road to happiness to be strewn with setbacks."
Wang Lu asked, "Is it because of Wang Xiaohu's interference?"
As a result, Wang Qinian became angry. "You, this child, why didn't you learn anything good in these two years? Instead, you learned a bad heart from the outside! Although Wang Xiaohu had a conflict with you in the past, in this past year, he never said anything bad about you in front of the Daoist Immortals! On the contrary, when the Daoist Immortals learned that you left the village two years ago to worship another Daoist Immortal, they originally intended to give up on your father, and even wavered their intention to enlighten the village. It was only because of Wang Xiaohu's persuasion that there was a turning point! "
"Oh, so that's how it is." A smile appeared on Wang Lu's face.
No wonder along the way, the villagers looked at him with strange eyes. It turned out that they regarded him as the culprit who was deceived by a cult, implicated his family, and possibly even implicated the village. Therefore, on the one hand, they were somewhat disgusted, but on the other hand, they regarded him as a victim and sympathized with him … He really had to thank Wang Xiaohu for his good words, hahaha!
"Then I really have to thank Brother Xiaohu."
"Ai, it's good that you know … Originally, your father and the Seven Stars Sect didn't have any affinity with the Immortals. It was Xiaohu's repeated persuasion that the Daoist Immortals listed him as an activist. It was also Xiaohu's idea to let him come forward to build a courtyard for the Daoist Immortals. After the completion, they could upgrade it to a development target …"
Upon hearing this, Wang Lu couldn't help but ask, "Courtyard!?"
"It's a place for the Daoist Immortals and other disciples to stay. Although there are a lot of empty houses in our village, how could those dilapidated houses entertain the Daoist Immortals? So … "
"Village Head Grandpa, just tell me how much did you spend?"
"Only your father knows the specific number, but it's at least three to five hundred thousand taels."
Wang Lu almost jumped up. "Three to five hundred thousand!? Are you trying to build a city!? "
"This is, after all, a courtyard for the Daoist Immortals, how could it be measured by our mortals' standard? The materials must be carefully selected!"
Wang Lu sneered. "Yes, our villagers' eyesight is not good enough, so the Seven Stars Sect must send someone to select the materials for the construction. My father only needs to pay for it."
Wang Qinian froze for a moment. "Yes, how do you know?"
Wang Lu laughed again. "If it's me, I would also do it this way. Moreover, they are Daoist Immortals, so they certainly won't care about the mortal world's gold and silver. Therefore, they probably don't even have an account book, right?"
Wang Qinian always felt that there was something wrong with this statement, but the fact was unmistakable. "This, Daoist Immortals would not covet the mortal world's wealth."
"Hehe." Upon hearing this, Wang Lu felt that it was enough. "Village Head Grandpa, it's impossible for the Seven Stars Sect's Daoist Immortals to always stay in the village, but there should be other disciples in the village, right?"
Wang Qinian was stunned. "There is indeed. There is a Seven Stars Sect's Publicity Envoy, who is a senior disciple of the sect. His status is several levels higher than Xiaohu's."
"Is Xiaohu also there?"
"Yes, he is now the Publicity Envoy's assistant."
"Okay, I understand."
With that, Wang Lu no longer exchanged pleasantries with Village Head Grandpa, got up, and left.
After that, Wang Lu was not in a hurry to go home. Instead, he stood outside the Village Head's house, using his eyesight to observe the surrounding spiritual energy, trying to find the source of the yellow stain.
With his Qi Cultivating Stage cultivation base, it was impossible for him to do so. However, with the best quality Void Spirit Root, before long, Wang Lu saw a trace of yellow stain rising from the east side of the village, which disturbed the entire spiritual energy movement in the village.
This was the old residence of his father, Master Wang, who was building a new house to get rich. Although the area was not big, in the mountain village, it was rare for it to be clean and tidy. No wonder people took a fancy to it.
"Interesting, it actually delivered itself to the door."
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When Wang Lu murderously rushed to the crime scene, he was surprised to find that the source of the evil was preaching inside the house, and there were many innocent onlookers outside, so that his original plan could not be carried out smoothly.
According to Wang Lu's idea, to deal with this kind of swindler, picking up a weapon and beating them up was more effective than anything else. If they were not convinced, then he could just kill them with a sword, and the others would naturally be convinced. As long as the source of the evil was removed, everything else would be handled with half the effort.
However, he did not expect that the Publicity Ambassador would come to the village, and was unwilling to be left out, diligently doing his business. Now there were dozens of people outside the courtyard, listening with great interest. How could he enter and kill them?
While he was hesitating, he heard the Publicity Ambassador speak in a clear voice: "The path to immortality is not far away, it is right beside us. As long as we seize the opportunity, everyone can become immortals! Many sects like to portray immortal cultivation as aloof and unreachable, but that is because their concept of immortal cultivation is outdated. At the same time, they are also worried that our awakening will shake their ruling position. Imagine if everyone becomes a cultivator, an immortal, how can those immortal sects have the qualifications to order us around and be aloof? Therefore, please put down the prejudice in your heart, summon your courage, face the path to immortality, and say to yourself, 'I can do it!' Moreover, even if you feel that you are too old and do not want to embark on the path to immortality, you still have to think about your children, right? "
At this time, the villagers were deeply attracted by his words, and made a thoughtful expression. A few women were even discussing: "That's right, I feel that our family's dog has natural spiritual roots, he is the material for immortal cultivation. A few years ago, there was a passing Taoist priest who said he didn't have it, I think it was that Taoist priest with bad intentions! "
Even Doctor Wang, a rare cultured person in the village, echoed: "Isn't that so? At that time, everyone saw his immortal-like appearance and thought he was some capable person, so they treated him very warmly! But when we asked him to do something, he refused in every way possible, he really doesn't look like he has real skills! "
Wang Lu's expression became more and more serious as he listened from outside.
The conversation of the villagers was really stupid. If it was the Li Family Village or the Zhang Family Village, Wang Lu would at most scold them for being retarded in his heart. However, growing up in the Wang Family Village, Wang Lu was very clear that this simple and honest village should not have such hostile villagers … There was no doubt that the withered yellow color was not only a change in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but it had also been projected onto people's hearts.
There was no such thing as a simple and honest people in the world. In Wang Lu's view, perhaps after a few decades or a hundred years, when he became famous and the Wang Family Village became the former residence of an immortal cultivator, this small and fresh social atmosphere would naturally not be able to be maintained … However, both were women, spending a night with a prince on a white horse or being raped by a giant mountain ape were two completely different concepts, okay!?
At this time, someone in the house asked: "Then may I ask Mr. Zhou, how should we grasp this immortal fate?"
As soon as this person's voice sounded, Wang Lu could not stand still.
Because the person who spoke was his father, the richest man in the Wang Family Village, Master Wang Fugui!
And the following conversation was even more maddening.
"To be specific, it depends on whether your heart is sincere or not. Didn't I say it before? First, build a courtyard for the several Daoist Immortals of the Seven Stars Sect, and then we can talk about the rest. "
Old Master Wang said hesitantly, "But it's just a courtyard, yet it actually cost a million. This is also …"
"Oh, Master Wang is reluctant to part with the money?"
Master Wang suddenly broke into a cold sweat. "It, it's not that I'm reluctant, it's just that … I think, I'm a person with shallow fortune. In this life, I'm already satisfied with just a little bit of wealth, so I'd rather forget about the Immortal Path …"
Seeing the richest man flinched, that Public Publicity Envoy chuckled. "Master Wang, actually, this matter is not just about your opportunity, but the entire village's immortal fate. If you build this courtyard for the Daoist Immortals, in the future, when the Daoist Immortals come, everyone will benefit from it. Could it be that Master Wang has the heart to ruin the entire village's immortal fate? "
How could Old Master Wang bear the weight of this accusation? He immediately trembled. "If, if that's the case, then that million …"
Seeing that he was about to clench his teeth and agree, a righteous voice suddenly sounded from outside the door.
"All of you, stop!"
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