A Family Reunion
A brief argument left the two of them speechless in mid-air. Yue Qianchou suddenly sighed, "Yun Chang, do you think I'm only thinking of myself and disregarding everyone else?"
Guan Yu shook his head and said, "No, what you said makes sense. I acted on my emotions."
"It's good that you understand. You need to be aware of some things." Yue Qianchou looked down and said slowly, "Only when I achieve my goal can I create better conditions for everyone to live a better life. If I lose the ability to lead them, or if I stop caring about them and stop restraining them, and throw them out into the outside world, they still won't amount to anything. Do you believe what I'm saying?"
Guan Yu pondered for a moment and nodded. Indeed, despite the considerable commotion they were causing, without Yue Qianchou's strong support, they would likely be nothing more than a meal for Righteous and Demonic paths if thrown outside. Whether it was Fu Xian Island, the leading force in the Cultivation World, or the Myriad Demon Palace, which dominated the demonic path, either of them combined would be difficult to withstand if they made a move. As Yue Qianchou said, only when he was well would everyone be better off—that was a fact.
"I understand." Guan Yu breathed a sigh of relief, his mind clearing, and asked, "What are you planning to do?"
Yue Qianchou frowned and said, "For now, we'll stick to what we agreed on before. First, we'll help the veteran team members break through to the early Tribulation stage. They've put in more effort and deserve better treatment. It's worth spending more time on them. We'll give them white Restriction Breaking Pill directly. As for the others, we'll proceed according to their positions and cultivation levels, depending on how fast I can collect Spirit Stone. We'll work from top to bottom."
"I've noted it down." Guan Yu nodded, then looked down and asked, "Do you want to go down and take a look?"
The fighting below intensified. Yue Qianchou glanced at it and said, "No need, let's go check out Dongguo Su's place!" The two of them turned and left on their swords.
On a vacant lot covering a hundred acres, nearly a hundred detached houses were built, almost forming a small town. This was where people who already had spouses lived, as well as a group of elderly people led by Dongguo Su. A few hundred meters away from the town was a plain, where busy figures were working in the fields, where lush greenery showed that the crops were growing well.
A two-meter-wide, kilometer-long stone-paved road was laid in the middle of the plain. The project was massive, but for Utopia, with nearly ten thousand cultivators, it was a matter of completing it within a day. The two sheathed their swords and landed in the middle of the road. Yue Qianchou immediately saw the vegetables piled up on both sides of the road: pumpkins, peppers, eggplants, green beans, and so on. Yue Qianchou squatted down, picked up some green peppers, and laughed heartily, "Yun Chang, it seems like a bumper harvest! Look, they're all pesticide-free, green products!"
Guan Yu was taken aback. He understood the first part but not the second, and didn't know what the man meant. It seemed that he was just ignorant. He could only laugh and say, "The crops here don't have as many pests as outside, so they naturally grow very well."
Clop clop clop... A magnificent steed galloped rapidly from afar. The two looked and saw that it was Guan Yu's Red Hare. A young man on the horse called out, "Is that you, brother?" Red Hare quickly arrived, then suddenly stopped. It kicked off with its front hooves and stood upright on its hind legs. The young man on the horse jumped down. It was Yue Wuchou.
"Big Brother," Yue Wuchou he dismounted. Yue Qianchou looked at him, nodded, and smiled. This little guy had grown up a bit and become more sensible, unlike before when he was so reckless. He asked, "What are you doing here?"
"Father and Mother were bored, so they came here to help," Yue Wuchou replied. Just then, Dongguo Su and his wife, along with Yue Changgui and his wife, came to the road from the fields and walked towards them, clearly noticing their arrival. The two brothers hurriedly went to greet them, saying, "Father, Mother." Guan Yu also came forward and bowed. He was actually a little older than Yue Changgui and his wife, but looked younger; this bow was given out of respect for Yue Qianchou.
Yue Changgui quickly helped Guan Yu up, saying, "Mr. Guan, you're too polite." To be honest, Yue Changgui was immediately impressed by Guan Yu's demeanor when he first saw Guan Yu. His appearance was simply too majestic and extraordinary, especially the imposing manner with which he commanded thousands of troops with a single order—truly the demeanor of a scholar-general! This made Yue Qianchou feel quite resentful, thinking, "I'm clearly the boss!"
Yue Qianchou was sizing up his parents, who were dressed as peasants, Dongguo Su and his wife bowed to him and Guan Yu, saying, "Greetings, Chief Leader. Greetings, Commander Guan." Yue Qianchou didn't want his parents to see people older than them being so respectful to him, and he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable staying there. However, Xue Erniang stopped him and asked him a few questions. After brushing them off, he asked about the recent situation of Dongguo Su and his wife, and then made up an excuse that he had something to do and ran away with Guan Yu. He had originally come here to learn more about the situation, but he didn't expect to run into his parents, so he had to leave early.
"This child has grown up and doesn't even want to be close to his mother anymore." Xue Erniang looked at the two streaks of light that streaked across the sky, a little unhappy, and tears welled up in her eyes again.
Yue Changgui frowned and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? The child is grown up and has his own things to do. Do you expect him to be tied down by your skirt every day?"
"Mother, I heard from others that they all say my eldest brother is amazing." Yue Wuchou looked at the departing light with admiration.
Dongguo Su chuckled and said, "Madam, you don't know this, but our leader is a very important figure in our Cultivation World. Who doesn't know Yue Qianchou?" His wife also comforted him, "Yes, Madam, the leader is a man who does great things and has many things to do."
"No matter how powerful he is, he's still my son. How dare he disown his mother?" Xue Erniang, wiping away her tears with great grievance. Yue Changgui and Yue Wuchou's expressions twitched again. The men in this family, including Yue Qianchou, were most afraid of Xue Erniang wiping away tears, so Yue Qianchou ran away first.
Just then, a violent explosion suddenly came from the distant hills, drawing everyone's attention. Dongguo Su gazed into the distance and sighed, "If only I were a few decades younger! They're all formidable men! What a grand gesture from the leader!"
Yue Wuchou smacked his lips, his eyes shining, and said, "It must be Chief Instructor Guan's men training again. I wish I could be like my older brother and the others. Alas! It's a pity that my sister-in-law said it's dangerous and won't let me go." As he spoke, he turned back to Xue Erniang with a smile and said, "Mother, why don't you talk to my sister-in-law? She listens to you the most. She'll definitely agree if you ask."
"Even asking her to give me a grandson is done in a roundabout way. She doesn't listen to me at all. She doesn't respect me, her mother-in-law, at all. Well, she can fly around in the sky like a fairy. How could she possibly respect a mortal like me?" Xue Erniang's aggrieved tears welled up again. Yue Wuchou stuck out his tongue and quickly shut up.
"Nonsense! They treat you like royalty every day, when have they ever stopped caring about you? Do you even have a mouth?" Yue Changgui shouted. Another explosion in the distance interrupted him. His brows furrowed deeply. This place was completely isolated from the outside world, yet his son's men were constantly preparing for war. What were they planning? Could there be an emperor in this Cultivation World? He strongly suspected his son was plotting a rebellion! In his understanding, this was the only possibility, and he was constantly worried. But he was pretty sure he was right!
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