There was naturally more than one or two people in situations similar to Yang Zutao's.
At the root of it all—
Back in the early years, there had been quite a few people who had come into contact with Ling Wuyuan.
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Although several decades had swiftly passed, and some of them had long since died for various reasons, a portion of them still remained alive to this day.
For example, among those who had once worked alongside Ling Wuyuan within Black Falling Mountain Mining Camp, several still remained in remarkably good health even now.
However—
Due to their insufficient cultivation and advanced age,
they had gradually entered their twilight years. No one knew how many more years they had left to live—
To them,
Ling Wuyuan had merely been a passerby in their long lives.
Yet their time together had left an exceedingly deep impression on them.
Long ago, even before that,
when Ling Wuyuan had still been quietly lying low in Black Falling Mountain Mining Camp, gathering strength in silence,
quite a few people had thought that he would surely make something of himself in the future.
For instance, becoming an elder in the White Crow Gang, or building up a family fortune in some nearby town—one could only say
those were exceedingly simple and unpretentious thoughts.
Although they had realized that Ling Wuyuan had a future ahead of him,
given the upper limit of their understanding,
they had been utterly unable to imagine just how far Ling Wuyuan would eventually rise.
For the vast majority of ordinary people in this world,
being able to easily support an entire large family already counted as extremely impressive.
If, while easily supporting that entire family, one could also greatly improve everyone's standard