Goodbye, Linhe Village

"Lao Wu, why are you back?"

"Back to stay for a few days."

"Your family has finally prospered..."

"Haha, what prosperity is there..."

As the saying goes, returning home in glory is like walking in brocade at night.

Chen Liangwu had toiled in the fields for most of his life and finally experienced this feeling.

Chen Qinglin also responded to the villagers one by one.

However, where there are good things, there are naturally bad ones.

Not spoken openly, but slandered in secret.

They finally arrived at their small home in Linhe Village, the place where it all began.

He asked Chen Qingyun to find the Clan Leader; he had something to discuss with the Clan Leader this time.

"Liangwu, what is it you need me for?" Chen Yucheng said as he entered.

"Fifth Uncle, Qinglin has something to discuss with you." Chen Liangwu invited Chen Yucheng to sit down and poured him a bowl of tea.

"Qinglin? What does he need Fifth Grandfather for?" As the Clan Leader of the Chen Clan, he was one of the first elders of the Chen Clan to arrive in Linhe Village.

Having experienced many hardships, he had handled many troublesome matters for the Chen Clan and the village.

It was only with Chen Qinglin's generation that there were many clan members, and they had all grown up. Only then did the branch that settled in Linhe Village become stable and no longer bullied.

With the sudden rise of Chen Qinglin, the Chen Clan in Linhe Village had a much better life.

"Fifth Grandfather, I have something to discuss with you..." As he spoke, Chen Qinglin explained his plan.

He intended to donate some money to the clan to establish a school to teach clan members literacy, purchase clan properties for clan members to manage, and distribute some dividends at the end of the year.

In addition, he needed help from the Chen Clan members to purchase some properties for his own family.

"This is a good thing! We still have some families in our clan who have lost their pillars, leaving only widows and orphans. Although they have the support of the clan, their lives are not easy."

"You are thoughtful, Qinglin!" Chen Yucheng was a little teary-eyed; he had been a bit tired these years.

He was very pleased to see someone from the Chen Clan step forward.

He then said to Chen Liangwu, "Liangwu, you have a good son. Third Brother will rest in peace knowing this."

"Anything else, Fifth Grandfather?"

Chen Qinglin considered for a moment and took out three secret manuals from his ring.

They were [Fierce Tiger Fist], [Stone Cutting Swordplay], and [Flying Across the Forest].

"These are three Body Tempering Realm secret manuals. Fifth Grandfather can have the clansmen practice them."

It wasn't that he didn't want to give more, but it was already enough for the current Chen Clan.

"I will be staying in the village for this month and can teach the clansmen martial arts."

Seeing the martial arts secret manuals again, Chen Yucheng felt a little dazed.

The glorious past of the Chen Clan flashed before his eyes. In the blink of an eye, it had declined to such a state, with everyone going their separate ways. Only those who were still young at the time came to Linhe Village.

Fourth Uncle, who had protected them here, also lost his life in an accident. Since then, none of the remaining people knew martial arts.

A dozen or so brothers supported each other and slowly got through those difficult times.

He had also fantasized about his childhood scenes at night, gradually recognizing reality. He didn't expect to see hope for the Chen Clan's resurgence today.

Touching the three secret manuals handed over by Chen Qinglin, he couldn't help but shed tears of old age.

He calmed his emotions and said, "I'll organize things when I get back and see which families have children of the appropriate age. You'll have to work hard during this period."

"Send over all the children, both boys and girls, who have reached the age! Fifth Grandfather." As he spoke, he took out some Silver Notes and gave them to Chen Yucheng.

"Here are three thousand taels in Silver Notes. Clan Leader, please allocate them as you see fit. Also, ask some uncles and aunts to help prepare some food."

"One cannot practice martial arts without eating well."

"Alright, then I'll go organize things and try to get it done by tomorrow or the day after," Chen Yucheng happily left the small courtyard.

Then he notified all the clansmen and called a Clan Meeting, informing the other clansmen of Chen Qinglin's idea.

Immediately, these clansmen sprang into action.

The next day, they gathered the children of the appropriate age and cleared a spacious area for martial arts practice.

The other villagers of Linhe Village initially didn't know what was going on. After a few days, when they learned what had happened, they all wanted to participate.

They not only wanted their own children to attend the school to learn literacy but also wanted them to practice martial arts alongside the Chen Children.

Some more unreasonable villagers even wanted their children to be like those of the Chen Clan, with the Chen Clan responsible for their martial arts expenses.

However, Chen Yucheng blocked them. While teaching literacy to the villagers was acceptable, martial arts secret manuals were the root of the Chen Clan. Not to mention using their own resources to subsidize other villagers.

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Wise people, those who can't stand others doing well, the jealous, the indecisive, under the instigation of some people with ulterior motives, these things happened.

With this incident, Chen Qinglin decided to change his environment.

Instead of arguing with these people, he decided to spend more money and went to town with Clan Leader Chen Yucheng.

After investigating and negotiating with the Town Guard Wei Zhan, they purchased a residential area, land, mountains, and shops in Qingyan Town.

All the Chen Clan members were brought into Qingyan Town.

As for the land in Linhe Village, he had no intention of letting those people have it for cheap.

Although not all the people in Linhe Village were bad, to be precise, there weren't many purely bad people.

But Chen Qinglin didn't have time to judge this matter. Chen Yucheng gave this farmland to the in-laws of the Chen Clan to cultivate, and retained the deeds.

Chen Qinglin naturally had no objections.

Then they completely left Linhe Village.

The remaining villagers in Linhe Village, seeing that the entire Chen Clan had moved away, regretted it deeply and blamed each other.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

If you have the means, and you don't want to get bogged down in the mud, you have to change your path.

Ignoring the thoughts of the Linhe Village people, the Chen Clan members arrived in Qingyan Town and caused quite a stir.

However, these would gradually fade with time.

Clan Leader Chen Yucheng and the other elders went to research and discuss the cultivation of the land and the application of the shops.

Chen Liangwu suddenly found himself with nothing to do. His son had arranged everything.

He refused the people arranged to come to the Small Grocery Store and ran his own Small Grocery Store, which gave him a sense of life.

He also brought his other sister's family, who were not doing well, to Qingyan Town and gave his brother-in-law something to do.

It could be considered that he had done his duty to his sister.

As for Chen Qinglin's subsequent days, while practicing his sword, he took some time to teach the clan members martial arts in the New Manor.

Occasionally, he would visit the Iron Sword Martial Arts School to see his Master and a few Senior Brothers. He also met Grandmaster Xie Song a few times, but they didn't have much to say.

Xie Jingyun bought a Qi Gathering Pill. Xie Feng didn't say anything about this Qi Gathering Pill and gave it to Xie Jingjiang.

For Xie Jingjiang, perhaps this pill came a little late. He had also thought through many things during this period.

Some people might just be fated but not meant to be together. He had no intention of blaming Yan Yu; neither of them was at fault.

He didn't go to Dingyuan County to see Yan Yu. Instead, under the guidance of his younger sister Xie Jingyun, he began to adjust his state and calm himself down to prepare for breaking through to the Inner Qi Realm.

He was already twenty-five. His blood and qi control had reached eighty-two percent over the years and had not improved further.

Xie Song could also break through to the Inner Qi Realm. He was almost seventy. For his son and grandson, he had remained at the Body Tempering Ninth Level for decades.

His blood and qi control had long reached the limit he could achieve, eighty-seven percent. Although his blood and qi had been declining over the years, he still had a chance.

Most people at the Body Tempering Ninth Level could live to over ninety or a hundred years old. Breaking through to the Inner Qi Realm would allow him to live to one hundred and twenty, extending his life by twenty years.

However, Xie Jingyun only brought back one Qi Gathering Pill, which was naturally given to Xie Jingjiang.

One Qi Gathering Pill was worth two hundred spirit stones. After their experience in Dingyuan County last time, the Iron Sword Martial Arts School understood that their meager savings were not enough to buy even one Qi Gathering Pill.

Xie Feng understood his father. It was precisely because he knew his father's sacrifices that he asked Xie Jingyun how long it would take to buy another Qi Gathering Pill.

Xie Jingyun had already broken through to the Inner Qi Realm and could take on missions in the Mission Hall with Peak Senior Sisters or other Senior Brothers and Sisters from other peaks.

They could exchange for them with Merit Points. However, after dividing the rewards from a mission, it was estimated to be only a few or a dozen Merit Points. It would take at least a few years to accumulate enough Merit Points to exchange for a Qi Gathering Pill.

Her cultivation was still too low. Not everyone was a genius like Junior Brother Qinglin.

Right, Junior Brother Qinglin!

Xie Jingyun suddenly thought of Chen Qinglin, but she knew that this Junior Brother had only come up the mountain not long ago and had spent most of his time practicing martial arts within Qingyun Peak.

He should not have any Qi Gathering Pills on him, as he didn't need them. His cousin Chen Qingshi was also far from reaching the level where he would need a Qi Gathering Pill.

Losing hope in a short period, she felt a bit dejected.

Xie Jingyun had no grandmother since childhood. Her mother died during childbirth when she was born. Her father and elder brother did not mistreat her because of this; instead, they treated her even better.

She really wanted to do something for her family. After entering Qingfeng Mountain, she practiced martial arts diligently. Most of the spirit stones she received daily, besides those used for practice, were saved.

This was how she managed to buy a Qi Gathering Pill on her trip home this time.

She could only ask her grandfather to wait two more years.

She and Chen Qinglin had been in Qingyan Town for almost a month and would be preparing to return in a few days.

Next time she returned, she would definitely bring back a Qi Gathering Pill.

She would say some comforting words to her grandfather, asking Xie Song to wait for her until she returned in two years.

Xie Song was also very pleased after hearing this.