Guiding Beacon

But when others asked them what had happened, they remained silent, only saying, "You'll know if you go in and try it yourself."

But having witnessed their stunned expressions, no one dared to step inside just to see what had happened.

So in the end, nothing came of it.

The arrival of a group of people from another village also alarmed the village chief.

Seeing this, many villagers temporarily put down their work and came to find out what was going on. Some even called their children to run to the village chief's house to ask him to come over.

At this moment, a group of villagers surrounded the outsiders, watching them talk back and forth.

At the same time, they also started whispering among themselves to the villagers around them.

"This mountain path in North Mountain wasn't like this last month. Where in our village are there so many peach trees...?"

"If you ask me, that second young master of the Lin Household has definitely become an immortal. Wow, that kid is really capable! He didn't go when the immortals came to take disciples, but he actually became an immortal on his own..."

"Hey! That's not right! I heard that when the immortal came to take on disciples, he secretly took a liking to this second son of the Lin Household, but the boy didn't agree. The immortal valued his talent and couldn't bear to let him go to waste, so he let him cultivate at home. Moreover, the immortal would secretly descend to the mortal realm to guide him when he had time..."

The villagers' whispers grew increasingly exaggerated.

The tourists from the city didn't linger either. They had come to Xiushui Village to visit, but now that this had happened, whether they were trapped on the mountain road or not, their minds were filled with all sorts of thoughts, and they had long lost their desire to enjoy themselves.

After confirming that everyone was alright, the group left Xiushui Village and returned to the city, accompanied by their friends' servants.

After the outsiders left, the villagers who had been watching lingered for a while, chatting and gossiping about all sorts of nonsense, before finally dispersing and going home to continue their work, still feeling unsatisfied.

However, some people who were so bored that they made a special trip to the Lin Household's old residence.

They wanted to go and chat with Old Master Lin to find out what he had to say.

However, they came up empty-handed.

The gate to the Lin Household's old house was tightly closed, and there was no sound from inside, indicating that no one in the family was home.

Unbeknownst to the villagers and the members of the Lingxian Sect, the news spread throughout the county town the very next day.

It even reached the county government office.

When Wen Keming, the magistrate of Anqun County, heard the news, he was somewhat surprised and also somewhat disbelieving.

Although he had recently personally received the immortals from the Shangyang Sect.

However, it was precisely because he had personally received those immortals that he found this even more impossible.

How could those arrogant immortals possibly display any divine miracles in such a remote and impoverished place as Xiushui Village?

They wouldn't even treat a commoner they encountered on the road who suddenly fell seriously ill.

However, one of those trapped was none other than his rather unruly youngest son, Wen Yuejun.

Although his youngest son was a bit mischievous, he knew that he would never lie.

Last night, his youngest son came home and told him about it. At first, he wondered if his son, who never lied, had started to lie.

Having always lacked normal and effective communication with her father Wen Yuejun saw that her father didn't quite believe her, so she didn't struggle. She simply shut her mouth and said, "I'm full," before putting down her chopsticks and going back to her room to be alone.

Wen Keming was used to his son slamming down his chopsticks and leaving the table in silence at the slightest disagreement, so he was quite surprised to hear him say hello last night.

The next morning, Wen Keming received reports from his subordinates about strange rumors circulating in Xiushui Village.

Wen Keming then realized that his youngest son hadn't lied last night after all.

He felt a pang of guilt, but it vanished in an instant.

He's a father after all, so why should he feel guilty towards his child?

I should go back and have a good talk with Yuejun.

So he put the matter out of his mind.

After a moment's thought, he ordered his men to organize a group of people, as he wanted to personally go to Xiushui Village to find out what was going on!

Anqun County is not close to Xiushui Village.

Wen Keming needs to leave early this time. If he rides quickly and doesn't delay on the road, he can barely get back to the county before dark.

So after he gave the order, his men quickly went to make preparations.

Meanwhile, Lin Xiao was completely unaware of what was happening, studying his preparations for his seclusion in the sect's main hall, and figuring out what hadn't been arranged yet.

He was rummaging through his private stash when he suddenly noticed something unremarkable lying in the corner.

It looks like a wooden street lamp?

He clicked on it and found that it was called a [Guiding Beacon].

Confused, he decisively used the identification function.

[Guiding Beacon, a beacon leading people from darkness to light, possessing the power to calm the mind, ward off evil spirits, and illuminate a radius of 500 meters.]

Upon seeing this explanation, Lin Xiao was overjoyed.

This is good stuff.

If they placed this item at the foot of the mountain path, wouldn't that mean the security of the area around their sect's entrance, outside the defensive barrier, would be greatly increased?

Lin Xiao couldn't wait any longer and rushed to the entrance of the mountain path, took out the Guiding Beacon, and placed it next to the entrance.

Unexpectedly, the system suddenly spoke up:

[Should we confirm placing Guiding Beacon here?]

Lin Xiao decisively chose yes.

[Guiding Beacon begin to be placed]

Immediately afterwards, Lin Xiao vaguely sensed that beneath this Guiding Beacon, numerous thin threads, invisible to the naked eye, extended out and took root in the earth.

It seems this Guiding Beacon also has a built-in anti-theft feature.

Lin Xiao was very happy.

Then he suddenly realized.

Where did this come from?

Surely his private vault won't suddenly gain the ability to produce its own data?

However, at this moment the system suddenly spoke again:

[Friendly reminder: Host, this is the reward for completing the sect construction task - surrounding construction (1), private school construction task that you forgot]

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao suddenly remembered that there seemed to be such a thing.

He did receive a reward a couple of days ago when he was preparing to return from Yuanling City.

However, he was busy preparing to return at the time and didn't have the mind to look at the reward, so he forgot about it.

Surprisingly, the reward for this task was quite good.

Having placed the Guiding Beacon, Lin Xiao was preparing to return to the mountain.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, he saw a familiar figure walking towards the foot of the mountain on the ridge between the fields in the distance, greeting the villagers in the fields as he walked.

Lin Xiao's eyesight is now exceptionally good.

Although it's still quite far away, to an ordinary person it might just look like a small black ball.

But he could see it very clearly.