I Promise I Won't Tell

Lin Xiao first explained the events of the morning to the two elders, then handed Li Zhanying over to them for reception, before returning to the mountain with Senior Liao.

Sun Yigao stayed at the private school to prepare for the upcoming classes.

After a while, many villagers on Heart-Questioning Road were pushed forward, clearly having failed the screening.

Some of them are still inside, their brows furrowed.

Lin Xiao went up the mountain and found the Tuzi still waiting for him under the peach tree. Instead of cultivating, he asked:

"What's wrong?"

Upon seeing him approach, Liu Yunan immediately went to greet him happily. When asked what was going on, he pointed to the Ten-Li Peach Blossom Tree nearby and said:

"Brother Xiao, look at this peach tree! Hasn't it gotten thinner? Before you came out of seclusion, a wisp of pink mist came out of the peach tree and saved Yuanjiao and the others, and then it shrank."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao looked towards the Ten-Li Peach Blossom Tree and found that it did indeed appear to be a size smaller than before.

He was deeply grateful that the peach tree could save him. He gently patted the tree trunk, thinking: I will try to pluck fewer of your peach blossoms, leaves, and branches in the future.

Then he asked the system in his mind:

"Master, what's going on with these Ten-Li Peach Blossom Tree? Could they be tree spirits?"

Lin Xiao had previously tried using the identification function to identify the peach blossoms and branches on the Ten-Li Peach Blossom Tree, but found it useless. The identification function would only tell him which part of the Ten-Li Peach Blossom Tree it was and how it could be used as material in many ways.

They wouldn't tell him about the entire peach tree.

system:...

[Friendly reminder keywords: growth, Ten-Li, "Peach Blossom Spring Myriad Void Instruction"]

Lin Xiao thought for a moment and then said:

"Does that mean because Mo Yuanjiao and his group have someone who has cultivated the ' Peach Blossom Spring Myriad Void Instruction,' the Ten-Li Peach Blossom Tree sensed their danger and came to their rescue?"

system:

[Accuracy rate 50%]

Lin Xiao: You're half right? Then I won't guess anymore, that's enough.

So he turned around and told Liu Yunan and Liao Pantu about it.

Upon hearing this, the two began to look at the peach tree in front of their sect with new respect.

At first, they only thought it was a spirit tree that could produce materials, but they never expected it to have such uses. It's truly a treasure tree!

The three were preparing to head to the cultivation room when Liu Yunan suddenly slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "Oops!"

"Oh no! Today is the day to serve the food, and I haven't put the dishes in yet! Brother Xiao, you guys go and cultivate first, I'll be right back!"

Before he finished speaking, he had already run far away.

This dish was made and handed to him by Fuzi when he was making it for everyone.

When Liu Yunan the mountain to Lingxian Dining Seat, he saw that tourists had already entered the village and were heading towards Lingxian Dining Seat.

He immediately cast a Concealment Technique on himself, then quietly slipped into Lingxian Dining Seat, placed the dishes on the table, and made his escape.

Tourists visiting the village today noticed that the villagers had all walked back to the village from the foot of North Mountain early in the morning. They were puzzled and went up to chat with the villagers.

The villagers had no idea what had actually happened; they simply recounted what Clan Leader Hu had told them after they left the Heart-Questioning Road, and then told the tourists about it in a mysterious manner.

"I'm telling you, but don't tell anyone else..."

"Alright, alright, I promise I won't tell!"

"Let me tell you, this morning, a very powerful thief came to cause trouble for the immortal sect in our village. Fearing for the safety of our villagers, the immortals used their magic to move everyone from the village to the Peach Blossom Mountain Path for protection. Now the thief has been killed by the immortal sect, and peace has been restored, so the immortals have released us all."

Upon hearing this, the tourist, though puzzled, was impressed and exclaimed repeatedly:

"Wow! The people in your village are so lucky! They even have a deity protecting them when they're in danger!"

After saying "thank you for telling me" and bidding farewell to the villager, he turned around and told the other tourists what he had heard.

Before long, the news spread among all the tourists who came to Xiushui Village.

More people want to buy land and build houses in Xiushui Village.

However, some argue that Xiushui Village was implicated by the immortal sect and suffered an undeserved disaster. They believe that if it weren't for the enemies brought by this immortal sect, Xiushui Village would not have had to go through such trouble.

However, many people do not agree with this statement.

Even people choke on water sometimes; even without enemies from the immortal sects, who can guarantee they'll never encounter any danger in their lifetime?

Living at the foot of Immortal Gate Mountain, especially in an Immortal Gate that protects mortals, isn't that better than having no one to protect you?

Besides, living at the foot of this Immortal Gate Mountain, who knows when they or their descendants might have the opportunity to become immortals? This is a long-term good thing!

As a result, many tourists, having failed to get Lingxian Dining Seat, went to the village chief's house to find him.

Unexpectedly, the village chief was not at home.

At this moment, the village chief was showing the royal ancestor Li Zhanying around Xiushui Village.

Along the Heart-Questioning Road, people came out of the mountain trail one after another, either walking on their own or being pushed along.

There was no other way; once you reached the end of the mountain path, all you could see was a thick white fog, and you couldn't see anything at all.

Little did they know that this was merely a small illusion array set up by Liao Pantu, who knew that their mountain gate couldn't be seen by someone who had passed through the Heart-Questioning Road.

After regaining his senses on the Heart-Questioning Road, Ma Changlong also walked up the mountain with great curiosity.

Along the way, he saw many people around him suddenly disappear, and when he turned his head again, he saw that the person had appeared at the foot of the mountain.

He continued climbing, still feeling surprised.

Since he wasn't pushed out, it meant that he had passed the immortal's test.

The outside world had made the Peach Blossom Mountain Path seem incredibly mysterious, but Ma Changlong had never tried it before because he remembered the immortal's words that he should wait until he recruited disciples.

Unexpectedly, he had come here early in the morning to wait in line for Lingxian Dining Seat, only to be led into this Peach Blossom Mountain Path by the immortals and villagers.

Therefore, Ma Changlong felt a sliver of hope.

What if he goes up this time and the immortal accepts him as a disciple?

Perhaps this is the time for immortals to recruit disciples?

However, when he arrived at the mountain, he saw only a white mist, just as the rumors had said, and no one paid him any attention. He then realized that he had been wrong.

So he could only sigh regretfully and turn to descend the mountain.

Let's add more money and get the workers to finish building his house in the village as soon as possible.

He wants to live here permanently!

When the immortal sect opens its gates and recruits disciples, he must be the first to sign up!

Thinking about it, he subconsciously looked up at the sky and found that the sun was already high in the sky.

"Oh no! My delicious food!"