A Mother and Son Talk Heart to Heart

Niu Xiaoxue returned home from the Shangyang Sect the day before yesterday. Her family was initially happy to see her return, but after she stayed at home for a day without mentioning when she would return to the Immortal Sect, they became somewhat puzzled and worried, so they asked her about it.

To everyone's surprise, Niu Xiaoxue told her family that she had no intention of returning to the Immortal Sect.

It is said that some changes have occurred in that immortal sect, and now it exists in name only and is of little use.

This startled the Niu Household so much that they wished they could immediately cover her mouth, pack her up, and throw her back to the immortal sect, fearing that the immortals would find out and blame them.

Furthermore, Niu Xiaoxue added that she had heard from her fellow disciples who were away in the sect that a new immortal sect had recently emerged in their country, and that it was very powerful and located right in their county.

What Niu Xiaoxue didn't say was that the Nascent Soul Cultivator who killed her sect's leader and occupied her sect's mountain gate was wiped out by this new sect. Anyway, her family members couldn't understand or comprehend the implications.

If I were to tell my family, they might think that I lack talent, which is why the sect I joined wasn't powerful, instead of thinking that the new sect was particularly strong.

Seeing the fear in her family, Niu Xiaoxue simply said that her sect was too busy to care about her now, and told them to stop worrying.

However, after she told her family about this, they told her that this new sect was located in Xiushui Village, which was right next to their village.

It is said that Xiushui Village has made a fortune because of this new sect. Xiushui Village, which was once one of the poorest villages in the Ten-Li, has now transformed into the richest and most bustling village.

Upon learning that the new sect was located in her hometown, Niu Xiaoxue felt even more confident that joining it would be no problem.

She thought that with her talent of having a single Mutated Lightning Spirit Root, and being from the village next to Xiushui Village, it would be reasonable for the new sect to gladly accept her if she went there.

So she wasn't in a hurry. She planned to enjoy the treatment she had never received as a girl before at home for a few days, and then go to the new sect to join it later.

Little did they know, the news of her return had already been spread by her parents and spread to the surrounding villages.

Naturally, the news also reached the ears of Mother Qin, who often went down the mountain to the village to buy eggs and vegetable seeds from the villagers.

On this side of the Qin Jianghe.

Seeing his mother's furrowed brows and worried expression, Qin Jianghe smiled slightly and said:

"Mother, after the Niu Household broke off the engagement, they have nothing to do with our family or me anymore. Don't worry about their affairs all the time. I know you're worried about me, but really, there's no need to worry. Your son doesn't care about this at all. Now, your son is very capable, and I don't dwell on those past things at all."

If Niu Xiaoxue wants to come, let her come. It's none of our business. Our sect hasn't even started recruiting disciples yet, so her coming won't make a difference, right? If she wants to come, she should just wait patiently for our sect to start recruiting disciples and take the assessment. Why bother with her?

Now that we're not at home, you don't need to deal with all that messy people and things at home anymore. You can just enjoy your carefree life with your father in the sect."

As he spoke, Qin Jianghe helped her up, preparing to leave the cultivation room Returning to the Garden Mountain Dwelling for dinner.

With his help, Mother Qin stood up, patted his hand, and sighed softly:

"I'm just worried that the Niu Household might use the past engagement as an excuse to come knocking on your door and ask you to arrange for Niu Xiaoxue to join the sect, which would put you in a difficult position."

Upon hearing this, Qin Jianghe laughed without any concern:

"Mother, what are you thinking? Our sect will definitely follow the rules and regulations when recruiting disciples in the future. Don't think that just because our few families can join directly by passing the Heart-Questioning Road, it's just us for now. It won't be like this in the future. There will be more tests when recruiting disciples."

Furthermore, Brother Xiao also mentioned to us that the difficulty of the "Heart-Questioning Road will likely increase slightly in the future, and no backdoors will be allowed. Therefore, you don't need to worry about this."

Qin Jianghe knew that her mother was worried that if people approached her in the future, she would be too embarrassed to refuse.

However, he didn't say anything about how her Niu Household had already severed ties and that he wouldn't help them. Instead, he directly told his mother from the sect's perspective that no one, regardless of who they were, could use connections.

In this way, the situation where her mother would be unable to refuse others' requests and would be in a difficult position.

Qin Jianghe knew that the reason why his family members and several other family members were able to successfully pass the test of the Heart-Questioning Road and join the sect was because Lin Xiao had actually set the difficulty of the Heart-Questioning Road to be relatively low.

It was so that if anything happened to their family members or the kind people in the village, they could turn to Heart-Questioning Road.

Privately, Lin Xiao also mentioned that everyone should guide and cultivate the character and conduct of their family members, as it might become much more difficult to Heart-Questioning Road in the future.

Therefore, Qin Jianghe was also considering whether he should take his mother to the security escort agency to get some experience.

Qin Jianghe wasn't worried about his father. As his son, he knew his father's character quite well. In addition, his father often went out to take on jobs, so he had seen more things and met more people than his mother, which gave him more experience and made him more mature.

He felt that his mother was very kind, but she lacked vision and knowledge.

I will take my mother to the escort agency and let her gradually experience things. With my guidance, she will surely be able to pass the increasingly difficult Heart-Questioning Road.

Thinking this way, he asked the same question:

"Mother, how about you come with me to Songyang County for a while after the New Year?"

Mother Qin seemed surprised that he would bring this up, and after a moment of hesitation, she said somewhat nervously:

"You're going out to do something important, how can you take your mother with you... I don't know anything, what if I make a fool of myself in the county? Let's forget it, so as not to attract laughter from others..."

Seeing that his mother became nervous just hearing that he was going to take her to the escort agency, he deliberately spoke in a very grand manner:

"You're my mother, who would dare laugh at you? If there's any idiot among them, I'll give him a good beating!"

Then, he gently comforted her, saying:

"Don't be afraid. You've just suffered from things you haven't seen before. In life, who hasn't known things? There's nothing to be afraid of. If you don't understand, then you should see more. The more you see, the more you'll understand, won't you?"

There's nothing funny about this. If someone laughs at you for not having seen things in the county, it's because they're ignorant and can only boast about the little they know about the differences in living conditions.

In my eyes, Mom, you're amazing! You can weave, you can sew, you can roll up your sleeves and get to work, you manage all the housework so well, and you've raised such a capable son like me. Don't you think that's amazing?