novelraw Chapter 241 It's such a pity that someone as knowledgeable in celestial secrets as this has die
Chapter 241 It's such a pity that someone as knowledgeable in celestial secrets as this has die
Looking at his children and grandchildren, the head of the Chu family saw no pride or smugness in his eyes, but rather a deep sense of heartache, pity, and resentment.
As everyone entered the living room, a servant announced that the Hong family head and the Feng family head had arrived together, and the Chu family members stood up to greet them.
Now that all three major families in the small world had arrived, Tong Yuheng didn't understand why they valued an outsider so much, and he secretly became more cautious, wondering how they would treat him!
"Fellow Daoist Tong is truly young and promising! I admire you! I am Feng Heming, and I have met Fellow Daoist Tong." Feng Heming looked much younger than Patriarch Hong and Patriarch Chu, appearing to be only in his thirties or forties.
"I am Hong Yunchang. My good-for-nothing grandson offended me yesterday. I apologize to you, fellow Daoist. Please do not take offense!"
"Oh, you're too kind, fellow Daoists! My sister and I stumbled upon this place by accident and will be leaving soon. We won't disturb your lives and have no ill intentions towards you, so you don't need to worry!"
"Does Fellow Daoist Tong have a way to get out?" Everyone stared intently at her, making her feel uneasy.
"Not yet, but I'll try my best. I hope everyone can provide me with more information," Tong Yuheng said sincerely.
"Alright, alright, we will certainly tell you everything we know!"
Hong Yunchang spoke hastily.
"Could you take a few of our younger family members with you? We're willing to offer our years of gold, silver, and spirit stones as a reward!" The Chu family head chimed in, not wanting to be outdone.
"My Feng family is willing to acknowledge Fairy Tong as our master, we only ask that you protect our family members! Everything in the Feng family is at your disposal!" Feng Heming clasped his hands, bowed and kowtowed, adopting a very humble posture.
"Don't be so polite, everyone. I haven't figured out a way to get out yet! No need to offer all the benefits first; aren't you afraid I'll take advantage of you?"
Tong Yuheng thought to himself: Aren't these people a little too naive? Could it be that eight hundred years of seclusion have made them stupid in this simple environment?
"You cunning brat! If you're going to pledge allegiance, my Chu family is perfectly capable of doing so!"
"That's right, that's right! We also want to be recognized as masters, but we're afraid Fairy Tong won't approve of us!"
"My two uncles, this is an opportunity not to be missed! I'd be willing to die for our descendants to escape this cage, let alone pledging allegiance to Fellow Daoist Tong and reaping the benefits!"
"What did your father foresee? Is he alright?" the two family heads asked hurriedly.
"He is now on his deathbed and probably won't last more than a few days! But my father is very happy. He said that our great opportunity has arrived! Our long-cherished wish may be fulfilled, and this opportunity should lie with the outsider!" Feng Heming said.
The three family heads turned to Tong Yuheng on their right and knelt down in unison: "As long as Fairy Tong can lead us, the younger generation, out of this cage, we are willing to pay any price!"
"Get up! This isn't customary outside. Don't kneel or worship, and there's no need to acknowledge anyone as a master." Tong Yuheng helped them up and continued to explain:
"The world outside has changed. There are no longer any dynasties or monarchs. Everyone is equal. No matter how high a man's status is, he can only marry one wife. And there's a saying that women can hold up half the sky..."
"Oh? Could it be that the utopian world described in the books has already been realized outside? Hahaha! This is wonderful! We children and grandchildren are blessed!" The head of the Hong family was as happy as a playful old man.
"We can't say we've reached that ideal level yet. The outside world is so vast, and there are places where people live in poverty. There are also wolves and tigers eyeing our country. Wars still exist in the world, so there are many soldiers like us who defend our homeland..."
Tong Yuheng explained the current laws, technological advancements, and people's daily lives, including food, clothing, housing, and transportation, to them. This made them even more envious of the outside world!
As for the horrors she mentioned, such as war, firearms, and poverty, those have long been filtered out by novelties like airplanes, trains, and movies!
"Tell me about the situation here. I suspect that the three family heads know more than just what Village Chief Sun told me on the surface."
"We were just about to explain things to the fairy..." They had changed their address from "fellow Daoist" to "fairy," placing her in a superior position.
This title made Tong Yuheng feel quite awkward. What fairy? She's not some otherworldly being!
Just as Sun Desheng described, this place is a large trap, and the rule is that anyone or anything bearing human traces can only enter and not leave.
However, this is not the biggest problem. The biggest problem is an altar in the middle of Feixian City. They suspect that it is the place that drains the lifespan and vitality of the ordinary people here, but the isolation formation there is more advanced and they cannot destroy it at all!
Among the first people to arrive here were some Foundation Establishment cultivators who studied the altar for decades before discovering its true purpose.
Their gratitude and reverence for the master turned into hatred, and they tried every means to destroy the altar. After years of fruitless efforts, they finally decided to use an extreme and resolute method to dig a path for their descendants to escape their confinement!
They formed a formation and used the combined force of their collective self-destruction to attack the altar's barrier in an attempt to break it, but the result was extremely disappointing.
The altar was completely undamaged; their sacrifice was in vain! From then on, no cultivators who had reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining ever appeared in the small world again.
The Feng family possessed some knowledge of celestial secrets. Years ago, they deduced that a glimmer of hope came from outsiders! They had been hoping for outsiders to enter, but many generations had passed before they finally saw these sisters arrive.
Moreover, among the sisters, there was her, a cultivator whose cultivation level was no lower than the Great Perfection of Qi Refining! This explains why they were so warm and friendly to the Tong sisters!
The legend spread and became known to all the villagers. They knew that outsiders would bring them benefits, and they were both curious and respectful towards them.
Only Chu Yunfeng and Hong Wenkai, two spoiled brats, dared to be lustful at first sight and want to marry the woman they were looking for because they were able to cultivate!
Yesterday, the patriarch of the Feng family conducted another divination, exhausting his energy and effort. The divination result was very auspicious, a sign of great prosperity for the Feng family.
He hurriedly told his son that they must do everything in their power to make the outsiders accept the Feng family and acknowledge them as their masters. This led to the scene just now. After the original master sacrificed them along with their descendants, they were no longer their servants!
"Let's go see Grandpa Feng first. We might need his guidance in the future."
Tong Yuheng thought to himself: It's such a pity that someone who understands the art of divination like this died. If we could save him, wouldn't that be a powerful boost to the "Special Operations Group"?
Tong Yuheng wouldn't take on any servants; that would be too troublesome and involve too many karmic consequences. Wouldn't it be better if they could swear to serve the country? She certainly wouldn't tell them now that cultivation in the outside world is very difficult, and she'd never seen any other living cultivators!